Roark B W W (7 results)

Condition: very_good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 20, No. 109. Cover art by Salter. Includes "Author in Search of a Character" by Phyllis Bentley; "And the Birds Still Sing" by Craig Rice; "The Inspector Had a Wife" by Charles B. Child; "The Jinx Man" by Stuart Palmer; "The Point of Honor" by Thomas Flanagan; "Man Who Voted for Ulysses S. Grant" by MacKinlay Kantor; "Going My Way?" by George Harmon Coxe; "A Matter of Timing" by Victor Canning; "Mrs. Oliphant Deceased" by Michael Gilbert; "The Sheriff Decides" by Roark Bradford; "Morte D'Alain" (First) by Maxey Brooke; "The Creative Impulse" by W. Somerset Maugham; "Detective Directory" by Robert P. Mills; "Index to Volume Twenty". A little soiling; edge and corner wear with dings, small tears and losses; mild tanning; musty. Book.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Stapled. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The April 13 & 27, and June 22, 1929 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include parts 2, 4, & 12 (conclusion) of 12 of Summer Lightning (Fish Preferred), a Blandings Castle novel by P G Wodehouse, Excuse MY Clouds (4/13), an article about the rise of private airplanes as a transportation alternative by W B Courtney, The Iron Handshaker (4/13), an article about Jack Dempsey as a promoter by Grantland Rice, Teeing Off with Babe Ruth (4/13), an article about how golf reveals the character of Babe Ruth by Al Demaree, Reuben the Artist (4/13), an article about the life and work of Rube Goldberg by Ring Lardner, Who Killed Montague Brest (4/27), a Sir Jasper Slane story by E Phillips Oppenheim, The Somebody Man (4/27), an ethnic themed story by Roark Bradford, The Imperfect Alibi (6/22), a Sir Jasper Slane story by E Phillips Oppenheim, part 8 of 12 of The Day the World Ended (6/22), a novel of sinister intrigue by Sax Rohmer and others. Condition issues include: 4/13 - soiling to the front cover, most prominent at the upper right with a little at the lower left, a 1" closed tear at the top center of the front cover that diminishes through page 8, a ragged 2.25" half moon shaped chip at the top left of the front cover that diminishes through page10, soiling along the spine of the back cover and .25" of the top corner of the spine is cut off; 4/27 - light edge wear to the front cover; and 6/22 - nothing significant. Overall a good to very good set with serial installments by a prominent and collectible authors. Heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage. Edmund Davenport, Penrhyn Stanlaws, & Alan Foster (covers), John Crossman (Wodehouse serial) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 1-4, Winter to Autumn, 1950. HC, Orig. Red cloth and gilt stamping to spine. B/W photography, ads, illustrations and collected writings from celebrated authors. 4to. 4 page Index to all 4 quarters, Book (26, 20, 10, 18pp) + 454pp. Fine, Clean, with no markings or writings, never read. Mint Interior with near fine exterior; spine is sunned. Includes stories, poems and other writings by authors such as J. Frank Dobie, Gusta B. Nance, Philip S. Broughton, Karl Ashburn, William Ransom Hogan, Mary Austin, John N. Watson, Henry Exall, Richard R. Kirk, Rupert B. Vance, Stanley Vestal, David S. Terry, Derrick Jargon, Roark Bradford, Alan Lomax, W.P. Maddox, Robert T. Clark, Mattie Lou Frye, W.T. Couch, Joseph A. Brandt, James Quayle Dealey, Paul M. Herbert, H.A. Trexler, Edwin A. Davis, Cyrus Longworth Lundell, H.R. Knickerbocker and many more. Collectible. Rare. Hard to find in such nice, clean condition. --BR Box 152.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 90 pages. Articles: How to Beat the Communists - by UAW (United Auto Workers') chief Walter Reuther; Walter Winchell - Aan American Phenomenon - a study of the fastest talker on the airwaves; Our Lights are Going Out - electrical power shortage; John N. Garner's Story (part 2) - the former Vice-President tells of his most serious disagreement with Mr. Roosevelt; Hot-Sun Hockey - The Pacific Coast goes for hockey in a big way - article with color photos including the Fresno Falcons playing the Los Angeles Monarchs; Boys at Work - this school reforms tough kids. Fiction: Jason Hazard's Swim; The Female Circumstance; Cupid Up the Bayou!; The Farmer's Face; The Mysterious Way; Interruptions, Interruptions. Nostalgic ads include: Old Thompson Whiskey; Packard cars; GMC trucks (nice!); Nash cars; Oldsmobile two-page color ad; Dodge Trucks; Lord Calver liquor ad featuring one-page color photo portrait of Richard C. Kettles, Jr. and his boxer Worlord; Chrysler color centerfold features cowboy scene; Chevrolet trucks; Botany 500; Samson card tables; Kleenex (featuring Little Lulu); Wow! - two-page color ad for Roma Wines features large image of Jane Russell; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features rodeo star Jerry Ambler, fisher Dorothy Allan Newstead, polo star Cecil Smith and table-tennis star Mary Reilly. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, February 28 1948 How to Beat the Communists - by UAW (United Auto Workers') chief Walter Reuther; Walter Winchell - Aan American Phenomenon - a study of the fastest talker on the airwaves; Our Lights are Going Out - electrical power sh. Illustrated by McLeod, Ronald; Hurst, Oliver; Prince, William Meade;Pennington Jr., Harry; Miller, Richard; Morgan, Wallace; Kraft, Arthur;Humbert Studios; (illustrator). …