Search Results: Miscellaneous from Lawrence Jones

New York: Wizard Books., 1962. 40pp. A detailed explanation of 75 card tricks to be performed using a stripper deck.. Second Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Semiotext (e), 1991. 127pp, notes. Or card. A few small pencil marks on pp17-18 otherwise excellent.. First English Language Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky., 1992. ix, 180pp, text-ills, index. Or cl boards in dust-jacket. All the major categories of historical mystery are here: ancient riddles, biographical enigmas, hidden identity, 'fakelore', questioned artifacts, suspect documents, lost texts, obscured sources, and scientific challenges. Eash is then illustrated by a complete case from the author's own files.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: D. Appleton and Company., 1873. iv, 796pp, index, several bw portraits. Contemporary marbled boards with leather spine and corners (half leather). Edges of boards rubbed, damp stain to bottom corner of frontis portrait. Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, agriculture, science and mechanical industry. Important volume for its extensive coverage of impeachment procedings against President Andrew Jackson.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. Small 4to.

New York: Doubleday, 1965. 312pp, bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Bottom corners slightly bumped, light toning to endpapers. Jacket lightly rubbed with very slight edge wear. Actual experiences of people in emergency situations proving you can't rely on miracles but revealing what you can do to improve your chances of surviving disaster. 'The art of survival can be learned'.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Collins, 2006. 717pp, indexes. Or black boards in jacket. Several very short tears to jacket edges, faint damp mark to bottom front corner. Over 2000 proverbs from 110 countries.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo.

Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc., 1990. 211pp. Or card covers. Prev owners name in ink on front end paper. Tells the origin and meaning of 71 metaffects (specialised term that can be used to describe why things happen the way they do) and how they can be used in everyday situations. Some like Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and the Greenhouse Effect are well known. Others like the Biffle Poll, Coolidge Effect and Fiddle factor are less well known but equally intriguing.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1950. xi, 337pp, index. Or green cloth in jacket. Tape stains from 'With Compliments' slip from Alumni office on 1/2 tile and title pages. Some edge wear and minor chipping to jacket. A collection of 165 sketches which appeared between 1936 and 1950 in the Cornell Alumni News under the column head 'Now, in My Time'. They follow no pattern but include everything from straight reporting, through nostalgic memories of old days and anecdotes of departed characters, to pungent editorial comment on the passing scene. An interesting window into life at an Ivy League college.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: British Museum Press, 2001. 128pp, index, 62 bw ills. Or pictorial card. As new. A look behind the scenes at one of the world's greatest musuems starting with a brief look at its collections and resources. Then describes what goes into preparing temporary exhibitions and permanent displays. Other chapters highlight less visible activities such as research, conservation and archaeological excavation, to school events and sharing expertise. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. Sml 4to.

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006. 257pp, illustrated throughout with colored photos, drawings and maps, index. The lower corner of the pages in the latter part of the book are lightly creased. Papered boards in dust-jacket. An examination of the development of 12 cities: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico City, Paris, Rome, London, Moscow, Tokyo, Cairo, Beijing, and Sydney.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1969. ix, 158pp, index. Or white paper covers. A comprehensive bibliography of specialized dictionaries, arranged by subject. 79 subject areas are covered.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. xx, 268pp, sources, glossary, bw ills. Or card. Minor edge wear, front cover creased, page edges lightly toned. Women in biker clubs, as well as the all female clubs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1916. 54pp. Or green cloth. Small tear to edge of title page, prev owners name in pen at back. SIGNED and inscribed by author on ffep-"James C Crosby from Mrs Dr Blackford". A system of judging character based on the amount of 'blondeness' or 'darkness' in a persons appearance. Chapter headings are: Evolution of White Men; Evolution of the Dark Skinned Races; Characteristics of Blondes; Characteristics of Brunets.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo.

New York: Metropolitan Books, 1997. x, 292pp, notes, bibliography, index. Paperback. The mystery of the human attraction to violence.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback.

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. x, 245pp, index, bibliography, glossary, few col ills, recipes. Or pictorial card. Very light edge wear to covers. Natural health and beauty in cluding making your own soaps, tonics, creams, salves, shampoos, bath and massage oils, perfumes and much more.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Clary, Dhenu.. 4to.

London: Methuen & Co, 1937. 180pp, index, bw ills. or tan cloth in jacket. Endpapers toned, small bookseller stamp on front passtedown, Jacket split along much of the front flap fold, bookseller label on front panel and spine, several tears and chips, toned with glass ring on front. In the Fountain Library series. A selection of 7 essays on unexplained phenomena including the canals of Mars, Patagonian giants, the vault at Barbados, the wizard of Mauritius, the Devil's hoofmarks, several strange sounds and Bealing's bells.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo.

Brisbane: Ken Capell., 1997. 239pp, index, chronology, appendices, num bw & few col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. As new. Comprehensive history of the early years of firefighting in Brisbane, Queensland.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio.

Athens: Swallow Press, 1996. 213pp + plans/bw ills. Near new. Practical guide to builing adobe houses.. Third Revised and Enlarged Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Auckland: The Evening Bell Office (printer), 1887. 119pp, bw ills. Or pictorial wraps. Covers and prelims brittle with creases and small chips, last page loose with some loss of text. Extremely scarce. Printed on poor quality paper this booklet did not survive well and when found is usually lacking at least one of the covers. Reed's Noah's Ark hoax was picked up and printed by newspapers around the world.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo.

New Albany, IN: Fire Buff House, 1987. 127pp, 100+ bw ills. Or red boards in jacket. Near new. For half a century (1872-1922) chemical fire engines saved millions of dollars in property despite the fact they never quite performed as advertised.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.