Search Results: Authors starting with A from The Bookworm

New York:: Abingdon Press, 1963.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two color paper covered boards; owner's name, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Index, appendix.

Wilmette, Illinois:: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1981.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: olive green cloth with gilt text; Good condition; no dust jacket.. 8vo (8.75 inches tall) . Index. Light olive endpapers. Description: Book design by John Solarz. This was originally published in 1908 by Keegan Paul. Includes the author's preface to the first edition, the publisher's foreword to the 1964 edition, and a new foreword for this 1981 edition. Sections headings are: On the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity. Some Christian Subjects. On the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God. On the Origin, Powers and Conditions of Man. Miscellaneous Subjects.

Austin, Texas:: Encino Press, 1976.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth; a Good+ book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Index. Description: Includes several b&w illustrations.

Austin, Texas:: Encino Press, 1976.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth; a Good+ book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Index. Description: Includes several b&w illustrations.

Austin, Texas:: Encino Press, 1978.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light yellow cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Description: This is volume number XLI from the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Linda Miller Roach; also includes black and white photo illustrations. A collection of folklore miscellany -- primarily Texas folklore. The anthology begins with J Frank Dobie's article on Paisanos (roadrunners) which the Folklore Society first published in 1954.

Santa Monica, California:: General Publishing Group, 1998.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. oblong format: about 9'' tall x 11'' wide . Description: This explores and celebrates the bond between generations. Several b&w photo illustrations.

London:: Reed's Nautical Books, 1992.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding; a slight spine slant, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 12.5 inches tall by 9.75 inches wide . Illustrated endpapers. Description: Photographs by Frank William Beken, Alfred Keith Beken, and Kenneth John Beken. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Three generations of the Beken family of Cowes have been photographing the world's most famous ships and yachts since 1888. All manner of vessels have come under their keen eye, from the largest liner to the smallest sailing dinghy, but there can be none so awe inspiring as their superb photographs of the graceful sailing ships of the world, many of which still sail the seven seas in all their majestic beauty. This volume gathers together over 100 of their finest sailing ship pictures. The ships in this is book cover sailing vessel from cadet training ships to large luxury charter yachts and include many… Read More

Washington, D.C.:: National Academy Press, 1984.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: rust colored cloth with back and gilt; owner's name stamped on the front endpaper and top and bottom edges of the text block; Fair condition.. 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Description: Many figure illustrations. Three folding maps are found in a pocket at the rear. Papers include: The Source Regions of Alkaline Volcanoes. Tectonic Influence on Magma Composition of Cenozoic Basalts from the Columbia Plateau and Northwesteren Great Basin, U.S.A. Subduction Geometry and Magma Genesis. Potentially Active Volcanic Lineaments and Loci in Western Conterminous United States. Mechanics and Energetics of Magma Formation and Ascension. Yellowstone Magmatic Evolution: Its bearing on U Understanding Large-Volume Explosive Volcanism. Crustal Structure and Evolution of an Explosive Silicic Volcanic System at Yellowstone National Park. And more.

Netherlands:: VSP BV, 1997.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: printed boards; liberal use of owner's name/address stamp on the endpapers and edges of the text block, otherwise in Good condition (no markings other than the stamps).. 8vo (9.75 inches tall) . Index. Description: Figure illustrations. From the publisher's preface: ''The sixth volume in the series Progress in HPLC-HPCE examines the power of high-performance liquid chromatography with coulometric array detection. This analytical technique markedly extends the utility of electrochemical detection by offering improvements in sensitivity and selectivity over the amperometric 'thin-layer' type of electrochemical detector (ECD). Furthermore, by using the coulometric electrode array to examine the voltammetric behavior of analytes, a third chromatographic dimension is produced. Now compounds can be identified and qualified by both retention time and characteristic voltammetric redox behavior. The coulometric electrode array, therefore, offers… Read More

1844.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: a bound collection of popular music from various publishers; a densely woven dark cloth with leather at the spine and corners; gilt borders; gilt spine text; a large piece is torn from the front endpaper; nothing is loose (yet), but contents are separating toward the rear; some foxing; Fair condition.. about 13.75 inches tall by 11 inches wide . Marbled endpapers. Description: A bound collection of popular music; most dates from 1840 to 1844. Color cover page only for the first song. In addition to songs listed in the title, this includes: Highland Quick Step; Dreams of the Past (Eliza Cook/F B Woodbury); City Waltz (William C Glynn) The Pilgrim's Legacy; The Old Sexton (Park Benjamin/William Babcock); Children's Party Quadrilles (Camille Schubert) The Stars Their Early Vigils Keep (O W Holmes); Jeanie Morrison (William Motherwell/ William Dempster); Buonaparte's Quick Step (Wm C Glynn) and more.

Stackpole Books, 1974.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy binding with gilt text; a Very Good book, no dust jacket.. small 4to (10.5 inches tall) . Description: Black and white illustrations. This is an undated (circa 1974) reprinting of the 1913 edition. In the introduction to this edition Q David Bowers states, ''Numismatists will certainly want this book, for it has been long out of print. Historians, librarians, and others interested in facts, not fiction, about the Gold Rush will find it equally valuable -- because within the covers of this book can be found information available from no other single source.'' Contents are: I) The State Assay Office of California. II) The Moffat & Co Issues, San Francisco, 1849-53. III) Various Californian Private Mints, 184-1855. IV) Pattern and Experimental P Pieces of California.

