Collecting American First Editions Pitfalls by Richard Curle (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. SIGNED by author & numbered 1105/1250 spine ends a little rubbed, back strip shows a little wear, small stain to front pastedown otherwise clean & sound no Dust Wrapper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Indianapolis, 1930. First Edition, limited edition, signed and numbered by the author, frontis., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, with broken slipcase.

8°, gebunden. Condition: Gut. 221 Seiten Nummeriertes, vom Autor signiertes Exemplar 627/1250 im Original-Schuber. Rücken etwas gilbig, Einband gut und fest, Kopf-Golschnitt, vordere und untere Kante ungeschnitten. Seiten nur wenig nachgedunkelt und durchgehend sauber. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 847.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Some age wear and discoloration; 4 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. illustrated signed 1st ed. in vg shape nice beveled edges deckled edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardbound, no dust jacket, in slipcase. Gilt to upper page edges. Signed by Richard Curle on the limitation page. Limited edition 77/1250. Minor wear to board edges. Slipcase shows wear & separation at seams, but otherwise good. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Limited Edition. Limited signed edition (#785 or 1250 copies issued). A near fine copy with a couple of paper clip indentations to the front free endpaper and limitation page. The book retains the original heavy glassine dust wrapper (poor condition) and is incased in the original slipcase (titled with the limitation number to the front cover) which is in very good condition. BX15.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. This book is hard-bound in blue cloth with printed paper labels on the upper cover and spine. The covers show sunning to the edges and spine, edge-wear, and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is a Limited Edition, #623/1250, and is Signed by Richard Curle on the Limitation Page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First printing. Fine in Fair Slipcase, which is in two pieces and missing two inches on top edge, but is nonetheless numbered to match the limitation page. 313 of 1250 copies signed and numbered on limitation page. No jacket as issued. From the William Ripley Collection. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Usado - bueno.

Condition: Usado - bueno.

1st, ltd. 8vo. 221pp. # 879 of 1250 copies, signed by the author. LACKS the slipcase. Fine in original glassine wrapper, trimmed 1/2" short.

8vo. 8.75 x 6 inches. xviii + [ii] + 221 pp. Title page in red and black. Bound in original navy cloth with bevelled edges and printed paper title labels, in labelled slip case, which has edge wear with small splits. Deckled edges. A very good clean copy. Signed by author below limited edition statement on second free endpaper. Illustrated by 51 photographic plates, including frontispiece and facsimiles, with tissue guards where double page. Well illustrated book of advice to collectors of US first editions. Richard Curle (1883-1968) was a Scottish author, journalist and critic, who was an authority on his friend, Joseph Conrad. BIBLIOGRAPHY US BIBLIOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS AMERICAS SIGNED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Condition: Usado - bueno.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. limited ed, #47 of 1250 copies, and signed by Curle. Dark blue cloth, printed paper labels on front and spine, bevelled edges, t.e.g., others rough. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. First Edition. No. 923 of 1250 Copies. xviii, 221p. A near fine copy, with the very faint darkening of the spine label, no d.j., in a very good slipcase which shows some wear at the corners and has the number 1203 crossed out and replaced by 923. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ slipcase. First Edition, Limited 1250 signed. Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Near Fine condition in a Good+ slipcase. The slipcase is intact, but moderately rubbed at the corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1930. First edition. Limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies; this being #76. "A book packed with learning and sanity" -- John Carter. Illustrated with 51 plates. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original sharp cornered blue cloth with beveled edges and printed paper labels on the spine and front cover. Housed in the publisher's blue slipcase with two printed paper labels. Signed by the Author. First Edition, Limited 1250 signed. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good+ slipcase. 8vo. xix, 221pp. + 51 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: g. Limited ed. 8vo. xviii. 222pp. Blue cloth binding. Light wear to head and heel of spine. Top edge gilt. Slipcase with pastedown limitation notice affixe,corners bumped. .Fifty-one full page plates, some with separate tissue guards. Frontispiece. Pages untrimmed. One of 1250 numbered copies signed by the author. In slipcase with corners bumped, and some splitting along edges. Case has limited edition label affixed. Otherwise, book in good condition.

