Complete Inventory Listing, Page " F "

F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise. New York. Charles Scribners. 1948. 255 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Good condition. Pages show some yellowing. Owner name and date on inside cover $5.00 Book #61 from Friends of the Alleghany County Public Library, Sparta, NC

F.E. Compton & Co. Compton's Picture Encyclopedia. Chicago. F.E. Compton & Co.. 1932. 4500 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Set of 15, A-Z, with colored plates in front of each section $80.00 Book #3 from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

FABBRI, F. LLI, editor; FABBRI, DINO, director. CAPOLAVORI NEI SECOLI, LE ARTI DELL'ESTREMO ORIENTE, ENCICLOPEDIA DI TUTTE LE ARTI DI TUTTI; POPLOI IN TUTTI/ TEMPI. Milano, Italy. Fratelli Fabbri. 1961. 275 pps. 4 to.. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Large coffee table book in excellent condition. Dust jacket has tears on bottom edge. Red cover w/ gold printing, vol. 3 - Asian art objects described. Book written in Italian. Signed by Antino Fabbri, 1968. $90.00 Book #A118 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FABBRO, MARIO DAL. HOW TO BUILD MODERN FURNITURE. New York. McGraw Hill. 1976. 211 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Dj has small piece torn out by spine, small tears along top, slight edgewear, and sticker on front corner. Tan boards have red lettering, corners are gently bumped. Pages are clean/tight. Third Edition stated. Condition is near new. If you's like the pleasure and satisfaction of making something with your own hands, this book is for you. N 8/04 $75.00 Book #N293 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FAIN, WILLIAM. CHEERS, MAJOR BARLOW. New York. Crown Publishing. 1958. 318 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Brown cloth cover, slightly bumped on edges, otherwise very good condition, tight binding. A wonderfully entertaining novel that takes you with the P.R.O. men on their wild trips during their flamboyant guerrilla war. In this novel you will meet an assortment of ebullient characters but none will be more ebullient than the original Dick Barlow. CR 11-02 $5.00 Book #R-04 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FALK, ROBERT P. AMERICAN LITERATURE IN PARODY. New York. Twayne Publishers. 1955. 255 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Red board has 'Withdrawn' stamped on front board, spine has gilt lettering with label towards bottom, slight smudging. Pages are clean/tight. A collection of parody, satire, and literary burlesque of American writers past and present. N 8/04 $8.00 Book #N286 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FALLIN, CATHERINE. CAPE COD GARDENS AND HOUSES. New York. Simon & Schuster. 1995. 278 pps. 9 1/2"x10 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book is in excellent condition. The dj shows no wear. Pages are clean no ink or pencil marks. A revealing tour of the lush gardens & enchanting homes of New England's Cape Cod. With more than 400 lavish color photographs & inviting text. First Edition not stated. wd 10/06. $10.00 Book #WD-34 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FANPRO. CLASSIC BATTLETECH MASTER RULES. Chicago. fanpro. 2004. 165 pps. 9"x11 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not ex. lib. book. Boards are covered in hardboard, which are in excellent condition. All the pages are tight, no marks or smudges. B/w & color illustrations throughout the book. Back endpages contain Record Sheets. Stated, Corrected Third Printing. Second Printing by FanPro LLC 2004. This book is in New Condition. wd 10/07. $20.00 Book #WD451 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FARGO, BRIAN. REDNECK RAMPAGE. los angeles. interplay cd rom. 1997. 1 pps. cd rom. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. This is not a book, it's an Interplay CD ROM. Brian Fargo, Chief Executive Officer. UFOs Big Rigs & BBQ, Baby's Liquored Up, Nurture My Pig, Trash Can, Gettin' Drunk, Wiggle Stick, Vixen, You Can't Kill Me. CD is in a plastic case. Please remember, this is not a book, it's a CD. First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/07. $4.00 Book #WD178 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FARNOL, JEFFERY. ADAM PENFEATHER, BUCCANEER. New York. Doubleday, Doran Co.. 1941. 327 pps. 6"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in burgundy cloth, with faded gilt titles on the spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage, which has come loose from the spine. All other pages are tightly held. Stated First Edition. wd 10/07. $18.00 Book #WD442 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FARNOL, JEFFERY. BLACK BARTLEMY'S TREASURE. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1920. 368 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine is slightly bent and has shelf wear. Edges are worn and showing a little bit of board. Spine seems to be loose. Previous owners name on first page in pencil. Also name and date written on title page in pencil. Otherwise pages are clean and tight. A stirring story of sheer adventure on the romance-haunted waters of the old Spanish Main. nr - 3/05 $8.00 Book #NR195 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FARRINGTON, S. KIP. FISHING THE PACIFIC, OFFSHORE & ON. New York. coward-mccann. 1953. 297 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. For its age the book is strong, with spine & binding. Page 287 has tear, with a little tape can be mended. D/j was cut & glued to first end page. First end page is torn at top of spine. Other pages are in good order. Boards show slight shelf wear. B/w photos throughout book. This book, like its companion, Fishing the Atlantic, Offshore & On, will undoubtedy become the Almanac of Pacific fishing. First Edition not stated. wd 11/06. $7.00 Book #WD-71 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FAUL, DENIS. THE CASTLEREAGH FILE. None. None. 1978. 195 pps. 8 1/2"x10 1/2". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Softcover is in good condition, in b/w, with red titles. Softcover & all pages are in good condition. All the pages are tight & clean. Stated, This book was compiled at the request of American public representatives, Irish-American groups & individuals. First Edition, Not Stated. wd 3/09. $26.00 Book #WD873 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FAULKNER, WILLIAM. BIG WOODS. New York. Random House. 1955. 198 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex library with usual stamps, markings and pocket. Spine worn and frayed. Edges worn with boards showing. Pages clean and tight. Book description pasted on first page. Faulkner was an avid hunter, as well as one of America's greatest writers. The Big Woods is a collection of Faulkner's best hunting stories. Green cloth boards with a black bear claw on front cover and gilt titles on front and spine. nr - 1/05 $30.00 Book #NR120 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FEDERAL , WRITERS. OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. New York. Hastings House. 1939. 234 pps. 6"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in dark navy blue, with gilt titles on the spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. Full title" Our Federal Government and how it functions". All the pages are tight & clean. First Edition Not Stated. wd 7/08. $29.00 Book #WD637 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FEDORY, ED. RELIC HUNTER THE BOOK. Sweet Home, Oregon. White's Electronics. 1994. 134 pps. 5"x8". First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This softcover book is in excellent condition. No wear at all, with the exception of a sticker mark on front of cover top right. Editor: Mary Hand. First Edition not stated. Relic Hunting opens up an entire new world to those who are quickly becoming bored in the wake of other treasure hunters. wd 11/06. $9.00 Book #WD-39 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FEININGER, ANDREAS. THE WORLD THROUGH MY EYES. New York. Crown Publishing. 1963. 0 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Dj has tears, creasing, chips, parts missing, and is not price-clipped. Visible front board has liquid stain. Pages are clean/tight. Overall condition is VG+. N 6/04 $22.00 Book #N170 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FELSEN, HENRY GREGOR. BERTIE TAKES CARE. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1963. 184 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Mylar dj has slight rubbings. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is vg+. N 6/04 $20.00 Book #N119 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FELSEN, HENRY GREGOR. CRASH CLUB. New York. bantan books. 0000. 202 pps. 4"x7". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Stated, 18th printing, no date. Stated, copyright 1958. Ex. High School Book, with all the markings. All the pages are tight & clean. Hardcover paperback edition. Black titles on the front board & spine. Exciting, dramatically written-concerns boys, their cars, their girls. wd 2/09. $15.00 Book #WD826 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FENTON, CARROLL LANE. WILD FOLK AT THE SEASHORE. eau claire, wisconsin. e. m. hale & company. 1959. 128 pps. 7" by 9". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Good children's book, with b&w illustrations by the author,pages are clear & clean, first cadmus edition 1964 by the John Day company inc, a good source of sea & beach life, creatures of the seashore, ex lib with usual ink stamps & pocket WD-10/06 $8.00 Book #WD-05 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FENTON, CARROLL LANE. WILD FOLK IN THE MOUNTAINS. New York. John Day Company. 1958. 96 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Green boards have illustrated cover adhered to the front, slight edgewear and rubbing, spine has folds to top and bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is VG+/near fine. This book is fourth in a series that tells the story of living things in different surroundings, or habitats, wildlife in the mountains. N 8/04 $9.00 Book #N332 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FERAL, REX. HIT MAN. boulder, colorado. paladin press. 1983. 130 pps. 5 1/2"x8 1/2". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Softcover, Not Ex. Lib. Book. Book is in excellent condition. Previous owner wrote name with black felt pen, first endpage. All the pages are tight & clean. First Edition, Not Stated. A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors. wd 2/09. $34.00 Book #WD824 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FERMAN, EDWARD L. MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Concord, N.H.. Mercury Press, Inc.. 1967. 130 pps. Digest. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Vol.33 #6 December 1967 in Mylite bag. slightly yellowed pages, clean, tight copy. Cover art Jack Gaughan for "The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral D" by J.G. Ballard. jc 5/04 $11.00 Book #C172 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FEUCHTWANGER, LION. THE JEW OF ROME. New York. Viking Press. 1936. 565 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in light tan cloth, with green titles on the front board & spine. There is a small hole at top of the spine. Boards show wear & a pink spot. Previous owners stamp glued to inside front cover. Brown stains on the inside of the hardcovers. All the pages are tightly held & clean. Stated, translated by, Willa & Edwin Muir. Stated, first copyright 1935 Amsterdam. A rare, hard to find book. First Edition, Not Stated. wd 6/09. $65.00 Book #WD958 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FEUER, KATHRYN. SOLZHENITSYN: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Englewood Cliffs. Prentice Hall. 1976. 174 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in fine dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Mylar dj has slight rubbings, label taped to bottom of spine. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is as if new. Twentith Century Views Series. The aim of this series is it present the best in contemporary critical opinion on major authors, providing a twentieth century perspective on their changing status in an era of profound revaluation. N 8/04 $10.00 Book #N280 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FIELD, STEPHEN J. CALIFORNIA ALCALDE. oakland, cal.. biobooks. 1950. 174 pps. 7"x10 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book. The pocket was removed, date due stamp, on the first endpage. Library file number, white ink on the spine. Boards are covered in red cloth, which are in good condition. Gilt titles on the front board, & the authors last name on the spine. The last page 174, has a large foldout map, State of California, Gold Region, stated 1852. Map is held to the spine of the book, which has a small tear. Marbleized on the page edges. First Edition Not Stated. Stated, California Centennial Edition, Twenty-one. Copyright 1950 Joseph A. Sullivan. Stated, Stephen J. Field, Late Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Excellent information of early California. wd 12/07. $23.00 Book #WD481 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FIELDS, JAMES T. UNDERBRUSH. cambridge. the riverside press. 1881. 410 pps. 4 1/2"x6". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in brown cloth, with gilt titles on the front cover & spine. Boards are in very good condition. All the pages are tight & clean. Stated, a new & enlarged edition. wd 2/09. $45.00 Book #WD813 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FIFE, DALE. THE UNMARRIED SISTERS. New York. farrar, straus & cudaby. 1958. 208 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray board, with white titles on the spine. Boards show slight wear. D/j was cut & taped to the first endpage. Pages 4 & 5 have brown stains. All other pages are clean & tight. Author of "Weddings in the Family". Illustrated by Lili Cassel. Stated First Printing, 1958. wd 6/07. $7.00 Book #WD338 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FILSTRUP, CHRIS & JANIE. BEADAZZLED. New York. Frederick Warne. 1982. 145 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Book is clean and tight...has the usual library markings and a strip on the inside front cover where something had been glued, possibly the card pocket. bl-11/05 $10.00 Book #BL63 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FINNEY, JACK. 5 AGAINST THE HOUSE. Garden City. Doubleday. 1954. 221 pps. 5"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. D/j was cut & glued to first end page. Book binding & spine are tight, with red tape for reinforcement. Boards are in black covered cloth, which show slight wear. Titles are handwritten with gilt pen. Pages are very clean. First Edition Stated. "Hand me down my gun & slide rule, boys" A novel of suspense. wd 1/07. $75.00 Book #WD128 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FISCHER, DR. VERA K. ATOMIC ENERGY. New York. MAXTON PUBLISHERS, INC.. 1959. 0 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Jerry Robinson. All the usual library markings. Boards are slighty worn with fraying on bottom. Pages clean and tight with color and black and white illustrations throughout. nr - 1/05 $7.00 Book #NR-8 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FISHER, AILEEN. HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAYS AND PROGRAMS. Boston. PLAYS INC. 1953. 267 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library with usual stamps, markings, and pocket. Spine is loose but intact. Boards are slightly soiled. One page is dog-eared. Pages are clean and tight. Here are plays, skits, group readings, songs, and recitations for both health and safety. nr - 3/05 $25.00 Book #NR156 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FISHER, HUMPHREY J. SLAVERY IN THE HISTORY OF MUSLIM BLACK AFRICA. New York. new york university press. 2001. 410 pps. 5"x 8". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. This book is in excellent condition, no marks or tears at all. Very tight pages. B/w Illustrations, & two maps. This volume "Will be welcomed by all interested in African history". Stated First published in the U.S.A. by New York University Press. wd 2/07. $10.00 Book #WD163 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FISHER, STEVE. DESTINATION TOKYO. New York. APPLETON-CENTURY. 1943. 226 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 1st PRINTING, 1st EDITION, IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SPINE SLIGHTLY SUN FADED W/VERY LITTLE BUMPING, COVER IN VG+ CONDITION. BINDING TIGHT, PAGES HAVE SOME YELLOWING, BUT IT APPEARS DUE TO THE 1943 WARTIME PAPER THAT WAS USED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY GOOD AND RARE COPY OF A WWII NOVEL. $140.00 Book #60 from Friends of the San Marcos Library, San Marcos, CA

