Search Results: Titles starting with V from Legacy Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1974, xvi, 192pp, illustrated, index. VG in VG, price-clipped dj. Victoria Sackville-West, (1892-1962), was an English novelist, poet and critic, a member of the Bloomsbury Group, best remembered for THE EDWARDIANS..

London: Macmillan & Company Book. Good. Hardcover. 1895, x, 405pp. Moderate general wear and soiling, extremities worn, else G. Thomas Hughes, (1822-1896), was a British author, judge and reformer, best known for his semi-autobiographical novel TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS. He founded the utopian community of Rugby, Tennessee in 1880 primarily to aid the young men from England who did not inherit anything from their families because of the right of primogeniture, which dictated that the oldest son inherited everything. This book is about his travels in Europe and America, which included stays in Rugby among many other places..

Cincinnati: R. W. Carroll & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1865, 16mo, 230pp. Moderate wear, corners bumped and worn through, rear outer hinge split at the bottom one inch, first and last free endpapers are missing, else a Good reading copy. See Coyle, OHIO AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS: Brannan, 1825-1865, a self-educated poet and painter, was born in Cincinnati, and was raised on a nearby farm. He operated a portrait studio in Cincinnati and for a time in Chicago and Louisville. His poems and humorous prose sketches, most of them published under the pen name VanDyke Browne, appeared in leading periodicals. His burlesque sermon THE HARP OF A THOUSAND STRINGS, was widely popular with amateur and professional elocutionists. He died in Cincinnati..

Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1971, 302pp, index, bibliography. VG+ in VG+ dj. This work first appeared in thirty installments in The Western Journal and Civilian, a St. Louis magazine, running from February, 1853 until December, 1855. It was to be a history of the area from the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748, to the Peace of Ghent, 1815. The work was cut short by the author's untimely death in a railroad disaster in 1855, thus the present volume covers the history only to 1791. Edited by G. Glenn Clift and Hambleton Tapp..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. Fourth Edition, xii, 284pp, sixteen full page illustrations by Walter Tittle. Pencil underlining on about fifteen pages, extremities worn, else G. Nicholson, 1866-1947, was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana and died in Indianapolis. See SEVEN AUTHORS OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, by Russo and Sullivan for a complete listing of his works. He says of this book that it was an attempt to interpret the aims and aspirations of the Middle Westerners after the end of World War I. It is a sort of sociological study of the Midwestern United States.

Chicago: Union Book Company Book. VG. Soft cover. 1901, pp265-274. Removed from WITH THE WORLD'S GREAT TRAVELLERS, Edited by Charles Morris and Oliver H.G. Leigh. May include a first or last copied page. VG. From the introduction:"It is doubtful if there exists a more interesting work of scientific travel than Darwin's JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD OF H.M.S. BEAGLE. Nothing of scientific interest and value seems to have missed the eyes of the indefatigable explorer, and he has described what he saw in so lucid and agreeable style as to make his work a veritable classic of travel and research. We give here his description of Valparaiso and the adjoining country.".

Cincinnati: The John Church Co. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1892. Sheet Music, 9pp. Tape repair to spine, light soiling, else G..

Hambourg: Aug. Cranz Book. Good. Soft cover. (1886), Sheet Music, large 4to, 7pp. Printed wrps. Minor tape repair, light soiling, else G..

New York: G. Schirmer Book. Good. Soft cover. (1881), Sheet Music, large 4to, 13pp. Printed wrps. Light soiling, else G..

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp439-458. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1913. VG. In plastic report covers. The author points out some staggering statistics as to the astronomical numbers of insects that would survive to consume all of mankind's crops were it not for birds. Of course, he mentions pesticides, which were not nearly so prevalent in 1913, but which were already having unintended consequences. But with today's advances in agronomy, I doubt that those who produce our food are relying heavily on birds for insect control. But he also points out the value of birds in controlling rodents, and controlling parasites on livestock, scavenging, in controlling the over growth of unwanted plants, as a food source for many, and finally the aesthetic value of birds..

