Search Results: Titles starting with S from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

Fireside / Simon & Schuster., 1987. 1st paperback printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Front short corner curls; lower back corner short crease.. 1 Trade paperback (US). 337 p. B&W cartoon art, photos. Chapter notes; Selected bibliography; Index. Audience: General/trade. Writer, columnist, screenwriter Sidney Joseph Perelman (1904-1979) was considered one of the wittiest and most sardonic of 20th century humorists. In private, he was introspective and sometimes tormented.

Jove Books., 2000. 1st Jove printing.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Single spine crease. Minor edge wear.. 1 Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 514 p. Audience: General/trade. Courtroom drama fiction. New Hampshire transplant Naomi Roth finds the body of a newborn baby floating in the Sabbathday River. The police suspect her, then another, Heather Pratt, who'd been having an affair weith a married man. Naomi is convinced someone is lying: the police, Heather? The trial approaches and more questions surface.

Mankato MN.: Graphic Library / Capstone Press., 2007. First edition. 1st Capstone Graphic printing.. Hard cover. New. No dust jacket. Signed by author. Inserted: descriptive info card of storyline.. Martin, Cynthia (Illustrated by), and Schulz, Barbara (Illustrated by).. 1 Library binding. Illustrated Paper over boards. 32 p. Color Illustrations. Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies (Hardcover). Index. Audience: Children/juvenile. Biography for children in graphic style (sequential illustrated blocks w/ info and voice balloons. Sacagawea, a Shoshone / Hidatsa young woman and interpreter, was part of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition to the Pacific Coast, 1804-1805.

University of Oklahoma Press, 2003. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued.. 0 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 214 p. Maps. Appendices, Bibliography. Index. From the Mandan Indian villages in present-day South Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, young Shoshoni woman Sacajawea became guide and interpreter for the Lewis & Clark Northwest Expeditions, 1804-1806. Includes an "objective evaluation of the controversial accounts of her later years, " (cover notes). With her and others were her infant son, Baptiste, and her "ne'er-do-well husband, Toussaint Charbonneau.

Penguin Books., 1971. Vol. 36, Civilization of the American Indian Series.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Signed by previous owner. Minor cover scuffing. Clean text pages.. 1 Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. 176 p. Pen&Ink diagrams. B&W photos. Audience: General/trade. When the ancient religion of the Sioux Indians was recorded, Black Elk was the only qualified priest still alive when he gave this story to Joseph Epes Brown when the latter stayed at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Boston.: Museum of Fine Arts., 1961. Trade paperback. Very good. At center, staples have begun to rust.. 1 16 p. Yellow card stock covers w/ blackbird characature and wine glasses; theme throughout. 3x4.5 in. Stapled binding. Theophile Alexandre Steinlen first published "Tales for Sara" in Paris during 1898. This excerpt in small booklet format was created in 1961 likely in conjunction with Boston's Museum of Fine Arts exhibit honoring the 19th century artist.

Simon & Schuster, 1973. Book Club Edition. . Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket.. Bacon, Paul (Dust jacket design by).. 1 Copper cloth over boards; silver spine titles and front decoration. Jacket: large titles in black & purple against white; small illustrations. 179 p. Audience: General/trade. Fiction with Christian theme set in Queens at the Mount Eden Senior Citizens Hotel: At 72, Sadie Shapiro is offered a publishing contract for 50 knitting patterns she submitted. Now she's on deadline, enlists hurry-up help from her friends, then each responds to her life-force and good things happen to them as Sadie rockets to stardom with her high-spirited philosophy for living.

Homebush West NSW 2140 Australia.: Anzea Publishers., 1988. 1984 copyright.. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Spine VG, Creasing to front and back covers. Page-marking top right corner creases inside. Slight soiling. Protective cover sealer separating at edges.. 1 156 p. Photo illustrated cover. Mass-market (rack) PB. Glossary. Author's titles listed at back. The Jungle Doctor, Paul White, was a prolific author. In this novel, his 2nd, his hospital patients in Africa speak Swahili or Chigogo, a language of the Central Plains in Tanzania. This novel introduces readers to a Witchdoctor.

USA.: Food Writers' Favorites / Dial Publishing Company., 1992. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket.. 1 160 p. White glossy illustrated paper over boards; titles in blue and red. Entertaining / Cooking: From making Fresh Lemonade to Spicy Swedish Tea, and many more hot and cold drinks for individuals or groups, these recipes came in from food journalists all over the USA. The first 7 pages offer a primer on MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving and supporting victims of violent crime, as well as tips on basic party planning and organization.

New York / Woodside NY.: Seamen's Bank for Savings / Palmer & Oliver Inc. (Produced by)., 1969. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor cover wear. Inside very nice, well illustrated and designed.. Smith, Frank Vining (From the Seaman's Bank Collection, American Clipper Ship 'Flying Cloud' color painting by).. 1 Color illustrated paper wraps. 32 p. stapled booklet, 4x6in. B&W Pen&Ink illustrations and ship and boat descriptions with each. No illustration credit found. From the dugout canoe to 'modern' sailing craft, a history is presented here by a savings bank founded in 1829 when New York City was America's leading seaport, an international crossroads where it was said at least one member of every household was connected with the maritime trade. Seamen's Bank for Savings was chartered. Its interest in ships and history of the seafaring trade was reflected in the bank's extensive collection of historic paintings, ship models, scrimshaw and… Read More

Globe Pequot Press, 1991. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor page-edge soiling.. 0 Trade paperback (US). 310 p. This cookbook is a lot of tasty fun, and creative, too. The recipes are pleasantly flavorful, and the pages are packed with an easy narrative about herbs, moments in history, food-related vocabulary, people of herbal note, comfort, and springboards for an imaginative snack or meal.

Del Rey Books / Ballantine., 1992. First edition. 1st printing.. Mass-market paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Slight bend marks on back cover.. Herring, Michael (Cover art by).. 1 Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Fantasy fiction series: Sequel to "Call of Madness" and "Mission of Magic". Athaya's crusade to preserve magic and its practitioners is causing hatred, fear. An offer of help came from ice-bound Sare as refugees flocked to Athaya and resources dwindled. The militant wizards of Sare; would their power prove dangerous?

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. First edition.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Stated First Ed. Minimal library markings.. 0 230 p.

London / New York / Toronto.: Hamlyn Publishing Group., 1969. No print line.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Near fine.. Robertshaw, Bill (Illustrated by). 1 160 p. Includes illustrations. Slightly larger than mass-market (rack) paperback. This handy, full-color and detail-illustrated history puts peoples' history with mastery of wind, current, water and distance into perspective, from early rafts in Peru to sailing craft of Ancient Egypt to folk boats of the Far East to exploration, military, cargo, and pleasure use, here is an informative survey.

New York: Dell, 1967. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. 0

New York.: Dial Books., 1986. First edition. Stated first edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. MInor surface wear to jacket. Unmarked interior.. 1 Cloth and paper over boards. 32 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Children picture storybook, Thomas Locker's 3rd. This tale is of a young girl, who travels with her Uncle Jack in his small sailboat down river from Elizabeth's house to the ocean, then back again. It's a quiet adventure of shifting moods and colors of nature, a timeless beauty. Locker's two earlier tiles were met with rave reviews, "Where the River Begins" and "The Mare on the Hill".

Southampton / New York.: Adlard Coles Ltd. in assoc. w/ John de Graff Inc., 1962. 1954 copyright newly revised edition 1962.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light spine end, corner scuffing. Minor page block foxing. Clean pages.. 1 Dark blue cloth over boards. Gold stamped spine titles. 124p., 26 cm. Numerous bold B&W line drawings. Index. Ships and Boats: Studies in the flow of air, and the forces of wind acting on boats.

New York.: Harper & Row / Weekly Reader Children's Book Club., 1966. Book Club Edition. 1st Weekly Reader edition.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends, corners.. Loh, George (Pictures by).. 1 Hardcover. 140 p. 22 cm. Color cover art: boy, dog, seals on ice, masted ship. Charcoal/pencil style Illustrations. Glossary. Audience: Children/juvenile. "Sailor" is a big black Newfoundland dog, and few of his breed remain on the native island in Canada. Newfoundlands fell out of favor over the years as sheep-owners were finding attacks were being made on their sheep. Based in part on anecdotes from his neighbor William Sacrey, who had been on 3 sealing expeditions, tradition in the early 20th century in Newfoundland. This is a classic story of a youth, his dog, and and a ship of seal hunters.

New York.: The Heritage Press., 1959. Hard cover. Fine in very good slipcase. Near fine. Light soiling to spine ends only. Minor scuffing and discoloration to slipcase. No stress tears. Spine s; ightly darkened.. Brissaud, Pierre (Illustrations by).. 1 498 p. Red cloth over boards; Gold frames spine titles; front large family crest in gold w/ "S-S" above. Gray-blue paper covered slipcase, unadorned. 3-color detailed gravures (32) plus diagrams. 27 cm. Included is a 2-page spread in family tree standard format, "Genealogy Table of the Bourbon Family, Legitimate & Illegitimate", original to this volume, tucked inside the front cover. Also, there is The Heritage Club "Sandglass" 4-page pamphlet, Number XV: 23, describing this volume, its participants, and special features of high quality. Table of Contents by event date. Introduction: p. xiii-xxvi. "Notes on the most important people found in these Memoirs": p. xxvii-xxxii. Footnotes w/ text.

Avenel Books, 1982. Hard cover. Very good in fine dust jacket.. 0 138p. Sewn binding. Maroon synthetic material over boards. A reference guide about saints and their feast days, in chronological order.