Search Results: Authors starting with A from Cultural Connection

No. 229 King Street, Charleston: Southern Baptist Publication Society, 1856 First Edition. Quaint pre civil war rendition. Three stories: 1. "Father Cyril in Georgia"; 2. "The Last Vacation"; 3. "The Old Planter". Light blue cloth. 24mo. 5 3/4" x 4" wide. Blindstamped in bordered flower design on front and back boards. Spine stamped in gilt lettering. Spine faded a little. A little wear at top and extreme bottom of spine. A few dark spots at corner of front cover. Endpapers browned. Some foxing here and there. Small stamped date at top corner of front pastedown. Good condition. Rare..

Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1944 Volume twelve. 8vo. 400pp. Stated "Patron's Edition" in volume one registered in the name of John W. Armagost in the records of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington D.C. One hundred eighty four plates and illustrations. Plates on slick paper. Red cloth with lavish gilt reproducing a great antiquated historical binding. Gilded page edges- gilding at one corner rubbed. Have volumes 1, 2, 10 and 12 of the set. Corners of binding are rubbed a little. Slight foxing on endpages only. Very good condition..

Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1944 Volume two. 8vo. 384pp. Stated "Patron's Edition" in Volume 1 registered in the name of John W. Armagost in the records of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington D.C. Charles Greeley Abbott Editor-in-chief. One hundred forty six plates and illustrations. Plates on slick paper. Blue cloth with lavish gilt reproducing a great antiquated historical binding. Gilded page edges. Have volumes 1, 2, 10 and 12 of the set. Slight foxing on endpages only. Several spots last few leaves. Very good condition..

Series Publishers, NY, 1944 Volume two. 8vo. 384pp. Registered in the records of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington D.C. Charles Greeley Abbott Editor-in-chief. Eighty three plates and illustrations. Sixty three text figures. Blue cloth with lavish gilt reproducing a gr eat antiquated historical binding. Gilded page edges. Some foxing on endpapers. Very good condition..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1972 First edition nicely signed by the author on half-title page: "Best wishes from the author R Tucker Abbott" with black pen. 256 pages printed on slick paper. 4to 11 3/8" tall. Light cloth with dark streaks stamped in purple. Over 250 illustrations. Clean. Tightly bound. Dust jacket. near Fine/ near Fine..

Greenville, Delaware: American Malacologists, 1976 Signed and numbered #89 on half-title page in brown pen "Bicentennial Greetings to Connie Hubschman from R.Tucker Abbott July 4, 1976". Beautifully bound in brown leather stamped in gilt and black. Blindstamped "Bicentennial Conchology 1776*1976" on half-title page. 8vo. 280 pages. Filled with facsimiles of old articles first appearing in the Nautilus - America's oldest journal devoted to the conchologist. Speckled page edges. Ribbon marker. Maps, illustrations. Leather covered slipcase stamped in gilt. A beautiful volume. Mint/Mint. .

New York: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1914 World War one history from June 28, 1914 - Jan. 31, 1915. "Issued in parts". Believe this is probably volume one of the series. Lavishly illustrated with photos and artworks - some in color. Many are full-page. Excellent fascinating photos. An excellent historical document. Outstanding illustrations, descriptions, charts, maps and diagrams. 10 chapters. 4to. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4". Red cloth stamped in black, ochre and black. 360 pages. Printed on heavy slick paper. Chronology of the first six months of the war at back. Hinges tight. Printed in 1915. 1" tear at base of title page. Cover well worn at corners - some white of the elaborate front stamping is rubbed away as it is on the spine. Text is in very decent shape. Fair condition. .

Konigswinter, Germany: H. F. Ullmann, 2009 First edition first printing. Written in English and German. Heavy Folio 12 1/2" tall x 11" wide. 431 pages printed on slick paper. Loaded with color illustrations Dust jacket. MINT/ MINT. .

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003 First American edition. 9 chapters written by Abulafia and eight leading specialists. 4to 11 1/4" x 9". Blue boards stamped in gilt on spine. 161 color and 147 black and white illustraitons. 320 pages printed on high quality slick paper. Clean and sharp. Dust jacket. Like new/ Fine.

New York: Villard Books, 1992 First Edition signed by the authors on the half-title page: "19 October 92 For Carol Patricia Aburdene John Naisbitt" very large in black pen. Black cloth and red boards. "Once again, Aburdene's and Naisbitt's strong combination of presence, clear thinking and stunning research will rivet the attention of the economic, political and social communities." Intended to empower women in America. Dust jacket. near fine/ near fine. .

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1974 Methuen Library reprints. Black cloth stamped in silver. Thick 8vo. xviii, 730 pages. Clean. Tightly bound. Dust jacket in clear jacket protector sleeve. Fine/ Fine.

1937 Typed letter with Mountain View Farm Milford, N.J. lettterhead signed by Louis Adamic with black pen. Letter is 10 3/4" tall x 7 1/4" wide. Letter dated August 1, 1937 starts "Dear Jim" addressing Jim Kirby. He mentions how "The House in Antigua" is coming out on Sept 8th and he has written about 1/3 of the anticipated 150,00 words for "My America" in July. Letter is folded into thirds. Very good condition..

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1941 Original typed letter with Louis Adamic Milford New Jersey letterhead and typed "L.A." signature laid in: "Mid-October, 1941 A copy of my new book "Two-Way Passage" is being sent to you as a gift from George Skouras who appears to be eager that you should read it. Sincerely, L.A." Second edition. "10-1' and "I-Q" on copyright page. 8vo. Red cloth stamped in black and gilt. 328 pages. Dust jacket with chipped edges. Fine/ Good.

Beverly Hills, California: Dove Books, 1995 First Edition. Boldly signed by the author Cindy Adams on the flyleaf in blue. Lauriat's Books round "Personally autographed for You" sticker on front of jacket. Many Kennedy family photos on slick paper. 8vo. 266 pages. Dust jacket - price clipped. Like new/ like new..

Seoul, Korea: Seoul International Publishing House, 1989 Second printing. 4to. 147 pages printed on slick paper. Pictorial slick cover. Filled with fine high quality color photos of typical Korean artifacts and objects ancient and modern. No jacket probably as issued. Fine condition..

Seoul, Korea: Seoul International Publishing House, 1993 Second printing. 4to slick pictorial boards. 143 pages plus 4 page index printed on slick paper. Artifacts in the Onyang Folk Museum located 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul on the outskirts of Onyang City. Original 1987 printing was a museum catalogue written in Korean. Written in English however name in Korean as well. Dimensions of listed articles. Cultural aspects of the illustrated folk objects are now more fully descirbed in Englsh. Great photo illustrations. Super Clean. Tightly bound. Appears unused. Fine condition..

Des Moines, Iowa: Jukebox Collector Magazine, 1998 Chronological by year - loaded with photos. 196 pages printed on slick paper. 4to black plastic comb spiral bound softcover 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". Thick semi-frosted clear plastic covers. Color card with a photo of the Model A laid in. ROWE AMI written with black marker on bottom page edges otherwise in like new condition..

Arlington, Washington: AMR Publishing, 1991 Third printing of 1200 copies. AMR No. R-451. Chronological by year - loaded with photos. 197 pages plus 10 pages of ads at back printed on slick paper. 4to red plastic comb spiral bound softcover 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". Thick semi-frosted clear plastic covers. Color card with a photo of the Model A laid in. Like new condition..

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1930 Nineteenth impression February, 1930. 4to 10 1/2" tall. Brown boards and cloth stamped in gilt on spine. xiv, 401 pages plus 12 full plate B&W photo illustrations printed on slick paper. Color frontispiece. Intro by Ralph Adams Cram. 16 chapters. Index. Top page edges in gilt. Foredges and bottom page edges ununtrimmed and several page have been cut open roughly. Clean new looking spine. no jacket. Some wear at cover tips. Small previous owner's name on flyleaf otherwise a very clean text. Tightly bound. no jacket. Good or better condition..

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1987 8vo. 223 pages. Red cloth and boards. Second printing. Dust jacket. Fine/ Fine..