Secaucus: The Citadel Press Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1974). First American Edition, 208pp, index, bibliography. VG in G+, lightly rubbed dj. From the dj: "The legend of the Vampire is one of the oldest and most awesome superstitions and, as the centuries pass, it has been embellished by novelists, short-story writers and film makers, so that in the late twentieth century it remains one of our most potent myths.".

New York: Simon and Schuster Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1936, xx, 525pp, index, numerous color and b&w drawings by the author. Corners fraying, covers faded, spine sunned, contents G. This book is not just a geography textbook but a combination of history and geography. A heavy volume; may require additional shipping charges..

Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. (1958). Third Edition, 4to, v, 1839pp. VG in a G, lightly chipped dj with a one inch open tear at the bottom of the rear cover. From the preface: "In this third edition the Van Nostrand Scientific Encyclopedia retained the character that established the unique position of the book in its earlier editions. It is a basic reference work on science and engineering and on mathematics and medicine, and the substantial increase in size of this third edition is clear evidence of the momentous advances that have occurred in these fields and of the thoroughness of their treatment here. Specifically, the entries cover Aeronautics, Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Radio, Geology, Guided Missiles, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Metallurgy, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Navigation, Nuclear Science and Engineering,… Read More

NY: A. S. Barnes and Co. Book. Good. Hardcover. (1961), 4to, 187pp, illustrations on every page. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper, else G+. Presented in four sections: Our Changing Farms; Our Changing Homes; Our Changing Towns; Our Changing Transportation. An interesting look at the way things used to be one hundred years, or so, ago. From the introduction: "This volume represents an attempt to report on and picture the more significant and interesting changes which either are taking place or have already occurred.".

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp121-131. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1932. In plastic report covers. VG. From the article: "The reason why the stars do not appear to move is that they are so exceedingly far away. Even the nearest is 275,000 times as far away as the sun is from us, (that is 275,000 x 92,900,000 miles), and light from this star does not reach us until it has been on its journey four and one-third years.".

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp171-172, plus one plate. Removed from SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, VOLUME 42, 1912. VG. In plastic report covers. From the introduction: "Mr. George L. Harrison, Jr., has recently presented to the United States National Museum eight skulls of male Gazella isabella Gray taken during 1911 in a limited area near Jebel Bawati, Nubia. Five are fully adults of essentially uniform age, with basal suture obliterated, permanent dentition in place, and posterior molar moderately worn. The others, also uniform in age, are considerably younger, with basal suture open, milk dentition present though much worn, and third molar not fully in line with other teeth. The individual variations occurring in these specimens seem worth of special note.".

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Good. Soft cover. pp271-279. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, JULY, 1894. VG. In plastic report covers. From the introduction: "The question is frequently asked, 'How can latitude change?' There are two ways, obviously. First, we may imagine that a portion of the earth slips on the surface of the globe, due, say, to earthquake shock. Then if the movement of the mass has been toward the equator the latitude of that place is decreased; if toward the pole of the earth the latitude is increased. But suppose that some forces at work on the earth cause it to revolve about a new axis, then we have at once a new equator, and the latitudes of all points on the earth's surface change except at those places where the old and new equator intersect.".

Ottawa: The Royal Society of Canada Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to, pp95-97. Removed from PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. THIRD SERIES, VOLUME XLI, 1947. VG in plastic report covers..

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp181-191, illustrated with diagrams. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1934. VG. In plastic report covers. From the report: "To the navigator who is familiar with the Seven Seas, however, this much oversimplifies the subject. [The explanation of how the moon affects the tides.] For he finds that the tides at different places vary not only in time and in range, but also in character of rise and fall. Quite apart from differences in time and in range which may be regarded as merely differences in degree, it is found that tides present striking differences in kind. There is, in fact, an almost bewildering variety in tides.".

NY: Carleton Publisher Book. Good. Hardcover. 1885, small 8vo, 473pp, several pages of publisher's ads. Lightly worn, a small nick at the front edge of the rear cover, gilt lettering and design quite bright, G+. Evans, (1835-1909), born in Georgia, was one of the more popular southern authors of her day, being widely credited as the first woman to earn more than $100,000 from her writings..