Search Results: Reference from Adamstown Books

Madison CT: Sound View Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize Hardcover, 538 pp. of this major reference wok on the evolution of American art. Vol. 3 of 3 covers the period from the start of World War I to the end of the painting and sculpture series. Reflects the significant changes in art and taste in Philadelphia during the 20th century. Introductory essay followed by multiple indices (medals and prizes, jurors, advertisers, artists, owners, places). Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very light bumping to spine ends and cover corners from shelving. No Dust Jacket as issued. .

Totowa NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Part of The Besterman World Bibliographies series. This bibliography surveys the following subject groupings : Art, Archaelogy,Architecture, Towns and Town Planning, Ceramics, Painting, Posters, Cinematography, and Special Subjects. Book Condition : Very Good; unmarked. No Dust Jacket..

Lancaster PA: Jacob Eby, 1923. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled: "From Their Arrival in America to my Grandparents Peter and Margaret Hess Eby, Their Descendants, My Uncles, Aunts and Cousins, Their Births, Deaths and Ages, Together with Their Companions as Well as I Was Able to Learn". Hardcover, 50 pp. scarce 1923 1st Edition, privately printed by the author. Traces family genealogy from their 1715 arrival from Holland or Switzerland to 1923. Book Condition : Good-; boards slightly cocked; stain to top left rear cover; tape repair to pp. 43-46; bumping to spine ends; some page tip creases; toning to free end papers; binding tape repair inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued. a.

New York NY: Selmar Hess, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A revised American ed. of the Readers' handbook by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Green cloth hardback with stamped design and gilt titles &ornamentation on cover and spine, cream silk-patterned endpapers. Text block gilt. 408 pp., color frontispiece, 8 photogravures and etchings, 77 wood engravings and typogravures. Illustrations have printed tissue protectors. From "Falkland" to "Mark" (king of Cornwall). This second volume of character descriptions is a charming 1892 dictionary of characters made famous through fiction..

Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beginning January 6, 1960. Comprehensive llist of all members of Congress, offices, phones, government departments, and media offices. Book Condition : Good; stain to bottom right cover corner also affecting text block and many page edges. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Warren MI: Harmonie Park Press, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Detroit Studies in Music bibliography No. 73. Descriptive and analytical bibliography of known musical works published by Waelrant and De Laet in 16th century Antwerp. 264 pp. w/ appendix containing graphics of their watermarks. Book Condition : Very Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks, bookplate inside front cover; catalog label on bottom spine; slip and label on rear free end paper; pocket on rear free end paper. No Dust Jacket..

New York, NY: G. K. Hall & Co., 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a comprehensive reference work, the annotations to the sources are invaluable for anyone researching Barrett Browning. The format is chronological with special notation in bold given to reviews of the works EBB published that year. This bibliography includes the large amount of commentary written in French and Italian. The introduction frames the evolution in scholarly attention paid to EBB. Book Condition : Fine; no internal markings; binding tight. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York NY: Universe Books, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comprehensive study culled from Antiques magazine examines 17th and 18th century porcelains, Wedgwood, Ceramic Figures and Portraits, Blue Printed Wares, and Victorian and Post-Victorian pottery and porcelain. Book Condition : Near Fine; minor rubbing to back cover; no markings to text. No Dust Jacket..

Baltimore MD: Gateway press, Inc., 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Subtitled : Descendants and Ancient Ancestors : Bertsch, Dreisbach, Heller, Hecker, Siegfried, Sassaman, Strohl, Thom, Troxel. Examination of European family roots and immigration to Pennsylvania includes additional surnames. 20 b&w illustrations. Book Condition : Fine. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Detroit MI: Information Coordinators, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bibliography of known musical works, particularly Viennese and Italian, published by Guera in the 18th century. 115 pp. w/23 b&w images of the works and catalogs. Book Condition : Very Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks, bookplate on reverse of front free end paper; catalog label on bottom spine and rear free end paper; pocket on rear free end paper. No Dust Jacket..

