Search Results: Titles starting with U from Old Saratoga Books

London: Self Published. Very Good; Covers chipped along edges, sticker remnant on front covers.. 1925. Softcover. Sewn illustrated printed tan card covers. Illustrations, including cartoon of Harry Houdini. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages .

Los Angeles: Aero Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, waterstained, and . tattered.. 1962. Hardcover. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Blue leatherette covers. Illustrated endpapers. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 238 pages .

NY: U. S. Camera Publishing Corp.. Good in Good dust jacket; Musty, boards dampstained, jacket tattered and . soiled.. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Contains many black and white photos. Special section on Edward Steichen and portfolios by G. E. Kidder Smith, Wynn Bullock, Brett Weston, W. Eugene Smith, Richard Avedon, and Leon Levinstein. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 320 pages .

NY: David McKay Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket shelfworn, owner . name on front free endpaper.. 1975. Hardcover. 067913042X . Includes special report by George Koltanowski. Black cloth binding. xv, 362pp. Index, diagrams. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.. 1988. First Printing. Hardcover. 0817303901 . Blue cloth. xii, 202pp. Acknowledgments, notes, sources, and index. This historical study examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period and develops the theme of conflict between civilians and the military over the control of public science (from the jacket flaps). A volume in the History of American Science and Technology Series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Random House. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and worn, penciled scrawls on rear . flyleaf.. 1964. Hardcover. Landmark Book number 106. Many photos. Describes the work of the U. S. Navy's Underwater Demolition soldiers, or frogmen, during World War II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages .

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Very Good. 2017. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. Uncorrected advance reading copy. Illustrations. A witty popular science book that looks at various alien and related unexplained mysteries and unravels them based on common sense and science. A good look at why human brains are wired to see patterns where none exist and engage in magical thinking. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 470 pages .

London: Ernest Benn Limited. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and rounded, foxing, owner name on . front free endpaper.. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. The author spent ten days in the Soviet Union ten years after the Russian Revolution and reports on the economy, politics, trade unions, art, espionage, foreign relations, propaganda, leaders, and more. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 192 pages .

Copenhagen: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1969. Hardcover. Danish language overview of books by Hans Christian Andersen which were illustrated by artists outside Denmark from 1838 to 1968. English langauge summary. Many illustrations. Orange boards with jacket housed in illustrated cardboard slipcase. Colophon page notes that this book was sent to the members of the Danish Typographers' Association to mark the Copenhagen branch's centenary. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages .

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Sticker liftoff on top corner of front . jacket panel.. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374380287 . Humorous picture book about a young prehistoric boy named Ugh. Color illustrations by Caldecott medalist Richard Egielski. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Kamlag / Van Dorp. Very Good; Pages toned.. N.D.. Softcover. Die-cut shaped stapled color illustrated card covers. Text in Dutch. Printed in Sweden at Helsingborgs Litografiska. Circa 1950s children's book about two elf-like creatures who play in the meadow with their animal and insect friends. No other copies listed for sale at time of listing and only one copy located in WorldCat. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [16] pages .

Il Polittico Gallery. Very Good; Rear cover soiled, light wear to head and tail of spine.. 1992. Softcover. Catalogue for an exhibition of the Norwegian artist's paintings held Sept-Oct 1992 at Rome's Il Polittico gallery. Curated by Erik Norberg-Schulz. Pictorial softcover with French Flaps. One of 750 copies. Text in Italian and English. Several photos. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Gustave Anjou. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn and soiled, front hinge . cracked in volume one.. 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. A nice pair by Anjou uniformly bound in green beveled cloth and titled in gilt. Top edges gilt. Unumbered copies out of a printing of 500 copies. 248pp; 280pp. Some illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Kingston, NY: Self Published. Very Good; Light soil to covers.. [1982]. Softcover. Stapled illustrated yellow card covers. Signed by the author on the dedication page. Illustrations. A history of this Catskills area regional railroad, reprinted from the original Directory of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad - 1894. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 26 pages .

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Printing. Hardcover. 1592289320 . Blue paper quarter-bound in white cloth. xii, 162pp. Acknowledgements, black and white illustrations and photographs, and index. With comprehensive, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and dozens of clear illustrations, this book is the first place striped bass anglers should look for advice that will reward them with great catches and great memories" from the front jacket flap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Wisdom Publications. Very Good. 2001. Later Printing. Softcover. 0861711955 . xvi, 271pp. Foreword by Lillian Too. Index, suggestions for further reading, glossary. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: William Morrow and Company. Good in Good dust jacket; Page edges and endpapers foxed, jacket chipped, . toned, and foxed on the reverse.. 1988. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688085466 . Gray paper quarter-bound in black cloth. Black and white photos, glossary, and index. A solid review copy of this focused study of WWII history. Review material laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages .

London: Leo Cooper / Pen and Sword. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Corners bumped, jacket scuffed.. 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 0850522773 . Black cloth. Endpaper map, acknowledgments, sources list, and index. An excellent detailed examination of the practical application of Ultra intelligence in the war at sea. (rear jacket flap) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Merrillville, IN: ICS Books. Very Good; Pages toned.. 1986. First Printing. Softcover. 0934802262 . xvii, 184pp. Black and white photos and illustrations, index. A detailed study of light line fishing with information on rod building, tackle, and regional variations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers and edges foxed, jacket chipped, . soiled, and foxed.. 1970. First Printing. Hardcover. 0340107553 . Black cloth with yellow topstain. Black and white photos, notes, index, bibliography. A study of 20th century explorers such as Thor Heyerdahl, Maurice Herzog, and Sheila Scott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages .