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The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales(1st Edition)
(Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Lafcadio Hearn, Francis A. Davis, Yuko Green, Y. S. Green
Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2012 by Dover Publications
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-40348-9, ISBN: 0-486-40348-3

"A talking tea kettle, a monstrous goblin-spider that lives in a haunted temple, miniature soldiers that plague a lazy young bride, and other fanciful creatures abound in this captivating collection of eleven Japanese fairy tales.Youngsters are transported to an exotic, faraway world of samurai warriors, rice fields, humble cottages, and a magical spring in five tales excellently translated and adapted by noted writer and linguist Lafcad ..."






The Principle of Relativity(Reprint)
(Dover Books on Physics)
by Etc. Albert Einstein, Francis A. Davis, Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Hermann Minkowski, Frances A. Davis, Hermann Weyl, Arnold Sommerfeld, Einstein Lorentz, W. Perrett
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1952 by Dover Publications
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-60081-9, ISBN: 0-486-60081-5

"This collection of original papers on the special and general theories of relativity is an unabridged translation of the 4th edition of Das "Relativitatsprinzip, "together with a revised edition of an additional paper by H. A. Lorentz.CONTENTS: I. "Michelson's Interference Experiment" by H. A . Lorentz. II. "Electromagnetic Phenomena in a System Moving with any Velocity Less than that of Light" by H. A . Lorentz. Ill. "On the Electrodyn ..."






Statistics Manual
(Dover Books on Mathematics)
by Edwin L. Crow, Margaret W. Maxfield, Francis A. Davis, Frances A. Davis, Danamathematics Canedy, E.L. Crow
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-60599-9, ISBN: 0-486-60599-X

"This manual was prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Naval Ordinance Test Station, China Lake, California, to provide a comprehensive collection of classical and modem methods of making statistical inferences. The many examples taken from ordnance development will prove valuable to workers in all fields which use statistics, including the social sciences, as well as the physical sciences and engineering. Formulas, explanations, and m ..."






French Noëls for Organ(1st Edition)
(Dover Music for Organ)
by Louis-Claude Daquin, Francis A. Davis, Frances A. Davis, Jean-Francois Dandrieu, Claude-Benigne Balbastre, Davis Daquin
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1997 by Dover
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-29696-8, ISBN: 0-486-29696-2

"This treasury of more than fifty noëls, or carols, features the works of three renowned eighteenth-century French organ composers. It consists of twelve pieces by Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772), twenty-six pieces by Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738), and two suites-a total of thirteen pieces-by Claude-Bénigne Balbastre (1727-99). All pieces except those by Daquin can be played on any keyboard instrument. Registrations are supplied, an ..."






Civil War Photos
24 Cards (Dover Postcards)
by Mathew Brady, Francis A. Davis
6 Pages, Published 1994 by Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1994
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-28132-2, ISBN: 0-486-28132-9

"A treasury of 24 historic images documents the War Between the States. Taken while the medium was still in its infancy, these memorable photographs date from the days of America's second revolution. Featuring the work of such distinguished artists as Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and T. H. O’Sullivan, they include portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Sherman, and other notables; camp scenes of soldiers at work and rest; battlefields fro ..."






Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building(Unabridged)
An Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. II: F-N
by Russell Sturgis, Francis A. Davis
Paperback, 539 Pages, Published 1989 by Dover Publications
Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-26026-6, ISBN: 0-486-26026-7

"Vao Bruot. Riehard Morris Huot io Amerirao Arehiteet ; Barr Ferree. Riehard M. Huot io Areh, aod Buildiog, Der. 7. l895 ; Mootgomery Sebuyler, R. M. Huot io ... HUYOT, JEAN NICOLAS ; arehitert ; h. Der. 25, l780; d. Aug. 2, l840. Hoyot was the ..."






Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building(Reprint)
An Unabridged of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. III: O-Z
by Russell Sturgis, Francis A. Davis
Paperback, 616 Pages, Published 1989 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-26027-3, ISBN: 0-486-26027-5

"One of these hloeks is l8 feet high, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet thiek. These stones are hronght from a qnarry more than two lengnes distaat and 3000 feet ahore the ralley. The work at Ollaatay ... One of the most iateresting Spaaish haildings in Pern was the eathedml of Areqnipa, whieh was designed hy an arrhitert named Andrea Bspinosa, and finished in l05G. This eimreh was harned, hat rehailt. It was destroyed ngain hy the great eart ..."






Turn-of-the-Century Houses, Cottages and Villas
Floor Plans and Line Illustrations for 118 Homes from Shoppell's Catalogs
by R. W. Shoppell, Francis A. Davis
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1984 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-24567-6, ISBN: 0-486-24567-5

"A rich reliable record of floor plans and line illustrations for 118 houses, cottages and villas — from the late Victorian era (ca. 1880-1900) — is reprinted directly from the pages of Shoppell's Catalogs, comprising an authentic and revealing source of late Victorian American architecture. Approximately 300 drawings."






