Search Results: Authors starting with S from Dale A. Sorenson

Vermont: Amana Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0915597071 . Edited by Evan Hendricks. Vermont: Amana Books, 1984. First Edition. 8vo. 288 pages, Index, Appendix of Documents. Red cloth, gilt letter, unworn, bright, near fine, few minor spots to text block. Dustjacket moderately soiled and worn, very good. Author's chance encounter in Washington's Madison Hotel in 1978 led to this book, a "tale of intrigue and suspense, full of ominous implications for the United States, her allies, and her position in the Middle East." Author overheard "a secret strategy session between Israeli defense officials and a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer…advise the Israelis on strategy to manipulate U.S. foreign policy…" (dj). ISBN 0915597071; Reproduced documents; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394460642 . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition (stated). Large 8vo. xviii,687pp, Bibliography, plus 38pp Index. Cloth, unworn, near fine condition (tiny spot on lower edge of text block), no dj. Introduction by William L. Langer. 16 maps. During World War I, the Arabs in the Middle East contributed to the success of British operations in Mesopotamia and Syria defeating the forces of Turkey and their ally, Germany. The Arabs had hoped for the establishment of a large independent state which would include Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. In a secret meeting, the Allied Powers subverted that expectation as the British and French assert spheres of influence in the region; and the Balfour Declaration of Nov. 1917, promising Zionist Jews a national home in Palestine, further precluded an explicit reference to the Arabs and their hope for a large independent state. ISBN 0394460642; Large 8vo 9"… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition (stated). Large 8vo. xi,518,xxix pages, Index, Bibliography. Cloth. Book very good plus (shelf edges slightly rubbed, slight spotting on fore-edge of text block); dj very good (lightly worn, price clipped). 17 maps and diagrams. Study of the "emergence between 1914 and 1924 of unsuspected national ambitions and realigned political loyalties in the Middle East" (dj).; Maps and diagrams; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 558 pages .

Chicago: Argonaut Inc.. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., 1965. First Printing (stated). Large 8vo. xi,236pp, Index, Bibliography, Notes. Blue cloth. Book in fine condition, dj very good plus (slightly worn at edges). 5 Maps, Examples of Colonial Currency & Coins. Written from the examples of the colonial businessman. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 236 pages .

N.p.: La Nuova Foglio Editrice. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1977. Original Edition. Softcover. [The Substitution Principle]. La Nuova Foglio Editrice [The New Sheet], (1977). Tall 8vo. 144pp. Softcover, fine condition. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages .

New York & Avenel, NJ: E.P. Dutton. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Frances Frenaye. NY: E. P. Dutton, 1957. First American Edition. 12mo. 125pp. Two color boards with pattern, black and gilt background. Book in fine condition. Dj lightly rubbed, few tiny blemished, few short tears, very good.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 125 pages .

New York: E P Dutton. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First American Edition. Hardcover. 9997413393 . Translated by Anne Green. NY: E. P. Dutton, 1956. First American Edition. 12mo. 128pp. Blue cloth, gilt-spine. Book in fine condition, dj slightly frayed at ends of spine. Author's second novel.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages .

New Haven & London: Yale University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0300044402 . New Haven & London: Yale University Press, (1989). First American Edition, Fourth Printing. Large 8vo. [10],322pp, Index, Bibliography. Black cloth. Fine condition in fine dj. 25 Illustrations, 4 Maps, numerous Figures in text. Archaeological discoveries have uncovered evidence of rich cultures prior to those of Greece and Rome. Saggs' survey presents the more notable achievements of these societies. ISBN 0300044402; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 322 pages .

New York: Russell & Russell. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1968. Reissue. Hardcover. NY: Russell & Russell, (1968). Reissue of the 1931 edition. 8vo. 273 pages. Dark green cloth, spine letters gilt. Near fine condition, front endpapers lightly foxed, no dj. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages .

Cleveland & London: The Press of Case Western Reserve University. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. A Philosophical Dictionary of Classical French Criticism, Critics, and Easthetic Issues. Cleveland & London: Press of Case Western Reserve University, (1970). First Edition. Lg 8vo. x,208pp, Bibliography. Cloth. Book near fine; dj very good, brief wear, price clipped. From dj: "The Classical period in France, which extended from about 1630 through 1680, and to some extent through 1800, attempted to develop and apply universally valid principles in all branches of the arts and letters. The result was an art that was academic, perfectionist, and deliberate, and whose sold purpose was the creation of beauty."; Lg 8vo ; 208 pages .

