Search Results: Authors starting with T from Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]

U.S.A.: ICS Books, 1993. Hardcover. As New/New. Blind Corners is an unforgettable adventure. In this gripping collection of true stories. Geoff Tabin takes you around the globe, from the world's first bungee jump to the peak of Mt. Everest. Tabin's keen observations and lively sense of humor convey both the terror and the exhilaration of nature's greatest challenges. More than just a book on climbing the highest peaks of the world, Blind Corners is a richly detailed choronicle of adventure, comradeship, and inner strength. No flaws but minimal retail handling..

New York: Lyons Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrations by Kevin Sedlak. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve has light shelf wear. A Pioneering guide to Fly Fishing along cold-water coasts.

New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Henry Hutt. Green cloth with stamped gilt titles and stamped white art nouveau decoration. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear; the rea board's cloth is puckered, a bit of spine fade with minor spine tip abrasion. 7.5 inches tall, 351 pages plus 10 pages of publisher's adverts. 7 plates of Illustrations by Henry Hutt including the tissue-guarded frontispiece. First Edition, First Printing.. The Two Vanrevels is a gripping and entertaining romp that effortlessly weaves together many of the elements that define the author's oeuvre, including a passionate love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a look at how political and social events can often intrude on the personal sphere. Background Information: Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with past-on titles to spine and front. Decorated end-pages. Light shelf wear. Touch of rub at lower tips. Clean text lightly and evenly toned. Front hinge starting lower corner. Bindings square and firm. 253 pages. 7.75 inches tall. First Edition, First Printing.. Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.

France: AMARANTH PUBLISHERS, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. New/No Dust Jacket Issued. Masterpieces of painting from the collections of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Moscow. Full color prints with short text describing. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality..

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1875. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Green cloth with titles and decorations in gilt and black, edges are beveled; 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 168 pages. All edges gilt. Illustrated with plates and numerous in-text drawings. No ownership inscriptions. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a touch of rub on the lower corners.. Taylor made a name for himself as a wartime correspondent for Chicago newspapers during the Civil War. Afterwards, he turned to lyrical verse and was widely popular.  This is a volume of poetry about country life, nature, and nostalgia.

New York: A. L. Burt. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. [No Date, Inscription with date of 1903]. Forest green cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. Bindings square and tight. Light handling wear. Text clean though toned. Page 45 has a tear with no loss. Inscription and bookplate on front paste-down and free endpage. 403 pages,7.5 inches tall. . Interesting chart at the end showing total cost including transportation for nearly a year travel at $472.10.

New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. New/New. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality.  4to; 10.5 by 11.5 inches;  144 pages with an index and bibliography.. Shows and describes Indian arts and crafts from each region of North America, and includes beadwork, baskets, weapons, clothing, pottery, jewelry, and carvings

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co, 1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Taylor Jr., Charles M.. Blue buckram with stamped titles in a darker blue. Top edge stained blue; cloth has fading. 8vo; 7.75 inches tall; 388 pages followed by three pages of publisher adverts. A sizable amount of b/w photographic plates by the author. The bindings are firm and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Minor damp-stain on the bottom gutter on the first 35 pages not affecting and text or plates. First Edition, First Printing. The book narrates the explorations of the author traveling to Alaska and Yellowstone and points in between at the end of the 19th century.

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Pub, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.   No flaws but minimal shelf handling and Gift inscription for this Limited Edition 519 of 2500.. In 1971 Tyndale House Publishers released the highly anticipated The Living Bible. Bringing together Living Letters (1962), a book The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association gave away millions of copies of during their Crusades, as well as the subsequent books in the Living series. Written in easy-to-understand, modern English, The Living Bible is a paraphrase of the Old and New Testaments. Its purpose is to say as exactly as possible what the writers of the Scriptures meant, and to say it simply.

New York: Doubleday and Company. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. Beige cloth quarter-bound over the spine to black cloth boards. Map Endpages. 8vo; 9.5 inches tall; 428 pages with bibliography. The bindings are tight and square with a spine lean. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear.  The dust jacket with the price of $5.95 has edgewear and minor spine toning.. A historical novel set during the Mexican War (1846-1848), The narrative follows the Shelby Brothers  one just 14 years old, as they flee from their home to join the U.S. Army in 1846. Embracing  timeless storytelling tradition, the narrative unfolds with a captivating blend of intense action, heartfelt romance, and witty humor. The characters are meticulously developed, portraying fully fleshed-out individuals with endearing quirks and lasting impressions that resonate with readers of all generations. This gripping tale plays out against a meticulously researched… Read More

