Search Results: Titles starting with N from Lower Beverley Better Books

London Uk: HARPER Perennial/HarperCollins Pubvishers, 2008. First Edtion Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8" X 5. An offering of 2 WW II books. 1.) Nemesis: 22 chapters, 598 pp. plus: A Brief Chronology of the Japanese War, Acknowledgements, Notes and Sources, Index. book has faint crease on spine. 2.) Armageddon: first edition thus, 3rd printing, First Vintage Books Edition, October 2005, ISBN 9780375714221, Introduction by author, dated January 2004 at Hungerford England, The Principal Commanders and Their Forces, 514 pp. plus: Acknowledgements, Sources and References, Notes, Index, Photo Permissions. Book has spine edge wear and slight edge/shelf wear/soiling. Books together weigh over 2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 230688.

New York: Walker and Company, 1972. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2. Pryde speaks with authority of northern native life - the Eskimos' birth, death and marriage rites, their extraordinarily tolerant sexual customs and all other aspects of their lifestyle. 285 pp. Eight pages of colour photographs. Book has rubbed spine ends. Unclipped DJ ($7.95) has edge wear. Decorative ep's feature map of Duncan Pryde's 'Constituency'. Bookseller's Inventory # 081863.

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 9 1/2" X 7 1/2. Acknowledgments at Ann Arborand Introduction by Editor. 14 chapters, 341 pp. plus: Appendices 1 &2, Notes, Glossary, Illustrations, Index. 20 color plates. Unclipped ($27.50) DJ has very slight shelf wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 231819.

Ottawa: Deneau and Greenberg Publishers Ltd., 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author accepted a marriage proposal with the 'sub-clause' that the honeymoon would be a year long expedition into the Nahanni River valley. This is her story. Illustrated with many b/w photographs. Acknowledgements, Prologue, 217 pp. plus Appendix - The Black Book. Book has as-new gilt text on spine. Tail of spine is very lightly rubbed, ow, book is as new. Unclipped ($17.95) DJis edgeworn with 3 chipped corners, one 5/8" closed tear on bottom edge of rear panel. Presentation sticker ffep: Presented to The Frontenac County Board of Education, February 13, 1986. By Mrs. Joanne Moore. Author. Author SIGNED her name above author's name on full title page. Bookseller's Inventory # 154479.

New York: HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8" X 5 1/4. Geoffrey Nelson (cover photograph). Number line: 97 98 99 00 01 RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Author also wrote, ' A Feather on the Breath of God'.Book has ink remaider swipe on bottom edge, ow it is as new. Spine is not creased. Bookseller's Inventory # 242365.

Erin, ON: The Pocupine's Quill, 2006. True CDN 1st Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Fine+/No Jacket. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2. Number line: 1 2 3 4 . 08 07 06. Author reflects on the road travelled. 299 pp. plus: Acknowledgements, About the Author. Book has infinitely small amount of edge wear, ow as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 165406

Toronto: Viking Canada/Penquin Group, 2004. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9 1/2" X 7 1/2. Book is a celebration of life. Book tells the story of the day unfolding to its disasterous closing interwoven with the names of the victims with fragments of the lives, hobbies, homes, loves and hopes for the future. It is, ". . . a haunting elegy that captures the courage and the humanity of all those who died, and the magnitude of an unforgetable tragedy." (front flap).232 pp. plus: Endnotes, Acknowledgment. White boards have black text and dark blue ep's. Base of spine is rubbed, ow book is as new. Unclipped DJ has slight edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 172438.

Toronto: Viking Canada/Penguin Group, 2004. First Edition, First Printing . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 9 1/4" X 7 1/2. Book is a celebration of life. Book tells the story of the day unfolding to its disasterous closing interwoven with the names of the victims with fragments of their lives, homes, loves and hopes for the future. It is, ". . . a haunting elegy that captures the courage and the humanity of all those who died, and the magnitude of an unforgetable tragedy." 232 pp. plus: Endnotes, Acknowledgment. Book has very slight shelf/edge wear. INSCRIBED: Best wishes from Diane Schoemperlen. SIGNED by author in black ink. Rare in this close to first state. Laid in is clipping, "Award validates writer's career path " and " I'm not done: author " re the Matt Cohen Award presentation to the author. Bookseller's Inventory # 173773.

Rochester, Kent UK: Grange Books Plc, 2005. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 10" X 7 1/4. Foreword by Jean Tulard. Introduction by author. " A 'must read' for laymen and scholars alike. The reproductions of historic paintings, battle scenes and authentic documents alone are worth the price," (front flap) Book divisions: Napoleon Buonoparte - 1769-1789; The Soldier of Fortune - 1789-1804; The Emperor -1804-1815. 113 pp. plus: Annexes (aux Francais), Epilogue 1815-1821, Mort de Buonaparte. A beautiful book! Booksellers Inventory # 241435.

