Bruce W Mcdaniel (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Brown Paper Boards W/ Dark Brown Cloth Spine. Blue Sky W/ Palm Tree Scene On Front. Light Corner Wear Through's . 31 Pages. Bookplate On Front Endpaper.Addenda Tipped In At Rear Endpaper.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition (NAP) Hardcover, very good, no dustjacket. Corners bumped, with a bit of cardboard exposed there; 3/4 inch scuff mark and a few lesser ones on boards, approx 1/4 inc chips off head and foot of spine. Internally, 1 inch tear side edge of first leaf of text, some light tan age stains and foxing, o/w tight, clean, unmarked. The folk refers to the cactus and other desert plants of Death Valley; full page B&W photo of each and facing descriptive text. Natural history; botany; endangered species; deserts.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1926 Near Fine Picturesque Hardcover. Not sure if it came with a Dust Jacket, Beautiful Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 31 pp., Photo Plts, Brn Illus Hardback (Bright), Fine in ratty DJ (encased in Plastic), 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with owners name and address on front free endpaper,minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Original publisher's light brown boards backed with brown cloth. Illustration of a desert landscape with palm trees on the front cover. 7" x 10 1/4." Fourteen black and white photographic plates, complete. Page with publishing information says, "Press of Geo. Rice & Sons." A small chip on the front cover that slightly affects the illustration. Small dampstain on the front cover measuring about 1/4" x 1/4" not affecting text or the illustration. Spine is slightly chipped. Between two pages is splitting along the gutter but all the pages are attached and intact. A Near Fine copy. This book that pays homage to the desert and its inhabitants, namely the different plants and trees that live there. Emphasis is placed on a brief description of each plant or tree. The following are described with an accompanying photograph: yucca, bisnaga (water barrel cactus), mistletoe, smoke tree, chili cojote, cottonwood, desert palm, mesquite, Joshua tree, ocotillo, cholla, creosote, and prickly pear.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. This work contains descriptions of several plants that are found in the desert, including the Yucca, the Water Barrel Cactus, Mistletoe, Chili Cojote, Desert Palm, Mesquite, Ocotillo, Creosote, Prickly Pear, and others. Illustrations are included. This copy is clean and solid. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, flat signed on the FFEP. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1926 hardcover, autographed by the author. Brown cloth, stamped in gilt. 116 pages. Light wear to tips of extremities. Lacks dust jacket. The book is tight and clean. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 31 pp., Photo Plts, Brn Illus Hardback, Fine in VG DJ with short repaired edgetears, 1st ed (Focus on SW deserts) (Signed by Author). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 116, [2]p. Cloth. A very good copy, the spine lettering is dull, no d.j. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall. Signed by the Author on the Verso of the Title. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Cloth backed boards. Illustrations. The author describes desert cactus and trees such as: The Yucca; The Bisnaga (Water Barrel Cactus); Mistletoe; Smoke-Tree; Chili Cojote; Cottonwood; Desert Palm, Prickly Pear; etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Cloth, no dj. Tall octavo. One-eighth leather binding; pictorial illustration on front. Unpaginated. Illus. San Diego and Arizona Railway advertisement bound in rear. Minor wear to boards, with slight fraying at corners and spine ends; trace of waterstaining at top corners. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Else very sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Very Good (slight rubbing to cloth). Sm 4to 116+[2] Verses inspired by the California desert; notable for photos. Not located in Rocq (though see #7151 fo r similar work).over 100 b/w illus/photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover, 30 pp., "with original illustrations" . 12 trees are illustrated with 1 p text for each. X-library copy . with 'The Library of Congress' book label on inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some shelfwear to cover and spine a little discoloured, pages may be tanned (although they may well be on a brownish colour paper, internally a very good, sound, tight copy. No wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 116pp. Quarto [25.5cm]. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. In an illustrated dust jacket with a small crease at the bottom of the spine. An illustrated book of poetry lauding the deserts of the American West.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good in boards. A few small stains and blemishes to boards. Publisher stamp to bottom corner inside of rear panel. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Not personalized. Also a gift inscription. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth/Boards. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). Los Angeles, CA: Swetland Publishing Company of California. G/No Dustjacket. (1926). . Cloth/Boards. Signed copy. Addenda on rear free endpaper. . 8vo., 31pp., Tips frayed, gently cracked along spine; faint foxing .

Condition: New.

Cloth. 116 pp Illustrations Vg, light wear to corners and edges, original Christmas tag pasted to fep; brown cloth binding, no dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Original burgundy quarter-cloth over illustrated paper boards, in original dust jacket. Slight wear to extremities of covers; jacket shows some shallow chipping along edges and spine. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Addenda slip inside rear endpaper. Illustrated from photographs. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Boston: Richard G. Badger/The Gorham Press, 1926, Boston, 1926. First Edition. Good. Jacket is complete but taped on its corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Cloth, dj. Tall octavo. 116 pp., illus. Heavy wear to dj, with partial loss at bottom of front panel (approx. 2.5 x 2 in.) and long split along front joint such that front panel is almost detaching. Moderate edge wear to boards. Else quite sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. 24th ed. ; xxxvii, 1724 p. illus. (part col.) ; LCCN: 00-6383 ; LC: R121; Dewey: 610.3; NLM: W13; NAL: 448 ; OCLC: 165804 ; Comprehensive biomedical dictionary that reflects standard and current terminology derived from medicine and related disciplines. Official nomenclature from various fields used in compilation. Also includes eponyms, acronyms, abbreviations, and botanical terms, as well as generic and trade names of many drugs. Entries include pronunciation, derivation, plural, definition, and subentries. Cross references. Illustrations throughout." ; well worn copy, but hinges tight in a still serviceable copy ; flexible textured faux leather covers ; G. Book.

Small 4to. With black and white illustrations. A good copy with papered boards and fabric spine. General wear to covers especially to extremities. Previous owner's gift inscription.