Search Results: Titles starting with R from Adamstown Books

London, England: Almark Publishing Co Ltd, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 96 pp. Glossy pages. 100+ B&w photos. Organized by regions of England and Wales, this work balances architectural concerns (structure, design) with the impressions and local influence conveyed to the rail passenger. Book Condition : Good; light wear; no text marks; mild bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; wear at corners; some creasing to rear; price unclipped..

San Rafael CA: Presidio Press, 1976. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of 8 essays and a Wiley bibliography. Topics include Northern Industrialists, Copperheads, William Seward and the Declaration of paris negotiation, John Bell Hood, and a number of lesser known soldiers. Book Condition : New. Dust Jacket Condition : New..

Paris, France: Societe des Beaux-Arts, 1905. Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition to 500 copies. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Raphael is a lover's rosary - the parting of the lover, the pursuit, their meeting again..." -introduction. Connoisseur Edition of French Classics, limited, #31 of 500 copies. Burgundy cloth boards, glued paper spine label, no jacket, top edge gilt, deckled edges. xxii, 239 pp. plus color frontis. for the edition and four black and white plates with tissue protectors. Condition: Good, pages lightly toned, wear to corners, especially top corners and top of spine. Lower spine end has a short tear in cloth. Crack in paper at top of inner hinge has crack in paper from top, binding loose at top, but secure at mid to lower hinge..

Lathrop C. Harper, Inc., 1954. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Green paper softcover with black titles, 96 pp, many black and white illustrations, 8vo up to 9½" tall. Condition: Good; pages are clean, unmarked, no tears, some light creasing. Cover has some rubbing, creasing and edge wear. Paperback No date, circa 1954..

Ams Pr Inc, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 267 pp. 17 essay collection originally part of Georgiua State Literary Studies series. "Each of these essays demonstrates how 18th century authors and texts fulfilled their instructive intent by vexing the reader, to echo Swift's famous phrase..." Authors covered include Swift, Pope, Fielding, Philips, Gay, Goldsmith, Etherege, Steele, and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; several small tears along top edge..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 2019. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover guide/catalog to 2019 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. 32 pp. w/ 30 full color plates. South Philadelphia artist explores the theme of Halloween as "a day of denial in which people enter an alternate reality". Book Condition : New. a.

Lexington KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on front free end paper. Hardcover, 240 pp. Using the example of the 1820's mission to Hawaii, the author argues that reformation of social principles was almost as important as religious conversion. He also believes that these early 19th century missionaries were more understanding of native culture than later missions. Book Condition : Near Fine; minimal wear; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light rubbing; price clipped. .

Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, 1950. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's copy of softcover monograph on migration patterns in Chicago during the 1930's and 1940's. Covers data sources, migration differentials (age, gender, occupational, educational, economic, and familial), distribution of migrants within Chicago, African American migration, and social disorganization/mental health. Maps, tables, and charts throughout. Book Condition : Fair; no text marks; staining to covers; wear/tearing to spine ends; water stain to bottom of side text block; author's rubber stamp on front cover; tear to page 191..

London, England: Redfern Gallery, 1960. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 26 pp. w/ 18 b&w plates. Gallery catalog for modern and cubist art exhibit, 06/01-09/01/1960. Artists include Joan Miro, Juan Gris, Albert Gleizes, and more. Book Condition : Good; two price marks to text; cover corner curling and page tip creasing..

West Chester PA: Univ Publ Assn / Chester County Historical Society, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Exhibit catalog, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 oblong softcover, 80 pp. w/ 60 b&w photos, celebrating the 150th anniversary of photography (1989). Examines the development of photography as a profession and hobby through the work of 10 Chester County photographers. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; curling and creasing to front and rear cover corners; rubbing and some creasing to rear cover..

London, England: Tavistock Publications, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1967 1st Edition. Hardcover, 64 pp. Contains Reflections on the Nude (Reflections on the Nude, Michelangelo's Giorno, Collages, Art and Embodiment) and The Image in Form - A Lecture. Book Condition: Near Fine; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some light edge and corner wear; in protective Brodart; price unclipped..

