Thomas Lowell Foreword (14 results)

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Textblock corner-curled at the upper rear, affecting about 20 pages, else very clean and tight; Covers slightly edge and corner worn; Light shelf wear along the spine; 270p. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Black and White Photos (illustrator). Paperback.

Paperback. Condition: New. There is very little shelf wear. The spine remains free of creasing. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Mabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold.With his divining rod, Mabel's father tapped gold ore on Beacon Hill but missed becoming a millionaire by selling his claim short. The foreword is by Lowell Thomas, who was her pupil when she was a young schoolmarm in Cripple Creek. CONDITION: Paperback. Pictorial cover. Illustrated. xiv, 270pp. Previous owner's name stamped inside covers and on title page. Full refund if not satisfied.…

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Printing. Textblock and covers very clean and tight; Book appears unread. 270p. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Photos (illustrator). Paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Ex-library. Ex-library copy with withdrawn ink stamp and an erased catalog number. Light creasing to upper corners throughout. ; 23 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided but with matching dates upon title and copyright pages). xviii, 359 pages. Hardcover: H 21.25cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled; dj previously folded and lad-in book with resulting horizontal and vertical folds; some scuffs and short tears at edges with tape repairs to verso; light color fading to spine; front flap is not price-clipped. Green cloth. Foxing to text block edges; deckle fore-edge. Light foxing/toning to endpapers; interior pages are mostly clean. Binding retains some crispness.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dustjacket. First Edition, Second Printing. New York: The John Day Co., 1931. First Edition, Second Printing. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Illustrated. First Edition, Second Printing, SIGNED by author. Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Hint of slightest surface wear, no fraying or wear through. Small horizontal wrinkle to cloth near base of spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. SIGNED on publisher's "Here's to Adventure!" bookplate with small printed elephant illustration matching that on title page. Clean bright endpapers illustrated with maps (no marks or writing). 338 pgs. Illustrated with black & white photographs, including handsome frontis photo portait of the author. Foreword by Lowell Thomas. Author's adventures in Africa. Large 8vo. Adventure. Illustrated (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Pictorial cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. ix, [1], 341, with 2 records in a sleeve on rear paste-down. Inscribed by the author on the title-page. Bottom corners lightly bumped, otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket just a little dust-soiled and age-toned.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good (in mylar). Author's ink signature and inscription on ffep, and signed by the author on title page; Textblock very clean and tight; B&W photos; Cloth binding bumped at foot of spine; Unclipped dust jacket, sunned, with usual age toning, small chips at the corners on the spine; 270p. Wynar/Depp 1424. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. b&w Photos (illustrator). Signed & Inscribed By Author. Hardcover.…

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Condition: Very Good / Very Good Dust Jacket. Clean mint-green cloth boards with bright title panel on the front cover. Decorative floral dust jacket (wraparound card-style jacket typical of Hallmark editions) shows only light edge wear and faint toning. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding tight. All 17 watercolor reproductions are bright, crisp, and unfaded. No foxing, no writing, no loose pages. A very well-preserved copy. Description: A beautifully produced volume featuring seventeen full-color reproductions of original watercolors of the wildflowers of the Holy Land, painted by an early Jerusalem resident and humanitarian. Each plate is accompanied by descriptive text explaining the botanical, cultural, and religious significance of the plant. Bertha Spafford Vester—daughter of Horatio Spafford, founder of the American Colony—writes with intimate knowledge of the region where she spent more than eight decades in service. Includes a biographical sketch by journalist Lowell Thomas and a spiritual note by Norman Vincent Peale. Originally published by Hallmark in 1962, this edition remains prized for its high-quality paper, vivid plates, and accessible natural history of Middle Eastern flora. Illustrations: 17 full-color plates Black-and-white text facing each illustration Pages: Unpaginated; includes 56 numbered text pages plus color plates. ISBN: N/A (1962 publication) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 62-14859.…

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First printing. 8vo. x, 310 pp. Illustrated with B & W photographs. Original light brown cloth binding stamped in gilt. Non-authorial inscription front free endpaper else this is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Uncommon in cloth and first edition.…

Second printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY AUTHOR'S WIFE ACTRESS MAUREEN O'HARA BLAIR. x, 203, [2] pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with negligible bumping at spine ends; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Orange-yellow cloth slightly soiled. Magenta top edge; slightly deckled fore-edge. Total of six-line inscription on front free endpaper "To Ken Smith | With Best Regards | Charlie Blair | and | Maureen O'Hara Blair! | too." with first three lines in black felt tip ink and last three lines presumably in O'Hara's hand and in black ballpoint ink. Top corner of pages 43-44 creased from past fold-down. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Autobiography of legendary aviator and Harmon Trophy winner Charlie Blair who was married to red-headed Irish actress Maureen O'Hara from March 1968 until she was widowed by his death in a Caribbean plane crash in September 1978.…