Search Results: Authors starting with V from Barker Books & Vintage

Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First American edition stated, near fine hardcover with tiny corner wrinkle at top of front end paper and small rub spot and sticker blemish at title page, in near fine jacket (price at flap) that shows light soil and mild exposure toning along spine. 314 pages. Still a nice copy of this novel that came to the author on a trip to a small village in Italy.

Bulfinch Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First American edition, near fine oversized hardcover showing a black remainder marks at top page edges, in very good jacket that shows light soiling and edge wear including closed tears with tape reinforcement. 192 pages loaded with illustrations. Solid copy of this work that focuses on environment friendly architecture as the title implies.

Ballantine, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Later printing, very good + oversized hardcover shows a vallejo bookplate at top corner of front paste down, in very good + jacket with a small faint stain at top edge of rear panel. Still a nice copy with expected illustrations including many full page color plates of work never before seen at time of publication.

Doubleday & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Near fine hardcover showign some mild rubbing at cover edges and touch of soil at page edges, in very good jacket (price at flap) showing light soil, rubbing, end edge wear including closed tears and tiny bit of chipping at ends and corners. 316 pages with numerous sets of black & white plates. Solid copy of this "..first full-length biography of El Greco

Martinus Nijoff / La Haye, 1959. Hardcover. Good in Good DJ. French and German, good hardcover shows shelf wear that includes bumping and fraying to bottom corners, name stamp at top of front end paper and fairly scant internal pencil markings to text, in good + dust jacket with exposure toning to spine, soiling and edge wear that includes open chips and closed tears. 250 pages. Soild copy of this 2nd installment in the Phaenomenologica series.

Macmillan, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing, very good cloth hardcover shows tiny bit of rub through at bottom corners, name at top of front endpaper, touch of soil at page edges and some other very light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows bit of rubbing and soil, exposure toning along spine, and edgewear that includes closed tears, tiny open chips, and a larger open chip (1/2 by 3/4 inch) at top edge of rear panel. 205 pages. Remains a tight and clean copy of this work that "..conceives bold new possibilities of meaning for a Christian faith that must function in a secular age.

Bison Books, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Very good + paperback showing some mild wear includign bit of soil at page edges, Remains an attractive copy of this absorbing look at the life of the famous Custer that includes a few black & whites.

Interklike Uitgewerstrust, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Afrikaans, isbn 0620001429, very good hardcover (no dust jacket) shows shelf wear and soil, pencil shadow at top corner of front end paper and some other mild trace wear, else tight and clean. 223 pages with black & whites. Solid copy of this hard to find installment in the series.

Stackpole Books, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback shows a small closed tear at bottom of front wraps, some soil and shelf wear to wraps, previous owner blindstamp at half title page and some other light trace wear. 390 pages. Solid copy of this reprinting of the classic work on deer hunting.

William Morrow and Company, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good + hardcover shows toning to covers, light foxing at endpapers, name at top of front endpaper and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing spotting particularly at top edge of front panel, hint of toning along spine, tocuh of soil and edgewear that includes tiny chips and tears. 369 pages with index. Still a pleasing copy of this work that tells the story of "..the crossing of the Appalachian mountain barrier..." and much, much more.

Dial Press, 1940. Revised. Blue cloth with guilt letter. Very good +/Very good. Revised edition, very good hardcover shows a couple of faint spot stains and some other very light trace wear, in very good dust jacket that shows toning to rear panel, mild rubbing and soil, and edgewear that includes closed tears, couple of tiny open chips and larger open chip at top of rear panel along spine head. 577 pages with index, black & white frontispiece of the author and endpaper maps. Still a pleasing copy of this 2nd world war edition with 30,000 additional words of these engaging pieces from the noted journalist.

Publications Universitaires De Louvain, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. French Langauge, very good paperback shows soem light shelf wear and soil including a couple of light wrinkles, name stamp at top of half title page and some other mild trace wear. 297 pages. Still an attractive copy of this intallment in the Philosophical Library of Louvain series.

The Regents Press of Kansas, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows a small ink dot along with previous owner marks at front end paper, in very good + jacket showing rubbing and some scratching to rear panel. 277 pages. Still a nice copy of this work that "..evaluates that style of philosophizing called Ordinary-Language Analysis, especially examining whether it is successful as a method of dealing with philosophical skepticism

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, in very good jacket (price at rear flap) showing light rubbing and soil along with edge wear including a few short closed tears. 295 pages with end paper maps.Still an attractive copy of this novel centered around the legendary Theodora, the one time street girl turned empress.

John Wiley and Sons, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows some mild shelf wear and soil, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows touch of soil and some mild rubbing and edge wear. 294 pages. Stillan attractive copy of this work that "..imparts a working knowledge of the important mathematical techniques essential to an appreciation of contemporary ecological literature.

Robson Books, 2004. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine in like jacket with trace of shelf wear and slightest bit of toning beginning at top page edges. 266 pages with a set of illustrated plates. Nice copy of this look at Jones focuses mainly on the controversies surrounding his being regarded as the founder of the U.S. Navy and his difficult nature.

University Press of America, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback shows pen markings to couple of pages at introduction but appears otherwise clean, along with some light soil and shelf wear to wraps and page edges. 310 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this work.

David McKay, 1946. Hardcover. Good. Good + red cloth hardcover shows a name at top of front endpaper, rubbing, shelf wear and touch of soil and stain to covers, wear to rear hinge and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean and easily usable. 160 pages. Solid copy of this Norwegian instructional.

Florida Historical Society, 1955. Paperback. Very Good. Volume XXXIII, Jan-April 1955, Mubers 3 and 4 of the Florida Historical Society, very good + stapled wraps show some toning along spine, otherwise tight and clean. 144 pages with illustrations. Still a solid copy of this look at the noted Native American most closely associated with the second Seminole War.

Northwest Artist Association, 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Near fine oblong hardcover in like jacket with both showing just a light bit of trace wear. 223 pages loaded with color illustrations of the work of numerous notable artists from the great Pacific Northwest.