Complete Inventory Listing for Warren Public Library

Adair, Joseph. The Immortal Elvis Presley 1935-1977. Stamford, CT. Longview Press. 1992. 96 pps. 12 x 10 1/2 ". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. May be a first edition. ISBN: 0-681-41519-3 Dust jacket has a small tear at heel of spine. Rubbing on front and back of dust jacket. Photo on front and back of cover. Abundant black and white photos with text. $10.00 Book #74 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Alexander, Caroline. The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1998. 224 pps. 9.5 x 8.4". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. 4th printing. Alexander's text along with the never before comprehensively published photographs of Australian Frank Hurley, recreates the remarkable survival of the Shackleton expedition. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #46 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Amato, Ivan. Super Vision - A New View of Nature. New York. Harry N. Abrams. 2003. 232 pps. 11 x 9 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0-8109-4545-2 Forward by Philip Morrison In this book the author takes us into the world of scientific imagery made by microscopes, telescopes, magnetic filled detectors, chemical mapping probes and more. This special photography gives us a vies of the multidimensional beauty of nature. Each presentation has an accompanying text. Colorful photographic dust jacket. Decorative boards. Price reduced. $20.00 Book #80 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Ame, Eliane and Leroy Carley. Classics From a French Kitchen. New York. Crown Publishing. 1983. 43 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. The recipes re clearly written and demonstrate an understanding of American culinary arts. Anecdotal and historical material is woven among the recipes. Price reduced. Was $16.00 $12.00 Book #35 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Anderson, Will. You Auto See Maine - When Old Cars Were Young and For Sale in Maine. Bath, Maine. Anderson & Sons Publishing Co. 1999. 196 pps. 9 x 9 1/4 x 1/4. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Edition status unknown. This book pays tribute to the golden years of cars. Through abundant photos along with text the author shows the amany, many auto makers and models of cars sold in Main for many decades. Photos of varieties of advertising that were used are included. ISBN 1-893804-003 $10.00 Book #90 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Armstrong, Regis J and Ignatius Brady. Francis and Clare: The Complete Works. New York. Paulist Press. 1982. 255 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-8091-2446-7 Crease at top front cover in right hand corner. Very small tear at the bottom of front cover near spine. $10.00 Book #104 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Barnes, Christine. Color - The Quilter's Guide. Bothell, WA. The Patchwork Place. 1997. 127 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 1-56477-164-6 A guide to give quilters an understanding of color concepts and relationships. $15.00 Book #124 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Bear Hear, with Molly Larkin. The Wind is My Mother - The Life and Teachings of a Native American Shaman. New York. Clarkson Potter. 1996. 259 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Edition status unknown ISBN 0-517-702835 Price reduced. $10.00 Book #96 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Becht, Richard. Champions Under Sail - 25 years of New Zealand Yachting Greats. Auckland, New Zealand. Hodder Moa Beckett. 1995. 191 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Colored photos on dust jacket (front and back) Photographic end papers. Many photos throughout book. $30.00 Book #51 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Beckett, Sister Wendy. The Story of Painting. London. Dorling - Kindersley Limited. 1994. 400 pps. 11 x 8 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 1-56458-615-4 Some rubbing on back of dust jacket. Pictorial boards and decorative end papers $18.00 Book #103 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Better Homes and Gardens. Better Homes and Gardens Heritage Cook Book. None. Meredith Corporation. 1976. 400 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. This book features 705 recipes along with colored historical plates of various times in the history of our nation. The book includes colonial, ethnic and modern recipes. Tiny slit at top of front desk jacket. $10.00 Book #17 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Brown, Arnold. Yin - The Mountain The Wind Blew Here. Toronto, Canada. Bockwright Publications. 1988. 201 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by author. Dust jacket has slight rubbing on back of the dust jacket. This is the story of Yin Hung-shun, a major in the Salvation Army, and the social, economic and political changes that took place in China during the 85 years of his life. PRICE REDUCED. $10.00 Book #21 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Bruce, George. Navy Blue and Gold: A Story of the Naval Academy. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1936. 311 pps. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Edition status not known - may be first edition. No ISBN. Book has some wer at top and bottom of spine. Wear on one half of out edge of front boards. Discoloration of edges. Decorative anchor with title in box on front cover. Sticker of store where purchased on back end paper. Has been listed as an out of print book. This novel is the story of Dick Gates who is determined to be a football star at Annapolis, and the rivalry between Army and Navy. Price reduced $10.00 Book #77 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Bunting, Eve. Flower Garden. New York. Trumpet Club. 1994. 30 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Trumpet Club Special Edition. Children's paperback. Inscribed and signed by the author. Inscribed and signed by the illustrator. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #2 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Burton, Humphry. Leonard Bernstein. New York. Doubleday. 1994. 594 pps. trade size. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $10.00 Book #38 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Cloutston, Brian (editor). Landscape Design with Plants. New York. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1984. 456 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book was commissioned by the Institute of Landscape Architects. It combiens the theoretical and practical aspects of landscape design with plant information. $12.00 Book #18 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Cole, K C. Mind Over Matter - Conversations with the Cosmos. Orlando, FL. Harcourt Brace. 2003. 315 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket has some slight rubbing on front and back of the dust jacket. This author is a prize winning science journalist. She finds connections between scientific research, politics and everyday life. Some of the book is adapted from her very popular columns in the Los Angeles Times. $15.00 Book #136 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Cooper, Jr., John Milton. The Warrior and the Priest - Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. Cambridge, Mass/London. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1983. 442 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $10.00 Book #52 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Craig, John J. Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control. Reading, Mass. Addison-Wesley. 1986. 300 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. good copy in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by author on end paper. Some rubbing on back of dust jacket. Rust marks from metal paper clip on top of pp 71-73 and 137-141. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #50 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Davison,, Kenneth S. Invincible Summer: An Intimate Portrait of the Roosevelts Based on Recollections of Marion Dickerman. New York. Atheneum. 1974. 176 pps. 10 1/4 x 7 1/4. First edition. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Stated first edition. Photos on front and back of dust jacket curling. Small slit at top of front and back of dust jacket. Tear at bottom of dust jacket. Former owner has wrtitten on end paper place and date where book was purchased. For nearly 25 years Marian Dickerman was a close friend of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Photos, many of which had never been published before, but Nancy Cook, another close family friend, are part of this memoir. $10.00 Book #98 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Dougall, Alastair. James Bond - The Secret World of 007. London. Darline - Kindersley. 2000. 144 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated first American edition. In this book, every major mission that Bond has undertaken for world security is investigated and explained. Illustrations by Roger Stewart and photographs enhance the work. Price reduced $10.00 Book #48 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Duncan, Marie and Betty Farrell. Celebrate the Seasons with Ribbon Embroidery by Machine. Iola, Wisconsin. Krause Publications. 1988. 112 pps. 10 3/4 x 8". Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Possible first edition. Autographed by both authors at end of the introduction. This book gives step by step instructions for 30 different projects. Colored pictures, placte and diagrams throughout the book. Price reduced from $10.00 $5.00 Book #116 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Ensler, Eve. Vagina Warriors. New York. Bullfinch Press. 2005. 144 pps. 10.5 x 7.8". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. This book is a collaboration by playwright/activist Eve Ensler and world renowned photographer Joyce Fenneson. It presents essays, personal statements and quotations along with photographs of celebrities and many others who are committed to ending violence against women and girls around the world. Sale. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #45 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Esders, Viviane (editor). Our Mothers - Portraits by 72 Women Photographers. New York. Stewart, Tabori and Chang. 1996. 160 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in very good dust jacket. Slight rubbing on back dust jacket near upper spine. Inscription to owner of book by giver. Some smudging of ink on fly paper. Each photo has an accompanying essay $10.00 Book #40 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Finch, Christopher. Norman Rockwell's America. New York. Harry N. Abrams. 1975. 313 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Reader's Digest Edition. Red cloth boards, silver print on the spined. Sliver and blue print on front cover. Colored plates, black and white plates. Very clean, near fine condition. SALE - Price Reduced $10.00 Book #3 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Fire Lame Deer, Chief Archie & H. Sarkis. The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards - Spiritual Teachings of the Sioux. Rochester, VT. Destiny Books. 1994. 177 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Trade book set in decorative box along with complete set of 49 cards. There is some wear at bottom edge of box. "Through the ancient and graphic medium of divination cards some of the Native American teachings are revealed." $20.00 Book #100 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

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

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

