Search Results: Authors starting with S from BiblioStax

United Kingdom: Serpentigena Publications, 2010. Stated First Printing, May 2010. Signed and inscribed at front endpaper: "I hope this book helps you on your personal journey! Best Wishes and Kind Regards from Pierre Sabak". Semi-gloss pictorial wraps, light shelf wear generally, moderate bump to to upper and lower spine areas. Deeply symbolic cover art by Neil Hague in hues of green and yellow of the priesthood holding plaquard of religious symbols, and horned red conveyor in foreground. Pages near fine, clean. Bind fine. Illustrated throughout w/photos, drawings, symbols, pictograms: 108 Line Drawings, 31 Photos, 3 Diagrams, and 5 Tables. This study has taken over 3,000 years to write and reveals a story of the serpent race and their control of humans. Sabak unearths the ultimate crime: the murder of reality. Serpentigina, or 'serpent race', has been encoded in the ancient texts by a secretive priesthood using 'polymorphic" words. Words humans use every day… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1972. Stated first edition. Brown textured boards, black spine titles, moderate wear. Pages very good. Dj moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. First published in France, where its appearance was hailed as a major literary event earning comparisons with Alphonse Daudet and Charles Dickens. "One of those books which remind us that a writer is a man." Andre Stil. 256 pages. Few bookstore marks.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Stockbridge, Massachusetts: Berkshire Traveler Press, 1973. Painterly pictorial wraps, moderate wear. Pages very good. Rare, quaint, informative guide selects the most unique places and resorts around America and Canada in regional sections. Illustrated w/drawings. 222 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Harrow Books, 1972. Moderate wear. Pages good. A tale of love and betrayal... Nathalie is a young, beautifully radiant woman living in a small village just outside Paris. Unfulfilled in her relationship, one day she meets Gilles, a Parisian journalist. He's visiting his sister hoping to overcome the nervous depression that has permeated his life as of late. For them mutually, it is love at first sight. Renewed, Gilles and Nathalie start a new life together in the city of love. But as they settle in, Gilles shows his true self: restless, withdrawn, cynical and insecure in himself. All of the things Nathalie is not. By the time Gilles has decided to end the relationship, Nathalie has already taken matters into her own hands to show her ultimate devotion. 213 pages. Few bookstore marks.. First Harrow Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Green Bay, Wisconsin: IMPAKT Communications, 1998. Lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. Medical studies have shown kava to be a good alternative to presciption tranquilizers. This definitive guide reviews the practical uses of the herb and the proper dosages, along with its safety and how it interacts with medicines and nutrients.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Aurora, West Virginia, U.S.A.: Bookmakers Ink, 2004. Rare first edition. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Saint-Clair moves away from her usual lesbian contexts, and tackles the issue of transgenderism - a most relevant matter for the health and survival of humankind because fear of the unfamiliar is part of a greater issue. 208 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

National Queer Student Coalition - United States Student Association Foundation, 2004. Green wraps. Guide w/advice for organizing and understanding. Includes resources.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paris: Le Livre De Poche - Éditions Gallimard, 1967. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. In French. 255 pages. Name inside cover.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books , 2002. Stated First Edition, 2002. Fine navy full-cloth boards, gilt spine titles, fine. Heavy stock semi-gloss pages, fine; no writing. Navy endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Thick pictorial dust wrapper, fine; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Fine first edition of this oversize rarity including the enigmatic imagery of Antarctica. Over two hundred full and partial-page photos richly detail this volume. A fascinating history of exploration at center and ends of Earth. These stories chronicle feats of bravery, blind ambition, and rivalry set in hostile environments. Details early and modern history of the Polar regions, and the stories of first exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic. The history of Polar expeditions has been told many times, but usually as personal accounts of individual adventures. This misses the overall context of polar exploration - why the British depended on ponies, or plant-eating animals (on the… Read More

77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London : Harper Collins, Publishers , 2002. Stated First Published 2002; full number-line beginning w/1. Smooth glossy pictorial boards matching wrapper in design, fine. Heavy stock semi-gloss pages, fine; no writing. Deep sea colored endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Thick pictorial dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 19.99 GBP, protected in new clear sleeve. Fine first edition of this oversize rarity including the enigmatic imagery of Antarctica. Over two hundred full and partial-page photos richly detail this volume. A fascinating history of exploration at center and ends of Earth. These stories chronicle feats of bravery, blind ambition, and rivalry set in hostile environments. Details early and modern history of the Polar regions, and the stories of first exploration. Polar expeditions has been told many times, but usually as personal accounts of individual adventures. Why the British depended on ponies, or plant-eating animals (on the only continent… Read More

Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books , 2002. Stated First Edition, 2002. Fine navy full-cloth boards, gilt spine titles, fine. Heavy stock semi-gloss pages, fine; no writing. Navy endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Fine first edition of this oversize rarity including the enigmatic imagery of Antarctica. Over two hundred full and partial-page color photos richly detail this volume. A fascinating history of exploration at center and ends of Earth. These stories chronicle feats of bravery, blind ambition, and rivalry set in hostile environments. Details early and modern history of the Polar regions, and the stories of first exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic. The history of Polar expeditions has been told many times, but usually as personal accounts of individual adventures. This misses the overall context of polar exploration - why the British depended on ponies, or plant-eating animals (on the only continent where plants don't grow), why Franklin's men… Read More

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: Dushkin Pub Group - McGraw Hill, 2000. Some corner, edge wear. Pages good, no writing. Offers an anthology of newspapers, magazines and journals that examine findings about the nature of deviant behaviour. 229 pages.. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York: Warner Books, 1973. First printing, March 1973. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. You can learn to understand you children. 222 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

India: Skilled Books , 2005. Undated; circa 2005. Two-tone reddish-brown leather boards, decorative gilt and blind-stamped dentelle, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear, some bow. Pages fine with satin ribbon marker; no writing. Brown matte endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. This material was apparently extinguished after first publication in 1960 by Science Foundation Press. Apparently monopolists like to monopolize genuine or false scarcity. Discovered by the fine re-printers of India and re-published for inquiring individuals. The intriguing foreword by Aldous Huxley contemplates Salzman's evidence and appears open to the possibilities of bountiful water supplies deep within earth. The theory or concept posits that there is ground water and there is new water. Ground water is on and within the surface of the earth. It includes precipitation forming lakes, rivers, aquifers, etc. Salzman believes he can establish the fact that water is not just contained within the… Read More

New York: Playbill, Inc., 1995. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Playbill - The National Theatre magazine. 54 pages.. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Playbill, Inc., 1994. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Playbill - The National Theatre magazine. 54 pages.. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Playbill, Inc., 1994. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Playbill - The National Theatre magazine. 50 pages.. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Playbill, Inc., 1994. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Playbill - The National Theatre magazine. 54 pages.. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Queen's Gate, Mews, Kensington : The Cayme Press , 1924. Rare little publication and material concerning The Zetetic Club. 1924 at title page. Limited edition with "750 copies of this edition printed, of which 700 are for sale." Marbled bubbly boards in earth hues of green, beige and black, cream title label to at cover, moderate shelf, corner wear, missing material to upper spine. Title label states: "The Island Set Apart, Hillel Samson, A. 1924 D." Thick rough cut deckled leaves, near fine. Bind good; hinges intact. Small antiquarian bookstore stamp inside cover: "P. W. Hutton & Co. Booksellers & Stationers, Timaru." Timaru is a port city built upon rolling hills in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand. Other titles by the same author Hillel Samson: "The Story of Francis Horatio" and "Sir Humphrey Gilbert." Frontispiece illustation of island titled "Insula Abdita" and below: "-Jovis magni medio,… Read More

3, Savoy Street, Strand, London : John B. Day , 1873. 1873 at title page. Stated Second Edition - Revised and Enlarged. Black modern buckram (cloth) boards, gilt impressed spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages very good with attractive toning. Small circular stamp at title page and few others: "Discard Authorized April 1985". Illustrated throughout with informative diagrams and designs by George Davey; and, each chapter is followed with a decorative vignette. Bind fine; hinges intact. Thick white endpapers; few pencilled notes at front blank endpaper. Adjacent "Parallax" at title page someone has signed in pencil: "John Hampden"; apparently as the author's potential identity. Actually, John Hampden was a Christian polemicist and leading advocate of Rowbotham. Hampden gained notoriety engaging in raucous public debates with endorsed scientists of the day. A bet involving the prominent naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in the famous Bedford Level experiment… Read More