Search Results: Titles starting with A from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. * From the book, published in the year 1981, ""Learn how to read the markings on a doll, find out when to do your own restoration, and receive tips on using auction houses and mail order services for buying and selling dolls. Many special features make this book particularly appealing.""

New York: Random House, 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards containing gold gilt lettering on spine and author's initials on front board. Deep yellow end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings. Dust jacket very good; spine sunned; no price on front flap (only other indication of BCE is blind stamped rectangle on bottom of back board near spine.) Contains two sections with 4 leaves (8 pages) each of glossy black & white photos. Concludes with an extensive Index. 628 numbered pages. * From the jacket, ""Israel's great leader and statesman [Abba Eban] now recounts his own life story. . .at once the moving personl history of one the foremeost men of our century and a behind-the-scenes, amazingly frank diplomatic history of contemporary international affairs. . . . the story of Eban the statesman and Eban the man.""

Random House, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white and color photographs, portraits, mosaics. Dust jacket very good; ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""A sweeping chronicle of one of the most significant - and controversial - institutions in history.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition: October 2007. First Printing per complete number line including number one. Pale gray boards with silver spine lettering in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. DJ very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the front flap, "". . . exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. . . . characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta's previous novels.""

Massachusetts: Bergin & Garvey Publishers, Inc., 1987. Soft cover. Good. Trade Paperback in good condition. No markings throughout. Text block tight and clean. Wraps show mild shelf and edge wear.

New York: Simon and Sc huster, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per complete number line including number one. Hardcover in very good condition. No markings or tears noted. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; small closed tear at head of spine; vertical crease line on front jacket flap; not price clipped. * From the jacket, "". . . an unforgettable story that explores the ways in which we limit our own chances for happiness - and the accidents of fate that can set us free. . . ""

Riverhead Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Riverhead trade paperback edition: March 2010. In addition, contains complete number line including number one. Soft cover in fine condition with wraps bright & crisp; no creases. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. * From the book, ""Stirring, intimate, and historically sweeping, 'Acedia & Me' brims with exasperation as well as reverence, and is unexpectedly funny, often provocative, and always important and wise."" ""A bracing and enlightening journey."" * Kathleen Norris is also the author of 'The Cloister Walk' and 'Amazing Grace.'

NY: Penguin Group, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Subtitle: How to catch a great white shark, perform the Jedi mind trick, track a fugitive, and dozens of other TV and movie skills. * First published by Quirk Books, 2002. This edition published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 2002. First Edition per complete number line including number one. Soft cover in fine condition. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. A petite 5"" wide x 7"" tall; 191 numbered pages. Black & white illustrations of the various techniques described throughout the book. * From the book, ""For everyone who's ever wanted to be as smooth as James Bond, as clever as Captain Kirk, or as tough as Charlie's Angels, 'The Action Hero's Handbook' is the ultimate guide to the essential skills every action hero needs to survive and thrive in this dangerous but exciting world.""

Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 1999. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Glossy boards with light shelf wear and light bumps to corners. Pale peach end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. 283 pages * From the cover, ""Now, a medical researcher shows you the 'miracle' of do-it-yourself acupuncture without needles - a new home treatment that brings quick, safe, and lasting relief from pain and illness!""

Puffin Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. First published in 1884. First published by Puffin Books in 1953. Reissued in this edition 2008. Soft cover in very good condition with clean crisp wraps with no creases. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Size 7"" tall x 5"" wide x 1 1/4"" thick; 450 numbered pages. Concludes with an unpaginated section of supplementary material with sections: Author File - Did You Know? Who's Who in ""Huckleberry Finn"" Some things to think about . . . . - Some Things to Do . . . - Glossary. * From the Introduction by DDarren Shan, ""Huck Finn has been delighting readers for over 120 years, because it 's a gem of a tale.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Perennial, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. 2nd Printing Stated First Edition. Second Printing per number line. Text block clean and tight with no markings noted. Glossy wraps bright and crisp with only hint of shelf and edge wear. Contains black & white photographs throughout. * The Stories Behind America's Most Outrageous TV Show""

