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Five Books Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated, including:... (Total: 5 Items)
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Five Books Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated, including: Martin Caidin. Vanguard! The Story of the First Man-Made Satellite. Illustrated. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. First edition. Octavo. 288 pages. Sixty-three illustrations of photographs, diagrams, and maps throughout the text, including the frontispiece. Index. Publisher's blue cloth covers with an illustration stamped in red on the front cover and the spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Valigursky. Very minor Index. Publisher's blue cloth covers with an illustration stamped in red on the front cover and the spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Valigursky. Hardly noticeable discoloration to the top and bottom edges and the spine, Some very minor rubbing to the jacket, very slight discoloration to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Martin Caidin (1927 - 1997), an expert on aeronautics and aviation, was an adept author of both fiction and non-fiction works. The present work is an apt example of his mastery of and acquaintance with the space program as he adeptly explains Project Vanguard, which was to launch a man-made satellite into orbit in direct response to the surprise launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik. [and:] Jean D'Esme. The Red Gods (Les Diux Rouges). A Romance. Translated from the French by Moreby Acklom. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, [1924]. Octavo. viii, 365 pages. Publisher's red cloth covers with the front cover single ruled in gilt and the front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Previous owner's book plate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Light bumping to the corners and head and foot of the spine, some rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned spine, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Edith Birkhead. The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company Publishers, [1921]. Octavo. xi, 241 pages. Index. Publisher's red cloth blind-stamped covers. The spine is lettered and ruled in gilt. Some bumping to the corner and head and foot of the spine, some rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned spine, very minor fraying to the head of the spine, a few small notations to the front free endpaper, a small pencil notation on page v. Altogether a very good copy. Edith Birkhead lectured English Literature at the University Bristol and was also a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool. In this important ground-breaking work she explores gothic fiction from the time of Horace Walpole to the modern period. [and:] Fredric Brown. The Lights in the Sky are Stars. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. Octavo. 254 pages. Publisher's blue weave textured boards with the spine lettered in silver and the front cover blind-stamped with the publisher's mark. Illustrated dust jacket. Very light discoloration to the top edges of the covers and the spine, very minor rubbing to the jacket, very minor toning to the jacket spine, a small notation on the back of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Fredric William Brown (1906 - 1972) has gained a greater following as a science fiction author since his passing in 1972. This strikingly poignant work is set in 1997 and focuses upon the struggle of two men whose desire to continue the space exploration program is set against much financial governmental resistance. This work was issued in 1954 in Great Britain as Project Jupiter. [and:] G. E. Farrow. The New Panjandrum. With Illustrations by Alan Wright. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., [n.d.]. Octavo. xvi, 198 pages. 37 cartoon illustrations. Publisher's dark green boards with the front cover and spine lettered and illustrated in gilt. All edges gilt. Some minor rubbing to the covers, very light bumping to the corners, very minor fraying to the foot of the spine, some notations on the front endpapers. Altogether a very good copy. E. P. Dutton & Co. is a publishing company founded by Edward Payson Dutton in Boston, Massachusetts in 1852, and in 1864 moved operations to New York City. The Penguin Group has since acquired the company in 1986, but still utilizes E. P. Dutton as an imprint.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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