Search Results: Authors starting with V from Good Books In The Woods

New York, New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525935886 . INSCRIBED by author in black pen across from full-tile page. Also signed by author in black pen on full title page. Inscription reads: "For Roland Comstock - I'm told your a lawyer and an avid reader--a rare combinatoin these days. I hope you enjoy the book--wave theory, non-jungian archetypes and all - Con mucho cariño - Alfredo Véa Jr." Alfredo Véa Jr. Finds a world of marvelous spilling out of the adobe homes, tar-papered shacks, rusted Cadillacs, and battered trailers that are otherwise known as "Buckeye." Three thousand years of history and the myths of many cultures, as well as the fates of a dozen unforgettable characters..." -DJ. Ships same or next business day. Book is lightly bumped at head and tial ends of spine, head edge and fore-edge of pages have minor foxing. Dust jacket has miminimal shelf and edge wear at head and tial… Read More

Winsted, Connecticut: Winsted Printing Company. Good. 1868. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose, normal edge wear, damp spots on both boards, small bumps and tears on corners and spine ends, shallow dent on head edge of front board near spine, tanning and age spotting to pages (age spotting on edges, margins, and on text though not dark enough to hinder reading) , grey smudge on page 166, discoloration on endpapers, some damp stains on head and tail edges of back blank pages. No dust jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679422072 . "The first full-scale account of Joseph Stalin's personal vendetta against Soviet Jews. Drawing on newly opened archives and on his own experiences in the USSR of the early 1950s, the investigative journalist-lawyer Arkady Vaksbergs reveals the genesis and evolution of the Communist leader's..." (DJ). Ships same or next business day. Book is lightly bumped at head and tail ends of spine, edges of pages lightly tanned. Dust jacket is in like new condition. Dust jacket protected in plastic archival cover. ; A Borzoi Book; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages .

India: Universities Press. Very Good. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 8173713979 . "After publishing Dynamic Himalaya [...], the author realized that the fascination for the Himalaya runs far wider than he had imagined." Book has normal edge and shelf wear. Slight slant to spine. Small bumps on spine ends. Creases on corners of covers and pages. Thin scratches and creases on both covers. Light tanning and foxing to edges of pages. Text is clean. Ships same or next business day. ; B&W and Color Illustrations and Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 139 pages .

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0801424801 . Translated by Arthur Denner. "In this elegant and graceful account of the transformation of European attitudes toward the Ottoman empire during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Lucette Valensi follows the genealogy of the concept of Oriental despotism." Ships same or next business day. Book is tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has small bump on back top left corner. ; 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 Inches; 120 pages .

New York: Facts On File. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 081603236X . This book "is the first single volume encyclopedia devoted to this significant historical phenomenon." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light foxing on edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Light age spotting on interior. Heavy book -- may require additional shipping. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 494 pages .

New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine. 1988. First US Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0060916311 . "It was a war of a thousand dramatic battles, from the Big-Sun enounters that doomed the GRAF SPEE and the BISMARCK to the deadly cat-and-mouse game between U-Boats and convoys, from the daring midget submarines attack on the TIRPITZ to Alan Turing's ingenious assult on the Enigma Code. Now, based on new research by acclaimed historian Dan Van Der Vat, we have the whole story gripplingly narrated in one book." - Back cover. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal shelf and edge wear. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 424 pages .

Very Good. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Privately printed for the author by California Graphic Press. Signed by the author. Octavo, pp. 219. Frontispiece portrait of Colonel W. S. Van Dyke, 27 more full page photographs. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with a gold buffalo head on the front cover with gold front cover and spine titles. Boards slightly bowed, corners rubbed, bottom corner of reard board bent. Spine titles faded, spine bumped at both ends. Signed and inscribed by the author in blue ink. Inscription reads "To Miss Connelly - I don't care if I did promise to marry you. I insist! W. S. Van Dyke '33." W. S. Van Dyke (1889-1943) was a Hollywood film director who had several successful films including Tarzan the Ape Man. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He directed the 1931 film Trader Horn, the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. This book is about the filming of Trader Horn near Lake Victoria and the… Read More

Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0964045400 . Stated First Edition SIGNED by Author on title page. A mystery novel by a New Mexico writer. Near Fine. Ships same or next business day. ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 82 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Walker & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802757065 . SIGNED by author on the full title page. The first Neil Hamel mystery. "Through Neil's eyes, Albuquerque and the vast surrounding country is vividly evoked, and with equal clarity we are brought the unique atmosphere of Mexico and the particular character of its people." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, small bumps on top corners and spine head, bump on spine tail. Pages appear unread. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has light edge wear, yellowed on flaps. ; Neil Hamel Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages; Signed by the Author(s) .

