Search Results: Authors starting with S from 100 POCKETS

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1990. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Patricia Waters (Illustrator). BRAND NEW COPY w/a whisper of surface wear to soft cover. Goat cheese, goats' cheese, or chèvre (Frence word for goat), or feta (Greece), tullyboyis (Ireland), Castelo Blanco (Portugual), Yagi (Japane) and many others are made from goat's milk. Easy to make, this volume commences with just how to do that --- fresh goat milk, water, proper temperature, and "starter culture". Balance, 119 pgs, yields a wealth of delectibles from entrees to main dishes and desserts.

New York, NY: Oxford Univ Press, 1988. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/New. Text/Tidy underlining & highlighting to pgs 5, 6 & 9 of the Introductory chapters, else NEW & Bright. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Very light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Exemplary discourse on the fine art of writing --- on writing with clarity, elegance, and persuasive power. Based on the former edition, "The Oxford Guide to Writing: A Rhetoric & Handbook for College Students" (1983, also by Kane). 327 pgs. 33 chapters in 7 parts with exercises & samples of superlative writings: I, The Writing Process; II, The Essay; III, The Expository Paragraph; IV, The Sentence; V, Diction; VI, Description & Narration; and VII, Punctuation. Strong copy despite flaws.

New York, NY: Dial Press, 1966. BOMC First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed blue linen boards/VG w/faint discoloration to front leading edge. DJ/VG; w/edge wear, and surface rubs & discoloration. Map of 1939 Poland to endpapers. Novel, set in 1939. Ukrainian-born W.S. Kuniczak (1930 - 2000) relates the first 1000 hours in World War II as the small Polish army fought German invasion. In a sense this is the Polish "War and Peace of World War II". Based on much research. Story of an old soldier --- the one-armed Janusz Prus, General of Brigade --- fights a new verion of warfare while beset by concurrent distractions from his young mistress, Lala, who is having an affair with an American correspondent during the siege of Warsaw: It is "One endless period, a nightmarish day of a thousand hours" as occured, from mobilization to surrender,in life in the woods, fields, village streets; and the bombing of Warsaw in which Lala is… Read More

New York, NY: W H Freeman, 1987. 2nd Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. First published 1977; this is the 2nd Edition of 1987 & is fortified with more non-geological aspects. Text in 13 chapters: 1, Fundamental Considerations; 2, Aerial Photographs & Multispectral Images; 3, Manned Satellite Images; 4, Landsat Images; 5, Thermal Infrared Images; 6, Radar Images; 7, Digital Image Processing; 8, Resource Exploration; 9, Environmental Applications; 10, Land-Use & Land-Cover Analysis; 11, Natural Hazards; 12, Comparison of Image Types; and, 13, Summary followed by an Appendix: Basic Geology for Remote Sensing. Fine copy.

Moscow: Izdatel "Nauka, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 278 pages, illustrated, plus index and errata. Boards are clean and sound, text is unmarked.

New York, NY: Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Poor. Text/BRAND NEW with close tear & loss to upper right corner of pg 17 (likely careless opening of un-cut corner). Bi-color boards/NF w/rubs to corner tips. DJ/Poor; price-clipped; tattered w/losses but intact. Dyed upper text edge. 261 pages. Associate director of the Fogg Museum, founding member of the Museum of Modern Art and partner in Goldman Sachs, Paul J. Sachs (1978 - 1965) was instrumental in establishing the discipline of museum studies. This, beautifully illustrated, volume is a guide to better understanding and appreciation of modern draughtsmanship. 10 chapters trace the history of prints and drawings from David, Goya, Delacroix through the mid-20th century to include works of USA and Mexico. Strong copy in poor dustjacket.

Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education, 1991. Preliminary Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Stapled. Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Ecology, environmental studies and school's active participation. Resource guide for elementary and middle grade schools teachers regarding identified endangered species of California State. Document co-sponsored by the CA Dept of Education, CA Dept of Fish & Game, and the Nat'l Audubon Society. Major text sectors are: 1, Vanishing California; 2, Adopt a Species Competition Guidelines; 3, How to Adopt a Species; 4, Sample Adoption Plan; 5, California's Federally & State-Listing Plants & Animals by County; 6, Resource Organizations & Agencies; 7, Endangered Species Reference Materials; and 8, Environmental Education Award Programs, followed by appendices.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1995. First Edition, 8th Printing of 1997 . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Jack E. Davis (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. Pet care for your beloved cat? Hilarious & very well illustrated parody on how to stroke & pamper oneself as mature women encounter the universal, mid-life change of menopause. As Martha Sacks says, while some doors close, others open to lead to "... an exciting passageway to the future... These can be the best years of your lives.

Garden City , NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1937. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/As New & Bright. Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1937. Beige linen boards w/gilt embossed black linen spine/VG w/light surface soiling. DJ/None. A family biography from Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Nicolson, (1892 -- 1962), gifted, award winning English poet, novelist, garden designer, journalist, and prolific letter writer & diarist. Author of some 13 novels. Remembeerd for inspirring the androgynous protagonist of Orlando, the bioraphy by her famous friend and lover, Virginia Woolf . This is the story of her grandmother and her mother. Grandmother Pepita, born to an old-clothes peddler, who danced her way to fortune and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, was raised hidden in a convent, would become mistress of the grand old English house of Knole. 309 pgs in 2 parts: Part I, Pepita, 1830 - 1872; and… Read More

London, UK: New Holland, 1991. Reprint of 1992 . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Juan Epi (Photographer); Marianne Saddington (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/short tear & small loss to back lower edge. Endpapers: Example of Japanese marbling on cotton paper. Brief history of paper-making precedes lucid instructions accompanied by color photos and illustrations. The 10 chapters begin with making paper from recycled wastepaper through making paper from onion skins and maize husks. A final chapter is devoted to paper art expressed through papier mache, collage, cards, and gifts.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. 3rd Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New. Soft cover/VG w/light edge wear & faint surface creasings. Music history and appreciation. This volume is a shortened version of the original publication, Staley Sadie's Music Guide of 1989. Contents in 9 parts: Part I, The Elements (rhythma, melody, harmony & texture, structure); II, The Making of Music; III, Music Before 1600; IV, The Baroque Era; V, The Classic Era; VI, The Romantic Era; VII, The Turn of the Century; VIII, The Modern Age; and, IX, Popular Music Traditions (the muscial theatre, jazz & blues, rock & pop music).

Oslo: Spillerom: HUN, Spillerom for Kvinner, 1998. Illustrated Coated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 1/4 x 8 11/16. This is a collection of contemporary and historical photos, poetry, and prose about working Norwegian women, and women at work in Norway. 161 pages, with Frontispiece, prefatory matter and many illustrations; illustrated EPs. Boards are nipped at leading corners, and rough at front and rear; author's inscription on second title page; text is clean and strong.

Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1978. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & BRIGHT. Softcover/VG; sound w/light edge & surface rubs. Bookshop stamp to 1st title page & upper text block. Pencilled note to rear cover verso. Guide to electrical equipement, power sources & standard of requirements for boats. 852 pgs, w/photos & diagrams. om 11 chapters: 1, The Environment at Sea; 2, Primary Electric Power & Wiring; 3, Batteries, Chargin Equipment & Electric Generators' 4, AC or DC Motor Operation & Troubleshooting; 5, Air Conditioning, Electric Galley Stoves, Lights & Radio Beacons; 6, Serve Systems & Automatic Pilots; 7, Gyrocompass System & The Sperry Autopilot; 8, Marine Communications Systems; 9, Marine Navigation Equipment; 10, Radar & Collison Avoidance Systems; 11, Sonar, Depth Measurement, Fish Findes, Speed Log & Doppler Docking Systems.

