Specializing in C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Inklings & "The Seven"
New York: Odyssey Press, 1968. Hardcover. Volume covers a vast area from Spain to Syria and a vast theme. Chapters are devoted to painting and sculpture during the persecutions to the great Roman basilicas and Old St. Peter's. Book includes a section on ancient text. With 107 color plates, 191.....
Item #079828
Secauscus NJ: The Wellfleet Press, 1985. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Color illustrations. 237pp., index. Small wound to bottom of front board. No writing in the book. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #029104
Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1994. Hardcover. Bound in dark blue paper with gilt title on the spine. This highly regarded reference work explores the theological meaning, semantics, and historical background of biblical Greek words. Blue and green dustjackets with illustrated front cover. CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Previous owner name stamped in.....
Item #080987
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, No Date Listed; Circa 1950. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. A devotional and expository study of the prophet Elisha by Friedrich Wilhelm Krummacher (1796–1868), a popular German Reformed pastor and author. In it, Krummacher presents a warm, meditative biography of Elisha, the prophet who succeeded Elijah.....
Item #080946
Schocken Books, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. The Red Orchestra was one of the most successful spy networks during World War II operating until late 1943. Detailed feats of espionage and intrigue are told in this real-life spy story. Burgundy cloth cover, gold gilt print on cover and spine; binding is tight.....
Item #060144
Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Author Hermann Langbein was interned at Auschwitz in 1942 and classified as a non-Jewish political prisoner. As clerk to the chief SS physician of the extermination.....
Item #080832
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1995. Illustrated. First Limited Editions Club. Hardcover. Folio. Limited Editions Club #87 of 300 copies. Signed by Setsuko. Attractive Japanese pouch style binding wrapped in lush violet Japanese bookbinding cloth with custom hinged clam-shell box. Measures 14 x 17 inches. LEC Newsletter present and.....
Item #042189
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Publisher's illustrated cloth. 140pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #041598
New York: Hill & Wang, 1970. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with silver gilt lettering on spine. 624 pp. Indexed and appendixed. Pictorial dust jacket. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Some underlining with colored pen throughout the book. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #058748
London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1814. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Binding scuffed, corners bumped. A little foxing first and last few pages. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 504 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: history; Pictures of this item not already displayed here.....
Item #055427
London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1814. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Binding scuffed, corners bumped. A little foxing first and last few pages, small library stamp on title page. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 507 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: History; Pictures of.....
Item #055428
London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1814. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Binding scuffed, corners bumped. A little foxing first and last few pages, small library stamp on title page. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 475 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: History; Pictures of.....
Item #055429
London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1814. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Binding quite scuffed, corners bumped. A little foxing first and last few pages, small library stamp on title page. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 480 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: History; Pictures.....
Item #055430
USA: Praeger Publishers, 1972. A unique and extensive register of architects and decorators, details of their work and 177 half-tone illustrations and 50 line drawings and plans highlight the rich history of 18th century Paris. Light yellow cover, gilt print on spine; previous owner book plate inside front cover. Normal.....
Item #059377
San Diego / New York / London: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1995. Paperback. Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz explores the intimate connection between sex, eroticism and love. Kirkus Reviews: "Brimming with insight, thoughtfulness and sincerity..." Condition: Paperback with cover illustration of "Amor and Psyche Reclining on a Couch". Owner's name and.....
Item #070975
New York: Seaver Books, 1981. Black and White Illustrations. paperback. Paperback. White glossy cover with black text and red illustration. Many black and white illustrations throughout the text. Nobel Prize–winner Octavio Paz offers a dazzling mind journey to the sources of poetry. Poet, diplomat, writer, philosopher, hailed as an “intellectual.....
Item #071899
Houston, Texas: Arte Público, 1998. First English edition. Paperback. Cover art by Alejandro Romero. 248 pp. Back corner has a closed tear, but cover, text body, and binding otherwise in fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #058726
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1878. Black and White Illustrations. First American Edition. Hardcover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With 425 wood cut illustrations, this volume follows the Rhine River history, route and the countries and regions at its banks. Some of the 32 chapters include: The Youth of the Rhine;.....
Item #070943
New York: Seaver Books, 1982. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. First Paperback Printing. Author attempts to examine the 'history of man' through ancient and contemporary civilizations, violence and revolution, citing philosophers, anthropologists and psychoanalysts. Condition: Paperback titled on cover and spine with color graphic, sound binding, clean. Previous owner's name on.....
Item #073198
Paris: Catala Freres, No Date Listed. Hardcover. Reproduction of 63 miniatures from French Manuscripts 273 and 274, National Library, Paris. Pierre Bersuire was a Benedictine monk, preacher, translator, and homiletic writer. The black and cream toned plates are detailed, clear and are the exact size of the original. Each of.....
Item #076570