Search Results: Authors starting with U from Borg Antiquarian

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good +. Second edition with Additions and Corrections, tall 8vo, maroon pebbled cloth, 459 pages. ~2 lbs. A superior grammar of Syriac or Western Aramaean. Its Introduction offers a history of the Syriac language. The Chrestomathy presents a selection of literary passages--often ecclesiastical or poetic--for translation practice. There is a 26-page lexicon. Overall, a Very Good copy: minor wear to extremities of covers. Prior owner's bookplate & a few small deaccession marks on front pastedown; splitting to paper over inner hinges without any negative impact on the sewing or tightness of the volume. Internally very clean.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, dark blue cloth with silver and gold lettering on spine and "John Updike" in silver on front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (not clipped) with a 5th century angel from Egypt, [xii] + 316 pages + [2] A Note About the Author & [2] A Note on the Type. John Updike (1932 - 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career. <br /> <br /> <br /> SUPERIOR CONDITION internally & externally! Tight, clean, bright. Traces of rubbing at extremities. No previous owner's or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Another superb collection of brilliant stories by Updike.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Trade Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the half-title, 8vo, tan cloth with "John Updike" in silver on cover, archival mylar-protected dust jacket with photo of young Updike (unclipped) & another photo of him signing a book on the back panel, photographic endpapers of the Updike extended family, xii + 257 pages + [1] Notes. Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark laid in. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: SIGNED by the AUTHOR! De Bellis & Broomfield, A127(b)<br /> <br /> John Updike (1932 - 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books.<br /> <br /> "John Updike's memoirs consist of six… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, blue cloth with silver lettering on spine over pale blue boards with "John Updike" stamped in silver on front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting the Fall of Icarus by Bernard Picart, [viii] + 302 pages. Exceptional Condition!<br/> <br/> John Updike (1932 - 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career. <br/> <br/> Updike's short stories were collected in several volumes published by Alfred A. Knopf over five decades. <br/> <br/> Trust Me is a collection of 23 stories written by brilliant Updike. These include such brief masterpieces… Read More

New York and Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, red quarter cloth with black lettering over ivory boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Carol Hayes, 499 pages + [2] About the Author. Weight: 1 lb. 12 oz. Luis Alberto Urrea (born 1955) is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & in LIKE NEW CONDITION! No previous owner or remainder marks.

Edison, New Jersey: The Blue & Grey Press, 1983. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo, red half cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, illustrated with several B&W photos of Custer plus a few maps of his engagements, archival mylar-protected glossy pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with full color painting of Custer in his general's uniform, red endpapers, 308 pages. 1 lb. 7.5 oz. George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876) was an intrepid United States Army officer and dashing cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean copy without internal or remainder marks. Bright clean dust jacket (unclipped). Gregory J. W. Urwin is a highly respected military historian whose work spans the American War of Independence through World War.