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194120473New York: Hastings House. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Board with a bit darkening light soiling and rubbing. Browning to endpapers. Internally handsome and tight; Including the beautiful photogravures; American Guide Series; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 122 pages . Hastings House hardcover
19417540Ogden: The Utah Historical Records Survey 1941. First Edition. 73pp. Quarto 27 cm 1/4 brown cloth over brown printed wrappers. Very good. Ex-libris Dale L. Morgan with his signature at the upper right corner of the cover. This work follows 'History and Bibliography of Religion in Utah Volume 1' and 'The Baptist Church Volume 2'. Covers Buddhist Bodies; Church of Christ Scientist; Churches of God; Churches of the Nazarene; Congregational -Christian Churches; Disciples of Christ; Eastern Orthodox; Evangelical Free Churches; Independent Churches; Jehovah's Witnesses; Jewish Congregations; Schismatic Mormon groups; Lutheran Bodies; Pentecostal Assemblies; Presbyterian; Salvation Army; Spiritualists; Unitarian; Volunteers of America <br /> <br /> Dale L. Morgan 1914 - 1971 was an American historian accomplished researcher biographer editor and critic. He specialized in material on Utah history Mormon history the American fur trade and overland trails. His work is known both for its comprehensive research and accuracy and for the fluid imagery of his prose. The Utah Historical Records Survey unknown
1940017906New York NY : Hastings House Publishers 1940 Hastings House Publishers New York. 1940. Hardcover. Stated First Published in April 1940. Boo is tight square and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good ; light dust soiling to textblock top; light shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Good ; NOT Price Clipped $2.50; wear and missing small pieces at head tail and tips; light rubbing to panels. Tan linen cloth boards and spine with dark brown lettering on the spine and front board. Maps as endpapers. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. This book is much more than a Guidebook to Arizona it a whole library of information on the history geography people and culture of Arizona. The book has 64 pages of photographs and many road and city maps with suggested motor trips and tours. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Hastings House Publishers hardcover
194032663New York: Oxford University Press 1940. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 5.5 x 8.25in. xxxi. 634pp. Includes back pocket with folding map. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows the spine somewhat shelf rubbed and darkened slight shelf rubbing of the extremities otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and unmarked and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured. Oxford University Press hardcover
1904007717Boston: Ginn & Company 1904. 5" wide by 7.25" tall. Good EX-LIBRARY. A square tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. Bound in the original green cloth. Spine is sun-faded. Stamped "DISCARDED" and with a few other library markings. Gift note on the front endpaper has been blacked-out. Corner of rear free endpaper torn out. Text pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Edited with an introductory chapter by Charles M. Bakewell. According to a writer for the LONDON SPECTATOR the Scottish philosopher and adult educationist Thomas Davidson 1840 - 1900 was at the time of his death one of the twelve most learned men in the world. Davidson translated most of the writings of the Italian philosopher Antonio Rosmini-Serbati and as a consequence was responsible for the introduction of his philosophical system to English readers. "After graduating from Aberdeen University 1860 Davidson successively held the positions of rector of the Grammar School of Old Aberdeen teacher and professor in various places in England Scotland and American. He traveled extensively and became a proficient linguist acquiring a knowledge of French German Italian Spanish Greek Latin and Arabic. His ideal was to popularize knowledge among the masses and with this end in view he founded the London Fabian Society but lost interest in it when it drifted into socialism. His interest in St. Thomas Aquinas secured for him an invitation from the pope to proceed to Italy and assist in the preface to a new Vatican edition of the saint's works. He organized the Collegiate Institute of Canada and the Glenmore School for Culture Sciences at Keene in the Adirondack Mountains. Davidson's most successful work was in connection with the Educational Alliance in New York where he attained wide popularity by a series of lectures on sociology. A special class was formed for Jewish young men and women whom he introduced to the great writers on sociology and their problems. He aimed at founding among them what he called a 'Breadwinners' College' but his work was cut short by his untimely death." -- Jewish Encyclopedia in the public domain. First Edition. Hardcover. Good EX-LIBRARY/No dust jacket. ix 247pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Ginn & Company Hardcover
