Search Results: Authors starting with A from The Vintage Bookstore

Wash D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Author was Principal Engineer of Navy Dept. Covers Clean, spine edge rub w/prev.owner name fep/bpe. front hinge re-inforced. Binding Firm, 380 Aged pgs w/diagrams/formulas. Contents incl; Conjugate Beam, Three Moment Relation, Hip Bents, Displacement of Foundations, etc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good.

NY: Theo. Audel & Co, 1936. Black Leatherette Binding w/gold spine lettering, 354 illus pgs. red tpe, 1945 Printing w/owners name inside cover. 'A practical, concise Treatise on the Theory, Practical Operation and Maintenance of Modern Diesel Engines w/Questions and Answers' Cover has Crease, gold on spine slightly faded. Binding Firm, Covers/Interior Pgs Clean Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Flexible Cloth. Very Good +.

Wash D.C.: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, 1934. Technical Bulletin No.634 March 1939. Soft cover w/rear cover missing, First 147 pgs show habitat maps of native plants/Duck areas. Followed by over 150 b&w plates of plant species and photos. + Indes. Color frontis Pintail Ducks, Rear Cover missing. All Pgs Intact. Binding Firm **see photo** Pgs Clean - No Marks/Names Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good.

Wash D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1922. Tan Hardcover w/black spine & cover lettering, 162 pgs w/agricultural & town photos, full color fold out map at rear endpaper. Binding is Firm, Covers have light dust soil, slight spine edge rub. Pages are Clean >no marks. Special Agents Series-No. 216, from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Julius Klein, Director. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Photos/maps.

New York: Bell Publishing Co, 1979. Brown hard cover has copper spine lettering, 531 pgs. Tight Clean Copy with light spine edge/corner rub, Priced Dust Jacket has wrap around illustration, chip btm corner, light back top edge wear now in protective mylar sleeve. An invaluable reference work for all of those entranced by the wonder of Middle Earth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Kevin Reilly.

NY/London: Alfred A Knopf, 1928. Yellow Binding w/brown/green lettering/deco on spine/cover, 291 rough cut pgs, red tpe. Binding Firm, owners pencil script/date 1928 fep o/w Pgs Clean. Covers have moderate soil-No Wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

:NYC: Russell Brothers, 1876. Brown cloth on beveled boards w/blind stamped black deco and gilt title deco on cover/spine, 180 gilt pg edges. Strong Binding, Clean Pgs *NOTE*pgs 17-18 missing. Cover have heavey spine edge/corner wear, bottom edge rub, cloth split along spine. Riddles, Poetry, Quizs and more with answers on last pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Market St, Philiadelphia PA: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1873. Brown Hard Cover w/blind stamp Deco on cvr, gold spine lettering. 286 pgs w/endpapers missing. Binding Delicate, front hinge reinforced. Covers have spine edge/corner wear, Interior Pages are Clean ".extracts from other eminent authors on the subject of politeness: with alterations and additions, suited to the Youth of the United States" Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

NY: E.P. Dutton, 1965. White Binding w/Deco covers, 78 pgs w/b&w + color illus. Binding Firm, Pgs Clean - no names/marks. Covers/Spine Clean -no bumps/dings. Exc.Copy Juvenile/Animals Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by E. H. Shepard.

Scholastic Book Services, 1961. First Printing by Scholastic. White Softcover with illustrated cover, 64 age toned pgs with b&w .llustrations. Binding is Firm, Pgs are Clean >no names or marks< Covers have discoloration around edges otherwise Fine, (from a private collection) TJ864 with 50 cent price on cover. Juvenile/fantasy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard.

Boston: Small Maynard & Co, 1901. Green Deco Cover w/spine/cvr lettering, 369 pgs+ads. Binding Firm, Pgs/Cover Clean w/staining to back cvr as shown. Antiquarian/Fiction Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.

NY: Niagara University, 1953. Flexible Leather, pocket size w/gold cover lettering, 126 pgs. Clean TIght little volume. Presentation pgs are blank.. Flexible Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Ohio: Fremont Publishing Co, 1896. Green Hard Cover w/gilt lettering & blind stamp deco on cover, 128 pgs. Binding is Firm, Tight Clean Copy w/spot to back cover, mild edge rub, corner bump. Author was President of Croghan Bank, Fremont Ohio. Has recomendation from V.P. Rutherford B. Hayes w/fascimile signature. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Revised Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover w/red cloth spine w/gilt lettering, black cloth boards w/HR Deco, 319 pgs. Tight Clean Copy w/erasure on fep top edge. Priced Intact DJ has chips around edges, back cover shelf rub now in protective mylar sleeve. Each sonnet is followed by a prose paraphrase and by a commentary by Rowse. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Good.

Nj: Transaction Publications, 1996. Orange Binding w/blk spine lettering. Clean Tight Copy - No Marks - Appears Unread **see photo** fep missing. Intact Clean DJ as shown Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Catholic Publcations Press, 1925. Celuliod covers w/brass clasp and cloth spine encloses 272 pgs. of prayers and devotions for the First Communion Sacrament of the Catholic faith. Inside the Deco cover is an inlaid crucifix. Gilt on page edges is faded. Cloth spine soiled, brass clasp missing closing mechanism, previous owner script dtd 1930 on torn frontis,still, a beautiful and rare prayer book . Special Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Chicago IL: The Elder Co., 1896. Purple Binding has gilt spine lettering, Beveled blind stamped Deco boards w/Gilt Deco and lettering on cover, gilt page edges. 'Illustrated with over One Hundred Superb Engravings made Direct from The World's Greatest Paintings of Our Lord' Described as 'A Book Without Words', each full pg illustration is followed with Title, Artist and Engraver info. Works include; The Boy Christ, The Lost Piece of Silver, Mother of Sorrows, The Holy Women at the Tomb, Madonna of the Lilly by Da Vinci, etc. etc. Intro reads: "This is the Age of Illustrations. The Eye and Mind are quicker educated by a single glance at a Fine Picture than by hours devoted to reading of Printed Matter" Printed for Subscribers Only, this is a Rare Fine Copy of Religious Art.*Oversized-extra for Priority Mail Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

CT: Inspiration Press, 1988. Tight Clean Volume signed by both Author and Illustrator on title page. unpaginated illustrated Inspirational verse. Clean Dust Jacket included *Gift Quality*. Revised Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Bette Eaton Bossen . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

CT: Inspiration House, 1971. Blue hard cover w/silver gilt title and stars on cover, title on spine, Clean Tight Volume signed by both Author and Artist on fep, previous owner bookplate inside cover, unpaginated yelllow paper w/prose and many b&w drawings. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bette Eaton Bossen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Harper & Bros, 1850. Last in a Series of 5 Franconia Stories. containg 10 Chapters and 10 engravings. Red Paper on Boards spine missing expositing green cloth. 211 pgs w/red endpapers, tiny script name fep, cover missing red paper as shown. Surprisingly Firm Binding w/All pgs Intact/some soiling. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair.