Kwasky albert (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: VG+ or a Little Better. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good Minus Dj. First Edition - Stated. Previous owners name and date on front endpaper. A decent copy. Illustrated with some minor history on Dubuque.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition / 1st Printing. First edition / First printing. Very good in good- dust jacket. Jacket : spine faded, slight over-all rubbing & wrinkling. 14 x 21cm. hard cover. 229pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Illustrated with b&w Photos & Some Color Drawings (illustrator). Book.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good to Very Good hardcover wtih dust jacket.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. As shown. HC DJ. Wear on back of front board. Clean text. Owner protected DJ in mylar. Shelving code Tyr4.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardbound, illustrated, with the DJ, VG/VG.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Signed by author. Back cover has a little coffee stain.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition (stated) and first printing (complete number line), hardcover in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition (slightest handling), with VG dust jacket (slight wear, 4cm tear on the back, protected by a clear, removeable cover). 417 pages of history and recollections from Dubuque, Iowa. [2 lbs]. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Signed by the author at the front free endpaper with an inscription addressed only to "Dear Friend". Pages crisp and clean except for mild dust staining along the head edge; binding square and secure, hard cover only modestly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Jacket is priceclipped and faded around the front edges, with lightly scattered foxing at the right front and along the left edge of the front interior flap, repeated at the rear; there is an area of surface wear near the spine heel and surface rubbing around all edges of the back, with a few tiny tears and chips along the top rear edge and at spine ends and corners, otherwise clean, now protected in a clear sleeve. 299pp. w/ index.; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Signed by the author at the front free endpaper with an inscription addressed only to "Dear Friend". Pages crisp and clean except for foxing along the head edge extending a bit onto the foreedge; binding square and secure, hard cover only modestly softened at spine ends and mildly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Jacket is priceclipped and somewhat faded along the spine, with a short, closed tear at the top of the front interior flap and two tiny tears at the lower rear, a bit of an outward curl at the top edges front and back, and gentle shelfwear at corners and spine ends, otherwise clean and well-kept, now protected in a clear sleeve. 304pp. w/ index.; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Stated First Edition. New York - Washington - Atlanta - Hollywood: Vantage Press, 1979. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated with Photographs. Very clean black boards with gilt lettering on spine. No surface wear or bumping. Binding is tight and square. Pages, edges and endpapers are very clean and bright; no writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 229 pgs. with index. Bright dustjacket is not price clipped, very light fading to spine and front flap fold. Very minimal edge wear (a few small shallow edge chips and closed edge tears) with a very small, light 2" diagonal crease to bottom left corner of front panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 Vo. Americana. Illustrated with Photographs (illustrator).…

vg+/vg, dj lite edgewear, o/w bright & tight copy. index. Illustrated by photos. 1st (stated). Binding is hc.

vg+/vg, dj little nick, o/w bright & tight copy. index. Illustrated by photos. 1st (stated). Binding is hc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Couple short tears to jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Not Price Clipped. Stated First Edition. One 1/8 Inch Tear On Reverse Of Jacket, And A Tiny Scuff At The Top Of The Spine, Else Fine.

Hardcover. 8vo. Black buckram, pictorial dust jacket. 229pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild bit of jacket edgewear, with spine slightly sunned; ownership signature on front pastedown. First edition of this recollection of Dubuque, Iowa in the 1920s and '30s. Tight and attractive.

Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 229 pps.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Very nice copy in like-new to new condition. Hardcover with dust jacket.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near-Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near-Fine. Stated 1st Ed. ***Published by Vantage Press, New York, 1991. NOT exLib. Inscribed & SIGNED by author on ffep. Near-Fine cond. hardcover w/ Near-Fine unclipped pict dustjacket now in archival Brodart. Black cloth over bds w/ white lettering on spine. Photo illus in b&w. 304pp incl index. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean except as noted, overall NF/NF cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 417pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight, pristine first edition of this sequel to the popular 1979 "The Old Lady in Dubuque" -- inscribed and signed large and bold by the author in black fineline on front flyleaf: "To a new friend / who shall love Dubuque / as much as I do. / Albert Kwasky" and signed a second time at bottom of page. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 229 pp. Illustrated. Only light wear to dust jacket. The price is intact. A clean, attractive copy. A recollection of life in Dubuque, Iowa in the 1920s and 1930s.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 417pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. Tight, attractive first edition of this sequel to the popular "The Old Lady in Dubuque" -- boldly inscribed and signed by the author in black fineline on front flyleaf: "To MaryAnn / to one who loves Dubuque / as much as I do. / author / Albert Kwasky." Recipient was the daughter of Dubuque theatre impresario Mervyn Dew-Brittain, who is mentioned in this and Kwasky's other Dubuque books.…

Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 304pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this sequel to the popular "The Old Lady in Dubuque" -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Kwasky, 1p, 9" X 6", n.p., n.y. Addressed to "Dewby." Very good. Original mailing folds. "In my letter I forgot to enclose the details on the book about Fatty Arbuckle. The book is entitled FRAME UP -- THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROSCOE 'FATTY' ARBUCKLE Author is Andy Edmonds. issued 1991." Signed simply "Albert" in black fineline. Adds in a postscript, "Dont forget to look up your snow shovel. It is that time of year." Recipient "Dewby" is Mervyn Dew-Brittain (whose name/address label appears on front pastedown), a local Dubuque theater manager and "entertainment impresario" (Kwasky's words) who is mentioned in this book's acknowledgment, appears a couple more times in the text (once followed by a discussion of Fatty Arbuckle and his ties to Dubuque) and is pictured in his cluttered den with a caption reading "Mervyn Dew-Brittain, Dubuque's theatre impresario, can find in his den at home any town lore under the sun to jog a writer's memory. No matter the subject, no matter the date. Just give him time to search." Kwasky (1917-2005) was an electrical engineer who penned a number of well-received Dubuque history titles.…

Hardcover. 8vo. Black buckram, pictorial dust jacket. 229pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket rubbing and slightest of edgewear. First edition of this recollection of Dubuque, Iowa in the 1920s and '30s. Below a neatly inkstamped ownership name/address near the top of the front flyleaf, the author boldly inscribes it "Cordially / author / Albert Kwasky." Tight, attractive first edition.…