Search Results: Titles starting with S from Adamstown Books

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set of 12 booklets in the "Starting Points" series - full color books which young children can use themselves. They explain in simple terms how to create pictures and how to experiment in many different ways with paint, crayons, paste, paper, clay and fabric. A great set for the homeschooler or teacher. The titles are: LET'S PAINT - LET'S CRAYON - LET'S PRINT - LET'S MAKE A PICTURE - LET'S MODEL - LET'S MAKE SOFT TOYS - LET'S DRAW - LET' S MAKE PUPPETS - LET'S MODEL WITH PLASTER - LET'S MAKE PATTERNS - LET'S DECORATE FABRIC - LET'S BUILD. These are out-of-print and hard-to-find. CONDITION: All 12 booklets are in good or better condition. All are clean and crisp with no tears. 5 have some ink and/or crayon markings inside but affecting the reverse of c overs and/or a couple pages only. Covers are clean with light… Read More

Baltimore MD: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 88 pp. w/ b&w plates throughout. Vol. 3, No. 1 (1972) of The Baltimore Museum of Art Record documents a representative selection from the extensive Sadie A. May collection of over 300 pieces. Antiquities, medieval religious works, 19th and 20th century painting, and more. Book Condition : Very Good ; no text marks; light wear to covers..

Ann Arbor MI: Edwards Brothers, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Oversize hardcover, 152 pp. w/ b&w photos, illustrations, and maps throughout. Subtitled : Two hundred years of life on the West Shore of the Susquehanna in Central Pennsylvania, 1776-1976. Issued in conjunction with U.S. Bicentennial and the dedication of the Benjamin House Library & Museum in New Cumberland. Documents. Estates and homesteads are used to help illustrate Central Pennsylvania history. Book Condition : Very Good; slight bump to bottom spine end; no text marks. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; creasing and tearing along edges with several small pieces missing; price unclipped..

Cambridge, England: Published by the Editors, 1933. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A quarterly publication. Volume II, No. 3, December 1933. Some articles in this issue: On Metaphysical Poetry - French Literary Periodicals - Prospectus for a Weekly - Economics: Debate Concluded - The Criticism of William Empson - The Poetry of Pope - Comments and Reviews. Softcover. Book Condition : Good; lightly aged, clean, unmarked pages with no creases or tears. Cover has foxing, chipping and creasing, especially around the edges. 8v o - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall..

Annapolis MD: United Sates Naval Institute, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 119 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout, map. and ship's plans. Documents an early Cost Guard cutter trip to the Arctic. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text books; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : minimal shelf wear to edges; price unclipped; in protective brodart cover..

1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover with wraps, 79 pp. w/ 24 b&w plates and several photos of the artist. Exhibit catalog organized by sculpture subject including Allegorical Figures and Madonnas; Headstones and Memorials; Portrait Busts; Tablets, Panels, and Plaques; Church of the Annunciation (Cork, Ireland); and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; a few small creases near spine as well as page tip creases. .

Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Studies in American Religion, Book 42. Hypothesizes that the religious background of defendants does factor into prosecution when the belief system is considered outside of the mainstream. Cases discussed include the Sanctuary Movement; Abortion Clinic bombers; and, Sun Young Moon's trial for tax evasion. Book Condition : Good; Ex-Seminary Library; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; catalog labels on bottom spine and top right rear cover; pocket removed from rear free end paper tearing paper. No Dust Jacket. .

York PA: Conservation Society of York County, 1944. Book. Good Minus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 124 pp. w/ b&w photos and illustrations throughout and two maps. Primarily focused on Seneca life in Pennsylvania near the Allegheny, their crafts, dances, games, and other customs. Also discusses the Indian Steps Museum in York County. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; some creasing and soiling to covers; foxing to text block..

Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1971. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 191 pp. w/ 128 b& w plates. D.T. Suzuki's last work was this examination of Rinzai Zen Master Sengai's calligraphy and ink drawings, forms he devoted himself to during his retirement after serving as abbot of Shofukuji, the oldest Zen temple in Japan.Translations of calligraphy are accompanied by commentary from Suzuki. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; light scuffing board bottoms; light spotting to top text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; price clipped; shelf wear along edges; light soiling to rear..

