William Nelson Editors (25 results)

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A good+ copy with rubbing, scuffing, creasing and light smudging to wraps; minor bumping to edges and corners; minor creasing to some text corners. Includes contributions from Jean Garrigue, Hayden Carruth and Charles Gullans. 1 b/w Illustration.

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fort Smith, Arkansas: South and West Inc. Near Fine. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6" x 9"], 40+ pages. Poet Percival R. Roberts III has written his name ["PRRobertsIII"] to the title page. Near Fine bx298.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. CLEAN! No marks. VERY GOOD+. Some slight wear on cover. Gently read. Mailing label on back cover. . . . . . . CONTENTS: 1.) Editor's Note: O Tempora, O Mores! ------ 2.) Eros: The Myth of Greek Sexuality by Bruce S. Thornton, Reviewed by Glenn Arbery ------ 3.) The Greeks and Greek Civilization by Jacob Burckhardt, Reviewed by Bruce S. Thornton ------ 4.) Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracy, Editors: J. Peter Euben, John R. Wallach, and Josiah Ober / Josiah Ober: Political Dissent in Democratic Athens, Reviewed by E. Christian Kopff ------ 5.) Who Killed Homer? by Victor Davis Hanson and John Heath, Reviewed by Hayden Ausland ------ 6.) Ogygia Revisited by Robert Wyer ------ 7.) The Crowd in the Late Roman Republic by Fergus Millar, Reviewed by William Edmund Fahey ------ 8.) The Devil Knows Latin by E. Christian Kopff, Reviewed by Robert J. Johansen, Jr. ------ 9.) *Two Love Built Two Cities.*: Theodosius: The Empire at by Stephen Williams and Gerald Friell / Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries by Ramsay MacMullen / Women and Spiritual Equality in Christian Tradition by Patricia Ranft / From Rome to Byzantium: The Fifth Century A.D. by Michael Grant / Heaven and Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium edited by Linda Safran, Reviewed by Catherine Brown Tkacz ------ 10.) Among Ruins, Abstracted from three separate articles by Russell Kirk.

Paperback. 160p., illustrations, very good trade paperback literary journal in lightly worn blue pictorial wraps.

Paperback. 160p., illustrations, worn trade paperback literary journal in worn blue pictorial wraps, creased black spine, stains on for-edge.

Hardcover. Condition: with no dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Library stamps on title-page; binding extremities have some wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: with no dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Binding hinges have insect damage and wear.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Decorative Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Irwin Glusker (Art Director); Emma Landau (Assistant) (illustrator). 136 pp. Vol. 2, No.2, November 1959 issue only! An great study or work or reading or research copy! Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with clean text on crisp pages. Slightly bumped cover board corners. Minor fraying and damage to top of spine. No dust jacket. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . Odyssey Publications #11. Anthology of stories originally published between 1927 and 1940 taken from Action Stories magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.25"], illustrated. Very good with scattered staining to the upper right corner portion of the front cover plus two small related spot stains to the fore-edge. See photos clph(action).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . Odyssey Publications #11. Anthology of stories originally published between 1927 and 1940 taken from Action Stories magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.25"], illustrated. Very good with foxing and light rubbing to the covers. clphE(action).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. NELSON, MARK A. (jacket art) (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover - 1st. Print - Signed Limited Edition - Limited to 1500 copies - NEW/NEW - A collection of tales from the California writers known as "The Group" - Includes new tales by Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and more. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Complete in (2) volumes, brown (I) and tan (II) stiff wraps. Ex-library set from Bucks Co. (PA) Historical Society, non-circulating, minimally marked/stamped, only modest shelf wear. Call label on lower spines, one light crease along a firm, square binding of Vol. I. lxxxix,288 + [ii],359-708 pp., complete as issued. Originally issued 1901 and 1918, respectively, comprising Vols. XXIII and XXX of the New Jersey Archives, First Series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. The regular Oregon troops were sent to fight the Civil War in the south and east, the volunteers were left to defend the state. Moore & Purcell; Pacific Northwest Americana 1949-1974, S3175. 240 pages with a few historic photographs, bibliography, and index. Map endpapers. Light toning to text block edges, else fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 240pp. Incl. bibliography and index. Illustrate from old photographs. Map endpapers. SIGNED BY THE EDITORS. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Pencil marl on fore-edge. Dust jacket very lightly faded at spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. The regular Oregon troops were sent to fight the Civil War in the south and east, the volunteers were left to defend the state. Moore & Purcell; Pacific Northwest Americana 1949-1974, S3175. 240 pages with a few historic photographs, bibliography, and index. Map endpapers. Fine in fine dust jacket with just a hint of wear along the upper edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 198 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Very Good, Light Usage, Some Fading To Spine, Previous Owner's Name Stamp At Bottom Of Title Page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine dust jacket. Clark, Bradley (jacket art) (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Elsevier / Nelson Books, 1981. Very Fine condition in bright, shiny Very Fine Dust Jacket (protected by a removable Brodart sleeve). Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. A beautiful copy of a book tough-to-find in Very Fine collectible condition. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped ($12.50). No chips, tears, scuffs, creases, or rubbing. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. "First edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on copyright page. Scarce anthology of 11 science fiction stories on baseball: THE CELEBRATED NO-HIT INNING (by Frederick Pohl); THE WORD OF BABE RUTH (by Paul Gallico); THE MIGHTY CASEY (by Rod Serling); THE HEAVENLY WORLD SERIES (by Frank O'Rourke); THE EINSTEIN INSHOOT (by Nelson Bond); STAR SLUGGER (by William Morrison); HALF PAST ALLIGATOR (by Donald Colvin); ON ACCOUNT OF DARKNESS (by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini); etc. Great wrap-around Dust Jacket illustration by Bradley Clark features aliens, and a robot playing baseball. One of the aliens has three sets of arms and a baseball glove on each of three hands. Original blue boards. From the Dust Jacket: "What is the effect of baseball on alien beings new to the game? How will the game change when human-shaped machines become capable of playing it? Is it fair play for an outfielder to levitate hundreds of feet into the air to catch the ball? Fascinating problems are explored in eleven science-fiction stories about America's most popular sport. here are baseball tales that will amuse, provoke, and enlighten. [This] unusual anthology will take baseball fans and lovers of science fiction and fantasy far out to some thrilling ball games." McCue, p. 73. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/Very Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Clark, Bradley (jacket art). 8vo. (vi), 210pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. First UK Edition. Vii, 536 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Uk Printing (1964). The Book Brings Together For The First Time An Extensive Collection Of Essays By Both Philosophers And Mathematicians On The Nature Of Mathematics; Philosophical Questions Are Discussed By Leaders In Each Field. The Selections Include The First English Translations Of Several Important Works, As Well As New Translations Of Others, And Several Articles Have Been Extensively Revised By Their Authors For This Anthology. Book Near Fine, Slight Usage. Dj Priced 63S. Net. With Slight Rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt titles on spines. Bindings lightly rubbed; spine and edges darkened. Top edges gilt; leaves untrimmed. Light scattered foxing. Volume 1: Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Front cover of Volume 4 has several, small white spots. All volumes illustrated w/ b/w plates and maps.

Full Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brasher, R. I.; Horsfall, R. Bruce; Thurston, Henry; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (illustrator). Bound in full green cloth with blind-stamped birds on the front cover. Three parts in one book. End-pages are pictorial. Full illustrated throughout with black & white photographs. Nearly each page has a photograph. 106 color plates. Top front corner is bumped. This book is a reference work of birds in America. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.

orig.cloth. 24x15cm, viii,366 pp., Name inked on flyleaf. Contains 8 papers. Includes: Medieval Origins of Common Fields; The Persistence of English Common Fields; The Economics of Enclosure: A Market Analysis; Enclosures & Depopulation: A Marxian Analysis; Agriculture & Peasant Industry in 18th Century Flanders; Peasant Demand Patterns & Economic Development : Friesland 1550-1750; Organization & Productivity in Eastern Prussia; Scale & Organization in French Farming, 1840-1880. Rubbed. A small spot to cover. VG.

Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, June 22 (weekend SALE item)* 92, [4] (ads) pp., original printed paper wrappers, circular hand stamp to the front cover, rectangular one to the rear, spine worn at the head & tail, covers lightly soiled, else good+ with the subscription order card tabbed inside the front cover; first appearance in print by Nelson Algren with the publication of his short story So Help Me ; William Faulkner's Artist at Home and The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston also included in this issue. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.