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Soft cover. Etat : New. New condition maroon softcover wraps with gold front cover and spine lettering. Includes Acknowledgments; Mission of the National Flute Association, Inc.; Foreword; Preface; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and musical notation. ".this volume offers wisdom and insight on topics relating to the flute and flute playing from the very practical to the metaphysical. Twenty-six experienced and knowledgeable authors contributed to this unique collection. It is presented to the many thousands of flute students, teachers, and scholars in celebration of the Silver Anniversary of The National Flute Association. The reader will find many new ways of approaching old problems as well as inspirational reminders of some basic ways to deal with fundamentals. The articles are wise, elegant, probing, uplifting and stimulating. This is a collection that those devoted to making music with the flute will return to time and time again." - from the rear outer cover.

Booklet. Etat : Very Good+. Notch in upper corner of title page. ; The author describes his discovery of the windjammers ("so named by the steam boat captains as a derogatory description of their sail-powered competitors") along the Maine coast, and then describes various ports and the vessels that operated from them. He provides many details about the history of the trade and his own personal experiences aboard them. Scarce work. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 25 pages.

Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition (of 1,000 two-volume sets) ; 2 vols. (viii, 300, 332 pp.) ; 24 cm. ; blue and white cloth with gold lettering and illustration by A. L. Morris in gold, spine with red decorative elements, both volumes in one slipcase covered with blue cloth with the Morris illustration in gold ; ISBN: 0914659065 (set) ; LCCN: 84-91147 ; OCLC: 10998833 ; ".The war changed everything for us; we and the world could never be the same. After it was over we settled down into a wistful normalcy, building our careers as doctors, lawyers, teachers, bankers, businessmen, writers and artists.but we were never far from the turbulent history of our times. In that history many of us played a central role, influencing the paths of constant change. .This, then is the story of a generation, told through the personal lives of a college class."-- from the foreword ; end of volume two contains a detailed class roll with personal information of each class member, with the names of their spouses a nd children, their then-current address, and details of their life's work and achievements, as well as their hobbies (!) ; unusual ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. First Edition. Pages 257 - 352. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. Features: World's Highest Frequency Oscillator Tube; Remote Control in Custom-Built Radio; Fingerprinting 'Noise'; Audio System Design Charts; A Set Tester Deluxe; What Goes On in Your Vacuum Tubes; Radio News Prize 'Ham' Transmitter; Our Future Broadcast Fare; Explorers of the Ether; The Latest All-Wave Receiver Design; Mathematics in Radio; Plug-In Coils Banned; Tuning in Television Programs; S.W. Reception with Broadcast Superhets; A Universal Receiver; Ten Meters for Ten Dollars; Selenium Awakes!; A "Rolls-Royce of Converters; The Crystal Detector Again; An All-Purpose Oscillator. Heavy external wear. Bit of writing atop front cover which is loose but present. A rough copy but worth preserving due to its wonderful vintage content.

Ephemera. Etat : Good. Half-inch stain to front cover of outer folder, else folder shows minimal wear. The 8-page staple-bound illustrated booklet shows minimal wear, as do the two postcards and map. This item was published on the occasion of an exhibit hosted by the Troy Historical Society remembering the steel houses installed in Troy. Scarce. Inquiries welcome. Size: 8.5" x 8.5".