Gierach, John. Trout Bum. Boulder, CO. Pruett Publishing Company. 1986. 227 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. Some rubbing at top of front dust jacket. This book is about how people fish and why they fish. It is about enduring values and living in harmony with our environment. Price reduced $12.00 Book #12 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Godwin, Mike. Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age. New York. Time Books. 1998. 333 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0-8129-2834-2. Stated first edition. The author is counsel to the Electronic Freedom Foundation and is very involved in civil liberties on the Internet. $10.00 Book #105 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Goldsmith, Maurice and others. Einstein: The First Hundred Years. Oxford, NY. Pergamon Press. 1980. 200 pps. 10 x 6 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Book edited by Maurice Goldsmith, Alan Mackay and James Woudhuysen. Stated First Edition. Slight stainng at top edges, slight rubbing at top of front cover. Wrinklying of top and bottom front corners. Edges of book pages age discoloured. Price reduced. $45.00 Book #89 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Grant, James. Bernard Baruch - The Adventures of A Wall Street Legend. New York. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997. 365 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. The book, through the author's in depth research, reveals Mr. Baruch's life as a financier and statesman. $20.00 Book #112 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Greiff, Constance (editor). Lost America - From the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Princeton. NJ. The Pyne Press. 1971. 244 pps. 11 x 9 x 3/4". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Stated first edition. Red cloth boards with title in gilt at bottom right hand corner of front cover and title in gilt on the spine. Abundant black and white photographs with accompanying text. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #70 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Guerrier, Katherine. Quilting Master Class - Inspirations and Techniques From the Experts. Bothell, WA. Martingale and Company. 2000. 160 pps. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 1-56477-327-2 Many colored plates accompany the text and directions. $10.00 Book #117 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Guillen, Michael. Bridges to Infinity - The Human Side of Mathematics. Los Angeles. Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. 1983. 204 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. This book discusses causes of math anxiety. It attempts to help us see math in light of its ramifications in the world around us. $10.00 Book #13 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Hamill, Pete. Piecework. New York. Little, Brown & Co.. 1996. 432 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated first edition. Dust jacket features photo of the author. ISBN 0-316-34104-5 A collection of the journalist's best writing since 1970 on very diverse subjects. $15.00 Book #76 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Higgins, George V. Defending Billy Ryan. New York. Henry Holt. 1992. 245 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ISBN 0-8050-1677-5 The author lives in Mitton Mass. and teaches creative writing at Boston University. Signed by the author on half title page. $32.00 Book #135 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Hofer, Angelika. Safari - The East African Diaries of a Wildlife Photographer. New York. Facts on File Publications. 1984. 197 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4. First edition. Leatherbound. very good copy with no dust jacket. Slight rubbing on top and bottom covers. Over 110 full color photographs with accompanying text. Photo of elephants on the front cover. Title in relief on front cover. Plate on half title page state that "this special editions' bound in hand-crafted leather by Brown and Bigelow. The following is printed in gilt on bottom of back cover. G.A. Tufted Sales, Inc. G.A. Textile Corp., G.A. Tufters, Inc. $10.00 Book #63 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Hohenberg, Paul M. and Lynn Hollen Lees. The Making of Urban Europe 1000-1994. Cambridge, Mass/London. Harvard University Press. 1996. 436 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-674-54362-9 The authors trace the history of the urbanization of Europe. $15.00 Book #106 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Hurlburt, Gwen. Those Fabulous '30s - Sweet Little Quilts to Brighten Your Day. Montrose, PA. Chitra Publications. 2003. 33 pps. 10 1/2 x 8 1/2. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 1-8885588-48-8 First Printing This book includes directions for making 14 different small quilts as well as general quilting instructions. Many colored plates. $10.00 Book #119 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Joseph, Lawrence E. Apocalypse 2012. New York. Morgan Road Books. 2007. 261 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated first edition. ISBN 978-0-7679-2447-4 The author, who is chairman of the board of the New Mexico based Aerospace Consulting Corporation has written several books as well as articles for the New York Times, Audubon and other magazines and newspapers. He uses humor to explore what scientists are saying about what may very well be ahead for us very soon. $35.00 Book #139 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Kane, Gordon. Super Symmmetry - Unveiling the Ultimate Laws of Nature. Cambridge, Mass. Helix Books - Perseus Publlishing. 2000. 199 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ISBN 0-7382-0203-7 The author is an internationally acclaimed particle physicist. This book reads like a conversation. He describes a complicated theory in a simple way. This work deals with particle physics and the new generation of experiments that will lead to major breakthought in the field. $15.00 Book #134 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

