Search Results: Titles starting with A from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

The story of what Lincoln was really like. Book is clean and tight; however, pages are age tanned, and cover has small chip in top edge, also a little edge and corner wear.

This book traces the life of the frontier clerk, storkeeper, lawyer, politician, and Civil War President.
Good condition. Printed paper over boards. Some corner wear. Ex-library - peeling label on front, previous owner's name in ink on end paper, sticker on title page, stamps on top and back end papers. Text is clean, binding is tight. Please use photos as part of the description.
98 pages, plus Index.

"Both the culturally curious and the maturing Buddhist will welcome Dinty W. Moore's The Accidental Buddhist." "Cutting through religious jargon and abstract concepts, Moore explains in clear terms why Buddhism is becoming part of popular culture. Cover is in good shape except back cover has corner bend and price sticker. Pages are clean - no marks, but some corners have been folded and there are a few spots on the top page edges. Very little edge wear, but there is corner wear.

This book is all about painting with acrylic paints. It covers basic concepts and techniques, color, still life, landscapes, creating atmosphere and texture, water, figures and animals. Something for every artist.Condition: Very Good, except for chip on back cover edge approximately 1/3 up from bottom, otherwise very minimal edge/corner wear, clean and tight. Spiral bound so open book will lay mostly flat to show both pages. Please use photos as part of description.224 pages including Index.

From Chapter I. The Workshop. - "With a single drop of ink for a mirror, the Egyptian sorcerer undertakes to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. With this drop of ink at the end of my pen I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799."
This is actually a pretty easy read about values, love, seduction, a tragic affair, murder, and more.
Good- condition. Gold cloth over boards with beautiful black text and design impressed on front and spine. Spine also has a gold gilt block. There is some soiling, bumping, edge/corner wear, and back has a few areas where the color has been rubbed? off and the cloth base is visible. Front and back end papers are a light green and white flower print. The front end paper has torn away from the cover in a few spots, but is still attached. The front end paper has an… Read More

Over 50 quilting designs rantge from simple single line to skill-enhanced multiple line color-coded patterns. All kinds of pattern subjects - flowers, scrolls, geometric, etc. Contains eight-inch coordinating blocks, border designs, and two whimsical animal patterns. Discover Design section with 16 connecting shapes.Good condition. This is actually a new book (old stock) that has a bit of water damage. There is a water stain at the bottom and page edges on the first 20 pages that does not affect the patterns. No mildew or odd smells. This is a good usable copy. Please see photos. 127 pages.

From inside dust jacket:
At last, a facsimile reproduction of General Hood's memoirs, as originally published in 1880!
Experience the Siege of Atlanta, campaigns in Virginia, Gettysburg, Sharpsburg, Tennessee, Chickamauga and other battle sites as seen throught the eyes of General Hood.
Wartime communiques, battle maps and Hood's correspondence add to bringing a new understanding of the War Between the States to the reader.
John Bell Hood was born June 29, 1831. He graduated from West Point in 1853 and served in the U.S. Army until he resigned to join the Confederacy in 1861. He was appointed to command the Texas troops and rapidly demonstrated great heroism in combat, winning quick promotions. Gravely wounded at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, Hood went on to command in Georgia.
Hood retired in 1865 and died August 30, 1879, to be remembered as a great and patriotic son of the Confederacy.
358 pages including Appendix.
Condition: There is a small chip of the dust jacket missing on the lower back and a… Read More

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic novel by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). It tells of Huck's escape from his abusive father and journey down the Mississippi with a runaway slave (Jim).
Good condition for a book printed in 1918. No Jacket. Red cloth over boards with Green text on front and spine. Spine is seriously faded and shows much wear. The front has a couple light spots. There is some edge wear and corners are bent. Closed book page edges have some soiling. Pages are seriously age tanned/discolored but text is clean. Binding is tight. Overall, a good reading copy.
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405 pages.
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Robin Hood and his band of men are outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest and fight injustice. Whatever they take from the rich, they give right back to the poor!New book, but rated Very Good- since most of the Chapter 12 pages have had the top corner of the pages bent. Please see photo. Book is clean - no marks. There is light rubbing to top of spine. Some age tanning to pages. 189 pages.

Per back cover: "Here is everything you need to know to get started building fabulous plastic models! Written with both the novice and more advanced modeler in mind, this book surveys the techniques and supplies needed to succeed in building every type of plastic model - from cars and ships to planes and military vehicles."
Book - Fine condition. Blue paper over boards with gold gilt text on white cloth spine. Center insert of color photos. Text is clean and binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition.
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165 pages including Index.

