Search Results: Titles starting with T from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Scholastic Books, 1971. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Acceptable/None as Issued. Text/Near New, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/Poor; sound w/edge wear, creasings to front/back covers, soiling/discoloration, and white-out to upper front edge. PO name to upper text edge, and numerals inked to front (photo of Peter O'Toole) cover verso. First published 1939; this is a reprint. Biography of T[homas E[dward] Lawrence (1988 - 1935) known as Lawrence of Arabia. British soldier and writer who, from 1916 onwards, helped lead the Arab revolt against the Turks in the Middle East leading to the eventual victory of General Allenby's victory in Palestine, 1918. Lawrence describes this period in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)

New York, NY: The New York Times, 2015. First Edition, April 12, 2015 . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. COVER ART: Kanye West in a vintage coat, Jiergem Teller photo. Feature articles include: 1, The Agony & the Ecstasy of Kanye West (Jpm Caramanica); 2, Blithe Spirit (Marella Caracciolo Chia); 3, Inside the House (Jo-Ann Furniss); 4, All at Once (on Joan Jonas by Lisa Cohen); and 5, Intelligent Design (creations of Iris van Herpen, by Alice Gregory).

New York, NY: The New York Times, 2015. First Edition, March 29, 2015 . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. COVER ART: Guest room of Gerald & Betty Ford, Anthony Cotsifas photo. Feature articles include: 1, True West (Amanda Fortini); 2, Restoration Politics (Rob Haskell); 3, Folk Revival (Jesse Barron); 4, A Moment in Time (Marian McEvory); and 5, Cultivating Genius (Cy Twombly, by Stacey Stowe).

Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, 1985. 15th Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy w/light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to endpapers & text blocks. Gilt embossed, deep green boards. DJ/None as Issued. First published 1940 by Clarence Wilbur Taber (1870 - 1968); this is the 2205 pgs, Thumb-Indexed, 15th Edition, illustrated w/some 203 color drawings (list on pg XXV). edited by Clayton L. Thomas of the Harvard School of Public Health, 1985.

New York, NY: Macmillan, 1934. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New w/tidy pencilled formulas to fEP & title page of Appendix, marginalia to pgs 115, 171, & 180. Brown linen boards/VG w/edge rubs & light fraying to spine edges. DJ/None. Initials to upper/lower text blocks. BEST/LAID IN: Errata: Taped to first title page --- afore mentioned marginalia reflect listed corrections. This is the First Edition, First Printing of Janunary 1934. Reference/resource. Helpful collection showing where the derivation of results is given, or where further similar results may be found. Major sectors are: 1, Algebraic Functions; 2, Trigonometric Functions; 3, Inverse Trigonometric Functions; 4, Exponential Functions; 5, Error Function, or Probability Integral; 6, Logarithmic Functions; 7, Hyperbolic Functions; 8, Inverse Hyperbolic Functions; 9, Elliptic Functions; 10. Bessel Functions; 11, Surface Zonal Harmonics; 12, Definite Integrals; and, 13, Differential… Read More

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1936. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/NEW w/light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to endpapers. Vintage 1936, First Edition, First Thus. Blue linen boards w/green lettering/NF w/trace edge wear. Green DJ/Good; strong & sound w/edge & surface wear & loss to upper back edge near spine. Convenient music history reference. Following a tabulated format, music critic Oscar Thompson (1887 - 1945) presents biographical outlines containing the important events & works of great Western composers in vertical columns. 13 fold-out charts. Read horizontally, format allows quick comparisons of fellow contemporary musicians. Largely, dates given are those of compositions; for operas, dates mostly those of first performances.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ray Ovington (Author-Illustrator). Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated black linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price-clipped w/light edge wear. Light spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text edge. At the point of publication, Ray Ovington (1917-), known to anglers as the MC of the radio, and later television, show "The Rod & Gun Club Club of the Air" and his columns in the New York World-Telegram & Sun, was the head of the Natural Resources Group of the Univ of California at Irvine. This reference/resource, illustrated by Ovington, is well described by its lengthy sub-title: This unqiuely concrete book teaches the angler how to "read" trout water and, with the help of numerous precise procedural drawings, explains exactly how to wade, cast, and fish out each of 33 different, but typical, kinds of trout pools". Fine copy.

