Search Results: Authors starting with N from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

Penguin Books., 1983. First edition. 1970 copyright. This, 1st US Penguin.. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Edge wear includes chips. Short clear tape repairs to cover, including lower spine tear.. Segal, John (Cover illustration by).. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. Fiction set in Trinidad: "A satirical and touching tale of the decline and fall of a socially prominent Indian family", back cover notes. In their Hindu community at large, the Khoja family members are celebrated more for their eccentricities than for their achievements.

Ithaca NY.: Snow Lion Publications., 1993. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Text in English, Tibetan. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 102 p. Pen&Ink artwork. Audience: General/trade. A complete Dzogchen meditation manual from the ancient religious tradition of Tibet known as Bon. Instruction in 4 parts: preliminary practices, the practice of trench, the practice of togel, and bardo and phowa practices.

Puffin Books., 2001. First edition. 1st printnig.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. MInor soiling to back cover. Square, Tight. No creasing.. Diamond, Donna (Cover illustration by). 1 197 p. Youth historical fantasy: "A legend reinvented, " back cover; 2 spinners--the first hone his craft at a stolen wheel, crippling his leg and turning a roomful of straw into gold; the second seeks moments to teach herself away from her father and becomes a master spinner. They meet when she, too, must spin straw into gold.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1950. Reprint. February 1950.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. 0 xiii, 169 p. 20 cm.

Boston.: Little, Brown & Company., 1945. Hard cover. Fine in good dust jacket. Jacket has wear, closed tear along lower DJ spine. Old masking tape inside edging to jacket. Book clean; very nice.. Sendak, Maurice (Jacket Cover by).. 1 Red cloth over boards. Black title bars, gold stamped titles, plus design on front. xvii, 333 p. 20 cm. Classic verse taken from earlier works published in book form beginning in 1938, as well as 31 more. Ogden Nash was known as "America's Comic Poet Laureate".

William Morrow & Company, 2003. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 0 Cloth & paper over boards. 524 p. Circular sticker on front (see picture). Historical novel set in Birmingham AL, 1960s: Weaving lives of blacks and whites, civil rights advocates and racists.

New York: E P Dutton & Co., 1967. First edition. Stated 1st edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Dutton Lifetime Library Binding. Sturdy with minor edge wear.. Shulevitz, Uri (Illustrated by).. 1 Copper-brown cloth over boards. Black cover village illustration. 95 p. 24 cm. B&W artwork. Audience: Children/juvenile. Set in Old Russia when there was a king and queen, an original folk tale. "...Translated from the Russian by Alexander Bakshy in collaboration with Paul Nathan".

New York.: Alfred A Knopf., 1956. First edition, stated.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Moderate spine end, corner wear. Interior clean. Binding tight.. Salter, George (Illustrated by). 1 Decorated paper over boards. : stars in sky; red title boxes. 169 p. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Fictional account opening with a convocation of Saints discussing the usual litany of despair, anger, etc., going on below. St. Odule must go below. He is reluctant. Something went wrong, he and Blessed Pierre land in the Mohave Desert instead of Paris or Geneva. They meet various characters, and a goat. A prolific 1930s-1950s American novelist and poet, Robert Nathan was commonly known for "One More Spring" published earlier in his career.

New York.: Alfred.A. Knopf., 1943. "First and Second Printings before Publication".. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Jacket top edges damp stain; rear board top edge also. Otherwise clean volume. Jacket has spotting, 2 short edge tears. Small label, free end paper: "The Old Corner Bookstore, Inc. Boston, -Mass.". Allen, Gene (Jacket drawing by).. 1 Tan cloth over boards. Red titles, red top page block. Illustrated jacket: beach. Non-fiction family life, summer, first year of America's entry into World War II. Known for his 20th century fiction novels, often satirical fantasy, author Robert Nathan, b.1894, writes of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, where his family has vacationed yearly, late May to early October. The peaceful setting near the beach in an 1810 home spawns this journal of hopes and fears. Patrol planes, convoys, and gunfire over the horizon share attention with the wonders of gardening, nature, fishing, and a teen daughter's… Read More

New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1935. First edition, stated.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Clean inside. Damp stain, edges. Inserted January Book of the Month Club flyer with synopsis (perhaps from another edition).. 1 Brown cloth over boards. decorated spine; gold titles. 231 p.; 20 cm. Judaism-based fiction: A story of an Exodus, in which a march is organized of people from varied experiences and countries, each carrying their belongings, some accompanied by sheep and goats, and headed Eastward into exile. They had a common heritage. Others joined them, some fed them. The first had formed along the banks of the Danube. Mongols had offered a haven. Once again in their endless history, Jews were turning away from those who would persecute them.

