Herbert hoover foreword (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Spine tips and corners are lightly rubbed. Spine is very lightly faded. 352 pages with index, bibliography and many illustrations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Limited Edition. HC w/ Slipcase - Green cloth boardsw/ slightly faded spine and gilt titling to spine. Marbled endpapers; Prev. owners decadent bookplate fep. Deckled edges. Limited Edition marks #566/100 in back endpapers yet pen inscription on title (unknown why) marks 923. Green Illust. on tp in oval bordering. Clean exterior except a few mysterious number markings. 49 numbered pages/50pp. 16mo w/ slipcase. Marbled slipcase with a few closed tears to extremities. This books is magical. Collectible. --B.R. Box 54.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Limited Edition. HC w/ Slipcase - Green cloth boardsw/ slightly faded spine and gilt titling to spine. Marbled endpapers; Prev. owners decadent bookplate fep. Deckled edges. Limited Edition marks #566/100 in back endpapers yet pen inscription on title (unknown why) marks 923. Green Illust. on tp in oval bordering. Clean exterior except a few mysterious number markings. 49 numbered pages/50pp. 16mo w/ slipcase. Marbled slipcase with a few closed tears to extremities. This books is magical. Collectible. --B.R. Box 54.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 410 pgs. 5 x 8 1/2 in. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Signed by the author in ink on ffep, with dedication, dated May, 1963. Color and B&W illustrations. Condition is VERY GOOD; Cover lightly worn, ends of spine worn, with small tear at top. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped and worn, text very clean. …

Hardback. Printed pages: 544. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lacking jacket. Green buckram binding. Bumping to lower edge of boards. A few small rust spots to rear board. Good solid binding. Small stain to outer margin of p313/314, text is otherwise very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17 x 23.5 cm).…

Zustand: Good. 25 x 5.5 inches. Folded in 3 with 3 illustrations, including John DePol engraving.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. Autobiography of the "Grand Old Man of Oil," an English engineer who traveled to Africa in 1896, to Baku two years later and then to the Caribbean, Peru, Egypt, Arabia and Texas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania in the United States. A foreword by former President Herbert Hoover, but one which focuses on the association between his mining firm and Beeby-Thompson's oil firm. Stamped on the front pastedown is the notice "A personal reading copy for our bookseller friends whose opinions and criticisms we welcome and value." Photographs, index. 544 pp. Near fine in black cloth with a blue illustration of an oil rig and gilt lettering on the spine a fair only dust jacket (price-clipped, rubbing, creasing and edgewear, now protected by an archival cover).…

FIRST. FINE. Blue cloth boards. As-published superb condition. Historical/political memento. [B87-172].

FIRST. FINE. Blue cloth boards. As-published superb condition. Historical/political memento. [B87-172].

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. :: With a Foreword by J. Edgar Hoover. :: The Federal Bureau of Investigation's efforts against organized crime syndicates of the Prohibition era. :: Bound in publisher's red cloth, front board bears title and author stamped in gold within a rectangular double-line border. Title, author, and publisher lettered upon spine in gold. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 213 x 146 millimeters). 297 pages. First printing indicated upon last page (I). Grade: Very Good. Book is rubbed at the corners, and worn at the crown and foot of spine. Spine is faded, lettering has darkened. Small stains. Prior owner's bookplate upon front paste-down. Pages age-toned.…

dj. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with little evidence of bookplate removed from the front pastedown); little edgewear (few tears with clear external tape repairs at top of spine & one at top of rear cover) d/j. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 352 pages First Edition, first printing. Nice signed presentation from Grant on the front endpaper: "To Joseph A. Matter: I want to thank you for all you did for this book- for your thoughtfulness, sympathy, and understanding- and for your contributions. Cordially, Bruce Grant." Matter was chairman of the club's History Project Committee, which oversaw the publication of this book. A very nice association copy! There is a limited edition of this title prepared for club members with a special plate tipped in "signed" by the club president and the author, but the signatures are facsimiles and not real. Foreword by Herbert Hoover. Illustrated With Photographs. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. First edition, 1939. Author's first book. With personal inscription to General Thomas S. Hammond, dated May 6, 1940. Dawes later went on to become Vice President of the United States, under Calvin Coolidge. Blue cloth, no dustjacket. Light musty odor which should dissipate over time. Light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, age-toned endpapers, pages clean, no other names or markings. . Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…