Search Results: Titles starting with G from The Amber Wave

CA: Sierra Club Books, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 10" x 7 1/4"w. A great copy -- tight and clean -- but not in perfect condition. The cover's showing some edge wear and one close tear on the back. The book's spine is also slightly discolored and bumped on the top and bottom. The book is about how to create the conditions for an "avdventure" and also delves into technical aspects of photography as well. Interesting and beautiful photographs..

New York: W.H. Freeman, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. 9 1/2" x 6"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a nearly flawless unclipped dustjacket. An anthology of science writing by some of the greats: Galileo Galilei, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, and J.Robert Oppenheimer among others..

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy in a near fine unclipped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION.

London: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. Book. Fine. Hard Cov. First. Oversized. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- with a short inscription, in a very good dustjacket with a few nicks and one closed tear. With hundreds of inspirational ideas -- flower combinations, garden plans, creating the garden spac and over a hundred color plates..

New York: The Platt & Munk Co., 1925. Book. Illus. by Eulalie. Good. Hard Cov. 12" x 10"W. A rare "star edition" copy -- in good condition. The book's cover has bumped and worn edges, but the paste-down has retained its vivid colors. The 1st half of the book's pages have some pages with one-inch tear on the bottom and a few more serious tears, otherwise very clean and tight..

Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson Inc., 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A fine first edition copy in a near fine dustjacket. Rabbi Margolies, a former professor of history at the University of Kansas, has written a very interesting book about the "multi-faceted world of angels from the sacred time of the Bible to the secular time of Isaac Bashevis Singer." .

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1946. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A near fine copy --tight and clean--covered with brown mission leather. Some edgewear along the spine, top & bottom, but no soiling. A collection of recipes written in high flown style. Definitely a cookbook for collectors..

New York: Atheneum, 1973. Book. E/Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A terrific copy -- tight and clean -- without a dustjacket. This is a fascinating pictorial biography of George & Ira Gershwin..

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications Inc, 2000. Book. Illus. by Neill, John R.. As New. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. An as-new copy with no markings whatsoever. This republication of the book that was orignially published in 1920 includes all of Neill's color illustrations..

New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1996. Book. E/Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good dustjacket that's shows some wear on the back. Wonderfully illustrated, this is an introduction to the traditions, beliefs, and attitiudes that governed the Aztec world-view and which would appear to be so strange to the Spanish invaders..

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Bookhouse Co., 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 11" x 8"W. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good dustjacket. Two bumped corners, otherwise in great condition. Many photographs of authentic biblical food..

Brockport, NY: BOA Editions Ltd., 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. A near fine copy --tight and clean--with author's inscription: "For Yvette, Joy!" and then signature. A wonderful collection of Clifton's soul-filled poetry, plus a memoir with copies of family photographs..

New York: Gourmet Books, Inc., 1968. Book. Fine. Hard Cov. 10" x 7"w. A fine set of two volumes, second printing, tight and clean, in a maroon slipcase. Both volumes are in pristine condition; covers are faux leather with gilded lettering and lovely embellishments. Fantastic set!.

New York: Gourmet Distributing Corp., 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 10" x 7 1/4"w. Both copies of this revised edition of the Gourmet Cookbook are in fine condition, no markings whatsoever, in a somewhat worn slipcase. The boards are covered with a maroon-colored faux leather with gold lettering and embellishments. The wonderfully written recipes range from corn chowder, biscotti, and petit fours to Yorkshire pudding. The total number of pages is 1,641..

New York: Philomel Books, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 11" x 8 1/2"W. A first edition copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good dustjacket with a one-inch-long tear on the back of the cover. An amusing story about the attempts of a strange family to fit in their new hometown..

New York: Beekman House, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a fine dustjacket. This publication is a collection of facsimiles of Louis Kurz and Alexander Allison's chromolithographs of 36 of the most significant battles of the Civil War. Also has photos taken after the battles showing the catastrophic effects of war..

Boston, Ma.: David R.Godine, 1982. Book. Fine. Hard Cov. Oversized. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. The book details the "Gilded Age" of the Adirondacks, from 1870 to 1930 when the wealthy built their "cottages" in the mountains. Kaiser details the grand camps of the Whitneys, Colliers, Huntingtons, and Carnegies. He also includes the somewhat more modest camps of the merely rich mortals who yearned for the pastoral, sporting life. There are many color and older illustrations of the great camps..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very good/near fine copy in an unclipped dustjacket showing some slight shelfwear, and a taped tear at the very bottom of the cover. This is a revised translation of Nya Stora Kokboken, the most popular Scandinavian cookbook of all time.The book has 88 full- color plates and 800 black-and-white illustrations..

Durham: Duke University Press, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. No. First. 9 1/2" x 6"w. A tight clean copy with an "as new" dustjacket. The author debunks the philosophy of "back-to-the-landers" and shows how it has contributed to the suburbanization of the landscape.Rather than dismantle our technological and economic system, Lewis argues that as our population grows we must carefully guide the path of technological progress..

New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. Book. Illus. by Covarrubias, Miguel. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy (not issued w a dustjacket) in an undamaged but slightly sunned (around the edges) slipcase. The book has wonderful color and black and white illustrations. The story of Rima, the forest daemon/magical creature who rescues Abel, the naturalist wandering in the Amazon. .