John Groth Henry (35 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. John Groth (illustrator). Hardcover in slip case. xiv 366pp; contents clean; binding solid; red illustrations; Heritage Club Sandglass laid in; 10.5" tall; purple cover with gilt 'Short Stories' on spine; no dj; fading & light shelf wear to edges of purple slipcase. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Groth, John (illustrator). Volume One only, blue/gray cloth. With original slip case.

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Lou Glanzman; Henry Syverson; John Groth; (illustrator). ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 353, #2; (August/1961; Popular Publications;) Photo front cover; Bruce Pendleton; Cougar art by Jonas Bros; 148 pages including covers; Writers: Brett Halliday; Sonny Liston/ Barney Nagler; Don Duffy; Douglas J. Ingells.; Frank Bez & Bill Kobrin of Globe.; Morton Yarmon; Marshall Lang.; Cliff Arquette with Jack Zanger.; James Merriam Moore; Merle Constiner; Kenneth R, Morgan; Marshall Lang; Robert F. Kelley; Howard A. Schneider; Pete Kuhlhoff; James Rikhoff; Hal Butler; Alfred Sheinwold; Thorp McClusky.;; Leo Guild. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Lou Glanzman; Henry Syverson; John Groth; Contents; BOOK BONUS - ** "The Careless Corpse" by Brett Halliday.; ARTICLES - ** "'Patterson is Scared of Me!'" by Sonny Liston as told to Barney Nagler. For 2 years, the man ring experts have repeatedly called the leading heavyweight contender has stood by and watched the champ take on as flea bitten a collection of pugs as ever hit the canvas. Now, he breaks his long silence and sayings.; ** "King of the Treasure Hunters" by Don Duffy. All it takes to find buried treasure is a little skill and a lot of patience, says Frank Fish. After digging holes for 30 years and never coming up empty-handed, he should know.; ** "The Inboard-Outboard" by Douglas J. Ingells.; ** "Games with Dames in a Pool" photos by Frank Bez & Bill Kobrin of Globe. Are you one of those purists who think that the basic function of a swimming pool is to provide a place for practicing the dog paddle or the Australian crawl? Then you're not in the swim, Jack. Today's pools are built for fun and there are more kicks than a trudge on in these grown-up bathtub toys for modern pool plungers.; ** "The Hidden Costs of Buying a House" by Morton Yarmon. Lawyer's Fee + Title Search + Financing Costs + all those other Little 'Extras' = The hidden costs of buying a house.; ** "The No-Sweat Guide to Eating Pigeon" by Marshall Lang.; ** "Charlie Weaver's Grand Tour of the Civil War Battlefields" by Cliff Arquette with Jack Zanger. Doffing his steel-rimmed specs and battered fedora, the man behind Jack Paar's favorite fool reveals himself as a gold mine of information on what to see, where to stay and how to save when you drive through those historic battlegrounds.; FICTION - ** "Hell Over Laos" by James Merriam Moore, art by Lou Feck. Laos was in flames, and in that bloody, steaming jungle hid a broken and dying pilot guarding a cargo the Reds would give their birthright to get.; ** "Murder Inn" by Merle Constiner, art by Lou Glanzman. Life in Lusty, brawling frontier America was dirt-cheap especially when it could be traded for a fortune in gold.; ** "The No-Sweat Guide to Eating Abroad" by Kenneth R, Morgan, art by Henry Syverson. If you'd like like your next trip to the Continent to be free of such local disorders as gluey gullet (England), scorched stomach (Spain) and that strange affliction known as the Bavarian belch, better digest. ** "The Rise and Fall of a Clay Pigeon" by Marshall Lang. Jack 'legs' Diamond soaked up more lead from his fellow goons than a carnival shooting gallery. But it took a blonde follies filly to spell out the last chapter .; PICTURE STORIES - ** "The Timber Jumpers" by Robert F. Kelley. Thrills and spills abound in American steeplechase races ad it takes a highly trained horse and a fearless rider to run those rugged courses in grand style.; ** "Old Canvas-Back" by Howard A. Schneider.; MAN OF THE HOUSE - ** "Special Report on America's Favorite Guns" by Pete Kuhlhoff.; ** "Grand American" by James Rikhoff, art by John Groth. Late in August, the town of Vandalia, Ohio, resembling a cross between a campers' convention and a Bedouin village, will brace itself against the roar of almost two million exploding shot shells - all parts of the world's top event for shotgun buffs -; FEATURES - ** "Boxing's Bloodiest Battle" by Hal Butler.; ** "It's in the Cards" by Alfred Sheinwold.; ** "Whacky Wagers" by Thorp McClusky.; ** "Vine TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Slipcased Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Groth, John (illustrator). The book is in very good condition, the binding is tight, the text is clean, and the slipcase is well intact. The slipcase has yellowed on parts of the outer sides. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Groth, John (illustrator). No Edition Or Printing Stated. Reprint Of The 1965 Limited Editions Club Edition. The Sandglass Paper Is Laid In. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Decorative Paper Featuring John Groth's Sketches Over A Red Cloth Spine. Gilt Lettering, Decoration And Rules On The Spine. The Book Has Light Fading To The Spine And A Decorative Book Plate On The Ffep. The Slip Case Is Age Toned At The Edges And Is Starting To Separate At One Corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Groth (illustrator). This collection was selected by Harry Hansen. He also wrote the introduction for this special edition. It is presented by the Illinois Gear Division Wallace-Murray Corporation in Chicago, IL. The book and slipcase are in very good-good condition. The slipcase of the book is dirty and has areas where the yellow coloring is peeling. The book is protected by a thin sheet of plastic. It has some light discoloration to the spine. The green silk endpapers are discolored near the hinge. They appear red-orange. The internal pages are clean, bright, and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. GROTH, John (illustrator). Two bi-color cloth bindings with goldc print on spines .Cover cloths are blue and grey, one above the other. Color arrangement reversed on the second book. Tight, sound and unmarked, 593 pages total. Blue paper-wrapped slipcases. Solid and unmarked, No dust jackets or ISbnS. Publisher's 50th Anniversary Commemorative set. Spyglass blurb laid in.Two book set is larger than standard, S&H will be adjusted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator). Book is as new. Lavender cloth with gilt lettering on spine is clean without wear or bumps. Binding sound, tight, and with straight spine. Corners are sharp. No ownership or other marks. Publisher's Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Slipcase is near fine. Structurally sound. There is a thin line of sunning along open edges and the top is sunned as well as 1/2 inch long surface scuff along a rear edge. ; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 366 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator). O. Henry was the pseudonymn of the the famous American short story writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). This pretty printing of O. Henry's famous short stories were chosen and introduced by Harry Hansen. Original lavender publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering encased in a lavender-colored slipcase. The Sandglass 4 page pamphlet is loosely laid in. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The slipcase is also in nice condition with no tears or splits (there is a little sunning to the edges). The Heritage Press imprint indicates that it was published in 1965; however, the Norwalk place of publication means that it was printed sometime between 1976 and 1983. This copy appears to have been seldom, if ever, read. Please inquire if you would like more information.; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 366 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Groth, John (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator. Light wear, pages toned; very good shape. The slipcase has some discoloring and wear. Limited edition 582/1500 and signed by Groth. Illustrator: Groth, John. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Signed by Illustrator. Inventory No: 228610. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. John Groth (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Collector's Edition with beautiful deep red covers. Covers with allover gilt design. Gilt to page ends & satin ribbon marker. Moire endpapers. Comes with separate bookplate. Unopened and like new, but little bit of white to bottom ends, looks like some paint may have rubbed off from a bookcase. Not too visible.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Groth (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Thus. Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good. Very minor soiling to boards and rubbing to corners. Hint of fading to spine. No Sandglass. Dust Jacket condition: Slip cased. Good. Rubbingwith a few marks and small split starting at the base.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Groth, John (illustrator). UNION S-FINE larger hardover. Slipcase has sunned around the edges. Sandglass laid in. purple w/gilt titles Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. John Groth (illustrator). Near Fine in Very Good slipcase. Forty O. Henry short story classics. First edition thus. Includes "Sandglass," a four-page pamphlet discussing the author and the importance of the book. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and bindings. Faint rubbing to corners. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated throughout by John Groth with half-page black and white sketches and full color plates. Illustrated endpapers. Introduction and selection by Harry Hansen. The slipcase is very good with light scuffs/smudges and wear to opened corners. 366 pages. 7 x 11¾" tall. Includes: "The Furnished Room," "The Man Higher Up," "Tobin's Palm," "The Last Leaf," "The Skylight Room," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Roads We Take," "The Fifth Wheel," "The Trimmed Lamp," "The Memento," "The Clarion Call," "The Pendulum," "Friends in San Rosario," "Whistling Dick," "Brickdust Row," and others. PLEASE NOTE: Extra shipping charges may apply due to the weight of the book. First Class International Shipping is not available for this item.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. John Groth (illustrator). Collector's Edition. Red leather. Binding with gilt decorations and accents of 22kt gold. All edges gilt, satinn ribbon marker, silk endpapers, 5 raised bands on spine. From collection Masterpieces of American Literature, now out of print. Bookplate centered on verso of front free endpaper. No other imperfections. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. John Groth (illustrator). Limited Edition. Tan and white vertical striped cloth with red leather title patch to top of spine with gilt lettering/rules. Brown slip case with paper title plate to top of spine.Monthly news letter laid in. SIGNED by the Illustrator . Number 615 of 1500. This copy is NEAR FINE. A touch of sunning to the spine. The slip case label is chipped at the edges . The tips of the case and edges are modestly rubbed. Minimal rubbing. Very nice ! Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Groth, John (illustrator). Near fine unread condition rose colored illustrated boards, red spine, gold spine lettering, and gold spine decorations. Includes Preface: A Welcome Mat for O. Henry. Illustrated by John Groth in water colors and pen-and-ink combined, that fill five double-page spreads and six single pages, plus forty-four line vignettes printed on the back of the color plates and distributed throughout the text. Also includes the accompanying pamphlet entitled The Heritage Club Sandglass, Number X:30, which describes the production of the book, includes biographies of the author, editor, illustrator, etc. The forty stories are chosen and introduced by Harry Hansen. The upper board tips are lightly rubbed (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the spine is in exceedingly tight and square unread condition (see photographs).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Groth (illustrator). First Edition. With The Heritage Club Sandglass laid in, in fine condition. One of the most beautiful editions of O. Henry ever published, with all the classic stories. In a fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Groth (illustrator). First Thus. Small spot on slipcase, otherwise fine condition. Book is in very good condition other than two small white spots on front cover. Inventory #000929.

Leather. Cover has very little edge or corner wear. Pages are tight and; Very Good clean. No noticed markings. Overall good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Quarto, 366pp., illustrated. A fine, crisp copy in the publisher's patterned buckram, but for a tiny area of foxing near the crown on the top edge. Else lovely, in the original tissue dust jacket, gently toned on the spine with a few tiny chips, and publisher's slipcase, fine. This is number 1308 of 1500 limited copies SIGNED by Groth on the limitation page.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Groth (illustrator). Limited Edition. 366 pages, box and backstrip faded. Includes Heritage House Sandglass.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. John Groth (illustrator). Limited Edition. Patterned cloth with red title label gilt. House in brown cardboard slipcase. Edition limited to 1500 copies only signed by the illustrator. This is copy#1300. Monthly newsletter laid in.

Hardcover slipcase. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. Very Good slipcase, sunning. Owner name bookplate on front free end page, KEG. No other marks in book. Appears unread. Monthly letter (October 1965, Number 381) and letter Number Twelve, re this volume, laid in. Illustrations by John Groth.

Hardcover. Special Edition. Book condition is Very Good, bound in 1/4 cloth with embossed gilt title at spine; housed in a Very Good- slipcase. Edgewear to slipcase, including bumps, chips, and short tears. Short splits to two corners of slipcase. Smudging and scuffing to slipcase. Minor edgewear to boards, including a few small bumps and light rubbing. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throught with half-page black and white sketches and full color plates. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. John Groth (illustrator). (1979) 366 pp. Original red leather covers w/ elaborate gilt decoration on binding. All edges gilt. Five raised bands and gilt title on spine. Gilt decoration on binding lightly rubbed in some places. Top corner of front cover a bit bumped. Brown moire endpapers sunned to edges. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: very good + to near fine. First edition thus. Quarto. xiv, (2), 366, (2)pp. Plus 32 unnumbered pages of plates. Vertically striped cloth in gilt & white, spine a bit faded, with brown calf spine label. Housed in publisher's brown cardboard slipcase with paper spine label. Illustrated with a title page vignette printed in brown and many colored plates (some are double-page). Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies (this is #1363), signed on the limitation leaf by John Groth. A near fine copy in a very good + slipcase (minor shelf wear and tiny chips at corners of fore-edge).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: SLIPCASE. JOHN GROTH (illustrator). Limited Edition. LIM ED CLUB 1500 COPIES THIS IS # 811. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. John Groth (illustrator). This book is in excellent gently-used condition. Structurally the book has zero issues and there are very few cosmetic blemishes on this 56 year old book. See photos to detect the rare tiny dot-size stain/blemish. The slipcase, on the other hand, is coming apart and the purchaser may want to restore (or simply apply some strategically-placed tape). Signed by artist.