Search Results: Titles starting with R from Joseph Valles - Books

New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 237 pages illustrations 21 cm ; LCCN: 08-26696 ; LC: CB214; Dewey: 572; OCLC: 253465 ; red cloth ; no dustjacket ; gold lettering ; top edge gilt ; Contents: Fundamental Principles; Music; Literature; Painting; Architecture and Sculpture; General Considerations; Intellectual and Emotional Characteristics; Customs and Institutions. ; "Most prominent among the Aryan races are the Graeco-Latins and Teutons: besides the ancient Greeks and Romans, the former comprise the Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, French, and Wallachians; the latter include the Germans, English, Dutch, and Scandinavians. Though resembling one another in many respects when compared with non-Aryan peoples, these races exhibit striking differences of character and institutions when contrasted inter se. The Greeks and Latins are talkative, vivacious, and quick in their actions, the English and Germans taciturn and deliberative. The latter are… Read More

New York, J.F. Rider, a division of Hayden Publishing Company, 1962, 1962. Very Good. 190 p. illus. 23 cm. ; LCCN: 62-21929 ; LC: TK6544; Dewey: 621.38403 ; OCLC: 1263173 ; Published in 1937 under title: Common radio terms, symbols, abbreviations. ; red boards ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket, reinforced binding ; "This dictionary has been completely revised and rewrritten to cover more than 6500 subjects in the fields of radio, television and electronics...there are five appendixes includes for ready reference. Appendix I contains currently accepted abbreviations used in technical fields. Appendix II covers vacuum tube symbols and terminology...Appendix III covers transistor symbols and terminology...Appendix IV is a chart which shows commonly used modulation symbols ... Appendix V is a listing of currently accepted graphic symbols used in schematic diagrams." ; VG

New York ; Toronto ; London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1971., 1971. Very Good. xi,462p. illus. 24cm. ; OCLC: 786699 ; LC: TK6561; Dewey: 621.384131 ; This book is of "particular interest to transmitter design engineers and which will be useful to those engaged in transmitter operation and maintenance. Certain portions should also be of interest to the advanced amateur. It is assumed that the reader has at least attained the necessary knowledge required to obtain a commercial operator’s license. Therefore no attempt has been made to go into the elementary principles of electricity. Conversely, the book does not give mathematical derivations of the equations presented throughout the text. The analysis of transmitter operation has been developed by first grouping and discussing circuits and components common to all transmitting equipment. Chapter 12 is devoted to the discussion of the particular characteristics of transmitters in specific services. Measurement techniques particularly applicable… Read More

New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899., 1899. Good. [1st trade edition] ; 2 p. l., 357 p. front., 9 pl. 19 cm. ; LCCN: 99-557 ; OCLC: 274496 ; "Her story is full of the familiar mannerisms and individualities that made Mr. Howells's earlier work so unmistakably his own. It is romance, pure and simple; sweet, true, wholesome, epigrammatic, slightly ironical ; marred only by the tiresome, phonetic spelling of the New England dialect. [The] Ragged Lady herself is a most charming type of the old-fashioned heroine. There is nothing of the new woman about her; she feels no depressing responsibilities of political or social problems. She lives her impoverished childhood and her richly provided young womanhood with equal simplicity and dignity. Luck, lovers, travel, and even the fairy godmother, Mrs. Lander, that globe-trotting hypochondriac, never seemed to surprise or upset her. A little country girl, winning her quiet way through the world, is the story that Mr. Howells has given us.… Read More

Stockholm : Natur och kultur, 1925., 1925. Very Good. 237 pp. ; illustrations, 1 map. ; Skizze. ; gr. 8. ; OCLC: 186270756 ; Övers. av Otfrid von Hansteins tyska bearb. "Raisuli, Sultan der Berge" ; förord av Sven Hedin ; till svenska av Bertil Åkerman. ; text in Swedish ; the history of Mohammed Ibn Abdullah el Raisuli el Alani, the Sultan of the Mountains, whom many considered to be the rightful king of Morocco ; half-leather with decorative marbled papers and endpages ; several photographs in black and white ; slight foxing to edges, spot on page 120, otherwise VG; only two copies held by libraries worldwide; scarce

[London : Strahan and Preston, New Street Square] ; Printed for J Johnson; W Otridge & Son; F & C Rivington; R Faulder & Son; W Lowndes ; J Walker ; Cuthell & Martin; Wilkie & Robinson; B C Collins; J Nunn; Darton & Harvey; Vernor, Hood & Sharpe.., 1806, 1806. Very Good. 3 volumes ; 446, 443, 396 pp ; full leather with gold bands and red titles ; foxed ; tear to flyleaf of volume 1 ; title page of volume 1 not present ; engraved plates as frontispieces by E. Edwards and I. Neagle published by T. Cadell, copyright Se pt. 1, 1793 present in volumes 2 and 3 ; name of Atlantan James Lowell Battle on front ep of volume 1 ; publisher colophon: Printed for J Johnson; W Otridge & Son; F & C Rivington; R Faulder & Son; W Lowndes ; J Walker ; Cuthell & Martin; Wilkie & Robinson; B C Collins; J Nunn; Darton & Harvev; Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme; Cadell & Davies, Lackington, Allen, & Co.; B Crosby: J Carpenter; S Bagster; and J Mawman ; [London : Strahan and Preston, New Street Square],… Read More

Newton Abbot, Devon : David & Charles, 1999, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN: 0715309420; 9780715309421 LCCN: 00-362419 ; LC: SB427; Dewey: 635.9/74 ; OCLC: 42213395 ; "..The first book of climbers to provide detailed practical information with a comprehensive directory of high-performance plants. It is an indispensable book for beginner gardeners anxious to avoid the pitfalls of gardening with climbers and for everyone who enjoys the sheer exuberance and romance of rambling, scrambling and twining plants." ; Contents: Part 1 Planning and planting: challenges and opportunities; space, illusion and plants; walls, fences, screens; pergolas and other structures; support aids; planting and plant association; water, feeding and maintenance. Part 2 The walls: walls and microclimates; the three wall zones; the north-facing wall; the south-facing wall; the east-facing wall; the west-facing wall. Part 3 The plants: self-clinging climbers; twiners;… Read More

North Carolina : Mint Museum of Art, 1987, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. xxiv, 215 p. : illustrated, some in color ; 32 cm. ; LCCN: 88-2605 ; OCLC: 732644029 ; "Presented by the Boston Museum of Science in cooperation with the Egyptian Antiquities Organization"./ Exhibition catalog ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; cover-to-cover color photographs of various sites connected with Ramesses, including Memphis, Luxor, and others ; large format ; date on copyright page ; VG.

Chicago : Rand McNally, 1913., 1913. Book. Fair. Hardcover. xx, 177 pp. + 44 pp. : col. maps ; 35 cm. ; very unusual publication from Rand McNally showing the names and addresses and compass points for all residents in three counties of Illinois ; not in OCLC ; extremely rare ; well-executed color plates of McNally maps, copyrighted back to1909 ; folio ; wear to covers ; front hinge started, a few signatures loosened ; information on residents a boon to genealogists ; FAIR.

New York : Random House, 1989., 1989. Very Good. 1st American edition, 1st printing ; 255 pp. ; color illustrations ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0679727566 ; 9780679727569 LCCN: 89-10361 ; OCLC: 19922564 ; LC: SB425; Dewey: 635.9/44; stiff color photographic paper wrappers ; "over 1,000 flowering bulbs in full-color photographs ; previous owner's name on inside front cover ; store stamp on flyleaf ; many photos feature bulb and flower with exposed root system ; VG

New York : Basic Books, 1997., 1997. Very Good. 1st paperback edition, 17th printing ; photographic thick paper wrappers ; several plates ; 290 pp. ; slight wear, else VG

Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1966, 1966. Good. 186 pp. ; illustrated ; brown cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, name on front endpaper and foredge ; Contents: A dissertation on the hamburger -- From honey jars to canisters -- Yule log and boar's head -- On the weighing of meats and such -- A toast to the noble sausage -- Tall in the saddle -- Thank you for the sandwich, your Lordship -- Thoughts on 'inside meats' -- What of pigskin? -- The king of American fowls -- Meats of the Indians -- America's first meat packer -- A butcher and the Astor millions -- The packer who became Uncle Sam -- The Great California Beef Bonanza -- From cattle drover to multi-millionaire -- First of the Chicago packers -- World's most famous beef trail -- St. Patrick's Day feast dish -- Cattle tycoons of the Old West -- When Cincinnati was 'Porkopolis' -- Wild ducks and Mr. Drake -- A freight car that made history -- The Bull's Head Tavern of Chicago -- The Angel of the Yards -- The meat-eating habits of… Read More