195383600Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1953. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. iv 85 7 pages. Fold-outs. Figures. Tables. Scarce original issue. Appendix A; Description of Source Maps and Supplementary Material; Appendix B: Urban Feature Maps Needed for Urban Analysis; Appendix C:Method of Estimating Day Population; and Appendix D: Official Civil Defense Publications. This Technical Manual presents methods and procedures for use by city civil defense organization in preparing a civil defense urban analysis. An urban analysis is the process of collecting presenting analyzing and utilizing pertinent information about urban areas. Since the primary purpose of a civil defense urban analysis is to provide the tools for undertaking realistic civil defense planning all pertinent aspects of the city must be considered. Assembling data and presenting the information graphically on maps is only the first step in an urban analysis. The area in which an exploded A-bomb can cause maximum casualties and physical damage must be located. Then a hypothetical attack must be be assumed and the damaged assessed. From this is determined not only the potential causalities but also the potential damage to each urban feature. Next the physical area of the city must be organized for operations and operational plans developed by the civil defense services. In this manner the urban analysis can be of practical use rather an than as a mere reference material to be looked at occasionally before the attack or to be referred to after the attack. Maximum utilization should be made of available maps and data in municipal and other public agencies as well as those in private institutions. The contents include: Factors affecting civil defense urban analysis; Maps used in urban analysis Target analysis Method of estimating damaged to structures and facilities; Mass fire potential; Techniques for estimating casualties and uninjured-unhoused Maps used in planing operations. There are also included four appendices. United States civil defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States which is the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack. Late in the 20th century the term and practice of civil defense fell into disuse. Emergency management and homeland security replaced them. The new dimensions of nuclear war terrified the world and the American people. The sheer power of nuclear weapons and the perceived likelihood of such an attack on the United States precipitated a greater response than had yet been required of civil defense. Civil defense something previously considered an important and common-sense step also became divisive and controversial in the charged atmosphere of the Cold War. In 1950 the National Security Resources Board created a 162-page document outlining a model civil defense structure for the US. Called the "Blue Book" by civil defense professionals in reference to its solid blue cover it was the template for legislation and organization that occurred over the next 40 years. Despite a general agreement on the importance of civil defense Congress never came close to meeting the budget requests of federal civil defense agencies. In declassified US war game analyses of the late 1950-60s it was estimated that approximately 27 million US citizens would have been saved with civil defense education in the event of a Soviet pre-emptive strike. At the time however the cost of a full-scale civil defense program was in cost-benefit analysis deemed less effective than a BMD system and as the adversary was increasing their nuclear stockpile both programs would yield diminishing returns. United States Government Printing Office paperback
1938542498Elizabeth New Jersey: Colby & McGowan 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. With an Introduction and Notes by Amandus Johnson. Tall octavo. 387pp. Blue cloth gilt. Small owner label front pastedown topedge a trifle soiled near fine in very good dust jacket with a few old tape repairs. Scarce in jacket. Colby & McGowan) hardcover
1938621469Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical Commission 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. First editions. Complete in three volumes. 491 568 760pp. Maroon cloth gilt. Spines sunned and covers lightly rubbed page edges a trifle foxed and soiled and final 75 pages of Vol. II with a tiny stain on the bottom edge a very good or better set. The North Carolina Historical Commission hardcover
19693123National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington D.C. 1969 Four volumes as a set green cloth-covered boards white spine lettering 10 1/2 x 8 inches. Ex-library with usual markings else near fine. 24 NASA Contractor Reports 1969-1970. Amazing technology. CR-1496: Radio/Optical/Strapdown Inertial Guidance Study for Advanced Kick Stage Applications 1969 189 pp. CR-1497: The Density of Eigenvalues in Thin Circular Conical Shells 1970 126 pp. CR-1498: Potassium Turboalternator Preliminary Design Study; Turbine Bearing and Seal Parametric Design 1970 224 pp. CR-1499: Potassium Turboalternator Preliminary Design Study; Alternator Parametric Design 1970 322 pp. CR-1506: Radio Astronomical Studies with 1500-Meter Diameter Low-Frequency Telescope 1970 51 pp. CR-1507: Analysis of Large Bending Deformations of a Filamentary Tubular Shell Typical for Pressure Constraint Components of Space Suits 1970 48 pp. CR-1508: Researches in Optimal Rendezvous 