Search Results: Reference from Twin City Antiquarian Books

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, foil titles on front board & spine, xiii, 721 pp, photos & line drawings in text, index. Slightly musty, edges foxed, else VG. DJ spine ends rubbed with small chips; in Brodart archival cover. Contains detailed advice on the art of conversation, correspondence, general manners, traveling, formal & informal entertaining, special occasions, weddings, invitations, cards & visiting, official protocol, dress, the household, and family life. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 12th Edition. . Good/VG. 24 X 16½ cm.

St. Paul: Saint Paul Public Schools, 2002 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Perfect bound in white dec. wraps with black, reinforced with report binder near spine [xi], 106, xxiv, [2], 110 pp (242 pp in all). Non-circulating copy with usual library markings including 'Withdrawn' sticker, otherwise fine. Created for St. Paul's English Language Learner Programs, this is evidently the first English to White Hmong dictionary. Also contains sections on sentence structure, educational & government jargon, Hmong names, and a White Hmong to English dictionary. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs, 4 oz.). Soft Cover. Near Fine/No dj. 28 X 21½ cm.

Detroit et al.: Gale Research, Inc. (International Thompson), 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Rudolph J. Vecoli, Contributing Editor. Two volumes, laminated pictorial boards, mostly black spines with blue, white & mauve titles. Vol. 1: ISBN 0-8103-9164-3, xxvii, 730 pp. Vol. 2: ISBN 0-8103-9165-1, xxvii, 731-1477 pp, index to both volumes. Lightly used reference copy with usual library markings, including 'Withdrawn' stamps in both volumes. Each ethnic group identified is covered in an article by a leading expert on the group (for example, Odd. S. Lovoll wrote the article on Norwegian Americans). Each article contains an overview of the group's history in its homeland, the history of its migration to the United States (except for native groups), customs & traditions, language, family & community dynamics, religion, economic life, role in politics & government, significant contributions of individuals… Read More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1965 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green pictorial cloth with white & pale green titles, pictorial endpapers, xii, 288 pp including 168 pp of maps, 120 pp of tables & index. Corners worn through, else VG, some notes & owners names in ink on endpapers & title page. In addition to the usual area relief maps, contains global maps of climate zones, normal temperatures, prevailing winds & ocean currents, types of natural vegetation & soil, population density, economic activities, languages, and religions. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 12th Edition, 3rd Ptg. . Good/No dj. 29 X 25 cm.

New York, Columbus, Woodland Hills & Peoria: Glencoe (McGraw-Hill), 1999 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards, tan titles, xxxv, 556 pp, glossary, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. A manual of grammar, usage, style, and techniques for writing business documents including letters, memos, reports, notes, bibliographies, and tables. It includes suggestions for formatting documents both on computers and typewriters. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 8th Ed, later ptg. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 17½ cm.

New York: C. S. Hammond & Co., 1905 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red pebble-grained cloth, gilt titles & black decorations on front board, 144 pp. Boards quite soiled, else good, corners & spine ends fraying, 2 cm tear to margin of contents page. Shows the preoccupations of Americans of the time, with 44 full-page maps of the 48 US states, city maps of Boston, New York harbor, Philadelphia, Washington, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, & San Francisco, full-page maps of Mexico, Central America, Panama, the West Indies, Cuba, Japan, Korea, the Balkan States & Palestine, fairly good maps of Europe, South America, Africa, Persia, & China, but no map of the Ottoman Empire, and only one page for the rest of Asia. Highways were not yet much of a factor in transportation, which leads to railroads and ocean shipping lanes being highlighted. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. . Fair/No dj. 33 X 25 cm.

London & Chicago: Teach Yourself Books (Hodder Headline & NTC Publishing Group), 1996 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brilliantly colored pictorial covers, white & yellow titles on mostly black spine, viii, 305, [3] pp, vocabulary, index. Beginning course in Hindi for English speakers, explains the script and grammar and includes 18 dialogues. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). 16th ptg. Trade Paperback. Fine/No dj. 20 X 13 cm.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, gilt titles & red decoration on front board & spine, ix, 389 pp, bibliography, notes, index. Some soil to a few leaves, otherwise very good. Abbreviated contents: language; English consonants, vowels, stress & intonations; morphemes & morphology; inflection; syntax; phonemes & phonetics; the process of communication; variation in speech; writing systems; written languages; language classification; some languages & language families. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Later printing. . VG-/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm.

New York: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2001 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, 496 pp. Contains a brief history of the foundation, text of founding documents, list of officers, trustees, and advisers, statistics, list of publications subsidized by the foundation, bibliography of the foundation's own publications, list of prizes won by fellows, and lists of fellows organized by field, country, and name. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. . As New/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pictorial boards, white & red titles on brown spine, 352 pp, index. two small coffee stains on bottom edge, otherwise very good, spine slightly sunned. Over 1500 signs are illustrated with line drawings and explained in accompanying text. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). 2nd ed, 2nd ptg. . VG-/No dj. 27½ X 20 cm.

Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale grey cloth-textured boards, [vii], 436 pp, index. Boards slightly faded near edges. DJ has a small tear & slight edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Day after day, people come to reference librarian Lois Horowitz for help in finding the information they need--because she knows where to look. Now you can learn the 'secrets' of the research process that will help you find the facts you need...." Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/Very Good. 23½ X 16 cm.

London, New York, Sydney & Toronto: Paul Hamlyn, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full sage-green pebble-grained cloth, blind decoration on front board, gold foil titles on spine, pictorial endpapers, 736 pp, profusely illustrated w color and b&w photos, maps, index. DJ has a small chip at head of front joint; in Brodart archival cover. Translated and condensed from Larousse Geographie Universelle. Shipping weight 7 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . VG+/VG+. 28½ X 21½ cm.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red & brown stiff paper covers, [xvi], 128, [40] pp (including two maps bound in at front and rear which may be endpapers in the hardcover edition. Rubbed at extremities, sticker scar and creased corner on front cover, two previous owners' names on recto of ffep. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 3rd ptg. Trade Paperback. VG/No dj. 25½ X 19½ cm.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1941 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Original title was "Plotting: How to Have a Brain Child." Full blue cloth, darker blue titles on spine, 352 pp. Covers are not pretty, being worn & spotted around the edges but still sound, internally clean. This is a highly opinionated and hence entertaining look at the craft of writing fiction. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). Reprint. . G-/No dj. 20½ X 14 cm.

Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter blue leather with white leather-covered boards, gilt titles on front board, xxx, 294 pp. Boards somewhat soiled, ends of spine and hinges worn. Contents: map projections; the eastern & western hemispheres; saga of space (includes star charts, solar sysem info, and space program); political maps of all countries of the world (these show intercity railroad routes); map index; political and population information; the world in focus--maps, text, and pictures.. . VG/No dj. 32 X 25 cm.

New York: Random House, 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, white & multicolored foil titles on spine, 2781, A130 pp. Owner's address stamp on endpapers, half-title, and contents page, else fine. DJ has one small tear (under 1 cm), else fine; in Brodart archival cover. Single-volume encyclopedia is profusely illustrated with color drawings & photos, arranged in four sections: the main classified portion with related topics appearing together, a chronological section, an alphabetical section containing brief articles with cross-references to the classified section and an atlas. Shipping weight 12 lbs.. 3rd Ed. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 28 X 22 cm.

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full navy blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, xvii, 535, [9] pp. Faint soil to edges, a few leaves cockled at edges, a few pencil notations. DJ spine faded, extremities rubbed, a few small chips & tears; in Brodart archival cover. Introductory chapters cover nature & goals of genealogical research, records practices, use of libraries & reference materials, organizing findings, and research correspondence. This is followed by detailed descriptions of various types of sources, such as books, newspapers, vital records, census data, wills & probate records, land records, deeds, court records, church records, immigration records, military records, cemetary & burial records. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . VG/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.

Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full brown cloth, xliii, 594 pp, index. Spine cocked, some shelf wear. Manual of parliamentary procedure widely used in legislatures, at party conventions, in committee meetings, etc. Fits in small flat-rate box. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 7th ptg. . VG+/No dj. 17 X 11½ cm.

Baltimore & Chicago: The H. M. Rowe Company, 1937 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-School. Red cloth with black titles & decoration featuring a perspective view of a typewriter keyboard, bound along top edge, [ii], 321 pp. Cloth rubbed through, exposing boards at corners. Originally a high school textbook, this is a more complete course than most typing instruction books that I've seen. It goes into detail about how to insert paper, strike keys, return the carriage; contains drills intended to build speed and accuracy; how to format business and personal letters, lay out and type tabular matter, telegrams, stencils, type manuscripts, type from corrected manuscripts, etc. The endpapers picture various office typewriters including Royal, Remington 16, Remington Noiseless, Underwood, Woodstock, and L. C. Smith along with numbered explanations of the operating parts. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. . Good/No dj. 28½ X 21 cm.

Minneapolis: The Scientific Publishing Co. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, about 1926. Bottom corners frayed, a few notes in ink, else very good. Contains 62 pages of shorthand texts used in shorthand reporters' championships from 1908 to 1926, followed by a stenographic guide to 7000 words & phrases. "The author suggests that students read and re-read the articles of the Stenographic Guide until they can read them as rapidly and as accurately as they can read the printed material of the key." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 4 oz.). . Good/No dj. 22½ X 14½ cm.