Search Results: Titles starting with S from The Amber Wave

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A first edition copy in fine condition signed by the author on title page. The dustjacket is in unclipped in fine condition. The book tells the story of Shaw's canoe trip down the Usmacinta River, along the border of Mexico and Guatemala.Despite near-death in a rapid, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, and the murderous activities of druglords, Shaw returned to tell his tale..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- in a clipped dustjacket. A fascinating well-researched investigation into the beginnings of tourism during the expansion period of our history..

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft. Quarto. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- no markings whatsoever. Great copy!.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. A good copy without a dustjacket. First edition, 2nd printing. The green cloth-covered boards are slightly warped on the bottom so the book doesn't lay perfectly flat, otherwise tight and completely clean. Very unusual poetry such as: Hearing music/she stands still/a deer under a spell/her friends give her the news/ of her lover/and she hears it all/ but she asks again/she dreams without sleeping/I can tell that love/has watered its little plant in her.

New York: Viking Penguin, 1993. Book. Excellent. Hardcover. Yes. First Edition. 81/2" x 51/2"w. A mystery in which Charlie Bradshaw uncovers clues to an unsolved mystery that he feels morally compelled to figure out, even though he's been off the force for ages. A great copy of the book with a slightly edge-worn dustjacket..

Ballston Spa, NY: Aurora Publications, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A very good copy, tight and clean, with just a small ding on the top of the spine. A fascinating collection of stories about paranormal activity in some of the older homes of Saratoga Springs and the outlying towns of Mechanicville, Rexford, Hadley, Halfmoon, etc..

New Jersey: PMC, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. Oblong. A fine copy -- tight and completely clean -- in a fine dustjacket. Features photos of race horses, polo ponies, show horses, etc. and some famous horse trainers in and around Saratoga Springs..

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 10" x 8"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean on the inside -- in a dustjacket that with a large tear on the front & smaller one on the back. Also has some light soiling along the top and bottom of the books' pages..

Pa.: Chilton Book Co., 1994. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This is the revised edition. It's completely clean and filled with illustrations - mainly black & white, but color as well..

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Book. As New. Soft cover. An "as new" copy with no markings whatsoever. Interesting collection of "then and now" photographs of Schenectady, NY..

Geneva,NY: W.F. Humphrey, 1914. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. Octavo. A very interesting history of Schenectady from 1661 to 1914. It contains a varitety of old photographs,(i.e.the Glen Sanders mansion before it became the monstrosity it is today)plates, and maps. Some of the plates are of Colonel Yates and Eliphalet Nott, Union College president from 1804-1866..

New York: Bonanza Books, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hard Cov. First. 10" x 7 1/4"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- some foxing of the front endpapers. The unclipped dustjacket shows some shelf wear with a small chip on the foot of the slightly faded spine section..

UK: David & Charles, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket --no markings whatsoever. This is the story of the discovery of the Breadalbane, the northernmost shipwreck known to man..

New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1992. Book. Illus. by Burkett, Christopher. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A near fine copy--completely clean but with an indentation at the top of the first few pages from a paper clip. No rusty residue! The unclipped dustjacket is in fine condition.Beautiful color seasonal photographs taken all over the U.S.by Burnett complement poems by Frost. .

New York: Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Near-fine condition because of a few dog-eared pages and some bits of writing. An interesting approach to teaching reading and writing from the inside-out. The author demonstrates how a teacher can participate in the process of deciphering difficult English, have students make language, and how to communicate through language with aliens in space. Sears offers teachers many fun ways of engaging students in the study of language..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. Book. E/Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. An excellent copy -- tight and clean -- no markings whatsoever of the first book in the famous children's mystery series..

New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1964. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A first edition copy in fine condition, in a clipped near fine dustjacket. Written by a close friend of Frost --Thompson -- this is as close as the poet came to his autobiography. Among these 566 letters, are letters to Edward Arlington Robinson, poet and playwright, short correspondence between him and President John F. Kennedy, and others. I find the letters written by non-admirers the most interesting because of the response they elicit from Frost..

New York: Atheneum, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). A near fine copy --completely clean-- some rubbing to the cover. Inscribed by the author on the title page:" W.S. Merwin, Sept. 18, 1992, Best Wishes Yvette." Poems from the following volumes included in this copy: "A Mask for Janus, 1952; The Dancing Bears, 1954; The drunk in the Furnace, 1960; The Moving Target, 1963; The Lice, 1967; The carrier of Ladders, 1970; Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment, 1973; The Compass Flower, 1977: Opening the Hand, 1983..

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A near fine copy --tight and clean--in a very good dustjacket. The book is a collection of 17th century draughtsmanship as represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These artists are Annibale Carracci, G.B. Castsiglione, Pietro da Cortona, Carlo Maratti, and Salvator Rosa. Many other artists are featured also such as Dandini, Crespi, Cerquozzi, Chiari,Franceschini, etc. Also included are anonymous drawings of interest..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight but somewhat soiled on the edges and a few pages showing some exposure to moisture. The unclipped dustjacket is showing some shelf wear..