Search Results: Titles starting with U from Peninsula Books

New York: Modern Library. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1945-1963. Hardcover. Modern Library Giant G44 in binding style G5--this edition was published between 1945 and 1963 and was copyrighted in 1937. The first 18 p. have a crease to the upper corner and there are a few age spots to the front free end paper, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book. The jacket has wear, but is still presentable and now in a removable, protective acetate sleeve. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; Modern Library Giant Series; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 415, 473, 561 pp. pages .

Carlisle, PA: South Mountain Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0937339016 . The detailed story of the battle of Antietam that includes events leading up to the battle, after action reports, etc. Contains an index in the rear. Original publisher's red covers with bright gilt spine and cover lettering. This copy is clean, tight, and unmarked, no owner names or bookplates. This appears to be a Book Club Edition as there is no price on the dust jacket. The dust jacket is unclipped and there are no remainder marks or owner names, and no chips, tears, or markings. Dust jacket is priced and it is a stated first edition.; Book Club Edition; B&W Photographs & Maps; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 310 pages .

Carlisle, PA: South Mountain Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. The detailed story of each battle in the campaign of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg. Contains an index in the rear. This appears to be a Book Club Edition as there is no price on the dust jacket. Original publisher's gray covers with bright gilt spine and cover lettering. This copy is clean, tight, and unmarked, no owner names or bookplates. The dust jacket is unclipped and there are no remainder marks or owner names, and no chips, tears, or markings. This is a stated first edition and the dust jacket is priced ; Book Club Edition; B&W Photographs & Maps; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 360 pages .

San Diego: Canterbury Classics. Near Fine. 2017. Hardcover. 1684120985 . "... a collection of the crucial documents, speeches, and other writings that shaped the United States. In addition to the Constitution, readers can review the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, important presidential speeches, and many others." Original blut full leather publisher's covers with gilt spine and cover lettering and a striking full color American flag on the front and rear cover. All edges are gilt and it has a red silk ribbon sewn in. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. ; Canterbury Classics Leather-Bound Classics Series; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 542 pages .

Birmingham, MI: Oakland Hills Country Club. Very Good. 1985. Softcover. A large, thick souvenir book with articles, color diagrams and photos of each hole, profiles of players, etc. For the open held at the Birmingham, MI Country Club in 1985. Also includes an official course map and guide book laid in (the course map is a folding map) --probably given as a separate item to spectators during the event. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 448 pages .

2006. Hardcover. 1861762410 . Germany launched its first U-Boat in Kiel in 1906, and this book documents the history of Germany's continued development of submariens and their use in submarine warfare. Contains an index, chronology, and a bibliography in the rear. Original blue cloth covers with silver spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. ; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 256 pages .

New York: Avon Books. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0380773333 . "The amazing true story of UFO's and the real visitors from outer space." "Ed Walters experienced a horrifying encounter with a UFO and the aliens aboard it...hypnosis revealed that 1987 was not the first time aliens had abducted him." This is a mass market paperback book which is an original publication of Avon Books. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no spine or cover creases. There is some slight rippling to the top corner to the pages after the photo section, but it is not particularly objectionable. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 294 pages .

New York: GCR Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Softcover. Magazine format with a number of articles relating to UFO's, including "Contronting the Aliens Who Live Among Us," "UFO's: Time Traveler from Earth's Future?", "Schreiver's Flying Top," etc. Cover title: Unsolved UFO Sightings and Other Unexplained Mysteries, Special Report #6. Single issue magazine: Winter 1995 issue. ; Color & B&W Photos, Drawings, Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 70 pages .

Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. Reprint. Softcover. 0932813437 . Covers flying saucer propulsion systems, "suppressed technology," gravitational space ships, aerodynamic saucers, analysis of UFO photos, etc. Includes numerous photos and drawings to accompany the technical discussions in the text. This is a reprint of the original 1966 edition which was out of print for many years. Indexed. Edges of cover curled a bit and a small crease to lower corner. Contents are tight, clean and unmarked. No spine creasing tells me this book may never have been read. The author was the vice president of the British UFO Research Association. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; B&W Phots, Illustrations, & drawings; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 388 pages .

New York: Barnes & Noble. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0760789363 . The text covers many aspects of U-Boat operations and the text is accompanied by many b&w and color illustrations. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. Original publisher's glossy pictorial covers -- the same as the dust jacket illustrations. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 156 pages .

