Alice story (17 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket. First edition. Bright and clean green cloth hardcover with minor wear, clean, tightly bound; internally the pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with just light wear, clean, no spine sunning, not price-clipped. Longish inscription by the author, signed and dated 1993. Illustrated in b/w. 48 pages, young adult book. Summary: Describes the habits and rehabilitation of a young red fox found on the highway and brought to a special center, where it was taught how to survive in the wild before being released again Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with with wear at the spine extremities and edgewear.

Trade Paperback Original. Etat : Near Fine Plus. First Edition. Faint yellowing of cover. Canadian author's first adult novel.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Paperback Very Good PLEASE NOTE: THE COPY OFFERED FOR SALE HERE IS THE MARCH, 1930 SINGLE ISSUE MAGAZINE Cover and pages clean and bright.

Hardcover. Etat : Good-. First Edition Thus. 672 pp illustrated throughout, bound in quarter roan leather, gilt titles and decorations blue cloth to sides. Corners rubbed, cloth a little marked and rubbed, edges to back strip show splits and scuffs, pages clean and firmly held - study copies only . 1.5Kg outside UK will need extra postage. Harold Piffard, Paul Hardy, J. A. Shepherd, F.C. Gould, H.R. Millar, et al (illustrateur). …

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 301 pages. Ulinka Rublack "Fluxes: the Early Modern Body and the Emotions" / Sarah Elbert "William and Mary King Allen's Marriage - An Inter-Racial Love Story in Fact and Fiction" / Manas Ray "Growing Up Refugee" / Sandra Holton "Gender Difference, National Identity and Professing History: the Case of Alice Stopford Green" / Erika Rappaport "Art, Commerce, or Empire? The Rebuilding of Regent Street, 1880-1927" (SL#54/1).…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with light wear. Cover photograph, The Story of Isaac, by Nazif Topcuoglu (illustrateur).

soft covers, signed by Alice Story on title page, very good.

Paperback. 79p., rubricated titlepage, four fullpage illustrations; an anthology, first edition trade paperback in 9.5x7 inch gray printed wraps; cover margins are irregularly toned, a bit dust-soiled and have two corner-tip creases; text stock somewhat toned but no markings but ours. Rule's first published short story.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Mark Twain's story, "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" first appeared in this September 1893 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. It was Volume XV, No. 5, being an issue that was mostly devoted to the World's Fair, also known as the Columbian Exposition. Other famous names that appear in this issue are author Walter Besant, former U. S. President Benjamin Harrison, Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathaniel Hawthorne), anthropologist Franz, and author W. D. Howells. TABLE OF CONTENTS *A World's Fair - Introductory: The World's College of Democracy -- by John Brisben Walker A First Impression -- by Walter Besant The Foreign Buildings -- Price Collins Notes on Industrial Arts in the Manufactures Building -- by George F. Kunz An Outsider's View of the Women's Exhibit -- by Ellen M. Henrotin Foreign Folk at the Fair -- by Julien Hawthorne Electricity at the Fair -- by Murat Halstead Transportation, Old and New -- by J. B. Walker Mines and metallurgy -- by F. J. V. Skiff Chicago's Entertainment of Distinguished Visitors -- by H. C. Chatfield-Taylor The Government Exhibit -- by F. T. Bickford Ethnology at the Exposition -- by Franz Boas Points of Interest -- by Ex-President Benjamin Harrison * In the World of Art and Letters (Francisque Sarcey, H. H. Boyesen, Andrew Lang, Thomas A. Janvier * The Progress of Science (Astronomy, Electric Welding, Chemistry, Diamonds, An Electric Comparison) * José - A Tale of Old Socorro -- by William R. Lighton * Poems -- by J. V. Cheney, Alice A. Sewall, Edward L. White * IS HE LIVING OR IS HE DEAD ? A STORY BY MARK TWAIN - FIRST APPEARANCE (Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens) * A Traveller from Altruria -- by W. D. Howells TITLE : The Cosmopolitan ISSUE NUMBER : Volume XV, No. 5 DATE : September 1893 EDITOR : John Brisben Walker CONTRIBUTORS : Mark Twain, W. D. Howells, Walter Besant, Julien Hawthorne, Benjamin Harrison, Franz Boas, et al SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : The First Appearance of "Is He Living or Is he Dead? by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) DETAILS : Contains many halftone photographs and line drawings; 6 3/4" x 10", decorated wraps stapled and glued; fore-edge and bottom edge are rough cut; volume pages [513] - 640 (128 pages). CONDITION -- VERY GOOD This is a previously owned magazine that remains solid, complete and presentable , with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Considerable weathering, toning, spotting, and foxing to spine and covers (most obvious along the spine and edges); cover edges have crimping and small tears. Top text-block edge is darkened, and has a touch of spotting INTERIOR - Scattered small 'tea' stains and spotting - a few edge tears - and I spotted at least one leaf corner that was folded (creased) - else the interior is clean and presentable. (The Twain story has a couple of spots - but nothing egregious) BINDING - Solid - no detached or loose leaves. Alice Barber Stephens illustrated Mark Twain's story (illustrateur).…

