Search Results: Authors starting with D from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1987 Fairway Press, Lima, OH. 1987. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight spine roll. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 80 pp 8vo. The psalms were the Old Testament church's prayer and hymn and everybody knew and loved them. Unfortunately, today, the understanding of these choice prayer hymns is not so automatic. This volume includes a paraphrase of every Psalm appropriate for use during Cycle B (Common Lectionary). Each paraphrase is both fresh and stimulating, yet remains faithful to the intent of the original. A clean very presentable copy.

Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Tourist and Publicity Council, 1963 Utah Tourist and Publicity Council, Salt Lake City, UT. 1963. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight wear to head and tail; slight soiling to front and rear wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 119 pp 8vo vertical oblong (4" x 9"). This is an annual information booklet put out by the Tourism Council to help inform the population and attract new citizens and businesses. The book contains, facts, history, governmental facts, economic statistics, and recreational opportunities. A map of Utah is attached in the rear. A clean very presentable copy.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000 Univ of OK Press, Norman. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First OU Press edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight tip wear. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 436 pp. The Mexican-American War of the 1840's, precipitated by border disputes and the US annexation of Texas, ended with the military occupation of Mexico City by General Winfield Scott. In the subsequent treaty, the US gained territory that would become California, Nevada, Utah, NM, Arizona, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. In this highly readable account, the author provides a comprehensive survey of this frequently overlooked war. A pristine and clean copy.

Mabelvale, AR: Foreman-Payne Publishers, 1975 Foreman-Payne Publishers, Mabelvale, AR. 1975. Hardcover. Stated 10th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O names on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good +; Bumped upper tips; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 497 pp 8vo. This book is a study of The Bible divided arbitrarily into eight dispensations or periods They are: 1. Pre-Adamic age- Age Before Adam 2. Adamic Age- Age of the first ten generations 3. Flood Age- Age of Noah and his family 4. Abrahamic Age- Age of Abraham and his family 5. Law Age- Age of nation Israel in Old Testament 6. Church Age- Age of the Lord's Church 7. Millennial age- Age of one thousand years 8. Heaven Ages- Age of the final glory The aim or purpose as we progress is to learn the outstanding facts, including persons and events of each age. As the walls of a building grow, brick by brick- as the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1981 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing. Ex-Academic Library. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for ex-military library stamps on front pastedown and FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight soiling to boards. DJ: VG; open tears on top of cover and chipping to cover near head of spine. Black boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 208 pp. Superbly supported by hundreds of the most dramatic and colorful illustrations yet to have been published on this subject, tis intriguing book gives the facts and figures which must be used in assessing the balance of power between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The heavily illustrated pages, containing action photos, maps, diagrams, charts and tables, hold a positive fascination for all those interested in modern weaponry and warfare systems. A clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

London, UK : The Wireless Press, 1917 The Wireless Press, London, UK. 1917. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O namestamp on the FFFP, both endpapers, and the textblock top and bottom. The F/O is William (Bill) N. Caton (1895-1993) a renown architect in Kansas and who was a WWI veteran. Book Condition: Good; light soiling to spine and boards; moisture marks on the boards; soiling to textblock edges. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board. 212 pp [209-212] pp index, [1-4] pp advertisements 12mo. This book does not speak directly to the issue of the need for more telegraphists - that being WWI. Thus, the author has expanded the scope of this book (2nd Edition) for the training of telegraphists to understand all parts of the transmitting and receiving apparatus in such a way as to give the student a sound working knowledge of the apparatus. A clean very presentable copy.

Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Company, 1957 Wm. B. Eerdmans Company, Grand Rapids, MI. 1957. Hardcover. Stated 4th Printing. Retired Church Library copy with no checkout history. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the rear endpapers. Book Condition: Good+; light wear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges; small tear to fabric at head; checkout pocket and slip on rear endpapers. DJ; Good -; NOT Price Clipped ($1.75); missing pieces at head, tail, and tips; index slip taped to tail; chipping to panel edges. Burgundy cloth boards and spine with light gray lettering on the spine and front board with orange decorations. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 121 pp 12mo. This is the autobiography of an addict. It could be anyone who is addicted to drink or drugs. The story in the book is one of the depths of sin where the patient has gone through every horror and is at the end of all human resources and efforts; when he finally "lays hold on God… Read More

Washington, DC: Loy's Chinese Calculator, 1947 Loy's Chinese Calculator, Washington, DC. 1947. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light edge wear; small red and white paint blot on front wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 56 pp 8vo. A recent dispatch from Tokyo told of a contest between a Japanese using and abacus and an American using and electric calculator to which the user of the abacus won in addition, subtraction, and division. This booklet will give the reader all the information one would need to buy, learn and use and abacus for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Full of exercises, diagrams, and drawings to make this ancient device useful to a Westerner. A clean very presentable copy.

Marietta, GA: Larlin Corporation, 1986 Larlin Corporation, Marietta, GA. 1986. softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Revised Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bump to bottom of front wrap; slight fold to rear wrap. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded except as noted; spine is not creased or split. 448 pp. The history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules is told from early planning and testing to is multi-faceted use as a tactical and strategic do-anything go-anywhere transport. Hundreds of photographs illustrate the story. Revised and expanded; a new index; updated charts; many new photographs. A clean and very presentable copy.

