Search Results: Titles starting with F from 100 POCKETS

San Francisco, CA: Bay Books, 1975. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Glen Eddy (Illustrator). EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy; Art center reference.. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated cover/VG; clean & strong w/faint creasings to lower front corner. Professional guidance for fabric printing using the screen method, which gained acceptance in the 1950s. Contents in two parts. Part I discusses screen construction and design, how to set up a darkroom, darkroom procedures, print area requirements, formulating dyes and pigments, and idiosycracies of differing fabrics. Part II, Projects in Printing, is a series of exercises designed to get one started in progressive skill development.

New York, NY: Crown, 1996. First American Edition, 1st Printing . Soft Cover/Wrap-around. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First published in Austrialia; this is the First American Printing. 50 varied projects using fabrics. Techniques include scraftcrafts, beading, weaving, felting, applique, qulting, and others. Projects include scarves, pencil cases, picture frames, hats, table mats, soft toys, and many, many others. Fine reference/resource.

Auburn, CA: Rip Off Press, Inc, 1985. Color Edition . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW 3-Volume, full color-set of "The Idiots Abroad". Part One (Freak Bros No 8, 1985); Part Two (Freak Bros No 9, 1985); and Part Three No 10, 1987). Starring, of course, the Freak Brothers, who are not related by blood --- an awesome, threesome of hippies, or "freaks" as the phrase was in the 1970s, from San Francisco --- Phineas Freakears, Fat Freddy Freekowtski, and Freewheelin' Franklin (surname unknown). Devoted to ingesting, or inhaling, large quantities of recreational drugs and always short in respect for authority, they are lazy (in the sense of extreme adversion to work) and rather unreliable. In this adventure, the Brothers are split up in their attempt to travel to Colombia, that land of plenty of cheap dope. However, none reach Bogotá. Fat Freddy becomes entangled with nuclear terrorists in Scotland, disrupts the Internat'l Workers' Day military… Read More

New York, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/New. BRAND NEW Copy w/PO embossed stamp to lower corner of first endpapers & front inner flap of dustjacket. A rich novel of Mexican-American life in contemporary New Mexico spiced with the wacky and terrible, hilarity and humor, and passion and tenderness, masterfully told with stories within stories. Reflections of Soveida Dosamantes, raised by mother and grandmother who taught her well the duties of serving husband and God, and who has mastered the art of serving the Catholic Church, restaurant patrons, and relatives, is now writing a handbook for waitresses called "The Book of Service" ... a distillation of 30 years of "service" she herself has given to the El Farol Mexican Restaurant in rural Agua Oscura, New Mexico. Perpetuating yet another somewhat modified tradition? A tale of balancing a foot each in two worlds, shedding and clinging to traditions, re-inventing and… Read More

Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, 1972. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Stated First Edition Blue linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/edge wear; under mylar. Bookdealer sticker to rear cover verso. PO name to fEP dated 1972. Anthology/Memoir. Posthumous publication of journal entries of field trips of lawyer, writer, and conservationist Justice Harvey Broome (1902 - 1968), president of Smoky Mountains Hiking Club and founding member of The Wilderness Society. 271 pgs in 23 chapters, followed by Postscript & Afterword. Narrative of back country hikes (in sequence with chapter essays) in Georgia, Michigan, Wyoming, Colorado, California, New York, Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Arizona, Idaho, Florida, and Alaska.

New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2001. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. A travel narrative well described by the book's sub-title. At a moment of personal crisis, author and journalist Jeffrey Taylor quits Moscow to recreate British explorer Henry Stanley's legendary trip down the Congo River in a dugout canoe. He travels with Desi, a Zairean who knows the riverway well, and later with a soldier for protection. An exciting travel narrative, a quest for personal meaning of life, and a portrait of contemporary Democratic Republic of Congo, especially those living along the River..

Seoul, Korea: Korean Overseas Information Service, 1979. 14th Revised Edition, 1979 . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/color fold-out map to rear (also BRAND NEW). Illustrated soft cover/VG; edge & surface rubs and faint creasings. Convenient introduction to the Korean peninsula sponsored by the Ministry of Culture & Information, Republic of Korea. Frequently updated, this copy is the 14th Edition of 1979. Topics covered include background history, the governing Constitution, and economy in addition to social and cultural life as it was a quarter century ago.

Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Information Center, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG; strong w/light edge & corner tip wear, and small loss to lower front spine corner. Gift stamp to front/rear covers verso. Introduction to contemporary Israel w/historical background. Overview of the land, government structure, and socio-econonic settings including education, social services and culture. In a sense a travel guide to the country. Amply illustrated w/color photos.

New York, NY: The Century Co, 1921. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/As New, with small loss to margin of page xxx from opening of uncut page edge. Green boards/NF. DJ/None. Endpapers carry convenient chronological tables. PO name on fEP. Convenient reference to English and American literature with an array of supplementary information. Chronological presentation with each period introduced by a summary of historic, literary, linguistic and social forces at work before listing of authors and their works. A final section reviews literary forms and genres of verse, poetry, prose, and narratives. Excellent resource.

