Search Results: Books from Adamstown Books

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..

London, England: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1963. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Museum guidebook to the Ancient Chinese collection - Jewelry, Weapons, Bronzes, Pottery and more. Pieces from the Neolithic Period, the Shang period, and the Chou and Han dynasties represented. 50 pages of b&w photos. Book Condition : Good; curling to cover corners, wear to cover edges and spine; dark marking to top of back cover; no markings to text.

New York NY: MacMillan Company, 1901. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Part of The New Testament Handbooks series edited by Shailer Mathews. April 1901 reprint of 1900 first edition. Originally evolving from his work as an instructor, this book is divided into the following sections : Teachings of jesus; The Teaching of the Twelve; The Teachings of Paul; The Later Apostolic Writings; The Non-Johannean Writings of the Alexandrian Period; The Johannean Writings. Book Condition : Good; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; age toning to text block; sunlight fading to spine; light spotting inside covers; some waviness to pages; beginning indications of binding separation, all pages intact; text unmarked. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Washington, DC: Korean Research and Information Office, 1957. Book. Good. Soft cover. Probable First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Reports from the various Ministries and Offices of the Republic of (South) Korea for the year 1957. Details foreign relations during that period. Illustrated with black and white photographs including a photo of President Syngman Rhee. Includes Appendices and Glossary. Size: 8vo up to 9½" tall . 233 pages. Book Condition : Good; Pages are clean, unmarked, no tears, a little creasing. Cover has little rubbing to t op front edge, some light aging, light creasing and edge wear..

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..

London, England: Duckworth & Co. , 1904. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 250 pp. w/ 16 b&w illustrations including one pullout view of London. Volume from a larger series looks at the theatrical art, physical theaters, and working conditions of actors and playwrights in Elizabethan and Jacobian England. Special attention is given to Shakespeare and the Globe. Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College Library; a few margin notes and page tip creases; bookplate inside front cover; slip, pocket, and label inside rear cover; catalog label on bottom spine; light cover wear at edges, spine ends, and cover corners. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York NY: Little Brown & Co, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York Graphic Society 1969 5th Printing. Oblong hardcover. Catalog of 73 drawings and sketches for traveling exhibit of 1963-64. 41 b&w plates. Inlaid Brandywine River Museum pamphlet on the Wyeth family and newspaper article of Andrew Wyeth's death. Book Condition : Good; no text marks, gift inscription inside rear cover; toning inside covers; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light shelf wear to edges and corners; price clipped..

Pittsburgh PA: Pickwick Publications, 2004. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover Library Binding, 234 pp. Collection of 8 essays, 5 short papers, and bibliography on structuralism in hermeneutics and historical research. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary; no text marks; catalog labels to bottom spine and top right rear cover; bookplate inside front cover; pocket removed from inside rear cover tearing paper; catalog info on title page. a.

New York NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ex-Seminary Library. 1st American Edition, Part of "The World's Epoch-Makers" series. Primarily a biography with attention to Rousseau's major political and religious writings and influence on 18th century philosophy. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; text unmarked, some light foxing to index; bumping to cover corners and spine ends; rubber stamps to inside cover, title page, and top text block; catalog labels on spine and rear cover; pocket removed inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York NY: Universe Books, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comprehensive study culled from Antiques magazine examines 17th and 18th century porcelains, Wedgwood, Ceramic Figures and Portraits, Blue Printed Wares, and Victorian and Post-Victorian pottery and porcelain. Book Condition : Near Fine; minor rubbing to back cover; no markings to text. No Dust Jacket..

King's Crown Press, 1949. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1972 Octagon Books reprint. Good, Ex-Seminary Library. Argues that Milton's exegesis in "De Doctrina Christiana" produced doctrinal heterdoxies due to Milton's methods rather than the influence of other movements. 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..

Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Likely 1st Edition. Coverage is non-mathematical, presented as a °travelogue° of the solar neighborhood. Offers detailed descriptions of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the results of probes of Halley's comet. Tan hardback, 452 pp, b&w diagrams and photos, 17 color images. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; spotting to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some shelf wear to edges and corners..

New York: Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Continued title: An Exhibition Celebrating the Tradition of American Painting and Sculpture. Presented at the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York, 10/19 - 11//10/1984. 47 pp. w/41 color plates. Wildlife depictions grouped into 19th and 20th century artists, and a second section for contemporary masters. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light cover corner curling; a few small marks to covers..

New York NY: Association Press, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Part of the Heroes of God series. Intended for young adults this book portrays John the Baptist through the eyes of Asher, a young shepherd. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; binding tight; slight bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; some tearing at edges and chipping at spine; price unclipped..

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..

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. .

New York NY: Goodenough and Woglom Co., 1945. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This guide covers the paraments, ornaments, and linens commonly found on Christian altars. Different styles of altar cloths, including their color variance according to the Church calendar, and flowers are also discussed. Book Condition : Very Good; former owner's name in ink at top front cover; some darkening around spine on both covers; no internal markings..

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..

Francestown NH: The Golden Quill Press, (1981), 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author on title page. Poetry collection. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; gift inscription from author's mother on front free end paper; crease to rear free end paper. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; some rubbing esp. to rear cover; sunlight fading to spine. .

Buffalo NY: Prometheus Books, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reissue of Loisy's humanist criticism of Catholic doctrine and authority. Also includes Pope Pius X's encyclical condemning the Modernists. Hardcover, 268 pp. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear, including some small tears, along edges; price sticker remnant at top right front and on front interior flap. a.