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Marietta, GA : Larlin Corporation, 1986., 1986. Good. Blue cloth ; Revised edition ; 448 pp. ; numerous photographs of the aircraft under every possible condition accompanied by recolletions of personnel ; nick on top of spine ; G

New-London : Printed and published by Samuel Green, of the copyright,1815., 1815. Poor. 11th ed. ; viii, [9]-240 p. 17 cm. ; LC: QA101; Dewey: 513 ; OCLC: 12862991 ; Nathan Daboll "was born in Groton, Connecticut, April 24, 1750; son of Nathan Daboll. He is said to have instructed upwards of fifteen hundred men in the science of navigation. He published the " Schoolmaster's Assistant " in New London, Conn., in 1799, and it was for many years the accepted textbook on arithmetic in all the New England schools. He also published about the same time the " Practical Navigator." He originated and issued, in 1773, one number of the Connecticut Almanac, which he continued as the New England Almanac up to the time of his death, after which it was continued by his son, David Austin, up to 1896. He died at Groton, March 9, 1818."-- f rom Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, 1900 ; His son, Nathan Daboll Jr. (1780-1863), a Connecticut state senator and Judge, continued the editorship of his… Read More

New York : George Braziller, 1967., 1967. Good. 1st printing ; beige cloth with white and black lettering, in colored dustjacket ; errata slip laid in ; slight discoloration on bottom sixth of cover -- (water stain?) ; letters sent to Theodore Dreiser, Robert Hutchins, Michael Sands, Steven Sands , Mrs. Michael Sands, Herbert Read, Lewis Mumford, James Laughlin, Robert McAlmon, Josephine Herbst, William Carlos Williams, Isabella Gardner, Allen Tate, Frank McShane, and Stanley Burnshaw ; G/VG

Sussez : At the University Press ; Distributed by Chatto & Windus Ltd.], 1971., 1971. Fine. 215 pp. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN:0856210005 ; green cloth in colored dustjacket ; "This sequel..presents his discovery of America. David Daiches gave up a research fellowship at Baillol College, Oxford, in September 1937 to accept an invitation to teach at the University of Chicago. he spent in al some fourteen years in the United States, first in Chicago, then with British Information Services, New York, then as Second Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington, and a last five years as Professor of English at Cornell, before returning to Britain to teach at Cambridge. The book gives a vivid account of the America of Roosevelt's third term as seen from the MIddle West..of life in Washington when that city was the centre of the war-time alliance against Hitler, and of the American cultural scene in the late 1940's. All this is presented through the highly personal story of adventures and misadventures in many… Read More

Ft. Lauderdale, FL : Music for Percussion, Inc.; exclusive distributor, Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1993, 1993. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. multiple copies ; SATB ; HL-403.

Secaucus, N.J. : Chartwell Books, 1980, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 0890093164; 9780890093160 ; LC: NC960; Dewey: 741.6 ; OCLC: 6519248 ; "A QED book."/ Includes index. ; brown cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: Introduction to illustration -- Pencils and other point media -- Pen and ink -- Oils and other paint media -- Printmaking -- Technical illustration -- graphic design -- Introduction to graphic design -- Design equipment --- Copying and typography -- Design procedures -- Design and photography -- Reproduction and printing -- Glossary ; features artwork of William Nicholson, James Prydel, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt, George Bellows, Kathe Kollwitz, Honore Daumier, J M W Turner, Maurice de la Tour, Edgar Degas, Gary McCarver, Donna Muir, Alphonse Legros, John Constable, Terence Dalley, Grant Wood, Paul Hogarth, Seurat, J A D Ingres, Clare Davis, Glynne Boyd, Gareth Williams, Salvator Rosa, Jules Pascin, Botticelli,… Read More

New York : Rizzoli, 1995, 1995. Fine. reprinted 1991" ; 200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 0847818861; 9780847818860 ; "Translated from the French by Franklin Philip" ; OCLC: 32726098 ; LC: NK2703; Dewey: 749.2 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ;"A glossary and a chapter of tips on conservation, restoration and care of painted furniture makes this a useful handbook as well as a beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of an enduring style."---Chicago Tribune ; Contents: France -- Italy, Spain and Portugal -- England -- Germany, Austria and Switzerland -- Sweden and Denmark -- America -- Painted metal and papier-mache -- Care of painted furniture -- GLossary -- References -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo credits ;

Boston : Little, Brown, 1976, 1976. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition ; xiv, 400 p. : map. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0316172006; 9780316172004 LCCN: 76-5456 ; LC: DA962; Dewey: 941.5082/1 ; OCLC: 2121391 ; Contents : Looking back 1800-1906 -- Famine -- Disturbance -- The troubling of the waters -- Irish leaders and English parties 1906-1914 -- The liberals : David Lloyd George -- The Liberals : Birrell, Asquith and Home Rule -- The orange drum 1911-1912 -- The new style 1912-1914 -- The Easter Rising 1914-1916 -- Dublin November 1913 - March 1914 -- Belfast and Dublin March-August 1914 -- Mr. Redmond's rubicon August and September 1914 -- The military council September 1914-August 1915 -- Dublin, New York, Berlin May 1915-March 1916 -- To the General Post Office 9 April - 24 April 1916 -- The Rising 24 April - 30 April 1916 -- Terrible beauty 1 May-12 May 1916 -- Secession May 1916-January 1919 -- Lloyd George negotiates 16 May-16 July 1916 -- The rise of Sinn Fein August 1916-November 1917… Read More

