Search Results: Titles starting with F from Adamstown Books

Rockland ME: Farnsworth, 2006. Book. New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover catalog w/ wraps to accompany traveling 2006-07 exhibit. 4 essays examine the mutual artistic influences that grew out of the friendships and collaborations between Andy Warhol, Jamie Wyeth, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. 104 pp. w/ mostly color and b&w plates throughout. Book Condition : New..

Privately Published, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 39 pp. w/ 8 b& w photos. Family genealogy covers multiple generations and relations of this family from Honeybrook and New Holland. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. .

New York NY: Orchard Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by Chambliss, Maxie. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "When Bertha's father vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle, and Fanny's theater agent parents are secretly divorced, the girls decide to teach Fanny's triplet brothers to tap-dance to raise money." Inscribed by Author on title page : "For Hannah, Best Wishes, Barbara Ann Porte, your Aunt Debby's friend". Book condition : Very Good; a few small spots to text block; bottom spine end bumped; no internal markings. Dust Jacket condition : Good; light tearing at edges and spine, tape repair to bottom right front; price unclipped..

Gettysburg PA: Gettysburg Compiler Printing, 1916. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitle continues - "A Study of the Operas, Music-Dramas and Cantatas in the Faust-Theme."1916 doctoral dissertation. Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College Library; no text marks, rubber and impress stamps to title page; cover corners cut off; glue along spine; catalog label at bottom right front cover and inside rear cover; bookplate inside front cover; scuffing/soiling to covers; some page tip creasing..

Philadelphia PA: J.B. Lipincott & Co., 1880. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 45 animals, or groupings of animals, are described in this collection by the nom de plume author of other children's stories. Each animal has 1-4 b&w illustrations in their section. Both wild life and domesticated animals are described. Book Condition : Fair; no text marks, 1881 gift inscription on front free end paper; chipping and staining to covers; age toning (especially inside covers); early stages of separation but all pages intact. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Charlottesville VA : University of Virginia Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Argues that there is an additional tradition in Victorian literature, feminine political fiction. This emerged as women authors (Bronte, Gaskell, Gissing, and more) imagined more involvement in the public political sphere during the Industrial Revolution. Book Condition : Near Fine; check marks to bibliography, no other marks; a few small marks to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; shelf wear along top edge; some rubbing creasing..

Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1916. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, protected by seminary library pressboard wraps, with original spine visible. 142 pp, 2 plates (1 color). Text in German. Probably first edition. 14 articles, each with a different author, on Andreas and his work. Condition: Good; ex-seminary library with typical markings, labels, stamps and residual from removed rear pocket on pressboard cover, stamps and penciled notes on extremities. Reading pages are clean, edges crisp, some creasing. Age darkening around edges of covers, original spine largely missing, but title visible. One piece separated, laid in..

Self-published By Author, 1931. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Gray softcover, 39 pp. Complete title: "Fichthorn's Letter System of Music Reading With Essentials for Vocal Classes : Also Useful in private Voice and Instrumental Teaching as well as Class Instrumental Instruction. One Letter Position for all Keys Applicable to all Texts. A Pupil's Book for Class and Home Study". CONDITION: Good; pages are a little aged, clean with no writing except owner's name on top of title page and author signature. Some creasing and a couple nicks to page edges, no tears. Cover has a couple small marks otherwise clean with some chipping and crease to rear. Some edge wear. Rear bottom corner is missing a little paper. Binding is tight. .

Washington DC: Associated Publishers, 1970. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 63 pp.w/ b&w photos and illustrations. Introduction covers Black suffrage prior to the 15th amendment, the majority of the work covers the responses to the amendment and the broader fight for civil rights in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century. Covers segregation, the NAACP, Marcus Garvey, the Voting Rights Act, and more. Book Condition : Fine; unmarked. .

New York NY: Sotheby's, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, unpaginated, organized by lot number. Sotheby's auction catalog for sale number 6638 held December 7, 1994. 448 books and manuscripts are described, many w/ b&w or color photos. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very slight wear to cover edges..

