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

St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company, 1977 West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN. 1977. Hardcover. First Edition. American Ethnological Society Monograph No. 62, Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O address label on the FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine: scant bottom edge shelfwear. No DJ. Blue/Green pictorial laminate boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine and front board. 276 pp 8vo. The purpose of this collection of papers is to explore the ethnography of maritime populations. The emphasis is on those peoples who earn their living by exploiting the resources of the sea; live in self-identified fishing communities; are facing especially rapid change in life styles due to technological-environmental evolution. These are a collection of papers from 15 different authors with studies performed in Europe, Africa, Asia and into the Americas, concluding with a cross-cultural study. A clean very presentable copy.

Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN: T.S. Denison & Company T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN. Not Dated. First published in 1886 (.25 cents) but also mentioned in 1918 catalogs; this issue is priced at .75 cents. A later printing. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; tears in wraps at head and tail of spine; new price glued over the old on the spine; tear on rear wrap trough publisher's name. No DJ. Printed light card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is lightly creased; text is secure in binding. 143 pp 8vo. The richest humor of all ages lies in dialects, the language of those people who still speak strange tongues and who are funny in spite of themselves. The book contains specimens of every dialect in use in the United States suitable for public and private entertainments. 76 humorous examples of different dialects making mistakes in english pronunciation. A clean presentable copy

Chanute, KS : Tribune Publishing Co. , 1913 Tribune Publishing Co., Chanute, KS. 1913. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 3rd Edition with about 30 additional pages. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fair; book is complete but missing pieces of the corners of the first 4-5 pages, pieces of the spine, corner pieces of the rear wrap; the first page has tears at the staples. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split and is tightly bayonet stapled text. 88 pp 8vo. A book of poetry and verse by the author that are helpful and encouraging, making life seem more enjoyable brightening up the world from its dull and gray nature. His poetry is melodious and cheerful, easy to read, easy to sing, easy to remember and can be read without having to braced up (liquored) and encouraged. A clean presentable copy.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992 Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition/4th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Completely Revised and Updated. Book Condition: Near Fine; minor indentation on front wrap from folder. No DJ. Plasticized pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 230 pp 8vo. This book will enable you to identify virtually any plane in North America, in the air and on the ground. The only true field guide to airplanes, the second edition is completely revised and updated, including a new section on helicopters and expanded coverage of military aircraft. A clean pristine copy.

St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1996 Mosby, St. Louis, MO. 1996. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Dark blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and rear board. Embossed title on front board. 221 pp 4to. Since 1964, the covers of the JAMA have been adorned by well-recognized as well as newly appreciated works of art. This book is the first of a collection and features 100 covers chosen from those that were published from 1974 to 1987. Each selection is followed by Dr. Southgate's straightforward and fact-filled discussion of the artist and the work. A clean pristine copy.

London, UK: Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. , 1975 Barrie & Jenkins Ltd., London, UK. 1975. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author in 1976 to Christopher Forbes, the Vice Chairman of the Forbes Publishing Company. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for collection blindstamp on the title page "The Forbes Magazine Collection". Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; closed tear at rear upper tip. Maroon boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 320 pp 8vo. This is the biography of one of the greatest Victorian art dealers. Through the life of this singular person emerges a clear survey of the Victorian art scene. He was for many years the catalyst between the living artists of Western Europe and their patrons. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1936 J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1936. Hardcover. Revised Edition of the 1928 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for two student names on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips and board edges. No DJ. Green buckram cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 450 pp 8vo. This book was written in the hope that it would prove helpful to students in art and related art courses and that the ability to recognize art quality in dress and in our home environment will help the student discover art as an intimate part of their lives. A clean very presentable copy.

Boston, MA: Sandpiper/Houghton-Mifflin, 1974 Sandpiper/Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, MA. 1974. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 19th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the half title page. Book Condition: Very Good; light edge bumps; small crease or lower front corner. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 112 pp 4to. Beautifully illustrated in pen and ink drawings this book shows how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them. This book features the imaginary city of Verbona but its planning and construction is based on those of hundreds of other Roman cities founded between 300 BC and 150 AD. A clean very presentable copy.

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2008 The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT. 2008. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Black boards and spine with green lettering on spine. Green decorative end papers. 265 pp 8vo. In this book the author, a former journalist at one of the world's largest environmental organizations (Conservation International), lays bare the truth about the well-heeled lifestyles of the world's top conservationists and their dubious relationships with the corporate world. The NGO's that once dedicated themselves solely to saving pandas and parklands, today vie for the favors of mining operations, logging companies, and homebuilders supposedly to help them change their polluting ways, but it appears they are benefiting far more than endangered species. A clean pristine copy.

Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1950 John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1950. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; flaking of cover coating on spine and board extremities. light wear to tips, head, tail, and board bottoms from shelving. DJ: Fair; NOT Price Clipped ($2.50) chipping and missing pieces at top and bottom of panels, head, and tail. Blue cloth boards and spine with white printing on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Clean sound interior/ No cracking to hinges. 246 pp 8vo. This is the autobiography of Connie Mack who is on the eve of his 50th consecutive year of managing the Athletics. It is a story of success as Connie rose up through the rungs of baseball and full of stories about the struggles of the sport through the 20s and 30s. A wealth of experience coming from the beginning of the game to the Pennant winning Phillies of 1950. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1974 Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York. 1974. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for 4-5 pages with occasional lines of yellow highlighting. Book Condition: Very Good +; bumped tips, tail, and spine from shelving. DJ: Good +; rubbing to panels; chipping along top edges; scotch-tape repaired tear on upper front panel. Brown boards with bright gilt lettering on spine; 176 pp 8vo. This book is the proceedings of a symposium on Genetics, Man, and Society in 1972. The phenomenal advances occurring in the field of human genetics will have many far-reaching personal and social implications for the individual in the modern world. Exploring the impact of new information and techniques in genetic counseling from the positions of the counselor, consumer, and sociologist, this volume is concerned with stimulating public discussion of the moral and ethical issues in genetics and the roles of the physician and the legislative and… Read More

