Search Results: Authors starting with B from Adamstown Books

Reading PA: I.M. Beaver, 1916. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Set in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, this fictional work tells of the wonderings of a Pennsylvania boy leaving home for New York City. Scarce title, 1916 1st Edition. 6 b&w photos used to lend authentic feel to the novel. Book Condition : Good-; no text marks; beginnings of binding separation but all pages intact; light age toning inside covers; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; some scuffing/chipping to covers (especially back). No Dust Jacket..

New York NY: Columbia University Press, 1934. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, Ex-College Library. 1st Edition in library binding. Traces the decline of censorship during the Ancien Regime and the rise of philosophic literature. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks, former owner's name on front free end paper; bookplate, slip, and pocket inside covers; withdrawn rubber stamps on original softcover wraps; some page tip creasing; light age toning. .

Princeton NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover w/ wraps. 72 pp. w/ b&w illustrations and script samples throughout. Collection of 9 essays primarily dealing with the cultural nationalism of blackletter type in Germany during the transition from the Enlightenment to Romanticism and into the early 20th century. Topics include Fraktur, schwabacher, and hybrid typefaces.Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear..

Chicago IL: Chicago Review Pr, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 88 pp. w/ color and b&w plates throughout. Examines the role of flora and nature in the life and work of William Morris, a seminal figure in the Arts & Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements in Victorian England. His interest in early landscape preservation is also covered. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear along edges;price unclipped..

London, England: Burrup, Mathieson, & Co. Ltd., 1937. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce interesting hardcover, 109 pp. w/ b& w photos. Documents the author's trip, by invitation due to his anti-communist credentials, to the 1937 Nuremberg rally.He later became more critical of the Nazis and served in Britain as a propagandist during the war. Book Condition : Fair; gift inscription on front free end paper, no other text marks; foxing especially to pages at the beginning and end of the text and end papers; a few page tip creases; cocking to boards; foxing to covers; wear to spine ends and cover corners.. .

New York NY: Grossman Publishers, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 128 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Photo-essay documenting The Hill, an economically disadvantaged area in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1960's and 70's. Text is by neighborhood resident and activist Fred Harris. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear along edges and at corners; price unclipped..

Philadelphia PA: Gross McCleaf Gallery, 1982. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 9 pp. w/ 4 color plates. Booklet for Philadelphia gallery exhibit, 02/12 - 03/01/1982. Presents four paintings from Sosson's Central Divide series. Book Condition : Very Good ; no text marks; very light wear..

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A classified and illustrated index of plant constructions, machines, materials, means and methods in use in civil engineering works of every class. For the use of civil engineers, draughtsman, students, builders, and contractors. With upward of fifteen hundred diagrams. " Hardback - brown cloth, no dustjacket. 254 pages. Third edition revised and enlarged. Published by Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1940. Book Condition : Good; Previous owner's info on front free endpaper. Pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has some rubbing; wear to corners and spine ends. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9 ¾" tall. .

Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 184 pp. w/12 color plates and 120 b&w illustrations. Traces the introduction of mass production techniques into ceramic tile design and distribution in Great Britain and America in the 19th century. Includes information on the role of Arts and Crafts pioneers such as William Morris and William De Morgan. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; slight bumping to spine ends; some spotting to (primarily top) text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; multiple tears at front cover corners and spine ends; creasing to inner flaps..

Logan, Utah, 1987. Book. Illus. by Bissland, R. P. (cover). Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of original poems by 6 women. Inscribed by one of the six poets featured (Julia Barrett, dated 1987). The first poem is a tribute to the six. Pale gray-blue paper wraps with black titles and ornamentation, 68 pp. Condition: VG, pages clean, minor fading of cover near edges, a few very light spots. .

Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1924. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Christian fiction. Hardback - green cloth with black lettering, no dustjacket. 312 pages. 1924, 1st edition. Book Condition : Good; previous owner name and a little whiteout on front free endpaper. Reading pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Scuffing to covers around the edges. Binding relaxed..

Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Likely 1st Edition. Coverage is non-mathematical, presented as a °travelogue° of the solar neighborhood. Offers detailed descriptions of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the results of probes of Halley's comet. Tan hardback, 452 pp, b&w diagrams and photos, 17 color images. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; spotting to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some shelf wear to edges and corners..

