Search Results: Authors starting with N from Common Crow Books

London: K. Rustem, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Cloth hardback in dust jacket, ex library copy with usual treatments: barcode sticker on pastedown, bookplate, pocket, stamps to title page and to bottom edge of text block, dust jacket nice and clean, text unmarked. Proper withdrawn stamp. Looks good on a shelf.

Ceylon: Ceylon Government Press, 1965. Original Wraps. Fair. Original wraps. c.1965. 8vo. 86pp. Fair. Heavy age toning and foxing to wraps, chipping to spine, front right corner lightly bumped, age toning to contents, previous owner's signature on first page.

Jerusalem: Published for the Government of Palestine by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1936. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. Large 8vo, wraps, very good, light edgewear, ownership stamp of Paul W. Lapp (1930-70, well respected archaeologist). 59-97 pp, illustrated with plates, some folding. Articles include: Makhouly's "El Hamme, Discovery of Stone Seats," Richmond's "The Church of the Nativity, the plan of the Constantinian Church," and his "The Alteerations Carried Out by Justinian," Baramki's "An Early Byzantine Synagogue near Tell es Sultan," Hill's "The Shekels of the First Revolt of the Jews," and Mayer and Stephan's translation of the travels in Palestine of Evliya Tshelebi.

Salisbury [Harare, Zimbabwe]: Printed for F. R. Spring by the Herald Office, 1935. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. 8vo, wraps, good with some wear to top edge of front cover, some stains, browning and yellowing to covers, contents very good. 28 pp. Very rare, and we could find no copies located by OCLC. Attributed to N. H. Wilson. In Wilson's opinion, Rhodesia had the resources to become not only a major settlement colony, but a nation in its own right, and as a part of the Empire-wide network of colonies and territories, especially given its position in British Africa, it could only expand with hugely increased white immigration. Increasing the white population was now all the more urgent because South Africa was becoming more ambivalent about its ‘imperial defence commitments'. Within Southern Rhodesia itself, new settlers would boost the local economy, and in Wilson's opinion the country could support up to 20 million whites, although that ‘capacity' need not be reached if a proper… Read More

Columbus, OH: The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1907. Hardcover. Very good+. Volume sixteen only! Half-leather boards, octavo, sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has wear to corners and spine ends, four raised bands on spine rubbed, mild rubbing and soil to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, with handsome gilt to edges of block.

New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1960. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 1960 Softcover square 8vo, np. Illustrated in b&w including several images on acetate. VG with creasing and wear to wrappers, but clean unmarked contents.

Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1923. Paperback. Near fine. Printed paper wraps with stapled binding, octavo, 26pp., illustrated in b&w, with laid in pamphlet. Book has mild soil and rubbing to wraps, stapled binding tight, text clean and unmarked.

Neenah, Wis: Art Publishing Co, 1888. First edition. Paperback. Good. Part 4 only (of eight). 1888. Softcover, 4to. (11 x 14"). Unpaginated (8 pp.): contains four pages, each with one large photograph, two pages of text (the text is a single narrative that stretches through all 8 parts), and two pages with 2 photos per page. The wraps are loose from the binding, but both present; wraps edgeworn. Contents in excellent condition; clean and unmarked. Scarce.

New York: Macmillan, 1925. Paperback. Very Good. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 73pp., frontispiece in b&w, otherwise not illustrated. Book with spine ends worn and torn, mild edge wear, rubbing, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ. With previous owner Matthew J. Bruccoli's initials at front flyleaf!

Dublin: Richard D. Webb, 1830. Hardcover. Very Good. Published 1830, 12mo, original dark calf, near black leather gilt spine label, frontispiece woodcut, woodcut vignette on title page and one other plate, a very good copy with with renewal to corners, spine, restoration to inner hinges, contents VG. First published 1821, this book tells the story of an industrious farmer's lad in the Munster region of Ireland, and is filled with meticulous details on farming and agriculture.

New York: PM, 1940. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. First issue! Folded paperback, 1940, quarto, 32pp., illustrated in b&w and orange ink. Book VG with last 8 pages showing small tear to foredge fold, other minor edgewear, stapled binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ. Headline reads: Hitler Joins Mussolini in Munich, and the majority of its contents reference the impending world war.

Harrisburg, PA: The National Historical Society, 1990. Hardcover. Near fine. Volume fifteen only! Beige cloth boards, quarto [8.75" x 11.25"], illustrated in b&w. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked, with mild foxing to edges of block.

Baltimore: The Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1947. Hardcover. Very good+. Cloth backed boards, quarto [8.75" x 11.25"], 172pp. + 121 pages of b&w plates at rear. Book has edgewear to spine ends and boards, faint sun to spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. Exhibition catalog.

Ellwood City, PA: Ellwood Group, Inc, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition. c.2010. Hardcover. 4to. 118pp. Illus. Fine in Fine dustjacket.

no place: The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc, 1986. Paperback. Very Good+. RARE! Printed paper wrap, quarto, 306pp., not illustrated. Book has rubbing and wear to wrap, hint of wear to corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

Milan: Silvana, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. Printed paper wrap, small oblong quarto, 59pp., illustrated in color. Book has mild wear to corners, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ. Text in Italian. Exhibition catalog.

Cambride, Mass: Cambridge University Press, 1851. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. 408 pp. Spine perished, else good+ cloth copy with some rubbing to board extremities. Gilt-stamped cover. Ex-seminary library bookplate at pastedown, else no other library markings. Most pages uncut. Contents fine.

Tehran: The Tehran Municipality, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. First edition, 1992, hardcover with gilt stamped beige cloth boards in dust jacket, square quarto, unpaginated, illustrated in color. Book fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ VG+ with hint of edgewear. Text in English and Persian.

Harrisburg, PA: Singerly & Myers, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with 1/2 leather boards, 1864, octavo, 287pp., not illustrated. Book VG with edgewear to boards, rubbing and mild soil to boards and spine, binding tight, endpapers soiled, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. No DJ.

Jeannette, PA: Jeannette Publishing Co, 1928. Original Wraps. Good +. Original blue wraps. c.1928. Includes a history of Jeannette, PA. 8vo. 104pp. Illus. Good+. Some wear to wraps, moderate loss to rear corner, creasing, small tear to front wraps, mild soil.