Search Results: Titles starting with S from Furrowed Brow Books

Light & Life Pub Co, 1985. Paperback. Coniaris, A. M. : Sacred Symbols That Speak Vol. I. Minneapolis : Light and Life, 1985. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [Vi] pp prelim material, 220 numbered pp, plus two blank. Foreword (by Fr. Alkiviadis C. Calivas), contents, 12 chaps (from "Symbols - What are they?" to "Epiphany and the Blessing of Water"); notes. B&w line drawings. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such - in this it's mostly a pocket attached to the inside rear cover. Former owner's name to head inside front cover. No notes or highlighting. Light wear to wrappers. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Hill College Press, 1987. First Edition. hardcover. Parrish, Tom Z. : The Saga of the Confederate Ram Arkansas: The Mississippi Valley Campaign, 1862. Hillsboro (TX) : Hill College Press, 1987. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's burgundy leatherette, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 237 numbered pp, plus one blank. List of illus/maps, preface, intro (by Harold B. Simpson of Hill College), five chps, notes, bibliography, biographical sketches, index. Condition notes: a very nice copy indeed, with the following flaws - dj is clipped, and its spine is lightly sunned. Else excellent. We personally inspect every book we offer.

T.J. Maloney Co, 1947. First Edition. hardcover. Rosenfeld, Morris : Sail-ho!: Great yachting pictures. [publisher location not stated] : T.J. Maloney Co, 1947. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 12.25"/31cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine and front board. Lacking dust-jacket. Plain white endpapers. 112 numbered pp. Intro (by Herbert L. Stone), Rosenfeld's story, illus (b&w), glossary. Condition notes: a worn, collectible copy: Lacking dust-jacket; boards moderately worn/scuffed/stained, spine slightly cocked; spine ends rolled, corners bumped; edges moderately stained and foxed. Former owners' gift inscription/return address label to front flyleaf; scattered foxing to interior. Lovely post-WWII b&w photography. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Naval Inst Pr, 1996. First Edition. hardcover. McNitt, Robert W. : Sailing at the U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1996. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's deep red textured paper boards, bold blue cloth spine, bright gilt lettering to latter. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 257 numbered pp, [258] blank, [259-60] about author/publisher. Preface, acknowl, notes, bibliography, index. Heavily illus w b&w photos. Condition notes: quite a lovely copy: light wear/rubbing to dj, no chips or tears; binding square and sound, still with bold color - a touch of sunning to head. Interior bright and unmarked. From the library of late travel writer and English professor Robert D. Foulke, whose return address label is affixed to the head ffep. **NB - this is a large and heavy volume that will require more than standard shipping.** We personally inspect every book… Read More

Light & Life Pub Co, 1990. paperback. Topping, Eva Catafygiotu : Saints and Sisterhood: The Lives of Forty-Eight Holy Women. Minneapolis : Light and Life Publishing, 1990. Additional description to cover (but not title page): "A Menologion or Month-by-Month Listing and Study of Women Saints on the Orthodox Calendar." Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. X, 294. Author's 1990 Prologos; female Saints arranged by the church year calendar (September through August); index. Condition notes: Good+ - worn wrappers with rubbing, creases to wrappers and spine, curling to corners and loss of small bit of rear tail corner; light soiling to edges. Interior tanned but clean/unmarked. Scarce on the market. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1920. Paperback. Ferrar, William John : The Saints of Cornwall. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1920. First edition/First impression. Small octavo size (8vo), 6.5"/16.5cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. 64 numbered pp, plus [ii] frontispiece (b&w photo of St. Buryan's Church), not numbered. Intro, chapters on Irish, Welsh, Native Saints, a Saxon Saint, Saints of Armorica (Brittany), and Foreign Saints. Condition notes: wrappers quite worn, binding beginning to crack. Smudges to covers; spine missing 2cm cover material to head, while 3cm piece to tail is flapping. Scattered pencil notes. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Frommann-Holzboog, 1977. Paperback. Weigel, Valentin : Samtliche Schriften / 6. Lieferung: Handschriftliche Predigtensammlung (1573-1574) Vol I (German Edition). Stuttgart (GE) : Friedrich Frommann, 1977. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's cream wrappers, black lettering to front (none to spine). Deckle edges. 256 numbered pp. Contents in German (gothic script): Vorwort; vorrede (preface); 16 predigten/sermons (on the Gospels of Matthew, Luke, John). Notes passim. Condition notes: worn and folded wrappers. Penciled note to front wrapper, else unmarked. Binding is similar to softcover dissertation binding. Sixteenth century German theologian Weigel predated (and influenced) Jacob Boehme and others. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Gregg Press, 1978. hardcover. Norton, Andre : Sargasso of Space (The Space Adventure Novels of Andre Norton). Boston : Gregg Press, 1978. Series edited by David G. Hartwell and L.W. Currey. First impression of the Gregg edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.375"/21.2cm h. Bound in publisher's rust red laminated cloth, gilt lettering to spine, reprod of author signature to front board. Glossy color pictorial dj art by Jack Gaughan. Light orange/yellow endpapers. xxii pp prelim material, 185 numbered pp, [186] series/editors info. Intro for this edition by sci-fi/fantasy critic and medievalist Sandra Miesel. Condition notes: a lovely copy, with a library-quality (tough, coated cloth) binding, but not ex-library. Square, tight, light wear to colorful dj. Interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Princeton University Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Murray, Williamson; Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang : A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War. Princeton (NJ) : Princeton University Press, 2016. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.625"/24.2cm h. Handsomely bound in publisher's off-white cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Maroon endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 602 numbered pp. List of maps (51 total), preface, intro, acknowledgements, notes, further reading, index. Condition notes: a lovey copy with very few flaws, namely: light wear to dj and some scratching to barcode rear; corners lightly bumped. Otherwise w/o blemishes, a very nice copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash Tree Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan; Rockhill, Jim [Editor] : Schalken the Painter and Others: Ghost Stories 1838-61. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2002. First edition from this publisher, limited edition of 650 copies. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dust jacket features art of Douglas Walters. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. [i-viii], ix-xxxiii, [xxxiv, 1-2] 3-245, [246-254] colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2002, including forthcoming titles. Intro by Rockhill, a note concerning the texts, 12 tales, "An Afterword Concerning Exclusions", sources. Condition notes: A fine, clean, square, unmarked copy, with light wear to dj and boards. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ohio University Press. paperback. Heidegger, Martin : Schelling's Treatise on the Essence of Human Freedom (Volume 8 of the Series in Continental Thought). Stambaugh, Joan [Translator]. Athens (OH) : Ohio University Press, 1985. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. [i-viii], 1-195, [196-200]. Translator's preface, editor's preface, author's introductory remarks; sections on: Interpretations of Schelling's Treatise, the Metaphysics of Evil and the Foundation of a System of Freedom; appendix, notes. Condition notes: light wear/rubbing to wrappers. Approx 25 pages with pen underlining and scholarly marginalia. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Florida State University Press. First Edition. hardcover. McDonough, James L. : Schofield: Union General in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Tallahassee : Florida State University Press, 1972. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, FSUP logo to front board. Matte blue and tan pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. X pp prelim material, 208 numbered pp, plus two blank. Author's preface, list of maps, 11 chps, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a quite nice, clean copy with no notes or highlighting; light soiling to edges; mylar-covered dj shows moderate wear, most noticeably a group of linear indentations below title (see photo); binding slightly loose. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Skyhorse, 2014. hardcover. Tsouras, Peter G. [Editor] : Scouting for Grant and Meade: The Reminiscences of Judson Knight, Chief of Scouts, Army of the Potomac. New York : Skyhorse, 2014. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's white paper boards/black paper spine, gilt lettering to latter. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xlii pp prelim material, 276 numbered pp, plus two blank. Foreword (by William B. Feis), editor's intro and notes, acknowl, ten chaps, appendix (Members of the Bureau of Military Information), notes, bibliography. Many b&w photos/illus. Condition notes: lovely unmarked copy, sharp corners and spine, bright dj. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 1994. 3rd. Paperback. Chrysostomos, Archimandrite, and Auxentios, Archimandrite : Scripture and Tradition. Etna (CA) : Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 1994. Third printing. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm H. Bound in publisher's light gray marbled paper wrappers glued to textblock, dark blue lettering to spine, front and back; also the double-headed eagle insignia of the publisher. [vi] pp prelim material, 90 numbered pp. Five chapters on scripture and tradition, inter alia, in the eastern and western traditions; notes, references, index. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such - card pocket to inside back cover, call number affixed to front cover with tape (which wraps around the spine onto back cover); call number also penned to head of title page. Else lightly worn and tanned but unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition. hardcover. Salamanca, J. R. : A Sea Change. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First edition/First impression. Inscribed by author to former owner. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, bright metallic light blue lettering/ornamentation to spine and both boards. Glossy color pictorial dj. Light blue topstain; deckle fore-edge. Plain white endpapers. [X] pp prelim material, 501 numbered pp, [502] colophon. Condition notes: warmly inscribed by Salamanca to former owner on ffep; same owner's (peace sign!) bookplate to front pastedown. The book is sound but has been roughly stored: spine heavily cocked, corners bumped, spine ends rolled; several creases show to cloth of front board from rough handling. DJ unclipped in mylar, several small tears and chips, general rubbing. Interior tanned but unmarked. Salamanca grew up in Virginia and Florida, but spent much of his adult life in Maryland. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Hill and Wang, 2006. hardcover. Chaffin, Tom : Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah. New York : Hill and Wang, 2006. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's light blue cloth boards, gray-blue cloth spine, silver lettering to latter. Matte color pictorial dj. Endpapers: front - plan and profile of Shenandoah; rear - sail plan of Shenandoah. Xiv pp prelim material,432 numbered pp; 16 pp b&w photo section. Maps, 20 chaps, appendices (prizes and schedule of deck watches). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a very good, unmarked copy, tight, square and sharp. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Naval Institute Press, 1984. First American Edition. hardcover. Harland, John : Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-of-War 1600-1860, Based on Contemporary Sources. Illus by Mark Meyers. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1984. First American edition. Size is quarto (4vo), 12"/30.5cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Identical endpapers: b&w photo of French corvette Galatee at Brest. 320 numbered pp. Author's and illustrator's acknowl; author's intro; 22 chaps (from "Some Words and Phrases used in Shiphandling Under Sail" through inter alia "Reefing" and "Steering" to "Accidents"); bibliography, index. Replete with photos, drawings, charts and tables - there appears to be at least one of these on each page. Condition notes: a very good copy of a handsome copy: dj shows moderate wear and tear, rubbing, several closed tears to folds and one to center rear at spine. Good color retention to boards,… Read More

Da Capo Press, 1996. First Edition. hardcover. Brennan, Patrick : Secessionville: Assault On Charleston. Campbell (CA) : Savas Press, 1996. First edition/First impression. Bound in publisher's handsome bright blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 394 numbered pp. List of illus, acknowl, intro (by John S. Peterson), prologue, 11 chaps, epilogue. Notes, bibliography, index. Interview with author. Condition notes: lovely copy, unmarked, clean, bright, square, unsunned. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Fantasy Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Smith, Edward E. : Second Stage Lensmen (Lensman Series). Reading (PA) : Fantasy Press, 1953. First/first. Size is crown octavo (8vo), 7.5"/19cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering & decorative bands imprinted to spine. Matte color dj, artwork/design of Ric Binkley, author bio and photo to back. Plain white endpapers. [Xii] pp frontispiece and other prelim material, 307 numbered pp, one unnumbered (w "acknowledgment") following. Frontispiece and chapter heads b&w illus by Ric Binkley. Condition notes: board cloth retains overall good color, with modest fading noted at spine ends and loss of gilt letter brightness. Spine ends rolled. Edges clean. Unclipped dj in mylar shows severalsmall chips, creases and tears, largely at folds, with modest rubbing no appreciable sunning. Pages clean and very slightly tanned, without markings. Nice copy of the fifth Lensman series entry. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Pascal Covici, 1927. Limited. hardcover. Procopius [of Caesarea] : The Secret History of Procopius: Newly Translated from the Greek with an Introduction by Richard Atwater. Chicago : Pascal Covici, 1927. First thus, limited edition. No. 153 of 760 copies printed, signed by translator Richard Atwater and typographer Douglas C. McMurtrie. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation handsomely debossed to spine and front board. Top edge gilt, fore- and tail-edges deckle. Plain white endpapers. [Xviii] pp prelim material, 286 numbered pp. Color illustrated frontispiece, artist signature "H.B.". Translator's introduction, author's foreword, XXX chapters, glossary. Condition notes: a worn but still lovely copy: wear, rubbing, and some discoloration to boards, spine ends worn/frayed with some loss of material, corners worn/bumped and frayed with board material showing. Loss of brightness to gilt lettering/ornamentation/top edge stain. Both… Read More