Search Results: Titles starting with F from Twin City Antiquarian Books

New York: Public Affairs (Perseus), 2009 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, white titles on spine, x, 276, [2] pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, many other photos in text, notes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Investigates President Franklin D. Roosevelt's health problems and his final illness. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: John F. Rider Publisher, Inc., 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green, white & black pictorial covers, vi, 66 pp, 59 figures, index. Front cover heavily sunned near edges, else very good. Early book on FM stereo explains the development of the broadcast standard to achieve high-quality stereo while maintaining compatibility with existing monaural equipment and use of sidebands for private broadcasts, and explains receiver circuits, installation, setup, testing, and troubleshooting. Shipping weight 8 oz.. First Edition. Wraps. VG-/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm.

Montgomery, AL: Kershaw Mfg. Co., Inc., 1972 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Yellow & dark blue covers, 36 pp. Kershaw, a manufacturer of railroad track maintenance equipment, reprinted section 213 of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with track safety standards and penalties in this handy pocket-sized edition for the convenience of its customers. Shipping weight 2 oz. in envelope.. Wraps. Fine/No dj, as issued. 12 X 7 cm.

St. Paul: Graywolf Press, 1996 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, foil titles on spine, xiv, 269, [2] pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Collection of 30 essays, 12 previously published, on "the craft and value of poetry, the arts and their influence in public life, the creative spirit in art and literature, and wilderness and nature." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 23 X 16 cm.

Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1900 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Yellow dec. cloth w/formal intertwined flower pattern in blue and black on front board, titles in black and publisher's logo in black on rear board, 201 pp, 46 ill., t.e.g. Boards soiled, corners bumped, spine cocked and leaning, pp 79-80 torn at top near gutter, a few other leaves have small tears at margins on account of careless opening, early bookplate (dated 1907) on fpd, owner's stamp on recto of ffep, pencil notes on a few leaves. Cover designed by Frederic W. Goudy. Collection of fables originally published in The Chicago Record. Shipping weight 1 lb.. . G-/No dj. Illus. by Clyde J. Newman. 15½ X 11 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards, natural linen spine with gold foil titles, xxv, 386, [2] pp, 12 illustrations in text, notes, bibliography, index. Bumped corners, smudges on bottom edge. DJ smudges, 1" tears to top & bottom of rear panel near fore-edge, head of spine worn; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "In this fresh and provocative approach to the reading of autobiography, Herbert Leibowitz explores the self-portraits of eight Americans whose lives span almost two centuries and encompass a stunning range of personality and circumstances: Benjamin Franklin, Louis Sullivan, Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, Richard Wright, and Edward Dahlberg. ...he examines their styles..., their metaphors, and their choices of incident, looking beyond their visions of themselves to their true identities." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.).… Read More

Sevenoaks, Kent & London: Rivington Books & André Deutsch, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on half-title. Brown cloth-textured paper-covered boards, ix, 182 pp, 8 ff color and b & w photo plates, 13 figures (including 3 maps), bibliography, index. Spine slightly cocked, slight edge wear. DJ with slight edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. Brochure for The International Trust for Conservation, of which McDougal is listed as a founder, is laid in. According to the DJ, "several thousand hours of observation and tracking are captured in a single volume that examines the life of the world's most powerful predator." McDougal learned to identify individual tigers, and studied their behavior and relationships. Beginning in 1972 he was Director of Operations and Chief Naturalist at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Royal Chitawan National Park in Nepal. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/Near… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, gilt titles on spine & decoration on front board, xv, 316 pp, dozens of drawings & photos in text, index. Price-clipped DJ is lightly soiled & rubbed with small closed tears; in Brodart archival cover. This book is intended "to give the amateur naturalist or perceptive traveler a solid understanding of the continent's long history and its diverse land and water forms." Explains and pictures geology, flora, and fauna. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/VG. 24½ X 17 cm.

New York: Clarion Books, 1991 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter dark blue cloth, orange paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, [xi], 176 pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Summary: "Picked on at school by bullies, thirteen-year-old Michael confronts his fears during a trip to Colorado to see his father, who works as a whitewater rafting guide and whom Michael has not seen in eight years." Bauer's On My Honor was a 1987 Newbery Honor Book. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

Lexington, MA & Toronto: Lexington Books (D. C. Heath & Co.), 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth-textured boards, black titles on spine, xvi, 318, [1] pp, 16 b & w photos, notes, index. Ownership stamp on recto of ffep, slight wear to spine ends. DJ spine somewhat faded; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "This compelling, carefully documented study takes the reader to the streets to meet the homeless and those who endeavor to help them. Through these first-hand observations, the authors reveal the causes of homelessness....." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 17 cm.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, tan cloth spine with gilt-on-black titles, top edge dyed black, pictorial endpapers, [i], 480 pp, index. A few tiny spots on top edge. DJ browning, extremities rubbed, a 1 cm tear to top edge; in Brodart archival cover. Contains a collection of "pieces about individual men and women who have had special influence on our age," with an introduction to each decade by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). First Edition. . Near Fine/Very Good. 24 X 16 cm.