1970 47 pp. CR-1509: Cb-1Zr Rankine System Corrosion Test Loop 1970 440 pp. CR-1510: A Procedure for Assessing Aircraft Turbulence-Penetration Performance 1970 56 pp. plus appendices. CR-1511: Error Sensitivity Function Catalog 1970 102 pp. CR-1512: Launch Vehicle Error Sensitivity Study 1970 41 pp. CR-1513: The Determination of Atmospheric Temperature Profiles From Planetary Limb Radiance Profiles 1970 83 pp. CR-1514: Research and Development of a Single Gun Color CRT 1970 54 pp. CR-1515: A Study of the Vibration Responses of Shells and Plates to Fluctuating Pressure Environments 1970 160 pp. CR-1516: Evaluation of Refractory/Austenitic Bimetal Combinations 1970 105 pp. CR-1517: Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing Test and Analysis 1970 215 pp. CR-1518: Axisymmetric Filamentary Structures 1970 107 pp. CR-1519: An Application of Theory to Axial Compressor Noise 1970 95 pp. CR-1520: Flight Computer and Language Processor Study 1970 137 pp. CR-1521: Optical Altimeter Receiver Systems Study and Design for a Spaceborne Laser Altimeter 1970 59 pp. CR-1522: Effects of Sonic Booms and Subsonic Jet Flyover Noise on Skeletal Muscle Tension and a Paced Tracing Task 1970 38 pp. CR-1523: Evaluation of the Gust-Alleviation Characteristics and Handling Qualities of a Free-Wing Aircraft 1970 151 pp. CR-1524: Optimum Solar Electric Interplanetary Trajectory and Performance Data 1970 477 pp. CR-1525: The Effect of Composition on the Mechanism of Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Titanium Alloys in N2O4 and Aqueous and Hot-Salt Environments 1970 79 pp. 3214049. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. hardcover
198013065Washington DC: GPO 1980. very good. 8" x 10" 1 photo 1 signed color photograph. GPO unknown
197546110Washington DC: NASA 1975. First Edition. First Printing. fair. 859 wraps illus. diagrams references covers worn and soiled slightly cocked damp staining at edges. This was prepared at Goddard Space Flight Center. The Symposium was held in Silver Spring MD and was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Sciences The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Society for Testing and Materials and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA paperback
197246119Washington DC: NASA 1972. First Edition. First Printing. good. 23 cm 1071 wraps illus. references covers somewhat worn and soiled some edge soiling. This symposium was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Sciences The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; The American Society for Testing and Materials; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA paperback
197872350Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Office 1978. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. good. 11" x 14" vii 1 160 pages profusely illus. some in color tables Cover has some fading. Some pages has slight corner creasing. No dust jacket present. 3D viewer in pocket at rear boards have some edge wear. Oversized item requires more shipping charges if sent overseas. The Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars Viking 1 and Viking 2. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface and a lander designed to study the planet from the surface. The orbiters also served as communication relays for the landers. The Viking program grew from NASA's earlier Voyager Mars program. Viking 1 entered Mars orbit on June 19 1976 with Viking 2 following suit on August 7. After orbiting Mars for more than a month and returning images used for landing site selection the orbiters and landers detached; the landers then soft-landed. The Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars on July 20 1976 and was joined by the Viking 2 lander on September 3. The orbiters continued imaging and performing other scientific operations from orbit while the landers deployed instruments on the surface. Pictures from the Viking 1 and Viking 2 Landers as well as an account of the decade leading up to the Mars pictures by Tim Mutch leader of the Viking Lander Imaging Team. The Viking landers were the first completely successful spacecrafts to land on Mars. Before Viking arrived at Mars landing sites were chosen for both Viking landers. On July 20 1976 Viking lander 1 arrived at its chosen site in the western part of Chryse Planitia. On August 7 1976 Viking lander 2 touched down on Utopia Planitia. Each of the Viking landers carried a series of science packages which included a weather station a seismometer a chemical analysis package two cameras a soil composition package and a biological experiment package. Within minutes of lander 1's touch down the first picture was taken in case something happened to the spacecraft. This picture showed what looked like a sandy dusty surface with rocks up to 10 cm in diameter. The two cameras on each lander were mounted on opposite sides of the space craft. This allowed stereoscopic images to be taken which could be used to calculate distances from the lander to the features in the pictures. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office hardcover
1938035581Atlanta GA: Foote & Davies Company 1938. First Thus. Leather. Very Good. Rare. First Thus. Burgundy leather with gold gilt panel on front cover with fraternity seal name and date of publication 1938. This is the 70th Anniversary Edition. x thick 1528pp. Previous owner's name written on front free end-paper. There is no other writing in the book. Full refund if not satisfied. Foote & Davies Company hardcover
