Search Results: Titles starting with T from Conover Books

New York, NY: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a nice used copy! Black wrapper with white and red lettering. 250 informative and educational pages! "Taboo: Essays on Culture and Education is a collection of 15 compelling and controversial articles from the pages of Taboo: The Journal of Cultural Studies and Education. Scholars including Henry A. Giroux, Deborah P. Britzman, and Lawrence Grossberg explore intersections of race, gender, sexuality, social class, and power by examining cultural icons such as Forrest Gump and Borat, and social phenomena including cheerleading and the depiction of Jewish mothers on television. Taboo: Essays on Culture and Education is an indispensable resource for cultural studies scholars and students alike............

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brand new and unread copy; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Color illustrated wrapper with purple and black lettering. 217 new and unused informative and historical pages! "Tacachale-a Timucuan word that means "to light a new fire"-refers to an Indian ritual that the Timucuans used to minimize impending change and maintain their way of life. In these essays it symbolizes the efforts of the aborigines of Florida and southeastern Georgia to deal with the destruction of their cultures during the period of European colonization.....

U.S.A.: Bernan Assoc, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased as well as the front of the wrapper; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white wrapper with black lettering. 53 historical and informative pages! "'......between October and December 2003, at the Abu Ghraib Confinement Facility, numerous incidents of sadistic, blatant, and wanton criminal abuses were inflicted on several detainees. This systemic and illegal abuse of detainees was intentionally perpetuated by several members of the military police guard force. There was a severe lapse in the accountability of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison complex." Finally released to the public in March 2004, THE TAGUBA REPORT provides specific findings and offers official recommendations on the subject of detainee abuses, prisoner escapes, and the military's accountability. What's more, it details the "command… Read More

Tahlequah, OK: Sunflower Heritage Enterprises, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; there is a 7" tear starting at the head of the spine of the dj and running to the center; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 206 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "On a late August afternoon in 1839, two commissioners of the Cherokee Nation stood under a huge elm tree, one of them commenting, 'Tah-le-quah.' One translation of this was, 'This will do.' they had selected a location for the capital for their Nation at a site of unparalleled beauty, and on September 6 the constitution of the Cherokees would be proclaimed at a… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: Taishukan Publishing Company, 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some shelf wear; wriiting in marker on the outer page edges; overall a nice used copy! White vinyl wrapper with gilt lettering on the front and spine. 1933 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages!. Vinyl Bound. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: Taishukan Publishing Company, 1994. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some shelf wear; last few pages have been taped at the spine interior; some highlighting throughout the book; writing in marker on the outer page edges with some light soil there as well; overall a nice used copy! Blue vinyl wrapper with gilt lettering on the front and spine. Mapped endpapers. 2110 informative and educational pages!. Second Edition. Vinyl Bound. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, front and rear hinges are cracked, corners are bumped and rubbed, fraying in the top of the spine, shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition! Olive cloth with red and black design and lettering on the front cover and black lettering on the spine. 120 fun-filled and historical pages! Frontis is illustrated in color: "The Geese Hissed at Turkey Proudfoot.". First Edition. Pictorial Cloth Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry L. Smith. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; shelf worn; hinges are a little weak; former owner's inscription and date are in ink on the ffep; overall still a nice collectibe used first edition! Yellow cloth with green lettering on the spineand red and green lettering with a color illustration on the front board. "There were two ways in which Peter Mink was different from any other person in Pleasant Valley, or on blue Mountain, either. In the first place, he had no home; and in the second, he had a very long neck." ---- from Chapter 1 (How Peter Was Different).. First Edition. Yelllow Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry L. Smith. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover.

Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru Pub, 2000. A very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Signed and numbered 100 by the author! This is a very very rare and hard-to-find signed Limited Edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 235 very clean, unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "This Limited Edition of Tales Out of School by Carolyn Wheat is one of 225 clothbound copies signed and numbered by the author. Accompanying each copy is a separately printed pamphlet, Life, For Short by Carolyn Wheat. Seventeen years ago, Carolyn Wheat burst on the mystery scene with her Edgar-nominated first novel about Cass Jameson, one of the first female lawyers in a crime series. Since then Wheat has written five more novels and some of the finest recent short stories in the genre.". Signed by Author(s). First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York: Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1972. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 486 historical and magical pages! "An assemblage of fictitious narratives, presenting romantic adventures, supernatural episodes, and dark, if not even immoral, scenes, might seem to recommend itself only to an illiterate age or to a time of life when the opportunity for study and investigation has not yet been given. But nothing can well be more certain that the fact that tales of a fabulous cast have at all periods possessed an irresistible fascination alike for old and young, and that the knowledge of their unreality does not sensibly or generally impair our affection for these compositions........" ------- from the Introduction.. Reprint (1891). Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More

