Search Results: Titles starting with S from Whiting Books

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Schmitt, Hall & McCreary Company, 1950. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Rubbing wear to the extremities. 63 pages, stapled boolet, about 7 X 19 inches..

Tulsa, Oklahoma: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1985. Book. Near Fine. No Binding. Chart in Near Fine condition and the printed manilla envelope is in Very Good condition with minor corner wear. Unfolded, the chart measures approximately 41 by 58 inches wide. Editor's Note states the following: "The COSUNA Correlation Charts are intended to show stratigraphic columns which provide fairly complete coverage of the geology of the United States. In most cases, these columns are generalizations of the geology of an area and do not represent single surface or subsurface locations. Because the COSUNA Charts are correlation charts and not cross sections their vertical scale is time, not thickness. Due to this difference, a number of features which may be shown in cross sections cannot be shown on correlation charts..

Stockholm, Sweden: World of Art Books, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. The head of the spine has been bumped, resulting in a small tear, otherwise the book is about fine. Sixty-four numbered pages, most of which contain full-page, color illustrations of Sacal's sculptures. A brief bio of the artist and description of his art precedes the many pages of photographs. A nice inscription from the artist in Spanish: "Para mis queridos hijos, Rafa y Alice, en compania de mis adorados nietos, les deceo una vida llena de felicidades y grandes logros." Signed SACAL and dated 25/09/03..

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Gift inscription to previous owner on half-title page, else a clean copy free of writing, stains, or marks. Trace of edge wear. Jacket protected in a new mylar cover. 243 pages with index..

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1962. Book. Illus. by Dirk Gringhuis. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Light soil or dampstaining to the top edge of the rear board and corresponding area inside the jacket's rear panel. Minor edge wear to jacket and some tiny pinpoint marks or stains to the rear panel. Fictional story of a boy and an Irish horse that arrives on a Northern Michigan island. 127 pages, illustrated by the author..

New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. The author's debut novel. Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates. Inscribed by the author to the book's previous owner. 175 pages..

London: Stacey International, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Slight bumping to jacket at the head of the spine. 254 pages with Notes, Bibliography, and Index..

Lebanon: National Council for Tourism in Lebanon Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 4.5 X 10 inches, oblong. Stapled booklet. Clean with just a hint of edge wear. Pages not numbered, but about 40 with illustrations. Date not indicated on the brochure, but it was acquired with other Lebanon tourism brochures from the 1960s-70s. Informative, illustrated (photos, drawings) travel brochure about the ancient Phoenician city of Saida (Sidon), mentioned both in the earliest books of the Bible and in the poems of Homer. "From here originated the first civilizing influences of Europe, the colonies which to the Helladic homeland brought industries, arts, writing-all that raises man above the beasts and permits him to aspire to the highest destinies." 0.

New York: Random House [The Modern Library] Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Red cloth with gilt ruling and black labels with gilt lettering found on the spine and front cover. Slight wear visible to boards, spotting to dark topstain; rubbing, chipping, and edge wear to the jacket with a small amount of moisture stain to the rear flap. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. 479 pages plus a complete list of titles found in the Modern Library (also printed on the verso of the jacket) and a list of Modern Library Giants. Title listings are complete to date, circa 1950s. 0.

Regency Superior Auctioneers, 2015. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 320 pages, 3,327 lots. Features USA Classics; British & Foreign; Singles, Covers & Collections; Special Exhibits; and Coins & Currency. .

Warwick, New York: Salisbury's Historical Books Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Clean, sharp copy. No date, circa 1990s. 276 pages. Issue of 5000, this is number 2876. Multiple black and white photos on just about every page documenting the history of this county. 0.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Beta Phi Mu, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Some foxing to the edges of the page block, otherwise a clean copy. Signed by the author on the blank page facing the title page and by the book's designer, P.J. Conkwright, on the colophon. Chapbook number XI for the publisher..

London: Cassell, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. Bottom edge of boards and page block bumped and dented, with a tiny tear to the cloth. Rest of the book and jacket in good shape. 339 pages with Bibliography and Index. Also has the Appendix: Annual Close Times Applicable to the Salmon Rivers of Scotland. Illustrated with numerous maps..

Houston, Texas: Gulf Publishing, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Long scratch on the front cover and rubbing wear to both covers. Minor foxing to front endpapers. Slight bowing to covers. 561 pages, illustrated with maps, charts, figures. Large folded maps in rear pocket: 1) Known and Probable Salt Domes of the Gulf Coast Region of Mexico and 2) Known Salt Domes of the Gulf Coast Region of the United States. Also in the map pocket is an errata sheet and a fold-out graph titled Salt Domes, Plate 3. All are in good condition with no tears or marks..

Surbiton, Surrey, UK: Medina Publishing, 2018. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 328 pages with Glossary of Names in the Text, Annex, Bibliography, and Index. Illustrated with photographs. "A fascinating memoir by ex-diplomat Sir Terence Clark about his life in the Middle East and his never-ending love affair with Salukis.".

Salvador, Bahia: Odebrecht, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Large book, 10 by 11 inches oblong. Only a partial jacket, the front panel and part of the spine, which has been placed at the back of the book inside the rear cover. This book reproduces the documental paintings of Salvador, Bahia in 19th-century Brazil by Diogenes Reboucas and was planned and designed for the Norberto Odebrecht Construction Corporation in a limited, private edition, not available to the market. Text in both English and Portuguese. English translation by Barbara Valladares. Preface by Thales de Azevedo, Introduction by Pedro Calmon. 125 pages with Index of Paintings. Heavy, glossy stock. Many full-page color illustrations in addition to several fold-out illustrations. A large, folded topographic map of Salvador, which appears to have been reproduced from a much older original, is laid in inside the front cover..

Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1966. Book. Illus. by George Roth. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. Light foxing to the edges of the page block, heavier along the top edge. Some foxing to the covers and jacket. The jacket's rear panel has a scuff mark. Interior clean. 144 pages with color illustrations in a section at the front of the book. Biography for children ages 10 and up. A title in the Library of American Heroes series..

New York: C.F. Peters Corporation, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 35 pages. Includes Supplement: Alternative Versions of Op. 122, Nos. 2 and 5-7. Title, Foreword, and Contents in German and English. 9 X 12 inches oblong..

San Antonio, Texas: Trinity University Press, 1979. Book. Illus. by Caroline Shelton (SIGNED). Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First page has a slight ink smudge, otherwise fine. The dust jacket has a small tear and associated crease at the bottom edge of the rear panel. Protected now in a clear Mylar sleeve. Title page affixed to the front endpaper and folds out to reveal the copyright page, where First Edition is stated, and a Preface by Maggie Cousins. The contents are affixed to the rear endpaper in one continuous section of accordion-style, fold-out pages featuring more than 20 water color scenes of the San Antonio River, by Caroline Shelton, accompanied by Burkhalter's descriptive text about the river as it winds its way through San Antonio (the Riverwalk) on its way to San Antonio Bay. Signed on the title page by the illustrator, Caroline Shelton..

Abiquiu, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page: "Greetings from the first capital of New Mexico-- To Paul and ___, Florence." 96 pages with Bibliography and Index. Illustrated. Laid in is a six-page article from the Journal of Anthropological Research: The Spread of Chaco/Mesa Verde/McElmo Black-on-White Pottery and the Possible Simultaneous Introduction of Irrigation into the Rio Grande Drainage, by Florence Hawley Ellis and Andrea Ellis Dodge. Signed by both authors to the same couple indicated in the book inscription by Florence Hawley Ellis. Florence and Andrea were mother and daughter, respectively..