London, UK: Oxford Univ Press, 1966. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New w/soil spot to pgs 51/52. Decorated linen boards/NF w/light surface wear. DJ/None. Trace soiling to upper text blockEnglish epic poem by Edmund Spenser (1552? - 1599). An allegorical work, in praise of Queen Elizabeth I, examining virtuous and noble discipline exemplified by several knights. Edited by P.C. Bayley. 6 sectors precede text proper: 1, Introduction; 2, The Language of The Faerie Queene (Alan Ward); 3, Table of Dates; 4, A Note on the Text; 5, Dedication to Queen Elizabeth; and 6, Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh (Edmund Spenser). Following The Faerie Queene, Book I with 12 cantos are Notes and a Glossary by Alan Ward.

New York, NY: Amacom Books, 1995. Revised Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW Copy. Business Management/Human Resources. Guide to safe business management. Firing employees repeated drunk on the job, and asking a woman job applicant if she has children, may lead to litigation. A resource and reference in a climate beset by multitudinous rules and regulations and avoidable errors can be costly.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/New. BRAND NEW & Collectible, w/trace soiling (publisher's flaw?) to lower text block by spine. Stated First Edition. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. In the haunting time of Halloween, sprawled on a ledge beneath the sacred peak of Ship Rock mountain, are found remains of a man --- bones picked clean and climbing gear scattered by ravens. Officer Jim Chee and newly retired Lt. Joe Leaphorn join forces to solve the puzzle.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996. First Edition, 4th Printing . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW Copy. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. In haunted times of Halloween, sprawled on a ledge beneath the sacred peak of Ship Rock mountain are the skeletal remains of a fallen man --- his bones picked clean and his climbing gear scattered by ravens, was discovered. Officer Jim Chee and newly retired Lt. Joe Leaphorn join to solve the puzzle.

New York, NY: HarperPaperbacks/HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition, First Pinting . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Inexplicable red strike to front cover verso, and slight lean to spine. Lying on a ledge beneath the sacred peak of Ship Rock mountain are skeletal remains of a fallen man --- bones picked clean with climbing gear scattered by ravens. Discovered during the hauting time of Halloween albeit in the Four Corner of the Southwest . Acting Lt. Jim Chee teams up with newly retired Lt. Joe Leaphorn join to find out how did the man fall!.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Hal Clifford is a member of the volunteer of the Mountain Rescue - Aspen. An excursion into the universe of those who risk their own lives to save those whose outdoor ventures go awry.

New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, 1st Printing. Gilt embossed black line boards/Fine. DJ/NF, trace surface wear; inner flaps once taped to front & rear covers verso. 3rd, concluding novel in a free verse series (sequel to Crank & Glass) from Ellen Hopkins (1955 -), based on the true story of the road traveled by her own daughter, addicted to Crystal meth in these United States. In this final episode, Kristina, who moved from Nevada to California, is now in her 20th year of addiction, and, since her 18th year has given birth to 5 children --- Hunter, Autumn, Summer, Donald & Dave. The five carry different last names, live in different homes w/different guardians, sharing in common, the same mother & the same predisposition to addiction. Volume, narrated in the voices of Hunter, Autumn & Summer, explore the legacy of mother Kristina. 665 pgs, followed by an Afterword by author.

Clausthaler Kommersbuch-Verlag, 1992. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Cloth. Near Fine/None as Issued. Willhelm Busch (Illustrator). German Language text. BRAND NEW COPY w/light soiling to front/back of white, linen softcover. Collection of humorus limericks. Title oft translated into English as "If someone borrows a glass of wine...".

New York, NY: MGM/Distributed By Warner Bros, 1980. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. 1980 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light of edge & surface rubs. Copyright 1980, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) w/Alen Parker's 1979 pre-production letter to the Crew to first title page. Illustrated with film photos. Our copy was published w/o ISBN --- the ISBN listed for ease in identification was assigned to later printings. Collection of songs from students attending a performing arts high school in New York City. 56 pgs, vocal scores to: 1. Fame; 2, Out Here On My Own; 3, Hot Lunch Jam; 4, Dogs in the Yard; 5, Red Light; 5, Is it Okay If I Call You Mine?; 6, Never Alone; 7, Ralph & Monty (Dressing Room Piano); and, 8, I Sing the Body Electric. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Harmony Books, 1980. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover (Richard Bernstein)/NF w/trace creasing to mid-point of leading front edge. Trace humidity staining to lower text edge of last page. Assembly of celebrity portraitures garnered from mass media illustrations. All examples of extraordinary artistry in use of medium and effected mood. Fine copy.

Lima: Instituto Andino De Estudios En Poblacion y Desarrollo (INANDEP), 1983. Printed Coated Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 1/8" Tall. This study continues work previously published (1978) about the rural inhabitants of Canete and Bajo Piura, "ambos valles costenos," with the addition of two regions from inland Puno - one "sierra" and one "selva." 197 pages, with Indice, Introduccion, maps, numerous tables, and Referencias Bibliograficas. Covers have partial creases on front, full crease on backstrap, and show fading and a spot; author's inscription on rfEP; text is clean and strong.