New York: Harper & Row. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060161671 . SIGNED by author in black ink on full title page. The second Neil Hamel mystery. Neil Hamel "abandons her small-time law practice in Albuquerque for the stark, spectacular mountains of Montana, where something more than the usual hint of snow is in the air: a gyrfalcon, a beautiful and highly prized bird of prey." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, fabric on spine head lightly faded; pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has light edge wear, small crease on spine tail. ; Neil Hamel Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; Signed by Author .

New York.: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060177055 . SIGNED by Judith Van Gieson in black ink on full title page. The fifth Neil Hamel Mystery. "How could you forget whether or not you murdered somebody? That's exactly what Albuquerque lawyer-cum-sleuth Neil Hamel asks herself when she takes on the defense of an elderly client who can't remember whether she ran over the girl her car surely did kill." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, minimal edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, very light tanning on head edge. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear, lightly tanned on inside edges of flaps. ; Neil Hamel Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages; Signed by Author(s) .

Nashville, TN: Blue & Gray Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. SIGNED by the author in red ink on the limitation page. This is number 817 of an unspecified number of copies. The author's own collection of guns and holsters forms the basis for this book. Book is filled with black and white photographs and techinical information about Japanese Military Handguns produced from 1893-1945. Photographs and text are clean and bright. Light soiling to top and bottom page edges. Spine slightly slanted. Backstrap coming away from texblock, but book is structurally sound. Boards slightly bowed. Dust jacket is bright. Dust jacket now protect in Mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 467 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Berkley Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1975. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Science Fiction Book Club Edition. A far-future adventure novel that poses challenging questions on the meaning of being human. Near Fine blue boards with yellow spine title. Very Good Plus dust jacket--bumped at top of spine. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing. Near Fine. 2008. Softcover. 0875526446 . Fourth Edition; including the complete text of the 1955 original edition. "Newly edited and retype-set, this unabridged edition features a foreword and explanatory notes by K. Scott Oliphint, which help us grasp a method of apologetics consistent with the nature of Christianity itself and continually relevant to our time." Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Ships same or next business day. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 427 pages .

Tulia, Oklahoma: AAPG. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0891816577 . Previous owner signature in black ink on first free end page. No other previous owner marks. Text and pages clean and bright. Top corners bumped. Dust Jacket spine bumped on top and bottom. 1" piece missing from top of front DJ. Light white marks on back cover. Two shallow scratches to front cover. Ships same or next business day. ; AAPG Methods in Exploration Series, No. 7; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 55 pages .

New York: Street & Smith. Very Good. 1950. Softcover. 23 Complete issues of Astounding Science Fiction. February 1950 through December 1951. Includes the complete serialized novels: To The Stars by L. Ron Hubbard; The Wizards of Lin by A. E. Van Vogt; The Hand of Zei by L. Sprague de Camp; Iceworld by Hal Clement. Includes the short novel: The Hunting Season by Frank M. Robinson. Includes the novelettes: Dune Roller by J. C. May; Implode and Peddle by H. B. Fyfe; Day of the Moron by H. Beam Piper; Untitled Story by Frank M. Robinson; The Universe Between by Alan E. Nourse; City of the Phoenix by M. C. Pease; The Soul-Empty Ones by Walter M. Miller Jr; The Bodyguard by Vernon W. Glasser; The End of the Line by James H. Schmitz; The Greatest Invention by Jack Williamson; ...And Then There Were None by Eric Frank Russell; Breeds There A Man by Isaac Asimov; Galactic Gadgeteers by Harry Stine; Izzard and the Membrane by Walter M Miller Jr; Temple Trouble by H. Beam Piper; A Stitch In Time… Read More

New York: Daw Books. Very Good+. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0879975881 . "In Dust of Far Suns we have a treasure box of Vance varieties. Here are four novelettes, each displaying in delectable detail all the qualities that mark Vance's great novels." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on corners. Small bumps on spine ends. Very tiny puncture marks near spine head and on back bottom left corner. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .

New York: Daw Books. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0879974133 . "The trouble with Utopia is people. And this will remain true even in days to come, even in the Alastor Cluster of thirty thousand inhabited planets, whose sole protector of law was the mysterious person known as the Connatic." Ships same or next business day. Light reading crease on front cover. Book has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners. Tiny tear on tail edge of front cover. Small bumps on spine ends. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 222 pages .

New York: Daw Books. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0879975318 . "In Magnus Rudolph, Jack Vance has created one of the most memorable characters of his award-winning career." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on corners. Very thin scratches on front cover. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 174 pages .