Shield Valiant by Derleth August (23 results)
Language: English
Published by Charles Scribener's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.Gumshoe Books
Contact seller1-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very Good--. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Dust jacket has chipping. one of the books in the sac prairie saga.
Published by Scribners, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 11.58
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Early Printing. Former military base library copy with several stamps on endpapers, pocket remnant, etc. Otherwise a sturdy vintage copy of this novel in the author's "Sac Prairie Saga".
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with turquoise lettering and gold gilt rules, 511 pages. Sac Prairie Saga novel. Good copy with scattered light colored staining/spotting to the cloth, and page edge foxing heavie…st to the top edge, in chipped-spine head front corner and lower right corner of the front panel, edgeworn jacket with light to moderate staining to the front panel. See photos clphE.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Daedalus Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 12.85
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. No jacket. Wear to edges of boards. Foxing to edges of some pages. Former owner's name penned on front fly-leaf. Text clean and binding intact. ; 8vo; 511 pages.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.Voyageur Book Shop
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Book Club Edition. 511pp. Scribner A on the copyright page. Ciculation card on the flyleaf, libraryt stamp on title page. Clean text. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Mylar is taped onto the end paper. MC.
Language: English
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.Ann Open Book
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition,Second Printing. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing of this romance of "a banker's son who falls in love with a girl from the "wrong side of the tracks", which Derleth regarded as one of his ten best works. First edition (first printing) with Scribners' A on copyright page, but in th…e later jacket - Derleth bought remaindered titles from Scribner and warehoused them, printing new jackets for a couple of titles in, probably, the 1960s. Hardcover, full black cloth, green titling, gilt stripes. Light wear to book, minor stains; jacket lightly rubbed with a black mark at the base of the spine. Text clean; [8], 511 pages. Size: 5¾" by 8".
- Hardcover
Seller: Source Bookstore, Davenport, IA, U.S.A.Source Bookstore
Contact seller3-star sellerCondition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardcover; Charles Scribner's Sons; 1945; Black cloth, green lettering, 4 line author inscription on fep, foxing inside front/back cover, 1/2" white spot top of spine, G+, Dust jacket has 1 1/2" x 3" piece missing tope of spine and front thus cutting off the letters in the word "the…" and the "S" in shield in title, also missing 1/2" x 1" piece lower bottom of spine.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United KingdomAnybook.com
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£ 29.35
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Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.
Published by Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 40.13
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First American Edition. Black paper covered boards have ruled lines on spine in gold. Bump to top right corner. Scribner's A on copyright page. Former owners bookplate and address stamped on front free endpaper. Binding tight as is text block. No markings. Jacket shows pri…ce of $3 but has pretty heavy creasing on rear board. Short tear on rear panel near spine with small amount of paper loss. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. Later printing of one of this part of the 'Sac Prairie Saga', involving a young couple making music in Chicago. INSCRIBED on the free endsheet but not personalized by Derleth: "One of my better works - [signature]". Later printing in the year of first… publication. Hardcover, full black cloth, green titling, gilt decoration. Light wear to book, name crossed out on free endsheet; jacket shows some edgewear, chipping, some loss at head of spine, price-clipped. Text clean; [8], 511 pages. Size: 5¾" by 8". Inscribed by the Author.
More imagesPublished by Scribiner's, 1945
- First Edition
Seller: The Book Chaser (FABA), Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.The Book Chaser (FABA)
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Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition.. Hardcover; No marks or writing, clean; DJ not price clipped; blk cloth with grn lettering, minor; DJ has sm edge bumps at the spine edge,; NOT ex-library;; The continuing chronicle of the Sac Prairie life in Wisconsin; ; 511 pages Very Good tight binding bump at spine edge, no s…un fading in protective sleeve. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (illustrator).
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons Ny, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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£ 49.60
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Condition: Fair. 1945. First Edition. 511 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue pictorial dust jacket over Black cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have sligh…t shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Considerable loss to all parts of the dust jacket. Dust jacket attached to boards. Large tear to front.
