Search Results: Titles starting with A from Adamstown Books

Breinigsville PA: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1973. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. PA German Society publication containing three articles including The ABC Books used in the 18th and 19th centuries to teach the alphabet in schools and homes. Many fine examples are shown in illustration and photo, a checklist is also included. Book Condition : Very Good-; former owners name crossed out and price sticker adhesive on front free end paper, no text markings; a few small spots on bottom spine end; smudge at top right rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Chicago IL: Nelson-Smith, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 222 pp. w/b&w maps and photos throughout. Compilation of 15 essays, most addressing a particular territory with others examining the western territories before and during Lincoln's administration and the acts which encouraged settlement. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; a few small stains on text block; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some shelf wear along edges..

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.

Bethlehem PA: Charles L. Lochman, 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Privately published collection of poetry includes 26 selections including 5 related to the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light age toning inside covers; scuffing to spine and cover corners; light semi-circular water stain to bottom of most pages (no smell). No Dust Jacket..

Hingham MA: Infinity Science Press, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. Oversized hardback. 531 pp. w/ b&w illustrations. Covers: Structure and Bonding; Spectroscopy and Photochemistry; Thermodynamic and Chemical Equilibrium; Phase Rule; Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Solid State; Stereochemistry; Electron Displacement and the Organic Reaction Mechanism; Coordination Chemistry; Corrosion and Control; Polymers and Polymerization; Fuel and Combustion; Water Treatment; Environmental Pollution and Control. Condition: Near Fine; clean, crisp, unmarked tight copy with light shelf wear..

Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversized HARDCOVER. 224 pp. w/ 202 color and b&w plates. Highlights one of the first and most important European collections of African Art, now held by the University of Zurich at its Volkerkundemuseum. 15 very short essays explore the collection and are followed by the plates. Book Condition : Fine; on spot on top text block. Dust Jacket Condition : a few small spots to rear. This is actually a NEW copy with light wear from display in a co-op environment. .

The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers Inc., 2002. Book. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This journal presents a scholarly account of studies of individuals and societies in Africa and Asia. Its scope is to publish original research by social scientists in the area of anthropology, sociology, history, political science en related social sciences about African and Asian societies and cultures and their relations hips. The journal focuses on problems and possibilities, past and future. Where possible, comparisons are made between countries and continents. This is volume 1, no. 1 of the series. Contents of this volume: "Modeling Ethnic Protest: The Case of the Middle E ast and Central Asia" by Emile Sahliyeh, Sangeeta Sinha and Vijay an Pillai - "Anchoring Democracy in Indigenous African Institutio ns" by Daniel Ayana. Softcover with 61 pages plus ads by the publisher. Book Condition : Very Good+; Clean, crisp,… Read More

New York: Pageant-Poseidon Ltd, 1972. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A history of education in Tanzania, with special focus on the Arusha Declaration of 1967, by a Pennsylvania born educator. Hardback in dustjacket. 248 pages. Book Condition : Good +; Interior is clean, no tears or creases, no writing except name (of author's relative) on front free endpaper. Cover is clean with some light wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is worn, multiple chips and tears; glass ring spot; rubbing and creasing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" t all..

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 176 pp. w/over 100 color and b& w plates, issued in conjunction with traveling exhibit in 2001-02 celebrating the centennial of Giacometti's birth. Details the artists return from Geneva after World War II and his experiments in sculpture, drawing, and painting. Book Condition : Very Good; owner's name on front free end paper, no other text marks; small stain at bottom left front cover; some air bubbles along glue line inside covers. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear to edges; in protective Brodart cover..

Stockholm, Sweden: Verbum, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in Swedish. Inscribed in English by Author on front free end paper: "Texas, Aug 1979, To the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, with greetings from the author Ingvar Laxvik." English translation of title is roughly "No More Israelis Said the Vicar : Reports from An Adventurous Pilgrimage." Book Condition : Fine; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear along top edge; light rubbing and creasing..

Shippensburg PA: White Mane Pub, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1996 1st edition publication of the letters of a Union surgeon who served through the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign (New Market, Winchester, Cedar Creek) and at Petersburg. The letters provide insight on the campaign and on Civil War medicine. Hardcover, 140 pp. w/ 9 b&w photos, one map, and one front endpaper map. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very little wear. Dust Jacket Condition :Near Fine; some rubbing; very minor shelf wear to edges; price unclipped..

Little Rock AR: August House Pub Inc, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 147 pp. 6 historians contributed essays to this volume that examines the Battle of Poison Spring near Camden, Arkansas in April 1864. Lesser known than the controversy of Fort Pillow, the massacre of Black Union soldiers marked one of the most brutal incidents in the Trans Mississippi theater. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; remainder mark to bottom text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light shelf wear to edges; price unclipped..

New York NY: Goodenough and Woglom Co., 1945. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This guide covers the paraments, ornaments, and linens commonly found on Christian altars. Different styles of altar cloths, including their color variance according to the Church calendar, and flowers are also discussed. Book Condition : Very Good; former owner's name in ink at top front cover; some darkening around spine on both covers; no internal markings..

Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovak National Gallery, 1991. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published to accompany the exhibition: Grand Palais, Paris, December 1992-01-12 - January 12 - 19, for the 3rd International Show of Museums and Galleries. Multiple color and b&w photos accompany descriptive text on 17 displays. Book Condition: Good+; no text marks; wear to cover edges and spine; creasing to rear cover; light ink transfer from print to title page..

United Kingdom: Mattel UK Ltd., 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Probable First. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Navy blue softcover with color illustration. 63 pages. Exhibition catalog published by Mattel UK Ltd. on behalf of the Lawrence Scripps Wilkinson Collection of American dolls exhibit circulating throughout Great Britain in 1986. Condition: Clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has scuffing and edge wear. ISBN: 1851770674. Paperback.

Ephrata PA: Science Press, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Science Press 1972 Christmas keepsake. Printer's Sample for Limited edition of 1200. Oblong hardcover,96 pp. Richly illustrated with b&w and color photos thoughout. Details the heritage af decoys focusing on artistic developments in carving and painting. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; Printer's Sample label on front free end paper causing wrinkling; some waviness at bottom of last few pages in book. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York: Leonard Twinem, 1934. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. April, 1934 issue. Contributors in this issue: S. Foster Damon, Elizabeth Jane Astley, Mary Sinton Leitch, Ethelyn M. Parkinson, Catherine Parameter, Hazel Barrington Selby, H. Theodric Westbrook. 40-page stapled softcover. Book Condition : Good; pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no crease s or tears. Cover is lightly soiled with heavy edge wear and chipping, a couple edge tears, tearing at staples. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall..

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..

Boulder CO: Univ Pr of Colorado, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, Ex-Library. Hardcover, 429 pp.w/ c. 20 b&w photos and maps. Compilation of primary source reports (newspapers, magazines) on the Dust Bowl including the March on Washington and Farmers' strikes. Includes later historian and media perspectives. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Library; pocket and bar code label on front free end paper; rubber stamps to title page ad top text block; catalog info on tp reverse; no other text marks; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light shelf wear along edges. .

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1992. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover guide/catalog to 1992-93 traveling exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. 87 pp. 51 b&w and 9 color plates plus 6 photos accompany an essay detailing the work of this notable German emigree landscape painter with ties to both Florida and the Delaware Valley. Book Condition : New; some light rubbing to back cover from stacking in Museum Store. a.