Search Results: Authors starting with B from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Lakewood, CO: Western Guideways, 1996 Western Guideways, Lakewood, CO. 1996. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 7th Edition/29th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small creases to wraps; slight wear to head, tail, and tips from shelvingl. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secue in binding. 168 pp 8vo. For those inquisitive people who wonder how and why a railroad was built through this wild country, or wonder why some of the rocks along the Animas river are a bright red color and abruptly disappear, or how in thunder the early settlers ever survived a winter in these mountains-- this guidebook is written for you. It is an attempt to combine the fascinating history of the area with an explanation of the geology and natural beauty visible from the train. New detailed maps. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY : Harper and Row, Publishers , 1945 Harper and Row, Publishers, New York. 1945. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition L-U (November 1945) on copyright page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a small tab on the half title page for The Old Corner Book Store in Boston, MA. Book Condition: Good: light bumping to head, tail, and tips; soiling to boards and spine. No DJ. Tan cloth boards and spine with white and green lettering on the spine and front board with mouse picture on the front board and spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Clean internals with sound internal hinges. 131 pp 8vo. Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the… Read More

Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2010 Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, MO. 2010. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Slipcase: Fine; scattered light edge bumps. White boards and spine with black and gray lettering on the spine; pictorial color Doonesbury boards. Green endpapers. 695 pp Folio. On October 26, 1970, college jock B.D. met his inept and geeky roommate, Mike. Fourteen thousand strips later, the world of Doonesbury has grown uniquely vast, sustained by an intricately woven web of relationships--over 40 major characters spanning three generations. This book opens with an in-depth essay in which the author surveys his sprawling creation as only he could. The volume's 1,800 beautifully displayed strips chronicle the key adventures and path crossings of the ever-evolving cast, from ur-characters such as Zonker, Joanie, Duke, and Honey, to relative newcomers such as Zipper, Alex, and Toggle. Dropped… Read More

Dallas, TX: Verity Press, Inc, 1998 Verity Press, Dallas, TX. 1998. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; Fine but for linear cut of 4 inches on the front board that does not penetrate the buckram. DJ: VG+; Fine but for 4 inch cut through front cover on below medals. Blue buckram boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 692 pp. The author after years of research has uncovered a massive distortion of history. The authors show killers who have fooled prosecutors and gotten away with murder, phony heroes who have become the object of documentaries on TV, liars and fabricators who have flooded publishing houses with false tales of heroism. They show how this has denigrated the service, patriotism and the gallantry of the best warriors America ever produced. A very presentable copy in Brodart mylar and a repaired front cover.

New York, NY: Intext Press, 1970 Intext Press, New York. 1970. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint of several 1930s books. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for small remainder mark on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good; rubbing to panels and spine; clean interior. No DJ. Printed Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 512 pp 8vo rectangular. Practical advice about sex, sin, and sane living- Our grandfathers' priceless legacy to our wayward world. The book was originally published in 1893 as the first sincere attempt to explain the essential facts of sex life in their relationship to human happiness. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1963 McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 1963. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, board bottoms, and tips; slight sag at the head from book weight. DJ: Good; moisture stain to spine; scattered scotch tape repairs to DJ front; light soiling to panels; pen ink doodling on spine. Navy blue buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. Paginated Chapters; 1699 total pages 8vo. This convenient reference presents a clear and comprehensive picture of the manner in which industrial engineering is being applied in industry. Current practical industrial engineering practices, including the latest developments in electronics, operations research, and systems design are thoroughly described. The handbook covers not only the techniques used by most industrial engineers, but also… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1990 Ballantine Books, New York. 1990. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked except for inscription to previous owner on FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Blue boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 402 pp. From his tropical medicine battles in the 1930s to modern medicine, the author has had one of the most extraordinary careers possible in medicine. In this book he shares the cases of thrilling medical detection that too him to the streets of Panama City, to the labs of Army Hospitals, to post-WWII Europe and finally to his own Park Avenue practice treating the names in pop culture and politics. A clean and pristine copy.

Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1937 Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York. 1937. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/Printing B-M (FEB 1937). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; shelfwear to head, tail, tips and board edges; slight soiling to boards. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Blue glittered endpapers. Clean internals; interior hinges are sound and not split. Deckle fore edge and bottom. 310 pp 8vo. Priestley was an English author who spent a winter in Arizona and California, which inspired a multitude of thoughts on the American landscape, the promise of achievement in the United States, the inauthenticity of Hollywood, the task of authorship, and more. A clean very presentable copy.

Boulder, CO: Self-Published, 1980 Self-Published, Boulder, CO. 1980. Hardcover. Presumed First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: VG; chipping and closed tears along top edge of cover; archival tape repairs to several areas. Red cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board with Indian drawing in gilt. 421 pp. 4ov. Written by a Michigander who first saw Boulder in 1915 on the back of a motorcycle and who later pioneered mental health services in the state. This book depicts Boulder against a backdrop of American History. It is concerned primarily with the first fifty years of Boulder, and its University, inevitably intertwined with the early decades of Denver's history, and accounts of the trails, the Indians and the stage coaches, as well as mining. A clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

Philadelphia, PA: Porter and Coates Porter and Coates, Philadelphia, PA. No date noted. Hardcovers. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions; Good+; no cracked internal or external hinges; wear and tearing at head and tail; curled points; bottom shelfwear; no internal splitting of signatures; no signs of moisture damage. No DJs. Brown cloth boards and spines with bright gilt lettering on the spines. Volume IV has 581 pp and Volume V has 574 pp both are 8vo. Generally known as The History of England. It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the co-regency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III's death. Both are clean presentable copies.

