Search Results: Titles starting with N from Conover Books

Kansas City, Kansas: Bev-Ron Publishing Company, 1972. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! White spiral bound cover with green lettering. 264 very clean unmarked and uncreased mouth-watering and tastebud tempting pages! "This cookbook is a perfect gift for Christmas, Weddings, Anniversaries & Birthdays........". First Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.: CRC Press, 2019. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some very light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with white lettering. 353 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "Over the past decade, myriad techniques have shown that solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can be used in a broad spectrum of applications with exceptionally impressive results. Solid-state NMR results can yield high-resolution details on the structure and function of many important biological solids, including viruses, fibril-forming molecules, and molecules embedded in the cell membrane. Filling a void in the current literature, NMR Spectroscopy of Biological Solids examines all the recent developments, implementation, and interpretation of solid-state NMR experiments and the advantages of applying them to biological systems..........". First Edition. Trade… Read More

Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.: iUniverse, Inc., 2014. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean spiral bound SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Flatsigned by the author on the half-title page! Full-color pictorial covers with white and red lettering. 356 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages! "There is a lot of talk in the United States today about energy independence, specifically the desire for America to get out of the Middle East and to stop relying on its oil. But it takes courage. In NOIS2E, author Charlie Pedersen takes the challenge and assembles both a worldview and an action plan. Unveiling the forces that have secured the United States to the status quo, he shows there is an opportunity to change the world and shake off the economic chains of oil dependency, all while moving Water and Energy towards the goal of cost reduction and the elimination of drought and famine in the 21st century. NOIS2E discusses… Read More

U.S.A.: BookSurge Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Inscribed by the author on the half-title page! Full-color illustrated wrapper with white and red lettering. 219 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and action-packed pages! "Michigan's legendary Dogman returns in Nagual: Dawn of the Dogmen by Frank Holes, Jr. The third book in the series is a masterful blend of fantasy and folklore, delving into the pre-dawn history of the mysterious creature and then rushing forward to the present day. The supernatural beast is seen from two fronts. The first encounter, part of a 1700s French fur-trader's dream, chronicles the cultural clash between the indigenous, prehistoric civilizations and the Nagual, the half-man, half-canine skin-walkers, a clash… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Mysterious Press, 1986. Edge and corner worn, spine is creased and slighly rolled, scuffed and scratched, pages are toning, shelf worn, overall a clean used first Mysterious Press paperback edition! 265 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "'I'm in jail, Carl....and I'm scared to death!' Trixie Cook had a sexy vioce and a big problem. Her husband was dead, and the cops thought she had killed him....". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1955. Hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, overall a very crisp and clean first Bantam Books edition! The first Lew Archer novel! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! 194 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! Very very scarce! ".....Lew Archer, private detective in the land of dreams ---- California; in the land of peaches and honey, misery and murder ---- male and female! The name is Archer and don't get me wrong ---- It's not that women are greedier than men.....No, it's not that, necessarily, or even that they cause more trouble than men, it's just that ---- well ---- If you stick a lighted match into a barrel of gasoline something;s going to happen, and as far as men are concerned that's what women are ---- a lighted match. Take the case of The Guilt-Edged Blonde or the Gone Girl or ---- but better yet, just turn the page ---- And don't forget ---- the name is Archer.". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback.… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1960. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly creased; some foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Bright full-color cloth wrapper with multi-colored lettering. 8 very clean unmarked magical and collectible pages nicely enhanced by full-color illustrations! (Book No. 2265-29).. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.: Herald Publications , 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Inscribed by the author on the half-title page! Multi-colored wrapper with black and yellow lettering. 127 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and inspirational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Spoken words have prophetic power. They call into being the unseen reality they create, both good and evil. It is globally acknowledged that spoken words are able to shape children's lives. The African tradition of naming a child is meant to reflect the privilege of moulding the character in the created substance of the child a parent is entrusted to raise............" ---- from the Introduction.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1976. Hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, pages are beginning to tone, minor ding in the center of the front cover (hardly noticeable), overall a very crisp and clean first Pocket Books edition! Almost new and unread condition! Wonderfully well-preserved! Gift Quality! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Very very scarce title! "For the first time----the story of Nancy's marriage to one of America's most famous men....her heartfelt beliefs about love, religion and the home.". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Forgotten Books, 2018. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Blue and tan wrapper with black and gold lettering. 92 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Physically the community exhibits a great lack of racial homogeneity, the types of physiognomy, color, and hair ranging from the European, the mulatto, and the Indian through all the usual gradations. Some individuals have straight hair, fair skin, and blue eyes; some have brown skin and kinky or curly hair; others have broad faces and straight, black hair, the color and general appearance of Indians. It is common to find these characteristics divided irregularly among the members of the same family. .....

