Search Results: Reference/Resource from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Ivy Books/Ballantine, 1990. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY, showing faint margin discoloration & trace wear to corner tips. True to title, tips upon tips on how to conserve our resources, consume sensibly simply and easily in the home, personal hygiene, food shopping and even vacations ... Have allergies? How about improving indoor air quality with spider plants (chlorphytum), which absorb benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and, xylene, a solvent used in the leather, rubber and printing industries? At the point of publication, author Bernadette Vallely was director of the Women's Environmental Network.

San Diego, CA: Laurel Glen, 2002. First Edition, First Pinting . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Calvey Taylor-Haw (Photographer); Anna Hunt-Downing & Ivan Hissey (Illustrators). BRAND NEW & Collectible. Manual/guide written (with tougue-in-cheek) for she who would become competent in maintenance of home exteriors (from leaky roofs to drain repairs), and useful for he who wishes the same. Step-by-step instructions reduce seemingly daunting tasks to the managable.

Cincinnati, OH: David & Charles Book, 2006. First Edition . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Guide to digital camera. Useful reference & Resource. Lucid and practical handbook, from basics to specialized photographic techniques such as printing on glass. 160 pgs w/color illustrations in 5 chapters: 1, Camera Basics; 2, Sharing Photos; 3, Useful Tricks; 4, Tips for Better Photos; and 5, Software Projects.

New York, NY: Scholastic, 2003. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. Larry Ross (Illustrator). BRAND NEW COPY. Trim, compact reference/resource for young scholars. Essential basic concepts and information, often left unclarified, as students march forth in acquiring knowledge. A fun book, perhaps a page or two a day with parents, will reinforce what is taught at school. Commencing with Betty Ross's first American Flag (concept of 13 colonies, not states), booklet ends with the Bill of Rights. In between are mathematical formulas and literal translation of the Japanese term "Karaoke".

Temecula, CA: Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA), 1994. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Collectible - Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/trace margin discoloration, and faint creasing (publishing flaw) to first 10 pgs by upper spine. Soft cover/NF w/edge rubs & light surface wear. Reference/resource to gold mining locations from Gold Prospectors Association (GPAA), founded 1968 to preserve the heritage of North American prospecting. Text arranged alphabeticallty by state with maps. Prefatory remarks include pointers in applying for permits, etc.

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. 11th Edition . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. First published 1990; this is the 11th Edition of 2001. Reference/resource. Written for physicians and other care providers managing adult patients with infectious diseases. This issue includes new IDSA guidelines for urinary tract, fugal, and respiratory tract infections.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Paperback/Pocket Size. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover.VG; sound w/faint creasings to upper/lower front corners, and soil spot to upper back edge. tPublished in UK under the title: 50 CANVAS EMBROIDERY STITCHES. 128 pgs w/diagrams & b/w photos. Reference, resource to 50 handy needlepoint stitches sized to fit into needlepoint bags Needlepoint, being a type of embroidery in which yarn is stitched through stiff open weave canvas, ideal in fashioning eyeglass cases, holiday ornaments, pillows, purses, upholstery, and wall hangings. Fine copy despite flaws

Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1949. 2nd Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIB: LIBRARY SCHOOL. No loan pocket. Text/Strong & sound w/marginalia throughout. Red linen boards/VG; red library tape to all leading edges. DJ/None. Notes, underlining by professional hand; should be considered as an annotated copy. LAID-IN: Clippings from periodicals relating to librarianship. The cataloging rules presented in this volume are an expansion/revison of the rules promulgated in the 1908 edition of Catalogy Rules: Author and Title Entry from the American Library Association. Strong copy. Strong copy.

New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1975. Dover Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Sid Lorraine & Howard Melson (Illustrators). Text/Bright, clean, AS NEW. Illustrated softcover/VG; strong w/edge rubs & light surface wear. PO name strike-out & inked numerals to fEP. Reference & resource. Step-by-Step secrets to some 150 best rope tricks. This is a 1975 Dover issue of the 3rd (1945) printing of the orginal volume. 400 pgs augmented by 510 line drawings & diagrams. Strong copy despite flaws.

Honolulu, Hawaii: Univ of Hawaii Press, 2003. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEAR FINE-COLLECTIBLE/None (As Issued?). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed greed linen boards/NF w/ldiscoloration. Indexed tabbed leading edgeOutstanding, Landmark work in the lexicography universe of dictionaries. Volume expands the 1966 edtion of of the ABC Chinese-English Dictionary. Pinyin romanization w/standard Madarin pronunciation. Editor John DeFrancis (1911- 2009), Emeritus Professor of Chinese at the Univ of Hawai'i, with degrees form Yale and Columbia, and extensive residence in China, all credetials hard to surprass.