New York : Viking Press,, 1928. Good. 2nd printing ; x, 386 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports., facsimiles. ; 25 cm.; LCCN: 28-24396; Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-380); LC: DK254.R3; Dewey: 922.147 ; OCLC: 406055 ; red cloth with gold lettering; ex-library, card, labels, date due ; Contents: Rasputin; The Cellar Preacher; Before the High Priests; The Fateful Idyll of Tsarskoe Selo; The Friend; The Penitential Journey of the Great Sinner; In the Holy of Holies; The Revolt Against the Holy Devil; The Murderer with the Guitar; The Death Ship. ; G

New Hyde Park, NY : University Books, 1970., 1970. Very Good. Reprint of the 1917 edition ; black cloth with silver lettering, in dustjacket ; blotted out name on front ep ; VG/VG

Cincinnati : Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., 1880., 1880. Poor. 408 pp. ; 19 cm. ; OCLC: 4097362 ; LC: QA103 ; Dewey: 511 ; 1/4 leather with stamped cloth featuring 19th century designs ; well-worn, as usual, with 2/3 of spine leather missing ; front hinge nearly away ; back hinge not far behind ; endpaper/flyleaf signature missing at front ; pencilings ; this is a much-used copy ; POOR

New York : Sterling Publishing Company, 1958., 1958. Good. 208 p. illus. 20 cm. ; LC: QC475; Dewey: 535 ; OCLC: 2595267 ; white cloth with black lettering ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: The sun's energy -- The wonderful world of visible light -- The ways we see -- The mysterious world of invisible radiation -- The world of radio, radar, television and ultrasonics -- Radiation and the atom -- Radioisotopes and atomic energy. ; G

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979., 1979. Very Good. 1st American ed., 3rd printing ; ISBN: 0394507320; 9780394507323 LCCN: 79-11295 ; OCLC: 4774671 ; black cloth in dustjacket ; bookstore stamp on ep ; nicks on dustjacket ; "This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the planet Shikasta - clearly the planet Earth - to be used by history students of the higher planet Canopus and to be stored in the Canopian archives...A variety of narratives, including the report of Johor (George Sherban)--the Emissary sent by the Powers controlling our part of the universe--reveal what the planet Shikasta and its inhabitants have, in desperation, endured" ; the first book in the Canopus Series ; VG/VG

Word Music, Inc, 1971, 1971. Sheet music. Very Good. Soft cover. approx. 47 copies ; SATB ; CS 2539.

Pleasantville, N.Y., Reader's Digest Association, 1972, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 479 pages illustrations 27 cm ; ISBN: 0895770059; 9780895770059 LCCN: 72-157525 ; OCLC: 297925 ; brown, green and gold illustrated cloth, in color photographic dustjacket ; "Offers ideas for increasing property beauty, value, and usefulness, noting landscape-design possibilities and giving advice on trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers, and grass as well as terraces, decks, and patios." ; Contents: Good ideas for your garden -- Planning -- Planting -- Construction -- How to handle basic materials -- 130 projects you can do yourself -- Classic ideas for the traditional house -- Privacy is a two-way street -- Free materials used with style and imagination -- Instant effects, one-day wonders, weekend miracles -- Plants and houses -- What we can learn from the Japanese -- Sit back and think about the future -- What you should know about costs -- See what trees alone can do -- Easy ways to do… Read More

Pleasantville, NY ; Montreal : Reader's Digest Association, 1988, 1988. Fine. 480 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0895772760 :; 9780895772763 ; LCCN: 87-16356 ; LC: TX158; Dewey: 640 ; OCLC: 16079820 ; "A handbook for everyday life with more than 4,000 time saving and cost saving tips for the home. Its pages are packed with shortcuts, practical advice, ingenious ideas, how-to information, and more than 1,000 illustrations. Includes over 70 how-to projects--accompanied by step-by-step illustrations--and more than 275 special features." ; color pictorial boards ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Getting organized -- Indoors -- Outdoors -- You and yours -- Food & nutrition -- A more beautiful home ; FINE