Schuster M Lincoln Editor (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1940 printing. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Bookplate on verso.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condition: Good. The World's Great Letters from ancient days to our own time containng the characteristic and crucial comunications and intimate exchanges and cycles of correspondence, of many of the outstanding figures of world history,and some notable contemporaries, edited with biographical backgrounds and historical settings. Hard Cover.…

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. M-24 in this important series, letters by the likes of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, D. H. Lawrence, H. L. Mencken, etc., condensed for wartime reading, with a note about the book and Lincoln Schuster at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. …

Paperback. era. M-24 very good -fine, reading crease paperback.

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1940. 563 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Slightly bumped cover board corners. Previous owner's name inscribed on inside of front cover board. Over-Sized/Over Weight Book. Please note that large or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Robert Josephy (Design) (illustrator). …

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1940. 563 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. Robert Josephy (Design) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No additional standard, domestic s&h on this heavy book. Very good in a good jacket which shows significant wear to tips, edges and corners of the jacket; small hole to its spine whichhas left a corresponding spot of fading to the spine of the book; jacket spine sunned; darkened a bit overall including the page edges. First printing, same date. Clean and unmarked. Max Lincoln Schuster (born Max Schuster); March 2, 1897 - December 20, 1970) was an American book publisher and the co-founder of the publishing company Simon & Schuster. Schuster had a liking for both academic subjects and populist subject-matter. He championed works of philosophy, history and great literature.\Schuster also edited A Treasury of the World's Great Letters, From Ancient Times to Our Own Time. Schuster began collecting and copying letters after reading Beethoven's letters to his "immortal beloved".-Wikipedia. Browse my books: www.abebooks.com/The-Book-Shed-Benson-VT-U.S.A/602765/sf Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Tracking number and estimated delivery date always provided. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed, an ABE Heritage Seller, has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997 An on-line bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1940. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good DJ. Simon & Schuster 1940 Very Good/Good DJ Light wear to bright red-ish cloth with black text block on front and spine and gold lettering. Ever-so-slight fading to upper corners. Upper page edges dyed grey are bright. Tight structure, previous owner's sticker inside cover, light foxing, xlviii+563 pages with index. Bright unclipped dust jacket with some mended chips and tears protected in clear dust jacket cover. LARGE HEAVY ITEM 2.63 Pounds. Size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/4 inches. No Exp.…

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, 1st Printing,-Dust Jacket intact with a few tears- protected in mylar-Some light underlining with pencil- an anthology of some 120 letters is assembled by M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster (1897 - 1970) co-founder, with Richard L. Simon (1899 - 1960), of Simon & Schuster publishing house in 1924. Schuster's interest in the letters of men equaled his interest in men of letters; he began collecting them in 1915. 563 pages in 2 parts: I, Letters of Long Ago (334 BC to AD 1675); and II, Letters of Not So Long Ago (1747 to -1896. Arranged chronologically, each letter is preceded by an introduction in terms of time and space with a brief biography of the writer, followed by an epilogue regarding the consequences the communication brought. In time, they range, specifically, from Alexander the Great to Thomas Mann. In the Introduction, Schuster discounts prevalent thought of his time that telegraph & telephone will bring the demise of "the art of lettering writing". May we trust, today, that the art will survive emails and Twitter. 563 pages in 3 parts: Part I, Letters of Long Ago (334 B.C. to 1675); II, Letters of Not So Long Ago (1747 to 1896); and III, Letters of Yesterday & Today (1898 to 1937), supplemented w/Classification of Letters by Subject- Dyed upper text edge. …

Hard Cover/Stitched. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, 5th Printing. Text/NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed red linen boards/Fine. DJ/Good w/edge rubs & closed tears, and loss to lower back corner. Dyed upper text edge. This anthology of some 120 letters is assembled by M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster (1897 - 1970) co-founder, with Richard L. Simon (1899 - 1960), of Simon & Schuster publishing house in 1924. Schuster's interest in the letters of men equaled his interest in men of letters; he began collecting them in 1915. 563 pgs in 2 parts: I, Letters of Long Ago (334 BC - AD 1675); and II, Letters of Not So Long Ago (1747 -1896. Arranged chronologically, each letter is preceded by an introduction in terms of time & space with a brief biography of the writer, followed by an epilogue regarding the consequences the communication brought. In time, they range, specifically, from Alexander the Great to Thomas Mann. In the Introduction, Schuster discounts prevalent thought of his time that telegraph & telephone will bring the demise of "the art of lettering writing". May we trust, today, that the art will survive Emails and Twitters. 563 pgs in 3 parts: Part I, Letters of Long Ago (334 B.C. to 1675); II, Letters of Not So Long Ago (1747 to 1896); and III, Letters of Yesterday & Today (1898 to 1937), supplemented w/Classification of Letters by Subject Fine copy with lesser dustjacket. Archival Photographs (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, illustrative front board. 30.5cm x 23cm. 301pp. Photographs throughout. 1st edition, 1st printing 1935. Binding a little worn. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. A pleasing copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (bs1).…

Hardcover. Condition: very good(+). First Edition, First Printing. Quarto with yellow and grey pictorial cloth boards and silver spine; red endpapers; 301 p. illus.; index; 31 cm. Incredible photos and layouts capture the feeling of momentous change and discovery, upheaval and progress. Humorous, tragic, shocking, joyful. An American snapshot of a pivotal moment in photography, world events and human communication. | **Heavy, large item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited, priority, or international orders. Please inquire**. About very good(+); corners are bumped/frayed; some rubbing and fraying to edges and wear to boards; sticker half ripped off front pastedown; ink inscriptions on front flyleaf; pages are clean; binding is sound; pages are clean; if slightly musty. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. T-SCHUSTML; Schuster, M. Lincoln (editor) A Treasury of the World's Great Letters From Ancient Days to Our Own Time.