Recent Arrivals from Roomful of Books

327 pages in ochre cloth with dust jacket. Two photo sections. Very light bump at top of spine. Clean and unmarked with tight binding and square spine.

587 pages in photo illustrated wraps. Fifth printing of this Vintage trade paperback edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to John C. Sommerer [former director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory] on the title page. Book is the winner of the Eugene Emme award for Astronautical Literature [gold and blue award sticker affixed to the first preliminary page.… Read more about this item

200 pages in color illustrated hardcover (paper over boards with blue cloth spine). Illustrated throughout with beautiful steel engravings. Vignetted full color front cover depicts scenes from Irish history and a portrait of Hugh O'Neill. Full color rear cover depicts the globe with publisher's titles of other books in the One Syllable series. Rubbing and shelf wear along fore edge… Read more about this item

962 page textbook in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Color photographs throughout. Clean, tight, unmarked. As New.

117 pages in orange cloth with dust jacket. Author's first book. Sixth printing, 1968 (1967). Line illustrations by the author on dust jacket and throughout book. $3.41 price present on dust jacket front flap. Light sunning at dj edges. Binding is tight and square. Interior and exterior clean and unmarked.

176 pages in color-illustrated cloth with dust jacket. DJ painting, by Albert John Pucci, matches the cover. First printing with full number line on copyright page. Reinforced binding. $2.95 price present on dust jacket. Very light shelf wear at the edges. Binding is square and tight. Interior and exterior are clean and bright.

301 pages in light brown paper over white cloth with dust jacket. "The Gift Edition". Signed and inscribed by the author at the half title. Line illustrations by Stefano Vitale. Binding is tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Fine/Fine.

106 pages in color-illustrated wraps with matching dust jacket. Color illustrative photographs throughout. Glossary at rear. Very mild shelf wear at top and bottom edges. Binding is tight. Clean and unmarked.

235 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author at the half title. Five full-page pencil illustrations by Evelyn Hicks. Binding tight and square. Clean, bright, unmarked. fine/fine

391 pages in blue cloth with dust jacket. Signed by the author, Peter N. Forman, at the title page and by the cover artist, Dave Paulley, at the copyright page. Color cover of two S-38 Sikorskys. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white photos throughout. Twelve pages of airliner profiles at rear. Binding square and tight. Clean, bright, unmarked.

364 pages in color-illustrated glossy boards. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Mild bump at bottom of spine. Binding is tight and square. Clean, bright and unmarked.

193 pages in glossy black cloth with dust jacket. Gilt titling on spine. Flat signed by Charlie Hodge at the dedication page. Black and white photos in text with five color photos on the dust jacket. Very light shelf wear at cover and dj edges. Some very light rubbing and soiling on dust jacket rear panel. Some pages age-toned at… Read more about this item

250 pages in brick red cloth with dust jacket. Sixth printing (stated on front dj flap). Illustrated endpapers [front: 60 home run baseballs, rear: Yankee Stadium]. Price clipped. Original bookstore label with $3.95 price is present at top corner of rear free endpaper. Five pages of milestones and statistics at rear. Book has mild shelf wear along bottom edge… Read more about this item

416 pages with biographic, geographic and general indices. Blue cloth with gilt titling and borders on front cover and spine. This is the 2009 edition with new material added since the original 1987 publication. Text in English. Very light bumps to cover corners. Binding is tight and square. Pages and cover are clean and bright with no marks of any… Read more about this item

127 pages in blue cloth with dust jacket. First printing with 1 on copyright page. 5 pen and ink illustrations and color cover by Ernest Kurt Barth. Minor rubbing at edges. Light wear at top of dj spine. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and unmarked.

157 pages in blue cloth with dust jacket. First American edition. $3.50 price present on flap. 14 pen and ink illustrations by Dennis Turner. Light shelf wear at cover and dj edges. 1/2" closed tear at dj top front spine fold. Bottom corner of front dj flap clipped. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover in dust jacket. 196 pages. Black cloth. First edition. Signed and inscribed by both authors at the half title. Fine/Fine.

Hardcover in dust jacket. 158 pages in gray cloth. Very light shelf wear at the edges. Clean and bright. No names, inscriptions or marks of any kind. Binding tight and square.

A beautiful celebration of the work of nature artist Glen Loates. This is #60 of 300 numbered copies, signed by the artist and by the author. Foreword by Les Line, editor of Audubon Magazine. Full tan calf with raised cords. Marbled end papers. Gilt titling and decoration on front cover and spine. Folio: 18"x13.5"x3". 164 color plates (of which 13… Read more about this item

198 pages. Stated first edition. Title page in green and black with Jones illustration. 15 black and white full page illustrations with green or black illustrations at the chapter headings. Book has light shelf wear at the edges. Binding is firm and square. No names, notations, underlining, foxing or other marks of any kind. Not ex-library. Dust jacket is price-clipped… Read more about this item