Allen albert h (24 Ergebnisse)

Burg. Cl. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. pp xx 236, ind., appendices. Ex lib.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Like New. First Edition. New York, 1947; burgundy cloth covered boards; corners and spine edges slightly scuffed; covers wrinkled on faces; no dust jacket; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior pages in like new condition; interior is clean and unmarked; 236 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; ex-library, withdrawn from Mills College, but with neither highlighting nor underlining, and only a bookplate and an accession sticker inside front and rear flaps and ink-stamps to half-title to show for it. Bound in green buckram cloth, sunning to spine and to top and fore-edges, but with a bright and clean, unmarked interior. The book brings to fruition a long-term project of the then recently deceased Douglas C. McMurtrie. Complete with Subject Index, List of Printers. Prefatory Note devoted to Douglas Crawford McMurtrie (1888-1944), followed by an Introduction. 206 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Chicago, 1930; limited edition, number 636/650; brick red cloth covered boards; mild edge and corner wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 169 pag4es.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Octavo. 221pp. Green cloth gilt. A little rubbed at the extremities, else fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Edited by Albert H. Allen. New York: R.R. Bowker for the Bibliographical Society of America, 1947. First Edition Signed. 8vo. Original cloth, partly dampstained at fore-edge of front and rear boards (no internal stains). xxi, 221 pages including index. Tipped to front pastedown, a 1- page Typed Letter Signed by the editor to Larry Fox who helped Allen compile the work, dated August 18, 1947, sending this book to Fox. Additionally, the front blank has been signed & inscribed by Allen to Larry Fox, Chicago, August 18, 1947. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.…

softcover. Zustand: VG+. frank Franzetta cover (illustrator).

