Search Results: Authors starting with A from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

Harrison, NY: Harbor Hill Books, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/good +. Bennett, Edwin S.. 123 pp; plus 71 b & w plates and one map; comprehensive account of one of the most dramatic events of the Revolutionary War in Westchester Country that took place in 1780 when British major John andre, in a conspiracy with Benedict Arnold, criss-crossed the county with the plans of West Point inhis boot. This is the complete reprint of the 1899 edition in somewhat rearranged form. Illustratins which appeared in the original edition interspersed with the text havew been placed at the end and have been numbered and referenced to the proper page text pages; additional illustrstions and charts appear throughout the text; dj has small chip to top left corner of front panel; has minor creasing to same edge on front and rear panels; has small closed tear to top right corner of front panel and is browned on edges.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good +. 867 pp; well-written and comprehensive account of the naval history of the United States beginning with the Blue-Jackets of 1636 and ending with the Naval War with Spain; especially interesting as it's written from the perspective of the late 1890's; with 150 b & w photos and illustrations;.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1985. Hardcover. As New/very good +. 272 pp; a comprehensive history of the Lutheran Reformation in the frontier city of Strasbourg which explores the laity's contribution and investigates its effects on their ideas and behavior; dj has small chip and crease to upper right corner of front panel at fold point.

Norwich, UK: Jarrold Colour Publications, 1988. Paperback. As New. 32 pp; staple-bound booklet; concise biography of Brunel, well-illustrated with both b & w and color, photos and drawings; in full-color photo wraps.

Westwood, NJ: Lind Publications, 1983. Hardcover. As New/very good +. 334 pp; thorough history of the Hudson River; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos, maps, drawings, etc.

Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1986. Hardcover. 128 pp; superb collection of 100's of b & w photos covering 125 years of development of the ISLE OF WIGHT COMPANY aka RED FUNNEL Includes: company hstory; passenger ships and car ferries; tugs and tenders; high speed craft; coal barges, tow boats and miscellaneous crsft; reproductions of service tables; ship index etc.Fine/Fine.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good +. 162 pp; early 1900's viewpoint of how the then, youth of the day; needed to be shielded from, sex, drugs, liquor, temptation etc. and what happend to those unfortunate souls who strayed from the path of righteousness; lacks dj; board slightly worn and soiled.

Portsmouth, NH: Advent Christian Church, 1931. Very Good. 48 pp; plus advertisements; commemorative book announcing the dedication of the Advent Christian Church in Portsmouth, NH; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; in padded, dark blue boardsd with gilt stamping; minor wear to boards.

Torino: Aeropiccola, n.d.. Paperback. Fine. 88 pp; pocket sized dictionary giving an extensive selection of terms used in shipbuilding and ship modeling; all entries are in Italain, Englsh, French and German; in printed wraps.

Rome: Printing Office of the International Institute of Agriculture, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 511 pp; ex-library copy with usual markings, browning to end papers; front hinge mostly split but intact; only minor wear to dark green boards; interior pp all clean and free of marks.

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. Hardcover. New/new. 177 pp; as the earliest major monument of the customary law in the region to the south and southwest of the Ile de France, this work amplifies our knowledge of feudal and private law in the French kingrom.

Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, Publishers, 1999. First Printing. Contains photographs.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1976. First Edition, Second Printing. Brewington, Marion (Picture Editor).

Bridgeton, NJ: Cowan Printing Incorporated, 1977.

Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1859. Hardcover. Poor. 384 pp; captivating first-person account of the life and experiences of a physician in the mid 1800's; foxed tissue guard is present; hinges split; front board loose; approximatley 3" piece of spine is missing from head down; with frayinging to foot and another small piece missing, tear to foot; boards scuffed; light foxing throughout; a reading copy only.

San Christobal, NM: San Christobal Press, 1995. Paperback. Very Good +. unpaginated (64 pages) stunning, full-page, full-color photographs that capture the visual magic of Northern New Mexico; many photos have poetic captions.

London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 413 pp; full length historical study of the Roman province of Noricum; which occupied the greater part of Austria as well as parts of Yugoslavia, Italy and Germany; from 400 B.C. to the end of Roman rule in A. D. 600; well-illustrated with line drawings; detailed fold-out map, whichis in "As New" condition. plus 38 b & plates; end paper maps; has some noticeable scuffing to top edge of front board; much more so along top edge of rear boad and small chip to top edge of rear panel of dj.

San Diego, CA: Mains'l Haul, 2003. Paperback. Fine. 25 pp; staple-bound booklet with outstanding profiles of 10 of the best of contempory miniature-model builders; full-color photos throughtout, with photos of individuals selected and examples of their models; in full-color photo wraps.

Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good +. 192 pp; interesting examination of the realities connected with human conflict drawing on books and newspaper articles of the day that in themselves; examine the causes of war; has bookplate of former owner on front paste-down and has owner's personalized card pocket on rear paste-down; which has lead to browning "outline" on rear end paper; lacks dj.

Regensburg, Germany: Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1993. Hardcover. As New/fine. 144 pp; fine history and overview of the building that houses the Bavarian Parliament; profusley illustrated with superb b & w photos and line drawings of the building itself plus exceptionally fine, ful-color reproductions of the fabulous artwork found therein; printed on glossy, coaterd stock; dj has diagonal crease to front flap with slight wear to top edge of front panel.