King, Stephen. The Dead Zone. New York. Viking Press. 1979. 426 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Price reduced. $5.00 Book #92 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

King, Stephen. Four Past Midnight. New York. Viking Press. 1990. 763 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0-670-83538-2 $15.00 Book #94 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Kovich, Beth Merrill and Retta Warehei. Snuggle Up - 8 Lap Quilts to Warm Your Home. Woodinville, WA. Martingale and Company. 2002. 63 pps. 10 3/4 x 8". Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This book is a guide to creating beautiful and useful quilts for the home. Directions for the materials, cutting and assembling of each of the 8 different quilts is given along with colored plates. Used book in "like new" condition. $15.00 Book #122 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Kuprerberg, Herben. Tanglewood. New York. McGraw Hill. 1976. 280 pps. 10" x 8" x 1". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book presents the people, events, social history of Tanglewood and the role and function of music in America. Includes many black and white photos. Former owner's name and date are at top of end paper. $20.00 Book #62 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

L'Amour, Louis. Flint. New York. Bantam Books. 1981. 181 pps. 9 x 6". Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 3 sets of initials in ink by former owner on front end papers. Book has brown faux leather binding. Gilt printing on spine and author's name in gilt at bottom of front cover. ISBN 0-553-06201-8 Price reduced $5.00 Book #95 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Leeming, David Adams. The World of Myth. New York. Oxford University Press. 1992. 362 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-19-507475 Remains of an information sticker at top right hand corner of front cover. College level text book of interest to those studying mythology, history and literature. $10.00 Book #108 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Lerner, Lawrence S. Physics for Scientists and Engineers Vol. 1. Sudbury, Mass.. Jones and Bartlett. 1997. 445 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This book is intended to serve the student who is taking the standard to or three semester introductory course of science and engineering majors and have completed an introductory course in calculus. The book includes colored photos, diagrams and problems at 3 levels of difficulty. Price reduced from $30.00. $10.00 Book #68 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Lethem, Jonathan. The Fortress of Solitude. New York. Doubleday. 2003. 0 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated first edition. This novel is the story of two friends, a black boy and a white boy, from a Brooklyn neighborhood and their lives during the 1990s. Price reduced $10.00 Book #53 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Lowell, Christopher. If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It - Dream Decor on a Budget. New York. Clarkson Potter. 2002. 176 pps. 10 1/4 x 9". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated first edition. This book has many colored photos as well as some helpful diagrams. Price reduced $10.00 Book #67 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Martin (Editor), Nancy J. Threads From the '30s - Quilts Using Reproduction Fabrics. Woodinville, WA. Martingale and Company. 2000. 112 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This book gives a brief history of 1930s fabric along with quilting basics and directions. Lovely colored plates for about 13 different quilts. Patterns are also included with color coded directions. $10.00 Book #120 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Martin, Chef Pol. Easy Cooking for Today. Montreal, Canada. Brimar Publishing, Inc.. 1988. 608 pps. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 2-920845-07-1 Photographic dust jacket. 13 different categories of recipes. Abundant colored photographs of prepared recipes. Price reduced. $5.00 Book #86 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Mashuta, Mary. Confetti Quilts - A no-Fuss Approach to Color, Fabric and Design. Lafayette, CA. C & T Publishing. 2003. 112 pps. 11 x 8 1/2". Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 1-57120-195-5 This book presents information on design, color and arranging colors in making a quilt. Lots of colored plates accompany the information and directions. Used book but in like new condition. $15.00 Book #121 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

McClun, Diana and Laura Nownes. Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking. Lincolnwood (Chicago) IL. The Quilt Digest Press. 1997. 172 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 0-8442-2617-3 Detailed information and instructions on the various aspects of quilting. Many colored plates. $12.00 Book #125 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

McGuire, Michael and Alfonso Troisi. Darwinian Psychiatry. New York. Oxford University Press. 1998. 344 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Some rubbing on back of the dust jacket and bottom of the spince of dust jacket. Rather than traditional approaches, the authors use Darwinian theory to provide clinicians with new perspectives of diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders.SALE. Price Reduced. $10.00 Book #22 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

