Search Results: Books by vanderbilt harold s

Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1960. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Burroughs, William H. Jr. Second edition. Jacket faded, jacket edges rubbed with small tears. Board edges lightly rubbed, ink name on front endpaper. Related papers laid in. 1960 Hard Cover. x, 334 pp. Detailed instructions from a successful skipper on how races are won.

The Bridge world. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Boards soiled. Inside clean. (contract bridge)

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Bridge World, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. Chartreuse cloth binding rubbed at extremities, slightly cracked; spine ends, corners frayed; backstrip sun-faded; boards soiled; hinges, one point in textblock cracked; a few lightly pencilled margin notations, not affecting text; leaf edges, paste-downs, endpapers & a few leaves foxed, else an intact copy. No dj. ; B&w diagrams; intro by Waldemar von Zedwitz. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 164 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, xi, 259 pages. In Good plus condition. Fully bound in illustrative publisher's cloth. Housed in archival folder with title label on front cover. Folder has library sticker on spine and has mild edge wear. Boards have fraying to spine edges, staining on front cover, and rubbing to corners. Text block has library stamps on frontispiece, title page, first plate, and plates between 206 and 207, and library writing in pencil on copyright page. Ex-library book with usual markings, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts, and tables; first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Column. 1374161. FP New Rockville Stock.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Good. 1931. No edition remarks. 230 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Includes charts, tables and four black and white drawings. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Mild cracking to gutters, with exposed binding. Faint pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Ring marks to rear board. Notable bleaching spot to spine. Minor warping to front board. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends.

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, xvii, 230 pages, G+/-; navy blue spine with gilt lettering; lully bound in navy blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and small illustration of sailboat, wear to spine head and tail, spine slightly shaken, bumping to corners, small stain to front cover; textblock shows mild age toning to page edges, and mild foxing to frontis piece (and tissue guard); illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts, tables and drawings, ex-library book with usual markings, first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1364374. Special Collections.

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, xi, 259 pages, G/-; blue slipcase with tan labels, fully bound in illustrative publisher's cloth; slipcase has moderate wear to all edges with slight break along spine; boards have very light soiling and bumping to corners, light wear to spine head, 2" partial break in forward gutter; textblock shows light age toning to page edges, mild foxing to both pastedowns, frontis piece, and title page; ex-library book with usual markings, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts, and tables; first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1364370. Special Collections.

Scribner's Sons, 1939. Hinges beginning to separate. Some foxing to a number of pages. Previous owner's gift inscription on first blank page. 259 pages. A scarce copy!. First Edition 1st Edition. Hardback. Good Used Condition.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xvii, 230 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, maps (some folded), plans (1 folded) 27 cm.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Very good plus. Quarto. 10.5 x 8". 230pp. Incl. appendix. Illustrated. This copy with gift inscription from Scribners to author, Clarence V. Mitchell, with his bookplate on paste-down. Dark blue cloth stamped in gold and white. Bottom corners bumped not effecting pages, very light rubbing to spine tips and corners. Mitchell is the author of "Letters From A LIAISON OFFICER 1918-1919.

C. Scribner's sons, ltd, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. 1939 Scribner's first edition first printing lacking the jacket and with a gift note inked to the flyleaf. Otherwise tight and unmarked. Illustrated. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial cloth. Very Good in original blue paper over boards slipcase, with labels, slipcase with wear. First Edition. 4to. INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM HOWLAND TAYLOR, YACHTING EDITOR OF NY TRIBUNE. INSCRIBED" "To William Taylor from Harold S. Vanderbilt." Taylor was the yachting editor of the New York Tribune, 1927-1942 and a contributor (later managing editor) at Yachting magazine 1923-1962. Vanderbilt defended the America's Cup in his "Rainbow" in 1934.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and gilt/white pictorial front board stamping. xvii, 230pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations, charts (some foldouts), line drawings, tables. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn and rear inner hinge a tad delicate but archivally strengthened, thus tight; text block bright and tight and near fine. Handsome first trade edition. Not only does Vanderbilt boldly sign the title page in full in blue ink, but neatly tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from him, 1p, 7" X 7½", New York, NY, 28 July 1964. Addressed to Lucien S. Hanks. Fine. On imprinted letterhead, the yachtsman tells this admirer "I would be only too happy to autograph your copy of my Enterprise book if you will send it to me...." Boldly signed in full in blue ink. Recipient Lucien S. Hanks II (whose small name/address inkstamp appears on inner flyleaf) was a Wisconsin realtor (1907-92) whose namesake… Read More

E-033: Scribner. Very Good. 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1964. 186 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Harold Vanderbilt to George Plimpton (he calls Plimpton his prize pupil) First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Vanderbilt Club was one of the earliest bidding systems in the game of contract bridge. It was devised by Harold S. Vanderbilt, who had in 1925 devised the game itself. It was published by him in 1929. It was the first strong club system. An updated version was published in 1964. As of 2017, it has long been obsolete. Vanderbilt was a very early bridge theorist, because in his 1929 book he explained in detail the reasoning upon which his system… Read More