Search Results: Authors starting with F from Beacon Books

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 281 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this comprehensive guide for machinists and lathe operators. Filled with line drawings, b/w photographs, charts, etc.

Comosun College. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 407 pages. Black lettering on yellow card covers. Very minor soiling to the fore edge, spine not creased. A near fine copy of this collection of essays and articles on economic evaluation, politics of selected issues and a spectrum of cultural and social development of British Columbia. Essays from at least 30 professors, writers, curators, etc.

Michael Joseph. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good-. 244 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Corners are bumped, edges lightly soiled. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped along the edges and the corners. A very good copy of these interviews with Mary Hemingway, Robert Kennedy, Ingrid Bergman, Federico Fellini, Jeanne Moreau, Alfred Hitchcock, Arletty, Antonio Ordonez, Duchess of Alba, El Cordobes, Sammy Davis Jr., Anna Magnani, Sean Connery, Geraldine Chaplin and Jaime de Mora. Dust jacket designed by M. Mohan. Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst.

A. C. mcClurg & Co., 1909. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. xxix, 283 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Edges and corners are scuffed. A very good copy of this book studying the Emmanuel Movement religion called Health and Happiness or Religious Therapeutics and Right Living. First published in 1908.

The Penguin Press. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 374 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold initials on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this novel, signed and dated on the title page by the author in blue ink. Size: 6 x 9.5

Penguin. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 374 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, and on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. Back top corner has been lightly bumped. A fine copy of this novel, signed and dated on the title page by the author in black ink.

Canadian Institute, 1913. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 419 pages. Black lettering on the front card cover. Front cover has a crease and a triangular piece (about 3/4') missing from the lower corner. Minor wear to the top of the spine. Minor foxing to the paper. Two regional maps in an envelope glued to the back cover. A very good copy of this 1913 history, filled with b/w illustrations and maps in the text.

Palgrave Macmillan. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xxviii, 289 pages. White lettering on a light blue background on the spine. Blue and white lettering on a pictorial front cover. Previous owner's name on the first page. A fine copy, appears unread, of this study subtitled: Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Self Published. Pressumed First Edition.. Softcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 161 pages. Black lettering on a white background on the spine. Black lettering on a pictorial red and white front cover. Very minimal wear to the corners of the book, otherwise this is a fine copy of this genealogy of the Edwin Fay family. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. Size: 8.5 x 11

M.F. Feheley. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 176 pages. Green on the spine. Limited to 300 numbered copies and 20 Presentation Proofs, this copy being #287 and SIGNED by Lansdowne on a tipped in card Includes the original lithograph 'Varied Thrush', drawn by the artist on stone and limited to 320 copies and signed by the artist. A fine copy of this volume with 52 colour plates including 4 fold-out pages and 52 pages of drawings, reproduced in duotone. This volume is lacking it's slip case. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Cassell. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good-. xiv, 369 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Corners of the book are lightly bumped. Previous owner's name on the inside cover, as well as one number written on the inside back cover; a couple of small marginalia lines. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has tape along the edges, as well as having had plastic taped down with masking tape in the past. A very good copy of this study of the H.M.S. Victory illustrated with a few b/w photographs and maps. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Editions Parentheses. Reprint.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 127 [1] pages. Black lettering on a white and yellow background on the spine, black lettering on a pictorial front cover. Minor wear to the edges of the cover. A very good copy of this architectural work. Text is in French. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and floor plans. Size: 8 x 11.75

Hodder Hb, June 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 367 [4] pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this mystery featuring Nat Turnbull. Signed on the title page by the author.

Hodder & Stoughton, July 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 323 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this mystery featuring Revere Falk. Signed on the title page by the author.

Soho Press, July 2003. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 282 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery featuring Investigator Petric. Signed on the title page by the author. Size: 6 x 9.5

Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition, Advance Reader's Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 323 [1] pages. White and orange lettering on the spine and front cover. A fine copy of this mystery featuring Revere Falk. Signed on the title page by the author.

Viking Adult, March 2003. First American Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 400 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this surprising novel featuring Thursday Next, literary detective. Signed on the first white page by the author. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. Size: 5.5 x 8.5

Hodder & Stoughton. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 396 [5] pages. Black lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this fourth novel featuring Thursday Next, literary detective. Signed on the title page by the author. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. ix, 194, 6 pages. Brown lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Spine is slightly slanted; corners lightly scuffed, cover soiled. Front inner hinge is beginning to crack. A very good copy of this collection of fairy tales subtitled: Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk. Illustrated with 25 b/w images.

Weldon. Reprint.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Two volumet set, 400 pages in each volume. Orange lettering on the spines. Illustration and lettering on the front covers. Volume 1 includes World Heritage Areas; and, Volume 2 includes Flora and Fauna. A fine copy of this two volume set, profusely illustrated with full colour photographs. Housed in a slip case. This is a heavy set and may require additional shipping charges. Size: 9.5 x 13.25