Search Results: Authors starting with L from Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books

Pruett, 1973. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Fading Shadows by LeRoy, L.W. Pruett, 1973 lst. Hardback in good condition with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean, dust jacket is taped to cover, cover has dings, nicks and tears. Also gift inscription inside cover a Robert Service quote and owners stamp. This is a great book about Alaska. It covers the fading shadows of boom towns, miners cabins, mines etc. interspersed with poems that tell their stories. B&W photos, poems, all done on very heavy paper, list of photos and location of same, 186pages.

Arco, 1954. Unstated. . Hardcover. Acceptable. How to do Wood Carving by Lacey John Arco, 1954, unstated edition Hardback in acceptable condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover shows heavy signs of wear. This is a great basic book on learning how to do wood carving and whittling. Takes you from wood selection, tools, starter projects, fix's and complete how to. Loaded with B&W photos on every page. 144 pages.

Self, 1968. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. The Forties Revisited Vols. I & II by Lafferty, James Self Pub., 1968, unstated election Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tights. Covers show signs of wear with scuffs, and some dings. These two books cover glassware's of the 1940ies. Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations.

Wisdom Pub, 1991. Later Printing. . Soft cover. Good. Mind Science East-West dialogue by Dalai Lama Wisdom Pub., 1991, later printing, ISBN: 0861710665 Soft cover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean with price sticker on back. This book explores the subtle relationship between mind and body. What can be learned today from the past masters of Buddhism? Taken from Harvard Medical School symposium with the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan scholars as well as leaders in the medical field. Index, 137 pages.

Faber & Faber, 1969. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Home Book of Turkish Cookery by Lamb, Venice Faber & Faber, 1969, unstated edition Hardback in good+ condition with good dust jacket. Text has the owners name under several recipes. She was well known middle eastern cook and it appears she placed her name under some recipes she contributed or it could be ones she tried. Inscription inside cover stated purchased Beirut Airport 1972. Cloth cover is clean dust jacket is clean. This is the book appeared on the SF Chronicle list of 10 cookbooks every good cook needs a few years ago. Loaded with Middle Eastern dishes.

Knopf, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Nazimova by Lambert Knopf, 1997, stated lst. ISBN:0679407219 Hardback in good condition, good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust jacket clean. This is the story of the early era Russian actress who brought Stanislavsky and Chekhov to the American theater. Famous in her day her many firsts are forgotten. First to set her own price, produce plays, be a screen writer and own her own movie company, discoverer of "Natacha" and a much more. Anyone interested in theater will love this book, B&W photos, 420 pages.

San Jose Museum Art, 2004. First Edition . Hardback. Good. Dream Games The Art of Robert Schwartz by Landauer, S. San Jose Museum of Art, 2004, lst. ISBN: 0918175300 Hardback in good+ condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, Cover is clean, NO dust jacket. This is from a show at the San Jose Museum of Art in 2004. Schwartz was a Bay Area artist. His paintings are astonishing detailed, meticulously rendered dreamscape in jewel like colors. He was considered a brilliant eccentric. Full color as well as B&W and color photos, chronology of his life and works, bibliography, 204 pages.

Weatherhill, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Iaido by DeLange Weatherhill, 2002, stated lst., ISBN: 0834805006 Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover clean. The Japanese sword is a venerated object, whether cherishes as a work of art, admired as a feat of technology, or wielded in one of the many schools of fencing that have sprung up. Covers history, techniques, ethics of the sword etc. Loaded with B&W photos, glossary, index 176 pages.

Vintage, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. The Case of the Frozen Addicts Working on the Edge of the Mysteries of the Human Brain J. William Langston ISBN0679747087 Vintage, 1996, lst Vintage edition. Softcover in good condition with good cover. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight, one page is folded over inside. Cover is clean but does show some signs of wear, several notations inside front cover in ink. Summer of 1982 saw emergency rooms in the SF Bay Area received six baffling new patients. All were drug addicts. All has recently used a synthetic analogue of heroin. All six were "Frozen", full conscious but unable to move or speak. Dr. Langston was the first to diagnose them as suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease ad degenerative brain disorder. This book is a look into the chemistry of the brain and what happens when the most effective treatment transplants fetal brain tissue. Spellbinding.

