Ward Aileen Selected (8 results)

Quarter Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. David Gentleman (illustrator). 'Sandglass' laid in; Textblock very clean and tight; Couple small spots along top edge; Minimally shelf worn; Lightly worn slip case cover. 337p., including notes and index. Size: 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover.

Full-Leather. Condition: NEW CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET (AS ISSUED). David Gentleman (illustrator). First Collector's Edition. // NO REMAINDER MARK// PREVIOUS OWNER BLIND STAMP //gilt lettering and decoration//satin place mark ribbon//watered silk end papers//full leather binding with raised bands//all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No additional printings are listed. No dust jacket, as issued. Comes with the original slipcase. The book is clean and tight. One corner is slightly bumped, and a hint of wear to the spine ends. Pages 255-262 were bound inverted. This does not interfere with the text. The SC has some light overall soiling. One corner is bumped. The lower edge has a bump. Sandglass laid in.

Condition: Very Good. 1966. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Very good copy in slipcase. An imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy?s Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy?s other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1966. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Very good copy in slipcase. An imprint of George Macy Companies, Ltd., Heritage Press was founded in 1935. The Press printed more affordable classic volumes that were previously published by Macy's Limited Editions Club and covered a broad range of topics primarily within the Western canon. In addition to Macy, directors of the Heritage Press included Cedric Crowell, General Manager of the Doubleday Bookshops; Frank L. Magel, head of Putnam Bookstores in New York; and A. Koch, head of Brentano Stores in New York. Though many of Macy's other imprints, including The Heritage Club, The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, and The Junior Heritage Club, were sold by subscription only, Heritage Press editions were sold through bookstores. Macy combined his publishing enterprises in 1944, though each imprint maintained its specific target audience. The archives of the George Macy Companies, including both the Limited Editions Club and The Heritage Press, were purchased by the Ransom Center in 1970. . . . .

Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Gentleman, David (illustrator). Collector Edition. This book is in fine condition with tight binding and clean text. This book is apart of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Collector's Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 100 Greatest Books Ever.

4to (28x17cm), hardback, xxiv + 290pp + 12 colour plates. Very good condition in pale blue slipcase (a little unevenly faded, several marks to edges). Mild wear only. Pictures available on request.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Leather. Large 8vo. Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 1976. 316 pgs. Illustrated. Bound in full leather with raised bands to the spine. Decorated gilt stamped boards and spine with all edges gilt. Silk moiree endsheets with silk bookmark sewn into the binding. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Compleat Angler, first published in 1653, has become a classic of English literature. Where other angling books are of limited appeal to those who do not fish, The Compleat Angler inspires readers from all walks of life to go in search of the countryside that Walton recreates with such vivid and loving writing. Walton appears to have spent his life in an oasis of calm conviviality and, what's more, he succeeded in bottling it for us to enjoy more and more with each century that glides silently by. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.