Search Results: Authors starting with U from JB Books

Washington D.C.: Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Former Owner Address Label. Revised Edition. With an introduction by Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States at time of publication, a guide for individual citizens on constructing or improving single-home fallout shelters, explaining issues of blast protection, radioactive fallout, supplies, temporary vs. permanent shelters, pre-planning, much more. An interesting relic of the 'Cold War' and 1960s ideas on home defense. Also contains a North Dakota civil defense fallout handout laid-in. Softcover, contains illustrations and diagrams, 24pp., one hole punch to upper left corner. A very nice copy. A rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1985. Book. Near New. Hardcover. Former Owner Stamps. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The inside story of the entrepeneurial and organizing skills of Peter Ueberroth, which made the 23rd Olympiad such a success in 1984 at Los Angeles, filled with information about the conflicts and security issues, the athletes themselves, the impact on the city, much more; contains illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 401pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1985. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition (stated).. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The inside story of the entrepeneurial and organizing skills of Peter Ueberroth, which made the 23rd Olympiad such a success in 1984 at Los Angeles, filled with information about the conflicts and security issues, the athletes themselves, the impact on the city, much more; contains illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 401pp., d.j. shows light shelfwear and light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. An anthology of modern Japanese fiction, in which the portrayals of Japanese women are studied in various ways, reflecting a mixture of old tradition and stereotypes as well as new functions and attitudes - with common roles identified as the maiden, the wife, the mistress, the mother, and the modern working woman. Hardcover with dust jacket, 279pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Warner Books, 2002. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. The memoirs of a man hired by Playboy magazine to search America for the 'Playmate of the Millennium', taking interviews with many of the most beautiful women in existence, doing exciting photo shoots with them, and much else, learning in the process a great deal about the ambitious ladies themselves, those who work at Playboy and their own attitudes - as well as discovering some interesting things about himself too. Hardcover with dust jacket, 312pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-fee archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Encino: Health Points, 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A three-part program of sensible lifestyle changes allowing one to achieve and maintain a healthier lifetime weight level - offering tips, facts, and advice on reducing fat consumption, increasing activity and exercise, pacing one's eating speed, disconnecting self-worth issues from one's weight, charting and rewarding one's progress, much more. Softcover, illustrations, charts, indexed, 323pp. A very nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing.. An instructive presentation of a simple but revolutionary program that develops the full physical and mental potential of babies via 'Discovery Play', applying various techniques in the exploration of the baby's entire world from early infancy to eighteen months, suitable for parents as well as medical professionals; contains illustrations, charts, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 296pp. A beutiful copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Third Edition.. The Third Edition of this classic, standard textbook for students and instructors in this field of engineering for studying and teaching the various processes of mechanical design - the ideas and concepts generation process, practical application into design - both academically and within actual industrial realities, inventive principles and product evaluation, much more. Hardcover, illustrated throughout, charts, graphs, sources, appendices, indexed, 415pp., some pages show light highlighting. Rare in this edition and condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Citadel Press : Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2002. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. An analysis of the ongoing American involvement in the Middle East conflict - including the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq - studied within the context of the Cold War and the later Gulf War, revealing how the 'unfinished business' of the past has led to the 9-11 terrorist strikes and likely newer threats to America's future. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains source notes, indexed, 300pp., remainders mark, d.j. shows one one-inch closed edgetear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1952. Book. Good-. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. First Edition (stated).. Novel of a doctor struggling with himself and his patients at a remote tropical island under siege from communist insurgents and a difficult reactionary government trying to keep control. Hardcover, 286pp., book shows some light staining to boards and pagination ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The popular Swedish actress discusses her life, her loves, her daughter, her work as an actress, her involvement with UNICEF - and especially discusses her feelings about entering her middle years and the new range of choices she is faced with both as an individual and as an acting professional. Hardcover with dust jacket, 193pp., tiny remainders dot. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Madison: United States Armed Forces Institute : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1942. Book. Good-. Wraps. The first volume of a wide selection of much of the best British and American poetry from a very eclectic array of authors. Wraps, 712pp., book shows general light wear with some soiling to covers, page folds, interior pagination clean and bright. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. A representation of the best poetic works from the early nineteenth century through to about 1925, from a very wide range of poets, arranged by category and period, etc. Edition and printing not given, presumed First. Hardcover, contains study suggestions, supplemental reading list, indexes by authors and titles, 415pp., boards show mild general wear, pencilling inside boards and to some pages, binding firm and boards lettering mostly clear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. First Printing of the First Edition (stated). A fine selection of some thirty essays and short stories relating to golf, the game being the author's abiding interest for most of his life since childhood. Hardcover with dust jacket, 201pp., former owner names blacked-over inside front board. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The fictional Jewish-American short story writer returns with more authorial illuminations and roamings through various Third World countries as a cultural ambassador - his embarrassments revealing truths about his trade and our times. Hardcover with dust jacket, 195pp. A very nice copy, the jacket in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Book. Illus. by Paul Szep. As New. Hard. First Edition.. John Updike wrote about the lure of golf for five decades, from the first time he teed off at the age of twenty-five until his final rounds at the age of seventy-six. Golf Dreams collects the most memorable of his golf pieces, his learning, playing, and living for the game. The camaraderie of golf, how to relate to caddies, and how to manage short putts are among the topics he addresses, sometimes in light verse, sometimes in wickedly comic fiction. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket has minor scuffing on front and slight edgewear; 201 pages - Preface and Acknowledgements not included in page count but are present; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (thus). With a new foreword by the author, his classic historical play about American political leader and President John Buchanan and his life, work, and demise, his contemporaries, the crises of his period, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 262pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. Interesting novel examining American womanhood via its portrayal of a 42-year-old woman becoming enamored with a Hindu religious leader, leaving her family to join his commune in Arizona whilst trying to achieve a subdueing of ego and attainment of spiritual salvation; contains glossary. Hardcover with dust jacket, 279pp. A beautiful copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.