Search Results: Titles starting with U from Common Crow Books

Columbus: U.F. Grant. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. First edition, ca. 1940. Staple-bound softcover, 76 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, soiling or discoloration to some pages, some soiling and age-toning to the covers, covers also with some rubbing or edgewear. Rare old magic catalog.

New York: UHSC, 1953. Wraps. Good. 10.75 x 8.5 inches, wraps, good withg wear, stains, musty odor, light loss to bottom corner of rear wrap, contents mainly very good. About 50 pp, illustrated. Signature of a Rev. Alfred Bailey on inside front cover: Prince Alfred Bailey was one of the leaders of the UHSC after the death of its founder, Hurley, so an important association copy; Bailey is pictured in a full page photo of him in this book (see pic). The encyclopedia website has this to say about the history of the Universal Hagar's Spiritual Church: "The Universal Hagar's Spiritual Church (UHSC), a Spiritualist church operating primarily among African Americans, was founded in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, by George Willie Hurley (1884-1943). Hurley moved to Detroit from Georgia in 1891 and affiliated with Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ and rose to become the leader of the church in Michigan. A short time later he became involved with the esoteric, left his position in 1920 to join a… Read More

Paris: Gallimard, 1967. Softcover. Very good+. This issue only! Printed paper wraps, octavo, 126pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has toning and soil to wraps, binding tight, text clean and unmarked but gently toned throughout. Text in French.

Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 1993. Hardcover. Near fine. Gilt stamped green leatherette boards, quarto, illustrated in color and b&w. Book has hint of rubbing to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked.

New York: William Morrow, 1939. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, spiral bound, with orange boards and blue photo sheet over the front cover that we imagine is very rare and prone to coming loose; this one is coming loose after all. Light rubbing and soil, contents very good, some foxing to outermost pages, one page toward the beginning with abrasion to picture, solely juried by Steichen, who included FSA photographers.

New York: U. S. Camera, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1948. First edition. Hardcover, 360 pp. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Good. Soiling and wear to covers. Soiling to endpapers. Weak rear hinge.

New York: William Morrow, 1936. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Quarto, spiral bound, very good, light wear and soil to covers, wonderfiul contents, including Berenice Abbott, Cecil Beaton, Aubrey Bodine, Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Toni Frissell, Hurrell, Rockwell Kent, Dorothea Lange, George Platt Lynes, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, Charles Sheeler and many others.

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2000 First edition. Hardcover in Fine, unread, condition. A clean, tight and sharp copy. No jacket present.

Westport, Conn: Praeger Publishers, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2000 First Edition. Hardcover in Fine condition. A clean, tight and sharp copy. No jacket present.

Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2000. First printing. Paperback. Fine. First printing, 2000, paperback, octavo, 397pp., not illustrated. Book fine with tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.

Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2000. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. First printing, 2000, paperback, octavo, 397pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with mild wear to bottom corner, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.

Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2000. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. First printing, 2000, paperback, octavo, 397pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with handsome wrap and tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked but with three small spots to foredge of text block. No DJ.

Eugene, OR: Collectors' Library, 1993. First printing. Softcover. Very good+. Printed paper wraps, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has rubbing and mild soil to wraps, binding tight, previous owner's stamp to inner front panel, otherwise text clean and unmarked.

Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1947. Paperback. Very good+. Printed paper wraps, small octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has toning to rear panel, wear to corners, binding tight, previous owner's signature to inner front panel, otherwise text clean and unmarked.

Hoboken: Office of the United States Steel Corporation, 1902. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Eleven volumes total (10 vols. + 1 duplicate)--1901-1907, 1908-1915, 1916-1923, 1924-1930 (x2), 1931-1938, 1939-1945, 1946-1952, 1953-1959, 1960-1966, 1967-1970 + loose reports from 1960, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, & 1974. First editions. Leather-backed boards or leatherette with gilt titles on spines, Good to Very Good copies, owner's signature on the front flyleaves of some volumes of M.M. Fisher (Marcus M. Fisher, one-time Administrative Vice President at U.S. Steel), age-toning or discoloration to some of the outer pages and page-edges, a bit of discoloration to the covers of some vols., light rubbing, bumping, or wear to the tips and edges of the covers of some volumes, no dust jackets. Loose reports are staple-bound and are in Very Good condition. A rare and impressive run of the annual reports of U.S. Steel, starting with the year of its founding (when Carnegie Steel merged with 2 other steel… Read More

Newport News: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Flexible leatherette, 69 pp., clean unmarked text, illustrated, Near Fine, light discoloration to some pages of the text. Our copy housed in protective glassine. Uncommon book. Digital images available upon request.

Torrance, CA: Diane Books, 1982. Wraps. Very good. 8vo, wraps, very good. 283 pp. Laid in flyer for a 1983 talk by Shifrin in Pittsburgh (somewhat worn). Shrifin (1923-1998) Soviet-born human rights activist, Zionist, author, lawyer, and Israeli politician who spent a decade in Soviet prisons for allegedly spying for the US and Israel. Avraham Shifrin was one of the world's top authorities on the Soviet system of prisons and slave labor camps. Shifrin's testimonies before Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate and other congressional committee (House Banking and Currency Committee, 1973), provided the world with the major listing of Soviet slave labor camps.

U. S. Electrical Motors, 1948. Paperback. Near Fine. 1948 Softcover 4to, 15pp. Produced in full color with great illustrations. Near fine. With booklet "Modern Trends in Nickel Steel & Cast Iron Gear Materials" laid in.

Beograd: Radio B92, 1996. Wraps. Near fine. Trade softcover, near fine. 142 pp, index. In Serbian.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990. Paperback. Near Fine. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 362pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has hint of wear to wrap, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.