Search Results: Titles starting with V from Lonesome Water Books

Ventura County Flood Control District, Calif., 1971. 4to, 186 pages Plastic comb binding - paper covers, photographs, full page maps, fold-out maps, glossary of terms, references -- No notable defects Nice clean, tight copy Overall: Very Good+ Condition (Xob 20) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Natural History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007086.

Cairo, 1956. 8vo, 28 pages Paper covers Very Good Condition (Nc 1) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Social Science; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007063.

Westport: Greenwood Press, (2001). 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 8vo, 227 pages Black cloth - hardbound, photographs, chapter notes, bibliography, extensive index -- Fine Condition in a Fine dust jacket (Gb 8) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Women ; ISBN: 0313313997 Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007084.

San Francisco, the Bohemian Club, 1966. [First Edition]. Printed by the Grabhorn Press -- 8vo, 47pp, red patterned boards, frontispiece, illustrated -- Very good condition (Ne173) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Performing Arts; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002176.

New York: H. M Caldwell, 1900. Gift Edition. Full leather. Near fine. Short 8vo., 100 pp., mottled endpapers, suede covers with stamped design and lettering in gilt, title page with architectural border in green.

Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 8vo., 127 pp., references. Original green cloth binding lettered in gilt on the spine. Dust jacket price $2.50. Jacket has light to moderate rubbing around the extremities.

Victoria, British Columbia: Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau. Circa 1920. 8"x9" folded brochure with a stunning color cover (printed signature of artist Cliff Willis at the bottom of the front cover) showing a man fly-fishing in a stream, his camp & mountains in the background Many black & white photographs showing different resorts, hotels and points of interest throughout the text Map on the rear cover of "Red Letter Island Resorts" -- "Concise information about all the chief holiday resorts on Vancouver Island; unsurpassed fishing, fresh and salt water; mountaineering, motoring, bathing, hiking, camping, yachting, golf, tennis, cricket " - foreward -- Light edgewear to the extremities Overall, Near Fine Condition (Xbp 1) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Canada; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006817.

Charlotte / Santa Barbara: McNally and Loftin, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Nicholas S. Firefires. McNally and Loftin, Charlotte / Santa Barbara, 1964. First Edition. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Nicholas S. Firefires. Inscribed by Author. Top edges of text pages have light wavy area throughout the text from previous dampness. -- Overall Good to Good+ with a fair dust jacket. Inscribed to Merritt Palmer "With best wishes" (signed Arnold R. Rojas). Stamp of "Palmer's Saddlery, Bend Oregon on the half-title page. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 194 pages. Illustrator: Nicholas S. Firefires. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Western Americana; United States (Mexico); 19th century, 20th century; History - American - Modern; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8598.

Self Published, 1984. Third Edition [Revised and Enlarged]. Near fine/very good +. Expanded from 312pp. to 564pp. with new material. -- 8vo., 564 pp., textured boards, historical photographs, illustrations. -- A few small areas of wear to the outer extremities of the dust jacket. Overall Condition. "Arnold R. Rojas (1896 - 1988) has the distinction of being the most celebrated chronicler of the life and lore of California's Vaqueros. He did this in a series that he didn't start publishing until he was into his mid-50s, his first, "The California Vaqueros" in 1953. Ultimately he would publish seven books over the years, the final one being, "Vaqueros and Buckaroos" in 1979. He wrote about what he knew and loved - the life and ways of the old California vaqueros - men he rode and worked with for over fifty years...... he wrote down the memories of all those years for as he said, "These are stories as seen through the eyes of old vaqueros, they are something of the splendor of those days, for there… Read More

New York: ASCE Press, 1994. Edition Not Stated (NAP). Paperback. Near fine condition. 8vo., pp 467, maps, charts, index. "The Amazon, River, Nile, Mississippi, Yellow, Indus, and Murray rivers are among nineteen rivers examined by engineers and earth scientists to explain the complex nature, diversity of dominant controls, and engineering implications of large alluvial-river variability. Each river discussed provides an important example of natural river variability, illustrating the geologic, sedimentologic, tectonic, temporal, and human controls that influence river stability. Experts detail specific river engineering problems and a geomorphic-engineering approach to large river management".-rearcvr.

Prague: Nakladatel F. Kodym, 1938. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Nakladatel F. Kodym, Prague, 1938 circa. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Foreign Language Book Cover hightly decorated in gilt. Size: Quarto. 353 pages, illustrations, charts. Text is in Czech. Item Type: Foreign Language Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Astrology; Czechoslovakia; 1930s; Czech Language; Occult & Related - Vintage; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8579.

