Search Results: Authors starting with F from Grampy's Bookcase

Text is clean and unmarked in a square, tight, and bright binding. Color photos and maps included. DJ has two closed tears at the back outside corner and at the spine. From the front DJ flap, "The world the Apostle Paul knew was part of the Roman Empire. many of the places which he knew and visited are still thriving towns, such as Jerusalem, Thessalonika, Athens, and Rome. Some sites, however, may be explained only by well-researched reconstruction - for example Ephesus and Corinth." Photographs by Maurice S. Thompson.

A couple of underlined passages. Covers are intact and square with very minor smudging on the back cover. Card holder attached to the front free end paper. along with a library label. Volume appears uncirculated. previous owner's name on the top of front free end paper. A solid copy. From the back cover, "The author's aim in this book is not only to record the developments in the form and style of Greek Drama, but to analyze the causes behind these changes. His viewpoint is fresh and scholarly, and he asks the kinds of questions about the characteristics of Greek dramatists that most need to be asked."

350 pp. In as new condition. DJ has very slight wear along the spine. From the inside DJ flap, "Throughout the Second World War, I. F. Stone, one of America's finest investigative journalists, observed the political and international scene from his post as Washington correspondent for 'The Nation'. "

212 pp. Stated on the title page, Author of "Roadway and Track" Formerly Supervisor on Pennsylvania Railroad. Graphs and diagrams included. Tight, clean, and unmarked.

Text is clean and unmarked in a tight and square binding. Gilt lettering is bright on the front and spine. Spine has a buckle. Previous owners' names on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. Light foxing on the outside edges of the text block. "In this book we shall be concerned with courts for many of the same reasons as the realists and followers of sociological jurisprudence. Because judges often affect public policy, they are important political actors; because they have discretion, who they are and how they are chosen make a difference to the kinds of public policy the country enjoys or from which it suffers." p. 7.

In "As New Condition". Full page black and white plates included. Volume is one of 750 copies.

Text is clean and unmarked. Bright binding is firmly attached but a little loose. Inscription on the front inside cover. Front cover states "Authorized TV Edition". Small closed tear on the last page of text.

Text is clean and unmarked in tight, intact, and square covers. Spine is not creased. Volume appears unused.

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Previous owner's name is on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. Very slight foxing on the top fore edge of the text block. A solid copy. From the Foreword, "Evolutionary theory, basically, is about the rise of complexity, whether of the movement from simple to complex biological organisms or simple to complex cultures. The American Indians are highly variable in cultural complexity, ranging from simple hunting-gathering bands of only a few hundred people, through intermediate tribes like the Iroquois, to the affluent chiefdoms of the Northwest Coasts, and finally the flamboyant empire of the Aztecs of Mexico." p. xx.

384 pp. Clean and unmarked text in a square and tight binding. 99A2 is penciled on the top front outside corner of the front free endpaper. Spine cover is faded.

Text is clean and unmarked in covers that are lightly scuffed, and age toned. Pamphlet is without crease, tears, or chips. "That is the Communist Party, and it arose in answer to humanity's needs. It cannot be destroyed unless humanity itself is destroyed; for it is the final expression of man's longing for a good and fruitful life as well as the embodiment of man's scientific knowledge of how such a life can be brought into existence. It is primarily the party of the working class because that class alone possesses in its daily work the organizational form as well as the driving need which will result in complete liberation from oppression..."

348 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in square and tight bindings. Volume appears unused. DJ is like new except a very small closed tear at the back top along the spine.

343 pp. Foxing and staining along the outside edge of the text block. Binding is square and tight. DJ is worn along the edges with chipping at the top and bottom spine.

241 pp. Only defect is previous owner's name on the top outside corner of the half title page. Covers are bright and unblemished. Spine is not creased. Text is clean and unmarked. From the back cover, "With the collapse of Yugoslavia, the newly won independence of the Baltic states, the unification of Germany, the civil wars in Bosnia and Georgia, and the rise of xenophobia in France, the issue of nationalism in Europe could not be more salient."

Only defect in this pamphlet is age toning. Text is clean and unmarked in covers that are not chipped, torn, or creased. "The Communist Party is bending every effort to unite allies and their allies behind the miners, who are today on the firing line defending all unions as well as their own. Communists everywhere are carrying out this policy, the policy of united, independent, labor action in a common cause...Red-baiting is the traditional employer weapon. Rejection of Red-baiting is the key to united action, and thus the key to victory for the workers." p. 14.

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. A couple of pages have a slight fold on the extreme bottom outside edges. Unclipped DJ is bright and intact without any creases or chips. There is an almost undetectable small, closed tear at the top outer edge of the front DJ. From the front DJ flap, "Feeling a desire to reconnect to the Bible, award-winning author Bruce Feiler set out on a perilous, ten-thousand-mile journey, retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. traveling through three continents, five countries, and four war zones, Feiler is the first person to complete such a historic expedition."

429 pp. Only defects are some staining on the bottom edge of the front cover and the top outside corner of the back cover. The text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. DJ has some foxing and worn at the top edge.

Text is clean and unmarked in a tight, bright, and square binding. DJ has mild age-toning with a small, closed tear on the back top edge. A very good solid volume. Fromm the front DJ flap, "This is the story of the great coalition formed by the Unites States, Great Britain, and Soviet Russia to combat the Axis in World War II. Mr. Feis traces the ideas and purposes which governed each member of this alliance, their clashes and cooperation, and the gradual separation between the West and Russia as victory over Germany was achieved."

Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. lettering is bright and clear on the binding front and spine. Volume is a good solid copy. Printed for the Academy Classics for Junior High Schools series. Abridged and edited by Marietta Knight. Black and white illustrations throughout.

388 pp. text is clean and unmarked. Binding tight and clean. DJ has chips in the front and back covers and spine.