Search Results: By Year Of Issue / 1920s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Very Good. 1922. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. A Very Good first edition/first printing in Very Good condition, little soiled and edgeworn; The Blue and Gray: A History of the Conflicts During Lee's Invasion and the Battle of Gettysburg is a detailed and comprehensive history of the Civil War, covering the major events of the war from both Confederate and Union perspectives. The book is written by Gilbert, a history professor at the University of Virginia, and provides a detailed and balanced account of both the Confederate and Union campaigns and the overall conflict. Gilbert provides background information on both the Confederacy and the Union, as well as detailed accounts of the major battles of the war, including the Battle of Gettysburg. The Blue and Gray is an essential resource for students and historians interested in the Civil War, and would be a valuable addition to any library.; 8vo ; 166 pages .

New York: Boni and Liveright. Good+. 1922. Second Edition. Hardcover. A second edition in Good+ condition with soiling, aging and edgewear to the volume itself and a library rule sticker on the front pastedown along with a previous owner's signature on the front flyleaf; Theodore Dreiser's autobiographical book, A Book about Myself, tells the story of one man's life from childhood to old age. Dreiser portrays his experiences in a frank and unvarnished manner, revealing the details of his personal life and his thoughts and feelings on a wide range of topics. This book is an interesting and inspiring read, and will provide readers with a unique understanding of one of America's most renowned authors.; 8vo ; 502 pages .

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1928]. Hardcover. A presumed first edition/first printing (no other editions or printings stated) in Very Good condition with some rubbing to the boards edges and lightly bumped corners lacking dust-jacket. Contains numerous B & W illustrations by the author and others; A celebration of Indian crafts and lore; B & W Illustrations; 8vo; 418 pages .

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Very Good-. 1925. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first edition/first printing in Very Good- condition with rubbed and soiled boards without dust-jacket; A romantic tour of some of the author's favorite places in England; B & W Plates; 8vo; 186 pages .

London: Constable & Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition, boards little rubbed, lightly soiled and foxed page edges; Two hundred word pictures of the English inn from the earliest times to the coming of the railway hotel. Selected and edited by Thomas Burke; 12mo; 401 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. [ca.1929]. Reprint Edition. Cloth. A smart Reprint edition in red cloth binding with black letters. About Fine condition with bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown in Very Good- dust-jacket with moderate edgewear and a few chips. Zeuschner 82]; "Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones (one of the Boston Smith-Joneses) -- a tall and thin youth with an ominous cough -- finds himself cast ashore on a desert island in the Pacific, so primitive that it is still peopled by a race closer to the apes than to man. " (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [x], 323, [5] pages .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in very good+ condition with near fine dust-jacket. This volume has pen markings on the front endpage. The dust-jacket shows sign of minimal wear; This volume was issued by publisher as a Pocket Thriller. ; 18mo; 261 pages .

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1928. Limited Edition. 1/2 Cloth. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Number 3 of 600. The dust jacket, housed in mylar, shows very slight sunning to the spine. The book itself is unblemished and beautiful. It was printed and illustrated by Robert Gibbings on mould-made paper. ; Coppard was a British short story writer, popular particularly in the United States. Much of his writing contains elements of fantasy or the supernatural. In this story, the character Count Stefan lives in an Austrian hotel where he mysteriously refuses to speak ; 8vo; 57 pages .

London: Constable and Company Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1921. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A handsome first British edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good+ dust-jacket with mild edgewear, chipping, and light sunning to spines of both volumes. Volume 1: [7] viii-xiv [4], [3] 4-298 [2] pp; Volume 2: [8], [3] 4-281 [282] pp; Charles Francis Adams, Sr. , was the grandson of John Adams and son of John Quincy Adams. The letters contained within this volume were written while Adams served as the United States Ambassador to Great Britain during the American Civil War; Vol. 1 & 2; 8vo .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1920. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. First edition/first printing in Very Good+, little soiled and edge-worn condition, spine cloth lightly frayed. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper; The book A Cycle of Adams Letters 1861-1865 is a collection of letters written by president John F. Kennedy to his brother Robert F. Kennedy. The letters span the president's first year in office and document the president's thoughts and experiences.; Vol. 2; 8vo; 281 pages; 50861: 2 volumes together .

