alfred toombs (28 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. Book Club Edition. BCE. Light wear; pages tanned; a good solid binding. The dust jacket has some chips and tears, discoloring. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 227737.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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

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

Zustand: Very Good. Peoples Book Club 11/19/49 Binding: Unknown dj in mylar; 244 pages Illustrator: Dorothy McKay; Joe De Mers PublishPlace: Chicago, IL Size: 8 vo.

Zustand: Good. 1955. Reprinted. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. 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 light marking and sunning.

Zustand: Good. 1952. First Edition. 223 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red paper covered boards. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout, notable to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to pastedowns and front endpaper. Boards have notable edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Zustand: Good. 1955. Reprinted. 223 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. 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 light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Bookclub. Very good/P hardcover is smudged. Dustwrapper has long tear across bottom, front, edges frayed.

8°, Leinen mit OUmschlag. 253 S. Umschlag mit kleinem Einriss, sonst gutes Exemplar. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6,50 Euro, darüber hinaus 7,50 Euro Porto. - Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Gut. 254 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); Schnitt und Einband sind etwas staubschmutzig; der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. Leichte altersbedingte Anbräunung des Papiers. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 380.

Couverture souple. Zustand: Bon. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Jaquette en état satisfaisant. Collection "série gaie", 272 pages.

A Very Good Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, thus. Light blue decorated cloth with titles and decorations in white and black; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear with some hand-soiling. Illustrated with 8 photographic plates. 7.5 inches tall; [6],189 pages, followed by 4 pages of publisher's adverts. First Edition in novel form. This novel is an adaption founded on the popular play of the same title produced under the management of Wm. A. Brady and Jos. R. Grismer. A Gentleman from Mississippi is a 1908 comedic play by Harrison Rhodes and Thomas A. Wise. It was popular when released, debuting on Broadway on September 28, 1908, and playing for 407 performances at the Bijou Theatre, and on the roof garden of the New Amsterdam Theatre during the summer of 1909. Douglas Fairbanks played the leading role of Bud Haines. The play was also made into a silent film in 1914, where Wise reprised his role, and a young Evelyn Brent was also in the cast. A plan to make another film based on the play in 1936 was never completed.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO70080390: 1951. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos plié, Intérieur bon état. 272 page. Illustré de dessins noir et blanc hors texte, de Doroty McKay. Coiffes abîmées. Mouillures sur le premier plat et la page de garde. . . . Classification Dewey : 847-Satire, humour.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R150143964: 1953. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 238 pages. Jaquette défraichie. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 800-LITTERATURE (BELLES-LETTRES).

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO70080389: 1953. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 238 pages. Jaquette en état d'usage (petites déchirures). . . . Classification Dewey : 847-Satire, humour.

253 S. EKZ-Einband. Ehemal. Bibl.-Ex. mit den entspr. Kennzeichnungen, Nummer auf Rücken, Stempel etc. Ordentlicher Zustand mit kleineren Mängeln.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R240053125: 1951. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 272 pages - coiffe en pied abîmée - jaquette en mauvaise état - quelques dessins en noir et blanc hors texte. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle.

TOOMBS, Alfred. RAISING A RIOT. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1949]. 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, third printing. Toombs, who worked under Ernie Pyle at the Washington Sun newspaper, recounts his hilarious adventures raising his motherless family for 18 months. Signed presenation from Toombs to his cousin on the front endpaper: "For my cousin Martha with cousinly love- Alfred Toombs." Very Good (minor wear or bumping edges; contents clean & tight except for a newspaper clipping by Toombs leaving some browning on two front blank pages); number of small chips & short tears d/j. $85.00.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 1949 True First Edition published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York). Inscribed by author, "Al Toombs" to a Dallas District Judge, Jim Metcalfe. Inscription states, "To Jim Metcalfe - Who used to watch the dawn come up and over Washer (Wabash?) Drive with me when we were rewriting imperishable prose for the Chicago Times. With Best wishes -- Al Toombs". 8 vo. Illustrated by Dorothy McKay. Brown buckram cloth on this hardback cover, of which the cover is like new. Interior of this book is also pristine. (BR) Shelf 159. Inscribed by Author(s).

