Trace Arthur (14 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, highlighting of text, writing in margins. No missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Tight binding. Unmarked. Some smalll tears in pages repaired with tape. Green cover scuffed; previous owners name on front upper right corner. No DJ. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good. Walter, Mary Winifred (illustrator). worn edges spine ends and tips, usual school district markings.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 303 pages. "In this book the author turns his attention to the deterioration of moral values in American and analyzes the primary causes of this deterioration." FINE HARDCOVER, GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Open Court Pub Date: 1/1/1974 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 182 Reprint edition.

Condition: Near Fine. It's All Relative: A Booklet on Card Magic Detailing the Relativity Change. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 40 pages. Near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Rare first and only issue of this classic work of standard writing style and usage from Arthur Trace Jr., a noted education advocate and promoter of phonetics or phonics in teaching English. Red pictorial wraps moderate shelf, corner, edge wear. Pages very good; vintage signature inside cover. Bind good, square. Easy fundamentals of writing made clear with example articles, essays, pieces on varied topics with analysis; question and answer sections follow each example of fine authorship. Rare near very good classic work of wirting instruction from noted author Arthur Trace, Jr. Contents: "Preface by Arthur S. Trace, Jr. and Thomas J. Phillips; PART ONE - SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES WITH READINGS AND EXERCISES: UNIT 1. 'WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR? by Elisabeth Ann Hudnut - Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Spelling (Exercise !A). Using the Dictionary (Exercise 1B); UNIT 2. 'THE UNITED STATES' by E. M. Forster - Vocabulary and Spelling (Exercise 2B) - The Whole Them - Organization (Exercise 2C); UNIT 3. 'THE DECLINE OF SPORT by E. B. White - Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Spelling (Exercise 3A) - The Paragraph (Exercise 3B); UNIT 4. AUTOINTOXICATION by Bergen Evans - The Sentence and the Sentence Fragment (Exercise 4B); 'THE CITY VERSUS THE COUNTRY' by Joseph Wood Krutch - The Run-On Sentence (Ex. 5B); UNIT 6. 'FEMALE DRIVERS; LESS DEADLY THAN THE MALE' by Anthony Tramonda - Spelling (Ex. 6B & C); UNIT 7. 'THE AUDIENCE IS EVERYBODY' by Flora Rheta Schreiber - Agreement (Ex. 7B); UNIT 8. 'MANNERS MAKETH MAN' by Struthers Burt - The Comma: Co-ordinate Uses (Ex. 8B); UNIT 9. 'WHAT I WANT' by Lin Yutang - The Comma: Subordinate Uses (Ex. 9B); UNIT 10. 'HOW TO STAY IN COLLEGE' by Robert L. Jameson - Semicolon, Colon, Apostrophe, and Dash (Ex. 10B); UNIT 11. 'FRENCHMAN ARE DIFFERENT' by Joseph A. Barry - Modifiers (Ex. 11B); UNIT 12. 'JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND ITS CURE' by Billy Graham - Co-ordination (Ex. 12B); UNIT 13. 'THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN BASEMENT' by Norman Cousins - Subordination (Ex. 13B); UNIT 14. 'THE HUNGRY WORLD' by John Mayer - Transition (Ex. 14B). PART TWO - A Second Try with Additional Readings and Exercises: UNIT 15. 'ON FOOTBALL' by Barry Coughlin - Organization and Paragraphing (Ex. 15B); UNIT 16. 'THEME WRITING' by Dorothy Canfield Fisher - The Sentence and Fragment (Ex. 16B), The Run-on Sentence (Ex. 16C); UNIT 17. 'THE SUBSTANCE OF TERANNY' by James L. Busey - Agreement (Ex. 17B); UNIT 18. 'TV: A MIXED BLESSING' by Ruth A. Inglis - The Comman: Uses (Ex. 18B); UNIT 19. 'THE MATTER OF BEING INTERESTIN' by Louis Kronenberger - Semicolon. (Ex. 19B); UNIT 20. 'I NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE' by Calvin Kinney - Modifiers (Ex. 20B); UNIT 21. 'JOE LOUIS' by Alistair Cooke - Co-ordination and Subordination (Ex. 21B); UNIT 22. 'WHY THEY ARE MARRYING YOUNGER' by Sidonie M. Gruenberg - Transition (Exercise 22B)." Printed by The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. 244 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.