Search Results: Authors starting with V from The Bookworm

New York:: Donald I Fine Books, 1985.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: beige binding with navy blue cloth at the spine; handling soil on the edges of the text block; rubbing along the top and bottom edges; a Fair book, with a Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by John Sposato. This is the first novel in the Burke series, and was the author's first novel.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1988.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with cloth at the spine; titles in metallic blue; small ink stamp on the front paste-down endpaper (a raven), otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Carol Devine Carson; photograph by William King. This is the third novel in the Burke series.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1987.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: gray binding with blue cloth at the spine; small scuffed area -- about the size of a dime -- on the front cover; a Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by John Jinks; jacket design by Jon Valk.. This is the second novel in the Burke series.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1994.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with cloth at the spine; silver spine text; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Chip Kidd. This is the seventh novel in the Burke series.

New York:: New Amsterdam Books, 1989.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.75 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Janet Cornell. This is a sequel to the author's earlier novel, Ashby. Playwright, author and critic Maurice Valency (1903-1996) was, at the time of this writing Professor Emeritus of Columbia University. He was also head of the Academic Department of the Juilliard School for fifteen years.

New York:: Reynal & Company, 1956.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan cloth; some light stains to the cloth, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Illustrated endpapers. Description: ''Give them a good honest trial, and then hang them!'' Such was the cry of mining-town tribunals in the turbulent years of the Forty-niners in San Francisco. Out of the chaos of crime and mockery of the courts, the Vigilantes arose to impose their own form of law and order upon a demoralized city. Their story is one of the most colorful in American history. General Sherman and Captain Farragut, both to achieve later fame, were among the actors on a central stage, crowded with gamblers, ex-convicts, prostitutes and murderers. The Committee not only took law into their own hands, but raised money to build a city jail, which had not previously existed. The citizens of San Francisco in the 1850s were fighting not only an… Read More

New York:: Reynal & Company, 1956.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan cloth with red spine text; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Illustrated endpapers. Description: ''Give them a good honest trial, and then hang them!'' Such was the cry of mining-town tribunals in the turbulent years of the Forty-niners in San Francisco. Out of the chaos of crime and mockery of the courts, the Vigilantes arose to impose their own form of law and order upon a demoralized city. Their story is one of the most colorful in American history. General Sherman and Captain Farragut, both to achieve later fame, were among the actors on a central stage, crowded with gamblers, ex-convicts, prostitutes and murderers. The Committee not only took law into their own hands, but raised money to build a city jail, which had not previously existed. The citizens of San Francisco in the 1850s were fighting not only an invasion… Read More

Pleasant Hill, California:: Diablo Valley College, 1980.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide . Description: Poetry, fiction, and illustrations published by the students in Journalism 156, Periodical Production Lab at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California. Cover art by Tam Jenkins.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; owner's gift note, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 4to (about 11.5 inches tall) . Mustard color endpapers. Description: Illustrated in color by the author.

Kansas City, Missouri:: Lowell Press, 1978.. 3rd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan cloth; a slight spine slant, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Map endpapers. Description: Includes two sections of black and white plates. Memories of forty years of ranching on the Van Cleve ranch, now a 20,0000 acre expanse under the Crazy Mountains in south central Montana. Spike Van Cleve writes of the land, the people, the horses, and the good old times. One of the stories in this collection was awarded the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. This was originally published in 1977; this is a later printing.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:: Local History Company, 2004.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: This copy is Signed by the author, with a personalized note. Several black and white photo illustrations. From the publisher's blurb: ''Thanks to this well researched and heartfelt biography, Allen H Eaton (1878-1962) retakes his much-deserved place in the history of American craft. Eaton brought prominence and respect to work produced by the people of southern Appalachia, New England, immigrants and even prisoners in Japanese-American relocation camps. A social worker by training he almost single-handedly established the relationship between art, beauty and life, a relationship not previously acknowledged or appreciated. Widely known as 'the Dean of American Crafts', this is his story.''

