John D Root (33 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! May have signs of use, wear and minor cosmetic defects.

Condition: Good. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

2nd edition. 128pp, (5.5 x 8.5 inches), maps, color photos. VG+ in wrappers (softcover). Covers lightly rubbed, otherwise tight and clean, no spine crease, no other creases, no tears or bumps, no markings. Interpretive guide: geology, ecology, history.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Soft cover has light surface rubbing, pages are very clean and well bound, 5.5 X 8.5" 128 pages. An interpretive guidebook illustrating and explaining the Geology, Ecology, and History expressed in the landscapes of Banff and Jasper National Parks. The Introduction explains the broad processes of Geology and Ecology as well as the History of the area. The Vignettes provide detailed descriptions of interesting and picturesque Landmarks from Banff Townsite, following the Trans-Canada Highway to Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway north to Jasper Townsite, and Highway 16 east to the Jasper Park Gate. The locations are shown in red, by page number on the maps provided. Illustrated by colour photographs and maps.

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Condition: New. In.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Top half of last few pages and bottom corner of first two pages stained, endpapers foxed, corners rubbed. 1867 Hard Cover. iv, 562, [4] pp. 8vo. A collection of medical papers by various authors, with discussions of: urinary calculi; capillary blood vessels; empyema; spotted or congestive fever; cerebro-spinal meningitis; chlorosis; vomiting of fat; hernia; medical use of electricity; chronic metritis; still-births; ligation of the primitive carotid artery; cholera at quarantine at the Port of New York; physiology of the retina; tenant houses; spontaneous evolution of the foetus; continued fever of New York City; cystitis and rupture of the bladder treated by cystotomy; consanguineous marriages; fatal hemorrhage succeeding pneumonia; diploteratology. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, lists of members following articles. Garrison-Morton 534.64 (referencing three separate articles published 1865-1867): "Includes a valuable history of teratology with a detailed bibliography. Fisher assembled one of the largest of all libraries on teratology.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. R.E Dell Cover & Art; Interior Cartoons By; Hagglund, Jay Jackson, D.C. Root, Walt Munson, Lyle Starrett, Emmy G., Harvey Johnson, Hindmarch, Ian Dickson, Hynes (illustrator). TRUE FIRST Edition COMICS Format Thus. CAP'N WAG Volume 1 #2; ( Explosion of Military Mirth; April 15 1941; Wartime Humor, Jokes & Cartoons Magazine); World War 2 - WWII /// weight = 100 grams; 68 pages including covers; CONTENTS - (1) "The Private Leters of Pvt. Pratt" by Elgar Brown; (2) "The Bull is Mightier Than the Bullet"; (3) "Tanks for the Tanks" by David Henry; (4) "Darwin Join the Army" by Clair Des Voignes; (5) "The Admiral's Salute" by Cpl. John A. Patterson; (6) "Major O'Flynn Bans the Flies" by Sgt. O.S. Griggs; (7) "He Threw It In the Bag" by Pvt. W.F. Garrity; (8) "Sure Cure For Snakebite" by Pfc. James E. Stokes; (9) "Give Me a Tank!" by Sam Allard; (10) "All in the Air" by Vern Whaley; (11) " Who the Hell is Sergeant Kelsey?"; (12) "Objection Overruled!"; R.E Dell Cover & interior Art; "Dell Girls" Pinups on inside front & inside back covers by R.E Dell. ** Moderate water damage to cover, with light wrinkling, Glue & Tape repairs inside spine to cover, thus G Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Indianapolis: QUE, 1996. First edition, includes sealed CD. Massive trade paperback, 1198 pp. New. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. R.E Dell Cover & Art; Interior Cartoons By; Hagglund, Jay Jackson, D.C. Root, Walt Munson, Lyle Starrett, Emmy G., Harvey Johnson, Hindmarch, Ian Dickson, Hynes (illustrator). TRUE FIRST Edition COMICS Format Thus. CAP'N WAG Volume 1 #2; ( Explosion of Military Mirth; April 15 1941; Wartime Humor, Jokes & Cartoons Magazine); World War 2 - WWII /// weight = 100 grams; 68 pages including covers; CONTENTS - (1) "The Private Leters of Pvt. Pratt" by Elgar Brown; (2) "The Bull is Mightier Than the Bullet"; (3) "Tanks for the Tanks" by David Henry; (4) "Darwin Join the Army" by Clair Des Voignes; (5) "The Admiral's Salute" by Cpl. John A. Patterson; (6) "Major O'Flynn Bans the Flies" by Sgt. O.S. Griggs; (7) "He Threw It In the Bag" by Pvt. W.F. Garrity; (8) "Sure Cure For Snakebite" by Pfc. James E. Stokes; (9) "Give Me a Tank!" by Sam Allard; (10) "All in the Air" by Vern Whaley; (11) " Who the Hell is Sergeant Kelsey?"; (12) "Objection Overruled!"; R.E Dell Cover & interior Art; "Dell Girls" Pinups on inside front & inside back covers by R.E Dell. ** Moderate water damage to cover, with light wrinkling, thus G/VG Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. R.E Dell Cover & Art; Interior Cartoons By; Hagglund, Jay Jackson, D.C. Root, Walt Munson, Lyle Starrett, Emmy G., Harvey Johnson, Hindmarch, Ian Dickson, Hynes (illustrator). TRUE FIRST Edition COMICS Format Thus. CAP'N WAG Volume 1 #2; ( Explosion of Military Mirth; April 15 1941; Wartime Humor, Jokes & Cartoons Magazine); World War 2 - WWII /// weight = 100 grams; 68 pages including covers; CONTENTS - (1) "The Private Leters of Pvt. Pratt" by Elgar Brown; (2) "The Bull is Mightier Than the Bullet"; (3) "Tanks for the Tanks" by David Henry; (4) "Darwin Join the Army" by Clair Des Voignes; (5) "The Admiral's Salute" by Cpl. John A. Patterson; (6) "Major O'Flynn Bans the Flies" by Sgt. O.S. Griggs; (7) "He Threw It In the Bag" by Pvt. W.F. Garrity; (8) "Sure Cure For Snakebite" by Pfc. James E. Stokes; (9) "Give Me a Tank!" by Sam Allard; (10) "All in the Air" by Vern Whaley; (11) " Who the Hell is Sergeant Kelsey?"; (12) "Objection Overruled!"; R.E Dell Cover & interior Art; "Dell Girls" Pinups on inside front & inside back covers by R.E Dell. ** Moderate water damage to cover, with light wrinkling, thus G/VG Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 122 pages. 10.75x8.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp. 128, color photogrpahs. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Colour Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Page 71 has a colour photo of Num-ti-jah Lodge and notes it was built by James Simpson. J.M. Thorington describes a 1923 visit. LEARN more about : Laggan, Bow Glacier, valley gaciers, longitudinal crevasses, Mistaya River, herbivores, Bill Peyto, Cascade Mountain , and Rocky Mountains National Park. Text assisted by lots of colour mapsand colour photographs. Cond : Paper wrapper is blue. Colour cover photo wraps around and is dominated by silhouetted winter trees. Tight in binding. No names nor marks. Very light edge wear. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 31) : " After the closing of mines at Silver City, Anthracite, and Bankhead, Banff became almost wholly dependent on the tourist industry. And as the number of visitors increased ._._._. . ".

Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.128, previous owners stamp on title page. book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 144.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Peskin, David; Skor, Walter; Spring, Bob and Ira; Forsberg,Howard; Floherty, John Jr.; Kling, Wendell; Lee, Robert J.; Fleischmann,Glen; Conner, Mac; Berenstain, Stanley & Janice (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: Jacob M. (Jack) Arvey of Illinois - New-Style Political Boss; Our Shameful Record in Veterans' Housing; Voyage of the Pagan - One Man's Struggle with the Sea (part 1 of 3) - John Caldwell's harrowing sailing trip from Panama to Australia; After Pensions - the Bonus? - the battle for veterans' cash benefits; Johnny's Our Boy - Actor Johnny Lund; The Navy's Uncle Louie - Admiral Louis Denfeld; Autopsy; Dick Cooliey's Comeback; Mousetrap Tycoon - Chester M. Woolworth, of Lancaster, PA; Aid and Comfort to the Ku Klux Klan - opinion piece on back page - Arthur W. Terminiello. Fiction: Just Like I Hate Money; (part 1 of 2); Sister Act; The feast of Saint Restituta; The Eyes of Mr. Lovides; The Iron Butterfly (conclusion); Ethel's Magic Doggerel. Nice ads include: Trailways bus lines; Studebaker cars - nice color photos; Pontiac; Pepsi; Firestone (centerfold); New Hudson cars; FTD; Blatz beer - colour photo ad featuring sculptor Dick Wiken; Lucky Strike ad on back cover features tobacco buyer B.C. Conner. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, 16 July, 1949 Chicago Politics Politicians Jacob M. (Jack) Arvey of Illinois - New-Style Political Boss; Our Shameful Record in Veterans' Housing; Voyage of the Pagan - One Man's Struggle with the Sea (part 1 of 3).

Rare original autograph album containing nearly 200 signed letters, notes, and responses addressed to Thomas D. Neelands, longtime President of the Canadian Club of New York. Quarto, bound in full linen with titles stamped in black to the front panel, "Canadian Club of New York Thos. D. Neelands." The interior features tipped-in letters-typed and handwritten on a wide range of letterhead, from The White House to private businesses, law firms, and publications. The collection spans from 1914 to 1919, capturing the peak years of World War I and U.S. engagement with Canadian and Allied affairs.   The album is highlighted by a typed letter signed by Theodore Roosevelt on letterhead from The Metropolitan Magazine, January 16, 1917, and reads in full, "My dear Mr. Neelands: You are most kind. I rarely read the New York Times, and did not know that it had misquoted me. I wish I could accept your invitation to dinner, but it is a simple impossibility. In the Metropolitan that is out in a fortnight hence, there is an article by me about Canada, and her share in the war. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt."   Other especially notable signers include: William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Elihu Root, Chauncey Depew, Henry Cabot Lodge, George W. Goethals, Leonard Wood, George Dewey, Nelson Miles, Henry L. Stimson, Ernest Thompson Seton, Wilfred Grenfell, Thomas Lipton, John Galsworthy, Otis Skinner, Geraldine Farrar, Billie Burke, and Marie Dressler. The balance of the letters are signed by lesser political, military, and civic leaders; writers, journalists, and editors; actors and actresses; and fellow members of high society. In fine condition. The Canadian Club of New York is a civic and cultural group created to bring Canadians and Americans closer together through public events, conversation, and community-building. Historically, Canadian clubs have served as forums for diplomacy and professional exchange, offering lectures, dinners, and speaker programs that connect business leaders, government officials, and members of the broader Canadian community abroad. In a city as international and commercially connected as New York, the Club has worked as a space where Canadian identity and interests could be highlighted while also encouraging cross-border relationships in areas like business, culture, and public life.