John G Walton (68 results)

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. CXXVII, No. 11. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover art by Jean-Pierre Normand. Includes "Murder in Parliament Street" (novella) by Barry B. Longyear; "These Are the Times" (novelette) by John G. Hemry; "The Paradise Project" (novelette) by H. G. Stratmann; "Yearning for the White Avenger" by Carl Frederick; "The Suit" by Bud Sparhawk; "Permission to Speak Freely" by David Walton. Science Fact: "The Search for the World's First Equestrians" by Richard A. Lovett. Probability Zero: "All The Things That Can't Be" by Ian Randal Strock. Illustrated by John Allemand, William Warren, Nicholas Jainschigg, and Mark Evans. Label mostly removed with scarring; creasing. Reading copy. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is a near fine first edition paperback copy, white spine. Signed by John Kollock on the front flyleaf. John Kollock (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. 87 pages. Private library label on reverse side of front cover. Rollock, John (illustrator). Small Trade Paperback.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Large folded sheet that includes an aeromagnetic map, description of geology/geophysics, and reference cited; this copy has field notations showing distribution of copper, gold, zinc and barium; ex-corporate library; in good condition. Map.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 64 pp. Digest format. Edge and corner wear; no interior markings. Cover art by Dear. This issue contains: STORIES: Phantom Fortune by Hugh B. Cave; The Shrewd Banker by Leonard Gribble; Pony Run by Gerald Wyatt; Encounter at Sea - part one of two parts (originally titled: Barrier Reef Espionage) by John Gunn. ARTICLES: Summer Exams in March or May by Reg Butler; Gag Bag - anonymous; Scientists Will Probe the Aurora by H. J. Campbell; Highways and Byways in Many Lands by Hellier; Two Years in the Antarctic by E. W. Kevin Walton; Volleyball is a Thrilling Game by Don Anthony; The Night Sky in July by George Graham; A Fast Bowler is the Shock Weapon of the Team by Brian Statham; There Won't Be Any Panic - Life Saving for Swimmers by Sid G. Hedges; Touring with One Map by Ronald English; Set Sail for Marseilles by Robert E. Gibbs; Let's Try Fishing by Alan C. Jenkins; Can You Name These Objects - anonymous; Stamp of the Month by L. N. and M. Williams; Chess Problem by John Bee; and July Crossword (unmarked) by Gordon Doublas. Size: 12mo. Dear; (illustrator). Book.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: wraps. First Edition. This is a near fine 87 page first edition paperback copy, white illustrated wraps. Signed by the author on the title page. And with this note on the front flyleaf: "Inscribed to Snow Roberts with the best wishes by the author. 1979.". John Kollock (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Charts and figures, light creasing to corners of cover, text clean and tight. Used.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Charts and figures, light creasing to corners of cover, text clean and tight. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 208 pp., x. '1' in number line. Following the list of Contributors and "Introduction: Looking Forward Into History" by Editor, Contents divided into 24 Essays in 6 Sections: [I] INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS (1) Jeffrey G. Williamson, "How Tough Are Times in the Third World?"; (2) Julian L. Simon and Rita James Simon, "Do We Really Need All These Immigrants?'; (3) Lance E. Davis and Robert A. Huttenback, "Do Imperial Powers Get Rich Off Their Colonies?"; (4) Robert Higgs, "How Military Mobilization Hurts the Economy"; [II] WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT (5) Price V. Fishback, "Does Workers' Compensation Make for a Safer Workplace?"; (6) Lee J. Alston, "American Farming: If It's Broke, Why Can't We Fix It?"; (7) Elizabeth Hoffman,"How Can Displaced Workers Find Better Jobs?"; [III] WOMEN AND MINORITIES (8) Robert A. Margo, "What is the Key to Black Progress?"; (9) Elyce J. Rotella, "The Equal Rights Amendment--Yes, But Whose?"; [IV] GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY (10) Barry Eichengreen, "As Good As Gold--By What Standard?"; (11) Mark Thomas, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Trade Deficit?"; (12) John Wallis, "The Great Depression: Can It Happen Again?"; (13) Benjamin Baack and Edward Ray, "The Income Tax: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone and Come?"; (14) Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, "Are Government Giveaways Really Free?"; (15) Jonathan Hughes, "Do Americans Want Big Government?"; [V] REGULATION, DEREGULATION AND REREGULATION (16) Richard Sylla, "Should We Reregulate the Banks?"; (17) Hugh Rockoff, "Can Price Controls Work?"; (18) Susan M. Phillips and J. Richard Zecker, "The Securities Exchange Commission: Where From, Where To?'; [VI] TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITIVENESS (19) Gary M. Walton, "Fulton's Folly"; (20) Peter