New York:: Macmillan, 1913.. Illustrated Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with gilt vignette and spine text; top edge gilt; Good condition.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Description: This work was originally published in 1882, followed in 1904 by a new edition with illustrations. This reprint edition is part of Macmillan's American Sportsman's Library series. The following is from Heller's American Hunting and Fishing Books (number 397): ''The classic work on the subject with 34 chapters on all the aspects of still-hunting for deer and their kin. Reprint4ed many times and with the later editions containing 27 illustrations by Carl Rungius and the author.'' Illustrations are all in black and white plates.

Pacific, Missouri:: Mel Bay Publications, 1981.. Paper covers; spiral bound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covers with a metal spiral binding; the covers (especially front cover) are ragged at the ends; Good condition.. about 12 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Description: From the foreword: ''All of the voices in a passage or progression, long or short, must be thought of as melodic lines that have to make harmonic sense and become musically believable, even though the lines may contain notational surprises. Logical harmonics need not be stodgy or trite. When the ear anticipates the motion of lines in a passage or resolution it doesn't mean that the selection was bad, it means that it was predictable. At times the ear is disappointed when the harmony does not go where the ear wants it to go, or wishes it to go. The logical, the predictable, the unpredictable, the expected, are all necessary formats for lasting construction; for the very essence of composition is the knack of artfully balancing… Read More

Washington, D.C.:: World Bank, 1989.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Good condition.. about 10.75 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide . Description: Figure illustrations; fold-out map at rear. World Bank Technical Paper Number 101; Industry and Energy Series. From the abstract: ''This comprehensive handbook is meant to provide energy and water supply professionals and economists as well as field officers with an easily accessible source of information on wind pumping. It consolidate information acquired by various means in an easily extractable form. The fist chapter is dedicated to the question 'Is wind pumping for you?' Chapter 2 then provides an overview. Chapter 3 discusses the techniques for sizing of wind pumps, while chapter 4 discusses the sizing of alternative small pumps. Chapter 5 provides guidelines for financial and economic assessment of wind pumping. Finally, chapter 6 provides particulars on installation, maintenance, and other logistical matters. Annexes provide supporting… Read More

Bloomington, Indiana:: Indiana University Press, 1966.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: .. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Notes, index. Description: Illustrated in black and white. Drawing on records, autobiographies, letters and journals, Mr Van Orman recreates the nature of the hotels and hospitality houses in the Old West from 1830 to 1890. He describes the early hotels, their food and living conditions, the men who ran them and the people who stayed in them.

Indianapolis, Indiana:: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1976.. First Printing, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red paper covered boards with black cloth at the spine, silver text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Red endpapers. Description: Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. This Greek author also wrote ''Z'', which was made into the French motion picture of the same title, starring Yves Montand and Irene Papas.

Dallas, Texas:: Word Publishing Company, 1997.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . Description: 8vo. BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; the book and dust jacket are both Near Fine; the publisher's price is found on the rear panel of the dj.

New York:: Modern Library, 1934.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with black and gilt; the top edge tint is a dark shade; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped, and slightly darkened at the spine, otherwise very good.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Index. Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 63 in the Modern Library series. The most recent printed date is the Modern Library copyright date of 1934. Dating by ML guides this is from Fall 1954. The 371 titles listed on the verso of the dust jacket include Browning, Selected Poetry; and do not include Faulkner, Go Down, Moses. Dust jacket style i; binding style 8.

Great Britain:: Self Published, 1996.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; the front spine edge has two rough spots, each about an inch long, otherwise a Very Good book, no dust jacket.. Small 4to (10.75 inches tall) . Description: Profusely illustrated with color photographs and b&w template drawings. A collection of Celebration Cake Designs reflecting the beauty of flowers and the way in which they can be used to enhance the presentation of iced cakes. Also included are cake top decorations, techniques and recipes.

New York:: Donald I Fine Books, 1991.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: mustard color boards with gray at the spine; a Very Good book w/Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Neil Stuart; author photograph by Jerry Bauer. A novel of romance and intrigue set in the Mideast. The author worked as a journalist in that area.