Bonner jr charles (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good dj. First Edition. [solid enough copy, but has taken some moisture at bottom at some point in its history, leaving light dampstains on the fore-edge and bottom edge, and the bottom part of the text block is a bit rippled and very lightly stained throughout the book; the jacket is intact but edgeworn and heavily soiled, with minor paper loss at several corners]. "A typical small town is the background against which the author has placed his American characters. The scene opens in 1897 with the Canterburys at their peak -- socially, spiritually and financially. Their life is healthily robust. Then Spooner, a male Carrie Nation, comes upon the scene with his preachments against all that makes for a normal, healthy life. With his entrance the Canterburys begin their descent. The struggle which takes place is that between excess of temperance and too much liberalism. The Canterburys represent exuberance and Spooner represents Calvinism. It is an American epoch which began with the Puritans in New England." NOISBN. Illustrated by (dj) "DW" (illustratore). …

hardcover. Condizione: near fine. good +. first edition. Octavo, royal blue cloth covers, 310 pages. Dust jacket price clipped, has a couple of closed tears, light soil, a little chipping at head of spine, and reinforced on the inside. "The scene opens in 1897 with the Canterburys at their peak--socially, spiritually, and financially. Their life is healthily robust. Then Spooner, a male Carrie Nation, comes upon the scene with his preachments against all that makes for a normal, healthy life. With his entrance the Canterburys began their descent." --from the dust jacket. Studio.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good +. sm 8vo, 309 (310) pages. Blue cloth. 1932 (1932) First Edition, First Printing. Condition sound, square, corners square, interior clean, no notes or names. Jacket is not clipped ($2.00), Spine is quite darkened, chipped lightly at all corners, more so along top edge, and spine ends. Marked by scotch tape on top edge of jacket, tape now gone. Illustrated front panel is still impressive. Jacket illustration by "DW," style reminiscent of Rockwell Kent. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. HC, red cloth boards; paste down for titling on spine 1947 number 1-4 collective. Light scuffing to boards. Sunning to spine. Clean Interior, no markings. Collection of authors, a few named on title. Prose. Poetry. Reviews of Books. Rare. 4to. 398pp. Henry Nuss Book Binder, Dallas, TX stamped in back of book. BR Box 155. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. HC, red cloth boards; paste down for titling on spine 1947 number 1-4 collective. Light scuffing to boards. Sunning to spine. Clean Interior, no markings. Collection of authors, a few named on title. Prose. Poetry. Reviews of Books. Rare. 4to. 398pp. BR Box 155.