Search Results: Authors starting with J from Adamstown Books

U.S.A.: Folcroft Library Editions, 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good; Ex-Seminary Library. Folcroft Library Editions (100 copies). Library binding. Limited edition reprint of 1930 classic focused on humanism during the Renaissance. Includes chapters on Florence and Venice. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; no markings to text; bookplate inside front cover; catalog labels to spine end and top right rear cover; age toning to text block and end papers (due to paper quality); pocket removed inside rear cover tearing paper. No Dust Jacket..

Kennett Square PA : Western Quarterly Meeting, 1980. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 95 pp. w/ c. 20 b&w photos of meetinghouses and a foldout map of area discussed at rear in 1776 and 1980. Interesting survey of Chester County and Northern Delaware Quaker meetinghouses. Also discusses The Underground Railroad, Native Americans, Education, and more. Errata sheet inlaid. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; only flaw is a stain at the top right rear cover which also impacts the top left corner of the fold out map at the rear of the book..

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Dorrance Publishing Co., 2001. Book. Illus. by Rhonda Libbey. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing. This first-time author successfully captures the familiar themes of childhood in her charming collection of poetry for children. Woven together with fanciful illustrations by Rhonda Libbey, Jamison's creative verse makes a favored bedtime reading to be enjoyed by parents and children alike. Softcover with lavender wraps, 23 pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page: "To Louise, Best Wishes, Julia Jameson". Published by Dorrance Publishing Co., 2001, first printing stated. Condition : Very Good; appears unread, interior is clean, crisp, unmarked (except for author inscription) with no creases or tears. Cover is clean with some areas of rubbing several small light spots. Binding is tight. Illustrator: Rhonda Libbey. ISBN: 0805947345. Paperback signed by Author.

Charlottesville VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of 6 essays examining the interplay between religion and liberal democracy. Topics include : Forcing, Enforcing, and Reinforcing: The Problem of Religion and the State; Conservatism and Religion; Socrates' Understanding of the Problem of Religion and Politics; and more. Promotional piece for book inlaid. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; curl to right front cover; crease at left front cover. .

Oxford University Press, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 5 volume hardcover set, 2984 pp. with b&w photos throughout. Contains entries on artists, movements and schools, historical exhibits, and more. Vol. 5 includes a topical outline of articles, directory of contributors, and comprehensive index. Book Conditions : Very Good, Ex-College Library; minimal use; no text marks noted; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners; bookplates inside front covers; catalog labels on spine and on rear free end paper. No Dust Jackets..

New York NY: United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, 1970. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled booklet, 39 pages, undated (c. 1970). Also includes a complimentary copy of A User's Guide to the Official Records of the American Civil War. This work focuses on the historical role of the American Missionary Association particularly in working with African Americans from the abolitionist movement through Reconstruction via home missionaries, schooling, and Freedmen's Bureaus. Includes reproductions from the American Missionary magazine. Book condition : Very Good; no text marks; light cover corner creasing; some toning around cover edges..

New York NY: Abingdon Press, 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Early work on Christian psychology and personality. Special emphasis on ethics, freedom, love, and conscience. Book Condition : Good; former owner's name(s) in ink on front free end paper and half title page; slight discoloration at binding from adhesive; no other internal markings; a little spotting and chipping to text block; fading to gilt lettering on spine. No Dust Jacket as issued. .

Greensburg PA: Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 2006. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 72 pp. w/ 38 color plates. Catalog for 2006-07 traveling exhibit includes a lengthy essay "Realist Variations: Pennsylvania Painters and Modernism". Contains works by both well-known painters (Mary Cassatt, Henry Tanner, John Sloan, Maxfield Parrish) as well as those less familiar (Robert Spencer, Johanna Hailman). Book Condition : Good; no text marks; creasing to cover corners; light soiling and original price label on rear cover.z.

West Chester PA: Published by Author, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover booklet, 111 pp. w/ 33 b&w illustrations. Details how industrial growth transformed West Chesster after the Civil War. Covers businesses such as Hoopes Bros., Darlington Wheel Works; Sharples Separator Works, and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; bar code label at bottom right rear cover; light wear to spine ends..

Philadelphia PA: Walker, 1836. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fair, Ex-College Library. set commonly known as Woodfall's Junius. Title continues "To Which Are Added His Confidential Correspondence with Mr. Wilkes and His Private Letters Addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall." Reflections and exhortations on politics in England around the time of the American Revolution. Text in Colonial English. Leather binding, spine has gilt bands and black title label, 857 pp., unillustrated. Condition: Fair, Ex-College Library; much of leather covering is worn off; age toning throughout; chipping to spines, spine ends heavily worn; signs of beginning separation but all boards and pages are intact; usual library markings and labels..

London, England and New York NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1902 2 Volume Set. Well-received biography of Anne, last of the Stuart rulers of England. During her reign the Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain and the War of Spanish Succession presaged Great Britain's rise as a a world power. Book Conditions : Good; no text marks gift inscription on front free end paper of Vol. 1; wear to spine ends, edges, and cover corners, light scuffing; light age toning to page edges; some pages uncut. No Dust Jackets..