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

Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1972 Basil Blackwell, Oxford England. 1972. Hardcover. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for ex-library markings. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 145 pp. This book is the result of two Workshops on Descartes held at the University of Waterloo. Descartes on the Will; Innate Ideas; Descartes' Definition of Thought; Cogito Ergo Sum; Inference or Argument; Descartes' Theory of Clear and Distinct Ideas; The Problem of Metaphysical Doubt and its Removal; The Reliability of Reason; On the Non-existence of Cartesian Linguistics. Library stickers and stamps present; from a small college in Lawton OK; a very little used copy in very good shape for ex-library.

New York, NY: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1969 Greenwood Press, Publishers, New York. 1969. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1920 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO initials on the FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 319 pp 8vo.This book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century. The author analyzes the international and local political structures affecting the way the British lived and worked, as well as the role played by social reformers such as Robert Owen. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British economic history. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Dorset Press, 1985 Dorset Press, New York. 1985. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($25.00); sunfading to spine; bump to rear upper tip; bump to rear panel near gutter. Gold paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright gold lettering on the spine. 218 pp 8vo. This is the author's account of the tragedy of Rome through the personalities of the people whose miscalculations brought it about: Charled, Duke of Bourbon, Francois I, Frundsburg, Charles V, and Pope Clement VII. This book recounts the collection of mercenaries and their great march on Rome, the assault itself, and the events and people involved in the looting, vandalism, and rape that followed. A clean very presentable copy.

Manhattan, KS : Engineering Experiment Station/Kansas State College , 1949 Engineering Experiment Station/Kansas State College, Manhattan, KS. 1949. First Edition. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Bulletin No. 60. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an architect's received stamp for 5 Oct 1959 on the front wrap. Book Condition: Very Good +; light rubbing to panels; trace foxing to textblock. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in bayonet staples; text is secure in binding. 71 pp 8vo. The author noted on his arrival in Kansas that certain regional qualities were reflected in the architecture of Kansas, especially in the older buildings. He began the study of churches first covering from the Indian Territorial Period to the Centennial year of 1876. The churches built in this time frame show how early settlers solved the practical and aesthetic problems of church building. The buildings described stand on their architecture and not any sentimental or… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1970 J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1970. Hardcover. 2nd printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: VG; sun-faded spine cover; open tear at front spine gutter and rear flap fold at top. Brown faux-leather boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 176 pp. This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader from the very fundamentals of the art of horseshoeing to more advanced concepts involving foot pathology. Beginning with vital information on the anatomy of the foot, the text proceeds through the procedures related to the proper fitting of shoes. A clean and very presentable copy.

Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1933 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. 1933. Softcover/Trade Wraps. This is a 1933 publication of the 1931 Revised Edition of the 1915 Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to tips; small insect hole on rear wrap. No DJ. Printed paper stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 28 pp 8vo. This is a book on weed control from the days before there was an abundance of chemical methods to kill weeds. The methods in this book are quite appropriate for today's organic farming. The methods in this book are simple; prevent weeds from maturing seed on the farm, prevent the introduction of weed seeds on the farm, and prevent perennial weeds from making top growth. Weeds can be controlled on the farm with harrows, cultivators, or mowing. Manual hoeing can also be utilized. All forms of control help crops grow by reducing competition water and… Read More

Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Company, 1946 Wm. B. Eerdmans Company, Grand Rapids, MI. 1946. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the front endpapers. Book Condition: Good; bumping and light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Blue boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 198 pp 8vo. This is a book of religious romance with a historical background. It is set in the far north of Ontario Province where there really was a large silver strike at the turn of the century. Amidst the miners and families of the region a person's character is shown and tested as a Christian romance evolves. A clean very presentable copy.

Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus Company, 1905 Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1905. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book condition: Good; light foxing to textblock edges and endpapers; light dust soiling to textblock top; moisture stains to spine and rear board. No DJ. Red cloth boards with ivory cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering and decorations on the spine and front board; Pilgrim character on front board. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 174 pp 12mo. This book is set in and near London in the in the latter half of the 17th Century when the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, and King Charles's Restoration give abundant opportunities for fighting, plotting and rescuing. As may be surmised, this story abounds in rapid action and cannot fail to please the adventure-loving people who dream at home of daring deeds. A book designed for the adolescent reader. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, Publishers , 1901 Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York. 1901. Hardcover. Second Printing (?). Copyright 1897. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; cloth at tail is worn off from shelving; biopredation present on boards and spine. light wear to tips; small missing piece at head. No DJ. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and black lettering with gilt crest on front board. Silk page ribbon intact. Frontispiece of author with glassine cover. 299pp 8vo. Being Passages from the Memoirs of Anthony Dillon Chevalier of St. Louis, and Late Colonel of Clare's Regiment in the Service of France. The author has produced a series of brilliant short stories connected by the thread of passages from the memoirs of one Anthony Dillon, an Irish soldier in the Service of France. A series of dramatic and disagreeable, historic and realistic adventures result amid duels and women with the Madame de Pompadour in chief. A grand example of… Read More

San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1980 WH Freeman and Co., San Francisco. 1980. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd printing. Book Condition: VG; rubbing to wrap surfaces; tip fold on rear; slight wear to tips. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps have slight bends, no folds. spine is not cracked or split. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. 140 pp. Washington Post reported T.R. Reid takes a candid look at Washington personalities and politics, revealing the motives and strategies, the cooperation and rivalry, the honesty and the deceit behind a seemingly minor piece of legislation. He traces the course of S.790- the Inland Waterways Bill- from its inception to its eventual passage, a process with as many twists and subplots as a novel, and with characters just as vivid. A very presentable and clean copy.

