Search Results: Titles starting with F from JB Books

Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2001. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A history of the development and usage of Britain's popular 'V-Bomber' Avro Vulcan Bombers, what they were like to fly, how emergency scrambles took place, accidents and near-accidents, technologies developed and used, flight training, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 128pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Galahad Books, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. A fascinating and often humorous miscellany of debunkings of wrongly held beliefs and false myths, scanning through US history, inventions, plants, animals, medicine, much more; contains bibliography. Hardcover with dust jacket, 228pp. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A thoughtful discussion of the rapid rate of change in modern human societies and the need for humanity to capitalize on our potential creativity and inventiveness to make the transitions as smooth and productive as possible, the author exploring issues such as the development of consciousness, the higher capacity of the human mind, the untapped reservoir of psychic energy, the nature of creativity itself, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, notes, indexed, 370pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Book. Good+. Soft cover. Former Owner Signature. The autobiography of a man in India, blind since birth and growing up during the last years of British rule, the tragedy of Partition, the conflicts between Muslims and Hindus, his journey to a new life in the United states, much more, reflecting the anguish of being blind amidst all these changes and sufferings, offering hope and insights to the modern world. Softcover, glossary, 295pp., card covers show light general wear, small old sticker to rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Fireside : Simon & Schuster, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A disturbing compendium of the physical appearances of the occupants of UFOs as reported by human eyewitnesses and abductees from around the world and over a duration of many years, revealing several different predominant species and behavior patterns - and collectively presenting an even more frightening set of possibilities as to their agendas here on Earth. Softcover, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, indexed, 309pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Association Press, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Bookplate. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A collection of essays by leading theologians on the interactions between these two Christian faiths, providing a dialogue over beliefs, intents and purposes, and the issues confronting them such as abortion, public education, divorce, etc. Hardcover with dust jacket, 125pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A true case study of a deranged man's killings of his family, the author exploring the causes, consequences, and legal and moral implications - the man tried but found not guilty by reason of insanity and released in 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, bibliography, 302pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. An impassioned and absorbing predictive vision of the future, of dazzling technology of great value as well as great shortcomings, the environment, economics, social responsibilities, and how past predictions and utopias have played out or not; contains bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 264pp., d.j. shows light shelfwear, remainders mark. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Book. Very Good. Wraps. First Paperbound Edition (stated).. This fully illustrated and extensively researched numismatic guide explores the sometimes controversial and always interesting world of fact vs. fiction in coinage history. Contains bibliography, index. Wraps, 280pp., covers show light creasing near spine but books appears o/w unread and unused. Rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1968. Book. Very Good+. Wraps. First Edition (thus).. An investigation into the various details, other investigations, and the conclusions surrounding a century of UFO sightings - do they exist? have they arrived here? have people from earth travelled to other planets with them? have we communicated with them? and other issues are explored. Wraps, 158pp. A nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SFBC. Sci-fi novel of a human gradually losing his human-ness in order to become a 'Mri' on a forbidding wilderness planet, and his own vital role in the conflict that develops there between Mri, humans, and other aliens. Hardcover with dust jacket, 280pp. A very nice copy, the jacket inside a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SFBC. Sci-fi novel of a human gradually losing his human-ness in order to become a 'Mri' on a forbidding wilderness planet, and his own vital role in the conflict that develops there between Mri, humans, and other aliens. Hardcover with dust jacket, 280pp. A very nice copy, the jacket inside a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A history of American education and its modern situation with respect to the education of girls and women, the authors presenting their view that girls are 'shortchanged' and mis-educated in the current system and after many years of educational neglect, imbued with sexist values, made to underachieve, etc. Hardcover with dust jacket, notes, recommended reading list, indexed, 347pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bountiful: Horizon Publishers, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. The classic study of the prehistorical oral traditions coupled with the archaeological evidence from central and south America which speak of and validate the visitation to those regions in antiquity by a mysterious and semi-legendary 'bearded white god' who brought knowledge, wisdom, culture, science, learning of all kinds, and great spiritual insights, to the ancient peoples there. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 304pp. A very nice copy, new and unused, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking : Penguin Group, 1998. Book. Near New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A physician shares his personal experience and knowledge of the individual's power of prayer as applied in medical situations, very often resulting in amazing health improvements or cures, studying the scientific basis of this and modern research in this area, and advocating a synthesis of religious values with medicine for individual patients. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains resources list, notes, indexed, 322pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1963. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A presentation of the personal religious philosophies and contemporary achievements of great modern Americans, all as taken from the original 'Master Control' radio broadcasts - each piece reflecting the power of faith and the pressing subjective need to 'witness' it for others to hear. Hardcover with dust jacket, 236pp., d.j. shows general edgewear, interior pagination clean and bright throughout, bindings firm. Jacket is neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1963. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A presentation of the personal religious philosophies and contemporary achievements of great modern Americans, all as taken from the original 'Master Control' radio broadcasts - each piece reflecting the power of faith and the pressing subjective need to 'witness' it for others to hear. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 236pp., d.j. shows light edgewear, interior pagination clean and bright throughout, bindings firm. Jacket is neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Wings Books, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (thus). A collection of the famous evangelist's words and thoughts and their refences from the Bible, reflecting his spiritual beliefs and path as well as offering much inspiration, illumination, guidance, and insight. Hardcover with dust jacket, 127pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. Fourth Printing.. Novel of prisoners and prison life, of a murderer striving towards, live, beauty, and love. Hardcover with dust jacket, 211pp., boards show a mild spine lean, o/w a fine copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Regnery Publishing Inc., 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing.. A devastating critique of American higher education, the author demonstrating how federal funding has encouraged institutions of higher learning to overbuild, overspend, overstaff, and lose all sight of primary purposes and original aims in properly educating students - resulting in an overall lowering of standards, too much political correctness, a greed for money and more money, a disregard for the needs of students, parents, and society, and the graduation of students who need remedical education in basic subjects and who are often unfit to enter the nation's work force; contains notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 310pp., d.j. shows the very slightest of edgewear. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.