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Mineola, New York, USA: Dover Publications, 2003. Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Large Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Bright, clean, heavy, glossy cover with illustration of a sailing ship on front. Tight, solid and square binding. Internals also as new. This is an unabridged republication of the edition publiched by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, New york, in 1942. For this edition, the original fold-out plates have been converted to double-page spreads. This cassic guide to ship building has text and plans especially geared toward the growing skill of novices, with projects presented in easy-to-learn techniques and arranged in order of difficulty. Includes details necessary for creating highly accurate scale models. Appendixes, Glossary, Imdex. 38 figures and 24 plates. 251 pages. 8.3 x 11 inches. 2003, Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, USA

San Francisco,CA, USA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996. Hard Back Seventh Printing. Hardcover Book in Fine Condition in Very Good Jacket. Clean and unmarked volume, tight, solid and square. In Peter Vail's 1989 book, "Managing As a Performing Art", he coined the term 'permanent white water' to describe the unpredictable environment in which many work. In this book he advocates for the necessity of learning being integrated into the work life of managers, marked by strong self-direction, willingness to take risks, and integration of the learning that life teaches outside the institution. 218 pages with References and Index. 9.4 x 6.25 inches. 1996, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco,CA, USA. ISBN10: 0787902462, ISBN13: 9780787902469

Back Bay Books, 2006. First US Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Phillipe Lardy. Bay Back Books, First Printing of First US Edition, 2006. First published in Australia 2004. Illustrations by Phillip Lardy. Reading Group Guide included. Bright, clean, solid, completely unmarked, gently used book with faint cover wear. The debut novel of Celestine Vaite writing about the universal tug-of-war between mothers and daughters, set in Tahiti. 320 pages. 8vo. 2006, Back Bay Books.

Germany: Kindlers Klassische Bildbiographien, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back Hardcover First Printing In the German Language, in Very Good Condition, with a Fair Dust Jacket in Archival Protective Cover. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean and unmarked blue cloth with gilt debossed design on front, gilt titles on spine. Sunned on the very upper edge, lower front corner bumped. Tight, solid and square. Internals very clean and completely unmarked. Jacket is clean and unmarked, edgeworn with chipping and small tears, a piece missing from the rear lower edge. 144 pages with Index. 9.75 x 7.5 inches. 1959, Kindlers Klassische Bildbiographien, Germany .

Dallas, Texas, USA: Word Publishing, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Clean and unmarked binding of blue paper-wrapped boards, silver titles to spine; tight, solid and square. Internals also Fine. Valerie Bell discusses reaching out to the lonely kids in your world. To whom can children look in their search for belonging? Who will pick up the emotiional slack too often unrecognized by their parents? These are some questions--and possible partial solutions--she discusses. 151 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. 1989, Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas

Rome, Italy: Gruppo Newton, 1996. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. La Compagnia Del Buongustaio--The Gourmet Cook Book. Paperback in the Italian Language. As New. Bright and clean, pages of cream paper, with brown print, illustrations in coppertina by Valentina Ambrosi. 66 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1996, Gruppo Newton Publisher, Rome Italy.

Rome, Italy: Gruppo Newton, 1996. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. La Compagnia Del Buongustaio--The Gourmet Cook Book. Paperback in the Italian Language. As New. Bright and clean, pages of cream paper, with brown print, illustrations in coppertina by Valentina Ambrosi. 64 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1996, Gruppo Newton Publisher, Rome Italy.

Rome, Italy: Gruppo Newton, 1996. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. La Compagnia Del Buongustaio--The Gourmet Cook Book. Paperback in the Italian Language. As New. Bright and clean, pages of cream paper, with brown print, illustrations in coppertina by Valentina Ambrosi. 64pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1996, Gruppo Newton Publisher, Rome Italy.

Rome, Italy: Gruppo Newton, 1997. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. La Compagnia Del Buongustaio--The Gourmet Cook Book. Paperback in the Italian Language. As New. Bright and clean, pages of cream paper, with brown print, illustrations in coppertina by Valentina Ambrosi. 66 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1997, Gruppo Newton Publisher, Rome Italy.

Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1962. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Fourth and Revised and Enlarged Edition. 26th Printing, 1973. Hardcover in Good Condition. No jacket. Green cloth with black stamped decoration and lettering on spine. Cover generally clean with two faint smudgy areas. Corners and spine ends rubbed, scuffed. Tight and solid sewn binding with intact endbands. Prev owner name on ffep. Internals very clean with some underlining of text and notes in the margins. Does not interfere with easy reading. Rear endpaper has a scribble. The author postulates that perhaps the study of cults will encourage evangelical Christians and others of the necessity of studying more carefully the 'faith which was once delivered unto the saints', and learn to 'think less severely of the many subordinste, and racial and national tenets that too often keep Christ's desciples apart'. 414 pages. Bibliography. 9" x… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Wynwood Press, 1988. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Wynwood Press, 1988. Hardcover BCE Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. This is an annual story collection selected by the Mystery Writers of America Association of some of the finest suspense fiction written any specific year, this collection for 1988. Binding of black half-cloth with green titles, green boards; very light rubbing to extremities; slight discoloration to spine heel. green endpapers. Internals very clean and free from any markings. Jacket with light wear to spine head and heel and upper corners, rubbed. inside of jacket has two areas of staining along edges. This is an annual story collection selected by the Mystery Writers of America Association of some of the finest suspense fiction written any specific year. 320 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Wynwood Press, New York, 1988.

