Search Results: Authors starting with U from Friends of the Libraries of Nevada County

Black covers with gold lettering on front. 162 pages of information about the 32nd degree of Masonary. No publisher information. Chapter titles include: Templar Dogma, De Iside Et Ostride of Plutarch, Of Ineffable Words, Pythagoras and Hermes, The Royal Secret, The Symbolic Cammp of the Thirty-Second Degree. We also offer Legenda XXXII.

Black covers with gold lettering on front. 23 pages of information about 32nd degree of Masons.

Photos and copy of the building of Hoover dam. Published by Ingersol-Rand which made much of the equipment used in the contruction including pumps, compressors, drills.

Small (6.75 X 5") stapled book with very attractive cover illustration of the Bridge. Price of 15 cents on the cover. Thirty-two pages, spelled out that way. Great photos and statistics about building the bridge

Stiff paper covers (7 X 4.75") with with some handwriting on the front. Nine fold out detailed diagrams at back of book.

Blue covers with white and black decorations and lettering.  1955 Year book of the 3560th Pilot Training Wing at Webb Air Force Base in Big Springs, Texas.  Typical yearbook with photos of facilities, cadre and all trainees.  History of United State Air Force section at back.

Red plastic spiral binding. Some wear at edges and small scratches on front. Back cover has some fading.  Interior is beautiful and all four animations are pristine.

White covers with black lettering. Best cartoons from the AA Grapevine, Inc. Some dark stains at bottom of pages.

40 pages of info for the new 1957 Ford.

Some tearing at top and bottom of spine. Text mostly in English some French or Spanish. Many beautiful photos and illustrations of products from Japan.

Many photos of Pit River Plant plus maps if PG&E transmission line. Back page has stats of PG&E as of 1925. They served 2,158,000 customers.

An illustrated history and guide to the WWI battlefield of Verdun "in memory of the Michelin employees and workment who died gloriously for their country." Extensive maps, photos and copy about the battle of Verdun. 192 pages.

Orange and black heavy stock covers. This is the instruction manual for the 1940 De Luxe V-8. Great illustrations of dash board, body, gear shift, etc. Wiring diagram and illustraton. Specifications and License Data is very interesting--30 Horsepower. 64 pages including coupons for 300 and 1,000 mile inspection still present. A wonderful piece of automotive history.

Oversize (13.5 X 11.5 inches) green covers with gold decorations and lettering on front and spine.

A fold out book with 18 illustrations tipped in. Each color and texture separation is shown on one page then the accumulation at each step on the next page. The final separation is blind stamped to give texture to teh final print. A wonderful demonstration of an art form. Text in Japanese and English.

Green paper covers with spiral plactic bins and plastic covers.  Appears to have been printed in 1986 by dot matrix printer and then xeroxed.  No publishing information present.  Lyrics for approximately 300 songs and 17 instrumentals listed in table of contents.

Aslo includes by-laws and rule, officers and committee, active members and in memoriam. Logo and "Weaving Spider Come Not Here" on title page. Red covers with gold decoration on front. Lettering on spine is worn and difficult to read.

Brown leather covers with attractive blind stamping, gold decorations and gold lettering on front and spine. Front paste down hinge has some tears but hinge still sollid. Original binding with no repairs. Covers have wear at corners and few chips. Remarkable condition considering 120 years old. 737 pages plus contents. This is a large book (9.5" X 12") and quite heavy. Will require additional postage depending on location.

Slight wear at corners condition is amazing for age. Pristine fold-out map after page 12 shows "Bird's Eye View of Peking and Environs".   130 pages plus many advertisments in front and back.  Separate folded 1 page "How to See Peking as suggested by the college of Chinese Studies Hostel, Peking" is included.

Blue cloth boards with "L.A.S.N.S. Normal Exponent Summer '01" on front. 10 pages of advertisements then faculty list, many photos of faculty, students, activities, stories and reminiscent. More ads and jokes in the rear. Pages not numbered. Some soiling and wear to covers, owners name (Ida Steinmeyer) in pencil. The Los Angeles Normal School became UCLA in 1919. A wonderful bit of history.