ny barnes noble 1998 (23 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Marine D'Antibes (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Hardback, reprint edition, Near Fine in a Near Fine DJ; light bumping to bottom spine end of book, slight wear and rubbing to DJ, a nice copy with no names or markings, illustrated with endpaper maps and photo section, 8vo., 336 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

VG PB. 1st ptg edition.

brown & tan 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (#1 in # line) of this edition. 208p. 36 b&w plates. 34 line drawings. b&w map of egypt. glossary. select bibliography. index. archaeology. art history. ancient history. ancient egypt. religion. mythology. theology. biblical studies. ~ Cult of the Sun is an engrossing study of myth and magic in ancient Egypt. It reveals in breathtaking detail how the sun cult, which had dominated Egyptian religious beliefs since the Old Kingdom (c. 4,500 years ago), flourished with an unparalleled radiance during the reign of Amenophis IV, later Akhenaten. It explains how an unshakable belief in the supernatural harnessed the mind and spirit of Egypt's various populations, leading that civilization to one of its grandest epochs. Pharaohs aside, the sun and the Nile were the only two masters of ancient Egypt. The pulsating energies of these two natural forces and the uses to which they were put, physically and spiritually, enabled Egypt to attain a magnificence that had never before been witnessed in the civilized world. Author Rosalie David traces the growth of this wealthy and hedonistic society, its grandeur and excesses, its customs and architecture, from the earliest times to the reign of the fanatical and obsessive Akhenaten (c. 1350 B.C.), whose religious revolution established the one and only god, the God of the Sun. Generously illustrated and well researched, Cult of the Sun reveals many of Egypt's mysteries, but suggests that many more are bound to be uncovered in years to come.

black hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. 8 page corner turndowns, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~14th printing ( # 14 in # line). xiii+384p. 6 appendices. index. b&w photo. illustrations. ancient religion. ancient history. old testament. new testament. dead sea scrolls. mystery schools. ancient egypt. freemasonry. knights templars. mythology. folklore. secret societies. conspiracy theory. king herod' s temple. mummies. rosslyn chapel. abraham a hyksosos. king david. jerusalem. grand lodge of england. pillars of hermes. moses. qumran. sumer. thebes. yahweh.~ The Hiram Key is a book that will shake the Christian world to its very roots. When Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, both Masons, set out to find the origins of Freemasonry they had no idea they would find themselves unravelling the true story of Jesus Christ and the original Jerusalem Church. As a radically new picture of Jesus and his ultra~Jewish sect started to emerge, the authors came to the controversial conclusion that the key rituals of modern Freemasonry were practiced by the sect as a means of initiation into their community. Rigorously analyzing and comparing ancient Egyptian records, the Old and New Testaments, early Christian and Rabbinical texts, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the rituals of Freemasonry, the authors have been able to reconstruct the lost story of Jesus and his brother James and describe their struggle to establish the 'kingdom of heaven' upon earth using Masonic~style rituals. The establishment of the Christian Church is shown to be a political invention that has little connection with the man we call 'Christ'. The early Christians buried their most precious scrolls beneath Herod's temple shortly before they and the city was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Lost to the world for over a millennium they were clandestinely unearthed and interpreted by the infamous Order of the Knights Templar who adopted these ancient teachings and the rituals as their own. The book reaches its exciting climax with the authors deciphering precise clues concealed within Masonic ritual that turned out to be the key to unlocking the secret of the final resting place of the scrolls of Jesus: A magnificent shrine that is a detailed reconstruction of the ruined temple of Herod~built by the descendants of the Templars and the first modern Freemasons over 500 years ago. The true teachings of Jesus have survived and are waiting excavation!.

