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This book is in good condition.The dust jacket is fair condition. There is significant wear on the front, back and spine of the dust jacket. There are also stains on the dust jacket as well as wear on the edges and bumping on the corners. The cover boards have a minimal amount of wear on all sides. There is little to no wear on the edges of the cover boards and slight bumping. The pages are beginning to yellow and tan, but are clear from any markings. "All the elements in this book concerning prejudice, discrimination, war, violence, distorted interpretations of religious texts, physical and mental abuse, poverty, and disease fall disproportionately on women and girls. I saw the ravages of racial prejudice as I grew up in the Deep South, when for a century the U.S. Supreme Court and all other political and social authorities accepted the premise that black people were, in some basic ways, inferior to white people. Even those in the dominant class who disagreed with the presumption remained relatively… Read More

This book is in good condition. The dust jacket has little to no wear. There is no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The pages are yellowing but are clear of any markings. "Original Definition The term "Art Nouveau" entered the vocabulary of art when Samuel Bing opened his first Salon de l' Art Nouveau in Paris on December 26, 1895, presenting to the public the first representative collection of works in what he considered a "new style." He later wrote that "really the title of the salon should have been 'Le Renouveau dans l'Art'...." Introduction from American Art Nouveau

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is some bumping and fraying on the cover boards. The pages are yellowing and tanning, but there are no markings on the pages. There are some dog-eared pages. "Mathematics gives two methods for solving any problems, the analytical and the graphical. In the analytical method results are obtained by calculations; in the graphical by drawings which present true relationships and solutions without calculations. The solution of problems pertaining to space magnitudes by the graphical method requires application of the principles of Descriptive Geometry or the graphics of space. It is the theory of Drafting...." - Chapter One from Descriptive Geometry

This antiquarian book is in good condition. There is significant wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and there is much spotting on the spine. The edges of the cover boards are also very worn. The corners are bumped. The lettering on the spine has faded and is fading on the front cover board. There is writing on the front end page. The pages are yellowed and tanned, but free of any markings.This hymnal has stood the test of time extremely well. "As by the action of the General Convention (in setting forth a new collection of hymns), a new edition of the Church Hymnal was made necessary, so by the action of the same Convention in providing for an authorized pointing of the Canticles, etc., a new edition of the Chant Book seems to be required, or at least desired by many who have requested the editor of the Church Hymnal to prepare it. The same principal which guided the editor in the preparation of the Hymnal, viz., to provide for the needs of the average choir and congregation, has… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some staining on the cover boards also. There is bumping on the corners of the cover boards. The lettering on the spine is fading. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings. "The purpose of this commentary is unabashedly theological. It's concern is to understand exodus a scripture of the church. The exegesis arises as a theological discipline within the context of the canon and is directed toward the community of faith which lives by its compassion of Jesus Christ....." - Preface from The Book Of Exodus: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the back cover board, and marking on the bottom pages. There is no bumping or fraying on the cover boards. The previous owner's stamp is on the first inside page after the cover board. There are no markings on the pages. "The world was still at war with itself when in the year AD 367 an instruction came to the monastic community at Tabinnisi. The head of the community, Theodore, was instructed to read the 39th Festal Letter of the Bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius. Perhaps the instruction had come from Alexandria. Such a thing would be expected from senior bishop who had already struck fear and hatred into the deviant hearts of the unorthodox, the heretics, on many occasions. Tabinnisi was some 500 miles down the Nile from Alexandria. It was remote from the full weight of authority and Big Trouble often starts in the remote places. It is unlikely that the instruction was for the ears of the community alone. It's pioneering founder, Pachomius, had… Read More

This antiquarian book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine of the cover boards are extremely worn as well as the edges on all sides of the cover boards and the bumping is so bad on the corner of the front cover board the corner is missing. The pages are yellowed and tanned, and there are no marking on the pages.The binding is cracked on the inside of the cover boards. "The reader will comprehend at once this book was not desiqned as a Treasury of imperishable American poems. To make a rigidly eclectic volume would be a diversion, and sometimes I have thought to spend a few evenings in obtaining two thirds of it from pieces named in the critical essays to which the present exhibit is supplementary.In fact, more than one projector of a handbook upon the lines of Palgrave's little classic has adopted the plan suggested, and has paid a like compliment to the texts revised by the editors of "A Library of American Literature"...." - Introduction from An American Anthology: 1787-1900:Selections… Read More

