Search Results: Titles starting with T from BiblioStax

Texas Instruments, 1988. Moderate wear. Pages fine. Illustrated. A collecton of stories, riddles and puzzles that present interesting problems and ideas. Includes examples of basic math, advanced math, practical applications, mathematics applications, games and a concise reference. 131 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Rockefeller Center, New York: TIME The Weekly News Magazine, 1931. Rare, early issue in good condition. Volume XVIII, Number 25. Surreal cover depiction. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Saddle-stitch bind good. Includes fascinating perspective from America on Germany over a decade prior to European war effort. Many intriguing vintage advertisements for big business, petroleum, technology, travel, tobacco, etc. of the period. Intriguing owner's address stamp at back cover for Edward R. Rankin of Cherry Hill in Albany, New York. Cherry Hill is a historic house on South Pearl in Albany dating to the 18th century. In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of the first properties in the city to be designated. Insured post.. First Edition. Periodical. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Rockefeller Center, New York: TIME The Weekly News Magazine, 1931. Rare, early issue in near very good condition. Volume XVIII, Number 25. Surreal cover depiction. Moderate cover crease, edge wear. Pages very good. Saddle-stitch bind good. Protected in new Brodart Dura-Lux heavy-duty 10-mil vinyl magazine cover with extra-deep pockets. Includes fascinating perspective from America on Germany over a decade prior to European war effort. Many intriguing vintage advertisements for big business, petroleum, technology, travel, tobacco, etc. of the period. Insured post.. First Edition. Periodical. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York, New York: TIME The Weekly News Magazine, 1936. APRIL 6th - JUNE 29th, 1936. Extremely rare issue bound with a dozen other issues from 1936 in near very good condition. Navy full-cloth boards, moderate wear, rub. Pages generally very good w/some corner, edge wear. Bind solid; hinges reinforced. Back covers removed; several stamps inside frt., bk. boards. Includes many fascinating issues from this period and intriguing full-color vintage advertisements for big business, classic automobiles, petroleum, liquor, tobacco, medicine, technology, travel, etc. of the period. Insured post.. Periodical. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York, New York: TIME The Weekly News Magazine, 1983. Iconic bold capitalized titles, red bordered cover design, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good. Bind very good, intact. Striking cover portait of Orwell in pastel and charcol by R.B. Kitaj with classic political illustrations throughout piece. Vintage postage label at cover: "Mr. M. J. Horton... Los Angeles." Uniquely prescient feature article on dystopian and instrusive society. Presented here is the periodical published November 28, 1983 before the new year of 1984 arrived. Offers a revealing time capsule of insights w/cover story of George Orwell and his pivotal novel. Paul Gray, senior writer, explores Orwell's ominous novel of prognostication, Nineteen Eighty-Four (Big Brother Is Watching You), which made the coming year a legend before its time. But, Gray writes, Orwell had more to say about the present tense than about the future imperfect. In the Nation: Congress adjourns w/o tackling the federal deficit;… Read More

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions Books, 1939. Limitation of one thousand copies of this printing. Printed for New Directions by Central Printing Company, New Haven, Connecticut, August 1939. Tan wraps, moderate wear, toning. Leaves fine; no writing. Wrap-around matte wrapper, moderate edge wear. Printed jacket w/Chinese symbols for Ta Hio and titles in English. Rare early wrapper. Newly rendered in the American language by Ezra Pound. A practical philosophy by which men have lived for centuries and can still live. It is the great ethical code of the East. 30 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Irena Chalmers Cookbooks, 1984. Moderate cover wear. Pages very good. Concise and enjoyable recipes. 48 pages.. Soft cover. Very Good. Illus. by Burns, Dana. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Tokyo, Japan: Shufunotomo Co., 1974. Moderate wear. Interior and comb good. Horizontal design. Unique and simple digestion. Thick pages. 60 pages.. Comb-bound. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Book.

Montreal, Canada : Unicorn Publishing Corp., 1979. Light shelf wear. Pages near fine, attractively toned. Humorous color cover design in bold red and orange shot at The Seville Theatre in Montreal of movie viewer with popcorn being stalked by werewolf. Saddle-stitch bind, fine. Opens prior to contents page with full article and interview of George Lucas following the massive success of Star Wars. The contents follow at page nine. Bold full and partial-page b&w imagery throughout. A superb periodical from what may be the true golden era of film, the blockbuster, and surreal color. Very intriguing article on the design of Kristo Papic's film "The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla" entitled Tracking Tesla and conducted by then screenwriter, soon to become hit director, John Hughes. 54 pages. Also: popcorn and movies love affair -- NY book-to-film business -- film buff psychopathology -- interviews with Michael Cimino and Peter Zinner about The Deerhunter -- yugoslavia… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1913. First edition thus; from colophon at back: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." No date; circa 1913. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. Fine brown morocco pebbled leather boards w/elaborately tooled blind-stamped ornamentation and design, crisp gilt spine titles length of spine, light shelf wear; protected in clear sleeve. Spine richly displays complete titles in gilt w/stylized heart design at top, and swan at bottom. Thick deckled pages near fine. Bright gilded top edge. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Bind fine, intact. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight deliciously, richly subdued four-color plates in blending watercolor-like presentation. Enchanting monochromatic,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company , 1968. Scarce title in any form. Stated First Edition at copyright. Full number-line beginning w/1. Sienna buckram boards, pictorial boards, green spine titles on yellow field, moderate shelf wear, some rub. Pages good. Bind good; hinges intact. White bordered bookplate inside cover; large D in ballpoint adjacent. Antiquarian label inside cover: "New Method Book Bindery, Jacksonville, Illinois". Label in black with gold font and border, features table and book at center: "Bound to Stay Bound". Few small stamps for Haskins Library, USD 382 Librairies, Pratt, Kansas at title and final page. Near good fairly clean, and definitely firmly bound example of an undiscovered gem. Fantastic story of how a hungry Rabbit and his hungry children outwit a crocodile, who selfishly guards and naps in a bed of delicious juicy plantain. Why crocodiles stay close to rivers and rabbits steer clear. Charming young children's… Read More

Ashland, Oregon: Good Catch Publishing, 2005. Rare. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Opens the door to thrilling stories of triumph as people in Ashland, Oregon move from one kingdom to another. These true stories dramatically tell of people suffering tragedy yet moving to victory. As you read you will thrill w/the drama and the deliverance. 159 pages.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: T. Y. Crowell Co., 1913. First edition thus. No date; circa 1913. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. From colophon: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." Olive green full-cloth boards w/elaborately tooled ornamentation and design, moderate shelf wear, discoloration, some wear to spine edges, exterior spine chip, crack. Bright gilt cover titles and design depicts the knight Lohengrin in gold with sword and swan symbol on shield and large glowing orb behind surrounded by dark green impressed flourishing ornamentation. Thick deckled pages near fine, no writing. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Interior bind good; hinges intact. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight richly subdued four-color plates in blending… Read More

1-4 Bedford Court, Bedford Street, London : Frederick Warne & Co., Limited , 1918. Early printing; unstated. Only statement at copyright page is: "Copyright 1918 by Frederick Warne & Co." No other dates, indications. Code 63.749 at dj front flap and at final colophon page with printer detail. Light green smooth with moderate sheen pictorial boards, sharp dark green impressed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, toning. Front cover feature features Beatrix Potter illustration plate of Johnny town-mouse briefcase in hand, with blind-stamped borders. Heavy stock coated pages, near fine. Collage of characters color illustrated endpapers at front and back. Includes vintage custom bookplate adjacent dedication page: "From Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House at Sawrey." Dedication at page adjacent plate: "To The Aesop in the Shadows." In 1905 Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District, in the county of Cumbria (then… Read More

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1973. Some cover edge wear. Pages very good. Oversize. Beautiful illustration. Few bookstore marks.. Soft cover. Good. Illus. by V. Konashevich. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1913. First edition thus; from colophon: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." No date; circa 1913. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. Fine brown suede leather over thick semi-soft cover w/elaborately tooled ornamentation and design, some shelf wear, discoloration; wear to leather edge extending over stiffer cover. Cover impressed w/gilt image of swans flying above landscape within gilt border. Spine richly displays complete titles in gilt w/stylized heart and swan at top, bottom. Thick deckled pages near fine; no writing or marks. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Bind good, some cant. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight deliciously, richly subdued four-color plates in blending… Read More

New York: Duffield & Company, 1909. Unique illustrated rarity with immaculae gothic imagery. Stated at title page: "The Centenary Edition, MCMIX; Copyright, 1908 by Duffield & Company." Large 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Maroon cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Cover features subtly colored mounted plate surrounded by gilt border of struggling individual clutching at his head as he stares off to infinity. Heavy stock deckled pages, very good, clean. Features seven haunting tales accompanied by seven darkly macabre color plates by Ernest L. Blumenschein. Antiquarian inscription inside cover: "Shirley Inez McNeil, from Father, Aug. 1913". Gilded top edge. Bind good; front hinge reinforced. Poe's tales include: "The Fall of the House of Usher; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Black Cat; The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; The Gold-Bug; and, The Murders in the Rue Morgue". 219 pages.… Read More

I, Leicester Square, London : Bickers and Son, 1877. 1877 at title page; no other dates. Stated verso title page and repeated at bottom of final page: "Chiswick Press: -c. Whittingham, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane." Sienna red full cloth beveled boards, ornate gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Ornate gilt cover design features scene of Puck seated on mushroom with guiding wand and fairy nymphs ascending to glowing full moon; in b.g. is rock grotto and and black silhouette of bat surrounded by gilded borders. Spine features gilt and black design with titles on gilt relief field, Puck on mushroon at base; ornate flourishes and dentelle fill the detailed areas with crosses, etc. Back boards with blind-stamped borders. Gilt text block at all sides. Light yellow endpapers. Pages generally very good, clean; some fox to frontis and title page, moderate at endpapers. Antiquarian inscription at half-title page: "C. Reynard, from TF 1877."… Read More

London W.C.2: The Temple Press, 1939. Stated at copyright: First Published in this Edition 1909; reprinted 1939. Green buckram (cloth) boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear. Front features the stylized titles, ornamental borders and two elfin characters w/large open book. Pages very good, moderate toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Features one dozen subtly rich color plates and black & white vignettes, headers, and tailpieces throughout. Rare original wrapper, some material loss to upper, lower spine; unclipped 10s. 6d. net, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features scrolled titles and mounted color plate of Arthur Rackham: "Ganymede assumed the forward manners often seen in youths when they are between boys and men". Note: "The Publishers make no apology for a new edition of this "evergreen" book. They feel that the fine drawings of Mr. Arthur Rackham are a sufficient raison d'etre for their appearance in this… Read More

New York: Vantage Press, 1984. Rare. Dk. maroon boards, gilt spine titles, fine. Pages crisp, clean. Dj moderate wear; unclipped 6.95. A look at pioneer life on the Great Plains and a glimpse into the joys and heartaches of being a single mother in this time. Gladys - or Glad - Luke was married off as a teenager and later divorced and left w/several children on the plains, but, she retained her spunk, worked hard, retained her wit and sense of humor, and retells her experience here. 43 pages. Bookstore mark.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.