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with light foxing to edges in better than Very Good dust-wrapper with light edgewear. Richards A363, Livingston 506, Stewart 519; First published in 1926, Debits and Credits is a collection of short stories, poetry and two scenes from a play, previously published in periodicals. Four poems are translations of odes by Horace; 8vo; [iv], v-vi, [2], 3-416 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The cover shows wear and has some discoloration. A previous owner's signature is on the front endpage. There are annotations in pen throughout the book; This book follows the life of Deloney, a woman who uses her gentle craft to make life more pleasant for everyone she meets.; 8vo; 96 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good. 1920. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing very good condition. There is some discoloration on the covers. There is some slight foxing throughout. ; Secret agents, an international conspiracy and the threat of war make this novel a thrilling tale of romance and adventure; 16mo; 295 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good+. 1920. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good+ condition. The volume overall is a clean, tightly bound copy; Frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. ; 8vo; 295 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good+. 1920. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An first printing of the first editiion in very good+ condition. There is a previous owner's library bookplate on the front endpage. ; Frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. ; 16mo; 295 pages .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good+. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with bright gilt lettering on the front cover. The spine has faded somewhat but the binding is clean and tight; Dew and mildew cling to the drenched garments of the weary traveler as he trudges along a country road. He has been walking for days and has little food or water left. Finally, he comes to a small house. The door is open and he enters. Inside, he finds a small group of people huddled around a fire. They are kindly, and offer him food and water. The traveler is tired and grateful. He falls asleep on the floor. The next morning, he wakes up to find that the people have left. The only thing left is a loaf of bread and a jug of water. He is alone in the house. The bread is gone, and the jug is almost empty. He is about to leave when he hears a noise outside. He goes to the door and opens it a little bit. He sees a woman walking down the road. She is carrying a baby in her arms. The traveler… Read More

Berlin, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag. Near Fine. [1923]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A lovely Limited Edition, which preceded the Trade Edition, in Near Fine condition with light sunning to top edge and bumped upper spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Light blue colored boards with gilt floral device and title and author in gilt on spine. Illustrated with 14 stunning woodcuts, the first signed by the illustrator, Ludwig von Hofmann. SIGNED and inscribed by the Nobel Laureate directly on the limitation page. This is #21 of 150 comments; Die blaue Blume, or "The Blue Flower", is a verse novel written by Nobel Prize winning author Gerhart Hauptmann. In German culture the blue flower symbolizes desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable ; Woodcuts; [1-6] 7-59 [60-64] pages; Signed by Author .

London and New York: Hodder & Stoughton. Near Fine. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A handsome first Trade edition/first printing in about Fine condition, showing minimal rubbing to boards. Rose gray cloth with darker lettering and cover design of a woman harvesting apples. Decorative gray and white endpapers; Phillpotts collection of thirteen charming poems celebrating apples and cider. Beautifully illustrated with three full-color plates and accompanying tissues, plus seven black and white drawings; B&W and Color Illustrations; 8vo .

New York And London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Cloth. The November printing of the first edition in Very Good+ condition in the scarce, tattered dust-jacket, split along spine. BAL 3536; "A number of articles in this volume, even the more important, have not heretofore appeared in print. Few of these papers were unimportant, and a fresh interest attaches to them today in the fact that they present some new point of observation, some hitherto unexpected angle of Mark Twain's indefatigable thought." - Albert Bigelow Paine (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [i-vi] vii-xxxv [xxxvi] [2], 1-406 [2] pages; L-X indicates November printing versus E-X for May .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good. 1922. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in very good condition. The book has a cocked spine and the front flyleaf is ripped in half ; IDENTITYIn this riveting mystery, a man who has spent his life in hiding must unmask himself and face the consequences of his past. When the police detective investigating a series of murders is killed, the man who hired the killer makes him an offer he can't refuse: take his place and continue the investigation. However, the man quickly realizes that he is in for a much more difficult task than he anticipated. The killer is clever and has a close understanding of the detective's methods, making it virtually impossible for him to solve the murders. Desperate and with no other choice, the man takes on the role of the detective and begins to piece together the clues to the killer's identity. But will he be able to save himself before it's too late?;… Read More