Search Results: Titles starting with A from Grampy's Bookcase

In "As New Condition". From the back cover, "In 'Abraham: The friend of God', Dr. Dirks provides Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers with a unique and original presentation of the life of Abraham. In constructing a chronological biography of Abraham, the author integrated and synthesized information from a wide range of Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions...and the classic books of ancient history authored by Josephus and Al-Tabari."

508 pp. The text block is clean and unmarked. The binding tight and square. The only defect is an unfortunate bubble and faded narrow area on the edge of the front cover. Frontispiece and eight other full page black and white illustrations included. Previous owner's name is penciled on the top outside edge of a front free endpaper.

117 pp. In as new condition. Full page color plates throughout included. Published for an exhibition at Museum Moderner Kunst Karnten from February 8 to April 20, 2008.

Text is clean and unmarked in tight and intact covers. Very slight wear along the inner edges close to the spine. Spine is not creased. Very light penciled notations in several of the margins.

576 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Slight fading on the outer edges of the binding. DJ has several closed tears and is worn around the edges. Small chip out of the DJ spine. "There are going to be wider areas of freedom in this country and in the world as the Cold War diminishes. But no matter how pleasant the realization of governmental interference with the writer and the teacher may seem, it will be wasted if we do not use it to revive the old American custom of fighting City Hall." p. 17.

576 pp. Only defect is a university pastedown label identifying the book as a donation from the George A. Meyers collection and stamp mark on the inside front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. DJ is protected with clear plastic cover.

932 pp. Several previous owner's names on the top right corner of the front free end paper. Penciled underlining and notations in the margins throughout. Binding is tight and square. Written on the back outside corner cover are the numerals 7111.

352 pp. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers are tight and square. Frontispiece illustration included. Some age-toning and fading to the lettering on the spine. Only ex-library indicator is an ownership label attached to the front inside cover. The adhesive from the label has left an impression on the opposite front free end paper.

263 pp. Previous owners' names on the front inside cover and free endpaper. Pencil markings on the front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations, Frontispiece illustration included. Cracked hinges, but intact, with bumped corners. The lower half of last page, free of text, has been torn off. Text block is unmarked with foxing throughout.

Text is clean and unmarked. Binding has faded area on the back with sun faded spine. Inscription on the top free end paper. Age-toning throughout. Binding is firmly attached with little wear around the outer edges.

166 pp. Several pages in the back of the book have some crimping. The phrase, "Not for sale", is stamped on the bottom of the fore edge of the text block. Text is clean and unmarked. Color photos included. DJ has a very small closed tear at the top front outside edge. Otherwise the DJ is bright and in near fine condition.

398 pp. Book is in "as new condition". Black and white photos included. DJ has several chips and two small closed tears on the front cover.

587 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in tight and intact covers. Only defects are light discoloration on the covers from shelf ware and foxing on the top of the text block. The spine is not creased. This volume appears to have not been used. From the back cover, "This volume opens with an extended essay by Richard M. Dorson, 'Africa and the Folklorist,' in which he indicates the potentialities for investigating African cultures through the concepts of folklore."

64 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in tight and intact covers. Full page color prints throughout. Essays by Tiffany Bell, Dore Ashton, and Irving Sandler. Catalogue published for a traveling exhibition organized by Independent Curators Incorporated, New York from March 30, 1986 - February 7, 1988. "Matisse's most enduring influence has been that of a colorist. As a result, color is the unifying theme of this exhibition. Most of the paintings have bright, bold color often in the pastel hues associated with Matisse's paintings." p. 6.

589 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in tight and intact covers. Previous owner's names on the half title page. Some shading and marks on the outside of the text block. From the back cover, "The critical year for formation of public opinion and the time when curiosity was keenest about all matters relating to the defeated South was the year following the war. Journalists raced South to satisfy this curiosity."

520 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. This is Volume VII of V.I. Lenin Selected Works. First published by Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. DJ has a large chip out of the top spine. Corners and edges of DJ are worn.

352 pp. A few underlined passages and the previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. Text is clean and binding tight. DJ is smudged on back but shows very little wear.

208 pp. Text has several bracketed passages. The outside edge of the text block is stained. Only library marking is a label attached to the inside front cover. DJ is worn, faded, and has a partially detached back flap. Included is the Covenant of the League of Nations.

265 pp. As new condition. Only defect is slight minor scratches on the back cover.

350 pp. Text is unmarked on very age-toned pages. Book is tight. Foxing on the edges of some pages. Back cover is smudged.