Search Results: Titles starting with S from 100 POCKETS

London, UK: Andre Deutsch, 1988. First Edition, 2nd Impression . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009) wrote more than 20 novels, dozens of short stories as well as poetry, literary criticism and children's books. Best known for his "Rabbit" series (the novels Rabbit Is Rich of 1982 and Rabbit at Rest of 1990 awarded the Pulitzer). Skilled in "the American small town, Protestant middle class", in this novel our protagnist also experiences "personal turmoil" while still sensitive to family obligations. This is the story of ''S''. Told through through letters written by Sarah P. Worth, a 42-year-old Massachusetts woman who quits her wealthy home & wealthy physician husband for the Arizona ashram of guru Shri Arhat Mindadali. Enamored with the offerings of the Hindu mystic, struggling along with other fellow sannyasins (pilgrims) aspiring to achieve moksha (salvation), while constantly writing to her husband, daughter, brother,… Read More

New York, NY: Sunbeam Music Inc, 1969. Soft Cover/Sheet Music. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright w/light edge & surface wear. 6-page pamphlet. Song from Act 1 of 1964 Broadway musical set in Tsarist Russia of 1905. This is the song of prayer that Golde and Tevye sing for Sabbath Dinner.

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1943. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/Bright, clean, As New. Illustrated beige linen boards/NF w/trace discoloration to upper edges & slight lean to spine. DJ/VG; under mylar; rubs, chips to edges & loss to upper spine edge. Map to endpapers. The story of one of America's most legendary figures, Sacajawea (also, Sacagawea), guide and interpreter to the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806). Her life has been dramatized in film; among many tributes to her, is her likeness on a dollar coin issued in 2000.

New York, NY: Bantam, 1988. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Fine. Archival Photos & Maps. COLLECTIBLE/NEW. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Posthumous publication. Studied, review of the birth & growth of an extended historical novel, and, an author's views. Reference/resource guide to full enjoyment of the Sackett series. In 1960 Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988) published The Daybreakers, novel of the Sachett brothers move west after the Civil War. This story spawns 18 more books covering the Sacketts' immigration from England to America and thereafter. L'Amour's sought to describe all eras in American history through 1890 via the Sacketts. The manuscript for this guide was completed but months before his death. Volume carries a glossary of Sachett novels' characters, maps charting geographical mobility that takes place in each book, the Sackett family genealogy, and, future experiences L'Amour had already… Read More

New York, NY: HarperPaperbacks/HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition, First Pinting . Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; strong & sound w/faint creasings & rubs to edges & surface. 11th novel in the Joe Leaphorn /Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series from Tony Hillerman (1925 - 2008). 305 pgs. Murders take place in the Navajo reservation, Tano Pueblo. One occurs during a Tano ceremonial as koshares (sacred clowns) and kachinas perform ritual rites. Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police are joined by a truant student to from an uneasy team. Clues are found in the sacred clown's ancient message. Fine copy in shelfworn softcover.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. 1993, First Edition, First Printing. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. Dustjacket /Fine; under mylar. 11th novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series from Tony Hillerman (1925 - 2008). 305 pgs. Murders take place in the Navajo reservation and the Tano Pueblo. One occurs during a Tano ceremonial as koshares (sacred clowns) and kachinas perform ritual rites. Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police are joined by a truant student to from an uneasy team. Clues are found in the sacred clown's ancient message.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. 11th novel from Tony Hillerman (1925 - 2008)) adventure in which two murders and a truant student join Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police into an uneasy team. 11th novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series from Tony Hillerman (1925 - 2008). 305 pgs. Murders take place in the Navajo reservation and the Tano Pueblo. One occurs during a Tano ceremonial as koshares (sacred clowns) and kachinas perform ritual rites. Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police are joined by a truant student to from an uneasy team. Clues are found in the sacred clown's ancient messages.

Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1992. First Edition, 4th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text edges. Collection of 17 essays most of which were written and completed prior to 1982. First published 1986; this edition carries a Preface written to the 1992 Edition. Essays are grouped in 3 parts: I, The Ways of Our Grandmothers; II, The Word Warriors; and, III, Pushing Up the Sky. Reflections on contemporary vitality of American Indian traditions and the crucial role of women within the cultural setting by Native American poet, novelist, and professor of English, Paula Gunn Allen (1939 - 2008) whose mother was of Pueblo-Sioux heritage.

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1979. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Embossed eggshell linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NJ; price-clipped, trace edge wear & showing light discoloration. Historical fiction. A retelling of momentous events firmly grounded in archaeological and historical evidence, and illustrated with artifacts. 15 stories of man and nature, from prehistoric Africa to the American West, grouped into 3 parts: I. The Hoop is Planted; II, The Hoop of Iron; and III, The Hoop of Thorns.

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1995. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Richard Hull (Illustrator). EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED COPY. Brand New copy w/dust jacket under library mylar. Compilation of poetry and young readers, thematically bound by complications in daily life of the young, and presented by subject matter. Oh, the title? Taken from Knock, Knock Jokes: "Knock, knock, Who's There?/ Someone with sad underwear/Sad underwear? How can that be?/ When my bestfriend is mad at me/ Everything is sad, Even my underwear".