Afterglow(Reprint)
A Last Conversation With Pauline Kael
by Francis Davis
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2003 by Da Capo Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81230-9, ISBN: 0-306-81230-4

"Afterglow On September 3, 2001, the movies and those who love them lost one of their greatest friends - a friend who never tired of championing the best that the movies could offer and didn't shrink from speaking her mind. This is a biography of the ascerbic and witty film critic Pauline Kael. Full description"






1,001 Advertising Cuts from the Twenties and Thirties
(Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by Leslie Cabarga, Richard Greene, Marina Cruz, Francis A. Davis, Vv.Aa., Paúl E. Kennedy
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 1987 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-25490-6, ISBN: 0-486-25490-9

"(22984-X) ARABIC GEOMETRICAL PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Bourgoin. ( 22924-6) DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN , Briggs Company. (23030-9) VICTORIAN FRAMES, BORDERS AND Curs, Bruce's Son & Co. (23320-0) ADVERTISING SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES: 1,593 Curs, Leslie Cabarga (ed.). (260984) 1,337 SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES, Leslie Cabarga and Marcie ..."






Antonio Stradivari, his life and work,(2nd Edition)
1644-1737,
by William Henry Hill, Arthur Frederick Hill, Alfred Ebsworth Hill, Sydney Beck, Rembert Wurlitzer, Francis A. Davis, W.E. Hill
Paperback, 358 Pages, Published 1963 by Dover Publications
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-20425-3, ISBN: 0-486-20425-1

"Leading appraisers of fine musical instruments agree that in the art of making violins, no one has ever gone beyond the achievement of Antonio Stradivari. The incomparable visual beauty of his instruments and the infinite variety and magnificence of tone of which they are capable have by this time passed into the realm of legend. Collectors have paid many thousands of dollars for one of Stradivari's violins. It is strange, but true, tha ..."






Decorative Stencil Designs
(Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by A. Wiggers, J. Trischka, Francis A. Davis, Carol Belanger. Grafton, Frances A. Davis
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2014 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-29709-5, ISBN: 0-486-29709-8

" Design inspiration for artists, illustrators, needleworkers, and craftspeople abounds on every page of this extremely useful compendium of stencil designs, painstakingly reproduced from three nineteenth-century trade catalogs.Choose from over 300 florals and foliates, both realistic and stylized, in an immense range of sizes, designs and configurations: borders, corners, cartouches, medallions, rosettes, allover patterns, and other for ..."






Spanish Piano Music(1st Edition)
24 Works by de Falla, Albéniz, Granados, Soler and Turina (Dover Music for Piano)
by Manuel De Falla, Francis A. Davis, Enrique Granados, Antonio Soler, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquin Turina
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-29617-3, ISBN: 0-486-29617-2






Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building(2nd Edition)
An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. I: A - E
by Russell Sturgis, Francis A. Davis
Paperback, 700 Pages, Published 1989 by Dover Publications
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-26025-9, ISBN: 0-486-26025-9

"B. An estahlishment for the safe keeping, care, and display of a number of such tasks as in sease A. Sneh estahlishments have been set up for private profit and others at the pnhlie eost. One of the most extensive and elahomte is the one at Naples which is eelehmted all over Europe. One of eoasidemhle importanee has been established in New York in the hailding ealled Castle Garden, on the Battery. — R. S. AQUEDUCT. A strnetnre adap ..."






Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises(Updated)
of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters, A Guide to Their Identification
by Stephen Leatherwood, Francis A. Davis, Randall R. Reeves, William F. Perrin, William E. Evans, Frances A. Davis, Larry J. Hobbs
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1988 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-25651-1, ISBN: 0-486-25651-0

"Flipper Shape Paddle-shaped; nearly as Moderately long, with charac- wide as long. teristic hump near middle of forward edge. ... On close examination they can be further distinguished from killer whales by a crease on the front of the head that ... this has generated even more confusion with Risso's dolphin, whose scientific name is Grampus griseus and which is itself ... When viewed from the air, the stark contrasts of white (eye ..."






Building Ship Models(Unabridged)
Patterns and Instructions for a Clipper Ship and a Whaler
by George Brisbane Douglas, Joseph T. Higgins, Francis A. Davis, Frances A. Davis
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1998 by Dover Publications
Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-40215-4, ISBN: 0-486-40215-0






West of Love
A Story Cycle
by Francis Davis
Paperback, 212 Pages, Published 2017 by Brighthorse Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-944467-07-4, ISBN: 1-944467-07-6

"Staring down heartbreak and regret, Stewart Simmons, flees a haunted Philadelphia for the beauty of the West. In a raw, yet lyrical, voice that gives life to the urgency and appetites of youth, West of Love takes place in a time before the internet, before cell phones, before technology changed the ways we live and love. And as an older Stewart looks candidly back at his younger self, a picture of the human heart emerges--one that offer ..."






Chinese Miscellanies a Collection of Essays and Notes Classic Reprint
by John Francis Davis
Hardcover, Published by Forgotten Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-267-79860-5, ISBN: 0-267-79860-1






The Fortunate Union, Vol 1 of 2 a Romance, Translated From the Chinese Original, With Notes and Illustrations to Which is Added, a Chinese Tragedy Classic Reprint
by John Francis Davis
Hardcover, Published by Forgotten Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-365-29089-6, ISBN: 0-365-29089-0






Vizier Ali Khan a Chapter in British Indian History Classic Reprint
by John Francis Davis
Hardcover, Published by Forgotten Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-332-09960-6, ISBN: 0-332-09960-1



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