Search Results: Authors starting with C from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 1950 W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1950. Hardcover. Stated 4th Edition, Revised/6th Printing from copyright page. Book is tight, square, but has F/O name on the FFFP and pencil notations and underlinings through page 83. Book Condition: Good+; bumped lower front tips; circular glass mark on rear board; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; dulled gilt titles. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with dulled gilt lettering on the front board. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 190 pp 12mo. The purpose of this revised books to maintain its usefulness both as a textbook and as a compact reference book for nurses. The author of this work has endeavored for many years to make the theoretical part of this teaching as simple as possible without sacrificing important details. Thus problems and solutions in this book have been chosen with the desire to make the subject as clear and understandable as possible. A clean very presentable copy.

Las Vegas, NV: Nevada Publications, 1986 Nevada Publications, Las Vegas, NV. 1986. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Glued in is a brochure from the U.S.S. Riverside, a cruise boat on the Colorado River, that has a narration of the tour guide who describes all significant events and landmarks along the river including Hoover Dam. Book Condition: Very Good; light edge and tip bumping; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 144 pp 4to. The book is a facsimile reproduction of a collection of published articles about the construction of Hoover Dam in 1931-1935 and of the Colorado River Aqueduct. There are five booklets from Compressed Air Magazine. They cover the history of the Colorado River, the construction of the dam, the people who worked on the dam, the technology developed to complete the project, and the final benefits from the dam. A clean very… Read More

Austin, TX : H.P.H. Gammel & Co., Publishers, 1892 H.P.H. Gammel & Co., Publishers, Austin, TX. 1892. Hardcover. First Edition. Contemporary professional rebind with tape repairs to pages and additions glued to missing page corners and fragments. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light wear to head, tail, and tips; pages 195-198 have a corner fold; repairs and additions to pages are very tastefully done. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine 253 pp 12mo. The author was a participant in the events of early Texas beginning in 1835 as a volunteer to fight for Texas independence from Mexico and was later taken captive by the Mexican Army. The second part of the book is The Young Explorers which is a quasi-fictional book for young boys that involves Duval's return to Texas after independence where he visits the Alamo and heads to the plains and Indian confrontations on the Llano. The appendix contains a list of all the men… Read More

Springfield, MO: Collector's Coin Shop , 1934 Collector's Coin Shop, Springfield, MO. 1934 (stamped June 25, 1934 on rear). Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition not stated, but presumed to be annual issue. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; light edge wear; light soiling to wraps; faint crease on front wrap; slight toning to pages. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely saddle stapled (staples are rusty); text is secure in binding. 43 pp 16mo. This is good example of how the coin business operated in the 1930s. The book has information on grading and terms. The shop lists only the US and Canadian coins they are interested in for the most part before 1900. A very interesting look back coin prices and business practices in the 1930s. A clean very presentable copy.

Chicago, IL: OPTEC, 1975 OPTEC, Chicago. 1975(?) N.D. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Contains instructions for operating the Copeland-OPTEC 360 streak retinoscope. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the bottom of the front page. Book Condition: Very Good; small splash stain on front wrap; slight shelfwear to edges. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 32 pp 8vo. This booklet is designed for the advanced and beginning retinoscopist. It explains the mechanics and optics of the Copeland Streak Retinoscope, how to use the scope, how to interpret the readings, and how to more carefully scan the eye for refractive and/or physiological errors the can effect the refraction. A clean very presentable copy.

St. Louis, MO: The P.H. Roberts Publishing Company, 1903 The P.H. Roberts Publishing Company, St. Louis, MO. 1903. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; tip curling; slight fading to spine; page toning. No DJ. Crimson cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and the front board with city picture. Internal hinges are sound and not split. Leaf patterned endpapers. 377 pp 8vo. Being a revelation of startling facts concerning the terrible influences that are at work destroying the nation, with the sober conclusions drawn from these facts by an ex-congressman; a man who loves his country and his fellow-man, and would give warning of perils that threaten the very life of our Republic. The book was written and was to happen during the Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt when capitalism was apparently out of control and needed to be restrained. In steps Teddy to do some trust-busting, break up a few conglomerates, and enact a bunch of laws that… Read More

Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 1998 Globe Pequot, Guilford, CT. 1998. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 12th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant bumping to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 119 pp 4to. In this book, the author takes the reader on a detailed and fascinating tour through the medical history of this bloody and devastating war. Hundreds of illustrations, combined with well-researched and engaging text, tell the tale of the challenges presented to physicians with each new battle and the often heroic ways these challenges were met. A clean very presentable copy.

