Search Results: Authors starting with R from Adamstown Books

New York NY: Coe Kerr Gallery, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, 9 pp. Catalog to accompany 1984 Coe Kerr Gallery benefit exhibit. 5 color and 4 b&w plates plus 2 color cover plates. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; 3 small spots at top left rear cover also effecting two rear pages..

London and Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1909. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Everyman's Library Unnumbered. Undated, late 1920's printing. Flattering biography of the two time British Prime Minister and celebrated military figure of the 19th century. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Library;no text marks noted; light wear to spine ends and cover corners; label at bottom spine; bookplate inside front cover; a few rubber stamps; slip and pocket inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket..

William R McGrath, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 176 pp. w/ b&w illustrations and photos throughout. Titled Contentment after the name of the family homestead, this biography of the first Amish bishop in North America details Hertzler's efforts nurturing Amish communities in Berks and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania. There are several chapters devoted to the Swiss Anabaptist heritage and Hertzler's emigration to Pennsylvania. The broader context of colonial life and the Revolutionary War are covered along with brief descriptions of non-resistance, the Ephrata Cloister, and the Martyrs Mirror. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; some light spotting and a few smudge marks to covers; a few spots to text block; light musty smell (was stored in a book barn)..

Columbia MO: University of Missouri Press, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 399 pp. Republication of seminal 1949 ethnomusicology series. 3rd Volume in the Ozark Folksongs series, collection of music scores and lyrics to 252 humorous and play-party songs. Many of the tunes in this volume derived form Vaudeville tunes, children's songs and fairy tales, and music halls. Book Condition : Near Fine; owner's name on front free end paper, no other text marks; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light rubbing; light wear along top edge..

Boston MA: Oliver Ditson Company, 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with gilt lettering and top edge gilt, no dustjacket, 332 pp. A biographical novel based on the life of Beethoven. Translated from the German by S. E. Randolph. Early reprint. CONDITION: Good; pages are a little aged but clean with no markings or tears. Endpapers have some foxing. Cover is clean with light edge wear, a little heavier to corners and spine ends but no wear-through. Gilt on spine is faded, chip near bottom lettering. Hinges are intact and binding is tight..

Mercersburg PA: Self Published, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on front free end paper : "To (name crossed out) whose family was numbered among my faithful at Grace Church. Sincerely, Irwin G. Raubenhold, Former Pastor. 2/14/66." History of the first quarter century of the Mercersburg Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now United Church of Christ) from its inception in 1939 with 106 congregations from Carlisle, Gettsyburg, Mercersburg, and Zion Pennsylvania. Covers Synod leaders, pastors, evangelism, and Christian education. Book Condition : Very Good; small highlight mark at top front free end paper, no markings to text; slight scuffing to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket..

Philadelphia PA: Penn Publishing Company, 1925. Book. Illus. by Waugh, Ida. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1925 Printing. Blue cloth boards, black titles on cover and spine, 324 pp., frontispiece by Ida Waugh. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; wear to spine ends and cover corners, binding relaxed but sound, pages clean and free of markings, text block lightly toned. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York NY: Pageant Press, 1960. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A rare first edition of this children's book about identical twins in an all-girls boarding school. Blue cloth boards, black illustrated dust jacket. 267 pp., unillustrated. Stated First edition. Condition: Good plus, with Good minus dust jacket; pages clean and bright, pages 126-143 have a halo of age toning (probably different paper). Pages clean, no marks. Front side of jacket has about four edge tears, small to one-inch, no loss..

New York NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. 349 pp. w/ over 100 b&w illustrations by the author. Late 19th century survey of Japanese art, culture, and economics. Covers natural resources used in art and architecture; textiles; Graphic arts; Food production and preparation; Manners and customs; and more. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; minimal toning inside covers; scuffing to cover edges and spine; fading to spine titling..

