Search Results: Authors starting with N from Peninsula Books

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195038746 . "...the full story of some of the most interesting and important and articulate women in American history." Contains an index and source notes in the rear. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket is lightly sunned, else in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 310 pages .

New York: Elsevier-Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525930078 . Written by a former "veteran writer of the U.S. Office of Air Force History." The text is accompanied by many b&w photos. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. Original blue covers with silver spine lettering. There is a previous owner's name on the lower edge of the front end paper, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior marking and no bookplates. The dust jacke is price-clipped, else it is in similarly nice condition. "A Talisman/Parrish Book" ; B&W Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 182 pages .

Nashville: The Battery Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0898391059 . "The Story of the Po Valley Campaign." Originally published in Italy in two volumes in 1945, and here republished in a single volume. Bound in the original blue cloth publisher's covers with silver spine and cover lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates.; Combat Arms Series Series; B&W Photos & Maps; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 119 pages .

New York: James R. Osgood. Good+. 1877. First American Edition. Hardcover. Félix Narjoux (19 December 1836 – 1891) was a French architect. Translated from the French by John Peto. "Author's edition from Advance sheets. " Contains 214 illustrations. The author describes the architecture as well as the influences on the architecture of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Netherlands, etc. This is an interesting and enlightening account of travel by a skilled and observant architect. Decorated covers with circular gilt decoration and black text, all edges are red. Covers a little dull with light wear, spine leaning somewhat. The last few pages have a semi-circular dampstain to edge which just extends to text block. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 441 pages .

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the author's first novel. No previous owner name or other markings on book. Closed tear to rear top edge of dust jacket; some wear to edges of jacket, small old sticker on jacket; jacket is not price clipped. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 235 pages .

Cincinnati: Poe & Hitchcock. Good. 1867. Hardcover. Born and educated in Germany, Nast emigrated to America and became an influential Methodist minister in Cincinnati as well as in Germany. Printed in double columns. The cloth portion of the covers is a bit worn, and there is shelf wear to extremities. The leather spine is strong and tight as is the entire book. The contents are clean and and bright; half leather with leather spine with raised bands and gilt spine lettering as well as leather spine tips. Frontis portrait of Nast is a steel engraving. Previous owner name. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 760 pages .

Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Softcover. 0802872557 . This copy has a library stamp on the bottom of the title page, however, there are no other internal or external markings, and the book appears to have been unread. It does not seem that this book was ever accessioned as part of the library's collection.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 314 pages .

New York: Atlantic. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 087113344x . Biography of this Teamster labor leader. Indexed. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book in a similarly nice dust jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 498 pages .

Lyons, IL: Author. Good. 1892. Softcover. This handwritten ledger was kept by Henry Neher who ran Frog Pond Farm in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois for James Farnsworth (of Chicago?). Entries are in pencil and are quite legible. Neher was born in Illinois to German immigrant parents. He seems to have lived in Lyons for most of his life. There are references to James Farnsworth, owner of Frog Pond Farm in the account book, and a note that Farnsworth seems to have "settled" the accounts with Neher every month, and one note says: "in city 93 Dearborn St."--this is presumably, Chicago. Also recorded are a number of 25 cent railway fares recorded by Neher, presumably to Chicago. Neher documents the expenses of the farm in (wagon grease, cows coming in, ice, etc) and also provides information on hired hands with the amounts they are due, expenses they incurred while working, dates, etc. This is a small ledger, measuring about 4" x 7". A few pages were torn out… Read More

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1884. Hardcover. Rufus Cohate (1799-1859) was an Massachusetts orator, lawyer and U.S. Senator (1841). He was one of the pre-eminent orators of his day, and was a well-known trial lawyer who often took the side of persecuted or unpopular figures. He was was first aligned with the Republican party, but later switched to the Whigs. In his politics, he supported the Compromise of 1850 even though he did not support slavery, and he also opposed the annexation of Texas. By all appearances he was a complex and brilliant man. This copy is the 1884 first edition, but seems to have been rebound in a pretty rose cloth covers with a leather spine label. There is an interesting typescript of an Oct, 16 1883 three page letter from the author to Houghton Mifflin regarding this book that has been bound in as part of the frontis matter: "Gentelmen, I am submitting for consideration my work on Rufus Cohate..." There is a… Read More

Midland, MI: Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. This book describes the history and construction of Herbert Dow's family home and gardens in Midland, Michigan from the first land purchase in 1891 to the present time where the multi-acre site is a beautiful community asset with expansive gardens. Contains an index and source notes in the rear. Illustrated with plans, photos, drawings. There is some light cover wear, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. ; Color & B&W Photos & Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 118 pages .

Stamford: Classics of Golf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0940889064 . Foreword by Herbert W. Wind and afterword by Tom Watson. Original publisher's advertisement laid in. Facsimile of original 1976 Golf Digest edition. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. No dust jacket, as issued. ; The Classics of Golf Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages .

Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. The life of this Owosso, Michigan businessman, industrial innovator, and philanthropist who was born in 1903 and owned the Mitchell-Bentley Corporation as well as a 50% ownership of Creative Industries in Detroit . Over the years Mitchell built a large manufacturing operation in Owosso that eventually provided station wagon bodies for General Motors starting with wood bodies in 1942 for Buick and culminating in hundreds of thousands of all metal bodies for Buick, Oldsmobile, Mercury and Lincoln between 1954 and 1964--including the classic Mark II Lincoln Continental and the fiberglass 1961 Corvette. A fascinating story of an innovative and successful Michigan entrepreneur who rose from humble beginnings. This is the first hardcover edition (a paperback edition was published in 2003). No publisher or place of publication is listed in the book. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300059167 . Atget produced seven albums of photographs of Paris between 1909 - 1915, but they were never published. They are here published for the first time and Nesbit explains, analyzes and provides new context to this pioneer in photogarphy as an art form. Original cloth publisher's rose cloth covers with black spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates.The dust jacket color has faded to the spine and a portion of the front and rear adjacent to the spine, however the spine lettering is still sharp and there are no chips or tears to the jacket. Contains an index, notes, appendicies and a select bibliography in the rear.; B&W Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 428 pages .

Norfolk: The Donning Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0898653193 . The Netherton's have created a photo-illustrated history of one of Virginia's most famous and prominent counties. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. Original blue publisher's covers with gilt cover and spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior marking, no previous owner names, and not bookplates. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. ; B&W Illustrations & Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 216 pages .

Elk Rapids: Elk Rapids Area HIstorical Society. Very Good. 1996. Limited Edition. Softcover. 0965350401 . This is a SIGNED limited edition (number 326). The book is arranged by topic: Marine, Hotels, Businesses, Native Americans, Railroads, Weddings, Births, Elk Rapids Township, Leelanau County, etc. with excerpts from the newspapers arranged by date in each heading. There are a few scattered illustrations taken from the newspapers. The wrapper title is: Bay Breezes, Local History Unfolding: The Grand Traverse Country Through the Pens of Pioneer Editors of the Grand Traverse Country, Volume 1. There is no inidcation of the limitation of this limited edition. There are a couple of small snags to the cover at the edge by the spine, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. There are no creases to the covers or the spine. It appears that four volumes were issued in this series. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 230… Read More

Elk Rapids: Elk Rapids Area HIstorical Society. Near Fine. 2000. Limited Edition. Softcover. 0965350436 . This is a SIGNED limited edition (number 447). The book is arranged chronologically and includes information on: Marine, Hotels, Businesses, Native Americans, Railroads, Weddings, Births, Elk Rapids Township, Leelanau County, etc. with excerpts from the newspapers. There are a few illustrations taken from the newspapers, and and B&W photos from other sources. The wrapper title is: Bay Breezes, The Grand Traverse Country, Abundance for All. There is no inidcation of the limitation of this limited edition. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. There are no creases or tears to the covers or the spine. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 270 pages; Signed by Author .

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0472116231 . SIGNED by the author on the top edge of the title page (not affecting printing). The story behind the sinking of the schooner "Ruose Simmons" in 1912. Contains Notes, Sources and an Index in the rear. Leaning very slightly (probably from storage), else a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. ; B&W Illustrations & Map; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 276 pages; Signed by Author .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Near Fine. 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This is Volume 1 only (of 2). This is a beautfiully produced book by the Easton Press in genuine full blue leather with raised spine bands and with 24 karat gold spine and cover decorations. All edges are gilt and there is also a blue silk bookmark. The end papers are decorated. Printed on archival quality paper. This is the Collector's Edition. Known for its quality bindings, this would be a beautiful addition to any library. This is nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings--no bookplates, either. No dust jacket, as issued. Publisher's original prospectus laid loosely in. Appears to have been unread and shelved since new. There is no rubbing, marks or dents to the covers.; Leather-bound Library of American History Series; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 472 pages .

New York: Harper Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 006018471X . First published in 1958, this book was republished by Harper Collins in 2000. There is a short remainder mark on the bottom edge, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket is also in nice condition with no chips or tears.; B&W Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 326 pages .