Cleveland, OH: The World Syndicate Publishing, 1915 The World Syndicate Publishing, Cleveland, OH. 1915. Hardcover. First Edition. Juvenile Library Girls Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good+; moisture spot on front board; ghost on rear from adjacent book; age toning to pages; bumped head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Purple paper covered boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. Sound internal hinges with no cracks or breaks. 119 pp 8vo. This Series book is chock full of details on what Well-Behaved Teens did for fun in the second decade last century, as well as what crafts they made, what food they cooked, and what speeches and tableaux they performed during every holiday on the calendar intermixed with several girls named Ethel just to keep the book interesting and humorous. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: Pocket Books / Simon and Schuster , 1968 Pocket Books / Simon and Schuster, New York. 1968. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated 83rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 484 pp 12mo. This book will end your word troubles. Here is a treasury of synonyms and antonyms arranged according to subject. Allowing the reader to begin with the broadest most general idea and then move on to finding words and phrases that will express all the shades and modifications of that idea. This book shows how to use words according to their precise shades of meaning. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1985 Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. 1985. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($9.95); light toning to spine and top edges of DJ. Blue paper over boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with blue lettering on the spine. Letters written to children as endpapers. 120 pp 8vo. From the creator of Narnia, here are his letters written to his young admirers as he shared his feeling about school, writing, animals, and Narnia, explaining why there are only seven books in the Chronicles, how to pronounce Aslan's name, and whether Susan will be able to return to Narnia. What emerges from these letters are Lewis's clear understanding of childhood and the respect he felt for his young readers. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992 Oxford University Press, New York. 1992. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1966 First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name stamp on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail; scant shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; slight sunfading to spine. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 1024 pp 8vo. This book is the most comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language ever published. There are some 24,000 main entries, and with the derivatives, the total number of words treated is more than 38,000. Each word is accompanied by its present-day meaning, the date of its first record in English and the chronology of the development of its sense(s), and its earliest form in written English. A clean very presentable copy. No international sales. Priority shipping will require additional postage.

New York, NY: Pocket Books , 1990 Pocket Books, New York. 1990. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bumping and wear to head and tail. DJ: Good; wear and missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; rubbing to spine shoulders. Black paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine. 279 pp 8vo. This is the first of five books in the Cutler series. In her fine new Virginia school, Dawn Longchamp feels happy and safe. But nothing is what it seems...Now Dawn and her older brother Jimmy have a chance for a decent, respectable life, and Dawn's secret, precious hope to study singing can come true. Philip Cutler, the handsomest boy in school, sets Dawn's heart on fire. She is deeply devoted to her brooding brother; but with Philip, she imagines a lovely dream of romance...Then Dawn's mother suddenly dies, and her entire world begins to crumble. After a terrible new shock, she is thrust into… Read More

New York, NY: MJF Books, 2005 MJF Books, New York. 2005. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95). Tan boards with brown overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 137 pp 8vo. Billy, the Kid was supposedly shot dead by Pat Garrett in 1881 at Ft. Sumner, NM. In 1948, William Morrison uncovered evidence that William Henry (Brushy) Roberts was in fact Billy, the Kid. Morrison interviewed Roberts, his friends and acquaintances and survivors of the Lincoln County War and became convinced Roberts was the Kid. Now modern science and all its technology seems to validate Morrison's conclusions. A clean pristine copy.

Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing Company, 1996 Kessinger Publishing Company, Whitefish, MT. 1996. Softcover/Trade Wraps. This book was originally printed in 1908 in Adyar, India. This book is a reprint of the third edition of the book published in 1951. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light tip bumping to all four corners. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 396 pp 4to.This book states that the structure of chemical elements can be assessed through clairvoyant observation with the microscopic vision of the third eye. Observations were carried out between 1895 and 1933. "The book consists both of coordinated and illustrated descriptions of presumed etheric counterparts of the atoms of the then known chemical elements, and of other expositions of occult physics." Critics regard the book to be an example of pseudoscience. A clean very presentable copy.

Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press, 1996 Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA. 1996. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to upper tips. DJ: Very Good +; light bumping to head and upper tips; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 200 pp 8vo. This book is a provocative tale of prison warden Donald Cabana's moral awakening to the evils associated with the death penalty, and of the special relationship forged between a young black prisoner condemned to die and Cabana, the middle-aged white warden condemned to execute him. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1961 E.P. Dutton and Company, 1961. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Retired high school library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the FFFP, RFFP, and title page. Book Condition: Good; wear through fabric at head, tail, tips and board bottom edges; pocket and slip on FFFP; index number on spine; soiling to textblock edges. No DJ. Orange cloth boards and spine with blue lettering on the spine and USAF jet on front board in blue. Clean internals; Internal hinges are sound but show cracking. 182 pp 8vo. This book, designed for a younger audience, discusses the techniques of test piloting developed over the years, personal qualifications and training of test pilots, short bios of famous test pilots, and some accounts of a few spectacular testing ventures. A clean presentable reading copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1997 Viking Press, New York. 1997. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Sticker on DJ for Cal Ripkin baseball card; the unopened envelope is still in the book at rear FFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. White boards with blue overlay on spine and bright copper lettering on spine and CR on front board. 326 pp 8vo. With candor and grace the author tells the story of his journey to record breaking day of his 2131st consecutive game. He tells of his dedication to be a shortstop, his strategies at the plate and in the field, his attention to detail in positioning, glove selection, and batting stance. Truly a private lesson with one of the masters of the art of playing baseball. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1951. Hardcover. First Edition (A) on copyright page. Book is tight, has slight spine roll, and is unmarked but for F/O bookplate on FFFP. Book Condition: Good; light sunfading to spine; light wear to fabric at tail; light bottom edge shelfwear. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 496 pp 8vo. Pennsylvania, 1913. The four Wittmann brothers manufacture steel precision tools. Jochen is a ruthless businessman who seeks to improve the bottom line at any cost. Friedrich dabbles in Socialism but would never sacrifice his dividends. Wilhelm prefers to collect art rather than visit the factory floor. Only Karl, a widower, has the vision to keep the family business in the black. Now, as the winds of war sweep across Europe, anti-German sentiment turns the family’s allies against them, and war profiteers threaten to remake the entire steel industry into a merchant… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 2006 Random House, New York. 2006. Hardcover, First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight and square. Book Condition: Near Fine; 3-4 pages with sections underlined. DJ: Fine. White boards with green overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 228 pp. The author writes of her adventures in the fifties, sixties, and seventies, and the quest for truth in California, with the authentic voice of the children who once made life hell for the "the Greatest Generation" and in the process turned out pretty great themselves. A very presentable and clean copy.

New York, NY: Signet Books/NAL, 1964 Signet Books/NAL, New York. 1964. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated 35th Printing August 1964. Complete and Unabridged. D2086 Priced at 50 cents. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the first page. Book Condition: Very Good; slight edgewear on spine; slight bumping to tips and head. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Tinted textblock edges. 159 pp 12mo. The book is a tale of violence and sex among rural poor in the American South. It is the story of Georgia sharecropper Jeeter Lester and his family, who are trapped by the bleak economic conditions of the Depression as well as by their own limited intelligence and destructive sexuality. Its tragic ending is almost foreordained by the characters’ inability to change their lives. Caldwell’s skillful use of dialect and his plain style made the book one of the best examples of literary… Read More