Search Results: Titles starting with A from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Wichita, KS: The Center for Entrepreneurship Wichita State University, 1982 The Center for Entrepreneurship Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. 1982. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for presentation sticker on FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight wear to top and bottom of spine from shelving. DJ: Clear heavy plastic; slight rubbing . White linen boards with brown faux leather on spine with bright gold lettering on spine and front board. 291 pp. The story of a Kansas oilman who through and personal conviction recognized and developed with his own Drilling Company one of Kansas' most dramatic recent oil fields, the Spivey-Grabs-Basil combination oil and gas field in Kingman and Harper counties. This is the story of his life and spirit to venture out and pursue hunches and sound ideas. A clean pristine copy.

North Newton, KS: Mennonite Press, 1984 Mennonite Press, North, Newton, KS. 1984. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Mennonite Press never lists editions or printings. Signed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; small crease to lower front corner; slight tip bumps; old price stamped on textblock top. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent (except as noted) or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 281 pp 8vo. This is the autobiography of a teacher that covers his life as it evolves from horse and buggy to the Dust Bowl and finally a modern life in the 1980s in a town of 300,000. He was a teacher in a one-room school and describes the toil and troubles of making ends meet for school and teacher. His career in the Oklahoma schools is covered as his time in the Wichita Kansas public schools as a teacher, principal, and an administrator. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Random House/The Modern Library, 1942 Random House/The Modern Library, New York. 1942 copyright; due to a zip code on the jacket, it must be 1963 or later printing. Hardcover. Later Printing. One of seven modern library volumes comprising the Complete Greek Tragedies. This is Volume 1; order number ML310. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; light chipping at tail; rubbing to panels; closed tears on top edge; age toning. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine with ML embossed on front board. ML lettering on endpapers. 245 pp 12 mo. Aeschylus was born in the last quarter of the 6th Century BC; about 513 BC. He left behind more than 70 plays of which 7 have survived. He was known as the father of Greek tragedy and presented are four of his tragedies of which only Prometheus Bound is in doubt as to its true authorship. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper and Brothers, 1959 Harper Brothers, New York. 1959. Stated First Edition. Book Condition: Fine. DJ; VG with a piece missing from the top of the spine before the title and chipping to bottom at the spine. Book is the concluding volume of the author's authoritative history of the AF of L. Recalled are the days after death of Gompers, the struggle of the unions to survive, the nation's economic recovery, the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, the AF of L's growth to maturity and its final merger with the CIO. A tight square and clean copy in pristine condition.

Scottsdale AZ: RexGarRus Press, 1989 RexGarRus Press, Scottsdale, AZ. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; closed tear on front wrap at bottom; rubbing and light scratches to panels; small creases on front and rear panels from handling. No DJ. Heavy pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 126 pp 4to. This is the story of Rex Allen, The Arizona Cowboy and his horse KoKo. Working his way up from Willcox, AZ on a Sears and Roebuck guitar, he launched his recording career at WLS and the National Barn Dance. Then came Republic Studios in 1949 and the second part of his career began in the movies. Rex shares the ups and downs of his career in this book. A clean very presentable copy with a signed studio picture laid in.

Rome, IT: International Study Center of Spirituality, 1995 International Study Center of Spirituality, Rome, IT. 1995. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked Stitched and glued binding. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Printed Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 87 pp 8vo. This is the story of Maria De Mattias, the Foundress of the Congregation of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. Born in 1805 in Vallecorsa, Italy. An unlettered person, she became a talented writer of spiritual things, a teacher, and foundress of schools. She was a pioneer, who through her own life, her work, and her teaching opened new doors for women in the Church. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY: NAL Caliber, 2016 NAL Caliber, New York. 2016. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Paperback Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight edge bumping. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 356 pp 8vo. In October 1969, the author took command of a remote hilltop outpost held by 27 US Soldiers and 157 Montangnard militiamen. At dawn they were attacked by three North Vietnamese Army regiments which they held off for five days before the author led his troops off the hill on a daring night march through enemy lines. A an astonishing memoir of leadership, sacrifice, and brutal violence. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1955 The Macmillan Company, New York. 1955. Hardcover. Retired small town library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on endpapers and copyright page. Book Condition: Good; index number on spine; missing small piece at spine head; wear to board edges; checkout pocket on front endpaper. No DJ but front flap is pasted to rear pastedown. Gray cloth boards and spine with red lettering on the spine and front board in decorative design box. Clean interior; internal hinges are sound. 90 pp 12mo. This is the story of an Egyptian boy and his camel who worked in the fields of Egypt. Abdul's main interest was in drawing pictures which eventually led him a totally different life. The book gives a clear picture of Egyptian city and rural life in the 1920s. A clean presentable copy.

Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1999 Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City, OK. 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Tan boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. Pictorial endpapers. 317 pp 8vo. Abe Lemons won 599 games and produced several All-Americans as one the country's premier major college basketball coaches from 1955 to 1990. Along the way, at Oklahoma City University, Pan American University, and the University of Texas, he became the most quoted basketball coach ever. Born in poverty in SW Oklahoma, he struggles to get and education and work at the only job he ever wanted-coaching basketball. A clean pristine copy.

