Five Weeks In A Balloon; Or Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen by Verne, Jules - 1869

Baltimore, MD: Helicon, 1968. 224 pages From jacket: "Contemporary prayer becomes meaningful when it reflects what man has to say to God; it can become formative and purposeful when it reflects what God has to say to man. The reason behind this book is to enable modern man to pray with God's own words as they are found in the Bible. The prayers of Abraham, David, Isaiah and Daniel, as well as those of James, John, Peter and Paul are here assembled for the first time, together with prayers composed from various other writings of the Old and New Testaments." Ex-library with typical treatments, jacket is covered with mylar; blank sticker on fep, remnants of pocket on rep. Edgewear, bumped head and heal of spine; worn bottom corners. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Philadelphia American Book & Bible House, 1901, hardcover. SALESMAN'S SAMPLE COPY (a sampling, partial contents, "prospectus" of the book for potential buyers) with publisher's notice bound in. This copy shows several of the photographic illustrations, and pictures of the "Texoderm Binding" and the "Full Morocco Edition de Luxe" to be offered. -- Hardcover, brown cloth with photo of McKinley on cover. Condition: good-only (cloth scuffed, worn at corners; hinge cracked; one plate is clear-taped; some pages were printed on browning paper). -- Also called Salesman's Dummy.

London: The Studio. Very Good+. 1909. Hardcover. Rubbed corners - one bumped, but not frayed. ; Three-quartered red leather. Gilt borders on covers; gilt patterned and gilt lettering on spine. Five raised bands on spine. 42 pages of text and 40 tipped-in plates. Beautiful copy that will enhance any library shelf. ; Mezzotint; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 42 pages .

Collectible. Signed by author, Charles E. Beveridge. Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape. Very good condition. Inner cover of book has price tag of $25.00. Soft cover. Published by Universe Publishing, 1998. Revised edition of book published in 1995. Little piece of the paper came off the back page – pages are thick so barely noticeable. Designed by David Larkin. 240 pages. Approximate: 8 X 6.5

A God on Every Mountain Top by Byrd Baylor. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. 1st Edition. Signed with an inscription by illustrator Carol Brown. Author: Byrd Baylor. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Both are in very good condition. Condition: Good. Oversized beige boards -some fading. Light edge and corner wear. Dust jacket in very good condition with minor tears at the top front of dust jacket and one on the top back jacket. Edges slightly bumped. Two tiny stains on front cover of the dust jacket. Minor edge wear, small chip from dj on back. Some soiling. B&W illustrations by Carol Brown.

Boston: Little Brown, 1974. one of the Library of World Biography, J.H. Plumb, General Edition Stated First Edition 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket, subject photograph on back of jacket; endpapers are maps; 268 toned pages with some black and white photographs. From jacket: "Rhodesia was his namesake. In effect his private country, it bore his flag and coat of arms, his laws and ordinances. No other financial magnate of the modern world could command his own uniformed army, with which he could make war for the extension of his dominion, as he did. The British government itself could not restrain him. In his short lifetime, Cecil John Rhodes amassed unequaled wealth and power in British South Africa... By rallying the British and Dutch colonists in the area around the issue of race, Rhodes reached the apex of power...he introduced the Glen Grey Act of 1894 which became the blueprint for modern apartheid policies... Despite his undeniable achievements Rhodes was… Read More

Golden Treasury Series. London, MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1899Small 6 1/2" X 4 1/2 " blue hardcover with gilt lettering. No DJ. Spine and edges are rubbed and bumped. Title and publishing company in gilt on spinePrinted by R & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh139 pages.Interior clean and unmarked except for previous owner's signature, and penciled 75 and another word that I can't read.Back inner cover has "Harvard Cooperative Society Booksellers" stamp.Back Board is not straight. Pages yellowed. Foxing noted especially on inner boards.

RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"

The Prince of India Vol I & II. By Lew Wallace. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1893. First Edition. Hardbacks without dust jacket. Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on front cover along with embossed red rosary and moon and star in silver-light. Light rubbing at extremities. Covers faded and rubbed. Spine and edges have minor bumping, as well as some shelf/edge wear. The inside of Volume I is clean and unmarked except for 2.00 on fly page. Volume II is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and "November 1899" written on fly page. 502 pp + 578 pp are yellowed. Binding is good. Lewis Wallace was a general for the Union army during the Civil War. He went on to become governor of the New Mexico Territory out west. Wallace was also a lecturer who wrote three works during his busy life. Between his tenure as member of the court and holding office as governor, he published The Fair God (1873), while preparing to write Ben Hur (1880), which has since been translated into… Read More

Sixth printing. Cover has some wear and minor, small stains or marks. No dust jacket, believe to be as issued. On the first and second page, there is erased writing that is still faintly visible, and a stamp from a former owner (a church). No other writing or markings noted. Tanning is present. Binding and pages are tight, especially for the age of the book. Overall, a nice copy. Nonsmoking environment.