Winchester, MA: The University Prints, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover with navy wraps and a black plastic spiral binding. It has former owner's stamp on title page together with a small notation. Size: 150 pages of black and white prints in very good condition. The Outline-Index of this series is printed separately for convenience of use and is placed in the envelope at the back of this volume. See photo of a sample page: Mask of ""MMWO"" Society, Ibo tribe, Nigeria, West Africa.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hardcover with glossy pictorial boards measuring approximately 6 5/8"" tall x 9 5/8"" wide x 2 1/4"" thick. Boards in very good condition with only light shelf & edge wear but has a ""wrinkle"" in the laminated coating on the front running vertically from top to bottom. (See photo) Boards are not bent. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Six pages of text at beginning for Introduction but then every turn of the page contains either a double spread of a large photograph or a single side with text narrative on facing page. * From the Introduction, ""On November 17, 2006, during ABC's Good Morning America, a panel of experts selected the Great Migration as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World....the uniqueness of the area and the preservation it provides to so many species… Read More

A Harvest Book / Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999. Soft cover. Fine. Stated: First Harvest edition 1999. Followed by a letter line including the letter A. Soft cover in fine condition with crisp uncreased and unmarked wraps. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. 494 numbered pages. Size approx 9 18"" tall x 6 1/4"" wide x 1 1/4"" thick. * From the rear cover, ""A riveting narrative history of America, from the Jamestown landing in 1607 to the brink of the Civil War. . . tells the shared history of Africans and Europeans as seen through the lens of slavery. Meticulously researched, this book weaves together the experiences of colonists, slaves, free and fugitive blacks, and abolitionists to present a startling and moving drama of the effects of slavery and racism on our conflicted national identity. The result transcends history as we were taught it - and transforms the way we see our past.""

Smithsonian Books, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. OVERSIZE. 2nd Printing Stated First Edition and number line indicating second printing. Hard cover with lilac boards, copper-colored spine lettering and lilac end papers in fine condition. Interior text block clean & tight. Contains all glossy paper (288 numbered pages) with black & white and colored photographs, illustrations and maps on almost every page throughout the extensive narrative. Size 11"" tall x 9"" wide x 7/8"" thick. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped, there is no price on front flap. * Introduction by George Horse Capture. From the book, ""In this intimate portrait, encounter the real Indians of North America, peoples whose cherished traditions have endured a mighty upheaval - the peopling of the New World by masses of humanity from the Old.""

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with deep beige boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition, shiny & bright; not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, '. . . a landmark book - the first comprehensive look at the 140,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America and the lives they have made here. It is the story of how they learned to live and trust again.' From a review by Honorable Tom Lantos, Member of Congress from California and Holocaust Survivor, 'A fascinating story of how people who have experienced unspeakable tragedy and despair have rebuilt their lives. . . . an inspiration for anyone who has ever gone through crisis and adversity.'

U.S.A.: Free Press, 2004. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing per number line. Hardcover in fine condition. Red boards with blue spine cloth containing gold colored spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. 305 numbered pages. Concludes with comprehensive Index. * From the book, ""The (Bush) administration has squandered the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda....A new al Qaeda has emerged and is growing stronger, in part because of our own actions and inactions. It is in many ways a tougher opponent than the original threat we faced before September 11, and we are not doing what is necessary to make America safe from that threat.""

Jeremy P Tarcher, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards showing shadow of a stain on bottom front board. Red end papers; front free end paper has inscription ""To Life !"" in bold black marker followed by what looks like someone's initial. Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no other writing or markings noted. Dust jacket very good but with discoloration on the verso (appears to be offset of color from something laid in) and shows as smudge on bottom corner of front jacket; not price clipped. *Published in 1999 at the beginning of the 21st Century. From the jacket, The. . . . "" daunting questions that are addressed in the book: --What will ""old"" be in the twenty-first century? With continued advances in longevity, all of the traditional life-stage markers and boundaries will need to be adjusted. --Will tens of millions of elder boomers outlive their… Read More

New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards containing gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight with no markings or tears found. Appears unread. Contains black and white photos throughout. Dust jacket in fine condition. * This is a Special Asian Edition with text written exclusively for the Asian Market.

New Yoirk: New American Library, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Copyright : Doubleday, 1961. This soft cover edition: First New American Library Printing, September 2004. This is a later printing. Soft cover in very good condition with clean crisp wraps; no creases. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Size approx 8"" tall x 5 1/4"" wide x 1 3/4"" thick; 776 numbered pages. Concludes with a Note from the Author, a extensive Bibliography, a Glossary, and a final section with 'Present location of Michelangelo's Work' which also notes those works that have been lost.""* From a Review by the Los Angeles Examiner: ""It might not be too far-fetched to say that calling 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' a 'biographical novel' is as inadequate a description as calling the Sistine Chapel ceiling a large religious mural. . . The book is a living, pulsing thing with all the pageantry, the brilliance, and the drama of… Read More