History of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pa by HAAS, George B

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1937. Second English Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 6" x 9. 183 Pages with Name and Subject Indexes. This is the Second Edition of the 1928 copyright. Four inked lines of previous owner's name on the front endpaper. No other marks and interior text pages are bright, tight, and white. This is the second English edition and every effort has been made to bring the book up to date (1937). In the eight years that have elapsed since the appearance (1929) of the first edition of this book few achievements have aroused such widespread interest as the revolutionary discoveries in atomic physics. New building-stones of matter have been revealed; trustworthy experiments have demonstrated the production and annihilation of matter; and in such common substances as water important and unsuspected admixtures have been found. Most extensive progress has been made in the disintegration and transmutation of the chemical elements and in the production… Read More

Flushing, NY: The Paris Review, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 200pp, printed wrappers. Another great issue of this essential postwar literary magazine. Includes an interview with Kurt Vonnegut, a deleted chapter from Burroughs's Junkie (Schottlaender v4.C441; Shoaf III-256), an early story by T. Coraghessan Boyle, and one by Ed Sanders, 8 poems by Frank O'Hara, other great content. Unmarked copy with a light bump and a little reading wear.

Rolla, Missouri: University of Missouri-Rolla, 1968. Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 424pp.; SC blue w/blk.w/blk.plastic comb-binding (no title on spine); sml.folds on cover; clean,tight pgs. Rapid tunnel excavation systems. Report prepared for Office of High Speed Ground Transportation; US Dept. of Transportation (contract # DC7-35511) by Rock Mechanics & Explosives Research Center, University of Missouri-Rolla. graphs&charts