Search Results: Authors starting with X from Bibliope by Calvello Books

New York: Pathfinder, 1990. Second printing. Hardcover. Exceedingly gentle wear to spine head and foot, extremely mild rubbing to corners, less than quarter-inch closed tear to rear DJ edge, faint soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Very Good DJ.. Octavo in white DJ, xi, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. A collection of fourteen speeches by one of the revolutionary African-American leaders of the 20th century. Contents: Message to the grass roots -- A Declaration of independence -- The Ballot or the bullet -- The Black revolution -- Letters from abroad -- The Harlem "hate-gang" scare -- Appeal to African heads of state -- At the Audubon (December 13, 1964) -- With Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer -- At the Audubon (December 20, 1964) -- To Mississippi youth -- Prospects for freedom in 1965 -- After the bombing -- Confrontation with an "expert" -- Last answers and interviews. African Americans -- Civil rights.

Castro Valley, Calif: Black Bird Press, 2002. 1st ed; first printing (stated). Paperback. A fine(-) nearly as new copy, with slight rubbing and a tiny crease to bottom front edge.. vi, 204 pages; 21 cm. "Marvin X (born Marvin Ellis Jackmon; May 29, 1944) is a poet, playwright and essayist. ... His work has been associated with the Black Arts/Black Aesthetics Movement of the 1960s. He grew up in Fresno and Oakland, in an activist household. He graduated from Thomas Alva Edison High School in Fresno in 1962. His parents published the Black-owned paper of Fresno, California, called the Fresno Voice. ....Because of his affiliations with Black Panther activists of the day (Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver) and his work in Black theater with Ed Bullins, X is considered one of the major essayists and playwrights of the Black Aesthetics Movement. He attended Merritt College, where he met Newton and Seale, and received his BA and MA in English from San Francisco State University. ... X… Read More

Rio de Janeiro: Federação Espírita Brasileira, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine with light edge-wear; very tight and clean.. Octavo in grey blue pictorial glossy paper wraps; 464 p. 18 cm. In Portuguese || Spirit writings. Emmanuel (Spirit) ; Channeling. Brazilian Spiritualism.

Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Federação Espírita Brasileira, Dep. Ed. y Gráfico, 2009. 4. ed. especial, 3. reimpr., 21.-24. milheiro. Paperback. Near Fine with slight crease on upper cover with slight bumped corner, else tight and clean.. Octavo, Black and tan wraps, black spine. 599 p. In Portuguese. Series: Série Romances de Emmanuel.

Wien: Druck und Verlang von Carl Gerold's Sonn, 1922. Hardcover. Pages age-browned else very good(+) overall.. Quarto in marbled paper-backed boards and black cloth spine; xiv, 184 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Uncommon in the US. / "Xenophon (c. 430-354 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, historian, soldier, and student of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, and the age of the Peloponnesian War. His works provide a valuable source of information about Greek life and history during this period. One of Xenophon's most famous works is "Anabasis," which recounts his experiences as a Greek mercenary in Persia. The book tells the story of the March of the Ten Thousand, a large army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger, who intended to seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II. When Cyrus was killed in battle, the Greeks were stranded deep in Persian territory and had to fight their way out. Xenophon,… Read More

Tai bei xian xi zhi shi: Da tuo wen hua, 2004. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very gentle wear to spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine.. White multicolored quarto; 287 p, b&w illus ; 27 cm. In Chinese. || Medicine.

Xianggang: Ming bao chu ban she you xian gong si, 2005. Chu ban. Paperback. Fine to near fine(++) with faintest signed of external wear. No CD or DVD.. Quarto in black printed wraps; xviii, 239 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. No CD or DVD. Martial Arts; Tai chi. Tai chi.

Unknown: Unknown, 1897. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal markings (labels); pages browned; som net pencil markss to margins of several pages; else overall Very Good.. Octavo in full leather; gilted titles to spine; 309p, errata page, indice de materias. Scarce. Appears to have been issued without a complete title page, thus no imprint publisher information present. (Title page resembles a half title page yet there is no evidence of removal of a noral 'full' title page.) // Spanish language -- History.  Spanish language -- Obsolete words.  Note(s): 1897 ed. has title: Lengua española en el siglo de oro de su literatura.

Taipei: Fo Kuang, 1998. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Barely rubbed spine head, faint mark to front cover, else near fine(-). In Chinese. || Buddhism -- Doctrines. || Buddhist words of wisdom.

Taibei Shi: Fo guang chu ban she, 1995. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very gentle scuff to spine head, barely rubbed corners, else very good+ to near fine(-).. Light blue octavo; ix, 228 p ; 21 cm. In Chinese. || Buddhism; Philosophy.

Yucatán, México]: [s.n.], 1972. Paperback. Stains to wrap exterior e;se tight and clean withing. Good thus. See photos.. Quarto in pale grey printed, stapled wraps; 21 p. ; 23 cm; referencias bibliograficas. Rare item, with only one holding listed in WorldCat. In Spanish, with a lengthy inscription by the author, signed and dated 1973. / Mayas. Medicina maya. Indígenas de México -- Medicina.

Paris: Chez Antoine Vitre, Impremier ordinaire du Roy,.., 1674. Original issue. Hardcover. Boards partly worn and chafed in parts; binding tight. Overall about good(+) to very good(-). Octavo in limp paper backed thin orange boards; 4 pages; 24 cm, bd. to 28 cm. In French. Uncommon. "neusieme Iulliet" is crossed out and in immediate right margin is written "mois 23 Juin" in a neat contemporary hand. One other hand-written to title page, as well.

Peking: Qingdao chu ban she, 1991. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. A fine copy with very faint thin scratch to front board, in a near fine slightly shelf-rubbed original dust jacket./very good +. Folio in blue dust jacket, and red brushed fine cotton-silk boards; 336 p. : numerous color illustrations ; 37 cm. Includes a full page, full-color photo reproduction of a selected work of each featured painter with a photograph, 2-3 paragaph biography and chop(s) of each artist on facing page. Nicely realized. Printed on high quality coated stock. In Chinese and English. Uncommon. Many truly exquisite paintings are presented in this volume. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply.** || Painting, Chinese -- 20th century.

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1964. Second edition. Hardcover. Very fine with small pen mark to for-edge. Please see photos. In fine original slipcase. Volume Two only (of 4 volumes); illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm. Chinese literature -- Translations into English. Lu, Xun, 1881-1936.

Taibei shi: Jin he zi xun gu fen you xian gong si, 2006. Chu ban. Paperback. Fine, DVD unopened in pocket.. Quarto in pale yellow-green illus wraps; (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 24 cm. DVD unopened, sealed in rear pocket. In Chinese. Many of the techniques in Flash remained unchaged. || Computer animation. Web sites -- Authoring programs. Title Subject: Flash (Computer file) Note(s): Accompanied by a DVD-ROM entitled: Si fang jiao shi Flash 8 shu wei xue xi xi tong./ "Xian liang you hui ban"--Cover.

Athènes ; Venice: n.p., 1966. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ with very gentle edgewear to both. Small folio in black DJ illus in color, blue cloth boards; 158 p., [164] p. of plates : ill. ; 30 cm. In Greek and French. A beautiful production, with numerous plates in color and black and white. Bibliothèque de l'Institut hellénique d'études byzantines et post-byzantines de Venise, no. 2. // Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Romances -- Illustrations. Mouseion Hieron Eikonon; Manuscript Greek D. // Greek miniature painting.