Search Results: Titles starting with S from Tannery Books

Mountpleasant, Ohio: Enoch and Emily M. Harris, 1854. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Thomas Ellwood, Sacred History: or the Historical Part of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; Digested into Due Method with Respect to Order of Time and Place. With Observations, Tending to Illustrate Some Passages Therein. From the First American, compared with the last London edition. Complete in two volumes. Mountpleasant, Ohio, Enoch and Emily M. Harris, 1854. Half-leather over pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering, 8vo (22 cm), vol. 1: [i]-viii, 9-544; vol. 2: [iv] 5-456. Good/no DJ: covers bumped and worn with vol. 1 spine leather scraped, faded po name on ffep, vol. 1 1-inch tear in title page with no loss, vol. 2 top corners shaved with no text loss, no internal markings.

Philadelphia: Ferris & Leach, 1902. First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-library. Sally Wister, edited by Albert Cook Myers. Sally Wister's Journal, A True Narrative, Being a Quaker Maiden's Account of Her Experiences with Officers of the Continental Army, 1777-1778. With Reproductions of Portraits, Manuscripts, Relics and Views. Philadelphia, Ferris & Leach, 1902, First Printing. Yellow cloth hc with dark-blue cover design with cameo silhouette, two-tone Continental officer on spine, 8vo (20 cm), 224 rough-cut pp including front matter and index, color frontispiece plus 36 illustrated plates, illustrated chapter headers and in-text illustrations and facsimile signatures. With correspondence cut off during the British occupation of Philadelphia, young Sally Wister keeps a journal with intended address to her schoolmate friend. Her family's home in a nearby town hosts Continental officers; Cook writes, "Generals, colonels, majors, captains, resplendent in red and buff and blue, and glittering in sashes,… Read More

Leather_bound. Fair. Standard Columnar Book No. 25, half red leather over textured black boards, horizontal folio, 12x15 inches (38x32 cm), numbered as facing pages 1-152 (leaves). The book is filled with accounts from March 1928 through December 1930, with extra page for December 1930 laid in. Many names and companies are listed. No ownership information, but purchased at the Trinity, North Carolina estate of a man whose father-in-law [Marvin V. Andrews, 1930 U.S. Census] owned a lumber mill. Names are consistent with local residents. Fair: covers dirty and worn with leather peeling off and spine missing, pages good, light bumping and tanning around edges. Extra shipping: 7 lbs

London: Octopus, 1978. Paperback. Good. Alan Frank, Sci-Fi Now: 10 Exciting Years of Science Fiction from 2001 to Star Wars and Beyond, London, Octopus, 1978. Stiff paper covers, 4to (29 cm), 80 pp with index, color photos throughout. Highlights movies (Star Wars, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Logan's Run, Futureworld, Rollerball, etc.) and TV shows of the 1970s. Some nudity. Good: corners bumped, light scuffing, no markings. Printed in Great Britain

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1990. Second printing. Paperback. Good. Susan Parman, California State University-Fullerton, ed. George and Louise Spindler, Stanford University; Scottish Crofters: A Historical Ethnography of a Celtic Village, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1990, second printing. Laminated paper covers with bw photo on red background and other titles listed on back, 8vo, 186 pp with index and TOC, many bw photos (low quality), charts and line-drawn maps. Informative social history of an Outer Hebrides community, including vocabulary, tweed-making, clans and kinship, manners and customs (eg. sending children to a neighbor to keep them company). Good: bumped, front corner creased.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1997. Later printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good. Sheila Livingstone, Scottish Customs, New York, Barnes & Noble, 1997. Gray paper boards and black cloth spinie with red lettering, small 8vo (20 cm), x, 150 pp with index; glossy illustrated dustjacket. Livingstone uses examples and quotes to explain "those enduring folkways, with special emphasis on Druiidic origins, Christian modifications, and survival into modern times." She shows "a world where poetry and ritual dignified all the major turning points of life and.... Magic resided in many everyday objects and actions." Organized into chapters on birth, marriage, death, lucky and unlucky, work, water, and plants and animals. Ex-library (VG)/Good: light bumping, ex-lib stamp and minor markings, pages crisp, tight; DJ has spine sticker and black mark down spine. Printed in USA

Bonanza Books - Random House Value Publishing, 1982. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Lawrence Grow, The Second Old House Catalogue, Bonanza Books, 1982. Gray boards, brown cloth spine with gold lettering, imperial 8vo, 224 pp with index, many bw photos and drawings; white DJ with color photo on front. "2,000 Completely New and Useful Products, Services, and Suppliers For Restoring, Decorating, and Furnishing the Period House - From Early American to 1930s Modern." VG/G: lightly bumped on corners, no markings, pages bright, crisp; DJ lightly tanned, corners bumped, small tear near top of spine, price unclipped.

Warner Books, 1997. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Elizabeth Peters, Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody mystery), Warner Books, July 1997, First Printing. Orange-brown (copper) paper boards and royal blue quarter cloth with copper lettering, publisher initial embossed on back corner, xiv, 386 pp; glossy DJ with statue illustration on royal blue background, color photo of author on back. VG/G: spine bumped, very light scuffing, spots (bookmark residue?) on eps, otherwise clean, crisp, unmarked, no remainder mark; DJ lightly bumped and scuffed, unclipped.

Sudbury: J. Wright, 1848. First Printing. Leather_bound. Good. Sarah Grubb, A Selection From the Letters of the Late Sarah Grubb (formerly Sarah Lynes.), Sudbury, J. Wright, 1848, First Printing (Smith, v1, p. 877). Full leather hc, gilt spine divisions in five compartments with black leather title block, [viii] 452 pp, errata note tipped in. Good: covers scuffed and worn, bleedthrough from scrap p. 179, light foxing with damp stain on rear corner, no markings noticed.

