Search Results: Text Books from W. Fraser Sandercombe

Toronto: The Copp Clark Publishing Co., 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 188 pp. Red boards lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white photographs from the New York production. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; no dustjacket, as issued. Notes by John Brennan. This was a school text, and the Contents are: The Barretts of Wimpole Street; Notes on the Play; Besier and His Work; The Barrett Family and Robert Browning; The Theatre - Shakespeare and Modern; and Study Questions..

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 240 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with colour plates and with black and white photographs, diagrams and charts. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket with a faint scratch on the left side of the front panel; no interior markings. The Contents are: History of Biological Control in Protected Culture; Biology of Pests and Natural Enemies; Biology of Minor Pests; Practical Experience with Biological Control; Integration of Biological and Chemical Control of Diseases and Minor Pests; Integrated Programmes for Specific Groups; Implications for Biological Control on Intensively Grown Outdoor Crops; Mass Production of Natural Enemies; Productions and Commercialization of Pathogens; The Advisory Problem; The Economic Equation; Internation Co-operation; The Future; and Commercial Producers of Beneficial Insects; followed by an index. Contributors include: J. J. Lipa; C.… Read More

New York and London: Academic Press, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii, x) 518, 468 pp. Please note, these are somewhat heavy books and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Both books are matching in blue cloth decorated in red and gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Both dustjackets have some wear on the corners with a few small nicks and chips around the edges; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper of both volumes (same owner). The Contents are: Volume One: Preface by A. J. Marshall; The Origin of Birds by W. E. Swinton; Adaptive Radiation in Birds by Robert W. Storer; The Classification of Birds by Robert W. Storer; Geographical Distribution of Living Birds by D. L. Serventy; Development of Birds by Ruth Bellairs; The Integumentary System by Mary E. Rawles; The Skeleton of Birds by A. D'A. Bellairs and C. R. Jenkin; The Musculature by Andrew J.… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1989. Book. Illus. by Claude Breeze;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 318 pp. Trade paperback format. Light wear at the corners with a faintly creased spine; previous owner's name inside, along with a number printed in purple ink. This contains short stories, poetry, essays and articles by almost fifty different authors and poets, including writing by: Guy Vanderhaeghe; Roch Carrier; Alden Nowlan; Hugh Garner; Gabrielle Roy; Margaret Atwood; Joy Kogowa; David Suzuki; Pierre Berton; Chief Dan George; and many, many others..

Montreal: Ginn and Company, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 454 pp. followed by the answers to the problems. Circa 1930s. Red cloth decorated with black on the front panel and spine. Edge and corner wear with chipping at the head and foot of the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings, photographs and diagrams. The Chapters are: Earning, Spending and Saving Money - Arithmetic Objective: Review of the Types of Computations that People Use in Everyday Life; Using Per Cents in Business - Arithmetic Objective: Percentage Applied to Simple Mercantile Problems; Banks and Investments - Arithmetic Objective: The Computations Used by the Individual in Banking and in Investing Money; Familiar Geometric Forms - Arithmetic Objective: The Study of Useful Geometic Forms; Problems About Great Canadian Industires - Arithmetic Objective: Applications of all Operations, Fractions, Decimals and Per Cents; Knowledge and Finance - Arithmetic Objective: Applications… Read More

Toronto: Hounslow Press, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo. (viii) 85 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Science Fiction; National Disaster Scenarios; Polar Worlds; Fantasy and Weird Tales; French-Language Science Fiction and Fantasy; Children's Literature; and Non-Fiction: Poetry and Plays; Prose; Collections and Criticism; Two Fanzines; and Canadian Interest..

Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliffs Notes, 1989. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo. 59 pp. Trade paperback format. Light wear on the corners; no interior markings..

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. Book. Illus. by Ian Simpson;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 168 pp. Cream-coloured boards lettered in gilt on the spine; gold endpapers. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings, diagrams and photographs. Lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword; Introduction; Assessing and Drawing Two Dimensions: Height and Width; Assessing Three Dimensions: Height, Width and Depth; The Third Dimension: Rectangles Flat-on; Rectilinear Forms from Different Viewpoints; Rectangles and Gradients; Circles, Cylinders and Cones; Observation and Previous Knowledge; From Geometric to Natural Forms; Forms with No Flat Surfaces; Analysis and Selection; Perspective; Texture; Light, Shadows and Reflections; Some Different Approaches to Observation; Movement; Developing a Personal Language; and Summery; followed by an index..

Toronto: Canfitpro - Canadian Fitness Professionals, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Third Edition. 4to. (xvi) 72 pp. Spiral-bound in card covers. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a small scuffed patch on the lower right of the front cover; at some point, someone applied black ink to the scuffed patch. Illustrated with black and white charts and drawings. The Contents are: Fitness Theory and Application; Practical Application; and Leadership in Teaching Group Fitness..

Sudbury, Ontario: Laurentian University, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. (xvii) 231 pp. followed by appendices. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with colour plates. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings..

London: Novello and Company, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 230, 222 pp. Both books have red boards lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine. Both books have light rubbing on the corners of the dustjackets; prices intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: BOOK ONE: Introductory: The Historical and Philosophical Background of School Music Teaching; The Teacher's Task: Aims; The Teacher's Equipment. The Scope of School Music: The Importance of Enjoyment and Achievement; Music in the General Life of the School; Contemporary Music in Schools; Teaching Music to Handicapped Children. Conditions and Equipment: Allocation of Time - Curricular and Extra-Curricular in the Primary School - Secondary Modern School - Secondary Grammer School - Independent School; Planning a Music Department; Instruments and Their Care; Bibliography Libraries and the Music Teacher; The Making of Simple Musical Instruments; Music Making through Percussiona and Melodic Percussion; The… Read More

New York: John Wiley and Sons Canada, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo. (xv) 725 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat large and heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Black cloth decorated in red and silver on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: PART ONE: BACKGROUND: History of Forensic Psychology by Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol; Dimensions of Forensic Psychology by Allen K. Hess; Accessing Legal Literatures by David F. Daniell. PART TWO: AREAS OF APPLICATION ON CIVIL PROCEEDINGS: Informed Consent in Treatment and Research by Barbara Stanley; Mediating Domestic Law Issues by Paul Brinson and Kathryn D. Hess; Personality Assessment in Personal Injury Cases by James Neal Butcher and Terri Cross Harlow; Assessing Educational Handicaps by Daniel J. Reschly; Civil Competency by Ralph Slovenko. PART THREE:… Read More

Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons - Canada, 1969. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xix) 396 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and the shipping will be higher than normal. Black cloth - pictorial boards; green endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and line drawings; as issued, no dustjacket. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. The Chapters are: What Is Horticulture?; Botany; Soils and Drainage; Plant Propagation; Lawns; Woody Plant Materials; Herbaceous Plant Materials; Fruit and Vegetable Culture; Landscape Art; Garden and Greenhouse Maintainance; Floral Design; Greenhouses: Growing Flowers Under Glass; Insects; Plant Diseases; and Horticultural Chemicals; followed by a glossary and an index..

New York: E. L. Kellogg and Company, 1887. Book. Illus. by Vesta Willard;. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. (xviii) 306 pp. Beige cloth decorated in black and gilt on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; brown endpapers; illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams by Vesta Willard; written with the assistance of Mary R. Willard. Wear at the corners with some rubbing on the panels and a bit of fading on the spine; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no other interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Suggestions to Teachers; The Claims of Manual Training; Introduction of Industrial or Manual Training; Course of Study; Suggestions, Lessons and Methods of Instructions in Manual Training in the Primary School; Manual Work for Boys and Girls; and Manual Training in the High School..

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. (xiii) 699 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Gray cloth decorated in red and gilt on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated with black and white and drawings, diagrams, x-rays and photographs; also, an assortment of colour photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. Written by doctors, the Contents are: Part One: Basic Considerations: Introduction and Historical Perspective by Robert L. Larson; Functional and Surgical Anatomy by William A. Grana and Robert L. Larson; Psysiologic and Biomechanical Considerations by William A. Grana; Clinical Evaluation by Robert L. Larson; Diagnotic Evaluation by William A. Grana. Part Two: General Orthopaedic Considerations: Congenital and Developmental Problems of the Knee by J. Andy Sullivan;… Read More

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 241 pp. Pictorial boards lettered in blue on the spine; green endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and charts. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small marks on the endpapers; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: Preface; Working Backwards into History; Settlement and Political Development; Place Names; Legacy of the Sea; Legacy of the Land and the People; The Amerindian Heritage; Archaeological Evidence; Documentary Evidence and Literature; Folk Songs and Folklore; Art and Architecture; Economic Development; Biographical Studies; and Researching History Where It Is..

Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, 2000. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 4to. 373 pp. Spiral bound in card covers. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings. CSPI Reprotext R6369. The Contents are: Introduction; Some Basic Concepts of Probablity; Axiomatization of the Probability Calculus; Person Probabilities and Rationality; The Logic of Theory Testing; The Experimental Methods; Minute Parts; Objective Chance and Statistical Inference; and The Problem of Induction; followed by Appendix: Permutations and Combinations..

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiii) 257 pp. Green boards decorated in black and white on the front panel and spine; yellow endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs. Lightly rubbed at the corners; previous owner's name inside. The Contents are: Preface; Physical Activity and Modern Man; Growth, Maturation, and Perceptual-Motor Development; The Role of Emotions; Motivation and Arousal; The Nature of Learning; Factors and Conditions Affecting Motor Learning; Psycho-Physiological Phenomena; Socio-Psychological Phenomena; Handicaps, Injuries, and Related Psychological Adjustments; and Suggestions to Teachers and Coaches; followed by a glossary and an index..

Baltimore and London: Williams and Wilkins, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (viii) 225 pp. Blue cloth decorated in red and gilt on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Light edge and corner wear; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: Preface; Anatomy; Epidemiological Aspectes of a Herniated Nucleus Pulposus; Biological Basis of a Herniated Nucleus Pulposus; Biomechanical Concepts in Herniated Nucleus Pulposus; The Pathogenesis of Sciatica; The Clinical Syndrome of Lumbar Root Compression Due to Disc Rupture; Pain and Disability; Chymopapain - Chemistry and Tissue Reaction; Selection of Patients for Chemonucleolysis; Technique of Chemonucleolysis; Post-Chemonucleolsys Course; and Adverse Reactions to Chymopapain; followed by an Epilogue; Appendix: Patient Preadministration and Discharge Instructions for Chymopapain Injection; and an index..

Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons Canada, 1966. Book. Illus. by Bob Teringo;. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 12mo. (vii) 288 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and some minor rubbing on the covers; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Introduction: What a Short Story Is by Richard Lunn; The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A. Heinlein; The Homesick Buick by John D. MacDonald; Change of Plan by Ken Purdy; I'm a Fool by Sherwood Anderson; Mr Lupescu by Anthony Boucher; Salvatore by Somerset Maugham; Butch Minds the Baby by Damon Runyon; Dip in the Pool by Roald Dahl; The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson; Haircut by Ring Lardner; To Build a Fire by Jack London; The Leader of the People by John Steinbeck; The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie; That's What Happened to Me by Michael Fessier; Silver Blaze by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell; and Like Baldwin's Vow by Morley Callaghan..