London: Thomas Taylor, 1715. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Richard Blome. Taylor was also responsible for the publication of several maps including England exactly described [...] in 1715 containing maps of the English counties which had been issued previously in Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd in 1681 and in other works. The maps seem to have been printed from copper plates made by Richard Blome in the 1660s and 1670s. The plates were modified, and Bloom's name was removed from many of the plates before this set of maps was printed at a later date. Detailed map from the late early 18th Century. Single sided, verso is blank. Old horizontal folds as issued. Approx. 240 X 165mm (9.5 x 6.5 Inches) plus margins. Margin tight top and bottom. ---- Believe it to be from Richard Blome's Britannia (London: 1673) or 38 old maps of England folded and bound in a leather book. This appears to be from England Exactly Described published by Thomas Taylor in 1715. REF: WikiMedia Commons; OCLC 79567206 ; National… Read More

London: Thomas Taylor, 1715. Very Good/No Jacket. Richard Blome. A detailed map from the late early 18th Century. Single sided, verso is blank. Old horizontal folds as issued. Approx. 240 X 165mm (9.5 x 6.5 Inches) plus margins. Margin tight top and bottom.. Background Information: Taylor was also responsible for the publication of several maps including England exactly described [...] in 1715 containing maps of the English counties which had been issued previously in Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd in 1681 and in other works. The maps seem to have been printed from copper plates made by Richard Blome in the 1660s and 1670s. The plates were modified, and Bloom's name was removed from many of the plates before this set of maps was printed at a later date. We believe it to be from Richard Blome's Britannia (London: 1673) or 38 old maps of England folded and bound in a leather book. This appears to be from England Exactly Described published by Thomas Taylor in 1715. REF: WikiMedia Commons; OCLC 79567206… Read More

Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999. Stiff Laminated Wraps. New/No Dust Jacket As Issued. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality.. With individual photos (taken in the field) of more than 450 wildflower species, the most accurate range information available, and organization by ecological community, Taylor's guide aids not only in wildflower identification, but also in appreciation of the Florida landscapes that support them. By linking flowers with their natural habitats, it highlights the need to protect these ecologically unique communities to ensure survival of the wildflowers themselves. In addition, it offers a new resource for gardeners interested in planting native species.

Chicago: The Childrens Press, Inc, 1946. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Charles Tazewell.. Very Good in a Good- Dust Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a tiny puncture through the jacket on the spine edge. The Dust Jacket with price of $1.00 is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve has edge wear with closed chipping and sun-darkening most pronounced on the spine. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Lovely gift inscription.. Delightful Christmas story of a little Angel and his gift to Jesus was first written for the radio and narrated at Christmas by Helen Hays. In 1939 Charles Tazewell wrote an unproduced radio script, The Littlest Angel, which was published in book form in 1946 and adapted several times for film and radio, most notably as a musical TV drama for the Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1969. The heartwarming tale is about a small boy's adjustment to being an angel in heaven and his gift to… Read More

Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book..   No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. The Dust Jacket is with price and is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve.. Piecing together various historical fragments and anecdotes from the years before Chinatown emerged in the late 1870s, historian John Kuo Wei Tchen redraws Manhattan's historical landscape and broadens our understanding of the role of port cultures in the making of American identities.

Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet, 1918. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Olive-green cloth with gold titles with a front decoration. 7.25 inches tall; 267 pages followed by a four-pages publisher catalog. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor loss of color on edges and spine tips.. The author presents the 'Don'ts' of this book in early 20th century Christian mores; from the preface he points out that 'little acts and habits in every-day life that hinder our highest happiness and mar the comfort and peace of our friends and associates'. An interesting scarce title that opens a window into a world view of 'dismissing all worldly and demoralizing aspects of society, the theater, the dance and the card table'.

Anderson Trumpet Company: Gospel Trumpet Co, 1917. Very Good/No Dust Jacket probably none issued.. Green Linen with front blind-stamping and gilt decorative titles; 7.25 inches tall; 96 pages; with b/w illustrations. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear..

Coral Gables, FLorida: University of Miami Press, 1973. Soft cover. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Glued pictorial wraps. 8.5 inches tall. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 192 pages with index. Third Printing. Copeland Studies in Florida History - No. 3.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1952. Book Club Edition. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Cosgrave II, John O'hara. Book club edition. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust jacket has light shelf handling. A frontier romance about a young man on a hazardous river journey with Abe Lincoln.