Search Results: Titles starting with N from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

London and New York: Routledge, 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. London and New York: Routledge, 1991. 9 x 6 inches: pp. xx, 168, (4). Black illustrated cardboard wraps with white and blue type. Light edge and corner wear. Scuff on upper edge of back cover. Name written on upper edge of free facing end page. Otherwise text is unmarked. Binding tight.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition, first printing. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. [12], 434, [2]. Photographic dust jacket with white and tan lettering. Black cloth spine with maroon boards, spine titles in silver gilt. Notes, index. Frontis of Bedford. Corners nudged, textblock square. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. In complete dust jacket with no flaws. A comprehensive and well researched biography.

Cranford, New Jersey: American Atheist Press, 2015. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Cranford, New Jersey: American Atheist Press, 2015. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xxi, 518. Dark brown photographic cardboard covers with red and white type. Light edge wear, creasing on front cover. One dog eared page. Light smear on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. From the back cover - "NazarethGate chronicles in riveting detail how the failed field of New Testament Archaeology is a toxic stew of competing agendas, as cynical excavators alter evidence and invent facts while promoting religious tourism in Israel and alvaging a grand hoax: 'Jesus of Nazareth' - an iconic figure who probably never lived."

Amsterdam; Boston; London; New York: Elsevier, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Amsterdam, Boston, London, New York: Elsevier, 2007. First edition. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches: pp. xii, 275. Light blue photographic boards with green, blue and black type. With references, index, photos, charts. Boards have edge and corner wear, bumping, some scuffing. Bottom corners of pages are wrinkled, moisture stiffened in latter half of book. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, 1968. First edition. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches: pp. x, 196. Black, yellow, white and blue illustrated paper dust jacket with black and white type. Yellow cloth boards with black type on spine. With sources, index. Illustrated with numerous black and white images throughout, depicting various elements of the New Mexican life in the 19th century, including illustrations of indians, the wilderness, cowboys, livestock, soldiers, and more. Two small closed tears to dust jacket, with some wear/rubbing to extremities. Light bit of foxing to head and foot of book. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

USA: Tor Books, 1982. First edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. George Perez. USA: Tor Books, 1982. 1st edition, 1st printing. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches: pp. 224. Yellow illustrated wraps with red type. With an introduction by Marv Wolfman. Light edge and corner wear, creasing. Small tear on upper corner of back cover near spine. Pages are age toned, but unmarked. Binding crisp and tight. Compiles the first four issues of The New Teen Titans. Comic is in black and white.

Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2015. Paperback. Very Good. Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2015. 8 1/2 x 6 inches: pp. 404. Glossy wraps in shades of red with white and black type. Index, notes on contributors, 2 page catalog of Dramatergies series, 19 essays. Edge wear, small bump at upper edge of spine. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. "The contributors document, contrast and analyse significant case studies, representing examples from site-specific performance to new South African plays, from traditional indigenous performance practice to the reimagining of Western classics."

London, England: British and Foreign Bible Society (by the American Bible Society), 1919. Leather-bound. Good Plus. London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1919. 6 x 4 inches: pp. [4], 486. Black pebbled morocco (goatskin). Shelf wear, rubbing particularly to top of spine and back cover. All edges gilt. Slight vertical creasing to flexible leather covers. Front hinge started, but holding solidly. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Some pages age-tanned. Unmarked. Binding solid. Solid copy with many reads left. "isiZulu, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa." (Wikipedia.

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 26. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Age-tanning. Date written in pen incorrectly, August 11, on upper edge of front cover. Short wrinkle/crease along bottom corner of back cover. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 26. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 30. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers reading that there were 45 issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F."

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 26. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Age-tanning, foxing, slight bit of moisture staining on fore edge of a couple of pages. Color cartoon front cover, black and white cartoon to rear. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. First appearance of John Cheever's "A Sutton Place Story". Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 20. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers reading that there were 45 of these special reprints issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F./ to the Navy by The Bureau of Naval Personnel."

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 25. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Age-tanning. Page 11/12 has vertical crease and some wrinkling Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 28. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 30. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers readingthat there were 45 issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F."

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 26. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Vertical crease along whole of magazine. Age-tanning, foxing. A couple of pages have a larger spot - moisture? Color cartoon front cover, black and white cartoon to rear. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 18. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers reading that there were 45 of these special reprints issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F."

