Search Results: Authors starting with F from Adamstown Books

Lancaster PA: Franklin and Marshall College, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Catalog and checklist for Pennsylvania German fraktur held at F&M College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Essays on Fraktur; Calligraphy and Linguistics: A Different Look at the F&M Fraktur; and, Religious Dimensions. 12 color photos and 6 b&w illustrations. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; price sticker remanant at bottom right rear cover. 8 1/2 x 11" oblong side-stapled softcover..

Swift Current, Canada: Jacob M. Fehr, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on reverse of title page. Softcover, 76 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Collected poems and short stories, expressing a love for the Low German dialect. Self-published by Canadian author. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very light wear to cover corners..

New York: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1917. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. Probable First. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Christian fiction missionary stories for children, revolving around adventures of a young Italian boy. Hardback - red cloth with black lettering and drawing of boy on front, no dustjacket. B&W illustrations throughout. 1917, no other date or printing mentioned. 90 pages. Condition: Very Good Minus, NOT ex-library, foxing to text block and end papers but very little on main pages, which are clean with no markings, creases or tears. Minimal wear to cover. Hinges intact, binding tight..

Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Studies in American Religion, Book 42. Hypothesizes that the religious background of defendants does factor into prosecution when the belief system is considered outside of the mainstream. Cases discussed include the Sanctuary Movement; Abortion Clinic bombers; and, Sun Young Moon's trial for tax evasion. Book Condition : Good; Ex-Seminary Library; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; catalog labels on bottom spine and top right rear cover; pocket removed from rear free end paper tearing paper. No Dust Jacket. .

Self-published By Author, 1931. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Gray softcover, 39 pp. Complete title: "Fichthorn's Letter System of Music Reading With Essentials for Vocal Classes : Also Useful in private Voice and Instrumental Teaching as well as Class Instrumental Instruction. One Letter Position for all Keys Applicable to all Texts. A Pupil's Book for Class and Home Study". CONDITION: Good; pages are a little aged, clean with no writing except owner's name on top of title page and author signature. Some creasing and a couple nicks to page edges, no tears. Cover has a couple small marks otherwise clean with some chipping and crease to rear. Some edge wear. Rear bottom corner is missing a little paper. Binding is tight. .

Berkeley CA: Center for Hermeneutical Studies, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. THIS PREDATES THE BOOK OF THE SAME TITLE AND ISBN. Good, Ex-Seminary Library. Protocol of the 56th Colloquy 04/16/1987 features title presentation by Fikentscher, 4 responses, and minutes of the roundtable discussion. "... will attempt to show that the anthropological concept of "mode of thought". properly redefined, is able to explain cross-cultural differences in legal thinking." Side-stapled softcover with lamination to preserve outside covers. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; text unmarked, pencil catalog notes on title page; labels on spine and rear of cover; cover corner curling; checkout slip removed from inside rear cover tearing paper..

Philadelphia, PA: Freeman Fine Arts of Philadelphia, Inc., 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Green softcover, color illustration on cover, black and white images in text. Size: 8vo up to 9½" tall . Condition: Very Good, clean, unmarked, no creases or tears, some shelf wear. Volume 2 only of a two-volume catalog, in numerical sequence with Vol. 1. Lists auction Lot 949 to Lot 1031. From the property of a Philadelphia gentleman. Paperback.

Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 416 pp. w/ frontispiece map. Edited diary/journal entries by Washington from his childhood to just before the Declaration of Independence. Organized chronologically into sections including : A frontier Command; The Farmer Burgess; Mount Vernon Days; Western Lands; The Ohio River Journey; and more. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks; label on bottom spine and inside rear cover; bookplate and dedication inside front cover; light wear to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket..

St. Louis MO: Concordia, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 389 pp. Collection of 13 scholarly essays explore such topics as humanisms influence on : Reformation in Silesia; Theological Faculties of Lutheran Universities; Hermeticism; Anabaptism; Iconography of Mary Magdalene; and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light spotting to text block; very slight cocking to boards. Dust Jacket condition : Good; shelf wear to edges; small tear at top right rear corner..

Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1971 2nd printing hardcover, 605 pp. with some b&w illustrations. During most of the two centuries prior to the Civil War, Pennsylvania led the other colonies and states in the quantity of food produced. This wide-ranging survey covers buildings and equipment, labor, soil, livestock, horticulture, transportation, allied industries (such as mills), and much more. Primary sources are used and quoted whenever possible. Other facets of rural life, including religious denominations such as the Quakers, Amish) and education, are also discussed. Book Condition: Good; no text marks; binding relaxed; some bumping/wear to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket. .

Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 619 pp. w/ b&w illustrations scattered throughout. Surveys the effect of modern farm machinery and agricultural techniques on farming in Pennsylvania as well as rural life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Book Condition: Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear; a few small marks on text block. No Dust Jacket Condition..

Elgin IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 335 pp. After a general history of the Brethren Church and the Dunkards, topics include Christopher Sower and the Sower Bibles and periodicals. A survey of 18th century writers follows along with a chronological appendix of works published in Europe and America. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; binding relaxed but all pages secure; some spotting to text block; white stain at top text block, some faint stains to front cover; wear at top rear cover edge; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket as issued..

York PA: York Graphic Services, 1975. Book. Illus. by Fritz Kredel. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited 2nd edition, Christmas Keepsake from York Graphic Services. Softcover, 69 pp. w/ b&w illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Chronological account of the national capitols during the Revolutionary War and late 18th century - New York, Philadelphia, York, Lancaster, Baltimore, Annapolis, Trenton, Princeton, and eventually Washington DC. Several were for very short periods as the Continental Congress moved around to avoid the British. Book Condition Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. In original colored mailing envelope which is in good condition, with an oval high school reunion sticker covering the address space. b.

Middlebury Center, PA: Charles F. Foster, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Religious poems, hymns, sonnets, and metered and free verse. Dark brown wraps, illustrated, stapled binding, 131 pp., several B&W illustrations of paintings, mostly by the author. Condition: Very Good, clean and crisp.

Boyertown PA: Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, 1968. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 28 pp. B&w photos catalog the collection of the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. From an 18th century sled and an early Conestoga Wagon, the collection stretches from Colonial America to the 1920's and 30's. Both personal and commercial vehicles are represented. Book Condition : Very Good+; no text marks; very light cover corner wear. .

Philadelphia PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Book. Illus. by J. G. Chapman. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1/4 Leather hardcover with sewn-in bookmark ribbon and gilt text block. 246 pp. w/ illustrations by J.G. Chapman. Edited by John Bigelow. Book Condition : Fine; unmarked. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Pickwick Publications, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 189 pp. Seeks to demythologize Lincoln's knowledge of the Bible, arguing that he used it politically and morally in support of emancipation. Careful attention is paid to his second Inaugural address. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; mild curl to front cover edge; two small stains to top text block..

Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, 1950. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's copy of softcover monograph on migration patterns in Chicago during the 1930's and 1940's. Covers data sources, migration differentials (age, gender, occupational, educational, economic, and familial), distribution of migrants within Chicago, African American migration, and social disorganization/mental health. Maps, tables, and charts throughout. Book Condition : Fair; no text marks; staining to covers; wear/tearing to spine ends; water stain to bottom of side text block; author's rubber stamp on front cover; tear to page 191..

Petaluma CA: Pryor Pettingill Publishers, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Compilation of Freedman's poetry grouped by publication title, as well as miscellaneous and previously unpublished work. Date is provided for each poem. Compiled and edited by her son. Author's signature is reproduced on half title page. Book Condition : Fine; no signs of wear. No Dust Jacket as issued..

West Chester PA: Birmingham Friends, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 164 pp. w/ 22 b&w photos. Issued for the tricentennial of Quaker meetings in Birmingham Pennsylvania Monthly Meeting.In addition to six chronological chapters, there are multiple appendices that include a piece on the Battle of Brandywine. Book Condition: Very Good; gift inscription on front free end paper, otherwise unmarked. No Dust Jacket as issued..