Search Results: Authors starting with T from West of Eden Books

San Francisco CA, Freeman, Cooper & Co, 1967, hardcover, 253 pp, first American edition based on 'Science of the Earth' by Takeuchi and Uyeda, Nippon Hoso Publishing Co. 1964, first printing, Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, bookstore price stamp on front endpaper, light spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket not priced, edge nicks, rubs, wear to folds, in new Brodart sleeve. Translated by Keiko Kanamori, profusely illustrated throughout with tables and drawn figures by James K. Leverson.

New York NY, Aflred A. Knopf, 1962, hardcover, xi-237-ix pp, first edition stated, first printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, some faint spots to board edges. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge nicks, chip to front panel, short edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. Dr. Tannenbaum presents us with a series of topics for discussion when trying to understand the peoples, histories, cultures and politics of Latin America from a northern perspective.

Toronto ON, Irwin Law, 2006, hardcover, 268 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to top board edge, a few page corners ruffled. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. A study of the extent to which race, ethnicity and religion are being used as indicators of suspicion by police and security officials in Canada. Social science studies, judicial decisions, commision findings, government and police documents, personal narratives and media reports are all cited in the extensive, 83-page appended notes section.

Fayettville AR, University of Arkansas Press, 1990, spiral-bound hardcover, 121 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Near Fine condition, laminated boards with card stock pages. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine end bumps. Mrs. Taylor's personal research after her husband's diagnosis with very high cholesterol levels. Dedicated to " everyone whose cholesterol test showed a count above two hundred and (who) is trying to get it down; and the family cooks who are attempting to feed the family healthy, tasty, and appetizing meals."

London UK, Williams and Norgate, 1949, hardcover, 224 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, clean and firmly bound with no markings. Corner and spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, nicks, small chips, spine and edges darkened, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with line drawings by the author and 4 full-page black-&-white plates. Appended; glossary and index.

London, Unwin Hyman, 1988, hardcover, 208 pp, First British edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, in new Brodart sleeve. Printed throughout in two colors this comprehensive introduction to the art by the international master covers the history and development of writing, the main styles and alphabets, materials, layout, embellishment, and the development of personal script and technique based on historical examples. Additionally illustrated with 16 pages of color plates. List of Further Reading appended.

New York, Walden Pond Press, 2016, hardcover, 337 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny split to head of spine. Dustjacket as new. An orphan boy and his little sister flee their Great-Aunt Beauregard and a future in the coffin-making business and find themselves in the midst of wild adventures, daring escapes, and more than a little catastrophe.

New York NY, The Beechhurst Press, 1948, hardcover, viii-312 pp, first edition, first printing, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Very Good in Poor dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, some spine-end and corner wear, slight color fading. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, large chips to head and heel of spine and rear panel, rubs, wear to flap folds, in new Brodart sleeve. Dr. Tenenbaum's story of Polish Jewry before, during and after World War II, based on first hand interview accounts and personal diaries, examines the lives of the 3.5 million Jews in Poland before the war, the resistance, victories and defeats encountered from 1939-1945, and the New Polish efforts of reconstruction. Appended; Bibliography and Index.

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1937, hardcover, 280 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by letter code, Good+ in glassine dustjacket, Straight and firmly bound, slight corner bumps, some fade and faint discolorations to backstrip, topstain faded, gift inscription and owner embossing on front endpaper, sticker from Saks Fifth Avenue New York to rear pastedown. A classic of modern literature from the prolific author of the Lad: A Dog series and many others.

New York NY, Atheneum, 1989, hardcover, 194 pp, first edition stated, first printing by numberline, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, very slight spine-end wear. Dustjacket price-clipped, light edge bumpsat head and heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. A history of the white colonization of South Africa from the Potuguese through the Dutch and finally the English juxtaposed with the three native groups; the Bantu, the resident San and the Khoi-Khoi who were all setting a collision course toward today's South Africa. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white plates from photographs, paintings and drawings, and two maps. Appended; List of Sources and recommendations for further reading.

Chicago IL, Henry Regnery Co, 1971, hardcover, xi-212 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and spine end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge nicks, short edge tear, in new Brodart sleeve. Rules and winning strategies for over 150 forms of poker.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015, trade paperback, 393 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A lawyer sets out to defend a Florida real estate developer from a charge of mortgage fraud only to discover a secret investor in the company is responsible for murder and plans to kill again.

Cambridge MA, Ballinger Publishing Company, 1981, hardcover, xvii-270 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. The fourth study by the Atlantic Council examines the significance for NATO of the growing Soviet military power, the modern abuses of military power by other major states, and the close and open discussion required to find common solutions to major divisions within the Alliance. Illustrated with drawn figures, two in the form of maps depicting Forces deployment, 8 statistical tables and mapped endpapers. Contributors include; Kenneth Rush, Brent Scowcroft (co-chairs), William G. Hyland, Robert E Osgood, George C. Blanchard, Issac C. Kidd Jr., John W. Vogt, Jeffrey Record, Russell E. Dogerty, Roy A. Werner, George M. Seignious II, and others. Appended; Glossary and Index.

New York NY, Time Magazine, undated, staple-bound maps each folding out to 17"x14" including bottom edge explanatory text, Quite Poor quality, in colorful paper covers, with all maps separated from bottom staple, stains to some page edges, some maps pooly folded, some creasing. Maps include; Economic Europe, Southeastern England, The Balkans, The East Indies, The Caribbean, Alaska, Canada and the United States, and The Nile Valley. Cartogrophers include; Aldren A. Watson, Ernest Hamlin Baker, and Antonio Petruccelli. An interesting look back at the American view of the war's progress both militarily and economically.

New York, Dutton, 1959, hardcover, xvi-326 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, top front corner bumped. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light rubs, edge nicks, chip to head of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The author relates the stories of his five years of travel, beginning in 1945, with the nomad Bedu Arabs through the unknown deserts of southern Arabia. Profusely illustrated throughout with 68 pages of black-&-white photographs and nine maps including a 21" x 17" fold-out, attached to the rear pastedown endpaper, of the Empty Quarter and the routes of Thesiger's extensive journeys. Appended: Arabic and Botanical Names of Plants Mentioned in the Book, A List of Chief Characters on the Various Journeys, Index.

Berkeley CA, Jocato Press, 1975, staple-bound trade paperback, 48 pp, First Edition stated, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Very Good condition in pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean, a few tiny spots and a bit of color offsetting to front cover, small faint previous owner's name inside front cover. The well-respected American poet and children's author of A Gathering of Flowers, House of Light, Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and Bittersweet, here presents her third collection of 32 poems.

San Jose CA, Firesign Press, 1973, hardcover, 59 pp, First Edition (not stated, no previous printings noted), Signed by the Author without further inscription on the front endpaper, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, stamp of Jocato Inc. Berkeley CA. publisher of the author's third book of poetry on copyright page and dustjacket rear panel, slight soiling to head and heel of spine. Dustjacket has rubs, age-toning to edges, wear to spine, chips at head and heel, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. This first book of poetry from the American poet, novelist and playwright explores the black experience in America with authentic portraits of specific family situations, Afro-American rituals, and rewarding communion with elements of nature.

Bellevue WA, becker&mayer! books, 2018, large format hardcover (10" x 12") 127 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, no dustjacket as issued. A no-holds-barred history of slavery, racial injustice, and African-American struggle in the United States from the first days of the slave trade to the present day. Profusely illustrated throughout with historically significant photographs and documents. Reproductions of historic documents attached to pages throughout the book including a pouch at rear containing 10 document reproductions dating from 1796 to 1969. Also present is a 7-page fold out: A Brief Chronology of the African American History and Experience. Appended: Afterword, Transcriptions, Endnotes.

New York NY, Plenum Press, 1972, hardcover, 275 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine end, edge and corner bumps. Dustjacket edge chips, short closed edge tears, smudge to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. Published as Evironmental Science Research Series, Volume 1. A collection of papers presented at a symposium held during the AAAS meeting in Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 1971. Profusely illustrated throughout with tables, graphs, maps and charts. Extensive references and bibliographies.

New York NY, Oxford University Press, 1967, hardcover, xiii-262 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine end bumps, dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge nicks, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. An examination of the Irish Literary Renaissance led by W.B. Yeats and its influence on the formation of the Irish Republic that militarily, began with the Insurrection of Easter Week, 1916. Selected bibliography, acknowledgements and alphabetized index appended.