introduction vroman (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto. B&W photographs. Fine in fine DJ. 127 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Vroman, A. C.; Sandham, Henry (illustratore). Reprint. A very well-loved copy of this scarce edition of the author's 19th-century historical romance, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest stories ever written about old California. This edition contains both Volumes I & II in this single volume. The Native-American love story was made into a stage play & motion picture, continuing to enthrall subsequent generations, & the legend of Ramona lives on today in the San Diego County town that bears its name (note: a 18-year-old Raquel Welch played the leading role in the town's production of the Ramona Outdoor Play). Originally published in 1884) & by Little, Brown in 1900, this edition from that same publisher has an Introduction & original photographs by A. C. Vroman on both Frontispieces & 22 black-and-white plates, all with tissue overlays, There are also 26 decorative headings from drawings by famed Canadian illustrator Henry Sandham. Condition is only Fair: decorative tan cloth-covered boards show heavy rubbing to extremities, tearing at both ends of spine, & light soil. Both hinges are cracked, pages show age-appropriate tanning but unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays, very next business day.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Photographs By A C Vroman (illustratore). Early Reprint. 310, 308 Pp., Two Volumes In One. Top Edge Gilt, Spine Lettered In Gilt, Cover Stamped In Red, White, Green And Blue, Lettering In White, The A. C. Vroman Photographs Finely Reproduced With Tissue Guards Printed With Descriptive Text.The Photographs First Reproduced In The 1913 Edition, And Again In 1926 And 1927, Perhaps Other Years As Well. No Marks Or Inscriptions. Just A Touch Of Wear At Top And Bottom Of Spine. Very Well Preserved.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Photographs By A C Vroman (illustratore). Early Reprint. 310, 308 Pp., Two Volumes In One. Top Edge Gilt, Spine Lettered In Gilt, Cover Stamped In Red, White, Green And Blue, Lettering In White, The A. C. Vroman Photographs Finely Reproduced With Tissue Guards Printed With Descriptive Text. The Photographs First Reproduced In The 1913 Edition, Together With A 1913 Introduction By Vroman; This Printing From 1915 With That Date On The Title Page. Bibliophile's Bookplate Of J. Thomas Boggs; Pencil Signature Of Elizabeth Badger. No Other Marks Or Inscriptions. Just A Touch Of Wear At Top And Bottom Of Spine. Very Well Preserved.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Early reprint of edition featuring the local photographs of A. C. Vroman (first issued in 1913), in gilt and white-stamped orange cloth with color illustration to front panel, t.e.g., no markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed, all plates and captioned tissue guards present & perfect, light shelf wear & quiet soil to boards with darkening to spine (titles clear & legible) and very slight effacement to panel titling, personal library label to front pastedown, else Fine copy of the legendary story of the early days of southern California featuring the wonderful Southwest/California photographs of Vroman, a Pasadena legend in his own right; 8vo; (xxii) 310 + 308pp illus.