Search Results: Titles starting with F from Alkahest Books

Sao Paulo: Instituto Progresso Editorial S.A., 1947. first edition. softcover. Very good. Wrappers, 341 pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions, with folding maps, one in color. Inscribed by the General to a doctor and dated 1947. Mascarenhas de Morais (November 13, 1883 - September 17, 1968) was a Brazilian army officer and commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the Second World War. He was ranked Field Marshal and was the last active Brazilian marshal. "In 1943 he was named commander of the First Expeditionary Infantry Division of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. Mascarenhas arrived in Italy with the first Brazilian troops in June 1944 and commanded the Brazilian forces until the surrender of the Axis forces in Italy, on May 2, 1945. Following the Battle of Collecchio (2627 April 1945) and a sharp action at Fornovo di Taro, Mascarenhas de Moraes received the surrender of the German 148th Division and the Italian Monte Rosa, San Marco and Italia Divisions on 2930 April… Read More

London: Walter Scott, no date (ca. 1889). reprint. hardcover. Good. Preface is dated 1889, no other dates listed. Essays by G. Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, William Clark, Sydney Olivier, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, and Hubert Bland. Octavo, dark green cloth covers stamped in black, worn at edges; two bottom corners bumped. vii [1] 233 [1] plus 12 pages of publisher's ads. 090617A

London: Tonson and Watts., 1737. mixed printings. hardcover. Very good. Octavos. Full calf. Fifth edition of volume 1; 1st edition, 1738, of volume 2. Copper-plate engravings. Illustrated by Wm. Kent and John Wotton: Vol. 1; 50 plates + title page. Volume 2 illustrated by Hubert-Francois Gravelot; frontispiece, title page, 16 plates. Matching comtemporary panelled calf bindings, raised bands, morocco labels. Volume 2 has a couple of worm holes in first two leaves in top margin not affecting text or images and some scuffing at head of spine. 112304B Fables

Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1900. hardcover. Very good. Newman, Clyde J.. Illustrated by Clyde J. Newman. Dark yellow cloth covers (approx. 4 1/2" wide by 6 1/4" tall) with design in blue and black over yellow and with black titles. 201 pages plus 1 page of publisher's ads for Ade's books and 1 page colophon. Very small former owner bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. "Nineteenth thousand" on copyright page. Inscription to un-named recipient: " A good Jolly is worith whatever you pay for it / George Ade / Chicago -Aug 8 - 1900". Light wear and soil on covers.

Sherman Oaks: Holdridge Foundation for the Advancement of Social Sciences, (c. 1953). hardcover. Very good/Good. Epler, Virginia and Venetia. Illustrated by Daphne and Venetia Epler. Signed by the author on a bookplate attached to the front paste-down endpaper. Octavo, bright blue cloth covers with gilt titles. x [2] 173 pages. Includes appendix. Flyer for this book laid in. Dust jacket has been "reinforced"at some edges with cellophane tape in the past--which has now browned. Top cover corner lightly bumped, spine a bitt dulled, else very good. 042407B

London: Chatto and Windus., (1992). softcover. Fine. Translated from the German by John E. Woods. Trade paperback, 374 pages. 061507A

West Kingston and Hampton Falls: Donald M. Grant, (1991). first thus. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Dameron, Ned. Small quarto, black cloth covers, 286 pages. Preface by Paul Spencer. Illustrated by Ned Dameron. Dust jacket in Fine condition. 040414A or CRBC

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1926. Hardcover. Good. x + 255 pages, octavo. Cover edges slightly worn at edges, spine dulled, inner hinge cracked, Good. 041407A About the life and philosophy of Rama Krishna.

Jerusalem, The Israeli Museum, 1992,, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Pages :144, square octavo, hardcover. first edition. Commentary by Nissan n. Perez, The Horace and Grace Goldsmith Curator of Photography. Black and white photo repros. Text in both Hebrew and English. Book and dust jacket in Very Good condition. 012204A ISBN: 965-278-155-X

New York and London: The Century Company, (1926). hardcover. Good. Includes index. Octavo, 330 pages, dark green cloth covers, spine titles faded, wear at head and foot of spine. Ex library, with stamps on endpapers, and pocket in rear, but no stamps on spine. No dust jacket. Opinion on the causes of World War I, the war debts and aftermath, etc. Chapters include: "Our Dangerous Friends"; "What the Partners Seized", "Universal Britain", "The Allies' Propaganda", "If We Had Intervened Early", "Our Violated Rights At Sea", "The Second Negotiations By House", "How Wilson Was Led and Thwarted", and more. 092508E

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991,, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991,, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first edition. Pages xvi + 264,octavo, hardcover, first edition. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition, F/ F. 101206A ISBN: 0-394-57785-X

London, Methuen & Co., Ltd. (1972),, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London, Methuen & Co., Ltd. (1972),, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first edition. Pages xi + 406,octavo, hardcover, first edition. Includes indices and references. Book is in near Fine condition; dust jacket has rubbing on spine, Good. Part of the series: Methuen's Manuals of Modern Psychology, series editor, H. J. Butcher. 100802A

South Brunswick: .S. Barnes and Co., (1979). first edition. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Octavo, black covers with silver spine titles, 189 pages. Includes selected bibliography, and index. Dust jacket dollar price clipped, but price of 5 pounds remains on bottom of front flap. Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition. No names or markings. 020922D

New York: In Fact, Inc., September 1943. 5th printing. softcover. Good. Small quarto, approx.8 3/8 in by 10 3/4 in., 128 pages. Bottom inch and a half of spine is missing, otherwise in good condition. Includes reproductions of newspaper headlines, articles, and political cartoons. 101206A

NY, Facts on File Publications, (1986). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near Fine. Pages 16 + 407,8vo ( approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"), hardcover, first printing. Includes index. Book is in Fine condition, dust jacket is near Fine. 082502A

New York: Bantam , (1990). first edition, first printing. hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo, red cloth covers over red boards, gilt spine titles. 213 pages. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Warmly inscribed by the author on the title page. 040407A

New York: The Macmilland Co., 1943. first printing, as stated. hardcover. Very good. Walter A. Weber. Prepared by a Committee of the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service. Illustrated by Walter A. Weber. Includes 4 color plates, black and white plates, and line drawings in text. Octavo, tan cloth covers, 279 pages. Includes selected bibliography and index. No dust jacket 040414A

New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh, 1930. hardcover. Good/Good. Large octavo, red cloth covers with some spotting, abrasion. 409 pages. Includes index. Dust jacket price clipped, light chipping at edges. crease on spine. 112304A

Chicago, Academy Chicago, (1981),, 1981. Hardcover. Chicago, Academy Chicago, (1981),, 1981. Hardcover. Pages ix [2] 2-611,quarto, hardcover. Introduction by Anita Miller. Includes many black and white illustrations, index. Book is in Fine condition; dust jacket has a bit of rubbing, else Very Good. 010608A ISBN: 0915864673

New York: Crosby Gaige, 1927. limited edition . hardcover. Fine/Fine. 16 mo (approx. 4 7/8" wide by 6 1/2" tall). Cream-colored linen spine with titles on paper label over shamrock patterned boards. 58 pages plus colophon. Eleven hundred and ninety copies printed at the Printing House of William Edwin Rudge, Mount Vernon New York, September 1927 Each copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page. This copy is number 5. Gray paper dust jacket with title printd in black on spine. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Studio