Search Results: Titles starting with P from GlobalAcademics

New York & Tokyo: Crown Publishers/Zokeisha Publications Ltd., 1983. Comprehensive text contains a detailed history of the famed P-38 twin-engine high-speed, high-altitude, long-range fighter aircraft built and operated during WWII, initially for photoreconnaissance, and later for combat missions. Includes numerous exquisite color illustrations by the world renown aircraft illustrator, Rikyu Watanabe. 52 pgs. Illustrated, including actual photo reproductions. Dustjacket in mylar. Illustrated endpapers. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Watanabe,Rikyu. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Woburn, MA.: Butterworth Publishers, 1983. Comprehensive text presents scientific, social, political information on PCB contamination, including chemical analyses and monitoring. Topics include metabolism, biotransformation, toxicology, effects of PCBs on human health, persistence, regulation, and economic impact of regulation of PCBs. 443 pgs. Illustrated. Label removed from spine; small stamps on front endpaper and lower title pg. No pockets or other marks. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library.

Benjamin-Cummings, 1991. First comprehensive reference text to the POSIX.1 standard for UNIX, includes key differences between UNIX and POSIX systems, C portability, practical programming techniques, coverage of POSIX.2 and X/Open, etc. 379 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sebastopol, CA.: O'Reilly & Associates, 1995. Comprehensive reference text covers the POSIX.4 standard for portable real-time programming. The POSIX.4 standard itself is a massive document that defines system interfaces for asynchronous I/O, scheduling, communications, and other facilities. Text provides a general introduction to real-time programming and real-time issues: the problems software faces when it needs to interact with the real world and how to solve them. Deals with real-time applications -- which include just about everything from telemetry to transaction processing . Topics covered include: The Basics of Real-Time: Multiple Tasks; Better Coordination: Messages, Shared Memory, and Synchronization; On Time: Scheduling, Time, and Memory Locking; etc. 548 pgs. Illustrated. Upper rear corner slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. I/O for the Real World . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Art Museums, 1996. Comprehensive text is the first full-length study of the Canadian-born sculptor David Rabinowitch. Working in New York since 1972 and extensively in Europe since the early 1980s, Rabinowitch became Professor of Sculpture at the Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, in 1984. Whitney Davis closely analyzes six groups of works produced by Rabinowitch between 1963 and the present, comparing their rigorous constructivism with the "minimalism" of American sculptors such as Donald Judd. Davis also explores Rabinowitch's relations to the work of modern painters and sculptors from Cézanne to David Smith, and his involvement with the wider history of art. This book is a contribution not only to the interpretation of an important contemporary artist but also to the criticism and theory of sculpture. Includes a biographical chronology. 295 pgs. Illustrated. Inscribed to the late renown independent film producer Stan Brakhage and… Read More

South Africa: Oxford University Press, 1988. Comprehensive revised and updated text contains considerable new material in the field of pediatrics; infectious diseases including AIDS; drug schedules have been amended throughout the book; revised illustrations and new photographs. Text focuses on disease prevention and protection, and is an invaluable resouce for medical personnel and aid organizations working in underdeveloped countries. 526 pp. Illustrated. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Otterlo, The Netherlands: The Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, 1969. Classic reference text is the first in English of the catalogue of fifteenth to eighteenth century painting and the third in English of the nineteenth and twentieth century painting. Includes a chronological historical survey from 1888-1966. Contains 117 plates in black & white from such artists as Van Gogh, Mondriaan, Daumier, Jongkind, Latour, Schooten, Millet, Monticelli, Renoir, Maris, Breitner, Seurat, Picasso, Leger, Van der Leck, Redon, Gris, Braque, Rijsselberghe, Herbin, Grien, Signac, Rops, Gauguin, Toorop, Valmier, Corot, de Neyn, Verster, etc. 396 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear, minor rubbing to spine.. First English Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, England: Stacey International , 1977. A comprehensive study published in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of the founder of Pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Over 50 scholars from Pakistan, Europe and the U.S. have been brought together and have individually contributed to this monumental portrait in one volume. 288 pgs. Lavishly Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar, and upper inside flaps taped to covers. Prior owner's inscription on front endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1977. Comprehensive revised edition reference text presents the authors' own research on paleocurrent systems, including updated topics covering history of paleocurrent investigations; fabrics and geophysical properties; cross-bedding and ripple marks; linear structures; deformational structures; internal directional structures and shape of sedimentary bodies; disperal and current systems; basin analysis and the sedimentary model; etc. 460 pgs. Illustrated with 167 figures and 30 plates. Prior owner's name on front and rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jerusalem, Israel: Keter Publishing House Ltd., 1978. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering the importance of paleogeographic reconstruction as part of the overall regional basis for oil and gas drilling, including topics on the occurrence of oil and gas in the coastal zone; ithogenesis and tectogenesis; conditions and mechanism of sedimentation; reef formations; principles of paleogeographic documentation; relations between dry land and sea; paleodeltas as major reservoirs of oil and gas; paleogeographic zonality; hydrogeologic factors in oil and gas accumulation and paleogeography; etc. 256 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper; tiny numerals stenciled on lower spine and front cover; small stamp to lower title pg. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Laramie, Wyoming: The Geological Survey of Wyoming, 1980. Comprehensive reference text discusses the geologic history of the Green River Lakes System and gives code numbers to some of the most heavily collected localities in the Green River System; contains a detailed review of the Green River fish fauna, including numerous figures and simplified tables listing diagnostic features to aid in specific separation. Also includes sections on non-fish vertebrates; invertebrate fossils; Green River fossils from kigdoms other than Animalia. 333 pgs. Illustrated. Small label on lower front cover; stamped on endpaper, title pg. and outer edge. No spine creases.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library.

