Search Results: Titles starting with W from Florida Mountain Book Co.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. Softcover, [xx], 204 pages. Good+ condition. First edition. Size 9"x6". "For a half-century until the railroad reached New Mexico in 1880, hundreds of freight wagons yearly hauled commercial goods over the Santa Fe Trail, the major traffic artery between Missouri and New Mexico. The author identifies wagon types and examines wagon makers and their factories, power sources, woodworking machinery, and construction processes." Includes b&w photo illustrations and drawings. Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's blindstamp on title page, else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Good+.

NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. Hardcover, 251 pages. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. First printing. Size 8.5"x5.75". "The story of jazz is a story of individuals - enormously gifted, dedicated, sometimes driven, yet often gentle people. In this volume, Gene Lees continues his richly entertaining and informative chronicle of the lives and times of jazz with a new collection of fourteen memorable essays drawn from his renowned Jazzletter." Book has very light exterior shelfwear, else Fine condition, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light shelfwear.. Near Fine.

London: Arms and Armour Press, 1996. Hardcover, 160 pages. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Size 9.5"x6.25". "The history of European royalty cannot be adequately studied without recourse to their impact on its wars, and of the warfare on those dynasties. The author has done the student a great service by his careful, deeply researched commentary on this complex subject." Includes b&w photo illustrations, bibliography, and index. Very light exterior shelfwear. List price inked on front fly, text else As New, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear.. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Berkeley, CA: Rodmell Press, 2005. Softcover, [xiii], 178 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9"x6". "Reb Anderson draws on over thirty years of experience as a Zen priest, exploring Buddhist yoga and psychology and the relationship of wisdom and compassion to the personal, social, and ecological crises of our time." Wrappers have moderate shelfwear. else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press, 2000. Softcover, 128 pages. Very Good condition. Size 12"x9". "Ancient and mythic, the mountainous Adirondack and Catskill regions of New York are rich with storied character and cultures. Focusing on the sparkling waterfalls and rugged cuts and cloves of these territories, accomplished photographers Derek Doeffinger and Keith Boas capture the intense appeal of each district as well as the wild, often elusive but always compelling drama of their beauty." Wrappers have moderate shelfwear, else Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998. Hardcover, [xiii], 310 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9.5"x7.5". Includes 3 1/2 inch disk (ISBN# 0201433222). This book "Identifies problems for which wavelet transform techniques are well-suited. Shows how to implement wavelet transforms efficiently, & explains how to choose or design appropriate wavelets for a given application." Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's name on front pastedown, text else Near Fine, clean and unmarked. Disk is unopened.. Very Good.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Softcover, [xv], 504 pages. Very Good condition. Size 8.875"x6". "James Lighthill provides readers with a thorough analysis of sound waves, shock waves, waterwaves of all kinds, and the so called internal waves (inside atmospheres and oceans) due to intensity stratification. He emphasizes the most useful fundamental ideas of wave science, including the principles of how waves interact with flows. This work on one of the great subdivisions of fluid dynamics will be invaluable to engineers, physicists, geophysicists, applied mathematicians, and researchers concerned with wave motions or fluid flows." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear, else Near Fine, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998. Softcover, [xxii], 393 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9"x6". "A compendium of two thousand years of Chinese practice in assimilating and understanding the Buddhist experience of enlightenment. It is the first in-depth explanation of Chinese Buddhism by Yin-shun, the greatest living master of the Chinese scholar-monk tradition. The master's broad scope not only includes the traditional Chinese experience but also ideas from the Tibetan monastic tradition. This is one of those rare classic books that authentically captures an entire Buddhist tradition between its covers." Book has light handling/shelfwear, else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.

Santa Fe, NM: Western Edge Press, 2008. Softcover, 86 pages. Good condition. Size 8.5"x5.5". In narrative poetry the author "tells the story of the Pueblo Indians from the time of creation to the building of the first atomic bomb . . . . (the book) begins with a Puebloan creation myth which lays the groundwork for all that follows - the conquest and exploitation of the Indians by Europeans, Indian revolt, and, finally, the courage of the Pueblo people as they wait for their stories to come full circle. This powerful book is storytelling and mythmaking at its best." Wrappers have moderate handling/shelfwear, and a crease on the back wrapper. Text is clean and unmarked.. Good.

