Search Results: Authors starting with V from Bee Creek Books

New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1975. Forty-Fourth James Arthur Lecture on the Evolution of the Human Brain 1974. 62 pp. Stapled pamphlet. Covers have some dirt smudges. Interior is tight and clean. Overall in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Medicine.

Washington: Thomas Allen, Print, 1837. Brigadier General Wool. 25th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Executive, Doc. No. 46. 85 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains along spine edge, spine is also creased with chipping and small pin holes. First page of document is nearly separated, large sections of following pages are starting to pull away on either the top of bottom. Pages are tanned, foxing spots on many pages, paper is wavy to the touch, text is easily legible. Document in Good-Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Native American.

Washington: Blair & Rives Printers, 1840. 26th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Document No. 451. April 27, 1840. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. May 8, 1840. Ordered to be printed, and the committee discharged. Document includes: Report on The Defence of the Atlantic Frontier, from Passamaquoddy to the Sabine; Report on the Northern Frontier; Report on the Western Frontier, from the Sabine Bay to Lake Superior; Report on the Armories, Arsenals, Magazines, and Foundries, which are Mentioned in the Third Section of the Resolution of the Senate in the Following Words, Viz:... 115 pp. Disbound government document. Residue along spine edge, along with small chips and minor creasing. Browning and foxing throughout document. Front page lower corner is dog-earred. Some minor creasing to top page edge. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Illus. by Charts. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

Washington: Blair & Rives, Printers, 1840. 26th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Doc. No. 501. May 25, 1840 -- Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. May 29, 1840 -- Ordered to be printed. "I transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the proceedings instituted under a resolution of Congress, to try the title to the Pea Patch island in the Delaware river, and recommend that Congress pass a special act, giving to the circuit court of the district of Maryland jurisdiction to try the cause." 16 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book, creasing and chipping along spine edge. Browning along page edges, some minor foxing spots. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Pea Patch Island.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1841. Search or Seizure of American Vessels on Coast of Africa, &c. 26th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Executive Doc. No. 115. Read, and laid upon the table. March 3, 1841. 766 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Creasing along spine edge. Foxing to page edges. Pages are browning, some foxing, some corners are bent or dog-earred. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1840. Burning of the Caroline. 26th Congress, 2d Session, Ho. of Reps. Executive, Doc. No. 33. December 31, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 5,000 extra copies ordered to be printed. 5 pp. Also included is second document, [To be annexed to Document No. 33.], January 4, 1841. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 3 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, creasing and chipping to spine edge. Pages are browning along edges, some foxing spots, text easily legible. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Ships.

New York: Random House, 1952. 400 pages with index. Cover corners are bumped, corners and edges rubbed, spine slightly faded, spine ends bent from shelfwear. Browning to page edges. Ex.-musuem stamp on front free endpaper. Interior slightly loose.. First Printing. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Maps, Drawings. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Astronomy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. 116 pp. Olive cloth covers with gilt image of violin and french horns surrounded by flying birds on front cover, gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges bumped and rubbed, soiling and discoloration to cover faces, spine is faded and scuffed, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Gilt top page edge, other edges uncut. Spine slightly cocked. Residue on front free endpaper (removed bookplate?). Spine loose within interior pages. Small blue ink checkmark next to poem "Peace" on TOC page. Interior pages browning along edges, otherwise clean. . Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Poetry.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1914. spine dulled. interior clean, tight and in VG+ condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Size: Approx. 4 1/2" x 7 1/4". Fiction.

New York: P. J. Perrusi, 1957. With decorations cut in wood by Ellen Raskin. The Story of The Other Wise Man has been planned and printed by P. J. Perrusi for the friends of Advertising Agencies' Service Company, incorporated, New York, in December of 1957. The edition comprises eight hundred copies, of which this is copy number 358. 59 pp. Missing slipcase. Orange cloth covers with faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, dirt smudges, fading along edges, apparent slight bend in middle. Spine faded from sun exposure. Browning to endpaper. Original gift card included. Interior tight and clean. Book in Good condition.. Special Edition. Cloth. Good/Missing Slipcase. Illus. by Ellen Raskin. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 8". Holiday.

