Search Results: Non-Fiction from Zoar Books & Gallery

New York, NY: Sterling Pub., 2000. First Edition . Spiral Softcover. Very Good. 8 1/4" X 6." 141 pages. Official American Mensa Game Book. A great way to better your checker game. Beginning, middle, and end game puzzles. Includes green and white checkerboard folded in back. Spine tail bumped. Front bottom corner worn.

New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 247 pages. 1831 was the year of Nat Turner's slave rebellion, of the launching of Garrison's "Liberator", of Tocqueville's visit to the United States, of Cyrus McCormick's invention of the mechanical reaper, of the great eclipse, and of many other pivotal events. Light bumping on spine tail of book. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1998. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8" X 5.25." 365 pages. Here we have a masterly account of the Spanish-American War, the start of the United Mine workers, the tentative beginnings of the Ford Motor Company, the million-dollar launch of the Uneeda Biscuit Company, and much more. Some foxing on top edge and light wear to spine ends and corners.

Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 409 pages + appendices. No underlining or highlighting. Also no companion CD-ROM. A good general text on computing.

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1990. First Edition . Spiral Hardbound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 214 pages. Wonderful outdoor recipes for every day of the year. Washable boards. Spiral binding lies flat.

New York, NY: Simon, Schuster, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2." 356 pages. Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. A holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. Light shelf wear.

New York, NY: Times Books, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 286 pages. How the AARP struggled to remake itself into a responsible voice for the aged, and how it largely succeeded, which AARP products are good buys and what to stay away from, and more.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1963. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4." Unpaginated. Delightful words and even more delightful inventions, these curiosities and many others are vanishing antiquities of our counrty's past of which few Americans are aware. Dust jacket has chips, edge wear and fading along top edge and fore-edge. Owner's signature on ffep.

White Plains, NY: Bernard C. Harris, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 11.25" 8.75." 668 pages. A listing of all members of the ACA in 1996.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 6.25" X 9.25." 391 pages. A good, solid reference work. One small black mark on ffep. Minor staining on rear pastedown.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1899. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 6" X 7.5." 307 pages. With 58 illustrations. A travel book for touring London and England using Dickens works as reference. Blue cloth with black and gilt designs and gilt lettering. A picture of the Nook of Staple Inn is on the cover. Spine ends and corners bumped with some wear. Foxing on endpapers, edges, frontispiece, and tissue. Inside clean. Front and rear hinges cracked with a crack between pages 80 & 81.

New York: Simon, Schuster, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2", 316 pages. The author examines the deep mysteries of time, explores the consequences of Einstein's relativity theory, and reports on the latest theories at the forefront of research. Light foxing on edges. Spine tail bumped.

Springfield, IL: Phillip H. Wagner, 1988. Printed Wraps. Very Good. Lloyd Ostendorf. 8 1/2" X 11." 157 pages. Special Edition--June 16, 1988. Reopening of the Lincoln Home. 133 Original Lincoln Drawings. 101 Rare Lincoln Related Photos. Map of the Lincoln Heritage Trail on back. Corners curled.

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. An investigation of the orgins and development of the abstract journal in all subject areas, in all languages, and from all countries, in the period from 1720 through 1920. A good reference work.

New York, NY: D. Van Nostrand, 1941. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 6 1/4" X 9 1/4." 779 pages. Features chapters on financial statements, business organizations, assets and liabilities, financial management, and more. Lightly soiled. Spine ends and corners bumped. book slightly twisted.

New York, NY: Modern Aircraft Series, 1968. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8" X 5". 120 pages. The story of some of the best pilots and aircraft to fight in WWI. Aviation history at its best.

Cincinnati, Ohio: David & Charles, 2006. Spiral Hardbound. Fine. 11 1/4" X 8 1/2." 128 pages. Learn how to paint with acrylics. A beautiful teaching tool.

Washington, D. C.: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2001. Spiral Softcover. Very Good. 9" X 11." For use in HUD-sponsored lead-safe work practices training. Light soiling.

Renton, WA: AvIation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. 8 1/4" X 10 3/4," 416 pages. ASA-ANA. Navweps 00-80T-80. The purpose of this textbook is to present the elements of applied aerodynamics and aeronautical engineering which relate directly to the problems of flying operations.The safety and effectivness of flying operations will depend greatly on the understanding and appreciation of how and why an airplane flies. Light soiling to wraps.Minor underlining. Shelf wear.

Western Massachusetts: Upper Housatonic Valley Heritage, 2005. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good+. 8 1/2" X 11", 120 pages + images and maps. A project of the Upper Housatonic Valley Heritage Area. One tiny spot on front wrap. Corners slightly curled.