Search Results: Authors starting with V from Michael Diesman

Kitchen Sink Press, 1995. Very minor crease on corner of cover, otherwise in very nice condition. Vincent Trout Hamlin (1900 - 1993) creator of the comic strip Alley Oop, was born in Perry, Iowa on 10 May 1900. In 1918, he served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. After the war, he attended college, and worked at various jobs around the country, including working in the oil fields of Texas, and on various newspapers as a reporter, photographer and cartoonist. In 1925 he married high-school sweetheart Dorothy Stapleton. He created the Alley Oop comic strip in 1932 while working at the Des Moines Register, and he wrote and drew the strip (sometimes with the help of assistant Dave Graue) until 1971. Hamlin died in Florida in 1993 at the age of 93. Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew Alley Oop through four decades for NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association). Initially, Alley Oop was a daily strip which had a run… Read More

Brooklyn , NY: Relix Magazine, 1985. Not Indicated . Soft cover. Very Good +. b/w Photos.

NY: Straight Arrow Publishers, 1982. Mailing label on cover. Some tanning and flaking on the edges, otherwise in nice condition... First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by b/w Illustrations & Photos.

Review & Herald Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. New. Brand New Book, Still Sealed In Publisher's Shrink Wrap.

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985. 50 full-page color prints of exhibit works, some accompanying text. Works of prominent 20th century artists from the United States, Germany, France, Italy, and elsewhere are represented.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Near Fine +. Illus. by Color Plates.

Carlton Press, Inc., 1971. Signed by author. A few minor spots on foredge and a few small edge tear on jackety, otherwise in nice condition.. Signed by Author. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good.

London: Rafael Valls Ltd., 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

Gramercy, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. An Account Of The Perfume Industry Provides Comprehensive Coverage Of All Aspects Of The Subject, From Myth To Manufacture To Its Top Names, Citing The Relationship Between Fragrance And Fashion While Offering Tips On Selecting A Perfume.

U.S.A.: Crescent Books, 1987. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color Illustrations.

Random House Value Publishing, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Color and b/w plates.

NY: Anthe Publications, 1987. Not Indicated . Soft cover. Very Good +. One Very Minor Mark On Cover, Otherwise In Very Nice Condition.

HMH Books for Young Readers, 1979. Gift inscribed and signed by Chris Van Allsburg. Some edge tears on jcket, otherwise in nice ccondition.. Signed by Author & Illustrator. 13th. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by b/w Illustrations.

NY: Rawson, Wade, 1981. 2nd. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. Illus. by b/w Photos.

Univ of California Pr, 1987. First edition.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

U.S.A.: Crescent Books, 1988. Revised Edition . Hardcover. New/New. Brand new book, still sealed in publisher's shrink wrap.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: New York Univ Pr, 1988. Illustrated Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Changes in women's roles & perceptions constitute one of the great watersheds in 20th-century American history. Exploring a large segment of time, the author blends statistics, anecdote, & interpretation to sketch a series of collective experiments by 20th-century women. She divides the book into 3 periods: the first era, from 1900 to 1940, when fertility rates were in decline & work rates for married women were on the rise; the baby-boom era, when both work & fertility rates rose; & the final period, including the years after 1960, which reveals a contemporary concern with work somewhat at the expense of motherhood.".

3-D Book Productions, 1990. Hardcover. Fine.

Overlook Books, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Italian Potters Brought The Art Of Making Tin-Glazed Tiles To The Low Countries In The Early Sixteenth Century. Native Potters Copied The Technique And In The Seventeenth Century They Began To Manufacture The Distinctive Blue And White Dutch Tiles. Huge Quantities Were Produced During The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, First In The Netherlands And Later In Britain. Because The Best Tiles And Other Tin-Glazed Pottery Came From Delft, The Name Of The Town Became Associated With This Ware. This Book Traces The History Of Delftware Tiles, Describes How They Were Made And Explains The Differences Between Dutch And English Delftware Tiles.

Underwood/Miller, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Underwood-Miller, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Special illustrated publisher's card signed by Fabian laid in.