Boston, MA: James R. Osgood & Company, 1874 James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, MA. 1974. Hardcover. Stated From Advance Sheets. Book is tight, square, and marked only by gift inscription on the FFFP dated 1894 and another owner's written name on FFFP. Book Condition: Good; light wear at tips and edges; heavy wear to tail and head with closed tears and small missing pieces at spine extremities only. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board with black rules on front board and spine; cornered board edges; clean sound interior with age toning; internal hinges are not cracked or broken; brown endpapers. 322 pp 12mo. The Enigmas of Life is a book about coming to terms with the things we've learned in life and about life. It talks of creation and a creator but also how Science could fit into that equation. Featured Chapters: Realizable Ideals; Malthus Notwithstanding; Non-survival of the Fittest; Limits and Directions of Human Development; The… Read More

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008 Cambridge University Press, New York. 2008. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ as issued. Pictorial hard covers and spine with yellow lettering on spine and front board. 557 pp. 4to. The diagnosis and management of infectious disease is a key component of contemporary emergency medicine, ranging from the definitive treatment and discharge of a patient with a simple abscess, to the recognition of a rare infection in a traveler, and the resuscitation and stabilization of a patient with septic shock. This book provides a practical, clinically oriented, systems-based overview of infectious disease with an emphasis on emergent diagnosis and treatment. It covers viral, parasitic, fungal, bacterial diseases with photos, diagnostic tables, and treatment charts. A clean pristine copy.

New York, NY : Regnery History, 2019 Regnery History, New York. 2017. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New with light bump to head. DJ: New; NOT Price Clipped ($25.99); light edge bump to tail. Black boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine. 208 pp 8vo. This is the story of the 8125th Sentry Dog Detachment in the Korean War from the time they landed at Incheon, Korea, until their departure at war's end. Over that time bonds were forged with the dogs and their handlers which made if hard on all as they were mistreated and misunderstood through the war. This book tells the story of the adventures, loyalty, and heroism of the military working dogs of the 8125th. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Random House, 1961 Random House, New York. 1961. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, and tail; scant shelfwear; small moisture spot on the tinted textblock top. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); small closed tears and slight wear to head and tail; light shelfwear to tips. Blue cloth boards with black cloth overlay on the spine; red and white lettering on the spine. 306 pp 8vo. This the story of eight Nazi saboteurs who in two teams of four, came ashore at Amagansett, Long Island and Jacksonville FL in June 1942 from German U-Boats. Their mission was to sabotage America's war industries and population centers. Their infiltration into the United States was soon discovered by US Navy Shore Patrols, the FBI was alerted, and two of the Germans turned themselves in to the FBI and ratted out the other members. All were captured, put on trial, and 6 were executed. This was named Operation Pastorius… Read More

New York, NY: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 2007 G.P. Putnam & Sons, New York. 2007. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine with slight rubbing; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95). Earth tone boards with blue overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 310 pp 8vo. This book details the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency with the Black Sunday attack on a First Cavalry Division platoon pinned down and under attack in Sadr City, Bagdad, Iraq. The author give the account of the 24 hour firefight and of the close-knit community of families back at Fort Hood who waited for reports on their loved ones. This book captures the terror and bravery of th soldiers and of the surviving families whose lives were equally changed. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: American Institute of Social Science, 1956 American Institute of Social Science, New York. 1955. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book was a review copy and the review slip is attached to the front verso. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing marks to boards. No DJ. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 430 pp 8vo. The saga of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 1881-1954. The main object of this work is to inquire into the life, work, personality, and character of William levi Hutcheson- one of America's a-typical labor leaders to have emerged on the labor scene in the past forty years. His story is part of a larger inquiry into the social, economic, organizational and political history of America, covering a period of eight decades. A clean and very presentable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1985 Doubleday and Company, Garden City, NY. 1985. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder spray on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($16.95); light bumping to head and tail; light suntanning to spine and top edge; small closed tear on bottom of rear panel. Gray Boards with light green cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 348 pp 8vo. This book about Tennessee Williams comes in the twilight of his career and the author becomes his companion until his death in 1983. In that position he witnessed his turbulent personal and professional life which he shares in this book. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Park Lane, 1981 Park Lane, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; slight sunfading to board tops. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; bumping to head and tail, rubbing to panels. Red cloth boards and spine with white lettering on the spine. 239 pp 4to. This book is published in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of La Scala, the most famous lyric theater in the world. This book highlights many of the well-known operatic pieces, ballet productions, and the great performers of La Scala. Many pictures of the interior and facade of the theater and backstage activities. A clean very presentable copy.

Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Company, 1962 Chilton Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1962. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; slight browning to pastedowns. DJ: Fine; slight rubbing. Black boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 169 pp. Little has been written about how Latins think or feel about the US. A understanding of latin America can be found in this book. It is a balanced statement that examines the good and bad that we have done neither whitewashing our errors nor ignoring our signal successes. This book reveals the deep human misunderstandings between the US and our Latin American neighbors. A clean pristine book in Brodart mylar.

Wichita, KS: New Creation Books, 1990 New Creation Books, Wichita, KS. 1990. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Printing. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name stamp on the half title page. Book Condition: Very Good; bumped tips; splash spots on textblock top. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 111 pp 8vo. In a large and hopelessly overcrowded county jail (Sedgwick County Jail) a dedicated volunteer layperson rose to become the jail's first chaplain. To men of violence, drug addicts, alcoholics he took the message of peace, compassion, forgiveness, and especially God's love. In prisons, men began to share stories of this man whom some began to call "the Sparrow". A clean very presentable copy.