Search Results: Titles starting with W from Flamingo Books

Cambridge University Press, 1993-06-25. Paperback. Very Good. 1999 reprint, Cambridge University Press (New York), 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches tall trade paperback, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and music, x, 187 pp. Slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, with very slight bumping to lower tip. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~VVV~ [1.5P] Idomeneo, by common consent Mozart's greatest opera seria, is a rich synthesis of the dramatic potentialities of Italian opera seria, French trag

F.C. Blessing, 1986-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1981-86 first edition, F.C. Blessing (Covington, Georgia), two 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall x 1 inch thick spiral coil bound volumes with black backs and clear front covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, facsimiles and charts, 349 pp. Whittier (California) Genealogical Society stamp to top margin of first page of Volume 1. A few handwritten notes/corrections added by Whittier family member Esther Watts, who collected this complete set of issues of this labor of love by family genealogist Freda Blessing. Creasing, soiling or slight edge tears to some pages. Otherwise, a very good, complete set - clean, bright and unmarked. Rare - OCLC (No. 24588236) has a listing, but locates no copies at member library/institutions worldwide. ~X~ A collection of family history, genealogy charts, research information, answers to family questions, lineage sheets, stories and family lore for the Watts (Watt and Wat) families in America. A… Read More

One-Design & Offshore Yachtsman (c. 1970) 1971, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1970 first edition One-Design and Offshore Yachtsman / Quadrangle Books (Chicago, Illinois), 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches tall pale blue cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, white lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings/diagrams, 209, [1] pp. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a soiled, edgeworn, rubbed and chipped dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~MM~ [2.0P] Contents: Pt 1 The boat - 1. The hull; 2. Weight; 3. Hull finish; 4. Fittings; 5. Buoyancy; 6. Centreboard; 7. Rudder; 8. Underwater attachments; 9. Masts; 10. Booms; 11. Standing and running rigging; 12. Spinnaker equipment; 13. Sails; 14. Compasses; 15. Anchors; 16. Burgee; 17. Stopwatch; Pt 2 The crew and the race - 18. Prior to an important race; 19. On shore;… Read More

Hawley Herald, 1985-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1985 Hawley Herald / A.W. Rootham (Hawley, Minnesota), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall stapled paperbound in pale blue printed covers, black cloth tape to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, 121, [5] pp. plus large fold-out genealogy chart at rear of volume and errata slip laid in. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce genealogy and family history. OCLC (No. 46355631) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide - at Minnesota State University Moorhead. ~C~ [2.0P] Contains family histories of the Waage (Vaage), Johnson, Lundervold, and Sall families. Contents: Helge Engelsen-Vaaga Family; Olava Marie (Helgesdatter-Vaaga) Sel Family; Engel (Helgesen-Vaaga) Lundervold Family; Sam H. Waage (Sjur Helgesen-Vaaga) Family; Ingeborg (Helgesdatter-Vaaga) Waage Johnson Family; Daniel (Helgesen-Vaaga) Waage; Helen Martha (Helgesdatter-Vaaga) Waage Sall… Read More

Walsworth Pub Co, 1999-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1999 Donning Company Publishers (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches tall red faux leather hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to front cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 192 pp. A very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~K~ [3.0P] Published as a commemoration of Waco’s sesquicentennial year, this book features many previously unpublished photographs documenting the history of Waco. The county seat of McLennan County, Texas, Waco is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin.

H-Bar Enterprises / G.M. Foster, 2012. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2012 H-Bar Enterprises / G.M. Foster (Fitzgerald, Georgia)8 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches tall blue buckram cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to front cover and spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, index, iii, 347 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Ink gift inscription to upper margin of blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare genealogy. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP12~ [3.5P] Traces the known descendants of James Walker (1717-1754) of Craven County, North Carolina and his wife Elizabeth, for some ten generations. In addition to hundreds of Walkers, other surnames which receive especially prominent coverage include: Bell, Cleghorn, Clements, Coleman, Davis, Day, Dixon, Drawdy, Fortner, Foster, Fountain, Gibbs, Gordon,… Read More

McKay. Good. [1901?] seventh edition, revised, David McKay (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), two 5 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches tall black buckram cloth hardcover volumes, no dust jackets, embossed red ruling and gilt decorations and lettering to front cover and spine, illustrated throughout with engravings, 583 pp. Moderate soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, apart from slight marginal age toning, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Due to the weight of this set, additional postage will be required for standard international orders. ~GGG~ [3.5P] Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834-1903) was an English writer and raconteur who wrote a number of popular descriptive and historical accounts of various countries and cities.

