Parker Willis Editor (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover and name/inscription on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Volume 2 only.

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Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1932 Three Sirens Press. Plaza Edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has burgundy pebbled cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Blind-stamped ruled borders. Top page edges gilt. Deckle fore edges. Burgundy satin index ribbon. Black and white illustrations by Randolph Adler. Hinges NOT cracked, but there are small binding cracks starting between a few pages. Tail of spine bumped and rubbed. Corners lightly bumped, some rubbed. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Glossy paper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Copyright 1932 by Illustrated Editions Co., Inc. "Entries in Samuel Pepys' Diary are here selected and arranged to be read and enjoyed by the person with limited leisure. The editor has concentrated and emphasized the points of high interest." Includes index. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Covers have dim freckles here and there. Gilt on spine faded. Inside of front cover and flyleaf have inches-square spots of blue ink. Interior otherwise clean. Book full of wonderful illustrations by Charles Bennett.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Randolph Adler (illustrator). original mylar dust cover; purple c w/bas-relief gilt cameo of Gutenberg; 207 clean, unmarked pages; owner's name.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. In purple cloth with gilt titling; embossed cameo medallion affixed to the upper board, 8vo, 207pp. (light fading to extremities, name to endpaper). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Illustrated by Randolph Adler (illustrator). First Thus. In cloth backed boards, gilt tilting, 8vo, 207pp. (light shelfwear, toning to endpapers). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Randolph Adler (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. This book is an abridgment of the Diary of Samuel Pepys. "Samuel Pepys' Diary" was edited and arranged by Willis L. Parker, and is illustrated in black-and-white by Randolph Adler, who supplied full page and vignette pictures to accompany the text. This is the perfect edition for those who don't wish, or don't have time, to tackle the entire diary, which is, indeed, long and extremely detailed. The Diary is arranged for ease of reading, flowing along like a good novel. Along the way one learns much about the London of the seventeenth century. ***This book is an abridgment of the Diary of Samuel Pepys. "Samuel Pepys' Diary" was edited and arranged by Willis L. Parker, and is illustrated in black-and-white by Randolph Adler, who supplied full page and vignette pictures to accompany the text. This is the perfect edition for those who don't wish, or don't have time, to tackle the entire diary, which is, indeed, long and extremely detailed. The Diary is arranged for ease of reading, flowing along like a good novel. Along the way one learns much about the London of the seventeenth century, and even more about Samuel Pepys. TITLE : Samuel Pepys' Diary AUTHOR : Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703) EDITOR : Willis L. Parker ILLUSTRATOR : Randolph Adler IMPRINT : Illustrated Editions Company PLACE : 220 Fourth Ave., New York DATE : (1932) EDITION : Reprint PHYSICAL DETAILS : Illustrated trade hardcover with embossed board binding; illustrated with full page and vignette drawings; contains an index; 207 pages; 5 3/8" x 8"; quarter-bound board binding, with tan spine and blue boards. The boards have been given a textured surface, with the front board presenting a gilt & red vignette of an open book; the spine is embellished with dark gray decorations, with lettering appearing against red panels. The top edge of the text-block is dyed red. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which has an ownership stamp on the front flyleaf, and which is, otherwise, clean and attractive, with the following noted :: EXTERIOR : Modest wear : a slight darkening of spine, soft bumps to corner tips, slight edge wear includes a touch of nicking (at front bottom) . else the whole is clean and presentable. BINDING : Solid INTERIOR : The aforementioned ownership stamp (easily covered up with a bookplate) ; end-papers have toning which is production-related, else the interior is clean and presentable with no writing or marking.SICAL DETAILS : Illustrated trade hardcover with embossed board binding; illustrated with full page and vignette drawings; contains an index; 207 pages; 5 3/8" x 8"; quarter-bound board binding, with tan spine and blue boards. The boards have been given a textured surface, with the front board presenting a gilt & red vignette of an open book; the spine is embellished with dark gray decorations, with lettering appearing against red panels. The top edge of the text-block is dyed red. ************************************** CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which has an ownership stamp on the front flyleaf, and which is, otherwise, clean and attractive, with the following noted :: EXTERIOR : Modest wear : a slight darkening of spine, soft bumps to corner tips, slight edge wear includes a touch of nicking (at front bottom) . else the whole is clean and presentable. / BINDING : Solid / INTERIOR : The aforementioned ownership stamp (easily covered up with a bookplate) ; end-papers have toning which is production-related - else the interior is clean and presentable with no writing or marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Randolph Adler (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black 1/4 cloth, violet cloth, lettered and accented in gilt, beveled edges, deckled text block edges. Cover cloth is mildly flecked along portions of edges, otherwise only slight wear. 206 pp., illus. Royal 8vo. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. De Luxe Editions . Published circa 1932. Hardcover. Bound in two-toned paper in off white and light seafoam green with gilt accents and gilt lettering on the spine. Gilt top edge. Deckled foredge and foot. Illustrated with artwork by Randolph Adler throughout in black and white. Indexed. 207 pp. Lacking dust jacket. Cover shows wear and soiling. Unmarked. Leaves have toned, but no foxing is present. Some pages, (particularly within the index), are uncut at the foredge. A nice, readable copy. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. B016498; 207 pp, slight edge wear; illustrations by Randolph Adler; prev. owner's notations on back end page hardcover; no dustjacket; good contents & covers; (A439);

