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Borough of Manhattan in New York Verizon White Pages Business & Residential listings (listings are done alphabetically by name) for 2001-2002 for area codes 212, 646, and 917. English language edition with sprinkling of Spanish.Includes: separate section of Government listings; Emergency Numbers (in English & Spanish); Customer Guide; Residential Telephone Number Listings section (alphabetically by name); Business Telephone numbers section (alphabetically by name); Half-page full cover illustration of the American Flag by Peter Max. Vivid reflection of life in Manhattan, NYC before Sept. 11, 2001.

Manhattan (New York, New York) Telephone Business Directory for 2001-2002, for area codes 212, 646, and 917.This particular telephone directory is unique in that it offers a fascinating perspective on life in the Borough of Manhattan in NYC before Sept. 11, 2001.Includes: a map of Manhattan in color, Map Index, a color road map of NYC, nearby New Jersey & Long Island; Emergency Numbers; Internet Guide; U.S. & Canada Time Zone & Area Code Map; Manhattan Zip Codes; Heading Index; Recycling Days; Yellow Pages [business listings] (alphabetical by category/heading); multiple advertisements; NYC attractions; Seating Guide for select theaters & locations; Half-page Cover Illustration - full color art by Peter Max of the Statue of Liberty

7 HC volumes of children's literature in The Little Library series (5 from the Victorian era & 2 from the 1920s) being sold as a set (Note: this is not a complete set-there are add'l books in the series). Each volume is 6.5" x 4.5" x 0.5". Only 2 of the 7 books have dust jackets as specified below. The 7 titles are as follows:1) The Light Princess by George MacDonald, illus. by Dorothy F. Lathrop (orig. publ. 1864) (1952 - 17th printing), 119pgs.;2) Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book for Children by Christina G. Rosetti, illus. by Marguerite Davis (orig. publ. 1872) (1952 - 20th printing), 88pgs.;3) The Nurnberg Stove by Louise de la Ramee, pictures by Frank Boyd (orig. publ. 1895) (1952 - 11th printing), 122 pgs.;4) Charlie and his Kitten Topsy written & illus. by Helen Hill & Violet Maxwell (orig. publ. 1922) (1952 - 21st printing), 84pgs.;5) The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin, illus. by Mary L. Seaman (orig. publ. 1951) (1952 - 19th printing), 83pgs., with DJ (intact but faded on the spine &… Leer más

Nassau County (located on Long Island in New York State) Telephone/Address business directory for 1983. Area code 516. Per the inside front cover note: "This issue corrected to September 17, 1982". Two catalog numbers: NC 51307 for New York Telephone; NN 51308 for Bell System. Pages are very yellowed but not brittle. Alphabetical listing by business categories including professions. Includes: Nassau County Road Map, Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority bus routes, & zipcodes for both Nassau County & sister Suffolk County (also located on Long Island). Intact 10 pages of "Gold Pages" coupons at the back of the directory. Vivid & informative reflection of 1980s business activity in Nassau County.
Cover illustration description: bright yellow background with a rainbow emerging from a telephone directory on the front cover & extending to the back cover & ending in a "pot of gold".

Manhattan (New York, New York) Telephone business directory for 1983-1984 for area code 212 (at that time, the only area code for all 5 boroughs of the city of New York).(MCN # 50968). Per the inside front cover note: "this issue corrected to December 17, 1982". Pages yellowed but not brittle. Alphabetized by business category. Hundreds of business listings including professional listings such as attorneys, podiatrists, dentists, physicians, etc. Also includes a 70-page Index. Vivid reflection of business activity in 1980s Manhattan. The front & back cover half-page color photographs of typical NYC street scenes of the time were taken by photographer Stephen Green-Armytage.

1958 printing of the 1951 edition. 65 contributing & consulting editors. This copy was the personal copy of stochastics expert Prof. Micha Yadin, who passed away in 1991; it was gifted to the Technion Mechanical Engineering Library in 1995 but was withdrawn from the collection in 2002. From the Publisher's Preface: This Handbook "...provides a comprehensive organized reference guide bringing together and making available authoritative information on the best practice in the field of personnel and industrial relations." Includes a Table of Contents, List of the Contributing & Consulting Editors, Publisher's Preface, Editor's Preface, 20 detailed sections on different aspects of personnel & industrial relations, numerous black & white line drawings & illustrations, sample letters, List of Abbreviations of the publications referenced, List of Principal [American] Labor Unions & an Index. In addition to the general Table of Contents, each section has its own internal Table of Contents page for… Leer más

Reading Copy. This is the 1943 English language translation of the 1939 French novel "Les Javanais" [The Javanese] by Jean Malaquais (1908-1998) (pen name of Vladimir Jan Pavel Israel Pinkus Malacki). The author was awarded the 1939 Rinaudot Prize for this novel. Per a review by Benjamin Ivry: the novel is a "gritty narrative based on slang terms of popular speech" about 200 workers, mostly foreigners, employed for the grueling mining work in a British-owned lead and silver mine in the south of France. Per Andre Gide letter to the author: the novel has "an epic grandeur, at once comical and tragic..." Per Leon Trotsky's review: the novel "never lapsed into propaganda."

