Search Results: Titles starting with B from 100 POCKETS

San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Co, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed maroon boards w/a laptop/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips. A sequel to Up The Organization; this time posing the question: What can we do for our youth? The youth in need of aid are called the Beavis & Butt-Head Generation, or B2 for short, and are distinguished by not reading much "beyond comic books, TV listings, and computer screens." Author not certain where he found the disk containing the B2 Chronicles --- at any rate, it is journal kept by a certain fellow named Crunch who, along with Dooley and Archibald, like video games, believe life can be fun and exciting, think about goals and how best to utilize everyone's energy, including that of their boss. A witty & humorous book heavily spiced with truth.

San Diego, CA: Harvest Book/Harcourt Brace & Co, 1996. First Edition, First Pinting . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Belle Yang (Author & Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. 1996 First Edition, Printing "A". Illustrated softcover/NF; w/faint creasing to lower front corner tip. Taiwan born, Californian Belle Yang (1960 -) is an artist, author, graphic novelist and children's book writer. After graduation from Univ.of CA, Santa Cruz, she spent 3 years in Beijing, China to be present during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. This, on her return home, her first book, was completed in 1994. In Chinese, "Baba" is simply "Papa" in English. This is biography of Belle Yang's father, Joseph Yang (1928- ), born in Manchuria, coming of age in northern China in the 1930s to 1940s, migrated to Taiwan before the U.S. Life of an heir to the prominent House of Yang of the northeastern extremity of the Great Wall, who knew of early Japanese invasion,… Read More

New York, NY: Spool Cotton Company, 1952. 2nd Edition, Book No, 502, 1952 . Soft Cover/Stapled. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New w/soil spots to pgs 10 - 12. Stapled softcover/Fine. 31-page pamphlet. A full collection of knitted or crocheted patterns --- vests, cardigans, dresses, head gear, bibs, booties & shoes, soakers, and afghans for babies. Toy wise, a crocheted pussy cat and a circuscolorful clown. Creative & inspiring vintage designs.

York, U.K.: Ben Johnson & Co, Ltd. Book No. B-19 . Soft Cover/Stapled. Good/None as Issued. Text/with loss to page 41, else intact & clean. Stapled softcover/VG; sound w/edge & surface wear. Publication date not given; circa 1970s. 43 pages of knit and crochet wear for babies. Among the designs is a delightful, out-of-the ordinary, crocheted long-eared bunny with long eyelashes to match the fringe of her (his) tabbard.

Little Rock, AK: Leisure Arts, 1992. Leisure Arts Leaflet #2314 . Soft Cover/Pamphlet. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. 10-page pamphlet. Knitting patterns for 3 comfortable, practical and tidy baby "bubbles", or, rompers --- buttoned for easy diaper changes. Sized from 3 month infants to one-year olds.

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1987. First American Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Paul Cooper (Illustrator). BRAND NEW & Collectible. First published 1980, UK. An assembly of charming baby knits, published in book form for the first time, taken from ideas of the French magazine, 100 IDEES. Patterns range from sweaters to complete layettes, and bootees to jackets.

San Rafael, CA: Cedco Publishing, 1997. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW w/trace discoloration to gold, front endpaper. Illustrated, padded boards/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. A name is by which we come to be known --- in a sense an identification of clan, tribe and/or hoped for aspirations. Illustrated anthology, dictionary of some 3,000 multi-cultural, Western names and derivations for boys and girls. Family records' entries pages precede names.

Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, 2011. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Art Explosion; Shutterstock (Illustrators). BRAND NEW COPY. Household hints. Rewardingly helpful ideas of added uses of baby powder, baby oil, vaseline and cornstarch. 32-page handbook. Hints of uses in: 1, Health & Beauty; 2, House & Home; 3, Home Maintenance & Repair; and 4, Pets & Pastimes.

Stamford, CT: Coats & Clark's, 1984. Coats & Clark 5952-04, 1984 . Soft Cover/Pamphlet. Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New. Stated First Edition. Stapled softcover/Good; sound w/coffee cup rings & spills. COVER ART: "Baby girl in white bonnet, cardigan & bootees in rocking chair"; photo. 15 page pamphlet. Designs include sweaters, cardigans, buntings, afghans, bibs and footwear.

Little Rock, AR: Leisure Arts, 1985. Leisure Arts Leaflet #397, 1985 . Soft Cover/Pamphlet. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW 2-page pamphlet. Four baby blankets. 1, A 3-color Chevron (to knit); 2, Eyelet Lace (to knit); 3, Woven Plaid (to crochet); and 4, Baby Grannies (to crochet). Lucid instructions with color photos.

