Search Results: Titles starting with S from Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books

Princeton Univ., 1973. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Sabbatai Sevi Mystical Messiah by Scholem, G. Princeton Univ. 1973, ISBN: 069101809x Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean. This covers a detailed history of the Sabbatian movement, considered one of the most important since the destruction of the 2nd temple. This book covers Sabbatai Sevi's career and the movement. B&W illustrations, bibliography, index, 999 pages.

Sabian Pub., 1957. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Sabian Manual by Jones, Marc Sabian publishing, 1957, 1976 edition Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust jacket shows slight signs of wear is clean over all, small stain on casing. This book contains the complete rituals of the Sabian Assembly. Sabian ideal reflects the vision of the Great Ones whose works have had an important impact on mankind. Appendix, index, 309 pages.

Sierra-Tahoe, 1968. Later Edition. . Soft cover. Good/Good. The Saga of the Sandwich Islands Vol. I, by Scott, E.B. Sierra-Tahoe Pub., 1968, 4th ed. Hardback in good+ condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Faux leather cover embossed in gold, dust jacket couple small tears front. Vol. 2 was never published. Capt. Cook named these islands the Sandwich Islands, in 1778 after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich who was First Lord of the Admiralty. This is also the Lord Sandwich of gambling fame who often spent the night at the tables with meat stuffed in-between slices of bread unwilling to leave the tables. This book is a visual narrative of these islands, the people who lived in them. It traces their transition from paganism to a multi-racial religious society. Here is the colorful story of rouges, pirates, naves, the pious, the philanthropists, and the statement. Kings and Queens and how monarchy became democracy and part of them because a state. Loaded with… Read More

International Marine, 1996. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardback. Good. Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair by Casey, Don International Marie, lst. ed. later printing, ISBN: 0070133697 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket., Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean. Everything you need to know to repair sailboat hulls and decks. Covers leaks, restoring the gloss, deck repairs general, laminate repairs, core problems, hull repair and keel and rudder damage repair. B&W illustrations, tools used, index, 128 pages.

Bowmar, 1977. First Edition . Spiral Bound. Good. A Sailor Said by Clure, Beth Bowmar/Noble, 1976, lst. Spiral bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all spirals in place, no torn or loose pages. Handwritten discard in ink on title page, appears books from personal library not public library. Cover is clean. The sailor in the story tells you all the things a sailor can do. Delightful full color illustrations. 29 pages.

Dodd Mead, 1881. Unstated. . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Sailor Life on Man of War by Nordhoff Charles Dodd Mead, 1881, unstated edition Hardback in acceptable condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight but cracking front cover, all registers tight, inscribed with name and Christmas 1897. Cover shows heavy signs of wear, with rubs, dings , stains etc. This book by Nordhoff is loaded with B&W illustrations. tours of duty are covers in China. Japan,Rio etc. Fun collectible of the life of the seaman in the 1800's. Nordhoff is best known for his series on the Bounty.

Harris Oub, 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. The Salmon Fisher by Hallock, C. Signed Harris Pub., 1890 lst Hardback in good condition NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover clean. Inscribed inside cover by Charles Hallock. Hallock well know fisherman take on Salmon Fishing. Covers history of fish, equipment, technology of the time used to catch them, best Salmon rivers, etc. 126 pages, some ads at back of book on angling.

Self, 1950. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. Sam Aaronson Lecture #1 By Aaronson Sam Signed Self published, c 1950ies, unstated printing Signed Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean however has some fading. This is from a lecture given by Aaronson sometime in the 1950ies and is signed by him.

RotoVision, 1980. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Sam Haskins Photo Graphics Haskins Sam RotoVision SA, First, 1980 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. cover is clean and shows little signs of wear. Intro text is in English, French and German. This is a book by a super purist who will not tolerate any laboratory created effects. All the photos were made using just the camera with no unadulterated photo graphic techniques.

Tuttle. Later Printing . Soft cover. Good. The Samuri Sword & Bokken Art of Japanese Sword You are getting two titles 1. The Samuri Sword by Yumoto, John, Tuttle, 1958 later printing. Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight cover clean. everything you want and need to know about the art of sword use. History, blades, symbols, B&W photos and illustrations. 2.Bokken by Lee, Mike, O'Hara, later printing. Paperback in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight cover clean. Lee's take on the art of using Japanense Sword, drills, B&W photos.

Hettich Co, 1906. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Good. San Francisco and California 1906 Hettrich Co. 1906 Pre Earthquake Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples in place no loose pages. Cover shows slight signs of wear but good overall. Dated 1906 the photos are of San Francisco before the great earthquake so it must have been put out sometime between January-April 1906. Also contains some old photos of Yosemite. B&W photos, sometimes 2 per page, 52 pages.