New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books, 1988. Stated First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Barclay Shaw ( Cover painting). April, 1988. Nolly Stennis discovers inter-gallactic intrigue when he sets out to investigate the death of a cellist friend. 375 pp. plus About the Author. Blue cloth spine has as-new silver gilt text. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Unclipped ($16.95) DJhas slight edge/shelf wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 155036,

Ottawa: The Tecumseh Press, 1996. Second Printing . Soft cover. Fine+/No Jacket. 7 1/4" X 4 1/4 . Edited by Vincent and with an introduction by him. First printing -1978. Selections by - Jacob Bailey: Character of a Trimmer(1779), On Renaming Port Roseway after Lord Shelburne (1783) and The Adventures of Jack Ramble the Methodist Preacher (c.1787 - 1795), Samuel Denny Street: Creon (1802), Alexander Croke: The Inquisition (1805), Jonathan Odell: The Agonizing Dilemma (1812), Anonymous: The Times. A Squable (1814). 192 pp plus notes on Text. Book has dark blue covers with a picture of a lighthouse on a rocky point on the front panel. Bookseller's Inventory # 154367

Leigh-On-Sea, UK: F. Lewis Publishers Ltd., 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 11 1/2" X 9. This edition is limited to 500 copies. Six chapters: 1) The Nasmyths and Their Legends, 2) Background to Scottish Painting, 3) Alexander Nasmyth - The Father of Scottish Landscape, 4) Patrick Nasmyth - The Careless Grace of Nature, 50 James Nasmyth - Artist and Engineer, 6) The Nasmyth Daughters. 49 pp. plus: Appendices I through IV, Bibliography, 35 pp. of b/w plates, most with two works.Tipped in 'Patrick Nasmyth and his sisters' article by Richard Charlton-Jones of Sotheby's laid in. Addendum top.58 and p.59 is attached on p. 59. Blue cloth covered boards have gilt blocked text on spine and front panel. Book has bit of wear at base of spine, ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ has edge wear with chipping and soiling. Black text on front only. Bookseller's Inventory # 231695.

Scarborough, ON: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited, 2002. Stated First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An account by a participant of a 1990's 'biker war' in Montreal. 243 pp. plus Epilogue. Book has usual library attachments and plastic DJ protector is scotch- taped to boards. Book is tight and square. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 210850.

New York Toronto: Longmans Green and Co., 1941. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vera Bock. Book set in late 18th century United States and tells the story of Nathaniel Endicott, an 11-year-old orphan, who attempts to help a witch escape the power of the evil Witchmaster by distributing Christmas presents. 136 pp. Exceptionally illustrated in b/w by Bock. Front board carries an array of stars, spine black text, decorative ep's. 2 green pencil crayon marks at base of front board, moisture stain at top of rear. Text block is clean and unmarked. Digital pictures available on request. Incredibly illustrated by Vera Bock. Very rare work, possibly a publisher's sample as there are 3 purple ' The Copp Clark Co. Limited ' stamps in the early pp. of the book. Bookseller's Inventory # 090588.

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1989. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4. Jonathan Gladstone (maps); Jim Burant ( picture research). Acknowledgements by authors dated April 1989. Introduction. Book divisions: I. To War Once More, II. War at Home and Abroad, III. Action Stations - The Wavy Navy at War, IV. Per Adua Ad Astra - The RCAF at War, V. Sicily and Italy, VI. Changes at Home, VII. The Normandy Campaign, VIII. Victory, IX. A Nation Forged in Fire. 268 pp. plus: Appendices A, B & C, Picture Sources, Index. Book has slight wear at tail of spine. Unclipped DJ has light edge/shelf wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 0230879.

Toronto: McC Lelland & Stewart, 1996. True 1st CDN Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2. Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 99 98 97 96 . A profound examination of Canadian nationhood. (rear panel) 309 pp. plus: Sources, Index. fon verso half title page, ow as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 165434.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Cloth. As New/Fine. 10 " X 10 . Ken Bell Photographer. Book by Franca, the founder and Artistic Director of the National Ballet. Book includes nearly 300 photographs, 54 of which are in colour. 274 pp. plus: A List of the Ballets. Brown cloth covered boards have gilt and silver text on spine and gilt depictions of two dancers on a silver stage, on the front panel. Unclipped DJ has 1/2" closed tear on rear panel and a very small amount of edge wear. Book weighs nearly three lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 060894.

Ottawa: National Capital Commission. No Edition Stated . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 5 1/4" X 6 3/4. Nancy Perry (sketches); Ewald Richter (photography). Introduction. Table of Contents. Historic houses and properties in the larger Capital Region around Ottawa. Illustrated with sketches and photographs. Each property has a short biography in both French and English. 233 pp. Book has a hint of a crease bottom front corner. No date. Bookseller's Inventory # 154953

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990. No Edition Stated, Presumed First . Hardcover. Fine+/Fine+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Number 4 in the McGill-Queen's series in native and northern studies. Here Clark shows that the British Government's goal was to protect the liberty of the natives of Canada to continue governing themselves. He argues that this recognition continues to bind federal and provincial governments constitutionally to this day. Table of Legislation. Table of Cases. Acknowledgments. Preface. Introduction. 204 pp. plus: Appendix - Constitutional Milestones, Bibliography, Index. 259 pp. in toto. Black cloth covered boards have as-new silver gilt text on spine only. Book has some small dents near bottom fore edge on rear panel that are also present at the similar location on the DJ. Bookseller's Inventory # 160155.

New York: Prentice Hall Press, 2001. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Foreword by James F. Balch M.D. 488 pp. plus: References by Section, Quick Cure Finder, Index. Bookseller's Inventory # 231225..