Search Results: Authors starting with B from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

Lansing, Mich: Robert Smith Printing Co, State Printers and Binders, 1904. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. First edition (NOT a Reproduction.) As new except for faint tilt to spine and light age soil to exterior page edges. "July 31, 1906" stamped on endpaper. 246 indexed pages. No dust jacket. Contents:MI Flora: fern & seed plants growing without cultivation;scope of the agricultural section of the state Academy of Sciences; Helps to the high school teachers who teach natural sciences; How I know some of our trees in winter, WJ Beal --- topographic survey of MI, presidential address, I.C. Russell --- Flora of MI., Diatomaceae, H.H. Chase * The lichen genus, P EE Bogue * Notes on MI, HL Clark* Variations, Common Garter Snake, WL Sperry * Chemical industries of MI., AH White * Historical review of the geology of MI., AC Lang * Variation & correlation in the earthworm, R Pearl & WN Fuller * Variation & correlation in Arcella, Pearl & Dunbar * Dairy Inspection, CE Marshall *… Read More

Chicago: Chicago Academy of Science, 1949. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, clean text, no markings, finger smudges in bottom margins, gold covers have light age soil and a stain on back cover . Staplebound pamphlet, 6.25x9.5" (16x24cm), pages 235-249. 3 tables, 1 map. "true geographic variability of marcianus."

Urbana, IL: University of illinoiss Press, c1974. Oversize Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean interior, faint age soil to exterior, scratched covers with rubbed edges, plastic comb is solid, slight curl. ISBN: 0252003349.

NY: Harper & Row, 1985. (SIGNED, 1st edition). Hardbound. FINE/Very Good. Inscribed by author "to Rachel". As new, except for almost invisible 1/4" rip on bottom back edge of dust jacket. Not price clipped but bottom front flap is clipped. "an epic fantasy; a love story, an adventure story, a story of self discovery and triumph, and, most of all, a story of returning to the balanced centre, where true peace lies." 243 pages. 5.5x8.5x1"

Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1986. (4th printing, 1990). Oversize Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "The development of the Storyteller figure…is a short course in the making of a tradition…"Sections on: The Storyteller in Pueblo Culture; Color Plates; Pueblo Storyteller Potters; Reference Material. 200 indexed, annotated pages including Bibliography and Glossary, and a Biographical Survey of the Artists. 11x7" (27.8x17.8cm) ISBN: 0816511934.

NY: Herbert Muschel, 1957. Trade Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality. "discussions of great books and significant ideas as broadcast weekly on the CBS Radio Network." 95 pages, 5.25x8.25x.25"

NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. FINE. As new except for faint age-yellowing of pages. "The major prose (Advancement of Learning; Essays; New Atlantis) in full, together with 16 other pieces not otherwise available…" 813 pages including Index, Notes and Suggested Reading list. ISBN: 0192840819.

Dublin, NH: Yankee, 1972. (7th printing). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, right, clean, slight curl. Rubbed covers and edges. "Planting, Harvesting, Decorating, Gardening, Cooking & Recipes" with herbs. 124 pages (9x6") ISBN: 0911658513.

Happauge,NY: Barrons , 1999. (1st Barrons publishing). Oversize Paperback. FINE. "Ghosts?, clairvoyants?, telepathy? - Examine the evidence, look at the clues, think about the theories, read what the scientists say and ask yourself some questions - then make up your own mind." Gift quality. As new-gift quality! ISBN: 764109065.

NY: Baen/Simon & Schuster, 1987-1989. (1st edition). Paperback. VERY GOOD. Spring '87 - Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Crease spine, creased corner, slight edgewear. "The paperback magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative fact - Collector's edition" Authors: Zahn, Forward, Anderson, Rosenberg, Gribbin, Beason, Stine, Saberhagen & Laumer. Spring '89 - Tight, bright, clean, square. Faint edgewear. Large chip on front cover. "The paperback magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative fact - Collector's edition" Authors: Heinlein, Anderson, Jennings, Ing, Moon, Wilson, Sheffield, Gribbin, Ing, Woodcock, Niven, Budrys. ISBN: 0671656287.

