Search Results: Authors starting with S from Zoar Books & Gallery

New York, NY: Random House, 1941. Hard Cover /Slip Case. Fine. Hans Alexander Mueller. 10 1/4" X 7." 567 pages. Classic literature. Slipcase has wear along all edges and corners. Front edge of spine of slipcase is split.

New York, NY: Knopf, 2017. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. 5 3/4" X 8 1/2", 237 pages. In this book. Dr.Sacks takes on evolution, botony, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, and the arts, and calls upon his great scientific and creative heroes--aboue all, Darwin, Freud, and William James. For Sacks, these thinkers were constant companions from an early age; the questions they explored--the meaning of evolution, the roots of creativity, and the nature of consciousness--lie at the hreat of science and of this book. Spine tail bumped. Back flap bottom corner creased.

New York: Hyperion, 1994. First Edition . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 503 pages. A lovely first novel. Minor water stains to fore-edge. Lightly soiled.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents/Prentice Hall, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7.25" X 9.5." 524 pages. The book discusses the latest technologies for examining common items of physical evidence found at crime scenes, and it includes over 200 illustrations that demontrate actual laboratory examination of criminal evidence. Lightly soiled on edges with light shelf wear. Corners and spine ends bumped. No underlining, highlighting, or pencil/pen marks.

New York, NY: Hyperion, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2." 273 pages. An unforgettable journey through an unconventional childhood. Boards are soiled. Spine ends bumped. Spine slightly canted.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 5 3/8" X 8 1/8." Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies as witchcraft, faith healings, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in todays so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning, with stories of alien abduction, "channeling" past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.

London: Heinemann, 1963. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pages. Gaylord protected in Mylar. Some bumping on spine ends of book. Minor soiling and foxing on dust jacket.

Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003. Paperback/Slipcase. Very Good+. 7" X 4 1/4. A Forgotten Realms trilogy. Book 1: The Thousand Orcs, Book 2: The Lone Drow, Book 3: The Two Swords. The books are as new but the slipcase has bumping damage on the top rear corners. These books don't appear to have read.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1950. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the 1949 Most Valuable Player Award Series biography. Twice winner of the Most Valuable Player Award, generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest players of all time, Ted Williams is also one of the most controversial players in baseball history. It's a gripping human-interest story of intriguing character which uncovers countless facts, never-before-revealed about baseball's most puzzling figure and offers an illustration of what can be accomplished by one who possesses enthusiasm, energy, industry and dogged persistence. 180 pages. Red cloth with blue lettering. Illustrated with photographs. Two newspaper articles about Williams laid in. Front pastedown and fep browned because of newspaper, two small tears on bottom of DJ, slight chipping.

Philadelphia: Thomas Nolan, 1915. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 4 volumes. "Foreign Statesmen", "American Statesmen", "Literature of the Nineteenth Century", "Achievements of the Nineteenth Century". Red cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Some bumping to spine, minor soiling to boards.

New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2007. Printed Wraps. Very Good-. 8.25" X 5.5." 308 pages. Publisher's letter laid in. A fascinating exploration of how the baby boomers are facing their own mortality. Very minor soiling on rear cover near spine. UP.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1960. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 333 pages. Tan cloth boards. Signed on ffep. Dust jacket has chips, small tears and edgewear. Inside of dj browned.

2005: Imperial War Museum, 1904. Soft cover. Very Good. 10 1/4" X 8 1/2." 160 pages. Signed on the title page by Churchill's grandaughter, Celia Sandys. This book accompanied the launch of the Churchill Museum and includes many previously unpublished images of artifacts displayed in the new exhibition. Owner signature on ffep. Corners slightly curled.

New York, NY: Horizon Press, 1975. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 285 pages. 6 3/8" X 9 1/2" (8vo). The uniqueness of the "personal history" is in John Sanford's writing in so great a variety of voices astonishing in their authenticity - voices of the American character, beginning in A.D. 1000 with Leif Ericson and ending with the atom bomb, which opened the most significant era in our history. One micro-tear on dust jacket spine tail. Spine head slightly bumped.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2." 333 pages. Joanna of Kurdistan: The true story of a freedom fighter's escape from Iraqi vengeance. Possible remainder mark on top edge. Spine tail and bottom corners bumped and lightly worn.

New York, NY: De Witt & Davenport, 1856. First Edition . Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 401 pages. Red boards with gilt lettering and picture of man tossing salad. Some fading on spine. Light foxing throughout. ffep torn out. Book plate on front pastedown. Hinges cracked. Bumped and worn corners. Pieces missing from spine tail. Some tearing along spine. Rear cover half detached.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Pub., 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Teach kids to paint and have fun doing it. Volume lightly soiled on boards. Inside is bright and clean.

New York, NY: IUniverse, 2009. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 9" X 6." 305 pages. An eleven year old boy goes on a different kind of travel adventure.

New York: Simon, Schuster, 1979. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 223 pages. A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to successful freshwater fishing. Minor edgewear, one tiny tear on rear of dust jacket.

Huntington Beach, CA: Grumbacher Art Library, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11W." 50 pages. How to paint beautiful animals and birds. Minor chiping to wraps.