Berkeley, CA: Ariel Vamp Press, 1988 Ariel Vamp Press, Berkeley, CA. 1988. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 1st Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 127 pp. Rich with B&W photos documenting the prison and prison personnel. Alcatraz was a prison for 103 years- from 1860 to 1933 as an Army institution and from 1934 until 1963 as a federal prison. A vivid recreation of the daily life on the island told by its residents both inside and outside the cells. A clean pristine edition.

New York, NY: Scholastic Book Services, 1965 Scholastic Book Services, New York. 1965. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Printing. TW 694 35 cents. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the title page. Book Condition: Very Good; light rubbing to wraps; center crease on the front wrap from opening; light edge wear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Front wrap has a crease; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Non-Paginated 32mo oblong. This book uses a cartoon format to help one remember meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of hundreds of words. By the time one has finished this book, they will have had 252 laughs (cartoon cels) and added 252 words to their vocabulary. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1970 The Macmillan Company, New York. 1970. Hardcover. Book Club Edition (No price on front flap) but does show 28th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear. DJ: Good; NOT Priced; scotch taping at head, tail, and tips; rubbing scar down center of front panel; light wear to flap folds and spine shoulders. Light blue cloth boards and spine with white lettering on spine and embossed seagull on boards. Pictorial seagull end papers. 93 pp 8vo. This is the story of a young seagull with big ambitions. He pushes himself to fly at tremendous speeds, eventually reaching a higher plane of perfection. Later, he returns to his flock to teach the ambitious among them what he knows. In Part I, he defies his parents and spends all his time practicing flying. He repudiates their belief that a seagull's sole purpose is to eat and instead studies the mechanics of flight. He's… Read More

New York, NY: Avon Books , 1972 Avon Books, New York. 1972. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Avon Printing 1972. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light edge bumps; slight opening crease on spine; light suntanning to spine and rear panel; slight rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is slightly creased; text is secure in binding. 163 pp 8vo. This is the story of a man and airplane and it is an adventure of the human spirit. It began in NC where Dick Back turned in his modern plane for an open-cockpit 1929 biplane. Before the journey ended in Los Angeles, he would see an America from a view few have seen. He would-alone-endure the bitter cold, the torturous winds and rainstorms, but he would reap the rewards of being a young man doing just what he wanted to do: fly!. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Delacorte Press/Eleanor Friede, 1979 Delacorte Press/Eleanor Friede, New York. 1979. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; dust soiling to top edges of boards. DJ: Very Good +; Not Price clipped ($6.95); light rubbing to panels; light sunbleaching to spine. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and embossed bird/tree on front board. Pictorial endpapers. Unpaginated/8vo. The author starts out in the heart of a hummingbird to find the truths he's always known...about friendship and love and growing up and living in this lifetime. His journey of learning can take you wherever you want to go, to whomever you want to be with. A lovely communication for friendships that don't depend on time and space. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 1978 Delacorte Press, New York. 1978. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. The book has an ISBN of 0440041058 and the DJ is 0440043182. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; Price Clipped; oblique fold across rear flap; scant rubbing to panels. Green marbled boards with tan 1/2 cloth overlay on the spine; Metallic blue lettering on the spine with feather on the front board. Green marbled endpapers.143 pp 8vo. This ISBN is tagged to a slipcover edition- I am assuming this edition is another special edition from Delacorte that was married to a stock DJ, thus the different ISBNs. A lighthearted mystical adventure story about two barnstorming vagabonds who meet in the field of Midwest America. Filled with constantly mind-whirling dialogue between a guy named Richard and a real Messiah who quit. A clean and very presentable copy. Rare to find in this condition.

New York, NY: Delacorte Press/ Eleanore Friede, 1979 Delacorte Press/ Eleanore Friede, New York. 1979. Hardcover. Stated Second Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight dust soiling to top of boards. DJ: Near Fine; bumping and small closed tear to cover at head. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine; embossed bird landing on a tree on front board. Pictorial endpapers. Unpaginated 8vo. This is a journey of learning about friendship and love and growing up and living in this lifetime. And for friendships that don't depend on time and space- this is a lovely communication. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1919 Grosset and Dunlap, New York. 1919. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an inscription to the Governor of Kansas (1933-1937) and a bookplate on the front pastedown of Alfred Mossman Landon. Book Condition: Good; sound hinges; clean internals; bumped tips; light sunfading to spine; dulled gilt lettering on the spine. No DJ. tinted textlbock top. 416 pp 8vo. A fictional story of the youth and manhood of Abraham Lincoln told by a family that moved from Vermont in 1831 to Illinois. They meet Lincoln and tell about him, the community, the living conditions, and the rising anti-slavery movement. This covers up to his leaving the area to go to Congress in 1847. A clean presentable copy with the rare Landon bookplate.

Skokie, IL: The Anatomical Chart Company, 1993 The Anatomical Chart Company, Skokie, IL. 1993. Softcover/laminate flexible sheets with metal comb bound front and rear boards. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to plastic boards. No DJ. Blue plastic boards with metal comb holding 48 different anatomical charts of the human body that demonstrate all human body systems as well as many disease states. An easel is included in the rear to allow ease in flipping the charts. The first three charts of muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems are repeated in the rear to avoid excessive flipping from front to rear. A clean very presentable medical display. No International shipping. Priority shipping will require additional postage.

New York, NY: Sports Publishing, 2015 Sports Publishing, New York. 2015. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.99). Black paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 485 pp 8vo. The author was a kid headed for bad until a local coach introduced him to amateur wrestling. After meeting professional wrestling great Billy Graham, his life was set on that course and 5 years later he was in Madison Square Garden standing as the World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion. This the story of the life this legend. A clean very presentable copy.