Search Results: Authors starting with W from 100 POCKETS

Beijing, China: China Machine Press, 2000. Paperback. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Chinese Language text. 246-page translation (Chinese Simiplified characters) of commodity broker Hal Masover's Value Investing in Commodity Futures --- a complete guide to an increasingly popular approach to futures trading. When commodity prices are extraordinary low, the method presented in this book works paeticularly well as long term investment vehicles.

London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW COPY. Studies of early Roman Britain. Volume 3 in a series of 5. Illustrated with some 100 photos & drawings plus maps. 193 pgs in 8 chapters: 1, Caesar & Britain; 2, Power Politics -; 3, - and the People; 4, Roman Sucesses - and Failures; 5, 'Pax Romana" - the Benefits for Britain; 6, The People of Roman Britain - the Army & the Administration; 7, The People of Roman Britain -Migrant & Native; and 8, The Benefit for Rome - a Conclusion.

Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Cientifica-Médica, 1956. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. SPANISH LANGUAGE TEXT. Text/Bright, clean, and Near New. Brick-red linen boards w/gilt lettering/VG w/light edge wear & fading to backstrap. DJ/None. 1956 translation of Waddington's An Introduction to Modern Genetics to Spanish, with a Foreword by D. Antonio Prevosti. Text in 5 parts: I, Gentica Formal; II, Genetica y Desarrollo; III, Genetica y Evolucion; IV, La Genetica en Ralcion con los Problemas Humanos; and, V, La Naturaleza del Gene. 160 figuras y 5 laminas. Strong copy.

Paris, France: Présence Africaine, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1 1/16 x 7 1/2. EXC-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket. Text/BRAND NEW; showing faint margin discoloration. Maroon linen boards/NF. DJ/None. 1950S mid-century Economy of West Africa; French Zone: Unity & Growth. Third World, Volume 6. This volume, by the third, Grenoble-educated President (2000 - 2012) of the Republic of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade (1926 -), is in 3 parts: Part I, La production agricole; II, L'industrialisation et le problème de l'investissement; and III, La formation du capital et le problème de la croissance. 371 pages, with [figures], tables, and Table.

West Nyack, NY: Parker Pub Co, 1983. 11th Printing of 1987 . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace wear. Sensible guide to health through healthy food choices supplemented by stressless exercises. A guided path to walk away from body pollution towards revatalization. Author Carlson Wage is former editor of The Natural Food Bulletin and member of the American Medical Writers Association; prior to this volume, he has authored 21 books on health improvement. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Sterling Publishing, 1998. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. NEW & COLLECTIBLE; trace wrinkle (publisher's flaw) pg 5 (Contents) & folded corner to lower corner of last page.(Contents). First Edition, First Printing. Seven innovative plans from Jennifer Wade, head of one of Europe's best Step Reebok programs. Exercises from stretching to cardiovascular; restructure training techniques to benefit the body. Augmented with color photos, contents in 8 parts: I, What Does Fitness Really Mean?; II, The First Step is Always the Hardest; III, Technique - Key to Moving Well; IV, The Exercises; V, Aerobics? Let's Call It Cardiovascular Training; VI, The Training Plans; VII, Nutrition; and VIII, Music to Train By, followed by Glossary.

New York, NY: Columbia Univ Press, 1963. First Edition, 3rd Printing of 1965 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Nancy Flowers (Photography). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light rubs to edges & surfaces, sticker shadow to lower front corner, and trace discoloration to back. Classic study of Brazil as it was half-century ago by ethnologist Charles Wagley. 7 chapters: 1, Brazil: Unity & Diversity; 2, Regions; 3, Social Classes; 4, The Community; 5, Family & Education; 6, Religion & the State; and, 7, If I Were a Brazilian. Reference/resource for comparative studies.

New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 2005. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. PO stamp (in the shape of a star) by title on front cover & again on fEP. An empty room with a large screen showing another empty room ... a novel, a movie unfolds. Question: what is fiction and what is reality? Fine copy.

Santiago de Chile: Zig-Zag, 1955. Library Boards. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket. Text/NEW, showing margin discoloration Orange linen boards/NF. DJ/None as Issued. Author's calling card w/penned compliments afixed to title page. Text/BRAND NEW, showing margin discoloration. Orange linen boards/Fine. A novel, portrait of contemporary life, by Peruvian philosopher, historian, novelist and diplomat Rodrigo Alberto Wagner de Reyna, (1915 - 2006 ). Written during thor's 11 year residence in Chile. 253 pgs. "The Flight:" is a novel

London, UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1972. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. Malcom Barnes (Photographer). BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. Travel narrative, from New York City to the Grand Canyon, and visiting national parks in Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico (including a visit to D.H. Lawrence's ranch), Utah, Arizona and elsewhere along the way. Portions first published in the NY Times, Village Voice and The Spectator. Dr. Wagner, at the point of publication, taught English at City College.

New York, NY: Hyperion, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Jane Wagner (Illustrations). Text/BRAND NEW Copy. First Edition, First Printing. Bi-color boards Fine. Dustjacket/Price-clipped, else fine. Whisper of light-brown spotting (acidic paper reaction to upper text block). Philosophical musings and reflections of six-something alter-ego on Laugh-In of Lily Tomlin, the remarkable and thinking Edith Ann.

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1963. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Stapled softcover/NF w/faint creasing to lower front corner & short closed tear, sealed by archival tape to lower sprine edge. Primary historical resource. Vintage 1963 mid-year issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West. COVER ART: "Rattlesnake" by Gene Shortridge. 72 pgs, w/archival illustrations. This issue is the "Ghost Town and Treasure Hunting Special!". Thematic articles are: 1, Our Ghost Towns Today (Kenneth Roe); and 2, Ghost Camp (J. Michael Jenkinson).

