Search Results: Authors starting with S from Black Paw Books

STD Publications, 2008. Softcover. Very Good. Fitting verse on a grain of rice doesn not impress S.S. Prasad, an engineer with Cypress Semiconductor Technology in Bangalore, India. Prasad inscribes what he calls nanopoems onto the unused spaces of microchips. He integrates his designs into preexisiting indusrial prototypes, which sidesteps the prohibitive cost of nanolithography and gives each poem a print run of millions." Octavo, unpaginated. In wraps. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy.

Connor Court Publishing, 2020. Softcover. Fine. This pandemic is not a once in 100 year event but closer to a once in 30 year event. The hysteria is grossly overdone. There were WHO guidelines in 2019 about flu-type pandemics and none involved lockdowns. Australian governments including Victoria's had clear plans for all kinds of pandemics. None involved 5-km lockdowns, 23-hour curfews and mandatory masks even in the open air. These lockdowns are causing huge collateral damage while the governments remain in denial. The governments must lift the lockdowns and focus on the at-risk population. We also need constitutional and legal reforms to ensure that this doesn't occur again." Octavo, 112 pp. In wraps (softcover). Book is unmarked and appears unread.

Tokyo: MCMAT, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good. Text in Japanese and English. Illustrated throughout in black & white and color. Oblong 16mo. 295 pages. Flex binding. Thick cloth covered boards. Silk-like backstrip with paper label. From private collection. Boards show some soiling. Minor fraying to fabric along crown of spine. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

New York: Spazio Italia Gallery, 1994. Softcover. Very Good. Oblong octavo, 24 pages + 24 black & white plates. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Bottom corner of back wrap and last couple of pages show crease. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Triangle Antique Guns, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Lavishly illustrated work presents the firearms in the Stagecoach Collection, a lifelong project spanning 400 years of firearms history. Quarto (11" tall). 207 pp. Decorative brown cloth binding. Illustrated in color and black & white. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy. Dust jacket shows a little rubbing from shelf wear, and is now protected in an archival mylar cover.

1968. Softcover. Very Good. Japanese language Catalogue of an exhibition held in Tokyo at Tokyu Hyakkaten Nihonbashi-ten, 18-27 October 1968. From private collection. Wraps are rubbed and creased. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Boydell Press, 2002. Softcover. Very Good. The treaty of Rapallo, concluded in 1922 between Germany and the Soviet Union, the two vanquished powers of the Great War, ranks high among the diplomatic coups de surprise of the twentieth century. Its real importance, however, lies in the repercussions of the alliance on the subsequent policies of the two victorious powers, Britain and France. This study examines the impact of Rapallo on British foreign policy between 1922 and 1934, when the German-Soviet relationship had virtually ended. The "ghost of Rapallo" is the central theme of this story, as ever since the treaty's conclusion Rapallo has been a byword for Soviet-German secret and potentially dangerous collaboration. This book describes how the British viewed the Rapallo co-operation, how they dealt with this special relationship, and how the lingering memory of Rapallo affected British policy for decades to come. While examining a particular aspect of international relations it throws additional… Read More

London: Verso, 1996. Very Good+/Very Good+. In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the "unofficial knowledge" of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for "retrofitting," the rise of family history, the joys of collecting old photographs, the allure of reenactment societies and televised adaptations of Dickens, Samuel transforms our understanding of the uses of history. He shows us that history is a living practice, something constantly being reassessed in the world around us." Volume `. 24 cm tall. xiv, 479 pp. Black cloth. From the private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. Faint spotting to edges of book block. In clean dust jacket.

Illinois State Historical Society, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. Special commemorative issue devoted to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, with contributions from Adlai E. Stevenson, Harry E. Pratt, and others. Octavo, pp. 295-416 pp. Rebound in black buckram binding with gilt stamping on spine, upper wrap affixed to front board as label. From private collection. Small closed tears to a few pages. No markings or ownership ink.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good+. Beautifully illustrated children's story. Quarto (9" tall). 201 pp. Decorative green binding. From private collection. Spine ends show a little rubbing. Previous owner's address label on ffep.

Deys Publishing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bengali language book. Octavo, 206 pages. Paper-covered boards. Dust jacket shows light edgewear. From private collection.

Orbit, 2017. Softcover. New. This unopened box set is a collection of the first three novels in the "Witcher" series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The books are set in a fantasy world and follow the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a witcher (a hunter of monsters and supernatural creatures) as he travels the world, completing quests and facing danger. "Blood of Elves" is the first book in the series and introduces readers to the world of the witchers and the political intrigue that surrounds them. "The Time of Contempt" sees Geralt navigating a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to witchers, as tensions rise between humans and non-humans. "Baptism of Fire" finds Geralt caught up in the midst of a war and facing new challenges as he battles to protect those he loves. The trilogy is known for its rich world-building, complex characters, and thrilling action sequences, and has been widely praised for its imaginative and engrossing storytelling. The books have been widely popular and have… Read More

Corriere della sera, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Italian language work. Octavo, 288 pp. White paper-covered boards. Clean unmarked copy in dust jacket. Bottom corners of boards are bumped.

Privately Printed for the Followers of Robert E Howard, 2005. Softcover. Very Good+. No. 133 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Quarto, 36 pp. Illustrated. In stapled wraps.

Lisbon: Secreteriado Nacional da Informacao, 1954. Softcover. Very Good. Speech delivered through the National Broadcast by the Prime Minister, Prof. Oilveira Salazar, on August 10, 1954." 8vo. pp. 15. Stapled wraps. Vertical crease to upper wrap; pages, agetoned. Includes presentation card from Portuguese Consulate.

Tuebingen: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth. Softcover. Very Good. Part I. English language work. Quarto, pp. 61-135. In wraps. From private collection of Boston academic.

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Children's book tells the story of young girl who sells flowers to guests at a Cape Ann summer hotel. Frontispiece and two photographic plates show scenes of Cape Ann (Eastern Point Lighthouse; surf with Thatcher's Island in the distance; Willows on Eastern Point). Octavo (7.5" h. x 5" w.), 192 pp. Cloth binding is a little mottled. 1897 gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Scarce.

Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1913. original folded map. Very Good. Original folded map entitled Handel und Industrie im Europaeischen Russland by Benjamin v. Semenow - Tian - Schansky (Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1913). Map is approximately 26.5 inches tall x 20.5 inches wide. Scale: 1:680,000. colors. Beautiful German language map shows regional trade and industries in the final years of the Russian Empire. Clean, unmarked copy.

Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1913. original folded map. Original folded map entitled Uebersicht der erdmagnetischen Observatorien 1913 by Karl Schering (Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1913). Map is approximately 16 inches tall x 26 inches wide. Scale: 1:80,000,000. 2 colors. German language map showing early 20th century geomagnetic obervatories worldwide. Paper is lightly agetoned, but map remains clean and unmarked.

Munich: Verlag der Koeniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1916. Softcover. Very Good. Max Schlosser (1854 - 1932) was a noted paleontologist and professor at the University of Munich. This scholarly work details the discovery and study of various fossil mammal specimens found in the Eichstätt region of Germany. It includes descriptions and illustrations of the fossils, as well as analyses of their anatomical features and evolutionary significance. German language work. Quarto, 78 pp. + 6 Tafeln. In wraps. Single institutional stamp on upper wrap deaccessioned with additional "cancelled" stamp. Many of the leaves remain unopened.