Search Results: Titles starting with A from The Book Shelf

London: John Jacques & Sons. Very Good-. 1915. Revised Edition. Paperback. A few tiny chips and closed tears to the cover and spine - see image. ; No date given. "Morals of Chess" essay by Dr. Franklin ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 52 pages .

Japan: Kuso-Kobo. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. Slipcase has some rubbing, bumped corners and small mended tear to edge. ; Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the second front free endpaper, along with his seal. Text is in English and Japanese with facing pages of a Guide to things to be found throughout the book. Scarce in this signed edition. ; Color Illustrations; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Boni & Liveright. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. 1st ; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Some shelfwear along the edges and corners. ; Black cloth spine with decorated paper covered boards. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Older brother of Gertrude Stein. Rare. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages .

Camden, Maine: Down East Books. Very Good+. 1980. Paperback. 0892720700 . A colorful picture book for children - particularly for visitors and schoolchildren - to have fun learning their alphabet and about the state of Maine. ; Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

CA: Anais Nin Foundation. Very Good. 1992. Journal. Touch of surface soiling to the covers. Previous owner's name on title page. ; Journal is in excellent condition exceptions noted. Volume 10 of 19, award-winning annual volumes (1983-2001). Four entries by Anais Nin, herself, including excerpts from her diary, 1932-34, The Synthetic Chemist, and The Need for Poetry. Also, Henry Miller and the editor, Gunther Stuhlmann. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages .

Boston: New York Graphic Society. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. 1st. Hardcover. 0821206540 . Dustjacket has a small closed tear on top edge of front panel. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. ; Signed by the author on the first front free endpaper. Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - exceptions noted. A detailed list of hundreds of sites and objects with precise directions for reaching them. Over 100 photographs, maps, ad prints, including 16 pages in color. Scace copy signed by author. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 211 pages; Signed by Author .

Maine: Self-Published. Very Good. 1987. Paperback. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. The author was brought up in Sargentville, Maine, and travelled world-wide. This is her story. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; Signed by Author .

Privately Printed. Very Good. 1986. Paperback. Reminiscences of members of this Marine company, including photographs, drawings and lists of names. A clean, intact copy. Probably published in 1986. Signed by author on inside cover. Plastic comb binding. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages; Signed by Author .

Maine: Down East Books. Near Fine. 1998. Paperback. Book is in excellent condition. Sermons given by the pastor of the Castine, Maine, Unitarian Church. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages .

Coos County, Oregon: Lionel Youst. Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Volume is slightly cocked, and there are a couple of minor closed tears at some corners of the covers. Previous owner's small label on bottom of front free endpaper. ; Errata/Note slip tipped in. Maps & charts 12) , portraits, tables, family trees, scenes and 170 photographs. Bibliography and Index. "176 pages are verbatim transcripts of tape-recorded interviews. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 320 pages .

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.. Very Good+. 1911. Hardcover. Spine is sunned. ; Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. Tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. A charming travelogue of the motor adventures through pre-war Europe with many photographs by the authors. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 356 pages .

London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe. Near Fine. 1809. Hardcover. One 5cm and one 10cm chip to top and bottom of spine. ; Hand written note laid in (initials, W. W. ) states: Academy for Grown Horsemen - twenty nine plates designed by Bunbury and etched by Rowlandson (as called for in the Directions to the Binder) . . . The twelve plates illustrating An Academy for Grown Horsemen are signed, H. Bunbury del - Rowlandson scul and are dated June 11 -1808. The plates illustrating the Annals of Horsemanship, except the first & fourth, are signed H. Bunbury del - Rowlandson - scul. And have Teggs [? ] -, dated May 4, 1808. These two works which are paged continuously, first appeared with Bunbury's illustrations in 1787 & 1791. These are the scarce plates as used in the Duodecimo (and first) edition, published in 1808. Smooth brown leather with gilt borders, and raised bands with gilt floral compartments; and gilt lettering and floral corners and borders over ruby red leather of that… Read More

Maine: The Knowlton and McLeary Co,. Very Good+. 1965. Paperback. Book is in excellent condition. "If you love Acadia National Park, and have spent time here, you must read this book. It's short, but tells the story of how Dorr, Eliot, Rockefeller and many others contributed to make the park a reality. The story is interspersed with current events, especially those of World War I. Although the aim of these men was altruistic, you occasionally see some of the "perks of privilege" that they seem to expect. It was also amazing to me, that Dorr was so connected through societal and political connections, that every impediment he encountered, he was able to work around just by writing someone a letter, or paying them a visit." [goodreads] ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages .

Eastern National Park & Monument Association. Very Good+. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Book is in excellent condition. The purpose of this work is to provide the visitor with a comprehensive, self-guiding tour of the Acadia National Park Loop Road. Detailed driving instructions and information describing and explaining the points of interest along the route will combine to form a logical starting place for the visitor. It also contains information designed to alert you to features along the route that you may want to explore on your own. Scarce copy of this early, First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Crescent Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0517623633 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - would make a wonderful gift. Brief history of the island and the National Park, followed by full-colored photographs of the area in all its beauty and splendor. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 119 pages .

CT: Globe Pequot Press. Near Fine. 2013. Paperback. 9780762782628 . Book is in excellent condition. Part of the National Park series featuring the Parker family of four visiting Maine's Acadia National Park. ; Adventures with the Parkers Series; Color Illustrations & Photographs ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 93 pages .

Nevada: K C Publications. Very Good-. 1979. Paperback. 0916122573 . Written by an Acadia National Park "Naturalist". Photographed in brilliant full-color. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 48 pages .

Camden, Maine: Down East Books. Very Good+. 2002. 1st. Paperback. 0892725516 . Previous owner's name on half-title page. ; Book is in excellent condition. The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads - the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, drawings and designs. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 48 pages .

Maine: Appleton-Century. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition. Scarce copy. ; Color & B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Bumped corners. Spine seams are separating - see image. ; Book is in Very Good condition. Tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. Heavy, glossy stock paper. Cloth covers with paste-on front cover illustration. Charming "VIctorian" -style color illustrations. Scarce copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .