Search Results: Titles starting with V from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Norfolk, VA: The Donning Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Norfolk, VA: The Donning Company, 1984. First edition. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. [8], 280. Dark purple illustrated paper dust jacket with peach lettering. Dark blue patterned boards with gold gilt type. Dust jacket has light edge and corner wear, creasing. Light stain on head of book. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Hong Kong, Koln, London, Los Angeles: Taschen, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hong Kong, Koln, London, Los Angeles: Taschen, 2006. 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches: pp. 740. Yellow orange illustrated dust jacket with black type. Yellow cloth with white type. With a chronology of Vincent Van Gogh's life, bibliography, comparative table of catalogue numbers, index of paintings and index of names. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of the paintings. Light edge wear on upper spine of dust jacket. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Beautiful coffee table book which traces the development of Van Gogh's painting style. Book is heavy. Additional postage may be required.

London: Frederick Warne, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. London: Frederick Warne,1982. First edition. 12 x 8 1/2inches: pp. 95. Orange photographic paper dust jacket with white and black type. Black cloth with spine titles in gold gilt. Over 125 contemporary photographs, index. Nice clean and bright copy in a complete dust jacket with some very light wear, creasing. Unmarked, tight. "The world of tractors in rare photographs and stories" [jacket blurb].

Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1964. 9 x 5 3/4 inches: Comprises pp. [vi] 1975-2208,[x], blank. Paper covers with black type, staplebound. Edge and corner wear, some creasing. Age toning on edges of back page. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. The House Un-American Activities Committee, chaired by Edwin E. Willis of Louisiana, consisted of William M. Tuck, Virginia; Joe R. Pool, Texas; Richard H. Ichord, Missouri; George F. Senner, Jr., Arkansas; August E. Johansen, Michigan; Donald C. Bruce, Indiana; Henry C. Schadeberg, Wisconsin; John M. Ashbrook, Ohio. Francis J. McNamara was Director, Frank S. Tavenner, Jr., General Counsel, with Alfred M. Nittle and William Hitz, Counsels. Covered in this hearing were the testimonies of George Luke, Alexander Lewin, Yvonne Marie Bond, Morton B. Slater, Edward Lemansky, Albert Lasater Maher.

Honolulu: Privately Printed, 1928. 3rd Printing. Staplebound. Very Good. Honolulu: Privately printed, 1928. 3rd printing. 7 x 5 1/4 inches: pp. 15. Illustrated gray card wraps with flaps and red type. Staple bound. Red color illustrations on each page. Small light stain [coffee?] to front wrap and light foxing to edges. Unmarked. "What Lady Lou did for Alaska and what Kipling's Mandalay did for India, perhaps, indeed, this rollicking epical ballad of Virgin Annie may do for Hawaii." - From introduction.

Innsbruck: Kompass, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Innsbruck: Kompass, 2000. 11 1/4 x 10 inches: pp. 128. Text in German and English. Dark green and black lettering on white pictorial jacket. Black lettering on white, cloth-covered boards. Numerous color photographs. Dust jacket has light edge wear, creasing, some light scuffs and scratches. Text is unmarked. Clean, bright, tight. Summary by Monika Bartlweber. A beautiful photographic look at the second-smallest and also the westernmost federal state in Austria.

Berkeley, Ca: Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, Berkeley, 1979. Softcover. Very Good. Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, Berkeley, 1979. 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches: pp. 29. Light blue covers, with dark blue lettering, and the image of a ship on the water to front cover. Blue endpapers. Five illustrations. Some minor edge wear, fading, and a small tear to paper cover. Small bit of soiling to first recto white page. Otherwise in great shape. Unmarked. Tight.

Edmonton, Canada: M. G. Hurtig LTD, 1971. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Edmonton, Canada: M. G. Hurtig LTD., 1971, First edition thus. 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches: pp. xx, cxxxii, 414, (2). Red cloth with black dyed spine label with gold gilt titles. Sage green endpapers. 3 large fold-out maps. Slight rubbing to bottom corners. Black spine label has a couple of tiny scratches showing the red cloth underneath. One rubbed spot on bottom edge of back cover. Previous owner's name and date to front free end paper. Light foxing on pages facing maps. Unmarked. Binding tight. An account of Scottish explorer Alexander MacKenzie's east to west travels across the North American continent. Consists of "A General History of the Fur Trade" and "The North West Continent of America." Includes constructed glossaries of several Native American tribes. MacKenzie's voyage predated that of Lewis and Clark by nearly a decade.