Search Results: Authors starting with T from The Amber Wave

New York: Scribner, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy in an unclipped fine dustjacket. The book has a remainder mark. A delightful exploration of the international world of wine tourism. The book provides insight into the latest in technology, architecture, history, and culture of each destination in great detail. Experience (vicariously) bungy jumping in New Zealand and going on safari in S.Africa. Most important of all, meet a German -born Polish refugee living in South Africa and the dynamic woman who started the Win Tourism Movement in Italy. With color photographs..

New York: Scribner, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy in a near fine unclipped dustjacket. Book has a remainder mark. Tells the story of Taber's journey to the twelve most beautiful and fascinating wine-producing regions on the planet. Some of the countries he ends up in are Chile, the U.S., Italy, Portugal, South Africa, and New Zealand. .

London: University of California Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A near fine copy --completely clean, but w the owner's signature on the title page. A comprehensive exploration of Thoreau's moral perspective on the world, science, and himself stemming from the profound impression Walden left on the author. Tauber's analysis of Thoreau is an interdisciplinary one that carries on a discussion of themes such as Romanticism and Goethe, aesthetic elements of science, historical evolution of the concept of self, and the ethics of history. "In a sense, this study of Thoreau, ties together far-flung issues ...that are drawn together here,...by an attempt to outline an understanding of the self..".

California: University of California Press, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy in an equally fine dustjacket. The book's only flaw is the owner's signature(small in sz.) on the title page. Tauber's examination of Thoreau --the mystic, naturalist, transcendentalist, social thinker, and lifelong student--focuses on him as a moralist and how the man sought to live a virtuous life. .

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A fine copy in an unclipped near fine dustjacket..

London: Frederick Warne, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A near fine copy in an unclipped "as new" dustjacket. A wonderful book that interweaves personal accounts of encounters with Beatrix Potter and her memorable children's stories. Also her genius as an artist is discussed by Maurice Sendak, Rosemary Wells, and Anne Stevenson Hobbs..

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good, lightly chipped dustjacket. A chronicle of Teale's 19,000 mile journey from the White and Green mountains of the East to the Rockies of the West, with 53 photographs by the author..

New York: The Dial Press, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Octavo. A fine copy --tight and clean, in a near perfect unclipped dustjacket; an ex-library copy that has barely shows any wear. A collection of Zuni narrative poetry recorded by Tedlock in 1958 and from 1964 to 1966 and later translated..

New York: Harmony Books, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Am.Ed.. Quarto. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- except for a few pages in the back that show slight wrinkling due to moisture exposure. The unclipped dustjacket is in great condition. An intriguing novel that details the experiences of the author -- a journalist -- who travels from Europe to Asia by foot, train, & bus after being told by a fortune-teller to avoid flying for an entire year. Wonderfully written..

New York: St Martin's Press, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft. First. 11" x 8 1/2"W. A very good copy -- tight and completely clean -- some wear to the spine & mark on cover where sticker was removed. Otherwise, a fresh copy with many color photos..

Annapolis: Hammond-Harwood House Assoc., 1963. Book. Illus. by Bodine, A. Aubrey. Fine. Hard Cov. 9 1/2" x 6"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket in very good condition. Some of the recipes in this fine collection date back to 1634; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs..

Stony Brook, NY: The Museums at Stony Brook, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft. 10" x 8"w. A near fine copy -- tight and completely clean. An interesting book about how the manufacture, decoration, and use of carriages evolved..

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A very good copy without a dustjacket. Clean throughout. Lettering on the green cover starting to fade, but still legible. Head and foot of the spine are slightly worn. A rare copy of practical advice on rose gardening in the U.S, with interesting "natural" pest control, information on pruning and propagation, color pictures, etc..

Lake Luzerne, NY: Committee on Publication of Local History, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A fine copy --tight and completely clean--with a very good dustjacket. Book has green cloth-covered boards and the dustjacket has a few short tears along the top and bottom. Written by a former editor of a Pennsylvania newspaper, the book traces of the history of Lake Luzerne, formerly called Fairfield, then Luzerne, and finally Lake Luzerne. The many black and white photos of workers in the timber industry, and then townsfolk with their fine horse teams and other common sights of those days make this an interesting book..

New York: Viking press, 1975. Book. As New. Soft cover. Both copies are in "as new" condition in a near fine slipcase. "The Medusa and the Snail" was published in 1979. Lewis Thomas was a physician, researcher, and teacher best known for his essays on biology..

New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1964. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A first edition copy in fine condition, in a clipped near fine dustjacket. Written by a close friend of Frost --Thompson -- this is as close as the poet came to his autobiography. Among these 566 letters, are letters to Edward Arlington Robinson, poet and playwright, short correspondence between him and President John F. Kennedy, and others. I find the letters written by non-admirers the most interesting because of the response they elicit from Frost..

Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy, first ed. in an equally fine unclipped dustjacket. An interesting history of one of the famous Adirondack lakes where Great Camps like the Sagamore, and J.P. Morgan's Camp Uncas, as well as North Point, purchased by Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, widow of Thomas Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie's brother. Information about local Raquette Lake guides is included and those who built and served the camps and operated the steamboats and railroad. The book was meticulously researched and has numerous photographs of the camps, lake's guides and local residents who maintained the camps on behalf of the wealthy owners. .

New York: Parabola Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy in an equally fine dustjacket. No markings whatsoever. A fascinating book about the shamans of Siberia with many color photographs..

Ca.: New World Library, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and completely clean -- in an unclipped fine dustjacket. This is a first American edition. .

New York: Penguin Group, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. A fine copy in a very good dustjacket that is slightly rubbed on the back cover. A first printing that discusses how we can move from an identification with the ego to a fuller awareness of ourselves..