McLaughlin, Jack. Jefferson and Monticello - The Biography of a Builder. New York. Henry Holt. 1988. 481 pps. 9.5 x 6". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ISBN 0-8050-0482-3 This book focuses on the domestic life of Jefferson as it gives us a view of his life and his labor of love, Monticello. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #79 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Meade, Marion. Dorothy Parker - What Fresh Hell Is This?. New York. Penguin Books. 1987. 459 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Slight rubbing at bottom of spine. $10.00 Book #39 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek. The Star Trek Encyclopedia: a Reference Guide to the Future. New York. Pocket Books. 1994. 396 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. A companion series to all things Star Trek, including facts and figures on the original series and the later incarnations, the movies, props, uniforms, alien races, and even inside jokes. Price Reduced. $10.00 Book #6 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Michener, James. This Noble Land - My Vision for America. New York. Random House. 1996. 240 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. In this nonfiction work, Michener examines what he belives are nine fundamental problems facing America. He urges Americans to hold fast to our country's sound historical standards and principals and use them in solving Amrica's crises. Price Reduced. $10.00 Book #15 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Miller, Kerby and Paul Wagner. Out of Ireland - The Story of Irish Emigration to America. Washington, DC. Elliott and Clark. 1994. 0 pps. 11 1/4 x 9 1/4. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. This book contains 110 rarely seen photographs and illustrations. Two years were spent in researching Irish and American archives. It is a companion to the documentary film of the same name, which was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. $10.00 Book #64 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Morris, Richard. The Evolutionists - The Struggle for Darwin's Soul. New York. W. H Freeman. 2001. 262 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Some rubbing along the edges of the front and back of the dust jacket. This contemporary account of evolutionary biology shows how controversy and debate affect the scientific process. Price reduced. $10.00 Book #44 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Myers, Tamar. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth. New York. Doubleday - A Perfect Crime Book. 1994. 243 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. very good copy in very good dust jacket. A Pennsylvania Dutch mystery with recipes. Stated First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. PRICE REDUCED $10.00 Book #7 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Pahl, Editor, Ellen. The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide from A to Z - Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking. Emmaus, PA. Rodale Press. 1997. 240 pps. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. isbn 0-87596-987-9 This book is filled with information and techniques, ideas and inspiration for quilting. Many colored plates enhance the information. $10.00 Book #118 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Palm, Carl Mangus. From ABBA to Mamma Mia!. New York. Billboard Books. 2000. 256 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Stated First US Printing. Some rubbing on back of dust jacket. A few slits at top and bottom of front of dust jacket. The author is recognized internationally as an authority on ABBA. Anders Hanser is an award winning photographer/ producer in Sweden and a personal friend of ABBA. The book is filled with photos, many full page and in color along with the author's text. Price reduced. $12.00 Book #49 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Palmer, R.R. Twelve Who Ruled - The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution. - Bicentennial Edition. Princeton. NJ. Princeton University Press. 1989. 415 pps. regular Trade. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $10.00 Book #34 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Pattillo, Donald M. Pushing the Envelope: The American Aircraft Industry. Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan Press. 2000. 459 pps. 9 x 6". Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-472-10869-7 Decorative front cover. This book is an indepth study of the aircraft industry in the United States. $20.00 Book #83 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Pettus, Louise and Martha Bishop. The Springs Story - Our First Hundred Years. Fort Mill, South Carolina. Springs Industries, Inc.. 1987. 256 pps. 12 x 9 x 1". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Slight rubbing at corners of front and back of dust jacket and top of spine. Small slit at top of back dust jacket and a small area of creasing at the top of front dust jacket. Book cover is of blue boards with title and insignia in gilt on front cover. The title is in gilt on the spine. Price reduced from $30.00 $15.00 Book #69 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Pfeiffer, Andrew. The Pleasure of Gardening - Creating Style. Des Moines, Iowa. Better Homes and Gardens Books. 1994. 127 pps. 10 x 9 3/4". Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-696-00097-0 First USA printing 1994 Photographic, colorful garden scene on front board. Colored photo on back board. Colorful photographic end papers. Four word inscription and date to former owners on half title page. Provides colored photos and design plans for types of gardens featured. $15.00 Book #85 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Potiez, Jean-Marie. ABBA The Book. London. Aurum Press. 2003. 263 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. The story of 4 folk singers from Sweden who became the second biggest selling band of all time. The author is a music journalist. The book is fully illustrated with hundreds of photos. Many of them are previously unpublished from the archives of Stig Anderson. There is some rubbing on the back cover and a few crease lines on the front cover, which is a photo of the group. Price reduced from $15.00. $12.00 Book #47 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Potter, Marian. The Shared Room. New York. Morrow Junior Books. 