Athens, Georgia:: University of Georgia Press, 1988.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with black spine text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.75 inches tall) . Rust colored endpapers. Description: The panoramic drawing on the cover (a detail of which is used on the title page) is by Jim Chapman. Winner of the 1988 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. The author grew up in Texas. Following is taken from the publisher's blurb: ''In the cadence of a Texas drawl or the whisper of a midday kiss, these stories by Gail Galloway Adams capture untidy lives in which the pain of living is confounded with a grin. Planted anywhere from Georgia to Germany, the men and women Adams writes about search for the even row, the unchallenged claim, or the secret peace that will bring meaning into memory, shunt thoughts into place. Whether rippling with humor or shadowed by pain, the stories in this collection present people who take joy in giving, who… Read More

New York:: Modern Library, 1931.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive cloth with green and gilt; the top edge tint is olive green; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Index. Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 76 in the Modern Library series. The most recent printed date is a 1931 Modern Library copyright. Dating by ML guides this is from Spring 1960. The 388 titles listed on the verso of the dust jacket include Colette, Six Novels; but does not include Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. Dust jacket style i; binding style 8. Introduction by James Truslow Adams.

Norman, Oklahoma:: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan cloth with burgundy and gilt title block on the spine; the top edge tint is red; a Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket spine is faded.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: Detailed analysis of the accuracies / fallacies of the ''facts'' presented in over four hundred books on Western gunmen and outlaws. An essential reference for any serious student of Western Americana.

New York:: Random House, 1953.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is red; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket spine is faded.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Landmark endpaper style showing two-color scenes. Description: Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. This is Number 34 in the Landmark series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Most likely the Erie Canal would never have been built but for the strong-minded De Witt Clinton. He saw the wisdom of it, and nothing could weaken his determination. So on the Fourth of July, 1817, digging for the canal was finally started. How it was carried through to success is told in this exciting book. An… Read More

New York:: Holiday House, 1992.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue boards with red at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket.. oblong format: about 8.25 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Description: Illustrated on every page with color artwork by Robert Casilla. This is from a series of picture biographies for young readers. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

Birmingham, Alabama:: Notable Trials Library, 1994.. Facsimile Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings -- quarter leather (leather at the spine); with gilt decorations; raised spine bands; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; Fine condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: This is a volume from the Notable Trials Library under the general editorship of Alan M Dershowitz who wrote a special introduction for this facsimile edition. This is a facsimile reprinting of a book published in 1986 by Alfred A Knopf. Book design by Daniel B Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. From the introduction: ''Reckless Disregard, the title of this account of two great libel trials of the 1980s, derives from the legal standard for libel in a lawsuit including a public figure. Renata Adler has an almost religious sense of The Truth -- a major thesis of this book is that Time Magazine did not tell The Truth about General Ariel Sharon's responsibility for the… Read More

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:: IGN (InnerGuidance Network), December, 2007.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Trade size paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: a trade-size paperback; Very Good condition.. 8vo (about 9 inches tall) . Description: From the rear cover: ''John Milford, an investigative journalist from Pennsylvania, receives a phone call from a stranger, begging for help. 'They are using me as a human guinea pig'. While dodging attacks on his life, John hounds a trail of a large pharmaceutical company that leads into the Ecuadorian jungle and to a secret underground control center in Germany. The more John delves into the evidence of crime, the more he uncovers the astonishing truth about himself and the existence of mankind. The ClearView Conspiracy takes the reader on a suspenseful journey that casts a mind-altering view on life, and reveals the cosmic significance of every moment.''

Calcutta:: Advaita Ashrama, November, 2006.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: peach colored binding with tan at the spine; text and vignette in black; the boards are slightly bowed; a Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (9.75 inches tall) . Index. Description: A few illustrations, including color plates. The publisher's blurb reads: ''This is the story of Ramakrishna Mission. At the dawn of this Millennium, Ramakrishna Mission reviews the story of its 109 years of loving service to humanity, or, in the words of Swami Vivekananda, service to that God who by the ignorant is called man. The book is divided into four parts under the title: Sources of Inspiration; Historical Perspectives; Contributions of Ramakrishna; Math and Ramakrishna Mission. And Ideological Perspectives. As an epilogue is added the last article, World Thinkers on Ramakrishna Movement.''

New York:: Henry Holt and Company, 1989.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Fine book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket would be near fine but for an area about one by two inches on the rear panel where the surface of the paper seems to have been peeled away -- a 'skinned' spot.. 9.78 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Description: Vivid, colorful illustrations enliven this children's alphabet book with a Caribbean theme. From Anancy to Zombie, this includes a few unfamiliar terms (explained at the rear). '''P' is for Pan: Beat this steel drum, feel your body shake. 'R' is for Roti: Eat like bread, flatter than a bake.''