Search Results: Authors starting with A from K. L. Givens Books

New York: A. J. Bicknell & Co. Architectural Book Publishers, 1878. Book. VG-. Hardback. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardback bound in blue cloth-covered boards with bright gilt title and black decorations on the cover. Book has rubs along the bottom edge and at corners and along the spine. Front hinge has a 2" crack. There is a brief inscription and former owner's name on the second end page. Book states: containing twenty-three plates wooden and brick buildings with details; Twenty-Six plans and elevations of school houses, Twenty-five plans, elevations, views and sections of medium and low priced churches including a variety of miscellaneous church details, etc. Designs and details are to scale. 21 black and white plates..

New York : General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union and Church Book Society, 1866. Book. VG-. Hardback. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardback bound in red cloth-covered boards with blind stamped decoration front and back with gilt titles and black and white frontis. Book has edge wear with a chip at top of spine and the first end page is creased. Book consist of 4 stories "Published through the offerings of the Sunday School of Trinity Church, Bridgeport, Conn." Stories are: No.1 - THE LOOK OF THE THING 18 pages No. 2 - GOOD-BYE 18 pages No. 3 - GOOD FOR NOTHING 18 pages No. 4 - HOW LIKE IT IS! 18 PAGES .

Self Published, 1983. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback book is bound in blue, illustrated cloth. No defects to note on the book. The dust jacket has light shelfwear. Former owner's name on front endpage with what appears to be a stamp of the author's signature. 259 pages. Collection of 91 stories written between 1971 and 1982 of Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois..

Canyon, Texas: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1987. Book. VG+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Trade size soft cover with illustration of rock cabin on the cover. No defects to note on the book. Book contents: Abbe, Donald Ray. History of Lynn County. 1-56. "Lynn County in the Nineteenth Century." 1-10. "The First Generation: 1900 to the 1930s." 11-22. "The Second Generation: The 1930s to the 1960s." 23-40. "Living in Lynn County." 41-46. "Epilogue: From the 1960s to the Present." 47-50. "Appendix." 51-56. 70 pages including the Index..

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. Book. Good. Hard Back. First Edition Ex-Lib. Hardback book bound in red library binding with black title on the spine. Defects to note are library number on the spine with the pocket inside back cover, title page has tape repairs along edges; several of the photos have tape repairs along lower edges and damp stain along these edges. Map is missing. Book is the report of Captain Abercombie's expedition on the Copper River in Alaska. The report includes information on ports, minerals and the description of areas along the Copper River. The first section of the book is text describing the expedition and consist of 169 pages. The second part of the book is a large number of black and white photos taken along the trip. This section has 168 photos..

New York: American Book Co., 1886. Book. G+. Hard Back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is a hardback bound in tan paper-covered boards with green cloth spine. Book has edge wear more severe at corners. Clean, tight and unmarked interior. A book aimed at educating students and workers on how to do mechanical drawings. 121 pages.

Oklahoma City, OK: Ace Aerial hotography, 1984. Book. VG. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book is a spiral bound soft cover with tan comb binding and black title on the cover. Book has light edge wear with a quarter-sized discoloration where a price tag was removed. Interior is clean and unmarked. Book is a photo album of the Oklahoma City area covering 900 square miles. 100 pages of photos that includes the towns of Arcadia, Edmund, Bethany, The Village, Nichols Hills, Midwest City, Del City, Spencer, Nicoma Park, Moore, Warr Acres, Mustang and Yukon. Unpaginated.

Dallas, TX: Little Theatre of Dallas, 1941. Book. G+. Soft cover. First Edition. This is a pamphlet issued by the Little Theatre of Dallas on May 6, 1941 for the presentation of Sam Acheson's play " We Are Besieged". The only defect is a few creased pages Include are a list of the cast members; Life Members of the theatre; Patron Members (list not complete); Board of Directors for 1940-41. Also includes an article on an exhibition of historic documents that were on display at the theatre including an original letter sent by Colonel William Travis requesting help for the siege of the Alamo..