PublishAmerica. Very Good. 2003 signed and inscribed first edition, PublishAmerica (Baltimore, Maryland), 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches tall paperback, 168 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Inscribed and signed by the author in the year of issue on the title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~SP36~ [1.0P] Wayne stood looking at the body at his feet. Her eyes open, staring at him. Her mouth open as if still screaming abuse. His knees buckling, he slowly slid down the wall. He'd killed Erin's Aunt Mary and possibly his own life. Their wedding was only a week away. Wayne had been trapped in his own prison for years with frequent flashbacks of his painful childhood. He wasn't wanted, wasn't loved and had suffered his father's daily sexual abuse and then physical abuse from his mother. At sixteen he escaped his home and struggled to build a new life and found the joy of love for the first time. Now, somehow, he had to hide this last threat to protect his happiness.

L. Soriano, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. English and French, with one title page and one column in Swahili. 2002 L. Soriano (Brussels, Belgium), 12 x 12 inches burnt orange cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, pale green endpapers, lavishly illustrated with Leon Soriano's photography, not paginated, [124] pp. Very slight rubbing to covers, with just the slighest bit of bumping to the lower tip of the front cover. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in an only slightly edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Rare. Not in OCLC. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [4.0P] Breathtaking views of the Serengeti, a 12,000 mile protected area in Africa, spanning northern Tanzania. The photographer, Leon Soriano, was born and raised in the Congo, was educated in England and the U.S., and now lives… Read More

self published, 2015. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2015 M. Rawdon (Riverside, California), 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches tall paperbound in pictorial covers, 158 pp. Very slight soiling and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare personal World War II history. Not in OCLC. ~Q~ [1.0P] This is an anti-war book. Written in matter-of-fact prose, unembellished and unsentimental, it is both a personal World War II history - including dramatic and well-documented moments suchas the D-Day landing and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as capture and escape - and also a meditation on American society in the 1940s, race relations, religious tolerance, friendship and human character under severe duress. The manuscript by Blaine Neahr Rawdon (1923-2015) was published by his son, Matthew, after Blaine's death in Riverside, California in 2015.

Classic Warships Publishing, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. 10x8x0. 2000 Classic Warships Pub. (Tucson, Arizona), oblong 11 x 8 1/4 inches tall stapled paperbound in glossy color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings with some features in color, 58 pp. A near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon, authoritative slice of nautical history. ~SP10~ [1.0P] A fascinating pictorial guide to The USS Salem, representing the ultimate in World War II wartime cruiser design. She was a member of the Des Moines Class Heavy Cruiser, the last of the all gun cruisers built for the US Navy. Each of the Salem's 8" main guns could pump out shells at the rate of 20 per minute, making them a formidable opponent. In this book - the 8th in the Warship Pictorial series - you will find close up photos of these main guns with a cutaway dimensioned drawing of the inner workings of the turret showing the shell and powder hoists. There is a 1/400 scale… Read More

Classic Warships Publishing, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. 10x8x0. 2001 Classic Warships Pub. (Tucson, Arizona), oblong 11 x 8 1/4 inches tall stapled paperbound in glossy color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings, 72 pp. The slightest bit of edgewear to the covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon, authoritative pictorial guide. ~SP10~ [1.0P] A pictorial guide to the Lexington Class Carriers, the Lexington and Saratoga, of interest to historians and modelers. The Lexington is covered from her early prewar days, complete with her biplane air wing, to her final configuration before her loss at the Battle of the Coral Sea. The photos are, typical of this series, of the highest quality. The Saratoga is also covered throughout her career, including the early years and a large number of photo's documenting her refits that saw her eight inch guns replaced with five inch twin turrets.

Classic Warships Publishing, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. 10x7x0. 2001 Classic Warships Pub. (Tucson, Arizona), oblong 11 x 8 1/4 inches tall stapled paperbound in glossy color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and drawings showing camouflage in color, 72 pp. The slightest bit of bumping to the lower tip of the front cover. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon, authoritative pictorial guide to the S Boats of the German Navy. ~SP10~ [1.0P] Traces the German Navy's famed 'S Boat' torpedo boats through their careers, highlighting the numerous variants. An incredible collection of photographs clearly show the differences in the early boats with their open torpedo mounts and the later ones with their more streamlined appearance. The armament on these boats is well covered in detailed photos and drawings that show the many options they had. All the weapons from the machine gun to the torpedoes are well… Read More

Hattie Bremseth, 1981-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1981 signed first edition, H. Bremseth (Grand Meadow, Minnesota), 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches tall stapled paperbound in color glossy covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings, 77 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Light shadow to the lower margin of the front cover where a price label was removed. Nicely signed by the author, Hattie Bremseth (1913-2011), on the title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce guide. ~LL~ [1.0P] Volume II of the definitive collector's guide to washboards, tools designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its secondary use as a musical instrument.

