Search Results: Authors starting with S from Augustine Funnell Books

Popular Library 91, 1946. Book. Very Good to Fine. Paperback. 1st Popular Library edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Historical adventure and piracy on the high seas. A former commander of one of Her Majesty's ships captures a Spanish vessel and invades the coast of England, carrying away a girl whose love for him has been poisoned by falsehood, and for whom he defies his commander when she is to become part of a harem. Mild edgewear, sunning to edges of end papers and pastedowns. Iinternally very tight and clean. A nice bright copy..

Harlequin 217, 1953. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st Harlequin edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Historical adventure and piracy on the high seas. A former commander of one of Her Majesty's ships captures a Spanish vessel and invades the coast of England, carrying away a girl whose love for him has been poisoned by falsehood, and for whom he defies his commander when she is to become part of a harem. Spine cocked, rubbing, moderate edgewear, scuffed edges, lightly sunned spine (entirely legible)..

New York: Jove 09147, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 1st thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "In the barbaric Northlands, The Eternal Mercenary discovers new battles, and the love of the Lady Lida." First Jove printing, with complete number line. 184 pages + four pages of advertisements for other Jove publications. A tight, square, near pristine copy with a mere hint of handling wear. Appears unread..

New York: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins/Harper Collins, 2005. Book. Illus. by Mark Zug. As New. Hardcover. 1st US edition.. Small octavo. The first book in the Septimus Heap series. On the same night that the seventh son of a seventh son is pronounced dead and then stolen by a midwife, the alleged stillborn's father finds another newborn, this one a girl with violet eyes, who has been abandoned in the snow. Blue and purple boards w/blind-stamped title/design to front cover, gilt spine lettering, 364 pages. CD in unopened pouch tipped on to front pastedown. Dust jacket w/publisher's original "Magykal CD inside" sticker to front cover. An unread copy..

Toronto: Harlequin 59, 1950. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st Harlequin edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. An authority on tropical diseases believes that he is "approaching the solution of the most closely kept secret in the world" when he is invited by a wealthy recluse to a mysterious island forbidden to the outside world. 192 pages. Some cocking, minor chipping to bottom spine, light edgewear, previous owner's name/date to top edge of first end paper, tanning, moderate general wear..

London: Century Hutchinson Ltd., 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Century edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Twenty years after brutal murders were committed within its walls, a castle is home to a renowned poet whose newly-hired secretary begins to believe that the murderer did not die as is generally accepted. Small octavo. Tanning, in dust jacket w/impressions, light general wear. A fairly nice copy..

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1994. Book. Illus. by Paul Bacon (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The third Lew Griffin detective story. Black boards w/black cloth backstrip w/silver foil spine lettering, 150 pages..

D. Van Nostrand Company/Anvil 53, 1961. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A story of Italy "from the end of the eighteenth century up to the final unification after Cavour's death [in which] The author discusses and analyzes the main political forces operating on the Italian scene, the aspirations and personalities of the chief figures, and the roll [sic] played by foreign countries -- particularly the Austrian empire, France, and Great Britain." Divided into two sections, the first being the events suggested by the title, and the second consisting of 26 readings on a variety of related subjects. 192 pages (including selected bibliography, index, list of anvil titles). Mild edgewear, tanning, moderate general wear. A better-than-average copy, internally tight and clean..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 1927. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Salverson offers "a living, moving picture of the courageous Norsemen of earlier times, in a stirring tale of love and adventure. Green cloth w/gilt lettering/design to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated end papers, 343 pages. Very slightly cocked w/lightly smudged/soiled edges, gift inscription to previous owner, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket w/wear to corners/spine ends, 1.5" tear to top of front fold, two 2.5" vertical tears to bottom right corner of rear panel, other shorter edge tears, .

Zenith ZB-39 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Originally published in hardcover in 1959 by E.P. Dutton & Co. A woman who has wasted her beauty and her youth trying to make the big time believes that her break has finally come, but ends up murdered, instead. Light rubbing, thin crease to top left tip of back cover, dusty edges, tanning. An appealing copy. .

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of a key contributor to a pair of Stanley Cup championships for the Boston Bruins, published between the first (1970) and second (1972), a long time before he was diagnosed as an alcoholic and a drug addict. Black cloth w/gold spine lettering 240 pages, illustrated. Mildly cocked w/light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/a bit of chipping to corners/spine ends, light edgewear..

1961: Pyramid R536 Book. Good. Paperback. 2nd Pyramid edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. From the front cover: "Terror, torture, destruction and death -- it was kill first or be killed for these men who fought their own private hit-and-run war." 255 pages. Mildly cocked, moderate handling wear..

Pan 02715, 1971. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Paperback original, based on the BBC television production of the same name, and the first of a trilogy entitled 'In The Time of Cathy.' 127 pages. Book store stamp to inside front cover, small ink initial to top right corner of front end paper, moderate general wear..

Encanto/Pinnacle 12358/Kensington, 2001. Book. About Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. A confirmed (and, understandably, happy) bachelor comes across the woman of his dreams while stopping "to help the victims of a highway pileup," but of course the woman of his dreams has had enough of his sort, so she's not much interested. Naturally, a torrid romance ensues. Uncommon signed. 256 pages. Minor spine cocking, light edgewear, uneven reading crease to left edge of front cover..

London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1978. Book. Illus. by Robin Lawrie (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small octavo. Originally published in Swedish, this is the second book from the author's series set in early 1900s Sweden, telling the tale of an orphan girl's unflagging generosity and kindness in the face of adversity and uncertainty. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. Tangerine cloth, 120 pages. Moderate general wear (no previous owner's names, inscriptions or markings) in price-clipped dust jacket w/uneven 2.5" vertical-then-horizontal tear to bottom edge of rear panel (tape-repaired on reverse by previous owner), moderate general wear. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1979. Book. Illus. by Robin Lawrie (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small octavo. Originally published in Swedish, this is the fourth book from the author's series set in early 1900s Sweden, telling the tale of an orphan girl's unflagging generosity and kindness in the face of adversity and uncertainty. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. Tangerine cloth, 111 pages. Moderate general wear (no previous owner's names, inscriptions or markings) in price-clipped dust jacket w/moderate general wear. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1978. Book. Illus. by Robin Lawrie (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small octavo. Originally published in Swedish, this is the third book from the author's series set in early 1900s Sweden, telling the tale of an orphan girl's unflagging generosity and kindness in the face of adversity and uncertainty. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. Tangerine cloth, 128 pages. Moderate general wear (no previous owner's names, inscriptions or markings) in price-clipped dust jacket w/moderate general wear. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

Grosset & Dunlap/Ace/Tempo Books 07135, 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A collection of comic strips featuring Brutus Thornapple, comicdom's boneheaded born loser. Unpaginated. Light general wear..

New York: The John Day Company, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Sansom's first novel, following three anthologies, a verse play, and a book of poetry. The most important topic of conversation in a small village in the Bavarian Alps concerns the production of the annual Passion Play, with the actors customarily inhabitants of the village--but when a Judas is needed, the village has to import a professional actor from Munich. Previous owner's name on front pastedown and first end paper, bumped/lightly worn corners, scraping to top spine, dusty edges. Price-clipped dust jacket w/smudged/soiled rear panel, moderate edgewear..

Perma P59, 1949. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The author, claimed by the publisher to be a noted graphologist, explains how we can read a person's character from handwriting alone. Laminated pictorial boards, 183 pages plus 2 pages of advertisements for other Perma titles, illustrated with handwriting samples. Some chipping to spine ends, minor laminate lifting around edges, tanned pages, moderate general wear..