Wainwright Richard Editor (4 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Valigursky, Ed; Orban, Paul; Emsh, Ed; Fagg, Ken; Freas, Kelly; Palais, Rudolph (illustrator). First Edition. UK edition. Includes the stories in the June 1954 US edition, with the exception of the Ludwig story and not all the essays and artwork, but has the same cover art by Fagg. Contains The Colonists by Jones (illustrated by Orban), The First Day of Spring by Wolf (illustrated by Emsh), No Strings Attached by del Rey (illustrated by Freas), The Valley by Stockham (illustrated by Emsh), The Ordeal of Colonel Johns (illustrated by Palais) and The Link by Nourse (illustrated by Palais). The contents also include an essay Snaring the Human Mind by Leiber. Someone has scribbled very hard on the inside of the front cover leaving a number of small holes and tears. The back cover has a two inch crease to the top corner and a stain next to the spine. One or two spots to the page edges and there is some page browning but they are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 36pp stapled booklet, in stiff card covers. 8vo. Very gentle edge wear to card covers, small mild mark on back cover, else neat, clean, bright and tight. A record of the discussion and proceedings of a public meeting held by the Cambridge Liberal Association in 1983 to mark the centenary of the birth of John Maynard Keynes, including the remarks on Keynes delivered by Roy Jenkins, John Galbraith and Richard Wainwright. Hard to find.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued. Mint condition copy that appears unread. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Cover is glossy with square corners. Binding is tight. Gift worthy. Modern reprint. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes, complete. Copies of John Haskell Kemble, a California historian. Each volume is one of 1200 copies printed; Volumes I and II are Nos. 922 and 1060, respectively. White 3/4 vegetable vellum binding with light gray paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Small gilt decoration on front cover. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Vol. I published 1918. Vol. II published 1919. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Vol. I: 440 pages and one black-and-white frontispiece portrait, complete. Vol. II: 492 pages and one black-and-white frontispiece portrait, complete. Each volume has one additional page in back listing the other titles previously published by the Naval History Society. Each volume has Kemble's bookplate tipped in on front pastedown. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning throughout and slight wear to fore-edges. Covers are very clean and intact except for light age toning throughout, a few dampstains at top, and some darkening or smudging to spine. Binding is tight. Each volume and the entire set are Very Good. Vols. I and II are respectively Vols. IX and X in the Publications of the Naval History Society series. A two-volume set containing reprinted confidential correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821-1883), an American naval officer, during his time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1865. Fox was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Fox had also served during the Mexican-American War. Edited by Robert Means Thompson and Richard Wainwright. Contents of Vol. I: "Preface," "Attempted Relief of Sumter. Beginning of Gustavus V. Fox's Service in the Navy Department, 1861," "Correspondence Between G. V. Fox and S. F. DuPont, South Atlantic Blockade and Charleston Expedition, August 9, 1861, to April 2, 1863," "Letters of L. M. Goldsborough to G. V. Fox, Organizing Expedition Against Roanoke Island and in the Sounds, November 8 to December 29, 1861," "Correspondence Between G. V. Fox and L. M. Goldsborough, January 23 to June 16, 1862," "Correspondence Between G. V. Fox and D. G. Farragut, West Gulf Blockade, January 18, 1862, to October 19, 1864," and "Miscellaneous Letters, 1861-1862." Contents of Vol. II: "Foreword by Caspar F. Goodrich," "Flag Officer Foote and Flag Officer Charles Henry Davis to Assistant Secretary Fox," "Correspondence Between Rear-Admiral Porter and Assistant Secretary Fox, 1861-1864," "Correspondence Between Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee and Assistant Secretary Fox, April 22, 1862-April 4, 1864," and "Miscellaneous Correspondence." Front colophon of each volume reads, "The Secretary of the Naval History Society certifies that this copy of the Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox is No. [922 or 1060] of twelve hundred copies, printed for the Society only." Former owner's bookplate with an illustration of a ship tipped in on front pastedown of each volume: "Ex Libris John Haskell Kemble." John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990) was an American history professor at Pomona College and a maritime historian. Kemble also served in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1946 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Vol. II has a printed letter laid in from the Naval Historical Society explaining the delayed publication of said volume (funding issues).