black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 3rd printing (#3 in # line) of this edition. viii+418p.+ about the author. fiction. english literature. mythology. folklore. novels. " Text of Dracula from the Oxford World's Classics series, used by permission of Oxford University Press. The text of this book follows that of the first printing of Dracula, Typographical errors have been corrected, and puncuation inconsistencies have been standardized". ~ The girl went on her knees, and bent over me, simply gloating. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal . I could feel the soft, shivering touch of the lips on my throat, and the hard dents of two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. ~from DRACULA. Jonathan Harker, a solicitor's clerk from London, travels to Transylvania to settle some business with the mysterious Count Dracula. In England, Harker's fiancee, Mina, receives a visit from the Count as does her friend Lucy. Harker returns from his traumatic journey and joins Dr. Van Helsing on a "vampire hunt" in an attempt to rescue his beloved Mina. Dracula. By day he sleeps in a tomb beneath his desolate castle. By night he stalks the countryside, driven by a supernatural and deadly hunger. His quiet smile hides canine teeth. His seemingly delicate, white hands are in fact coarse and broad with hairy palms and nails cut to a razor~fine point. His touch yields an uncontrollable shudder. His sustenance is the life~blood of others. His victims become helpless under his hypnotic spell. There is no escape from this evil being who inhabits the shadows of the dark and dismal night. Beware of the "ever~present blackness" and "shadows of the evening": Dracula is a vision of your "ghostly fears" coming to life.

full color glossy photo illustrated "wraps with flaps" (covers fold over like a dustwrapper) flexible hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto) with red satin marker ribbon. large book. no dustwrapper (as issued). fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. satin marker ribbon in like new cond. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first american edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). color illustrated endpapers. full color photo frontis. 672p. glossy pages througout. every page illustrated in full color. glossary of terms. index. acknowledgments. ~ do it yourself books. crafting. remodeling. cooking. gardening. A HANDY COMPILATION OF TRIED~AND~TESTED REMEDIES, CLEVER SOLUTIONS, BRIGHT IDEAS, PROFESSIONAL TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES, MONEY~SAVING ALTERNATIVES, AND TIME~SAVING OPTIONS ~ Utilizing Space~ Running a Household Cleaning the Home Dealing with Stains & Laundering Care and Repair ~Maintaining the Home ~ Moving ~ Structuring Work ~ Health and Safety /DECORATKNG ~Color and Style ~Painting Walls ~Covering Walls ~ Tiling Walls ~Decorating Woodwork ~ Preparing Floors ~Dressing Windows ~Finishing Touches COOKING ~Kitchen Equipment ~ Prepared Ingredients ~ Preparing Ingredients ~ Cooking Methods Entertaining ~GARDENING ~Restoring Gardens ~ Plants and Planting. ~Container Gardening ~ Plant Care Pests and Diseases Lawns ~ Water Features ~ Propagating Plants General Maintenance ~Containing a treasure trove of clever ideas and ingenious solutions, 10,001 Hints & Tips for the Home incorporates the following special features to make all information easily accessible: ~A quick~reference box at the beginning of each chapter listing its main contents, with page references. ~Equipment boxes featuring items recommended for each task at hand. ~Tip boxes highlighting pieces of traditional wisdom, money~ and time~saving tips, and quick and easy ways of doing things ~ Safety boxes featuring practical ways to prevent accidents in and around the home ~ Checklists itemizing key points you need to remember, and suggestions for lists ~ Warning boxes giving essential information about health and safety.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Quarto; royal blue boards. Near fine. Giftable. No dj. Many framable full page color plates. 128 pp. including acknowledgments. Great picture of Mae West with clock on her nose; gouache over photographic print. Dali was an eccentric from his earliest days. As a child he spent long solitary hours in a washtub filed with water in the family laundry room; as an adult he cultivated publicity with his provocative self-advertising, once arriving at the Sorbonne in a Rolls-Royce filled with cauliflowers. Dali claimed that this flamboyant exhibitionism was the source of his creative energy. 80 glorious full-colour plates drawn from a full range Dali's Work, all framable. Book.

Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Revised Edition. Sports. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ISBN:1-56799-702-3. This very large hardcover hockey book is in great shape and a must for any serious hockey fan! The dustjacket has an overhead shot of a puck scramble behind the net between four players with a nervous goalie waiting in front of the net. The dustjacket and the hardcovers have the same huge photo on both. Both look near new. The dj has only minor wear on the top and bottom edges. The spine is very tight. The pages are white and FILLED with fabulous color shots of hockey action! The book is divided into six chapters: The Game, The Players, The Bosses, The Stanley Cup, The International Game, and The New Wave. The book also has great historical shots and pictures from college and junior leages. 160 pages with a thorough index. Because of the size and weight of this book we will not ship overseas or by express mail except by seperate agreement!.

tan & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protecive plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 4th printing (#4 in # line). 133+ix+138p. further reading & index for each separate biography. psychology. biography. history of medicine. psychiatry. ~ These critical introductions from Oxford University Press's distinguished Past Masters series present the essential features of two of the most important and complementary bodies of thought in the twentieth century. In this accessible format, the lives and works of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung can be approached easily and confidently. Anthony Starr's Freud is an elegant study that guides the reader through exciting but entangling terrain. The core of our understanding of the significance of sexuality, dreams, repression, and taboo in the formation of personality are in large part the result of Freud's pioneering work. Storr's explorations of the development and change in Freud's theories are devoid of textbook rigidities and academic cliches, His perception, wit, and mastery of his material illuminate his subject, bringing to the surface those aspects of Freud's development and work which have often been glossed over if not virtually ignored. Anthony Stevens's Jung introduces the reader to the work of this second great innovator in the field of psychology. The author's deft handling of even the most subtle refinements of Jung's oeuvre make it comprehensible to the reader. Unlike his science~minded mentor Freud,Jung was, to a significant degree, a visionary and a mystic whose bold incursions into the arcane have sometimes served to frighten away potential readers. Often considered too murky, convoluted, and erudite for a general audience, Jung's mammoth output becomes, in this introduction, more readily apprehended.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. light brown hardcover ~ 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping may cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 2nd printing (#2 in # line) of this edition. glossy full color photo frontis. 192p. 3 full color full page maps. glossy full color full page photo plates throughout. b&w illustrations throughout. chronology. bibliography. index. ancient history. archaeology. history of scotland. mythology. folklore. ancient literature ~ In this intriguing book Stewart Ross' purpose is twofold ~ he presents the history of Scotland's ancient races and that of the relics of their civilizations. In a sweeping, broadly chronological survey he provides highly illustrated and neatly subdivided chapters, complete in themselves, and also includes a list of sites of interest open to the public and information on further reading. As well as illustrating and explaining such relics as standing stones, tombs, stone circles, burial mounds, hillforts and artefacts of these ancient races, the author portrays ~ amongst a more comprehensive coverage ~ the first elements of civilization, the Beaker folk, the arrival of the Celts, the Roman invasions, the Picts, the impact of Christianity and the influence of the Vikings. An invaluable popular reference book Ancient Scotland's detailed descriptions of the distant landscapes and their inhabitants create a series of 'living images' which simultaneously entertain and enlighten.

glossy full color photo illustrated hardbound folio. (cover and dustwrapper are identical in appearance). very large ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. book is like new. dustwrapper in fine cond. rubbed a little on the rear with tiny scratches & a wrinkle along the top. not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ third printing. 168p. glossy pages throughout. every page illustrated in full color.many full page plates, some double page. routes and trails of the theban mountain.glossary. bibliography. ancient history. ancient religion. history of ancient eygpt. architecture. archaeology. mythology. art history. tourism.travel. geology. geography. ~ The Valley of the Kings and the tombs of the nobles are, together with the pyramids of Giza, among the most visited and best~known archaeological sites in the world, and their extraordinary condition and beautiful decoration have even led to their classification as a World Heritage site. The tombs are visited by millions ever year, but the size of the valley and the exclusion of tourists from some of the more ecologically fragile tombs means that a significant proportion of this extraordinary place can never be seen by the visitor. This comprehensive volume brings together both the artistic and architectural features of the tombs, mapped out for the first time, together with unrivaled color photographs by Alberto Siliotti, the only photographer to be granted full access to the site over the past decade. In Guide to the Valley of the Kings each tomb is described. and the most important features of the tomb are located and shown in a plan. In addition, the architectural structures and decorations of the temples are explored. with detailed plans and photographs. as well as useful drawings of decorative motifs and hieroglyphs. A final chapter, of walking itineraries in the Theban mountains, completes the guide, allowing visitors to the site the opportunity not only to see Thebes' monuments from unusual vantage points but also to explore a variety of other sites. Armchair travellers and visitors alike will find Guide to the Valley of the Kings the one indispensable volume for their trip.

First English language edition with a 1 present in the number line ; 4to.; pictorial boards, hardcover; 55 pages; color illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in an edgeworn dust jacket.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Black & White/Color Illus. (illustrator). Reprint. New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books. G/G. (1998). Reprint. Cloth w/DJ. 4to., 192 pp., rubbed, bumped .

red & white 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (#1 in # line) of this edition. decorative title pg. 511p. b&w photo illustrations. source notes. bibliography. index. biography. world history. history of poland. world war i. world war ii. soviet union. polish~soviet war. treaty of versailles. nazi germany. third reich. ~ In Bitter Glory, Richard M. Watt tells the story of the painful gestation and birth, tormented life, and cataclysmic death of the independent Poland of 1918~1939. He also gives the definitive account in English of the dominant figure in th is story, the Polish freedom fighter and strongman Jozef Pilsudski, whose admirers included Poland's Jews and Adolf Hitler. In the course of his riveting narrative, Watt describes the underground warfare Pilsudski waged against czarist rule; how the Poles deftly exploited World War I to achieve independence; the problems that racked the new state ~ wars with neighbors over boundaries, bitter factional strife, rural backwardness; the country's drift toward fascism; and its debacle at the hands of the Nazis, in which Poland lost its freedom but gained moral grandeur. Bitter Glory conveys all the drama in the career of Pilsudski, which was full of startling comebacks from apparent failure. After the independence movement condemned his activities as a revolutionary bandit, he retired for two years, then returned to rob a Russian train of a sizable fortune, blowing the mail car open himself with a bomb. As Poland's marshal, he saved Warsaw from the Red Army in a daring eleventh~hour maneuver that stunned the world. His 1926 coup, which made him master of Poland, seemed certain at one point to become a fiasco. Watt's afterword relates Poland's fortunes as a Nazi province and its conversion into a Soviet satellite, and his 1982 preface tells how Soviet rule began to crumble under the pressure of the Solidarity movement.

black & red 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. tiny spot on front cover. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). b&w frontis. calligraphy. xvii+392p. chronology of dynastic periods. notes to the introduction, translation and commentaries. bibliography of selected japanese and chinese works. glossary of names and selected chinese terms. about the book and translator. index. history of china. chinese literature. philosophy. military history. politics. ~ The enormous recent popularity in America of Sun~tzu's Art of War has heightened awareness of the great Chinese tradition of writing on the theory and practice of war. This tradition has always emphasized that warfare is as much the deployment of spiritual and mental forces as of combat forces, as much a matter of patience and attention as of brute strength. As a result, new generations of readers have found many of its precepts applicable to forms of struggle far from any actual battlefield. While it has brought this tradition greater exposure, the reception of Art of War threatens to overshadow and obscure the other significant texts that followed in its wake. Foremost among these is Military Methods ef the Art ef War, written in the fourth century B.C. by the purported great~grandson of Sun~tzu, the general Sun Pin. Military Methods is both an extension of the strategic philosophy of the earlier work and a development of a new strategic style~one that enabled Sun Pin to guide the armies of the province of Ch' i to decisive victories over their enemies in the battles of Kuei~ling and Ma~ling. Long believed lost, the text of Military Methods was recovered from a Han dynasty tomb in 1972. The salvaged original, fragmentary in nature, is divided into thirty~three sections covering such topics as unfavorable terrains, the origins of war, "guest" and "host" armies, "male" and "female" cities, and the ten strategic uses of cavalry. To bridge the gaps in the original, translator Ralph Sawyer, the leading authority on Chinese military history and its major texts, has provided extensive commentary and notes, as well as a detailed historical introduction.