w j cox signed (3 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good/Acceptabe. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No Dust Jacket Green cloth hardback with faded lettering on spine, marks on covers, and slight fading around edges and down spine. Sunned and foxed endpapers. Dedication SIGNED "With Very Best Wishes Sincerely Bill Cox Oct 1952"on front endpaper from the Author, otherwise clean tight copy in good/acceptable condition, 96pp Numerous illustrations first published by Frederick Muller Ltd in 1952 Book#102863. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1961, 1st edition, Stated 2nd printing, NF/GOOD+, AS-IS, SCARCE , Small Yellow & Black Decorated Cloth with Drawing of Boy pulling Sailboat on Sand, Cvr lite wear, DJ Light Rub, wear tiny Chips Tears Extremities, Spine DJ 2 Small Chips affects words My Life etc, BACK DJ small triangular chips edge & Tear, Publishers Yellow Top Stain outer pgs edge, 128 pgs , DJ Protected clear Mylar,

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ , NF+/VG+, AS-IS,1st edition. , 1964, Stated 3RD printing, Black Cloth Titled in Gold Gilt on Spine cvr, Cvr light wear, 246 pgs, Interior nice tight clean light Fox, Wear ,LITE SCUFF DUSTJACKET ,Back Blank Goldenrod Endpapers FORMER OWNER STAMP, Designed by Andrew P. Zutis, Preface, Written by the Public Administrator of New York County who supervised the search for Ida Woods true identity in order to ward off the thousands of claims to her fortune .HER HUSBAND WAS PUBLISHER OF NY DAILY NEWS, & HIS BROTHER WAS MAYOR OF NYC, in 1860 IDA danced with the Prince of Wales Albert Edward (and future King), and met Abraham Lincoln IN 1861. After she died on March 12, 1932, of bronchial pneumonia, at the age of 94, no fewer than 1103 claimants squabbled over her estate. AT THE HERALD SQUARE HOTEL WHERE THEY LIVED IDA requested Copenhagen snuff, Havana cigars and jars of petroleum jelly, which Ida massaged onto her face for several hours each day. She was five feet tall and 70 pounds, Her complexion, in spite of her age, was as creamy and pink and unwrinkled as any I have ever seen. It was like tinted ivory. Her profile was like a lovely cameo. AFTER HER DEATH In an old box of stale crackers they discovered a diamond. Signed by Author(s).