McGraw-Hill, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Mechanics of Solids by Lardner, T.J. McGraw-Hill, 1994, lst. ISBN: 007833358x Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean and shows little if any signs of wear. Ten chapters on mechanics of solids. They are: Stress and Strain, Uniaxial Loading and Deformation, Torsion of Circular Shafts, Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams, Stress due to Bending, Deflections of Statically Determinate Beams, Deflections of Statically Indeterminate Beams, Stress and Strain, Analysis of Combined States of Stress and Bucking and Stability. Appendices A-J, Problem solutions, Index, B&W and Color illustrations, 806 pages.

Self, 1950. Unstated. . Good. Jokers Jackpot by Baker and Larsen Self Pub., undated c 1950-1960 Staple bound text script in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples and pages in place nothing loose, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean and shows little signs of wear. This contains loads and loads of jokes and patter. Baker and Larsen were well known as providers of comedy materials. Though a few are dated, though they could be updated to today's stars and people in the news. 10 pages, B&W illustration on back cover.

Self, 1960. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. In the Aisles by Baker & Larsen Singed by both Self Pub., undated c 1950-1970 Staple bound text script in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples and pages in place nothing loose, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean and shows little signs of wear. Another collection of their best gags, jokes and patter for anyone performing on street or stage. B&W illustrations, 9 pages, Signed by Barker and Larsen on front page.

Self. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. You are purchasing the 3 Vol. Set,All are softcover in good+ condition with good+ covers. Text clean and unmarked, bindings tight, Vol one has written notations inside rear cover otherwise all are clean. Vol 1: And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood - Vol 2: And the Earth Shall Reel to and Fro -Vol 3: And There Shall be a New Heaven and a new Earth

SQP, 1994. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Architects of Fantasy Vol. 1 Fastner & Larson SQP, 1994, lst. Softcover in good condition with good cover. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover does show signs of wear but is basically clean. Fantasy Art from two great artists, Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. 64 pages.

Bear State Books, 1980. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Joaquin Murrieta and His Horse Gangs Frank Latta Bear State Books, 1980, lst., 683 pages. Hardback in good+ condition, with Dust Jacket Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Name of Joaquin (Tex) Murrieta on contents page. Latta was a well known historian who in 1906 while still a student conducted his first interview. He later went around and found old timers still living and interviewed them about various historical people and incidents. This is one of the best book on Murrieta as Latta interviewed, men who rode with him, his camp cook who was 100 at the time he interviewed her, as well as others Murrieta's path crossed. B&W photos. Dust Jacket is a later addition by Early West, Creative Publishing.

Cameron Kids, 2016. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Henry's Bright Idea by Bradshaw, Lauren Signed Cameron Kids, 2016, First, ISBN: 9781937359942 Hardback in good+ condition with good+ dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean. This is a child's picture book. Henry is the founder of the Walnut Animal Society whose mission is to create and to always remain curious. Henry has lost an idea this adventure follows him as he searches for it. Signed by Bradshaw.

Vantage, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Lure of the Cedars by Henderson, Laurene Signed Vantage Press, 1954, lst. Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Tow owners markings one in ink name address, one in bookplate inside cover, address liable inside back cover. Inscribed by Henderson inside cover to third person. Cloth cover has some rubs but clean overall. Ms. Henderson a Wyoming native was an accomplished horsewoman riding for several seasons with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. This is a novel a young man making a choice between a law career he parents planned for him and being a rancher. 300 pages

Graphic Technology, 1976. First Edition. . Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback in good+ condition, cover is good NO DJ. Text clean and unmarked, bidning tight. This is the second vol of "Pops" photos of the San Joaquin Valley. Hundreds and hundreds of photos of the Great Central Valley of California taken by "Pop" Laval from the late teens through the 1970ies. Everyday life, trains, early planes and autos, farming, water, people and places. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Graphic Technology, 1975. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Hardback in good+ condition, cover good some small dings and nicks price unclipped. Text is clean an unmarked, binding is tight. Hundreds and hundreds of photo of the Great Central Valley of California taken by "Pop" Laval from the late teens through the 1970ies. Everyday life, trains, early planes and autos, farming, water, people and places. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Ray Long & Richard Smiht Inc., 1932. First Edition. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 411 pages, Text clean and unmarking binding good crack next to last page otherwise solid, some yellowing due to age. This is the story of Sing Sing as told by its long time Warden.