Search Results: Authors starting with A from Popeks Books, IOBA

New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. This antique hardcover first edition is bound in black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration, and decorative etched floral motifs on the cover. Some wear to this volume: bookplate on front inner board; front free endpaper is missing; water stains on first 25 pages; mostly a clean, tight copy. This anonymously published travelogue has been attributed to Mrs. Andrew Neilson as well as to Sophia Lane Poole. The author describes her travels throughout Russia. 316 pages; approx. 5"x8".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated.

London: Methuen and Company, 1904. This antique, 4.5"x7" hard cover book has a red cover with gilt lettering on the spine of the cover. Fair condition; there is foxing throughout, spine wear, edgewear, soil and the front cover has discoloration towards the outer edge. 214 pages. Nautical themed long poem. Reprint of the 1820 edition with twenty-five delightful color plates by Mr. Williams.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Mr. Williams. 4.5 x 7.

New York: The Century Co., 1914. Illustrated with full-page plates, this is a novel about a reluctant heiress. From the author of "Molly Make Believe." Jacket is worn, with soil/browning at the spine, edgewear, stains, chipping-now in mylar. Book has light foxing, wear and soil. 210 pages; approx. 5"x7".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Crosby, R. M..

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1919. The story of a young girl, her friends in the Girl Scouts and her happy ending. Book is in good condition with cover soil, light edgewear, and light foredge soil, jacket is in fair condition with edgewear, tape remnants, rubbing and some creases. 261 pages, 7.5 x 5.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by None.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1924. First line: "I beg your pardon, but it's my turn to have the Egg!" Book is in good condition with tanned pages, faded spine, wear and soil. 281 pages, 7.5 x 5.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pauli, E. Corinne.

Patricia A. Abbott, 2018. George Abbott and his wife Hannah Chandler were first settlers of Andover, Massachusetts who raised a family of thirteen children. This genealogical compilation provides detailed information on complete families for the first four generations of the descendants of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler and includes all the fifth generation children and their spouses. Updated from earlier genealogical compilations of the Andover Abbott line, this book includes additional details on families, provides some corrections from earlier publications, and includes the female lines of descent. Footnotes, references, and name index are included. 6 x 9 inches with 602 pages. Some mild shelf wear to covers, pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: The A. T. De La Mare Company, 1929. This is a look at how to grow and train ornamental dwarf fruit trees in the home garden. Book is in good condition with tanned pages, edgewear, some stains, and foxing. 65 indexed pages, 7.5 x 4.5.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hearing, Mary W.; Seroy, Harold.

U.S.A.: Unites States Holocaust, 1991. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Mild soil and wear, some creasing to covers. 5.5"x8.5" with 207 indexed pages.. Author. Soft Cover. Collectible-Good/No Jacket. 5.5"x8.5".

Leawood, Kansas: Circulation Service, 1986. A joint publication of three churches in Margaretville, Andes and Roxbury, N.Y., this book has a white hard cover with a color photo illustration and black lettering. Cover soil, and wear. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, this book contains tourist information as well as recipes from the churches' congregants. 227 pages, plus about 30 pages supplementary material and index; approx. 6"x8".. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo Illustrated.

New York: Mcgraw Hill Book Co., 1958. Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 5 1/2"x8". 373 pg. (including index) from man's earliest skyward thoughts to today's actual plans for flight in space and all that's in-between. Brings into focus the contributions made by astrophysics, communcations, geophysics, materials, space medicine and other fields that affect astronautics. Book is in good condition iwth wear and soil; jacket is in fair condition with edgewear, chipping, tanning, some foxing, rubbing, wear, and soil.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good/Collectible-Fair. Illus. by Illustrated.

New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1902. This antique hardcover book is bound in dark green cloth boards with black lettering on the front and spine. Covers mostly clean, some wear to spine ends; wear to page edges, foxing to endpapers, owner's name on front endpaper, but inner pages clean and bright. This novel is set in the American West. A scarce title. 383 pages; approx. 5"x8".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Pan Books, 1982. The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Book is in good condition with light edgewear, browned pages, and light soil. 162 pages, 7x 4.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by None.

New York: Gold Metal Books, 1953. This 4.25 x 7 softcover has 159 pages. No man could come between them and they fought for every man.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1932. This hard cover book has a tan cover with black lettering on the front and spine of the cover. The pages are browned and brittle, stamp on the front innerboard, wear, soil and the corners are bumped. An authentic story of the Byrd Antarctic exploring expedition. 253 pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by None. 5.5"x8".

Dover Publications Inc., 1986. Good clean copy, some mild wear to edges. No writing or markings. This edition has the yellow cover with black and white illustrations.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Book.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1968. This book is bound in black boards with gilt spine lettering. Scarce title. This is a Greenwood reprint of the original 1947 publication analyzing many key figures of the English Radical movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the influence of literature on their ideas. 330 pages, including index; approx. 5"x8". Book is in good condition with usual ex-library markings, removed front endpaper, taped title page, wear and soil.. Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by None.

New York: A Signet Book, 1980. This 4.24 x 7 softcover has 184 pages. How long can the confederation survive when brother battles brother for the right to rule?. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. Hard Cover. 5.5"x 8". Brown textured book with gold lettering on spine.720 pages with index. This is a look at historical literature comprising brief descriptions of the most important histories in English, French and German. Book is in good condition with cracked front hinge, edgewear, some ex-library markings, soil, stains and browned pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by None.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1988. This 4.25 x 7 softcover has 246 pages. He had to save two worlds, but he was only one man or was he?. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1983. A look at Japanese art from the Kurt and Millie Gitter Collection. Cover shows a bit of rubbing, light wear and soil. 297 pages, 8 x 12 inches,. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes.