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

New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0815309791 . Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, some corner creasing, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Facsimile reprints of nine white supremist tracts of the post-Civil War period, "that underscore the role of race as a source of the ongoing "Negro Problem"." Contents: The Negro race: its ethnology and history. By the author of "Types of mankind." to Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, superintendent, Freedmen's Bureau (1866) / Josiah C. Nott. -- Instincts of races (1866) / J. C. Nott. -- The Negro at home: An inquiry after his capacity for self-government and the government of whites for controlling, leading, directing, or cooperating in; The civilization of the age; its material, intellectual, moral, religious, social and political interests; the objects of society and government; The businness and duties of our race; The offenses of legislation (1868) / Lindley Spring. --… Read More

Ibadan: Caltop. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; Contents: Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Development of Literary Drama in Nigeria; 2. Marxist Aesthetic Debates and their Impact on Drama in Nigeria; 3. Radicalism in the Drama of Femi Osofisan; 4. Spiritual and Revolutionary Romanticism versus pure Dialectics in the Drama of Bode Sowanda and Kole Omotoso; 5. Romance with the left: Ola Rotimi's New Artistic Vision; 6. A New Theatre Aesthetics and the Radicals; 7. Towards a Methodology and Convention to a more Relevant Radical Theatre in Nigeria; Selected Bibliography. ; Ex-Library; 235 pages .

New York: Arno Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1971. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 0405035829 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1939 edition, New York: H W Wilson, The Reference Shelf, Vol. 12, No. 10. ; History of Broadcasting: Radio to Television; Ex-Library; 297 pages .

Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0387131078 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "By reviewing past experience in the design of improved CM, defining the state of the art, and presenting the basic methodology of CM research, the aim of this book is to inspire further progress in the important field of radiopharmacology and medical imaging." - Preface ; Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology; Ex-Library; Vol. 73; 609 pages .

Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0387174133 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, light cock, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "... we felt the need, as pharmacologists, for a comprehensive discussion of the methodological and conceptual issues related to the main classes of mediators of drug action and to the drugs themselves." - Preface. ; Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology; Ex-Library; Vol. 82; 611 pages .

Salt Lake City: Ingenix. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 2006. Trade Paperback. 1563378930 . Edgewear. Solid copy. ; "Simplify and speed the coding process with this one-stop, cross-coding reference developed for those who work for physicians, hospitals, or payers." ; 729 pages .

Paris: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 2000. Trade Paperback. 9264176578 . Library stamps/marks/labels, light cover curl, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize trade paperback.; Given its potential significance for public health and the environment, the impact of radioactive releases during important steps of nuclear energy production must be considered when selecting among different fuel cycles. With this in mind, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has undertaken a comparative study of the radiological impacts of two main fuel cycle options: one with and one without reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The study compares the respective impacts of the two options based on generic models and assumptions as well as actual data. It concludes that the difference between them is not significant. A wealth of recent data assembled and evaluated by an international expert geam is provided in annex. Contents: ForewordExecutive Summary; 1.… Read More

The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 9024720230 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contents: Introduction; Techniques; Arteriography of Internal Pudental Artery; Cavernography; Conclusion. ; Ex-Library; 138 pages .

Mexico D F: Coordinación de Defusión Cultural Dirección de Literatura / UNAM. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. 1a Edición. Trade Paperback. 968363334X . Light tone, light cover curl, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback. ; Spanish language. "Este grupo de cincuenta y cuatro relatos, que ahora se preenta bajo el título Rajapalabra, está integrado por la selección hecha por el mismo autor de algunos de los materiales contenidos en sus libros Rajatabla (1970), Abrapalabra (1979) y La orgía imaginaria (1984); los dos primeros recibieron el Premio Casa de las Américas." ; Textos de Difusión Cultural : Serie Rayuela Internacional; Vol. 9; 155, (3) pages .

Caracas: Alfadil Ediciones. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Reprint. Trade Paperback. 9806005066 . Light tone, light cock, owner's name stamp, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback. ; Spanish language. This book won the Premio Literario Casa de las Américas for 1970. "Rajatabla recoge una propuesta contemporánea de artistas en general y escritores en particular, de la participación del lector como constructor de sentidos a partir de la función significativa del lenguaje. No son cuentos literarios en la acepción tradicional, pues cuando se desarma el andamiaje textual de los relatos, se muestra la sustancia discursiva predominante: el ensayo reflexivo sobre las recurrentes reflexiones sobre el arte. Los relatos son suficientemente abiertos como para aceptar tantas interpretaciones como el lector quiera elaborar; pues el tema del relato sería el mismo lenguaje que le da forma: la construcción misma de la ficción,… Read More

New York: Arno Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0405107587 . Cocked, top edge soil, spine rub, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "I have tried to understand Ralph Steiner as an artist who was a product of his time, rather than remove him from the "historical" situation in which he worked. .... I concentrated on the 1930's because, first, it was the most prolific and artistically eclectic period for Steiner, and second, it was the ideal period politically to test the organizing structure upon which this dissertation is based. ... to examine the sensibilities, questions, and finally, the practices which arose from the tension between aesthetics and politics as demonstrated in the films and still photography of Ralp Steiner." - Introduction. ; Arno Press Cinema Program; 453 pages .

