ADAIR, ROBERT K.

Physics of Baseball, the

Perennial Library - Harper and Row, 1990. Paperback. ISBN: 0060964618. A Fine Trade Paerback with a sound binding. Bright & unmarked pages, very light edgewear . " Illustrations / mathematical formulas / figures throughout. The author, at the time of publication, was Sterling Professor of Physics at Yale University. He was a friend of Bart Giamatti, the Commissioner of Baseball. That friendship resulted in this book, which explains the physical elements of baseball re. Pitching, hitting, the properties of bats, and more. Extremely well done, fascinating." ; 0.4 X 5.3 X 8 inches; 128 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26725

Catalogue: Baseball, Science, Sports, Physics

Keywords: 0060964618 Sports > Baselball Science Physics

ADAMS, DOUGLAS

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Stoddart, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0773721002. Blue Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good conditon, a sound binding, the pages are unmarked, but have age tanning to them. Sping end bumping. The DJ is Very Good with edgewear and cover scuffing. ; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches; 247 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 24555

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0773721002 Science Fiction

ADKINS, JAN

Art and Industry of Sandcastles Being an Illustrated Guide to Basic Constructions Along with Divers Information

Walker Publishing, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802703364. A pictorial Hardcover in Very Good condition. A tightly bound book with clean & unmarked pages. Ex-library with the pocket on the back of the back end paper, two stamps. Wear to the cover edges. The DJ is glued to the booki, and is in Very Good condition with cover edgewear and a white sticker to the spine. "Drawings and text instruct in building sandcastles like the real stone and mortar ones of long ago. Includes descriptions of castle life and explains the roles of such people as the master of hounds, scribe, and page." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26810

Catalogue: Crafts & Hobbies, Sandcastles, Social Science

Keywords: 0802703364 Sandcastles Crafts & Hobbies Guides Culture Crafts & Hobbies Social Sciences Guides

AMIS KINGSLEY

Alteration, the

London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Light green Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. A Very Good++ book with a solid binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is Very Good+ with light cover rubbing and edge wear. Light bumping to the bottom spine end, sharp corners. "It is 1976 but the modern world is a medieval relic, frozen in intellectual and spiritual time ever since Martin Luther was promoted to pope back in the sixteenth century. Stephen the Third, the king of England, has just died, and Mass (Mozart’s second requiem) is about to be sung to lay him to rest. In the choir is our hero, Hubert Anvil, an extremely ordinary ten-year-old boy with a faultless voice." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27165

Catalogue: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature

Keywords: Science Fiction Historical Fiction British Literature Science Fiction & Fantasy Historical Fiction Literature

ANDERSON, KEVIN

Dark Apprentice Star Wars Legends

Del Rey, 1994. Paperback. ISBN: 0553297996. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. The binding is tight, a book stamp to the front free end paper, otherwise a clean, unmarked interior. "At Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy a brilliant young student, Kyp Durron, delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force. Impatient to rid the universe of its conflicts, Kyp steals a doomsday weapon - the Sun Crusher - to subjugate the Republic's last enemies." ; The Jedi Academy; Vol. 2; 6.70 X 4.20 X 1.20 inches; 368 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 21303

Catalogue: Star Wars, Science Fiction

Keywords: 0553297996 Science Fiction & Fantasy

ANDREW J. V.

Bilingual Today: French Tomorrow

Richmond Hill, Ontario: BMG Publishing, 1977. Paperback. Trade Paperback in Very good condition, pages are tight, bright & unmarked. Moderate cover scuffing and edgewear. "Trudeau's master plan and how it can be stopped." ; 7.75"; 137 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 22794

Catalogue: Canada, Political Science, Bilingualism

Keywords: Bilingualism Canada Culture History Political Science

ARDREY, ROBERT

Hunting Hypothesis a Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man

Antheneum, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689106726. First edition. Brown linen covers with gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good++ condition, a sound binding, the pages are totally bright & unmarked. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped, Very Good, with light spine browning and cover edgewearbb, small tear to the front cover top edge. "In paleoanthropology, the hunting hypothesis is the hypothesis that human evolution was primarily influenced by the activity of hunting for relatively large and fast animals, and that the activity of hunting distinguished human ancestors from other hominins." ; 9.4 X 6.1 X 1.2 inches; 242 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 25634

