Illustrated john groth (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: VERY GOOD. 1st trade paperback printing. Originally written around 1905 but not published until 1916, after the death of Twain, this scathing indictment of war and blind patriotic fever should be read by everyone - "O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; . . help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it. For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet!" Illustrated with drawings by John Groth. Unpaginated. Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. After reading it Twain was asked if he was going to publish it. His reply: "'No, ' he said. I have told the whole truth in that, and only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead." ; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Printing. Publisher's full dark blue faux leather, red and gilt medallion on front cover, silver decoration on spine, silver lettering on red panels on spine, blue endpapers. Illustrated with a B&W frontispiece and several color illustrations. Published under the sponsorship of the Nobel Foundtaion and The Swedish Acadamy. The section on each of the three Nobel Prize winners, Ernest Hemingway (1954), Knut Hamsun (1920), and Hermann Hesse (1946), is illustrated with a full-page B&W portrait frontispiece, and includes the Presentation Address, the Acceptance Speech, an Essay on the Life and Work of the writer, several works, and excerpts from his work, an essay on the Prize for that year, and is illustrated with several full-page, full-color plates. Fore-edge of front cover has a tiny tear in the leather and one small bump, former owner's name on ffep, otherwise unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. . Nobel Prize Library Series. Color and B&W Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (vi), 378 pp. Illustrated by Robert Shore, John Groth, G. Lambert, and Dignimont (illustrator).…

Hardcover. xiii, 174pp. Yellow pictorial cloth lettered in black on the spine. Illustrations by John Groth. Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. The Heritage Club Sandglass leaflet laid in. Owner's blindstamp to title. A fine copy in fine dark grey slipcase.; Octavo. Illustrated by Groth, John (illustrator).…

Fine Binding. Zustand: Very Good+. Introduced By Edward Wagenknecht - Illustrated By John Groth - 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches - bound in pictorial clo with leather spine label - additionally housed in the same slipcase is the matching "calendar" measuring 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches bound in marbled paper wrappers - sunned along backstrip - lightly soiled slipcase in very good condition. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. A Christmas Carol; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas By Charles Dickens and Illustrated By John Groth. Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York, 1970. Very good hardback book, a little bumping to spine ends, no inscriptions, small piece of presentation label remains on ffep, minor marks. Jacket is corner clipped, marked, rubbed and chipped. 131 pages with full page colour illustrations.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. 8 x 11 in. Gray and blue cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, light wear to edge of gray cloth at spine. No shelf wear. Bindings tight, text unmarked. Both slipcases undamaged but sunned at the opening side. Fic. Stax.

Zustand: Good. Clipped. "FIRST PRINTING OCTOBER 1946;" 164 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; binding firm; unfaded red boards with still bright gilt lettering and black lettering on gilt patch on spine and stamped image of soldier on front panel have light bumping on corners and slight rubbing at foot of spine despite the protection of a pictorial d.j. The d.j. itself looks as if it was gored by the bull on the front panel, with a slash along lower portion of spine panel and chipped edges. On lower margin of front panel is printed "The Living Library.".…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. 1. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Publisher's full navy cloth with an embossed silver illustration on the front cover, silver lettering on spine, navy and white illustrated endpapers. With an Introduction by Ernest Hemingway. . Heel of spine has slight shelf-wear, bottom edges of covers have a couple of slight wrinkles in the fabric (binder's error), else unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket has some short closed tears on the edges and two small punctures in the gutter of the front panel, light rubbinig on the spine and along the flaps, now protected by mylar. NEAR FINE/ VERY GOOD-. . B&W drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 283 pp. Signed by Author. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. First Printing. Bound in matching publisher's blue/gray cloth, gilt lettering on spines. Profusely illustrated with 21 full-page full-color plates and numerous in-text drawings and head and tail-pieces by John Groth. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Heritage Club Sandglass (No. x-xi:33) laid in. . Both volumes are in perfect condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. Both slipcases are mildly faded at their fore-edges, but are structually sound. FINE. Color and B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (x), 294; 295-593 pp. Illustrated by John Groth (illustrator).…

First edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original Francisco de Goya illustrated boards with yellow and white titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper and blue cloth slipcase, with yellow titles to the backstrip. Textured endpapers. With 20 black and white illustrations throughout by Vincent Guise, Jack Harris, Teresa Fasolino, John Groth, Robert Heindel, Peggy Bacon, and Bill Baker. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, which is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£50.00 to the rear panel). Housed in the structurally-sound slipcase that has just a touch of rubbing to the backstrip. Issued in an edition of 200 copies, from which this example is numbered 113, and signed by Ray Bradbury in black ink on the limitation page. A traycased deluxe edition of 100 copies was also issued, signed by both Ray Bradbury and Ramsay Campbell and included a previously unpublished rewrite of 'I Rocket'. First published in 1976 by Alfred A. Knopf (New York), the first UK edition was released the following year by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon. Nominated for the 1977 World Fantasy Award for 'Best Anthology/Collection'. Best known for his seminal dystopian novel 'Fahrenheit 451' (1953), Bradbury here presents a collection of 23 science fiction short works, including the 1972 Seiun Award-winning short story 'The Blue Bottle' (1950). Several stories featured in this compilation have since been adapted for television, with 'The Messiah' incorporated into the third episode of the 1980 NBC miniseries 'The Martian Chronicles', written by Richard Matheson and directed by Michael Anderson. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 90 pages. Articles: From Rags to Riches - Chaplin in a Bluebeard role; America's Number One Mystery Man (part 1 of 2) - the career of Frank Costello and his strange empire - great photos; John Bull Sees Red, White and Blue - Britain's privations give rise to bitter criticism of America; Dem Bums Abroad - Brooklyn Dodgers did their spring training in Havana, Cuba; Mr. Secretary Marshall (conclusiont) - his military background can help him achieve diplomatic victories; The Happy Gentleman - Frank Crowninshield - article with photo. Fiction: The Blast (part 1 of 2); The Blond Hairpin; Promise in the earth; The Flexible Mind; The Curse of the Krebils; White Man in the White Land. Includes these ads: "The Man Out" - great full-page movie ad - starring James Mason; Canadian Pacific Vacations; Santa Fe Railroad; The National Guard (two pages); Dubonnet; Oldsmobile cars (nice); Great full-page color-photo ad for Fortune shoes for men; Schick Electric Shaver "Fits Your Face" - full-page color-photo; Packard cars (classy); Washington State Tourism (color-photos); Chevrolet; Life Savers; Timely Clothes; Red Cap Ale; Hickok Belts; Canadian National Railways - travel; Red Top Ale; Queen Anne Pecan Roll; Puritan Sportswear; United Jewish Appeal full-page ad features photo of General Eisenhower and lengthy excerpt of his speech to the U.J.A. in Washington, D.C.; Eversharp pens; Coke ad on back over features three young office ladies. Average wear. Center page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, April 12, 1947 From Rags to Riches - Chaplin in a Bluebeard role; America's Number One Mystery Man (part 1 of 2) - the career of Frank Costello and his strange empire - great photos; John Bull Sees Red, White and Blue - Britain's priva. Illustrated by Chase, Francis (cover); Mink, Dave; Rose, William; Groth,John; Giesen, Herman; Hawes, Charles; Thompson, Kenneth; Eng, Fred (illustrator).…