Search Results: Titles starting with U from Flamingo Books

William H. Maisel, 1974-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. 1974 signed first edition, William Maisel (Lutherville, Maryland), 6 x 8 inches tall paperbound in white stiff paper covers with green lettering to front cover, 86pp. Mild cover wear and a few small tic marks to price list at rear of volume. Nicely signed by the author on the title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~GG~

Toppan Printing Co, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1953 Toppan Printing Co. (Tokyo, Japan), 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches tall x 1 inch thick pebbled blue hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), pale blue UN logo, gilt lettering and white outline of ship to front cover, pictorial/map endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, index, 282 pp. Moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with slight bumping and wear to tips. Moderate soiling and dampstaining to endpapers, with a one-inch chip to the lower edge of the front free-endpaper. Light dampstains to fore and lower margins of several pages, especially toward the rear of the volume. Despite these detractions, still an excellent and complete reading/reference copy of this rare 1953 Korean War Navy cruise book. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP19~ [5.5P] Documents the 1953 Korean cruise of the USS Boxer - San Francisco / San Diego /… Read More

International Trademark Association, 1997-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1997 International Trademark Association (NY), 5 7/8 x 9 inches tall paperbound, xiii, 193 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~TTT~ History and explication of US laws against product counterfeiting, trademark violation and similar commercial piracy offenses. Abbreviated contents: Introduction; Historical Development of Trade Dress Law in the United States; Inherent Distinctiveness: Wading Through the Morass; Recent Cases on Functionality: Expanding the 'Right to Copy'; Product Configuration: The 'Ugly Duckling' of U.S. Trade Dress Law?; The 'Brand Name Defense'; Protection of Single Colors and Other Non-Traditional Trademarks; Conclusion; Table of Cases; Selected Topical Index.

UCLA Theater, Film and Television Alumni Association, 1998. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1998 UCLA Theater, Film and Television Alumni Assn (Santa Monica, California), oblong 10 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches tall glossy hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), blue endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 233 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Primary detraction is neat red underlining scattered throughout text. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~J~ [3.5P] A history of the first half century of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leading university had combined all three (theater, film and television) of these aspects into a single administration. The undergraduate program is often ranked among the world's top drama departments. The graduate programs are… Read More

Henry Hoyt. Good. 1869 Henry Hoyt (Boston, Massachusetts), 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches tall embossed full leather bound, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, all page edges gilt, marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles framing both pastedowns, illustrated by engraved frontispiece and numerous full-page engravings (all with tissue guards), extra engraved title page (printed in red, purple and brown), all page red-ruled, 258 pp. Slight to moderate staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with about two inches of cracking to the leather along the upper hinge of the front cover. A bit of bumping and chipping to the lower spine cap. Very slight bowing to front board. Marginal sun fading to marbled pastedowns. Slight cracking between marbled front pastedown and adjoining free-endpaper, though the binding is quite solid. Christmas 1868 gift inscription and prior owner name stamp to blank front free-endpaper. Slight staining to title page, and to a few interior pages. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean,… Read More

U.KS, 1955-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1955 University of Kansas Publications (Topeka, Kansas) 8 x 10 3/4 inches tall soft bound in grey wraps, containing six articles, all separately paginated. Identification number in pen spine and top of front cover. Prior owner name in pen to top of front cover. very minor edgewear to covers, with sun-fading to spine. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked.~~SP07~~ Association copy: The prior owner, Dr. Leonard Krishtalka, is a well known vertebrate paleobiologist who currently directs the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas.~~SP07~~

Verlag der k. k. Geologischen Reichsanstalt, 1903-01-01. Paperback. Good. In German. 1903 Verlag der k. k. Geologischen Reichsanstalt (Vienna, Austria), 10 x 13 1/2 inches tall paperbound, bound in heavy grey boards with title from wraps mounted on front cover, 44 pp. plus seven full-page engraved plates with accompanying descriptions. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~GGG~

Martha Shenkenberg, 2002. spiral_bound. Good. 0x0x0. 2002 M. Annee (Pasadena, California), 8 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches tall spiral bound in glossy white pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs, 78 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon Pasadena guide. ~Z~ [1.0P] A 2002 city guide to Pasadena which serves as something of a freeze-frame for two decades ago. Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, 11 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley.

Moizeis Alexandre Gomis / UEG - UnU, 1998-01-01. Paperback. Good. In Portuguese. 1998 first / limited edition (1,000 copies), Moizeis Alexandre Gomis / UEG - UnU (Ipora, Brazil), 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches tall paperbound, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 295 pp. Mild soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce 250-year history of the colonization and development of western Goias, Brazil, covering the period from 1748 through 1998. OCLC has no listings. ~SP07~

Libreria Linardi y Risso. Very Good. In Spanish. 2005 signed and inscribed first edition, Libreria Linardi y Risso (Montevideo, Uruguay), 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches tall paperbound, 160 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Nicely inscribed and signed by the poet on the half title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce collection. ~SP39~ Collection of works by Uruguayan poet Cristina Meneghetti, who is married to Uruguayan academic and critic Jorge Ruffinelli. Meneghetti has authored more than 7 other collections, including Alguna de las Cosas (1988).

Editorial Gredos, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1967 Editorial Gredos (Madrid, Spain), 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 inchges tall paperbound in tan covers printed in red and black, 198 pp. Slight edgewear to cover, with minor bumping to lower tip of front cover and resultant very slight creasing to the first few page tips. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~NN~ [1.0P] The best known work of Emilio Carilla (1914-1995), Argentine Romanist. Volume 99 of Biblioteca romanica hispanica. II. Estudios y ensayos.

