Search Results: Authors starting with F from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

The Polish Research Centre, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1949 Polish Research Centre LTD London 350 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles - corners and board edges lightly bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear, moderate soiling and age-toning to unclipped yellow paper DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner last name on FFEP. No other writing - all pages are clean and crisp. History of Central and Eastern Europe, follows the growth of its States throughout the length of the medieval period. Author provides a thorough study of the tenth and eleventh centuries which most authors of these regions give short shrift. Author Francis Dvornik, 14 August 1893 – 4 November 1975), was a priest and academic, and one of the leading twentieth-century experts on Slavic and Byzantine history, and on relations between the churches of Rome and Constantinople. Dvornik taught at Charles University in… Read More

Trophy Room Books, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed. Hardcover with DJ, Signed by the publisher (Facsimile Reprint) 1990 Trophy-Room Books 195 pages. Fine, in a Fine DJ. Dark Green Leather boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp. Housed in a beautiful DJ identical to the First Edition. DJ in mylar. Zebra pattern endpapers. Signed by Ellen Enzler-Herring of Trophy Room Books. This is a high quality facsimile reprint, limited to only 750 numbered copies of which this is number 449. John Francois Burger (1882-1984) was born in South Africa, moved to Rhodesia where he hunted with notable professional hunters like Frederick Selous and Charlie Goss. Burger lived and worked in the Rhodesias, the Congo and Tanganyika, and undertook many prolonged expeditions on foot to some of the most remote and primitive areas. During World War 1, he joined the military and supplied meat for the troops, which became known as the "Burger Buffalo Campaign". Railroad companies as well used his… Read More

Library Binding, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ. Hardcover, 1972 Library Binding Institute 185 pages. Ver Good+, no DJ - as issued. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp.A very nice copy. LOC SSS-02

Safari Press, 1997-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed. Hardcover, Stated First Edition (Signed and Numbered #880 of 1000 copies printed) Signed by the Author 1997 Safari Press 283 pages. Fine, in a Fine original publishers slipcase. Terra cotta cloth boards with silver titles and front cover illustration of two hunters in a canoe - corners sharp. Original dark green slipcase is also in Fine condition. This is a Stated First Edition, Signed and numbered #880 of 1000 copies printed.A flawless signed copy in the original slipcase. LOC FB-01

Chapman and Hall, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover, 1974 Chapman & Hall 300 pages. Very Good+ in a VG DJ. Just a bit of shelf/edge wear to blue boards with silver titles - corners sharp with a touch of wear. Moderate shelf/edge wear to DJ. No notes or writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp. Minor offsetting to endpapers. ISBN-0412113201. LOC SSS-02

Wolfe Pub Co, 1988-06-01. Unknown Binding. Fine/in wraps. Softcover, 1988 Wolfe Publishing 204 pages. Fine, in wraps. brown pebble-grain paper wraps with gilt titles - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp. A superb copy. ISBN-0935632034. LOC SSS-17

Filter Press Llc, 1980-06-01. Pamphlet. Very Good +. Softcover, 1969 Filter Press 36 pages. Very Good+ in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear. All pages are clean, crisp and bright. Guide to simple processes for gold mining with emphasis on areas in the Western US and Alaska where placer gold has been panned in the past. Illustrations include a few equipment diagrams and general placer regions in over a dozen states. Mineral identification and the process for staking claims are also addressed. ISBN-0910584982. LOC SSE-4

Macmillan of Canada, 1977-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, 1977 Macmillan of Canada 311 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Last page and rear cover have a small closed tear that has been repaired with archival tape. Four digit number at top of FFEP. The story of Canada's infamous feuding family is told here. A treasure trove of photographs, drawings, maps and documents that help tell the tale. ISBN-0770514405. LOC SSM-07

PAULIST PRESS, 1945-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, First Edition 1945 Paulist Press 47 pages (which includes a two page bibliography). Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and some small creases to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp. Scarce post-war Anti-Communist political tract authored by University of San Francisco Professor Raymond T. Feeley S.J. of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Extensive and well chosen 2 page bibliography of 32 books, which is unusual for a political tract. This is probably the first published instance of an author making a case that Fascism and Communism are closely related. Mussolini and others are quoted. Scarce and recommended. OCLC# 11997191. LOC SSE-01

Aero Publishers, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Good. Softcover , 1967 Aero Publishers CA unpaginated in Good+ condition, minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of age-toning to covers...no notes or writing - all pages are clean and crisp...detailed photos and a color three-view centerfold...LOC SSM-10

Aero Publishers Inc.,U.S, 1980-01-01. Paperback. Near Fine/In Illustrated Wraps. Softcover, Aero Publishers 100 pages..Near Fine in illustrated wraps..just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers - a hint of toning to rear panel, spine uncreased, looks unread..no previous owner marks - al pages are bright, clean and crisp..another superb effort on Military Aviation from Aero..ISBN-081680320X..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSM-11

Aero Publishers, Inc, 1979-06-01. Paperback. Like New. Softcover, Aero Publications-California 1979, From the library of John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force, (NOTE: I have over 50 books from his personal library-most have his service dates inscribed) , in Like New Condition, just a touch of shelf wear to covers and edges...Previous owner name and service dates on title page... no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...pictorial history of the following aircraft: Dornier WAL, Do 18, Do 24, Heinkel He 59, Blohm & Voss Ha 137, Klemm 107v5, Siebel Fh 104, Heinkel He 51, He 70, Junkers Ju 252, Ju288, Focker0Angeles Fa 223 and many others...Very detailed photographs, several three view drawings in color...ISBN-0816803161...Thanks for supporting a small family business ...LOC SSM-12

