Search Results: Authors starting with U from Adamstown Books

The Seiko Institute of Horology, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume 2 in the History of the Japanese Clock and Watch Industry. Scarce softcover, 81 pp. w/ 3 b&w illustrations. Stated 1st Edition. Traces the development of the the clock industry in Nagoya - companies, factories, competition, technology. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear at cover edge; inside front cover attached to front free end paper..

Chicago IL: Bungalow Book Co., 1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Set at the end of World War I, this novel centers on newspapers, press ethics, and their effect on public citizens. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light bumping/wear to spine ends and cover corners; age toning inside covers and to free end papers. No Dust Jacket. .

Indianapolis IN: Grand Lodge of Indiana, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Probable First. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Commemorative book for statewide gathering of Indiana Free Masons. Held at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20 - 21, 1958. August J. Sieloff, Grand Master. Dwight L. Smith, Grand Secretary.141st year. Hardback - navy blue with gilt on spine only, no dustjacket. 270 pages. Book Condition : Very Good; clean and bright, no marking, no creases and no tears. Cover has very light rubbing and edge wear..

Warsaw, Poland: Galeria Art, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Edition Unstated. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Hardcover catalog from the December 1999 exhibition of the paintings of famous Polish artist Krzysztof Kokoryn on display at Galeria Art in Warsaw, Poland. Introduction, painting names, and artist interview are in Polish with an English translation for all. 20+ full color photos of paintings. Hardback - papercovered boards with picture paste-on to front and orange cloth over spine. Book Condition : Very Good; corrected gallery website and email on reverse of title page, no other marks; light shelf wear to bottom edge and corners of cover..

Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1929. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Probable First. Brown wraps, small stapled softcover, 36 pp, unillustrated. A Paramount Line Publication published by Meyer & Brother, 1929. Three plays and three pageants selected as especially fitting and delightful the Christmas program." Plays: The Spirit of Christmas by Howard Hawthorne & Howard - Christmas of Olden Times by Grace Welsh Lutgen - Christmas Helpers by Pearl Holloway. Pageants: Tiding of Joy by Emily Donaghy - Visions of the Guiding Star by Emily Donaghy - And it was Noised Abroad by Pearl Holloway. Condition: Good.

Staten Island NY: Francis Cardamone, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Centennial Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stapled softcover. Facsimile reprint of an article that first appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. LXVI, No. 396, May 1883. Includes all the illustrations from the original article. Issued in this booklet format in 1983. Also includes one U.S. Po stage Stamp issued in 1983 commemorating 100 years of the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River linking Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City with post mark dated Oct. 7, 1983. Stamp is pasted to title page with postmark beside it. Book Condition : Very Good; pages are clean and bright with no markings, no tears, some light top corner tip bends. Cover has light edge wear and a few tiny spots to front. Rear has a small light stain and price sticker remnant at bottom left. a.

London, England: John Murray, 1965. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A British literary journal published quarterly. This is Volume 174, No. 1044, Summer 1965. Contributors to this issue: Freya Star k, Massimo Bontempelli, Roger Green, Robert Browne, Thomas E. Cooney. Also includes the Index to volume 174. Book Condition : Pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no tears. There are a few small staple punctures to top of front cover that affect the first few pages. The last few pages have a light crease. Cover has light aging, some creasing, chipping at the punctures and edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ " tall..

Indonesia: Department of Information Republik of Indonesia, 1968. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Probable First. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dr. Yetti Rizali Noor, a lecturer and one of the outstanding women leaders in Indonesia, provided the greater part of the materials used in this book. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Softcover. 82 pages. Book Condition : Very Good; Except for some light aging to first and last page pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has a couple small spots and some edge wear..

United States Government Printing Office, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. Hardback - black cover with gilt title label on front; 16 pp. 1935 printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Condition: Fair; very light dampstain to edges of most pages; dampstain to tissue overlay but portrait plate is not affected. Otherwise pages are clean, unmarked, no tears, overall light crimp to top corner at spine. Cover has scuffing and a couple areas of light dampness. Edges have some rubbing and light wear. Hinges are intact. Hardcover.

Harrisburg PA: Singerly & Myers, State Printers, 1868. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Book Condition : Fair; pages are a little aged with some light smudges and a little scattered foxing. Penciled name on front free endpaper, no other writing. A few corner creases, no tears. Cover is basically clean albeit with heavy wear and chipping. All edges and corners are exposed. Spine has heavy chipping and some tearing with some cloth missing. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. .

Hanover, NH: Committee on Senior Fellowships Dartmouth College, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Simulated green leather with gilt lettering. 155 pages. Presents the history of the Senior Fellowship program of Dartmouth College from its inception, with the Class of 1930, though the Class of 2000. Includes a complete record of the members of the Fellowship, their projects, and their advisors. Clean, crisp, unmarked, tight copy. Some pages stick at edges from cutting, never opened. Cover has a little light scuffing. Hardcover.

Washington DC: Adams, Davidson & Company, 1967. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 12mo up to 7½" tall. Oblong stapled softcover, 12mo up to 7½" tall, 40 pp. Illustrated throughout in B&W, color cover image is George Inness' Sunset on the Passaic. Sale catalog of American and European paintings, sculpture, and miscellaneous items. Condition: Good+; interior is clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has some light aging, some soiling mostly to rear, light creasing and edge wear. Paperback.

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc. Book. Illus. by Amalia Serkin. Fair. Hardcover (Pictorial Papercovered Boards). First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Yellow cloth boards with color illustration, similar dust jacket. Size: 8vo up to 9½" tall. Cute story very similar to the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale. 16 full color photographic plates using dolls designed and posed by Amalia Serking. Condition: Fair/Fair. Except for a couple tiny spots pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no tears, some light corner bends. Front free endpaper has been removed. Cover has some wear and chipping to edges and corners with some paper missing to spine ends. Hinges are weak but pages are secure. Dustacket intact with flaps, but has chunk missing from spine and top edge, worn, torn and tattered edges and some soiling. Hardcover 0 0 0.

Kyoto, Japan, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1926 hardcover printed on double leaves, 64 pp. w/13 b&w plates. Silk-covered boards, with partial onion skin paper jacket taped to inside covers, bound Japanese-style, housed in worn cardboard box. Biography of 16th and 17th century Japanese artisan Hon'ami Koyetsu. Chapters explore Koyetsu's work in pottery, calligraphy, wood carving, landscape gardening, and lacquer work. Book Condition : Very Good, unmarked; slight cocking to boards; jacket taped to inside covers..