Munchen: dtv - Deutsche Taschenbuch Verlag, 1962. Reprint . Printed Coated Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/16" Tall. This is volume 30 (of 45) of the publisher's Gesamtausgabe, a reprint of one of the 24 volumes in the Artemis Verlag Gedenkausgabe. "Goethe hat die "Tag- und Jahreshefte" selbst wohl nicht als eine direkte Forsetzung von "Dichtung und Wahrheit" angesehen. Das Werk erschien demgemass auch nicht unter dem die ubrigen grossen autobiographischen Shriften verbindenden Obertitle "Aus Meinem Leben". Die "Tag- und Jahreshefte" umgriefen - im Gegenteil - nochmals das gesamte Leben Goethes, beginnend mit dem Jahre 1749." (Sudhof) 299 pages, with Nachwort (by Siegfried Sudhof), and Inhalt. Covers show discoloration and insignificant creasing; text is clean and strong.

Newton, CT: The Taunton Press, 1979. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Rosanne Somerson; Roger Birn (Photographers); Blackbirch Graphic Arts (Illustrations). BRAND NEW Copy, & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover/NF w/trace edge wear to lower front. Volume I only of a set of 3 by Danish-born, intitally trained in Denmark, honored professional woodworker Tage Frid (1915 - 2004). Pioneer of Modern Design in the studio furniture in the U.S. in the Danish-modern style, known for his three legged stool, and for establishing the first college-level program of Woodworking & Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where he taught 1962 - 1985. Frid's designs are part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 206 pgs w/some 365 drawings & 900 photos in 10 chapters 1, Introduction; 2, The Material; 3, Saws; 4, Preparing Stock; 5, Dovetails; 6, Other Multiple Joints; 7, Tongue &… Read More

Tahoe Knots. Soft Cover/Leaflet. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW. 1-page leaflet. Classic beanie for infants to one-year olds. Fashioned on size 6 circular needles in either one color or bi-color stripes.

Boston, MA.: Little, Brown, 1988. First Edition, First Printing . Hard Cover/Stitched. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New. Boards w/illustrated paste-down/VG; strong w/rubs to all corner tips. DJ/None. Gift inscription to front cover verso. Unique anthology of largely unknown children's verse and riddles of the Mother Goose tradition with original illustrations. Excellent repository from the rich collections of Iona Archibald Opie (1923 -) and Peter Mason Opie (1918 -1982), folklorists specializing in children's literature.

New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light edge wear. 300 recipes for elegant meals (including Boeuf en Daube & Chicken Kiev) assuming preparation on portable campstoves, barbecues, or for packing foods prepared at home before travels. .

New York, NY: Philomel Books/Putnam Publishing, 1966. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Tasha Tudor (Editor, Illustrator). Text/NEW and Bright. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/Good; intact w/creasings & closed tears to upper edges, light stains to lower edges, and price-clipped. Boston-born artist & writer Tasha Tudor (1915 - 2008) illustrated near 100 hundred books for children. A Christmas volume, compiled, edited & illustrated by Tasha Tudor, was first published 1966; this is its 7th impression. Meaning of Christmas for all family members. Gathered under one cover, the book brings together time honored songs, stories & poems of the season, and, ends w/a portrait of Christmas joys practiced in her own home. 157 pgs, illustrated in color & b/w, in 6 parts: I, Christmas Thoughts; II, Christmas Stories; III, Christmas Poems; IV, Christmas Carols; V, Christmas Lore & Legends; and VI, Tasha Tudor's Christmas, followed by a biographical sketch of the author.

Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Assembly of 20 knitting projects suitable to carry along wherever one might go. Patterns designed by Stephanie Japel, Jane Davis, Hannah Fettig and others. Five chapters: 1, Getting Started; 2, Hats; 3, Scarves & Gloves; 4, Socks & Stocking; and 5, Other Favorites (bibs, earings, bags).

Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group/Brown & Benchmark, 1996. 2nd Edition, First Printing . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace wear to soft cover. 20 controversial issues, presented in a pro-and-con formate, regarding race and ethnicity. Contributing authors represent diverse backgrounds (social scientist, political commentators, historians, etc). Richard Monk provides background information on the issues, summaries of the debates, considers other views on the subject, and suggests additional readings.

Frankfurt, Germany: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 1980. Reprint of 1981 . Soft Cover/Cloth. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Cloth softcover/NF w/light surface wear. German language text. Humor & wit w/cartoon illustrations. Tactics in marital wars --- fighting in that institution in which two, differing in gender characteristics, temperament, background & upbringing, and dreams & desires, come together, for better for worse, and an endless eternity of sharing table, bed, bath, and not in the least, income. With laughter, still a social institution to consider.

Big Sur, CA: Parker Brothers, 1983. First Edition, 5th Printing . Hard Cover/Stitched. Very Good/None as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tom Cooke (Illustrator). Text/Near New; Bright & Clean. llustrated boards/VG, w/light rubs to edges & corner tips. Book 5 in the Care Bear series. A gentle tale on what best to do when problems confront the very young. An adventure in which Care Bears leave their land of Care-a-lot to help young Kevin that running away does not solve problems. Kevin had just run away from home but to fall into the hands of Professor Coldheart, who believes people should have no feelings & must stop loving & caring for themselves as well as others. Unpaginated pgs w/colour illustrations in which Coldheart is no match for colorful, snuggly little Care Bears.

Frederick Warne/ Penguin Books, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Nf. Beatrix Potter (Author, Illustrator). Text/New & Bright. 2002 Edition, text reset in period typeface, & six restored original illustrations. Illustrated blue boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/soil spot to inner flap. PO name to allocated slot on title page. 1902, first book of 23, written & illustrated by Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943). Story of mischievous young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased about, in the garden of Mr. McGregor. He returning home, his mother beds him w/1 tablespoon of chamomile tea, while younger sisters Flopsy, Mopsy & Cotton-tail dine on a full meal of bread, milk & blackberries! Tale written 1893 for 5 year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess, Annie Carter Moore, and self-published via Frederick Warne in 1902, to be translated into 36 languages, and sell some 45 million copies! Fine copy despite PO name.

New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; strong w/edge & surface wear. Classic Vietnamese narrative poem of epic length. Chronicle of young, beautiful and dutiful Kieu who, to save her family, sells herself into concubinage but to be forced into prostitution. This is a scholarly, free verse, translation by Huynh Sanh Thong (1926 - 2008) of Nugyen Du's (1766 - 1820) masterful work written in iambic luc-bat, or "six-eight verse in Vietnamese "Southern script" which requires extensive knowledge of the Chinese script. This vernacular, folk genre, was recited by story-telling bards in the land when literacy was low. Storyline closely follows the revised version of the Chinese Ming Dynasty novel entitled Chin Yun Ch'iao Chuan (biographies of Chin, Yun and Ch'iao) by Hsu Wei. Volume is rich in annotated Chinese literary allusions,.

New York, NY: Frederick Warne/Penguin Group, 1987. Reprint of 1989 . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near perfect copy. First published 1904; this is a reissue of the 1987 Edition printed from new color plates of Beatrix Potter's (1866 - 1943) original art work. 5th adventure in a series of 23 in the Peter Rabbit Books. Book is set in a doll house, belonging to "W.M.L.W", and to whom this tale is dedicated. Two bad mice, Tom Thumb and wife, Hunca Munca, come across the unoccupied doll house and promptly settle in ... but, what to do when the deliciously enticing ham proves to be fashioned from plaster! A delightful tale.