Green Cloth. Zustand: Light Edge Wear. No Jacket. First Edition. Spine lettered in gilt . Published for the Bibliographical Society of America. 774 entries with index. A clean copy. 221pp. Size: Octavo.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (US history, printers, printing, KS, missions) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Original Edition. Evanston: Privately Printed, 1943. 11" x 8.5". 4 mimeographed pages printed one side only. Stapled wrappers, very good condition (covers partly faded). 20 works listed. ; 11 X 8.5 inches; 4 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. [3rd printing] ; 352 pp. ; color illustrations ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0897212428; 9780897212427 LCCN: 92-70585 ; OCLC: 26680635 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33372 ; color photographic boards ; no dustjacket ; ".[A] treasury of information for rose lovers. Filled with authoritative, up-to-date instructions and more than 400 color photographs, it explains how to select and grow top-quality roses.An encyclopedia rates more than 300 of the best roses for today's gardens."--cover ; slight wear to cover, else VG. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. [3rd printing] ; 352 pp. ; color illustrations ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0897212428; 9780897212427 LCCN: 92-70585 ; OCLC: 26680635 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33372 ; color photographic boards in similar dustjacket ; ".[A] treasury of information for rose lovers. Filled with authoritative, up-to-date instructions and more than 400 color photographs, it explains how to select and grow top-quality roses.An encyclopedia rates more than 300 of the best roses for today's gardens."--cover ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Softcover in good condition. Covers are slightly faded, with several small brown spots on the back cover. Spine is reinforced with cloth. Edges and corners are lightly bumped, pages are clean but yellowed, edges are foxed and have similar stains to the back cover. No number line. Copyright date is 1939. 235 pages. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xxi, [1], 221, [1]; fine in original green cloth. Bibliographical accounting of 773 titles, indexed and cross-referenced. Includes books printed in both North and South Dakota.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Jotham Meeker: Pioneer Printer of Kansas' is a comprehensive biographical and historical study of one of the most significant yet overlooked figures of the American frontier. The work details the life of Jotham Meeker, a Baptist missionary who introduced the first printing press to the Kansas Territory in the 1830s. More than a simple biography, this book examines Meeker's dual role as a religious educator and a master printer whose work was vital to the cultural landscape of the region.Authors Douglas C. McMurtrie and Albert H. Allen explore Meeker's revolutionary development of a phonetic system used to transcribe and print Native American languages, including Shawnee, Ottawa, and Potawatomi. By providing the means for indigenous peoples to read and write in their own tongues, Meeker left an indelible mark on the history of linguistics and education in the West. This volume serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the history of typography, the evolution of the Kansas frontier, and the complex interactions between missionaries and Native American tribes. It is a scholarly tribute to the man who literally gave a voice to the wilderness through the power of the printed word.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 169pp. Tipped-in frontispiece. Red cloth gilt. Slight foxing on endpapers, very near fine. One of 650 copies, this copy not numbered.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Jotham Meeker: Pioneer Printer of Kansas' is a comprehensive biographical and historical study of one of the most significant yet overlooked figures of the American frontier. The work details the life of Jotham Meeker, a Baptist missionary who introduced the first printing press to the Kansas Territory in the 1830s. More than a simple biography, this book examines Meeker's dual role as a religious educator and a master printer whose work was vital to the cultural landscape of the region.Authors Douglas C. McMurtrie and Albert H. Allen explore Meeker's revolutionary development of a phonetic system used to transcribe and print Native American languages, including Shawnee, Ottawa, and Potawatomi. By providing the means for indigenous peoples to read and write in their own tongues, Meeker left an indelible mark on the history of linguistics and education in the West. This volume serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the history of typography, the evolution of the Kansas frontier, and the complex interactions between missionaries and Native American tribes. It is a scholarly tribute to the man who literally gave a voice to the wilderness through the power of the printed word.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. xx, 236pp. Small pen notation on front fly, else near fine. Published for the Bibliographical Society of America, 1947.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 132 Pp. Bright Red Cloth, Elaborately Gilt On Front Cover, Elaborately Stamped In Blind On Rear Cover; Floral Endpapers. Pacific Press Imprint On Copyright Page, And Their Pacific Press Book Bindery" Paper Label On Front Pastedown. Possibly The Earliest Book To Include "Pasadena" In Its Title. Presentation Inscription To A Member Of A Prominent Pasadena Family From Winifred Farnsworth Hall, Daughter Of The Editor, Dated In 1945, And With The Recipient's Ownership Signature And A Few Pencil Notes Around The Printed Text Referring To His Family.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 30 pp., illustrated, 8vo, original blue-grey cloth; gilt title on spine. A study of the Ioway and Sac Mission press set up by missionaries to American Indians in the 1830s and 1840s living in what was established by Congress as the Indian Territory (certain lands west of the state of Missouri and southwest of the Missouri River). With four full-page illustrations and a bibliography of the press. No. 43 of 160 copies. A near fine copy, with just a touch of rubbing at the corners.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Quarto. 305pp illustrated. A very good copy in black cloth without dj. Laid in is a 16 line typed letter from McMurtrie to L nelson Nichols of the new York Public Library complimenting him for his work on early printing in the United States. Letter dated in 1929Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 1-4, Winter to Autumn, 1950. HC, Orig. Red cloth and gilt stamping to spine. B/W photography, ads, illustrations and collected writings from celebrated authors. 4to. 4 page Index to all 4 quarters + 428pp. Fine, Clean, with no markings or writings, never read. Mint Interior with near fine exterior; spine is sunned. Includes stories, poems and other writings by authors such as Ellis Arnall, Herbet Gambrell, Elizabeth Bartlett, J. Frank Dobie, Henry Nash Smith, Aubrey Burns, Edith Hart Mason, Aruthur Marvin Shaw, J. S. Moodey, C.P. Lee, Albert Guerard, James L. Summers, Willard Marsh, Harry Kidd, Jr., W.M. Frohock, Charles H. Thompson, John W. Wilson, Frank Hibben, Fred Gipson, Hart Stilwell, Roland F. Dickey, Wayne Gard, Jesse Stuart and many more along with contributing points of views, book reviews, etc. Collectible Rare. Hard to find in such nice, clean condition. --BR Box 152.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xx, 236; near fine in original maroon cloth. With a two page foreword by Thomas W. Streeter. Besterman III, 5199.

Limited to 650 copies, 8vo, pp. 169; frontispiece with tipped-in portrait, facsimiles; original red cloth, spine gilt; a very good, partially unopened copy. With a bibliography of the known issues of the Baptist Mission Press at Shawnee, Stockbridge, and Ottawa, 1834-1854.