New York, NY: World Publishing, 1971. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hard Cover/Slipcase. Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/None As Issued. Black slipcase/NF w/corner tip rubs & light soiling. Biography of English poet, writer, critic, editor & founder of The English Review (1908) Ford Madox Ford (1898 - 1939), best known for his novel The Good Soldier (1915). Influential in the development of early 20th-century English literature, Ford was with the War Propaganda Bureau before seeing active duty in France with the Welsh Regiment in World War I. Of his some 70 published works, dozens were novels, two of which were written in collaboration with Joseph Conrad (The Inheritors, 1901, and Romance, 1903. Fine copy.

London, UK: Hutchinson, 1933. Unstated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/Near New. Green linen boards w/illustrated backstrap/NF. DJ/NF; under mylar. PO names to front cover verso & fEP. 1933 western adventure with romance & plenty of action from W.D. Hoffman (1884 - 1952). And, who is Saddle Wolf? What does the grey mask he wears conceal? Well --- Saddle Wolf is he who captures & jails 13 desperate and ruthless rustlers single handedly; who leads 30 cattlemen to defeat 100 hundred Mexican outlaws; and, who rescues 2 damsels in distress from an unscrupulous rancher --- in short, super hero supreme!

Berkeley, CA: Cooperative Extension/Univ of California, 1978. Revised Edition . Soft Cover/Stapled. Near Fine/None as Issued. BI-LINGUAL English-Spanish Text. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/inked price to upper left corner. The Cooperative Extension is an education arm of the Univ of California and the US Department of Agricultural. This concise and authorative publication addresses correct methodology in the canning of seasonal fruits and tomatoes for later use. Eye-pleasing formate presents English and Spanish in parallel format instructions for the water bath method of home canning.

Berkeley, CA: Univ of California, 1981. Reprint . Soft Cover/Leaflet. Near Fine/None as Issued. 4-page leaflet. Text/New. Strike-out (price removal?) to upper left front corner & trace discoloration & edge wear to lower front edge. Safe food processing of peppers for year-round use. Directions for pickling, canning, and freezing pepper from the sweet bell to fiery hot serranos.

New York, NY: Grolier, 1988. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. Sue Wilkinson (Illustration & Design). BRAND NEW Copy. Grolier's Growing Up Safe Series. Very well thought out primer on teaching safety measures around pets to young children. Set in the bear town of Safetyville, Mama, Papa, Jessica, Trevor, and Lori Bearberry share their experiences and reflections. Topics such as washing of hands after handling pets, and asking a grownup before letting a pet out of the cage are things parents have already taught; this book helps fortify the reasoning behind such admonishments in a non-lectuing mode. Fine copy of a very good book.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition, First Printing . Hard Cover/Stitched. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/No Jacket. Archival Photographs & Illustrations. Text/Clean, and AS NEW. 1934 Vintage First Edition, First Thus. Gilt embossed black linen boards/NF; Strong & sound, showing trace shelfwear. DJ/None. Endpapers:1861 Pictorials of Virginia City, Nevada Territory. The story of the "gold rush" in Nevada by George D. Lyman (1882-1949), who was born in Virginia City. Illustrations include Mark Twain's cabin (pg 269). 407 pgs w/archival illustrations, 66 chapters, in 3 books: Book I, "Blue-Stuff"; II, Bonanza; and III, Borrasca. Well researched, richly annecdoted history.

Reno, NV: Univ of Nevada Press, 1996. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Softcover/VG w/light edge & surface & faint creasing to upper front corner.Textbook. History and government institutions of the state of Nevada. 11 chapters: 1, Nevada: Origins & Early History; 2, Nevada: Territory & Statehood; 3, Civil Rights & Liberties in Nevada; 4, Political Parties & Elections; 5, Interest Groups & Lobbying; 6, The Nevada Legislature; 7, The Nevada Executive; 8, The Nevada Judiciary; 9, City & County Governments; 10, State Local Finance; and 11, Nevada: Past, Present & Future.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Time-Life, 1975. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Pierre Boulat (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards w/cloth backstrap/NF w/rubs to leading front edge & corner tips. DJ/None. Published w/o ISBN/ ISBN subsequently assigned. Monograph of the The Sahara Desert which spans some 3,500,000 sq mi. It covers most of Northern Africa, stretching from the Red Sea to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean, and ending with a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna to the south. Pierre Boulat's superb photography accompanies 6 chapters: 1, Greatest Of Seserts; 2, The Mark of Vanished Waters; 3, Seas of Wind-Patterned Sand; 4, In the Shelter of the Dunes; 5, Living Close to Nature; and, 6, The Silent Plains.

New York: MacMillan, 1974. Fifteenth Printing . Printed Boards. Very Good/Good. 8 1/2" Tall. That is why," the author concludes, "we go to sea - to get the utmost out of our boat, to feel our mastery of a live, responsive thing of character and beauty, to make ourselves a part of the boat and to make the boat a part of us." How this may come about is described for the novice and intermediate sailor by a fair, but strong-minded coach who guides the reader from Selecting a Boat to using and maintaining it and its sails to Yachting Etiquette. 43 chapters, 459 pages with figures, diagrams, and half-tones; plus Preface, Contents and List of Illustrations. DJ is chipped and torn; boards are clean and sound; text is strong, but is dog-eared in places and ballpoint-underlined on page 104. ..

New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 1990. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Fine. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Noah Adams, long-time co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, chronicled these essays for the Minnesota Public Radio. The narratives tell of a year in the Saint Croix River Valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin --- how life follows the seasons, books one elects to read, and the ordinary magic of simple life in small Midwestern towns.