Glorieta, NM: Rio Grande Press, 1970. Rio Grande Classics, First Printing . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrate, gild embossed salmon boards/NF w/trace edge rubs. Light discoloration to endpapers & text edges. DJ/None as Issued. First published 1902 by the Smthsonian Institution in the Annual Report, as one of 3 papers of Part II. This edition is a reissue of the orginal text with change in the sequence of color plates for technical reasons, and, relocation of the b/w plates to the back of the book (all modifications notes in the List of Illustrations). Classic study, with linedrawings throughout, in 8 parts: I, Definition of Basketry; II, Materials for Basketry; III, Basket Making; IV, Ornamentation on Basketry; V, Symbolism; VII, Uses of Basketry; VII, Ethnic Varieties in Basketry; and, VIII, Collectors & Collections, followed by extensive Bibliography. Fine

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hilary Knight (Illustrator). Text/As New. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Collectible First Edition, First Printing. Red endpapers. 1955 marked the debut performance of Eloise, who says of herself succintly, "I am a city child. I live at the Plaza." Gifted with a inner resources, Eloise adores taking the elevator from the lobby to the top floor, takes the lift down a few floors, scurries down a few flight, hops back into the elevator, then stairs again, elevator again, back to the ground floor ... a fold out map helps us keep up. A young lady of six springs, the precocious and all accomplished Eloise, with a mannerly public persona and wild exuberancy in private, was created by dancer, singer, pianist, composer, and choreographer (and, with Eloise, an author) Kay Thompson to amuse intimate friends, and brought to visual life by the deft pen (with dashes of red and pink) Hilary Knight whose… Read More

Laguna Hills, CA: Walter Foster Publishing, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. SoftcoverFine. Professional guide to painting with Acrylics, from the very choice of brush & tool (including use of tissue & sponges) with a focus on landscapes. Acrylics are a challenging, versatile, water-based medium, and, once dry, is resistant to moisture. 64 pgs w/color illustrations. Contents in 25 sectors. The first 14 Sectors provide a thorough overview of the medium, followed by 7 Lesson Plans, and ending with pointerd on Embellishment & The Finish Coat.

Avon, MA.: Adams Media/F&W Publications, 1996. Soft Cover/with Disk. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY with SEALED DISK w/FastResume Software. Dedicated manual & reference guide to fasioning effective resumes & cover letters augmented by full use of computers. Written for the newly graduated as well as senior executives in a host of fields. 768 pps, 23 chapters in 3 parts: Part I, All About Resumes; II, All About Cover Letters; and III, Sample Resumes,

St. Paul, MN: West Publishing, 1971. Second Reprint, 1973 . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to softcover. "As the selected arbiter in social, economic, and political confrontations courts have spoken out on such issues as the rights of the poor, the shelter deprived, the young, the student, the activist, the debtor, the consumer, the conscientious objector, and discrimination against non-whites. Simultaneously called upon to respond favorably to the supporters and opponents of a new ordering of rights and duties judges have been obliged to probe questions dealing with abortion, family planning, sexual morality, forms of sexual behavior, privacy, welfare rights, women's rights, pollution, obscenity, drug addiction, alcoholism, political representation, and the right to criticize public officials. Judicial response has been marked by abandonment of long established legal principles and espousal of new legal doctrines. Courts have proceeded to fashion freshly… Read More

Tucson, AZ: Univ of Arizona Press, 1973. First Edition, 5th Printing of 1979 . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Paul Graham McHenry, Jr (Author-Illustrator-Photographer). BRAND NEW Copy. Practical manual/guide to planning and constructing adobe homes using nature's own materials. Detailed instructions with drawings and photographs by designer/builder. A brief history precedes text. 22 chapters, with emphasis on contruction, from foundation to interior finishings, and pointers on restoration of old adobes. Fine copy.

Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2005. First Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Study guide for Adobe Acrobat 7, professional & standard, for Windows 2000 (SP 2)/XP and/or Max OS X 10.2.8/10.3 computers. 16 chapters: 1, Acrobat Basics; 2, Acrobat in Depth; 3, Saving & Printing PDFs; 4, Creating PDFs; 5, Struturing PDF Documents; 6, Making PDFs Easy to Navigate; 7, Adding Comments; 8, Advanced Commenting; 9, Reviewing; 10, Forms; 11, Adding Multimedia to PDFs; 12, Catalog, Indexes, & Searches; 13, Paper Capture; 14, Digital Signatures; 15, Automating Acrobat; and, 16, PDF Files & the Web followed by three appendices.

Berkeley, CA: Adobe Press/Peachpit, 2005. 2nd Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Some 250 tips, hints & tricks to facilitate GoLive CS2 for both users of Windows and Macintosh. This 2nd Edition is conciously prepared to re-emphasize basics for beginners while showing some special tips for seasoned users. 13 chapters: 1, Getting Started:, 2, Working with Sites; 3, Working with Pages; 4, Advanced Page Editing; 5, Working with Cascading Style Sheets; 6, Automating Repetive Tasks; 7, Creative Suite Integration; 8, Print to Web Workflow with InDesign & GoLive; 9, Adding Interactivity; 10, Advanced Site Management; 11, Publishing Your Site; 12, Versioning Files with Adobe Version Cue; and, 13, 3rd-Party Actions & Extensions.

Focal Press/Elsevier, 2007. First Edition, First Pinting . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Handbook/Reference/Resource for Photoshop CS3 users using either the Macintosh or PC. Professional photographer and graphic designer Martin Evening essential guide to techniques supplemented with DVD tutorial.

New York, NY: Howell Book House, 1998. 2nd Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Reference/resource. Guide to adopting a racing Greyhound and how to take care of them. First published in 1992. This second addition includes expanded list of adoption support groups and advances made on the medical front.