Search Results: Titles starting with N from Tannery Books

the Board of Managers, 1956. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Thomas L. Moose. Nazareth Orphans' Home, Founded August 13, 1903, Opened December 2, 1906, A Home for Orphaned Children, age 5 to 18, under The Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Published by the Board of Managers (Rowan Printing Company), 1956, First Printing. This fifty-year history of Nazareth Orphans' Home includes names and parental status of orphans from 1906 to 1955, as well as many workers and administrators. Green cloth hc with gilt-stamped lettering and seal on front, 8vo (23 cm), bw pictorial endpapers, 80 pp, many bw photos. Very Good (no DJ): corners wearing, po name stamped on verso of ffep, scuff or light dampstain in margin pp 15-23, no internal markings.

Richmond, Ind.: Friends United Press, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Michael L. Birkel, A Near Sympathy: The Timeless Quaker Wisdom of John Woolman, Richmond, Ind., Friends United Press, 2003. Trade pb, xviii, 124 pp. Very Good: covers lightly bumped and scuffed, po sticker on ffep, pages crisp, no internal markings.

Stuttgart: Stahle & Friedel. Very good. Otto Weidenmann. Otto Weidenmann, Neue Blätter Religiöser Kunst (New Sheets of Religious Art), Stuttgart, Stähle & Friedel, undated [ca. 1932]. Quarter tan cloth over red paper boards, portfolio (37 cm). List of images and prints of gospel scenes. All 15 images present, plus an additional print titled Verkündigung an Maria, and extra copies of Golgatha and Abendmabl. Very Good: portfollio has scrape on front, tanning and light dampstaining, flaps peeling at hinges; prints have light foxing but many nearly pristine, Am Tor des Todes edge bumped, tissue papers yellowed with some creasing. Extra 3 prints have more foxing and light creasing. Two calligraphy manuscripts laid in. The first appears to be a calligraphy copy of "The Emperor's Vision" from Christ Legends and Other Stories by Selma Lagerlöf. Unbound sheets folded as folio (37 cm), (4 blank) 16 pp used (4 blank), signed (in calligraphy) Erwin… Read More

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. Later printing. Paperback. Good. Paper covers, 8vo, xvi, 208 pp with index. Good: front cover lightly warped with small tear at top edge, mark on top edges.

The History Press, 2008. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good +. Glossy paper covers, viii, 328 pp, map (not illustrated). Very Good+: lightly bumped in scuffed, pages crisp, no markings. (Seller bought this new in Ireland.) Printed in England

1970. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. William S. Stryker, New Jersey Continental Line in the Virginia Campaign of 1781, [1970 Historical Publications reprint of] Trenton, N.J., John L. Murphy, 1882. Pictorial paper covers with soldier, 8vo (21 cm), [ii] 46 pp. Near Fine: lightly scuffed near spine, crisp, no markings.

Toronto: Canadian Friends Historical Association, 1973. Paperback. Very Good. Newsletter of Canadian Friends Historical Association, Canadian Friends Historical Association, Toronto, No. 5, Eleventh Month, 1973. Twelve letter-sized pages (4to) stapled in upper corner. This issue features family history of the Waring family from County Wexford, Ireland, a description of Gertrude Nicholson's illustrated diary 'Six Months in Canada, 1896,' and minutes of the first annual meeting of Canadian Friends Historical Association in August, 1973. Very Good: originally folded with minor corner creasing, small library stamp on front page, price written in ink on last page.

New York: Warner Books, 1994. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Elizabeth Peters, Night Train to Memphis, New York, Warner Books, First printing September 1994. Purple paper-covered boards and black cloth spine with copper lettering, 8vo, xiv, 354 pp; glossy purple DJ with sand/gold boxes and illustration of sphinx with cowboy hat. VG/G: corners bumped, light marks on page edges, pp 177-183 bumped at top, tight, crisp, no internal markings; DJ bumped with small tears on corners, unclipped with price. Reduced!

Art & Antiques (Roundtable Press), 1982. First printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Edited by Art and Antiques (magazine), with introduction by Mary Jean Madigan; Nineteenth Century Furniture: Innovation, Revival, and Reform; Art & Antiques (Roundtable Press), 1982, First Printing. Rust-orange textured boards with gold lettering on spine, 4to, 160 pp with index and bibliography, many color and bw photos and illustrations throughout; color photograph DJ with white lettering. Topics include Empire Style, Egyptian Revival, Art Nouveau, Chicago, cast iron, wicker, many more. G/G: light bumping on spine, po inscription in marker on half title, otherwise clean, tight; DJ bumped at corners and edges, 1-inch tear at top on front.