New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1986. Comprehensive reference text contains a detailed compilation of reviews and case studies from leading international experts, including the geological history of soils, time resolution in alluvial stratigraphy, and Quartenary pedogenesis. 315 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jack C. Moomaw, 1962. Classic text presents a narrative poem life-story of a boy who was born on the banks of the St. Vrain creek, a small winding stream in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Includes sketches, history, and the ways of life in this region; the onset of World War I and its aftermath, and its impact on the lives of the people. 149 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Signed original photograph of the author Jack Moomaw on the iside front cover, and signed and dated inscription by Moomaw on the opposing front endpaper. Minor rubbing to edges and corners. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed.

Muncie, Indiana: Shirley Liby Productions, 1998. Detailed text contains 38 different traditional blocks that can be completed using the paper piercing technique. Includes instructions for paper piercing, and techniques for special block combinations. 46 pgs. Illustrated. Minor small crease on lower spine; upper corner of title page clipped. Minimal shelfwear.. First Printing. Spiral Comb Binding. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1979. Detailed text provides a systematic account of the views of the Arab oil-producing countries on the basic issues underlying debates in the most crucial areas of international oil affairs. Contains nine papers contributed by some of the leading figures in policy-making in international oil affairs, and oil-developmental economists in the Arab world. 110 pgs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1988. Classic preeminant text on this topic, emphasizes design and analysis of of algorithms, including algorithmic techniques, general principles, linear systems, partial diffential equations, singular value decomposition, eigenvalue analysis, etc. 260 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Few small minor creases on back cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Alamitos, CA.: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1991. Comprehensive text contains a selection of technical papers presented at the PARABASE-90 conference held in Miami Beach, Florida, 1990, covering a variety of detailed topics including a theory of conjunction and concurrency; analysis and simulation of multistage interconnection networks under non-uniform traffic; dynamic scheduling of DOACROSS loops for multiprocessors; systolic macropipelines for multidimensional Fourier transforms; design and analysis of multiple-bus arbiters with different priority schemes; the extended G-Network; optimal fault-tolerant broadcasting algorithm for a cube-connected cycles multiprocessor; etc. 296 pgs. Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Comprehensive text illustrates how the prefix operation approach to parallel computing leads to fast and efficient solutions to many different kinds of problems. Covers principles and applications of prefix operation, including parallel models, circuit models, notion of parallel complexity, divide and conquer, recursive doubling, symmetry breaking, randomized vs. deterministic algorithms, etc. 294 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norwell, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic, 1988. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed coverage of problems and solutions related to program restructuring and parallelism detection, scheduling of program modules on many processors, overhead, and performance analysis; including program transformations and parallelizing compilers; scheduling for parallel machines; program partitioning and task scheduling. 240 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Tiny closed tear on upper spine edge. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: John B. Alden, 1883. Classic text details the permanent restorative effects of Transmitted Energy treatment for a variety of disease conditions. 179 pp. Two tiny isolated stain dots on lower margin of first two pages, no text damage. Gilt cover, no title on spine, as issued. Prior owner's name lightly calligraphied on inside front cover. Minor rubbing to upper spine edge. Mminimal shelfwear. Scarce. . Original Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.