William Mcready (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Booth Tarkington, William B. Pell and Harold Imbrie (illustrator). First Edition. "Being the true and authentic Narration of certain notable Games, wherein are set forth many marvelous Good Deeds wrought the the Princeton team; all done into Verse in the Vulgar Tongue, to which is appended the book of the Chronicles of the Clis." 85 pages of poems, illustrated with drawings. Binding has edge wear and significant scuff marks; 2x3" soil on back cover. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Extremities and cover edges rubbed; small stains and spotting on covers; pages toned, with faint marginal soiling; previous owner's name on front endpaper; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 84p. Illus. Frontispiece.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Tarkington, Booth; Pell, William B.; Imbrie, Harold (illustrator). Second Edition; Later Printing. Second Edition, 1916, follwing the first edition of 1904. Humorous verse retellings of the 1898 Princeton football team. Pages generally unmarked, with smudges over endpapers; firmly in printed green cloth---A loved and handsome reading copy! Young Readers/Poetry; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tarkington, Booth; Pell, William B.; Imbrie, Harold (illustrator). Original publisher's green cloth binding with black-and-white lettering on front cover. No lettering on spine (lettering appears to have been completely rubbed off. Printed by A. Becker of New York. 6 1/4" x 8 1/4." Eighty-four pages, complete. Many small black-and-white illustrations, complete. Former owners' signature and brief inscription in black ink on front free endpaper. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing to front and back, slight wear to extremities, and light to moderate rubbing along spine. Spinal lettering has been completely rubbed off. A Very Good copy. This is a collection of comedic and satirical poetry about college sports and football at Princeton University. The author is credited as M'Cready Sykes, although at least one online source references Booth Tarkington as a co-author. Tarkington, William B. Pell, and Harold Imbrie are officially credited as providing the pictures or illustrations that accompany the text. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American author and playwright. He is only one of four authors to date who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his novels, The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a compelling and amusing play. Rooted in the Restoration period, it follows an Irish gentleman named Colloony as he travels to London to marry a rich woman. His plans are complicated by the presence of a young Irish servant and an amorous old man. As Colloony tries to navigate the complexities of London society, he finds himself entangled in a series of misadventures, mistaken identities, duels and romantic rivalries. This book is a lively and entertaining read, offering a glimpse into the manners and customs of a bygone era. It also explores themes of love, marriage, and social class, providing a nuanced commentary on the complexities of human relationships. Through its rich cast of characters and witty dialogue, the play deftly satirises the social conventions and romantic entanglements of its time, leaving readers with a lasting impression of the folly and charm of the Restoration era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.