Hardcover. First Edition: Limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies of which this is No. 824 and signed by the author on the Limitation Page. 6 x 9in. xviii. 221pp. Publisher's cloth boards with paper title labels. NEAR FINE in Very Good slipcase. The book itself shows the spine with a touch of tanning, a hint of toning at the gutters, else Fine/As New. The slipcase shows shelf rubbing of the extremities, some loss of the topmost cover, somewhat rubbed, otherwise remains sound and distinct. As pictured.

1st, ltd. 8vo. 221pp. # 969 of 1250 copies, signed by the author. Slipcase is VG, with a bit. of wear to extremities. Near fine in original glassine wrapper, trimmed 1/2" short.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. xviii, 221 pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, 6 chapters, index. First Edition limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies. This is No. 1012: 1930. Signed by the Author beneath edition info. "This book is concerned primarily with first principles. Its aim is not to deal with every book of the authors mentioned, but t clear up moot points, to demolish false theories, to present new discoveries, and in general to suggest sound rules for the collecting of American first editions of the classic period." from the Preface. In Mylar jacket. Lighlty age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth eith paper title plates and black lettering to front board and spine, and gilt top text block edge. Size: Large 8vo. Book.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, [1930]. xviii,221 pages. Many halftone plates. 8.5x6'', cloth, teg. #1042 of 1250 copies, SIGNED. Edges rubbed, bit loose, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. 51 b/w illustrations. Bibliographical references. Index. Original dark blue cloth (top and bottom of spine slightly spotted); paper spine and upper cover labels. Very good. 221 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 630 of 1250 numbered copies, signed by Richard Curle on the limitation page. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition, number 1126 of 1250 copies, signed by the authorr. With 51 illustrations. xviii, 221 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue bevelled cloth, t.e.g. Spine sunned, else VG With 51 illustrations. xviii, 221 pp. 1 vols. 8vo First Edition, number 1126 of 1250 copies, signed by the authorr.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. 1st Edition. 8vo., 221pp. Beautiful Limited First Edition, #194 of 1250 copies printed. Bound in navy cloth with titles on paper labels on front board and spine. t.e.g. Beveled edges. Illustrated. Square tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to heel. Still quite fresh and well-preserved. Feels unread. Just about Fine publisher's slipcase has some mild edge and surface wear. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy of a great reference.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1930 First Edition Hardcover Fine/No Dust Jacket Signed & Numbered by Author The Bobbs-Merrill Co, Pub, Indianapolis, IN, 1930, 1st edition, limited to 1250 copies, this is #411, signed and numbered by the Author; previous owner's bookplate mountd on front paste-down, else a very fine condition copy with glacene protective wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition of 1250. 1930 221 pp 12 B&Wplates. Printed on laid stock, deckled edges. text is clean, tight and unmarked., number 24 of an edition of 1250. Signed by author under number. dark blue glazed cloth boards with beveled edges are clean and undamaged , the top and botton half inch of the spine is slightly discolored. Case is bumped and chipped, all seams tender but holding. Signed by Author. Limited Edition of 1250. Hard Cover, Slip Cased. Near Fine/Good.

Condition: Blue cloth. Very good. First edition. Number 187 of 1250 signed by the author. With 51 illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. With 51 illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo First edition. Number 187 of 1250 signed by the author.

Pp. xx+222(last blank), frontispiece plus 50 plates, the title page printed in red & black, index of authors and books; navy cloth over bevelled boards, with printed paper title labels on spine and upper board, the cloth a trifle marked, both labels very slightly worn, the spine faintly creased; t.e.g., others uncut and partly unopened; within a worn slipcase, which is tape repaired and heavily split at spine; bookplate and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1930. Edition limited to l,250 numbered copies, signed by the author.

First edition ltd. to 1250 copies signed by Curle, 8vo, pp. xviii, [2], 221; numerous plates, t.e.g., fine copy in orig. blue cloth, t.e.g., printed paper labels on upper cover and spine; in a slightly worn publisher's box.