Temin, "Down the Primrose Path"; (21) Gary Libecap, "What Really Happened at Teapot Dome?"; (22) Paul Uselding, "Does Government Intervention in the Economy Hurt Competitiveness--or Help It?"; (23) Donald N. McCloskey, "Competitiveness and the Antieconomics of Decline"; (24) Nathan Rosenberg, "Does Science Shape Economic Progress--Or Is It the Other Way Around?"; Appendix: Chronology of Important Dates, pp. 181-199; For Further Reading, pp. 201-203; Index, pp. 205-208. Taupe cloth with bold black lettering on spine. Glossy beige dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Title lettering in large, thick, purple letters on top third front cover, above Subtitle lettering in smaller purple across middle front cover; Editor name letters in smaller purple across bottom front cover. Only peccadilloes are spine sunned to lighter taupe than rest of cover (all lettering still bold purple and eminently readable) and SLIGHT crease remaining at top edge front cover from once having had a paper clip positioned there. Book itself is As New: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Apart from collecting sun's rays on the shelf, book looks unheld, UNREAD. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. A few spots on pictorial cover, some sunning, corners bumped. 2 page map in front. Inscribed by author. Half title page and free endpaper lightly creased. A charming unmarked copy. Do you ever wonder what happens to your summer home over the winter when you're not there. Perhaps it has other tenants and a whole different life. The story of J Rackham Raccoon and the friends and relations he invites to spend the winter in the house he "time-shares" with his human (unbeknownst to the human). A charming tale from the animal perspective. Black and white line drawings throughout by John Kollock. Age Level: Grades3-7; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Kollock, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very Good hardcover. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Former library book in Fair condition without a dust jacket. The covers show moderate corner wear and some splitting and fraying to the corners of the spine ends. The front hinge was cracked and repaired with archival glue. The interior pages are unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Single issue. Pictorial lavender wrappers. Contains pages 273-333pp. Spine lightly sunned, near fine. Contributions by Charles Tomlinson, Turner Cassity, Allen Grossman, John Tagliabue, Allen Kanfer, Daniel G. Hoffman, John W. Clark, John M. Ridland, Horace Hamilton, John Koepfle, Eda Lou Walton, Horace Gregory, Hayden Carruth, X.J. Kennedy, Samuel French Morse, and Peter Miller. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Some reading wear, binding sound; good to very good overall. Contains: Murder in Parliament Street (Barry B Longyear), These Are The Times (John G Hemry), The Paradise Project (H G Stratmann), Yearning for the White Avenger (Carl Frederick), The Suit (Bud Sparhawk), Permission to Speak Freely (David Walton), All The Things That Can t Be (Ian Randal Strock). Cover by Jean-Pierre Normand. (illustrator). Book. …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. reprint. (ca. 1890) A Very Good copy. 12mo., 523 pp., illustrated with b&w engravings. Bound in half leather and marbled paper boards. A.e.g. Marbled end papers. Light shelf wear and soiling to the boards. Internally very clean, except for a few small dots on the blank end papers. A handsomely Victorian bound volume of this most Victorian author. Whyte-Melville, (1821-78), was a Scottish novelist, concerning primarily riding sports, and poet.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Fine. 250 x 155mm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Oversized paperback, xvii + 279 pages, NOT ex-library. Undamaged, in average condition. Erased pencil annotations on prelims; sparse pencil marks in text, a few words in pen in lower margin of p.50. Interior shows small grubby marks from reading, a touch of gentle age-toning to edges, remains mostly clean, untanned; no foxing, no age-spotting, book is free of stamps. Non-sticky yellowed remnants of a removed price sticker inside the rear cover. Faint grubby and dusty marks on page edges externally. Cover looks shelfworn with scuffing to edges, wear to tips of corners, creases to the rear corners. Spine is creased and rubbed. -- Contents: 1. General Principles of Drug Action; 2. Administration of Drugs: The Routes of Administration; 3. Prescribing and the Law; Part I. Drugs Used in Dentistry: 4. Pharmacology of Inflammation and Immunopharmacology; 5. Pharmacology of Pain; 6. Aspirin and Other Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Paracetamol; 7. Opioids and Opiates; 8. Local Anaesthetics (Local Analgesics); 9. General Anaesthesia and Sedation; 10. Antiseptics and Disinfectants; 11. Antimicrobials; 12. Pharmacological Control of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease; 13. Haemostasis and Haemostatic Agents; Part II. General Drugs: 14. Autonomic Nervous System; 15. Central Nervous System; 16. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease; 17. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System and the Gastrointestinal Tract; 18. Chemotherapeutic Agents in Neoplastic Disease; 19. Endocrine System; 20. Vitamins and Minerals; 21. Calcification; 22. Unwanted Effects of Drugs; 23. Drug Interactions; 24. Non-Medical Use of Drugs and Alcohol; 25. Emergencies in Dental Practice; 26. Treatments for Common Dental Conditions; Index -- This book has been specially written to satisfy the needs of the modern dental course in relation to basic and applied pharmacology. Since the publication of the first edition of this book there is now a greater understanding of how drugs work also of new ways in which these agents may be applied in dental therapeutics. This new edition incorporates a complete revision and updating of the text in line with the recent advances. The increasing importance of pain to the dental surgeon has justified a new chapter devoted to the pharmacology of pain. There has been a considerable expansion in the area of antiplaque agents and drugs used in the management of periodontal diseases and the chapters related to this area have been completely rewritten. Since the first edition, new guidelines have been issued on general anaesthesia in dental practice, control of infection policy, and antimicrobial prophylaxis; these have all been incorporated in the text. The emphasis of the book remains on these topics which are particularly relevant to the dental practice.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 4th printing ; xiv, 194 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. ISBN 9781930897083 1930897081 LCCN 2002510026 ; LC SB61 .C67 2001 Dewey 635.0922 ; off-white textured boards in pictorial dustjacket ; SIGNED by both authors on the title page ; "One spring morning a lady walking through a garden in the Midwest was fascinated by a row of handsome, vigorous hollies. They were just what she needed for her own garden, and she asked her host what they were. "Those are Nellie Stevens hollies," was the reply. She looked again and couldn't help but wonder about the name. Who in the world is Nellie Stevens, and how did her name ever become associated with this plant? She noted other intriguing names, and she asked similar questions. She saw a beautifulblue clematis and wondered if Betty Corning was still alive and what stories she had to tell.She wondered about the places and people whose names are associated with so many popular garden plants. She is not alone. If necessity is the mother of invention, curiosity is the mother of research. In many cases, we wonder not what our gardens grow, but who our gardens grow. Until now, these accounts have not been compiled and unfortunately, many of the people are disappearing, their stories with them. Now gardeners can enjoy the beauty of their plants and delight in the tales they tell." ; Contents: Anna, Illinois -- Arnold Arboretum -- Janes Bath -- Lole Benedict -- ray Bracken -- Luther Burbank -- Molly Bush -- Cedar lane Farm -- John Champneys, Phillippe Noisette -- Corbett, maryland -- Betty Corning -- John Creech -- Roy Davidson -- Vince and Barbara Dooley -- Eco-Gardens -- Katie Ferguson -- Henry and Sally Fuller -- Fred Galle -- Gardenview Horticultural park -- Azilda Gerbing -- Goodness Grows -- Kim Hawks -- mary Gibson Henry -- Poly Hill -- Andre Iseli -- Tina James -- Joseph Kassab -- Hella Lacy -- Michael Lindsey -- Carol Mackie -- Frank N Meyer -- Montrose Nursery -- David Mooberry -- Mt. Airy Arboretum -- Jane Platt -- Saul Nurseries -- Shadow Nursery -- Betty Sheffield -- Nellie R Stevens -- Helene Strybing -- Sunny Border Nurseries -- George L Taber Sr -- Claudia Wannamaker -- Wave Hill -- Francis Williams ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Original tan, pictorial cloth. No Dust Jacket. Reprint of the 1900 original. London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited No date [but 1920's]. Near Fine condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Full-color frontispiece by John de Walton. Also illustrated with 4 plates by Charles Sheldon and 4 battle plans. The list of Henty's books on page 2 includes 56 titles. The two-page ad for the The New Popular Henty series, lists 62 titles (Newbolt calls for 60). Front cover features two young armed men (in black, red, and buff), with the artist's signature, J Hassall, at the lower left. A young man in armor appears on the spine. Off-white endpapers. Newbolt 90.3 says this edition was published in the 1920's. . Reprint of the 1900 original. Hardcover. Original tan, pictorial cloth/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Sheldon, Charles / John de Walton / John Hassall. 8vo. 383pp. + 2 page catalog. Sheldon, Charles / John de Walton / John Hassall (illustrator).…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorJohn Walton Caughey (1902-1995) was a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of eighteen works on American and American Indian history. William J. Bauer, Jr., is an assistant .

604 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, 0127343504 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1240 Groß 8°, Original-Leinen mit Original-Schutzumschlag, dieser angerändert, Bibliotheks-Exemplar mit Rückenschild, Stempel auf Vorsatz, Titel und Schnitt, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar.

Condition: gut. 1973. Biopolymers. In englischer Sprache. pages.

144 p., 24 cm, bross. Buono, ordinari segni d'uso e del tempo, nome all'occhietto. Buono, ordinari segni d'uso e del tempo, nome all'occhietto.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback book in good condition. fading to cover, complete with map inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Volume two only. Like new, excellent condition. Book is flat, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 19 volumes. Hardcover. Most volume without dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Private library stamps on some volumes. Titles include: 1. Engineering; 2. Roman private life and its survivals; 3. Sappho and her influence ; 4. Martial and the modern epigram; 5. Plautus and Terence; 6. Euripides and his influence; 7. The Poetics of Aristotle, its meaning and influence; 8. Greek rhetoric and literary criticism; 9. Warfare by land and sea; 10. Greek and Roman folklore; 11. Aristophanes : his plays and his influence; 12. Aeschylus & Sophocles : their work and influence; 13. Language & philology; 14. The Poetics of Aristotle, its meaning and influence; 15. Homer and his influence; 16. Roman politics; 17. Apuleius and his influence; 18. Greek rhetoric and literary criticism ; 19. Ancient writing and its influence.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Sindall, A.; York, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Wightman, W.E.; Inns, Kenneth; York, W.G.; Burns, Inder; Abbey, S.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Hiley, Francis E. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: My Rest-Cure - experience on a house-boat in Kashmir; The Saving of the "Cardium" - what happened with this oil ship caught fire with 12,000 tons of benzene aboard; The Hinton Murder Case, and George W. Pendleton; "Little Woman of Flame" - what happened with two solitary white women took up farming in East Africa; Photo of steeplejack Jack Hassler climbing a building in Philadelphia; "My Strangest Experience"; The Lifted Veil, part 6 of a strange story of two British officer POWs in Turkey; The Temple of the Tapirs - an exciting trip into the wilds of Mexico; "Draw Poker" - a detective recounts a New York story; Among the Bolshevists - an R.A.F. officers interesting sidelights on the operations against the Bolshevists in North Russia - with great photos; Into the Unknown - part 2 - chasing mountain outlaws in New Guinea; A Cowboy Adrift; A Kedah Buffalo-Fight - photo-illustrated story of this little-known Malay (Malaysian) sport; Photo of huge (dead) gorilla in the Cameroons; Anthropop-Apology; The Long Arm of the Law - murderers who were detected years after their crimes; The Battle of Ludlow - strikers battle state militiamen in the Colorado coalfields. Covers detached but present. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Somerfield, T.; Hodgson, E.S.; Sheldon, C.M.; De Walton, John; Sutcliffe, J.E.; Whittaker, W.G.; "Robin"; Elcock, Howard; Small, A.G.; Wright, Frank; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, Ernest; Paxton, R.B.M.; Morrow, Albert (illustrator).…

, Vol 1 - [8] xix [1] 245 [3] pages, Vol 2 - [8] 243 [1] pages, 53 black and white plates across both volumes ( engraved by Audinet) 43 of which are on Japon paper. Limited to 350 copies this copy is numbered 78, some unopened pages Tercentenary Edition , the books are slightly rubbed to boards, vellum spines are a little marked (Vol 2 is a little worse than Vol 1), pastedowns and end papers are foxed, presentation plate tipped to upper free endpaper of volume 1, previous book owner's plate tipped to pastedown of volume 2, Japon paper is tanned, very good condition , quarter bound vellum under green cloth with gilt blindstamped design to upper board and gilt design and lettering to spine, gilt text block head edge , large octavo, 26cm x 20.5cm Hardback ISBN. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator).…