Washington, DC: Acropolis Books Ltd. , 1984 Acropolis Books Ltd., Washington, DC. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($13.95); light wear at head and upper tips. White boards with light gray overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 207pp 8vo. The author was the Control Officer for Klaus Barbie (Butcher of Lyon) who headed a paid active information network for the US and was shielded from capture by his French pursuers. A moving story of fear, intrigue, manipulation and horror by an american who personally witnessed it all. A clean very presentable copy.

Washington, D.C. : Acropolis Books Ltd., 1984 Acropolis Books Ltd., Washington, D.C. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; small closed tear on front and deep indentations in two places on rear. White boards with gray overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 207 pp 8vo. In 1948 the author was stationed in Germany with the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps and became the control officer for Klaus Barbie who headed an active information network for the US. This book is an account of the author's dealings with Barbie in 1948 an how he became a US informant and was not turned over to the French as a war criminal. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1969 E.P. Dutton & Company, New York. 1969. Hardcover. Stated 7th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name on front pastedown. Book Condition: Near Fine. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; light chipping and wear along the top edge. Blue cloth boards and spine with light blue shadowbox titles on spine and front board. 251 pp 8vo. This is a novel of a Norwegian-American girl who loved the old family ties, but who also loved the new world of which she was a part. This is also a story of immigration, prejudice, teaching, higher education, and by her efforts to improve the education in a small school, she is accepted by parents and student. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Garden City, NY: Dale Carnegie & Associates, 1982 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Garden City, NY. 1982. Hardcover. Stated 25th Printing. Revision of Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business by Dorothy Carnegie. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine: light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($8.95); light bumping to head, tail, and upper tips. Gray cloth boards and spine with pink lettering on spine; portrait of Carnegie on front board in pink. 273 pp 8vo. A book organized by Carnegie's wife after his death and from his notes. This is a revised and updated book. This new book opens a modern speedway to skilled communication for daily use. Using notes her husband left and the wealth of materials from his files, Dorothy Carnegie has reorganized his famous book into five easy steps. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart jacket.

New York, NY: Association Press, 1965 Association Press, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Stated 5th printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; small closed tears on real lower edge of jacket; closed tear on spine at title. Gray cloth boards with cream cloth overlay on spine with pink lettering on spine; portrait of Carnegie on front board in pink. 273 pp 8vo. A book organized by Carnegie's wife after his death and from his notes. This is a revised and updated book. This new book opens a modern speedway to skilled communication for daily use. Using notes her husband left and the wealth of materials from his files, Dorothy Carnegie has reorganized his famous book into five easy steps. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart jacket.

New York, NY: Association Press, 1966 Association Press, New York. 1966. Hardcover. Stated 6th printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; light dust soiling to textblock top; small tear to fabric at tail. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light suntanning to spine. Brown cloth boards with cream cloth overlay on spine with pink lettering on spine; portrait of Carnegie on front board in pink. 273 pp 8vo. A book organized by Carnegie's wife after his death and from his notes. This is a revised and updated book. This new book opens a modern speedway to skilled communication for daily use. Using notes her husband left and the wealth of materials from his files, Dorothy Carnegie has reorganized his famous book into five easy steps. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group/Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2018 W Publishing Group/Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN. 2018. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping to head. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.99); light bumping to head. Black paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 181 pp 8vo. When Dale Earnhardt, Jr. retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he retired at the top of his racing game but far from the top in health as he worried about the racing-related concussions that might affect his later life. This book details how he steered his career to end his career on his own terms before it was too late. A clean very presentable copy.

Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Ornithological Society , 1992 New Mexico Ornithological Society, Albuquerque, NM. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Revised Edition/Stated 1st Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; splash stain on textblock fore edge near upper rear corner; break in paper on spine near tail. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 170 pp 8vo. New Mexico retains a varied and extensive bird population compromising some 460 species. This is because of its geographic position at the range limits of many northern, southern, eastern, and western species. Also because of NM's sparse population there is plenty of room for th birds to roam but the sighting of birds is also limited. The book is divided into geographical sections with listings of the birds common to those areas. Unmarked Birds of New Mexico Field Check-List laid in. A clean very… Read More

Houston, TX: Energy Tribune Publishing, 2008 ET Publishing, Houston, TX. 2008. Hardcover. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Autographed by author on FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; wear through of front board to the paper board at top edge for 2 inches. DJ: Near Fine; wear at edges of DJ and closed tear at top near spine. Black boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 444 pp. An amazing story of Russia's lifeblood: oil and gas, a story that lasted for more than a century. It came to an end when the Putin government decided to re-concentrate the energy business. This book is a major contribution to the understanding of those events, what came before and what became after. A very clean and presentable copy.

Wichita, KS: Center for Entrepreneurship/Wichita State University, 1999 Center for Entrepreneurship/Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. 1999. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition. WSU Business Heritage Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; closed tear on back cover; wear at cover near head of spine and upper tips. Black boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 135 pp. This is the story of how the Goebel family made it all happen in the lumber business through hard work, innovation, customer service, and a willingness to take risks. Beginning in 1939 Star Lumber started not in the center of Wichita, but on the outskirts where they felt the growth of the city would be and the need for lumber to follow. A clean pristine copy in Brodart Mylar.

Ardmore, PA: Dorrance and Company, 1979 Dorrance and Company, Ardmore, PA. 1979. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Inscribed by both authors on the front pastedown. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($8.95); small closed tear on rear panel middle; rubbing to panels. Red boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 301 pp 8vo. This is the story of a willingly childless couple which permitted them to add to their education, change careers, travel extensively, meet interesting people, and support their causes. Share life, mishaps, humor, language, World War II, and retirement in Texas with no kids to care for them. A clean very presentable copy.