Cranbury, NJ: University of Delaware Press, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; foxing to the outer page edges; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Extremely rare and hard-to-find title! Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 295 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Very scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "This volume, which covers a 385-year period from the time the Europeans 'discovered' the Nanticoke Indians down to the present, is the first comprehensive account of the tribe. It has required an interdisciplinary approach since it is necessary to touch on sociology, ethnography, and applied folklore. Moreover, anthropology could not be ignored in contrasting modern Nanticoke life styles with the… Read More

New York, NY: Chelsea House Pub, 1987. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Color illustrated boards with black and red lettering. 96 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "The Nanticoke, an Algonkian tribe, were living along the shores of Chesapeake Bay when Europeans settled in the Tidewater area of what is now Maryland. This book describes their hunting and gathering way of life before the colonial period, and their repeated and varied attempts to survive threats to their territory and environment. Today the Nanticoke live in Delaware, where their struggle to adjust to and succeed in the modern world is paralleled by their effort to learn about their past in order to revitalize… Read More

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Mystery & Suspense Pr, 2001. Hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, spine is very very lightly creased, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Signed by the author on the title page! 264 unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "Archaeologists and televangelists are about as compatable as oil and water. Virginia Davies, a curator of American History at the Southbrook Museum, attends the American Archaeological Institute Convention in Napa, California. The arrival of The Reverend Hockings is controversial enough, his dropping dead makes it worse. The coroner and police rule the death a stroke. Virginia discovers it's murder. The killers now want Virginia and her friends, dead. Virginia must keep herslef alive long enough to follow a trail of blood and corruption from the lush vineyards of Napa to the cool fog-shrouded coast of Northern California to find the killers of a seemingly unsolvable case.". Signed by Author(s). First… Read More

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1935. Minor edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, 816 is written in ink in the upper corner of the inner front cover, some light page foxing and toning, overall a clean used first edition! Tan cloth with a faded gilt design on the front cover and blue lettering on the spine. Frontis is a black and white illustration of Marie Louise brom the famous miniature by Isabey. 292 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 18 wonderful pages of historic black and white illustrations! "The story of Napoleon and Marie Louise is that of a middle-aged man married to a young woman, a dynamic and egocentric man trying to create from an unformed and naive girl the figure of an empress. He trusted her with state secrets, even with the regency, and, in themanner of a good bourgeois husband, expected her to be both loyal and clever. She was too weak to be either.". First Edition. Tan Cloth.… Read More

New York, NY: Chelsea House Pub, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Color illustrated boards with black and red lettering. 111 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Examines the history, culture, and changing fortune of the Narragansett Indians of Rhode Island.....

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brand new and unread copy; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Full-color illustrated yellow wrapper with red and black lettering. 192 new and unused informative and historical pages! "Mary Jemison was one of the most famous white captives who, after being captured by Indians, chose to stay and live among her captors. In the midst of the Seven Years War(1758), at about age fifteen, Jemison was taken from her western Pennsylvania home by a Shawnee and French raiding party. Her family was killed, but Mary was traded to two Seneca sisters who adopted her to replace a slain brother. She lived to survive two Indian husbands, the births of eight children, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the canal era in upstate New York. In 1833 she died at about age ninety......

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1970. Ex-library with the usual library markings, hint of edge and corner wear, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, no dust jacket, overall a very nice used first edition! 221 historical pages. "One of the wonders of the postwar world has been the economic recovery of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik). From its founding, out of the three Western zones of occupation in 1949, it rose from the ruins of Hitler's Third Reich to become once again one of the strongest economic powers in the world. The economic miracle (Wirtschaftswunder) of the Bundesrepublik, with Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard as its proclaimed architect, also formed the basis for the construction of a stable democratic system.". First Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Former owner's name is in ink at the top of the half-title page (only flaw); overall a very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Color illustrated wrapper with blue and gold lettering. 221 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "The five largest southeastern Indian groups-the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles-were forced to emigrate west to the Indian territory (now Oklahoma) in the 1830s. Here, from WPA interviews are those Indians' own stories of the troubled years between the Civil War and Oklahoma statehood-a period of extraordinary turmoil. During this period, Oklahoma Indians functioned autonomously, holding their own elections, enforcing their own laws, and creating their own society… Read More

Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Pub Group, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light outer page edge foxing (only flaw); almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Color illustrated wrapper with burgundy and yellow lettering. 180 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "The history of the American "Indian," both past and present, has been encompassed by myth and caricature. Concentrating on the Native American nations of the "lower forty-eighty," Native American Voices surveys tribal groups, their life before the European conquerors arrived, religious encounters, current beliefs, and their history of pain. Written to inform and challenge the average reader as well as the professional, this account goes beyond history to assess continuing justice issues and immense problems that face the Native American community today. The book presents research data and the need for response. Say the authors:… Read More

New York, NY: Smithmark Pub, 1992. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Color illustrated endpapers. 256 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "An examination of the lives and experiences of the Native Americans - of the Southeast, the southwest, the plains, Plateau and Basin, California, the Northwest coast, the Subarctic, the arctic and the Northeast - uniquely complemented by thirty eight superb artifact spreads, and many archive and color illustrations....