Search Results: Authors starting with U from Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

New York: Roy Publishers Inc., 1966. Account of the lives of Anthony Neville, Baron of Scales and Newcelles, and printer William Caxton, one of whose early books was translated by Woodville, and of late Medieval England and the beginnings of the Reformation. Green hardcover, white titling. Light wear to book; jacket shows light rubbing, tiny stain; about five pages with yellow highlighting, tiny rubberstamped 'R' on free endsheet. 141 pages; index, glossaries, a few b/w plates, figures.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. Small Octavo.

Colombo: Niloo Bhatt, 1983 Paperback. Very Good. Octavo. 143 pages. Includes 33 illustrations, 11 of which are color photos. Tail of spine bumped; clear tape on spine; pen indentations on rear cover. Text is clean and binding is tight..

Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1981. History of this German publisher, established in 1781. Text in German. Hardcover in jacket, in slipcase, as pictured. Light swear to book & jacket, slipcase shows minor scuffing. Text clean; 615 pages; index, notes. Text in German.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.

Richardson, TX: Foundation for Thought and Ethics, 1994. Philosophical pettifoggery designed to discredit scientific theory and replace it with Biblical surety, though containing what appears to be, upon skimming, some legitimate debate. The lead editor and publisher played a notable role in 1980s attempts to relabel Creationism as Intelligent Design and mandate its teaching in public schools. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, possibly as issued. Light wear, some twisting to spine. Text clean; vii, blank, 229 pages; references, a few figures, index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. Scholarly but popular account of the background & ideology of the Russian revolutionary spirit and how it shaped the early Soviet Union, from the 1820s on, but focussing on the period from 1900-1924. Polish-born Ulam emigrated to the US as a teen in 1938, becoming a notable scholar of Russia and eastern Europe and a professor of Government at Harvard. Stout hardcover in jacket, as pictured; stated first printing (first edition). Light wear to book; jacket shows minor edgewear, faded spine. Text clean; ix, blank, 598 pages; index, 16 pages b/w plates. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

International Boundary Commission, 1952. Seventh and final volume of the US/Canadian border survey, with a thorough account of its surveying over twelve years, desciption of methods, notes on treaty, list of commissioners, comments on earlier explorations, arguments for various decisions, geographic positions of triangulation points. Large hardcover, full green buckram, gilt titling. Some wear to book, corners bumped; no jacket, likely as issued; minor discoloration to endsheets, rear free endsheet shows minor insect damage. Text clean; xiv, 365 pages; indexes, tables, appendixes, illustrations, maps (including three folding bound in, 25 triangulation sketches in pocket at rear), b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9½" by 12¼".

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1957. Scholarly discussion of style in the light of new linguistic ideas, with many excerpts in untranslated French. Hardcover, as pictured; jacket absent. Book shows some wear, spine titling rubbed; ink name and a few ink marks noted on a couple of pages. Vii, blank, 273 pages; index, bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Octavo. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering. Top front corner bumped, else fine. 293 pages, 18 papers presented at the colloquium. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 146..

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. 11 essays on aspects of the cultural effects of education, mostly in India, but one each related to Nepal & Sri Lanka. Many of the essays, written in part in honor of professor Pauline Kolenda, focus on the education of girls & women. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued. Light wear, near fine. Text clean; xxiii, blank, 308 pages; index, references, a few figures, color & b/w photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, 1902. Translation, with minor revisions, of two tracts on sterility & impotence; this scarce revised edition adds a supplementary article by the translator, "Nervous Impotence" and a few notes intended to bring "the subject down to the present day." Ulzmann taught at the Vienna General Hispital, where his students included a young Sigmund Freud. Hardcover, as pictured. Shows a little wear, light staining, rubbed corners, small hole to rear outer hinge; ink name, mostly effaced, inside front cover, couple of other minor ink marks, minor splits/holes to inner hinges. Text clean; 198 pages; index.. Revised Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small Octavo.

