Search Results: Titles starting with A from Mike's Library

London: Chatto & Windus. Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Library REBIND, library stamps/marks/labels, creasing and wear to tissue guards, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; Limited Edition, No. 92 of 250 copies printed for sale in England, from French sheets. Illustrations by Madeleine Lemaire. Original front wrapper bound in. Likely the first illustrated English-language edition. ; Ex-Library; 140 pages .

Zurich: Genossenschaftsbuchhandlung. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1932. Trade Paperback. Edgewear, spine creasing, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; German language. Lectures given at the Volkshochschule, Zürich, Winter 1931. Charlot Strasser was a follower of Alfred Adler, WW1-era editor of Adler's journal along with his Russian wife Vera Strasser-Eppelbaum, and active member of the influential Zurich psychoanalytic community. and the Dada scene. INSCRIBED in 1936 by Dr Strasser to Albert Meyer, then Bundespräsident of Switzerland. ; 315 pages; Signed by Author .

No place stated: BookSurge Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2005. Trade Paperback. 1419618725 . Light cover curl, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback. ; Signed by author, "Best Wishes", on half-title page.; 199 pages; Signed by Author .

Florham Park NJ: Florham Park Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0912598581 . Top corner dampstain, 3 pages with top corner creased, otherwise slight wear; Dust Jacket has 1" tear with chip, 1/4" chip, rub, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover. ; INSCRIBED by author on title page: "to Sully - with best wishes Lucien St André (Vince)". Synopsis: "Three retired college professors are persuaded to open a no-frills college in an attempt to lower tuition and improve instruction. They soon learn that administrators have more problems than they anticipated." ; Signed by Author .

New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 0815306830 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcovers.; Three of three volumes, complete set. Reprint in three parts of monthly journal of the Institute of Accounts, originally pub. by the Accountics Association. Part 1. Vol. I, Nos. 1 to 6, April 1897 to September 1897 ; Vol. II, Nos. 1 to 6, October 1897 to March 1898; Part 2. Vol. III, Nos. 1 to 9, April 1898 to December 1898 ; Vol. IV, Nos. 1 to 6, January 1899 to June 1899 ; Vol. V, Nos. 1 to 6, July 1899 to December 1899; Part 3. Vol. VI, Nos. 1 to 6, January 1900 to June 1900 ; Vol. VII, Nos. 1 to 2, July 1900 to August 1900. "Prior to the introduction of the Journal of Accountancy in 1905, it was the role of publications such as The Book-Keeper, Accountics, and Commerce Accounts and Finance to pioneer the market for professional accountancy literature on a nationwide scale in the United States. ...… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1913. First US Edition. Hardcover. Spine lettering light fade, random edge foxing, owner's ex-libris, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers. ; Two of two volumes, complete set. "Recounts the unparalleled adventures of the famous explorer A Henry Savage-Landor and a small band of native servants in a journey through a vast, unexplored region of Brazil and on the return through unfrequented parts of Peru, Bolivia, Chili and the Argentine, including the crossing of the Andes. Lost to the world for eighteen months, Mr Savage-Landor covered a total distance of 13,750 miles, and in this remote wilderness of luxuriance experienced some of the strangest adventures that ever fell to the lost of the explorer; indeed, how he survived to tell the tale is a marvel." - Publisher's Weekly, November 22, 1913, page 132. ; xxiii, 377; xvi, 439 in 2v pages .

Santa Fe, Argentina: Imprenta de la Provincia. Good with no dust jacket. 1924. Edicion oficial. Trade Paperback. Library stamps/marks/labels, well toned, foxing, spine darkened, edgewear with chipping, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; Spanish language. Transcriptions and photographs of the minutes of the colonial council, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1575-1595. ; Ex-Library; 429 pages .

London: G. Schirmer. Good with no dust jacket. 1915. Second Edition. Hardcover. Library REBIND in hardcover, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, tears and creasing to fold-out photo illustrations with some tape repairs to fold-outs, one fold-out missing two chips affecting image and taped, light tone, wear. Solid hardcover.; "Opera lovers will enjoy this side-light on the singing-actor's art. Students and teachers of Opera will find it a valuable hand-book." ; Ex-Library; xii, 90 pages .

New York: Garland Publishing. Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0824056191 . Some damp-wrinkling, light cloth staining, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light cock, light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; "In assembling this volume of reminiscences by actors and actresses I have focussed on three central issues in the film performer's work: the genesis and development of a role, the working relationship of the performer and director; and the working relationship between fellow perfomers. These three areas of discussion provide the clearest insight into the work of the film performer and often provide the most interesting revelations about the success, failure or significance of any particular cinematic characterization or film." - Introduction. Contains many brief, informative selections from a broad spectrum of well-known film actors. ; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; Ex-Library; Vol. 899; 689 pages .

New York: Burt Franklin. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contents: Introductory note; Part I. General Bibliographies, Dictionaries, and Reference Works; Part II. Critical Studies and General History.; Burt Franklin Bibliographical Series; Ex-Library; 63 pages .

