Search Results: Authors starting with T from Boojum and Snark Books

Oak Valley Press; San Mateo, California; 1977. Softcover, stapled wraps, photo-illustrated front cover, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 80 pp., b/w illustrations (photos and drawings), maps. One signature loose (binding error)and laid in; else very good (mild edgewear and rubbing; gift inscription, title page). Scarce. (3214035). F. Soft cover.

Grune & Stratton, New York, 1957 First edition. Scarce. Green cloth-covered boards, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 59 pp., numerous color photomicrographs. Ex-library, with usual markings, sturdy library binding, else very good. A very nice atlas of normal and abnormal hematology. (1722RO070). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Henry C. Lea; Philadelphia., 1868 From the second and enlarged London edition. With four colored plates, and illustrations on wood. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 490 pp., index. Good. Contents: General Observations on the State of Pregnancy; The Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy; The Diseases Which Simulate Pregnancy; The Duration of Pregnancy; The Premature Expulsion of the Foetus; The Examination of Substances Expelled from the Uterus, etc.; Extra-Uterine Gestation; Superfoetation - Missed Labor; The Diseases Which May Coexist with Pregnancy, and their Reciprocal Influence; The Sympathetic Disorders of Pregnancy; The Diseases of the Urinary and Generative Organs; The Displacements of the Gravid Uterus. (3214010). Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Beacon Press, Boston, 1969 The first edition of this classic book (no additional printings indicated). Softcover, trade paperback, Beacon Paperback No. 325, 8 x 5 3/8 inches, 281 pp. Very good. (1722RO002). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

United Lithographic; Falls Church, Virginia; 1971. Aqua cloth-covered boards, 9 x7 inches, 144 pp., appendix, index, 77 figures, b/w photo illustrations, 8 color plates. Book VG- (some browning/foxing to top and fore-edge of book block; a little offsetting to endpapers; binding tight and pages clean). Dustcover G+ (moderate edgewear and rubbing; some foxing; sunned spine). Contents: General Procedure, Brush Techniques and Backgrounds, Color, Bachelor Buttons, Pine Cones, Wisteria, Chrysanthemums, Acorns, White Poppy (with Color Wheel), Baby Roses, Purple Plums, Forget-Me-Nots, New England Wharf Scene; Glazing, Firing, and Metallic Finishes.. Hardcover.

Windsor Publications; Chatsworth, California, 1991 First edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 264 pp., bibliography, index, numerous color photo illustrations. Book near fine (a little spotting to top edges of boards; previous owner's name on an front free endpaper inscription page). Dustcover near fine. (1722RO071). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

W.H. Arthur, New York, 1855 Pamphlet, blue wraps, 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches, 60 pp. This is the 60 page edition described by Howes. This copy has no map. Bound between marbled boards, 1/4 leather, with front board detached. Ex-library with usual markings, else good. John Q. Adams was on the Board of Directors of The Martyr Monument Association. "All the most deadly diseases were pressed into the service of the king of terrors; dysentery, small-pox, and yellow-fever, acting as prime ministers. The whole ship, from her keel to the taffrail, was equally affected, and contained pestilence sufficient to desolate a world; disease and death were wrought into her very timbers." Fascinating reading. "The story of the Prisons in the City of New-York, and of the Prison-Ships in the Whallabocht Bay, during the war for our Indepencence, is the darkest in the history of our Revolutionary struggle." "Death, he said, had no relish for such skeleton carcases as we are; but he will now have a feast… Read More

Alec Book Company, Austin, 1938 An exceptional copy, by virtue of the inscription by the author on the title page: "I give you my life of Fifty years on the Forty acres --- with gratitude to the Texas Pioneers". SIGNED by the author below this inscription. Grey cloth-covered boards, 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches, 306 pp., index, 12 illustrations. Good plus (mild edgewear; darkening/sunning, spine; moderate patchy foxing, else pages clean; binding tight; previous owner's inscription/signature on the front free endpaper, dated in the year of publication of the book). (1722RO007). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Charles C. Thomas; Springfield, Illinois; 1969. First edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 136 pp., index, b/w photo illustrations. Book VG (a little yellow highlighting on a few pages, else fine). Dustcover fine. (3214035). F. Hardcover.

Macmillan, New York, 1963. First edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. Scarce. Grey boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches, gilt spine lettering, 367 pp., references, index, tables, b/w illustrations (photomicrographs). Book very good minus, dustcover good plus. (3214048). F. Hardcover.

