Taken task (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. POETRY-This regular trade size soft cover is in FINE condition. white w/black lettering 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

LeatherBound. Zustand: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1952 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 12 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English. …

Zustand: Fine. Autograph letter signed, in which Virgil Finlay, who has been hailed as "one of the foremost contributors of original and imaginative art work for the most memorable science fiction and fantasy publications of our time," gets taken to task by his boss, fantastic fiction author A. Merritt. One page, dated March 1, 1940. Old horizontal mailing folds else Fine. Merritt, the editor of The American Weekly, writes to rehire staff artist Finlay, who was initially fired after six months for taking two-hour lunch breaks: "Dear Virgil [Finlay], Your work is all right and getting better. The main trouble was slowness, but I think you have overcome this. Of course, putting you back on the payroll means you will have to keep office hours. I am making the change effective as of the payroll next week -- starting Monday and at $70. Good luck to you Virgil. Yours, A. Merritt.". Signed. …