The World of Haldeman Julius (5 results)

cloth, dust jacket. Haldeman-Julius (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 288 pages. With a foreword by Harry Golden. First edition. Autobiographical work on the founder of Little Blue Books. Fine in near fine jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is Practical Mechanical Problems and How to Solve Them by Lawrence A. Barrett, being Little Blue Book 1324. It is a WWII Wartime reprint published by Haldeman - Julius circa 1943. The single staple informs us that this was a book produced during wartime restrictions on paper. Unusual for Little Blue Books, this title has several line drawings too illustrate some of the problems and solutions discussed. ********************************************* SERIES : Little Blue Books ( No. 1324 ) / TITLE : Practical Mechanical Problems and How to Solve Them / AUTHOR : Lawrence A. Barrett / IMPRINT : Haldeman-Julius / PLACE : Girard, Kansas / DATE : [circa 1943 ] / EDITION : Wartime Reprint / STATUS : OP Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 64 pages (pagination includes title page); approximately 3 3/8" x 5 ; printed gray-blue a colored wraps, stapled (paper covers with 1 staple, and a small Union label on the rear cover). The single staple is a clue that the book was issued during the Second World War. Interesting to see some remains of the original blue color, which on the great majority of specimens, has pretty much faded away completely. ******************************************* CONDITION - This is a previously owned book which remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted :: Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. // THIS COPY VERY GOOD The cover still has some of the blue coloration, else is faded and slightly weathered about the edges; there is a shallow vertical crease on the front cover (not visible in our pictures); interior paper is toned, else clean and free of marking. Binding is solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is A Book of Mathematical Oddities by Clement Wood, being Little Blue Book 1210. It is a WWII Wartime reprint published by Haldeman - Julius circa 1943. The single staple informs us that this was a book produced during wartime restrictions on paper. My head feels odd just looking at the first page, but I warrant any math enthusiast will be sure to find this book fascinating! ********************************************* SERIES : Little Blue Books ( No. 1210 ) / TITLE : A Book of Mathematical Oddities / AUTHOR : Clement Wood / IMPRINT : Haldeman-Julius / PLACE : Girard, Kansas / DATE : [circa 1943 ] / EDITION : Wartime Reprint / STATUS : OP Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 64 pages (pagination includes title page); approximately 3 3/8" x 4 7/8 ; printed manilla colored wraps, stapled (paper covers with 1 staple, and a small Union label on the rear cover). The single staple is a clue that the book was issued during the Second World War. ******************************************* CONDITION - This is a previously owned book which remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted :: Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. // THIS COPY : - VERY GOOD - The paper is toned, there is a bit of else scuffing, small spots at edges, and a shallow crease to the front cover, else clean and free of marking. Binding is solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is "A Handbook of Useful Tables" by Lloyd E. Smith, being Little Blue Book 835. It is a WWII Wartime reprint published by Haldeman - Julius circa 1943. The single staple informs us that this wasa book produced during wartime restrictions on paper. The following are the subjects and tables presented : Notation about Roman vs Arabic / Long Measure - Length / Square Measure - Area / Cubic Measure - Volume / Liquid Measure - Capacity / Dry Measure - Capacity / Measure of Weight / The Metric System (including Equivalents and conversion) / Time / Miscellaneous Tables : Common Units; Paper Measure; household Measure ; Angular Measure; Temperature; Sizes of Type; Table of Medical Signs and Abbreviations / Specific Gravities / Decimal Fractions / Interest Computations Multiplication Tables / Squares, Square Roots; Cubes, Cube Roots / Arithmetical Formulas / Coin Equivalents / Miscellaneous Weights and Measures. The book has an Index. ********************************************* SERIES : Little Blue Books ( No. 835 ) / TITLE : A Handbook of Useful Tables / EDITOR : Lloyd E. Smith / IMPRINT : Haldeman-Julius / PLACE : Girard, Kansas / DATE : [circa 1943 ] / EDITION : Wartime Reprint / STATUS : OP Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 64 pages (pagination includes title page); approximately 3 3/8" x 5"; printed manilla colored wraps, stapled (paper covers with 1 staple, and a small Union label on the rear cover). The single staple is a clue that the book was issued during the Second World War. ******************************************* CONDITION - This is a previously owned book which remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted :: Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. // THIS COPY : - VERY GOOD - The paper is toned, else clean and free of marking.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Compiled by Albert Mordell. Foreword by Harry Golden. 1st ed. NY (Twayne) 1960. Fine in dust wrapper.