Lexington, MA: Xerox College, 1972. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated red soft cover/NF w/trace rubs to leading edges. Anthology of 31 articles, a balance of research papers and conclusions, theories, projections and accounts of personal experience towards inspiring further work relating to women and sex roles in social sciences. 7 chapters: 1, The Making of Men & Women; 2, The Images of Women; 3, Money, Sex & Women; 4, The Options of Women; 5, On Combining a "Deviant" & a Conventional Option; 6, Women in "Deviant" Occupations; and, 7, Projections About the Women;s Liberation Movement & the Furuture of Men & Women. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Wings Books/Random House, 1992. First Edition, 7th Printing . Hardcover. New/New. Monic Sheehan (Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. 1992 First Edition, 7th Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Treasury of some notable 2,000 quotations of advice, sayings, ancient & modern in source, compiled by two celebrated Romanian-American brothers --- William Safire (1929 - 2009) & older brother Leonard Safir ( - 1992). Younger William, Pulitzer Prize winning author, columnist, journalist, fascinated w/popular etymology of new & unusual usage, added an "e" to his surname for clarity of pronunciation. Older brother Leonard, feature writer for the Daily News, television producer leaving his mark on both NBC's "Today" & "Tonight" shows, is a "quotations anthologist" who chose to keep the original spelling of the family's last name. First published 1982 by Times Books; this is the 1992 Edition. Horace said: "Whatever advice… Read More

New York, NY: Disney Editions, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New. Illustrated softcover/VG; sound w/edge & surface wear, and faint creasing to back. Official, Golden Anniversary travel guide to Disneyland Resort of Disneyland, Anaheim, California which opened its gates on July 17th, 1955Guide to

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1978. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Stated First Paperback Printing, May 1978. Text/BRAND NEW. Soft cover/NF w/trace soiling to lower back edge. Spotting (acidic paper reaction). An intellectual excursion with award winning American astronomer Carl Edward Sagan (1934 - 1996), Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell where he taught a course on critical thinking until his death, and noted for his work in popularizing scientific thought. The contents are: 1, The Cosmic Calendar; 2, Genes & Brains; 3, The Brain & the Chariot; 4, Eden as a Metaphor: The Evolution of Man; 5, The Abstractions of Beasts; 6, Tales of Dim Eden; 7, The Future of the Brain; and, 9, Knowledge is Our Destiny: Terrestrial & Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's, 1926. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/Near New w/faint creasing to pg 15. Gilt embossed maroon boards/VG w/wear to corner tips & light surface rubs. DJ/None. Upper corner of fEP clipped. Survey of fashion and styles from ancient Egypt to modern times when "Made in America" began to have relevance. 15 chapters: I, Egyptians & Asiatics; II, The Greeks; III, The Romans; IV, The Gallo-Romans & Anglo-Saxons, 55 BC - Tenth Century; V, The Middle Ages, 14th & 15th Centuries; VI, The Middle Ages, 14th & 15th Centuries; VII, Renaissance, 1483 - 1558; VIII, The Renaissance, 1558 - 1614; IX, Early 17th Century, 1589 - 1643; X, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, 1643 - 1789; XI, The French Revolution. The Directory & the Empire, 1789 - 1814; XII, 1815 - 1830; XIII, 1830 - 1860; XIV, The Latter Part of the 19th Century; and, XV, Modes of the Day.

Lincoln, NB: Univ of Nebraska Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/faint creasing to leading edges. Trace soiling to leading edges. PO name to fEP. Adventure/expedition. Classic travel narrative of American writer, journalist and activist Rufus B. Sage (1817 - 1893) first published 1846 under the title "Rocky Mountain Life"; this is a reprint of the 1857 Edition. The record of his travels between 1841 through 1844 combines his own experiences, geographical and wildlife descriptions, and hunting sketches with tales of mountain men and Indians collected along the way.

Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Porrua, 1969. 2nd Editiion, Volume 4 . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. BOOK IV only. Text/NEW w/unopened pages. Gilt embossed maroon linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF, showing discoloration. Front endpaper removed. Anthropoly and ethnology. Primary resource to Aztec culture prior to the Spanish conquest. "General History of the Things of New Spain" is an encyclopedic work on the people and culture of central Mexico by Fray Bernardino de Sahagun (1499 - 1590), a Franciscan missionary who arrived in Mexico in 1529. The manuscript, 30 years in preparation, commonly known as the Florentine Codex, wrtten as an aide in the conversion of natives to Christianity, was completed c. 1577. A set of 12 books, the first 6 (of which this Book 4 belongs) addresses the religious aspects of people of the central highlands. 380 pgs, with illustrations. Appendices and Vocabulary to rear.