Search Results: Titles starting with I from Furrowed Brow Books

Stanford University Press, 2010. First Edition. hardcover. Wolff, Larry : The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture. Stanford (CA) : Stanford University Press, 2010. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial paper over boards. Lacking dust jacket, possibly as issued. Plain white endpapers. [xiv] pp prelim material, [1-3], 4-486, [487-490] blank. Acknowl, intro, 10 chaps, notes, index. B&w photos, maps. Condition notes: near-fine with light wear to glossy boards, a few remnant page folds, interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Cambridge University Press, 1988. paperback. Von Schelling, F. W. J. : Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature (Texts in German Philosophy). Cambridge (U.K.) : Cambridge University Press, 1988. Tranlation by Harris, Errol E. and Heath, Peter. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. Xxvi pp prelim material, 294 numbered pp. Intro (Robert Stern), translators' note, glossary, author's prefaces to first and second editions, author's intro; Book I (six chaps, from "Of the Combustion of Bodies" through light, air, electicity, and magnetism); Book II (nine chaps, on physics, dynamics, chemistry, etc); appendix (checklist of scientific authors); indices (names, subjects). Notes passim. Condition notes: Former owner's name to front free endpaper. Light wear to wrappers; light soiling and foxing to edges. Else unmarked/clean, tight. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Holmes Pub Group Llc, 1988. paperback. Boehme, Jacob : The Image of the Soul. Edmonds (WA) : Sure Fire Press/Holmes, 1988. ISBN 1558181113. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.375"/21.2cm h. Stapled pamphlet, bound in matte stock light blue wrappers, unattributed mystical temple imagery to front. 11 numbered pp, plus [1]. Condition notes: Light wear and toning to wrappers, price sticker to back; interior unmarked. "The soul is an eye in the eternal abyss, a similitude of eternity...." We personally inspect every book we offer.

Mystic Seaport Museum, 2006. hardcover. Rousmaniere, John : In A Class By Herself: The Yawl Bolero and the Passion for Craftsmanship. Mystic (CT) : Mystic Seaport Museum, 2006. Size is quarto (4vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Bound in publisher's dark gray cloth, white lettering. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain sky-blue endpapers. 165 numbered pp, [166-167] blank, [168] related titles by publisher. Preface (by Edward Kane), author intro, 10 chaps heavily illus with color/b&w photography. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A very good, handsome collectible copy, inscribed by author to former owners. Light wear/rubbing to dj; boards show excellent color retention, a roll to tail spine, spine slightly cocked (common for a book of this size). Interior shows inscription to title page; former owners' address label to head of ffep - the late Robert D. ("Bud") Foulke - scholar of Joseph Conrad - and his wife Patti (both travel writers) - from whose library this copy comes. We personally inspect every book we offer. Read More

Regina Orthodox Pr, 2002. Paperback. Trader, Fr. Alexis : In Peace Let Us Pray to the Lord: An Orthodox Interpretation of the Gifts of the Spirit. Salisbury (MA) : Regina Orthodox Press, 2001. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [1-4], 5-301, [302] ads. On the Orthodox Church and the Gift of Tongues; The Church of Pentecost: the Holy Orthodox Church; the Pentecostal Churches; appendix; bibliography. Author of the Monastery of Karakallou, Mt. Athos. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Cepa Gallery, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Casebere, James : In the Second Half of the Twentieth Century. Buffalo (NY) : Cepa Gallery, 1982. Limited edition of 1000. An oblong 8.5" x 11" volume. Bound in publisher's glossy b&w wrappers. 15 numbered pp plus one. Text with b&w photos. Condition notes: Very good copy overall, with light wear to wrappers; this print run marred by the appearance, on pp 6-7, of a printing imperfection (see photo). Lightly penciled price to top fore-corner title page and contents; else unmarked. Pages clean, binding sound. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Intervarsity Pr, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Skarsaune, Oskar : In the Shadow of the Temple: Jewish Influences on Early Christianity. Downers Grove (IL) : InterVarsity Press, 2002. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain bronze endpapers. 455 numbered pp, plus nine blank. Author's intro, a note on abbrev and references; chaps divided into four sections: The Mother Soil/Judaism from the Maccabees to the Rabbis; Christian Beginnings/from Jewish Party to Gentile Church; The Persistence of the Jewish Heritage/Faith and Order in the Early Church; and Epilogue. Indices: modern authors, subjects, and ancient writings. Notes passim. Condition notes: A very good copy; light wear to dj. General wear to boards, spine slightly cocked, light discoloration to edges, a several small but noticeable spots to top. Binding solid; interior clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. A… Read More

Little, Brown, 1999. Hardcover. Monks of New Skete : In the Spirit of Happiness. Boston : Little, Brown, 1999. Second printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's blue-green paper over boards. White DJ with several small color photos of skete. Plain white endpapers. Xvi pp prelim material, 335 numbered pp, plus one w/0 numbering. Line drawings by the monks, glossary, bibliography, index. Condition notes: an unmarked copy showing general wear and rubbing to dj, edges, and boards. No notes or highlighting observed. Quite serviceable. We personally inspect every book we offer.

The Canterbury Press, 1961. hardcover. Sissons, Michael [ed] : In The Dead Of Night: An Anthology of Horror Stories. Westminster (MD) : Canterbury Press, 1961. Second impression. Printed in England. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.5"/19cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 190 numbered pp, [191] last page of text, [192] blank. Acknowl, 17 "spine chillers by the most glittering array of names ever drawn together by a common interest" (from the dj). Condition notes: a lovely, tight, square, unmarked copy; spine ends lightly rolled/corners gently bumped; excellent brightness to spine lettering; unclipped dj moderate wear with a bit of rubbing and several small tears, esp at folds. Despite the mild hyperbole to the dj, quite a nice collection from notables: Bradbury, Waugh, Pritchett, Matheson, et al. We personally inspect every book we offer.