Albuquerque: Self published, 1971. 2nd Printing. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Self published, Albuquerque, 1971. 2nd Printing. Near Fine Condition. How to Grey paper covers. -- Overall Near Fine Condition. (nbg). A booklet of dye recipes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 8 pages. Item Type: How to. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; Weaving; Textiles; United States; Textile Arts; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8463.

NY: Ronald Press Company, 1953. First Edition. Near fine/good +. Signed letter from the author tipped to inside front cover Also signed by the author with a gift inscription on the front free endpaper -- 8vo, 412pp, green cloth, folding-maps, illustrations.

Lisbon: Edicoes Inapa, 2004. First Edition, Limited Edition of 750 copies. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Tall quarto, pp.160, illustrated in b&w, color, and sepia. -- Brief ink inscription on the front endpaper. -- Scarce English Edition. --. The Veiga line of the pure Portuguese Horse is the subject of this book. From its foundation 190 years ago to today. "The 190 year history of the Veiga stud farm Quinta da Broa, Golegã , it's people and its horses. The creation of the most significant line of pure bred Lusitano horses. Breeding philosophy and standards that led to todays recognized type, quality and consistency. With in-depth contributions by Alvaro Domecq Romero, Arsénio Raposo, Conchita Cintron, Don Diogo de Bragança, this is a definitive must-read for any admirer of Iberian Lusitano horses. The historic photographs found in the book are a treasure-trove of information.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1935). Stated First Edition. 8vo, 462pp, original black cloth with title in gilt on spine over a red background, map endpapers -- Clean, tight copy Overall very good+ condition in a very good (lightly worn, lightly dust soiled, not price clipped) dust jacket (D104-97) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006392.

Italy: IGL, 1986. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to., glossy illustrated paper over boards, Bilingual: Italian and English. Color illustrations of Verdirosi's paintings on every other page, with his writings on the opposite page. -- Signed by Verdirosi in ink.

Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Publishing Inc. - Bedrock Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing (10987654321). Hardcover. Fine. Mike Inkpen. 3-1/4"x4-3/4", glossy illustrated boards, 6 pop-ups, written & illustrated in color by Mike Inkpen. -- Wonderfully entertaining and incredibly silly pop-up books. -- Condition. "Inkpen has won numerous awards worldwide including The British Book Award for Lullabyhullabaloo and Penguin Small, The Children's Book Award for Threadbear, The Parents and Munch Bunch Play and Learn Award and The Right Start Petit Filous Best Toy Award for Where, Oh Where is Kipper's Bear?. He received the Children's Book Award for the 1991 work Threadbear. Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film in 1998, and Kipper's A to Z won the silver medal in the 2001 Smarties Prize".-wikipedia.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. [First American Trade Edition]. Very good +/very good. Short 4to, 232 pages, greyish blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on the front cover and spine, greyish green endpapers with white silhouettes, color frontispiece and 11 other color illustrations by Arthur Rackham throughout the text 12 color plates in all and other b&w illustrations -- Dust jacket which has a few closed tears and is a moderately worn around the extremities. White portion of the jacket is moderately/evenly dust stained. -- Condition.

London: Macmillan & Co, 1890. First Edition Thus. 3/4 leather. Very good +. Hugh Thompson. 12mo., 305 pp., leather binding (with raised bands; gilt lettering and ornamental decorations on the spine) and marbled boards, matching marbled endpapers -- Light to moderate foxing throughout, minor wear to the extremities, spine evenly darkened.

London - New York: Macmillan & Co, 1910. Second Edition, 1910 Printing - Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Very good +. 8vo., pp.305, a.e.g., full blue leather (bound by Riviere of London for Browne's Bookstore; stamped at bottom inside the front cover). Illustrated by Hugh Thompson. -- Spine evenly faded. Corner tips and spine tips faintly worn. --. Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most important writers of the Augustan Age, otherwise known as the neoclassical age or the Age of Reason. The most striking feature of Goldsmith's writing is his versatility; he wrote across genres, including the essay, the pseudoletter, the novel, poetry, history, and biography. -- Riviere: "The excellent workmanship and good taste displayed in his bindings gradually won for them the appreciation of connoisseurs, and he was largely employed by the Duke of Devonshire, Samuel Christie-Miller, Captain Francis Capper Brooke and other great collectors. He also bound for the queen and the royal family. In the Great… Read More