Search Results: Titles starting with A from Trolls Treasure

New York: Award Books, 1970. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good +. Contains thousands of simple, concise definitions of names, styles, manufacturing processes, patterns and types of glassware. It sheds light on the many early craftsmen associated with glass, as well as on where, when and how the various pieces were made and how each was originally used. Separates fact from fantasy concerning the history of glassware, from Biblical times through the 20th century, explaining how the legends began and how you can track down the truth about a favorite item. Book is in very good condition with little edge wear except for a mild crease at the tip of the upper front corner and creases on the spine. The inside covers and pages are tanned.

Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 1997. Soft Cover. Very Good. Some of the Highlights of this Revised Edition : Completely New DXing Chapter by K5FUV; Brand New Chapter on the Internet by WA1LOU; Extensively Revised SWL Chapter by W4CP; Updated Operating and Reference Information on Contests, Satellites, APRS, VHF/UFH -- and much more. Book is in very good condition, but cover has moderate wear. In addition to the normal edge wear and rubbing at stress points, the front lower corner has a hard crease and is curled. The front and back cover have surface smudging and both show impressions when tipped to the light. On the front, the impression is of writing, someone using the book to write on, and on the back, it is a series of marks, like chicken scratch marks, again someone using the book for a desk. The marks are impressions only. The interior of the book is clean and the binding is tight.

Touchstone, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Every Friday for seven years, David Margolick has examined the American fascination with the culture of law and lawyering in his New York Times column, "At the Bar." Here are the best of his observations on the lawyer's trade -- from its noblest moments to its greatest blunders. From profiles of distinguished or notorious legal professionals to provocative explorations of legal ethics and observations on the changing legal profession, this collection is an entertaining must-read for anyone interested in the folkways of modern American law, put forth with wit, rigor, and insight by one of the nation's foremost legal commentators. -- from the back cover of the book. Book is near fine, minor edge wear, front lower corner lightly creased.

New York: Knopf , 1980. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. This book is a study of both how we experience authority and how we might experience it differently. Sennett explores the bonds that rebellion against authority paradoxically establishes, showing how this paradox has been in the making since the French Revolution and how today it expresses itself in offices, in factories, and in government as well as in the family. Book is fine. The dust jacket, not clipped, is near fine with mild edge wear, bumped corners and edges. There is a tiny closed tear on the back upper edge and the surface has some scuffing and smudging.

New York: St Martin's Press, 2009. First US edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. A sparkling tale of wit and romance from a latter-day Jane Austen. "Lydia Templeton is a rare woman who eschews convention and declares herself content, even joyful in her unmarried state. After all, she is an accomplished Regency woman approaching 30 who values knowledge and accomplishment. There is no man she wishes to attach herself to after declining her neighbor, the extremely eligible Mr. Durrant, who remains a good friend to her father. Her complacent life is thrown into an uproar when her beloved godmother asks her to accompany her ward, Phoebe Rae, to Bath in pursuit of a marriage match. While in Bath, Lydia forms strong opinions regarding Phoebe’s suitors. Mr. Durrant, who has come to Bath in… Read More

Red Cloth boards, 102 colour plates, 88 Black and White illustrations. OVERSIZE - approximately 10 x 8.5 and 3.12 pounds. I believe this is a First Edition but it is not stated on the copyright page which only has copyright 1988 The Trustees of the British Museum and published by British Museum Publications Limited. The ISBN on the Copyright page is 0714116233. The following is from the Dust Jacket : 'The First complete publication in colour of a spectacular album of one hundred and two miniatures by the Dutch seventeenth-century artist, Adriaen van de Venne (1589 - 1662). Executed in 1626, the album, as is argued in this book, was almost certainly a private gift to the Prince of Orange, Frederik Hendrik, from the "Winter King and Queen" of Bohemia and occupies a key position in Dutch art, culture and politics during the country's "Golden Age."Oversize books may require adjusted shipping costs for the weight of the item.

Multnomah Books, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Matt Roloff designs and sells complex computer software systems for businesses. He and his wife, Amy, have four children and live near Hillsboro, Oregon, where Matt enjoys building huge play structures and hosting youth groups. He is an active member of Little People of America. Looks new. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page.

Chicago: Paasche Airbrush Co, 1965. Revised Edition. Softcover; stapled wraps. Very Good. Very good condition with usual edge wear and rubbing to cover. Mild back cover crease. No marks.

New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Pictorial boards. Oblong 6x9. Over 50 of the best comic artists celebrate and send up our obsession with food. Book is in fine condition, little if any edge wear. Clean and bright and pages all tight. Looks as if it was never read. No dust jacket.

New York: Harper & Row/ Perennial Library, 1989. Stated First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Connects what is known about American folk cooking -- the implements, the ideas, the recipes, and the cooking techniques -- with what these things have meant to American cooks, folk and sophisticated." -- from the flap of the book. With 50 color and 40 black and white illustrations. Book also includes 42 folk recipes. Book is in very good condition with ligth edge wear and mild bumping. Rear top corner and pages curled a bit.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1999. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Large book, square, approx 10 x 10 x 1 and 3 pounds. This beautifully illustrated volume is both a celebration of the beauty and spirit of this country and a photographic tour de force by Bullaty and her husband, Angelo Lomeo. Organized in thematic chapters, the images offer breathtaking views of wilderness and wildlife, urban centers and backwater villages, nostalgic scenes of yesteryear, and high-tech scapes of today. Text by writer-poet Robin Magowan probes the underlying vision of what the land and its people are about. "Bullaty and Lomeo began photographing as a team over 50 years ago when they first met in a dark room in New York City. Sonja Bullaty had come to America, a refugee from the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Angelo Lomeo grew up as a first generation American in Hell's Kitchen. It… Read More

