Search Results: Titles starting with R from The Amber Wave

Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A near fine former library book in a near fine mylar-covered dustjacket, ninth printing. No markings, completely clean, excellent copy. Winner of the Newberry medal stamped on the cover, the story is about the impact the arrival of new owners of an abandoned house has on the creatures who live in the surrounding acreage. Delightful story with great illustrations of the animals written about in the book: Porkey the woodchuck, Uncle Analdas the elderly jackrabbit, Willie Fieldmouse, etc..

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982. Book. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good unclipped dustjacket with a close tear on the front of the dustjacket and a small chip on the back lower edge. Great illustrations!.

Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy, first ed. in an equally fine unclipped dustjacket. An interesting history of one of the famous Adirondack lakes where Great Camps like the Sagamore, and J.P. Morgan's Camp Uncas, as well as North Point, purchased by Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, widow of Thomas Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie's brother. Information about local Raquette Lake guides is included and those who built and served the camps and operated the steamboats and railroad. The book was meticulously researched and has numerous photographs of the camps, lake's guides and local residents who maintained the camps on behalf of the wealthy owners. .

Chicago: Moody Press, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. No. 9" x 6". A fine copy in a nearly fine dustjacket. A religious based parenting book written by Ross Campbell, a medical doctor and author of the million-plus selling "How to Really Love your Child.".

New York: St Martin's Press, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft. First. 11" x 8 1/2"W. A very good copy -- tight and completely clean -- some wear to the spine & mark on cover where sticker was removed. Otherwise, a fresh copy with many color photos..

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A fine copy - tight and clean -- in an equally fine unclipped dustjacket. Set on Cape Cod, this story delves into the fascinating lives of the osprey and the details of their extraordinary comeback after a 20 year absence..

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976. Book. Illus. by Goldsmith, Bill. Fine. Hardcover. No. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"w. A fine tight and clean copy in an unclipped dustjacket in near fine condition charmingly illustrated by Bill Goldsmith. Baron de Groot wrote this cookbook with American cooks in mind; this collection of recipes are contemporary interpretations of haute cuisine but are "low in fat and high in pleasure.".

New York: Rizzoli International, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 9 1/2" x 9 " W. A fine copy -- tight and completely clean -- in an unclipped fine dustjacket..

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1966. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A very good copy -- tight and clean-- no underlining, highlighting, etc. A softcover biography of the pioneer explorer of Southwestern ruins. Also includes interesting black & white photographs..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy --tight and clean --in a very good mylar-covered dustjacket with some edgewear, but clean. This is an account of a 400-mile trail drive of a large herd of mustangs from New Mexico to a shipping point in Cimarron County, Okllahoma. The book is filled with adventure and gives the reader a real glimpse of the Old West and the spirited men of those times. Black and white photos of the cowboys and the wild horse country add interest. .

New York: Viking Penguin, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 9" x 6"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- except for a remainder mark and a 1st edition to boot. The jacket is in very good condition as well..

New York: Ballantine Books, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. 9 1/2 " x 6 1/2". A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket showing some edgewear, nothing major. This is a first edition of a historical novel about the American Revolution..

York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 10" x 7"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- with very slightly bumped corners..

Fleischmans, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 2009. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. A very good copy, signed by the author. This is a thoroughly researched history of the Mohican or "river" Indians during the 17th and 18th centuries. The author writes: "The book intends to give recognition to, and express appreciation for, the contributions Mohicans and other Algonquians have made to the ongoing culture of the northeastern United States." The book begins with a description of how the fur trade began between the Dutch and the Mohicans and how the former used alcohol to lure the Indians. Many of today's names of towns and rivers were important Mohican chiefs. Interesting read..

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy in a near fine coy, with a slight tear at the top of the inside flap. The author offers a new explanation to the 400-year-old mystery of the "lost colony" based on her background in anthropology and her research of the relationship between the settlers and Native Americans which ends in disaster..

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 10" x 8"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket that has slight rubbing & signs of having been handled. Profusely illustrated in color and winner of the "Julia Child Cookbook Awards."(golden award on the cover)..

New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A near fine copy --tight and clean ---with an inscription by Dewitt Jones, the photographer whose beautiful photos taken in New England complement the poems by Frost. Beginning with the history of the hardy folk who settled on the coast of New England to fish(including the Frost family), Bradley tells the story of Frost's life interspersed with verses or entire poems by the poet. Excellent book..

New York: Random House Inc., 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 9 1/2 " x 6 1/2". A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket that is in excellent condition with a close tear on the back and some sunning of the front. The boards are covered with white cloth and have gilt lettering..

New York: Atheneum, 1984. Book. Illus. by N.C. Wyeth. Near Fine. Hardcover. 9" x 7"W. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a near fine dustjacket. No remainder marks..

New York: St. martin's Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine copy in a near fine clipped dustjacket. Based on letters, diaries, and photos from the Rockefeller Archive, this book delves into the private lives of the Rockefeller women: Eliza Davison Rockefeller, John D.'s mother, Laura Spelman Rockefeller, the wife of John D. and the daughter of an underground railroad operator, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, daughter of John D. and Laura Spelman, who would study under Carl Jung becoming a lay analyst. Also covered in the book are Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Margaretta "Happy"Rockefeller..