New York NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover, 307 pp. Traces the history of religious skepticism in the West from the rise of astronomy and scientific rationalism through the Reformation to the French Revolution. Argues that the mid 20th century was giving rise to individual experimentation and a different form of religious vitality. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Church Library; bookplate on front free end paper; pocket and card on rear free end paper; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition: Good; in protective Brodart taped to stay over covers; some soiling; catalog label at bottom spine end..

Huntington WV: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition oversize hardcover, 244 pp. w/ 150 b&w photos, illustrations, and maps. Micro-history of the Lightning Brigade's participation at Chickamauga where this Indiana and Illinois brigade, armed with Spencer rifles, clashed with five different Confederate brigades over three days. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light bumping to top right cover corner. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; edge wear; light creasing to top of interior flaps; small stain at top spine end; price sticker adhesive remnant at bottom right rear..

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Book. Illus. by Robert Ball. Fair. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A work of historical fiction, the story focuses on an 18th century southern family with a rich backdrop of fox-hunting and horses. No. 3 of a limited edition of 950 copies. Volume 1 only of a two volume set published by Derrydale Press, 1937. Hardback - red cloth with gilt. 217 pages. Black and white full page illustrations by Robert Ball. Book Condition : Fair; Apparently never read as some pages are still uncut. Pages are lightly aged around the edges, clean, unmarked, no tears. Cover is lightly soiled with fading to spine, some rubbing and light edge wear. Both hinges are cracked but pages seem secure..

Philadelphia PA: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Oversize hardcover, 402 pp. Biographical sketch of Lancaster Pennsylvania artist Eichholtz and a catalogue of his portraits and other works. Includes 100 pp. at rear of b& w photos and illustrations of his work. Antiques & Auction News article inlaid. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; spotting to text block; light musty smell. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; small tears along all edges; some rubbing to back; price unclipped. a.

Ann Arbor MI: Edwards Brothers, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Oversize hardcover, 152 pp. w/ b&w photos, illustrations, and maps throughout. Subtitled : Two hundred years of life on the West Shore of the Susquehanna in Central Pennsylvania, 1776-1976. Issued in conjunction with U.S. Bicentennial and the dedication of the Benjamin House Library & Museum in New Cumberland. Documents. Estates and homesteads are used to help illustrate Central Pennsylvania history. Book Condition : Very Good; slight bump to bottom spine end; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; creasing and tearing along edges with several small pieces missing; price unclipped..

New York NY: Oxford University Press, 2016. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. 456 pp. Examines French history with special attention to the French Revolution as the "most intense political laboratory the world has ever known:". Other topics include : the Ancien Regime and the Enlightenment, Napoleon, the Vichy regime during World War II, and much more. Book & Dust Jacket Conditions : New, unread..

London, England: Printed for Matthew Turner at the Limb in High-Holborn, 1686. Book. Good Minus. Leather Bound . 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "Written Originally in French by James Benigne Bossuet, Sometimes Bishop of Condom, and now of Meaux, Counsellor of State to the Most Christian King, Heretofore Tutor to the Dauphin, and now Chief Almoner to the Dauphiness. Faithfully Englished. London, Printed for Matthew Turner at the Limb in High-Holborn, 1686." 565 pp. This appears to be the first English edition of this work, originally published in French in 1682 as Discours sue L'Histoire Universelle. Dedicated to the surviving legitimate son of Louis XIV, whom Bossuet tutored, this work traces God's interaction with Man through history with chapter and verse citations from the Bible printed in the margins. Government, and other religious and civic institutions, are wholly dependent on Divine Law and sanction.  Book Condition : Good-; front board… Read More

London, England: Edmund Ward, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition British Import. Written by a 10 year old author& illustrator, this delightful work captures the manners of adults through the almost-human Lady Porks and her faithful Mr. Snuffle. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light stain at top front free end paper; a few spots to text block; light bumping & toning to spine ends; crease to top rear cover. Dust Jacket Condition : Fair; multiple large tears and chips; some spotting; spine discolored by sunlight; price unclipped..