Search Results: Authors starting with V from The Book Shelf

Port Townsend, WA: Jefferson County Historical Society, 1966. First Edition Stated . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Blue cloth binding, titles in black, map endpapers, illustrated with 70 photographs, more than 100 biographical sketches of pioneers, 422 pages plus several pages of contributors with a brief bio sketch of each, bibliography, index. There are stories about timber and logging in the early days, sailing vessels, Indian battles, pioneers coming around the Horn, and across the plains by wagon train. Book is like new, very nice, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has one small chip bottom edge front panel otherwise fine, dj presents nicely in a new mylar sleeve.

Caldwell, ID, U.S.A.: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1952. First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Tan cloth binding, titles in black and red, map endpapers. Edited by Ruth Bordin. Illustrated with photographs and maps, one folding map, bibliography, index, 640 pages. Former owner's name and address on front endpaper, three small cloth abrasions at bottom fore-edges of the boards, one short tear at head of spine, still a nice clean solid copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. With eight pages of color photographs and two maps. Flap of dust jacket corner creased else like new. Dust jacket in a new mylar cover.

Mesilla, New Mexico: Wild Sheep and Goat International, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. John P. Boone. This profusely illustrated book represents the first comprehensive survey of the world's wild sheep written by a zoologist since 1898. More than twelve years of field and laboratory research went into its preparation. It includes the classification, anatomical attributes, distribution, discovery, life histories, and geographical diversity of the wild sheep of the world. Every sheep species is illustrated with several photographs including several pages in full color, and the horn and pelage characteristics of every subspecies are described and their distribution shown on maps. This book is the sheep enthusiast's definitive guide. Dust jacket has two small pinholes in rear panel, dj in a mylar sleeve.

Mesilla, New Mexico: Wild Sheep and Goat International, 1985. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. John P. Boone. Limited edition of 1000 copies this is copy 267 and is signed by the author. Foreword by S. Dillion Ripley. Contributions by R.E. Speegle; Bert Klineburger; John J. LoMonaco; Stuart M. Williams; Basil C. Bradbury; Rudolf Sand; and Javier Iniguez. Color fronispiece, illustrated with photographs and maps, references, index, 212 pages. Dust jacket lightly chipped along lower edge on front panel, a few small soiled spots, book is clean and unmarked, close to new.

Mesilla, New Mexico: Wild Sheep and Goat International, 1988. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. John P. Boone. One of a thousand copies signed and numbered. This profusely illustrated book, with over 100 photographs, traces the history of wild sheep hunting from the pre-columbian period to the present. Includes sheep hunting encounters by Charles Sheldon, William T. Hornaday and Theodore Roosevelt, history of sheep hunting guides, the last legal hunts for desert bighorns in Texas and more.

Mesilla, New Mexico: Wild Sheep and Goat International, 1983. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. John P. Boone. One of 750 copies signed and numbered copies. Color frontispiece by John P. Boone. Contributions by Richard Carlsberg, Micheline Henrijean, Bert and Chris Klineburger, George Landreth, John LoMonaco, Valentin de Madariaga, Rudolph Sand, and Robert E. Speegle. A companion volume to "The Wild Sheep of the World" . Traces the history of sheep hunting in Eurasia, includes hunting accounts from the great sheep hunters of the early period as well as the foremost modern hunters.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1957. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. A new translation with an introduction by Frank O. Copley. Clean unmarked copy, nice. First printing by this publisher.

New York: Bollingen Foundation, 1965. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Translated by David Paul. Preface by Jackson Matthews and an introduction by Philip Wheelwright. Part of The Collected Works of Paul Valery, Bollingen Series XLV volume 5. The book is close to new, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has minor rubbing at the folds and rubbed spot at base of spine, no chips or tears, dj now in a new protective mylar sleeve. First printing by this publisher.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Translated with an introduction by Jackson Mathews. Part of The Collected Works of Paul Valery, Bollingen Series XLV volume 6. Clean unmarked copy, like new. Dust jacket has rubbed spot at base of spine, dj now in a new protective mylar sleeve. First printing by this publisher.

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Like new copy.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1969. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Compliments card from Princeton University Press laid-in and inscribed "For Tot / Jack", I believe that Jack is Jackson Mathews the general editor for this Series. Translated by Hilary Corke. Introduction by Octave Nadal. Part of The Collected Works of Paul Valery, Bollingen Series XLV volume 2. Clean unmarked copy, corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket has mild rubbed spot at spine fold, dj now in a new protective mylar sleeve. First printing by this publisher.

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1969. First Edition Stated . Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed "Joe Van Wormer" on the front free endpaper. Former owner has had his name embossed in gold, {small letters} on bottom edge of dj and book, also embossed stamp on ffep.

Chicago: Rhodes & McClure Publishing Company, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H.S. Delay. Embossed cloth binding front cover and spine heavily decorated in silver, illustrated with drawings, 530 pages plus 6 pages of ads at rear of book. A round rubber stamp about the size of a post mark on front endpaper "Great Northern Co. News Service No. 6" also ink spot upper right, brief gift inscription on verso. Cloth and silver decorations clean and bright, binding solid, top corners bumped, a presentable copy. 1903 on copyright page, no mention of other printings.

Eugene, OR: Traprock Books, 2005. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Stapled wraps with french flaps. Limited to 250 copies.

Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. This is the Indexed edition not in the original 1893 printing with approximately 8000 names referred to in the text. Clean unmarked copy, close to new condition.

Bridgeport, Washington: Wayne Van Zwoll, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Signed on the title page by Wayne van Zwoll "Good hunting! / Wayne van Zwoll". Glossy pictorial covers, illustrated with photographs, index, 416 pages. Nice clean unmarked copy, bottom corners bumped otherwise near fine.

Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press, 2004. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean unmarked copy, close to new.

Mabelvale, Arkansas: Foreman-Payne Publishers, 1970. First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Maroon cloth binding, gilt titles on spine and front covers, illustrated with photographs and maps, index, 216 pages. Clean unmarked copy, gilt titles are dull and somewhat rubbed.