New York NY: Robert Speller & Sons, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume 2 of this series covers Kennedy and Johnson. Using published interviews, writings, news conferences, Druks examines domestic (e.g. Steel Crisis, War on poverty) and foreign affairs (Berlin, Cuba, Vietnam). Book Condition : Good; discoloration to inside covers and free end papers; text unmarked; slight wear to cover corners and spine ends. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Sidney NY: RSG Publishing, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1984 1st Edition. Comprehensive guide to family genealogical research with emphasis on archival sources and writing a book. Many samples and appendices provided. Book Condition : Very Good; a few spots to text block; slight curl to cover corners; highlighting on 4 pages..

Oxford University Press, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 5 volume hardcover set, 2984 pp. with b&w photos throughout. Contains entries on artists, movements and schools, historical exhibits, and more. Vol. 5 includes a topical outline of articles, directory of contributors, and comprehensive index. Book Conditions : Very Good, Ex-College Library; minimal use; no text marks noted; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners; bookplates inside front covers; catalog labels on spine and on rear free end paper. No Dust Jackets..

Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries, No. 26.Hundreds of entries on significant places, institutions, and events as well as crucial aspects of the economy, society, and culture. Chronology of important events and appendices of Governors and Presidents from 1948 and an extensive bibliography. Gray cloth with gilt titles on black, 214 pp., unillustrated. Book Condition : Very Good, ex-college library with minimal signs: spine label, bookplate, barcode on back free endpaper and cataloging info on t.p. verso; no text marks..

Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Modern reprint of 1898 original. Hardcover, 298 pp. w/ c. 70 b&w photos & illustrations. Issued in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Reading. Sections include History of Town, Boro, and City; Public Structures and Private Enterprises; Churches, Schools, and Newspapers; Government; Census; Industries. Last third of book is devoted to the sesquicentennial celebrations. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; minimal wear. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Reading PA: The Reading Hospital, 1942. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Issued in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Reading Hospital December 9, 1942. 10 b&w illustrations. Sections include The Reading Dispensary, the Old Reading Hospital, the New Reading Hospital, The Medical Departments, The Nurses, the Ladies' Auxiliaries; Biographical Sketches of Deceased Physicians and Board Members; List and Personal Data of Physicians and Board Members. Book Condition : Good; age toning to inside covers, free end papers and text block; some light staining to covers; binding tight; no markings to text. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Historical Atlas Pr, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. 17 1/4" x 12 1/4" Limited Edition oversize folio atlas, 275 pp.. Colorized version of this historical atlas providing not only maps, but historic photographs and text, about Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Brief history of the county and its notable features is followed by the geographically-arranged bulk of the work. Historic maps from an 1899 atlas are reproduced in full page format. Book Condition :Near Fine; address label on front free end paper; no text marks; binding slightly relaxed due to size of volume. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Westport CT: Greenwood, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 296 pp. w/ b7w photos and illustrations. Dictionary format catalog of both colloquial terms and proper names/titles specific to the Civil War period. Hundreds of entries as well as a guide by category of terms. Book Condition : Very Good; gift inscription on front free end paper, otherwise unmarked. Glossy covers, no dust jacket as issued..

West Chester PA: Chester County Library, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled booklet, 24 pp. Bibliography, by category (e.g. Architecture, Genealogy, Natural History), of works related to Chester County history in their library system. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks, light wear..

Pasadena CA: Salem Press Inc, 2001. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, Good, Ex-Lib. Encyclopedia of military historywith alphabetical entries. Vol 1 : Abbas the Great - Cortes, Hernan; Vol 2 Corunna-Janissaries; Vol 3 Japanese Civil Wars of 1331-392 - Peloponnesian Wars; Vol 4 Pequot War - Tripolitan War; Vol 5 Trojan War - Zuo Zongtang. Vol 5 also contains a timeline, geographical areas, bibliography, multiple indices.Book Conditions : Good, Ex-Lib; no text marks; catalog labels ro bottom spine, bottom left front, and inside front cover; rubber stamps blacked out with marker on text block and title pages; no slips or pockets; light rubbing to covers. No Dust Jackets as issued..