Search Results: Authors starting with A from Leonard Shoup

Erin, Ontario: Erin, ON: The Porcupine's Quill, 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1986. ------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a short closed tear and small nick on the spine, a bit of very light rubbing, signed without inscriptuion by GBaB, 94 pages, b&w woodcut illustrations throughout, Brender a Brandis renderings for Prince Edward County in Ontario, Cape Cod and the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, ---laid into this copy is advertising material with a colour photo of GBaB on a postcard size example (for this book's signing) as well as a larger example (advertising this book), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Very Good+ (see description). Illus. by G Brender a Brandis ( Gerard ). 9w x 8.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Carlisle, Ontario: Carlisle, ON: The Brandstead Press / G Brender a Brandis, 1971, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1971. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, small area of slight discolouration on rear panel, #174 of 250 copies, laid into this copy is a printed invitation to an open house at Brandstead Press with a handwritten invitation from a Brandis signed "Ger", a story for children written by the mother of Marianne and Gerard Brender a Brandis, text is in French and English, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED LETTER ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed Letter. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by G Brender a Brandis ( Gerard ). 6.5w x 9.75h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Robert M McBride & Company, 1922, NO PRINTING HISTORY -likely, 1st US Edition, First Printing (assumed), 1922. -----------( 1st printing of the First US Edition ) ---hardcover, a solid Very Good or better example with nice paste-down illustration on front board of a 1920's golfer swinging away, ---I do not know if this was issued with a dustjacket,, 47 pages, the paste down is rubbed but still quite attractive, anyway a nice copy of a scarce golf book, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo..///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)------. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 6.75h Inches.

USA: San Francisco, CA / New Haven, CT: Fine Arts Museum of SF / Yale University Press, 2018, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2018. -------------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, 243 pages, profusely illustrated in colour and b&w photos and illustrations, ---"Characterized by highly structured, geometric compositions and lucid forms, Precisionism -a style that emerged in America in the teens and flourished during the 1920s and 1930s-reconciled realism with abstraction and wed European art movements to American subject matter to create a streamlined, -machined- aesthetic with themes ranging from the urban and industrial to the pastoral. The tensions and ambivalences about industrialization expressed in works by the Precisionists are particularly fascinating and relevant to a contemporary audience in the midst of a Fourth Industrial Revolution, in which robots are replacing human labor for various… Read More

Ontario: Ontario: Brian Mather / Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1988. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, plain gray card, a wee hint of light rubbing, overall a Near Fine example, one of 10 copies (not numbered as issued), 16 pages total (which includes title page and copyright page ), collects 10 poems, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by No Cover Art. 8w x 10h Inches.

New York: N.Y. / New York: St Martin's Paperbacks, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1990. ------------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Good example, some rubbing, small chips and flakes to black covers, spine crease, a bit of age toning to paper, 177 pages, b&w photos, ---there was no hardcover edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 4w x 6.75h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: HarperCollins / Harper Collins, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2006. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 12w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new ---277 pages, loaded with colour photos and advertisement reproductions, some b&w, ---"From the earliest workshop days to the grandest marque in the automotive world, the story of one of the most important enterprises of the twentieth century comes alive in this complete history. --The rich history of Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) has its roots in the early experimentation with the use of the internal combustion engine by three men: Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, and William Maybach. Benz, working alone, and Daimler and Maybach, working together, the two shops separated by a mere sixty miles, in the late 1880s simultaneously laid the foundation of what would become the German automotive industry. --At first there was competition between… Read More

USA: USA: Chariot Books ( CB ), 1960, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1960. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Very Good example, light wear and rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, small rub on front panel (lower right), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

No Place of Publication: No Place: No Publisher ( A Ahafonov ? ), No Date (circa 2002 ), 1st Edition, First Printing , 2002. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- softcover, a Near Fine example, just a wee bit of rubbing, cut-out window on front panel is not torn, unpaginated (about 40 pages), colour examples of Ahafonov's paintings, sculpture and watercolour work, the last date attributed to any of the artwork is 2001 so this book is likely early in the 2000's, side-by-side translation of text in English and ( I assume ) Ukrainian, ---I believethe signature in red ink on the first page is an actual signature, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by A Ahafonov. 12w x 8.5h Inches.

Montreal, Quebec: Montreal, PQ: Editions Internationales Aalin Stanke, 1981, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1981. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a very lightly rubbed Near Fine dsutjacket, looks new, signed without inscription by Pfeiffer, 95 pages, colour and b&w images throughout, all text is in English and French, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Gordon E Pfeiffer . 8.75w x 11.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Montreal, Quebec: Montreal, PQ: Editions Internationales Aalin Stanke, 1981, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1981. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a very lightly rubbed Near Fine dsutjacket, looks new, signed without inscription by Pfeiffer, 95 pages, colour and b&w images throughout, all text is in English and Frenchany image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Gordon E Pfeiffer . 8.75w x 11.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

New Brunswick: New Brunswick: St Paul's United Church ( Printed By Maritime Publishing, Sussex, New Brunswick ), 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1978. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of light rubbing, small address label and gift inscription on verso of front cover, 111 pages, b&w photos, this edition reprints the 1949 history by Aiton and adds the next 30 years of church doings in section 2, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 6w x 9h Inches.