Greensboro: North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends, 2007. First printing. Paperback. New. Billy M. Britt, Self-Supported Ministers: Lest We Forget, Greensboro, 2007. Glossy paperback, 8vo, 179 pp with index; 39 biographies, many with photographs. Biographies of 43 Quaker pastors "who often worked long hours in other vocations to support their families and then spent 'free' time ministering to Friends," whose lifetimes spanned 1801 to 2000. New: light shelfwear (bump on lower spine), crisp, bright, unmarked. use photo 152

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good +. Thomas A. Drain, photography by David Wakely, A Sense of Mission: Historic Churches of the Southwest, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1994, second printing. Color paper wraps, horizontal super 8vo (22 x 28 cm), x, color photos throughout. Very Good+: covers lightly scuffed, crisp, unmarked. Printed in Singapore

New York: St. Martin's Press. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Janet Evanovich, Set of two First Printings: Finger Lickin' Fifteen and Sizzling Sixteen, New York, St. Martin's Press, each stated First Edition with number line 1 to 10. Finger Lickin' Fifteen, June 2009, ISBN 9780312383282, red cloth 8vo with yellow text on spine, 320 pp; red glossy DJ with "neon" text. VG/G+: corners and spine ends bumped, crease on back edge of spine, light red mark on rear pastedown, otherwise no markings, clean, tight; DJ bumped on corners and edges, light edge crease and scratching on back, price unclipped. Sizzling Sixteen, June 2010, ISBN 9780312383305, navy blue cloth 8vo with orange lettering on spine, 320 pp; blue glossy DJ. VG/VG: top and bottom of spine bumped and corners very lightly bumped, clean, no markings, pages bright, tight; DJ bumped on corners, very light scratch on front and edge crease on back, price unclipped. in #1017

Cerridwen Press - Ellora's Cave, 2007. Paperback. New. Karen McCullough, Shadow of a Doubt, Cerridwen Press - Ellora's Cave, 2007. Trade pb with illustrated cover, 278 pp.SIGNED by author on title page. New: light shelf wear, crisp, clean, unmarked.

London: Oxford University Press, 1939. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-Library. E. A. G. Lamborn and G. B. Harrison, Shakespeare, The Man and his Stage, London, Oxford University Press, 1939 reprint. Rust-brown cloth with black lettering and heart-spade border design, 128 pp, bw photographs and facsimiles including Shakespeare's handwriting. Chapters include Shakespeare's life, social history of his age, the Theatre, and (evolution of and influences on) his Plays. Fair+/no DJ: gutters cracked and joints starting (tears in spine), ex-library with pocket and minor markings throughout, pages good. Erroneous po date in ink on title page probably comes from faint, earlier po stamps on title and last pages. Printed in Great Britain

New York: Philosophical Library, Inc. , 1967. Hardcover. Good/good. Walter Cozens, Robert Harold Goodsall, Short Dictionary of Archaeology, New York, Philosophical Library, Inc., 1967. Gray paper boards with blue titling on spine, 12mo (18 cm), 124 pp [4 blank]; black and yellow dustjacket with ads on the back. Good/Good-: light bumping and wear, old price marked in ink on ffep, no other markings, pages tanned; DJ scuffed and worn with up to 1-inch tears, unclipped.

Berkhamsted, 1972. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Percy Birtchnell, A Short History of Berkhamsted, Berkhamsted, England, 1972 by the author, revised. Navy blue cloth hc, 8vo (22 cm), 128 pp with index, 20 plates of bw reproductions and photographs plus small bw illustrations in the text; yellow dustjacket with 1857 engraving on front and red lettering. Compiled articles on the town and castle history (from the Norman conquest to early 20th century), social history, anecdotes and characters. Very good/good: corners bumped, pages crisp, no markings; DJ faded, spine chipped, unclipped with price.

North Carolina Division of Archives and History. Paperback. Near fine. Wilson Angley, ed. Gary Fulton. A Short History of St. Thomas Episcopal Church - Bath, North Carolina, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, no date. Stapled tan paper covers, 8vo (22 cm), 20 pp. Near fine: staples starting to rust, crisp, no markings.

Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1969. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good. Yashpal, translated by Corinne Friend, Short Stories of Yashpal, Author and Patriot, Philadelphia, University of Philadelphia Press, 1969. Dramatic stories with "valuable insights into Indian life." Green cloth hc, 8vo (21 cm), xii, 144 pp; tan illustrated paper DJ. Good/Good: ex-library with tape residue, markings and pocket, no highlighting/underlining; DJ lightly scuffed and faded with sticker on spine, small tears on edges, unclipped with original price. Printed in USA

Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Good. John W. Shirley, Sir Walter Ralegh and the New World, Raleigh, North Carolina Division of Archives and History-America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee, 1985. Parchment-colored paper covers with blue portrait and lettering on front, 8vo, xi, 129 pp, about 19 illustrations and maps. G: corners lightly bumped, crease on back corner, tiny stain on back, clean, no markings.

Doubleday, 2001. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. John Grisham, Skipping Christmas, Doubleday, 2001, possible BCE (has ISBN but no price). Blue paper boards with silver lettering on spine, small 8vo, 178 pp; blue dustjacket with wintry scene. Very good/very good: corners bumped, pages crisp, no markings; DJ lightly bumped. Printed in USA