Zustand: Fair. Envoi rapide Jaquette usagée-couv en bon état-texte jauni. in12. 1953. broché jaquette. 238 pages. Fair.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Washington DC< Satire, Science Fiction).

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Fransioli, Thomas Jr.; Williams, Lawrence S.; Sarnoff,Arthur; Fredman, Harry; Weiner, Dan; Bugg, Robert; Stern, Phil; Klimley,Stan; Shook, Euclid; Johnson, Carol; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: What Happened in the Fair Deal - ; "Power-Hungry Men in Uniform" - Marine Hero "Red Mike" Edson speaks out against them; '52 Buttons for Bowles? - Chester Bowles is Governor of Connecticut; Man Over a Hot Stove; Movie Maker in a Hurry - Jerry Wald; Skid Row - USA (part 1 of 2) - article with color photos; The Life of Cary Middlecoff; Back to College in Style. Fiction: The Bracelet and the Blade; Private Office; Looie Follows Me; The Legal Bride (part 5 of 6); The Marksman. Includes these nice vintage ads: Hart Schaffner & Marx; B.F. Goodrich; Western Electric (showing ladies making products); Herbert Tareyton ad features photo of Mr. Charles Rensselaer III; Admiral's new Wonder TV; New Hudson cars; RCA Victor TVs; DeSoto cars; Lucky Strike cigarettes - 2-page ad featuring their laboratory; Buick; Movie "The Adventure of Ichabod and Mister Toad"; Canadian National Railway; Dodge Trucks; GM Electro-Motive Division; Pendleton shirts; The Kaiser Traveler car; Camel cigarette ad on back cover includes photos of 10 Americans smoking. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, August 27, 1949 Fair Deal - ; "Power-Hungry Men in Uniform" - Marine Hero "Red Mike" Edson speaks out against them; '52 Buttons for Bowles? - Chester Bowles is Governor of Connecticut; Man Over a Hot Stove; Movie.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Mays, Maxwell (cover art); Hill, Bern; Northcross, John;Burns, Paul C.; Fleischmann, Glen; Shaw, David; Bugg, Robert; Mink David;Darlinng, Gilbert; Fischetti, John; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: The Facts About Business - an encouraging message from John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Governor Going Places - GovernorAlfred Eastlack Driscoll of New Jersey - article with nice photos; Terror in the Streets - Let's put police back on the beat; The Stars are Dave's Dish - Dave Chasen provides Hollywood feasts to the rich and famous - article with nice colour photo including Peter Lawford and Don Ameche; Animals Own Me; Dartmouth's Streamlined Mr. Chips - Professor Harry Wellman of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration; Our Kids with Crippled Mouths - a pathetic host of American children need major orthodontic work; It's No Love Game. Fiction: The Girls of Laurel Court; Use no Hooks; The Iron Butterfly (part 3 of 4); Mr. Dilsey's Magic Lure; The Combination; Eyewitnes. Nice vintage ads include: Ansco film, Zenith televisions, Ford cars; Pabst Blue Ribbon beer - featuring colour photo of actor Charles Laughton; Good Year tires (centerfold); Nesbitt's soda; Chevrolet - great two-page color ad; Budweiser; Douglas Super DC-3; Goebel beer; Camel cigarettes - great back cover ad featuring photo of Cole Porter plus Gene Bearden, Gladys Swarthout, Jeanne Wilson, Gene Sarazen, Sylvia MacNeill and "Dusty" Campbell. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, 16 July, 1949 John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Governor Going Places - GovernorAlfred Eastlack Driscoll of New Jersey - article with nice photos; Terror in the Streets - Let's put police back on the beat.