This book is in very good condition. There is no wear on the cover. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "Since it's inception in 1816, the American Bible Society has held steadfastly to its paramount organizing purpose; namely, to provide easy access to the Scriptures to all people, everywhere at cost they can really afford. Thanks to the help of generous contributors, the Society has continued to carry out its purpose by translating publishing and distributing Bibles, testaments in a wide variety of needs-oriented Scripture portions and products throughout the USA. And through the networking agency of United Bible Societies, it has helped to enable this same work all over the world...." - Introduction from The Bible in the Twenty-First Century

This is a miniature English-German, German-English miniature dictionary. The soft cover has definitely seen some wear and the titling on the soft cover is beginning to fade. The inside pages are yellowing., but the book is still in good condition. Though Lilliputian in size, the Collins Gem Dictionaries are gigantic in coverage, boasting more than 45,000 references and 70,000 translations each. With their handy trim size and rugged vinyl covers, they are ideal references for students and travelers on the go.

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "In this book I have gathered together a number of lectures, sermons and addresses given during the thirteen and a half years in which I was Archbishop of York, and during my opening months as Archbishop of Canterbury...." - Preface from Convictions

This book is in very good condition. The only thing missing is the dust cover. This is an over-sized and heavy book that requires additional postage. "Since its marble and granite mountains first pushed up through warm, mist-shrouded, pre-Cambrian seas, Alabama has been a land of almost mystical beauty. And Alabamians, from the earliest Indians and first pioneer settlers to today's most cosmopolitan inhabitants, have found their mind, hearts and imagination captivated by their homeland." - Alabama

This book is in very good condition. There is some minor wear on the front, back, and spine of the cover boards. The edges are slightly worn and the corners are bumped. The previous owners stamp is affixed to the inside of the front cover board and his seal is stamped on the title page. The pages are clean, crisp and free of all markings. "The Alternative Service Book 1980, billed as the greatest publishing event in the Church of England for 300 years, marked a turning point in the Church's worship. Before 1980 the services, all in booklets, seemed always to be changing. From 1980, the services are fixed in a book which will shape Anglican worship for ten years or more. Now is the time for learning about the ASB 1980 services, and learning to use them better...." Introduction from Collins Illustrated Guide to the Alternative Service Book 1980

This book is as new. There is little to no wear on the front, back, and spine of the cover. There is some bumping on the corners and some dog-earring of the pages. The pages are crisp, white, and clear of any markings. "In the 1950's, when I was an undergraduate, basic psychology seemed to be built very largely on work with animals. We spent a good deal of time discussing whether rats in mazes learned which turns to make or which places to go to, or discussing how the rates at which they pressed bars depended on the pattern of rewards they received. The dominant figure of the time was the behaviorist B. F. Skinner. I remember also the excitement of the ideas proposed by D. O. Hebb, in may ways the founder of modern neuroscience as it pertains to psychology. In all of this, it seemed to be taken for granted that the same principles of behavior applied to humans as to other animals, an idea that seemed at the time to have a vaguely subversive quality to those of us with conventional upbringings. Indeed,… Read More

This book is in very good condition. There is minimal to no wear on the front, back and edges of the cover boards.The corners have been bumped. The previous owners name is stamped on the inside of the front cover board and his seal is affixed to the front page. The pages are crisp and clean from any markings. The pages are starting to yellow. "...This is not the first time that a Book of Common Prayer has been Made available for use in congregational worship in Italy. More than a century ago, forms of worship which had been prepared by members of the Italian Reformed Church were reviewed by Lord Plunket, Archbishop of Dublin, and others. These services were then issued with the approval of the Bishop of Salisbury, to whom the Archbishop of Canterbury, acting for the Lambeth Conference of 1878, had entrusted spiritual oversight of the reformed congregation in Italy...." - Introduzione from Il Libro della Preghiera Comune e l' Ammminisrazione dei Sacramenti e gli altri riti e cerimonie della Chiesa… Read More