New York: William Morrow, 1978. Hardcover. Good +/good. Oversize & Heavy, 192 p.; Index. B&W and Color photographs and black & white illustrations. "A historical survey of the rugs, carpets and other rug coverings that have graced America's floors for over 300 years. Here for the first time is a historical survey of rugs, carpets and other coverings that have graced America's floors over the past 300 years. Spanning an enormous range, from dirt floors to AstroTurf, from floorcloths and oilcloths to vinyl tiles, from handmade rugs to machine-made carpets, this book is the fruit of original research." Book is in good condition, but shows some age. Cover edges and hinges show wear and rubbing and bumping. Top of page block and edges have some spotting, there is tanning of all edges. Dust jacket has wear, edges bumped and rubbed and there is a small tear at the top of the spine. Soiling, mostly from dust, at the edges. A price tag on front jacket. Unclipped flap.

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2007. First edition, Advance Reading Copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. William Morgan, an American who made his way to the front line of Castro's revolution in Cuba, gets thorough and entertaining treatment in this biography. Largely unknown in the U.S., his story is filled with the suspense of a blockbuster war movie, offering new and insightful perspective into the political climate of 1950s Cuba. From Morgan's Ohio beginnings, Shetterly quickly moves to his life in rebel camps in Cuba's mountains, which Shettterly describes exquisitely, and quite viscerally. Deftly weaving together a considerable amount of research to set the scene, he uses his findings to paint an intriguing and nuanced portrait of Morgan as well as the political tensions of the time. In fact, in addition to Morgan's story, there's a fascinating subplot about how Castro and the revolutionaries did not enter the revolution with a clear Communist platform, but slowly evolved that… Read More

New York: Miramax / Hyperion Paperbooks for Children, 2004. Later printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion. Book is near fine with light edge wear.

New York: Smithmark, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 9 x 9 x 1 inches; 1.8 pounds; 160 p. Introduction by Jane Goodall and Ingrid Newkirk. "Full-page black-and-white photos portraying candid, animal-loving moments.... Animal Magnetism is in part a tribute to animal rights--with a forward by a staunch campaigner for our four-legged friends, the late Linda McCartney. It is also a meditation on the joy of pets, reminding us of how the animals in our lives are an essential part of our existence." -- Courtenay Kehn,  Book is fine. The dust jacket is very good with a small closed tear at lower spine, taped from the inside. The picture is a scan of the actual book.

Boston: Kingfisher, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Andrew Davidson. This collection contains over 20 irresistable animal stories from the greatest classic authors to today's best writers. Includes Stories by Ernest Hemingway, Dick King-Smith, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, John Steinbeck and E B White. Book in very good condition with normal shelf wear and light tanning to page edges. Interior pages clean and tight.

Sterling Publishing, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 11.25 x 8.5 inches; 224 p. Illustrated by Shelia Wright with black & white drawings plus 8 color plates. The book is in very good condition with minor edge wear. There is some discoloration, spotting, to the page block. Also, there's an inscription on the inside of the cover accompanied by a small black ink drawing of a house. The dust jacket, not clipped, is in very good condition, with a closed tear on the front cover by the spine, taped from inside, and a small closed tear on back. It has some soiling, especially along the flap bends. The picture is a scan of the actual book.

New York: Clarkson N Potter, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Barbara Milo Ohrbach has been collecting antiques for years. Cherchez is the elegant home furnishings shop she owns. Antiques at Home is filled with more than 300 photographs of beautiful old objects and rooms, and provides a wonderful look at the world of collecting -- from flea markets to elegant stores. The book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is very good. It is price clipped, has minor edge wear and bumping and there is a sliver torn from the top of the spine.

Menasha Ridge Press, 1995. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. In 1992 Jean Aspen and her husband, Tom, took their young son to live in Alaska's interior wilderness, building a cabin out of logs, hunting for food, and letting the vast, harsh beauty of the Arctic close in around them. While Jean had faced Alaska's wilderness before -- in a life-altering experience she chronicled in Arctic Daughter -- this journey would be different. Dogged by sickness and hardships, cut off from the rest of the world, her family faced not only a test of endurance, but of its own well-being and survival.... From a daily struggle against the elements to an encounter with a grizzly bear at arm's length, from moments of breathtaking beauty and self-realization to a harrowing, six-hundred-mile river passage back to civilization, Arctic Son chronicles fourteen remarkable months in the Arctic. At once a portrait of courage and a heart-pounding adventure story, Arctic Son portrays a family's… Read More

New York: Dell, 1991. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Attention closet maestros! This lighthearted course in conducting...will teach you how to strike up the band like a pro. Even if you can't read a note of music, you can make hours of podium pandemonium at home with this delightful guide. Photographs and line drawings throughout. -- from the cover of the book (Originally sold with a baton, but no baton with this book)"I'm a music student, and one of the courses we must take to complete our studies is conducting. This book is a great way to learn the basics, so anyone, and I mean anyone, can lead a symphony orchestra, on TV or on recording, in the privacy and comfort of their own home. But be warned: you'll want to conduct the minute you get to a real live concert! It's an absolute shame this book is out of print!" -- review by Valentine Book is in very good condition with minor edgewear and rubbing. Pages unmarked and binding tight.