Search Results: Titles starting with J from Adamstown Books

Paris France: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In French. Ex-College Library in library binding. 1948 introduction and text catalog for a retrospective exhibition at the French National Library on noted Decadent author Joris Karl Huysmans. 2 b&w photos. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; vertical crease to all pages; no text marks; light age toning to end papers; bookplate inside front cover; checkout slip and pocket at rear; catalog label at bottom right front. No Dust Jacket..

Philadelphia PA: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Oversize hardcover, 402 pp. Biographical sketch of Lancaster Pennsylvania artist Eichholtz and a catalogue of his portraits and other works. Includes 100 pp. at rear of b& w photos and illustrations of his work. Antiques & Auction News article inlaid. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; spotting to text block; light musty smell. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; small tears along all edges; some rubbing to back; price unclipped. a.

New York NY: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, white pictorial, 56 pp. Sotheby's auction catalog for sale number 3594 held Tue. January 22, 1974. 202 pieces are described, many pictured in b&w or color. Animal and Figural bottles and flasks; Industrial wares (NJ, OH, PA); Bennington animals and wares; Salt-glazed stoneware; Redware and folk pottery (PA and the Shenandoah Valley). Book Condition: Very Good; cover corner curling; slight waviness to a few pages at front; no text marks..

Selinsgrove PA: Susquehanna University Press, 2003. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on front free end paper. Hardcover,1st Edition, 320 pp. w/ 3 b& w photos. A substantive examination of Buchanan's three decade long influence on foreign policy specifically his desire to acquire Cuba, his belief in Manifest Destiny, and enduring Anglophobia. Sheds light on an underappreciated aspect of Buchanan before he became President. Book Condition : Good; no text marks, light bumping to spine ends; small staining from humidity. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; wear to edges and corners; some toning on reverse..

Kirkwood NY: Town Historian, Town of Kirkwood, 1985. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 41 pp. Short biography of the 19th century civil engineer and railroad surveyor details his time as Superintendent of the Erie Railroad and helping map the Pacific Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Copyright edition, Library of Congress stamps on front cover and reverse. Book Condition : Good; light soiling to covers and around staples; no text marks; crease at left top rear cover..

Boston ; Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.; The Riverside Press, 1901. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A biography in 2 volumes of the American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat James Russell Lowell. 1st edition. Black cloth boards, gilt spine titles, top edge gilt, vol. 1 - 455 pp., vol. 2 - 482 pp.; 12 black and white illustrations (6 in each volume, including a portrait frontis.). PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be required due to weight of volumes. Condition: Good, ex-seminary library, nicely taken care of, rear pocket removed, spine labels, stamps inside cover, penciling on t.p. verso, pencil marks in margins very rare. .

New York NY: Coe Kerr Gallery, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, 9 pp. Catalog to accompany 1984 Coe Kerr Gallery benefit exhibit. 5 color and 4 b&w plates plus 2 color cover plates. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; 3 small spots at top left rear cover also effecting two rear pages..

Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong softcover, 144 pp. Catalog to accompany 1980-81 travelling exhibit. Color plates (most full page) throughout, divided into sections : Sitters, Shapes, Pigs and Things, The Deep Gorge, Monhegan Island, and The Sea. Book Condition : Good; some wear along cover edges; gift inscription on preface page, no other text marks..

New York NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. 349 pp. w/ over 100 b&w illustrations by the author. Late 19th century survey of Japanese art, culture, and economics. Covers natural resources used in art and architecture; textiles; Graphic arts; Food production and preparation; Manners and customs; and more. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; minimal toning inside covers; scuffing to cover edges and spine; fading to spine titling..

Syracuse, NY: Everson Museum of Art, 1960. Book. Very Good Minus. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). N/A. 12mo up to 7½" tall. Golden yellow wraps, [18] pp., 15 B&W illustrations. 12mo up to 7½" tall. Catalog of the exhibition held at Evers on Museum of Art April 21 thru May 29, 1960. 160 items described including a selection of Japanese ceramic art, many pictured. Pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has shelf wear, light streak where pencilling was erased along top front edge. Small softcover. Paperback.

West Virginia: Robert E. Anderson, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on title page. Privately published fiction written by a retired Army colonel and professor emeritus at West Virginia University. It follows a young man's adventures after he is transported back to 1861 Virginia near the start of the Civil War. 2004 2nd Printing. Book Condition : Near Fine; slight crease at top right front cover; no internal markings..

Jerusalem, Israel: Keter Press Enterprises, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover. Artistic and calligraphic rendering of names for Jerusalem - 70 names from traditional sources and 321 others from other Jewish sources including contemporary poets and believers. Some text is in Hebrew with English translations. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear to edges; price label adhesive remnant in two spots..

Philadelphia PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1986. Journal. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This well illustrated Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, focused on jewelry, contains two articles : A Celebrated Miniature of the Comtesse d'Olonne, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the Taste for Archaelogical-Style Jewelry. The latter includes the role of jewelry in Robert Browning's The Ring and The Book. Book Condition : Very Good; crease at bottom center front cover; wear to cover corners; some spotting to rear cover; no internal markings..

Rockville MD: Schreiber Publishing, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversized hardcover, 288 pp. w/ color and b&w images throughout. Using philatley as a medium to explore Jewish history, this work is organized by category - The Bible, The Jewish Diaspora, The Holocaust, Jews in World Culture, Zionism and the state of Israel, Traditions and Values, and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; binding tight; light bumping to bottom spine end. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light shelf wear to edges; small tear at top right rear; slight crease to top left front corner..

New York NY: Neuhoff Gallery, 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exhibition catalog for Autumn 1997 exhibit in New York features two essays on Camara's work and 18 color plates. Camara's paintings largely focus on the sensuality of the female form. Book Condition : Very Good; binding tight; no internal markings; some light staining to tan covers (especially rear); wear to cover corners..

New York NY: Association Press, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Part of the Heroes of God series. Intended for young adults this book portrays John the Baptist through the eyes of Asher, a young shepherd. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; binding tight; slight bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; some tearing at edges and chipping at spine; price unclipped..

New York NY: Queens Museum, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 48 pp. Guide for 1994-95 exhibit at Queens Museum, New York. Catalogs 79 objects in the exhibit, many w/ b&w photos. Traces Ternbach's life and career from early training, his flight from the Nazis, and establishment in New York and his leading work in conservation and restoration of metalwork and sculptures. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; Library of Congress surplus stamp on title page; light musty smell; light soiling to covers; vertical creasing near spine..

Philadelphia PA: Walker, 1836. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fair, Ex-College Library. set commonly known as Woodfall's Junius. Title continues "To Which Are Added His Confidential Correspondence with Mr. Wilkes and His Private Letters Addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall." Reflections and exhortations on politics in England around the time of the American Revolution. Text in Colonial English. Leather binding, spine has gilt bands and black title label, 857 pp., unillustrated. Condition: Fair, Ex-College Library; much of leather covering is worn off; age toning throughout; chipping to spines, spine ends heavily worn; signs of beginning separation but all boards and pages are intact; usual library markings and labels..

West Chester PA: Chester County Historical Society, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize softcover catalog issued to accompany 2002 exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. 130 pp. w/ b&w photos and illustrations throughout. Contemporary Chester County Underground Railroad brochure inlaid. Organized around the "line" of slavery, the exhibit shows the people actively resisted the enforcement of slavery. Multiple appendices on Chester County slaveholders, Underground Railroad agents; and countians in the U.S. Colored Troops and the 54th Massachusetts. Book Condition : Near Fine; unmarked; very light wear to cover corners. b.