Search Results: Titles starting with A from Good Books In The Woods

U. S. A.: Folcroft Library Editions. Very Good+. 1973. Hardcover. 0841417164 . From the Author's Note, "These lectures were part of a series delivered in New York about 1938." "Three hundred and fifty copies printed in Baskerville." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling, tanning, and foxing to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 35 pages .

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Near Fine. 2000. Second Printing. Softcover. 0471390208 . "Leckie's accounts of battles, important individuals, and the role of Native Americans bring to life the distant drama of the French and Indian Wars." Ships same or next business day. ; 1.07 x 9.19 x 6.04 Inches; 400 pages .

Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1957. First Edition. Softcover. First Periodical Appearance of Kurt Vonnegut's short story "A Night for Love". Also includes an article by Chicago Bears founder and coach, George Halas, titled "My Forty Years in Pro Football (1st of 3 parts). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Basic Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0465061508 . This book is "a pathbreaking interrogation of the last century of American history. Samantha Power poses a question that haunts our nation's past: Why do American leaders who vow 'never again' repeatedly fail to marshal the will and the might to stop genocide?" Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 610 pages .

Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Page edges clean. Binding strong and tight. No previous owner marks. Text and photographs clean and bright. Dust Jacket clean. Minor shelf wear to DJ seams and spine. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 177 pages .

Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "For Howard Scott - Thanks for all you've contributed to Amarillo College - Best wishes, Joe Taylor." Only 500 hardback copies printed. "The history emerges as a tale of human experience in a steady drive to meet and even anticipate the needs of a community." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling and foxing to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small creases and tiny tears on corners and spine ends. 1/4-inch tear on spine tail. Light age spotting and yellowing on interior. ; B&W and Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 177 pages; Signed by Author .

Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. The book celebrates the Golden Anniversary of Amarillo College. Covers clean and bright. Tail of spine gently rubbed. Corners sharp. Page edges clean. No previous owner marks. Text and photographs clean and bright. Head of Dust Jacket spine bumped. DJ back cover top edge bumped with 3/4" tear. Minor shelf wear to DJ seams. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 177 pages .

Glorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press. Very Good. 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing of the Rio Grande Press edition. This title was originally published in the early 1930s by the Smithsonian. Rio Grande Press reprinted it in its entirety, improving the photographs and publishing them in color for the first time. This edition also includes a new foreword by the author and a note from the Mission Church Pastor not in the original Smithsonian edition. Highlighting and margin notes throughout first 67 pages. Minimal soiling to covers. Both ends of spine gently bumped. Corners sharp. Page edges clean. Photographs, maps and illustrations clean. Covers now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Priority/Expedited orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; Small 4to 9" - 11"… Read More

Forest Grove, Oregon: Normount Armament Company. Very Good. 1969. Soft cover. With photographs and diagrams. Very Good: spine darkened. Ships same or next business day. ; The Combat Bookshelf; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages .

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Compahnia Das Letras. Near Fine. 2010. Softcover. 8535916598 . Text is in Portuguese. Softcover with French flaps. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Faint soiling and yellowing to edges of pages. Text is clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages .

New York: Harper & Row. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060124725 . SIGNED by author on full title page. Stated First Edition. "This novel reveals the joys and torments of a woman in her early forties who discovers two new people whom she comes to love." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Tiny dents on tail edges of boards. Small black marks on margin of page 153. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Lightly faded on spine. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Slightly tanned on flaps. Faint crease on front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0521047110 . "This book examines the Aberdeen Administration of 1852-1855 in detail in order to clarify the complicated subject of party relationships in mid-nineteenth-century British politics and the operation of the British parliamentary system at that time." Ships same or next business day. Text block is pulled away from spine ends, small bumps on spine ends and top left corner of back board; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has moderate edge and shelf wear, 3/4-inch tear on head edge of front cover, faintly tanned, price-clipped, faint rubs on interior of jacket, tape on interior of jacket at stress point. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 607 pages .

New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 038548657x . SIGNED by author on full title page. In this book, "Harris returns with the utmost finesse to his signature themes of love, friendship, and family, and craftily guides his irresistible characters through new challenges and heartbreaks, and ultimately to redemption through love." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, light blue mark on head edge; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ is in fine condition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 351 pages; Signed by Author .

London: The Bodley Head. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by Author on title page. Near Fine red cloth with gilt spine title. Near Fine dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. Not price clipped. DJ darkened on top front edge. Buyer of THE ABILITY TO KILL will also receive at no additional charge a Very Good/Very Good copy of Ambler's The CARE OF TIME; First US Printing (1981) , Farrar Straus Giroux, New York. Ambler presents a wide spectrum of notorious 19th & 20th century murder trials, delving into the motives of the killers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

London: Faber Popular Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First English Edition. Hardcover. "Jam-packed with practical up-to-date essential information, Abroad on the Cheap will save you endless worries and headaches, and lots of money, from the first moment you start thinking about a holiday abroad until you are home again and planning for next year." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose, age spotting and soiling on head edge, wearing along tail edges of boards, small white spot on top left corner of back board; pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has normal edge and shelf wear, 1/2-inch tear and tiny tears on spine head, tiny tears on corners and spine ends, green rub on interior of back cover, small damp stain on top left corner of back cover, lightly tanned on interior of jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 207 pages .

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1978. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine brown leather with real 22kt gold decorations. Contains the complete text of Faulkner's masterpiece Absalom, Absalom!. Illustrated by Walter Rane. Franklin's Notes from the Editors pamphlet about this book included. Previous owner bookplate on series page where Franklin notes this book is part of the 100 Greatest Masterpieces in American Literature series. I bought this book from a Franklin Library subscriber who never read it. Other than the bookplate, this book is beautiful and very tight, unread, as new. Luxury features include gilded page edges, moire endpapers, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Constable. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0094714606 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To Rolland L. Comstock, With my very best wishes, Paul Sayer 1st April 1993." "Bob is sitting in the quiet cafe, sipping coffee, when suddenly people and pigeons scatter in the market square outside. A gunshot. Then another." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine head and top left corner of back board, tanned on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 204 pages; Signed by Inscribed by Author(s) .

London: Constable. Near Fine. 1992. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To Rolland, With my very best wishes, Paul Sayer. 1st April 1993." Uncorrected Proof. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, tiny fold on bottom right corner of front cover, faint crease on head edge of back cover near spine, very light soiling on edges of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701130326 . "These dialogues are named for Plato's (ficticious) friend Acastos, a less brilliant boy perhaps, but a sturdy honest thinker, able, prompted by Socrates, to put the crucial questions asked by common sense." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light tanning to edges of pages. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Lightly faded on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 131 pages .

New York: Arbor House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0877954372 . "From the grand master of the American novel, an eloquent story about the regenerative power of one man's confrontation with life and death." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly tilted, tiny bumps on spine ends, small brown mark on head edge; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear, small creases on top corners and spine head, lightly yellowed on edges of flaps. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 303 pages .