ADAMS, DOUGLAS

Mostly Harmless

New York: Harmony Books, 1992. 1st American Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517577402. Illustrated by Peter Cross. Cover Art; 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. "It's very easy to get a little disheartened when your planet has been blown up, the woman you love has vanished in a misunderstanding about the nature of space-time, the spaceship you are on crashes in flames on a remote and Bob-fearing planet and all you have to fall back on are a few simple sandwich-making skills. However, instead of being disheartened, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit and, immediately, all hell breaks loose." "After leaving university Adams moved back to London, determined to break into TV and radio as a writer. An edited version of the Footlights Revue appeared on BBC2 television in 1974. A version of the Revue performed live in London's West End led to Adams being discovered by Monty Python's Graham Chapman. The two formed a brief writing partnership, earning Adams a writing credit in episode 45 of Monty Python for a sketch called "Patient Abuse". He is one of only two people outside the original Python members to get a writing credit (the other being Neil Innes). The sketch plays on the idea of mind-boggling paper work in an emergency, a joke later incorporated into the Vogons' obsession with paperwork. Adams and Chapman also co-wrote the "Marilyn Monroe" sketch which appeared on the soundtrack album of Monty Python and the Holy Grail." ; Vol. 5. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 34343

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0517577402 Science Fiction Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Trilogy Humor Humorous Stories Fantasy Fantastic Fiction

ADAMS, RICHARD AND MAX HOOPER

Nature Through the Seasons

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671221078. Illustrated by David A. Goddard. 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 is mostly clean and bright, though there is some light toning to the cover edges. "Adams originally began telling the story that would become Watership Down to his two daughters on a car trip. They eventually insisted that he publish it as a book. He began writing in 1966, taking two years to complete it. In 1972, after four publishers and three writers' agencies turned down the manuscript, Rex Collings agreed to publish the work. The book gained international acclaim almost immediately for reinvigorating anthropomorphic fiction with naturalism. Over the next few years Watership Down sold over a million copies worldwide. Adams won both of the most prestigious British children's book awards, one of six authors to do so: the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. In 1974, following publication of his second novel, Shardik, he left the Civil Service to become a full-time author. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1975." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 40663

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0671221078 Nature Richard Adams Max Hooper David A. Goddard Plants Trees Birds Naturalists Nature

ADAMS, JOHN JOSEPH (EDITOR)

Operation Arcana

New York: Baen Books, 2016. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1476781990. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning curling to the cover edges, some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends, and there are several light spine creases. The text pages are clean and bright. Contents inlcude: Rules of Enchantment by David Klecha & Tobias S> Buckell, The Damned One Hundred by Jonathan Maberry, Blood, SAsh, Braids by Genevieve Valentine, Mercenary's Honor by Elzabeth Moon, The Guns of the Wates by Django Wexler, The Graphology of Hemorrahage by Yoon Ha Lee, and more.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42151

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 1476781990 Science Fiction John Joseph Adams Short Stories Operation Arcana Science Fiction

ADAMS, RICHARD

Watership Down

New York: MacMillan, 1974. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0027000303. 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 dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears to the spine ends and corners. There is a small rubbed hole to the front spine joint. / The spine of the dust jacket has some light toning. "Watership Down is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in southern England, around Berkshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home (the hill of Watership Down) , encountering perils and temptations along the way. "(from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 43166

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: 0027000303 Modern Fiction Richard Adams Animals Anthropomorphism Classic Fiction

ADAMS, JAY E.

What About Nouthetic Counseling? a Question and Answer Book with History, Help and Hope for the Christian Counselor

Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co, 1980. Trade Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0875520642. Trade PB. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a mostly erased grease pencil mark to the top corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Jay Adams was best known as the founder of the modern Biblical counseling movement, launched with the publication of his groundbreaking book Competent to Counsel in 1970. He was a champion for the cause of biblical sufficiency and against the encroachment of secular psychology into the counseling rooms of pastors and Christian laypersons." (from Mid-America Studies website). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47164

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: 0875520642 Religion Jay E. Adams Nouthetic Counseling Christian Counseling Counseling

ADDAMS, CHARLES

Black Maria a New Cartoon Collection

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Addams. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends, and the spine has some light toning / fading, especially to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, small bumps and several small chips missing, along with several edge tears. " Charles Addams joined the layout department of True Detective magazine in 1933, where he retouched photos of corpses to remove the blood for appearance alongside magazine stories. Addams complained: "A lot of those corpses were more interesting the way they were." His first drawing for The New Yorker, a sketch of a window washer, ran February 6, 1932, and his cartoons ran regularly in the magazine from 1937, when he drew the first in the series that came to be called The Addams Family, until his death. Addams remained a freelancer throughout that time. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 48196

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Charles Addams The Addams Family Black Humor Cartoons

ADDICOTT, JAMES EDWIN

Grandad's Santa Clara Valley Pioneer Stories "the Cats" of Los Gatos

Los Gatos, CA: Times Printing Co, 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. Ink drawing; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a 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 noticaeble toning / foxing to the edges of the book covers and spine. The text pages are clean and bright. This is a collection of historical narratives relating to the early pioneers of the Los Gatos area of the San Francisco Bay Area. Some of the narratives are straight out engineered, others have bases in reality and relate to stories the native indigeous people told.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47200

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana James Edwin Addicott California History Los Gatos, CA California Pioneers

ADE, GEORGE

Forty Modern Fables

New York: R. H. Russell / Grosset & Dunlap, 1901. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and edge wear. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book cover, along with some fading to the color of the cloth. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a former owner's penciled in gift notation on the half title page. More interesting is this copy includes a bookplate for San Francisco Bay Area socialite Amy Requa Long. "Amy Requa Long, later Mitten (1876-1960) , a. K. A. Mrs. Oscar Fitzalan Long, who was one of the East Bay's most prominent socialites who later became a successful businesswoman in her own right. When her husband died she made headlines purchasing two banks in Willits, this coming on the heels of a number of successful real estate deals. Amy Long got involved in real estate when she led the effort to subdivide the Requa Estate on Highland Avenue in Piedmont near their home at 65 Hazel Lane. The Requa house was known as "The Highlands" and could be seen from San Francisco. It contained 40-acres of gardens, but was razed in 1923. After Long's death, she remarried Homer Mitten of Willits. She was also the President of the Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County and served on their board of directors for many years. She was a regular fixture in the local society pages. " (from M. Benjamin Katz, website) .. Very Good .

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Book number: 42737

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction George Ade Humor Amy Requa Long San Francisco Bay Area

ADLER, BILL & CHARLES M. SCHULZ

Dear President Johnson

New York, NY: William Morrow, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Schulz. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small semi-closed tears to the edges of the book covers, along with a couple of nicks to the corners.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47306

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Young Adult Bill Adler Charles Schulz Presidents Children

ADLER, BILL

Love Letters to the Mets

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by George Price. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. This is a stated First Edition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some very beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners, and edges of the book covers.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46694

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Bill Adler The Mets Baseball Correspondence George Price

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMIN.

Pilot's Radio Handbook Revised March 1954

Washington D. C.: U. S. Department of Commerce, 1954. Revised Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cloth covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 35450

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Aviation U. S. Department Of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Admin. Pilots Aviation Radio Handbook Aviation

WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Of Course I Can! I'M Patriotic As Can Be - and Ration Points Won't Worry Me!

Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Posters. Illustrated by Dick Williams. Color Illustrations; This is an original World War II poster (25 1/4" x 18 1/2") The poster is in Very Good+ condition. It is in clean, bright condition, with the exception of some light generalized toning (mostly to the reverse). The poster has been folded twice. There is one tiny nick to one edge of one of the creases. This poster is from the War Food Administration - poster number: 1944 - O 643470. "The War Food Administrator determined the direct and indirect, military, other governmental, civilian, and foreign requirements for human and animal food, and for food used industrially; formulated and implemented a program to supply food adequate to meet the requirements; allocated the Nation's farm production resources as needed; assigned priorities and makes allocations of food for all uses; insured the efficient and proper distribution of the available food supply; and made recommendations to the Chairman of the War Production Board covering the quantities and types of nonfood materials, supplies, and equipment required to carry out the program of the War Food Administration. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45214

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II War Food Administration Office Of War Information Dick Williams Propaganda Canning

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY / WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION

A Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in San Francisco, California 1941

San Francisco, CA: Northern California Historical Records Survey, 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Ex Library copy from Mills College, Oakland, CA. This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and library tape spine. The book is in Very Good- to Near Very Good condition overall and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light edge wear, rubbing and wear. The spine label (pasted on) includes a library card catalogue number. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of several discreet library markings (including a card pocket on the rear cover). "This historical records survey was initiated on a nation-wide basis in January 1936 under the direction of Dr. Luther H. Evan. the purpose of the project is to discover, preserve, preserve, and make accessible basic pource material for research in the history of the United States: the church archives inventory is one of the important phases of the program.". Very Good- .

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Book number: 36350

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana Northern California Historical Records Survey Works Project Administration WPA Churches Religion Historical data

ADOLPH (ADOLPH LILJENGREN)

Harvest Happiness and Other Stories

Chicago, IL: Mission Friend's Publishing Co, 1930. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The covers of the book have some ground-in finger dirt and one small patch of cover lifted. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a faint previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown page. The book contains a series of short stories / anecdones regarding Swedish immigrants and their families.. Very Good .

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Book number: 35250

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Short Stories Adolph Sutro Adolph Lijengren Swedish Americans Immigrants Chicago, IL Religion Mission Friend's Publishing Co. Short stories

AMES AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY / NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

Group of 16 Black and White Photographs from the Naca, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory at Moffett Field, Ca C1944-1958

Moffett Field, CA: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 0. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This group of sixteen 8" x 10" black and white photographs from the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory all have the NACA logo and photograph identification inside the photo and an identifier notation at the bottom edge of the white outer border. The photos themselves mostly cover the the use of Schlieren photography at supersonic or subsonic speeds or the wind tunnels in which the photography was produced. The photographs are all in Very Good+ condition. Two of the photographs have ink stamped designation from NACA which has been crossed out with blue pen. Unfortunately the photos are undated but can be positively dated between 1944 and 1958. "On 9 August 1939, as World War II began, Congress authorized the construction of a second National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) laboratory for urgent research in aircraft structures. Ground was broken for the laboratory at Moffett Field, California, in December 1939 and operations began in early 1941. NACA named the facility "Ames Aeronautical Laboratory" in 1944 in honor of Dr. Joseph S. Ames, leading aerodynamicist and former president of Johns Hopkins University. Wind tunnels are central to Ames' history. Several wind tunnels were opened in the 1940s to test and refine aircraft, guided missiles, satellites, and reentry bodies. Of particular note are three tunnels later designated key national resources. The 40 x 80-foot wind tunnel opened in June 1944 to conduct aircraft development work. The 12-foot subsonic wind tunnel, opened in July 1946. The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel enabled Ames to conduct new research; almost all NASA manned space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle, were tested in the Unitary." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40283

Catalogue: Aeronautics / Astronautics

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics Ames Aeronautical Laboratory NACA National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Wind Tunnels Schlieren Photography Subsonic Aviation Supersonic Airplanes Aeronautics / Astronautics