Search Results: Authors starting with V from Whiting Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. About fine copy with just a trace of edge wear (slight bumping)..

Houston, Texas: The University of Texas System Cancer Center, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Light rubbing wear, otherwise fine. Proceedings of a conference held by the Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, Texas April 21 and 22, 1983. This annual conference was "unique in beginning a dialogue between chaplains and the remainder of the care community. In addition to conference proceedings, this book offers a basis for all who have to help children in their struggle at understanding.".

New York: Dial Press, 1944. Book. Good. Hardcover. Eighth Printing. Shelf wear, rubbing wear to the extremities. Very light foxing to the fore-edge and bottom edge of the page block. Personalized inscription from the author on the half-title page: "For my friend Freddy ___ with best wishes, Pierre Van Paassen." On the verso of the half-title page is a gift inscription to the previous owner. The dust jacket is chipped and edge-worn, but no large tears or staining. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 343 pages. Endpaper maps, The Arab World, with Palestine highlighted. 1969 newspaper article about the future of the Middle East laid in at the front of the book. From the OCLC WorldCat summary of this book: "The Forgotten Ally is a beautifully written book, as the New York Times review describes it--The expression of one of the most passionately generous hearts in the writing profession. Van Paassen writes with the power and fervor of a latter-day prophet, without forgetting the need… Read More

St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1976. Book. Illus. by Jim Cummins. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Inscribed by the author to fellow children's author, and four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon: "to Joan: for your continued good success on this Easter, 1976. Dorothy Van Woerkom." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of association copies from fellow children's authors. See our other listings from this collection..

New York: Macmillan, 1978. Book. Illus. by Harold Berson. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. From Macmillan's Ready-to-Read series. Sequel to Abu Ali, these tales of the Middle East are retold by Van Woerkom. 64 pages. Inscribed by the author to fellow children's author, and four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon: "For Joan with special thanks for all the good help along the way. Dorothy Van Woerkom. April 25, 1978." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of association copies from fellow children's authors. See our other listings from this collection..

New York: Macmillan Ready-to-Read, 1975. Book. Illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Couple of small edge tears to jacket. Nice, clean copy, warmly inscribed by the author to fellow children's author, and four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the front free endpaper: "To Joan - writer extraordinaire - extraordinary friend - Dorothy Van Woerkom. August 28, 1975." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of association copies from fellow children's authors. See our other listings from this collection..

New York: Macmillan Ready-to-Read, 1978. Book. Illus. by Normand Chartier. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Forty-five pages, plus a brief bio page for the author and illustrator. Ysabel the donkey is upset at being replaced by a car, but soon shows the farmer that she is superior to the automobile. Warmly inscribed by the author to fellow children's author, and four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the front free endpaper: "To Joan with sincere affection and admiration. Dorothy Van Woerkom. 10/31/78." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of association copies from fellow children's authors. See our other listings from this collection..

Bristol, UK: Parragon Book Service Limited, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The jacket has some wear and a short tear at the upper corners. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. 79 pages, illustrated with color photos. Introduction to Gaudi and his architectural works followed by photographs and brief descriptions of his well-known creations..

Santa Fe, New Mexico Book. Fine. Soft cover. No date. Stapled wrappers, 28 pages (unpaginated). Santa Fe artists' recipes accompanied by their drawings. 0.

New York: George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., 1960. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Small Folio, 9 X 12 Inches. Light wear. Three numbered pages with a two-page score. The rear cover lists more titles in the publisher's catalog..

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press for William Marsh Rice University, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Mild wear to book and jacket. Writing inside the front cover, partially obscured by the jacket flap. Bookstore price sticker on the rear endpaper. Small amount of ink stain on the rear panel of the jacket at the lower corner. One in a series of outstanding symposia during the 1962-63 academic year commemorating the first 50 years of Rice University in Houston. 82 pages. Editor Frank E. Vandiver was also a professor of history at Rice University and later president of Texas A&M University and the University of North Texas, as well as acting president of Rice University..

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Book. Near Fine+. Hardcover. First American Printing. Price-clipped jacket. 320 pages with glossary and index. How to enjoy ine French Cuisine while losin weight or staying slim..

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Historical Commission, 1988. Book. Illus. by Rex Larsen [Contemporary Photographs]. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Several small edge tears to jacket, protected now in a new Mylar cover. 144 pages of black and white photos, both historic and contemporary--from 1888 to the present [1988]..

Chicago: McKinley Music Company, 1902. Book. Good. Soft cover. Rubbing wear. Small amounts of paper loss to the spine. Stapled booklet, all pages holding well. 30 songs. 64 pages. This songbook is for piano accompaniment only. The Violin accompaniment songbook was sold separately, each book priced at $.50..

New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers), 1969. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1969 issues (Vol. 15) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, bound together in blue cloth hardcover, with gilt titles to the spine (includes name of previous owner). Light shelf wear, well-preserved. The Contents pages for each of the bi-monthly issues, beginning with January, are bound in the front of the book, followed by the articles. 960 pages total for this volume..

Philadelphia: J.W. Pepper, 1906. Book. Good. Soft cover. Rubbing and corner wear. Small amounts of paper loss to the spine. Stapled booklet, all pages holding well. Violin duets with piano accompaniment and cornet part [Ad. Lib.] for the following selections: Lucrezia Borgia Selection, by Donizetti; Pizzicato Polka, by Strauss; Melody in F, by Rubenstein, W.M.B. March, by Moon; Love's Excess Waltzes, by Wesley; Ave Maria, by Gounod; Les Rameaux (The Palms), by Faure; Angels Serenade, by Braga; and Post Dispatch March, by Pryor. 32 pages..

New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers), 1970. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1970 issues (Vol. 16) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, bound together in blue cloth hardcover, with gilt titles to the spine (includes name of previous owner). Light shelf wear, well-preserved. The Contents pages for each of the bi-monthly issues, beginning with January, are bound in the front of the book, followed by the articles. 1118 pages total for this volume..

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University General Extension Division, 1966. Ex-Library. Good. Soft cover. Discarded library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Stiff covers, stapled. Some edge wear. Proceedings include papers on Genealogy of the Louisiana Long Family, Old and New Interpretations of the Rebellion of 1768, Genealogical Research in Georgia, Locating Louisiana Historical and Genealogical Source Materials in European Archives, Louisiana History Problems in Connection with the English Migrants 1750-1820, and more..

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University General Extension Division, 1964. Ex-Library. Good. Soft cover. Discarded library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Binding tape-reinforced. Some edge wear. Proceedings include papers on French Huguenots, Research in Alabama, Modern Methods in Research, Bride Books and Bridegroom Books, Research in Texas, Johnny Rebs of Louisiana, The Scots in Colonial America, Genealogical Research at the Library of Congress, Getting a Start in Genealogy, and Genealogical Research in North Carolina. 59 pages..

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Light bumping to spine ends with corresponding wear to jacket. A book about past and present attitudes toward illness, disease, and healing from a more humanistic approach as modern medical technology requires intelligent interpretation combined with ethical response. 130 pages with Notes, Topical Bibliography, and Index. Inscribed to the previous owner and signed by the author (first name only)..