Nashville TN: Abingdon Press, 1980. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on Title Page : " Shalom Bob, Bob Duke." Book Condition : Good-; spine loosening from covers, pages intact; spotting to text block; a few pages with underlining or marginalia. Abingdon Preacher's Library series. Examines five major theological traditions influencing 20th century preaching : Neo-Orthodoxy, Existentialism, Liberalism, Fundamentalism, and Black Liberation. Looks at several prominent theologians and preachers as well : Tillich, Barth, Graham..

New York NY: Carlton Press, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Collection of 13 sermons by a Brethren minister based in York, Pennsylvania. "The messages...deal with a number of basic truths necessary to our being rightly related to God. The messages are fundamental and Brethren-oriented in emphasis." Book Condition : Good; no text marks; spotting to text block; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; soiling; chipping and small tears along edges..

Baltimore MD: Baltimore's Gospel Tabernacle, 1936. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated, c. 1936. Cover reads "Real Stirring Facts". Written by the famous founder of Baltimore's Gospel Tabernacle, and one of the first national and international radio evangelists. Contains 36 short sermons/articles. B&w photos of Loman and his Church at front. Book Condition : Good; no text markings; some foxing to title page and rear free end paper; cover corner curling also effecting tips of some pages..

Burlington IA: German Literary Board, 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Written by a Lutheran pastor and theologian. 25 sermons arranged in order from Advent to Easter then through Thanksgiving. Book Condition : Good; former owner's name in rubber stamp and ink dated inside front cover; tape repair to inside front binding; text unmarked; very light spotting to text block; light foxing to front free end paper and title page; some scuffing to covers especially at spine ends and edges. No Dust Jacket as issued..

London, England: Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled booklet, 33 pp. w/ 10 b&w plates. Catalog for 1979-80 traveling exhibit in Great Britain. Lengthy essay highlights the originally traditional and conservative, later avant-garde and abstract, British artists cooperative.Book Condition : Good; Library of Congress stamps on title page (front and reverse); a few small spots of foxing; light wear to covers..

New York NY: Oxford University Press, 2016. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. 456 pp. Examines French history with special attention to the French Revolution as the "most intense political laboratory the world has ever known:". Other topics include : the Ancien Regime and the Enlightenment, Napoleon, the Vichy regime during World War II, and much more. Book & Dust Jacket Conditions : New, unread..

New York NY: United Church Press, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Details the historical background of the Evangelical, Reformed, and Congregational denominations that formed the UCC when merged. Book Condition : Good; underlining on 26 pages; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear and chipping to edges and spine ends; light overall rubbing. .

Edinburgh: Bartholomew & Sin Ltd, 1977. Book. Illus. by Robinson, Joan. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The sovereign line of Great Britain in a pictorial fold-out poster-sized map 32" by 40". "At the top left-hand corner is a selection of ancestors from the Anglo-Saxon, Welsh and Danish background, and arrows lead the eye through the last 9 centuries of the royal line" - from the text. Color-illustrated softcover, folded map glued in. Condition: Very good; slight creases along the spine, mild toning at some folded edges..

Chicago IL: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1976. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 262 pp. w/ 32 b&w illustrations. "The reports, which describe the fluctuating size of the Continental Army, contain a vast body of data on the effective strength of regiments; on the number of soldiers who were sick, on furlough, or special duty; and on the number of men who had died, deserted, or been discharged. In addition, the location and commanders of Continental units and of state and militia regiments in Continental service are listed month by month." Book Condition : Good; gift inscription on front free end paper; small bookplate inside front cover; bumping to top cover corners; Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear along edges, corners, and spine ends; rubbing to back..

Riverdale NY: Xulon Press, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on title page. Softcover, 476 pp. Unillustrated. Attempts to reconcile biblical and scientific concepts related to creation, specifically understanding the Genesis account as parable. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light curling to corner edges; small crimp at top center edge..

Boston MA: Beacon Press, 1918. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Doctoral dissertation addresses the social reconstruction of Churches in the early 20th century and its application to religious education : "To socialize all our attitudes - toward inanimate nature as well as toward humanity and toward God - becomes ..the all-controlling purpose in religious education." Book Condition : Good; former owner's name on front free end paper, a few pencil margin notes to first section; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; some rubbing and scuffing to covers; fading to spine. No Dust Jacket as issued..