Search Results: Authors starting with T from JWMah

NY: Watson-Guptill, 1975. (USA) Stated 1st printing. Owner's 5 word inscription to half-title, no other markings, Fine in price-clipped Near Fine dust jacket. Red cloth, 160pp, index, mostly B&W photos with colour photos to the end papers. (1.9 JM HOZ 403/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Louisville KY: Touchstone Publishing, 1971. (USA) PAPERBACK 5th printing of 1972. No markings, fine stress creases to corner of cover, two fine lines to back cover, (a printing fault) otherwsie Very Good used copy. Red wraps with profile of Pauline,297pp. Monochrome drawings and a few photos. No aspect of the mercenary business of prostition, however controversial it may be, is avoided by the author in this memoir. (2.3 JM LVR 201/b3. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Martin, David Stone. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Los Angeles: UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 1971. (USA) Presumed 1st edition. Owner's name, no other markings, touch of rubbing to cover edges, soine crae, Good used copy. Wraps, 345pp, some B&W illu and photos. Essays and interviews: minority groups in America; the American Nisei; Korean in America; Filipino Immigration; New York Chinatown today. (2.9 JM HOX 401/3. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Canada: Blurb Books, 2019. (CAD) Preumed 1st edition No markings, Fine as New in Fine as New dust jacket. Cloth, 174pp, colour reproductions of abstract paintings. The artist was born in Austria. She received the Governor General's Canada 125th Anniversary Medal in 1993, the recipient of the 2000 Arts and Letters Award from the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. (3.5 JM LVR 200/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Cambridge: Cambridge Univeristy Press, 1976. (UK) !st printing. Remainder stamp to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with crease to front flaap; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth,viii, 557pp, index, no illus. This is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the political organization)in Thailand. The book gives the historical background necessary for full comprehension of the contemporary structural relationship between Buddhism, the sangha (monastic order), and the polity, including the historic institution of kingship. (2.6 JM HOZ 403/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Remainder.

[Qualicum Beach BC]: C. Tamboline, 1992. (CAD) 14 x 21.5 cm, card cover with B&W illus of shoreline, black plastic comb binding, [i-vi], 1-59pp. [1] blank, [2]pp order form. B&W line drawings by the author. Tamboline spends the summer months cooking for the sports fishing enthusiasts who visit the Queen Charlotte Islands. This is a collection of seafood and salmon recipes with ingredients in North American measure. No date given, but last drawing is dated 1992. No markings, VG. (0.99 JM HOX 1/a13. Plastic Comb. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994. (USA) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, As New; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 233pp, index, graphs. Light weight protocols, high prformance protocol implementation techniques, high speed MAC protocols, optivcal networks. (2.2 JM LVR 201/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: Portfolio Penguin, 2016. (CAD) 2nd printing of FirstCandian edition, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS to label adhered to the end paper, no other markigns, Fine in about Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to head and foot of spine. Hardcover, 348pp, index, one diagram. The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second genera­tion,powered by blockchain technology, is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better. (1.9 JM HOZ 403/0. Signed by Authors. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Las Vegas: Casino Creations, 2003. (USA) Presumed First Edition There is a booksale stamp to the bottom edge of pages along with a four digit code written in pen, no other markings, one page corner creased, about Fine; no dust jacket possibly as published. Glossy boards, 217pp. This is a book for gaming managment and covers staffing,asset protection, credit, player rating, table games accounting, currency reporting, customer service, card counting. (2.0 JM LVR 200/b2. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Remainder.

Rotterdam: Nai Publishers, 2001. (NETH) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Cloth hardcover, 575pp, many B&W and colour illus and photos of projects and buildings. This book covers the entire work of this pioneer of Dutch architecture, from his beginnings to his role as one of the founders, together with Theo van Doesburg of De Stijl. This publication offers extensive documentation of his oeuvre and for the first time renders it accessible to an international public. The text is in English. A heavy book. (5.9 JM LVR 201/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Ottawa: Dept of Mines, National Museum of Canada, 1926. (CAD) Preseumed 1st edition, Owner's name to end paper, this is a well used "venerable" book with some spotting to cloth covers, the signatures are shakened, but holding, one colour plates is missing (LII), thus sold as Acceptable ; no dust jacket probably as published. Blue cloth, pp, index. Plates I- LXXXIV in colour; figure 1-70 key to page 23 and 71-315 scattered throughout text. (4.0 JM HOQ 101/0. 1st. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited., 1948. (UK) No date given, possibly 1948; no statement of edition. The Lonsdale Library X. Pencil notation to page 239 which has been erased, pencil notations to the back (blank) of Plate facing page 240, pencil notations to plate facing page 126, toning of endpapers, Very Good; lacking the dust jacket. Tan cloth, map end papers, 472pp, index, tissue-protected colour frontis of Orthodox Fly Patterns,another colour plate of fly atterns; B&W photos and illus. Lots of detailed information on fishing and fly making. Life history of the Salmon, equipment,: tackle, salmon hooks, gut, casts, sunk fly fishing, etc. (2.9 JM HOQ 102/b3. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Boston: The Author, 1933. (USA) SIGNED BY POET, slight discolourations to cover, rubbing to yapped edges, Very Good. Blue toned card wraps, 35pp. Poems are mostly on the theme of ships and the sea. (1.2 JM HOQ 103/b5. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Peter Davies, 1961. (UK) Stated first publication , 1961. No markings, slight toning of pages, the foot of the spine has been exposed to water at some point, discoloring small portions of the cover cloth at the foot of the spien and adjacent front and back covers just at the spine, with some soiling to portions of the top edge of pages, thus Good (-) in unclipped Acceptable dust jacket with some discoloration to the dust jacket to the back, two chips to the lower edge of front panel and a chip to the head of spine panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Greenish grey cloth, 251pp. Taylor (d 1975) was an English novelist and short-story writer. Kingsley Amis described her as "one of the best English novelists born in this century". Antonia Fraser called her "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century", while Hilary Mantel said she was "deft, accomplished and somewhat underrated". This , her 8th novel, is her most sex-infused work, telling the story of a rich… Read More

