Search Results: Authors starting with N from Bee Creek Books

Boston: Ginn & Company "We present herewith a facsimile reproduction of The New England Primer, from an original published, as nearly as can be determined, between the years 1785 and 1790, and now owned by Mr. G. A. Plimpton of New York." Unpaginated. No publishing date. Blue paper covers with black text on front cover. Cover corners and edges are creased and worn, soiling and marks to cover faces, spine is creased, spine ends are rubbed and worn. Interior page corners are creased, edges are mildly soiled. Interior pages are tight with text easily legible. Book in Good+ condition.. Paper Cover. Good+. Size: Approx. 3 1/4" x 4 1/2. Education.

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications Little Blue Book No. 1175. Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. 64 pp. No publication date. Missing cover. Wear to corners and edges, edges darkened, rubbing and tears to spine near staple binding and spine ends. Back lower corner torn and missing. Interior pages clean, no marks. 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.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971. 205 pp. Black board with gilt letters on spine. Red top edge. Covers show some mild wear, but in good condition. Significant tear (2.5 inches) to the bottom of one of the back free pages. Stain and damage to red back endpaper. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good.. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/2". Famous Author.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Codex, 1946. Illustrations in both color and black/white by Axel Amuchastegui. Text written entirely in Spanish. 40 pp. DJ is Good- with tears, chipping and wear to corners and edges, dirt smudges and soiling, tears to both front and back near spine. Brown cloth covers. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, two rubbed spots on front cover near joint, spine edges are rubbed and worn. Cocked spine. Decorative endpapers. Slight waviness appearance and feeling to interior pages near spine. Bookstore sticker adhered to back inside cover. Red stains to back endpapers. Interior pages clean. Book is VG-.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. Illus. by Axel Amuchastegui. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 11". Fishes.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble, Inc, 1978. Writing for the Movies. 149 pp. including Index. Book is Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ to Near Fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8". Writing.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1964. Illustrated by Walter Lorraine. 47 pp. Orange cloth covers with green image of Santa Claus and title on front, green title on spine. No DJ. Cover corners are bumped, edges rubbed, dirt marks and scuffing to cover faces, spine is faded, spine ends are bumped and starting to fray. Spine is slightly cocked. Interior pages clean, no marks. Book is Good+ to VG- condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Walter Lorraine. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Juvenile.

Tufts College, Mass, 1919. Tufts College Studies, Vol. V, No.1. Reprinted from Journal of Morphology, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, A "paper" presented to give answer to the questions relating to the "interpretations of the so-called neuromeres of vertebrate embryos". pp. 293-315. 17 illustrations. Includes Bibliography. Mildly soiled covers. 2" tear at spine base. ex.mus. faint stamp and numbers on front cover. Overall covers are Good. Ex. mus. stamp and numbers on first page of text. Staples rusted. Otherwise interior is clean, tight and Very Good+. . Wraps. Good+. Illus. by Figures (Diagram drawings). Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Biology.

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. Farmers' Bulletin 2210. U.S. Department of Agriculture. "This bulletin is specific only for 'warm-water' ponds -- not for 'cool-water' or 'cold-water' ponds. It points out the importance of site, erosion control, proper stocking, adequate fertility, and weed control. It explains how to manage a warm-water pond for profitable fishing. By following these guides, you can be assured of a lasting pond that can be fished many times a year." 16 pp. Government pamphlet with image of man fishing a pond on front. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, many corners are creased or dog-earred, light water stain to bottom corner that bleeds through most of document but text is not affected. Interior clean. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs, Drawings. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Fishing.

New York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1913. "To most of us the sea is an adventure to which we gladly go and from which we return with relief. To others it is romance, vaguely enticing, dimly alluring, always maintaining its distance. To Captain Nelson the sea is a place where men are bred, toil, live, struggle and so reach their desired haven." 374 pp. Blue cloth covers with image of boats on front cover, title in gilt on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, light wear/scuffing to cover faces, wear to spine, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Spine slightly cocked. Interior pages are lightly browning, small number of foxing spots. Book in VG- condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrations. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Memoir.

