Search Results: Authors starting with L from Augustine Funnell Books

Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1992. Book. Illus. by The Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Lacapa, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A beautiful Apache maiden follows the mysterious young man who has come to teach her people to respect 'all things great and small' and becomes his wife." Illustrated boards, oblong octavo, unpaginated. A couple of thin wrinkles (printing flaw) to covers, in lightly scuffed dust jacket w/wear/wrinkling to top edge. Regrettably, my scanner isn't large enough to accomodate the full cover illustration, so it's a bit truncated, but you'll get the general idea of its condition..

Toronto: Doubleday Canada/Random House of Canada, 2006. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing w/complete number sequence. One of only 5,000 first edition copies, this is Lam's first book, being a collection of 12 interwoven stories that won the Giller Prize. Black cloth w/red spine lettering, 355 pages (including glossary, acknowledgments, brief author biography). Somewhat cocked, light edgewear, in dust jacket w/light rubbing, edgewear, 1/8" nick to top right spine end, nicks to top spine folds, 1/2" tear to bottom left spine edge, impressions. Jacket in protective mylar sleeve..

New York: Caxton House, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Caxton edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Originally published in 1935, by Doubleday, Doran & Company. Some poor slob determined to be a playwright moves to New York, where he becomes engaged to one woman who likes his poetry, entangled with a second who is bored with her husband, and enmeshed with a third who will appear in his newly written play "-- in return for certain considerations." Red cloth w/black lettering/illustration to spine, 305 pages. Gently bumped spine ends, dusty edges, minor fore-edge abrasions, the usual Caxton tanning, in dust jacket w/sunned spine, chipping to corners/spine ends, short edge tears, edgewear all around, general wear..

Star 39634, 1977. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st Star edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A young woman who lives with her solitaire-addicted mother in a squalid caravan on the California coast dreams of being a big-time singer, and when her voice is heard by a Hollywood film producer it appears that the dream might come true. Naturally, though, this being Hollywood and all, low-life scumbags contribute their usual amount of scumbagginess, in the process providing that hand basket that's so convenient for the trip to Hell. Basis for the 1965 film of the same name, which starred Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Roddy McDowall and Ruth Gordon. To save you the trouble of guessing what the flaws *may* be, or what you *might* be receiving for your hard-earned money, here, to the best of our ability, is a list of the defects (nothing of a deal-killing nature, but present nonetheless): rubbing (more noticeable vertically along left edge of front cover), bent corner tips,… Read More

Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1952. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Winner of the Westminster Award for Fiction. From the front flap: "This is a story of fifteenth century England, in an era of adventure and intrigue, when many a lord and prelate ruled his manor by whim and fancy rather than by right and God- - when the common man's slaving earned him nothing, and serfs met in secret to plot and to plan." Olive cloth w/green decoration to front cover, green spine lettering, 302 pages, dust jacket illustration by Nathan Berman. Mildly cocked, moderately worn corners/spine ends, dusty/tanned/lightly soiled top edge, in price-clipped dust jacket w/chipping, tears, soil. Jacket now in a mylar sleeve which, while it doesn't fix any of the flaws, spruces it up nicely..

Popular Library 278 Book. Illus. by Earle Bergey (cover illustration). Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Canadian printing. After an injury during a crucial game, a football star discovers that he is a pawn in a power struggle, and the woman to whom he has turned for refuge is trapped by a man "whose strange hold upon her was nurtured in the fury and violence of a monstrous obsession." Originally published in hardcover, in 1949, by Julian Messner, this edition "has been slightly abridged for your greater reading pleasure," which makes a fella wonder about all those tedious extra words that mighta been in the original edition. Spine a bit cocked/rolled, mild edgewear, ink initial on title page, light internal soil, some mustiness, crease to bottom left corner of back cover..

New York: Lee Furman, 1939. Book. Illus. by H. Hurd (dust jacket illustration). Fair to Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set in China, and telling in fictional form the story of the Empress Dowager. The story of a beautiful young woman named Orchid who, on her way to Pekin to meet her betrothed, meets "the handsome young son of a country cobbler." An unusual relationship is subsequently formed between the girl who has grown up "with the feeling that she was one day destined to be the Empress of China," and the young man whose service as palace attendant in the Imperial Court requires that he first be castrated (that is one *hell* of a job-description requirement). Red cloth w/black spine lettering, 362 pages (including appendix). A bit cocked, discoloured/lightly stained cover edges, tanned/lightly soiled edges, gift inscription to previous owner, in significantly worn dust jacket. A scarce title in any condition, especially with a dust… Read More

Fredericton: icehouse poetry / Goose Lane Editions, 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of long poems from a winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the New Brunswick Poetry Prize, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Bliss Carman Award. Introduction by editor Neilson. White patterned cloth w/silver foil lettering to spine, 377 pages, including afterword and editor's notes & acknowledgements, blue ribbon bookmark. A nice copy w/only light general wear..

North Balwyn: Rene Gordon Pty. Ltd., 1986. Book. Illus. by Yosl Bergner (cover illustration). About Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The Langs draw from Moshe's many years as a family therapist in order to relate interesting and amusing stories covering marriage, parent/child relationships, and the frustrations, pleasures and pressures of family life. Foreword by Max Cornwell. Impressions, some gentle creasing, moderate general wear..

