Search Results: Authors starting with F from Whiting Books

The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.: Wild Flower U S A, 1997. Book. Illus. by McCarthy, Stacy. Fine. First Printing. Mythical journey with a unicorn and an old prospector searching for "the most important thing in the world." Colorful illustrations of their journey and the characters they meet along the way. 88 pages in Fine condition with an ISBN sticker on rear panel of jacket..

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Self Published, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Several light stains to front cover. Autobiography of grocer/food distributor--Fadler Company. 225 pages, black & white photos..

New York: Jack Mills Incorporated, 1925. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Upper corner wear, othewise minor wear with age. Four-page score..

Bronxville, New York: Clock Trade Enterprises, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small, faint moisture spot on the front panel of the dust jacket, otherwise a sharp, clean copy. 224 pages with Glossary and Index. From the back of the dust jacket: "This impressive volume features one hundred examples of the most sought-after carriage clocks in this country that are still in private collections, each beautifully photographed in color. There is a description of each clock and its special features, including country of origin, approximate age, style of case, and type of movement. The clocks are chiefly French, but there is a good representation of carriage clocks made in England, Switzerland, and Austria.".

New York: Random House [The Modern Library], 1958. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Shelf wear, rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Cracking at the title page, but the binding is holding well. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. [ix] 682 pages followed by a listing of Modern Library Giant titles. A complete list of Modern Library titles is printed inside the dust jacket..

New York: Haskell House, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Light spotting to top edge of page block. Couple of tiny spots to the fore-edge. Several pages bumped at the bottom edge. Overall, a nice copy. Facsimile reprint of Fauriel's 1860 work (English translation) on the history of literature, language, and poetry in the South of France. Translated to English from the original French by G.J. Adler, and as the lengthy subtitle states: With Occasional Notes and References to the Authorities Cited or Alluded to in the Volume, Specimens of Verses in the Original, and an Introduction to the Literature of the History of Provencal Poetry. [xl] 496 pages..

Philadelphia: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1938. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edge-worn covers, crease to front cover. Foxing to rear cover. 130 pages, numerous articles and photos on a variety of topics from around the world. Cover story is The Mystery of the Lost Papyri. Front cover illustrated in color. No ads throughout magazine..

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. Book. Illus. by W.R.F. Jenkinson. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Faint bit of foxing to the top- and fore-edge of the page block. Some spotting or foxing on the rear panel of the jacket and just a touch of edge wear. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. 215 pages with Appendices, Bibliography, and Index. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner. This book offer a good introduction to the hobby of wargaming and table-top battles with model soldiers..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight shelf wear and a previous owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Mild wear to jacket at the top-edge of the rear panel, protected in a Mylar archival sleeve. xvi, 557 pages with Selected Bibliography followed by the Index (xiv). Illustrated: Color plates, black and white photographs, art reproductions, maps. Signed by the author (name only) on the front free endpaper..

Houston, Texas: Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardbound collection of thirty-six issues of The Emissary, the newsletter published by Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences (TRIMS) in Houston, Texas, spanning January, 1979 to January 1983. In 1985, TRIMS was reorganized and transferred to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as the University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute..

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 90 pages. Introduction by the Editor (Fenwick)..

New York: Bradbury Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. An 11-year-old girl's acting career comes to an end and she assumes her popular television character's personality so her new classmates will like her. Inscribed by the author to fellow children's author, and four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon: "6/12/93 - For Joan Lowery Nixon, It was a joy to meet you! Thank you so much for a marvelous evening! Love, Alane Ferguson." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of association copies from fellow children's authors See our other listings from this collection..

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Lower corners bumped and lower corner of the jacket's front panel has a long, closed tear and associated creasing. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 129 pages plus List of Illustrations. Introduction by Frances Borzello, followed by Author's Note and 121 color plates/ The book's layout mimics the reclining position of the subjects in the paintings presented. From the jacket: "Sensuous, voluptuous, provocative - the female form has inspired artists for centuries, making it perhaps the most popular subject in the history of painting. Since Venetian painter Giorgione's Sleeping Venus, the first notable female nude in Western painting, artists have focused their talents on the infinite possibilities of the representation of the female body. Featuring full-page illustrations of masterpieces of the genre, Reclining Nude is a feast for the senses. From Titian's alluring Venus of Urbino to… Read More

New York: Random House, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Boards are square and tight with very mild wear. The dust jacket has edge wear and chipping and some paper loss along the flap folds. $2.45 price intact. In a Mylar protective over now. 885 pages followed by a list of titles in the Modern Library Giants series..

Berkeley, California: Corooked Cloud Projects, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Stiff, stapled covers. Fading along the spine. Appears unread. Thirty-seven pages. Scarce. Rick Fields was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in 1995 and died in 1999. A Buddhist, Fields was an author, poet, editor, and publisher. This collection of poems was his last book..

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. PR materials laid in, including photo of author and publisher's review. 367 pages with Index and black and white photos..

Salvador, Bahia: Odebrecht, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Large book, 10 by 11 inches oblong. Only a partial jacket, the front panel and part of the spine, which has been placed at the back of the book inside the rear cover. This book reproduces the documental paintings of Salvador, Bahia in 19th-century Brazil by Diogenes Reboucas and was planned and designed for the Norberto Odebrecht Construction Corporation in a limited, private edition, not available to the market. Text in both English and Portuguese. English translation by Barbara Valladares. Preface by Thales de Azevedo, Introduction by Pedro Calmon. 125 pages with Index of Paintings. Heavy, glossy stock. Many full-page color illustrations in addition to several fold-out illustrations. A large, folded topographic map of Salvador, which appears to have been reproduced from a much older original, is laid in inside the front cover..

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Hint of rubbing wear, otherwise fine. 129 pages with Glossary, Appendixes, Index, and List of Exhibits..

Hines, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Red cloth hardcover with HINES debossed at the bottom of the front cover in a darker red. Covers bow out ever so slightly. 162 pages, including About Hines (4-5 pp), Development Portfolio (7-137 pp), Translations (139-150 pp), and Index (151-162 pp). The Development Portfolio section features full-page color photos of Hines' projects around the world. The Translations section translates the About Hines section into Arabic, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian. The book concludes with a pictorial Index..

Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Top edge bumped near the spine, affecting the dust jacket also. Small bump to bottom edge. Otherwise, a fine, clean copy. 160 pages with Bibliography and Index. Illustrated..