The New Press, 2003. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x8. 2003 signed first edition, New Press (New York), 6 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches tall hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, yellow cloth over aqua paper-covered spine, gilt lettering to spine, aqua endpapers, [12], 404 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Nicely signed by authors Mike Davis and Jim Miller and photographer Fred Lonidier on the blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a very good dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP28~ [2.5P] A history of class and power in San Diego, an anti-tourist guide that debunks the sunshine myth for locals and visitors alike. 'Let's just say there was good liaison between city government and business.' - Ex-mayor of San Diego, Frank Curran, on the 1960s. For fourteen million tourists each year, San Diego is the fun place in the sun that never breaks your heart. But… Read More

B.T. Fossen, 1994-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1994 B.T. Fossen (n.p.), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (green plastic comb) in tan printed covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 269 pp. plus signed note from author laid in. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Creasing to upper page tips. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare genealogy. OCLC (No. 608765008) locates only two copies at institutions worldwide. ~SP34~ [2.5P] Looks at the ancestry of, and traces the descendants of, Valentin and Juliane Thoma, who came to America from Germany in 1870.

Risk Enterprises, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1979 signed and inscribed first edition, Risk Enterprises (Laramie, Wyoming), 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches tall brown buckram cloth hardbound, no dust jacket, black lettering to front cover and spine, 166 pp. Moderate staining and soiling to covers. Nicely signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce self-help book. OCLC (No. 5691406) locates only four copies at institutions worldwide. ~R~ A cognitive-behavioral approach to love and heartbreak. 'By reading this book and understanding its principles, you should acquire a more thorough knowledge and respect for love based on reality. The book deals with the social use of the concept of love as it is today. It attempts to make sense out of all we have been taught about love.' - from the Introduction. The author also wrote the 2006 work, The Mystique of Love Unveiled (Cassandra Publications).

Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prison, 2005-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2005 first edition Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, Inc. (Buffalo, New York), 11 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches tall x 3 inches thick three-ring binder, title to front cover, tabbed chapters, 667 pp. Slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce legal education text. Not in OCLC. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [6.5P] Prepared as a text for a New York continuing legal education course, this work provides excellent coverage of the issues presented when mental health issues are a factor in a criminal case, especially for New York practitioners. Contents: Introduction to Forensic Mental Health; Mental Disorders Typically Encountered in Defense of a Criminal Case (Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Other… Read More

University of California San Diego. Acceptable. 1985 first edition Karen Judith Wimhurst / University of California (San Diego, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (black plastic comb), thesis format printed on recto side only of each page, vii, 128 ff. Moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Staining top the first few pages, from the title page through the Absract page. Slight chipping and foxing to the fore edge of the first 20 pages or so. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce text. OCLC (No. 682102754) locates only two copies, in San Diego and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP21~ A thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirement for the degree Master of Arts in Music at the University of California San Diego. 'Within this thesis, I present my musical development as an improvisor during a two-year period in… Read More

Plon, 1940-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. In French. 1940 second edition Librairie Plon (Paris), 4 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches tall hardbound, marbled paper-covered boards over red leather spine, gilt ruling and lettering to spine, xii, 234 pp. Rubbing, minor staining and edgewear to covers. Age toning to pages, mainly affecting margins. Pencil marks to title page. Otherwise, a very good copy. ~TTT~ An exploration of the debate over the true author of the spiritual classic, The Imitation of Christ.

Plon. Good. In French. 1940 signed and inscribed first edition Librairie Plon (Paris), 4 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches tall paperbound in grey wraps printed in black and red ink, xii, 234 pp. Light to moderate foxing, staining, rubbing, edgewear and edge tears to covers, with a bit of creasing to tips. Chipping and tearing to one inch of lower edge of rear cover and last few pages adjacent to spine. On the half title page, nicely inscribed and signed by the author, French economist and attorney Maurice Lewandowski (1868-1940), in the year of issue, which was the same year he died. Moderate uniform age toning to pages. A number of unopened signatures, easily remedied with a paper knife or paying card. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of this scarce issue, quite rare signed. ~TTT~ In French. An exploration of the debate over the true author of the spiritual classic, The Imitation of Christ, by French economist and lawyer Maurice Lewandowski (1868-1940). French scholar, educator, reformer, and… Read More

Bernard Grasset, 1933-01-01. 5th. Hardcover. Very Good. In French. 1933 fifth edition, Editions Bernard Grasset (Paris), 4 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches tall hardcover, green marbled paper-covered boards over green leather spine, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, publisher’s wraps bound in, black-and-white portrait of St. Bernadette, [10], 238, [6] pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, with sun fading and rubbing to leather spine. Slight soiling and foxing to publisher’s wraps bound in. Otherwise, apart from very slight age toning, a very good copy – clean and unmarked – of this work about Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) of Lourdes. ~T~ [1.5P] Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879), also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, was known for experiencing Marian apparitions of a ‘young lady’ who asked for a chapel to be built at the nearby cave-grotto at Massabielle.… Read More

Edward Arnold and Co, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. 1947 first edition, Edward Arnold and Co. (London), 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches tall green and tan cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, dark green lettering to front cover and spine, 184 pp. Very slight soiling and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly soiled and chipped dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP23~ [1.0P] Marcus Paul Dare (1902-1962) was an antiquarian, writer, and genuine student of the occult. 'These tales are fiction and yet not fiction,' Dare wrote in the introduction to this, his only collection of ghost stories, in its 1947 first edition issue, his last published work. 'They are all founded upon actual experiences of the author in the realms of the uncanny.' Dare is a uniquely original voice, and his stories are like no others: some set out to chill the… Read More