limestone tree de hergesheimer joseph (39 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. 3rd Edition. 1931, 386pp. G+ in a Poor, well worn and badly chipped dj. Chronicle of an American family in Kentucky in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Coleman 2142. The author knew Kentucky history very well. This novel, about a Kentucky family from pioneer days through the late 1800's, incorporates many of Kentucky's well known historical figures. Much of the book focuses on the Civil War, and there, the author is quite knowledgeable, not only about the war itself, but also about the political climate in Kentucky during that period. And, of course, no novel touching on the Civil War, would be complete unless members of the same family found themselves on different sides of the conflict.

Hard Cover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Boards are rubbed, scuffed and tanned, spinecover chipped at tips. Prior owner name on fep. Pages faintly tanning, no markings in text. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex Libris.

Good plus or better, light general wear Cloth Light staining on spine. Prev owner's name twice on front fly. Worn jacket with tears and chips.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 01/31 3rd ptg. Tiny inked name FEP. Clean text. George Annand dj art. near fine, vg+ lightly chipped dj, blue-green cloth. Tight 386 pgs. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 4th Edition. An epic drama, skillfully varying its artistry with the varying periods of culture and colored throughout with a virile human understanding.

Etat : NEAR FINE. First printing. Great historical novel about how the Civil War breaks apart Kentucky, and the Sash family, who are the main characters in the book. Near fine in very good dust jacket.( dust jacket slightly worn on edges but now covered by mylar sheet, looks very nice, gift inscription - overall an attractive book, tight binding.).

Etat : Fair. 1943. Reprinted. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Book and jacket are like new, in pale blue cloth. Presumed first edition, though no price on the jacket flap. A lovely copy of this hundred year family saga set in Kentucky.

hardback. Etat : About fine. 4th printing. NY (Knopf) 1951. About fine in slghtly torn dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition; First Printing. Good+ hardcover, numbered and signed by the author on the limitation page. Cover has some light shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Etat : Near Fine. Reprint. Tanned spine else near fine.

386 [2] pp. 8vo, publisher's flexible paper-covered boards stamped in silver, in dust jacket and slipcase. First edition.; No. 53 of 75 copies signed by Joseph Hergesheimer. Small chips and tears to jacket; jacket spine tanned; slipcase chipped and splitting along some edges with a 2" section of the top edge lacking.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good +. Limited Edition. 8vo (24 x 16 cm). 386 pp. 157/225. Signed by author on limitation page. Mottled blue covers with silver gilt titles to upper and (faded) spine. Top edge grey. grey ribbon. Deckled edges with some uncut pages on Borzoi rag paper with Borzoi watermarks. Text block tight and unmarked. In glassine cover.

Broché. 293 pages. Format de poche. Couverture légèrement défraîchie.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. Blue leather with silver lettering to front cover and spine. Silver top edge. Limited to 225 signed copies. âChronicle of an American family in Kentucky in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Coleman 2142. The author knew Kentucky history very well. This novel, about a Kentucky family from pioneer days through the late 1800's, incorporates many of Kentucky's well known historical figures. Much of the book focuses on the Civil War, and there, the author is quite knowledgeable, not only about the war itself, but also about the political climate in Kentucky during that period. And, of course, no novel touching on the Civil War, would be complete unless members of the same family found themselves on different sides of the conflict.â Very Good. Staining to front and back covers. Sunning to spine. Free endpapers. Slight soiling to endpapers. Text block clean.

Original Wraps. Etat : Very Good. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Albatross #57. First printing. Clean, tight copy.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1932. 193 pages. No markings or inscriptions. Signed by the previous owner on the first opening page. Pages are very clean and bright. Minor shelf wear on edges and covers. book.

