Search Results: Authors starting with A from SmarterRat Books

Kriegsgefangenenhilfe des Weltbundes der Y.M.C.A., 1944. Softcover. Good. 1944, Kriegsgefangenenhilfe des Weltbundes der Y.M.C.A., GENF - Schweiz (Geneva, Switzerland). Softcover book with stapled binding and beige cardstock covers has black cover lettering and blue paper spine covering. Book provided by Y.M.C.A. organization during WWII to aid British Prisoners of War held in German prison camps; book teaches German language via relevant prison camp examples. Red ink stamp on front cover and title page reads "Stalag IVC 2 F. U. gepruft" Stalag IV C was located in Wistritz, between Dresden and Prague. The stamp means it was approved for use there. Covers are lightly soiled. Corners are curled and worn. Spine covering chipped at ends and torn for 2 inches at top rear edge. Front cover and about half the pages have a vertical crease; crease becomes less pronounced after first 20 pages. Back cover, which has several diagonal creases, has Y.M.C.A. logo at center. Book has black & white illustrations by… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1997 Simon & Schuster. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has cream paper-covered boards with blue paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Two pages are dog-eared. Pages clean and unmarked. 173 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Jacket is NOT price clipped.

James B. Kirker, 1865. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1865 James B. Kirker, Late Edward Dunigan & Brother, New York, 599 Broadway. Later printing of 1856 Edition. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover, 3.25 x 5 inches, has textured brown cloth-covered boards and gold spine lettering and gold spine decorations. Covers have blind-stamped ruled borders and image of Jesus. Black and white illustrations. Small illustration of Angel on title page with motto Excelsior. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1867. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Fraying at head of spine. Top page edges are darkened. Spine lettering faded. Pages very lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 209 pages. No dust jacket. Translated from the 12th Paris Edition, by A Religious of the Order of the Visitation. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Peter Fenelon Collier & Son, 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1900 Peter Fenelon Collier & Son. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Stamped name and date in ink on rear free endpaper. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Pages clean and unmarked. 668 pages. No dust jacket. Spine title is 'Nations of the World Abbott's Italy.'

Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., 1970. Softcover. Good. Good. 1970 Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. Softcover, with stapled binding. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color photos on covers. Cover states "Sold only at the top of the Empire State Building". Color photographs throughout. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Covers stressed where stapled, but intact. Corners and spine ends worn and rounded. Front cover has some light scratches and creases. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated, but has 26 pages. Inside front cover: "ABC Consolidated Corp., New York, N.Y. - An Ogden Foods Company".

Oxford University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1974 Oxford University Press. Hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards with blue spine lettering. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Tips of bottom corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 310 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with mild sunning to the spine, some wrinkling at bottom corners, and a quarter inch tear at the top of the front panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1955 Simon and Schuster. First Edition, stated first printing. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with red cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering. Top page edges are red. 183 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Small rectangle with typed name pasted on front free endpaper. Endpapers have some darkened areas. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Two opposing pages have some small spots in the bottom margin. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends; inside surface of jacket has some light foxing. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1984 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 337 - 448. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 38, No. 4 October 1984; War and Peace in Scripture and Tradition.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 337 - 448. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 39, No. 4 October 1985; Jewish-Christian Dialogue.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1984 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 225 - 336. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 38, No. 3 July 1984; Spine lists issue title as "The Book of Ezekiel" but this issue focuses on the Apostle Paul.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 225 - 336. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 39, No. 3 July 1985; Significant Interpretors of the Bible.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1986. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1986 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 1 - 112. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 40, No. 1 January 1986; Essays on Bible and Theology.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1984 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 113 - 224. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 38, No. 2 April 1984; The Book of Ezekiel.

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1986. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1986 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Softcover. Oversized. Periodical. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Vertical crease on front cover near spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages 113 - 224. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 40, No. 2 April 1986; The Figure of David.

Casterman, 1974. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1974 Casterman. Softcover with folded-in flaps. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Text in French. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Head of spine bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 249 pages. Television series was co-produced by TELFRANCE and ORTF. Printed in Belgium. Series: Collection la Palme d'Or.

Hill and Wang, 1961. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 1961 Hill and Wang. Trade paperback. NOT ex-library. Black & white illustrations. Binding pulled (not broken) at title page, but otherwise tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear, as well as a few small stains. Corners and spine ends worn. Name in ink on title page. Pages clean and unmarked. 238 pages.

Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2010 Arcadia Publishing. Images of America series. Softcover. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 128 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear.

W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1929. Softcover. Fair. Fair. 1929 W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. Softcover with folded-in flaps. Black & white illustrations. Binding weakening, but intact; no loose pages. Cover pulling away from binding at spine ends about an eighth inch. Covers worn. Covers lightly soiled overall. Spine has some light creases. Corners and spine ends worn and rounded. Light foxing on first and last few pages. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. 104 pages. Printed in Cambridge, England.

No Publisher Listed, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1972 No Publisher Listed. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold cover lettering. Black and white plates. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Lettering has tarnished slightly. Pages very lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 108 pages. Book has a glassine dust jacket. Jacket is tanned and has small to one-inch tears around the edges. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Richard and Jacob Tonson, 1757. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jackets. 1757 Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson in the Strand, London. Eight volumes, complete. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers are full bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the spines. Each volume has title "SPECTATOR" in gilt on dark brown leather spine label with gilt ruled borders; volume number in gilt on another panel. The other panels each have a blind-stamped floral device. Covers have gilt ruled borders and gilt stamped design on edges and inside edges of each cover. Red, yellow, and blue marbled endpapers and page edges. Illustration on title pages, and first page of dedications. Green index ribbons. Overall, the volumes are in good condition, with rubbing to the corners and spine ends, and light to moderate surface and edge wear. Some volumes have minor chipping or loss at spine ends and wear on joint edges. Imprinted armorial bookplate with motto of "Lock Sicker" but no name on front endpaper of each. Pages… Read More