NY, NY: G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1971. (1st edition). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/Very Good dj. As new except for owners name on front endpaper and slight softening of spine ends. Dust jacket has some faint wear along edges and corners, but is now protected by mylar cover. Front map end papers are tanned, rear are as new. 2 sections of black and white photos are crisp and clean. 318 indexed pages. 8.75x5.75x1.5". Visits to Pacific Islands where some of the great battles of WWII were fought to see how they've fared in the 25 years after the war ended. Battles are reviewed to see what caused current issues (1970). Those that still have military bases often in the worst shape, filled with jerry-built structures and full of hustlers and whores catering to the military. Those without have often lapsed into backwaters occasionally visited by tourists. In most the natives survive in poverty, stripped of dignity, jobless or exploited, and still subjected to nineteenth century style missionary zeal.… Read More

Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2002. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for school stamp and grade inside front cover. 48 indexed, illustrated pages. "In depth profile of state's key facts…history, people, geography, economy, government, culture, and lifestyle…'notable people' spotlights state greats in politics, business, education, social reform and the arts...maps, timelines...calendars..." 7.5x10". Grade 5 to 8. 0.9

Toronto, ONT: Harlequin Historical, 2002. (1st edition). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. "Friday Edinborough dreams of her very own Paris falling in love with her, a plain and bookish Helen of Troy." Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Hinge and spine creases. ISBN: 0373303947.

Quebec, PQ: Charrier et Dugal, 1965. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Light soil to exterior. Interior as new. 192 page illustrated guide to Quebec's Shrine of Sainte-Anne de Beaupre - its buildings, art and history. Text in English. 7.5x5.5"(19x14cm)

Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books, 2002. (1st printing with new foreword). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. SIGNED by author. As new except for tiny rub to cover corners. 269 pages "In the 26 years since first published, the controversy surrounding this wrenching tale of how one of America's most famous models was used by the CIA as a human guinea pig in its infamous mind control experiments, has never completely vanished." "This edition, with a new foreword by the author, presents another opportunity for every concerned citizen to share the compelling tragedy." "Among the 80 books Donald Bain had published are murder mysteries (Murder She Wrote), comedies, investigative biographies, westerns and lifestyle guides. Migrated Books Template

NY: Avon #W109, 1966. (1st thus). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, faintest age-tanning to pages, clean and square. Appears unread. Light rubbing to exterior edges of covers. "the story of the greatest force in two thousand years of Western civilization…told from the standpoint of no one denomination or doctrine...from its origins in the distant classical past to the ecumenical flowering of our own day..." 0.5

NY: Harper & Row, 1978. Oversize Paperback. GOOD. Tight, light soil to exterior, notes and underlining on some selections, slight curl. Obviously used. Perfectly usable. "unusually wide and stimulating variety of unabridged French literary works...grouped thematically ...coded to indicate the level of linguistic difficulty." Text in French. ISBN: 0060412054.

London, UK: Everyman, c1999. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for slight wear to corners. " A complete slef-improvemtn course…Tips an dguidance on preparaion and study, and all phases of practical play..a summay of the most important rules of chess tha competitive players must know…" Problems and solutions. Index of players and openings. 144 pages. ISBN: 1857442253.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2007. (Signed, Limited edition #328/1500, First Edition). Hardbound. FINE. As new - gift quality! Signed, first edition - "This special edition is limited to 1500 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. This is copy 328" 1934 -Max Reinhardt is staging Shakespeare, turning the Hollywood Bowl environs into a 'Wood Near Athens'; Lewis, the cyborg, working with the masters of time travel is preserving Max's paper as future artifacts; Joseph, the other cyborg, is trying to salvage a botched mission but disrupting the present. 1.0

NY: Ariel / Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969. (1st American printing). Hardbound. NEAR FINE. Book as new except for slight softening of spine ends. Unclipped dust jacket is crisp and clean but has small chips and rubbing to corners and edges. "The shoe Shop Bears and Hannibal, the toy elephant, are back in the shoe business again…" 2 new bears are added - Hi-Jinks, the "groovy" bear, and Wagstaff, a Scottish bear. 122 page chapter book.