American Society of Civil Engineers / National Geographic Society., 1992. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Top page block slightly wavy, no staining. Otherwise near fine. Minor jacket edge wear.. 1 Silver textured sealed cloth-like paper over boards, echoing the lower World Trade center on jacket cover. 288 p. Glossary. Photo credits. Index. Audience: General/trade. Celebrating and explaining international structural and civil engineering landmarks from Egypt's pyramids and Notre Dame de Paris to the Brooklyn Bridge, a North Sea oil rig, and many skyscrapers, including the NYC Empire State Building and World Trade Center Twin Towers. Over 400 illustrations, often dramatic: color and B&W photos, diagrams. Sections: Overcoming Distance; Height and Growth; Public Spaces; Need for Protection; Responding to the Spirit; Harnessing Nature's Power.

British Columbia.: New Society Publishers., 2002. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket.. 1 Paper over boards. 301 p. Diagrams, Charts. Index of authors, comapny reps. The Natural Step: A framework for business and organizations that empowers and inspires designs for a more sustainable world. Case studies include Nike, Starbucks, CH2M Hill, Whistler, Norm Thompson Outfitters, City of Seattle and more.

Warner Books, 1992. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Top front DJ, qtr-inch tear.. 0 Paper over boards. 264 p. At back: Acknoledgments, Index. Basketball superstar Michael Jordan has dazzled with talent and charisma and came onto the American scene when a hero was needed. And he took on that role seriously. More than a biography, this work also looks at the marketing team behind, and in front of, the athlete, and how he has made his decisions.

Harvest Books, 1995. 1st Harvest edition, A B C D E.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor creasing to spine.. 1 368 p. Harvest American Writing. Audience: General/trade. Fiction: Two sisters inherit the family farmhouse. What does this mean to modern independent women? Poignant, funny, compelling; a parable.

Yankee Books, 1986. Unabridged.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Ex-library.. 0 272 p. Authors: Peter Meinke, Arturo Vivante, Rebecca Rule, Diane Coplin Hammond, Barry Targan, Sharon Sheehe Stark, Edward Gale, Kim Yong Ik, Marcia Yudkin, Howard Frank Mosher, Elinor Lipman, Ernest Hebert, Daniel Asa Rose, Carrie Sherman, Alan Sternberg, Annette Sanford, M Garrett Bauman, Susan M Dodd, William Evans, Ian McMillan, & Kathleen Leverich.

Grand Rapids MI.: Regency Reference Library / Zondervan Publishing., 1969. 2nd Revised edition. Later printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edge and surface wear to jacket. Book volume sturdy. 1 Mock leather maroon and cream over boards. 1114 p. Audience: Professional and scholarly. Christian: Encyclopedic Biblical reference, alphabetical listings from Aaron to Zuzim.

New York.: Penguin Books, 1983. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. Penguin series: Contemporary American Fiction. A portion of this work was printed in "Essence" magazine before book publication. Brewster Place is a blind alley feeding into a dead end. The seven women who live there recount their seven stories. Their backgrounds, goals and dreams are as individual as the women. Author Gloria Naylor was awarded the American Book Award for this work.

New York.: Vintage Books / Random House., 1989. First edition. 1st Vintage printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. Signed by previous owner. Light cover wear.. Montiel, David (Cover art by).. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 311 p. Audience: General/trade. Contemporary fiction set on the Georgia sea island of Willow Springs where people practice herbal medicine and honor ancestors who came to America as slaves. Author Gloria Naylor had previously won the American Book Award for "The Women of Brewster Place". This novel, "Mama Day" offers a generational saga both tender and suspenseful, overflowing with magic and common sense.

New York, NY: Vintage Contemporaries., 1993. 5th printing.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Vintage Contemporaries. Audience: General/trade. Bailey's Cafe, home to Sadie, is where the food may not be much but the ambiance is graced by myth and magic. Sadie is a ladylike alcoholic with a cleanliness mania; Sweet Esther caters to "unspeakable appetites"; the Ethiopian child Mariam may bear a miracle. Themes of courage, mystery, humor.

University Press of Kansas., 1984. First edition. 1st paperback edition.. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Slight cover surface wear.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Cover photo, Kansas City Star: Milton and Dwight D Eisenhower. 508 p. B&W photos. Bibliographic Essay. Index. Audience: General/trade. Biographical view of family of 6 brothers, one of whom went to West Point, served in 2 wars, becoming Supreme Allied Commander of the European Front in WWII, and later was elected President of the United States. That would be Dwight David Eisenhower. Author was a White House correspondent.