San Francisco: Weldon Owen. Near Fine. 2012. Softcover. 1616282185 . This book is loaded with practical advice for nearly any survival situation--from city to wilderness to water, to snow, etc. "Flexi edition" with metal corner caps. Index. Stiff pictorial covers. Unpaged. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; Color & B&W Photos & Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall .

Durand, MI: Bugs Publishing. Near Fine. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. SIGNED by the author on the half title page. This book contains information on 123 Upper Peninsula lighthouses--history, directions, and attractions in the vicinity. Each lighthouses has a couple of pictures and two pages are devoted to each lighthouse. There are a few pages of photos in the rear, and there are a few color photos of lighthouses in a center section. This is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The covers are in nice condtion with no creases, tears or chips. This book appears to have been unread. ; Color & B& W Photos & Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 122 + 9 pages of photos pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Liveright. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0871405008 . Fromt the jacket: "Alex Campbell vividly demonstrates that Vietnam is only the most blatant of our Asian failures. We are ripe for similar fiascoes." Contains end paper maps and an index. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book in original red cloth covers with no interior or exterior markings, except for a very faint mark on the foredge (not to the interior of pages). The dust jacket has a small chip to to the front lower corner and a slight tear at top of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages .

Time-Life Books. Very Good+. 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. 0809435853 . "An account of the adventures and thrilling experiences of the most noted American hunter, trapper, guide, scout and Indian fighter now living." This is a facsimile reprint of the original 1890 edtion. Printed in two versions, this is the Deluxe Edition issued in real leather with gilt edges and an sewn in ribbon bookmark. The covers are brown stamped leather with gilt spine and cover lettering (the Standard Edtion has faux leather covers with white edges). There are a few light scratches to the gilt edges, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no owner names. Ref: Howes C659 for the original edition. ; Classics of the Old West Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 491 pages .

New York: Benziger Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. "Clementia" was the pen name of Sister Mary Edward Freehan R.S. M., born Agnes M. Freehan in St. Louis (1878 - ) who was the author of a few books of juvenile fiction in the "Mary Selwen" series. This was her first book. She published a sequel to this book in 1917 titled "The Quest of Mary Selwen." She was affliated with the St. Patrick's Academy in Chicago, a Catholic grammar school that was founded by the Sister's of Mercy in 1883. This copy is in very nice condition in the original publisher's green decorated cloth covers. There are no internal or external markings. The dust jacket features a pictorial representaion of the book's frontis illustration (which was done by Charles Chambers) with the title on top and a list of the publisher's juvenile books on the rear panel. There is a bit of edgewear, but overall, a very nice, presentable… Read More

Rives Junction, MI: Youth Haven. Near Fine. 1993. Softcover. This is an interesting biography of a Michigan native who was a converted dance band leader, and who established youth camps in Michigan and Arizona. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. This book appears to have been unread. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages .

London: Tiger Books International. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Stories "retold by Jane Shaw." Great illustrations by William Blackhouse. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; Color Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 124 pages .

Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. c. 1976. Hardcover. Original tan cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering encased in a cream-colored slipcase. The Sandglass 4 page pamphlet is loosely laid in. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The slipcase is also in nice condition with no tears or splits. The Heritage Press imprint indicates that it was published in 1957; however, the Norwalk place of publication means that it was published sometime between 1976 and 1983. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 158 pages .

Chicago: M. A. Donohue. Fair. c. 1905. Broadside. This adaptation of Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published by M. A. Donohue who published many children's books from the late 19th centry to the mid-1900's. After the copyright expired on Stowe's book, a number of publisher's issued chldren's version--frequently using different endings. The color pictorial front cover depicts little Eva sitting at Uncle Tom's knee under a tree. 26 b&w illustrations accompany the text; the illustrators are not identified, but according to J. Murphy are the work of several artists, including Eckman and Thatcher. The color frontis illustration are by Blanche Fisher Wright. The front cover illustrator is not identified. Murphy also indicates the text is an adaptation by H. E. Marshal's 1904 version in the "Told to Children" edition. Identified in small print at the bottom of the cover as "182 Uncle Tom's Cabin." This book appears to… Read More

Traverse City: Chabanelle Media. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Softcover. 0615358497 . The Grass River Natural Area is in Antrim County, Michigan. The author details the efforts to preserve this unique nartural area in northern Michigan. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings.This book appears to have been unread. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 63 pages .