Titles starting with V from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1963. Hardcover 8.25" x 5.5". 492pp. Violet - purple cloth, in dust wrapper. With just a hint of soiling to the spne, else fine condition. Near fine jacket with a slight touch of rubbing. Jacket designed by Ismar David. Fouth printing. ... more information

New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardback 8.25" x 5.5". 201pp. Gray and blue paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. This volume "draws the letters, diaries, and memoirs of common soldiers to show how mid-nineteenth century ideas and images of the home and familyshaped the Union soldier's approach to everything from military discipline to battlefield bravery." ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover First edition Octavo. 236pp. Brown cloth. Ownership inscription, mild edge wear, overall near fine. With 8 full page illustrations, one double page illustration, and a color frontispiece by Harve Stein. ... more information

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. Hardcover First American edition 11.25" x 8.75". 144pp. Red cloth hardcover with dust wrapper. Ownership sticker on first leaf, else fine condition. Dust jacket is heavily edge worn and has several tape repairs. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs of valentines cards throughout history. Chapter headings include; The Origins, 18th-Century Development, Regency Elegance, 'The Golden Era', Jonathan King: Esther Howland... more information

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. Hardback 13.25" x 10.25". 377pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket is nice but has a long scratch on the front panel. A good study of the Russian artist, with informative text and many color and black & white illustrations. ... more information

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company , 1962. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 5.25". 79pp. Blue cloth lettered in white. Notes & bibliography. A very good cop with little external wear. Dust jacket is bright and very good, slight overall wear. A concise record of the life of Marian Evans MacDowell, wife of the great American composer, Edward MacDowell, patroness of the arts, and founder of the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. ... more information

(San Francisco): The Bohemian Club, 1966. Hardback First edition 9.5" x 6.25". 55pp. Patterned paper covered boards. Spine slightly cocked, tiny scrape along the bottom edge of the title page, else near fine condition. This play's music was composed by Raymond W. Hackett and was directed by J. Fenton McKenna. ... more information

Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Southern Heritage Press, 1996. Paperback 9" x 6". 186pp., plus ads. Illustrated wrappers. Fine condition. One of the Journal of Confederate History series. First hand observations by women on war and life in the Confederacy. ... more information

Boston, New York, Chicago: White - Smith Music Pub. Co., 1916. 14" x 10.25". 6pp. Printed wrappers. Mild edge wear; VG+ condition. This copy signed and inscribed by Cadman on the front wrapper. American composer who based operas on North American Indian themes. He is perhaps best remembered today (thanks to a beer commerial) for his 1908 song "From the Land of Sky-Blue Water." ... more information

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. Hardback 7.75" x 5". 336pp. Black cloth, in dust wrapper. Mild edge foxing, else near fine condition. VG+ price clipped jacket. An anthology of vampire stories. ... more information

Seattle: Peacock Publishing Company, 1933. Paperback 6.5" x 3.5". 23pp. Gray stapled wrappers, printed in black and red. In the original printed envelope. A nice little booklet, with good short sections from Vancouver's journals. With details describing the origins of many Washington place names. ... more information

Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 1992. Hardcover First edition 9.5" x 10". 131pp. Light green cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine jacket. With color photographic illustrations by Gary Fiegehen. A detailed descriptive and visual account of Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America, with material on life aboard the ships, techniques of mapping, native peoples, etc. With notes, a bibliography & an index. ... more information

Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Hardcover 8" x 5.25". 213pp. Black cloth hardback, with silver spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. A flawless copy. With a foreword by the author. One of the Gregg Press Science Fiction series. ... more information

New York: Aperture, in association with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 2003. Hardcover 9.75" x 11". 190pp. Black cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition. The jacket has a bit of edge wear. An account of Janet Elliott Wulsin's travels with her husband in Asia in the 1920's. With numerous photo illustrations. ... more information

New York: Amphoto Art, 1997. Paperback First American edition 12" x 9.25". 240pp. Black cloth hardback with silver spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a light bit of wear at the corners, else near fine condition. A good study of the ethnic tribes of Burma, including the Maru, Panthay, Jinghpaw, Hmong, Lisu, Riang, Akha, Intha, Lahta, Yinbaw, Naga, Burman, Hkahku, etc. With a chapter on opium and smoking. This beautiful book is packed with color photo illustratio... more information

Henrico, VA: Senior Class, Varina Agricultural High School, 1939. Paperback 11" x 8.5". Appr. 100pp. Green wrappers. Light general wear and soiling; overall VG+ condition. A good yearbook with the usual sections on the various classes, athletics, clubs, class officers, faculty, etc. With tipped in black & white photo illustrations. With some signatures of students. ... more information

Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory Publications, 1999. Paperback 12" x 9.25". 104pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. With a few ink underlinings, ownership signature, corners and spine tips lightly rubbed, else nice condition. With numerous color illustrations. ... more information

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. Hardback 8.25" x 5.5". 282pp., plus index. Green cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition. Near fine (price clipped) jacket. Illustrated by Mary Norton. A very detailed work, with sections covering all the standard vegetables, as well as less frequently used plants such as chayote, hops, nettles, sorrel, grape leaves, etc. A useful book. ... more information

New York: A.A. Wyn, Inc., 1952. Hardback 8" x 5". 268pp. Beige cloth. Near fine condition. With tips on cooking vegetables, flavoring with herbs and spices, and sections with recipes for dozens of individual vegetables. ... more information