Mcready Sykes (40 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Booth Tarkington (illustrator). Second Edition. Slight wear to cover and spine. Newspaper article about author included. Stamp of previous owner on ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Booth Tarkington, William B. Pell and Harold Imbrie (illustrator). First Edition. "Being the true and authentic Narration of certain notable Games, wherein are set forth many marvelous Good Deeds wrought the the Princeton team; all done into Verse in the Vulgar Tongue, to which is appended the book of the Chronicles of the Clis." 85 pages of poems, illustrated with drawings. Binding has edge wear and significant scuff marks; 2x3" soil on back cover. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A VG university press hardcover in no dust jacket (if issued). Penned prior owner name and date on the free front end paper. While not bright white, the contents otherwise appear mark-free, fully legible, complete, and securely bound. Decorated green cloth covers. The white spine lettering is to a significant extent rubbed off. Rubbing to the white portions of the upper board's text blocks and decoration. No ex-library markings.

Hardcover. Extremities and cover edges rubbed; small stains and spotting on covers; pages toned, with faint marginal soiling; previous owner's name on front endpaper; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 84p. Illus. Frontispiece.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Tarkington, Booth; Pell, William B.; Imbrie, Harold (illustrator). Second Edition; Later Printing. Second Edition, 1916, follwing the first edition of 1904. Humorous verse retellings of the 1898 Princeton football team. Pages generally unmarked, with smudges over endpapers; firmly in printed green cloth---A loved and handsome reading copy! Young Readers/Poetry; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. TARKINGTON, Booth (illustrator). Second Edition. "with The Book of the Chronicles of the Elis"; bound in decorated green buckram, sans DW; profusely illustrated in black & white by Booth Tarkington, William B. Pell and Harold Imbrie; 91pp.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. The book is in pretty good shape, clean and unmarked, complete, cover wrapper is coming loose from the text but still attached, some mild rubbing, has a slight bend at right and a crease at upper right corner. Overlap edges are chipped and worn some. Pulp style magazine. Lots of great advertising.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition. Slim green cloth lettered and decorated in white and black. Illustrated with humorous sketches by Booth Tarkington, William P. Bell and Harold Imbrie. Collection of breezy, humorous poems about Princeton University sports around the turn of the 20th century. . The title piece is a football-related poem as is the next, "Poe's Kick"; also includes "Kelly's Hit", a "Casey At The Bat"-style poem about a Princeton-Yale baseball game and "Steinwender's Catch" (also baseball). Very good, spotting to the cloth, especially the rear cover. Ownership signature of a member pof the Princeton Class of 1902 and date of 12/1/04 on the front free endpaper. The front pastedown bears the '02 Class members stamp and there is also affixed a bookplate from a descendant who was a member of the Class of '36.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tarkington, Booth; Pell, William B.; Imbrie, Harold (illustrator). Original publisher's green cloth binding with black-and-white lettering on front cover. No lettering on spine (lettering appears to have been completely rubbed off. Printed by A. Becker of New York. 6 1/4" x 8 1/4." Eighty-four pages, complete. Many small black-and-white illustrations, complete. Former owners' signature and brief inscription in black ink on front free endpaper. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing to front and back, slight wear to extremities, and light to moderate rubbing along spine. Spinal lettering has been completely rubbed off. A Very Good copy. This is a collection of comedic and satirical poetry about college sports and football at Princeton University. The author is credited as M'Cready Sykes, although at least one online source references Booth Tarkington as a co-author. Tarkington, William B. Pell, and Harold Imbrie are officially credited as providing the pictures or illustrations that accompany the text. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American author and playwright. He is only one of four authors to date who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his novels, The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921).

Octavo, green illustrated cloth (hardcover), top edge gilt, 84 pp. Very Good, in protective mylar wrapper, with light edgewear and foxing. Illustrated. Literature, Poetry, Illustrated. TCS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1904 decorated hardcover, NO DJ if issued, handsome green boards with perfect lettering & decor on cover, lettering on spine gone, light wear at head of spine & corners, sound binding, no markings found.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. vii, 84p. A good to very good copy, with some slight wear on some of the corners and edges, the spine-lettering is dull, and on the front free endpaper there is the author's signature, a swastika, and the signature of a fellow Princetonian (?), from the class of 1901, no d.j. The front cover is pictorial, showing part of a football field and the crowd. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by the Author on the Verso of the Title. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. A biography of the prolific, New England landscape & seascape painter. (1861-1951) White, illustrated wraps. Square 8vo (9" x 9"). 71 pages with B&W photos / illustrations plus 12 pages of colour reproductions. Slight edge wear & very slight soiling on back white cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback book (84 pages)titled POE'S RUN & OTHER POEMS by M'Cready Sykes. With pictures by Booth Tarkington, William Pell and Harold Imbrie. Published in 1904 by The Cannon Press. Boards show scuffing/spotting/worn at edge - private bookplate inside front board. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Sport-1-TS-L) rareviewbooks Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good, cover wear spine/corners/small red stain front, rubbed, names inside front cover, front hinge partial crack, contents very good; no dust jacket. Small 8vo. 85 pp. B/w pictures by Booth Tarkington, William Pell & Harold Imbrie. Includes a parody of the Chronicles on athletics at Princeton & Yale. Green cloth, pictorial front cover. In protective Brodart sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bookplate on front pastedown, offsetting and foxing to the endpapers, front hinge tender, some light stains to the boards and other light wear and rubbing to the spine and boards. Good, without dustwrapper.

vii, 84 [2] pp. With Many Pictures by Booth Tarkington, William B. Pell and Harold Imbrie. 8vo, publisher's green cloth stamped in black and white. First edition. Old ink ownership signature and address on front free endpaper; light rubbing to cloth at edges; tight and sound.

84p, pictorial cloth, light browning of paper, a few light marks on rear cover, otherwise very good. First edition, inscribed by Sykes. Illustrated by Booth Tarkington, William B. Pell, and Harold Imbrie. Humorous poems with a sports theme.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the legendary football rivalry between the Ivy League schools of Princeton and Yale from a historical perspective. The author traces the rivalry's origins to the 1870s and examines its ebb and flow over the years, highlighting famous games and iconic players along the way. The book also delves into the broader cultural significance of the rivalry, exploring how it has reflected and shaped the values and traditions of both universities. Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced and comprehensive account of one of the most enduring and storied rivalries in college sports history, providing insights into the nature of competition, sportsmanship, and the power of tradition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Illus. by Booth Tarkington, W.B. Pell, and Harold Imbrie. 90pp Tiger and Eli poetry on baseball and other sports. In bright illuminated covers.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Illus. 90pp Tiger and Eli poetry on baseball and other sports. In worn illuminated covers.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 114.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 108.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 108. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1904 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 108.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 112. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1904 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 112.