Search Results: Authors starting with W from Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books

Book Club of California, 1939. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Good. The Ape and the Idiot by Morrow, W.C. Book Club of California, 1939 part five of six California Tales Series Staplebound in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean. Morrow wrote mainly short stories and worked on newspapers in San Jose and San Francisco as well as several literary weeklies. He became known for his bizarre themes and the meticulous craftsmanship of his writing. This story was published by Lippincott in 1897 where it appeared under the title of Resurrection of Little Wang Tai. This is a nice collectible edition of this title. 13 pages.

Paisano Press, 1970. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 175 pages, Signed. This is the rough and ready tale of the Kern River Diggins. This tale part true, part specluation takes place in the 1850-1860ies, the placer diggings of 48 and 49 had played out, and the Kern River rush was on. This is the story of those diggings and the folks that stayed when the rush was over.

Amco, 1955. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. Armco Handbook of Drainage and Construction Products 1955 W.H. Spindler editor Armco Drainage Products, 1955, 579 pages Hardback in good+ condition, NO Dust Jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. Cover is in good condition with small rubs and top and bottom of spine. Inside cover is from the library paste down and errata correction sheet. Chapters are: Strength research, strength design, durability studies durability design, economic factors, design principles and practices, and subsurface drainage. Special drainage problems, miscellaneous problems, installation instructions, and various tables.

Supreme Magic, 1976. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Introducing Bill's Magic by Strickland, W.G. Supreme Magic, 1976 unstated edition Hardback in good+ condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean, dust jacket still in plastic wrap has small piece missing rear bottom. Chapters are: Kiddie magic, Comedy Magic, Close-Up magic, Novel platform mysteries, Illusions in miniature, Magic of Eric Wilson, Sporting Sorcery, Living marionettes and potpourri. B&W illustrations and photos, 273 pages.

Montandon Magic, 1969. Not Stated. . Soft cover. Good. Clown Magic, Juggling and Sight Bits by Stubblefield, W.C. Montandon Magic, 1969, unstated edition Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binging tight. Cover very clean. Want to be a clown? Stubby the clown has dropped everything to show you the way. B&W photos and illustrations of numerous tricks, act patter etc. 63 pages

Cengage, 2015. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardcover. Good. Psychology Applied to Modern Life by Weiten, W. Cengage, 2015, ISBN: 978285459950 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean. Most students connection with Psychology is from checking it out in the book store where fr 15.95 the current psych./self book promises to solve your problems. Psychology is far more than that and this is a course book used in many colleges. Color illustrations and photos, tests, glossary, references, index etc.

Univ of New Mexico, 1993. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Printed for the exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1993, biography & selected bibliography.Oversized Softcover in good condition, Cover good,Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight,Cover shows some signs of light wear otherwise good. This is a book of photos about homes. Home as shelter and sanctuary, complex as it is, Wagner visited and took photos of homes of the rich, the poor and those in-between. Slick upscale homes, down and dirty homes. There is a 5 pages essay by Anne Lamott and a shorter one by Sheryl Conkelton.

Kern Historical Society, 1946. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Francisco Garces Pioneer Padre of Kern by Walker, Arlis Kern county Historical Society 1946. limited edition of 500 this is #280 Hardback in good condition with poor dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust jacket show heavy signs of wear with dings, nicks, separations encased in mylar. Padre Garces lst came to Kern county in the company of De Anza the explorer who had heard of a pass across the Sierras from Garces who had found it in his wandering in the southwest ministering to the various tribes west of the Colorado River. On January 8, 1774, Anza set out with 34 men, including Francisco Garcés and native scouts, to travel at least as far as Mission San Gabriel. Anza went on to the north and returned to San Gabriel, and with Garces returned to Sonora to gather settlers. On February 14, 1776, Anza set out from Tubac with a group of 240 men, women and children. With them went friars Francisco… Read More

Motor Books, 1977. Revised Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Shelby's Wildlife the Cobras & Mustangs by Wyss Wallace Wyss Motor Books International, 1977, revised, ISBN: 087938 0454 Hardback in good condition with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, discolored mark on casing. Cover shows heavy signs of wear with dings, nicks, chips tears. This is about the creations of Carol Shelby from the 260 Cobra through the Mustang. 19 chapters tell you everything you want or need to know about the start of his car design and testing career. Loaded with B&W photos, index, 234 pages.

Big M Investments, 1979. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Santino by Martins Wallace Signed Big M Investment, 1979, stated first ISBN: 096024820x Softcover in good condtion, text is clean and unamarked, binding tight. Coers shows slight signs of wear with a few rubs and has staqin on back, otherwise clean. This is a true tale of conspiracty to murder, solicitation to muder and commission of murder. Includes details, trial manuscripts as well as trial B&W illustrutations, B&W photos, signed by author.

2013. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wally Lamb We Are Water Signed Hardcover, 2013, stated first, ISBN: 9780061941023 Hardback in good+ condition with good+ dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover clean as is dust jacket. This is Lambs new book. Annie Oh after 27 years of marriage and family shakes her family to its core by falling in love with wealthy, cultured art dealer. A great read.

Nourse Pub, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. San Francisco Say It Isn't So by Daley, Walt Nourse Pub., 1962 stated first Hardback in good condition, with dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean, dust jacket is acceptable in mylar shows some signs of wear. Booksellers sticker in back Say It Isn't So covers the issues of the day. Is San Francisco always right and never wrong?, are the restaurants the best in the country?, Is the town getting to tame? all these and other questions are answered by a group of San Francisco syndicated columnists and working press members. A great insight into how San Francisco thinks, that's as valid today as when book was written. 154 pages.

Stanford Univ. Press, 1949. First Edition. . Hardback. Good/Acceptable. Three Years in California by Colton, Walter Stanford Univ. Press, 1949, lst. Hardback in good condition, acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Dust jacket shows signs of wear with dings, chips, nicks etc., owners name inside cover. This is the story written by Rev. Walter Colton of the U.S.N. from his diaries of his voyage to Pacific waters and California in 1845. Born in 1797 he had at 17 joined the navy to see the world. Ill health got in his way and he became a Minster, however the sea called and he saw the world from Lisbon, Messina, Constantinople and when the call came for California he accepted. This book is the story of his travels during that period.

Pen Publishing, 1927. Unstated. . Hardback. Good. The Worlds Best Book of Magic by Gibson, Walter Pen Publishing, 1927, unstated edition Hardback in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean and shows little signs of wear, Kanter's Magic Shop is stamped on title page. Six sections containing hundreds of tricks and slights, they are: Tricks without sleight of hand or apparatus, the principles and applications of sleight of hand, magic with small apparatus, Carl Brema's exclusive mysteries, platform magic and stage illusions. B&W illustrations, 319 pages.

Dover, 1953. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Houdini on Magic Edited by Walter Gibson & Morris Young Dover, 1953, unstated edition Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cover is clean though in white parts shows tanning due to paper used. Edited by Gibson & Young this is a collection of Houdini's tricks and how he did them fully explained. B&W photos and Illustrations, 280 pages, bibliography. Great reference for any magician.

Hanover House, 1956. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. What's New in Magic by Gibson, Walter Hanover House, 1956, unstated edition Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover does show some slight signs of wear. Gibson covers mental miracles with numerous mental tricks anyone can do, card sleights and routines, effects with prepared cards, magic with skill, impromptu tricks and some selected secrets. B&W illustrations, 222 pages.

Perma Books, 1949. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Magic Explained by Gibson, Walter Perma Books, 1949, stated first, P54 Hardcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover shows little signs of wear. Shows little signs of wear. Gibson covers some of the tricks of the greats. Blackstone, Ching Ling Foo, Devant, Goldin, Herrmann, Houdini, Keller, Neff, Raymond, Thurston and many others. 188 pages, B&W illustrations.

Nicholas Kay, 1953. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardcover. Good. Professional Magic for Amateurs by Gibson, Walter Nicholas Kay, London, 1953, 4th printing Hardback in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cover is in good condition with some rubs tips otherwise very clean. This is a great little book. Seven chapters cover: Close-up Magic, Simplified Card Tricks, Card Table Magic, After Dinner Magic, Party Magic, Mental Magic, and Famous Stage Illusions. B&W illustrations, 217 pages.

Self, 1948. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. The Phoenix Nos. 159-163, 1948 All are 4 pages folded. In good condition overall, all have tanning of pages due to paper used and age otherwise see below for details on each. B&W illustrations. 1. 1948, #159, small tear front, some small dings 2. 1948 #160, small tear front otherwise clean 3. 1948 #161, small tear front otherwise clean 4. 1948 #162, small tear front otherwise clean 5. 1948 #163 was folded in 1/3rds, and shows signs of wear. The Phoenix was a bi weekly magic periodical put out by Walter Gibson and ran from Jan. 1942 thru 1954. These are original issues not copies.

McLoughlin Bros, 1932. Unstated. . Hardback. Acceptable. Magic Made Easy by Gibson, Walter + Bonus McLoughlin Bros., 1932 Hardback in acceptable condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover shows heavy signs of wear with dings, nicks stains, tape. Magic Made Easy contains over 200 tricks each with B&W illustrations199 pages, however page numbers on top of pages in ink. Bonus: Card-A-Log from Wisehart dealing with everything in cards and a flyer, Sale from Louis Tannen.