A Bi-Lingual book in Hebrew & English with numerous illustrations of original collages and black & white photographs; includes brief musical scores for all the songs. Hebrew with vowels (Nikud). The purpose of the book was to introduce Hebrew speakers to this rich form of music. Nahumi Har-Tziyon collected the songs and translated them from English to Hebrew. The publishing house editor: Itamar Ya'oz-Kest. Producer: Maritza Rosman. Proofreader: Ilana Bronshtein (Pomerantz).
From the back cover of the dust jacket (freehand translation from the Hebrew): "Spirituals...reflect the African heritage of the slaves and what they lived through during slavery..."
Songs in the book: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; I'm A-Rollin'; No More Auction Block for Me; There's a Man Goin' Roun' Takin' Names; Blin' Man Stood On De Way; Goodbye Mama Goodbye (this song is only in Hebrew); Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Lay Dis Body Down; My Way's Cloudy; O By an' By; O Freedom; Didn't My Lord Deliver… Leer más

From the back cover: "Hawaiian featherwork objects are among the most treasured objects to be found in the Pacific collections of the world's greatest museums...[This book] is...the first complete book ever published about this cultural genre...with a collection of family histories, legends, chants, scholarly commentaries..." Prosuely illustrated with color illustrations & photographs. Table of Contents: Preface; First Encounters; The Birds; Cultural Manifestations; Lei Hulu; Kahili; Akua Hulu Manu; Mahiole; Capes & Cloaks; Appendices; Glossary with Note on Orthography in Hawaiian; Index.

Queens [County] in New York City Business Telephone Directory for the year 2015 for area codes 347, 718, 929. (Superpages.com). Includes the White Pages (businesses listed alphabetically), Yellow Pages (businesses listed alphabetically by category), Customer Info Guide (is in both English & Spanish), emergency numbers, and a separate Government offices listing. The cover illustration is a color photograph of the New York State Pavilions built for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.

Six issues of TV Guide Magazine, size 7 7/16" x 5 1/16" each. Pages have yellowed but are not brittle. Bindings intact.The following issues are available:1) June 15-21, 2002 (Brooklyn-Queens ed.). Cover: Celebrating Our 50th Year - Our 50 Greatest Covers;2) August 3-9, 2002 (Brooklyn-Queens ed.). Cover: Celebrating Our 50th Year - 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time;3) May 31 - June 6, 2003 (Brooklyn-Queens ed.). Cover: 100 Greatest Heroes & Villains;4) April 3-10, 2004 (Special 8-Day Issue). Cover: Where Are They Now?5) July 4-10, 2004. Cover: Elvis Presley[this copy has the mailing label of the previous owner on the cover with the name & address blacked out];6) July 3-9, 2005 (Brooklyn-Queens ed.). Cover: Ultimate Guide to the Fantastic 4[this copy has the mailing label of the previous owner on the cover with the name & address blacked out].

A Fine Woodworking [magazine] book.Lavish, beautiful, glossy full-page & half-page full color photographs of furniture, utensils, bowls, boxes, vases, and musical instruments, all crafted from many kinds of wood.Table of Contents: Introduction; Cabinets; Chairs & Benches; Tables; Boxes & Chests; Desks; Beds & Furnishings; Sculpture & Carvings; Turnings; Accessories & Musical Instruments; Index.

Sold as a set: 4 Spiderman comic books plus 1 Spider-woman comic book plus a 1977 vintage plastic 16-piece sliding tiles puzzle plus Spiderman 2 UNO playing cards plus "Oscar Meyer Decoder Card" (total 8 items):
1) The Amazing Spiderman Comic Book (Spiderman Collectible Series, Vol. 5) - 2006 reprint of the May 2, 1963 issue. 12 pages. Has story "The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer". In good condition, intact stapled binding. Readable condition.
2) original Comic Book: Marvel Team-Up: Spider-man and Invisible Girl, Vol. 1, Issue # 88, December 1979. 32 pages. Fair- condition, scotch tape on cover binding & some pages, pages yellowed but not brittle. Readable condition.
3) original Comic Book: Marvel Comics International Super Spider-man, No. 265, week ending March 8, 1978. 35 pages. In fair- condition, scotch tape on cover binding, pages yellowed but not brittle. Readable condition.
4) original Comic Book: Marvel Comics International Super Spider-man, No. 266, week ending March 15, 1978. 35… Leer más