London: Mayflower 114296, 1969. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st Mayflower edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In 1930s Poland a travelling circus troupe must decide whether one of their number is a Nazi spy. This one was written by one of three screenwriters given credit for a minor theatrical production from 1939, and of which you may have heard an occasional tid-bit or two: The Wizard of Oz. 188 pages + advertisements in rear. Much general wear, including corner creasing, noticeable edgewear, full-length crease vertically to back cover, foxing/moderate edge soil, remainder stripe across top edges. Still tight internally..

East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1957. Book. Illus. by Caroline Harris (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Presents the reminiscences of a man born into a circus family, and who spent the first 75 years of his life as a puppeteer, travelling and entertaining before failing health/eyesight forced him to the sidelines. He died in 1957, shortly after publication of this memoir, at the age of 83. Red cloth w/white and yellow lettering to spine, 290 pages. Bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, tanned pages, in edgeworn dust jacket w/sun darkened spine, chipping to corners/spine ends, short edge tears..

London: Folio Society, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Introductory essay by Frances Wood. There is apparently some debate about whether Lao Tzu ever existed, but from what little I have read that is attributed to him, if he didn't, he should have. Pp: xxiii, 235, eight plates, two doubled folded plates, illustrated. A hint of a suggestion of a whisper of wear to corners/spine ends, in scuffed, moderately soiled slipcase. All in all a fairly nice copy of this Folio Society edition of a classic..

Victoria: Brindle & Glass Publishing, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The author "recounts the incredible challenges and hardships faced by land surveyors as they struggled with fast-flowing rivers and dry prairie lands, freezing temperatures and hungry mosquitoes, stifling bureaucracy and new technology, to help create the Alberta we know today." Black cloth w/silver foil spine lettering, 326 pages (including endnotes, appendix, a note on sources, index, acknowledgements, brief author biography), illustrated. A bumped corner, bumped spine ends, lightly scuffed cloth, small indentation to front cover, in lightly scuffed dust jacket w/a couple of small indentations to front panel, thin scratches, minor wear to corners/spine ends. Uncommon in hardcover. This weighs more than the average book, so additional postage will probably be required..

Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1979. Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Brings together in one place, for the first time, a complete and thorough guide to the pre-history, beginnings and expansion" of the National Library of Canada. Foreword by Guy Sylvestre. Printed in English and French. 179 pages (including reference sources and index). Reading crease to spine, moderate handling wear..

Toronto: Privately Published (printed by Harmony Printing), 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An unnumbered copy from the Millennium edition, limited to 1,000 copies. "An ancient kingdom -- Kiev! -- one thousand years ago -- its Volodymyr the Great made a crucial choice between an animistic religion, whose belief could not conceive of a permanent resurrection, and a new faith which is still transforming our world into a more loving, less cruel place." (from the preface by James Reaney, who apparently wasn't been paying much attention to the direction of the world). Garnet cloth w/shield decoration in gilt to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated end papers, 95 pages, illustrated. A fairly nice copy w/a hint of wear to corners/spine ends, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket w/moderate wear to corners/spine ends, light smudging..

New York: Avon W359, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 1st paperback edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Canadian printing of the companion volume to 'The Satanic Bible.' 220 pages. Light edgewear, mild surface wear, thin crease to bottom left corner of back cover, some foxing to top edge, short tear to fore-edge of page 193/4. A quite-possibly unread copy, internally tight and clean, and seldom found in this condition..

Nashville: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The second title in Lawhead's Bright Empires series. Black boards w/gilt decorations to front cover, gilt decorations/lettering to spine, 380 pages + essay/acknowledgements/advertisements. Seems to have been read once. Mild general wear. A fairly nice copy..

London : Peter Owen, 1989. Book. Illus. by Louis Mackay. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In her late '60s, Lawrence "left her London flat for a remote coastguard's house in the north of Scotland," where she wrote this "very personal book, full of beguiling creatures and fresh insights." Gift inscription to previous owner, w/additional inscription by Lawrence, at bottom of front end paper. Interestingly, the non-authorial gift inscription is signed by "Cecil & Pat," the couple to whom the book is dedicated. Pine cloth w/gilt spine lettering, illustrated endpapers, 144 pages. Bumped corners/spine ends, diagonal/mainly horizontal impressions/creases across covers (since these match similar lines on the dust jacket, it would seem that this is a flaw from the printing process), in price-clipped, moderately edgeworn dust jacket w/light rubbing, impressions/scratches, two… Read More

New York: Berkley G-43, 1957. Book. Illus. by Robert Maguire (cover illustration). Near Fine. Paperback. 1st paperback edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of seven stories by the author of, among others, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and 'Sons and Lovers.' The stories are, "The White Stocking," "Goose Fair," "Second Best," "The Blind Man," "The Blue Moccasins," "The Rocking-Horse Winner," and the title story. 190 pages. Tanning, light general wear..

Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1930. Book. About Very Good. Hardcover. Signed letter laid in. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lawson presents the theme of divine sovereignty in the first part of his book, then offers brief biographical material on John Greenleaf Whittier, Robert Louis Stevenson and Alfred Tennyson, as well as a couple of essays, "The Spots in Two Bright Suns" and "An Arrow of Suggestion." Laid in are two typewritten correspondences from Lawson. The first is a 15-line note concerning a missed visit with friends, and an instruction to pay for the book at the friends' convenience. It is signed, W. Lawson. The second typescript is a longer letter (on both sides) to a W.H. Brewer of Saint John, New Brunswick, recalling earlier times, hoping to receive an invitation to visit, and offering his correspondent best Christmas wishes. One presumes that both letters are to the same individual. Lawson was just a few months shy of his 74th… Read More