Search Results: Authors starting with L from Bee Creek Books

Arizona: Arizona Historical Society, 1974. Contents: Gail Gardner and the Sierry Petes, by Katie Lee; Preacher in Helldorado (Endicott Peabody) by Henry Pickering Walker; Danger: Sound Klaxon, The Automobile Comes to Territorial Arizona, by Thomas H. Peterson, Jr.; and East Meets West in the Field of Education (H. David Evans) , by Sybil Ellinwood. pp.209-317. Illustrated cover. top corner slightly creased otherwise Journal is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Soft Cover. Very Good to Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Arizona.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. Plans of ships, Technical details, Charts, Logs and other Features. With Thirty-seven Wood Engravings in Full Color. Over fifty pen-and-ink drawings and plans of ships. Appendices of technical details, elements of naval architecture and the art of shipbuilding, spar dimensions, abstract logs and other features. DJ is Fair-Good- with significant chipping and tears to edges and corners, creasing to edges and chipping with some missing areas, spine is faded, interior is discolored and dirty. 381 pages with index. Tan cloth covers with gilt compass on front cover, gilt and blue title box on spine. Cover corner are bumped and rubbed, cover edges are rubbed and are browning, minor dirt smudges, discoloration on spine, spine ends rubbed from shelf wear. Endpapers stained and browning. Interior pages are browning, text is clean and easily legible. Book in Good+ to VG- condition. . Second Impression. Cloth. Good+/Fair. Illus. by Jacques La Grange. Size: Approx. 7… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vicinity, in Two Parts. Part I: Section I Physical & Zoological by Francis B. Sumner, Raymond C. Osburn and Leon J. Cole. Section II: Botanical by Bradley N. Davis. Exterior: Very Good. Slight scratching on back cover, spine faded but gilt lettering visible. Ex.Mus. stamp and number on title page o/w interior is clean, tight and in Very Good + Condition.(Second Book) Part II: Section III- A Catalogue of the Marine Fauna by Francis B. Sumner, Raymond C. Osburn and Leon J. Cole.Section IV- A Catalogue of the Marine Flora by Bradley N. Davis. Exterior: Good + .Covers some soil, spine faded but gilt lettering very visible, soiled at upper spine edge, top right corner's edge bumped/creased. Ex.Mus. stamp and number on title page o/w interior is clean, tight and in Very Good + Condition. Index of Systematic Names. 860 pp.total. Cloth. Very Good, Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Charts,Tables, Foldout… Read More

London: Times Books, 1982. Designed by Michael Rand. 127 pp. Color photographs. DJ is Good with creasing/wear to top edges, rubbing to other edges and corners. Hinges and spine are loose. Interior pages clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Color Photographs. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11 1/4". England.

Madison, WIS: Democrat Printing Company, 1890. " During the years 1881-82-83, a considerable part of the working force of the Washburn Observatory was devoted to the search for new double stars, and Vols. 1 and 2 of the Publications of the Washburn Observatory contain the approximate positions of 259 such stars discovered during that period." Part 1: OBSERVATIONS WITH THE MERIDIAN CIRCLE by Alice Maxwell Lamb and Milton Updefraff and Part 2: OBSERVATIONS OF DOUBLE STARS by George C. Comstock. Wraps detached from text. Some soiling,discoloration to wraps.Tears to edges, missing piece at bottom edge and upper spine. ex-mus. numbers on front. covers are Good-. 140 pp. Interior is clean, tight and Very Good +. . Wraps. Good-. Illus. by Graphs. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10". Astronomy.

London: John Murray, 1951. Laid in: 18 pp. booklet of ATHENS compiled by JAS for the American Mission personnel for their dally living "needs.; PLAN OF CENTRAL ATHENS AND MAP OF ATTICA, a fold-out brochure from the Secretary General for Tourism; and a 16 pp. article from National Institute Guides to Places of Historical Interest in Greece, DELPHI, FROM ATHENS TO DELPHI. Book is Good to Good + exterior. Bottom front corner tip slightly dented as is one small place on lower edge ( possibly dropped?) mildly soiled along bottom edge, otherwise Very Good. Interior is Very Good+ to Near Fine. Illustrations in black and white and color are by the author. Decorative endpapers. Dust Jacket has small tears around edges and at creases of gutters and flaps. 2 small repairs with scotch tape. Overall Good.. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Illus. By Author. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Greece.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. "This pamphlet is one of a series which present the results of a Church Survey in the field of Town and Country, begun under the auspices of the Interchurch World Movement and completed by the Committee on Social and Religious surveys." Contents: Part I: A General View of the Field. I. Introducing Sedgwick County; II. Economic Characteristics; III. The Making of the Rural Community; IV. Social Characteristics. Part II: Religious Life and Institutions: V. The Religious Situation in General; VI. Equipment and Finance; VII. The Ministers; VIII Membership; IX. Organisation and Programme; X. "The Par Standard"; XI The Federated Church at Waco; and XII. Non-Protestant Work. 83 pages including Photographs, Charts, Maps, Graphs, and Tables. Foldout table of Sedgwick County, Kansas with Names of Communities, Populations, Number of Churches, Lodges, Pastors,etc. pp. 30 hinge breaking, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Covers mildly… Read More

Norman, OK: University Press, 1909. The State University of Oklahoma, Research Bulletin. Nos. 1 and 2. by Dr. H. H. Lane, Professor of Zoology and Embryology. 26 pp. including Bibliography. Pages uncut at top edge. No. 1: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE HABITS AND PLACENTATION OF TATU NOVEMCINCTUM-18 pp. 3 full page illustrations with Explanations. "...so little is known concerning the anatomy, habits, or distribution of that species of armadillo which constitutes the only living representative of Edentates native to the United States. This is the Nine-banded Armadillo." and No.2 " A SUGGESTED CLASSIFICATION OF EDENTATES"-pp.21-26. Grey stiff covers. Mildly soiled. ex.mus. numbers on front cover's upper edge.Tiny tear at side edge. Overall covers are Good to Good+. Tiny nick shows up on several pages at same side edge-very minor. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. . Wraps. Good to Good+. Illus. by Figures (Diagram drawings), Table. Size: Approx. 6" x 9". Zoology.

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1948. Little Blue Book No. 1738. Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. 32 pp. Yellow stiff paper covers with photo image of Haldeman-Julius on back cover. Wear to cover corners and edges, covers are darkened along edges, rubbing to spine ends. Inside covers are darkened. Interior pages clean, some minor wear to bottom corners. Book in Good+ condition. Little Blue Books were originally written to allow the working class the same access as the "educated" class to works of literature, science, language and other educational ideas.. Paper Cover. Good+. Size: Approx. 3 1/4" x 5". Miniature Book.

Chicago, 1908. Program for the Fourteenth Annual Meeting. Held at Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 28, 29, and 30, 1908. Six Sessions with 28 "Readings and discussion of papers". Names the paper, the person presenting it and a brief description of the paper. Plus "Papers Presented to be Read By Title Only" with 11 titles of papers, presenters and brief description of each. Presenters include: Dr. Eleanor Prescott Hammond; Professor Arthur C. L. Brown; Dr. Josef. Wiehr; Professor Daniel Kilham Dodge; Edward J.Fortier; Professor Frank Otis Reed ; Professor George Philip Krapp; Professor Otto Heller; Professor John William Cunliffe; Professor Starr Willard Cutting; Professor J. F. A. Pyre; Dr. Anna Helmholtz Phelan; Professor Raymond Weeks; Professor John Mantle Clapp; and others. Back cover with Officers of the Central Division of the Modern Language Association. Unpaginated. Mildly soiled covers. 2 horizontal creases on covers.… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1938. some soiling to covers otherwise G+. Front endpaper "something"? removed...possibly bookplate? otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Hard Cover. Good. Biography.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. Illustrated Junior Library. "One of the greatest adventure stories of all time, Sir Thomas Malory's epic tale of Arthur the hero king, and his valiant comrades, will ever hold young readers spellbound." 280 pp. Color illustrations by Florian. DJ in Fair condition with chipping and tears to edges, missing sections of top edge and spine edge, discoloration to edges, light sunning. Decorative white cloth covers with images of knights on front and back. Corners rubbed to expose boards, edges lightly rubbed. Red top page edge. Small water stain on lower page corners. Decorative endpapers. Interior is tight and clean.. Illustrated Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Florian. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Juvenile.

