Authors starting with Z from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, 1961. Paperback 10.25" x 8". 56pp. Staple - bound printed sheets. Mild soiling to front cover, else a near fine copy. SAO Special Report No. 65. This highly technical work is a very early published work for the American space program. ... more information

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. First edition 9" x 9.75". 96pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This book is a picture history of the exquisite linen picture postcards that flourished during the 1930's through the 1950's. With images of cards showing lgrandary and grand establishments such as Sherry Netherlands in New York City, to less opulent accomodations in other towns, such as Gallatin Gateway Inn in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. ... more information

Las Vegas, Nevada: 2826 Press Incorporated, 2003. Paperback First American edition 8.5" x 5.5". 281pp. Glossy illustrated paper wrappers. Fine condition. The author's "memoir of his nightmarish experiences as a sniper at Stalingrad" fighting Hitler's Nazi shock troops. This book inspired the films 'Enemy at the Gates' and 'War of the Rats.' ... more information

[Olympia]: Pierce County Commissioners and Pierce County Soil and Water Conservation District, 1972. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 15pp., plus plates. Spiral bound with heavy illustrated paper covers. A technical treatise with detailed descriptions of soils and landscapes. With seven maps of areas in Pierce County, Washington. With a supplement laid in. ... more information

Reno : Nevada Historical Society, 1994. Paperback 9" x 6". 185pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. Near fine condition. This copy signed by the author on the half title page. With historical accounts of the Native Americans / Indians of Nevada, Nevada mining camps, desperadoes and gunfighters, bizarre incidents such as sightings of Halley's comet and mirages, etc. With many black & white illustrations from photos and drawings. ... more information

Ithica and London : Cornell University Press, 1990. Hardback First edition Octavo. 279pp., with index. A couple of leaves very lightly bumped, else a fine copy an a very nice jacket. ... more information

Phoenix: Salt River Project, 1984. Hardback First edition 11.5" x 8.5". 250pp. Red cloth, in dustwrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has minor edge wear, else near fine condition. A history of the Roosevelt Dam up to 1911. With many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1964. Hardback First edition 9" x 6". 108 pp. Green cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is somewhat rubbed. An overview of Morocco's history, government and political and economic development. ... more information

(Tomball, TX): 1992. Paperback 11" X 8.25". 56pp. Illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Illustrated after b&w photographs. This copy in as new condition. A selection of articles, member listings, show results and new titles relating to Borzoi dogs. ... more information

(Tomball, TX): 1993. Paperback 11" X 8.25". 64pp. Illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Illustrated after b&w photographs. This copy in as new condition. A selection of articles, member listings, show results and new titles relating to Borzoi dogs. ... more information

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. Hardback First edition 9.75" x 10.25". 120 pp. Glossy illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Fine condition. With many illustrations of Civil War scnese from actual stereo cards. ... more information

Winnipeg, Canada: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Inc., 2000. Hardback 9" x 6". 462pp. Color illustrated boards. Near fine condition. ... more information

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1976. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 18pp. Illustrated stapled wrappers. Near fine condition. With color drawings by K. Ovchinnikov. A charming children's tales featuring animals who like to do art. ... more information

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1977. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 35pp. Illustrated stapled wrappers. Near fine condition. With color drawings by A. Makunaite. ... more information

Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 1984. Paperback First edition 7" x 4.5". 111 pp. Gray illustrated paperback. Fine condition. A history of ancient Chinese scientists, including Hua Tuo, Bi Sheng and Shen Kuo. ... more information

Astoria, Oregon: Moffitt House Press, 2002. First edition 10" x 9.75". 214pp. Maroon paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine dust wrapper. This copy signed by the author on the title page. With many color and black & white photo illustrations, maps, etc. A detailed book on the time that the Corps of Discovery spent in the Pacific Northwest. ... more information

New York: The Viking Press , 1967. Hardcover Second printing 8.5" x 5.5". 376pp. Black cloth lettered in silver & blue. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket with a trace of wear at edges, otherwise clean & unmarked. A detailed literary and cultural history with material on Frank Norris, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin, Theodore Drieser, and others. ... more information

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1957. Hardcover 11" x 8.25". 37pp., plus 122 plates. red cloth hardcover, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has a chip, a long closed tear, and other edge wear. This important survey includes text on and color and b&w illustrations of such artists as Edvard Munch, Ernst Kirchner, Kandinsky, Franz Masereel, Franz Marc, Max Beckmann, and others. ... more information

Bonn: Federal German Government, 1952. Hardcover 9.5" x 6.5". 328pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ownership signature, price sticker residue on the rear board, else nice VG+ condition. Third edition. An English language collection of documents and statements describing the efforts of Germans to oppose the Third Reich. With a few black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Seattle: The Associated Students of the University of Washington, 1947. Hardcover 12" x 8.75". Blue illustrated cloth. Mild edge rubbing, ownership signature, else a nice VG+ copy. A nicely produced yearbook, with the usual sections on classes, scholarships, student government, athletics, activities, organizations, etc. ... more information