Search Results: Titles starting with F from Black Cat Hill Books

South Burlington, VT The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987. Video: VHS. One VHS Tape in Near Fine condition, housed in a colorful Cardstock slip cover, which is also in Near Fine Condition, showing only the mildest rubbing to the corner tips. Overall, Near Fine. Running Time: 30 Minutes. Produced by Pierre J. Capretz under the auspices of Yale University and the WGBH Educational Foundation, in conjunction with Wellesley College.

South Burlington, VT The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987. Video: VHS. One VHS Tape in Near Fine condition, housed in a colorful Cardstock slip cover, which is also in Near Fine Condition, showing only the mildest rubbing to the corner tips. Overall, Near Fine. Running Time: 30 Minutes. Produced by Pierre J. Capretz under the auspices of Yale University and the WGBH Educational Foundation, in conjunction with Wellesley College.

South Burlington, VT The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987. Video: VHS. One VHS Tape in Near Fine condition, housed in a colorful Cardstock slip cover, which is also in Near Fine Condition, showing only the mildest rubbing to the corner tips. Overall, Near Fine. Running Time: 30 Minutes. Produced by Pierre J. Capretz under the auspices of Yale University and the WGBH Educational Foundation, in conjunction with Wellesley College.

South Burlington, VT The Annenberg / CPB Collection, 1987. Video: VHS. One VHS Tape in Near Fine condition, housed in a colorful Cardstock slip cover, which is also in Near Fine Condition, showing only the mildest rubbing to the corner tips. Overall, Near Fine. Running Time: 30 Minutes. Produced by Pierre J. Capretz under the auspices of Yale University and the WGBH Educational Foundation, in conjunction with Wellesley College.

London William Collins Sons, 1984. Hardcover First Edition UK (1984); so stated. First Edition UK (1984); so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ. The Book shows the faintest indications of shelving along the bottom edge of the boards; four extremely tiny spots at the top edge fo the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Like New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.35 x 0.5 inches). 63 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Story of a Duck and takes place in Northern California. Fup is a wonderfully… Read More

Elon College, NC The Ferret Unity & Registration Org. (FURO): Ministry of Publications, 1993. Paperback First Edition (1993) Fourth Printing. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows a quarter-inch spot of stain to the upper backstrip; very mild rubbing and consequent faint soiling to the rear panel of the self-wrapper covers; the binding issquare and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor imperfections. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches). 53 pages. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, tables, etc. in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 5.5 ounces. First Edition (1993) Fourth… Read More

Lima, Peru Ediciones Peisa, 1973. Paperback Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; considerable rubbing to the wrapper covers, faint creasing near the corner tips; the pages have tanned quite a bit, but are not briitle; foxing at the endpapers; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 190pp. Biblioteca Peruana. Paperback. César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza (March 16, 1892 – April 15, 1938) was a Peruvian poet, writer, playwright, and journalist. Although he published only three books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. He was always a step ahead of literary currents, and each of his books was distinct from the others, and, in its own sense, revolutionary. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante". The… Read More

Paris, France Delarue, Libraire-Editeur. Hardcover Very Good: shows indications of careful use: former owner's name inscribed at the front flyleaf and a couple of margin lines on the first two pages; light wear to extremities; moderate rubbing to the panels; the pages have some foxing; the binding is square and secure (the front hinge is just starting, but remains secure). No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.65 x 1 inches). xxxvi, 143 pages + 212 pages. Liberally illustrated with "gravures par les premieres artistes" by Henri Louis Armand Telory (fl. 1840-1852),also known as MM. Pauquet et Henry Emy, the name given on the title pages. Brown embossed cloth over boards with ribbed and gilt-decoreated backstirp with gilt titles. All Edges Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Language: French. Weight: 15.3 ounces. The most famous fabulist after Aesop, the French poet Jean de la Fontaine published… Read More

Baltimore, MD Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback Second Edition Thus [1964]; this Penguin edition first published in 1954. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers, which show a tiny nick at the upper outside edge of the rear panel, which has been carefully tape-repaired and another at the head of the backstrip, which has again been expertly tape-repaired; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 228pp. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Brian Robb. Penguin Classics Series. Second Edition Thus [1964]; this Penguin edition first published in 1954. Mass Market Paperback. Who can remember reading Aesop for the first time? These little tales, with their pleasantly sententious morals, have slipped quietly into universal mythology. They are as familiar as nursery rhymes.

