Search Results: Authors starting with B from Gilt Edge Books

Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier, Kings Printer and Controller of Stationary, 1947. Being reprint of chapter 1 and appendix A of Report of the Royal Commission on Coal 1946 and four supplementary maps relating to estimates of coal reserves. Previous owner's name and stamp to front wrap. Title written on spine. Card wraps. One short tear and some wear to spine tips. Missing two maps. 12 maps are present... Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1999. Richard Bach's novel takes off on an adventure across the boundries of ordinary time and into the vast realm of creativity and imagination. With such classics as 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', 'Illusions' and 'The Bridge Across Forever', Richard Bach has earned a permanent place in the hearts of readers around the world. An immaculate book in an immaculate dust jacket. No ownership markings.....bright and tight. A handsome copy!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Mount Vernon, New York: The Peter Pauper Press No date. Reprinted from the Deluxe Artists' Editions of the Peter Pauper Press. BOMC Edition. 228 pp plus a glossary of Archaic words and phrases. Design chapter headings and tailpieces. Patterned hardboard covers. Gilt title print to beige cloth spine. Bookplate to fep - name to ffep. Boards show damp-stain has occurred. This book remains square, sound, internally bright and most serviceable.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1980. A moving account of one of the most astonishing schemes in all of Canada's history, the exporting of tens of thousands of British children from their homes in Britain to the farms of Canada between 1870 and the 1930's. It is a story of loneliness, their hardship, and their heroism. A section of photographs provided. A clean, respectable book in a dust jacket illustrated by James Hill.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: The Free Press, 1975. The British passenger ship " Lusitania " was sunk on May 7, 1915, and the episode has been surrounded by controversy, myth and official secrecy ever since...... After years of international investigation, the authors....a well-known historian and a U.S. Navy captain, have written the first accurate account of this sensational incident. The book includes dozens of photographs and political cartoons of the period. Cloth boards. Map endpapers. Photo dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-02-901240-6. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Sea Disasters + Lusitania + European War 1914-1918 + Naval Operations + Non-Fiction + Nautica + Europe. Catalogs: Military.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons This biography brings into sharp focus a picture of one of the most unusual men of our time. The story spans six full decades. Behind the myths and the mystique lay a personality of baffling complexity. Carlos Baker brings an unexcelled knowledge of the writer and his work. Blue cloth boards with spine indentation which does not affect text block. Bookplate to fep, name to half-title page. This book is well illustrated with a number of sections of photographs. The book has an extensive "Notes Section" and index. The front panel of jacket carries a portrait of Hemingway. Book and jacket clean and bright.. BOMC Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: William Kimber, 1984. In this autobiographical volume Denys Val Baker writes with zest of the latest happenings in the life of his family.....in theory now spread worldwide, but in practice drawn like a magnet to the Mill House in ever increasing numbers. By now millions of readers, here and abroad, know of the charming old mill house that is tucked away at the end of a quiet Cornish lane. Blue boards. Gilt title print to spine. No ownership markings. Lovely pictorial full wrap-around price-intact dust jacket designed by Donald S. Swan. A bright, desirable copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. The author interviewed more than 100 police officers across the country, in big cities and small towns, white and black, female and male, rookie and veteran. These are their stories which are more fascinating than any prime-time TV. Here are idealism and selflessness, fear and anxiety, prejudice and cynicism. There are tales of heroism, corruption and brutality. Emotional and compelling, the book gives us a portrait not only of the police but of American society. A clean, square copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Holt,Rinehart and Winston, 1974. Once again Miss Baldwin has created an enchanting and romantic novel laid in Little Oxford, the setting for a number of her other novels. Readers of earlier Little Oxford novels will once more meet some of the characters from those novels. Ffep shows a small paper scrape. An extremely clean bright copy.. ISBN: 0-03-012231-7. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Faith Baldwin American Novelist + Little Oxford Fictional Characters + Romantic Fiction. Catalogs: Romance.

