Search Results: Authors starting with N from Furrowed Brow Books

Univ of Toronto Pr, 1970. Hardcover. Hynes, H.B.N. : The Ecology of Running Waters. Bungay (Suffolk, Great Britain) : University of Toronto Press, 1972. Second Impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Handsomely bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Top edge stained light red. Semi glossy color dj features photomicrographs taken from the film A River Must Live. Plain white endpapers. Xxiv pp prelim material, 555 numbered pp plus one w/o numbering; plus three glossy sheets w/b&w photos to recto inserted, no pagination. Preface, list of figures, list of tables, 23 chapters of content, bibliography/index of citations, index of organisms, subject index. Condition notes: quite a nice, tight, square, unmarked copy, with the following flaws: DJ shows moderate wear with rubbing and a few small chips and tears primarily to top edge; spine ends rolled (otherwise boards smart and very light sunning to top edge; former owner's name written and stamped to front free endpaper… Read More

Raduga Publishers, Moscow, 1991. hardcover. Nagibin, Yuri, et al : Peak of Success: Tales of Fantasy by Modern Soviet Writers. Moscow : Raduga Publishers, 1991. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy pictorial paper boards. Plain white endpapers. [1-5], 6-316, [317-320], including colophon. Ten stories, including brief intro bios for each author: Nagibin, Alexei Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov, Andrei Platonov, Vsevolod Ivanov, Vassily Shukshin, Andrei Bitov, Vladimir Makanin, Chingiz Aitmatov, Yuri Kazakov. Condition notes: all tight, square, clean - pencil price to ffep, tiny pen mark to colophon, else unmarked. Lacks dj, possibly published without. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Taunton Press. paperback. Nagyszalanczy, Sandor : Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures. Newtown (CT) : Taunton Press, 2006. Size is quarto (4vo), 11"/28cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color photographic wrappers. Vi pp prelim material, 265 numbered pp, plus one w/o nos. Acknowl, about your safety, how to use this book; Part One (Design and Materials), Part Two (Woodworking Jigs), Part Three (Woodworking Fixtures), Part Four (Safety and Dust Control); index. Replete with color photos and drawings. Condition notes: a quite nice, clean, unmarked copy, marred only by an apparent historic drop of the book creating a 1.5" crumple to tail front wrapper and two following sheets; else excellent. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Warner, 1975. Mass Market Paperback. Nash, Jay Robert : Bloodletters and Bad Men: Book 3: Lucky Luciano to Charles Mason. Abridged. New York : Warner Bros, 1975. 5th PB printing. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7"/17.7cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [1-6], 7-448 Foreword (author), acknowledgements, entries (from Burton W. Abbott, murderer, to Abner Zwillman, gangster; bibliography. B&w photos. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages tanned but clean, spine creased/binding sound. Moderate wear and creasing to cover. Quite the motley collection from the pre-internet era when such information was harder to come by. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Longmans, Green and Co, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Nedoncelle, Maurice : Baron Friedrich von Hugel: A Study of his Life and Thought. London : Longmans, Green and Co, 1937. Marjorie Vernon, Translator. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. [i-vi], vii-xii prelim material, 1-213, [214] blank; unpaginated frontispiece b&w photo of subject. Author's foreword, seven chapters, bibliographical index. Condition notes: a solid but rather heavily worn copy: clipped dust jacket heavily worn with numerous chips and tears, protected with mylar. Spine ends rolled and corners bumped; edges lightly soiled. Former owner's name, neatly in pen, to front free endpaper. Green Foyle's book label, circa 1940s/50s, to front pastedown. Binding sound, slightly cocked. Pages clean and unmarked, with tanning/foxing throughout, more pronounced in opening and closing pages. We personally… Read More

Krause Publications, 2007. 6th. paperback. Neely, Tim : Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Iola (WI) : Krause Publications, 2007. 6th Edition. Size is quarto (8vo), 11"/28cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color photo wrappers. 760 numbered pp, including 16 pp glossy color section to center. Intro; How to use this book; Selling records; grading your 45s; records not in the book; label identifying guide; listings A-Z by artist, 2 pp ads to back; many b&w examples of sleeves. Condition notes: a sharp, clean copy with no markings or spine creases. Quite nice. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Light & Life Pub Co, 1980. Paperback. Nesiotes, Nikos A. : Interpreting Orthodoxy. Minneapolis : Light and Life, [1980?]. Stapled booklet format, 8.5" h; matte color cover. 48 pages. To the cover (but not the title page) a subtitle is added: The Communication of Eastern Orthodox Beliefs to Christians of Western Church Traditions. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Praeger, 2005. hardcover. Nicolle, David : Yarmuk ad 636: The Muslim conquest of Syria (Illustrated Military History Series). Westport (CT) : Praeger Publishers, 2005. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial paper boards. 96 numbered pp. Text, b&w and color maps/photos/illus. Condition notes: a clean, tight, unmarked copy, remnant price stickers to front. Appears to be almost identical to the Osprey edition, but for the short section on wargaming Yarmuk. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Yale University Press. hardcover. Nikitenko, Aleksandr : Up from Serfdom: My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001. First edition/First impression. Jacobson, Helen Saltz [Translator]. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's black cloth spine (with gilt lettering and ornamentation), dark gray paper boards. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain red endpapers. Xxviii pp prelim material, 228 numbered pp. Foreword (by Peter Kolchin), translator's notes, acknowl, maps, 19 chaps, translator's epilogue, notes, glossary, index. B&w maps, images throughout. Condition notes: Binding tight and square; foxing, lightly, to top edge; spine ends rolled. Unclipped Dj shows numerous small chips/tears/folds. Interior lovely and bright, one turned down corner, else excellent. We read much about Russian serfdom in, e.g., Turgenev and Tolstoy - here's another perspective. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Stackpole Books, 2012. paperback. Nipe Jr., George M. : Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943. Mechanicsburg (PA) : Stackpole Books, 2012. 4th printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. [i-vi], vii-xxvi prelim material, 1-551, [552-666] publisher ads. B&w maps and photos. List of maps, preface, intro, terminology/abbrev, 13 chaps, appendices (OOB, orgs). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a very good plus, tight clean copy with no spine crease. Detailed study of the critical period between the end the German Kursk offensive and the flight to the Dniepr River. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners… Read More