Release Dialogue script for the 1936 film, with annotation in manuscript red pencil striking "Release" and replacing it with "Censorship," with one other annotation striking Paramount Pictures directives at bottom of front wrapper, in manuscript pencil. Two "Master File" stamps surrounding production number stamp "1177" on upper right, and Paramount "File Copy" stamp on front wrapper. Script divided into eight reels. Nature reporter Orville Shanks' (Charles Ruggles) editor (Lyle Talbot), orders him to spice up his column "Our Wild Friends" by making it a gossip column, Orville's wife Melba (Alice Brady) does so using animals as cover for actual townsfolk, and the column becomes a hit. Self wrappers, noted as RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 23 and production No. 1177, with credits for screenwriter Dore Schary and story by John F. Larkin. 145 leaves, with last page of text numbered 8-13. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Near fine condition color illustrated boards with brown spine. Includes the following classic children's "Modern Abridged Versions": Book I: Black Beauty; Book II: Heidi; Book III: Grimm's Fairy Tales; Book IV: Peter Pan; and Book V: Hans Brinker. Illustrated with both black-and-white drawings and color drawings, plus color illustrated front and rear endpapers. The front and rear cover illustrations are bright; board tips lightly rubbed (see photographs). The first free front endpaper contains a neatly scripted vintage Christmas 1945 gift inscription "To Barbara" along with Barbara Ann's name lightly penciled in on the second free front endpaper in the "This Book Belongs to" blank space. The last rear endpaper is loose. All other pages are in fine lightly age tanned unmarked condition and the spine is tight and square (see photographs). Arbo, Hal (Black Beauty illustrator); Stoddard, Mary Alice (The Story of Heidi, The Story of Peter Pan, and Hans Brinker or The SIlver Skates); Young, Goldy (Grimm's Fairy Tales) (illustrateur).…

Etat : Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990., 1990. Fine. ADVANCE READING COPY OF THE 1ST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR ALICE MUNRO - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in white wraps titled in burgundy on the front cover and the spine. The book is housed in its original burgundy slipcase with folding flap, with her name above floral decorations and the publisher's device printed in white on the front. [xii], 277 & [2] pages. Near fine. An Advance Reading Copy of the first American edition of these short stories by Alice Munro, signed in full by her on the front endpaper. The Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2013, as a "master of the contemporary short story.".…

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. Reprinted from 1975 edition. 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 and contains approximately 36 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English. …

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 3 consecutive volumes of a yearly publication detailing work done at this important labratory for outdoor artworks in Lewiston, NY. 77/78 are bound in book format while 79 consists of stiff cards in a portfolio. All in good shape with mild foxing and wear to covers but clean and well bound examples. 1977 Laurie Anderson, Alice Aycock, Oscar Bailey, Cynthia Carlson, Clair Colquitt, Agnes Denes, Electron Movers, Robert Jungels, Laurie McDonald, Alan Powell, Harriet Feigenbaum, Sam Gilliam Jr. Bruce Gunderson, Robert Clark, Newton Harrison, Joshua Harrison Helen Harrison, James Hill Joe Ferrell Hobbs, John Alberty Douglas Hollis, Brigid Kennedy, Lyman Kipp, Betty Klavun, Antoni Miralda Richard Mock, Roland Poulin, Martin Puryear, Robert Rohm, Robert Stackhouse, Tim Whiten, Joan Zalenski 1978 Alice Adams, James Benning, James Burton, Adele Cohen, Betty Goodwin, Suzanne Harris, Dennis Kowalski, Andrew Leicester, Story Mann, Antoni Milkowski, Aldo Moroni, Pat Oleszko Robert Porter, Lewis Simpson Tal Streeter, Robert Wade, John Willenbecher, Robert Younger Elyn Zimmerman, Barbara Zucker 1979 Neda Al Hilali, Lillian Ball, James Carpenter, Rosemarie Castoro, Elisa D'Arrigo, Gene Davis, Agnes Denes, Gayle Fraas, Duncan Slade, Barry Le Va, John McQueen, Gladys Nilsson, Mark Peiser, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Carla Wilczak.…

Revised Complete Draft script for the 1936 film, boldly signed by screenwriter Dore Schary in manuscript ink on title page. "Paramount Pictures" stamp with file number, "36117," and date entered, "12/29/36," annotated in manuscript ink, "Received Dec 21 P.M." stamp, and "Revised" and "Complete" stamps on front wrapper. Dore Schary was an American playwright, director and producer for the stage, a prolific and noted screenwriter and producer in motion pictures from the 1930s to the 1960s, head of production at RKO and MGM in the 1940s, and would go on to become the president of MGM during the 1950s. He won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay with Eleanore Griffin in 1938, for "Boys Town," directed by Norman Taurog. Nature reporter Orville Shanks' (Charles Ruggles) editor (Lyle Talbot), orders him to spice up his column "Our Wild Friends" by making it a gossip column, Orville's wife Melba (Alice Brady) does so using animals as cover for actual townsfolk, and the column becomes a hit. Yellow titled wrappers, noted as REVISED COMPLETE on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 13, dated Sept. 16, 1936, with credits for screenwriter Dore Schary and story author John F. Larkin. Title page integral with first page. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. …