FISHER, VARDIS. GOLD RUSHES AND MINING CAMPS OF THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST. Caldwell. Caxton Press. 1968. 466 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Dj has slight folding at top and bottom, mylar coating peeling at both top and bottom of spine. Brown boards have no marking and slight edgewear to top and bottom of spine. Pages are clean/tight with previous owner inscription on ffe. Condition is near new. Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West brings you all the remarkable men and women , all the fascinating ingredients, all the violent contrasts brought together by chance in one of the most enthralling chapters in the history of our country. N 8/04 $25.00 Book #N298 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FLANDRAU, CHARLES MACOMB. SOPHOMORES ABROAD. New York. D. Appleton. 1935. 209 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, white titles on front board & spine. Bottom edge of boards show shelf wear. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. All pages are tightly held, no tears. Other Books by Charles Macomb Flandrau, "Diary of a Freshman", "Loquacities", "Viva Mexico". First Edition Not Stated. wd 9/07. $15.00 Book #WD433 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FLEMING, ELIZABETH P. REDCLOUD & CO. Philadelphia. Westminster Press. 1959. 191 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Hardcover ex-library copy in very good condition. Usual library markings. In good tight condition. Illustrator, Janet Smalley. Adventures of children at camp and a canoe. mj 8/02 $15.00 Book #A-39 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FLEMING, STEVE, LAKIN, JUDI. PIDES PEAK OR BUST RODEO: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS. Colorado Springs. Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. 1990. 153 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Dj has slight warping and creasing, light edgewear. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is near new. The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, and event rich in tradition and steeped in community pride, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 1990. B/W photos. N 7/04 $32.00 Book #N269 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FLINT, MARGARET. VALLEY OF DECISION. New York. Dodd Mead. 1937. 330 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with yellow titles on the spine. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. There is a tear on bottom of page 9, along the spine. A few brown spots on a couple of the pages. All the pages are tightly held. Margaret Flint is the Author of the $10,000 Prize Novel, "The Old Ashburn Place". With the same warmth & humanness that characterized "The Old Ashburn Place", Margaret Flint tells this story of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10/07. $30.00 Book #WD444 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FLOYD, OLIVE. DOCTORA IN MEXICO. New York. g. p. putnam's sons. 1944. 270 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in faded burgundy cloth. Black titles on white tape on the spine. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. Also, a glued on blue & white drawing of Dr. Katherine Neel Dale, on the second endpage. Boards do show wear. All the pages are tightly held to the spine. First Edition, Not Stated. wd 3/09. $20.00 Book #WD878 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOGEL, CHARLES W. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS. Scranton, PA. Internation Textbook Co.. 1962. 210 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Textbook on engineering computations. Logarithmic scales chart for subdividing. Paper pocket on inside bk/bd. Signature of donor on front inside cover. Stamped used book. good condition. mj 8/01 $8.00 Book #A-36 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORBES, AIRD. HOW TO RESTORE AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICS. osceola, wi. forbes aird. 1996. 128 pps. 8 1/2"x11". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. This book is very clean, no marks or smudges. Pages are tight. B/w Illustrations on every page. The information in this book is true & complete. Likewise, if you can watch something work, you can generally figure out how it operates. Stated First published in 1996. wd 7/07. $27.00 Book #WD346 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORBES, HELEN CADY. MARY & MARCIA PARTNERS. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1928. 159 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in tan cloth, with titles on the front board & spine. Boards show shelf wear & fading. All the pages are tightly held. B/w Illustrations by Harrie Wood. First Edition Not Stated. wd 9/07. $18.00 Book #WD420 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORD, ALICE. THE BIRD BIOGRAPHIES OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1957. 282 pps. 7 " X 10". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib book with usual ink stamps & pocket, dj flaps taped on first leaf, hardcover has been reinforced with tape, spine is strong, pages are clean, these bird biographies reveal their author's adventures as a naturalist, in our frontier past. wd-10/06. $8.00 Book #WD-13 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORD, J. D. M. OLD SPANISH READINGS. Boston. ginn & company. 1911. 312 pps. 5 1/2"x7". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in red cloth. With gilt titles on the spine. A very tight book. Condition is excellent. Stated Copyright, 1906, 1911, by J.D.M. Ford, Harvard University. The boards are in excellent shape. All the pages are clean with on marks. "Old Spanish Readings", selected on the basis of critically edited texts. wd 2/07. $28.00 Book #WD139 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORD, KATHERINE MORROW. DESIGNS FOR LIVING. New York. reinhold publishing corp.. 1955. 215 pps. 8 1/2"x 10 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in Burgundy paper, over hard boards. Green tape on the spine, with white handwritten ink titles. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. B/w photos throughout the book. Stated, By Katherine Morrow Ford & Thomas H. Creighton. First Edition Not Stated. wd 2/08. $40.00 Book #WD534 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORDHAM, EDWARD WILFRID. NOTABLE CROSS-EXAMINATIONS. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1952. 202 pps. 6"X8 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with black titles on the spine. The boards have faded. Previous owner wrote name on first endpage. All the pages are tightly held & clean. Stated, Reprinted February 1952. wd 3/09. $48.00 Book #WD863 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOREHAND, REX L. HELPING THE NONCOMPLIANT CHILD. New York. The Gilford Press. 1981. 253 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Child Psychology General. Provides a detailed description of a treatment program designed to teach parents to modify their children's noncompliance behavior. This volume offers the clinician and clinical researchers a detailed explication of their effective program.This book is ideal for clinical social workers, special education teachers and pediatricians working with noncompliant children. 04/03 JF $12.00 Book #JF23 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOREMAN, DAVE. ECODEFENSE. chico, ca.. abbzug press. 1993. 350 pps. 5 1/2"x8". Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Softcover is in excellent condition. Black titles on the front cover & spine. ISBN 0-9637751-0-3. All the pages are tight & clean. Stated, Third edition copyright 1993. wd 2/09. $15.00 Book #WD823 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOREST , DONALD DE. FAMILY ARK. DALLAS TEXAS. ROYAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1965. 230 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in good dust jacket. Dj is slightly soiled and torn. Book is in very good condition. This narrative is about people of average means who use salt and fresh water boating for family vacations: camping, skiing , exploration and cruising. nr - 1/05 $20.00 Book #NR125 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORESTER, C. S. YOUNG HORNBLOWER: THREE COMPLETE NOVELS. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1953. 672 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Blue boards have slight edgewear to top and bottom of spine. Pages are deckled on edges, clean with no markings. Binding is tight. Condition is near new. Novels are: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower and the Atropos. $15.00 Book #N242 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORTESCUE, J. W. (TRANSLATOR). RETREAT FROM MOSCOW: MEMOIRS OF SERGEANT BOURGOGNE. London. The Folio Society. 1985. 262 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Book is encased in golden box. Olive green boards are illustrated with gilt lettering on the spine. Pages are clean/tight with no markings. Condition is near new. N 8/04 $15.00 Book #N290 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FORTIN, STANLEY. WORLD BOOK OF PORK DISHES. London. Pelham Books Ltd.. 1967. 192 pps. 8-3/4X6". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Green boards with silver lettering, with 1/4 inch tear bottom of dust jacket. Otherwide like new. Pictorial DJ Full color apple in mouth, green parsley eyes & top-knot picture of Pig's head on silver platter. "...separate chapters on boiling,stewing,roasting, braising, sauteing, grilling and deep frying." and "...selection and buying of pork; meat preparation; kitchen equipment..." Author is lecturer at University of Surrey...trained in both Britain and France. jc 2/04 $15.00 Book #C149 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOSTER, CONSTANCE J. THE STORY OF MONEY. New York. medill mcbride. 1950. 205 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray cloth, with black titles on the spine. Throughout the book are B/w pictures & drawings by, Crockett Johnson. All the pages are tightly held to the spine. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10/07. $20.00 Book #WD445 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOSTER, GENEVIEVE. GEORGE WASHINGTON. New York. Charles Scribners. 1949. 96 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Keywords: Children Biography George Washington DJ has 3 small tears on front wrap and is not price clipped. Book is tight and clean. This story introduces him to small children and is illustrated to give a complete picture of Washington's life at various periods. A unique book for children. 04/04 JF $10.00 Book #JF158 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOSTER, MAXIMILIAN. THE TRAP. New York. D. Appleton. 1920. 283 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine is faded and creased. Spine and edges are shelf worn. Previous owners name in ink and some pencil writing on first page. Pages clean and tight. Upper page edges have small stain. nr - 3/05 $8.00 Book #NR192 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOSTER, WILLIAM, ALYEA, HUBERT N. AN INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY. New York. D. Van Nostrand. 1947. 801 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Cloth boards are fraying along edges and has slight rubbing. Pages are clean/tight. Ffe contains P/O name. Third Edition. N 6/04 $9.00 Book #N-86 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOWLER, JAMES W. LIFE MAPS. waco, texas. word books. 1985. 240 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Boards are in excellent condition. The whole book is in excellent condition. All pages are clean & tight. Stated, 1978, 1985 Word, Incorporated, Waco, Texas. wd 12/08. $15.00 Book #WD750 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOWLER, KENNETH. RAWHIDE MEN. New York. Doubleday. 1965. 215 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with usual ink stamps & pocket. Boards are covered in black & Gray, with black titles on the spine. D/j is covered in plastic. Pages are all tight. By members of the Western Writers of America. Contents, S. Omar Barker, Tom W. Blackburn, Allan R. Bosworth, William Chamberlain, Allan Vaughan Elston, Cliff Farrell, Norman A. Fox, Bill Gulick, Ernest Haycox, John Prescott. Stated First Edition. wd 3/07. $10.00 Book #WD179 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOX, CHARLES E. WHERE RIVERS ARE BORN. SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA STATE DEPT. OF EDUCATION. 1951. 57 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-school library with stamp inside cover. Covers are slightly soiled. Top of spine is worn. Bottom of spine has small tear. Pages clean and tight. nr - 2/05 $8.00 Book #NR129 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FOX, WILLIAM PRICE. SOUTHERN FRIED PLUS SIX. philadelphia. Lippencott. 1968. 255 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib.Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red & black cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Boards are in good condition. D/j is in excellent condition,with clear plastic cover. D/j is in yellow, red & black. Full title- "Southern Fried Plus Six short works of fiction". By the same author, "Southern Fried", "Doctor Golf", "Moonshine Light, Moonshine Bright". All the pages are tightly held, & clean of all smudges. "A lively novel full of Foxian frolics and humors that should delight just about everybody". Stated First Edition. wd 7/08. $38.00 Book #WD643 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRAN HUBBARD. A DAY WITH TUPI. Fresno, CA. Awani Press. 1955. 20 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Gray hardcover w/ red imprinted Indian boy on front. Ed Vella, illustrator. Wonderful illustrations. Book in very good condition w/ card pocket removed and only small stamp of school on front fly leaf. Edges slightly bumped. Last page in book is torn and 18, 19 20 page numbers have slight tears at top edge. The tears do not effect the drawings. mj 8/02 $8.00 Book #A145 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRANCHEZZO, OOOO. A WANDERER IN THE SPIRIT LANDS. mokelumne hill, ca.. the progressive thinker. 1965. 286 pps. 6"x8 1/2". Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Cover is in green soft paper board, with black titles on the front cover. Book is bound in white plastic comb binding. Cover & comb are in excellent condition. Stated, Transcribed by A. Farnese. Stated, 1901. Republished 1965 by Health Research, Mokelumne Hill, Ca. "A Wanderer in The Spirit Lands", is an excellent reading book, happiness of the land. wd 8/08. $39.00 Book #WD662 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRANCOIS, DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE. CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. New York. harper & brothers. 1947. 208 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in burgundy cloth, with silver titles on the spine. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. Translated by Mildred Whitney Stillman. All the pages are tight & clean. First Edition Not Stated. wd 7/08. $25.00 Book #WD646 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRANZEN, JONATHAN. THE CORRECTIONS. New York. Farrar, Straus. 2001. 568 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB CHOICE, TIGHT CLEAN COPY $40.00 Book #53 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX

FRICKE, CHARLES W. CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL EVIDENCE. Los Angeles. Legal Book Store. 1964. 555 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. 6th edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering, has no markings or wear. Previous owner name on inside ffe. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is near new. N 6/04 $8.00 Book #N117 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRIEDMAN, THOMAS. THE WORLD IS FLAT. New York. Farrar, Straus. 2005. 488 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0374292884 FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER VERY FINE, DJ VERY FINE. BOOK DEMYSTIFIES THIS BRAVE NEW WORLD AND MAKES SENSE OF THE GLOBAL SCENE. BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. $25.00 Book #24 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX

FRIENDS OF THE LA PINE LIBRARY. HISTORY OF LA PINE PIONEERS. Bend. Maverick Publications, Inc.. 2000. 264 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Wrappers are in good condition, back wrapper is slightly warped, no creasing to spine or wrappers. Pages are clean/tight. Bottom edges have some smudging. The history of the "rural, unincorporated community" of La Pine, Oregon. N 8/04 $9.00 Book #N275 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRISBIE, ROBERT DEAN. DAWN SAILS NORTH. New York. Doubleday. 1949. 307 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with yellow Schooner Ship on the front cover. Yellow titles on the spine. Boards are in excellent condition. Boards & pages are tightly held. There are stains on page 96, along the edge. All other pages are clean, & no tears. Front endpage has drawing of Farue-nui Island, Lagoon & Village. Back endpage has drawing of Schooner Dawn, voyage from Papeete to San Francisco. Books by Robert Dean Frisbie-"Amaru: A Romance of the South Seas"(1945)-"The Island of Desire"(1944)-Mr. Moonlight's Island"(1939)-"The Book of Puka-Puka"(1929) "Dawn Sails North" is a rousing, spirited tale of a schooner, a South Sea Island, & a war-weary man who encountered both love & danger there. Robert Dean Frisbie was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1896 & died November 18, 1948. He is buried in the Cook Islands. Stated First Edition. wd 9/07. $800.00 Book #WD434 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FRITZ, EDWARD C. REALMS OF BEAUTY. AUSTIN, TX. UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS. 1993. 116 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. DESIGNED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF EXPLORERS COVERING THE WILDERNESS AREAS OF EAST TEXAS $20.00 Book #31 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX

FRYE, RICHARD N. THE HERITAGE OF PERSIA. New York. the world publishing company. 1963. 301 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. School Lib. Book. With usual ink stamps & pocket. 126 b/w Illustrations, 4 b/w Maps. Pages are very clean with no other marks or smudges. Boards are covered in green & blue cloth, gilt titles on the spine. Gilt Illustration on front board. D/j & boards show little wear. Stated First Edition. wd 2/07. $5.00 Book #WD155 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FULTON, REED. ROOKIE COACH. New York. Doubleday. 1955. 222 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Juvenile High School Sports Book has very little shelf ware on top and bottom spine. Very clean and tight.Yellow on top pages. Owners name on inside front page. Inscribed by the author on title page. A game-happy town in the state of Washington puts a new coach to the test. 02/05 JF $15.00 Book #JF279 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

FYFIELD, FRANCES. LET'S DANCE. Canada. Alfred A. Knopf. 1995. 263 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in fine dust jacket. Book is a first Canadian edition...in very good shape. bl-5/05 $9.00 Book #BL09 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Faber, Michel. The Crimson Petal and the White. New York. Harcourt Brace. 2002. 833 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Red hardcover with marbled endpapers. First U.S. edition of highly acclaimed Victorian novel. Like new. jc 2/03 $11.00 Book #C-94 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Faber, Michel. The Crimson Petal and the White. New York. Harcourt, Inc.. 2002. 838 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Advance reading copy, stated First U.S. Edition. A massive novel set in 1870's London. $25.00 Book #1973 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Facsimile Edition. Emily Dickinson's Herbarium. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 2006. 208 pps. Folio. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Beautiful green cloth hardcover with black embossed dogwood flowers and leaves on frontcover; slipcase inscribed in gold with attached colored floral panel....both in like-perfect condition. $65.00 Book #18 from Friends of the Farmington Library, Farmington, CT

Fagan, John J. Jr. A Fagan genealogy. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dorrance Publishing Co, Inc. 1996. 322 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN: 0805937072 Dorrance Pub Co Hardcover Very Good 0805937072 Near Fine; Hardcover; 1997, Dorrance Publishing; Covers still shiny; Pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; White covers with title in red & black lettering; 336 pages; "A Fagan Genealogy, " by John Fagan. Previous owners label on first page. Inside front cover signed and dated by author additional note at bottom states "first printing" $200.00 Book #153 from Friends of the Fletcher Hills Library, El Cajon, CA

Fagg, William. The Art of Central Africa: Sculpture and Tribal Masks. Los Angeles. New American Library. 1967. 56 pps. 16mo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Brief (24-page) discussion of African art, followed by 32 pp of color illustrations of sculpture and tribal masks from Central Africa. $7.50 Book #1675 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Fahey, Ruth. Westies from head to tail. USA. Alpine Publications. 1981. 216 pps. 12 mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Quarto Drawings by Karol Crost, "How-to" photographs by Michael Love with Index, Cats & Dogs $39.00 Book #CB-161 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Failing, Patricia. Ted Katz: recent paintings. Portland, Oregon. Butters Gallery, Ltd.. 1991. 16 pps. 9" x 9". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Catlog of an exhibition of paintings by American artist Ted Katz, done in aquamedia on paper. One dozen color illustrations, including cover. Bottom corner of entire catalog has been bent, but not badly; wear on back cover. $8.00 Book #1792 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Fair, Ronald L. Many Thousand Gone. New York. Harcourt Brace and World. 1965. 114 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Stated first edition. "An American Fable" Black author's first novel $25.00 Book #974 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fairless, Michael. The Roadmender and the Gathering of Brother Hilarius. Edinburgh, Scotland. New University Society. none. 254 pps. 12mo. First edition. Leatherbound. very good copy with no dust jacket. Published in Edinburgh, no date. Previous owner's name inside front cover; one corner torn off back fly leaf; shows some shelf wear. Pages are tight. Pen and ink illustrated. A blank page has penned notes. $10.00 Book #36 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Faith Baldwin. Face toward the spring. New York. Rinehart & Co, Inc. 1956. 203 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. small tears on bottom and top edge of dust jacket, other wise fine $135.00 Book #9 from Friends of the Ranchos Library, Madera, CA

Faith, Karlene, Ed. Soledad Prison, University of the Poor. Palo Alto, CA. Science & Behavior Books, Inc.. 1975. 174 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. 1975 softcover in vg condition, some pages bent, binding slightly loose on top, back and front cover creased, corners worn and creased, ex-library cover with usual library markings. $10.00 Book #29 from Friends of the Casa de Oro Library, Spring Valley, CA

Falk, Lee. Phantom sundays. Las Vegas. Pioneer Books. 1989. 0 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Yellow cover with the Phantom. The Nazi Nenace, Oct. 23, 1949 thru March 2, 1952. some wear to edges. Bottom front cover starting to curl. No marks to inside, Unpaged. $15.00 Book #217 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Farago, Ladislas. The Broken Seal; "Operation Magic" and the Secret Road to Pearl Harbor. New York. Random House. 1967. 439 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This gives the story of the prehistory of the attack on Pearl Harbor that started the United States' active involvement in WWII. Why weren't we prepared, since it is reported that we had broke their secret information code? Book is clean and tight--no d/j. Book plate glued to paste down in front of book. $4.00 Book #940 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Farber, Robert. Farber Nudes. New York. American Photographic Book Publishing. 1983. 144 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. The heart of the book is a striking series of over 100 new color and black and white photographs of nudes. The author explains how he produced each of the photographs in the book. This black cloth bound book shows some wear around the edges. D/J covered with Mylar jkt. $4.00 Book #1321 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Farley, Walter. Black Stallion and Satan. New York. Random House. 1949. 0 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. stated first $10.00 Book #1005 from Friends of Lansing Libraries, ,

Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion Returns. New York. Random House. 1945. 229 pps. 5 1/2 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. Good copy, no markings in book. Dust jacket has advertisement on back quoting "boys and girls" who have read the Walter Farley book series. $10.00 Book #06-2 from Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County, Steubenville, OH

Farm and Fireside Library. One Hundred Superb Photographs. Springfield, Ohio. Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick. 1892. 35 pps. 10 3/4 X 14. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Superb photographs embracing views of famous castles, historic ruins, great cathedrals, towers. arches and the world's most noted pieces of sculpture. Beautiful landscapes and mountain scenery. Pages tight with some slight tears on edges. $40.00 Book #271 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Farmer, Weston. From My Old Boat shop. Camden, Maine. Intl. Marine Publ. Co.. 1979. 356 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Gold cover with black lettering. Spine & tips bumped Tiny loss of cloth on bottom tips. Inside as new-no marks. DJ clipped small tears to spine & tips $25.00 Book #349 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Farnham, Albert B. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit. Columbus, OH. A. R. Harding. 1944. 246 pps. 6 1/2" x 4 3/4". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. I say 1st, as there are NAP, but it's a guess. Concise, easy to follow directions, but don't bother unless you have an artistic bent. Nice copy. $7.00 Book #133 from Chase Township Public Library, Chase, MI

Farrar, milman, Stanley, et al. Westminister Abbey and the cathedrals of England : with views of the cathedrals and portraits of dignitaries. Philadelphia. John C. Winston. 1895. 212 pps. 4 to. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Publisher: John C. Winston, Phila 1895; First American Edition. 4to, red cloth with gilt letters and decorations, 215pp, numerous photos. Wear at spine ends, foxing on end papers, hinge broken, some stitching loose, but pages good. Fine blk and white fotos. $20.00 Book #6 from Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library, Boynton Beach, FL

Farrer, Reginald. The Rock garden. London & Edingburgh. T Nelson & Sons Ltd; and TC & ED Jack Ltd. 1930. 118 pps. 6 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Undated, but has tipped-in halftone color plates. Dj dirty & chipped at corners & spine ends, but green cover is fine. Pages clean except 3-4 random brown spots. Endpapers browned except where kept white by dj flaps and an apparent onetime insert. Ragged edges; tight overall. $10.00 Book #52 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Farrington, Edward I. The Gardener's Almanac. None. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 1944. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. A month-by-month guide to gardening. No dust cover and cover is spotted, but excellent condition otherwise. $5.00 Book #96 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Farrington, Jr., S. Kip. Fishing the Pacific. New York. Coward-McCann. 1953. 297 pps. 6 1/2"x9 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Fine copy in stained and chipped dust jacket,some rubbing on edges, green cloth cover with silver embossed marlin, many photos of large fish, inscriptions by previous owners. $30.00 Book #13 from Friends of the Iberia Public Library, New Iberia, LA

Farrington, S. Kip Jr. Railroading the modern way. New York. Coward McCann. 1951. 395 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. $18.00 Book #57 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Farrington, S. Kip Jr.. Railroading The Modern Way. New York. Coward McCann. 1951. 395 pps. unknown. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. Back hinge broke d.j. mended. otherwise sound $11.00 Book #CB-162 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fath, Creekmore. Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton. Austin. University of Texas. 1979. 223 pps. 24 x 32 cm. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. New, expanded edition of 1969 edition. Complete catalog of Benton's lithographs (about 100) with facsimiles of his own comments about them. Compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath. Dust jacket is in two pieces. $75.00 Book #95 from Friends of the Connecticut College Library, New London, CT

Fath, Edward Arthur. The Elements Of Astronomy. New York. McGraw Hill. 1928. 323 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. NY, McGraw-Hill, 1928. 323pp. , illus. , 8 plates. Second Edition, Second Impression. Cover slightly spotted and worn. Keywords: SCIENCE ASTRONOMY $60.00 Book #45A from Friends of the Sun City Library, ,

Faulkner, Edward. Plowman's Folly. Okla. Norman, University of Okla. 1944. 0 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $20.00 Book #60 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Faulkner, Edward H.. Plowman's Folly. Okla. Norman, U of Okla.. 1944. 0 pps. 12 mo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. #163A - Near fine, pgs very sl. yellow + inside goards & fly leaves. dj. multible lib tape mends, brown cloth cover #163B - near fine, green cloth cover 2" line of paint or scratch-painting flaw(?) dj. multiple lib. tape mends $12 each $12.00 Book #CB-163A&163B from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Faulknew, Edward H. Plowman's Folly. Okla. Norman, U of Oklahoma. 1944. 156 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. $20.00 Book #58 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Favour, Alpheus H. Old Bill Williams, Mountain Man. Norman, Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma. 1962. 234 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Reprint of 1936 Edition, First Printing of New Edition. Book is in VG+ condition. Ex-library with card pocket on FFEP and stamps/marks on Title & Copyright pages - however NO marks on pages. Pages are clean, bright, and tight. B&W illustrations and maps. Green cloth cover in NF condition. Mylar covered, priceclipped DJ is in VG condition. VERY slight bumping to ends of spine. This is a wonderful book about "Bill" Williams, the most colorful and individualistic mountain man of them all. Born during the American Revolution, missionary to the Osages, Williams forsook civilization and made the wilderness his home after the death of his wife. Williams was a controversial figure in his own time and has remained so ever since. A must for anyone interested in history, mountain men, or just plain good reading. CR 05-07 $30.00 Book #R203 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Feder, Happy Jack. Clown Skits for Everyone. Colorado Springs, CO. Meriwether Publishing LTD. 1991. 170 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This soft cover book, second edition, is a collection of 32 clown skits for one or two performers, accompanied by tips for aspiring clowns on props, gestures, terminology and safety. Organizations, books and piblications. Lots of illustrations. Makeup. Clean and bright text. Cover has a bent front cover at bottom. $5.00 Book #1065 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fehrenbach, T.R. Texas: A salute from above. San Antonio, TX. Texas Books. 1985. 280 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. This book, as indicated by the title, presents aerial photos of Texas with additional text making a beautiful tribute to the Lone Star State, as the eagle sees it. And as fitting is the very large size of this book (14" x 10-1/2"). Please check regarding shipping costs. Edges of d/j very mildly worn. $8.00 Book #1195 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Feininger, Andreas. Trees. New York. Rizzoli. 1991. 167 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. excellent condition. small bend in cover but otherwise in great condition. pages clean and like new. $6.00 Book #461 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Feirer, John L. Cabinetmaking and Millwork. Peoria, Ill. Chas. A. Bennett Co., Inc.. 1970. 928 pps. 7" X 9 1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. SBN 87002-075-7, Textbook, Covers it all, everything from tools to finishing, full of illustrations, diagrams, discussion topics and activities as well as index $10.00 Book #076 from Jonestown Community Library, Jonestown, TX

