Search Results: Authors starting with A from UHR Books

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1930 Ex-Library. Good +. Hardcover. Worn with scuffs, some light but noticeable splotches and soils, and slightly cocked binding. Typical library marks..

London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1896 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Second Edition. Fair condition only, a reference copy of this rare edition on caring for people in their homes - "does not profess to be a handbook for trained Nurses, but in it an attempt has been made to explain clearly some of the practical details of Nursing which may be useful to women and girls in their own homes". Books measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/4", 96 pages. Cover is quite worn and soiled, lacks most of the spine covering leaving the binding weak, inked name on flyleaf..

American Institute of Banking Previous owner's name on inside end page.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1980 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A nice copy with only light wear..

Chicago: Fides Publishers Association, 1958 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. English Translation. The author offers "a series of reflections on the Christmas Cycle of the liturgical year". 153 pages. Several library markings have been covered with black magic marker..

Saint Paul: D.D. Merrill Company, 1891 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Normal to moderate age/use wear..

Ottawa, Canada: Geological Survey of Canada, 1969 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 373 page proceedings of this conference held in Ottawa in March of 1968, National Advisory Committee on Research in the Geological Sciences. Illustrated..

London: George Rutledge Book. Illus. by Leech, John. Fair. Hardcover. Lacks the spine covering and the rear board; front board detached; opens to the contents page thus lacking the front endpapers through the title page. Research indicates illustrations (full page color as well as black and white text illustrations) are by John Leech; probably published by Rutledge. Although the exterior is pretty much missing, the text and illustrations are in generally very good condition for a 19th century publication..

Dimension Books, 1976 Clean and tight copy. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St Louis, MO: Washington University, 1953 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. RARE copy of this 50 page essay on Sarah Orne Jewett. From the Washington University Studies, New Series - Language and Literature, No. 24. Minor fading of cover..

West Hartford, CT: The American Radio Relay League Inc., 1955 Book. Good. Soft cover. Stated First Edition. Soft cover with moderate wear, interior is very good, staples are rusted. 352 pages, well-illustrated publication including articles on mobile receivers, transmitters, antennas, power supplies, etc. .

Flemington, NJ: St. Teresa's Press, 1985 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition. 102 page, illustrated biography of Pope John Paul I. Sticker on bottom of spine strip..

The Tate Gallery for the Yale Center for British Art, 1981 Book. Very Good. Slip Case. First Edition. The uniqueness of this copy is that it was never bound, and probably never meant to be bound. There are 28 separate sections (signatures) held within a blue cloth slipcase. All 18 full page, full color plates are present - and can be stand-alone illustrations, great for framing; each measures 8 3/4" wide x 11 1/2" high. There are also numerous black-and-white text illustrations. With the index, there are 427 pages. Slipcase has minor marks..

Newcastle-on-Tyne: Mawson, Swan, & Morgan Ex-Library. Fair/Reading Copy Only. Hardcover. Second Edition. Constina Sermons for the Sundays of the Year, between those days noted in the title. "With Episcopal approbation". Binding has significant wear, inner hinges are loose, spine strip has been taped over..

Maine: Privately Printed, 1978 Paper. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 22 page, illustrated tribute to Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston - an American writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." She lived in Nobleboro Maine. Minor exterior marks..

Dedham, MA: The High School Association, 1889 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 215 page valuable genealogy reference on the teachers and students of Dedham, Massachusetts in the latter part of the 19th century. Includes a couple of illustrations. Binding is faded on the spine edge and has minor edge wear..

Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1895 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. The history of this emblem used by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, painted by MR. Walter M. Brackett of Boston. 62 pages, illustrated; includes a list of the members of both the Senate and House of Representatives. Minor edge wear, inked name on flyleaf..

Chicago and Philadelphia: J. H. Moore & Co., 1898 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. "Containing full accounts of the lives and heroic deeds of about half a hundred illustrious men and women who have made our country great and our flag respected throughout the world. From the time of George and Mary Washington to Admiral Dewey and Frances Willard. Illustrated with magnificent full-page photogravure portraits and a wealth of other fine engravings." 406 pages. Moderate corner wear, minor foxing..

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1948 Book. Good +. Hardcover. First Printing. Bibliography only. A detailed resource on the history of American Literature. Exterior wear includes scuffing, some soils and normal edge wear. 817 pages..

Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Emphasizes what each passage of Matthew means to the author of the Gospel and to the modern church. Minor edge wear on dust jacket..