New York et al.: Simon & Schuster, 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Forward by Senators Warren B. Rudman and Paul Tsongas. Quarter blue cloth with white paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, 411 pp incl 32 ff color charts, a few additional tables and charts, index. Causes and effects of federal government deficits, and proposed budget changes to eliminate them. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 8 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: National Association of Manufacturers, 1942 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Full black cloth, black titles & rules, xvi, 812 pp, footnotes, index. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" sticker, four inch tear in the middle of the title page, otherwise very good. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . Ex-Library/No dj. 24½ X 16½ cm.

New York: National Association of Manufacturers, 1942 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Full black cloth, black titles & rules, xvi, 812 pp, footnotes, index. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" sticker, otherwise good, shaken hinges reglued, evidently has seen a lot of use but not too badly rubbed, a few comments written in margins. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . Ex-Library/No dj. 24½ X 16½ cm.

North Sydney: Forum of History WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but about 1993. White card wraps with black titles & dec., 247 pp, maps, bibliography, index. Small surface chip to front cover, else fine. Looks at the advance of the Daco-Roman theory of Romanian origins and in particular the assertion of Daco-Roman continuity in Transylvania as it has appeared in encyclopedia articles (which are excerpted here) over the last century. The author believes that Daco-Roman continuity has advanced mainly because of its political convenience for Romanian nationalists. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz). Wraps. Near Fine/No dj. 20½ X 14½ cm.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, gilt titles on spine, 176 pp, index. Edges of boards sunned, else fine. DJ covered with adhesive plastic, else fine. This is an entertaining collection of mistaken opinions of the past, generally on topics of which actual knowledge is possible. Technological opinions seemed to be more hilariously wrong when they were too conservative rather than too optimistic, but I for one am sorry that this prediction of T. Baron Russell, in his book One Hundred Years Hence (1905), never came to pass: "...however rapidly and however frequently the the trains or airships of the period may travel, the process of making up van loads of mail matter for despatch to remote centres, and redistribution there, is far too clumsy for what commerce will demand a hundred years hence. No doubt the soil of every civilised country will be permeated by vast networks of pneumatic tubes: and all… Read More

Washington, D. C: Government Printing Office, 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Stapled through fold, printed in black, brown & blue throughout, pictorial covers, v, 41 pp, 23 figures in addition to 8 chapter headpieces. Corners bumped & creased, otherwise fine. Explains fundamental facts about flying small airplanes in nontechnical terms and with many illustrations; intended as a supplement or preliminary to flight instruction. Contents: airplane flight; stalls & spins; airplane structure; airplane engines; flying the plane; airport traffic; seaplanes; safety in flight. Shipping weight 8 oz.. Pamphlet. VG/No dj. 19½ X 26 cm (oblong).

New York: Bonanza Books, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, gilt titles on spine, xiii, 370 pp, b & w photos throughout, index. DJ rubbed a bit at extremities; in Brodart archival cover. Tells about fads of the 20th century: insanely popular music & movie stars, dance marathons, goldfish swallowing, flagpole sitting, panty raids, chain letters, superheroes, hula hoops, diets, televangelists, fashion, and many others. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 4th ptg. . Fine/VG. 28½ X 22 cm.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1926 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full green cloth, gold ink title & dec. on spine, frontispiece, ix, 355 pp. small chapter head- & tailpieces, decorative initials. Spine ends beginning to fray, owner's signature dated 1927 on recto of ffep. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Reprint. . G+/No dj. 21 X 14 cm.

New York: Harper & Row, 1977 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter dark blue cloth with light blue paper-covered boards, 143 pp. Spine sunned, top corners lightly bumped, slight edge wear. DJ slightly browned, with a bit of edge wear and a quarter-inch closed tear to bottom of front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Suspense nove. A middle class retired couple fake a suicide to collect on the husband's insurance, but things go nastily wrong with their scheme. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/VG. 21 X 15 cm.