Worcester, Mass.: Alfred Seelye Roe, 1899. First Printing. Hardcover. Fair. Alfred Seelye Roe (of Company A), The Ninth New York Heavy Artillery. A History of Its Organization, Services in the Defenses of Washington, Marches, Camps, Battles, and Muster-out, with Accounts of Life in a Rebel Prison, Personal Experiences, Names and Addresses of Surviving Members, Personal Sketches, and a Complete Roster of the Regiment. Worcester, Mass., published by the author (F. S. Blanchard & Co. Press), 1899, First Printing (Broadfoot, p. 389). Red cloth hc with stamped illustrations on front, heavy 8vo (23 cm), 616 pp with index, 45 plates plus frontispiece, plus in-text illustrations of camp life and maps. Detailed Civil War regimental narrative with personal narrative and a wealth of genealogical data. Many of the plates are photographs of collections of cabinet cards and tintype portraits (not just officers). Fair/no DJ: ex-library with stickers and stamps, taped spine, modern endpapers, minor edge tears and… Read More

Raleigh: Division Of Archives And History, North Carolina Dept. Of Cultural Resources, 1980. Third printing. Paperback. Good. Memory F. Mitchell, North Carolina's Signers, Brief Sketches of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Raleigh, NC, Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. Of Cultural Resources, 1980, third printing. Stapled blue paper covers with bw illustration of reading the Declaration of Independence to a crowd on the front, [viii] 56 pp including appendices of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, bw portraits and reproductions. Interesting biographies of 8 colonial leaders, including former Quaker Joseph Hewes, permanent bachelor Alexander Martin, math teacher-turned-doctor and inoculation pioneer Hugh Williamson, and the N.C. governor and congressman who died in a duel, Richard D. Spaight. Good: light bumping, spine faded, original price blacked out on cover, no internal markings.

Raleigh, NC: Department of Natural and Economic Resources, ca 1975. Pamphlet. Good. North Carolina Historyland, Raleigh, NC, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, with introduction by N.C. governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., who served 1973-1977. Blue paper stapled covers, 12mo (19 cm), 52pp, many bw photos of landmarks, historic homes, outdoor dramas, including Bunker Hill covered bridge, USS North Carolina, etc. Good: spine and edges faded, scuff and crease near spine on rear cover, no markings.

Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1965. Third printing. Paperback. Good. Hugh F. Rankin (Department of History, Tulane University), North Carolina in the American Revolution, Raleigh, NC, State Department of Archives and History, 1965, third printing of 1959 edition. Paper covers with red, white and blue front design, 82 pp, 21 bw illustrations. Alamance Battleground ca-1970s brochure laid in. Good: corners bumped, light foxing on cover, two tiny holes (staple?) at edge of cover and first pages, light blue mark on blue background at top of cover, clean, no markings.

Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Good. The North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1, January 1961, Raleigh, State Department of Archives and History, 1961. White paper covers with bw photo of Civil War prison camp on front, royal 8vo, 150 pp, 3 bw photo plates (2 of Gen. Stoneman and 1 of Garrett). Contents: Nat Turner Insurrection as report in North Carolina Press; The Significance of Stoneman's Last Raid, part 1; The Woman Suffrage Movement in N.C., part 1; Diary of Thomas Miles Garrett at the University of North Carolina, 1849, part 1; book reviews and historical society news. Good: corners bumped and spine worn, light foxing and scuffing, fingerprint darkening on first few pages, otherwise clean and crisp interior.

Raleigh, NC: Department of Natural and Economic Resources, ca 1975. Pamphlet. Good. North Carolina Historyland, Raleigh, NC, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, with introduction by N.C. governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., who served 1973-1977. Blue paper stapled covers, 12mo (about 5.5 by 7.5 inches), 52pp, many bw photos of landmarks, historic homes, outdoor dramas, one of Bunker Hill covered bridge. Good: covers browning and scuffed, staples rusting, corners curling, no markings.

Chapel Hill: The Provincial Press, 1979. Revised Edition. Paperback. Good. Faris Jane Corey, North Carolina Superlatives, Chapel Hill, The Provincial Press, 1979, revision of previous book 'North Carolina Firsts.' A variety of North Carolina sites, people, and organizations that are/were Firsts, Highest/Tallest, Largest, Oldest, etc. Includes several Piedmont landmarks like the world's largest bureau, (second) largest chair and oldest water mill still in operation. Red paper covers, horizontal 8vo, 94 pp, many bw photos. Good: scuffed and bumped, spine faded, no markings.

New York: Robert Carter, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Malancthon W. Jacobus, Matthew; Notes on the Gospels, Critical and Explanatory; so prepared as to accompany the questions of the American Sunday School Union; and incorporating with the notes, on a new plan, the most approved harmony of the four gospels, designed for teachers and scholars, and for family instruction. with illustrations from Kitto's Biblical Encyclopedia, &c., &c. (first of three volumes); New York, Robert Carter, 1848, First Edition. Dark brown cloth hc with stamped design, 8vo, [iv] 314 [viii ads], 4 plates including frontispiece of Jerusalem as Besieged by Titus, map of the Holy Land, genealogy chart of Christ from Adam (both versions, with notes), and contemporary Jerusalem. Fair/no DJ: spine missing (piece with lettering laid in), edges worn, spine skewed, contemporary writing on endpapers with light pencil marks throughout, light foxing and smudges, corner stains on middle pages with no loss. Reduced!

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Hardcover. Good. George Eliot, Novels of George Eliot. Vol. V. Romola. With Illustrations. New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, no date, Harper's Library Edition. Dark green cloth hc with copper facsimile signature on front, blind-stamped border and publisher's logo on back, 8vo (19 cm), dark brown endpapers, x, [11]-518 pp, 10 pp ads. Good/no DJ: worn covers espcially corners and spine, a few dark spots, cracked behind frontispiece with small tear on tissue paper covering, pages lightly tanned but crisp, no markings.