Search Results: Titles starting with F from Logos Books

No Dust JacketBook:A book that easily described: Perfect condition, no signs of wear or use. The book has never been read as the boards have that new-book "creak" when gently opened.The author is a widely published Social Anthropologist and university lecturer in the U.K. Using English Football as an analogy in a white working-class section of Manchester, Smith makes the thought-provoking comparison of fairness in sports competition to fairness and equity in society at large. The decade-old book topic is more relevant than ever and applies to human attitudes and behavior throughout the world.Limited availability in U.S. Market.This gem of a book will be carefully bubble-wrapped and expertly boxed before sending to the purchaser by Media Mail.

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Book: Blemishes - Shelf rubs on both boards.
All pages are present, with no marks or entries, or signs of ownership. No page toning. The boards and spine are firm, tight, and strong. This book was stored in a protective environment by the original owner and the condition suggests that it was seldom and carefully referenced.
"The matching problem is central to graph theory and the theory of algorithms. This book provides a comprehensive and straightforward introduction to the basic methods for designing efficient parallel algorithms for graph matching problems. Written for students at the beginning graduate level, the exposition is largely self-contained and example-driven; prerequisites have been kept to a minimum by including relevant background material. The book contains full details of several new techniques and will be of interest to researchers in computer science, operations research, discrete mathematics, and electrical engineering. The main theoretical tools are presented in… Read More

Dust Jacket: The only blemish is some edge rubs on the top panel (photo) caused by shelf storage. The remainder of the DJ is pristine.Book: No flaws or blemishes. No marks or entries. No page toning.Additional descriptive photos on request.From the Book "This captivating book reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, they chronicle how style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the social ladder through fastidious management of self-image. These bourgeois dandies' agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the sixteenth century: one has to dress to impress, and dress to impress they did.The Schwarzes recorded their sartorial triumphs as well as failures in life in a series of portraits by illuminists over 60 years, which have been comprehensively reproduced in full color for the first time. These exquisite… Read More

Blemishes: Light soiling and dappling on both panels (photo). The U/R corner of the title panel is bent (photo). The first free endpaper has a vertical fold, likely caused by a publisher defect (see below). Moderate uniform page toning, expected with a 76-year-old softcover publication using inferior grade paper. Original owner obviously took some precautions in storing and referencing this book. Stated 1st Edition. Brief biography and photo of the author (photo). No marks or entries. All pages and illustrations are present and unblemished.
Craftsmanship: Unlike contemporary standards by this country, which are among the best in the world, Japan's book publishing efforts Circa 1957 were still struggling with ready access to quantity and quality publishing materials caused by the ravages of WW II just over a decade earlier. The binding is stapled, not glued. The paper quality is more pulp-fiction quality than would be found in a First Printing of an English translated epic novel. When this particular… Read More

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Book. Blemishes: Creased UR back panel and several corresponding pages, the books appears to have been dropped (photo). Small crease on spine base and LL corner of the back panel (photo). Light uniform page toning.

Panels and spine are sturdy and strong, no vertical crease on the spine (photo). ISBN is unaltered. No marks or entries on any of the pages.

This is a 1st Edition of a widely-popular paperback cookbook that was re-published 7 years later. The author has published several companion books on various types of Chinese meals.

Dust JacketMinor, barely detectable, rubs on surfaces and edges caused by shelf storage. Unclipped. ISBN barcode is undisturbed.BookThe black clothbound cover book is in pristine condition. The gilt lettering on the spine is still sparkling bright and the spine has the newness "creak" when opened. This book has probably never been read."In this groundbreaking study of agricultural labourers' diet and material standard of living Craig Muldrew uses new empirical research to present a much fuller account of the interrelationship between consumption, living standards, and work in the early modern Eglisheconomy than has previously existed."

Dust Jacket: Minor shelf rubbing and chipping, otherwise New condition. The panels are unclipped and the ISBN is undisturbed (photo).Book: Pristine condition. No marks or entires. Pages are not toned (photo).,"A common stereotype about American Indians is that for centuries they lived in static harmony with nature, in a pristine wilderness that remained unchanged until European colonization. Omer C. Stewart was one of the first anthropologists to recognize that Native Americans made a significant impact across a wide range of environments. Most important, they regularly used fire to manage plant communities and associated animal species through varied and localized habitat burning. In Forgotten Fires, editors Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson present Stewart's original research and insights, written in the 1950s yet still provocative today. Significant portions of Stewart's text have not been available until now, and Lewis and Anderson set Stewart's findings in the context of current… Read More

Dust Jacket: Blemishes -- light toning on surfaces, moderate toning on the DJ spine caused by long-term storage on a bookshelf. Some small shelf rubs on the top edge (photo). The remainder of the DJ is remarkably preserved. No evidence of wear on any of the surfaces, flaps are unclipped.
Books: Hardcover has following blemishes -- light page toning, paper clip impression on the first free endpaper (photo). The remainder of the book is immaculate. No marks or entries. No wear and tear on any of the surfaces. The binding is strong and firm, with no mending noted. Book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). The gilt lettering on the spine is bright and unmarred (photo).
Companion softcover edition has following blemishes -- uniform moderate toning, consistent with a S/C issue printed in 1953. No marks or entries, no rubs or tears and stapled binding is still strong and firm.
Provenance: Two tip-ins (photos) reveal the precise vintage and intent of this advance publishing. Cambridge Press sent these two… Read More

Dust Jacket: The only blemish in what is otherwise an "As New" DJ is two small dents on the upper points (photo). The ISBN is visible and unblemished. Flaps are unclipped (photo).Book: Flaw: Owner signature and date on the first free endpaper (photo). Otherwise, the book is pristine. No other marks or entries. The boards and spine are firm and strong. Barely visible page edge toning. Victorian cities evoke images of crowded tenements where social unrest and epidemic disease were rampant. Conditions in nineteenth-century London, in particular, sparked efforts to find alternative plans for urban development.The most influential alternative to the Victorian city was Ebenezer Howard's Garden City, an idea he sketched in his modest book To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. First published in 1898, To-Morrow attempted to improve the material condition of working-class families through a vision of new communities which would provide a better quality of life. Howard's legacy grew throughout the… Read More

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Book: Blemish -- Tiny tear on the front board (photo). Dent on the U/L board (photo). The remainder of the book is pristine.
No marks, entries, or signs of ownership. No page toning. Boards/spine junction is tight and firm, book appears to have never been read.