Search Results: Titles starting with U from Good Books In The Woods

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good+. 1918. Hardcover. From the dedication to Ripley Hitchcock, "So here I give you my book - for which I have written all the others - and I do it with hope and dread and fear and yet with joy." Ships same or next business day. Spine cracked on both endpapers. Spine is skewed, loose, and slightly creased. Normal edge and shelf wear. Bumps on corners and spine ends. Faint wearing to boards. Small spot of discoloration on bottom right corner of front board. Soiling, foxing, and tanning to edges of pages. Text is clean. No dust jacket. ; B&W Illustration ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 409 pages .

College Staion, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0890968829 . Black and white photographs "Seventy million dollars in fifty-five years. From Texas' annexation in 1845 until the turn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army pumped at least that much or more into the economy of the fledgling state, a fact that directly challenges the popular heritage of Texas as the state with roots of pioneer capitalism and fervent indenpendence." Ships same or next business day. Ends of spine are lgithly bumped. Front board tail corner is slightly frayed. Otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket has minimal shelf and edge wear protected in archival cover. ; Texas a & M University Military History Series 65; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 307 pages .

Boulder, Colorado: Panther Publications. Very Good. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Author is a retired Sergeant Major in the US Army. This book features detailed illustrations and technical information on 70 foreign firearms - 14 pistols, 14 rifles and carbines, 20 submachine guns, and 22 machineguns. The FAL, AK, SKS, and Uzi are included. Each firearm is described in detail - Functioning, Characteristic Data, Field Strip Procedure, Assembly Procedure, and Loading and Firing. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Boards slightly bowed. Top page edges have 6 small brown stains that affect only the edges and not the pages themselves. Bottom corners bumped. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 326 pages .

Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History. Near Fine. Softcover. Eightleen booklets included in the box set. Contains "The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877," The Civil War Ends 1865," The Petersburg and Appomattox Campaigns 1864-1865," "Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennesse February-December 1864," "The Shenandoah Valley Campaign March-November 1864," "The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns 1864," "The Overland Campaign 4 May- 15 June 1864," "The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863," "The Civil War in the West 1863," "The Chancellorsville Campaign January-May 1863," The Vicksburg Campaign November 1862-July 1863," "The Civil War in the Western Theater 1862," "The Maryland and Fredericksburg Campaigns 1862-1863," "The Virginia Campaigns March-August 1862," "The Civil War on the Atlantic Coast 1861-1865," "The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater… Read More

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870217178 . Author was the United States Coast Guard Historian when he wrote this book and it is based on primary sources that are no longer available. During WWII the scope of the Coast Guard widened dramatically, new duties included participating in amphibious landings in the Pacific and hunting submarines in the Atlantic. Profusely illustrated, this book gives the reader details on every type of vessel used by the Coast Guard during the war. Book covers clean. Very minor foxing to top page edges. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs, diagrams and charts all clean and bright. Dust Jacket clean with a few light scratches to front and back covers. Both ends of DJ spine gently bumped. Top DJ corners gently rubbed. DJ front cover has a half inch tear from top edge near spine. DJ back cover has quarter inch tear on top edge. DJ top edges have minor shelf wear. Ships same or… Read More

Hyattsville, Maryland: Design Publications. Very Good+. N.D.. Soft cover. Authoritative information abridged from official sources. With photographs, diagrams and illustrations. Very Good Plus. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 57 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224026089 . "A novel-cum-anthropological work on the question of whether the nomadic state is essential for the balance of the human soul." from jacket flap. Gently bumped at both ends of spine. Bookplate of Rolland Comstock on front pastedown. Dust jacket is bright with minimal fading. Minor wear on top edges. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Ships same day or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 154 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. 1997. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. "Peter Ho Davies is a young writer of unusually worldly perspective. Born in Britain to Welsh and Chinese parents, he writes stories that not only reflect his multinational heritage but delight in odd juxtapositions." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear; otherwise, in fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 231 pages .

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0151925534 . Uncorrected Proof. New hand corrected versions of pages 27 and 28 are laid into the book. These are in addition to the versions of pages 27 and 28 already bound in the book. Blue wraps. "Mudear Lovejoy was the kind of mother who ruled her house and raised her daughters with a strong hand - even after her 'change.' We meet Mudear, her husband, and her three daughters as they gather in her house on the occasion of her death." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages .

New York: Grove Press. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Uncorrected Proof. "To what should we devote our lives? Which is stronger, a faith without doubts or a faith that wrestles with doubts? With the brilliance and humanity that have made him a major figure of world literature, Ivan Klima in The Ultimate Intimacy explores the universal themes of love, adultery, and God." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, light soiling to head and tail edges of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages .

London: Collins Harvill. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0002718537 . "An irresistible and elegantly spare novel of love and violence, The Ultimate Good Luck secures Ford's reputation as a powerful voice in American writing." Ships same or next business day. Ends of spine are ever so slightly bumped; other fine. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ is in fine condition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 201 pages .

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0374280312 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To Rolland L. Comstock With my best wishes - Adam Thorpe. Monoblet June '94." "At the heart of this extraordinary novel lies the fictional village of Ulverton on the Wessex Downs of England: the fixed point in the book's 300-year cycle of history, both its backdrop and its central character." Ships same or next business day. Book is bumped on corners, small bumps on spine ends, light soiling on tail edge; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, faint crease on spine tail, lightly tanned on spine and head edge of flaps. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 390 pages; Signed by Inscribed by Author(s) .

UK: Questech Productions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0952187108 . Stunningly illustrated with artwork & photoprints. Ships same or next business day. Book is tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has slight warp on front cover, wrinkling on front flap, small crease on top right corner, and slight shelf wear. ; Color Illustrations; 1.1 x 10.39 x 7.56 Inches; 214 pages .

New York: Ecco Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0880010983 . "In his first collection of new poems since receiving the Nobel prize for Literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz, with a playfulness and passionate restlessness of mind that are entirely characteristic, has changed the very idea of what a book of poetry can be." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bump on spine head and top right corner of front board; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, lightly faded on spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 141 pages .

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Near Fine. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 081228027X . First US Edition. From the Introduction, page xii, "The aim of this study is to be suggestive rather than comprehensive or schematic, although in the outline of chapters I have chosen to follow approximately the chronology of Pope's writings in order to gain some sense of the progressive development of his interests and ideas." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. Tiny bumps on top corners. Small bumps on spine ends. Overall, pages are clean and tight. No dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages .

New York: Autonomedia. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. SIGNED by two contributors on full title page. Press hand-outs laid in. "An astonishing piece of work! ...I wasn't at all prepared, reading a book full of such laughter & vertigo, to be moved as deeply as I was." -- Thomas Pynchon. Ships same or next business day. Book has very minimal edge wear, small bump on tail of spine; otherwise, in fine condition. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

New York: Delacorte Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. SIGNED by author on full title page. Uncorrected Galley Proof. Ships same or next business day. Book has normal edge and shelf wear. Spine is skewed, tanned, and creased. Small creases on corners. Light soiling and tanning to covers and edges of pages. Faint paperclip crease in middle of front cover through the first 100 pages. Text is clean. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Delacorte Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385292678 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "So begins the story of a small Piedmont city caught unexpectedly by a winter snowstorm, and by a murder." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Fabric is lightly faded on spine ends. Tanned on edges of endpapers. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases and tears on corners and spine ends. Slightly yellowed. Light soiling on back cover. Wearing of plastic coating on back flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701134488 . INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "To Rolland, With very best wishes and thanks for your kind encouragement. Alasdair." "Alasdair McKee's first novel is a triumph of humour and understanding, and a delightfully eccentric debut from an engaging new talent." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Light tanning to edges of pages. Spine partially cracked on pages 196-197. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small creases on top corners and spine ends. 1/3-inch tear on bottom left corner of back cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 197 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. "Here is a book that should not be taken lightly - if for no other reason than that book store proprietors have sharp eyes. It is the custom to pay two dollars and fifty cents per copy and it is hoped the trend will continue." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on back paste-down endpaper. Spine is skewed and loose, normal edge and shelf wear, small bumps on corners and spine ends, text block is loose from spine head, tanning and light soiling to edges of pages. Text is clean. Dust jacket has edge and shelf wear, chips and tears on corners, 3-inch tear and 1-inch chip on spine head, 1-inch tear on spine tail, 1-inch chip on top left corner of back cover, small tears on fore-edges, tanned. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .