Murphy rev joseph (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Illustrated front cover exhibits soiling and a chip on the upper corner of the front cover. Very light shelf wear and soiling to covers, edges and spine. Gift inscription to previous owner on the upper edge of the title page. Illustrated with b&w photos. Text is clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Chapters detailing the origins of the Mission and Abbey and how they are today. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Stout 8vo red paper-covered boards, lozenge with small black motto and three birds to centre of front board. spine detached and stained. (binders copy Body of book has foxing to front end paper minor foxing to edges, uninscribed, Heavy book, will incur additional postage outside the UK.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Tight binding, clean interior. Cream wraps in nice condition with only a small abrasion on back wrap from sticker removal. Interior is unmarked; black and white photos. 102 pages including notes.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Red wrapper with gold lettering. 347 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce! "For most Americans, the term 'Indians' conjures up images of mounted warriors, bedecked in feathered splendor, galloping across the Plains. Indeed, stereotypes of 'Indian chiefs' and 'doeskin clad maidens' are so much a part of the accepted stereotype of American Indians, that modern Indian people, especially when they are catering to the tourist trade, often adopt such caricatures. Like most other stereotypes, this romanticized depiction of the 'noble savage' does have some basis in historical fact, but such a two-dimensional image fails to encompass the rich diversity and adaptability of the many tribal peoples who live in the United States." ----- from the Foreword.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. dj. 176p. A hardcover book in very good condition with the RARE dustjacket. Tiny nick in the cloth at the bottom of the front cover. Bottom edges are faintly discolored as well. Endpapers unevenly toned, mirroring the dustjacket flaps. Owner's inscription inside, dated 1919, but otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is edgeworn and flecked with small blemishes and stains, but remains mostly intact. Scarce vintage biography of St. Rita.…