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: The American News Company Limited / Weird Tales, 1949, 1st Edition ( Canada ), First Printing, 1949. -----------softcover, pulp magazine, a solid Very Good/ Very Good+ example, some age toning to paper as usually seen in these old pulp magazines, some small chips, bit of flaking to edges, short tears ---this issue is the Canadian version of the AMERICAN January 1949 issue, smae contents as the US edition, this has the same cover art as the US issue, has a 20ø price which is the same as the US price, has 96 pages vs. the US having 100 pages, ---the copyright page states " PRINTED IN CANADA AT TORONTO." ---no issue or volume #, any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE//// --- (size is approximate) ---covers might be trimmed, could be tears along the spine which might have been stabilized with a bit of glue, if you have any specific conditions which might be a… Read More

Niagara Falls, Ontario: Niagara Falls, ON: City of Niagara Falls Centennial Book Committee, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2004. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, looks new but there is a VERY small bump along the lower edge, 368 pages, packed with b&w as well as some colour photios, ---contents inlude: Introduction - Pre-1904 It Began With A Bridge!; Chapter 1 - 1904-1913 A Glorious Prospect and brilliant Future; Chapter 2 - 1914-1923 Paving Our Way - The War Years & Beyond; Chapter 3 - 1924-1933 Culitvating Community Spirit; Chapter 4 - 1934-1943 There’s More To Niagara Than The Big Roar; Chapter 5- 1944-1953 From War To Peace; Chapter 6 - 1954-1963 The Golden Years; Chapter 7 - 1964-1973 The Modern Metropolis: New Boundaries, Old Challenges; Chapter 8 - 1974-1983 Changing Times Herald New Visions, New Attractions; Chapter 9 - 1984-1993 The End Of An Era; Chapter 10- 1994-2004 A City In Transition; Epilogue: A Look Into The… Read More

West Warwick, Rhode Island: West Warwick, RI.: Necronomicon Press, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1996. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, about 7 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine example, 54 pages, contents include: Intro by Joshi; The Kleicomolo by Rheinhart Kleiner; Lovecraft by George Julian Houtain; HPL a biographical sketch by F Lee Baldwin; After a Decade and the Kalem Club by Kleiner; The Sage of College Street by E Hoffman Price; HPL, the Sage of Providence by Maurice W Moe; Amateur Affairs by Hyman Bradofsky; Howard Phillips Lovecraft by Kleiner; A Master of the Macabre by Derleth; Idiosyncrasies of HPL by E A Edkins; Ave atque Vale ! by Edward H Cole; A Few Memories by James F Morton; Howard Phillips Lovecraft by Eddy; Interlude with Lovecraft by Stuart M Boland; The Ten Cent Ivory Tower by Fritz leiber; Lovecraft as a Conversationalist by Loveman; Caverns Measureless to man by Kenneth Sterling; Bibliography, any image directly beside this listing is the actual… Read More

London, England: London, UK: Avernus Creative Media, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1992. -------------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---trade paperback size chapbook, a Near Fine / Fine example, signed by Aldiss on the front cover, a short play which was first performed at a UK PKD Celebration in 1991, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 5.75w x 8h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: Avernus, 1991, 1st Edition, First printing , 1991. ----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Fine unread copy, in a Fine dustjacket, one of 100 unnumbered copies, this contains: Three Degrees Over; A Tupolev Too Far; Going for a Pee; Better Morphosis; Letter on the Subject of Bowel Movement; Envoi, a poem; Dedicatory poem, includes one illustration by ALDISS of a nude woman sitting on the edge of a bed, produced in an edition of only 100 copies, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Brian Aldiss . 5.75w x 8.75h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Signet # D2497, 1964 (Canadian Imprint ), 1st Paperback Edition, First Printing, 1964. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy, a bit of light wear, ink name on verso of front cover, age toning to paper of this 50 year old paperback, Canadian imprint which is identical in nearly all respects to the US edition except for the Printed in Canada designation on the copyright page, signed on the title page without inscription by ALDISS, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: Avernus Creative Media, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1992. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) trade paperback size chapbook, a Near Fine / Fine copy, signed by Aldiss on the front cover, a short play which was first performed at a UK PKD Celebration in 1991, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 5.75w x 8h Inches.

Greenwich, Connecticutt: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal # 509, 1956, 1st Edition, 2nd printing, Canadian Imprint, 1956. ----------paperback,a solid Good to very Good example, some light wear, a bit of age toning to paper, short tear on front panel near upper spine tip, signed and dated 2003 by Aldrich on title page (without inscription), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---. Signed (see description). Later Printing. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.