Engineering Science, Inc. Good. 1966 first edition Engineering Science, Inc. (Arcadia, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall x 1 1/2 inches thick paperbound in brown printed covers, unpaginated but approx. 300 pp., with many folding diagrams and figures. Covers stained, rubbed, creased and edgeworn. Contents, apart from minor age toning, are in very good condition. Altogether an excellent copy of this scarce and important study report. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP29~ Describes as of 1966 the existing sewage facilities in Orange County, California, presents projections of waste water volumes and types anticipated to be produced throughout the county over the design period of the study (1966 through 2000), evaluates the waste disposal alternatives, and develops recommended solutions, to be constructed in stages over the design period, for all populated regions of Orange County. 'The recommended program… Read More

Adam and Charles Black, 1867. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1862-1867 Adam and Charles Black (Edinburgh, Scotland), 12 4 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches tall quarter leather bound, marbled paper-covered boards over red leather spine and tips, five raised bands and gilt tooling/lettering to spines, all page edges marbled, extra engraved title page preceding each title page, [v.1] xxxix, 332, xii, 313; [v.2] ix, 312, xlviii, 298; [v.3] x, 323, xvi, 265, ix, 235; [v.4] vi, 421, xvi, 347; [v.5] xxxii, 288, viii, 333; [v.6] viii, 348, vi, 377; [v.7] xviii, 334, xxxii, 452; [v.8] xxii, 338, 328; [v.9] 344, xvi, 368; [v.10] x, 317, xxxi, 357; [v.11] xiii, 346, x, 357; [v.12] xvi, 292, vi, 325 pp. (8,743 pages total.) Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with chipping to the upper spine cap of Volume 7. Stain to front pastedown of each volume, presumably where a bookplate was removed. Otherwise, apart from expected age toning, a very good set - clean and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized… Read More

Turner Publishing Company, 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1994 first edition, Gallups Island Radio Association (Paducah, Kentucky), 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches tall pictorial hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued), copiously illustrated with vintage black-and-white photographs, 208 pp. Minor soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Name of prior owner (whose account from Platoon R-73 is included at pp. 139-40) in embossed gilt lettering to the lower margin of the front cover. Otherwise, apart from very slight marginal age toning, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~E~ A history of the radio operators' school run during World War II at Gallups Island, located in what is now the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated between Georges Island and Long Island and just over 6 miles from downtown Boston. Later a school for military bakers and cooks was added.

Hodder Wayland, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. 1984 Wayland (East Sussex, England), 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches tall glossy pictorial hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), copiously illustrated with full color photographs, index, 60 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce pictorial guide to the old Soviet territories east of the Urals. ~SP24~ [1.5P] From the perspective of residents in a wide variety of professions, tells the story of life in the area to the east of the Urals and the Caspian Sea - the old republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirghizia, Kamchatka and the vast expanse of Siberia. The author, E. Ryabko, was a Ukrainian journalist living in Moscow who wrote a variety of educational books on the Soviet Union. The wonderful images supply a guide to local clothing and customs of this region.

John & Susan Scheewe, 1973-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1973 first edition John & Susan Scheewe (Salem, Oregon), 17 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (black plastic comb) in slick color pictorial covers, unpaginated, but approx. 27 pages, printed on one side. Slight staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Prior owner name, ink mark, number and old price sticker to top edge of front cover. Otherwise, apart from an occasional instance of slight creasing to a page corner, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this useful guide, filled with painting patterns and suggestions for projects. Tole painting is the folk art of decorative painting on tin and wooden utensils, objects and furniture. Typical metal objects include utensils, coffee pots, and similar household items. Wooden objects include tables, chairs, and chests, including hope chests, toyboxes and jewelry boxes. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP12~ Read More

Columbia University Press, 1980-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. 1980 Columbia University Press (New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall brown cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, xxxvi, 494 pp. A near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly stained and edgeworn dust jacket which has a couple of small edge tears but which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP36~ [2.5P] Alice Hanson Jones provides the first fully reliable portrait of wealth in the American colonial economy. Invaluable to scholars both for its enormous amount of data and as a model for inquiry into the economic history of any nation that has preserved its probate records.