Feirer, John L. I. A. Metalwork. (Industrial Arts Metalwork). Kalamazoo, Michigan. Charles A. Bennett Co., Inc.. 1965. 240 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This book was created to be a text for students who wil learn about sources of raw materials, how they are processed,how metal products are designed and produced and how people earn a living in metalworking. It teaches students how to design, plan and carry through a project.All this is covered in 43 units. Many, many illustrations throughout text. Inside front cover and fep are remnants of glue from library pocket? No other marks evident--book is like new otherwise. $4.00 Book #1185 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Feldbaum, Carl B. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. New York. Harper & Row. 1988. 315 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Authors Feldbaum and Ronald J. Bee. Stated first edition, inscribed and signed by author Feldbaum. "Confronting the Nuclear Threat". Includes a history of the developement of atomic weapons with many photos including several of the very first atomic explosion in July 1945. $15.00 Book #534 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Feldman, Jay. When the Mississippi Ran Backwards, Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes. New York. Free Press. 2005. 307 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Vivid history, involving earthquakes, other disasters, crimes of Jefferson's nephews and war of 1812. Pristine copy and dust jacket. Signed. Probable first edition, later printing. $16.00 Book #173 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Felig, Arthur. Weegee's New Yrok Photographs 1935-1960. New York. Schirmer/Mosel-Grove Press. 1982. 335 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Black & White pictorial DJ and end papers. Like new. Introduction by John Coplans, biographical notes, bibliography, text in English, 335 photo captions in English and German. ISBN: 0394538757 $37.00 Book #818 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Mot. Letters from Cambria. New York. Idlewild Press. 1949. 316 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $20.00 Book #211 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fenelon, Frangois de Salignac de la Mothe. Letters from Cambrai. Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Idlewild Press. 1949. 316 pps. 12 mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. VG - bottom sp corners bumped & top edge soil good+ dj. - 1 1/2" tear & crease back top spine, 1/4" tear & stain frnt corner $15.00 Book #CB-164 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fenimore, David Heston. Bicycling Across America. Crystal Bay, Nevada. Pinedrop Press. 1989. 158 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. An account of a 4,657 mile bicycle trip from Oceanside California to Bar Harbor Maine. $10.00 Book #1982 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fenn, G. Manville. Walsh the wonder-worker. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1903. 407 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Edition unknown. In back of book, "Edinburgh: Printed by W. & R. Chambers, Limited." Cover maroon cloth with gilt design and lettering, somewhat faded especially on spine. Frontispiece has come loose. $50.00 Book #8 from Gloucester City Library, Gloucester City, NJ

Fenstermaker, Vesle. Santa Baby. New York. Doubleday. 1975. 159 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Inscribed "To DeDeNie--with warm wishes, Verle Fenstermaker-----Nov. 25, 1975." A nice copy in Mylar jkt. The author treats the reader to a zany tale of one man's attempt to survive in the center of the maddest season of the year.Spine area of D/J mildly yellowed. $5.00 Book #678 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fenton, Carroll Lane. Goldie Is A Fish. New York. The John Day Company. 1961. 48 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. No Edition Stated, assumed First. VG++ condition. Illustrated by Author. FFEP is wrinkled due to card pocket. Usual library markings. A couple pages have VERY light smudges otherwise NF condition. Blue pictorial cover shows VERY slight wear along corners and edges of spine. CR 05-05 $20.00 Book #R141 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Fenwick, Millicent. Vogue's Book of Etiquette. New York. Simon and Schuster. 1948. 644 pps. 10 x 7. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Dark blue binding with gold imprint; very little wear. $10.00 Book #52 from Friends of the Alleghany County Public Library, Sparta, NC

Ferenc Mate. Finely Fitted Yacht. New York. Albatross/Norton. 1980. 316 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Volumes 1 and 2 in One Volume.Second printing. Dust jacket has many small tears.Book itself in vg shape, outside pages soiled,edges slightly bumped. $22.00 Book #24 from Friends of Lemon Grove Library Inc., Lemon Grove, ca

Ferguson, Donna J. Troubled Waters. The United States of America. Writer's Showcase. 2001. 203 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Like new copy. Personal inscription on front end paper, with signature. This is a murder mystery, set near Washington's Olympic Peninsula. V 1/04 $12.00 Book #V-44 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Ferguson, Henry. The art of the tattoo. Philadelphia. Courage Books. 1998. 128 pps. 10 1/2 x 9 1/2. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. This is a brand new copy of this popular tattoo book, no markings anywhere in the books. $100.00 Book #06-15 from Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County, Steubenville, OH

Ferris, Timothy. THE WORLD TREASURY OF PHYSIC,ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1991. 859 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. No obsevable defects ilustrated with b/w diagrams $10.00 Book #26 from Friends of the Imperial Beach Branch Library, Inc., Imperial Beach, CA

Feuchtwanger, Lion. This is the Hour. New York. Heritage. 1956. 522 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Straight pictorial baords with only slight bumps to spine, slight edge rubs. No Jacket. Text pages clean & bright. First Thus, extra Illustrations throughout. $4.00 Book #1877 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Feyer, George. Stamp Book. Los Angeles. Price/Stern/Sloan. 1975. 0 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Pink cover with black & white lettering. Color rubbed on spine and edges, top corner has small fold. Fine copy, no marks. $35.00 Book #324 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Feynman, Richard. The Feynman Lectures on Physics (3 Vols.). Palo Alto. Addison Wesley. 1963. 400 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The 3 hardback vols of Richard Feynman's 1961-62 Caltech lectures. Paginated by chapter, scarlet cloth-covered boards with decorative white and gilt titles to front board. Slight bumping to bottom edges of spines. Cover of first volume a little loose. Previous owner's inscription on all ffeps, otherwise unmarked copy of this classic course in Physics. $35.00 Book #202 from Mammoth Lakes Friends of the Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Fezler, Ph.D. & Eleanore S. Field, Ph.D., William. The Good Girl Syndrome: How Women are Programmed to Fail in a Man's World & How to Stop It!. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1985. 237 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #628 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Fiedel, Roslyn. Wild Flowers. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1972. 64 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Library Copy. Good + Condition, no tears or marks, tight binding. Includes many photgraphs by Ray Kellman. A book of modes of expression. $10.00 Book #137 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Field & Irwin. Stanford Stories. New York. Doubleday Page. 1900. 281 pps. unknown. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. sl. shelf wear inscribed "Enroute. New York to Chicago, July2, 1900 TFB. $21.00 Book #CB-165 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Field & Irwin. Stanford Stories. New York. Doubleday. 1900. 281 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. v.g./good sl. shelf wear no dj. inscribed "enroute. New York to Chicago July 2 1900. TFB $35.00 Book #59 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Field, Edward. A Six-Cylinder Courtship. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1907. 130 pps. 8" x 5 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Copyright page "The John McBride Co, Oct, 1907" Frontis by Harrison Fisher, other illustrations by Clarence F. Underwood. All pages printed on pale green fantasy designed paper. Clean, bright, tight copy. $12.00 Book #95 from Chase Township Public Library, Chase, MI

Field, Eugene. Hoosier Lyrics. Chicago. MA Donohue & Co. 1905. 160 pps. unknown. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Fair copy. warped & worn cover, otherwise sound $9.00 Book #CB-166 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Field, Eugene. Poems Of Childhood. New York. Scribners. 1909. 199 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. A delightful collection of poems for children A gem from the golden age of book illustration. Nine illustrations in all: Eight Illustrations with tissue; One gracing cover."Drawings in colors." 19X24cms. 94 poems. Illustration full verso and recto on paste-down and free-end (red, black on grey background) papers front and rear. Scuffing to corners and cover illustration; not a disfigurement. Wear to tips. Small loss of cloth 1/4X1/2" on spine right side lower hinge. Fading to black cloth boards. Some very slight foxing. Weak front hinge $100.00 Book #0034 from Friends of the Santa Ana Public Library, Santa Ana, CA

Field, Eugene. Songs of Childhood. London. Charles Scribners. 1894. 229 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. $15.00 Book #223 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Field, Eugene. The Stars: A Slumber Story. New York. Charles Scribners. 1906. 70 pps. 16mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Blue, cloth-covered boards with white letting. Pages are slightly yellowed; front endpiece has pencil writing indicating gift. Spine is worn and slightly faded, corners are bumped, but book pages are in good condition and tight to spine. $15.00 Book #60 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Field, Michael. Michael Field's Culinary Classics and Improvisations. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1971. 223 pps. 8vo. Oblong. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Stated 3rd printing. Book is in VG+ condition. There are a few very small stains/soiling in margins, in index and a few pages (none in text)and also on page edges (on bottom), otherwise pages are clean and bright. Spine has separated from pages. Pictorial green cover is in VG++ condition. Has very small stains to bottom of front cover and to inside boards, otherwise clean. Very little edgewear, mainly to ends of spine. DJ in Fair to Good condition, is stained/soiled, darkened/yellowed from age, and has a few very small tears - 2 on top front, 1 on top back. Overall book is in VG condition. This book is a delight in fixing "creative leftovers made from main-course masterpieces". CR 07/07 $11.00 Book #R225 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Field, Mrs. Frederick. "I Didn't Hear" or Alice Leonard. New York. Leavitt and Allen. 1870. 227 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. 1970 edition with gift inscription dated 1874. About family of unusual children; suitable reading for adults or older children. Cover is well worn, tearing at corners, and cracking at front inside, but textis tight and clean, except for occasional occasional minor spots and overall browning. New 2007 reprint sells for $28 to 53 dollars. This is original. No edition specified, but original edition. $20.00 Book #258 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Fielding, Henry. The History and Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend Mr Abraham Adams. London. The Folio Society. 1967. 320 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Wood-engravings by Derrick Harris. Cloth hardcover with brown and white design with brown slipcase. 15 x 22.5 cm. (app.) $15.00 Book #9B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Fielding, Henry. The History of Tom Jones. Franklin Center, PA. The Franklin Library. 1979. 732 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Green covers with extensive gold decorations on front and decorations and lettering on spine. Moire fabric end-papers, silk ribbon marker, raised spine bands, all edges gilt. As new, never read. Illustrations by William Small. Limited edition for subscribers to "The 100 Greatest Books of All Time". $45.00 Book #958 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fielding, Henry. The History of Tom Jones : A Foundling. New York. Heritage. 1952. 778 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Color Illustrations by T. M. Cleland with introduction by Louis Kroneneberger. Marbled cover over beige cloth with gilt title spine in beige slipcase. 18 x 26 cm. (app.) $20.00 Book #56B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Fielding, Henry. The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. London. Folio Society. 1966. 187 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Wood-engravings by Frank Martin. Cloth cover with brown and white designand black and gilt letter spine title in slipcase (broken edge). 14.5 x 22.5 cm (app.) $10.00 Book #48B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Fields, editor, Meredith. Yachtsman's Guide to the Bahamas. North Miami, FL. Tropic Isle Publishers. 1986. 394 pps. 9" x 6". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Spiral bound. 394 pp + charts. Clean copy, no tears. 1st thus of this #36 edition. $10.00 Book #63 from Chase Township Public Library, Chase, MI

Fifer & Kidston, Barbara & Martin. Wanted: Wanted Posters of the Old West. Helena, MT. Farcounty Press. 2003. 204 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight, no marks or tears. A book of old wanted posters. $8.00 Book #360 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Filson, Floyd V. A Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. None. Adam & Charles Black. 1960. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The edges of the pages are slightly spotted and there are small, light pencil marks to the side of the text occasionally. Excellent condition otherwise. $15.00 Book #242 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Finch, Christopher. Norman Rockwell's America. None. Reader's Digest. 1975. 313 pps. quarto. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Fine to very good - 1" tear at top back corner $18.00 Book #CB-167 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Finch, Christopher. Norman Rockwell's America. USA. Reader's Digest. 1975. 313 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. $20.00 Book #156 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Finley, Gerald E. Leonardo/Raphael. New York. Tudor Pub.. 1966. 89 pps. 16 mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Price clip. Mylar jacket. 89 fine color reproductions. The Introduction and notes provide the basic information about the lives and works of both artists. $4.00 Book #374 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Finney, Jack. Time and again. New York. Simon and Schuster. 1970. 0 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. $20.00 Book #1033 from Friends of Lansing Libraries, ,

Firestone, Ross. Getting Busted. New York, NY. Arena Books. 1973. 496 pps. Minature. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Personal Experiences of Arrest Trial & Prison in good shape does not appear to be ever read. $2.00 Book #22 from Friends of Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, NJ

Firestone, Roy. Up Close - and In Your face With the Greats, Near-greats, and Ingrates of Sports. New York. Hyperion. 1993. 198 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. The 198 page hardbound book is in fine condition, fresh and clean inside and out, except for an inscription signed by Roy Firestone inside the front cover. $8.00 Book #1020 from Friends of the Buncombe Libraries, Inc., Asheville, NC, United States

Fischer, David. Albion's seed. New York. Oxford University press. 1989. 946 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Hardcover ISBN:0195037944. Oxford Univ. Press. F/VG+ DJ. DJ has very small tears along edges and yellowing around edges. First volume of a cultural history of the United States $50.00 Book #117 from Friends of the Fletcher Hills Library, El Cajon, CA

Fischer, Eberhard, Himmelheber, Hans. Das Gold in der Kunst Westafrikas. Zurich. Museum Rietberg. 1975. 68 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Like new except for PO name on first page. Many B&W photographs. Writen in German $15.95 Book #608 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fish, Robert L. Incredible Schlock Holmes. New York. Simon and Schuster. 1966. 217 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Tight copy in very good condition. Slight darkening of spine on DJ. $85.00 Book #2 from Friends of the Rancho San Diego Library, La Mesa, CA

Fish-Armstrong, Hamilton. Those Days. New York. Harper & Row. 1963. 151 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. used, with minor tear on jacket; has writing on front flap. $7.00 Book #447 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Fisher, Anne. The Salinas, Upside-down River. New York. Rinehart & Company. 1945. 316 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Red boards,embossed seal on front R of A, part of Rivers of America series. Spine sun-faded, front has two barely visable stains; else clean and tight. No DJ. $20.00 Book #98 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Fisher, Anne B. Stories California Indians Told. Berkeley. Parnasses Press. 1957. 110 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. $15.00 Book #56 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fisher, Anne B. The Salinas Upside-Down River. New York. Rinehart & Company. 1945. 316 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Red covers, full page previous owners inscription on half-title. Dustjacket is missing two inch pieces at top and bottom of spine, attractive front illustration is mostly complete. No additional printings noted. Illustrated by Walker K. Fisher. From the series Rivers of America edited by Hervey Allen. The history of the Salinas River and the Salinas Valley. $20.00 Book #2158 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fisher, Antwone. Who will cry for the little boy?. New York. William Morrow. 2003. 61 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Hardcover, ISBN 0060549327 Publisher: William Morrow, New York,, 2003 Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. SIGNED. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Mild rubbing to DJ, else very Fine. Inscribed by the author on the full title page :|"Dear Jane, Thank you for your interest in my story and for all your support. I'll see you again soon with joy. Fish Antwone Fisher"First Edition. $30.00 Book #74 from Friends of the Lakeside Library, Lakeside, CA

Fisher, Robert. Picasso. New York. Tudor Publishing Co.. 1967. 125 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 89 color plates provide excellent overview of Picasso's work. Price corner is cut off dust jacket. Binding is good, pages are tight. $15.00 Book #22 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Fisher, Vivian C. The Diary of Captain Luis Antonio Arguello 1821. Berkeley, Ca. University of California. 1992. 45 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight, Number 40 in the series of keepsakes issued for its members by the Friends of the Bancroft Library.The last Spanish Expedition in California. $9.00 Book #321 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fisk, Carl R. World Progress The Standard Quarterly Review vol 4 #3. Chicago. The Standard Education Society. 1931. 92 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. "An alphabetically arranged digest covering all lines of human endeavor." Lots of photos showing the world in 1931. $10.00 Book #1095 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fitch, Clyde. Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. New York. Doubleday Page & Co.. 1902. 167 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Pictoral green cover with drawing of Ethel Barrymore in the lead, well worn. "A fantistic comedy in three acts". 15 photo plates from the performance. The frontispiece, in excellent condition but detached, is a photo of Ethel Barrymore and is worth the price of this book. $15.00 Book #690 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fitzgerald, Edward. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. New York. George H. Doran. c. 1930. 197 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Green decorated cloth with decorated end papers and 12 tipped in color plates by Edmund Dulac all in very good condition. $40.00 Book #265 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Fitzgerald, F Scott. The letters of F Scott Fitzgerald to his daughter. Japan. Sansyusa. n.d. (1974). 97 pps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4. First edition. Softcover. fine copy in poor jacket. Near fine. “An English language textbook with Japanese annotations,” edited & w/notes by Kayoko Miyauchi, introduction by Haruki Murakami: 25 letters, 17 halftones (family portraits, documents), TOC, Notes (in Japanese), Appendix (in English) of excerpts from author’s novels, some sonnets, a letter to Hemingway. Green glossy cover w/wrapped flaps, illustrated front w/self-portrait of Zelda, photos of paper dolls of Scott, Zelda & Scottie, and inset photo rear. Cover rubbed, corners sharp, no wear, no damage, binding tight. Text, edges & stiff yellow eps clean, bright, unmarked. Attributions: Copyright 1963, Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan; Illustrations: The Romantic Egoists, copyright 1974, Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith, reprinted with permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons. $30.00 Book #316 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. All The Sad Young Men. New York. Charles Scribners. 1926. 267 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. This is a solid reading copy of this important collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is from the "Circulating Library of the J.L. Hudson Company." There is a annotated paste down on the verso of the front cover. Pages are yellowing ( as natural). There are a few pages that have darkened areas. Otherwise, the book is in pretty good condition. $15.00 Book #48 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI

Fitzgerald, Penelope. The means of escape. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 2000. 117 pps. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0618079947). Uncorrected proof/Advance reading copy, projected publ. date Jan 2002, posthumous. Illustrated front cover w/gold seal: Compliments of the Publisher; summary text & author bio on rear (128 pages noted). Covers rubbed; owner label inside front cover marked: Donated by:. Otherwise fine, clean, unmarked, unworn. $20.00 Book #204 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fitzpatrick, William J. F.S.A. The Life of the Very Rev. Thomas N. Burke, O.P. London. Kegan Paul, Tench & Co.. 1886. 414 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Volume 2 only Binding intact, page edges yellowed, corners bumped, some soil to cover and page ends. Spine ends mildly frayed and front hinge loose but not open. Gilt lettering dim but interior pages clean. $35.00 Book #516 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fix, David, Andy Bezener. Birds of Northern California. Renton, WA. Lone Pine. 2000. 384 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Decorative cover sports a great horned owl with wings apread and a "no nonsense" look on his face. Included are Glossary, Bibliography, Index of common names, Index of scientific names. Birds are arranged by color, making it easy to identify them. A perfect book for beginner birdwatchers and beyond. $9.00 Book #1611 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fix, Wm. R. The Bone Peddlers. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1984. 337 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. DJ shows some wear and one small tear. The author critizes evolutionary theory and proposes alternatives. $25.00 Book #405 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Flach, Frederick, M.D. Resilience: Discovering a New Strength at Times of Stress. New York. Fawcett Columbine. 1988. 270 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Fine copy with no marks in the text. Slight rubbing on dust jacket. "Stress is not an enemy.. the dynamics of stress can be harnessed and faced head on. ..truly revolutionary antidote for our stressful times. The necessary ingredient is relilience." For teachers, mental health workers, doctors, stress management programs. $9.00 Book #1713 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Flagg, Wilson. The Birds and Seasons of New England. Boston. James R. Osgood and Company. 1875. 457 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Gilt edged pages. Front cover decorated with etched blue design and a gilt drawing of ferns in the center. Title and author written on spine in gilt. Black and white photos included. Slight wear on corners and edges of cover. $100.00 Book #73 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Flaubert, Gustave. Oeubres Completes, vol. 1. Paris. Editions du Seuil. 1964. 797 pps. 6-5/8 x 8-5/8. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition thus. In Mylar wrap. Red cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front, rear & spine. No wear, no damage. Binding tight. Eps, text clean, unmarked, bright, exc. inked owner name ffep. Bottom edge bright, fore edge yellowing, top edge yellowed, stained. Portrait frontispiece, biography, annotated bibliography; summary chronology & publisher list in rear. $15.00 Book #290 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Fleisher, Michael L. THE GREAT SUPERMAN BOOK. New York. Warner Books. 1978. 511 pps. 4 to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Rare item. abebooks.com lists copies in this condition from $160-$250. 472 illustrations. A book-length biography of Superman, with over 1000 entries, and more than 1000 in-depth summaries of his adventures. $75.00 Book #26 from Friends of the Salinas Public Library, Salinas, CA

Fleisher, Wilfrid. Our Enemy Japan. New York. Doubleday, Doran Co.. 1942. 236 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight. Front cover has small stripe of white-out on bottom front cover and there is the remains of a label on the top corner of fly leaf. Book has deckled edges and they show slight soil due to age. Maps endpapers. $10.00 Book #412 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fleming, Thomas. When This Cruel War is Over. New York. Tom Doherty Associates. 2001. 301 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Advance Uncorrected Proof. $10.00 Book #1871 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fletcher et al., Gustav. Unifed Physics. New York. McGraw Hill. 1936. 662 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Very Good+/No Jacket. Owners name and address top inside front cover, very slightly edgeworn, otherwise clean and tight. $18.00 Book #59 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Fletcher, Colin. Thousand-Mile Summer. New York. Random House. 1964. 232 pps. 7 x 4. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. "spellbinding account of a journey on foot from one end of California to the other" The author's account of the beauties of nature and the humans that people it. 8/08 $13.00 Book #MC72 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Fletcher, F. Morley. The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks: Woodblock Painting. None. John Hogg. 1916. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. "A description of the craft of woodcutting & colourpainting based on the Japanese practice with drawings and illustrations. Also collotype reproductions of various examples of printing, and an original print designed and cut by the author printed by hand on Japanese paper." Excellent condition aside from an old and fading cover and a sticker from the original owner in the inside cover. $55.00 Book #269 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Fletcher, Robert H. Free grass to fences. New York. University Publishers Incorporated. 1960. 233 pps. sm 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. D/J very poor shape with edges ragged and chipped; protected in Mylar jkt. Book Illus. with the art of Charles M Russell. This is the Montana Cattle Range story, containing 62 illustrations by Charles M. Russell. A lot of history presented here. $10.00 Book #642 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Flick, Jim. Jim Flick on Golf. New York. Villard. 1997. 272 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Green boards, black spine, gilt lettering.Three small dots punched into cover-no loss of color. Inside as new. No marks. SIGNED "all my Best-Jim flick, May 20, 1999" DJ has bends top & bottom of spine. No tears. $15.00 Book #442 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Fliedl, Gottfried. Gustav Klimt 1862-1918 The World in Female Form. germany. Benedikt Taschen. 1994. 240 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Beautiful book in excellent condition.Fine illustrations throughout.Cardboard-like cover is in great shape. A beautiful book to own $25.00 Book #4 from Friends of the Lemon Grove Library, Lemon Grove, Ca

Flinn, Richard A. Fundamentals of Metal Casting. Reading, MA. Addison -Wesley. 1963. 324 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Red with gilt lettering. Spine is bumped and so are tips but cover itself is excellent. 2020 is on bottom of spine. Inside like new-no marks or tears $15.00 Book #423 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Flint, Timothy. Recollections oft the Last Ten Years in the Valley of the Mississippi. Carbondale and Edwardsville. Southern Illinois University Press. 1968. 343 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Some rubbing on back of dust jacket. Book has decorative map end papers. This is a comprehensive adn vivid account of travel in the Mississippi Valley during the early 1800s. The book has been edited by George Brocks, Director of the Missouri Historical Society. Franicis McDermott, Research Professor of the Humanities at Southern Illinois University wrote the forward. The author's recollections are written in the form of letters to his cousin, James Flint who lived in Salem Mass. $10.00 Book #129 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Florian, Douglas. beast feast. New York. harcourt brace & company. 1995. 46 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $10.00 Book #39 from Friends of Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, NJ

Florin, Lambert. Montana Idaho Wyoming Ghost Towns. Seattle, WA. Superior. 1971. 112 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated green softcover straight & tight. Text clean. B/w photos throughout. $7.00 Book #2246 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Flory, Paul J. Principles of Polymer Chemistry. New York. Cornell University Press. 1955. 672 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Blue cover with black insets, gilt lettering. Spine is bumped top & bottom with small loss of color. Inside as new-no marks or writings. Pages clean $30.00 Book #417 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Floyd, Mary Louise. Retired with Husband; Superwoman's New Challenge. Acton, MA. VanderWyk & Burnham. 2006. 226 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Book is like new. Has a 'review slip' on front endpiece. Cover price $24.95. $10.00 Book #112 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Flynn, John. The Decline of the American Republic. New York. Devin-Adair. 1955. 211 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. This book analyzes the loss of the decentralized republican form of government the author says came to an end in 1933,and suggests the only possible methods by which the backward course may be set forward. $40.00 Book #7 from Friends of the Lemon Grove Library, Lemon Grove, Ca

Foer, Jonathon Safran. Everything is Illuminated. New York. Houghton Mifflin. 2002. 276 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Unread condition-advance copy $50.00 Book #1 from Friends of the San Benito County Free Library, Hollister, CA

Fogden, Michael & Patricia. Animals and their Colors. New York. Crown Publishing. 1974. 172 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. 9¾" - 12" tall. Boards are straight & tight, gold lettering on orange boards, text clean, red dot on side of pages,beautifully illustrated in color. D/J has wear on edges & tear at top of spine. $5.00 Book #2216 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fogert, S.J., Gerald P. Commonwealth Catholicism. Notre Dame, IN. University of Notre Dame Press. 2002. 687 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. "The first complete history of the Catholic Church in Virginia." The author "vividly brings to life the people, places, and events that shaped the Virginia Church." $24.00 Book #154 from Friends of the Kalamazoo Public Library, Kalamazoo, MI

Fol, Marazov, Alexander, Ivan. Thrace & the Thracians. New York. St Martin's Press. 1977. 160 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Book contains pictures, maps and drawings. A study of the ancient religion of Thrace. Binding is tight and book contains and cover are clean. $8.00 Book #161 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Foley. The Christmas Tree. New York. Chilton Co.. 1960. 159 pps. 8 x 10. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in good dust jacket. ex-lib $12.00 Book #CB-169 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Foley. the Christmas Tree. New York. Chilton Co. 1960. 159 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $20.00 Book #148 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Foley, Mick. Foley is Good. New York. HarperCollins, Reganbooks. 2001. 481 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. AUTOGRAPHED COPY! Signed on front flyleaf by NYT bestselling author. Many B&W photos, 4 pp of color photos in middle. Has notes and resources listed in back of book. Top of DJ is slightly bent. $10.00 Book #139 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Follett, Anne. Hearts on wheels. None. None. (1994). 215 pps. 8-1/2 x 11. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Privately printed, presumed first edition; epilogue ends w/mention of date July 2, 1994 & "Copyright 1994" label is pasted on title page, which also bears author insctiption. Burgundy cloth covers, stamped gilt titles on front; near fine exc. corners sl. bumped although still sharp. The journalistic tale of a year’s bicycle tour of the U.S. $25.00 Book #187 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Folliot, Katherine. Andersen's Fairy Tales. New York. Derrydale Books. 1988. 126 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in fine dust jacket. First English Edition translated and adapted by Katherine Folliot with wonderful color illustrations every page by Paul Durand. Illustrated boards and DJ, both excellent condition. Title page bears child's name in brown ink and page is loose from binding at bottom 3 inches, next page loose for 2 inches. Otherwise tight binding. Back end paper and board illustrated. Book was printed in Yugoslavia. jc 8/06 $8.00 Book #C190 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Folsom, Allan. The Exile. None. Forge. 2004. 0 pps. Normal. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. "Once you start The Exile, forget sleep. Its fierce, complex suspense is fast as a 9mm slug and tight as a hangman's noose." Police go after an unstoppable hitman. By the author of The Day After Tomorrow. Excellent condition. $5.00 Book #222 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Fontaine and Mia Fontaine, Claire. Comeback: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back. New York. Harper Collins. 2006. 311 pps. Trade Paperback. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $5.00 Book #641 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Foote, Edward B. Plain Home Talk Embracing Medical Common Sense. New York. Murray Hill Publishers. 1896. 960 pps. 7.5 x 5.5. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Murray Hill Pub., 1896, N.Y. H/C, no D.J. 7.5 x 5.5 Front cover has water spot damage on one side, and few water spot damage on spine and back cover. Slightly bumped edges, pages in EXCELLENT cond., TIGHT binding. Good condition overall. $20.00 Book #88 from Friends of the Casa de Oro Library, Spring Valley, CA

Foote, Shelby. The Civil War, A Narrative, Fort Sumter to Perryville. New York. Random House. 1958. 840 pps. 7" x 10". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in very good dust jacket. First in a series of three. A stunning book, full of life and character. Eloquent proof that a historian should be a writer above all else. Some minor water damage. Ex-library with usual library markings. V 1/04 $15.00 Book #V-03 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Foote, Shelby. The Civil War, A Narrative, Fredericksburg to Meridian. New York. Random House. 1963. 988 pps. 7" x 10". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. First Printing. The scope and power, the lively portrayal of exciting personalities, and the masterful re-creation of events have continued in this second volume. Ex-Library with usual library markings. V 1/04 $25.00 Book #V-02 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Forbes & Paul F Cadman, Allan. France and New England. Boston. State Street Trust Company. 1929. 97 pps. 7-3/8 x 10-1/8. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Vol. III of annual series. Cover subtitle: Being a further account of the connecting links between that country and New England. Interior subtitle: Containing an account of Champlain’s three voyages along the New England Coast with a description of the ships of Champlain, De Monts and their followers also the stories of the French at Lake Champlain and Saint Croix Island the first French Jesuit missionary colony in New England the birthplace of Champlain and the naming of America in which are added reproductions of rare prints and maps. Gray-brown ornate cover, stamped black titles & decorations, some wear at spine head & heel, lightly bumped, clean front, rear panel rubbed. Binding tight. Eps, edges & text on off-white stock, clean, unmarked. Profusely illustrated w/fine halftone reproductions. TOC, Foreword. $20.00 Book #322 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Forbes, Alan. Some Statues of Boston. None. State Street Trust Company. 1946. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. "Reproduction of some of the statues for which Boston is famous, with information concerning the personalities and events so memorialized." Excellent condition. $10.00 Book #195 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Forbes, Colin (editor). Robert Welch, Design in a Cotswold Workshop. London. Lund Humphries. 1973. 62 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Clean and tight with PO name etc. on first end paper. Page edges are slightly age-toned. DJ has no tears but is a little scuffed and rubbed in places. DJ is photo of Cotswold. Many full page photos, some in B & W and some in color of design pieces. $20.00 Book #684 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Forbes, Isabella (editor), Underhill, William (editor). Treasures of Imperial Russia Catherine the Great from the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad. London. Booth Clibborn Editions. 1990. 206 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Black cloth boards, dark illustrated glossy stiff paper jacket is lightly scuffed. Many colored photographs. Museum catalog enclosed. Near fine quality. ISBN: 0904866890 $19.50 Book #804 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Ford Motor Company. Ford, Lincoln & Mercury Service Manual 1946 Cars and Trucks. Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Motor Company. 1946. 223 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Orange cover with black type.Piece torn out of top and bottom binding edge, small tear on front cover. Some dog eared but very tight and little used pages. Great collectible for a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury car fanatic. $24.00 Book #68 from Friends of the Anderson Library, Inc. (F.O.A.L), Anderson, CA

Ford, Alice. Audubon's Animals. New York. Studio Publications. 1951. 222 pps. 4 to. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. 10 plates show tracing indentations, 1 page light pencil marks $5.00 Book #3 from Friends of the San Benito County Free Library, Hollister, CA

Ford, Colin. Lewis Carroll, Photographer. England. National Museum of Photography Flim & Television. 1987. 32 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Text by Colin Ford. Photographs by Lewis Carroll. $10.00 Book #49 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Ford, Thomas K. The Silversmith in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg; An Account of his life& times, & of his craft. Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg. 1972. 37 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Stapled brochure, part of Williamsburg Craft Series. Published date is marked in roman numeral on front cover. No tears, pencil marks on back cover. $10.00 Book #710 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Ford, Worthington Chauncey. List of the Benjamin Franklin Papers in the Library of Congress. Washington. Government Printing Office. 1905. 322 pps. 8" by ll". First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This very good copy has a red cover, gold print on the spine. Minimal bumping of the corners and slight scratch mark on lower front cover. $18.00 Book #22 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries ll, Grass Valley, CA

Foreman, Amanda. Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire. New York. Random House. 1998. 454 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. A collateral ancentress of Diana, Princess of Wales, Georgianna achieved celebrity in 1774 by marrying one of England's riches and most influential men, the Duke of Devonshire. She became one of the most influential people not only in society but also in politics. Her personal life did not match her success in the public arena, however. This is not just a biography but a history of the British nobility at the end of the 18th century. Mint condition. $6.50 Book #1907 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Fores, John. The Forgotten Place. New York. Coward-McCann, Inc.. 1956. 256 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. No Edition/Printing stated, assumed First. G+ condition. Blue HC w/Title in white on spine. HC is worn and broke through on edges of spine and edges of book. Corners barely bumped. Pages are clean and tight, though a few are very lightly smudged in margins, and first page is slightly wrinkled. CR 05-05 $13.00 Book #R136 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Fores, John. The Human Element. New York. Doubleday & Company. 1958. 287 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Edition not stated, assumed 1st. VG++ condition. Cream & blue cloth HC slightly worn/soiled. Corners very lightly bumped. Pages clean and tight. Insert from DJ on FFEP. This novel is about "the big goof-off, of what happened when-" on a flight from London to Nairobi. CR 05-05 $13.00 Book #R135 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Forest, Jim. The Ladder of the Beatitudes. New York. Orbis. 1999. 163 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Assumed first edition. Appears as never read. New condition. Jim Forest leads the reader on an ascent through levels of meaning, vividly illustrated with stories from the whole history of the church. V 1/04 $10.00 Book #V-12 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Foresta, Merry. At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian. London. Smithsonian. 2003. 292 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. An archive of Smithsonian photography. A visual inventory of interesting items, such as: the tallest building, the fastest horse, a shattered bone and many more. Binding is tight, no marks or tears. $8.00 Book #149 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Forester, C. S. Hornblower and the Hotspur. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1962. 344 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. DJ clipped. 3rd printing. $10.00 Book #1630 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Forester, C.S. Poo-Poo and the Dragons. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1968. 143 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. Sage cloth binding with violet lettering on the front cover & spine. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. No marking inside. Very light soiling on page edges. A tight book. $45.00 Book #0075 from Friends of the Trinity County Library, Weaverville, CA

Forester, Mildred, Pence, Roy. Nuggets of Goldrush History. Paradise, CA. Tale Spin Press. 1999. 99 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. 6 x 9" tall. Illustrated Softcover straight & tight, text clean. Map of area included. Foreword by Ted Merriam $15.00 Book #2226 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Forkner, Osborne, O'Brien. CORRELATED DICTATION AND TRANSCRIPTION. Boston. D. C. Heath & co.. 1940. 545 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Textbook on shorthand dictation and transcription. Cover is stained w/ rubbed edges. Contents tight and in good condition. mj 8/01 $5.00 Book #A-41 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Forrest, Hal. Tailspin Tommy and the Lost Transport. Racine, Wisconsin. Whitman Publishing. 1939. 424 pps. 32 mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Edgewear and bumped corners. Small tears on corners of cover. Hinges tender. Book mildly cocked.Age darkened pages but binding is good and no tears on interior pages. First name of previous owner in pencil on flyleaf. Amazingly good condition for what it is. #1413 The Better Little Book $17.00 Book #592 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Forster, E. M. Howards End. London. Folio Soceity. 1973. 309 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Introduction by Gilbert Phelps; drawings by Jennifer Campbell. Green cloth with gold and black designs in VG green slipcase. 15 x 23 cm (app.) $30.00 Book #69B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Forward, David C. A Century of Service: The Story of Rotary International. Evanston, Illinois. Rotary International. 2003. 354 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Very Good to fine copy. Discard is stamped on front flyleaf. A thank you note from a past president hand written on back of front flyleaf opposite title page. Illustrations and index included. $25.00 Book #192 from Friends of Coast Community Library, Manchester, CA

Fosdick, Harry Emerson. Adventurous Religion and Other Essays. None. Grosset & Dunlap. 1926. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Essays on religion by Harry Emerson Fosdick. Excellent condition. $5.00 Book #208 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Foster Perry. When Lightning Strikes a Hummingbird: The Awakening of a Healer. Santa Fe, NM. Bear & Company, Inc.. 1993. 197 pps. Folio. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Author. very good copy in fine dust jacket. At an early age, Foster Perry was recognized by those around him as having a natural gift for healing and sight. Then, after literally being struck by lightning, he was swept into a journey of initiation and rapid expansion of consciousness. "When Lightning Strikes a Hummingbird" is the story of his personal evolution. $6.50 Book #383 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Foster, Alan Dean. The end of the matter. New York. Ballantine Books. 1977. 246 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $2.50 Book #46 from Hesston Public Library, Hesston, KS

Foster, Elizaberh. The Islanders. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1946. 348 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. clean copy. back top board bumped sl. corner stain frnt cover, else v.g. $9.00 Book #CB-170 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Foster, Elizabeth. The Islanders. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1946. 384 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $15.00 Book #62 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fox, Charles. The Great Racing Cars & Drivers. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1972. 252 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 9¾" - 12" tall.Boards red cloth, tail of spine has a little bump, otherwise book is tight and crisp. Corners sharp, no markings. DJ has light wear at ends of spine and outer edges, covered in Mylar. $5.00 Book #1959 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fox, Francis S. Sweet Land of Liberty: The Ordeal of the American Revolution in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. University Park, PA. Penn State University Press. 2000. 212 pps. 24 cm. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book follows the Revolution in Pennsylvania's backcountry through the experiences of eighteen men and women who lived in Northampton County during those years of turmoil. $15.00 Book #24 from Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fox, Robert L. Jr. Husson Miner's Lamps. Manufactured in Oshkosh. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. author published. 1987. 15 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Pamphlet style with stapled binding. Very clean, like new. Many pictures and drawings. Second revised printing. $8.00 Book #749 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Foz, Levi. The Shakespeare Anniversary Book. Norwich. Jarrold and Sons Limited. 1964. 0 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Includes important dates in the life and times of Shakespeare. With many black and white and color pictures. $8.00 Book #224 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fradkin, Philip L. & Stock, Dennis. California, The Golden coast. New York. Viking Press. 1974. 110 pps. 4 to.. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. nEAR FINE, WITH DJ WITH TEAR IN BACK $15.00 Book #CB-171 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

France, Anatole. Penguin Island. None. Heritage. 1947. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. "The book details the history of the penguins and is written as a critique of human nature, from a socialist standpoint, as well as being a satire on France's political history, including the Dreyfus Affair." Translated from French. Excellent condition aside from some slight yellowing on the cover. $15.00 Book #217 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

France,, Anatole. Works of Anatole France, Autograph Edition. New York. Gabriel Wells. 1924. 0 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Only 12 Volumes of this title available. 10,11,12,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,29. Maroon spine over brown boards. Every Vol. has Scotch tape marks on inside & back end papers. Pages are deckled, some umcut, some torn open with tears to pages. Variation in color. Hinges tight except for Vol. 10, 14, 20. These are starting to split. All Very Dusty tops. $100.00 Book #158 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Francis W. Halsey. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors. New York. Funk & Wagnalls Company. 1914. 192 pps. Minature. Reprint. Leatherbound. good copy with no dust jacket. Interesting book. Leather outside a little worn. Pages in gold leaf - very good condition. $15.00 Book #4 from Friends of the John C. Hart Memorial Library, Shrub Oak, NY

Francis W. Halsey. The Literary Digest History of the World War. United States. Funk & Wagnalls. 1920. 505 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Volume Ten, contains numerous illustrations and pictures. $10.00 Book #32 from Friends of Shuter Library, Angel Fire, NM

Francis, Dick. Comeback. New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1991. 320 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $5.00 Book #95364 from Patterson Friends of the Library, Patterson, Ca

Francis, Dick. Longshot. New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1990. 257 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $4.00 Book #95363 from Patterson Friends of the Library, Patterson, Ca