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1921 Reprint. A volume of collected essays, lectures and other occasional pieces on subjects of most varied character, ranging from a revue of M. Bergson's L'Evolution Creatrice to brief Notes on "Zionism" and "The Freedom of the Seas." 266 pp. Burgundy cloth boards. Gilt title print to spine... still bright. Front board marked. Occasional leaf carelessly pulled open (it would appear some pages had been previously unopened) causing a 'rag' edge. Contents extremely clean and bright. This book would serve one well as a good plus working copy. It is sound and most serviceable.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. A murder must be solved by Virgil Tibbs, the cool, skilled, black homicide detective of the Pasadena police force, who swiftly finds himself in the middle of a murderous situation involving the deadliest kinds of hard drugs.... and agents from Red China.... all against the setting of the world of jade. 'Five Pieces of Jade' is 'Virgil Tibbs' most gripping adventure since 'In The Heat of The Night'. Boards show discoloration to extreme top and bottom edge which would be normal for this binding. Gilt title print to spine. A bright book in a still-bright price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Crime Club , Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. John Ball, author of "In The Heat of the Night', has selected twenty masterful stories of mayhem and murder.....the finest in short crime fiction by the very best writers in the field. There is something here for every mystery fan: Police procedural stories, Memorable plot twists, Locked-room puzzlers, Exercises in deduction and ingenious solutions. Guaranteed neat and startling entertainments for any and all who have the good fortune to be hooked on mysteries, Dark blue boards, light blue title print to spine. Remainder spray to bottom edge. No ownership markings. A nice clean copy in a price-intact illustrated dust jacket by Kevin Thompson.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Dodd,Mead & Company, 1986. John Ball, author of 'In The Heat of The Night' is at his best in this fast-paced, dramatic story of violence and murder. Here, set in the colorful crossroads of the East, he presents two apparently unsolvable puzzles - puzzles that challenge even Virgil Tibbs, the famous black homicide detective. The character of Virgil Tibbs was used in John Ball's popular novels including 'In The Heat of The Night'. Price-intact, illustrated dust jacket. A bright, square copy.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston/New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. Not since " The Day of the Jackal" has a new thriller propelled vivid characters through such an electrifying maze of international intrigue. Grey boards with blue spine. Gilt lettering to spine. Price intact dust jacket has an internally repaired closed tear to top front panel and light edgewear.. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: Reginald Saunders, 1945. Author's third novel. A novel by the same author that gave us "The Three Bamboos". etc. This book is a story of a business scandal, of love and conflict and patriotism, told in a highly entertaining way and laid in contemporary China. In his earlier novels Robert Standish has shown that he understands the Japanese as few Westerners do, and apparently he knows provincial China and the life manners of her people equally intimately. An enjoyable read.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

U.S.A.: Time-Life Books Inc, 1997. Illustrated card covers. From Polly Bannister and the editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac come recipes created by winning cooks all across the country. Foreword by Judson D. Hale, Sr.... Editor In Chief, The Old Farmer's Almanac, the 12th editor since 1972. Ten chapters of great recipes... from appetizers & salads to pickles & preserves from many State Fairs and festivals held across the American States. Here are more than 85 mouth-watering championship recipes. More than just recipes, hard-won secrets and blue ribbon tips for crafting the very best dish in town is shared with us. An immaculate book.. ISBN: 078354935-0. Soft Cover. As New. American Cookery + Cookery Competitions USA + Festivals USA + Fairs USA + OLd Farmers Almanac + Old Farmer's Almanac Home Library. Catalogs: Cookbooks.

New York and London: G P Putnam's Sons, 1913. Author of The Rosary, The Upas Tree, etc. Colour frontispiece by F.H. Townsend protected by perfect tissue guard. The contents provide forty-two chapters, unpaginated book ads follow. Top of page 35 has a small loss of paper (a chip) which does not affect text in any way. Attractive blind decorated boards. This evangelistic romance novel remains to be a most respectable book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: Harper & Row, 1990. In this the First Book of the Art, Clive Barker has created a masterpiece of the imagination that explores the uncharted territory within our secret lives and most private hearts. A very uniquely designed jacket by Gene Mydlowski. Jacket illustration by Kirk Reinert. Remainder mark to bottom edge.. First North American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.

London: Viking, 1989. 383 pp. Illustrated with two b/w photo sections. A candid, sympathetic and carefully researched study of life in the RAF today. Dennis Barker has already secured a considerable reputation as the author of "Soldering On" and "Ruling The Waves". Now "Guarding The Skies completes his " The People of the Forces Trilogy". Price-intact photographic dust jacket. A Fine copy.. ISBN: 0-670-81901-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Military + Royal Air Force + History Military + Aviation + Great Britain. Catalogs: Military.

London: The Epworth Press 1963 Reprint. (c.1961) All-over patterned card covers. Seventy four printed pages. This wonderful Christian guide will teach girl's how to pray as prayer is an art to be learned. The prayers offered are for thirty-one days (plus Sunday). Gift inscription to ffep. An extremely bright clean copy.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.