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1963. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Primary historical resource. Vintage 1963 mid-year issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953). COVER ART: "Wild Horse Hunters" by Charles M. Russell. 72 pgs, w/archival illustrations. Feature articles are: 1, The Heritage of Charlies Russell ('Tana Mac); 2, The Fence Cutters (Walter Prescott Webb); 3, The Deadly Reata (J. Frank Dobie); 4, The Sharps (Norman Wiltsey); 5. Battle of the Mighty Three (Bill Judge); and 6, High Rock Canyon (Nell Murbarger). : 1, Death on the North Plains (Norman B. Weltsey); 2, I Spent Christmas on a Horse (Faye E. Smith); 3, The Mezcla Man (J. Frank Dobie); 3, The Mezcla Man (J. Frank Dobie); 4, Green River Shindig (Marke Howe); 5, Forgotten Fort Piute (Jim Blackton); 6, Muddy Creek Feud (Gene Sperry); 7, I'm Sick of Lost Mines! (E.R. Harrington); and 8, The Real Clamity Jane (Kathryn Wright);

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1966. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy showing discoloration. Stapled softcover/NF w/trace shelf wear. Non-fiction. Primary historical resource. Vintage December 1966 issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West". COVER ART: "Death of Frontier Saloons" by Gene Shortridge. 72 pgs, w/archival illustrations and essays. This issue features: 1, The Indestructible Johnnie Mullens (Walt Coburn); 2, This One's on the House, Boys! : An Informal History of the Frontier Saloon (William B. Secrest); and, 3, The Oil Rush Wild West (Bill Burchardt). a Special Treasure Issue highlightsing Oregon's Buried Treasures, and Mexican Bullion on the Flying H Bar Ranch.

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1966. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy showing discoloration. Stapled softcover/NF w/trace shelf wear. Non-fiction. Primary historical resource. Vintage August1966 issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West". COVER ART: "Tarantula" by Gene Shortridge. 68 pgs, w/archival illustrations and essays. This issue is a Special Treasure Issue highlightsing Oregon's Buried Treasures, and Mexican Bullion on the Flying H Bar Ranch.

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1963. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy showing discoloration. Primary historical resource. Vintage 1963 issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West". COVER ART: Extraordinary rendering of "Custer's Last Stand" by E.S. Paxon. 74 pgs, w/archival illustrations and 23 essays. This issue highlights "CUSTER! Our Final and Most Complete Wrap-Up of the West's Most Inexperienced Indian Fighter" (by Bill Judge), as well as the biography (by W.E. Paxon) of cover artist Edgar Samuel Paxson (1852 - 1919), American frontier painter, scout, soldier and writer, known for his portraits of Native Americans in the Old West, and particulary for the Battle of Little Bighorn in his painting "Custer's Last Stand" featured on the cover of this magazine.

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1965. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy showing discoloration. Primary historical resource. Vintage August1965 issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West". COVER ART: "To Tombstone 13 Miles" by Gene Shortridge. 70 pgs, w/archival illustrations and essays. This issue highlights "The Saga of Hackberry Johnson"; as a Treasure Issue, includes articles: Lost Mine of Sycamore, Spider Rock Treasure, & Land of Triangles, Turtles and Hatchets.

Austin, TX: Western Publications, 1969. First Edition . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW, showing discoloration. Stapled softcover/NF; faint creasings to upper/lower front corners & slight surface rubs. Non-fifction. Primary historical resource. Vintage December 1969 issue of bi-monthly True West Magazine (first published 1953), dedicated to "All True-All-Fact-Stories of the Real West". COVER ART: "A lone prospector in Devil Sam's days" by Joe Grandee. 80 pgs, w/archival illustrations and essays. Major articles include: 1, Devil Sam's Gold (Maurice Kildare); 2, The Nightmare of Old Folsom Prison (Mary E. Bowen); 3, Mystery of the Sanbois (Allie B. Palmer); 4, Half-Million Dollar Stagecoach Robbery (Wayne Montgomery); 5, Russell Watercolors Found ! (Frankie M. Taylor); and 6, Perils of Desert Treasure Hunting (B.D. Sorrells).

Leipzig: C. F. Peters. Black Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 10 5/8"; 26.99cm. This undated printing, publisher's stock number 9808, was probably produced and bound in the mid-1920's. 272 pages, with [Preface] by Richard Sternfeld, and an engraving of the summer season's Auffuhrungen program of the Buhnenfestspielhaus Bayreuth "fur die Mitgleider des Patronat-Vereins". Boards are splittting at rear upper backstrip, otherwise sound; bookplate of prior owner on front pastedown; bookseller stamp (Franz Tafel), and purchase data in prior owner's hand (Karlsruhe 1926) on title page; text is strong, but browning to margins and lightly coloring throughout; text also carries penciled key and tempi notations on about 6 pages.

Holbrook, AZ: Petrified Forest Museum Association, 1971. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. Alexis Xenakis (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated, stapled soft cover/NF w/trace surface wear. Photographic essay of The Painted Desert, an area of desert lands of Northern Arizona reaching from the Grand Canyon Nat'l Park to the Petrified Forest Nat'l Park, with a good portion in the Navajo Nation. Many of the photos are by park ranger John J. Wagoner, who wrote both text and photo captions; captions are in short 3-line verse, akin to Japanese Haiku.