New York: I. K. Funk & Co., 1881. Illustrations of Life from the Biography of Joseph. 245 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed with one more significant dent on top edge. Significant rubbing to cover faces and spine, particularly along edges causing the cover to appear white. Spine ends are bent and fraying. Some stains to back pages and on back endpapers, rest of interior is tight and clean. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7". Bible Studies.

New York: Privately Printed, 1898. This is one of an edition of one hundred and twenty-five copies, printed from type at the De Vinne Press, in the month of March, 1898, of which this is No. 65. Signed by Henry Van Dyke on limited edition page. 34 pp. Light blue covers with cream spine. Significant foxing and browning to cover faces, cover corners are bumped and rubbed, chipping to cover edges, spine has marks and scuffs. Interior page edges are uncut and browning, some rippling to page edges, otherwise clean with no marks. Book in Good/Good- condition.. Signed by Author. Limited Autographed Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Poem.

California: California Academy of Sciences, 1942. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. Vol. XXIV, No. 3, pp. 97-132, Plates 6-7. March 31, 1942. "This paper, while dealing primarily with the materila collected in Lower California during the summer of 1938 by Michelbacher and Ross, in order to be more useful, has been amplified to the extent of mentioning all the species of Buprestidae which are known to have been collected in that region." Stapled at spine. Thin 2 3/4" waterstain line at base of spine on front page. Doesn't go through. 1/2" tear at spine base. Otherwise publication is tight, clean and Very Good +. 2 plates with 18 insects. Edwin Van Dyke was one of America’s leading coleoperists at the turn of the last century and Professor Emeritus of Entomology at University of California.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Baja California.

NY: William Morrow & Co. NY, 1967. "An important work of history, 'Disinherited' tells the powerful and moving story of the events preceding the Removal Act, its shattering effect on the eastern Indians, and what significance it had (and still has)for all Americans." Includes maps, bibliography, and index. Light fading at edges otherwise exterior is VG+. Owner's initials on half title, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Dust Jacket with chips, and repaired tears.279 pp. . Fourth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Maps. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Native American.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1929. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1053. Pages 267-428. B/W plates. Errata at beginning of document. Government document. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover, and stamp on title page. Browning to page edges, creasing to spine edge, some corners are chipped or dog-earred. Ink stain (1.25") on page 310 that bleeds through to page 309 and blocks the text. Rest of interior is clean. Document in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Figures, Plates. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Bureau of Fisheries.

Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1945. 121 pp. Red cloth covers with bumped and rubbed corners, rubbed edges, light scuffing to cover faces. Spine ends are bent and rubbed, spine is slightly faded, rubbing to joints. Previous owner's information stamped on front inside cover. Interior is tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Religion.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1885. 414 pages. Green decorative cloth covers with gilt image on front and gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, light rubbing to joints, spine ends are bent and fraying. Foxing to page edges. Floral endpapers. Front hinge broken, back hinge loose. Light foxing throughout interior. Book in Good+ condition.. Cloth. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Fiction.

Laguna Beach, CA: Walter T. Foster Material to Use and How to Use Them. 40 pp. No pub date. Wear to edges and corners. Interior clean.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: 10 1/4" x 13". Art.

1956. Early travel guide for Merida City, Mexico. Advertisement and descriptions throughout. 51 pp. Light wear to edges and corners. Interior clean.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Large Foldout Map. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4". Mexico.

New York: Harper & Row, 1961. The Popular Science Living Library Program. on front free endp. museum stamps and in printed text:"Science, Applied Electronic" otherwise the interior is clean, tight and in VG+ condition. Exterior is VG+. DJ rubbed, shows wear, but no tears. In Good condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Electricity.