Search Results: Titles starting with T from River House Books

Paperback with stapled binding 364 pages. Condition Good NO Dust Jacket War Department December 22, 1942 printing. Nice, tight, square copy with a small tear to the top cover and some stains on covers. Previous owner's signature on cover and title page. The usual yellowing with minor signs of wear and/or age.The M3 Stuart, officially Light Tank, M3, was an American light tank of World War II. The Light Tank M5A1 was the ultimate development of the Stuart tank family. Stuarts were the first American-crewed tanks in World War II to engage the enemy in tank versus tank combat.
This manual has two sections: Operating Instructions and Organization Instructions. First section is a detailed users manual describing how to operate the controls and armament of the M5A1 Stuart. Preventative maintenance, tools and equipment are described.
Section two contains detailed instructions for the repair of each system of the vehicle. Engine, electrical, transmission, tracks, suspension, hull and turret are covered.… Read More

A Talent for Genius: The Life and Times of Oscar Levant
by Sam Kashner & Nancy Schoenberger
Hardcover Cloth 512 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition Second printing 1994 with corresponding number line. Handsome black boards and silver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear - bumped corners. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Dust jacket sports original pricetags. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Oscar Levant was the Amadeus of Hollywood, the Oscar Wilde of Broadway -- and the most wildly self-destructive personality ever to become a household name. An astonishingly gifted concert pianist, composer, film and stage presence, radio and television raconteur, insult wit, and bestselling author, Levant steered a maniacally masochistic course through… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 159 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Stated First edition 1973. Beautiful teal boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature on front endsheet has been rudely scratched off with a black marker. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant is fragile with age and has been poorly mended with tape, with the usual shelf wear - tears, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Hardcover Cloth 916 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. First edition first printing with corresponding number line. Lovely brown boards with black buckram spine and gilt embossing shows off this clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few scrapes and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 916 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. First edition later printing with corresponding number line. Hansome brown boards with black buckram spine and gilt embossing shows off this clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had… Read More

Terrible Swift Sword (The Centennial History of the Civil War #2)
by Bruce Catton
Hardcover Cloth 559 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. BMOC Stated First edition 1963. Lovely grey and red boards with silver and black embossing shows off this tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight Shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket, discolored with age with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. The second volume of Bruce Catton's monumental Centennial History of the Civil War. Catton shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom. In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily… Read More

Terrible Swift Sword (The Centennial History of the Civil War #2)
by Bruce Catton
Hardcover Cloth 559 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. BMOC Presumed First edition 1963. Lovely grey and red boards with silver and black embossing shows off this tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored with Slight Shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. The second volume of Bruce Catton's monumental Centennial History of the Civil War. Catton shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom. In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily got out of control. This would not be the neat, short, "limited" war both sides had envisioned. And then the author reveals how the sweeping force… Read More

Texan Emigrant: Being a Narration of the Adventures of the Author in Texas, and a Description of the Soil, Climate, Productions, Minerals, Towns, Bays, Harbors, Rivers, Institutions, and Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants of that Country: Together with the Principal Incidents of Fifteen Years Revolution in Mexico: and Embracing A Condensed Statement of Interesting Events in Texas, from the First European Settlement in 1692, Down to the Year 1840.
Hardcover Cloth 368 pages. Condition Fine Mylar-protected Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First Texian Press edition 1968. Attractive maroon boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket with mylar cover smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Laid in facisimile map of Texas land grants c1840 by George… Read More

Trade Paperback with glued binding 70ish pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition Fifth printing 1986 with corresponding number line. Handsome illustrated wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Instructional manual for the TI-35 PLUS scientific calculator. The Texas Instruments TI-35 PLUS is a scientific calculator with 10 digits precision and algebraic logic first marketed in 1986. It has 40 keys, and an LCD (liquid crystal) display. The power source is 2xLR44 batteries. It added hexadecimal and octal calculations and a 10+2 display (i.e. 10 digit mantissa with a 2-digit exponent) with 12-digit internal precision.The original TI-35 was notable for being one of Texas Instruments' first use of CMOS controller chips in their designs, and was at the time distinguished from the lower-end TI-30 line… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 57 pages. Condition Fine NO Dust Jacket. Stated First edition 1977 limited printing of 2000 books. Handsome maroon boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Top edge is spotted by foxing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Jack Harmon that explores the history and architecture of the Spanish missions and other significant landmarks in Texas. The book is organized geographically, covering each of the state's five regions and their notable sites. The author provides a detailed account of the Spanish influence on Texas and how the missions served as centers of religious, social, and economic activity.
The book features many beautiful illustrations by Warren Hunter that highlight the unique architecture and design of each mission. In addition to the missions, the book also covers other important landmarks such as the Alamo, the San Jacinto… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 513 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition Later printing 2016 with corresponding number line. Striking yellow boards and red embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of American law enforcement. Frank Hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the Wild West through the bloody days of the… Read More

Texas as I See It: An Intentionally, But Only Slightly, Twisted View of The Lone Star State by Warren Paul Harris
Oversized Hardcover Cloth 159 page coffee table book. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. First edition First printing 2011 with corresponding number line. Handsome black boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few scrapes, scratches and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Warren Paul Harris portrays the great state of Texas in a detailed and vibrant style. From the majestic beauty of a Texas sunrise to the soaring drama of an abandoned grain elevator, his camera lens reveals to us varied and wondrous landscapes.

