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

Bombay, India : Thacker & Co. LTD, 1942 Thacker & Co. LTD, Bombay, India. 1942. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Impression (printing). Book is tight, square, and unmarked for F/O name in pencil and price in ink in Rupees on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good+; light wear to head and tail; wear through paper on all tips; slight soiling to boards; glue browning to endpapers. No DJ. Yellow linen-like boards with brown cloth overlay on the spine with a title on the front board in light brown as part of the board papers. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 223 pp 8vo. This is a personal narrative by the Indian journalist D.F. Karaka about the struggle of the Chinese people against the Japanese invaders during the Second World War. It is a remarkable book about the month Karaka spent in the war time capital of China, a country which the British foreign secretary Sir John Simon once described as “a mere geographical expression”. A clean very presentable copy.

Mason, MI: Loompanics Unlimited, 1974 Loompanics Unlimited, Mason, MI. 1974. Softcover/Plastic Comb Binding. Limited Edition of 1,500 copies; this is #0717. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light toning to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in comb binding with no breaks in the teeth; text is secure with not torn openings. 50 pp 4to. This book contains fifty of the author's drawings, selected by him, as representative of the best of his work in a variety of genres; weird/horror, fantasy, science fiction, sword and sorcery, and even some mainstream drawings. A clean very presentable copy.

Topeka, KS: The Kansas State Centennial Commission, 1961 The Kansas State Centennial Commission, Topeka, KS. 1961. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition/First Printing. Stapled program. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; program is pressure warped from storage. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely stapled. 19 pp. This is the Official Program costing 50 cents in 1961 for the Centennial Celebration of Kansas. This was a two-act stage musical put on at the University of Wichita Stadium on July 4-16, 1961. The Kansas Story is a dramatic epic woven from the unique fiber of an indomitable people consumed with purpose- a people besieged with adversities, and triumphant in their attainments. the drama- played out on the plains, cattle trails, and battlegrounds; in the homes saloons, convention halls, and capitals of Kansas- is expressed through the mediums of orchestral and vocal music, acting, dancing, and tableau. A clean and very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1959 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York. 1959. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; dust soiling to text block top; light shelfwear to board edges and tips. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.50); chipping and missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; sunfading to spine; light soiling to panels. Red cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. 229 pp 8vo. Here is a completely understandable and comprehensive study or Electronic Computers that describes in clear, precise terms the basic principles behind computers, their manufacture, and how the are operated and maintained at a high level of efficiency. This book provides a sound foundation for the study of computer techniques and explores all the intricacies of computers in language that is free from highly technical terminology. The 113 illustrations provide a visual explanation of all the fundamental… Read More

New York, NY: Julian Messner, Inc. , 1955 Julian Messner, Inc., New York. 1955. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Junior Literary Guild A Group selection. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail; light bumping to bottom edge of boards. DJ: Good; closed tears to rear flap edge, spine and at head, tail, and center. Khaki cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and Korean elder and boy on the front board. 157 pp 8vo. Kim is a Korean War orphan who is trying to go from Seoul to Inchon to meet and American soldier. Along the way many people help Kim in his journey with is an adventure in itself and a way to meet and understand the Korean people. A clean very presentable copy.

Overland Park, KS: Power House, 2007 Power House, Overland Park, KS. 2007. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; bumping to tail and small portion of lower boards. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); slight bumping to head and tail. Blue paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 253 pp 8vo. Max spent 60 years behind the microphone calling Kansas University football and basketball games before retiring at the end of the 2005-06 basketball season. Since 1946, he has called roughly 650 football games and 1750 basketball games. This book relives KU's great moments, coaches, and student athletes throughout those 60 years from the eyes and memory of the author. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Stein and Day, 1974 Stein and Day, New York. 1974. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the United States in 1974. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped tail. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95) light bumping to tail and tips; scant edge bumping. Red boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 224 pp 8vo. This novel is a historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert (Richard Falkirk). It is the third in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era England. Blackstone goes undercover amongst a gang of navvies working on a new railway, and is called on for plans to thwart the first Great Train Robbery. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Mission, KS: National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1981 National Collegiate Athletic Association, Mission, KS. 1981. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; bumped head and tail; light wear to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; slight swear to tips. Maroon cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board with NCAA emblem. 300 pp 8vo. This is the official history of the NCAA written to commemorate the diamond anniversary of the Association. This book takes the reader into the locker rooms, convention floors, playing fields, meeting rooms, broadcast booths, and the halls of Congress as it documents the NCAA's role in the growth of college sports. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Wellington, NZ: A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1975 A.H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, NZ. 1975. Hardcover. Stated 5th impression. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light browning to board edges. DJ: Very Good; light edge wear at head, tail, and front flap fold. White cloth boards and spine with blue lettering and penguin on front board. Non-paginated 8vo. This book is a delightful tribute to the native birds of New Zealand's forest and seashore and the partnership of ornithologist and painter. This book has 37 full color painting of New Zealand birds. The text in the book is full of personal bird stories that help accent the pictures. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1987 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1987. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped end pages on text block fore edge. DJ: Near Fine; missing small piece on lower tip cover on front flap. Black boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 456 pp. The leader of The Moral Majority and a successful television preacher on the Old Time Gospel Hour, lets it all hang out here, warts and all in his autobiography. A rabble rouser with little interest in religion until age 19 when he had a spiritual rebirth and his life took a new direction. A clean pristine ediiton.