White Mane Publishing Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Frederick Pettit; William G. Gavin [Editor] : Infantryman Pettit: The Civil War Letters of Corporal Frederick Pettit, Late of Company C, 100th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the Roundheads, 1862-1864. Shippensburg (PA) : White Mane Publishing, 1990. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm H. Bound in publisher's textured dark blue leatherette, bright gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Matte copper colored dj features line drawing of charging Union infantry on front, on back Harper's period drawing of soldiers building huts. Plain white endpapers. xvi pp prelim material, 214 numbered pp, two blank following. Maps/illustrations, appendices (Pettit's diary 1863/4, company roster, casualties, photos), bibliography, index. Condition notes: Light wear to dj, protected in mylar, otherwise clean, tight, bright. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Light & Life Pub Co, 1980. Paperback. Nesiotes, Nikos A. : Interpreting Orthodoxy. Minneapolis : Light and Life, [1980?]. Stapled booklet format, 8.5" h; matte color cover. 48 pages. To the cover (but not the title page) a subtitle is added: The Communication of Eastern Orthodox Beliefs to Christians of Western Church Traditions. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Laurel, 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Perkins, Robert : Into the Great Solitude: An Arctic Journey. New York : Laurel/Dell, 1992. First mass market paperback printing. Part of the Laurel Expedition Series. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7"/17.7cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xvi pp prelim material, 222 numbered pp, [223] about the accompanying PBS show, [224] blank. Narrative, maps. Condition notes: an excellent condition mass market paperback, signed by the author on title page. No spine crease, light wear to wrappers, no interior markings other than signature. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Cambridge University Press, 2002. Paperback. Binns, John : An Introduction to the Christian Orthodox Churches. Cambridge : Cambridge Un Press PB, 2002. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. Xiv pp prelim material, 270 numbered pp, plus eight pp b&w photos, plus four blank. Photos, maps, table of dates, bibliography, index. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light rubbing to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Faith P.American Orthodox P., 1966. paperback. Schmemann, Alexander : Introduction to Liturgical Theology (Library of Orthodox Theology). Leighton Buzzard (UK) : Faith Press, 1975. Transl by Asheleigh E. Moorhouse. Second edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. 170 numbered pp, plus two blank pages. Intro (task and method of liturgical theology), problem of the Ordo, problem of the origin of the Ordo, problem of the development of the Ordo, the Byzantine synthesis; notes. Condition notes: a worn but quite serviceable copy, former owner's name in pen to top half-title; tail spine beginning to separate, just, several surface scratches to cover; else clean and bright, unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

ACMRS Press, 2002. Hardcover. Cantor, Norman : Inventing Norman Cantor: Confessions of a Medievalist. Tempe : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's green cloth (spine) and gold paper boards, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features portrait of Cantor by Fritz Scholder. Plain white endpapers. [Xii] pp prelim material, 241 numbered pp, three wo numbers following. Biographical note, index. Condition notes: a fine unmarked copy with a small chip missing from p 133. Square and tight with a clean/lightly worn dj, price sticker to back. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Focal Press, 2000. paperback. Alexander, Robert Charles : The Inventor of Stereo: The Life and Works of Alan Dower Blumlein. Oxford : Focal Press, 2000. Reprint edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color photographic wrappers. Xxii pp prelim material, 421 numbered pp, plus three blank. Foreword (by Sir Bernard Lovell), author's preface, acknowledgements and credits, intro; 12 chaps; references, patent chronology, index. Heavily illustrated w b&w photos, diagrams, schematics. Condition notes: light wear to wrappers, not creased, moderate soiling to edges; no notes or highlighting. A dense and long-delayed biography of one of the early 20th Century's unsung heroes, who died in a plane crash in 1942 while working to develop technologies to assist the Allied war effort. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Mercer University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Stewart Jr., Bruce H. : Invisible Hero: Patrick R. Cleburne. Macon (GA) : Mercer University Press, 2009. First edition. Size is super royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth boards, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Plain white endpapers. Viii pp prelim material, 392 numbered pp. Maps, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: Tight, square, unmarked. You won't find a nicer copy. DJ covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004. Paperback. Print on demand (POD) edition. [i-iv] prelim material, 1-81, [82-84] blank/POD codes. Pages clean, slight curling, and binding tight; no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

James Duffy, 1864. O'Reilly, Edward, and O'Donovan, John : An Irish-English Dictionary. Dublin : James Duffy, 1864. ("With Copious Quotations from the Most Esteemed Ancient and Modern Writers, to Elucidate the meaning of Obscure Words, and Numerous Comparisons of Irish Words with those of similar Orthography, Sense, or Sound in the Welsh and Hebrew Languages....A New Edition, Carefully Revised, and Corrected./With a Supplement [by O'Donovan], containing many thousand Irish Words, with their Interpretations in English, Collected throughout Ireland, and among Ancient Unpublished Manuscripts.") Size is octavo (8vo), 9.75"/24.8cm h. Bound in publisher's (possibly library's) olive green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with ornamental banding to head and tail of same. Plain light gray endpapers. [i-ii] title and copyright pp, 1-725, [726] blank, with numbering irregularity at 557 (transition to 'Supplement') resulting in two leaves not accounted in pagination. Author's preface, dictionary with each letter… Read More

Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners… Read More