Cambridge, MA,: Harvard University Press, 1952. "The results of comparative philology are now so generally incorporated into our modern classical grammars, lexicons, and text-books, that even a slight knowledge of Sanskrit...is of great service to the classical teacher in making his instruction interesting and effective. As independent disciplines, Sanskrit and comparative philology, and the literatures and religions of India, are constantly gaining in importance, so that, for example, Sanskrit is now taught at all but one of the twenty universities of the German Empire." Sections: From the Maha-bharata; From the Hitopadeca; From the Katha-sarit-sagara; From the Manava-dharmacastra; From the Rigveda; From the Maitrayani; Other Brahmana-pieces; and From the Grihya-sutras. 405 pp. Blue cloth mildly rubbed/scuffed. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine darkened. Spine ends and covers' corners rubbed. Overall covers are Good to Good+. Guerard Piffard's name written on front endpaper. Interior… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1889. "The following sketch was written for the young, at the suggestion of friends. My audience is understood to be composed of girls of all ages, and of women who have not forgotten their girlhood." 274 pp. Blue cloth library covers with rubbed corners and edges, light wear to spine ends. Ex. library markings include: identification stickers on front cover and spine (all covered by clear tape), pocket envelope on front inside cover, stamps and stickers on front free endpaper, stamps on frontispiece and title page, identification numbers on copyright page, stamp on pages 1 and 274, security sticker on back inside cover. Light water stain to top of interior pages. Book in Good+ condition. . New Edition. Cloth. Good+. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4". Juvenile.

Washington D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, 1964. Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-282. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Black/white map measuring 30" x 25" (unfolded) inside a brown paper envelope. Ex. museum blue stamp on front of envelope. Envelope has creasing to edges, corners. Map is clean, lower left corner is folded, some minor creasing to top, no marks or tears.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Map. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 12". Geological Survey.

Washington D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, 1963. Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-269. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Black/white map measuring 33.75" x 41" (unfolded) inside a brown paper envelope. Ex. museum black stamp on front of envelope. Envelope has creasing to edges, corners. Map is clean, no marks or tears.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Map. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 12". Geological Survey.

Chicago: Schulte Publishing Company, 1895. A Historical and Practical Treatise on Railroads, and Remedies for Their Abuses. 488 pp. including Index. Mildly soiled/rubbed covers. Spine ends rubbed. Overall covers are Good. Tipped in at front endpapers,slip of paper with author's compliments. On blank page, previous owner's name "blacked" out and town, Caledonia, Minn. visible. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. . Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 5" x 7 1/2". Railroads.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1979. Pages 1-284, with index. Slight wear to cover. Cocked spine. Light foxing to top page edge. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Medical.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1954. 450 pp. with index. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed with exposed boards, some fading and wear to edges. Spine ends are worn and creased with tears to cloth, spine face has small tears near title, top of spine pulled away from interior. Endpapers are decorative maps of the "Adobe Empire." Gift inscription in blue ink from previous owner on title page. Page ends have some minor foxing. Interior pages are clean, some breaks to spine within. Book in Good/Good+ condition.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". American History.

Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, 1965. Two papers: "Herbals, Their History and Significance" by George H. M. Lawrence; and "A Plant Pathogen Views History" by Kenneth F. Baker. 70 pp. With laid-in "With the Director's Compliments" notecard from Lawrence Clark Powell, Director. Scuffing and rubbing to beige paper covers, some fading along edges and dirt marks to back. Interior is tight and clean. VG- condition.. Wraps. Very Good -. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Botany.