Search Results: Titles starting with F from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Inc., 2004. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Copyright 1993. Stated First American Edition. Hardcover in very good condition with off-white boards and black spine cloth with gold spine lettering. Red front and back endpapers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good and not price clipped. 208 pages. * From the jacket flap, 'Here are four unforgettable stories from the author of 'Life of Pi.'

New York: Delacorte Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per number line which includes the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with white pictorial front board, white rear board, and black & brown spine lettering. Pale yellow end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no markings, no writings noted. Glassine dust jacket very good; transparent front allows the underlying face on the front board to show through. Two chips at top of front jacket. 393 numbered pages. * From the front jacket flap, "" . . .thriller featuring medical examiner Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, . . . unmatched grasp of forensic science and a mastery of complex relationships in a riveting tale of faith, doubt, and murder.""

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Following the curves of history in the first half of the twentieth century, ...takes us from haunted Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, through the battlefields of World War I, to the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and into the lives of four unforgettable sisters. ....finely written, rich and very moving, by turns dark and hilariously funny....""

Atria Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Stated First Atria Books hardcover printing October 2004. Hard cover in fine condition with beige boards and green spine cloth containing gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writings, no markings, no defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""...a passionate and heartwarming novella that will delight and inspire readers this and every holiday season.""

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no writing. Half inch light red circle on front free end paper, no other markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition. * NOTE from the Publisher: This LARGE PRINT EDITION, prepared especially for Doubleday Large Print Home Library, contains the complete, unabridged text of the original Publisher's Edition.* From the jacket, "". . . a fateful tale of three sisters searching for the grandmother they never knew. But sometimes, digging into the past can stir up memories better left alone. . . ""

NY: Doubleday, 2007. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. 520 numbered pages. * From the jacket, "". . . an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race, family, and the choices people make in times of crisis - choices having profound consequences that can last for generations.. . ."" * NOTE from the Publisher: This LARGE PRINT EDITION, prepared especially for Doubleday Large Print Home Library, contains the complete, unabridged text of the original Publisher's Edition.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition. In addition, same date on both Title Page and Copyright Page. Hard cover in very good condition with light brown boards, mustard colored end papers, and black spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing but for gift inscription in blue ink on center of front free end paper. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""This is the remarkable story of the Mormon Church - from Joseph Smith's first vision of the angel Moroni to today's world-wide, vastly prosperous institution . . . captures the unique drive and spirit that have built the church. Drawing extensively on the actual writings of the early Mormons . . . stunning portraits of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other leaders and describes in vivid detail the movement's dramatic growth: its early persecution,… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition: complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Red boards with red spine cloth containing gold colored lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing & no marks. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. 232 numbered pages.Concludes with an Appendix: Fat Land Facts, Notes to the Chapters, and a comprehensive Index. * From the back of jacket, ""A medical wake-up call for the nation, Greg Critser's ""Fat Land"" is the definitive journalistic work on America's obesity epidemic. Critser combines powerful science writing with incisive and compassionate social reportage.... A must-read for every American parent.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Purple boards with black spine cloth containing gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good. 271 pages. From the book, "". . .Father Joe: a testament to one of the most charismatic mentors in modern literature.""

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: Univ of California Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Photographs by Paul Weinberg. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line. Hard cover in very good condition. Dark yellow boards with black spine cloth containing silver lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dark green end papers. Dust jacket in very good condition. Concludes with extensive notes to the chapters, bibliographical references, and a comprehensive Index. 400 pages. * From the book jacket, ""...chronicles the historic transition from apartheid to democracy. This compelling story is told through the lives of four pairs of South Africans from opposite sides of the racial and political divide. Taken together, the profiles provide the most intimate look yet at the social dynamics of post-apartheid South Africa.""

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Bibliographical Note from the Copyright Page: This Dover edition, first published in 2001, is a new selection of stories from a standard edition of ""The Arabian Knights"" first published 1885-1888. Soft cover in very good condition. Internal text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings to note. Mellow age toning to the papers. 218 numbered pages. Wraps crisp & shiny with only light shelf & edge wear.

Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Simon and Schuster, 2018. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; appears unread. No markings noted. Contains many black & white photographs. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. * From the book, ""Fear"" presents vivid details of the negotiations between Trump's attorneys and Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, laying out for the first time the meeting-by-meeting discussions and strategies. It discloses how senior Trump White House officials joined together to steal draft orders from the president's Oval Office desk so he would not issue directives that would jeopardize critical intelligence operations. ""It was no less than an administrative coup d'etat,"" Woodward writes, ""a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world.""

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Pictorial boards. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. * Contains the following sections: 0) Why Should You Study Mathematics - and How?; 1) Decimals; 2) Fractions; 3) Division; 4) Estimation and Approximation; 5) Negative Numbers; 6) Factorization; Appendix) Whole Number Algorithms.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in fine condition. First Edition per complete number line. Wraps clear & crisp with no defects. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. 268 pages. * A volume from the American Academy of Religion's Cultural Criticism Series. From the book back, "". . . interdisciplinary volume. . . . presents a multicultural study of ancient and contemporary texts that explore the dynamic relationship between women and the sacred. . . ""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: International Rights, Ltd, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in fine condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Wraps very good with just a hint of shelf & edge wear. 113 pages.

Bath, United Kingdom: Parragon Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. OVERSIZE. Original copyright 1997. This edition published in 2003. Hardcover approximately 9.25 wide x 11.75 tall. Glossy pictorial boards mirror the design of the dust jacket. Orange end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear and edge wear with a half inch slit along edge at top of spine. * Contains numerous photos, illustrations, charts, schematics.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition per same at bottom of front flap. No other indication of BCE; no blind stamp seen on back board. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, deep beige spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Front endpapers: black & white 1901 Byron photograph of Madison Square ( looking south from about 24th Street) when its hub was Madison Square Garden. Back endpapers: The drawing room of the W. C. Whitney home at 871 Fifth Avenue, 1899. Included in groups throughout are sections of black & white photos; approx 35 photos in total, Dust jacket very good with rubbing /tiny creases to corners and head & heel of spine. * From the book, ""Few streets in the world hold the allure of Fifth Avenue. And through the years - from its opening in 1826, through its development as the locus of New York society, to… Read More

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with bright green boards and white spine lettering; muted-blue end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Beautiful full page color photographs of all the golf courses described. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""With this follow-up to his bestselling""Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die,""Chris Santella interviews fifty luminaries in the golf world to uncover some of the sport's hidden gems. Golf industry insiders - from seasoned touring professionals (Amy Alcott, Fred Funk) to journalists and photographers (James Dodson, Brian Morgan) to golf course architects (Robert von Hagge, Bob Harrison) to travel specialists (Gordon Dalgleish, Mike Lardner) - offer their favorite courses… Read More

Metropolitan Books, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition 2014 in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering; small bump to front board at top corner. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white and color photographs. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book jacket, ""An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works - and really doesn't. .... In this passionate, funny, rabble-rousing book, Elizabeth Warren at last tells her story.....why she has chosen to fight tooth and nail for the middle class - and why she has become a hero to all those who believe that America's government can and must do better for working families....""

New York: Princess Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated: First Printing, August 2004 in addition, number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with blue boards and silver gilt spine lettering.. Text block clean and tight; no writings; no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped * From the jacket flap, ""Eight lives. One tunnel. And the survival of the country is at stake. Against a backdrop of terrorist attacks, psychic medium John Edward's second novel (co-authored with Natasha Stoynoff) follows the lives of eight New Yorkers and their experiences with life and death on both personal and universal levels.""