Piper, 2000-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover, First Edition 2000 Piper 448 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with blue spine label - corners lightly bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear to unclipped Dj - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. From constructing the world′s first electric railway to laying the first telegraph line linking Britain and India, Siemens was responsible for building much of the modern world′s infrastructure. Siemens is today a technology giant in more than 190 countries, employing some 410,000 people worldwide. Our work in the fields of energy, industry, communications, information, transportation, healthcare, components and lighting has become essential parts of everyday life. While Werner was a tireless inventor during his days, Siemens today remains a relentless innovator. With innovations averaging 18 a day, it seems… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Reprint 1930 Grossett & Dunlap 388 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to orange cloth boards with black titles - corners lightly bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear , dust soiling and minor chipping to original DJ - now in mylar. Rear of DJ mentions the RKO film starring Richard Dix. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Novel by Edna Ferber, published in 1929 and based on development in Oklahoma after the Land Rush. The book was adapted into a critically acclaimed film of the same name in 1931 through RKO Pictures. In 1960, the story was again adapted for the screen by MGM starring Glenn Ford. Very handsome copy in DJ.LOC SSS-02

Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1941-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover, Stated First Edition 1941 Doubleday, Doran & Co. 352 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to blue cloth embossed boards with fleur de lis/border/initials. Gilt titles on oval creme spine label with gilt filagree border - corners sharp. Lightly faded blue topstain. Moderate shelf/edge wear to original clipped Dj - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Ferber was a member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of wits who met for lunch every day at the Algonquin Hotel in New York. This is a story of a notorious Creole woman, Clio Dulaine, who returns to her native New Orleans and marries a Texas gambler, Colonel Clint Maroon. Book serves as the basis for the 1945 film, Saratoga Trunk, starring Gary Cooper and ingrid… Read More

Aero Publishers, 1990-03-01. Paperback. Very Good/In Wraps. Softcover, Stated First Edition 1990 Aero Publishers Summit, PA 256 pages..Very Good in wraps..minor shelf/edge wear to covers..previous owner circular embossed library stamp on FFEP..No notes-all pages are bright, clean and crisp..First-hand account of the Battle of Guadalcanal from a member of the famed "Game Cock" Squadron. This year will be the 78th Anniversary of one of the hardest fought battles in history..ISBN-0830683895..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSM-14

Collins, 1950-01-01. First Edition. Leather Bound. Very Good/No DJ. Signed. Leather-bound Hardcover with bonus related book by the same author, Signed by the Author First Edition 1950 Collins London 384 pages. Green leather with gilt titles and accents - corners lightly bumped with a touch of wear. Front panel has a blemish and the spine is sun-faded. Authors signature at bottom of half-title page. Battalions of The Black Watch took part in almost every theater and nearly every principal campaign of World War II. This history examines the activities of the Regiment in France, 1939-40; of The Highland Division in North Africa and Sicily, and in North-west Europe; of the Sixth Battalion in the Mediterranean, 1939-45; of the Second Battalion in the Middle East, 1939-42 and most famously in India and Burma; and of prisoners, individuals and Allied Regiments. The author was very well chosen to write this history since he himself fought with a Battalion of The Black Watch in North Africa, and made his… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover with scarce DJ, 1930 copyright (actually printed around 1940 - see description) Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages plus 4 pages of ads for other boys series. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Red cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and minor chipping to original DJ - now in mylar. Faded Green topstain. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp with age-toning. Endpaper illustrations by J. Clemens Gretta. Book illustrations by Walter S. Rodgers. 9th of 21 adventures of brothers Roy and Teddy Manley in the NEW West, 1926-1941. This copy has a 1930 date but the ads at the rear of the book date this to be circa 1940. Last title on the front inside panel of the DJ flap and the ads at the rear of the book is The X Bar X Boys in the Haunted Gully which was printed in 1940. A superb copy in original DJ. Mattson #65400.LOC SSS-09

Grosset & Dunlap, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover with scarce DJ, 1928 copyright (actually printed around 1940 - see description) Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages plus 4 pages of ads for other boys series. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Red cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp, one small dent to the top edge of the front panel. Minor shelf/edge wear, a touch of dust soiling and minor chipping to original DJ - now in mylar. Green topstain. Gift inscription on FFEP. Endpaper illustrations by J. Clemens Gretta. Book illustrations by Walter S. Rodgers. Sixth of 21 of adventures of brothers Roy and Teddy Manley in the NEW West, 1926-1941. This copy has a 1928 date but the ads at the rear of the book date this to be circa 1940. Last title in this series on the first ad page (and DJ flap) is The X Bar X Boys in the Haunted Gully which was printed in 1940. Nice copy in original DJ. Mattson #65400.LOC SSS-09

Motorbooks Intl, 1998-10-01. Paperback. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, 1998 Motorbooks International 128 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Spine uncreased - feels and looks unread. 4 chapters and index.First detailed color history of the legendary Italian motorcycle maker's big twins-those bikes powered by engines rated 700cc and larger. Author Greg Field traces the origin of this species, illustrating with splendid colour photography its evolution from a 1967 model, whose engine was developed for use in a military three-wheeler, through today's fuel-injected twins. A superb copy. ISBN-0760303630. LOC SSM-04