Hardback. First Edition. Bound in brown cloth with small pictorial to the top right corner of the front board and to the spine 346pp Neat inscription to the front free endpaper A little foxing agetoning throughout otherwise a nice clean copy. book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Joseph Hergesheimer (1880-1954) was an American writer known for his naturalistic novels of decadent life amongst the very wealthy. He published over a dozen novels and several collections of short stories between 1914 and 1934. This is one of his later novels, partially published in 1929, but this limited edition by Knopf is stated to be a first edition. The frontispiece states "of the first edition of the Limestone Tree, Two hundred twenty-five copies have been printed on Borzoi rag paper, numbered from 1 to 225, each copy signed by the author. This is number 131." 8vo. Blue cloth-covered boards. Spine has sunned to a brown color. Title in silver to front cover and spine. No Dust jacket. Pristine interior. 386 pages. Literature. LIT912141.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Hardcover: Fair Condition. No Dust Jacket. Binding Tight And Secure. Pages Clean And Bright Throughout Minor Spotting And Yellowing. Corners Minor Bumping. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First edition, limited issue. Blue cloth stamped in silver. Spine lettering a little rubbed, comtemporary postage stamp on front fly (easily removable), near fine in about fine original unprinted glassine dustwrapper in moderately worn, very good publisher's slipcase. Copy number 96 of 225 numbered copies Signed by the author.

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; Limited edition, 54/75; G+; Hardcover; Spine, green with faded silver print; Slipcase in green paper, peripheral toning, tears to edges, number in ink on rear panel; Boards in green paper, faded spine print, else clean and strong; Text block has silver tinted top edge and ribbon marker, deckle edges, stain to front pastedown, else clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the limited edition page; 386 pages. 1365865. FP New Rockville Stock.

hardcover. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1931. First edition. A novel set in colonial Kentucky within the limestone region. Signed by the author. One of 225 numbered copies.

HERGESHEIMER, Joseph. The Limestone Tree. Orig. cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1931. First edition. One of 225 copies signed by the author. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First trade edition. Slight foxing to the boards, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with some light soiling, tiny tears, and slight spine-fading. Traces the life and descendents of Gabriel Sash through one hundred years of life in Kentucky, from pioneer times through the Civil War.

Buckram. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Limited. Blue padded buckram, lettered in silver foil, with top edge in gray foil, deckled edges, silk book stay bound in. 386 pp. No. 152 of a first edition limited to 225 copes (215 for sale) printed on Borzoi rag paper, hand-numbered and signed by the author on the limitation page, preceding the first mass-market edition. Mere hints of wear, essentially as issued. Scarce dust jacket is plain paper, lettered only on upper spine panel; moderately toned, with light spotting to a portion of rear panel and chipping with slight loss along top front edge, now in mylar. Lacks the slipcase that originally accompanied upon issue. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. None (illustrateur). First edition. A smart first trade edition of this novel following generations of the Sash family, from American writer Joseph Hergesheimer. First trade edition. Set in Kentucky, this is the story of Gabriel Sash and his family descendants through more than one hundred years. Providing an image of a wholly American tradition, the pattern of successive lines, war and peace, and more. Written by Joseph Hergesheimer, an American writer known for his naturalistic novels of decadent life amongst the very wealthy. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with fading to the spine and extremities. Minor wear to the board edges with a small split in the cloth to the tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss. Sunning to the spine with marks to the panels, including an ink mark to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First edition. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. Signed. 1/225 numbered and Signed by the author.

NY. Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Alfred A. Knopf; 1931; Limited . Edition. Blue cloth with silver titles to spine and front board. Very good, sunning to spine, edges rubbed. Signed by the author on the limitations page. Limited numbered edition. #20/225. Bookseller label inside rear board ( Barr's for Books Lancaster, PA). 386 pages; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author . Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Alfred A. Knopf; 1931; Limited Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First trade edition. Spine slightly tanned, else near fine in near fine dustwrapper with some tanning and light soiling. Traces the life and descendents of Gabriel Sash through one hundred years of life in Kentucky, from pioneer times through the Civil War.