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Seven Viking Press Books, including: Rumer Godden. In Noah's Ark. New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Octavo. 62 pages. Publisher's cream mesh textured shelf back over pink boards. The front cover is blind-stamped with an image of Pegasus. The spine is lettered in gilt over a pink area. Pink and cream dust jacket. Pink coated endpapers. Slight discoloration to the spine, some rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned jacket spine, small closed tear to the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. English author, Margaret Rumer Godden (1907 - 1998), wrote under the name Rumer Godden. In this enchanting and delightful work of poetry, Godden presents a new take on the well known story of Noah's Ark, focusing on Pegasus, her main character and hero. [and:] Sylvia Townsend Warner. Lolly Willowes: Or the Loving Huntsman. New York: The Viking Press, 1927. Eight printing, May 1927. Octavo. 251 pages. Publisher's yellow boards with illustrations and a label area on the front cover in teal. The spine is teal with yellow lettering, and the back cover has illustrations in teal. Yellow dust jacket illustrated and colored identically to the covers. Very minor rubbing to the covers, light bumping to the corners and head and foot of the spine, some rubbing and soiling to the jacket, slightly sunned jacket spine, small tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine, small closed tear to the top edge of the jacket back, small red notations to the front endpapers and the rear pastedown endpaper, price clipped. Altogether a very good copy. English author Sylvia Nora Townsend Warner (1893 - 1978) penned this enchantingly amusing story. [and:] Josephine Pinckney. Great Mischief. New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First published by the Viking Press in March 1948. Octavo. 247 pages. Publisher's gray blue weave textured boards with the front cover illustrated in blue and gilt. The spine is lettered in gilt over a blue lettering area. Blue illustrated dust jacket designed by Prentiss Taylor. Very slight bumping to the corners and the head and foot of the spine, very light rubbing to the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Poet and novelist of the literary revival in the American South, Josephine Lyons Scott Pinckney (1895 - 1947), penned this work about a Charleston apothecary whose mind was preoccupied by the Satanic arts. Pinckney carefully balances fantasy and psychological realism, making for an intriguing and ironic novel. [and:] Leslie Greener. Moon Ahead. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First published by the Viking Press in October 1951. Octavo. 256 pages. Some delightful full page illustrations and diagrams. Publisher's sage green cloth covers with a small illustration in black on the front cover. Spine lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge stained black. Illustrated endpapers. Very light rubbing to the covers and jacket, slightly sunned jacket spine, small chip to the jacket spine head, small closed tears to the jacket spine foot, small very faint stain to the top corner of all the pages. Altogether a very good copy. Australian novelist Leslie Greener authored this work which focuses upon a rocket trip to the moon with two teen-age boys as the unexpected radio operators. Much of the information included was scientifically factual, and thus made this seemingly fantastic adventure a possible reality in the near future. [and:] Jeremiah Digges. Bowleg Bill: The Sea-Going Cowboy or Ship Ahoy & Let 'Er Buck! Being the Adventures of a Wyoming Ranch-Hand as Recounted by the Best-Accredited Liars' Benches along the Entire Coast of Massachusetts in which New and Valuable Hints to the Whaleman, Fisherman, and Young Student of Deep-Water Navigation Are Freely Given, Along with a Narrative of Astonishing Exploits among the Creatures of the Deep and the Not-Too-Deep Including Sparm Whale, Swordfish, Blue Shark, Sea Sarpint, Mermaid, and the Skipper's Wife as Well as Many Others. Recorded by Jeremiah Digges, the Cape Cod Pilot. With charts and diagrams by William Gropper. New York: The Viking Press, MCMXXXVIII [1938]. Octavo. 188 pages. Publisher's dark blue cloth covers with a small illustration in white on the front cover and the spine lettered and ruled in white. Illustrated endpapers. Rubbing and slight soiling to the covers, small blue mark to the front pastedown endpaper, small piece clipped from the half-title page, small red stamp on the half-title page and title page. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Leonard Cline. The Dark Chamber. New York: The Viking Press, MCMXXVII [1927]. Octavo. 282 pages. Publisher's black boards with the front cove illustrated and lettered in red. The spine is lettered in red. Top edge stained red. Some rubbing to the covers, slightly bumped corners, very light sunning to the spine, bookseller's purple stamp on the front pastedown endpaper, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, very slightly cracked front hinge. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] John O'Reilly. The Glob. Story by John O'Reilly. Pictures by Walt Kelly. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Published by the Viking Press in March 1952. Octavo. 63 pages. Delightfully illustrated throughout the text. Publisher's red weave textured boards with a small illustration on the front cover. The spine is lettered in dark red. Orange dust jacket illustrated in black and white. Illustrated endpapers in cream and brown. Very minor rubbing to the covers, very lightly sunned spine. Altogether a near fine copy. A lighthearted and fanciful story tracing the beginnings and evolution of man with the help of the delightful character, the Glob.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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