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2015ref. 2354094Dublin: Four Courts Press 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x2x9. First edition. Light edge wear two light creases to jacket bottom edge lightly soiled. Binding tight and square pages bright and unmarked. 2015 Hard Cover. xxvii 537 pp. This volume contains contributions from leading scholars working at the forefront of Irish medieval studies. It includes essays on archaeology ecclesiology hagiography medieval history genealogy language literature and toponymy. Subjects explored include: Latin and learning in early medieval Ireland; the historical context of early medieval literature; Viking armies and the importance of the Hiberno-Norse naval fleets; Ireland and its connections with the Scandinavian world; recent studies of wooden and Romanesque churches in pre-Norman Ireland; the coming of the Anglo-Normans; hitherto unpublished Anglo Norman charters; the origin and function of medieval rural deaneries; secular and ecclesiastical histories of later medieval Kilkenny; and the 'named son' in 16th-century Ireland. Four Courts Press hardcover
2015ref. 2354094Dublin: Four Courts Press 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x2x9. First edition. Light edge wear two light creases to jacket bottom edge lightly soiled. Binding tight and square pages bright and unmarked. 2015 Hard Cover. xxvii 537 pp. This volume contains contributions from leading scholars working at the forefront of Irish medieval studies. It includes essays on archaeology ecclesiology hagiography medieval history genealogy language literature and toponymy. Subjects explored include: Latin and learning in early medieval Ireland; the historical context of early medieval literature; Viking armies and the importance of the Hiberno-Norse naval fleets; Ireland and its connections with the Scandinavian world; recent studies of wooden and Romanesque churches in pre-Norman Ireland; the coming of the Anglo-Normans; hitherto unpublished Anglo Norman charters; the origin and function of medieval rural deaneries; secular and ecclesiastical histories of later medieval Kilkenny; and the 'named son' in 16th-century Ireland. Four Courts Press hardcover books
1976ref. 42138Las Vegas: Nevada Publications 1976. First printing. Hardcover. vg. 1/200. Folio 12 1/4 x 9 1/4". 63 17pp. Original gilt-stamped grey cloth with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Limitation page signed by both the author and the artist. Original etched frontispiece hand-numbered 74/190 and signed by Roy E. Purcell. Illustrated title page. Book housed in its original gilt-stamped brown cloth slipcase. "The Cerbat Mountains and other barren ranges in western Arizona along the Colorado River offer to the inquisitive visitor a wide range of unexpected experiences. Tucked away in several canyons are the skeletal remains of abandoned mines and towns. Delight in making friends with these desert ghosts awaits the traveler who can discriminate between solitude and loneliness. Illustrated with stunning color illustrations and etchings by Roy E. Purcell as well as numerous "period photographs of the families who lived in this isolated area the small towns with their general stores and saloons and the men who endured the daily drudgery of mine work this book serves as a reminder of the hardships faced by those seeking a living in this remote western area of our country in the late 19th century." From the Publishers. Minor shelf-wear to slipcase. Slipcase binding and interior in very good condition. Nevada Publications hardcover
1976ref. 42138Las Vegas: Nevada Publications 1976. First printing. Hardcover. vg. 1/200. Folio 12 1/4 x 9 1/4". 63 17pp. Original gilt-stamped grey cloth with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Limitation page signed by both the author and the artist. Original etched frontispiece hand-numbered 74/190 and signed by Roy E. Purcell. Illustrated title page. Book housed in its original gilt-stamped brown cloth slipcase. "The Cerbat Mountains and other barren ranges in western Arizona along the Colorado River offer to the inquisitive visitor a wide range of unexpected experiences. Tucked away in several canyons are the skeletal remains of abandoned mines and towns. Delight in making friends with these desert ghosts awaits the traveler who can discriminate between solitude and loneliness. Illustrated with stunning color illustrations and etchings by Roy E. Purcell as well as numerous "period photographs of the families who lived in this isolated area the small towns with their general stores and saloons and the men who endured the daily drudgery of mine work this book serves as a reminder of the hardships faced by those seeking a living in this remote western area of our country in the late 19th century." From the Publishers. Minor shelf-wear to slipcase. Slipcase binding and interior in very good condition. Nevada Publications hardcover books
2007ref. 031778New Haven Connecticut: Yale University Press 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing. Inscribed to Justice David Souter by the author on the title page. From Justice Souter's private library. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Yale University Press Hardcover
2023ref. 302Scarce signed UK edition! First edition. Hard cover. Raven Books London 2023 New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Personally signed by the author to the full title page. Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. UK First edition first printing full number line. Dust jacket is wrapped in protective archival grade mylar. Photos available upon request Raven Books hardcover
1975ref. 187760Leiden: E.j. Brill 1975. Hardcover. Brundage's signature / date on copyright page red ink markings to text else very good sound condition without dust jacket. From the library of noted medievalist James A. Brundage. 236pp. E.j. Brill hardcover
2017ref. 98146Yale University Press. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 352 pages. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionally packaged and shipped promptly . 2017. Yale University Press hardcover
