elmer simmons (10 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Inscribed and signed on the first free endpaper by A. H. Brawner, president of W. P. Fuller & Co. Small quarto bound in cloth and paper-covered boards. Frontispiece portrait. Condition: spine label chipped & tanned; else very good. 147 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by William P. Fuller, Jr. on the first free endpaper. Inked gift inscription in another hand. Large octavo bound in oatmeal-colored cloth and paper-covered boards. Frontispiece portrait. Condition: minor soiling & wear to binding with tanning to spine label; endpapers toned; else very good. 147 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Droplet mark on back cover. Signed on the front free page: To Walter Powers with Best Wishes, Harry Brawner; Fuller Browner 1939. Brawners were William P. Fuller's grandchildren. No other markings in book. Binding is tight. W. P. Fuller & Co. traces its origins to the pioneer firm of Fuller and Heather which began in 1857 in Sacramento. The firm was established when William Parmer Fuller (1827-90) went into partnership with Seton Heather, a young Englishman. The firm advertised itself as being "Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Paints, Oils, French Window Glass, Brushes, Varnishes, Turpentine, Glue, Gold Leaf, Artists' Materials, etc.". In 1862 Fuller and Heather moved to San Francisco. Heather remained in Sacramento managing what would become a branch operation, while Fuller established the headquarters of the business in San Francisco.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First edition. 144pp. Quarto. Printed paper spine label on cream cloth with blue papercovered boards. Good only with dampstain on bottom edges of boards and pages, corners bumped. Internally clean. Inscribed by W.P. Fuller, Jr. on the front fly.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 144 pages, 4to. SIGNED and inscribed by the author W.P. Fuller Jr. on front endpaper. Also includes laid-in typewritten letter on W.P. Fuller & Co. letterhead, signed by H.F. Harvey, Manager, Purchasing and Jobbing Department of W.P. Fulller & Co. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by W. P. Fuller - "To Lois V. Heer with the compliments of W. P. Fuller & Co." followed by W. P. Fuller's autograph.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. A limited edition publication in 1939 by San Francisco?s legendary Grabhorn Press. This copy is in near fine condition, with only a slight touch of sun fading to the top and bottom edges of the front cover and a smallish bump to the top back cover corner to stand as condition issues. Otherwise, the book is in fine condition, with the interior text fine with many pages uncut. The soft blue paper covers are in beautiful condition, and the linen cloth spine is clean and bright with the paper spine label also in fine condition. There is an inked gift inscription on the ffep signed by Dana L. Fuller, 1947. The chapter headings are highlighted by pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate the storyline, which traces the evolution of the W. P. Fuller & Company through the years of California?s economic and cultural development, linking the company to the larger trends and events in the state. With 144 pages and sized 7 1/4 X 10 3/8, this book is a nice example of the fine-press craft and artistry centered in San Francisco. 144 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Cloth spine with boards, 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches, 144 pages + 2 leaves. Final leaf with creased corner. Bottom corner rubbed, light fading to cover, Near Fine. Signed and inscribed in two hands on the end paper "To Ralph C. Tlewelling With the compliments of W.P. Fuller & Co. W.P. Fuller Jr. 1939". Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: Good. 4to. 147 pp. Hard Cover with linen spine. Paper label on spine with title in red ink. Book's former owner signature inside cover. Enclosed is a typed letter from W. P. Fuller & Co. to Charles Huntley. Very Good, minor rubbing and edge wear on covers. Provenance: Member of the Bohemian Club, San Francisco.