Search Results: Foreign Language Titles from Adamstown Books

Stockholm, Sweden: Verbum, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in Swedish. Inscribed in English by Author on front free end paper: "Texas, Aug 1979, To the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, with greetings from the author Ingvar Laxvik." English translation of title is roughly "No More Israelis Said the Vicar : Reports from An Adventurous Pilgrimage." Book Condition : Fine; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear along top edge; light rubbing and creasing..

Paris France: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In French. Ex-College Library in library binding. 1948 introduction and text catalog for a retrospective exhibition at the French National Library on noted Decadent author Joris Karl Huysmans. 2 b&w photos. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; vertical crease to all pages; no text marks; light age toning to end papers; bookplate inside front cover; checkout slip and pocket at rear; catalog label at bottom right front. No Dust Jacket..

Warsaw, Poland: Galeria Art, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Edition Unstated. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Hardcover catalog from the December 1999 exhibition of the paintings of famous Polish artist Krzysztof Kokoryn on display at Galeria Art in Warsaw, Poland. Introduction, painting names, and artist interview are in Polish with an English translation for all. 20+ full color photos of paintings. Hardback - papercovered boards with picture paste-on to front and orange cloth over spine. Book Condition : Very Good; corrected gallery website and email on reverse of title page, no other marks; light shelf wear to bottom edge and corners of cover..

Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1888. Book. Illus. by Lemaire, Madeleine. Good (ex-library). Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrated 1888 edition (originally published in 1882), with charming in-page black and white illustrations, plus 18 color plates, each with tissue protectors. Illustrated by Madeleine Lemaire. Text in French. Half leather, with marbled boards, gilt titles / ornamentation and five raised binds on spine, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge are uncut; marbled end-papers, 215 pages, 36 illustrations. Worn along edges and hinges. Condition: Good; ex-seminary library, pages clean and unmarked, labels on spine and back cover, 2 bookplates, signs of checkout paper at back of book, tissue protector pages toned..

Paris France: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & ce, 1869. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original yellow-green paper cover, published 1869, first edition. In French. Uncut edges, no illustrations, ex-seminary library, perserved in pressboard with taped binding over cloth. 453 pp. Condition: Fair, cover separated, laid in. Occasional small blue pencil checkmarks, otherwise pages clean and little toning. Pages fragile. Has library spine label, bookplate, evidence of rear pocket removal, stamp on title page and catalog numbers on title page verso..

Paris: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & ce, 1877. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "...auteur du Maudit, de la Religieuse, du Jesuite, du Moine, etc. Original brown paper cover, published 1867, first edition. In French. Uncut edges, no illustrations, ex-seminary library, perserved in pressboard with taped binding over cloth. 313 pp. Condition: Fair, cover edges very chipped, other pages fragile but intact, some corner bent. Occasional small blue pencil checkmarks, otherwise pages clean and little toning. Has library spine label, bookplate, evidence of rear pocket removal, stamp on title page and catalog numbers on title page verso..

St. Petersburg, Russia: Bibliopolis, 1995. Book. Illus. by Chemiakin, Mikhail. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Unillustrated catalog of exhibition 18 October -15 November 1995: State- Hermitage, Petersburg; 30 November - 14 January 1996: Tretyakov Museum, Moscow. Text in English and Russian. Contains 5 essays, and a biography/chronology of this artist, once forced to leave Russia, now honored in the Hermitage, where he once worked. White glossy wraps with front cover color illustration of his work, B&W photo of artist on rear cover, otherwise unillustrated. Condition: near fine, with a slight halo of age toning around the outer half inch of the pages..