Folks S (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 144 pages. Illustrated. Ants and Plants- -Friends and Foes In return for sustenance, ants pollinate and guard plants. But when ants ravage crucial nutrients, plants retaliate. Rarely captured images illustrate relationships both symbiotic and hostile. The Caspian Sea { The Rise and Fall of the Caspian Sea} Five countries now ring the Caspian, where two stood only a decade ago. The Soviet Union s breakup left regional economies in tatters The Missouri Breaks In the river- gouged plains of eastern Montana folks tough as branding irons find community when they want it. [ Whydah] Pirates { Pirates of the [ Whydah] } Survivors swore the Whydah was packed with plunder when a nor easter swamped her off Cape Cod in 1717. Now salvagers searching for the loot have hit archaeological gold: artifacts offering a treasure trove of insights into the lives of pirates. Africa s Wild Dogs Dogs? Not really. Wild? Definitely. Only distantly related to any of the world s other canids, these bush hunters live in sociable packs but suffer a bloodthirsty reputation. From Fins to Feet { The Rise of Life on Earth: From Fins to Feet} Did ancient fish haul themselves ashore on fins that later became limbs? Probably not, according to new discoveries suggesting that the legs animals use to walk on land originated in the Devonian period for life in the water.…

Condition: New. Editor(s): Folks, Jeffrey J.; Folks, Jeffery J. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703. . 1997. 1st edition, Hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 213 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Blue-green spine with white text. Boards have light shelf wear. Text block has light fixing to edges. Shelved ND-E. 1377777. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. No jacket. Very Good - ex-library copy with white sticker and tape on spine, blacked-out call number stickers on front cover, stamp and due date slip on front end paper. Cover is slightly faded and has some ink smudges on back.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Folks, Jeffrey J.; Folks, Jeffery J. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703. . 1997. 1st edition, Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Dzhejms Bond vozvrashchaetsya!!!Avtorom novoj, pyatnadtsatoj knigi stal britanskij avtor Sebastyan Folks. Nasledniki pisatelya Yana Fleminga Fleming Estate vybrali Folksa kak ofitsialnogo prodolzhatelya epopei o Dzhejmse Bonde eshche v 2006 godu, no do nachala 2008 goda ego imya derzhalos v sekrete. Sebastyan Folks podkhvatyvaet znamya bondiany tam, gde ono vypalo iz ruk Fleminga, i voznosit ego k tolko chto vzyatym vysotam kholodnoj vojny, pogruzhaya nas v istoriyu, polnuyu pochti nevynosimogo napryazheniya i dinamiki. Dyavol ne lyubit zhdat sokhranyaet vse ocharovanie i aromat romanov Fleminga i stavit Bonda pered litsom opasnostej, kotorymi polon segodnyashnij mir. Eto masterskoe prodolzhenie mnogotomnoj bondiany - eshche odna glava iz zhizni samogo znamenitogo shpiona mirovoj literatury i kino, nasyshchennaya yarkimi, zakhvatyvayushchimi sobytiyami.…

Condition: Brand New.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines faded, corners rubbed with minimal loss, front joint of fourth volume beginning to split. Bindings tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1911 Half-Leather. Complete in four volumes. Leather spine and corners, gilt titles, marbled boards and endpapers, photographic and engraved frontispieces and plates. A detailed account of the history of New York State covering the governorships of Grover Cleveland through Charles E. Hughes (1882-1910), with profiles of each administration, accounts of the various officers, government departments, and commissions, and chapters on each county. Includes chapters on Theodore Roosevelt's administration, and on the origin and construction of the barge canals. Lists of New York State Assembly members and state senators from 1883 to 1911 follows text.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 361 Pp. Original Card Covers, Re-Backed In Gray Cloth, Original Covers Worn And Damp-Stained, Contents Clean, And No Marks. Multiple Articles By Many Authors, As There Were Not That Many Liberal And Deep-Thinking And Thought-Provoking Writers Of The Early Twentieth Century. Still, Dedicated By The Editors To Dorothy Whitney Straight, Patroness; According To Wikipedia, Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (Née Whitney, Previously Straight; 1887 - 1968) Was An American-Born Social Activist, Philanthropist, Publisher And A Member Of The Prominent Whitney Family. Whitney Was Born In Washington, D.C., The Daughter Of Flora (Née Payne) And William Collins Whitney, The United States Secretary Of The Navy During The First Cleveland Administration From 1885 Through 1889. Flora Was The Daughter Of Senator Henry B. Payne Of Ohio] And Sister Of Colonel Oliver Hazard Payne, Later Treasurer Of The Standard Oil Company. She Attended The Chapin School. At Age 17, She Came Into A Major Inheritance, Approximately $15,000,000 (The Modern Equivalent Underestimates The Wealth Vs. Her Contemporaries). One Of The Wealthiest Women In America In The Early 20Th Century, Dorothy Whitney Straight Was A Philanthropist And Social Activist Who Supported Women's Trade Unions And Educational And Charitable Organizations Such As The Junior League Of New York. She Became The First President Of The Association Of Junior Leagues International In 1921. Together With Her Husband, She Founded The Weekly Magazine The New Republic And The New School For Social Research In New York City. Records Of Dorothy Payne Whitney In New York City Reveal The Extent Of Her Philanthropic Work. She Was A Benefactor Of The Arts, Feminist, And Pacifist Causes, As Well As Social And Labour Reform. She Lent Financial Support To Progressive Alternative Education Plus Scholarly Research. In 1937, She Created The William C. Whitney Foundation In Her Father's Name.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Large octavo, six issues, publisher's pictorial bevel-edged red cloth stamped in black and gold. A bright, tight, very good copy. A lovely copy. (#174981).