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 26. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Age-tanning. Short tear along rear fore edge and bottom corner of spine. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Notable articles include Edmund Wilson's review of George Orwell's Animal Farm, and an update of the Nuremberg Trials by Rebecca West. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 30. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 30. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers reading that there were 45 issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service… Read More

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 26. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Tears at spine on either side of the staples. Age-tanning. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 19. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 19. A reliable bookselling colleague thinks there were 45 issued per year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F., and the Navy by the Bureau of Naval Personnel"

New York: F.R. Publishing Corporation, 1946. Overseas Edition for Armed Forces. Staplebound. Good. New York: F. R. Publishing Corporation,1946. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 25. Illustrated paper cover. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. 3 1/2" X 1/2" chip from front leaf. Smaller chip on upper edge of front cover at date and on upper edge and fore edge of back cover. Cover is detaching at spine. Age-tanning. Contains Talk of The Town, portraits, fiction, poetry, the current cinema, "newsbreaks" (humorous snafus from sundry local newspapers or periodicals), and lots of cartoons. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 44. Armed Forces edition, with all the editorial content, but without advertising. Reprinted from Vol. 3, No. 30. A reliable bookselling colleague remembers reading that there were 45 issued each year, during certain years encompassing World War II. Below title logo, reads: "Distributed to the army by Special Service Division A.S.F."

New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. First edition. Mass market paperback. Good. New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. First edition, first printing. 6 7/8 x 4 inches: pp. [8], 277, [2]. Red illustrated cardboard wraps with white and purple type. Edge and corner wear, rubbing at spine edges. Creasing. Spine slightly cocked. Text is unmarked. Binding solid. The legendary science fiction writer's only novel, intended to be the centerpiece in his cycle of stories chronicling the Rediscovery of Man and the Holy Insurgency.

New York: Hyperion, 2006. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. New York: Hyperion, 2006. 2nd printing. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xviii, 250. Green cloth-covered boards, black spine. Inscribed and signed on front free end paper. Dust jacket has light edge wear, creasing. Light scuffing on boards. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Mr. Copeland's one-man performance piece, also entitled . NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN, was the longest-running solo show in San Francisco history...The San Francisco Chronicle called it "A beautiful mix of wry humor and . heartbreak, indignation and inspiration, a singular story of extreme isolation that speaks to anyone who's every felt out of place...". "Incisive, emotional and funny. An honest look at where we've been and where we are with race relations in this country." Rob Reiner.

Colorado Springs, Colorado: Century One Press, 1975. Softcover. Good. Colorado Springs, CO: Century One Press, 1975. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 96. Perfect-bound booklet, Tan card covers with black lettering. Clipping laid in at rear recounts the author's death by drowning in the very stream -- Chalk Creek -- about which she writes. Some staining and rippling to covers, mostly around spine. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Includes fascinating section on "Stage Coach Rules -- 1870": "If the stage teams run away or are pursued byIndians, stay in the coach and take your chances. Don't jump out for you will either be injured or scalped; In cold weather abstain from liquor for you are subject to freezing quicker if under the influence than if you are cold sober; If chewing tobacco, spit to the leeward side; Don't swear, snore, or lap over on neighbords when sleeping; Don't discuss politics or religion. Don't point out sites where robberies or Indian attacks have taken place.

London: John Murray, 1836. First Edition. 3/4 Leather Binding. Good. London: John Murray, 1836. First edition. 8 1/2 x 6 inches: pp. [6], x, [1 - Directions to the printer for the placement of the plates], 663. 3/4 calf leather over marbled paper boards. With 16 plates and tissue guards, fold out map attached in back of book, appendix, and a list of subscribers to the Arctic Land Expedition. Rebacked with recent calf leather around spine. Title, author and date stamped in silver gilt on spine. Original leather on quarter panels and adjacent to spine is worn and rubbed with some cracking. Some wear, scuffing to marbled paper sides. Marbled page edges have some fading. 1836 written in pencil underneath Roman numerals on title page. Spotted foxing, toning to pages.Binding tight. Stamp for A. V. Emmott & Sons Bookbinders, Inc. affixed inside lower edge of back cover. One of the important works of Arctic exploration, being an account of Back's expedition in search of John Ross, who had been missing for… Read More