University of Alabama Press; University, Alabama; 1960. First edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. Blue cloth-covered boards, 9 x 6 inches, 197 pp. Book very good plus (near fine). Dustcover good. "The person who would find and keep his place in the universe must unendingly educate himself, according to Dean ten Hoor. The more a person educates himself, particularly for privacy, the less other people will need to educate him and take charge of his life. At best, no one can make of himself exactly what he would like to be; but if he is ruled by reason, controls his emotions, learns to accept the world around him, and takes advantage of the best means of relaxation and entertainment, he can win more than he loses in the inevitable compromises. Then when he looks back on his life he can feel that he has done his best to save his own soul and has been tolerant and sympathetic with others trying to do the same for themselves, helping them where he could. This book is an elaboration of this hopeful view… Read More

H. Charles Enterprises, Toronto, 1981 Stiff card covers, spiral bound, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 115 pp., figures, tables. Near fine. Scarce. (K079). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Terpezone, Incorporated; Chicago; (1930s)., 1930 Stiff wraps, printed front cover ("Terpezone Incorporated, Chicago, U.S.A., 'The Breath of Life'"), three hole binder, 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches, unpaginated (about 207 pages, recto only). Very good. Rare. The Terpezone generator was a machine that apparently combined ozone and turpentine to produce "pinene ozone", a "gaseous ozonide". From the Foreword: "In submitting these case records for your careful inspection, we call particular attention to the wide variety of diseases successfully treated by the mere inhalation of Terpezone vapor. For the first time in medical practice ozone in strength, is available in the human body and the result of 25 years of use has been more a matter of discovery than otherwise. As oxygen is necessary for maintenance of life on earth it appears that it may be difinitely shown that ozone, the highest form of oxygen, is necessary for the maintenance of health." The inhalation of… Read More

Association of Former Students, 1988. Brown cloth-covered boards, 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, 1185 pp. Color photo-illustrated endpapers. Lists 147,000 members. Fine. 'Gig 'em Aggies!' (3214007). Hardcover.

Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Austin, 1945 Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 149 pp., 22 pull-out colored maps (all in good shape), numerous b/w photo illustrations. Good plus or very good minus (modest insect damage to sizing of cloth; pages clean and binding tight and square). Not dust jacket. (1722RO068). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The American Well Works; Aurora, Illinois; 1917. A very rare and beautiful trade catalog. Striking examples of early 20th century industrial technology. Printed wraps, 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches, 127 pp., glossy paper with numerous illustrations (drawings, tables, graphs, b/w photo illustrations). Very good (modest edgewear, mostly at top of spine; previous owner's stamp, front cover, first page and last page). Binding tight and pages clean. (3214010). F. Soft cover.

Paper Tiger/Dragon's World, London, 1978 First edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 12 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches, unpaginated. Includes art by Ralph Steadman. Book near fine. Dustcover about good (moderate edgewear and rubbing; a few short closed tears; chip at upper edge of front panel near spine, 5/8 inch. (1722RO091). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

The Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1984 Tan wraps, printed spine and front cover, 10 x 8 1/4 inches, 34 pp., bibliography, b/w illustrations. Very good (small sticker removal abrasion, front cover; pages clean and binding tight and square). "A selected list of books which are significant or representative of a California style of printing". Part II of a three-part series, covering 1890-1925. (3214018). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

The Engineering Record, New York, 1895. Scarce. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine and front board, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, 317 pp., 585 illustrations (engravings: engineering and architectural drawings). Ex-library (Cooper Union) with usual markings. Else just good (stain, rear board; substantial edgewear; moderate soiling, edges of book block; some tears in the first four pages, mostly near the spine --- pages still firmly attached, and not affecting text; binding tight and pages otherwise clean). Interesting architectural drawings of numerous buildings, including the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the William J. Syms Operating Theater. "The Engineering Record (prior to 1887 The Sanitary Engineer) has for sixteen years made its department of Steam and Hot-Water Heating and Ventilation a prominent feature. Besides the weekly illustrated descriptions of notable and interesting current work, a great variety of questions in this field have been answered. In 1888 Steam-Heating Problems was… Read More

[Aberdeen, University Press, 1933], 1933 Green wraps, printed spine and front cover, 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, pp. 881-1085, numerous figures and illustrations. Moderate edgewear and ruffling of corners; binding intact and pages clean. About good. Scarce. (3214048). Soft cover. Good.