1979. 192 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed to former owner by author. This book deals with a young daughter's relationship with her mother, who suffers from mental illness. Mrs. Potter also wrote the very popular children's book, "The Little Red Caboose." $10.00 Book #61 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Prudhomme, Chef Paul and 11 siblings. Prudhomme Family Cookbook - Old-Time Louisiana Recipes. New York. William Morrow. 1987. 446 pps. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0-688-07549-5 Stated First Edition. Dust jacket has slight creasing at top. $10.00 Book #111 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Reynolds, James. Ghosts in Irish Homes. New York. Bonanza Books. 1957. 281 pps. 10 1/2 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Dust jacket has author's art work on front cover. There is a small slit at bottom of front of dust jacket. Discoloration and rubbing on back of dust jacket. In this book, James Reynolds, Irish born painter, retells twenty two folk tales and inclues 9 full page paintings he has done of Irish houses. Four of these are full color paintings. Many of his pencil sketches of the inhabitants of the houses are scattered throughout the book. Decorative map end papers. $10.00 Book #101 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Rijff, Ger J. and Jan Van Gestel. Elvis: The Cool King. Wilmington, DE. Atomium Books, Inc.. 1990. 104 pps. 10 x 9 ". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Stated First American Edition 1989. Some rubbing on back dust jacket. Small slit at top of back inside dust jacket flap. Never before published photos of Elvis. $50.00 Book #87 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Robinson, Ronald and John Gallagher. Africa and the Victorians. New York. St Martins Press. 1961. 491 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Slight creasing on bottom of spine. Slight rubbing on front and back boards. Faint yellowing on edges of preliminaries and paste downs. Price reduced from $20.00 $15.00 Book #36 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Roiphe, Katie. Uncommon Arrangements - Seven Portraits of Married Life in Literary Circles 1910-1939. New York. The Dial Press. 2007. 343 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Slight rubbing at the top of the back of the dust jacket. The author through the use of private memoirs, personal correspondence and journals of the British literary commulnity delves deeply in to the married lives of H.G. and Jane S. Wellls, Katherine Masfield and John Middleton Murry, Elizabeth Von Arnim and John Francis Russelll, Vanessa and Clive Bell,Ottoline and phillip Morrell, Radclyffe Hall and Una Troubridge, and Vera Brittan and George Gordon Catlin. She explores the deeper mysteries at stake in all relationships. $20.00 Book #140 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Ruettiger, Rudy and Mike Cilizic. Rudy's Rules: Game Plans for Winning at Life. Waco, Texas. WRS Publishing. 1995. 153 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Inscribed to owner and signed by author on end page. Dust jacket has slight wear at top right-hand corner. The author overcame many obstacles to achieve his goal of attending Notre Dame and playing football for the fighting Irish. ISBN 1-56796-056-1 $15.00 Book #99 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Sandford, John. Easy Prey. New York. G. P. Putnams. 2000. 407 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Suspenseful novel filled with brilliant characters and drama. PRICE REDUCED $10.00 Book #19 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Scott, Tom. Tales of King Robert the Bruce. Edinburgh, Scotland. Reprographia. 1975. 135 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. LC # 903065-134. Possible first edition. Dust jacket has some foxing on back. Book has foxing around the edges of pages. The author has adapted the epic poem "Bruce" by Barbour in to a fine translation and has added historical detail. $10.00 Book #113 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Secrest, Meryle. Frank Lloyd Wright - A Biography. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1992. 634 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $10.00 Book #25 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Serena, Anthony. The FBI Murders. Overland Park, KS. Aelred Press. 2003. 305 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Probably a first edition. Signed and inscribed. Although a novel, this book sheds light on J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI during the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. The author is a former special agent who served in Hoover's FBI during the sixties. $33.00 Book #138 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Shepard, Alan and Deke Slayton. Moon Shot - The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon. Atlanta, GA. Turner Publishing. 1994. 383 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in fine dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ISBN 1-878685-54-6. Book has four small round spots on the front cover. This book is a dramatic account of a decade of scientific discovery, personal bravery and the role world powers played. Co-authors Jay Barbee and Howard Benedict. Price reduced. $5.00 Book #78 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Silverman, Erica. On the Morn of Mayfest. New York. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 1998. 30 pps. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author and illustrator (Marla Frazee), labeled autographed copy. This story told in rhyme is a celebration of spring. It inspires laughter. It is beautifully illustrated with 13 full page colored illustrations along with other colored illustrations. Price reduced from $25.00 $15.00 Book #43 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Smith, Michael. Tom Crean: Unsung Hero of the Scott and Shakeleton Antarctic Expeditions. Seattle, Washington. The Mountainers Books. 