rose buckner (6 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Odhams edition on cream cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Carl Rose (illustrator). 1st Edition. 12mo. (21 cm.) [8]1-246p. Top edge blue, fore-edge untrimmed. Salmon colored cloth with black letters on the spine. Jacket design by Carl Rose. Spine may show just a hint of fading, else near fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket spine slightly darkened, rear panel somewhat soiled, else very good and better. Robert Buckner [1906-1989] was born in Virginia and educated at the University of Virginia and University of Edinburgh. He worked as a journalist, as well as in advertising and book publishing. He contributed to THE NEW YORKER, SATURDAY REVIEW, COSMOPOLITAN, ESQUIRE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, COLLIER'S and othr popular magazines. In 1936 he began writing and producing in Hollywood for Columbia, Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and 20th Century Fox. The idea for SIGRID AND THE SERGEANT evolved through a period of several years spent in Europe observing the U.S. Army in Germany. This humorous novel appears to be Bruckner's first novel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 232pp; silver-grey cloth with black printing and illustration. No ownership name or markings; no library stamps. Clean, complete contents. B/W photographs, illustrations and maps. 28.5 cm x 21.5 cm. Copy No. 1,464 printed on limitation plate affixed on front paste-down.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 4to, 231 pages, silver yearbook cloth Numbered copy 901, with original receipt laid in. Photogravures.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original coral cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 246 printed pages of text. Some mottling to the cloth covers, spine ends creased. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, shallow rubs to the gutters and fore edges, not price clipped $3.75. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. David Gentleman (illustrator). First edition. A charming selection of home and cookery titles from the mid-20th century, all complete with the original dust wrappers. A selection of books on cookery and the home, including Andre L. Simon's survey of cheeses around the world, Rose Buckner's guide to home design and management, and more.Majority of the volumes are first editions, with the exception of 'Cheeses', which is a second impression.With the publisher's original dust wrappers, 'Cheeses' being clipped.The entirety of this set comprises the following:Rose Buckner's Book of Homemaking (1950) - First edition. Undated, dated from the British Library. With sixteen pages of inset drawings and many in-text drawings. Collated, complete.Festival Menus Round the World by Sula Benet (1957) - First edition. A fascinating survey of festive dishes found across the world, including Parsley Duck from China, Roast Goose from Denmark, Stuffed Grape Leaves from Egypt and Sachertorte from Austria.Cheeses of the World by Andre L. Simon (1960) - Second impression. Cheeses from every part of the world are expertly described here by wine merchant, gourmet and prolific wine writer Andre Simon. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated, lacking one plate.House into Home by Elizabeth Kendall (1962) - First edition. A comprehensive guide for all home-makers in achieving the right colour, style and atmosphere. With advice on buying furniture, curtains, carpts, pictures and more. With numerous full-page drawings by David Gentleman. In the original cloth bindings. 'House into Home' in the original decorative paper covered boards. With the publisher's original dust wrappers, 'Cheeses' being clipped.Externally, with worming to the spine head of 'Festival', otherwise remaining volumes are very smart, with mild shelf wear. Dust wrapper to 'Festival' has subsequent loss to the spine head, which has been reinforced with tape. Scattered spotting and a couple tide marks to the wrap. With similar instances of chipping to the wrap of 'Homemaking' and mildly to 'Cheeses'. 'Homemaking' has also been reinforced with tape. Sunning to the spine of 'Cheeses'. 'House into Home' is a transparent overlay dust wrapper and has a small tear to the spine tail, otherwise very smart. Internally, one plate to 'Cheeses' detached but present, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers of 'Cheeses' and 'Festival' and the odd spot to 'Homemaking'. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper of 'House into Home'. Ownership bookplate tipped-in to all but 'Cheeses' front free endpapers. Very Good. book.