194054637San Francisco: the Survey 1940. xi 98 v to 432 v to 703 iv to 844p. 8 x 10 inch cardstock wraps original binder's tape spines; neatly ex-library a neat clean set. Customs procurement public health coast guard mint internal revenue; includes rough guides to Los Angeles and San Francisco narcotics field enforcement division archives. the Survey unknown
1939316975San Francisco: Works Progress Administration 1939. Paperback. ii 171p. wraps illus. very good condition 8.5x11 inches mimeographed on one side only as issued. Works Progress Administration paperback
194309950Cincinnati: The Wiesen-Hart Press 1943. Very Good/Very Good. octavo 570 pages; publisher's maroon cloth printed in gilt; map end papers; dust jacket price-clipped; first edition second printing. "Compiled by the workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the state of Ohio." Illustrated in black and white American Guide Series. Owner name and address label on ffep; inner hinges starting. Dust jacket spine slightly faded The Wiesen-Hart Press unknown
194177907Stanford University: James Ladd Delkin 1941. Hardcover. 207p. first edition chronology glossary bibliography index inserted plates in photogravure very good first edition stated with minor toning on end papers in decorated green cloth boards in price-clipped dj. American Guide Series. James Ladd Delkin hardcover
193721931William Penn Association 1937. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Stated first edition. Hardcover no dust jacket. Light shelfwear to covers with light wear to head and foot of spine and corners. Small tear to front endpaper. Pages show toning to edges and gutter. No writing to text. 704 pages index b&w photos and illus. There are 2 folded maps laid in by rear pocket. Pocket has a tear along one ege. Larger is colored map of the city smaller is b&w map of highway bypasses around the city. Second map is scarce. William Penn Association hardcover
197839009Indiana State Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. circa 1978. Hardcover. Index typed by the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County. Index of names and businesses extracted from eleven historical sources. ; MCN32087; 704 pp . Indiana State Library hardcover
1990068239Variable Star Quilters 1990. Stapled binding. Light wear with lower corner crease to front cover. Clean and unmarked. 63pp. The quilt design portion of the Museum Extension Project was one of the least known WPA Works Project Administration programs during the depression. NO international or priority orders. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Variable Star Quilters Paperback
1938298143St. Paul Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Good. WPA Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project Division of Professional and Service Projects 1938-1941. 6 numbers in illustrated wraps as issued: No. 71 & 78 black linen spines hand titled in white ink; Nos. 6 11 & 41 original printed linen spines as issued. Stillwater Public Library embossed stamp on front wrap of No. 78 and No. 11 head of front wrap of No. 11 chipped; and No. 45 no writing on black linen spine Augsburg College stamp on front wrap. Overall good in edge rubbed wraps. Sold as a lot. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project paperback
1941138139NY: HASTINGS HOUSE Pub. Very Good. 1941 tp & verso. First Edition. HARDCOVER. 5x8". VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN SOLIDBRIGHT ; GOLD SPINE & COVER TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH HARDCOVERS. ; 447ps pages; Index.ENDPAPERS SHOW STATE ROAD TOUR MAPS.OTHER MAPS & MANY ILLUSTRATIONS IN BODY OF BOOK. One of a series put out to employ writers artists etc duing the Great Depression. . NOT A COMMON ITEM. . HASTINGS HOUSE Pub hardcover
194111154New York: Hastings House 1941. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. Pp. xxxiii 511. Brick-red buckram titles stamped in brown on the cover and spine endpaper maps. Illustrated with several sections of black & white gravure photo reproductions. With chronology bibliography and index. Crisp and square leaves fresh and bright spine sunned original price and gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. In the two color illustrated dust jacket price clipped: head edge and spine end chips spine sunned. A well-preserved first edition copy in the venerable American Guide Series. <p>Dust jacket preserved in a clear removable archival sleeve. Hastings House hardcover
1940179918Long Branch: Sponsored by the City of Long Branch 1940. Hardcover. xiv 211p. preface foreword chronology bibliography index illustrated with photos artworks folding map at rear illustrated endpapers first edition in somewhat dulled and soiled green cloth boards. Browning/some soiling to pages. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket is edgeworn and soiled with a relatively nice bright front but long tears with loss up from bottom of both front and rear flap folds. American Guide Series. Dykes 195 Powell 986. The Summer White House resort to US Presidents since the 1800s. Sponsored by the City of Long Branch hardcover
