Search Results: Titles starting with S from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

London: Harpercollins UK. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0004720512 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of bumping to the spine ends. "The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. In 1941, the SAS was founded as a regiment, and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and covert reconnaissance. Much of the information about the SAS is highly classified, and the unit is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations. " (from Wikipedia) . Read More

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1928. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a rectangular pictorial pastedown on the front cover of the book that is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are several spots of foxing to the edges of the text block. The dust jacket has several edge tears and nicks, along with several small to medium sized chips missing from the dust jacket. The white covers of the dust jacket have some generalized toning. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by the author. " John D. Whiting (1882-1951) was a notable member of the American Colony, a Christian community of Americans, Swedes, and others based in Jerusalem. Born… Read More

Santa Cruz, CA: Western Tanager Pr. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. 093413605X . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean. .

New York: B. E. C. Publishing Company. Very Good-. 1947. 1st Edition. Magazine. This edition is a small trade sized magazine with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The rear cover has some creasing and the bottom spine end of the book cover has a small tear and a triangular chip missing. The text pages are noticably darkened / toned and are quite fragile. Some of the stories are apparent first publications. This publication was short lived - running only for three years ( from March 1945 through July 1948) and also, apparently, with a small circulation as issues are quite scarce. The stories included in this issue are: Cross out a Killer by Lee Markward, Hate Goes Hunting by Frank Nash, The Twenty-Dollar Bill by Ken Greene, The Specter by Guy de Maupassant, and, Final Fandango by Roy A. Elliott. It is possible that this magazine is an off-shoot of the one (Scientific Detective Monthly) that was created by… Read More

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0399146601 . Cover Art; Signed edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the half title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Trade Edition. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The silver dust jacket has edge tears, nicks chips and rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. A previous owner has inked his name to the rear panel of the dust jacket. The rear panel of the dust jacket has noticeable ground-in dirt as well. "David Fulton "Dave" Karsner (1889–1941) was an American journalist, writer, and socialist political activist. Karsner is best remembered as a key member of the editorial staff of the New York Call and as an early biographer of Socialist Party of America leader Eugene V. Debs. " (from Wikipedia) .

New York, NY: Avon Eos. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0380974800 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Sheri Stewart Tepper (July 16, 1929 – October 22, 2016) was an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels. She is primarily known for her feminist science fiction, which explored themes of sociology, gender and equality, as well as theology and ecology. Often referred to as an eco-feminist of science fiction literature, Tepper personally preferred the label eco-humanist. Though the majority of her works operate in a world of fantastical imagery and metaphor, at the heart of her writing is real-world injustice and pain." (from Wikipedia) .

Washington, D. C.: NASA. Very Good. 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Moffett Field, CA: Nasa Educator Resource Center Network. Near Fine. 0. Laminated wraps. Color Illustrations; This is a series of photographs / educational sheets from the SOHO Observatory (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) to be used in classrooms. This set is still enclosed in shrinkwrap. " SOHO, the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind. SOHO was launched on December 2, 1995. The SOHO spacecraft was built in Europe by an industry team led by prime contractor Matra Marconi Space (now EADS Astrium) under overall management by ESA. The twelve instruments on board SOHO were provided by European and American scientists. Nine of the international instrument consortia are led by European Principal Investigators (PI's) , three by PI's from the US. Large engineering teams and more than 200 co-investigators from many institutions supported the… Read More

New York, NY: American Tract Society. Very Good-. 1911. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format book (approx. 4.5" x 6.5"). The book is in Very Good- condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and spots of fraying. The top edge of the spine has a thin strip of cloth missing. The spine of the book is noticeably sunned. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "The American Tract Society (ATS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but evangelical organization founded on May 11, 1825, in New York City for the purpose of publishing and disseminating tracts of Christian literature. ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society (1812) and the New England Tract Society (1814) to the Religious Tract Society of London, begun in 1799. Over the years, ATS has produced and distributed many millions of… Read More

Santa Clara, CA: Computer Synectics, Inc.. Very Good+. 1969. 1st Edition. Spiral bound. B&W Illustrations; Group of four items with introductory / Sample material for a new program to "synthesize data on the efficiency of plant machinery...SUM (System Utilization Monitor) and markets or leases with its various attachments to transmit the performance data audibly or visibly). Two spiral bound manuals, one report with cardstock covers and a stapled spine a large fold out brochure and a three page typewritten introduction. At the time of this group of items were published - the company had just started in Santa Clara California and had already received at least one large contract for their new product. .