Modern Scholar Recorded Books (# 1076) 7 Audio-Cassettes (14 Lectures, ~30minutes each) accompanied by the 72pg illustrated Course Guide & a Storage Case. Course Guide ( # U1076R3 - ISBN 9781419386961) illus by Ted Nasmith; Edited by James Gallagher & Karen Sparrough. Design by Edward White. Presented by Professor Michael D.C. Drout, a Tolkien scholar & Old and Middle English medieval literature scholar. Prof. Drout offers a brief history, incisive analysis & a deft assessment of fantasy literature including why fantasy is such a pervasive force in modern culture. 7 of the 14 lectures focus specifically on Tolkien; 1 lecture on children's fantasy literature, 1 on Arthurian literature; several lectures on other authors; 1 lecture on fantasy literature vs magical realism. College Level. Used - in good condition.

This full-color global report by the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) of the Dept. of Government & Politics of the University of Maryland details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination movements & democracy through the contemporary era, 1946-2004, and updates the trends & issues raised in earlier CIDCM reports. Includes numerous illustrative tables & graphs, About CIDCM page, Table of Contents, page with Acknowledgments/Authors/Contributors, and Appendix. Add'l contributors: Victor Asal, Barbara Harff, Deepa Khosla & Amy Pate. Chapters: Introduction; Peace & Conflict Ledger; Global Trends in Violent Conflict; Global Trends in Democratization; Self-Determination Movements & Their Outcomes; The Decline of Ethnic Political Discrimination 1950-2003; Focus on Political Instability in Africa; Assessing Risks of Genocide & Politicide; Global Terrorism - An Overview & Analysis; Conclusion.

Queens County (one of the 5 boroughs of the city of New York) business telephone/address directory for 1983-1984 for area code 212 (at the time the only area code for the entire city). (QWE # 51880) (QC # 51873). Per the inside front cover note: "This issue corrected to March 15, 1983". Alphabetized by business categories including professional listings. Includes intact "Gold Pages" coupons (in the center of the directory), subway & PATH [Port Authority Trans-Hudson] transit maps, Queens zipcode map. The directory is a vivid reflection of Queens County business activity in the 1980s. Quarter-page front & back cover color photographs of the Albany, NY State House area. Pages have yellowed but are not brittle.

Volume I only. German language. Title Translation: Machine Tooling: Calculation & Construction, "uncorrupted edition". Translated from the Russian language to the German language by Engineer Georg Schafer. Profusely illustrated with black & white line drawings, graphs, illustrations, tables, and mathematical calculations. Comprehensive engineering reference book on machine tooling.

Early poetry by the American poet, memoirist, novelist, meditation teacher, speaker, and workshop leader Albert Flynn DeSilver.The poem is a meditation on nature. Per the Acknowledgment in this very small, 3" x 3", 16pg. booklet: the original title was "The Pond" but as there was already a poem with that title, it was changed to "A Pond". The poem first appeared in draft form in the magazine Convolvulus, Issue #31, Spring 2001; it was originally written on October 23, 2000 in North Mendocino, California.Add'l Note: on the back cover, the word "Espirit" has been blacked out by a magic marker. Booklet was found this way; otherwise in very good condition.

First published in 1933. Title Transliterated: "Shirim U-Pizmonot L'Yeladim". This 1997 Hebrew language edition includes 7 full-page color illustrations & numerous black & white drawings. All the poems have vowel signs (Nikud). Hebrew words are in clear enlarged print.
Book of approximately 79 Hebrew language poems for children on many themes/subjects by the famous Jewish poet Chaim [Haim] Nachman Bialik (1873-1934). Illustrated by the well-known Israeli artist Nahum Gutman (1898-1980)

White Pages telephone directory of the Bronx (1 of the 5 boroughs of NYC) for 1983-84 (#49388). Area code at that time was 212 for all 5 boroughs. Per the inside front cover note: "this issue corrected to February 3, 1983".
This is an alphabetized telephone/address directory of residents & businesses in the Bronx, NY. Includes "Blue Pages" with city, state & federal government listings.
Pages are yellowed but not brittle. Intact binding.
Front cover: half page color painting of the Brooklyn Bridge with the caption: "Brooklyn Bridge - The 100th Year" (artist name is not legible)