Language: English
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Works on Paper, DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.Works on Paper
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. A very good copy of the first hard cover edition ("A" on copyright page) in a rather poor dust-jacket, inscribed and signed by August Derleth on the front free endpaper. Long note in ink atop Derleth's inscription explaining the prevenance of the book:…"Given to Elliana Fisher by Rudy Simmy (sp?) and his mother Pauline Simmy, for her graduation from high school in Chicago, Ill. in 1951. / It was autographed by the author, a neighbor of the Simys' in Sauk City, Wisconsin." Else the text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding bright and fresh in appearance. Transparent tape repair to lateral tear to jacket that runs from the spine across the rear jacket panel. Fraying at the extremities of the jacket. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-3] 4-511 [512: blank], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green and gold, fore-edge rough trimmed. First edition. A novel set in Sac Prairie between 1936 and 1941 of a banker's son who falls in love with a lovely and free-spirited girl from the "wrong side of the tracks," as well as of o…ther characters who appear in Derleth's "Sac Prairie People" poems. ". there are enough exciting subplots to make it a first-rate TV soap opera." - Wilson. Wilson 551. Formerly E. Hoffmann Price's copy, with his gift inscription dated 4 December 1984 in remembrance of his friend, August Derleth, on the front free endpaper. A nearly fine copy in good dust jacket with wear at spine ends and corners and clipped price. (#164213).
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1945
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.JAC Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945. Black Hardcover reprint (no A on CR page) with green & gold print and DJ, 511 pp. This copy is SIGNED "Cordially, August Derleth" on the FFEP. Part of Derleth's Sac Prairie Saga. A tale of love, and the small-town lif…e in Wisconsin in the years before WW2. Book is square and solid with my name-stamp on FFEP and top edge (very faint); pristine text. The blue and grey DJ (unclipped: $4.50 price) has minor edgewear & rubbing near edges with two small (1/4") tears at top & bottom edges of front. Overall, a very attractive signed copy. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Scribners, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.Indian Hills Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. "Best Wishes - August Derleth" in ball point pen on the first blank page. Jacket has only a touch of handling wear keeping it from fine. No chips or tears. No fading or rubbing. Price intact on the flap. Signed by Author(s).
Published by New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945., 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. 8vo. Original gilt and green stamped black cloth. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good-fine. No signatures or bookplates.
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 511 pages; VG/VG-; spine black and white pictorial, and green with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear and soiling; small chips missing at corners of flap folds; small chip missing at upper edge of jacket front; inch-long closed tear at l…ower edge of jacket front; crown and tail of jacket spine missing; large chip missing at center of jacket spine; multiple small chips missing at upper edge of jacket back; price uncut '$3.00'; inscribed by Derleth at front free endpaper; pages clean; shelved Case 8. 1356237. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
More imagesPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. The Shield of the Valiant by August Derleth Signed & Inscribed A firm square signed copy. Rubbed edges with some creasing to back cover edge, an inch open tear to cover corner. Clear protective cover. First printing with the publisher's logo and "A" on… the copyright page. A novel in the Sac Prairie saga. BOOK.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A small name stamp on the bottom page edge, and a small, very faint date stamp on the title page, else a fine copy in a fine and fresh dustwrapper with a tiny tear on the front panel, and a minuscule nick at the crown. Nicely Inscribed by the author. A lovel…y copy of this novel in the author's "Sac Prairie Saga" cycle, about a banker who falls in love with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-3] 4-511 [512: blank], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green and gold, fore-edge rough trimmed. First edition. Signed on the front free endpaper by Derleth. A novel set in Sac Prairie between 1936 and 1941 of a banker's son who falls in love with a lovely and free-spirited girl from t…he "wrong side of the tracks," as well as of other characters who appear in Derleth's "Sac Prairie People" poems. ". there are enough exciting subplots to make it a first-rate TV soap opera." - Wilson. Wilson 551. A fine copy in very good dust jacket priced $3.00 on the front flap with light wear at spine ends and corner tips. Probable first printing (first state?) dust jacket printed in light blue gray and black with photographic portrait of Derleth and mention of this book only on the rear panel. (#164381). Signed.
