Search Results: Authors starting with G from Florida Mountain Book Co.

La Fundacion Ford para Mexico y Centroamerica, 1997. Softcover, 223 pages. Very Good condition. First edition. Size 8"x5.25". Text in Spanish and English. Bilingual edition of poetry from the U.S.-Mexican border by the winners of the Premio Binacional Fronterizo Pellicer-Frost (1996). Light shelfwear to wraps. One page creased at lower corner, interior else Near Fine.. 1st Edition. Very Good.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2008. Hardcover, [xxii], 259 pages. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. First edition, inscribed and signed by author on the front fly. Size 9.25"x6.25". "Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gender. Tracing the history of the game in Brazil and Argentina through colonial influences as well as indigenous ball courts in Mayan, Aztec, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Olmec societies, Christopher Gaffney's study spans both ancient and contemporary worlds, linking the development of stadiums to urbanization and the consolidation of nation building in two of Latin America's most intriguing megacities." Includes b&w photo illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. Book is clean… Read More

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Hardcover, [xvii], 600 pages. Good+ condition. Size 9.25"x6.25". "Among topics covered are fundamentals of large eddy simulations (LES); LES of incompressible, compressible, and reacting flows; LES of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental flows; and LES and massivelt parallel computing. The book grew out of an international workshop that, for the first time, brought together leading researchers in engineering and geophysics to discuss developments and applications of LES models in their respective fields. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in turbulence modelling." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear, and is bumped at the spine top. Binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.. Good+.

México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1988. Softcover (tapa blanda), 424 pages. Very Good condition. Text in Spanish. Size 8.125"x4.375". "Este último volumen de 'La antropología en México' está dedicado a la historia de los estudios antropológicos acerca de los estados de Guerrero, Oaxaca y Chiapas, y de la península de Yucatán." Moderate exterior shelfwear, else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Madrid: Gráficas Nebrija, 1948. Hardcover, 224 pages. Tercera edición aumentada. Text in Spanish. Full leather bound in tree calf w/4 raised bands on spine; gilt lettering on spine in dark red fields. Size 6.375"x4.5". Condition is Good+: Moderate exterior wear (rubs & scratches, soiling on text block edges); foxing on initial and final pages, paper moderately browning, interior text clean & unmarked.. Good+.

México, D.F.: Textos Universitarios S.A., 1970. Softcover, 619 pages. Good+ condition. #120 of a numbered limited edition of 2000 copies. Text in Spanish. Size 8"x5.875". Wear to wrappers. Interior text VG+, clean & unmarked.. Good+.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. Softcover, [xx], 204 pages. Good+ condition. First edition. Size 9"x6". "For a half-century until the railroad reached New Mexico in 1880, hundreds of freight wagons yearly hauled commercial goods over the Santa Fe Trail, the major traffic artery between Missouri and New Mexico. The author identifies wagon types and examines wagon makers and their factories, power sources, woodworking machinery, and construction processes." Includes b&w photo illustrations and drawings. Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's blindstamp on title page, else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Good+.

Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2006. Hardcover, [xiv], 681 pages. Good condition. Fourth edition. Ex-library. Size 9.5"x6.25". "The most up-to-date treatment of inhalation toxicology available . . . . The book examines how airborne substances can alter the physiological, biochemical, and morphological functioning of biological systems and covers the latest modeling approaches for predicting deposition and fate of inhaled particles." Book has library labels, stamp, notations, and card pocket on spine and endpapers. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in one place of the prelims from handling. Interior text is clean and unmarked. . Good.

Villahermosa, Tabasco: Gobierno del Estado de Tabasco, ICT Ediciones, 1989. Softcover (rústica), 177 pages. Good+ condition. Text in Spanish. 8.25"x5.25". Moderate exterior wear, text clean & unmarked.. Good+.

London: British Museum Press, 1995. Hardcover, 176 pages. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Size 10"x7.75". "A survey of the rock art of the San peoples of prehistoric Zimbabwe . . . . Created many hundreds of years ago by societies that have long since disappeared, these paintings represent an important artistic tradition. In this book, Peter Garlake studies the images painted and the different techniques and styles used. He summarises academic interpretation of African rock art over the last century and offers an evaluation of its importance and aesthetic value." Includes color photo illustrations, b&w drawings, and index. Book is moderately bumped at spine top, else Fine condition, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear.. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Cleveland, OH: CRC Press, 1972. Hardcover, 57 pages. Very Good condition. Size 10.75"x7.75". "This review attempts to examine the sources, species and quantities of radionuclides which may enter the biosphere, to explain how they may be distributed, and to indicate by what mechanisms they may enter animals and man." Book has light exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's name & stamp on front fly, and label on rear board. Binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

