Search Results: Titles starting with U from Black Sheep Books

Plattsburgh, N.Y.: Tamper Inc., 1961. Soft cover. Red covers in yellow coil binding, diagrams, schematics, and fold-out blueprints throughout, detailed specifications and part lists. Covers and pages worn along edges, many smudges and stains, mold stain to last five leaves and inside back covers, a few pages are loose, notes in pen to title page. Unpaginated. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall

Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. Book is signed by the then U.S. Vice-President G.H.W. Bush. Book was presented to the officers and men of the USS Midway (CV-41) on the occasion of her 40th anniversary. USS Midway is a U.S. Navy forward deployed aircraft carrier. Burgundy hard cover with gilt embossed titling on front and spine, gilt embossed insignia on front, illustrated end papers, SIGNED by Bush on end paper, colour photographs throughout, 464 pages. Cover has light wear to corners, upper front corner has a quarter-inch open tear in surface covering on leading edge, light shelf wear as well as some pressure marks on insignia, otherwise book is in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over… Read More

Ottawa, Ontario: Statistique Canada, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Written in French, this book depicts Canada from coast to coast: economics, tourism, scenery and people. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, green end papers, illustrated throughout with very handsome colour and black and white plates, 146 pages. This handsome book appears to be without flaws. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear but is otherwise in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 32 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, pale foxing spots primarily on back cover, small brown mark near bottom of first two pages, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 32 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, pale foxing spots, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, 32 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, damp damage that extends to first and last pages, pale foxing spots inside and outside covers, light lengthwise crease to all pages and cover, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 32 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, pale foxing spots both outside and inside cover as well as on the first page, interior otherwise clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, 32 pages. Cover has light edge and shelf wear, pale foxing spots that continue to several pages, light creases to cover and many pages, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 32 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, pale foxing spots inside and outside cover as well as first two pages, light crease to lower corner of page 19, light lengthwise crease to cover and interior, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Read More

Madison, Wisconsin: Uncle Ray Publishing Co., Inc, 1949. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book's purpose is "to enrich the minds of growing boys and girls; to give them ideas which will tend to expand their outlook; to give them facts which they can ultimately use; to influence without moralizing." Multi-colour illustrated cover with black titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 32 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, some small, pale marks, small crease and mark to upper corner that continues into book, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Missionary Education Movement of the U.S. And Canada, 1921. Card Cover. Good-/-. Stories of missionary experiences, written for children. Blue card cover with light blue titling on front and spine, blue and red illustration on front, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with fifteen black and white photographs, 136 pages. Cover sunned, edge wear and shelf wear, spine ends have more significant wear with closed tears and chipping, 1.5" split in upper front gutter, small light crease at bottom corner of front and back covers, text block edges darkened, cover beginning to separate from spine, name in ink on end papers and inside front cover, light foxing spots on first two pages and occasionally in text. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.… Read More

Orchid Communications, 2005. Coil Binding. Very Good. Edited by Mary Ann Seide. Canadian Heroes Series #5. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling, black wire coil binding, illustrated with a black and white map showing Underground Railroad Sanctuaries in Canada, 152 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, otherwise book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris, France: UNESCO Publishing, 1998. Pictorial Cover. Good+. Book describes the oceanography of the Indian Ocean from earliest times to the present, and suggests a possible framework for the future, into the next millenium. IOC Ocean Forum II. White and yellow titling on glossy blue pictorial cover, illustrated end papers, illustrated with black and white drawings and maps as well as a few colour plates, 187 pages. Lower free corners have wear to bottom edge, glossy cover scuffed but still bright, ink inscription on end paper, otherwise this is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1997. Leather. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Easton Press edition of the science fiction collection by Robert A. Heinlein containing: 'The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag', 'The Man who traveled in Elephants', 'All You Zombies', 'They', 'Our Fair City', and 'They Built a Crooked House'. Black leather with gilt illustration to front and spine, gilt titling to spine, gilt to textblock edge, decorated endpapers, frontispiece, ribbon marker. The Easton Press pamphlet for this book is laid in. Previous owner's name neatly inked in, otherwise in as new condition.

Bremen: H.M. Hauschild GmbH, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Written in German. Subtitled: Bearbeitung, Kommentierung, begleitende Texte und Fotoauswahl von Anne E. Dunzelmann, mit Beitragen von Viola Konig und Andreas Luderwaldt. Blue boards with silver titling on spine, black and white frontispiece, illustrated throughout with black and white plates. 368 pages. Very light edge wear, previous owner's name in pencil to ffep. Dust jacket show light shelf wear, it is now protected in a Brodart cover. This is a very handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver, B. C.: UBC Press. Hardcover. Very Good. Book traces twentieth-century Canadian criminal justsice responses to women who kill their newly born babies. The author provides an interdisciplinary feminist approach to the study of infanticide law, examining and linking historical, sociological, and legal scholarship. Illustrated black hard cover with white titling, 227 pages. Minor bump to front lower edge, book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Philadelphia: The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. University Museum Monograph 54. University Museum Symposium Series Volume 1. Green cloth, gilt titling to front with faux black label showing prehistorice drawing, black faux label to spine with gilt titling, illustrated endpapers, many black and white photographs, line drawings, maps and graphs, 461 pages. Light shelf wear with minor bumps to front free corners, a cluster of brown spots to top of textblock edge. This books weighs more than 1 kg and will require additional shipping charges. Depending on your location, further charges might be needed to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Holstein, Ontario: Picas/Exile Editions, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Brian Brett's memoir is like "an extended prose poem rich with history and landscapes - mirroring the scary yet celebrated jazz-like poem that follows in 'Where We Live'." Glossy soft cover with illustration to front, purple titling to front and spine, signed by author to title page, 159 pages. Light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. An inspirational handbook for making art by embellishing and tampering with old documents, maps, postcards, scraps, envelopes, and other ephemera. Shows how to alchemically transform the unexpected into your own idiosyncratic art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall