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

Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1969 Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY. 1969. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1930 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light scattered scuffing to boards. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 253 pp 8vo. Charles Edward Montague (1867-1928) was an editor and journalist, with the Manchester Guardian from 1890 to 1925, apart from a break for his war service. This book was published from his notes posthumously. Introductory by H.M. Tomlinson who knew Montague in WWI. This is a collection of analytical essays which reflect Montague's work as a critic and his thoughts on writing. A clean very presentable copy.

London, UK: William Reeves, Bookseller, 1949 William Reeves, Bookseller, London, UK. 1949. Hardcover. Stated 7th Edition; 2nd Impression. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and lower tips. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 158 pp 12mo. This book is designed as a convenient reference book. It has been a drastic revision with the entire text revised and augmented. The marks are as close an approximation as possible to the appearance of the original stamps. An introductory chapter has information of interest to collectors. A clean very presentable copy.

Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 1916 W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1916. Hardcover. First Edition (SD). Retired Catholic Hospital Library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name and hospital stamp on the FFFP, hospital stamp on the RFFP and scattered throughout the text. Book Condition: Good +; sunfading to the spine; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; light shelfwear; checkout pocket on the rear pastedown; repaired split in the rear internal hinge. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine. [vi] 7-149 [1-14 in catalog] 8vo. Illustrated by many B&W photographs and drawings, this book offers a good look at what gynecological care and surgery was like in 1916. Surgical instruments are demonstrated and surgical techniques are explained in the text. Designed for use by attending physicians and nursing personnel. A clean very presentable copy.

Cincinnati OH and New York, NY: Van Antwerp Bragg & Company, 1884 Van Antwerp Bragg & Company, Cincinnati and New York. 1884. Hardcover. Eclectic Educational Series. Two Book Series. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name on the FFFP dated 1890; scattered pencil marks throughout the book. Book Condition: Good; cracking of paper on edges of boards; wear through on tips; wear to head and tail from shelving. No DJ. Illustrated boards with brown fabric spine. Joints are strong, hinges secure, spine fabric is solid. Marbled textblock edges. Laid in advertisement for Eclectic Pens from Van Antwerp in front. Several scratch worksheets are laid in place. 131 pp 12mo. This key contains solutions to all the problems, oral and written in this book, excepting the inductive oral problems, and those purely drill problems which present no difficulty to those who are familiar with the processes involved. A clean presentable copy.

Philadelphia, PA: Lea Brothers, 1895 Lea Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. 1895. Hardcover. 5th Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for book dealer sticker for "Bought of The T. T. Kenner Co. Medical Bookstore, 96 E. Washington St., Chicago. Book Condition: Very Good; bumping to head and tail; light wear to tops and board bottoms; slight suntanning to spine. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and black lettering and rules on the front cover. Red tinted textblock edges. 368 pp 12mo. Designed for medical students this book shows the tissue anatomy by drawings of all of the various body parts organized by anatomical categories. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1942 McGraw Hill Book Company, New York. 1942. Hardcover. Stated 4th Edition, 2nd Impression. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the front pastedown and some class notes on the FFFP in pencil. Book Condition: Good +; shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges; glue browning to pastedowns; light soiling to textblock edges. No DJ. Maroon cloth boards and spine with yellow lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 261 pp 12mo. This new edition has exercises in bench and floor molding, causes of defective castings, and safety suggestions. The material is offered in seven parts that cover fundamental principles of molding, pattern equipment, coremaking, cupola practice, foundry management, and bench and floor molding. A clean very presentable copy.

Beverly Hills, CA: Glencoe Press, 1971 Glencoe Press, Beverly Hills, CA. 1971. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated Sixth Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP and the title page. Book Condition: Very Good; dust soiling and two small stains on the textblock top; light rubbing to wrap edges and wrap faces; blue colored adhesion on the front wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 216 pp 12mo. Comprehending a compendious and veracious scrutiny of the growth and cultivation of Cannabis Sativa, a sober survey of its history, a whirl around the Marijuana world, a voyage on the S.S. Marijuana trip, and a gaze whole and steady at the controversies, contentions, collisions, logomachies, debates, dissensions, and disputations concentering upon -- the weed, together with divers catechisms, execesses, scholia, lexicons, and illuminations that tell it like it is. A clean very presentable copy.

Chicago, IL : American Technical Society, 1959 American Technical Society, Chicago, IL. 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good: light wear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. Brown buckram boards and spine with bright yellow lettering on the spine and front board. 327 pp 8vo. Men who have a working knowledge of all the technical phases of production are commonly called tool engineers and are in great demand in this age of mass production. This book will help in planning the processes of production, developing the tools, and integrating the facilities of manufacture. The author thoroughly covers the analysis and comparison of costs which are necessary i selecting the tools, equipment and processes best adapted to the product and to the future plans of the manufacturer. This is the book for those who wish to know more about tool engineering. A clean very… Read More

New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1977 John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1977. Hardcover. Reprint of the revised copy of 1976 with an added appendix of new research and findings. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light rubbing to boards; light bumping to head and tail. No DJ. Silver boards and spine with black and gray lettering; picture of windmill on the front board. 332 pp 8vo. This book has been out of print since 1965 but with the demand for alternative technology it was reissued with a new chapter (the appendix) from Dr. Harris of the Cranfield Institute which has long been a center of wind-power research. Here then is a classic analysis of the principles of wind-generated electricity, and essential reference for those now turning to the subject in the current expansion of energy research. A clean very presentable copy.

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1986 Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI. 1986. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; glue remainder from sales price on FFFP. DJ: Near Fine; slight bump on cover at head. White leatherette boards with blue leatherette overlay on spine with light blue titling on spine and front board. 286 pp 8vo. This is the author's third book and she tells of the three major changes that have dramatically changed her life; her movie; her ministry; her marriage. A quadriplegic from a tragic accident, she learned to paint with her mouth and learned to accept God. Sh moved from Maryland to California, made a movie, began a ministry to the disabled, and got married. A clean pristine copy.

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1996 Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI. 1996. Hardcover. 7th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bumping to tail; slight bottom board edge shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; Price Clipped; trace rubbing to panels. White paper over boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 215 pp 8vo. The author is a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair but paints beautifully with her teeth; an example of is the DJ and a frontispiece illustration in the book. This book is for people wanting a faith-filled picture of the glorious destination the Bible promises is waiting for all believers. Far from viewing heaven as an escape from reality, the author paints a picture of heaven as the home of our hearts, a place where we will find the fulfillment of our longings and a reality that is more substantial and lasting than anything we will ever find here on earth. A clean very… Read More

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2013 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2013. Hardcover. Stated First Printing and First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. DJ: New. White grained boards with black overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 229 pp 8vo. The Battle for Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War and the greatest air-sea battle in history. This book focuses on the vital role played by the US Army's forward artillery observers. They were the eyes and ears of American artillery and among the least-recognized heroes of the war as they directed artillery against enemy positions while dealing with the ever-present possibility of firing on their own troops. The ability to shift artillery fire was new in WWII and very successful on Okinawa due to the short response times to requests for fire and placement on Japanese troops. A clean pristine copy.

London, UK: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1986 B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, UK. 1986. Hardcover. Stated First Published 1986. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO book stamp on the front pastedown and his initial stamp on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips. No DJ per say but it did have one that is now cut and pasted to the front endpapers in sections. Brown boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 288 pp 4to. The rise to dominance of machine laces resulted from the ability to manufacture a product that was attractive to wear and relatively inexpensive. This book is based on first-hand observations of thousands of lace examples, on a study of the machines in action, and on examination of the numerous patents registered for machine nets and laces from the 1760s to the present day. over 400 illustrations, glossary, and reading list. A clean very presentable copy.

Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, 1988 New Forums Press, Stillwater, OK. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for acquisition date and location by former owner. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; 4 inch closed tear at gutter on front panel with folding wrinkles of corresponding top section of panel. Brown grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on front board. 174 pp 8vo. This book was written to show the lives led and the methods used in living them of real men and women in the Southwest. This a collection of people, places, and events that Pistol Pete experienced and was a part of in Kansas and the Oklahoma Territory. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston , 1964 Holt, Rinehart, Winston, New York. 1964. Hardcover. First Edition. Library binding of a Softcover brochure of the American Problem Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps to title page and front pastedown. Book Condition: Hardcover binding is in Very Good condition with light shelfwear; library index on front pastedown and remnant of checkout slip on FFFP; trade wraps on pamphlet in binding is in Very Good + condition. No DJ. Blue buckram boards and spine with white lettering on the spine; Pictorial card stock wraps; wraps are not bent or folded; occasional pen and pencil markings to text; tight in binding. 96 pp 12mo. This brochure, produced at the height of the Cold War, was designed to give Americans at look at what communism is, what its threats are, and how it is practiced in the Soviet Union. Soviet life is described and how the people exist under this system. The Soviet-China split is discussed. A clean very presentable… Read More

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2017 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2017. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tip bumping; several scattered small red spots on textblock bottom. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 400 pp 8vo. This history is an informative and congenial guide to the years between the Civil War- era and the start of WWII, when baseball was adopted by the early settlers, then taken up by soldiers sent west, and finally by teams formed to express the identity of growing towns and the diverse communities of African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. As elsewhere in the country, these teams represented the businesses, churches, schools, military units, and prisons. There were men's teams and women's, some segregated by race and others integrated, some for adults and others… Read More

Waco, TX: Western Heritage Books, 1999 Western Heritage Books, Waco, TX. 1999. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition. Book is tight square and unmarked except for previous owner spelling corrections noted on page. Author inscription on title page. Book Condition: Near Fine: splash stain on text block fore edge. DJ: Fine. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 265 pp. This book looks at the lives of women in WWII who filled the voids left by men gone to war, did men's work on the home front, raided the families of service members, and were part of the great transformation that took place in society for women during this war. A very presentable and clean copy.

Chicago, IL: Rand McNally and Company, 1953 Rand McNally and Company, Chicago, IL. c1953. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. A Rand McNally Tip-Top Elf Book #8705; 29¢. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant wear to head, tail, and tips; red smudge on rear board. No DJ. Pictorial laminate boards and spine with white and yellow lettering on the spine; stitched spine. Unpaginated (22 pp by count) 8vo. Zippy is a 3 1/2 year old chimpanzee from the jungles of Africa who has lived with the author since young. He has his own bed, toys, and clothes. In a series of hand-tinted photographs (with retouched additions) this book is a true story of his life with the author. A clean very presentable copy.

Spartinsburg, SC : Honoribus Press, 1986 Honoribus Press, Spartinsburg, SC. 1986. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for bookstore stamps on inner rear wrap. Book Condition: Good; crease on front wrap; crease to spine; rubbing to wrap surfaces. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wrap is creased in front and on spine. 270 pp 12mo. This book is based on the personal diary of CPT Hall of the Advisor Team 100, Military Assistance Command-Vietnam and of his part in the transition fron July 1966 to July 1967 in III Corps and the Rung Sat Special Zone in Vietnam. . This is a different account of one man's tour in Vietnam as a member of the "Armed Peace Corps". The life of an advisor in Vietnam has not been told and it certainly is nothing like what is on TV and in the movies. This book will tell you how much the Americans cared, how hard they worked, the positive things they tried to do to make the lives of the poor Vietnamese villagers better, and the sheer… Read More

New York, NY: Mason/Charter Publishers , 1977 Mason/Charter Publishers, New York. 1977. Hardcover. First Edition by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine.
DJ: VG+; bumping of the cover at head and tail; rubbing on the rear cover. Green cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 150pp small 8vo. A book written by Kranepool after 15 seasons in the major leagues with the NY Mets on how to play the game of baseball well. He gives tips on hitting and fielding, and of mental preparation to play and how to deal with pressure. An illustrated instructional book, as entertaining as it is informative. A clean pristine copy.