Adamstown Books

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Facsimile Reprint of Volume 2 of the original 3 volume set of the United States Military magazine by William Huddy and lithographer Peter Duval. Attempts to capture the grandeur of the lithographs which made the original publication famous, 25 primarily color…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. N/A. Auction catalog for sale held December 9, 1994 at Christie's New York. 191 lots are listed, many are pictured. Property of: Hugh Bullock, The Earl of Halifax, The Creighton C. Hart Trust, Derik Ayler Hartley Russell Trust, Miss Frances H. Jones, A Descendant of Gov. Richard…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Christian fiction. Hardback - green cloth with black lettering, no dustjacket. 312 pages. 1924, 1st edition. Book Condition : Good; previous owner name and a little whiteout on front free endpaper. Reading pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Scuf…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume 5 contains Red Cotton Night-Cap Country (or Turf and Towers); Aristophanes' Apology; The Inn Album; Pacchiarotti, with other poems. Cambridge Press Riverside Edition. Book Condition : Good; wear to spine ends and cover corners, light scuffing to covers; no internal markings. No Dust…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1928 possible 1st Edition. Hardcover, 317 pp. w/ 10 b&w illustrations. Seeks to illuminate 5 years of Arnold's life, in his youth, that hadn't been fully explored by previous biographers. Kingsmill argues that Arnold's experiences with romance and travel in that period had a great effe…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited (1,000) edition. Oblong side-stapled softcover w/ wraps, 33 pp. Prose verse detailing the meeting and discipleship between the author and International Society for Krishna Consciousness founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very light wea…

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. Oblong staple-bound folio of nine drawings, paired with descriptions, of Ironmasters' Houses in Pennsylvania : Brandywine House, Coventry Hall, Reading, Warwick, Warren Point, Mount Joy, Hopewell, Laurel, and Hibernia, dating from the 18th century. Limited edition of 3,200 copies. Book Condition…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Everyman's Library Unnumbered. Undated, late 1920's printing. Flattering biography of the two time British Prime Minister and celebrated military figure of the 19th century. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Library;no text marks noted; light wear to spine ends and cover corners; label at bott…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. 1st Edition. In PA German with English introduction. Anthology of 45 poems and 58 short prose pieces transcribed in PA German compiled by Daniel Miller. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; occasional foxing; binding relaxed but intact, tear to bottom title page at spine; bumping to spine ends;…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Oversize softcover, 71 pp. Issued by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in conjunction with Landis Valley (Farm Museum), this book complements as well as catalogs an exhibition held at the PA State Museum in Harrisburg. Predominantly 19th century rural commerce signs and advertisi…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Undated, First Edition, published approx. 1951. Green cloth boards, xvi, 177 pp., approx. 20 unnumbered plates with historical photographs of people and places, churches, homes, etc. Condition: Good; ex-library with spine label and check-out pocket, a stamp or 2. Very clean, no markings,…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Inscribed and Signed by the author on dedication page. Poetic observations, reflections and memories about life in Saluda, North Carolina, a small town in the Smoky Mountains that au thor calls Utopia. Spiral bound softcover. 160 pp. Book Condition : Good; clean and unmarked, no creas…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Minus. Likely 1st Edition. Novel of four young men who pool their resources to seek fortune and romance. Green cloth with blue lettering and decoration in original dustjacket. 301 pp. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks, owner's name stamped to front free endpaper an…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Exhibition catalog for Autumn 1997 exhibit in New York features two essays on Camara's work and 18 color plates. Camara's paintings largely focus on the sensuality of the female form. Book Condition : Very Good; binding tight; no internal markings; some light staining to tan covers…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Softcover, 95 pp. w/ c. 20 b&w photos of meetinghouses and a foldout map of area discussed at rear in 1776 and 1980. Interesting survey of Chester County and Northern Delaware Quaker meetinghouses. Also discusses The Underground Railroad, Native Americans, Education, and more. Errata she…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Probable First Edition. This history of both American and Allied air force operations covers the Berlin Airlift, The Korean War, Air Power in the Middle East, The Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and more. Book Condition : Good; small tear at bottom right front cover; staining and scuffing to spine and…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Catalog and checklist for Pennsylvania German fraktur held at F&M College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Essays on Fraktur; Calligraphy and Linguistics: A Different Look at the F&M Fraktur; and, Religious Dimensions. 12 color photos and 6 b&w illustrations. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover catalog, 112 pp., published to accompany a1998 exhibit at Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York. Multiple essays precede 59 color and b&w plates arranged alphabetically by artist with additional text. Artists include : Albert Bloch, Oscar Bluemner, Edward Hagedorn, and more.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Includes Proceedings 54th (10/15/1929) and 55th (10/21/1930) ofAnnual meetings. Details annual operations of archives, library, historical monuments and the associated expenses. Also includes interesting articles on Native American religion and the Marmaton Massacre. Book…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover, 24 pp. 1984 2nd printing of likely 1st English Edition. Short booklet examines several figures from early Buddhism - The Upasaka Citta, The Bhikkhu Citta, and Father and Mother Nakula. English translation of German work. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light we…

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. Survey history of Governors Island off the tip of Manhattan. The landing place of the first Dutch colonists in New Netherlands, the island would become fortified by the time of the American revolution and the War of 1812. It remained an Army training facility, then a Coast Guard installation, be…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Autobiography of a university professor is more of a look back at Pennsylvania German roots and family stories. 31 b&w photos & illustrations. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light age toning to free end papers; spotting to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Fair/Po…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Short artistic biography of eighteenth century British portrait painter George Romney. Includes 16 beautiful color plates with accompanying thick tissue protective pages. Book Condition : Good-; just starting to separate, binding tape repair has been made; light foxi…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover, 250 pp. w/ 16 b&w illustrations including one pullout view of London. Volume from a larger series looks at the theatrical art, physical theaters, and working conditions of actors and playwrights in Elizabethan and Jacobian England. Special attention is given to Shakesp…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Collection of 6 essays examining the interplay between religion and liberal democracy. Topics include : Forcing, Enforcing, and Reinforcing: The Problem of Religion and the State; Conservatism and Religion; Socrates' Understanding of the Problem of Religion and Politics; and more. Promotional pi…