Pomfret Center, CT: Collectors Sales & Services, 2000. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). N/A. 4to up to 12" tall. Black wraps, stapled, 4to up to 12" tall. 49 items described and pictured in black and white. Late arrivals sheet laid-in for two more items (facsimile sheet). Condition: VG; a few items show a price in pencil, otherwise pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no tears, some light creasing. Cover has some scuffing and light creasing. Paperback.

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 16mo up to 6½" tall. From the Epochs of Modern History series. Small hardback - rust colored cloth with black lettering and decorations. 222 pages plus publisher ad s. Very early reprint. All four fold out maps are intact with some edge creasing to one. No date shown for publication (c.1887). Book Condition : Fair; Previous owner's name on front flyleaf dated 1892. Light dampstain to top edge of most pages and a couple pages have a little age staining, otherwise pages are clean and bright, no markings or tears. Cover is soiled and has suffered a bit from dampness that left some fading and light bowing to front left. Spine has light aging but gilt is bright, wear-through to corners, some tearing to spine with a little cloth missing to top of spine. Front hinge is lightly cracked inside, rear is intact, pages are secure. 0.

York PA: York Chamber of Commerce, 1932. Book. Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Program for Washington Bicentennial Pageant in York PA on July 4, 1932. Includes dialogue and song lyrics. Book Condition : Good+; some light creasing to paper edges; small area of spotting on front cover; otherwise in terrific shape for its age..

Flatbush NY: Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association Inc., 1976. Book. Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yellow/gold illustrated wraps, staple binding, 36 pp.,w/ 12 black and white photos. Limited edition. Several short articles : The First Battle of the Nation; John Glover and His First Massachusetts Fishermen Regiment; The British Occupation of Flatbush; Dominic Rubel, Tory Preacher of Flatbush; The Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead; William Axtell and Melrose Hall. Book Condition: Good+; no text marks; small stain at bottom left front cover; crease to top right front causing page tip creases to early pages..

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition softcover with wraps, 80 pp.w/color and b&w plates throughout. Issued in conjunction with 2007-08 exhibit held at the The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum. Two essays complement the plates and checklist for the exhibit. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light rubbing to covers..

Chicago IL: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited large paper edition, unnumbered of 250. 230 pp. including c. 60 b&w photos. Collection of poetic works by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning related to Florence Italy where they lived for15 years. Includes Casa Guidi Windows, Old Pictures in Florence, Book One of The Ring and the Book, and more. Book Condition : Good; binding tight; no text marks, former owner's name inside front cover; chipping to spine; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; toning around cover edges; some age toning inside covers and around page edges (no foxing). No Dust Jacket as issued..

Chicago IL: Chicago Review Pr, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 88 pp. w/ color and b&w plates throughout. Examines the role of flora and nature in the life and work of William Morris, a seminal figure in the Arts & Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements in Victorian England. His interest in early landscape preservation is also covered. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear along edges;price unclipped..

New York and London: Street & Smith Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Historical novel. Published by Street & Smith, no date shown (c1 900), this is an early reprint. Hardback - burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine only, no dustjacket. 371 pages plus ads by the publisher. Book Condition : Good; previous owner's stamping on front pastedown. Pages are clean and bright with no writing or tears. Cover is clean with some rubbing, scuffing and a bit of light staining to spine. Corners have a little wear. Hinges are intact and pages are secure. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Reading PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. Book. Illus. by A.J. Donnell. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition. 3rd novel from specialty publisher Fantasy Press deals with remote soil that can be used to grow plants that threaten humanity. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light wear to spine ends and cover corners; light age toning inside covers; a few small stains to covers and text block. No Dust Jacket..

Menasha WI: George Banta, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Literary criticism of the French philosophic tale in the 18th century. Special attention is paid to Voltaire and Gracian. Book Condition : very Good; no text marks; age toning inside covers; top right corner creasing to first few pages; fading to title on front cover..