Albuquerque, NM: Horn & Wallace, Publishers, 1962 Horn & Wallace, Publishers, Albuquerque, NM. 1962. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; toning to front endpapers from newspaper clippings; shelfwear to tail and board bottom edges. DJ: Good + ; NOT Price Clipped ($7.50); rubbing to panels; light wear at tips; chipping at head and tail. Marbled paper over boards with brown overlay on the spine; gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. Internally clean. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 182 pp 8vo. This book is an exact replication of the original. LT James Abert was a member of the Corps of Topographical Engineers sent with GEN Stephen Kearney on his expedition to conquer New Mexico for the United States. His instructions were to write a detailed report on New Mexico and its inhabitants. His investigations resulted in a document that has continued to be important historical source material on early New Mexican history and the military… Read More

Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, 1992 Storey Communications, Pownal, VT. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; book is a new book with shelfwear; light edge rubbing; small bump to lower tail; small stain on textblock fore edge. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 298 pp 4to. This book is written for those gardeners with minor infirmities that are hampering their enjoyment of gardening. Intelligent planning and design, the use of practical techniques like raided beds and automatic watering systems, make gardening easier and more pleasurable. The author mentions dozens of suggestions for adapting tools; twenty imaginative garden ideas for indoor and outdoor gardens. Equipment suppliers and horticultural therapy groups are provided. A clean very presentable copy.

Australia: Allen Unwin, 1994 Allen Unwin, Australia. 1994. Soft Cover/Trade Wraps. Second Edition/ Third Printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. No DJ; trade wraps with heavy plasticized pictorial paper wraps. 275 pp. Book is tight, square, and unmarked; wraps or not folded or bent; spine is not cracked or split. This book tells the history of Australia from the standpoint of those were dispossessed, the original Australians. Surveying two centuries of Aboriginal-European encounters, it reveals what white Australia lost through unremitting colonial invasion and tells the story of Aboriginal survival through resistance and accommodation. A very presentable and clean copy.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1989. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, has a slight spine roll, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Fair; tears and missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; light scratches to panels; edge bumping. Green paper over boards with black buckram overlay on the spine with bright green lettering on the spine. 875 pp 8vo. COL Hackworth, America's most decorated soldier, tells the incredible story of his life; enlisting in the Army at age 15, fighting in Korea, and was the consummate Cold War Warrior leading troops in Europe and participating in flash points on the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile crises. He was a living legend in Vietnam serving for six years. A blood-and-guts autobiography that pointed out the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam War. A clean very presentable copy in Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1989. Hardcover. 1st Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; bumped head, tail, and tips; shelfwear to board bottom edges; light soiling to textblock fore edge. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); bumping to head, tail, tips, and top edge of DJ; light scratches and rubbing to panels. Green paper over boards with navy blue cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 875 pp 8vo. COL Hackworth, America's most decorated soldier, tells the incredible story of his life; enlisting in the Army at age 15, fought in Korea, and was the consummate Cold Warrior leading troops in Europe and participating in flash points on the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile crises. He was a living legend in Vietnam serving for six years. A blood-and-guts autobiography that pointed out the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam War. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

San Francisco, CA: Cameron and Company, 2004 Cameron and Company, San Francisco, CA. 2004. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; edge bumps, small closed tears, and creases along top edge of rear panel. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 158 pp 4to oblong. This book is a collection of aerial photographs taken from unusual angles and heights, with broad perspectives and close-ups, that give a unique vision of Mexico City. This book attempts to show the true nature and history of the city. Full of beautiful views and new insights about North America's oldest metropolis. A clean very presentable copy. Due to weight/size, no international shipping.

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1960 Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. 1960. Hardcover. BOMC edition (debossed dot on rear board). Chapters 61-76. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner bookplate on FFFP. Gray tweed cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering and bands on the spine and debossed Lincoln signature on the front board. Book Condition: Near Fine+; minuscule lower tip and tail rubbing from shelving. tinted textblock top. Printing date of N.4.60. No DJ. 515 pp 8vo. This volume covers the 13th Amendment, the Second Inaugural, trips to Grant's HQ, the Richmond Occupation, Jefferson Davis, Ford's Theater, the assassination, the mourning, and the burial. A clean pristine copy.

Verlagsbuchhandlung., Hildesheim: George Olms, 1969 George Olms, Verlagsbuchhandlung., Hildesheim. 1969. Hardcover. Reprint Editions/Facsimile Reprint of the Chertsen Worthies' Library 1881 copy. Part of the Anglistica & Americana Series. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions: Near Fine; slight paper scar on FFFP where sticker was removed. No DJs. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 617 pp (244 in Vol 1, 373 in Vol 2) 8vo. Grosart was a nineteenth century Scottish clergyman and literary editor who reprinted a number of earlier English writers. Cowley (1618-1667) was one of the leading English poets in the seventeenth century who was buried in Westminster Abbey between the ashes of Chaucer and Spencer. A clean very presentable set.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2003 Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 2003. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine: bump to tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.95); bump to tail. Red boards with black overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 455 pp 8vo. In this book, le Carre delivers the masterpiece he has been building to since the fall of communism: an epic tale of loyalty and betrayal that spans the lives of two friends from the riot-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy looking-glass of Cold War Europe to the present day of terrorism and new alliances. This is the novel le Carre fans have been waiting for, a brilliant, ferocious, heartbreaking work for the ages. A clean very presentable copy.

Silver Spring, MD: Family Line, 1982 Family Line, Silver Spring, MD. 1982. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and mostly unmarked but does have highlighting from F/O. Book Condition: Near Fine; title page has fold on fore edge probably from original printing. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is saddle stapled with cloth cover; text is secure in binding. 187 pp 4to. This book is a typed reproduction of land transaction records in Dorchester County Maryland from the Libers Old No. 4 1/2 to Old No. 8 records from roughly 1689 to 1732. Alphabetical name and place in the rear. A clean very presentable copy.

Silver Spring, MD: Family Line, 1982 Family Line, Silver Spring, MD. 1982. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is saddle stapled with cloth cover; text is secure in binding. 100 pp 4to. This book is a typed reproduction of land transaction records in Dorchester County Maryland from the Libers Old No. 1 to Old No. 4 records from roughly 1669 to 1720. Alphabetical name and place in the rear. A clean very presentable copy.