Gordonville PA: Alma Ressler, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 117 pp. Beginning with the Ausbund, this work is organized into 5 parts examining hymnals and songbooks of : The (Old) Mennonite Chourch; Old Order and Beachy Amish; Reformed Mennonite Church; Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; and, Music-related publications. Book Condition : Near Fine. Actually a new copy but has slight spotting to text book from storage. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1948. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 151 pp. w/ 5 color plates and 109 b&w plates and illustrations. Extensive introduction, complemented by c.90 pages of plates examines the work of Bonnard, an important transitional figure between Impressionism and Modernism. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; slight cocking to front board; light toning to end papers.. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; edge wear; mild rubbing; price unclipped; in protective Brodart cover..

Wilmington DE: Cedar Tree Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, 1999. Hardcover, 97 pp. w/ 24 b&w photos and endpaper maps. Shipbuilding history, arranged chronologically, outlines the development of the industry in Wilimngton. The second half examines the individual shipyard companies. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Lancaster PA: Phillips Museum of Art, 2009. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 90 pp., accompanying 2009 exhibit at Franklin and Marshall College and Drexel University. 3 essays complement 34 color plates of works from the True Words Studio, a collective in rural China comprised primarily of deaf students. Book Condition : Fine; unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light shelf wear along edges. b.

Lancaster PA: Theological Seminary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 660 pp. w/19 B&W photos. History of the Lancaster Theological Seminary, a United Church of Christ, school of theology and divinity. The foundational influence is Mercersburg Theology, an ecumenical theology, associated with Philip Schaff and John Williamson Nevin. This work by the late President Emeritus outlines the history of the Seminary from the first Reformed Synod debates to its relocation from Mercersburg to Lancaster.Book Condition : Fine, bumping to top spine end; one smudge to top text block otherwise unmarked. This is actually a NEW copy with minor wear from storage. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Athens GA: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 310 pp. 1st Edition. Collection of 17 essays organized into three themes: Christine and the beginnings of feminist thought; Christine's place in medieval French literature; and, her relationship to the Church Fathers and the humanists. Significant study on this early advocate for the equality of women. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; c. 2" wide stain at very bottom of front board. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear along edges; creasing along right front edge; rubbing; small stain at bottom right rear..

Derby England: English Life Publications, 1957. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oblong side-stapled softcover, 33 pp. w/ 30 b& w plates. Includes inlaid newspaper clipping on Old Masters auction. Undated, c. 1950's. Book Condition : Good+; some spotting to covers and inside covers; light cover corner wear; four pencil margin notes..

Pierre SD: South Dakota Law Review, 1974. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Good, Ex-Seminary Library, softcover preserved in pressboard. Booklet reprint of article from South Dakota Law Review Volume XIX, Spring 1974. Argues, post-Vietnam, of the need to demilitarize the chaplaincy in light of Supreme Court rulings on the free exercise and establishment clauses of the first amendment. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary Library; catalog markings in pencil, no text markings; bookplate inside front pressboard cover; catalog labels on bottom spine end and right rear pressboard covers; pocket removed inside rear pressboard cover; creasing at top right rear booklet cover..

Chadds Ford PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1981. Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize oblong wire-bound softcover guide/catalog to 1981 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art (celebrating its 10th anniversary). 32 pp. A small amount of text accompanies 27 full page sketches and studies of the Olsons and their farm. Indexed list at rear of works in this catalog, which include studies for Christina's World, New England, The Revenant, and more. Includes an untitled pencil sketch of the house on the day of Christina's funeral. Book Condition : New..

Newport News VA: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Artist on front free end paper. Oblong Softcover catalog for1999 retrospective exhibit of Rob Evan's early career at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News. Foreword and two essays complement several dozen color plates (many full page) including a fold out piece. Many works have environmental overtones. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear to cover corners..

Wilmington DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 48 pp. w/ color photos throughout, issued to accompany 2007 exhibit of items selected from the permanent collection of the Historical Society of Delaware. Introduction to the Society is followed by an essay on material culture and then plates and text of the objects (most frequently furniture and samplers) in the exhibit. Book condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear and curling to cover corners; mild crease at bottom right front cover..