Francis, William. Swimming. New York. M. S. Mill Co., Inc.. 1938. 88 pps. 6.5 by 7.25". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Orange covers with black lettering, spine faded. The author was the British Empire Back-stroke champion. Lots of photos illustrating the various strokes. On each page at the top and bottom edge, both front and back, there are photos that give the appearance of a movie when the pages are flipped illustrating: film 1--the breast stroke, film 2--butterfly breast stroke, film 3--front crawl and film 4--back crawl. The illusion is quite good. $25.00 Book #1987 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Frank J. O'Brien. Every Man a Tiger. New York. Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.. 1981. 259 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Definitive instructions on every aspect of mock combat techniques writen by a veteran fighter pilot with over 4700 hours of flying time. Evolution of air combat from WW1 to Vietnam. Dust jacket shows slight wear and some small tears $22.50 Book #216 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Frank W. Thackeray. Events that Changed Great Britain since 1689. Westport, CT. Greenwood Press. 2002. 217 pps. Small. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. $15.00 Book #21 from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Frank covert Jean, Ezra Clarence Harrah and Fred Louis Herman. Man and His Physical Universe. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1943. 608 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Red board cover in good condition. Former owner name on inside cover. Library pocket inside back cover. Name stamped on outside pages. $8.00 Book #74 from Friends of the Alleghany County Public Library, Sparta, NC

Frank, Thomas. One Market Under God. None. Doubleday. 2000. 0 pps. Normal. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Rare! SIGNED by the author. "Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy." No dust jacket. $30.00 Book #229 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Frankel, Ellen. Beyond Measure. Nashville. Pearlsong Press. 2006. 263 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Book is like new. Small bend on bottom of front cover. Pages unmarked, clean and tight. $10.00 Book #109 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL

Franken, Al. Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations. New York. Delacorte Press. 1996. 271 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00 Book #726 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI

Frankland, Thomas W. The Pipe Fitter's and Pipe Welder's Handbook. Beverly Hills. BenzigerBruce & Glencoe, Inc.. 1973. 194 pps. 48mo.. Reprint. Leatherbound. very good copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight, no marks or tears on pages, small mark on front cover.Includes many diagrams and formulas. $7.00 Book #405 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Franklin Baker. Everyday Classics. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1922. 270 pps. 5 3/4 X 7 1/2. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. A school reader of childrens fables with study helps. Many illustrations, most in color. Book has been well read and shows wear on cover and pages are not tight $25.00 Book #228 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Chicago. Lakaeside Press. 1915. 264 pps. 16mo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Dark green with gilt lettering & gilt top edges. Damage to cover-spots chipped off, rubbed w/loss of color base of spine, tips, and back cover. Frontis by Duplessis.Deckled page edges, no marks inside, Hinge intact. Comp. copy to 11th annual convention, The Asso. Advertising clubs of the World: June 20-24, 1915 $100.00 Book #209 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin on Balloons: A Letter Written from Passy, France. Saint Louis. W. K. Bixby. 1922. 10 pps. 8 by 10". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Pictorial boards with cloth spine. In 1784 Franklin wrote a letter concerning balloon carrying men aloft. "Convincing Sovereigns of the Folly of Wars, may perhaps be one effect of it". Mr. Bixby printed a facsimile of the letter and then a printed version in this book in 1922. Not paginated, approximately 10 pages. 250 copies printed on Vidalon paper by D. B. Updike, the Merrymount Press, Boston, October 1922. $75.00 Book #2070 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Norwalk, Connecticut. Easton Press. 1976. 233 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Leatherbound. fine copy with no dust jacket. Beautiful Easton Press brown leather with gold decorations. $30.00 Book #2249 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Franks, Bailey, Norman, Frank. The Storks,: The Story of France's Elite Fighter Groupe De Combat 12. London. Grub Street. 1998. 160 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. In like new condition, no marks or tears and binding is tight. $15.00 Book #315 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Franks, Ray. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch: The Stories, the Anecdotes, the Travelogues of 50 Adventurous Years in Sports. Amarillo, TX. Ray Franks Publishing Ranch. 1996. 312 pps. 6"w, 9"h. First edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Franks has spent 50 years in sports as writer, publicist, editor and publisher of the National Directory of College Athletics, and more. This is his memoir, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes funny. Includes maps and photos. Condition near perfect escept for crease on corner of back cover. Personally inscribed by author. $15.00 Book #1739 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Franz , Robert. Franz Album. Unknown. Unknown. Unknown. 102 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Sheet music for piano and voice. 36 songs. $15.00 Book #21 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Franzen, Jonathan. The Corrections. New York. Farrar, Straus. 2001. 568 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Excellent copy of this popular work, although this is a book club edition. Off-the-wall story about a truly dysfunctional family with a fabulous mother that triumphs in the end. $8.00 Book #SOLD from Reed Memorial Library, Carmel, NY

Frary and Hayden, Dave and Bob. 303 Tips for Detailing Model Railroad Scenery and Structures. Waukesha, Wi. Kalmbach Books. 1995. 96 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. An illustrated book detailing how to build your own model railroad. It explains how to make your model railroad more detailed and realistic. In fine condition, no marks or tears. ISBN 0890242437 $25.00 Book #166 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fraser, Antonia. King James. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1975. 224 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Label with "The Cottage Bookshop, San Rafael, CA" applied to front paste down. Borzoi Book, First Am. Ed., Lots of illus. Dust Jacket in Mylar jacket. $5.00 Book #331 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Frazer, Perry D. Amateur Rodmaking. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1937. 220 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Good, clean copy; slight bumping of the corners; about a 2 inch discoloration on top of back cover; pages have yellowed over the years, but text is clean and unmarked; binding is tight. $19.99 Book #109 from Friends of the Anderson Library, Inc. (F.O.A.L), Anderson, CA

Frazer, William J. Jr.. The Demand for Money. New York. World. 1967. 372 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Top & bottom front cover bumped 1st 2 pages bumped $11.00 Book #CB-172 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fred M. Leventhal. Twentieth-Century Britain: An Encyclopedia (revised edition). New York. Peter Lang. 2002. 640 pps. Large. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Revised edition $45.00 Book #24 from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Fred Woodward, Text-Anthony DeCurtis. Rolling Stone Images of Rock and Roll. Canada. Little, Brown & Co.. 1995. 0 pps. 12 1/4" x 10 1/. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Pages not numbered. This book brings togeather the most potent photographs from the entire history of Rock and Roll. These are groundbreaking artists captured at pivotal, by the most compelling photographers. $40.00 Book #120 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Fredrickson and East, Olive A. and Ben. The Silence of the North. New York. Crown Publishing. 1972. 209 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. $12.00 Book #63 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fredrickson, Olive A.. The Silence of the North. New York. Crown Publishing. 1972. 209 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in the wilderness with 16 pages of photos $7.00 Book #CB-173 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Freedman, Ralph. Herman Hesse: Pilgrim of Crisis. New York. Pantheon Books. 1978. 432 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Biography of Herman Hesse, author Steppenwolf and Siddhartha, books that strongly contributed to the fascination of the youth of the 60's and 70's in Eastern religions. Focuses on Hesse's quest for meaning, his psychological turmoils, and the process of creativity. Includes black and white photographs of Hesse, his family and friends, and his paintings. Stated first edition. No markings in book other than gift inscription and a couple of stains on edges that do not reach into pages. Front board slightly warped, but shows no sign of water damage. Dust jacket has some minor fraying on top edge and corners and some other minor scrapes. $11.00 Book #1865 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY

Freeman, Aaron. Astro Blue. Leucadia, Californnia. Argos Publishing Co.. 1983. 144 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. White hardcover boards binding with photo of Bedlington Terrier on cover clean, square and tight. Firstedition lacking d/j. $50.00 Book #304 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Freeman, Douglas. George Washington. New York. Charles Scribners. 1948. 2500 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Six volume matching set with gilt lettered spines, coat of armss embossed on front of each volume "Exitus Acta Probate". All First Editions: 1948 (volumes 1 & 2); 1951 ( volumes 3 & 4); 1952 (volume 5); 1954 (volume 6), ALL with Scribner's A on copyright page. All VG to VG+, except volume 1 binding in tact, but a little loose. No previous owner indicia except for 2 penciled page references on second end paper on volume 2 and one on volume 5. Volumes 3 & 4 in original slipcase with publication information and Washington portrait on back; slipcase rubbed, some very minor closed tears on edges. Volume one has slight mark of a small feather at pages 112-113, feather still present. Volume 6 spine lightly faded. All corners lightly bumped, otherwise clean and tight. Wonderful complete set by famous biographer of Robert E. Lee (see our item #199, 4-volume set) and Washington. $350.00 Book #205 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Freeman, Douglas. Lee's Lieutenants. New York. Charles Scribners. 1942. 2500 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Three-volume matched set. Vol 1: Manassas to Malvern Hill, pub 1942. 773 pp, 9 illustrations & 29 maps. Vol 2: Cedar Mountain to Chancellorsville, pub 1943. 760 pp, 8 illustrations & 32 maps. Vol 3: Gettysburg to Appomattox, pub 1944. 862 pp, 8 illustrations, 45 maps + fold-out at rear. All volumes G+, black boards with gilt. Spines faded, corners bumped, but no previous owner indicia. No djs nor slipcase, but all appear to be First editions, volume 3 with Scribner's A. Volume 2 front bottom right corner bent but in tact, one inch from bottom (perhaps touched lightly by paint brush) light mark, even lighter mark similar size and type between title and author's name on front cover. NB: this set will incur a higher postage. $36.00 Book #206 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Freeman, Douglas. Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (abridged in one volume by Stephen Sears). New York. Scribner. 1998. 910 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Includes index & map of the battlegrounds of the army of Northern Virginia "The highly instructive and dramatic story of theofficers of the Army of Northern Virginia. Magnificently documented, itsnotes open many avenues of further study. Surely the best of Confederatemilitary histories."- $30.00 Book #2 from Friends of the New Castle Public Library, New Castle, PA

Freeman, Douglas. R. E. Lee. New York. Charles Scribners. 1947. 2400 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Complete 4 vols. Red boards. Deckle edges. VG. No djs. Corners bumped. Spine ends faded. Pages age-darkened but clean. Former owner four minor annotations on fep andone on back ep. Fold-out map in v. 1. Tight bindings on all. Pages still firmly bound. Extra postage required. $40.00 Book #199 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Freeman, Douglas Southall. Lee's Lieutenants Vol. 11. New York. Charles Scribners. 1943. 760 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Black cover with gilt lettering. Deckled edges, spine and edges very slightly bumped. End paper gift inscription "To Stephen, Happy Birthday, Marjorie and Dave 1975." Slight browning of paper edges. DJ has pieces missing, small tears, rubbed. $15.00 Book #121 from Friends of the Poway Library, INTERNET SALES, Poway, CA

Freeman, Douglas Southall. Washington. Norwolk, CT. Easton Press. 1985. 780 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Leatherbound. fine copy with no dust jacket. Gilt stamped full brown leather binding. All edges gilt. Publisher: Easton Press Place of Publication: Norwalk, Ct Date of Publication: 1985 Binding: Leather Condition: Fine/No Jacket $30.00 Book #15 from Friends of Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, NJ

Freeman, John Wheelock. Sports Cars. None. Random House. ?. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Bright color pictures of cars along with descriptions and summaries of car brands and types. The cover has some fading, especially on the spine, but excellent condition otherwise. $15.00 Book #218 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Freeman, Larry. Light on Old Lamps. New York. Century House. 1955. 128 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Book is in almost perfect condition. Very mild rubbing to cover/corners and edges with tiny stamp of owner's on first end page. Spine very slightly cocked, otherwise almost new condition. V 4/04 $12.00 Book #V215 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Freeman, Morton S. A handbook of problem words& phrases. Philadelphia, PE. ISI Press. 1987. 299 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Hardcover, ISBN: 0894950800 Publisher: ISI Press, 1987 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book NF Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine; First Edition; Previous owners name is on front endpiece $75.00 Book #158 from Friends of the Fletcher Hills Library, El Cajon, CA

Freeman, Sally. EveryWoman's Guide to Natural Home Remedies. Garden City. Doubleday Direct. 1996. 259 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. D/j is very slightly edge worn. Very attractive d/j in Mylar jkt. From the common cold to skin rashes this book offers hundreds of home cures and palliatives for nearly any non-life-threatening illness you may encounter. Well organized with index and bibliography and resources. $10.00 Book #741 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Freeman, Walter J. How Brains Make Up Their Minds. New York. Columbia University Press. 2000. 171 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some faint markings near front bottom. The author, who is a professor in the Graduate School of UC Berkeley has taught brain science for 40 years. He uses history, philosophy and neuroscience to explain oru capacities for self-determination. $20.00 Book #137 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Fremantle, Anne. Mao Tse-tung. New York, NY. New American Library. 1962. 300 pps. Minature. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. An anthology of his writings edited with an introduction by Anne Fremantle. This paperback is apparently unread, but shows shelf wear/rubbing to edges/corners of book, pages are tanning. $2.00 Book #20 from Friends of Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, NJ

Freming Heffner, Christine. Parables for the Present. New York. Hawthorne Books. 1974. 128 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $10.00 Book #CB-168 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Fremont, Jessie Benton. A year of American Travel; Narrative of Personal Experience. San Francisco. Book Clubof California. 1960. 121 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight, no tears or marks.Patterned book cloth with solid color spine. Shows little to no wear. $45.00 Book #279 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

French, Giles. Cattle Country of Peter French. Portland, OR. Binfords & Mort. 1964. 167 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Red cloth with title stamped in black on spine and front cover, straight & tight, some edge wear. Historic black and white photos, large folded map & Dept. of Interior Steens Mtn. area map, loose. Illustrated D/J torn on edges. Map is also reproduced on endpapers. Published after Adams' Herd. The story of how stockmen during the late 19th century set a pattern for modern cattle ranches. Peter French controlled 200,000 acres of land and owned thosands of head of cattle. $7.00 Book #2116 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

French, Marilyn et al. Classic Erotic Tales. Edison, NJ. Castle Books. 1994. 243 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. First US edition ISBN 0-7858-0198-7 Unique collection of explicit sexual writings ffrom many centuries. John Updike Casanova Bram Stoker Voltaire $5.00 Book #33 from Friends of San Bruno Public Library, San Bruno, CA

Freuchen, Peter. Book of the Eskimos. Cleveland, Ohio. World Publishing Co.. 1961. 441 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Very good cond, 8vo, map endpapers; b/w photos mostly of Eskimos, Aqua cloth , Bk Clb Ed. $20.00 Book #14 from San Juan Bautista Library Auxiliary, SJB, CA

Freud, Sigmund. Collected Papers Vol. III. London. The Hogarth Press. 1953. 607 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Cover has marks, title is dim, slight break in binding prior to title page, but binding is tight throughout the rest of the book. Pages are yellowing. Inside cover is dingy. $18.00 Book #359 from Mammoth Lakes Friends of the Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Freund, Philip. Stephanie's Son. New York. The Beechhurst Press. 1947. 373 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Assumed first edition. A rich family, from the brownstone streets of Yorkville, rise to the eminence of Park Avenue. An exotic figure comes into their family life, a self-appointed high priestess. Full of high comedy and quiet laughter. Ex-library, worn but protected dust jacket. Book is in very good condition. V 3/04 $28.00 Book #V105 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

Frey, Stephen. The insider. New York. Recorded Books. 2000. 0 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. This is the unabridged AUDIOBOOK version, ex-library in black clamshell case. 7 cassettes, 9.75 hours. ISBN 0788740474 $20.00 Book #30 from Gloucester City Library, Gloucester City, NJ

Friday, Nancy. My Mother My Self. New York. Delacorte. 1977. 425 pps. unknown. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. owner's bk plate stained front edge else unmarked $12.00 Book #CB-174 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA

Friddell, Guy. Washington D. C. , The Open City. Offenburg, Germany. Burda GmbH. 1974. 231 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. The city in the sun--Parades, Picnics, Pigskins, and Pandas; The People's Capitol; The Living Past; Wonders of the Mall. A huge gathering of a record of our past--much history!! Many colored beautiful photos, all helping to learn of our heroic and historic background. $5.00 Book #1306 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York. W. W. Norton. 1963. 410 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Clean pages, sound binding, dj has slight wear/rippling/small 1 inch tear. Not priced clipped. Attacked the popular notion that women of that time could only find fulfillment through childbearing and homemaking. According to The New York Times obituary of Friedan in 2006, it “ignited the contemporary women's movement in 1963 and as a result permanently transformed the social fabric of the United States and countries around the world” and “is widely regarded as one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century.”[ $25.00 Book #2 from Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Friendland and Zellman, Roger & Harold. The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright & the Taliesin Fellowship. New York. Regan, Harper Collins. 2006. 690 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Well illustrated with b/w and color pictures, this biography is full of stories andinteresting details. This is a probably unread ex-library book covered with mylar, and carrying only a card-pocket and spine label to show its origen. $38.00 Book #212 from Friends of the Valley Center Library, Valley Center, CA

Friends of FFL. Pricing policy: a note. BTV. Friends of the Fletcher Free Library. 2008. 1 pps. 0x0. First edition. Softcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Our listed prices are retail, reducible 10% - 30% to bona fide re-sellers. Please inquire with verification such as web address of your catalog and address & phone number that can be checked in a directory. $0.00 Book #383 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Frost, Frances. Christmas in the woods. New York. Harper & Row. 1970. 23 pps. 5x6.75. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. pictures by aldren a. watson. there is a stranger to stranger gift inscription on first page. slight edge wear, the front inside corners of the dust jacket have been cut. $10.00 Book #9 from Delton District Library, Delton, MI

Frost, Mark. The LIst of 7. New York. William Morrow. 1993. 368 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Black boards with extended red cloth spine. Signed by the author on the half-title page. First printing number 1 present. Striking black DJ with large red 7. $25.00 Book #2193 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. Barre, MA. Imprint Society. 1971. 607 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Copy 163 of limited edition of 1950 signed by designer, Rudolph Ruzicka. Two volumes edited by Edward Connery Lathem with attached frontispiece of relief portrait of author by Ruzicka.Brown cloth with paperboard designed and gilt lettering in beige good slipcase. 17 x 24 (app.) $60.00 Book #70B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ

Frost, Robert. West-Running Brook. New York. Henry Holt. 1928. 65 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Green boards backed by green cloth spine, title in gilt on the spine with a gilt and black illustration on the front cover. Stippled end papers. Signed on preliminary page by "Robert Frost, Middletown, 1928" possibly at Wesleyan University on a reading tour. Illustrated by J.J. Lankes. Presumed first issue with 'roams' on page 44. Minor wear on top and bottom tips, edge of cloth back cover has small white spots where it meets board backing. Pictures available upon request. Serious offers considered. $400.00 Book #1 from Friends of the Farmington Library, Farmington, CT

Frothingham, Alice Wilson. Spanish Glass. London. Faber & Faber. 1963. 96 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Chapters cover Medieval Spanish glass; glass from Cataluna; glass from southern Spain including Almeria, Granada, and Sevilla; Cadalso, Recuenco, Nuevo Baztan and other glass centers; and the royal factory of la Granja de san Ildefonso. Ex-Library with the usual markings, still a tight clean VG copy with DJ. $17.00 Book #86 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fry, Gladys-Marie. Stitched from the soul: Slave quilts from the Ante-Bellum South. New York. Dutton Studio Books. 1990. 101 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Hardcover, ISBN 052548535X Publisher: NY: Dutton Studio & Museum of American Folk Art, 1990. Large 4to (11 x 8-1/2) stiff pictorial wraps. Profusely illustrated. Bibliography, Index. FINE, Fine DJ. 1st ed. (BYW QUILTS CRAFTS HOBBIES QUILTING American History Slavery Black Studies African American. $25.00 Book #75 from Friends of the Lakeside Library, Lakeside, CA

Fu, Marilyn and Shen. Studies in connoisseurship: Chinese paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection in New York and Princeton. Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University Press. 1976. 378 pps. 34 x 28 cm. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 41 works by 24 artists who lived between the mid-fourteenth and twentieth centuries. Many illustrations, some color. $15.00 Book #69 from Friends of the Connecticut College Library, New London, CT

Fu, Shen. Traces of the brush: studies in Chinese calligraphy. New Haven. Yale University Art Gallery. 1977. 314 pps. 29 cm. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Catalogue accompanies an exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven and at the University Art Museum in Berkeley in 1977. Illustrated. Includes selective bibliography. Some wear to edges of spine. $25.00 Book #70 from Friends of the Connecticut College Library, New London, CT

Fuhrman, Chris. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. Athens, Georgia. University of Georgia Press. 1994. 187 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Purple covers with black lettering. Very colorful dustjacket. Number 1 present on copyright page. $20.00 Book #2045 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fuhrman, Karl. Verse and Worse. San Francisco. None. 1937. 46 pps. 6.5 x 5". First edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Green covers with printed owl and other decorations front and back. Verses, stories and drawings by the author who was music librarian for the Bohemian Club. Inscribed "For E.S. Karl Fuhrman 1937" on inside of front cover. "Printed for my dear friends of the Bohemian Club San Francisco" printed on first page. $25.00 Book #2241 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA

Fujimoto, T. The Nightside of Japan. London. T. Werner Laurie, LTD. 1920s. 234 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boards show wear, stained, binding loose. Text clean, pages yellowed. Filled with b/w and color tone illustrations. A tour of the nightlife in Japan. $15.00 Book #2076 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fukuoka, Masanobu. The Natural Way of Farming: The Theory & Prictice of Green Philosophy. New York. Japan Publications. 1991. 284 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 9¾" - 12" tall. Softcover boards straight & tight, worn on edges. Text clean, Colored & b/w illustrations & charts. "Japan's most amazing natural farmer, the author of the classic One Straw Revolution returns with an in-depth look at his unique method of 'do-nothing' farming." - from back cover. $7.00 Book #2078 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fuller, Charles F,. Metal Pattern Making. Scraton, Pa. None. 1990. 60 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight, no rips or marks. Includes many illustrations. $12.00 Book #661 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA

Fuller, Claud E. and, Steuart, Richard D. Firearms of the Confederacy. Virginia. Odysseus Editions. 1996. 333 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Leatherbound. fine copy with no dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown leather with gilt decorations, A.E.G., raised bands on spine, silk endpapers, 333pp, reprint of the 1944 first edition privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library. Editor's Note by Dr. Jim Casada. Excellent condition, like new. $20.00 Book #2136 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fuller, E. EXTINCT BIRDS. New York. Cornell University Press. 2001. 398 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. The title of this book is Extinct Birds and it was written by Errol Fuller. This edition of Extinct Birds is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is August 2001 and it has a suggested retail price of $65.00. There are 398 pages in the book and it was published by Comstock Pub Assoc. $20.00 Book #392 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Fuller, Editor, Edmund. 2500 Anecdotes for All Occasions. New York. Avenel Books. 1970. 489 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine, straight & tight, edges bumped. Text clean. D/J shelf worn & yellowing. An invaluble aid to: speakers, toastmasters, teachers, storytellers, speechwriters and entertainers. $6.50 Book #1993 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA

Fuller, Errol. Extinct Birds. None. Comstock Publishing Associates. 2001. 0 pps. Normal. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Many beautiful color illustrations. Excellent condition. $10.00 Book #102 from WFPL Building Committee, Watertown, MA

Fuller, Muriel, editor. More Junior Authors. New York. H W Wilson Company. 1963. 235 pps. 6-1/2 x 10-1/8. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. 2nd printing 1964. Ex-public library (reference item: no pocket or date due slip). Red cloth covers, stamped gilt titles front & spine, spine faded; spine label & handwritten DD call no. are marked through w/black ink. Shelf wear, bumped, well rubbed. Hinges cracked, but binding tight. Eps & pastedowns marked Withdrawn, top edge stamped, but otherwise clean, unmarked. Preface, no TOC or Index. A solid volume. $5.00 Book #235 from Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Funcken, Liliane and Fred. Arms and Uniforms - Two Volumes. London. Ward Lock Limited. 1974. 310 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Beautiful detailed illustrations, covering all continents. Pages in excellent condition. (1)Ancient Egypt to the 18th Century - blue cloth boards faded and spine bumped. (2)18th Century to Present Day - Red boards and dust cover in very good condition. $35.00 Book #284 from Mammoth Lakes Friends of the Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Fung, Paul and George. The Sutra of the sixth Patriarch on the Pristine Orthodox Dharma. San Francisco. Buddh'a Universal Church. NG. 20 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Published by the Buddha's Universal Church, San Francisco. Translated by Paul and George Fung, signed by Paul Fung. There are Chinese characters as well - I am not sure if it is a signature. Title page states :An original publication of the Buddha's Universal Church" Contains the first five chapters of the sutra which has ten chapters according to the introduction. $20.00 Book #56 from Friends of the Lakeside Library, Lakeside, CA

Funk and Wagnalls. College "Standard" Dictionary. New York. Funk and Wagnalls Company. 1946. 1309 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Meaning, and Etymology of over 140000 Words And Phrases In The Speech And Literature Of The English-Speaking Peoples, with Synonyms, Antonyms and Prepositions, 2500 Pictorial Illustrations, abridged from the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language. Green boards with gilt lettering, some cracking of spine from front board, cloth worn bare on edges $8.00 Book #054 from Jonestown Community Library, Jonestown, TX

Funke & Booth. Actors Talk About Acting. New York. Random House. 1961. 469 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Gilt on spine shows some wear, slight browning on edges of pages all pages are intact. $16.00 Book #200 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA

Funkhouser, W.D. Ancient Life in Kentucky. Berea, Kentucky. Kentucke Imprints. 1972. 333 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Reprint of the original published by the Kentucky Geological Survey in 1928; illustrated with photos, maps and diagrams. $25.00 Book #14 from Friends of the Alleghany County Public Library, Sparta, NC

field Enterprises Educational Corporation. CHILDCRAFT - THE HOW AND WHY LIBRARY. Chicago. Field Enterprises Educational Corp.. 1976. 3850 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Set of Childcraft Books by Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. Missing #'s 1, 2, 5, 13. Includes Guide and Index. #3 - Children Everywhere, #4 - World and Space, #6 - The Green Kingdom, #7 - How Things Work, #8 How We Get Things, #9 - Holidays and Customs, #10 - Places to Know, #11 - Make and Do, #12 - Look and Learn, #14 - About Me, #15 - Guide and Index. Individual books $5.00 ea or set for $25.00. mj 8/02 $25.00 Book #A-85 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA

frakes, margaret. bridges to understanding. philadelphia. muhlenberg press. 1960. 134 pps. 8x5.5. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. slightly browned with age. $7.50 Book #11 from Delton District Library, Delton, MI

freeman, douglas. R. E. Lee. New York. Charles Scrbner's Sons. 1934. 600 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. 4 Volume set; Red boards with gilt lettering, Occasional rubbing and wear, few scuffs and spots. Interiors are in excellent condition, clean and tight. No writing or marks in text, Ex-Libris with all the marks $70.00 Book #133 from Christian County Library, Ozark, MO

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