Search Results: Titles starting with C from Conover Books

Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Kumarian Pr, 2008. Brand new and unread first edition, very fresh and bright condition, gift quality! Green and blue illustrated wrapper with blue and white lettering. 406 new and unread informative and educational pages! "While the lineage of 'civil society' is long and varied, its revival on the global stage in the 1980s and 1990s following the popular upheavals in Eastern Europe and elsewhere has been characterized by excitement, energy, and some degree of hype. Now perceptions about civil society are maturing. Greater thought, strategy, and reflection have come to replace automatic assumptions of doing good and occuppying the moral high ground vis-a-vis the state and other actors." ---- from the Foreword (Kumi Naidoo and Aruna Rao).. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Hayden Book Co, 1976. Hint of edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean used copy. 148 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, informative and educational pages! "Here is probably the most helpful handbook on COBOL programming ever published, and one of the few to cover structured COBOL programming. It's positively packed with bold, inventive strategies, advice, and insights that will help you achieve totally new powers of programming style and accuracy....". Seventh Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Salamanca, NY: RAJ Publications, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brand new and unread; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Black and white pictorial wrapper with black and white lettering. 55 very crisp and clean new and unread informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This book is a first-hand account of Stephen A. Gordon and his family's dislocation from their homestead on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation violated the 1794 Treaty between the United States and the Hodinöhsö:ni' (Iroquois) which the Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca)are original members........."

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1960. MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR TO THE DJ, BOTH FRONT CORNERS HAVE A SMALL TEAR IN THEM, COVER IS SCUFFED AND SCRATCHED, CORNERS ARE LIGHTLY BUMPED AND RUBBED, A VERY CRISP AND CLEAN FIRST EDITION!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.: Helm Pub, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean inscribed, "Enjoy the Bloomin' book. Ray Paul.", first edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! 291 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "I first met the character 'George' through outreach workshops in fiction that I teach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and fell in love with him immediately. Author R L Paul has crafted a character on a journey of renewal in the poignant and amusing tradition of characters created by established writers such as Jan Karon and Clyde Edgerton." ----- Christine DeSmet.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.: Helm Pub, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean inscribed, "To: our cuzes fir life Enjoy the bloomin' book. Ray Paul.", first edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! 291 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "I first met the character 'George' through outreach workshops in fiction that I teach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and fell in love with him immediately. Author R L Paul has crafted a character on a journey of renewal in the poignant and amusing tradition of characters created by established writers such as Jan Karon and Clyde Edgerton." ----- Christine DeSmet.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, Oklahoma: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 420 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Carter, Cultural Representative of the Caddo tribe of Oklahoma, creates vivid pictures of daily life in the three branches of the Caddo nation, and introduces past and present Caddo leaders. Drawing on archaeological data, oral histories, and descriptions by European and American explorers, missionaries, and settlers from the 15th through the 19th centuries, she offers a narrative history of the tribe as it endured epidemics, enemy attacks, and displacement from homelands. Includes b & w photos. Annotation copyright… Read More

College Station, TX: Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 229 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "In 1542 members of the thriving Caddo Indian culture came face to face with Luis de Moscoso, successor to Hernando de Soto as leader of a Spanish exploration party. That encounter marked a turning point for this centuries-old people, whose history would from then on be dominated by the interaction of the native confederacies with the empires of various European adventurers and settlers. Much has been written about the confrontations of Euro-Americans with Native Americans, but most of it has focused on the Anglo-Indian relations of the eastern part of the continent or on the final phases of the western wars. This thorough and engaging history is the first… Read More

New York, NY: Garland Publishing, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used collectible FIRST EDITION! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Green cloth with red lettering on the spine. 330 historical and informative pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "The formal reports contained in this series represent only part of the evidence amassed in the 370-odd court actions assigned separate docket numbers by the Indian Claims Commission. almost since the outset, those involved with the Indian Claims' activities have voiced the opinion that the specifically researched ethnohistorical studies should not simply be filed away in some federal depository though this did become the case with these reports. The present series is the result of… Read More

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Red boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 190 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Although the Wichita Indians, of Caddoan stock, had separated from the Caddos proper about 1500 B.C., the two peoples maintained close ties. In 1846, when the various Indian tribes of Texas signed a far-reaching treaty with the United States, the Wichitas and Caddos both also had a history of relations with the Euroamericans. Both tribes had become in many ways dependent on the Europeans--for firearms, clothing, tools, and cosmetic goods. This dependence, which had served them well during the years of European exploration and colonization, had by 1846 made them vulnerable to the… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, 1945. Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the lower corners of the front and rear covers, overall a clean well-preserved used first Pocket Books edition! 245 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "It all starts when Ellery Queen goes to a small town, disguised as Ellery Smith, to write a novel. He moves into a little house originally built for Nora Wright, whose fiance, Jim Haight, had left town on the ee of the wedding three years before. Then Jim comes back, and things begin to happen. There are the three post-dated letters, for instance, and the attepted arsenic poisonings, which convince Ellery that someone is going to be murdered ---- but who?". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Tulsa, OK: Word & Spirit Resources, LLC, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Inscribed by the author on the ffep! Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 296 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and inspirational pages of text and 16 wonderful pages of full-color photographs and illustrations! "What would you do if you were led to believe by the doctors that your newborn child s life would be very short? What if the doctors told you your son would live at most only a couple of days? Would you give up, resigning yourself to simply trust the doctors pessimistic assessment, or would you fight for his life against all odds? When his fourth child was born, author and inspirational speaker, David Ingerson was faced with these troubling questions. The Caleb Years is a refreshing and inspirational account of the author s journey… Read More

Joliet, Illinois : The P. F. Volland Company Edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some shelf wear; portion of the base of the rear of the wrapper is missing as well as a tiny portion of the front; overall a nice used first edition! Color illustrated gold wrapper with black lettering. Very very rare and hard-to-find title! A different cake or cookie recipe for every day of the year! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! No publishing date. "No attempt has been made in compiling this calendar, to cover the entire category of cakes, for the variety is limitless. But a different cake for each day in the year, should be sufficient for any and all occasions........." ---- from the Foreword.. First Edition / First Printing. Stapled Soft Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ketchum, ID: Stoecklein Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Full-color pictorial boards with yellow lettering. 152 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by full-color photographs! "Londie Padelsky's gorgeous images of the California missions take the reader on a tour of these beautiful and historical structures. It is no wonder the missions draw so many visitors each year. Each one played an important role in the settling of the West and of California. Padelsky's vivid photographs capture the spirit and unique design of each mission and preserve their timeless beauty....

New York, New York: Women, Ink , 1995. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Green cloth with white lettering on the spine. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! 48 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Globally, at least 2 million girls a year are at risk of genital mutilation ---- approximately 6,000 per day. An estimated 85 to 114 million girls and women in the world are genitally mutilated. Most live in Africa, a few in Asia, and increasingly, there are more women in Europe, Canada, and the United States who have suffered female genital mutilation (FGM). These women and girls experience pain, trauma, and frequently, severe physical complications, such as bleeding, infections, or even death. Long-term physical complications are… Read More

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Blue boards quarterbound by light blue cloth with black lettering on the spine. 183 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations and 32 wonderful pages of full-color photographs and illustrations! "This history, rich with photographs and colorful drawings of the remarkable Calusa Indians who controlled all of south Florida when Europeans first arrived in the New World, presents a vivid picture of the luxurious natural environment that sustained the Calusa--the teeming estuaries along Florida's coasts, which have supported people for thousands of years. The Calusa were the last native Florida Indian people to succumb to colonization, but by the mid-1700s they had disappeared… Read More

U.S.A.: Nabu Public Domain. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality!Full-color pictorial wrapper with black lettering. 27 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages! "The main body of ethnographic knowledge of the Southeast concerns the four major tribes that dominated the area in early historic times - the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee. Thanks largely to the assiduous work of Swanton, this knowledge has been brought to an orderly state. At the present time, apart from the historical studies of Foreman, Debo, and others, and apart from work directed toward tying together archaeological and ethnological data, research in the ethnology of the Southeast tends to reflect two principal interests.........." --- from the Introduction.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: The John C. Winston Co., 1913. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, lower corner of the front is beginning to fray as well as the base of the spine, overall a clean, tight used first edition! Tan pictorial cloth with black lettering and illustrion on the front board and black lettering on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. 256 very clean unmarked and uncreased action-packed and adventure-filled pages! "Betty Ashton sighed until the leaves of the book she held in her hand quivered, then she flung it face downward on the floor." ---- from Chapter 1 (The Voice).. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Tan cloth with brown lettering on the spine. 448 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This is the story of the American Revolution in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and especially Pennsylvania from July 1 to December 19, 1777. To such an extent as may be considered reasonable, the actual participants have been permitted to tell their own stories in their own words." ---- from the Preface.. First Edition. Tan Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased as well as the upper corner of the front of the wrapper; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Gray and brown wrapper with white lettering. 430 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "The preparation of this record has been a tedious work. It is believed by the Compiler that its publication will have a decided effect for good on land titles in Eastern Oklahoma. No one thing has been more responsible for the bad titles of Eastern Oklahoma than the lack of knowledge of the facts on the part of the public. Congress after the making of certain treaties under which citizens of the Creek Nation were enrolled and received their allotments, enacted many laws materially effecting these treaty provisions and as a result the title to land. These laws, of course, were made public, but the facts under which… Read More