Morrison Alex J (20 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very light wear but with a small ink mark on the front cover; no interior markings. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller; ineriors by: Paul Orban; Vincent Napoli; Tom Beecham; Berwin; and Alex Ebel. This issue contains: Jackrogue Second by John Jakes; The Haters by William Morrison; The Idols of Wuld by Milton Lesser; The World Is Condemned by Ward Botsford; Welcome, Voyagers by Hubert J. Bernhard; and The Quest of Quaa by H. A. DeRosso. Size: 12mo. Ed Emshwiller; Paul Orban; Vincent Napoli; Tom Beecham; Berwin; Alex Ebel; (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 172 pages. 7.81x5.06x0.43 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small stains to covers. Foreword by Rex Beach. 16th printing.

Condition: Good. 1939. Reprint. 179 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Loss to jacket edges and corners. …

Condition: Good. First Edition. Three-page article excerpted from Ladies' Home Journal magazine May 1930. Illustrated with studio photographs by Nickolas Murray, approximately 4,000 words of text. Never released in any other form. This was two years before Morrison's best-selling book A New Way to Better Golf would be published. From the estate of Alex Morrison. Morrison retained copies of his published articles, including the table of contents and the magazine's covers. Very scarce. Several small repaired edge tears else very good. Covers protected in mylar. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Magazine Excerpt.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

XXV, 179 S., Einband gering berieben, Widmung auf Vorsatzblatt (evt. vom Autor), selten Anmerkungen, gutes Exemplar (Englisch). ****An unsere Kunden in Deutschland: Versand nach Deutschland einmal in der Woche ab Freilassing mit der Deutschen Post.*** - Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 8° Orig.-Ganzleinen, farbiger Kopfschnitt. With a foreword by Rex Beach, introduction by Bernard Darwin,1st edition..…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. xvi, 186p. Ex-library, corners worn and torn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th edition. Photos of actual item. We have tried to use photos to highlight any known defects. Please examine and ask any questions before purchase and we will endeavour to answer as soon as possible (please be aware of time zone differences). NOTE: Camera shadows may create the illusion of stains. SHIPPING: We work with NZ Post who adjust rates according whichever is larger between size or weight, so from time to time we may request extra charges once the destination of the package is known. NOTE: Any extra charges requested will reflect the exact cost charged to us (i.e. the requested charge will only be to cover the exact shipping costs from New Zealand with nothing extra added by us).…

Boards. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover without dust jacket as issued. 4to with 306 pages. A privately published multi-volume compilation. "Blowoff Velocities of Spherical Flameholders," "High Mass Flow, Ceramic Ram Jet Burner," Utilization of the Gross Fission Products," (Progress Reports 2 & 3,) "Design of an Icing Wind Tunnel," and "High Temperature Combustion Chamber." These were done under contract to the U. S. Air Force and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Illustrated with diagrams, drawings and tipped in photographs. Alexander Weir, Jr. worked on the Manhattan Project during WWII and engineered America's first ICBM (the Atlas Missle.) The book is in good condition with slight shelfwear/bumping to edges. The interior is clean and tight. There are 22 pages that had been paperclipped and their is a rust stain on 2 pages and a small tear on one 1/4". The spine is dark red with gold text. Size: 4to. Hardcover.…

Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket-as issued?). Top, bottom of spine, corners rubbed and a bit frayed. Ink inscription to former owner on the title-page, not affecting the text. Otherwise, internally clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third Edition (first published same year). Hardback copy in plaid cloth boards with brown lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket. 179pp. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (55/1).

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 1 vol.; XII, 187 p.; 21 cm; Pleine reliure cartonnage d'éditeur, dos long à lettres argentées. Coiffe inf. un peu érasée. Intérieur très frais. Nombreuses photographies et ill. hors texte. Noms manuscrits en page de garde (différents propriétaires du livre). Bon état. 13F5. …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. xvi, 187p. Corners worn, spine tone. Previous owners sign on end paper.

Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Twentieth Printing. 187 pages. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, blue cloth with spine lettering in silver. With a foreword by Rex Beach. Morrison was known in America as "the Wizard of Golf Instructors" and particularly regarding the golf swing. "He has made a life-long study of the golfing swing, practically, anatomically, photographically and in every other conceivable way." (Darwin in the UK introduction) The most widely printed instructional until Ben Hogan's Five Lessons. Interesting to note that after twenty printings Morrison has made no alterations of any kind to this book. INSCRIBED AND AUTOGRAPHED IN FULL BY MORRISON ON FRONT PASTEDOWN: "To_______, For better scores and enjoyment ta (sic) golf. Sincerely, Alex J. Morrison 1-7-70" Covers in fair condition, front cover creased vertically, spine with silver spine lettering complete, only light wear to the cloth at the spine ends. No former owner name or bookplate, old price upper ffep. A surprisingly clean and tight copy, no stains, foxing, corner folds, creases, tears, etc. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Autographed and Inscribed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No dust jacket. First Edition. FIRST EDITION in tan cloth, seventeen illustrations (listed), 103pp. From the Dick Mindlin golf book collection. Good+ with some wear along extremities; owner embossed stamp on ffep; some highlighting and pencil marks. An early hard-to-find golf instructional book.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original plaid textured brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark brown over cream windows to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Morrison was one of the first to use high-speed photographs to analyse the golf swing from all possible angles, adoption of the Morrison swing pattern helped to bring about an improvement in scoring in major tournaments during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and his methods have influenced many modern golf instructors. Contains (xxv), 179 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded paper throughout. Foxing splashes to the margins and end papers and in Very Good square and bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Golf].…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1934 Simon & Schuster small format hardcover no jacket light tone. Tight binding no marks. Now in mylar. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st edition. GOOD book, FAIR DJ(in Brodart). SIGNED "Alex J Morrison", just below in different hand: "to Franklin S Nilsbaum 1935". MARRIED book & DJ. DJ from a Jun 1932 printng. DJ clean but worn. Book itself a 1st as CP with no statement of printing, edition, etc. Laid in an S&S flyer also states this is a 1st. Book spine lettering faded. Extrems worn. Tight, sound hinges. Age browned pastedowns & text block edges. No marginalia, foxing or dampstains. FINE photos and drawings. Below Morrisons signature Nilsbaum added his. This is not a normal review slip. It states "The photographs took an especially long time to get them as we wanted them. After you have tried out Mr Morison's theories and exercises, will you tell us what yiou think of them?"cises. b/w photos (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Fine. First Edition. Thrice folded advertising brochure (opens to 15" x 15") for John Ward Golf Shoes circa 1940s featuring Alex Morrison demonstrating the golf swing with insets of his foot action. Written text by Morrison highlights the importance of the proper use of the feet in a successful swing. Inside is the range of golf shoes offered by John Ward. Very scarce. From the estate of Alex Morrison. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brochure.…