Eau Claire, WI: E.M.Hale and Company/Cadmus Editorial Board , 1968 E.M.Hale and Company/Cadmus Editorial Board, Eau Claire, WI. 1968. Hardcover. Stated First Cadmus Edition. Retired school library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library markings on the front and rear endpapers. Library binding. Book Condition: Good; bumping to tips, head, and tail; wear to head, tail, and tips; index number on spine; bottom edge shelfwear; scar on RFFP from pocket removal. No DJ. Pictorial buckram boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board. Cadmus logo endpapers. 151 pp 8vo. This story is set in Scotland where a funny looking dog named Fergus was attached to Robbie, the son of a sheepherder. They had adventures together but the grandest of all was when they were on an island where there was a famous ghost and Fergus "accidentally" found a treasure to brighten the lives of all Scotsmen. A clean presentable copy.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1970 Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA. 1970. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to head and tail. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); light shelfwear to head, and tips; closed tear to tail. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers. 216 pp 8vo. It was largely chance that took Dougal Macneil to the empty racetrack that morning, but when he inadvertently sees – and photographs – something he shouldn't he is soon under threat from a seemingly omnipotent force. Colonel Weber, head of police of the tiny Central American country of Montoro, is sheltering a former Nazi whose name is high on Israel's most-wanted list. And on the face of it he holds all the cards: control of the police force, the trust of government officials – and Macneil's wife, whom he is holding in 'protective custody'. But Macneil is not an adversary to be… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Congdon and Weed, 1989 Congdon and Weed, New York. 1989. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine; former owner name inked out on front paste down, library book sale stamp on foot of text block, dented tip on rear. DJ: Near Fine; rubbing to surface; $22.95 price on front flap. 295 pp. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Gray paper boards with white cloth spine and silver lettering on spine. In less than 20 years Lebanon and its capital (Beirut) changed from a luxurious and culturally diverse city to an ugly caldron of hatred, civil war, and terrorism directed against America. The author explains the rise of Hizbollah, its strategies and techniques, and why Lebanon is a mirror of the problems America faces throughout the Middle East. A clean and pristine copy.

New York, NY: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1979 Harper and Row, Publishers, New York. 1979. Hardcover/Library Binding. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to board bottoms. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($10.95); cosed tears on front wrap top and bottom; toning to panels; chipping to rear panel at top. Ivory buckram boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine and front board; color picture of child and grandpa on front board. Non-Paginated 8vo. John loves Grandpa's house the best because he sees it through Grandpa's eyes. He is blind but has his own way of seeing. Using his sense of tough, smell, and hearing he introduces John to a totally new way of "seeing" the world. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015 W.W. Norton & Co., New York. 2015. Softcover/Trade Paperback. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 221 pp. For anyone who has ever considered changing jobs, this is the story of a young woman who quit her desk job to become a carpenter. A classics scholar who didn't know the difference between a Phillips or a flathead screw- now describes the joys and frustrations of making things by hand. A passionate book about finding meaning in work and life. A clean pristine new book.

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1994. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95); light shelfwear to tail and tips; factory imperfections to vinyl of DJ on rear panel. Pictorial laminated boards that match DJ; black lettering on the spine and front board. 60 pp 12mo. This collection of toasts and graces of Scottish origin includes The Selkirk Grace, The Poet's Graces, The Great Toast, and the famous Scottish Regimental Toasts as well as the history of the tradition of giving thanks for one's meal and making a toast before drinking. Each toast and grace is accompanied by a delightful color illustration. Laid-in is a Scottish Toasts matching bookmark. A clean very presentable copy.

Old Greenwich, CT: The Devin-Adair Company, 1990 The Devin-Adair Company, Old Greenwich, CT. 1990. Hardcover. Stated 42nd Printing. New Revised Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; surface scratch on front cover near title; bumping to top of rear cover. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 737 pp 8vo. The author presents the whole saga of the Irish from the earliest times to our own. He gives not only facts and dates and names but a real sense of the mind and temperament of a people, their ways of life, ideals, and an understanding account of their culture. An indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand the Irish people- their political struggle, their magnificent literature, and their whole great contribution to Western Civilization. A clean pristine copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1960 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1960. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; sun-darkening of spine and red pen mark on spine. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with black lettering on spine. 304 pp. Copyright 1960, printed in the UK. This is a story of the unfolding development of aviation, seen through the practical medium of ten contributing aircraft. The aircraft themselves are its heroes. They are The Flyer, Camel, Vimy, Pixie, Fox, Spitfire, Superfortress, Canberra, Viscount, and Comet. A clean very presentable edition.

London, UK: Macmillan , 1971 Macmillan, London, UK. 1971. Hardcover. Stated First Published in 1971 by Macmillan. Book is tight, square, but does have underlining and marginal notes from pages 94-180 by noted Eisenhower scholar Dr. David Nichols/from his personal library. Book Condition: Very Good; bumped tips; light wear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good; Price Clipped; edge bumping and small tears to edges and flap folds; large taping at head. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Accomplishments as endpapers on gold paper. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 786 pp 8vo. This fourth volume in Harold Macmillan's memoirs covers the period 1956-1959. This period covers his challenges with the economy, the Suez operation, American foreign policy, the failures in Anglo-American relations, nuclear defense, Lebanon, Matsu and Quemoy, and the visit to Russia to meet with Khrushchev. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.