1961: American Mathematical Society Softcover, 11 pages. Near Fine condition. Reprinted from the Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, August 1961 (Vol. 100, No. 2). Size 10"x6.875". Moderate darkening of wrappers around edges, else Fine, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. Hardcover, [xv], 168 pages plus music CD. As New condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Second printing. Size 11.25"x8.75". This book is "an in-depth examination of twelve Navajo social songs and includes rich, detailed explanations of the culture and customs that surround both contemporary and traditional Navajo music.also includes explanations of traditional Navajo dance steps, notations on hand movements for selected songs, a discography, and sources for recordings and videos. Accompanied by a CD of twelve songs sung by Marilyn Help, this book is designed for people of all ages seeking to celebrate Navajo music and culture." Dust jacket has light shelfwear, else As new condition, clean and unmarked.. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

Los Angeles: C.G. Jung Institute, 1977. Softcover, 282 pages, plus LP record in back pocket. Very Good condition. Size 10.5"x8.25". A collection of essays and miscellany, contributed by the Jungian community, to honor Hilde Kirsch on her 75th birthday. Wraps are moderately rubbed & darkened, else Near Fine.. Very Good.

Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1992. Hardcover, [xii], 174 pages. Very Good+ condition in a Good dust jacket. First edition, first printing, inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Size 8.75"x5.75". "In 1989, newspaper reporter Jim Carrier spent three months in the spring with the Spann family on their ranch and three in the fall with the Knight family on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in Colorado. 'West of the Divide' is a collection of his pieces that originally appeared in The Denver Post." Book has light handling/shelfwear. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has rubs & edgewear.. Signed by Author. Very Good+.

NY: P. J. Kenedy Hardcover, 532 pages plus 6-page publisher's catalog. Publication date not stated, copyright date 1859. Decorative cloth binding w/gilt-stamped lettering & design. Includes frontis steel engraving of the author w/tissue guard. Condition of the binding is Poor: wear at spine top & bottom and board corners; casing, front endpaper & frontis almost completely detached; title page is detached; initial few signatures stressed or starting at the interior margin. Condition of the text is Good: occasional marginal chip or crease; paper is significantly age toned, text otherwise clean and unmarked..

Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2005. Softcover, 2-volume set in slipcase, 720 pages. Taschen's 25th anniversary edition. Size 9.75"x7.75". In this highly recommended collection of essays, the authors "reveal the history of art as a lively panorama of forgotten worlds." New condition, in original shrinkwrap.. Soft Cover. New.

Boston, MA: Shambhala, 2008. Softcover, 134 pages. Near Fine condition. Second printing. Size 8.375"x5.375". "So you think you're a Buddhist? Think again. Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, one of the most creative and innovative lamas teaching today, throws down the gauntlet to the Buddhist world, challenging common misconceptions, stereotypes, and fantasies. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism - beyond the romance with beads, incense, or exotic robes - straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught." Light exterior shelfwear. Interior text Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

London: L. N. Fowler & Co. Hardcover, [vi], 96 pages plus 8-page publisher's catalogue. Good- (minus) condition. Publication date not stated. Size 6.125"x4.875". Book has moderate exterior wear (rubs, soiling, sunned spine). Notations in pencil on endpapers and six pages of text. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places from handling.. Good-.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2001. Hardcover, [xii], 364 pages. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. First edition, inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Size 9.25"x6.25". "The reports and letters brought to light by John P. Wilson in this remarkable collection offer new perspectives on the Civil War in the West. He documents, for example, the activities of Kit Carson, William Brady, and other well known figures whose roles in the Civil War have been incompletely understood; highlights for the first time the dedicated service of native New Mexican officers; unravels the sophisticated espionage (and the brutal executions of suspected spies) carried out by both sides; demonstrates how this national drama took place against the backdrop of ongoing Indian Wars - with the Apaches, the Navajos, and even the Kiowas - that ensnared both Union and Confederate armies; and elucidates the unprecedented ways in which the conflict militarized the Southwest for… Read More

Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1978. Hardcover, 68 pages. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. First edition. Size 9.25"x6.25". Very light usage, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has price-clipped front flap.. 1st Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine.

White Star Publishing Co., 2001. Softcover, 42 pages. Fine condition. Size 10.875"x8.375". "This collection of inspirational essays explores and celebrates well springs of the human heart from which flow the true joy and meaning of life. Some essays are deeply reflective of the American Indians' love and respect for the ways of nature. Others breathe whispers of transcendentalism, mysticism, romance, and some are even humorous. All convey spiritual insights from the deep awareness of a man of dual heritage." Book is inscribed and signed by the author, else As New, clean and unmarked. . Signed by Author. Fine.