Hardcover Cloth 542 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 1987 with corresponding number line. Attractive red boards with black spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show. This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men and women we recognize, believe in, and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s, Texasville brings us up to date with Duane, who's got an adoring dog, a sassy wife, a twelve-million-dollar debt, and a hot tub by the pool; Jacy, who's finished playing "Jungla" in Italian… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 379 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1965. Attractive red boards with red buckram 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Shelf wear with some fading to top and bottom boards. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Protected by mylar cover. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The story of Betty Pellet, ex-actress as a Broadway and silent film star, politician and legislator, housewife, and hard-rock, bonanza-hunting miner. She invaded wartime Washington and waged a dramatic, one-woman battle, from Capitol Hill right into the White House to save the Rio Grande Southern, then a bankrupt mountain railroad on which ranchers and miners of five counties depended. Her… Read More

Hardcover Cloth Vol 2 published 1949 751 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. First edition BOMC printing from The Riverside Press. Nice clean, tight, square copy with no marks or highlights. Slight shelf wear with minor signs of wear and/or age. Spine is not sunned, stained or frayed. BOMC dot on right corner of back covers. Unclipped dust jacket with the usual fading, scuffs, tears and chips. Protected by a mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. 'The Second World War' is one of my best selling titles, for a reason! It's a superbly written, carefully researched set with deep insights into the conduct of WW2. The definitive, Nobel Prize–winning history of World War II, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literatureSeldom, if ever, has history endowed a statesman with both singular ability to make history, and singular ability to write it. As with so much of what Churchill wrote, The Second World War is not "history" in the… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 192 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 1986. Attractive white buckram boards and brown embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
A collection of Western short stories by Elmer Kelton, a renowned author in the Western fiction genre. Brings together a variety of tales that showcase Kelton's talent for depicting the American West with depth and realism. The stories often delve into the lives of everyday people facing extraordinary circumstances, set against the backdrop of the rugged and unforgiving landscape of Texas and the Southwest.
Elmer Kelton weaves a tapestry of the American frontier, populated by memorable characters and grounded in historical detail. His writing… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 193 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated First edition 1971. Handsome dark blue boards and silver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and clean with slight shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Projecting its focus forward into the 21st century, this science-fiction novel envisions the time when a New World has been created upon the ruins of present-day society. After the "Great Death" brought about by nuclear weapons, the descendants of the survivors have finally established a global Utopia. Martin Lindley is the only member of the Old World who has miraculously been kept alive in a comatose state, and the scientists have succeeded in rejuvenating him at an age of more than 100 years.People's interest in Martin is understandably great as he… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 254 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition first printing 1966. Nice teal boards and black embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's initials address stamped on title page. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing and a few stains. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket protected by mylar cover is smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH LOVE" is a book of art and high intelligence. Its autobiographical aspect does not disqualify it as pure literature, and the ordering that Miss Carr has made of her experience in the country does not diminish its authenticity as a faithful document, seen through the vision of a foreigner, of Philippine society in… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 872 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated First edition Second printing 2021. Handsome black boards with blue spine and silver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. With unprecedented access to private papers, diaries, letters, and countless interviews with figures ranging from Felicity Kendal to John Boorman and Trevor Nunn to Steven Spielberg, Hermione Lee builds a metiucously researched portrait of one of our greatest playwrights.Drawing on several years of long, exploratory conversations with Stoppard himself, it tracks his Czech origins and childhood in India to every school and home he's ever lived in, every piece of writing he's ever done, and every play and film he's ever… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 527 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1959. Attractive tan buckram boards with leatherette 1/4 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"General Bill" Sterling, as his friends called him, was a Texas Ranger of the old tradition—hard-riding and fearless but not a killer. Rising through the ranks, he became commander of the famed Rangers in the 1930s, when he served as adjutant general of Texas. His own story, told with warmth and vigor, is filled with adventures in the South Texas cattle country, the remote Ranger camps on the Río Grande, and the early Texas oil fields.
As captain of Company D, the last horseback ranger company, he scouted on practically all the large ranches in Texas, pursuing bandits,… Read More