New York, New York: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1941. Edge and corner wear with some fraying along the edges and at the tale of the spine; no dj; scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; shelf worn; former owner's inscription is written in ink on the ffep; spine is faded as well as a portion of the front board; front and rear hinges are cracked; overall still a nice used copy! Green boards with a full-color illustrated pastedown on the front board and blue and black lettering. Unpaginated (SECOND EDITION), wonderfully illustrated in black and white and full-color! "Mother Duck once built her nest beside the wall of a great castle. There was a moat around the wall. It was filled with water in which many ducks and geese swam. Mother Duck found it very lonesome sitting on her eggs day after day. She did not have many visitors. Her friends liked better to swim about in the moat, than to sit and chat with her..........." ------- from The Ugly Duckling (SECOND EDITION).. Second… Read More

Adelaide, Australia: Seal Books, 1976. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Full-color pictorial wrapper with purple and white lettering. 189 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages of text and 12 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs and illustrations! "By camp-fire after the day's hunt, or during the heat of the day when the foods gathered from the bush or sea were cooked in the ground-ovens or on the coals of the open fire, the Aboriginal people loved to weave into their daily life the stories of bygone days. Bill Harney lived continually among the Aborigines for fifty years, recording their stories of fantasy, imagination, and witchcraft and he has produced an absorbing book for the student of human nature............". Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Canada: J. M. Dent, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. R. G. Miller. Edge and corner wear to the dj; dj is torn and repaired by tape in many places; scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; former owner's name is stamped in red in many places including the outer page edges; overall still a nice collectible used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Red cloth with a black and white illustration on the front board and white lettering on the spine. 186 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "Some of this book is myth, much of it is legend, perhaps most of it is true; all of it is genuine. The Mohawks (in their own language, the Canienga) are the most famous nation of the famous Confederacy of the Six Nations, remembered in history as the warlike Iroquois League, but… Read More

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; couple of small tears to the outer page edges; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! No publishing date, but the introduction is dated 1832. Green cloth with faded yellow lettering on the spine and a yellow illustration and lettering on the front board. 490 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "The Betrothed did not greatly please one or two friends, who thought that it did not well correspond to the general title of The Crusaders. They urged, therefore, that, without direct allusion to the manners of the Eastern tribes, and to the romantic conflicts of the period, the title of a Tale of the Crusaders would resemble the playbill which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out..............." -------- from the Introduction.. Reprint. Green… Read More

U.S.A.: Lulu.com, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brand new and unread copy; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Full-color pictorial wrapper with black and white lettering. 199 new and unread informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "You have all heard the story of the Mayflower landing at Plymouth and the early colonization, but what do you know about the People who greeted them and the lives they lived? They were the Poknocket Wampanoags. This is a story about the Mashpee Wampanoags told by Earl H. Mills, Sr., 'Chief Flying Eagle.' His perception is unique in that he and his family were involved in Tribal matters early on and Earl, as a child, had the benefit of their experiences and stories.............

U.S.A.: Mike Donahue , 2013. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Full-color pictorial wrapper with black and white lettering. 129 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "You can't watch the news anymore without seeing alarming statistics involving the destructive behavior of teenagers. When does it happen? When does innocence get replaced with skepticism and hope get replaced with doubt? Why does a kid stop being interested in sports or school and pick up a cigarette? When do they make the decision to stop caring about their future and get on a path that is going to ruin their lives?.........." (SIGNED COPY).. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.: Daniel & Daniel Pub, 1995. A very crisp and clean first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 176 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "From the rural villages of Central America to the Mojave Desert to the expensive homes of Santa Barbara, these stories by a superb writer explore the explosive relations between rich and poor workers and bosses, Anglo and Chicano, men and women, nature and culture. The urban novella 'Talking to the World' is about a discontent veterinarian, a bedridden philosopher, a by-the-rules apartment manager, Gustav Mahler, and a dying koala.". First Edition / First Printing. Black Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: The Tamawaca Press, 1985. 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Light blue wrapper with dark blue lettering and illustration on the front. 185 very clean unmarked and uncreased magical and historical pages! "The author begs to state that whatever is contained in this modest volume has been written in a spirit of the broadest goodfellowship, and with malice toward none. He has met odd and entertaining people in all quarters of the world and has brought them together in 'Tamawaca Folks' merely that he might weave them into his little romance, and with no thought of being in any way personal. Therefore, since these are many and variant types and can have no individuality for that reason, the writer begs his reader not to attempt to fit any of the fictitious characters to living persons, lest… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1972. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, spine is lightly creased as well as the lower corner of the front cover, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first Fawcett Gold Medal paperback edition! 255 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Was someone trying to rekindle the spark in McGee's old flame ---- or just trying to douse her light ....permanently?...." Fawcett Gold Medal m2513. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1986. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed, small tear (1") in the rear upper corner, pages are beginning to tone, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Very very scarce! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 212 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "This story starts with criminal passion in a shed and descends into sordid corruption. But remember one thing: love and antiques are the same. Hatred and evil are their opposite. I'm an antique dealer, and I should know.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.