New York : Putnam, 1943., 1943. Very Good. 5th printing ; xi, 228 pp. ; illustrated, maps ; 20 cm. ; LCCN: 43-8041 ; LC: DU22; Dewey: 919.6 ; OCLC: 656040 ; One map on lining papers ; blue cloth with orange lettering ; no dustjacket ; bookplate ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: Hawaii to Midway; Marquesas & Tuamoto Archipelago; Society,Tubuai, Pitcairn & Easter; Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Phoenix, Kermadec; Fiji, Ellice, Gilberts; New Hebrides, Loyalty, Caledonia, Lord Howe, Solomon Islands, the Bismark Archipelago, the Santa Cruz, Loisiade, Admiralty, and Other Islands; The Caroline, Marshall and Palau Islasnds, the Marianas, Ogasawaras, and Wake; The Great Islands of the Shallow Seas; From the Philippines to Alaska ; other islands mentioned include Aboe, Adak, A gattu, Agiguan, Ailinginae, Ailuk, Aitutaki, Aka-maru, Akun, Akutan, Aleutians, Alinglapalap, Alofi, Niue, Amaknak, Ambitle, Ambrym, Amchitka, America Island, Amlia, Anna, Amukta, Anaa, Anapoto, Rimatara, Anatica, Anchorite… Read More

Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press, Inc., Harold FLammer, Inc., MCMLXXI (1971), 1971. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 22 copies ; SATB ; "performance time approx. 1:30 ; A-5564 ; "From Psalm 96".

New York : Harper & Row, 1976, 1976. Good. 1st ed. ; 178 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0060109378 :; 9780060109370 LCCN: 74-15818 ; OCLC: 1857901 ; LC: TH7413; Dewey: 697/.78/0973 ; orange and grey cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: The windows that heated a house -- How sun heating works: the basics -- Fourteen ways to free heat -- The R value: how to hold on to stored heat -- Solar heating on an existing house -- How to build a flat-plate solar-heating system -- Things to come -- Decorating tips for solar houses. ; G

Honolulu : Published by the University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 2000. As New. 212 pp. ; stiff paper wrappers ; 6 x 9 in. ; ISSN: 0066-9628 ; OCLC: 1518443 ; Contents: Taking a Moment to Bask in Our Past: Six Decades of APCG and AAG Presidential Addresses / Robin E. Datel -- Natural and Human Factors in Recent Central Valley Floods / Roxane Fridiric and M. L. Shelton -- The Towns that Coal Built: The Evolution of Landscapes and Communities in Southern Colorado / John L. Keane -- A Comparison of Attitudes and Knowledge about the Endangered Species Act / Jeffrey D. Hackel -- Presidential Plenary Session: Studying, Teaching, and Serving Your Locality in a Globalizing World / Robin E. Datel -- Studying Ethnic Patterns in Local Areas / James P. Allen -- Guidebooks as Community Service / Paul Groth -- A Seat at the Table: Geographers and the Formulation of Environmental Policy / Philip R. Pryd ; AS NEW

[s.l.]: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1983, 1983. Book. Good. Soft cover. xxviii, 399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; The Italian text and a verse translation with introd. and commentary by Allen Mandelbaum. ; OCLC: 17436631 ; LC: PQ4315; Dewey: 851.1 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; drawings by Barry Moser. ; some highlighting to page 26 ; a slight stain on textblock and back cover edge ; "As the Purgatorio drawings are simpler than the Inferno drawings, so also are they darker--another step in the procession towards Paradiso, from the frightening, complex cacophany and pain of precise--even minutely limned--images towards the great and profound quiet of mystery."--Barry Moser ; G.

Salt Lake City, Utah : Wyrick, 2007, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 192 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.; ISBN: 0941711854; 9780941711852; LCCN: 2006-927987 ; OCLC: 82364748 ; LC: SB472.45; Dewey: 712 ; stiff boards with color photographic dustjacket ; "The most important ingredients of a powerful landscape are usually not plants, flowers, buildings, or trees. The key to success lies in the basic tools of visual art: the four art elements (line, color, form, and texture) and the broader principles of design such as proportion, scale, and focalization. All gardens that have stood the test of time convey the power these tools hold over the human imagination. Crafting a four-part master plan depends on their skillful application-a lifelong pursuit. The following is a small taste of what these tools are and how they work on the land." ; renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the… Read More

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1945., 1945. Very Good. [1st edition] ; 397, [1] pp. ; 19 cm. ; LCCN: 46-2929 ; OCLC: 959585 ; Maps on lining-papers ; LC: SB107; Dewey: 581.5 ; red cloth with gold lettering ; front hinge shaken ; slight crease on front cover ; spine sunned ; foxing ; "A very useful, handy-size list of chromosome numbers and their sources arranged by families: Angiosperms according to Hutchinson's classification, 1926-1934 (B261), Gymnosperms follow Darlington and Wylie's own order. Has a 42-page bibliography and an index to families and genera"--Guide to sources for agricultural and biological research ; an important publication by Darlington, the controversial author of The Evolution of Man (1969), which was seen by some as giving support to the proponents of apartheid ; there is no denying his work on chromosomes, having been stimulated by his contact with cytologist s Bateson, Newton, Belar and Haldane, was an important contribution to the study of genes, and aided the… Read More

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2004., 2004. Fine. [1st edition], 1st printing ; 256 pp. chiefly color illustrations ; 15 cm. ; ISBN: 0811842029 (pbk.) LCCN: 2004-45740 ; OCLC: 54691860 ; LC: NC998.6.C45; Dewey: 741.6/0951/09045 ; color, stiff paper wrappers ; "Collected in these pages, you'll find some of the most colorful (and in some cases the most kooky) Chinese ephemera. Candy wrappers, firecrackers, Chairman Mao heads,and more. These objects are a testament to the age-old Chinese tradition of reverance for color and design. Even humdrum, everyday items such as matchbooks and sock labels are decorated with exuberant illustration. A stylishly designed object and graphic essay in one...an extraodinary glimpse into the heart of Chinese popular culture."--wrapper ; FINE

New Augusta, Ind., Editors and Engineers, 1965, 1965. Good. 2 v. illus. 18 cm. ; LCCN: 65-21509 ; OCLC: 3226102 ; Contents: Book 1 : Heater-type appliances: Electric skillets, electric blankets, popcorn poppers, coffee makers, heating pads, waffle irons, hot plates, toasters, roasters, irons -- Book 2 : Mot or-type appliances, Vacuum cleaners, mixers and blenders, can openers, knife sharpeners, shavers, electric knives, hai dryers and fans, clocks and timers. ; G/G

London : Thames and Hudson, 1981, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 160 p : ill ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0500012504; 9780500012505; 0880290277; 9780880290272 ; LC: PN57.A6; Dewey: 942.01/4; 809/.93382 ; OCLC: 7829170 ; Contents : Sacred kings in the Arthurian romances -- THe challenge -- Annual kings -- The Dolorous stroke -- The historical background of the Arthurian savred kings -- Pagan dieties in the romances -- TImes-scale -- Camelot and Sarras -- The pagan framework underlying the Arthurian legend -- The birth of Arthur -- The sword in the stone -- The round table -- Merlin -- Arthur ; "His most original contribution to an unravelling of a pagan Arthurian past lies in his appropriation of the fascinating evidence of standing stones and pagan cultic sites. The magical attributes of stones are exemplified in prehistoric standing stones, the real counterparts of the perrons of the French romances. This is dark and difficult territory, but certain events in the Arthurian cycle, which take place on and… Read More

New York : Heritage Press, 1963, 1963. Very Good. xxx, 470 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. ; LCCN: 63-5353 ; LC: QH365; Dewey: 575.0162; OCLC: 1563903 ; with a new preface by Charles G. Darwin ; iIllustrated with wood engravings by Paul Landacre. ; Paul Hambleton Landacre was one of the outstanding printmakers of the modern era. His distinguished body of work was largely responsible for elevating the wood engraving to an art form in twentieth-century America. Landacre's linocuts and wood engravings of landscapes, still lifes, nudes, and abstractions are celebrated for their technical virtuosity and mastery of design....In March 1932, the artist and his wife moved to a rustic house in the Echo Park neighborhood, also known as Edendale, near downtown Los Angeles, where they lived for the remainder of their lives. Landacre died in 1963 soon after—and emotionally resulting from—the death of his wife who had been an essential working companion for 38 years, even helping the artist late in his life pull… Read More

Harrisburg, PA : American Rose Society, 1951., 1951. Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 280 pp. ; green cloth with gold lettering ; Contents:Crusaders All / Dr. William L. Ayres -- Roses In My Life / Penelope D. Salveson -- Preciousness Versus Appreciation / Grace Kemmerling Wellington-- The Rose: Twelve Varieties Of It (From Pliny's Natural History) / John Bostock And H. T. Riley-- Roses And The Art Of Healing / Dr. E. C. Hamblen-- Roses For The Television Age / E. A. Piester-- A Rose / The Rev. Paul H. Kratzig -- Dr. Spencer S. Sulliger / Quimby L. Matthews-- Roses In The Grass / Mrs. R. C. Arellano-- How To Grow Roses, In 7000 Easy Lessons / Mrs. Lois Spencer-- Differences Of Opinion / G. H. Drinkwater-- Notes Of A Neophyte / Phil H. Lewis-- Pacific Northwest Roses / Fred Edmunds-- Roses In The Mile High / Everett 0. Nord-- Soil Considerations / Dr. Charles B. Kellogg-- New Concepts Of Soil Improvement / Harry L. Daunoy -- The Key To Soil Fertility / Donald H. Williams-- Foliage Fertilization / Dr.… Read More