Catalogue: Science, Evolution, Psychology

Keywords: 0689106726 Human Evolution Science Psychology

ARENDT HANNAH

Le Système Totalitaire

Paris, France: France Loisirs, 1972. Hardcover. ISBN: 2724243951. A Fine+ mulitcolored Hardcover, tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is Very Good+, glossy, with cover edgewear and rubbing, small crease on the front cover bottom edge. "Le système politique mis au point par l'Allemagne hitlérienne et la Russie stalinienne ne consiste pas en une simple radicalisation des méthodes dictatoriales. C'est un système entièrement original qui repose sur la transformation des classes en masses, fait de la police le centre du pouvoir et met en oeuvre une politique étrangère visant ouvertement à la domination du monde. "; Narrow 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 408 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27641

Catalogue: History, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science

Keywords: 2724243951 History > Antisemitism Socialism Political Science Totalitarisme History Social Sciences Sociology Philosophy Political Science

ARMOUR RICHARD

It All Started with Stones and Clubs: Being a Short History of War and Weaponry from Earliest Times to the Present

McGraw Hill Book Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0070022607. Stated First Edition. Brown / black Hardcovers in Very Good++ condition. A sound binding with bright & unmarked pages. The DJ is clipped, light cover edgewear , protected by a clear plastic covering. "Noting the Gratifying Progress, made by Man since his First Crude, Small-Scale Efforts to Do Away with Those Who Disagreed with im." ; 7.75"; 147 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26424

Catalogue: Humor, Military Art and Science

Keywords: 0070022607 Humour & Satire Science Military

ASARO CATHERINE

Fire Opal, the

New York: Luna, 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0373802773. Nice Trade Paperback book, a little edgewear on cover edges and some wear on spine hinge (front bottom) . Clean text with a solid binding. 'Deep in the sun-drenched desert, priestess Ginger-Sun carries the power of shape mages. And whispers abound: Is she descended from the beloved Sunset Goddess, or are her nighttime rituals filled with wickedness? Ginger herself is uncertain, until a stranger is left for dead at her feet. "Thence her magic begins to burn." ; The Lost Continent; Vol. 2; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 313 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2417

Catalogue: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Keywords: 0373802773 Magic, Magician Science Fiction & Fantasy

ASIMOV ISAAC

A Choice of Catastrophes: The Disasters That Threaten Our World

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0671227017. First Edition. Red hard boards / black cloth spine. Minor bumping to spine ends. DJ clipped, glossy, minor bumping to spine ends and some edgewear. A photo of a 'smiling' Asimov on back cover. Crease on back flap. "Asimov defines five classes of catastrophes. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 377 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1712

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0671227017 Natural Disasters, Astronomy Science

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Edge of Tomorrow

Tor Books (Tom Doherty Asso. ), 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312932006. First Edition, First Printing. Blue Hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. Pages are tightly bound with bright & unmarked pages. A light bump to the front cover corner and the spine ends. The DJ is unclipped, glossy covers with two small scratches to the back cover. "Isaac Asimov writes about actual and fictional scientists--from Archimedes in his bath to the alien astronomers on the far planet of Largesh--whose minds and discoveries have shaped our past, present, and future. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 462 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27419

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0312932006 Science Ficttion. Science Fiction & Fantasy

ASIMOV ISAAC

Fantastic Voyage

Bantam Books H3177, 1966. Mass Market. In very good condition, this Mass Market Paperback has light scuffing and edgewear, squared with a solid binding and an unmarked interior. "Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic sub and being injected into a dying man's carotid artery. Therefore a bold journey into a new dimension of entertainment and excitement!" ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 186 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 7012

Catalogue: Juvenile Science Fiction

Keywords: Movie Novels Juvenile Science Ficition Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Juvenile / Young Adult

ASIMOV ISAAC

Foundation, 3rd Book in the Foundation Series.

Avon, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Tightly bound with a clean, unmarked text. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 200 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 25870

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Foundation and Earth, Book 5, Foundation

Del Rey, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0345339967. Mass Market in Very Good condition, clean & unmarked pages, pages are tight. Spine creasing with cover edgewear. Small sticker scar." Councilman Golan Trevize is wondering if he was right to choose a collective mind as the best possible future for humanity over the anarchy of contentious individuals, nations and planets." ; 6.8 X 4.1 X 1.3 inches; 494 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 24554

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0345339967 Science Fiction & Fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy