Search Results: Computer Books from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Wiley Computer Publishing, 2001. Paperback First Edition (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a crease near the outside edges of the rear endpapers; the expected very faint tanning to the text pages due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 7.5 x 0.85 inches). xvii, 285 pages. Language: English. Weight: 18.2… Read More

New York, NY McGraw-Hill , 1984. Hardcover First Edition [1984]; Second Printing. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows very slight tanning to the text pages; a hint of smudging at the top edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xviii, 846 pages. McGraw-Hill Series in Computer Organization and Architecture. First Edition [1984]; Second Printing. Hardback with DJ. 

Indianapolis, IN Macmillan: Howard W. Sams, 1986. Paperback First Edition [1986]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; two pages have been inadvertently creased at the upper corner and the upper corner of many pages show just a hint of riffling; very mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not perfect, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. 262pp. First Edition [1986]; First Printing indicated. Trade Paperback.

Bedford, MA Digital Press, 1980. Hardcover First Edition (1980); First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1980); First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows just a hint of spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing a single very minor flaw. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ just a touch of wear to the outside edges; a small, very faint wrinkle to the bottom edge of the rear panel; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.35 x 6.35 x 1.35 inches). xvi, 472 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound. 14.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Prentice Hall, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1997); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1997); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a faint wrinkle at the bottom of the front panel and another at the top of same; else the very mildest wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the panels; the binding square and secure; the text is clean.Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.2 x 6.15 x 0.5 inches). 258 pages.… Read More

Harlow, Essex, Great Britain Pearson Education: Longman, 1997. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; very faint crease near the front hinge. Binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 319pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. Despite the fact that the book is rather old (1997) it covers efficiently a considerable number of issues on GIS and Computer Cartography. I found it very useful and I recommend it to all those who want to get into the field. It is evident that a new edition is required to cover the recent developments i.e. Open systems, Internet GIS and Location Based Services.

Commack, NY Nova Science Publishers, 1998. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. EX-LIBRARY, withdrawn, showing the usual marks and designations. Else this book is in Fine condition: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws, other than the Library markings. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 203pp. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK Arrow Books Ltd., 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the mildest overall rubbing; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5 x 0.8 inches). x, 307 pages. Weight: 7.8 ounces. First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated. First published under the title, "March of the Machines" in 1994. Trade Paperback.

Plano, TX Wordware Publishing, 1999. Paperback First Edition (1999); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1999); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.Contains Unopened CD.-ROM. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear at the upper front corner tip and the slightest cocking to the spine; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 7.55 x 1.2 inches). xiv, 401 pages. Appendix. Index. Language: English. Weight: 31.6 ounces. Trade… Read More

Upper Saddle River, NJ Addison-Wesley Professional, 2011. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Royal 8vo. 413pp. Trade Paperback. I've been a game coder for a long time, but never made it to the iPhone. When I decided to move into the platform I literally went down and bought every single book published on iOS development. Then I got this gem. I need to make games, so if you don't need to make games, this book may not be for you. What I found amazing about this book, and why I decided to buy the electronic version as well as the paperback is that it covers it all. So many books I bought try to get away with highway robbery giving you scenarios that you could figure out in a days worth of messing around, yet they take 200 pages to explain, or like a bad self defense class, they solve problems that few mortal human… Read More

Redwood City, CA M&T Press, 1989. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 293pp. First Ed thus, later printing. Trade Paperback.

Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990); Third Printing (1991). Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the laminated boards; the upper front corner tip is mildly bumped; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.55 x 7.75 x 2.2 inches). xvii, 1075 pages. Language: English. Weight: 57.5 ounces. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.

Reading, MA Addison-Wesley Publishing Company , 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988); First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1988); First Printing, so stated. Very Near Fine: shows the faintest smudges to the upper fore-edge; two pages show a tear and creasing to the top edge; the upper corner tips are ever so mildly bumped; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very little wear, but possessing several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 x 0.7 inches). ix, 122 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Electronic Systems Engineering Series. Hardcover: Pictorial… Read More

Reading, MA Addison-Wesley, 1996. Hardcover First Edition (1995); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Copyright is 1996. Stated printing 1995. First Edition (1995); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Copyright is 1996. Stated printing 1995. Fine: Flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.35 x 6.65 x 0.85 inches). xv, 304 pages. Weight: 21.2 ounces. Language: English. A Proceedings Volume in the Santa Fe Institute Series in the Sciences of… Read More

Wellesley, MA A K Peters, Ltd., 2005. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club Edition, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 450pp. Hardback with DJ. Robots Unlimited: Life In A Virtual Age by David Levy (leader of the winning team of the Loebner Prize Competition in 1997) is a highly researched and historically impressive documentation devoted to the past fifty years of research and development in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. As an informative and superbly written study, Robots Unlimited offers readers an outstanding historical survey and a seminal reference to the many intricacies of an ever-escalating modern science in these specialized fields, as well as knowledgeable and intuitive predictions of what the future may bring for robotic and artificial intelligence… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 2007. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 247pp. Appears Unopened. Hardback with DJ. "Send" is smart, timely, entertaining, a good investment -- and, as a reference book, a keeper. It combines the pithy good sense of Strunk & White's "Elements of Style" with the tongue-in-cheek humor of H. W. Fowler's "Modern English Usage" to produce the equivalent of Amy Vanderbilt's "Etiquette" for the e-set. While most of us take emailing for granted (and, unfortunately, never -- or only rarely -- think about how our message might be received at the other end), David Shipley and Will Schwalbe take us behind the electronic curtain to show us that digital yellow-brick roads might well conceal oodles of anti-personnel devices, most of them of our own unconscious… Read More

New York, NY McGraw-Hill, 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 271pp. Includes Introduction, Seven Chapters, Appendix, Endnotes, Index, and a brief biography of the author. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY McGraw-Hill , 1992. Paperback Second Edition (1992), Revised & Enlarged. Third printing thus. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers, with several tiny creases to the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing several very minor flaws. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10 x 8 x 0.25 inches). iv, 110 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.2 ounces. College Custom Series. Published in conjunction with the University of California Press. Second Edition (1992), Revised & Enlarged. Third printing thus. Academic Press Paperback.

Los Alamitos, CA IEEE Computer Society, 1990. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing; just a touch of wear to the extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 282pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. High production values. Associate Editor: Lawrence J. Rosenblum. Hardback: Pictorial Paper on Boards. (IEEE Computer Society Press Tutorial)