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Toned, fraying to head and tail, of spine, number written on front free endpaper, date stamp on top edge, otherwise light wear. Bookseller's label on front paste-down: Herr's Book Store, Lancaster, PA. Solid hardcover. ; 9th in the Rambler Club series. Mattson & Davis binding type 4, with only frontispiece illustration. ; Rambler Club; Vol. 9; 308 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1919. Early Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, light tone, owner's signature, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 3" front chip, 1" spine tail chip, half of front flap gone, foxing, worn. Solid hardcover. ; Frontispiece and five illustration plates. Short story collection, including some crime. Allen J Hubin; Crime Fiction IV 1749-2000: A Comprehensive Bibliography; page 398. Contents: Ranson' Folly; A Derelict; La Lettre d'Amour; The Vagrant; In the Fog. Nice volume in dust jacket from early Scribner set. ; The Novels and Stories of Richard Harding Davis; (viii), 320 pages .

New York: Dial Press. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1961. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, tone with random foxing, light edgewear, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket missing almost half of rear panel, well foxed, edgeworn with chips/tears/creasing, rub, worn. ; First American Edition, First Printing in worn dust jacket. "... Jealous of Rupert's integrity she teases his pride, tears at his indifference to her, and taunts him until he begins to respond. What folllows is an engrossing study in the gradual disintegration of a man's honor. ... Told in Willi Heinrich's brutally matter-of-fact tone, this is a truly astonishing story of twisted lives and violent passions in present day Germany - a society where vice may become a kind of virtue and virtue itself turns vicious." ; 288 pages .

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0810904861 . Edge tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket rubbed, 1/4" tear, scratched holes and small chips . Solid oversize hardcover.; INSCRIBED by Raphael Soyer on half-title page: "For Dr & Mrs Sxxxxxxxx, in hope that this will replace some of the losses in the flood. in friendship Raphael Soyer." The recipient lost art works during the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood of the Susquehanna River. Massive monograph containing 290 illustrations, including 77 in full color (many color illustrations are tipped in). "Steeped in the tradition of the old masters, Rembrandt in particular, Soyer's work has extraordinary depth and vitality. His everyday people engaged in everyday tasks are transformed into universal themes by his enduring reverence for man. ... His subjects are revealed and enhanced by a magical treatment of light out of which images emerge with… Read More

Paris: Assemblée nationale : Sénat. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2001. Trade Paperback. 2111103837 . Covers rubbed, light wear. Solid hardcover.; French language. Significant review of the dangers of heavy metals to the environment and health, originally prompted by the presence of mercury in dental amalgams. ; Vol. 261; 360 pages .

Paris: Gauthier-Villars. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1900. Hardcover. Library REBIND, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; French language. Tome 1 ONLY of 4 volumes. Tome 1 : Questions générales; Métrologie; Physique mécanique; Physique moléculaire. ; Ex-Library; xv, 698 pages .

New York: Boni & Liveright. Good with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Ex lending library stamps/marks, toned, front hinge starting, gutter starting, clipped flaps description glue to front endpaper, light cock, later owner's stamp, wear. Worn but still serviceable reading copy hardcover.; "In its essence, the book is a remarkable study of the immolation of self to a consuming passion - of the corrosive action of physical love upon the finer temperament. I consider Rapture the best first novel I have ever read." - Horace B Liveright. ; Ex-Library; 310 pages .

Warsaw: Wydawnictwo W A B. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. 8374148101 . Slight wear; Dust Jacket slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; Polish language. Translation of What Lies Beneath. Memoir and travelogue by English news reporter, born in Switzerland of Polish refugee parents, who retired to his vacation home in the Masurian Lake District of Poland. ; 272 pages .

Bonn: CIBAR. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2003. Trade Paperback. 3932872096 . Slight wear. Crisp trade paperback.; "Contains some of the presentations given at recent CIBAR conferences in Washington, D.C. (7th-9th November, 2001) and Stockholm (6th-8th November, 2002)". CIBAR: Conference of International Broadcasters' Audience Research services. Contents: Editor's note -- CIBAR: what it is, how it works / Allen Cooper -- Meeting marketing and program placement needs for research: questionnaire review / James S. Morrow -- How do surveys deal with multiple forms of access? / Colin M. Wilding -- Multi-media measurement. Measuring a broadcaster's total impact / Mark Rhodes -- Reaching difficult to access populations. Audience research, for whom, how and why? / Stephen Hegarty, Haleh Vaziri -- Nigeria: a 'do it yourself' case study. Evaluation of the radio programme Hannu Daya / Graham Mytton -- How our listeners see us. The evolving image and position of… Read More