A reference book for Art Deco Style Advertising Art. Includes work from artists: Cassandre, Julius Klinger, Jean Carlu, Walter Teague, Georges Lepape, Darcy, and Fritz Brill. From back cover: "The machine-perfect geometry, elegance and power of Art Deco, the international style of the late '20's and '30's. was nowhere more appropriate, and appropriated, than for advertising art, which informed the "modern" consumer of all that was new...in design." Very Good+ condition. Cover has slight shelf wear. Book is clean and tight. Please see photos. 341 pages.

From the Introduction: "This history is a panoramic view of the last hundred years as seen through the eyes of that keen and concerned observer of society - the advertiser. In presentations of food, clothing, housing, cigarettes, cosmetics, liquor, new inventions, travel, sport, art, and entertainment, we see how we have looked, lived, and thought from the days of the gaslit cafe to those of the disco, from the early years of automobiling, 'floating hotels', and experimental aircraft to the age of space and computers."Condition: Very Good. Cover has slight soft crease on front and back and very minimal edge/corner wear. Otherwise clean and tight. Beautiful and varied images. Please use photos as part of the description. 324 including Index. NOTE: This is an oversize, heavy book and will require an additional 75 cents for postage.

From the front dust jacket flap: "...United States had three brilliant commanders, Rogers, Decatur, and Hull, and it was their job to keep the Constitution, the President, and the one or two other ships that made up the entire U.S. fleet busy harassing the British until a United States Navy could be built. Congress limited the great ship designer, Joshua Humphreys, to build ships no larger than frigates - with the result that he made them the best in the world and the frigate became the fighting cock of the sea."Book: Very Good- condition. Gray cloth with gilt title on upper cover. Blue label with gilt title on spine. Back cover has a partial crease near top corner. Spine edges have a slight bit of wear. Please see photos. Endpapers illustrated with black & white world map. Inscription to previous owner in pencil on front endpaper, 1957. Pages are clean - except for pages 28-29 that had a newspaper page from the Peoria Journal Star - Thurs., May 11, 1967 with unrelated stories/ads. The newspaper… Read More

From back: "Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy makes sure that everyone has a happy and fun time during the winter. But when her magic falls into Jack Frost's icy hands, the season goes haywire. Fairyland might end up frozen!"Appeals to 2nd-3rd graders. Reading level Grade 3.Good condition. Bend at bottom front cover. Some edge and corner wear. Clean. Tight. Good spine.

Book covers best varieties for your area, planting, fertilizing, pruning, and training. Also techniques for containers and small home garden.Clean and Tight. Color photos with index. 112 pages. Some edge wear, nick at top of back cover.

This book offers tips on training, mulching, watering, fertilizing, and preventing trouble with your tomato gardening. It also has some recipes.Clean. No marks inside. Cover and spine show some wear. Sticker residue on front. Cover has a couple lightly bent (not creased) areas. My removable sticker on back.

From back cover: "The soldiers in this book were real men. Their stories are based on the know facts of their lives before, during and after the Civil War. Linda Cushman has taken the information provided by the descendants of the soldiers and woven a story about each man. The biographies are based on the actual events of his life and his service to the Confederate army. Details of the battles and actions of each company were researched for accuracy." Very Good condition. Exception is all bottom cover and page corners have a soft bend, otherwise very minimal edge/corner wear. Cover and pages are clean and tight. Please see photos. 194 pages, plus Sources page.

This is a photo journal of the guns, Nebelwerter, cars, and tanks of WWII. Photos and captions. Photo credits are in the front of the book.Condition: Fair. This book has water damage on the bottom edge. There are stains and wrinkles; however, many of the photos are still in good condition. Also, there are about 4 pages that stuck and tore off some print. It is a readable book. Please see photos - I've included photos of the worst pages.96 pages.

Stories for children, seven units:Animal Adventures,Your Family and Mine,Happy Stories old and New,Children's Theater, Our Land Long Ago, Faraway Places, A Long Story. Fair/Poor condition. Ex library. Cover has serious wear and taped spine (green in the photos). Front endpapers have library pocket and page pasted in and stamps. Chuck torn out of front bottom endpaper. Page edges and corners have much wear and discoloration. Inside pages may be wrinkled and folded corners, but there does not appear to be any marks on the text or images. Both colorful and black & white illustrations. Fun stories and illustrations.

Coloring book style, but with "Paint with Water" (Bright, Non-Toxic Paints Included). See photo. Made in U.S.A.New, except Slight edge bumping/shelf wear. Small stain on bottom of last 4 pages. See photo.