Philadelphia: No Publisher Listed.. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Stapled wraps. Many uncut edges, well toned, once folded in half, wraps sunned, wear. Solid paperback stapled wraps. ; Republican Party campaign speech given by Massachusetts Senator Lodge at the request of The Union League for the re-election of President William McKinley. Lodge emphatically embraces US annexation of the Philippines. Quite uncommon.; 26 pages .

New York: Garland Publishing. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 0824010000 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, damp wrinkling, sunned, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of two early works advocating protectionism: The addresses, chiefly by M. Carey, reprinted from the 5th edition, 1820, published by J. Maxwell, Philadelphia. The essay by G. Tibbits is a reprint of the 1827 edition, published by J. R. A. Skerrett, Philadelphia.; The Neglected American Economists; Ex-Library; 11, 299, 7, 56 pages .

New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0815309988 . Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; "This study is concerned with organizational adjustment to hostile environmental conditions. More specifically, we seek to identify perceived causes of deteriorating performance among a group of 44 small manufacturing firms competing in hostile environments, and to specify strategic attributes that differentiate between those firms that are adjusting and those that are declining." - Introduction and Conceptual Framework. ; Studies in Entrepreneurship; Ex-Library; xv, 155 pages .

Amsterdam: Elsevier. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0444410740 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket peel on rear cover, TAPED boards and hinges, wear. Ugly yet still serviceable and solid hardcover.; "The author believes that simulation is the most realistic approach to the media scheduling problem and applies the AD-ME-SIM model to the campaign, as well as discussing linear programming, dynamic programming, marginal analysis and heuristic programming. Flow chart models are used to supplement more precise and concise mathematical models." ; ix, 176 pages .

Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum / Da Capo Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Reprint Edition. Pamphlet. 9022105598 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, taped spine, light sun, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback sewn pamphlet.; Facsimile reprint of 1615 edition, London: Printed by Nicholas Okhs, and ... sold by Walter Bvrre. STC No. 23612. " ... the first book of instruction on the subject ... is clearly written by someone with an accurate knowledge of the methods used to grow and cure it in the West Indies." - Joan Thirsk; The Rural Economy of England: collected essays; page 261. ; The English Experience: Its Record in Early Printed Books Published in Facsimile; Vol. 559; [26] pages .

Shepherdstown WV: Patmos Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0915762005 . Light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Limited Edition of 500. "In 1562, Castellion published Conseil à la France désolée (Advice to a desolate France) in which he exposed « le forcement des consciences » (the mastering of conscience) and pleaded for letting « les deux religions -catholique et protestante- libres, et que chacun tienne sans contrainte celle des deux qu’il voudra » (both religions (Catholic and Protestant) free for each individual to choose, one or the other as he pleased). In 1563, the Reformed synod in Lyon condemned the book." - Virtual Museum of Protestantism. ; xiii, 50 pages .

Tucson AZ: University of Arizona Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0816503885 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, protector tape residue on endpapers, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket light rub, spine label, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "Using unpublished secret material from the archives of India, Britain, Germany, the USSR, and the United States, author Adamec presents an authoritative analysis of Afghanistan's foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century. He also summarizes Afghan foreign relations during the late nineteenth century. His definitive study examines such previously neglected areas of Afghan diplomacy as Axis and Allied activities in the country during World War II." Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1. Afghanistan emerges from isolation; 2. Amir Amanullah assumes power; 3. Amanullah's early reforms; 4. Amanullah's journey and defeat; 5. Amir Habibullah, son of a water carrier; 6. Nadir Shah… Read More

New York: Yiddish Cooperative Book League. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Light dampstain to front paste-down, light edgewear, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Yiddish language. Afn Barg = [On The Mountain], a children's poetry collection. "Kadya Molodowsky was a major figure in the Yiddish literary scene in Warsaw (from the 1920s through 1935) and in New York (from 1935 until her death in 1975). A teacher in the Yiddish schools in Warsaw as a young woman, she was best known for her children's poems. In the United States, she wrote for the Yiddish press and founded and edited a journal, Sviva (Surroundings), which she published for three decades. Living in Israel (1948-52), she founded and edited a journal, Heym. She published six major books of poems (1927-1965), novels, short stories, plays, and essays. Recurrent themes in her work include the lives of Jewish women and girls, Jewish tradition in the face of modernity, Israel, and the… Read More

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0824095294 . Collection donation stamps and owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Contains 562 annotated listings of literary criticism for Black authors from Latin America. ; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; Vol. 194; 129 pages .

London: Richard Bentley. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1866. Hardcover. Library REBINDS, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers. ; Two of two volumes, complete. 1865-1866 travel of British barrister and war correspondent to post-Civil War United States, Canada and Mexico. Overall, a perceptive and balanced view of Reconstruction era United States. Wright Howes; edited by William E Hartley III; Wright Howes The Final Edition of USiana: A Descriptive Bibliography; S 542. ; Ex-Library; xv, 312; v, 369 pages .