Search Results: Authors starting with A from Adamstown Books

Governors Island NY: Headquarters First Army, 1951. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Survey history of Governors Island off the tip of Manhattan. The landing place of the first Dutch colonists in New Netherlands, the island would become fortified by the time of the American revolution and the War of 1812. It remained an Army training facility, then a Coast Guard installation, before become a park and National Monument. Book Condition : Good+, no text marks; light rubbing and one mark on covers; occasional toning at binding margins from binding adhesive. a.

Annapolis MD: United Sates Naval Institute, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 119 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout, map. and ship's plans. Documents an early Cost Guard cutter trip to the Arctic. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text books; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : minimal shelf wear to edges; price unclipped; in protective brodart cover..

New York NY: Little Brown & Co, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York Graphic Society 1969 5th Printing. Oblong hardcover. Catalog of 73 drawings and sketches for traveling exhibit of 1963-64. 41 b&w plates. Inlaid Brandywine River Museum pamphlet on the Wyeth family and newspaper article of Andrew Wyeth's death. Book Condition : Good; no text marks, gift inscription inside rear cover; toning inside covers; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light shelf wear to edges and corners; price clipped..

Harrisburg PA: The Aurand Press, 1930. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover w/ brown wraps. 61 pp. Condition: Good-. Limited Edition. Unnumbered (apparently one of 300 of this private printing). Well known for authoring and publishing short titles on Pennsylvania Dutch customs and folklore, this volume ("Historical, Bibliographical, Reminiscent") by Aurand combines a lengthy introduction with a bibliography (drawn from a previous book catalog he compiled). Book Condition : Good-; no text marks; front cover starting separation; small water stain at bottom right front cover; wear/tearing at spine ends; foxing to front free end paper. ab.

Detroit MI: Information Coordinators, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bibliography of known musical works, particularly Viennese and Italian, published by Guera in the 18th century. 115 pp. w/23 b&w images of the works and catalogs. Book Condition : Very Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks, bookplate on reverse of front free end paper; catalog label on bottom spine and rear free end paper; pocket on rear free end paper. No Dust Jacket..

Zurich, Switzerland: C.G. Jung Institute, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-staple softcover, 43 pp. Examines Eros consciousness in terms of left eye symbolism across cultures and religions - Egyptian Mythology; Ancient Greece; The Song of Solomon; Rabanus Maurus; Christian Ritual; Marsilio Ficino; Tibetan Myth; Christian Mysticism; and Dreams and Visions. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; creasing to covers and throughout text along edges. .

New York NY: Dover Publications, 1971. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 volume paperback set complete. 1971 Reprint of 1950 2nd Edition revised. 1051 pp. w/ 1199 b&w figures; synonomy, glossary, and index. Definitive encyclopedia of United States grass life and one of the basic reference works on plant life. Book Conditions : Very Good; name on front free end papers, no other text marks noted; light staining to bottom text block; small price labels on each volume; mild cover wear. a.

Leningrad: Avrora, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. State Museum of Arts IZOBRAZITEPNIH, A. C. Pushkin. Shows 391 works of art in the museum, with notes on each. Text in Russian. Green cloth boards, color-illustrated dust jacket, 391 plates and illustrations, many in color. A large and heavy book - extra shipping will be required for international sales. Condition: Very good book, Good jacket; book is clean and free of marks with very little cover wear, jacket has some short edge tears, mainly at the bottom front, with no loss..

London, England: Tavistock Publications, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1967 1st Edition. Hardcover, 64 pp. Contains Reflections on the Nude (Reflections on the Nude, Michelangelo's Giorno, Collages, Art and Embodiment) and The Image in Form - A Lecture. Book Condition: Near Fine; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some light edge and corner wear; in protective Brodart; price unclipped..

North Kingston RI: BBC Audiobooks America, 2009. Audio Book. Very Good. Audio Book (CD). Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and a host of other detectives crack cases of all stripes in this collection of twenty of Agatha Christie's famous short mysteries. Narrated by Hugh Fraser, Christopher Lee, Joan Hickson, and others. 20 unabridged stories, 15 hours, on 12 cd's. Condition : Very Good. I have listened to all the CD's and there are no issues. Cardboard slipcase has usual wear. Originally issued at $ 49.95.

Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. Probable First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. This report was prepared for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources by Capital Region Planning and Development Agency, November 1979. Includes fold out maps of Adams County, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Franklin County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Perry County, Schuylkill County and York County. Also includes a large fold up map inserted into pocket inside rear cover. Size: 4to up to 12" tall. 40 pages. Book Condition : Good; Clean unmarked pages; some rubbing and creasing to glossy covers. All maps are intact but one has a corner crease..

Albany NY: Riggs Printing and Publishing Co., 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues - Together With Three Essays Subsidiary to the Same. Scarce work by 19th century Epicopal (U.S. Anglican) minister. In addition to the title essay on the Incarnation, this work contains The Essential Nature of Sin; Spirit and Matter; and The Primary Criterion of Truth. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; no text marks, bookplate inside front cover; light creasing to some pages; light bumping to cover corners and spine ends; mild scuffing to covers; catalog labels to bottom spine and top right rear cover; slip and pocket removed from rear causing some paper tearing..

Allentown PA: Schlechters, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Revised Edition. Hardcover, 170 pp. Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Vol. 27. Includes inlaid piece from the Society to its members. 20 short lessons and commentary on vocabulary and grammatical rules with a section of prose and poetry. Includes an overview of the language, pronunciation guide, vocabularies, relation to other German dialects, and more. Book Condition : Very Good; owner's names in pencil on front free end paper, no other text marks; minimal stains/wear to tan boards. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Catalog for1993 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum. 46 b&w plates of lithographs and charcoal drawings, predominantly of rural scenes in Southeastern Pennsylvania, complemented by extensive introductory essay. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks, date stamp on front free end paper; very light cover wear..

Clifton Heights PA: Harry P. Albrecht, 1981. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong side-stapled softcover, 78 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Documents the D American Type locomotives in service in late 19th and early 20th century on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Includes specs and index.Book Condition : Very Good; inscription on front free end paper, no other text marks; light wear along cover edges..

New York, NY: Rudd & Carleton, 1859. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A small book of poems by this American poet and novelist in the 1800s. Brown cloth with blind stamped ornamentation, gilt spine titles, 117 pp., unillustrated. Condition: Good +; ex-seminary library, remains of spine label, bookplate, cataloging notation on two preliminary pages, reading pages clean, toned. Owner's signature, Union College, Schenectady, February 5th, 1859. .

Philadelphia PA: Keystone Publishing Co., 1890. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 414 pp. Dark boards, with gilt tilting, and decorative scene on front. Work focuses on the War of 1812 including the Battle of New Orleans. Book Condition : Good-; gift inscription on front free end paper, no other text marks; spine titling faded; front hinge cracked - title page detached but inlaid; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; some toning at page edges. .

Shippensburg PA: White Mane Publishing Company, 1982. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by co-author Ted Alexander on title page. 1987 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover, 448 pp. w/ several dozen b&w photos, illustrations, and maps. Details the Civil War along the Pennsylvania-Maryland border from rampant rumors, guerilla raids, plundering, and more. Special attention to major military actions - the Antietam and Gettysburg Campaigns and the burning of Chambersburg. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; spotting and staining to text block (no odor); light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light rubbing and shelf wear to edges; price unclipped..

New York NY: Globe book company, 1926. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition Hardcover. Consists of primarily drill exercises focused on grammar and punctuation - adjectives and adverbs, comma, fragmentary sentences, sentence unity, pronouns, double negatives, and more. Summary of rules is provided. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; former owner's name inside front cover; bumping to spine ends, crease at bottom of spine; spotting to covers. No Dust Jacket..

New York NY: De Capo Press, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. De Capo Press facsimile reprint of 1929 original limited editions. Two hardcovers, 654 pp. combined w/c. 60 b&w illustrations. Compiled form 18th century newspapers, this set examines a range of artistic mediums in Colonial and Revolutionary America - painters, engravers, architects, stone carvers, glass ware , silversmiths, and more. Book Conditions : Fine, unmarked; very light wear to spine ends from shelving. No Dust Jackets as issued. .