Herman John Foreword (15 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD CONDITION PAPERBACK CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; Light green border covers showing typical Bronx 4 story tenement houses. ; 320pg pages; "enormously entertaining" portrait of "a Bronx Tom Sawyer" (San Francisco Chronicle), City Boy is a sharp and moving novel of boyhood from Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk. "alive with the exuberance & innocenceof youth.". Illustrated by BACON, PAUL COVER ART.City Street & BOY IN BLUE (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback book in good condition.

paperback. Condition: Good. A used book with light to moderate shelf wear and imperfections. Signed by editor and photographer Don Doll on title page. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores. Signed by Editor.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Leather Bound. Condition: As New. Unread Copy with stiff spine. Includes Easton notes about Father Joseph Owens who introduces Aristotle. Full black leather accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing and moire end sheets. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. YY. …

Paperback square quarto, very good condition, colour & black & white photos, bottom corner rear cover lightly creased, minor edgewear. 143 pp. This art exhibition catalogue, edited by Margaret Meagher, has been sponsored by Grace Bros Department Store, Sydney, to commemorate their Centenary 1885 - 1985. The paintings are from the collection of the Mitchell Library, the Dixson Library, and the Dixon Galleries of the State Library of New South Wales. …

hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Creasing on front panel top corner.; 150 pages.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Fine. As new, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. Full black leather with gilt decorative design, all edges gilt, satin ribbon marker, and silk moire endpapers; smyth-sewn and bound in top-grain leather with raised bands on spine; printed on specially milled acid-neutral paper. A beautiful book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Good dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. / Halsted Press Division, 1976. HARDCOVER edition. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket has a sun faded spine (still easily legible), couple tiny chips, and scar where something, perhaps a price sticker, was removed). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1976. "First Printing" is so stated. Foreword by Herman A. Witkin. Tables. Figures. List of bibliographical references. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Volume 3 from the publisher's Cross-cultural research and methodology series. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii, 242pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …

Condition: Like New. Amazing book. Set of 2 volumes in the slipcase. Dust jackets and book in excellent condition. Slipcase has minimal shelf wear.