Baltimore, MD The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 55pp. With a Foreword By Jack Zipes. Illustrated by Neil Welliver. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Trade Paperback. These 42 Roman fables from the early 5th century A.D. are translated into a free-verse style which is quite readable. They remained popular into the Middle Ages, with their emphasis on hyperbole, the grotesque, and ironic twists. Avianus's fables are retellings of the fables of Babrius's fables which are part of the Aesop and Indic fable tradition. Zipes' forward provides a very short history of the fable tradition. The translation by Slavitt is brilliant - the translation is loose in a way that allows Slavitt to translate the irony of the original. The fables are great fun to read - you'll never the heavily get the preachy tone that… Read More

New York, NY Walter de Gruyter, 2001. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. pp.201-412. Texts in English and German. Founded by Kurt Ranke. Academic Press Paperback. A medium of discussion for issues of all kinds which are of interest to international folk narrative research. The journal contains eight divisions: Articles, Minor Contributions, Research Reports, News, Projects and Queries, Reviews, Bibliographical Notes, and Book Received.

New York, NY The Viking Pr: Compass , 1959. Paperback First Edition Thus [1959], Second Printing [1966]. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; the price has been blocked out at the lower corners of both panels. The binding square and secure; text clean. The pages are bright; the binding is tight. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 297pp. First Edition Thus [1959], Second Printing [1966]. Trade Paperback. This book first published in 1947 and updated for the paperback in 1959 is an introductory guide to Joyce's masterpiece 'Ulysses'. While praising Gilbert Stuart's pioneering analysis of 'Ulysses' which detailed the parallels between it and Homer's 'Odyssey'. Kain criticizes it for being too schematic. He believes that many of the themes Stuart associates with a particular chapter actually run through the whole of the work. Kain gives… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of shelfwear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 374pp. Translated from the German by John E. Woods. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Penguin Group: Signet, 1990. Paperback First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 246pp. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Peter Shen. Mass Market Paperback.

Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia Child & Associates, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. The Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; slight spine lean; former owner's name and address at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the binding remains perfeclty secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows very mild rubbing; veru light wear to extremities, with a tiny nick at the top of the rear panel; unclipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. 127 pages. Profusely illustrated, almost all in color, with a few black & white reproducitons. Decorated Endpapers. First Edition [1988], so stated. Hardback with DJ. Exhibition Catalog of an exhibit mounted to celebrate Australia's bicentennial in 1988. Its 200 year old history of nationhood is celebrated through art, with ample explanatory text.

New York, NY Random House, 1947. Hardcover First Edition (1947), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1947), so stated. Good+ shows wear to the extremities with scant loss to the corner tips and a small scuff which exposes the underlying board at the top edge of the front panel; faint but pervasive overall soiling to the tan background field of the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The expected light tanning to the text pages. The slightest bowing to the front board. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some wear and some cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.85 inches). viii, 248 pages.Tan cloth over boards with tan titles and designs on a dark brown field at the front panel… Read More

New York, NY Crown Publishers, Inc, 1998. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; barely discernible spine lean, else flawless; binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 249pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Faces In the Rocks , 2006. Hardcover First Edition (2006), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2006), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only mild rubbing and a bit of scuffing to the rear panel; unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.75 x 9.65 x 1.2 inches). 285 pages; includes Index of the Facial Forms. Illustrated witHardback with DJ. h Photographs in Color by Randy… Read More

Hackensack, NJ World Scientific Publishing Company, 2003. Hardcover First Edition (2003), unstated in accordance with WSPC's customary practice. First Edition (2003), unstated in accordance with WSPC's customary practice. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of wear to the extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased on dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, addresses, dates, stamps, or plates. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ also shows the very mildest wear to the corner tips; else flawless; unclipped. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches). viii, 340 pages. Liberally illustrated with photographs, graphs, tables, mathematical formulae etc. in both… Read More

New York, NY Hearst Corporation: Avon , 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the hardcover edition. First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the hardcover edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the very slightest spine lean; else flawless. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches). 246 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback.