Search Results: Titles starting with U from Alkahest Books

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: U.S. Army, 15 April 1963. first thus. softcover. Very good. Quarto, (approx. 7 7/8" wide by 10 1/8" tall), 302 pages. Stapled booklet, card covers. 122615C

Washington, D. C.: Pictorial Bureau, (1920). hardcover. Very good. "Showing America's Participation, Selected from the Official Files of the War Department." Oblong quartos (approx. 11 1/8" wide by 9 1/8" tall). Three-quarter red leather over marbled boards with marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. New red spines with five raised bands, gilt titles. Lavishly illustrated with sepia-toned photo reproductions. Volume I has an inserted page with a seal that presents this copy of the book from a father to his son. (Edward H. Bennett, architect and co-author of the Plan of Chicago to his son Edward H. Bennett, Jr.) E. H. Bennett's name in gilt on the top cover of each volume. A little scuffing on the boards. The Great War. Extra shipping charges will apply for this 4 volume set. Americana, Studio.

Barry Hyams, 1952. softcover. Very good. Two pieces: Brochure for the season 1952-53 tour, Uday shankar and His Hindu Ballet. Stapled paper covers, 9" wide by 11 3/4" tall, 16 pages, black and white illustrations with biographies of Hurok and Shankar, and also descriptions of Hindu Dance, Hindu Music, Uday Shankar India Culture Center, and Tales of Hindu Dances. Also: Program: Allied Arts Corp., Harry Zelzar, managing director presents: Uday Shankar and Amala, with Thir Indian Ballet of Dancers and Musicians. Monday evening, February 25, 1952, Orchestra Hall, Chicago. 15 pages, 8 1/4" wide by 10 3/4" tall. Light crease in center. Many ads for Chicago events and businesses. 122615A

Dublin and London: Maunsel & Co. Ltd, 1919. First Edition. softcover. Very good. Stapled pamphlet, approx. 5" by 7 1/4", 47 pages. Includes map. Last four leaves have rough edges, but does not affect text. O'Hegarty (1879-1955) was an Irish writer, editor, historian and a former member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. 061508C

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., (c. 1919). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo, approx. 5 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches. 256 pages + 2 pages of ads. Black and white frontis. Khaki cloth covers stamped in red and black. Former owner name and date on front free endpaper. Very light cover soil. Scarce dust jacket has a little chipping at edges. 020207A

NY, Random House, (1969),, 1969. F. Hardcover. NY, Random House, (1969),, 1969. F. Hardcover. first ed. Pages 375 pp.,8vo, hardcover, black cloth, first ed. Includes index. The author writes on three interrelated aspects of our society in the 1960s: the life of scholarship, the movement of social protest, and the crisis of the universities. Book is in near fine condition; d.j. has a few chips, sl. soil, Good. #050897A

Chicago: J. G. Ferguson Pub. Co., (c. 1977). first edition. hardcover. Very good. Design by Ron Villani. Holly Harrington, Picture Editor. Oblong quarto. 184 pages. "With a few exceptions the stories in this book have to do with the structures rather far removed from the familiar monuments and the well-worn paths of tour guides and architectural texts." Illustrated with many photo reproductions, many in color. No dust jacket. 012204A

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 5th printing. hardcover. Very good/very good. Large octavo, red cloth spine over cream boards. 461 [1] pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions. Former owner name and inscription and embossing stamp on front free endpaper. 021210E

Boston: The Page Co., 1917. first edition. hardcover. Near fine. The Kenneys. Octavo, red cloth covers with pictorial design on top cover in gold, black and red; spine titles gilt. Illustrated endpapers and borders to text, 455 pages [1] plus 16 pages of publisher's ads. Four color plates by The Kenneys. Top cover is bright, spine is a bit dulled. Hinges tight, no cracking, and no names or writing. Near fine. No dust jacket. Bleiler (1978) p. 79. Historical fiction with fantastic elements; Supernatural. Studio

New York: Random House, (c. 1999). first U.S. edition. hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Octavo, 231 pages. Small remainder stamp on bottom edge of book block else book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Studio

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997,, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 349 pages, octavo. Book is in fine condition; dust jacket spine a bit sunned. Review slip laid in "Easily the best American road book since Blue Highway, Mike Bryan has written uncommonly well about the many nomadic eccentrics to be found along the American highways. His book is a delight." -- Larry McMurtry. 010608A

NY, Capricorn Books, G. P Putnam's Sons, (c. 19 60). Hardcover. NY, Capricorn Books, G. P Putnam's Sons, (c. 19 60). Hardcover. reprint. Pages 159,approx/ 4 1/2" x 7 1/2", hardcover, reprint. Newly edited, with an introduction, by John Berryman. With six original illustrations by Michael Ayrton. Former owner bookplate on front endpaper, pages starting to brown, else Very Good. Without a dust jacket. 111502A

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1919. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Near Fine/very good. Octavo, red cloth covers, 104 pages. Yellow dust jacket, very light soil, very Good. In a custom dark green cloth chemise and matching slipcase in Very Good condition. Signed by Dunsany on front free endpaper. Former owner, Burns Gillam, bookplate (designed by Rockwell Kent) on front paste-down endpaper. 110504A

Boone, NC, Parkway Publishers, (c. 1994),, 1994. Soft cover. Very good. xii + 163 pages, trade paperback. Includes Appendix, Case Index, General Index. Very Good condition. This book "explores Justice William J. Brennan's work in freedom of expression and is based, in part, on his working papers. Internal conflicts over some of the hottest First Amendment issues are revealed in chapters on libel, obscenity, free press-fair trial, unpopular speech, prior restraint, and commercial speech." 112706A ISBN: 0-9635752-4-4

Battle Creek, Michigan: Union Steam Pump Co., Ellis Pub. Co., (c. 1921. second edition. Very good. Redf;exible leatherette covers (approx. 5 1/4" wide by 9 1/4" yall) with gilt titles and decorations. 442 pages. Black and white illustrations. Former owner name on front free endpaper Light wear at head and foot of spine. A very attractive copy. 092717B

NY, Longman's, Green and Co., 1958,, 1958. F. Hardcover. NY, Longman's, Green and Co., 1958,, 1958. F. Hardcover. first edition. Pages xxii + 362,octavo, hardcover, first edition. Former owner name stamp on side edge of book and front and rear endpapers, else Very Good. Dust jacket has a little chipping at edges, Good plus. 120803A

Kansas City, Missouri: Union Wire Rope Corporation, (c. 1936). Fine. Octavo, flexible, navy pebbled covers stamped in orange, silver, and gold. 315 pages. Black and white diagrams and photo reproductions. With the stamp of Samuel Harris & Co. on top cover. 092715B

New York: Harper & Brothers, (c. 1950). first edition, as stated. hardcover. Fair/Good. Octavo, maroon cloth covers. x [2] 371 pages. Includes bibliography and index. Some underlining in ink in text. Dust jacket chipped at edges. 021210B

New York, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1952,, 1952. Hardcover. Good. New York, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1952,, 1952. Hardcover. 4th edition. Pages 937, 8vo, hardcover, 4th edition. Thirteen contributors; includes many diagrams, and subject and name indices. Olive cloth covers, worn at cover edges, some pencil on rear endpaper, Good condition. 070298A

Hoover Institution / Stanford University, (1980),, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hoover Institution / Stanford University, (1980),, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first edition. Pages xxxix + 868,octavo, hardcover, first edition. Book is in Very Good condition; dust jacket has a bit of dampstaining at foot of spine, else Very Good. 020499A ISBN: 0-8179-7281-1