Powell, MO: Albert E. Brumley and Sons, 1966 Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Powell, MO. 1966. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Signed by the namesake's son on the title page. Glued binding. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is securely glued. A collection of the gospel songs Albert E. Brumley wrote over his lifetime. This is a snapshot of his best music writing with 158 or so of the 800 gospel songs he wrote in his lifetime reproduced in their sheet music format. Complete with an index of songs and an index of photos features and stories. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1981 McGraw Hill Book Company, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; lightly bumped tail; paperclip fold to page 105. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($12.95); light bumping to head and tail; small closed tear on rear panel at tip; light rubbing to panels. Blue boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright white lettering on spine. 319 pp 8vo. This book is the story of General Patton's final battle- the Allied victory over Germany in the spring of 1945 and the ensuing nine months of his life, with particular attention given to his fatal automobile accident in December. The author gives an in-depth analysis of speculations on the subject of his death and enduring controversy or its being accidental or an assassination. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

El Paso, TX: Texas Western Press, 1988 Texas Western Press, El Paso, TX. 1988. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. DJ: New. Tan tweed boards with aqua cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and yucca in gilt on front board.137 pp 4to. 50 of the Southwest's greatest authors and their portraits fill this book explaining the role of the Southwestern landscape and their writing. They are authors of fiction, histories, stories, plays, poems, essays, and children's books. In addition to the 50 author's words, biographical and bibliographical information is given on each. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket

New York, NY: Walker and Company, 1994 Walker and Company, New York. 1994. Hardcover. Later Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial laminate boards and spine with Red, white and black lettering on the spine and front board. Nonpaginated (32 pp by count) 32mo. Upon a winter's night two thousand years ago a star shined so bright that it woke up all the hibernators- the bird, the mammal, the amphibian, the fish, the insect, the spider, and even the snail- and they all began to move toward the star over Bethlehem. Once there they laid down with the Lion and Lamb and many other animals to watch over a new-born child. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2009 Riverhead Books, New York. 2009. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Black boards with black overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine and front board. 388 pp. Drawing on newly released records, the author has written a definitive account that captures the full suspense and ultimate tragedy of 9/11 and enlarges our understanding. What emerges is a portrait of a government that has institutionalized failure and rewarded deception. He makes the case a from-the-ground-up reinvention of government or remain unprepared for the next catastrophe. A clean pristine copy.

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1983 Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA. 1983. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New; in publisher's vinyl wrapping. DJ: New- in publisher's vinyl wrapping. Rouge cloth boards and spine with white and rouge lettering on the spine. 217 pp 8vo. Elinor was an American poet and novelist popular in the 1920s and 1930s. She was famous during her life almost as much for her ethereal beauty and personality as for her melodious, sensuous poetry. Her personal life throughout her adulthood was surrounded in scandal. She had three husbands, the second of which was the lawyer Horace Wylie, who encouraged her literary career. Her 1921 volume Nets to Catch the Wind is considered by some to be her best collection of poetry, though she published several novels and volumes of poetry afterward and continued to stay in the public eye until her early death at age 43. A clean pristine copy… Read More

Toronto, CAN: Fenn-McClelland & Stewart, 2012 Fenn-McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, CAN. 2010. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scattered light edge and tip bumps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 433 pp 8vo. This is the ultimate NASCAR Quiz book with true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, and NASCAR fact questions to test one's racing knowledge. This book is filled with facts and trivia to challenge all levels of racing knowledge, from drivers and teams through the history of the sport and its records. A clean very presentable copy.

London, UK: Thames & Hudson , 2001 Thames & Hudson, London, UK. 2001. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Revised Edition (2nd Printing). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light crease on front wrap; light edge bumps; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 192 pp 8vo. Copan in modern Honduras was one of the great cities of the Classic Maya which was rediscovered in the early 1800s. The author has been a key contributor to deciphering the Mayan inscriptions and unlocking their history. In this book he shows the recent discoveries in the Acropolis, urban wards, and rural redoubts. New excavations in the royal residential palace give a blueprint as to how these palaces functioned. The site's spectacular architecture, sculpture, and jade artifacts are fully illustrated. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Pocket Books , 1971 Pocket Books, New York. 1971. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. 30th Printing by Line Number. Pocket 43904-9, $2.75. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light edge bumps; small puncture at upper corner of rear flap (pinhole). No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has shallow opening crease but is not split; text is secure in binding. 183 pp 12mo. Your body doesn't know how to lie. Unconsciously, it telegraphs your thoughts as you fold your arms, cross your legs, stand, walk, move your eyes and mouth. The new science of kinesics deals with these physical signals that we all send out. Reading this book will help one penetrate the personal secrets, both of intimates and total strangers.

Kalispell, MT: Santa Cruz Media, 2006 Santa Cruz Media, Kalispell, MT. 2006. 6-Disc DVD. Edition not Stated. Plastic 5-section storage box with hard board casing boards and spine. Carton Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. Discs are all in very good condition with small handling scratches. Plastic case is in Fine condition with not breaks or damage; plastic snap on fore edge is intact and not broken. Brochure and table of contents is present and attached to inside of first section of storage box. 12mo . This major series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church is Father John Corapi's greatest work of teaching and preaching and is the only series of its kind in scope and depth. Consisting of 48 lectures of one hour each, this series synthesizes the Catholic Church's official Catechism and is the benchmark for all Catholic doctrinal and moral teaching. A clean very presentable set.