Entertaining Islanders by Burt Struthers (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Rpt (No 'A' on copyright pp.) HC. 458pp. Silver cloth stamped in black & green. Price/one small stamp on bep else VG. Top edges of leaves light-mod. soiled; fore-crnrs lightly bumped. Tight/bright & clean.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Light wear to corners, some abrasive marks to front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Story set in the British colonial Caribbean by the popular early 20th century writer. Cover design by R. Duyoisin. Vintage decorative hardcover, silver/metallic with black & green tropical trees & leaves. 458 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. Pages clean, binding intact, cover has light wear. Spine is undamaged, no creasing or warping. Pages have minimal tanning along edges. Inscription written inside: 'E--- Williams Nov. 1933' Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Silver colored binding with black print oin spine and cover. Green, black and silver tree design pictorial on spins and cover.Previous owner namev neatly on front flyleraf. Small brown stain on foredge. Very sound and otherwise unmarked. 458 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. New York: Charles Scribner, 1933. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/no dust jacket. First Printing, with "A" present on copyright page. Very clean unworn silver cloth boards with green and black decorationon cover and spine, black lettering. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 458 pages. A novel set on a Caribbean island.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with some browning to edges of interior pages, very slight bit of browning to spine, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No Signature.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Scribner "A" present. VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE. BRIGHT SILVER BOARD AND SPINE WITH DESIGN BY A. DUVOISIN ON COVER. STRAIGHT CORNERS, BINDING TIGHT, HINGES STRONG, INTERIOR CLEAN. MINOR WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. NO DUST JACKET. OWNER NAME.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Good plus/ some writing inside (a lot on inside of back cover), pages are browned, slight rubbing.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Pictorial cloth. A fine copy lacking the dust jacket.

Condition: Good. 1933. First Edition. 458 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning.…

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

NY. Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Charles Scribner's Sons; 1933; First . Edition. Silver cloth with black and green illustrated front board and spine. Very good, light bumping to edges. First Edition, 458 pages Front board illustrated by Roger Duvoilsin; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Charles Scribner's Sons; 1933; First Edition.…

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Writing inside. (literature, historical fiction).

HARDCOVER GREY. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. not price clipped ($2.00), good tight binding, general wear, text is clean and bright, bookplate on inside of front board DATE PUBLISHED: 1933 EDITION: 458.

Hardback. Condition: Very good condition. Chipped clear dust jacket. First Edition, 1st Printing. 458 pp Scarce in dust jacket. Small sticker on front pastedown.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition, First Printing, with the Scribner's "A" present on the copyright page, identifying the first printing. Original publisher's decorative cloth binding with striking tropical design in green, black, white/silver tones extending across the front board and spine. Cover artwork/design by Roger Duvoisin. 458 pages. A novel by American author Struthers Burt set against a Caribbean island background, combining romance, social observation, satire, and the cultural tensions surrounding American visitors and island society. This copy bears a "PERSONAL LIBRARY / COLEMAN W. ROBERTS" ownership stamp on the front endpaper, providing an interesting provenance element. No additional significance is attributed to the ownership without further documentation. The book is dedicated "To Arthur H. Scribner / who belonged to / the great tradition of publishing / 1859-1932." Condition: Very Good overall. Original decorative boards remain attractive, with the pictorial tropical design clearly visible. Light age-related wear and handling to boards and extremities. Spine design remains present and legible. Interior shows age toning/browning consistent with a 1933 publication, including some heavier toning visible toward page margins. Binding appears sound from the photographs. Personal-library ownership stamp as noted. No dust jacket. Please examine photographs, which form an important part of the condition description. An appealing example of the true first printing, particularly desirable for its distinctive Roger Duvoisin-designed pictorial binding. Edition Notes First edition, first printing. The Scribner's "A" is present on the copyright page. Later 1933 printings are known without the "A.".…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book introduces readers to the history and significance of a botanical garden established on a Caribbean island in the 1800s. The author delves into the motivations and influences that shaped the garden's creation, shedding light on the era's botanical pursuits and cultural attitudes. Through the lens of this historical case study, the book explores broader themes related to colonialism, environmentalism, and the complex relationship between humans and nature. The author's engaging account illuminates the role of botanical gardens in shaping scientific knowledge, preserving biodiversity, and fostering a deeper appreciation for the natural world. 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: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 468 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BURT, Struthers [458] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons 1933 First Edition 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" Cover artwork by R. Duvoisin In 1825 Sir Peregrine Wilder was the British governor, and one afternoon driving about the outskirts of the town with Lady Wilder, and feeling very much like God, he pointed to a bottle-shaped swamp that ran in from the harbor between low hills, and said, I think there IS the spot for our botanical garden. Unconsciously he chose the swamp because it was the hardest possible place to start a botanical garden, and that afternoon, as has been said, he felt very much like God and very English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1933 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 478 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 478.…