Search Results: Authors starting with H from Adamstown Books

Bountiful UT: Owl Books, 1986. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1987 softcover printing.193 pp. w/ blank pages for notes. Key to National Archives and LDS (Mormon) microfilm roll numbers for Civil War era national census. Organized first by census year, then alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by county. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; beginnings of separation at bottom left front corner; some light rubbing and creasing to covers; cover corner curling; price label inside front cover..

Haines AK: Chilkat Valley Historical Society, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Inscribed by Auhor on 1st page. Tan wraps, stapled binding, pictorial cover, 36 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Haines, Alaska, is featured on the Discovery show "Gold Rush." Includes early 1900s photos of Porcupine Creek, a site filmed in the show. Also includes some Tlingit history and artifacts. Condition: Very Good; vertical crease on cover parallel to but not including the totem pole image. Appears to be the 1st printing..

Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1888. Book. Illus. by Lemaire, Madeleine. Good (ex-library). Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrated 1888 edition (originally published in 1882), with charming in-page black and white illustrations, plus 18 color plates, each with tissue protectors. Illustrated by Madeleine Lemaire. Text in French. Half leather, with marbled boards, gilt titles / ornamentation and five raised binds on spine, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge are uncut; marbled end-papers, 215 pages, 36 illustrations. Worn along edges and hinges. Condition: Good; ex-seminary library, pages clean and unmarked, labels on spine and back cover, 2 bookplates, signs of checkout paper at back of book, tissue protector pages toned..

Baltimore MD: Maryland Historical Society, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 500 pp. w/12 b& w maps and illustrations plus endpaper maps. Details one of the most important episodes in the colonization effort to emigrate Black freedmen and slaves to Africa. The establishment of the Maryland colony in Liberia and the conflict between the new arrivals and the indigenous Grebo people links race relations in the UInited states with African history. Book Condition : Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Fine..

Flatbush NY: Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association Inc., 1976. Book. Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yellow/gold illustrated wraps, staple binding, 36 pp.,w/ 12 black and white photos. Limited edition. Several short articles : The First Battle of the Nation; John Glover and His First Massachusetts Fishermen Regiment; The British Occupation of Flatbush; Dominic Rubel, Tory Preacher of Flatbush; The Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead; William Axtell and Melrose Hall. Book Condition: Good+; no text marks; small stain at bottom left front cover; crease to top right front causing page tip creases to early pages..

Athens OH: Ohio University Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 203 pp. Examines the literary sketch (and the Golden Age of magazines) as a genre more accessible and less confined by critics than the novel. The author sees this as playing an important part in the shaping of American culture especially among the middle class. Book condition : Fine, no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; shelf wear to top edge of front cover. a .

Hants, England: Scolar Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This collection of 14 essays, some of which were part of a 1994 Pre-Raphaelite seminar, covers a gamut of subjects related to individual artists, symbolism, techniques, and cultural cross-currents. The essays include : Death and the Maiden : The Lady of Shalott and the Pre-Raphaelites; Millais' "Knight Errant" and the formation of the English Nude; and Sermons in Stone : John Brett's "The Stonebreaker" Reconsidered. Book Condition : Fine; binding tight; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light rubbing; crease near top front right..

West Chester PA: Chester County History Society, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 767 pp. w/99 b&w illustrations and photos. Presumed 1st Edition. Significant history from Native Americans, to Quaker arrivals, the Revolutionary War (Battle of Brandywine, Valley Forge), the growth of the city, through the Civil War. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; light spotting to part of side text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light spotting to rear interior flap; minimal edge wear. c.

Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2003. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 256 pp. Issued for the 300th anniversary of Edwards' birth, this collection of 13 essays is divided into 4 sections - Vision, Theology, Legacy, and Reflections. "Some essays make significant contributions to scholarship on Edwards. Others covey the toils and rewards of studying and interpreting him. In still other essays we find an appreciation for Edwards' evangelical passion and concern for the Church and for individual souls." Book Condition : Good+; underlining/highlighting to 4 pages; very light cover wear..