London: Vizetelly & Co.. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1883. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. London: Vizetelly & Co., 1883. Fourth Edition. Lg 8vo. xii,548 pages. Original red cloth stamped in black and gilt, gilt scene on front cover of 6 black men sort of lined up as top hatted Sala enters along with another gentleman in what could be a hotel lobby. Cloth lightly-moderately soiled, spine faded, corners bumped, one corner has brief loss, endpaper bit foxed, minor spots, few short tears, small hole in blank. Illustrated with nearly 400 engravings. Sala first went to the United States in 1863. During his four and a half months in the States, he travelled 20,000 miles. From the Preface to the First Edition: "My heart was with the South because I came on my mother's side of a West Indian family - and a slave-owning family - ruined by the Abolition of Slavery in the British Colonies; and although I know perfectly well that I was altogether wrong in what I wrote politically… Read More

London & New York: Halton & Truscott Smith / Minto, Balch. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Salaman, Malcolm C., editor. London: Halton & Truscott Smith / New York: Minton, Balch, 1927. First Edition. About 11.5 by 9 in. viii,19pp followed by plates, then Directory of Etchers and Engravers with List of Plates executed, xviii pages. Green boards, letters gilt. very good plus condition (shelf edge slightly rubbed), no dj, owner's name on ffep, interior near fine. 100 plates, British, American, Continental. ; Illustrated; 11.5 x 9 inches .

London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Malcolm C. Salaman. The Etchings Of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E. London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1923. First Edition. 11 ¼ x 9 in. vii,35 pages of text plus 96 plates. Original black cloth stamped in gilt, top edges gilt. Very Good condition, no owner's name. Catalogue Raisonné. ; 96 plates; 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches; vii,35 pages .

London: Halton and Truscott Smith Ltd.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition Large Paper Issue. Hardcover. London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1923. First Edition, Large Paper Issue, #129 of 200 copies. 15 1/8 x 11¼ in. 35 pages of text plus 97 images, of which 16 were handprinted photo engravings with descriptive letterpress guard sheets. Original quarter brown calf & light tan cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, top edges gilt. Near fine, short tear to foot of spine. Housed in moderately worn slipcase with short splits in seams. Lacks duplicate set of plates. Catalogue Raisonné. ; 97 images; 15 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches .

Richmond: William Byrd Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. HardcoveW. Richmond: Printed by the William Byrd Press, 1927. First Edition. 10" x 7.75". 503pp, Index. Blue cloth stamped in white letter and crest. Very good plus condition, clean, miniscule wear, stamped white letters on spine diminished. With 371 plates of photographs and floor plans. Signed by the Author on the half-title page. ; 10 x 7.75 inches; 503 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684196808 . Medora Sale. SHORT CUT TO SANTA FE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1994). First Edition, FIrst Printing, Signed 8vo. 305 pages. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket, no owner's name or marks. Signed by the author on the title page. An Inspector John Sanders / Harriet Jeffries Mystery. ISBN 0684196808 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages; Signed by Author .

Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. With The Several Acts Of General Court Relating To The Society, &c., And A List Of Members. Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1923. 8vo. 181 pages. Cloth. Signed & inscribed by Edwin B. Trumbull, Master, Marine Society, Salem, Sept. 10, 1926. 5 plates. Very good condition.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Related .

Oxford: Clarenden Press for Sandpiper Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. 019814833X . Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1997), Special Edition for Sandpiper Books. 8vo. xviii,464pp, Index, Bibliography. Hardcover. Fine condition in fine dj. 44 plates, 18 figures. Having trade, manufacturing, and agriculture, Corinth attained a "wealth and stability exceptional among Greek cities." Study of the "change and development of Corinth right up to the Macedonian occupation of Acrocorinth in 338 BC" (dj). ISBN 019814833X; Illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages .

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons. Fine with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd., 1953. First Edition. 9.75 x 7.5 in. [xiv],287pp, Index. Red cloth. Near fine condition (tiny spot on cover, paper clip stain on endpaper, owner's name on pastedown), no dj (issued?). 18 Maps, 37 Illustrations from Photographs and other sources. ; Illustrated; 9.75 x 7.5 inches; 287 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 019821717X . Oxford: Clarendon Press, (1982). First Edition, Second Printing. 8vo. xxi,824pp, Index, Bibliography. Blue cloth. Book in fine condition, dj very good (price-clipped, slight loss of few letters where clipped at lower edge). 10 maps. This work is not a revision of Collingwood and is not based upon his work because it is a history, not about archealogical discoveries, but Salway admits that he and other scholars remain indebted to Collingwood's Roman Britain and the English Settlement. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 824 pages .