Staten Island: Sisters of St. Dorothy, 1939. Life of the foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Dorothy, primarily involved in educating the poor. She was canonized in 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Hardcover, full blue cloth, gilt titling. Light wear, some staining, corners bumped & rubbed; gift note on free endsheet, ink notes on last page noting an additional convent. Text clean; [8], 165 pages, list of convents, frontispiece potrait & one other b/w plate.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1912. Collection of romantic portraits & vignettes, in a style reminiscent of of Charles Dana Gibson; with poetry by various authors. Includes couples in early aeroplanes and cars, speedboats, golfing, various parties. Hardcover, full red cloth, full color front cover pastedown art. Shows some wear, cover art chipped & scuffed, corners bumped & frayed, minor stains; some light foxing within. Text clean, 16 color plates and 47 b/w plates, as called for, plus illustrated endsheets.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Clarence F. Underwood. 9" by 11¼".

Oglesby, Illinois: United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Local Union No. 12, 1967. Labor contract covering the period May 1, 1967 to May 1, 1969. Stapled pamphlet, yellow covers, some wear, rubbing, stains, small crease to rear cover & last few leaves, staples rusty. Contains Agreement (pages 1-28), Wage Schedule (29-46), three letters concerning labor negotiations (47-50).. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 3½" by 5¾".

No Place: United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union AFL-CIO Locals, 1969. Labor contract starting May 1, 1969, by which time Local 12 had apparently joined with the AFL-CIO, as previous agreements were only between MCMC and Local 12; this agreement covers locals in Hagerstown MD, Catskill NY, Nashville & Martha TN, Cape Girardeau MO & Paducah KY, Cowan TN, Rockmart & Cartersville GA, Des Moines and Earlham IA, Brandon MS, Milwaukee WI. Stapled pamphlet, blue covers, minor wear, faint stains, staples rusty. Contains Agreement (pages 1-50), Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan (51-88).. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 3½" by 6".

Oglesby, Illinois: United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Local Union No. 12, 1957. Labor contract covering the period May 1, 1957 to May 1, 1958. Stapled pamphlet, greenish covers, some wear, small stains, staples rusty. Contains Agreement (pages 1-20), Wage Schedule (21-26), Seniority Roster (27-58).. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 3½" by 5¼".

No Place: Viking Universal Pumps, 1922. 8-panel brochure for these dairy pumps, showing a few variants and discussing their virtues. Laid in is a letter addressed to a Su Prairie, WI farmer, on company letterhead from the D. & F. Kusel Co., Watertown, WI with prices. The Viking brochure has the Kusel address - the flyers were custom printed with various distributors' addresses. Light wear & creasing. . Folded sheets. Very Good. 14" by 6".

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1979 Printed Wrapper. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition. Octavo. 78 pages, maps, essay, bibliography. Part of Newberry Library series..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1932. Untermeyer's "finest and most complete anthology", with longer selections from major poets, an emphasis on narrative poetry, and a larger section on Moderns than is typical in such a collection. Hardcover, full blue cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light wear to book, minor bumps to corners; silk ribbon bookmark nearly perished; jacket shows light rubbing, edgewear including chips to the spine ends, tanning & scuffs to the spine. Text clean; xxx, 647 pages; indexes, list of longer important poems not included but "easily accesible" elsewhere.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Duodecimo.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. Standard and comprehensive manual for metalworkers. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, spine dished & creased; jacket shows light rubbing, some edgewear with tiny tears, light creases, small chips; minor nicks to page edges. Text clean; xiv, 509 pages; index, bibliography, glossary, no doubt outdated list of suppliers, charts & tables, many illustrations & photos. A surcharge for international shipping of this oversize book will be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7½" by 10½".

New York: Macmillan Company, 1953. Anecdotal rather than technical account of basic economics in general, with specific reference to the current state of the US economy. The authors taught at the University of Minnesota as well as working in government & industry. Stated first printing. Hardcover, full black cloth, yellow titling. Light wear to book, tiny bumps to corners; jacket edgeworn with minor chipping, slight spine fade, small water stain to upper rear flap; jacket has two corners clipped but retains $4.00 price on front flap. Text clean; viii, 246 pages, figures, cartoony drawings by Bradfield.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Roger Bradfield. 5¾" by 8½".