Search Results: Authors starting with T from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

San Francisco, CA: Louise E. Taber. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright, but have noticeable generalized toning. .

Oakland, CA: Louis E. Taber. Very Good-. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback / pamphlet. The pamphlet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The top spine end of the pamphlet has a small tear. There are other nicks and small spots of wear and tear to the covers as well. The text pages are clean and bright. "Louise Taber was born in 1884 in Oakland to Isaiah West and Annie Taber. Worked beginning in 1915 for the Examiner and, later, the Chronicle writing sketches of early San Francisco. In 1930’s began a series of radio programs, “California Memories” and “Gold Rush Days. ” She died in 1946. " (from Calisphere) .

San Francisco, CA: Louise E. Taber. Very Good. 1936. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a larger than trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: Black Bart, Poetic Bandit, Gold Discovered at Coloma, Roaring Downieville of '49, A Strike in Rich Ravine, The Birth of Angel's Camp, and more. .

Mew York, NY: Warner Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0446578983 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Los Angeles, CA: Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1950. 2nd Printing. Paperback. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of a inked cross out to the price and a number 4 added in place. "During the early 1920s, Bell wrote several long poems. He also wrote several science fiction novels, which independently invented some of the earliest devices and ideas of science fiction. Only the novel The Purple Sapphire was published at the time, using the pseudonym John Taine; this was before Hugo Gernsback and the genre publication of science fiction. His novels were published later, both in book form and serialised in magazines. Basil Davenport, writing in The New York Times, described Taine as "one of the first real scientists to write science-fiction [who] did much to bring it… Read More

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations & Charts; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has two tiny edge tears. .

New York, NY: Dk Pub. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0789425319 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Oroville, CA: Las Plumas Publications. Very Good+. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some spots of rubbing and wear, The text pages are clean and bright. "Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator") , originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros"." (from Wikipedia) .

Talbot County, MD: Talbot County Teachers Association. Very Good+. 1968. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized booklet with heavy cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This booklet appears to have been put together for new teachers or teachers entering the workforce for the first time in Talbot County, Maryland. It includes information on the teachers union itself, why a teacher should join the union, why teachers should become members of the NEA (National Educators Association) , etc. It also gives information about members of the board of eduction, a salary schedule, a school calendar, a map of the schools in the county and much more. The president of the association for this particular year was Theodore J. Henson. .

Findlay, OH: Dunham Pub. Co. Very Good. 1957. Enlarged Edition. Stapled wraps. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is a tiny ripple to the front spine joint of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "In the years that followed, Louis Talbot became a well-known name in the evangelical world. He went from pastorate to pastorate in the United States and Canada until he received a call to the great Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles, the very church the mighty R. A. Torrey had founded. Dr. Talbot was also president of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA). He had met and married Audrey Hogue while pastoring a Congregational church in Paris, Texas. The story of Dr. Louis Talbot’s activities in Los Angeles is impressive. He came to a church of 1,200 discouraged members and left it with 3,500 and the future bright. He came to a… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Church of the Open Door. Very Good-. 1934. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustration; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light creasing and ground in dirt. There is some light bumping and chipping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name and address on the half title page. "During his seminary years Talbot started the Madison Street Church in Oak Park, Illinois. Then Talbot took pastorates in Presbyterian churches at Keokuk, Iowa (1921–1925) , and Minneapolis, Minnesota (1925–1929). In 1929 he was called to the Philpott Tabernacle in Hamilton, Ontario (See Philpott, Peter W. ). From 1932 to 1948 he was pastor of the Church of the Open Door and president of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (1932–1952). At that time both… Read More

New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0027888304 . Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by both Author Tan and illustrator on half title page. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The spine ends and corners of the dust jacket have a bit of light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. There are several small semi-closed edge tears to the dust jacket along with some beginning edge wear. "Adapted by Amy Tan from her renowned novel, The Joy Luck Club, The Moon Lady is the first work for children by this critically acclaimed author. The story begins in modern day America, when Ying-Ying hears her granddaughters clamor about their wishes on a rainy afternoon with nothing to do." This is the first children's book / picture book author's by Amy Tan. "Tan's first novel, The Joy Luck Club, consists of sixteen related stories about the… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0002237083 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, on the title page by author Tan. This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Atria. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0743452909 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "It was under the leadership of District Attorney Frank Hogan where Tanenbaum learned about trial preparedness and presenting evidence to a jury as an Assistant New York County District Attorney in Manhattan. Later, Tanenbaum became head of the Homicide Bureau, served as Chief of the Criminal Courts, and was in charge of the D. A.' s legal staff training program. During his time in the D. A.' s office, Robert K. Tanenbaum never lost a felony case. After his tenure in Manhattan's D. A.' s office, Robert K. Tanenbaum served as Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Select Committee on… Read More

Old Greenwich, CT: WE Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and spots of rubbing and ground-in dirt, especially the spine. "The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Army and the Marine-Fliegerabteilung of the Navy had been disbanded in May 1920 as a result of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which stated that Germany was forbidden to have any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base. With the… Read More

New York: Delacorte Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0385302339 . This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, but has some beginning bumping and rubbing to the bottom spine end. "William G. Tapply (July 16, 1940 – July 28, 2009) was an American writer who published over 40 works. He is best known for his legal mystery series featuring lawyer and detective Brady Coyne, and he also wrote about one of his favorite pastimes, fishing. Tapply was born, raised, and lived in New England. He was a high school teacher and a college professor. He is survived by his wife, mystery writer Vicki Stiefel, and five children." (from Wikipedia) .

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good+. 1921. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has noticeable strips of toning where a newspaper article was laid-in. There are two small newspaper strips adhered to the front pastedown page. The rear pastedown page and endpaper have the dust jacket flap and part of the rear panel pasted down. "André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (22 September 1876 – 15 September 1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929–1932. He was a moderate conservative with a strong… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0684834138 . SIGNED EDITION. " This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. For eighteen seasons Fran Tarkenton - who, as a professional athlete not possessed of extraordinary natural talent, elevated scrambling to an art form - passed, hustled, and scrapped his way into the NFL Hall of Fame. Yet, despite his legendary vigor, he was the losing quarterback in three Super Bows and the association of the world loser with hisname has been difficult to dissolve. This image of failure might long since have withered Tarkenton's subsequent endeavors had it not been for his savvy business mind and willingness to take risks." "Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former NFL quarterback, television personality, and computer software… Read More

Moscow, Russia: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House. Very Good+. 1988. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; THE CONTENTS ARE ALL IN ENGLISH. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stabled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and ws issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: Mikhail Gorbachev's Interview to Journalists of the Central TV Service, What Have you Wreaked, O Earth, Of People's Pain, Stones and People, To Build a New House, and more. .

New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good+. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a stated First Edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a old bookstore sticker- c1930- for the Liberty Book Store (Sacramento, CA) on the front pastedown page. "Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered the United States' greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film. " (from Wikipedia) .