1977ref. 44446Austin: Futura Press 1977. 1977. TEXAS. First edition. 8vo. Inscribed and dated on the front fly leaf by Lel Purcell Hawkins in 1978 and signed by Mabelle Umland Purcell and Stuart M. Purcell authors of the book. Lel Purcell Hawkins published this book. Dark blue cloth titles and decoration in gold gilt on the front cover and spine xii 241 pp. acknowledgments foreword introduction illustrated mostly from photographs portraits. A collection of 78 articles and over 100 illustrations dealing with various Texas men and women. Throughout the book are several inked notations by Lel Purcell Hawkins and the last two blank pages are personal reminiscences by her. Fine bright copy in dust jacket with a small chip at the head of spine and minor edgewear. Futura Press, 1977]. hardcover
1992ref. A106959London: Hutchinson 1992. 1st edition. Fine. quarto. hardback with dust jacket 155pp. col. pls. Stunning Book Hutchinson hardcover
1980ref. 1000396Boston: Godine 1980 Cloth. Oblong quarto. With 32 full-color and 15 duotone photographs. Her inventive use of Polaroid Land films take the exploration of this versatile medium into new terrain. Godine, hardcover
ref. 71-7441Boston MA.: Davide R. Godine 1980. 4to. Oblong. 68 pp. Hard Cover. With Dust Jacket. Color and black and white plates. Very Good minor rubs and tears to dust jacket.Provenance: Collection of Richard Lorenz 1952-2001 author art conservator curator and director of the San Francisco Regional Art Conservation Center. As a trustee of The Imogen Cunningham Trust Mr. Lorenz organized and curated exhibitions of Cunningham’s photographs and authored four major books on the photographer. Boston, MA.: Davide R. Godine, 1980. hardcover
1981ref. 010005Morongo Valley California: Sagebrush Press 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . Limited to 475 copies this is number 150. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page and signed. Black cloth spine with yellow paper covered boards titles on front cover lettered in red and black with red and black design down foredge yellow endpapers with Snow Deer design by Merle Armitage and his MA logo printed in red frontispiece photograph portrait of Armitage by Brett Weston. Illustrated with a section of photographs bibliography of books written and designed by Merle Armitage 59 pages total plus colophon. Laid-in six page xerox copy of article by Jay Satterfield titled "Merle Armitage: Accent on Taste". A photograph of Merle Armitage and another man with a woman the man looks very much like the author of the book Robert Purcell as there is a photograph of him in the book the photo is taped to page opposite the half-title page. A beautifully produced book printed letter press photography selection arrangement and original photos by Phil Dunham. Book has a minor bump to top edge the clear acetate dust jacket has a mended tear at one foredge fold and shallow chip at spine end. Unique copy. Sagebrush Press hardcover
2001ref. 27696Nevada: KC Publ 2001. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed with a flourish by author/artist Purcell to actor Corbin Bernsen; fine in near fine dust jacket in fresh mylar cover; small tear/wrinkle at top of jacket spine else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; clean and bright KC Publ hardcover
1980ref. 1000396Boston: Godine 1980 Cloth. Oblong quarto. With 32 full-color and 15 duotone photographs. Her inventive use of Polaroid Land films take the exploration of this versatile medium into new terrain. Godine, hardcover books
2008ref. RPURSAM00araTelltale Games 2008. Good. Purcell Steve. Sam and Max: Surfin' the Highway. San Rafael California: Telltale Games 2008. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with rubbing and bumping. Laminate peeling to extremities. Yellowing and speckled stains to textblock edges. Telltale Games paperback
2008ref. RPURSAM00araTelltale Games 2008. Good. Purcell Steve. Sam and Max: Surfin' the Highway. San Rafael California: Telltale Games 2008. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with rubbing and bumping. Laminate peeling to extremities. Yellowing and speckled stains to textblock edges. Telltale Games paperback books
1964ref. 595202London: Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1964. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 36pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Several chips and creased tears corners and spine ends bumped splits at the spine ends very good only. Uncommon OCLC locates no copies. Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation unknown
1929ref. 231731Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh Limited 1929. 43p. slender hardcover decorative paper-coverd boards; spine ends chipped with an edge chip at the top of the front cover as well. Kelly & Walsh, Limited unknown
1929ref. 231731Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh Limited 1929. 43p. slender hardcover decorative paper-coverd boards; spine ends chipped with an edge chip at the top of the front cover as well. Kelly & Walsh, Limited unknown books
1964ref. 595202London: Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1964. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 36pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Several chips and creased tears corners and spine ends bumped splits at the spine ends very good only. Uncommon OCLC locates no copies. Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation unknown books
1967ref. 63666Minneapolis: University of Minnesota PRess 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 22.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 123pp. Illustrated boards in dust jacket. Light edgewear to the jacket. Scarce work. Recollections of the author's Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell boyhood summers in the lake country of northern Wisconsin. University of Minnesota PRess hardcover
ref. 76-1934London: British Publisher 1775. Mezzotint on watermarked laid paper. 35 x 25.5 cm sheet. Good black tape around some sheet edges sheet toned trimmed to the image tear in upper right sheet corner reattached sheet corners trimmed. [London: British Publisher, 1775]. unknown
ref. 3030516547.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2022ref. x-1496229878Univ of Nebraska Pr 2022. Hardcover. New. 258 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. Univ of Nebraska Pr hardcover