NY: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980. Hardcover, [xxx], 737 pages. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Size 9.25"x6.25". "This volume presents a wide-ranging scientific examination of the many aspects of the interaction between space systems and the space environment, a subject of growing importance in view of the ever more complicated missions to be performed in space and in view of the ever growing intricacy of spacecraft systems." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear. Previous owner's (org) stamp on front fly, minor ink marks on text block bottom edge, text else clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edgewear and sunning.. Very Good.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2002. Softcover, [xvii], 412 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9"x6". The authors "offer an accessible, eminently well-informed primer on two of the most important issues of our time: nuclear weapons and nuclear power. They begin by explaining clearly and concisely how nuclear fission and fusion work in both warheads and reactors, and how they can impact human health. Making a strong and eloquent argument in favor of arms control, Garwin and Charpak outline specific strategies for achieving this goal worldwide. But they also demonstrate how nuclear power can provide an assured, economically feasible, and environmentally responsible source of energy - in a way that avoids the hazards of weapons proliferation." Book has light handling/shelfwear, else Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.

México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1990. Softcover (tapa blanda), 222 pages. Very Good condition. Text in Spanish. Size 7.625"x4.875". Subtítulo: La tendencia democrática del Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores Electricistas de la República Mexicana - Trayectoria y proyecto. Moderate exterior shelfwear, green ink mark on text block bottom edge. Interior text Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Roma: Edizioni Universali, 1961. Hardcover, [xvi], 270 pages. Very Good condition in a Good- (minus) dust jacket. Text in Italian. Size 11.25"x8.375". Tan cloth w/gilt lettering & design. Light exterior shelfwear. Gift inscription and previous owner's address label on front fly. Cellotape stains on back endpapers. Paper lightly browning, interior text else Near Fine. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear, sunned spine, taped back flap; enclosed in mylar cover.. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2000. Softcover, 248 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9"x6". "Who was Wyatt Earp? Some biographers, many relying on the memoirs of Earp himself, have portrayed Wyatt's adventures in Dodge City, Tombstone, and beyond, as the daring-do of a near flawless lawman and Western hero. Others have attempted to portray Marshal Earp as an outlaw and scoundrel of the first rank, a man who hid his crimes behind a badge. In "The Real Wyatt Earp," Steve Gatto has sifted through vivid newspaper accounts, court records and documents of Wyatt Earp's West, analyzed them, and reproduced them so the reader might judge for himself." Light exterior shelfwear, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

NY: Greenberg Publisher Hardcover, 148 pages. Fair condition. Publication date not stated. Size 7.75"x5.25". Translated by O.F. Theis. Includes b&w plates. Book has exterior wear (bumps & scuffs, split along rear joint, cloth trimmed at spine top & bottom). Previous owner's notations on front pastedown crossed-out. Several leaves have marginal chips or tears due to improper cutting, text else clean and unmarked.. Fair.

Hartford, CT: Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1878. Softcover, [vi], 348 pages. Poor condition. Size 9.5"x6.25". Includes separate prices realized sheets for both Part I (1879) and Part III (1881). Spine is lacking. Wrappers, initial & final few pages, and prices realized sheets are loose and have extensive chipping around the edges. The text of the catalogue itself is in Very Good condition: a few leaves have marginal soiling or minor edgewear, text is else clean and unmarked.. Poor.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013. Hardcover, [xii], 340 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9.5"x6.375". "The overall efficiency, effectiveness, and practicality of potential future energy sources and systems are directly related to many materials-related factors. This volume features 30 papers presented during the 2012 Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference. They cover the latest developments involving materials for alternative and renewable energy sources and systems, including batteries and energy storage, hydrogen, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and nuclear, as well as materials availability, the energy grid, and nanocomposites." Book has very light exterior shelfwear, else As New, clean and umarked.. Near Fine.

Yellow Springs, OH: Privately Printed / The Antioch Press, 1955. Hardcover, 47 pages. Good condition. First edition. Size 9.25"x6". Inscribed and signed by Harry L. Gephart on the front pastedown. "A volume of more or less unnecessary verse, composed by Rob Gephart over the period of his youth and growth, composed for reasons unknown. and herewith retained for equally obscure reasons, the majority of which are probably normal functions of human vanity." Wear to cloth on extremities. Crease on front fly. Minor correction in ink to typographical error in Preface, text else clean & unmarked.. 1st Edition. Good.