New York: American Museum Natural History, 1927. Reprinted from Natural History, Vol. XXVI, No. 6, 1926, pp. 570-587. Gift inscription on front cover that reads "Writers' Compliments". Section (1 3/4") along top edge near spine has damage from silverfish that affects entire document, but does not compromise text. Overall document is in VG condition.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". Archaeology.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1908, Volume I, pages 209-222. Important publication on newspapers being the primary source for historical data. 14 pp. Disbound. One side edge uncut. First page with title detacted, otherwise Very Good. Clean and tight. William Nelson was the Corresponding Secretary of the New Jersey Historical Society. . Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Newspapers.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Winner of the 1967 Caldecott Medal. Unpaginated. Blue paper covers. DJ is Good- with creasing and tears to top edge, creased spine, browning along edges, front flap clipped, ink numbers '1067' written on back flap. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges lightly rubbed, spine ends bent. Front hinge broken. Interior pages clean. Book is VG-.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 10 1/4". Juvenile.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1980. Pages 185-377, with index. Slight wear to cover. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Medical.

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1972. The essays in this volume have been chosen primarily to introduce major Canadian plays and playwrights and to trace the development of drama in Canada. 204 pp. Soft covers are in Fair condition with numbered sticker on lower corner of front cover, dirt smudges, browning edges, creases on the spine, and crease/bend to top front cover. Interior is tight and clean. Overall book is in Very Good condition.. Soft Covers. Very Good. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". Canada.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. Forming Part III of Papers Published by the Commission on the Transit of Venus. "When the problem of utilizing the observations of occultations at the several Transit of Venus stations, so as to determine the longitudes of those stations with all attainable accuracy, was presented to the Commission on the Transit of Venus, it was found necessary to make a careful determination of the errors of the lunar ephemeris before an entirely satisfactory solution of the problem could be attempted." 52 pp. Blue paper wraps with string-tie binding. Covers are significantly worn. Front cover separated, lower right corner is torn and missing, chipping and tears to other edges and corners, water damage and soiling, ink spots and dirt smudges. Ex. lib stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover. Interior pages have water staining/damage to edges, top right corner has evidence of bug damage, minor chipping and creasing to corners. Text is crisp and… Read More

Washington: Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, 1895. Astronomical Papers Prepared for the Use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. Published by Authority of Congress. Vol. V., Part V. Pages 383-449. Brown paper wraps with dirt smudges, chipped edges, missing most of spine. Ink writing and numbers on top of front cover. Water damage throughout document with stains and rippling on back cover, stains on interior page edges, rippling/waviness on most pages, but text is easily legible. Otherwise interior is tight. Document in Good condition.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 3/4". Astronomy.

Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1831. "The narrative of her life, and other notices, intersoersed among her writing, have been added by the compilers of this revised edition." 267 pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, cover faces scuffed and dirty. Tear to middle of spine removing section, top spine end is missing, bottom end is torn and fraying. Ex. library with identification number sticker on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, identification numbers on title page, embossed stamp on title page, security sticker on back free endpaper, pocket envelope and bar code on back inside cover. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Endpapers have pink hue. Loose hinges and spine. Light browning and foxing to interior. Book in Good condition. Scarce copy.. Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Memoir.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1977. Pages 495-711, with index. Slight wear to cover, including rubbing to corners and spine ends. Fading to gilt title lettering on front cover. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Medical.

1901. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, Vol.XI, No. 4. The Relation of Direct to Reversed Photographic Pictures pp. 31-62. Most pages uncut. and The Specific Heat of Gaseous Nebulae in Gravitational Contraction, pp.63-70. Some pages and plates uncut at top edge. Plates II-X. Covers detached from text. Missing some pieces at edges and on spine. Front/back attached. Overall covers are Good. Side edge partly untrimmed. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Laid in advertising sheet for ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, A MATHEMATICAL TREATISE, by Francis E. Nipher.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Plates, Equations, Diagram. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Missouri.

London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893. 211 pp. Tan cloth covers with gilt title on spine and gilt lyre, year and leaf decoration with lettering on front. Cover corners are rubbed, dirt smudges on both cover faces, rubbed joints. Ink "H" on bottom of spine, spine ends bent and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Uncut page edges. Ex. library with professor label on front inside cover, library stamp on front free endpaper, and identification label on back inside cover. Interior is tight and clean, some browning to page edges. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 " x 8 ". Essays.