London: Peter Davies, 1958. (UK) Stated first publication 1958. No markings, slight toning of pages, the book cover had been hit with water at some point and has left a faint "tide mark" to the leading edge of both front and back covers, with some discoloration to portions of the top edge of pages, and to the inside top areas of the hinges, small spot to leading edge of pages, the book is NOT slanted and there is no musty smell that I can detect, thus Acceptable in price-clipped Acceptable dust jacket with the panels wavy from water and water stains to the flaps; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Red cloth, 217pp. This was her second collection of 12 short stories. Taylor (d 1975) was an English novelist and short-story writer. Kingsley Amis described her as "one of the best English novelists born in this century". Antonia Fraser called her "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century", while Hilary Mantel said she was "deft, accomplished and somewhat… Read More

London: Peter Davies, 1954. (UK) Stated first publication 1954. Owner,s name and date to end paper, slight tonng of pages, the book cover had been hity with water at some point and has left a "tide mark" to the bottom edge of both front and back covers, with some discoloration to the head and foot of spine, there is a small water stain to portions of the top edge of pages, and to the inside corerns of the hinges, the book is NOT slanted and there is no musty smell that I can detect, thus Acceptable in unclipped Acceptable dust jacket with spine panel darkened and the dust jacket wavy from water; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Red cloth, 216pp. This was her first collection of 17 short stories. Taylor (d 1975) was an English novelist and short-story writer. Kingsley Amis described her as "one of the best English novelists born in this century". Antonia Fraser called her "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century", while Hilary Mantel said she was "deft,… Read More

Oxford: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1978. (UK) Prssumed 1st edition. There is an inscription to the inside end paper from one Chaplain to "the missions + seamen of Vancouver", no other markings, about Fine in price-clipped Near Fne dust jacket. Blue cloth, xx, 603pp, index, colour frontis., B&Willus and photos. This is a readable history of the service of Sea Chaplains in the Royal Navy. There is a listing of about 5000 known naval chaplains from the earliest times to the Second World War, including temporary chaplains. Foreword by HRH Prince Charles. A heavy book. (3.5 JM LVR 201/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 1999. (CAD) 1st edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, small ownership label to back of cover, no othe rmarkings, tiny bump to lower edge of cover, Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. Boards, 239pp, index, colour and B&W photos. (2.6 JM HOJ 303/a2. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009. (CAD) 1st printing, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 144pp, colour photos. Illustrated with documentary photos and gorgeous portraits of the people that Voyageur has encountered, Six String Nation chronicles the journey of one special guitar, from conception through construction to the road it still travels across Canada. (1.6 JM LVR 206/b2. Signed by Author. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

[London]: [Taylor and Hessey], 1820. (UK) Missing the title page, frontis, cover edges show some wear, base of spine worn, original endpapers, hinges fine, otherwise decent Acceptable copy. 17 x 10 cm, marble paper over boards, 3/4 leather, raised spine hubs with gold floral patterns, leather title label, marbled endpapers, [1] 2- 206pp. "T. Miller, printer, Noble Street, Cheapside, London". This is possibly the second edition of 1820. The first edition has vi pages of preliminary material, and a frontis., which is not present in this copy. Taylor was born in London in 1757. Her father, who died when she was a child, was an evangelical preacher. Her mother married again and her new siblings bullied her. She found respite writing satire and verse which gave her increased status among her school peers. Among those peers was Isaac Taylor and at Islington on 18 April 1781 she married him. They had eleven children and five survived to adulthood and to be noted writers She died in 1830.(… Read More