Self, 1987. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. San Francisco Water and Power SF Water and Power, 1987 lst. 2nd printing Staplebound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked; binding tight, all staples in place none loose, no loose pages. Cover is clean. This is a history of the San Francisco Water and power system put out by them. Has great old B&W photos of both San Francisco, Hetch Hetchy and related subjects. Chronology of area covered by Water & Power District, great color map of San Francisco proper, large fold out map of entire system. 47 pages.

Prentice Hall, 1958. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. The San Francisco Giants by King Joe Prentice-Hall, 1958, lst. Hardback in good condition with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean, dust jacket shows signs of wear with dings, nicks, chips etc and is price clipped. This is a somewhat rare book on the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Summer of 1957 saw the New York Giants as they were known cross the country to San Francisco. This is the story of this team the first and pioneers to move to the west coast. The moves, counter moves, and a trip into the inner sanctums of major league baseball of the day. King had reported on the Giants since 1939, was closely associated with the players, front office and the fans. 177 pages.

Appleton Century, 1934. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. San Francisco a Pageant, by Dobie Charles Appleton Century, 1934, first Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean and shows little signs of wear. This is a book is not an exhaustive history of San Francisco, but a story of its glamorous past, its opulent present (1930ies) and its thrilling future as seen at that time. Loaded with B&W illustrations by E.H. Suydam as well as a colored front piece of Lotta's Fountain. 350 pages, bibliography.

Stanford Univ Press, 1949. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. San Francisco Kaleidoscope Samuel Dickson - Stanford Univ. Press, 1949, lst. Signed Hardback in good+ condition, NO dust Jacket, Text clean and unmarked, binding tight, Green & Yellow decorated cover clean and good. Well known in radio in the 1940ies Dickson was in on the ground floor of early broadcast advertising which was just coming into its own. While on the leading edge of this advertising he did a survey of the stations, which were unhappy with the results. He soon found that the radio stations had blacklisted him. He did some writing for KYA and also for NBC under an assumed name. He was behind the series winning the West, Hawthorne House and did police and children's stories for radio as well. In this book you will meet many of the early characters of San Francisco which were part of his series on KNBC under "The California Story". The series ran for almost a quarter of a century.

LeRoy Phillips, 1913. First Edition. . Hardcover. Poor. San Francisco the City of the Golden Gate by Pennell Twenty Five Pictures LeRoy Phillips, 1913 Board cover in wraps in poor condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding cracked front and back. There is some tanning to pages due to paper used and age. Booksellers sticker (White House) inside back cover. Paper wrap is in poor condition. This is a collection of 25 reproductions in photogravure from etchings & drawings prints by Pennell of San Francisco. The prints themselves are in good condition and suitable for framing. Each print is backed with cardboard like sheet. Some are titles: the Last of San Francisco, Kearny Street, Down and Up the Hills to the Bay, Sacramento Street and many more.

World Bible House, 1906. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. The San Francisco Calamity , Earthquake and Fire by Morris C. World Bible House, 1906 salesman copy Hardback in good condition NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover shows signs of wear with rubs, illustrated in red and black on front of toppling buildings and flames. This is a salesman's copy of a book coming out on the great 1906 San Francisco Quake as well as other world disasters with a religious slant of gods wrath. It makes several references to the Book of Revelation, over through of Babylon the great city. There is statement in back that an additional set of photos will be included in published edition. Over 500 pages, Many photos not seen since that era in black and white as well as illustrations of both San Francisco and various sites around the world that experienced disasters. Large book appx 500+ pages

Nourse Pub, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. San Francisco Say It Isn't So by Daley, Walt Nourse Pub., 1962 stated first Hardback in good condition, with dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean, dust jacket is acceptable in mylar shows some signs of wear. Booksellers sticker in back Say It Isn't So covers the issues of the day. Is San Francisco always right and never wrong?, are the restaurants the best in the country?, Is the town getting to tame? all these and other questions are answered by a group of San Francisco syndicated columnists and working press members. A great insight into how San Francisco thinks, that's as valid today as when book was written. 154 pages.

Golden West Books, 1977. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 214 pages, text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight.Cover is in good condition with small tears at top spine and front top corner., price clipped. Few mountain ranges in the world have been so swarmed over, dug into and built upon as have the San Gabriels. Few have burned as often or seen as many peoples come and go. Indians, Rancheros. Gold Seekers, Well to do, Movie Stars and plain folks have all called this area home. This is a history of these mountains.

unknown, 1969. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. San Juan Bautista Centennial Souvenir 100th Anniversary 1869-1969 Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover clean. This is the souvenir booklet from the Mission at old San Juan which is one of the best persevered in California. Loaded with B&W photos and has small brochure enclosed.