San Francisco, California, USA: Bicycle Books, 1986. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and bright, tight and unmarked. Some pages are wavy, but clean, toned. This manual covers all adjustment, maintenance, and repair procedures required to keep any kind of bicycle running smoothly. Includes step-by-step instructions with detailed illustrations and practical troubleshooting guides. 140 pages with index. 6 x 9 inches. 1986, Bicycle Books, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

New York, New York, USA: Harper & Row, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hard Back A first-rate work of history of the campaigns in the Atlantic during WW II with an unusual full portrayal of the German side of the story and to the importance of the role Canada played, as well as the Allied campaign. First Edition Hardcover and Dust Jacket Near Fine Condition. Top edge of text block with light spots, else Fine. Very clean and unmarked navy cloth with sharp and bright bold gilt titling on spine. Tight and solid. Internals in Fine Condition. Endpapers with illustrations of ships used in the Atlantic Campaign. Photographic illustrations. 424 pages, indexed. 9.5 x 6.4 inches. 1988, Harper & Row, New York, New York, USA

New York: Regan Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing of First US Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Translated by Catherine Knox. Front lower corner is slightly bumped, else Fine. Bright red and cream binding, gilt titled on red spine. Very clean and unmarked; tight and solid. Internals in Fine Condition. This story is set in South Africa in a small town shrouded in secrecy and legend, by award-winning Afrikaans writer Etienne Van Heerden. 435 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 2003, Regan Books/HarperCollins, New York, New York, U.S.A.

United Kingdom; Boston, MA; Melbourne, Australia : Element Books Ltd, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Element Books Ltd, 1999. Type: Hardback First Thus. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Short inscription on front endpaper, otherwise the book is as new. Very clean and unmarked, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Sewn binding is tight, solid and square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Clean and bright red jacket has trace edgewear, not price-clipped. Van Grasdorff offers illuminating insights into the recent history of Tibet and its ambiguous relationship with China and helps the reader to understand why the stability of the region and the future of the Tibetan people is inextricably linked with the future of the two young boys, one recognized by the present Dalai Lama as the next Panchen Lama, Tibet's second most important spiritual leader, and a boy from the same village taken by the Chinese and announced… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner' Sons, 1965. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Two Chinese detective stories. Paperback in Good Condition, with eight illustrations drawn by the author in Chinese style. Clean green and black illustrated cover, wear around all edges, creases down front near spine; binding tight and solid. Pages very clean, no markings of any kind. Judge Dee novels are delightful and scrupulously in the classic Chinese manner. If you have not met Judge Dee yet, you are in for a treat. 141 pp. 12mo. 1965, Charles Scribner' Sons. New York

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Vincent Pucciarelli. San Francisco: Sierra Club, Second Printing, 1975. Heavy soft pictorial silver cover in Very Good condition. 384 pages. 6.25 x 4.5 inches. Illustrations by Vincent Pucciarelli. Clean and unmarked, rounded corners, beginnings of creases to front and spine. Four small spots to text block edges. Pages completely clean ans free from any makings or creases. Just the right size and durability for your backpack. 1975, The Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA. ISBN10: 0871560992, ISBN13: 9780871560995

United States: Horace Liveright, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. 1928 Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket. Binding of burnt-orange cloth with paper paste-on color illustration inset on the front and bold gilt titles on front and spine. Quite clean, no marks, light wear to corners and spine head, spine heel lightly scuffed. Tight and solid sewn binding. Rough cut on fore edge and bottom edge. Former owner inscription on endpaper. Contents page signature loose from binding. Frontis: colour illustration "Multiplex Man". Seven full color illustrations. Over 100 b/w illustrations throughout, by van Loon. Pages are clean, unmarked, no creases-heavy paper. A handsome volume. In his own inimitable style, van Loon tells and illustrates the history of inventions and its relation to man's progress on earth. Such a delightful treasure of a book! 252 pages. 9.6 x 6,25 inches.… Read More

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Van Loon, Hendrik. First Edition Hardcover Book, 1932. Book in Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket in archival protective sleeve. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index. An unforgettable and informative story of the world and its people from five continents--over 150 typical Van Loon illustrations/maps, 38 in color and wash. Binding of red cloth with a paper illustration in color affixed to the front panel, gilt titles to spine. Very clean and unmarked, with tight and solid sewn binding, inner hinge cracked. Endpaper leaf loose from binding. Edges rubbed. Rough cut. Frontispiece illustration "The Will to Live". Title page with FACSIMILE Hendrik Willem Van Loon signature. Internals very clean and completely unmarked. NOTE: Unfold the wrapper and you will find a map of the world drawn by… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. Type: Hardback 1937 Hardcover Book in Condition. No Jacket. The red cloth binding is scraped on the lower half of the front panel, otherwise in very good condition. Clean with gilt decoration on front, gilt titles on spine. Paper panel, decorated with musical instruments, affixed to spine. Endpapers with a unique illustration of the history of art. Inner hinge Binding is tight, and solid, sewn binding. Internals toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. Many full color drawings by Van Loon, in color and wash and b/w --so delightful! Van Loon's humor is also delightful. And as he says: "This book was written and illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon to give the general reader (who perhaps had always considered this a rather remote subject) a better understanding and a greater appreciation of everything that has been done within the realm of painting and architecture and… Read More