Search Results: Titles starting with V from Peninsula Books

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195078934 . Contains a center illustrated section and an index and source notes in the rear. 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 in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. This book appears to have been unread. ; B&W Illustrations & photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 201 pages .

Cowbridge, Glamorgan: D. Brown and Sons, Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. Second Printing. Hardcover. All four volumes of Stewart's series are included. 26 people contributed to these historical essays and there are 250 photos in the four volumes. Pagination: Vol. 1, 96 p.; Vol. 2, 132 p.; Vol. 3, 129 p.; Vol. 4, 132 p. Each volume is uniform size and published by D. Brown and Sons, Ltd. The dust jackets have varied colors, and the bindings of each is a different color--just as they came from the publisher. Each is a clean, tight unmarked copy with no internal or external markings. All the dust jackets are also in nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. Priority and International shipping will require extra postage as this is a 4 volume set. Please inquire if you would like more information!; Vale of Glamorgan Series Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall .

New York: Thomas Dunne Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312591071 . 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 in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. Appears to have been read once and shelved since new.; Map; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 418 pages .

Philadelphia: John C. Winston. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Based on the true story of James Smith's exploits in Pennsylvania prior to and during the Revolutionary War. Original light tan cover with red spine and cover lettering and decoration. A few faint light spots to rear cover. Previous owner name on the front end paper, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 210 pages .

New York: Stratford House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. History of the Ohio Shaker's of North Union. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. End paper maps. A nice 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; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 247 pages .

St. Ignace: St. Ignace Enterprise. Fine with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition. Softcover. A book of poems relating to Ontonagon's natural splendor with illustrations (some are photographs) of Ontonagon scenes on facing pages. Title page has portrait of the author. Gray stapled wrappers with gilt cover printing. Glossy pages. As nice a copy as you are likely to find of this scarce item. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 12 pages .

Paducah: Turner Publishing, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 1563119080 . Located on the Lake Michigan shore in southwest Michigan, Van Buren County was officially formed in 1837. This interesting history has historic photos on nearly every page, each with a lengthy caption. Contains a color end paper map and a lengthy index in the rear. Original white glossy publisher's covers with blue spine and cover lettering and color cover decoration. 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 has a slight bit of wear to the top edge at the spine, else it is in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. The edition is not stated--probably a first edition. ; B&W Photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages .

Souderton, PA: Indian Valley Printing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 091070211X . This copy SIGNED by the author on the front free end paper. Wonderful reproductions of the author's paintings of railway stations--mostly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York (mostly in color) A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings . Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or creases (there are two whitish streaks to a portion of the front of the dust wrapper of the dust jacket that blend in with the clouds in the illustration).; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 006014078X . What white men are doing to Indians--and what the fate of both is unless change is forthcoming. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no owner names or other markings. The dust jacket is also in nice condition. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. This is a nice copy of Thackeray's classic story with a Preface and Introduction by Henri de Montherpant. Translated from the French by Havock Ellis. Original publisher's darl blue cloth spine with silver spine lettering over blue decorated paper covered boards. Includes the original gray slipcase which has one tiny tear and separation at the the top open edge. With 200 drawings by the author from original 1848 first edition. Introductions by John T. Winterich and John Sloan. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 374 pages .

Stamford: Classics of Golf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0940889242 . Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind and Afterword by S. L. McKinlay. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book in the publisher's original black covers with red spine and cover lettering and decorations. There are no internal or external markings, no previous owner names, and no bookplates. This book appears to have been unread and shelved since new. No dust jacket, as issued. The original "Publisher's Bulletin" is loosely laid in. No dust jacket, as issued. ; The Classics of Golf Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages .

Indianpolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Nice copy of this biography of the Spanish painter, Velazquez. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket is torn and lacks portion of front corner, top edges of dust jacket are chipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages .

New York: William Wood and Company. Very Good. 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth covers with black decorations; the spine lettering is gilt. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no owner name or other markings to the interior or exterior. A little wear to bottom edge and light shelf wear to extremities. The pages are clean. Contains a number of illustrations. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; Wood's Library of Standard Medical Authors Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 348 pages .

New York: Harper. Very Good-. 1896. Hardcover. A nice folding hand-colored map accompanies the text of this book on Venezula. Red pictorial publisher's cloth binding. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. 4 pages of publisher's ads in rear. ; Folding Map; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 315 pages .

Venice, Florida: Venice Area Historical Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 2008. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 1885527063 . History of Venice, Florida. Illustrated with interesting old photos. Fine, unread condition. Covers are stiff, blue printed wrappers. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 75 pages .

Brethern Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. The author tells the story of his youth in this fictionalized account of growing up in Fruitdale, Alabama with snakes and alligators--but changing the names of those characters he describes. Fruitdale is a small community in Washington County in southern Alabama. The covers are light tan cloth 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 has a short tear at the edge of the spine, else it is in nice, bright conditon. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 202 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Jules Romains (1885-1972) was a French poet and novelist who wrote a 27 connected novels with the overall title: Men of Goodwill. This novel is set during World War I and describes the Battle of Verdun in 1916 that saw 400,000 French and 350,000 German casualties. "Translated from the French." End paper maps. There is a faint whitish spot to front cover, and the gilt spine lettering is dull but legible. A clean, tight and unmarked book. ; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 500 pages .

Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. "The adventures of an arctic missionary" Previous owner name with 2 line inscription on the front end paper, else a clean and tight book with a presentable dust jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages .

Amsterdam: Pieter Meijer. Good. 1762. Hardcover. James Hervey was a British preacher and author. This is a Dutch translation of one of his works. Pages are clean and bright. Bound in original leather covers with raised spine bands, marbled foredges; boards warped, outer joints tender and partially separated at bottom front. THIS IS VOLUME 2 (of 2? ) ONLY! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 412 pages .

New York: Cassell. Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Also includes Poems such as The Traveller, The Deserted Village, She Stoops to Conquer and The Good Natured Man. There are many illustrations in this edition, many are full page--there is no indication of the illustrator. The covers are the publisher's original blue decorated cloth. There is cover spotting and rubbing as well as wear to the extremities. The contents are clean but pages are age-toned. There is no date, but probably published 1880's - 1900. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages .