Search Results: Titles starting with N from Books of the World

London: Hodder and Stoughton / Coronet, April 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Third Impression, 1993. Very Good+. Interior is unmarked. Spine is square, tight and uncreased. Cover lightly rubbed. Dust stains to top edge. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 462 pages. Aldo Cassidy is the naive and sentimental lover. A successful, judicious man, he is wrenched away from the ordered certainties of his life by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild, carousing artist and Helen, his nakedly alluring wife. Cassidy, plunged into a whirlpool of recklessness and spontaneity, becomes a man bewildered and agonised as he is torn between two poles of a nature more complex than he had ever imagined.

Cape Town, South Africa: MapStudio. Map, folding. 1995. New Edition. As New. 1995. 1:2,500,000. Folding map in a plastic cover. As New. No markings. No tears.

New York: The New York Times / Callaway, September 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. A Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright, very light edge wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 240 pages. 10.45 x 12.25 x 1.15 inches. Extra charges for expedited or international shipping.
A powerful and eye-filling photographic chronicle of the New York Times's award-winning coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath worldwide, including the war in Afghanistan.

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, April 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight with a light crease. Covers clean with light rubbing and corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 352 pages. Organized by region, this entertaining traveler's guide introduces two hundred road-tested driving tours throughout the fifty states, providing descriptions of scenery, points of interest, and history, as well as complete directions, four-color maps, mileages, and more.

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, October 1935. Perfect Bound Magazine. Very Good+. Tightly bound. Interior free of marks or tears, one page dog-eared. Light shelfwear to covers. Light creasing to spine. Pages 399-536 plus 31 pages of advertisements. B&W photos on nearly every page, three B&W maps, 24 pages of color photos. Not from a library. Contents: Richard Evelyn Byrd, "Exploring the Ice Age in Antarctica" (76 pages, 72 illustrations, 2 maps); Joseph F. Rock, "Sungmas, Living Oracles of the Tibetan Church"; "Demon-Possessed Tibetans and their Incredible Feats" (12 color photos); Maynard Owen Williams, "By Motor Trail across French Indo-China" (48 pages, 32 illustrations); "The Tricolor Rules the Rainbow in French Indo-China" (27 color photos). "The Second Stratosphere Expedition."

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Covers lightly rubbed, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 352 pages. A comprehensive family travel guide to the special attractions just off the major U.S. interstates. Includes 104 maps, 525 full-color photos, directions, distances, phone numbers, days of operation, plus dozens of sidebars on regional history, geography, and culture.

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1986. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Pictorial covers, no jacket as issued. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 284 pages. Profusely illustrated. Text, photographs, paintings, and maps explore the history of astronomy, the solar system, the universe, and new space discoveries.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, March 1996. Paperback with yellow vinyl covers and pictorial paper half-band. Revised Edition. As New book with As New band. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 942 pages. The most comprehensive field guide available to North American mammals. Illustrated with more than 300 full-color photographs, each species account includes information on physical characteristics, size, similar species, breeding, tracks and other signs, habitat, and range, as well as commentary on feeding, nesting, and other behaviors. Easy-to-read range maps, detailed anatomical illustrations of different mammals, track illustrations, and a state-by-state location guide make this the decisive authority on North American mammals.

London: Gaia, March 1994. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light dust stains to top edge. Jacket creased with publisher's sample label to spine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 287 pages. Color illustrations.

Madras: Affiliated East-West Pvt Ltd / Manas, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior unmarked but lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 191 pages. Translated from the Tamil with an introduction by Lakshmi Holmstrom.
Short stories: An incident -- His father's school -- Time passing in Punjai -- The honeycomb and the snake -- How shall we go to Chembanarkoil? -- Death -- Who will be my refuge? -- Cart -- Neermai -- Battlefield.

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, September 2009. First Edition. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Cover lightly rubbed. Not from a library. Not damaged. x + 217 pages. A pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran. Through four detailed case studies of past successes and failures, he draws lessons for today's negotiators and outlines 14 principles to guide the American who finds himself in a negotiation―commercial, political, or other―with an Iranian counterpart.

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press and Institute with the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, September 1989. Trade paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Near Fine. Slight reading wear to lower corners, otherwise Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 148 pages.

New York: Harper, April 2017. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in a Fine jacket. Book is pristine inside and out. Jacket has just the slighest reading wear to lower front edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 272 pages.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing (stated). Very Good book in a Good jacket. Heavy reading wear. Corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. No markings. Binding sound. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 364 pages.

New York: Hastings House, November 1967. Hardcover. Third printing, October 1972. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Text block pristine. Gift inscription to FFEP. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows age toning and light edgewear with two quarter-inch tears at spine head. Nor from a library. No remainder mark. 192 pages. Numerous black & white photos. Full title: New England Legends and Folklore; Based on writings by Samuel Adams Drake and Others, and Illustrated with Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. Edited, with a Foreword, by Harry Hansen. "Adapted, with additions, from A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore, by Samuel Adams Drake,... 1884."

New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, November 1999. Trade Paperback. Sixth edition. New. Not a remainder. xiv + 511 pages. 4000 years of Indian history in a single engaging text.

Bangkok: Thai Watana Panich, 1990. Good. Binding cracked, otherwise As New. Unmarked. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 878 pages.

McLean, Virginia: EPM Publications, July 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Occasional penciled notes. Not from a library. 352 pages. B&W illustrations and maps.

Auckland: New Holland Kowhai, 1999. Hardcover. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 112 pages. Pictorial presentation of New Zealand with short text descriptions. "The superb photographs in this book will take you on a journey down the length of New Zealand from the warm north to the scenic south, a journey on which you will discover not just what New Zealand looks like but also what there is to experience on these extraordinary islands."

London: JBK Foundation Trust. 1997. Single Issue Magazine. Fine. Rare! Contents include Sierra Leone: Another Battle Looms .