Yorkshire, UK: Carter & Parker, Ltd. Soft Cover/Leaflet. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/New Zealand yarn shop stamp and inked price to upper front corner. 3-page leafletc. "Easy Knit" series, leaflet #P692. Cheery baby cardigan w/comfortable V-neck, emphasizing horizontal motifs. No publishing date.

London, UK: Ernst Eulenburg. Unstated Publication Date . Paperback/Symphonic Score. Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New. Preface (dated 1940) in both German & English languages. Yellow softcover/Good/ sound w/light surface wear, PO name to upper corner, music shop stamp to lower front, and, taped spine. Vintage Eulenburg Miniature Scores Series No. 727; no publication date (1940?). 32 pgs.

Leipzig, Germany: Friedrich Hosmeister, 1955. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. White softcover/NF w/trace edge wear, light soiling to lower edges, and faint creasings to lower front corner. Tidy marginalia to title page. 60 pgs. Bach studies for viola drawn from of the cantatas, passions, masses, concerts and overtures. The Issue 1, etudes for the viola, is edited by Fritz Spindler.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Tuttle Publishing, 1967. First Edition, 5th Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. First 1962; this is a 1970 reprint. A dated, and to that degree, a historical reminder of what bachelors may expect, and pointers of how they should conduct themselves, when visiting Japan some half-century ago. Though bachelor entertainment maybe similar throughout the world, cultural variants certainly do exist. Boye De Mente also authored The Tourist and the Real Japan, How Business is Done in Japan, Oriental Secrets of Graceful Living, Faces of Japan, and The Japanese as Consumers. No stranger to the Japanese scene, he dispenses solid advice with a heavy dose of humour. Fine copy.

San Luis Obispo, CA: Bear Flag Books, 1986. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW. Soft cover/NF w/faint creasings to front; one, parallel to leading edge, has echoed bends through first 4 pgs (caused by faulty handling). Travel guide exploring backroads from Santa Barbara, through San Luis Obispo to Big Sur and Pinnacles ... points of interest beyond major beaches and attractions along dominant highways such as quiet back roads, beaches where one can still gallop a horse, solitary hikes and the like. Very strong copy despite lengthy lisiting of flaws.

Munich, Germany: Goldmann Verlag, 1985. Paperback. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. German language text. Cookery devoted to baking cakes, pies and pastries. 125 pgs, illustrated w/color photos. Lucid recipes in 4 major sectors: 1, Fur die Kaffeetafel ("For the coffee table"), which includes marzipan wreath, Mozartzopf &, pies); 2, Da wird jeder schwach ("Since everyone is weak") which includes croissants, waffles & puff pastry); 3, Blick in Nachbars Backofen ("check your neighbor's oven") which includes Sachertorte, Amaretti, Budapest chocolate baking); and 4, Alle Jahre weider ("Every year again", which includes holiday joys.

New York, NY: Bell Publishing, 1973. 1973 Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace wear. Faint smudge to upper edge of fEP verso. Classic guide to art and skill of backgammon, first published 1930; this copy is the stated 1973 Edition. Board game for two with pieces moved according to the dice. Among the most ancient of all games, similar versions date back to 3000 BC, and its present form being played by the Romans.

New York, NY: Random House, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW. Illustrated softcover/VG w/light edge & surface wear, and trace soiling to text edges. Strategy guide to backgammon, one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice; winning player removes all own his pieces from the board first. A "cruel" game dependent on both luck (dice roll) and skill. Text, with line drawings, in 12 chapters commencing with basic rules, through tactics, and concluding chapter on Three Great Games.

Seattle, WA: The Rei Press, 1972. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Keith Gunnar (Photographer); Bob Cram (Cartoons). Stated First Printing of June, 1972. Text/BRAND NEW. Green linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Trace soiling to fEP & lower text edge. Reference/resource and manual/guide to the art of backpacking illustrated with photos and lively cartoons. A book, rich with information, dedicated to footpower and to swelling the ranks of hikers who tred lightly with respect for nature and leaving as slight an imprint as possible. 18 chapters in three parts: I, Off & Away Onto the Trail; II, Equipment: Everything You Always Wanted to Know & Then Some; and, III, Elaborating the Art. The last chapter is The New Ethic ... the green way of bakpacking.

New York, NY: Smithmark Pub, 1992. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/New. Tom Stack & Assc (Principle Photographers); Martin Schneebaig (Illustrator). BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to dustjacket. A thorough informative guide to the finer points of backpacking and essential skills of building campfires and the like, along with magnificent places one might go.