Pittsburgh PA: Pickwick Publications, 1979. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This compilation documents Schaff's contributions to the development of Mercersburg Theology as well as his works on Church history. Editor's Introduction is provided before each section - Farewell Address, What is Church History?, Introduction to History of the Apostolic Church, German Theology and the Church Question, Christianity in America, and The New Liturgy. Pittsburgh Original Texts and Translations Series No. 4. Book Condition : Fine/As New; minimal wear..

Pittsburgh PA: Pickwick Publications, 1979. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This compilation documents Schaff's contributions to the development of Mercersburg Theology as well as his works on Church history. Editor's Introduction is provided before each section - Farewell Address, What is Church History?, Introduction to History of the Apostolic Church, German Theology and the Church Question, Christianity in America, and The New Liturgy. Pittsburgh Original Texts and Translations Series No. 4. Book Condition : Fine/As New; minimal wear; bump to lower spine end..

Lancaster PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1873. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1873 1st Edition. Hardcover, 608 pp. Musser was a prolific author and editor of PA German subjects in Lancaster and Berks counties. He became a member of the church which was formed in Lancaster county. This is a history of the church and its split from "mainstream" Mennonites but also deals with their theology to a significant degree including non-resistance. Book Condition : Good-; owner's bookplate inside front cover; title page & preface detached but inlaid (would be rated Good but for this); pencil note on front free end paper and a few check marks in index, no other text marks noted; slight cocking to boards; light wear along cover corners, edges, and spine ends; scuffing and one chip near spine; a few small marks to covers..

Hants, England: Scolar Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This collection of 14 essays, some of which were part of a 1994 Pre-Raphaelite seminar, covers a gamut of subjects related to individual artists, symbolism, techniques, and cultural cross-currents. The essays include : Death and the Maiden : The Lady of Shalott and the Pre-Raphaelites; Millais' "Knight Errant" and the formation of the English Nude; and Sermons in Stone : John Brett's "The Stonebreaker" Reconsidered. Book Condition : Fine; binding tight; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light rubbing; crease near top front right..

London, England and New York NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1902 2 Volume Set. Well-received biography of Anne, last of the Stuart rulers of England. During her reign the Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain and the War of Spanish Succession presaged Great Britain's rise as a a world power. Book Conditions : Good; no text marks gift inscription on front free end paper of Vol. 1; wear to spine ends, edges, and cover corners, light scuffing; light age toning to page edges; some pages uncut. No Dust Jackets..

Athens GA: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 310 pp. 1st Edition. Collection of 17 essays organized into three themes: Christine and the beginnings of feminist thought; Christine's place in medieval French literature; and, her relationship to the Church Fathers and the humanists. Significant study on this early advocate for the equality of women. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; c. 2" wide stain at very bottom of front board. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear along edges; creasing along right front edge; rubbing; small stain at bottom right rear..

Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1918. Book. Good -. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1918 1st Edition. "Presidential Address to the Classical Association January 8,1918". Classical scholar mixes humanism and pragmatism in defending the value of history and literature against modernism. Book Condition : Good-; pencil underlining to 6 pp., owner's inscription on front free end paper; beginnings of binding separation inside front cover, half title page partially detached; light toning inside covers, adhesive toning to front free end paper reverse. No Dust Jacket..

Kirksville MO: Sixtheenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc., 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Softcover, 136 pp. Collection of papers from a symposium held in Nov. 1987 at Harvard University demonstrates clearly that even scholars approaching the history of the Renaissance and Reformation from the perspective of popular culture cannot avoid making religion a central topic of their work. Offers several fresh perspectives on the interaction between religion and the life of the people, principally but not exclusively, urban residents in the period. Book Condition: Good; Pages are clean, unmarked, some page tip creasing. Cover has light spotting, rubbing, and edge wear. Old ISBN: 0940474115. .

London, England: Pall Mall Press, 1969. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. British Import. Survey of African religions : Christianity, Islam, and Indigenous. Examines how tribal religions answered existential questions and how these beliefs were influenced by Christian and Muslim beliefs and institutions. Book Condition : Good-; former owner's name on front free end paper, no text marks; musty smell; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; some spotting to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Fair; significant chipping, tearing, and creasing..