Search Results: Authors starting with F from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

New York, NY: Fless & Ridge Printing Company, 1898 Fless & Ridge Printing Company, New York. 1898. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fair; front wrap is mostly missing with two small pieces laid in; the second page is partially attached by staples with missing small pieces and closed tears to edges. Remainder of the pages are sound with light edge wear; secure in saddle staples. No DJ. 64 pp 8vo. This is the official program for the Wild West Show that was held in Winfield KS on 14 September 1989 at the fairgrounds. The first four pages of the program contain ads for Winfield businesses. The remainder of the program is a stock publication of the acts, shows, featured performers, history of the Old West, and advertising by nationally renown companies. The program is illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: Reader's Digest Press distributed by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1976 Reader's Digest Press distributed by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. 1976. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; scattered staining to bottom 1/3rd of fore edge otherwise fine. DJ: Good; NOT price clipped; missing small piece at front top gutter; bumping to cover at head, tail and tips; small puncture at front lower gutter. Red boards with white cloth overlay on spine with bright red lettering on spine. 287 pp 8vo. The author, a leading American expert on the Middle East has written the first comprehensive history of step-by-step diplomacy and of Dr. Kissinger's struggles with the Arabs and the Israelis. A fascinating narrative on the dynamics of modern diplomacy and full of brilliantly written analysis and portraits of Middle Eastern leaders. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Chicago, IL: The Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 1952 The Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Chicago, IL. 1952. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition, Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight head and tail bumps; upper front tip bump; light bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Good +; chipping and small missing pieces at head and tail; light wear at tips. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 491 pp 8vo. The author from the University of Sheffield is known for his great capacity for accurate scholarship. In this book he devotes 64 pages to a carefully and very comprehensive Introduction to the Acts. He takes into account recent research into all questions of authorship, style, and sources. There follows the commentary paper with paragraphs from Westcott and Hort's Greek text set out in full followed by a verse by verse commentary. An important book for all students of the new Testament and those interested in… Read more

New York, NY : The Third Press, 1974 The Third Press, New York. 1974. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($9.95); light edge bumping; two small closed tears; light rubbing to panels. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 245 pp 8vo. The author was President Ford's White House Secretary. He has written a biography of Ford and an analysis of the traumatic effect of Watergate on the highest office in the nation. The author captures the substance and quality of Ford as a politician and Republican leader and analyzes his strengths as well as his shortcomings. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Moline, IL: Strombeck Agency, Inc. , 1944 Strombeck Agency, Inc., Moline, IL. 1944. Hardcover. Stated 8th Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP and church address label on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 152 pp 12mo. The author was a businessman in Moline who had a company that manufactured wood doll furniture, wooden model kits and slot car racing sets. This book was written at the height of World War II with the world literally in flames and fighting thus the feel for redemption and salvation is great. The author makes a thorough investigation of sin, salvation, and faith. A clean very presentable copy.

Moline, IL: Strombeck Agency, Inc. , 1940 Strombeck Agency, Inc., Moline, IL. 1940. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; bumping to head and tail; dust soiling to textblock top and board edges; suntanning to spine; finish flaking on front board. DJ: Good; sun tanned spine; chipping at head and tail; overall age toning to DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with dull gilt lettering on the spine and bright on the front board.152 pp 12mo. The author was a businessman in Moline who had a company that manufactured wood doll furniture, wooden model kits and slot car racing sets. This book was written at the height of World War II with the world literally in flames and fighting thus the feel for redemption and salvation is great. The author makes a thorough investigation of sin, salvation, and faith. A clean presentable copy in a rare DJ.

Moscow, Russia : Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959 Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, Russia. Bk. I 1959, Bk. II 1958. Hardcover. Bk. I is stated 2nd Edition, revised; Bk. II is stated 2nd Edition. Books are tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O namestamp on the FFFPs. Book Conditions: Good +; bumping, wear, and breaks in the paper coverings on the tips; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear; toning to the pages. No DJs. Bk. I-Gray boards with tan cloth overlay on the spine/ Bk. II-Gray tweed with gray cloth overlay on the spine; Reddish brown lettering on the spine and front boards. 837 pp (359 and 478) 8vo. The aim of the Elementary Course is to afford students of Russian to acquire a practical knowledge of the spoken language and to learn to read and understand Russian newspapers as well as easy fiction. A clean presentable set of books from the height of the Cold War days.

Philadelphia, PA: The Institute for Clinical Science, 1998 The Institute for Clinical Science, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift stamp from the author on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued. Green leather boards and spine; banded head and tail; gilt lettering, decorations, and symbols on the spine, front board, and rear board; green satin page marker; green marbled endpapers, three bands on spine; gilt edged textblock. 641 pp 4to. The autobiography of Dr. F. William Sunderman was a Pathologist, internist, chemist, musician, photographer, international traveler and raconteur. He was the 1st to institute proficiency testing in laboratory medicine, was a Founding Governor of the College of American Pathologists, served as a Director and President of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, started the ASCP workshop educational program, and founded the Association of Clinical Scientists. In his… Read more

Barcelona, SP: Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A., 1985 Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A., Barcelona, Spain. 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a former owner stamp on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bottom stain from slipcase; small crack at lower front gutter from opening/manufacture defect. DJ: Near Fine; French boards; slight flaking at tail from slipcase. Slipcase; Very Good+; overall storage wear; small area on rear front near opening that is wavy/mositure damage? White cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 559 pp Folio. This volume presents and almost complete catalog of Picasso's paintings and drawings from 1892 when he was eleven toe the epoch-making Demoiselles d'Avignon of 107. A clean pristine copy. Due to its weight (over 15 pounds) additional charges must be applied to any and all mailings. Due to weight there can be no International Shipping.

Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale College Press, 2012 Hillsdale College Press, Hilldsale, MI. 2012. Hardcover. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New in publisher's vinyl wrap. Softcover Study Guide Condition: New. DVD- Constitution 101; The Meaning and History of the Constitution; New in publisher's vinyl wrap. No DJ. Blue grained faux leather binding with bright silver lettering on the spine. 790 pp 8vo. The Constitution established a limited government, but a government with sufficient powers to protect Americans' God-given rights to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." This course examines the design and purpose of the Constitution, the challenges it faced during the Civil War, how it has been undermined for over a century by progressivism and post-1960s liberalism, and how limited government under the Constitution might be revived. This is an unopened copy of Hillsdale's Constitution course complete with DVD, Study Guide, and Textbook all in new condition.

Topeka, KS: The Kansas State Centennial Commission, 1961 The Kansas State Centennial Commission, Topeka, KS. 1961. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition/First Printing. Stapled program. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; program is pressure warped from storage. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely stapled. 19 pp. This is the Official Program costing 50 cents in 1961 for the Centennial Celebration of Kansas. This was a two-act stage musical put on at the University of Wichita Stadium on July 4-16, 1961. The Kansas Story is a dramatic epic woven from the unique fiber of an indomitable people consumed with purpose- a people besieged with adversities, and triumphant in their attainments. the drama- played out on the plains, cattle trails, and battlegrounds; in the homes saloons, convention halls, and capitals of Kansas- is expressed through the mediums of orchestral and vocal music, acting, dancing, and tableau. A clean and very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Stein and Day, 1974 Stein and Day, New York. 1974. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the United States in 1974. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped tail. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95) light bumping to tail and tips; scant edge bumping. Red boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 224 pp 8vo. This novel is a historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert (Richard Falkirk). It is the third in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era England. Blackstone goes undercover amongst a gang of navvies working on a new railway, and is called on for plans to thwart the first Great Train Robbery. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1995 Simon and Schuster, New York. 1995. Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. DJ: Near Fine. Book would be fine/fine except for a gouge on the E in Hero on the title that penetrated to the front board. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. 255 pp. Yellow boards with blue cloth spine and bright silver lettering on spine. A reluctant hero is examined by the author from several perspectives; the boy from the mining towns of OK, a breakthrough ballplayer, the embodiment of speed and power, a leader of men who remained a boy at heart, a hero to millions of fans, a finally a tragic figure coming to terms with the life he led off the field. A great read on the Yankee Star. A pristine and clean copy.

Mission, KS: National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1981 National Collegiate Athletic Association, Mission, KS. 1981. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; bumped head and tail; light wear to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; slight swear to tips. Maroon cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board with NCAA emblem. 300 pp 8vo. This is the official history of the NCAA written to commemorate the diamond anniversary of the Association. This book takes the reader into the locker rooms, convention floors, playing fields, meeting rooms, broadcast booths, and the halls of Congress as it documents the NCAA's role in the growth of college sports. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Wellington, NZ: A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1975 A.H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, NZ. 1975. Hardcover. Stated 5th impression. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light browning to board edges. DJ: Very Good; light edge wear at head, tail, and front flap fold. White cloth boards and spine with blue lettering and penguin on front board. Non-paginated 8vo. This book is a delightful tribute to the native birds of New Zealand's forest and seashore and the partnership of ornithologist and painter. This book has 37 full color painting of New Zealand birds. The text in the book is full of personal bird stories that help accent the pictures. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1987 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1987. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped end pages on text block fore edge. DJ: Near Fine; missing small piece on lower tip cover on front flap. Black boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 456 pp. The leader of The Moral Majority and a successful television preacher on the Old Time Gospel Hour, lets it all hang out here, warts and all in his autobiography. A rabble rouser with little interest in religion until age 19 when he had a spiritual rebirth and his life took a new direction. A clean pristine ediiton.

Powell, MO: Albert E. Brumley and Sons, 1966 Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Powell, MO. 1966. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Signed by the namesake's son on the title page. Glued binding. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely glued. A collection of the gospel songs Albert E. Brumley wrote over his lifetime. This is a snapshot of his best music writing with 158 or so of the 800 gospel songs he wrote in his lifetime reproduced in their sheet music format. Complete with an index of songs and an index of photos features and stories. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1981 McGraw Hill Book Company, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; lightly bumped tail; paperclip fold to page 105. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($12.95); light bumping to head and tail; small closed tear on rear panel at tip; light rubbing to panels. Blue boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright white lettering on spine. 319 pp 8vo. This book is the story of General Patton's final battle- the Allied victory over Germany in the spring of 1945 and the ensuing nine months of his life, with particular attention given to his fatal automobile accident in December. The author gives an in-depth analysis of speculations on the subject of his death and enduring controversy or its being accidental or an assassination. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

El Paso, TX: Texas Western Press, 1988 Texas Western Press, El Paso, TX. 1988. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. DJ: New. Tan tweed boards with aqua cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and yucca in gilt on front board.137 pp 4to. 50 of the Southwest's greatest authors and their portraits fill this book explaining the role of the Southwestern landscape and their writing. They are authors of fiction, histories, stories, plays, poems, essays, and children's books. In addition to the 50 author's words, biographical and bibliographical information is given on each. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket

New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2009 Riverhead Books, New York. 2009. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Black boards with black overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine and front board. 388 pp. Drawing on newly released records, the author has written a definitive account that captures the full suspense and ultimate tragedy of 9/11 and enlarges our understanding. What emerges is a portrait of a government that has institutionalized failure and rewarded deception. He makes the case a from-the-ground-up reinvention of government or remain unprepared for the next catastrophe. A clean pristine copy.