Search Results: Titles starting with S from The Country Bookshop

New York: Harper & Row, 1969. Stain across bottom front and spine both book and jacket. 245pp. American standard songs presented with anecdotes about their backgrounds, who the composers were, and how they happened to be written. Besides songs such as "Dixie," "Home, Sweet Home," "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Melody, guitar chords and words are included. Some edge and corner wear, presentation inscription by former owner. Jacket shows tears and chips; some light soil.. First Edition. Hardcover Comic. Good/Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zurich, Switzerland: V. Jahrgang, 1919. p.407--p.492 Periodical of the arts, with focus on Keller. Three tipped in half- and quarter-plates, Gottfried Keller woodcuts. Numerous advertisements front and back of magazine, denoting the era. Edges lightly yellowed and rubbed.. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Philadelphia: Americana Germanica Press, 1909. Corners lightly bumped.Slight wear at extremities. New series no. 7, monographs devoted to the comparative study of the Literary, Linguistic and other Cultural Relations of Germany and America. Contents: Descriptive Bibliography; The Schwenkfelder Hymn-Writers of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Corners lightly bumped. Slight wear at extremities.Hymns Used by the Schwenkfelders Before 1762; Caspar Weiss: The Originator of the Schwenkfelder Hymn-Book; George Weiss: Writer and Compiler of Hymns; Balthaser Hoffmann, Christopher Hoffmann and Hans Christoph Hu ebner; Christopher Schultz and the Printed Hymn-Book; Bibliography. 112 pp.. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Holyoke, MA: Columbia Publications, 1955. (Vol 5 #4) 2 & 1/4 inch missing from bottom of spine paper. Sunned right edge. Foxing of end papers [includes table of contents]. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1961. 314pp. Account of the first international conference in Israel, represented by 40 countries discussing the impact of scientific and technical progress to the world and to the future of human welfare. Book is in fine condition. Jacket shows some rubbing at edges and browning near spine, with small chip on back cover, but is otherwise in good, clean condition. Pages tight and clean. [loc.=World History]. Signed by Editor. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London/New York: Methuen & Co. Ltd./Barnes & Noble, 1974. 344pp. Orig. published in 1930 Signature of prev. owner on free front end paper. Small stain on page edges. Jacket has tanned spine, light edge wear. [Folklore]. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1928. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 221pp. As the changing of the earth affects human life, so do human ecological crises affect the balance of mind and body. Behavior and adaptation is examined by the author in the light of spiritual awareness. Bookplate on endpaper. Scuffed front cover, corner bumped. Very clean copy.. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London/New York: Macmillan, 1889. This copy is SIGNED BY THOMAS HUGHES to a Miss Grenfell in 1890. The book is in good condition - tight, however both the front and rear endpapers show heavy foxing (browning). Dark green clotho ver boards with gilt on cover and slightly worn spine. Fabulous illustrations throughout and each chapter begun with elaborate and fanciful initial letter.. Signed by Author. New Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lawrence, MA: Essex County Training School, 1939. Circa 1925 - 1939 Two volumes completely filled with clippings and memorabilia about the Exxex County Training School: athletics, band, various events.. Prominently mentioned are the Fancher family as administrators; also Tony Geniawicz, athletic star. Bumped corners; rubbed edges and spine. Minor stains/light foxing.. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Scrap Books..

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1913. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First American Edition. 354pp. Tomlinson's first book. A fascinating two-year journey of the tramp steamer Capella into the wilds of Brazil, the Amazon, West Indies and Florida, before returning to England. Book plate. Gilt page top and gilt lettering on cover with seagull design. Two-inch crack at front inside hinge. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. General soil on cover, with small hole in spine. Inside pages clean and bright.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ceylon/South Africa: PhIlip K. Crowe, 1971. Six private newsletters by Philip K. Crowe, former ambassador to Ceylon and South Africa. Each has the note by the author, "This is a private report and is not for publication." SEA ISLAND OF GRIP, THE #34, Jan. 1971, 7pp.; ROROS AND THE FOURTH NIGHT WATCH #35, Feb. 1971, 8pp.; MALTA AND THE KNIGHTS # 37, Feb. 1971, 7pp.; SALMON RIVERS OF SPAIN # 40, April 1971, 7pp.; ETNE, THE # 49, July 19, 6pp.; A FARMER AND A FISHERMAN # 54, Sept. 1971, 6pp.. Pages show minor general soil; dog-ear on top page corner. [loc=Paper bin - Foreign Lands]. Loose Leaf. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 1/2 X 11. Newsletters.

New York. (1947). Padell. Book in Good condition. No dust jacket. Hardcover. First edition. 256 pp..

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1893. The book has an introduction by the feminist, educator, and anti-liquor advocate, Frances Willard. She writes: "Total abstinence, manhood exalted and redeemed, the home protected, childhood trained to such physical cleanliness as shall banish alcoholics and tobacco from the outfits of every boy youth and man..." The book shows very light wear at the spine extremities but has a lovely publisher's pictorial binding of a sheaf of wheat in gilt and silver on the front cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company, 1944. 313pp. Foreword by Joseph C. Yaskin, M.D. 178 illustrations. Attention is given to the complicated neurological pathways along which pain may travel in the body. Thorough examination of areas of pain vs. the source. Prev. owner's signature on free front end paper. Light rubbing at corners and spine ends.. Cloth. Very good/No jacket. 8vo.

Boston: T.R. Marvin, 1828. 367pp. Book complete and scarce, to be sold as-is. Front cover missing, back cover separated from book. Foxed throughout. Some pages dogeared. Needs to be rebound. [office under fan]. Hardcover/ see description. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC: D. A. R., 1905. This is a hardcover, ex-library copy with library markings on the spine.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell Univ. Press, 1973. 312pp. Social and historical background of the Shakers, and development of Shaker hymnody with text and tunes. Analysis of song types, notation, and performance. Clean fresh edition with barely noticeable scuffing.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1952. 701pp. Jacket subbed at folds and creased at edges. [Labor]. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.: Scarecrow Pr, 1978. Inscribed by the author on front end paper. "For Betty Bandel with Best Wishes, - Joan M. Meggett." Some light rubbing on covers. Otherwise. a bright, tight, and clean copy of this book. Light-green cloth over board. . Inscribed By the Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Easton, PA: Sing Out! Corporation, 1985. Paper. Good/No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 113pp. In this issue: Songs-- Bury Me Not, The Barley Mow, Frankie and Albert, Jack the Jolly Tar, October Roses, Cakewalk. Articles--Taj Mahal, Greg Brown, Caffe Lena Anniversary, Wisconsin/Norwegian Music.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.