Search Results: Authors starting with T from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

Essays on American and British political and economic changes after World War II. Background: British Socialists organized the Fabian Society, a planning school, training leaders, schooling speakers, writers. prposed State ownership of credit, functions: electric power, transportation, basic metals. Then Socialism made British inroads. Prolific author John T Flynn has outlined the shifts in political priorities. Book condition is better than many copies listed: clean, very readable, no jacket, comprehensive contents covering a range of topics efficiently.

Philadelphia / New York.: J.B. Lippincott., 1971. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Near fine. Front end papers filled w/ prior owner's penned notes, recipes from book.. Schram, John (B&W Photography by).. 1 251 p. 22 cm. B&W photo Illustrations. Professor and author Gladys Taber was based in Connecticut, writing primarily about Stillmeadow, her home, gardens, and kitchen. But Mill Pond on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, to which she opened doors for readers, was also inspiring for her. Herein, Spring opens, with a section for each season.

Philadelphia.: Macrae-Smith-Company., 1947. 479, lower copyright page; copyright, 1947, Gladys Taber (top).. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Hungry little creature nibbled rear book edge and lower front corner. Top block foxing.. 1 285 p. Blue-green woven cloth over boards. Small brown spine titles. Color photo frontispiece: kitchen corner. Classic farming cookbook. Contents listed vii-xxxiv, Stillmeadow Holiday Soup to Honey Balls. Many recipes from early days of farming when no ingredient went unused, such as organ meats and abundant harvest vegetables and grains. Some are anointed with the names of the creative cooks behind the dishes, such as Esther Konotopha's Vernicke in the pasta list.

New York.: Japanese Society.. No date; later published by Tuttle 1967.. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Organization library, name crossed out., front and back. Stapled rusting.. 1 Blue-gray lightly textured card stock. Stapled binding. 20p. Red Japanese symbol, lower left cover. Introduction by author (former chef at the Empassy of Japan, Washington DC) generally explaining Japanese style of combining, not blending flavors, of cooking briefly, of serving thoughtfully. Glossary listed before recipes. Servings are for 1 or 4.

Atria Paperback / Simon & Schuster., 2015. 2nd Atria printing.. Trade paperback. Fine. Remainder, lower block.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 420 p. Southeast U.S. Map. Audience: General/trade. Epic historical fiction story of Cow Tom, who was born into slavery in 1810, Alabama, paired with the story of his granddaughter who becomes guardian of the family heritage. Cow Tom was a talented translator, indispensible to his Creek Indian chief master. Westward expansion brought conflict among natives, settlers and slaves. Then the Civil War erupted. As bold as her grandfather, Rose in turn stood up against political and societal hostilities keeping people oppressed. These little-known histories chronicle the Freedmen's fight for autonomy in being recognized Both by the Creek Nation and the U.S. Government.

New York.: Grand Central Publishing., 2008. 3rd printing.. Trade paperback. Fine. Appears unread. Lower block remainder mark.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 433 p. Black & white archival photos, facsimiles. Maps. Audience: General/trade. Civil War era 19th century weaving of author's family-based historical fiction. Two Louisiana families, three generations of African-American men struggle to redefine themselves, 1865-1918. Author's Note, Acknowledgments, and Reading Group Guide at back. Author previously published "Cane River", and this volume was followed by "Citizens Creek". Themes: Racial conflicts; the "Colfax LA Riot"; Violence; Courage; Dreams broken and strengthened; Claiming one's legacy; Skilled family storytelling.

Boston.: Northeastern University Press., 2001. First edition. 1st printing.. Trade paperback. Good. Ex-library. Clean copy. Library added clear tape over spine when new. Condition for reading is excellent. Ex-library status does not detract.. Jones, Ruth Owen (Picture research by).. 1 289 p. Gray glossy paper. Titles in red, white, black; B&W cover news photo, protest w/ American flag & pole as weapon. B&W photos, maps, facsimile posters. 18th century to 1970s anti-bussing protests, political gatherings. Social conditions / Race relations. Academic work with references. Author Jack Tagor was professor of history at University of Massachusetts--Amherst.

New York.: Mysterious Press., 1996. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Off-white paper over boards. 178 p. 22 cm. Audience: General/trade. Mystery fiction featuring Detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne, resurrected. in his last Taibo appearance the one-eyed sleuth was found lying in the oily rain of Mexico City, riddled with bullets. This is another in the author's series of "highly political, endlessly inventive" mysteries. It is heartrending, hilarious, haunting. Taibo is an historian, journalist, short story writer, novelist, and author of works of history. He also is a founder of the International Association of Crime Writers. He immigrated to Mexico from Spain.

London.: Macmillan and Co., 1884. Author Preface dated Dec. 1st, 1883, College, Edinburgh.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Bound well, intact. Cover soiling. Light spine sun-fade.. 1 368 p. Red flexible cloth covered boards. Red speckled page blocks. 5x7.25in. Pen&Ink illustrations, technical. Graphs. Publisher lists at back. Stamped cover & spine titles. Red speckled page edges. Thermodynamics: research, study, effects, etc. a classic 19th century academic volume regarding this area of applied physics.

Tokyo.: Taiseido Shobo., 1959. First edition. Presumed 1st. No clear indicators.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Honolulu Book Shops sticker inside back cover. Clear tape jacket repair, back. Age-toned end papers. Jacket has edge wear, short tears and chips; old damp-stains to jacket spine.. 1 444 + 38 p. Tan cloth over boards; spine gold titles. 16cm. Subtitle: "With General Explanation of Japanese Customs, Religion, Drama, Dress, Food, Dwellings, Famous Places of Interest". Alphabets: Japanese Language (Kata-Kana; Hira-Gana; Letters, Pronunciation); Romanized Japanese Pronunciation; Numbers; Correct Counting; Laconic Expression; Conversations for Daily Use; Sightseeing.

Pelican Publishing Company., 2003. Author copyright 1946, 1974. 2003 5th Pelican printing.. Mass-market paperback. Fine. Back cover price sticker.. 1 Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Unspecified. Audience: General/trade. Louisiana Writers Project research by author contributed to this book, sorting out there nonsense and sensationalism from the 200 years of history, rites and dances, cures, charms, gris-gris, witch-doctors, queens.

St Martin's Minotaur, 2001. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Slightest title fade to spine, minor edgewear; minor surface wear to DJ.. 1 258 p. Black cloth covered boards, copper spine titles. A percentage of profits from this collaboration originally donated to Breast Cancer Research. Each chapter written by one of the best mystery novelists of the day: Nevada Barr, JD Robb, Nancy Rickard, Lisa Scottoline, Perri O'Shaughnessy, JA Jance, Faye Kellerman, Mary Jane Clark, Marcia Talley, Anne Perry, Diana Gabaldon's, Nal McDermid, Laurie B King.

New York: Vintage Books USA / Random House, 1998. Reprint. 3rd pr.;. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. corner bumps; slight upper cover crease;. 0 Glued binding. 358 p. Audience: General/trade.

Earth Care Books or Earthcare Books, 1991. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Title page ahs prcietag scar, top right. Else fine.. Beinicke, Steve (Illustrated by).. 1 Trade paperback, 7x9in. Glued binding. Colorfuly illustrated. Audience: Children/juvenile. Youth, energy awareness: Front cover a home cutaway and family using varied electricity-powered items. What is energy? Why do we use so much? Where does it come from? Formatted with sidebars, long captions, subtitled text, many drawings.

New York: Scarborough Book / Stein and Day, 1982. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Good+, single spine crease. 0 Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. A history of sex...of relationships between the sexes, and...of how sex has influenced the whole course of Human development. (From preface) in only 480 pages, including extensive bibliography, source notes and index. Numerous works of art illustrations.

New York.: British Book Centre, Inc., 1953. Reprint. 1953 2nd reprint of 1952 1st.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Sections only of jacket, tucked neatly inside. Single small dark blemish, front.. 1 Red cloth over boards. Gold stamped spine, front titles. 96 p. 31 cm. Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles (111 half-tones). "A facsimile of the Sun newspaper published in London on the evening of Thursday, 28th June, 1838--to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation" is inserted; on far better quality durable paper than original, 20x25 inches, 4 pages, folded down to 10x6.5 inches ("as new" quality). Bright yellow cord wraps around front cover near spine, holding facsimile in place but accessible. Book Contents, abbr. : Coronation Setting, Origins of the Service, Ceremony and Ritual, Dignitaries, Medieval Coronations, Historic Crownings, Queens Regnant, Coronation Chair: Regalia, Music. Bibliography.

New Hampshire.: The Clarke Press (Printed and bound by)., 1945. First edition. Presumed 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket.. 1 92 p. Green tightly woven cloth over boards. 24 cm. Poetry: Edith Haskell Turner authored "Stray Rhythms", Driftwind Press, 1932, and was co-editor with Grace Holbrook Blood of "An Anthology of New Hampshire Poetry", The Clarke Press, 1938. At back, 46 publications listed which have earlier accepted this author's work.

New York.: St. Martin's Press., 1998. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Binding glue compromised after 2nd free end paper, holding but weakening. Else, appears lightly read. Cover sticker residue.. 1 Black paper over boards, gold spine titles. 274 p. Audience: General/trade. Mystery legal thriller. Boston lawyer Brady Coyne heads to southwestern Maine on weekends, where his friend is at work on her novel. One Saturday morning, he meets Charlotte Gillespie, a middle-aged African-American carrying her sick dog. He gives her a ride to her home where someone has painted a swastika on a 'no trespassing' sign. Her dog dies and after a week she's ready for help. But she has disappeared.

New York.: Delacorte Press., 1991. Book Club Edition. . Hard cover. Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Jacket had been protected. Front free end paper has upper corner torn away. Discard from small NH library.. Lebbad, James (Jacket design by).. 1 Black paper over boards. 182 p. Audience: General/trade. Mystery fiction series, 10th Brady Coyne tale, this time set on Cape Cod and in Montana, where the trout fishing can be distracting. Coyne goes to meet his friend, a retired professional big game hunter and client, on the Cape, and robbers bind and gag him, leaving his disabled friend near death. They stole 7 solid gold pre-Columbian jaguars, themselves a questionable gift from a Central American chieftain. The trail leads to Montana.

New York / Chicago / Boston: Werner School Book Company, 1898. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor cover surface wear.. 0 353-411 p. Includes illustrations. 5x7.25in. Publisher ads front and back pages, back cover. Cover illustration in black ink: earth with dramatic eagle wingsspread, upward, nearly encircling titles. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massacusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Notes, paragraph style, include: Name Origin, Location, Size, Relief, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Coast, Islands, Forests, Soil, Climate, Agricultural Products, Quarries, Mineral An excerpt, perhaps a publisher's promotion sent to educators, and loaded with information. Products, Manufactures, Shipbuilding, Fisheries, Ice Cutting, Railroads, Population, Education, State Institutions, Population, Great Men, Government, History, Counties. Illustrations include state seals, capitol buildings. (charts), Major Cities & Towns,