Search Results: Titles starting with U from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing. Very Good+. 2007. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 1602390525 . B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued witohout a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Washington, D. C.: National Aviation Education Council. Very Good. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping an rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce / U.S. Camera Book. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and some ground-in dirt. There is a large chip to the top spine end of the dust jacket. "The fascinating world of photography is reviewed for you in this new and exciting edition of U. S. Camera Annual 1963. Presented in glorious color and black and white, the Annual allows you to be an eyewitness to the great pictures recorded on film during the past year. Included are articles by Ansel Adams, Edward Steichen, Will Connell and more. There is is feature article on President John F. Kennedy and his family as well. .

San Francisco, CA: U. S. Marine Corps.. Good. 1934. Poster. Small poster (13" x 14" ) for the U. S. Marine Pictorial Service. A recruiting poster from 1934. This poster comes from the Marine Corps Recruiting station at 100 Harrison St. , San Francisco. This poster is in Good only condition. There are a couple of small tears to the top edge of the poster. The bottom left corner (facing front) has tidemarking / foxing (about 3" long x 2" tall at the highest). There is a poke/ tear with some wrinkling to the left edge by the center. "In 1925 NPG moved to the newly constructed Marine Corps warehouse building in the industrial section of San Francisco, at 100 Harrison St.. Signals from Washington and Honolulu were piped into NPG from the receiver station at South San Francisco. Receivers, and antennas on the roof, were installed in the building for the San Diego, Puget Sound, Direction· Finder Stations, and the ship-shore circuits. Operating positions for duplex… Read More

Washington D. C.: U. S. Navy. Very Good+. 1959. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is one spot of white paint on the front spine joint of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Naval Mobile Construction Battalion is designed for dual construction and military support operations to build advanced base facilities in support of U. S. And allied military activities and to provide engineering support for Fleet Marine Units. The NMCB function also includes corresponding missions of repair and operations of facilities and line of communications during emergencies or contingency operations. Each battalion has about 600 officers and enlisted personnel. Their complement includes Civil Engineer Corps officers, other staff officers, enlisted craftsmen from every construction trade and… Read More

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has a couple of small nicks and tears, and rubbing to the spine and flap joints, along with ground-in dirt to the rear panel. "A type certificate is issued to signify the airworthiness of an aircraft manufacturing design or "type". The certificate is issued by a regulating body, and once issued, the design cannot be changed. The certificate reflects a determination made by the regulating body that the aircraft is manufactured according to an approved design, and that the design ensures compliance with airworthiness requirements. The regulating body compares design documents and processes to determine if the design meets requirements established… Read More

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has a couple of small nicks and tears, and rubbing to the spine and flap joints, along with ground-in dirt to the rear panel. "A type certificate is issued to signify the airworthiness of an aircraft manufacturing design or "type". The certificate is issued by a regulating body, and once issued, the design cannot be changed. The certificate reflects a determination made by the regulating body that the aircraft is manufactured according to an approved design, and that the design ensures compliance with airworthiness requirements. The regulating body compares design documents and processes to determine if the design meets requirements established… Read More

Hong Kong: Concord Publications Co. Very Good+. 1990. Trade Edition. Paperback. 9623610084 . B&W and Color Photographs; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: Bantam Books. Very Good+. 1979. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0553011669 . B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condiiton and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition, with the exception of fading to the spine of the book. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, known as the Brothers Hildebrandt (born January 23, 1939) , are American twin brothers who worked collaboratively as fantasy and science fiction artists for many years. They produced illustrations for comic books, movie posters, children's books, posters, novels, calendars, advertisements, and trading cards. Tim Hildebrandt died on June 11, 2006. " (from Wikipedia) .

Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1563114925 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA) , eventually becoming an antisubmarine aircraft carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society. Very Good+. 1937. Magazine. B&W Photographs; This is a DISBOUND article from National Geographic Magazine. This is the actual article, not a photocopy. Text pages are clean, bright and without chips, tears, discoloration or wear. The article consists of twenty-two double-sided text pages with twenty-two black and white photographs and one black and white map. The author, Jay Marston, writes about his experience in Equatorial Africa and the area around Uganda. References are made to Salt Mining, The King of Toro, Pygmies, the Ituru Forest, His Highness Sir Daudi Chwa Watussi, and others. Photographs are by A. T. Schofield, Sir Bernard Bourdillon, Alice Schalek, and, E. Gladwin. .

Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1556431821 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Sturgeon ghost-wrote one Ellery Queen mystery novel, The Player on the Other Side (Random House, 1963). This novel gained critical praise from critic H. R. F. Keating: " had almost finished writing Crime and Mystery: the 100 Best Books, in which I had included The Player on the Other Side ... Placing the book squarely in the Queen canon" when he learned that it had been written by Sturgeon. Similarly, William DeAndrea, author and winner of Mystery Writers of America awards, selecting his ten favorite mystery novels for the magazine Armchair Detective, picked The Player on the Other Side as one of them. He said: "This book changed my life ... And made a raving… Read More

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0233983619 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Very Good+. 1976. 4th Printing. Hardcover. 0674920007 . This is a set of book / records enclosed in a slipcase. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. All six records are included and appear to be in clean, bright condition. The slipcase is in generally clean condition, but does have some bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. "Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history" according to music critic Donal Henahan. Bernstein received numerous honors and accolades including seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and 16 Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime… Read More

New York, NY: International Association of Newspapers & Authors. Very Good+. 1901. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning wear and fraying to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked on the front pastedown page. This is author Dunbar's first novel. "Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries." "Much of his more popular work in his lifetime was written in the Negro dialect associated with the antebellum South. His work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading critic associated with the Harper's Weekly, and Dunbar was one of the first African-American writers to establish a national reputation." (from Wikipedia) .

San Francisco, CA: Strawberry Hill Press. Very Good+. 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Photographs; This edition is paperback. This book includes an introduction by Alex Haley. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover along with creasing to the front and rear spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "A poster in the recruiting office had caused it all : Join the Marines Today! At the ignorant age of twenty it seemed like a good idea. Thirty days later I had enlisted and was on my way to boot camp. My passage was by coach on an eastbound passenger train. I counted telephone poles to pass the time." (from the book) .

Boston, MA: Phillips & Sampson. Good. 1846. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has several smallish to medium sized chips the the spine ends and front spine joint. The corners have bumping, rubbing and fraying to the cloth. There are several spots of discoloration to the rear covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing and finger dirt throughout. The front and rear endpapers have a previous owner's ink stamped initials and hand inked name and address. "George Trask (1798- 1875) , a Congregational clergyman who had graduated from Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary, was active in many reforms, including abolition, peace, and temperance; he also agitated with special vehemence against the use of tobacco." (The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison vol. 5) .

New York, NY: Platt & Munk. Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. 082286519X . Color Illustrations; This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good conditition and was likedly issued thus without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cvoers, along with several scrapes and spots of use to the edges of the covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The front endpaper has an ink marker set of initials at the top edge. "Uncle Wiggily, an engaging elderly rabbit, is lame from rheumatism. Wherever he goes, he always relies on a red, white, and blue crutch—described as being "striped like a barber-pole", or, in later episodes, "his candy-striped walking cane", with spiral red and white striping like a peppermint candy stick. Uncle Wiggily is only one of many recurring characters in the series. For example, the Pipsisewah is an… Read More

New York, NY: Platt & Munk, Publishers. Very Good-. 1939. Trade Edition. Paperback. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated self covers and stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some tearing to the bottom spine of the book cover. The covers have some ground-in dirt. The bottom third of the bottom spine end has a tear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout and some light generalized toning to the pages. .

New York, NY: Platt & Munk, Publishers. Very Good-. 1939. Trade Edition. Paperback. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated self covers and stapled spine. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some tearing to the bottom spine of the book cover. The covers have noticeable ground-in dirt and toning. There is a noticeable crease to the front cover. The bottom bit of the bottom spine end has a tear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout and some light generalized toning to the pages. "The first Uncle Wiggily story appeared January 10, 1910 in the Newark News. For almost four decades the newspaper published an Uncle Wiggily story by Garis every day except Sunday, and the series was eventually nationally syndicated. By the time Garis retired from the newspaper in 1947, he had… Read More