Embossed Cloth. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Randolph Adler (illustrator). None Stated. 207 pp, full-page B/W illustrations and frontis, a very nice copy inside and out, there is former owner name inked in front and very little wear on covers, a very solid copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Quarto Boards, Leather and Blue cloth. Faded gilt lettering on front board and spine. Corners bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/No Jacket. Randolph Adler (illustrator). New York: Three Sirens Press. Very Good/No Jacket. 1932. . Hardcover. This, obviously, has selected readings from Pepys' diary, not the entire diary. Slight wear to covers and spine. Previous owner ink signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7-1/2" - 9-1/2" tall . 8vo. .

Hard Cover with Slip-Case. Condition: Very Good. Adler, Randolph (illustrator). 207pp. Cameo Classics. Undated. Purple cloth with gilt titles, light spine sunning, with minimal chipping. Slipcase is notably chipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall A3.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Frank J. Buttera (illustrator). First Thus. Tan cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt. Undated reprint of 1932 Illustrated Editions Co. issue. A few very slight marks to cloth, essentially as issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows several areas of edge loss, lacking approx. 25% of spine panel, 4+" closed tear to front panel, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Adler, Randolph (illustrator). 207pp. Good Plus, top of backstip is slightly frayed. (loc 1029/1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Randolph Adler (illustrator). First Thus. Tight book with pencilled name to front endpaper; in clean blind-stamped maroon linen cloth. ; 207 pages.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. In polypropylene bag. (Travel, Description, illustrated) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Charles H. Bennett (illustrator). Dust jacket is in sections, pieces missing -- now in protective mylar. Wear to blue covers, back hinge is broken. Some pages remain uncut. B/W line illustrations. 222 pages, indexed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Randolph Adler (illustrator). Cloth with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. 207 pp. Index. Small bookstore label. A clean copy with little wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 96 pp. Hardcover, bound in gilt embossed cloth. The spine ends chipped; prior owner's inscription on the fly leaf; even toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Gilt a bit tarnished, spine lightly sunned, slight wear to boards, PO inscription. . Frontis and additional engraved title page, b/w plates. Firm binding. Two additional, slightly larger engraved plates of Trenton Falls laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages.

First Edition. First edition. Pictorial brown pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind on front and in blind on rear and spine, gilt lettering and decorations in gilt on front cover and spine. Spine and edges tanned, old inscriptions, etc., on endpaper, otherwise about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1898. xv,608 pages. 2 folding charts. 9.5 x 6.75", green cloth. Bookplate Charles Sumner Hamlin, 1861-1936, First Chairman, Federal Reserve. History of Movement, Metallic, Token Money, Legal Tender, Silver, Gold, National Banking System, Bank-Notes, Circulation, Bonds, Commercial Assets, Guaranty Fund, Insolvency, Elasticity, Redemption, Uniformity, Reserves, Inspection, Taxation, Civil War, Prices, Wages, Retirement, Laws. Cover rubbed, inner hinges professionally repaired, text clean, tight, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Randolph Adler (Illustrator) (illustrator). Copyright 1932. 207 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. revised edition of 1943,soft cover in very good to near fine condition,cover and back panel are both in nice condition,slight curl at corners,one tiny tear on back panel,lettering on cover is sharp and clear,black binding over spine has light wear at each end,half inch of same has separated at base,fold-outs at back of book are intact with no tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Extremely scarce. Can only find copies at university libraries/archives. Some browning of pages. Stamped with "Phillips Petroleum Company Legal Department". Otherwise pristine. Navy Embossed Leather Like cover. Gilt titling on front cover and spine. Some ever so slight shelf wear to cover. (BR) Box 348.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The Gem of the Season, for 1850. Edited by N. Parker Willis. With Sixteen Elegant Engravings. New York: Leavitt and Company, 1850. 223 p, 16 plates (complete). Original pictorial cloth binding measures 9.25 x 6.5", 8vo. In fair condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine lacking (headbands intact). Hinges exhibit chipped cloth with exposed binding. Gilt deco on spine lightly dulled, but overall binding remains bright and attractive. All edges of text-block gilt. Water or tea dampness staining at head of gutter from front end-page to approximately page 50. Toning and age-staining through text-block. Tissue guard exhibit off-setting as well as leaves adjacent to plates. Binding intact. Please see photos. Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 1867), also known as N. P. Willis, was an American writer, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. His brother was the composer Richard Storrs Willis and his sister Sara wrote under the name Fanny Fern. Harriet Jacobs wrote her autobiography while being employed as his children's nurse. Contains a rare appearance of Keats's The Eve of St. Agnes, with remarks by Leigh Hunt. Other selections are by Dickens, Cooper, and W.C. Bryant, but several contributions by Lydia Sigourney and N.P. Willis may be original. COLI1850CDFX - 08/25 - HK2644.