Sacramento, CA: McClellan Air Force Base. Very Good+. 1967. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and a bit of beginning ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "During World War II, numerous planes arrived at McClellan from all over the U. S. To be armed and otherwise prepared for shipment overseas to combat areas. After the war McClellan became a storage center of several types of aircraft including B-29 bombers. The base was renamed McClellan Air Force Base in 1948 and its repair and overhaul mission continued throughout the Cold War as an installation of the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and later the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) , with the overhaul facility being known as the Sacramento Air Logistics Center. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, McClellan functioned as the main depot for overhauling the Air Force's… Read More

Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Daily Union (Newpaper). Very Good-. 1863. Newspaper. Large newspaper folio, 17" x 24". [4] pp, folded. Caption title [as issued]. Printed in seven columns. This newspaper is in Very Good- dust jacket. The newspaper has some toning, especially to the spine and spine joints. There are spots of foxing throughout. There are several edge tears, and tears at the creases. "The Sacramento Union was a daily newspaper founded in 1851 in Sacramento, California. It was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi River before it closed its doors after 143 years in January 1994, no longer able to compete with The Sacramento Bee, which was founded in 1857, just six years after the Union. The birth of this storied newspaper institution began 156 years ago, when the city of Sacramento was in its infancy. Under the direction of its first editor, Dr. John F. Morse, who had attracted proprietors through letters to the New Orleans Delta and well-known literary… Read More

New York, NY: Parke, Austin, and Lipscomb, Inc.,. Very Good+. 1917. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This set is limited to 2000 numbered sets , signed by the American Director of the Oriental Foundation. This is copy # 356. The set is complete and all volumes are in Very Good+ condition. The set is lacking dust jackets (not known if dust jackets were issued) . The books are in very clean, bright condition, with very little bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a little light ground-in dirt to the bottom edges of the text blocks on all the volumes. There is a previous owner's bookplate on each of the front pastedown pages. 14 volumes in total, including: #1 Babylonia / Assyria, Egypt, Ancient Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Ancient Arabia, Medieval Arabia, Ancient Persia, Medieval Persia, India Brahmanism, India Buddhism, Ancient China, Medieval China, Japan, and, the Great Rejected Books. .

New York, NY: H. Schuman. Very Good+. 1952. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, and a portion of the rear dust jacket adhered to the front endpaper - with a description of the author and his biography. "Wheeler published a number of books and short pieces over his lifetime, including works of poetry and humor, as well as collections of Russian, Albanian, and Hawaiian folklore. He also collected a number of Japanese rakugo tales to be published in a ten-volume work entitled Ho-Dan-Zo (Treasure-Tale Storehouse) , but the work was never published due to the United States' entry into World War II. The manuscript now resides in the New York Public Library. He and… Read More

New York, NY: Avon Books. Very Good+. 1992. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0380766272 . This is a mass market paperback book (PBO). The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1989, Roberts published his first historical mystery, The King's Gambit, set in ancient Rome. The book was nominated for the Edgar Award as best mystery of the year. The book was first in Maddox's SPQR series of mysteries. Roberts also wrote a series of contemporary detective novels about a private eye named Gabe Treloar. The first book, A Typical American Town, is set in a fictionalized version of that Ohio town where he was born. The second, The Ghosts of Saigon, used his experiences in Vietnam. The third, Desperate Highways, is a road novel. "(from Wikipedia) .

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good-. 1922. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and nicking. There are several small spots of dirt and some ground-in dirt to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The front pastedown page has the bookplate of Dave Hennen Morris: David Hennen "Dave" Morris (April 24, 1872 – May 4, 1944) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA)." "From 1933 to 1937, he was the United States Ambassador to Belgium and Envoy to Luxembourg. During this joint appointment, he resided in Belgium, where he and his wife continued to make international contacts for the language that would later take the name Interlingua." (from… Read More

London, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1852602937 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, but starting to tone due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has some light edge wear and two small nick / tears with tome slight rubbing and wear. "Maxtone-Graham was born in Orange, New Jersey, to a Scottish father and an American mother. He graduated from Brown University in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and then worked as a Broadway stage manager. In 1972 he wrote a social history and appreciation of the Atlantic express liners, The Only Way to Cross, which was a success as a mass-market publication. This was followed by other books on express liner history. France/Norway was published in 2010; in… Read More

Washington D. C.: Flight Engineers International Association. Very Good. 0. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a strong vertical crease to the entire book. The text pages are clean and bright. This pamphlet, published by the FEIA (Flight Engineers International Association) discusses the responsibilities of Flight Engineers before, during and after a flight. "It started as an insignificant wildcat walkout of a few flight engineers on overseas airliners in New York. Before it ended in an inconclusive truce six days later, it had staggered U. S. Airlines with the most crippling strike in their history. It was not a strike against employers, but against a ruling by an agency of the U. S. Government—and all because the 3,500 members of the Flight Engineers' International Association feared that through that ruling they might lose their jobs… Read More

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0442027303 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, along with some noticeable toning to the spine. "Colonel Carroll V. Glines, Jr. USAF (ret. ) “is a former U. S. Air Force colonel, has served as an editor for numerous aviation magazines, and is the author or coauthor of thirty-two books, including Jimmy Doolittle’s autobiography, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again. His numerous writing awards include the prestigious Lauren D. Lyman Award for outstanding achievement in aviation writing from the Aviation/Space Writers Association." (from Wikipedia) .