Search Results: Titles starting with U from West of Eden Books

Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 2003, hardcover, xiii-367 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny dampstain at heel of spine. Dustjacket in new Brodart sleeve. With great authority the noted shipbuilding scholar asserts that the USS Constellation, now berthed in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, is indeed a much-rebuilt version of the original frigate ordered built by George Washington himself in 1797, and America's oldest extant warship. Illustrated throughout with drawn figures. Appended: Author's Notes, Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9781557502841

Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1976, 354 pp, First Edition in English translation, First Printing stated, Near Fine in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small number 8 stamped on the rear pastedown, slight spine-end bumps. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, rubs, darkening to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. A state-approved look at the history of the Soviet Union from 1911 to the date of publication. Illustrated with black-&-white photographs.

London, John Murray, 1993, hardcover, xi-276 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The intrepid traveler and author of Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle and an astounding 25 other books of travel and discovery tells the story of her 1992 bicycle trip from Kenya to Zimbabwe via Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia and her interactions with the local people centered around the devastating effects of AIDS, drought, and economic collapse, and the African scepticism for western 'development projects' and 'aid schemes' which promise so much but deliver so little except to the administrators. Illustrated with two maps detailing the route taken. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780719552502

New York, Academic Press, 1972, hardcover, xvii-118 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, name stamp to front pastedown endpaper, spine end bumps. Dustjacket rubs, edge nicks, wear to folds, in new Brodart sleeve. Professor Williams presents the results of his research on ultracentrifugal analysis and its applications to organic high polymer chemistry and to physical biochemistry, An outline of basic theory of the sedimentation processes that occur in the ultracentrifuge is also presented. Illustrated throughout with graphs, tables and equations. Appended: Author Index, Subject Index. ISBN 9780127551609

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006, hardcover, xvii-314 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author without personal inscription, simply 'Peace, Wangari' on the title page, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, slight spine-end touches. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight signs of wear from handling, in new Brodart sleeve. This personal memoir from the founder of the Green Belt Movement in Africa and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize follows the author through her early life and struggle for education, her numerous run-ins with the brutal Moi government, and her eventual election to the Kenyan Parliament in 2002. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white photographs. Appended: Konyeki na Ithe, or 'Konyeki and His Father', Index. ISBN 9780307263483

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006, hardcover, xvii-314 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author without personal inscription, simply 'Best Wishes, Wangari' on the title page, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight rubs and edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. Laid-in is an announcement/invitation of The Geoffrey O. Seltzer Lecture at Syracuse University, 17 October 2006, entitled Sustainable Development, Democracy, and Peace: A Critical Link, containing biographies of the speaker, and Mr. Seltzer, and a donation card. Also laid in is a newspaper clipping from the Syracuse Post-Standard reviewing the event and sharing the speaker's message. This personal memoir from the founder of the Green Belt Movement in Africa and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize follows the author through her early life and struggle for education, her numerous run-ins with the brutal Moi government, and her eventual… Read More

Ashland OR, Bathroom Readers' Press, 2014, hardcover, 286 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated and confirmed by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, no dustjacket as issued. A humorous trivia book especially for kids featuring: Fake Doctors and their Phony Cures, Horrifying (but real) book titles, Crazy Candies, Weird Spy Gadgets, Quacked History, plus jokes, tongue tanglers, and fascinating facts about science, sports, animals and more. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Luis Filella.

New York, Crown Publishers, 2014, trade paperback, xxxiii-282 pp, Advance Reader's Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in pictorial card covers, some faint spots to front cover. The bestselling author of the Tuscany memoirs returns with a look back at her early years in Fitzgerald, Georgia. ISBN 9780307885913

Nashville, Broadman Press, 1976, hardcover, 192 pp, First Edition, Signed and inscribed by the Author, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, slight spine-end and edge wear. Signed and inscribed twice by the author, once on the front endpaper, dated 1983 and accompanied by the signee's address label, and again on the title page dated 2007. Bright, pictorial dustjacket shows rubs, edge nicks, numerous tape repairs mainly to the inside, in new Brodart sleeve. The son of a high-ranking SS officer in the German army and member of the Hitler Youth as a boy Vogel tells the story of his early life, his wartime experiences, and his eventual embrace of his calling to the Christian ministry from 1948 until the date of publication. Illustrated with 12 pages of personal, black-&-white photographs from the author's own collection. ISBN 9780805472165

New York, Bloomsbury, 2011, trade paperback, 257 pp, Advance Reading Copy (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean in stiff, pictorial card covers, slight bump to top corner. Award-winning author, de Vigan follows her best-seller No and Me with this poetic and resiliently humorous study of urban isolation. Shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt. Translated from the French by George Miller. ISBN 9781608197125

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1974, hardcover, 142 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Photo-illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, light edge and corner nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. Joe MacInnis' own account of his career in the depths of the world's largest bodies of water. The Great Lakes, the Atlantic, the Pacific and the North Pole are all home to this amazing marine scientist. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Introduction by Pierre Elliott Trudeau. ISBN 9780771055263

Seoul, Yonsei University Press, 1983, hardcover, 350 pp, No. VIII: A Series of Reprints of Western Books on Korea, Near Fine in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight soiling to textblock edges. Dustjacket rubbed, edge nicks, wear at folds, in new, Brodart sleeve. The story of the life and work of Horace G. Underwood, evangelist, educator, author, translator, social worker, and organizer, from his arrival in Inchon in 1885, just as Korea was emerging from her centuries as the 'Hermit Kingdom', until his untimely death in Seoul at the age of 57. Illustrated with 15 black-&-white plates. Index appended.

New York, G.K. Hall and Co, 2000, hardcover, 293 pp, unabridged Large Print edition, Very Good+ in Very+ Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, a few tiny spots to bottom edge, slight spine-end bumps, tiny split to heel of spine. Dustjacket has light rubs, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. This nineteenth novel by the Booker Prize winning author of Hotel du Lac, Dolly, and Altered States brings us the story of a recently orphaned young woman, a chance meeting with a married man whose wife is ill, and the relationship that develops which dramatically alters them both. ISBN 9780783890012

New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018, children's hardcover picture book (8.5" x 10"), 40 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The popular author of A Unicorn Named Sparkle and A New Friend for Sparkle returns with a new story featuring Lucy and her mischievous unicorn at Christmastime. Beautifully illustrated throughout in full color by the author.

Dublin Ireland, Wolfhound Press, 1985, hardcover, 45 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition in illustrated boards, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine end and corner bumps. A wonderful Irish fable, illustrated on the endpapers and throughout with intricately detailed, full-page drawings by Jeanette Dunne. ISBN 9780863270826

New York, WorthyKids, 2022, hardcover children's picture book (9" x 10"), 32 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The bestselling author of over 135 books, renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer invites children to find the joy that comes from embracing their own unique identities and celebrating the unique identities of those around them. Brightly illustrated throughout with full-color artwork by Marcin Piwowarski. ISBN 9781546012481

Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1998, hardcover, xxvii-275 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine end touches. Dustjacket, slight edge bumps, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. The book argues that the United States secretly developed and deployed biological weapons, developed from WWII Japanese models, during the Korean War. Illustrated with 3 maps, 4 statistical tables, and black-&-white photographs. Appended: List of Abbreviations, Authors' Notes, List of Sources Cited, Four Military Memorandum as Appendices, Index. ISBN 9780253334725

Atlanta, Peachtree Publishers, 2012, hardcover, 253 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. A young science whiz must share his long-awaited day at the fair with his annoying little sister. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Frank W. Dormer. ISBN 9781561456345

New York, Liveright, 1973, hardcover, xiii-176 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, sticker ghost to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, one short closed edge tear, touch of dampstaining to top edge of front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An early feminist look at sexual socialization within education systems. Bibliography appended. ISBN 9780871405593

Berkeley CA, She Writes Press, 2020, trade paperback, 206 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. While recovering from a near fatal illness, Nancy Pressly discovers a treasure trove of family material stored in her attic, as she sets out to create a family narrative before it is lost forever she eventually summons the courage to revisit her own barely remembered past. Illustrated throughout with personal black-&-white photos and 4 fine art plates.