Saluda, NC: Self-published By Author, 1997. Book. Good. Softcover (Plastic Comb Spiral Bound). Inscribed by Author(s). Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed by the author on dedication page. Poetic observations, reflections and memories about life in Saluda, North Carolina, a small town in the Smoky Mountains that au thor calls Utopia. Spiral bound softcover. 160 pp. Book Condition : Good; clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Some creasing/unevenness to text block. Cover has light shelf wear; Plastic spiral has no cracks or breaks. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall..

Lancaster PA: James Hamilton Hartzell, 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. History of the first 50 years of Thaddeus Stevens Trade School (nka College of Technology) from its founding in 1905. Documents facilities, vocational training, leadership, and student life. B&w photos. Book Condition : Near Fine; no markings; minimal wear; light age toning. No Dust Jacket..

Ramsey NJ: Paulist Press, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Combining literature, history, and theology into "a phenomenology of divine love". This is represented best by the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners'; some light spotting to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; tear at top front; shelf wear to edges and corners; sticker remnant at top right front..

Chambersburg, PA: The Craft Press, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bicentennial narrative of the origin and growth of Chambersburg and Franklin County in Pennsylvania. The book begins with a young man of 21 who arrived in the Cumberland Valley...and with the earliest settlement of 1730. Blue cloth boards, white pictorial jacket, 255 pp., several B&W images and a color frontispiece - a rendering of the Chambers Fort. Condition: Very Good; no text marks; crease at top right free end paper; slightly bumped spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; wear to edges; chipping at top right front from previous sticker..

Hershey PA: Gary T. Hawbaker, 1986. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Includes large folded doubleside photocopy of the 1824 map.Side-stapled booklet, 13 pp. Straightforward alphabetical index to the towns, mills, taverns on the 1824 map, followed by an index by tiownship. The map and index are a rich historical and genealogical reference for the area around Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Book Condition : Very Good; light corner cover wear..

Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 2nd Printing. Hardcover, 367 pp. w/ b&w photos, illustrations, and building plans throughout. Author Hayden explores the material feminism movement that sought to redraw domestic life from child rearing to building design to advance women's equality. Their ideas included urban planning (community kitchens, daycare centers, etc.). Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; some whelf wear to edges; sunlight toning; price unclipped..

Leipzig, Germany: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1922. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Tauchnitz Edition, Collection of British and American Authors, Vol. 4216. Hardcover, 262 pp. Contains The Romance of the Milky Way, Goblin Poetry, Ultimate Questions, The Mirror Maiden, The Story of Ito Norisuke, Stranger than Fiction, and A Letter from Japan.Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College Library; bookplate inside front cover; catalog label on spine and rear free end paper; light wear to spine ends and cover corners; small stain on Table of Contents; pocket and slip inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..

London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 432 pp. Series of lectures on various poets - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rbert Browning, Charles Swinburne, George Meredith, William Morris, Robert Nuchanan, Robert Bridges - by Lafcadio Hearn. Book Condition :Good, Ex-College Library; bookplate inside front cover; label on spine and inside rear cover; pocket and slip inside rear cover; front hinge cracked; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners. No dust jacket..

Kandy, Sri Lanka: The Buddhist PublicationSociety, 1967. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, 24 pp. 1984 2nd printing of likely 1st English Edition. Short booklet examines several figures from early Buddhism - The Upasaka Citta, The Bhikkhu Citta, and Father and Mother Nakula. English translation of German work. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear near spine..

Indianapolis IN: Heritage House, 1985. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Spiral Bound). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Plastic comb spiral bound softcover. Genealogical research guide covers map measurements, scales, and symbols, township and county maps, land drafts, and more. 29 pp. includes numerous b& w maps and illustrations. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light shelf wear along edges; slight creasing to cover corners..

Marietta PA: Hiestand Publishers, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Limited Edition, oblong hardcover, 498 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. By parts genealogical resource and family history, this is a detailed account of the Longenecker family of Elizabethtown PA. Well illustrated with b& w family photos, examples of crafts, and farming scenes. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks, occasional waviness to pages. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; tearing along edges..