Edith Stearns (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sharon Stearns and Skippy (illustrator). 1st Edition. Spine has minor split.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

"Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas" is a devotional book filled with spiritual insights and reflections from renowned authors such as C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Annie Dillard. Published by Plough Publishing House in 2014, this hardcover book includes readings and meditations for the Advent and Christmas seasons. With a total of 344 pages, this collection offers a diverse range of topics related to Christianity, literature, and the arts, making it a meaningful resource for those seeking spiritual guidance and inspiration during the holiday season.

Hardback. Condition: New. This collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. -- Publishers Weekly  (starred review)Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there's a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season.Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us - not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase "holiday preparations" new depth and meaning.Includes contributions by these and other writers:C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, and Philip YanceyDorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oscar Romero, and Edith SteinMartin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Eberhard Arnold, and Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtT. S. Eliot, John Donne, and Sylvia PlathKarl Barth, Will Willimon, Jürgen Moltmann, and J. B. PhillipsKathleen Norris, Brennan Manning, and Evelyn UnderhillAnnie Dillard, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Gerard Manley HopkinsRomano Guardini, St. John Chrysostom, and Giovanni PapiniJane Kenyon, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Isaac Penington, and Alfred Delp.

Hardback. Condition: New. This collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. -- Publishers Weekly  (starred review)Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there's a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season.Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us - not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase "holiday preparations" new depth and meaning.Includes contributions by these and other writers:C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, and Philip YanceyDorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oscar Romero, and Edith SteinMartin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Eberhard Arnold, and Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtT. S. Eliot, John Donne, and Sylvia PlathKarl Barth, Will Willimon, Jürgen Moltmann, and J. B. PhillipsKathleen Norris, Brennan Manning, and Evelyn UnderhillAnnie Dillard, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Gerard Manley HopkinsRomano Guardini, St. John Chrysostom, and Giovanni PapiniJane Kenyon, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Isaac Penington, and Alfred Delp.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Sharon Stearns and Kippy (illustrator). No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Along with the title story, the book contains several other nursery tales including "Humpty Dumpty", "The Three Sisters", "Curly Locks", "The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe", "Little Miss Muffet", and more. Hinges have been repaired with binder's tape. Some paper loss at head and tail of spine. A good reading copy. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sharon Stearns and Kippy (illustrator). Copyright. Hardback: illustrated in colour by SHARON STEARNS and KIPPY, no dj, pictorial covers are lightly stained on the front edges, spine tips and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, some damage to lower spine, slight foredge foxing, a few marks on the endpapers, name on reverse of front flyleaf, small shop stamp on the title page, else vg. 4to, (34pp).

Decorative Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Stearns, Sharon and Kippy (illustrator). Jacket has 3 invisibly mended tears. Book is like new throughout. Book.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, blue cloth, general spotting, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed, label of the Christian Science Reading Room, Tunbridge Wells on front end paper, illustrated with photographs, 378 pages. Scarce [QP].

Hardback. Condition: New. This collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. -- Publishers Weekly  (starred review)Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there's a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season.Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us - not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase "holiday preparations" new depth and meaning.Includes contributions by these and other writers:C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, and Philip YanceyDorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oscar Romero, and Edith SteinMartin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Eberhard Arnold, and Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtT. S. Eliot, John Donne, and Sylvia PlathKarl Barth, Will Willimon, Jürgen Moltmann, and J. B. PhillipsKathleen Norris, Brennan Manning, and Evelyn UnderhillAnnie Dillard, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Gerard Manley HopkinsRomano Guardini, St. John Chrysostom, and Giovanni PapiniJane Kenyon, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Isaac Penington, and Alfred Delp.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers mildly worn but clean, minor wear to edges with a creasing tear down top 2" of dj spine. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers mildly worn but clean, minor wear to edges with a 1" closed tear at bottom dj spine. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers mildly worn but clean, minor wear to edges with small closed tear to bottom spine. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers mildly worn, mild foxing top front dj, minor wear to edges with light chipping top spine. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

Hardback. Condition: New. This collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. -- Publishers Weekly  (starred review)Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there's a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season.Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us - not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase "holiday preparations" new depth and meaning.Includes contributions by these and other writers:C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, and Philip YanceyDorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oscar Romero, and Edith SteinMartin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Eberhard Arnold, and Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtT. S. Eliot, John Donne, and Sylvia PlathKarl Barth, Will Willimon, Jürgen Moltmann, and J. B. PhillipsKathleen Norris, Brennan Manning, and Evelyn UnderhillAnnie Dillard, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Gerard Manley HopkinsRomano Guardini, St. John Chrysostom, and Giovanni PapiniJane Kenyon, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Isaac Penington, and Alfred Delp.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers a bit worn but clean, minor wear to edges with a few minor chips, small closed tear to bottom rear. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers a bit worn but clean, minor wear to edges with a few minor chips, small closed tear to bottom rear. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers lightly worn but clean, minor wear to edges yet no major chips or tears, in mylar cover. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Signed by "Jack" Gray. 384pp, octavo hardcover in blue cloth. light wear to book edges, boards clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers lightly worn but clean, minor wear to edges yet no major chips or tears. "Jack" became the first woman from Virginia to go up in an airplane and the first woman ever to fly over the Adirondack Mountains. Later, she became the first woman to take off in an airplane from Virginia soil. Her family dined with President Teddy Roosevelt. She was a crusader for women's rights, and led the suffrage movement in Culpeper County. signed by author.

Tall 8vo. xv, [1], 384 pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates, decorated initials. Blue ribbed publisher's cloth, silver metallic lettering & illustration on front cover, w/ d.j. cover art photo of "Jack Stearns Gray by C.R. Wood, illust. in metallic silver & black (slight dustsoiling), NF/NF copy, signed by the author on ffep. First edition, signed (1st issue w/ pictorial jacket), of this unique and fascinating memoir of the first woman from Virginia to fly from Virginia soil. The author and her husband - George A. Gray -- were barnstormers all over Virginia and the East Coast in their Wright Model B. Gray (1890-1961) took her first flight in 1912, knew most of the aviation pioneers, including Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Glenn Curtis, the Wright Brothers, and many others. She details many of the women fliers from her flying days, including Elinor Smith, Ruth Nichols, Ruth Elder Camp, Opal Kunz, and many others.