2001. 305 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. This is the first US edition. Crean's heroism is considered to be the greatest feat of individual heroism in the history of polar exploration. He spent more time on the ice than either Scott or Shackleton and outlived both of them. Price reduced 5/4/08 $45.00 Book #84 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Smith, Timothy Paul. Hidden Worlds - Hunting for Quarks In Ordinary Matter. Princeton, NJ. Princeton University Press. 2003. 178 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0-691-05773-7 The author is a research scientist at MIT Bates Linear Accelerator Center and a Research Professor at Dartmouth College. He introduces us to a fascinating and invisible world that is part of our every day life. $19.00 Book #133 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Stratton-Porter, Jeannette. Freckles Comes Home. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1929. 297 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Edition status not known. No ISBN. Book has some discoloration on the spine. Decorative end papers. Some yellowing of edges of pages. $15.00 Book #102 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Strong, Polly (translator). African Tales - Foklore of the Central African Republic. Mogodore, Ohio. Telcraft. 1992. 95 pps. 9 x 6 x 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. good copy with no dust jacket. Book signed by author on the title page. Condition - slight creasing at the top corner of the from cover. Rubbing ont he heel of the spine. Small scratch on back cover. Illustrated by Rodney Wlimer who captures the people and their setting. This is a collection of tales from the oral traditions of the Mandjia and Banda tribes. $10.00 Book #73 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Thoreau, Henry David. Faith in a Seed. Washington, DC. Island Press/Shearwater Books. 1993. 284 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This is the first publication of Thoreau's last manuscript, "The Dispersion of Seeds" and other natural history writings. $10.00 Book #42 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Tobin, Jacqueline L. Hidden In Plain View - A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad. New York. Anchor Books. 2000. 220 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. $10.00 Book #109 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Ullman, Ellen. Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents. San Francisco. City Lights Books. 1997. 189 pps. trade size. Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-87286-332-8 The book is signed by the author on the title page. A software engineer writes about the world of a computer programmer. $10.00 Book #107 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Van Doren Stern, Philip. Secret Missions of the Civil War. New York. Wings Books. 1990. 320 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some adhesive left from sticker on bottom of back cover. Book has blue boards with title in gilt on the spine. ISBN 0-517-00002-4 This book is a collection of first hand accounts of men and women who were active in underground activities for the North and the South. Price reduced from $10.00 $5.00 Book #72 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Varley, Paul. Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales. Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press. 1994. 276 pps. 9 1/4 x 5 3/4". Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 0-8248-1601-3 Book has slight bending of top and bottom front corners. This book of war tales and literary histories recounts the stories of warriors and their battles from the 10th Century until the early 17th Century in Japan. It is written as a study in cultural history. It includes ntoes, glossary, bibliography and an index. $15.00 Book #82 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt. Cat's Cradle. New York. Delacorte Press. 1963. 204 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. $41.00 Book #131 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt. Breakfast of Champions or Goodbye Blue Monday. New York. Delacorte Press. 304. 304 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. No ISBN. The author has his own black and white drawings throughout the book $15.00 Book #132 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Weart, Spencer R. (editor). Selected Papers of Great American Physicists. New York. American Institute of Physics. 1976. 176 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in good dust jacket. Small slit at top of front dust jacket. Some rubbing on back of the dust jacket. This collection of readable papers of geat American physicists illustrates the growth of physics in America from colonial times through the 20th century $10.00 Book #37 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Weisman, Alan. Gavitos - A Village to Reinvent The World. White River Junction, Vermont. Chelsea Green Publishing. 1998. 227 pps. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Trade paperpack - Advance Reader Copy. This book is the story of a village in war torn Columbia where visionaries efforts created an environmental success story. Some photos and diagrams included $10.00 Book #126 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

Whyte, Beverly. Beneath a Zimbabwe Sun. Harare. Graham Publishing Co. 1990. 239 pps. 13 1/2 x 9 3/4. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Dust jacket has a nick at top front right hand corner. Some rubbing on the back of the dust jacket. Book as inscription to former owners from the giver of the book. Through colored photographs and text the author shows the diversity and natural beauty of this land. ISBN: 0869210394 $20.00 Book #130 from Warren Public Library Friends, Warren, PA

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