Search Results: Authors starting with F from Companion Books

New York: David McKay, 1976. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor creasing to the spine; light shelf rubbing; small faint spot to the bottom corner of the first couple pp.; little wear overall. Text is clean. From the Preface - 'The original edition of Horse Sense has become something of a collector's item since it was first published in 1965. People have advertised for it in rare book magazines; stolen it out of most libraries, including the Library of Congress; and badgered [the author] constantly over the years for copies. . . . The main body of this book is the same as that of the original edition. All changes have been incorporated in the Appendices, especially Appendices B, C, and D where the new Rules of Similarity, the heart of the system, are presented.' 248 pages. Photos available upon request..

Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The book and jacket are in very good condition, some shelf rubbing present to jacket and book, the front inside jacket flap has a few folds, the text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Here is a most welcome tool for those of us who dig in the fields of Children's folklore. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the dictionary is the picture it give of social values of the child and teenage world.' xxxii+244 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches..

USA: Random House Canada, 2016. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jacket has very minor rubbing to the top, minor fold on back upper flap, otherwise perfect. Book itself is in great condition clean throughout. Inscribed by Mohamed Fahmy and Carol Shaben to previous owner. 'Award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy's personal account of his wrongful incarceration in Scorpion - Egypt's maximum-security prison for terrorist and political leaders-is a riveting story of byzantine intrigue, a moving love story, and a battle for justice that provides a rare inside view of the world of Islamic fundamentalism that dominates our headlines.' 411 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches..

Necronomicon Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very little wear overall. Quite clean. Includes a family tree in the last pages. 46 pages. Photos available upon request..

New York, NY, USA: Universe Publishing, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The book is in near fine condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text, images, and pop-ups inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'Welcome to Opening Night! OLIVIA, the spirited heroine of the bestselling books Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, and? Olivia...and the Missing Toy, has a new showcase for her inimitable talents and imagination; her very own theater designed to introduce children of all ages to the magic of the stage. OLIVIA is good at lots of things, including singing, dancing, and being in the spotlight. Starring in productions of Swan Lake, Turandot, and Romeo and Juliet, Olivia is in her element as leading lady extraordinaire in this elegantly constructed set that promises hours of fun. TEATRO OLIVIA INCLUDES: . Enchanting scenery, including three full stage sets! . Six Olivia paper dolls in ravishing costumes, and three Ian paper dolls! . Teatro Olivia's very own Playbill… Read More

Cambridge - New York - Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0-521-33705-4, Very light shelf rubbing, previous owner's penned name to the ffep, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'This book contains a rigorous mathematical treatment of the geometrical aspects of sets of both integral and fractional Hausdorff dimension. Questions of local density and the existence of tangents of such sets are studied, as well as the dimensional properties of their projections in various directions. In the case of sets of integral dimension the dramatic differences between regular 'curve-like' sets and irregular 'dust-like' sets are exhibited.' 162 pages. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics # 85..

Minneapolis, MN, USA: Motorbooks, 2016. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'See the incredible chronology of the awesome sportbikes bestowed on the world by Ducati in over 450 new and vintage photographs.' 256 pages. 10 x 12.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request .

Shanghai, China: Shanghai Book Traders, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Jacket is clean apart from minor shelf rubbing on the bottom and a small tear to the bottom jack spine. Book itself is in great condition very minor shelf wear on the bottom but otherwise pristine, text is clean throughout. 'This beautifully photographed Chinese art book is a comprehensive exploration of jade and its history in China from the Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. To the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms of character, elegance, tranquility, purity and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because of its rarity or its luster but because of a deeper aesthetic value. Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China presents a comprehensive view of jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. It illustrates pieces of jade that are… Read More

Toronto, ON, Canada: Dundurn Press, 2009. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. 'Treasures of many kinds still lie hidden below crumbling castles and ruined monasteries; in macabre tombs; in subterranean labyrinths; and in sinister caverns. . . . This fascinating, expertly researched book brilliantly reveals all these unsolved mysteries.' Illustrated. 240 pages..

Peoria, Illinois: The Ellis Press, 1980. Book. Like New. Trade Paperback. Limited, Numbered, 1st Edition. Very little wear. Text is clean. Illustrated. Limited First Edition, # 333 / 500. Author signed the final page. 109 pages..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author signed a slip affixed to the half-title. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. 'The story of Ramstan, captain of al-Buraq, a rare model starship. It is capable of alaraf drive: instantaneous travel between two points in space. . . [This book] is Farmer at his best - fast-paced, complex, slightly mystical, high-action adventure.' 293 pages. Photos available upon request..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author signed a loose slip kept within the book. Small spot to last page bottom corner, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'A brilliant novel of speculation about the future and man's talent for solving new problems that is both visionary and rooted in modern dilemmas.' 320 pages. Photos available upon request..

New York: Ace Books, 1970. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Small crease to the front cover top edge with light sticker blemish beside, light shelf rubbing; previous name to one title-page and small dedication to ffep. Text is clean. 130 + 122 pages. Ace Double, 51375..

France: Gallimard, 2004. Book. Like New. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 2-07077315-9 Very little to no wear. FRENCH text. L'un et L'autre. 102 pages..

New York: Popular Living Classics Library Book. Good. Mass_Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reading curve to the creased spine, front cover is rubbed with white lines or spots appearing in the silver on the upper half of the cover, little wear overall. 475 pages. Photos available upon request..

Paris: BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. ISBN: 2-7177-2343-9 FRENCH text. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. Illustrated. 190 pages. FRENCH text. 9 x 11.75 inches..

Paris: ARMAND COLIN, 2003. Book. Like New. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 2-200-26550-6 Very little to no wear (spine surface barely creased). Quite clean. FRENCH text. 231 pages..

Hong Kong: Hambalan Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'In Hong Kong, that hyperactive mass of money, noise and contradictions on the South China coast. here East meets West, rich meets poor and woman meets man, often with disastrous -- and hilarious -- results. Take a sweet, sassy, single young woman, her foreigner-hating father, a horse-crazy brother, hawkers, politicians, elitist snobs, fortune tellers, department store sales clerks, cadres from across the border...and a bumbling foreign devil who just won't leave the girl alone...put them together and what do you get?' 127 pages. 8.5 x 5.45 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send… Read More

Hong Kong: Hambalan Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Some fading to spine from light exposure. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'Greetings from Lily Wong, her brother Rudy, her histrionic father and a cast of 5.6 million, as they search the world over for freedom and happiness...or, at least a new passport.' 104 pages. 8.5 x 5.45 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. .

Putney, Vermont: Threshold Books, 1983. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0-939660-04-0, Very light shelf rubbing to the extremities, a touch of yellowing to the spine. Text is clean. 'These are discourses about the essential knowledge of the Heart, about the possibility of being in such a state of love that we come to understand the perfection of life in each moment.' 163 pages..