San Jose, California: San Jose Museum of Art, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardback bound in black cloth-covered boards with blind stamped title on the front. Only defect to note on the book is shallow crease at corners of several pages ( page were not dogeared). No defects to note on the dust jacket This is a catalog of Gustavo Ramos Rivera's paintings, painted constructions; drawings and monotypes of his long career in San Francisco. Numerous examples of his work in color. 214 pages. NOTE: THIS HEAVY BOOK MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE - NOT AVAILABLE FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907. Book. VG-. Hardcover. First Edition. The book is gray/green cloth-covered boards with red title and illustrated with a longhorn in black. There is a stamp of the Islesboro Book Club inside front cover and two small labels for bookstores on ffep and a pocket inside back cover. Front hinge is weaken but holding; no other defects to note. The frontis has a tissue guard and is the picture of a cowman reading. The life of a cowman in the West. 384 pages plus ads..

University Park: Penn State University Press, 1990. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback with dust jacket. No defects to note on the book. The dust jacket has light edge wear and a scar on the back where a price tag was removed. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owners. Author makes an important contribution to understanding Fenimore Cooper and his novels. 151 pages including the Index..

New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1867. Book. VG-. Hardcover. Later Printing. The book is black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. The exterior of the book has no defects to note. The interior on the first several blank pages has an edge chip missing. Four black and white illustrations..

Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe, 1870. Book. VG-. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardback book bound in green cloth-covered boards with gilt title and illustration on the spine. Book has light wear at the corners and has former owner's name in small lettering inside front cover. Book has descriptions of wonders of the earth. Black and white frontis with tissue guard in place. 15 other black and white plates. 341 pages..

New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, and Church Book Society Book. Poor. Hardback. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardback bound in marbled paper-covered boards with leather spine. Book has edge wear with rubs and wear on leather spine. Has a book plate inside front cover of the Sunday-School Library of the Church of the Messiah Pulaski, Tenn. Pages are intact with some foxing on the pages. Black and white illustrated frontis. 70 pages. Publication circa 1850s .

Lawrence, Kansas: Univ Pr of Kansas, 2016. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in blue boards with white title on the spine. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Stories of the three cultures (Navajo, Anglo, Hispanic) that existed in Magdalena, New Mexico over a 100 year period. Illustrated with a few black and white photos. 437 pages including the Index..

Chelsea, Michigan: Lewis Publishers, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in blue and white glossy boards. No defects to note on the book. Book was written using latest technology and is intended to be used as a working laboratory guide and reference to water quality analysis. A few black and white illustrations. 247 pages including the Index..

Knights of Pythias, 1958. Book. Good. Paperback. Sixth Edition. Book is 4" x 5" stapled soft cover with black title and illustration on the front. Defects to note are a tear at bottom of the spine and creases on lower front corner and first end page, with a small triangular piece missing on back lower corner. A book that was recommended for every Pythian in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Book provides all sorts of details on the Knights of Pythias. This is the Revised and Enlarged Sixth Edition published in 1958. 104 pages. .

Boston: The Page Company Publishers, 1921. Book. Illus. by Walter S. Rogers. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback book bound in tan boards with gilt titles and bright illustration of an Indian warrior on the front with illustrated end pages. No defects to note on this crisp, tight book. 5 black and white illustrated plates. One of the Young Pioneer Series. 358 pages plus 16 pages of ads for Page books..

Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1994. Book. VG+. Paperback. 1st Edition. Trade size paperback. No defects to note on the book. The history of school desegregation in Fayetteville. The city faced the issue and resolved it with a good deal of dignity and grace and became the first Southern city to accommodate the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision in 1954. 223 pages.

Logan County, Arkansas: Pivate Printing, 2010. Book. VG+. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. White soft cover with photo of Dixie Coal Co., No. 1 on the cover. Book has remains of a tag on the cover as only defects to note. Book was compiled from a loaned copy of the 1930 edition that was compiled for the Old BeenCoal Corporation. It is a faithful reprint with all the black & white illustrations and photos of mining operations in the Paris Coal Field. A piece of Arkansas history. 314 pages..