Search Results: Titles starting with A from W. Fraser Sandercombe

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron Signal Publications, 1995. Book. Illus. by Joe Sewell; Don Greer;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 50 pp. Staple-bound in pictorial card covers. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a small scuffed patch on the upper right of the front cover; no interior markings. Cover art by Don Greer; interiors by Joe Sewell. The Chapters are: Development; A-10A Thunderbolt II; A-10A N/AW; Desert Storm; Gulf Wrap-up; and The Future..

Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 4to. 96 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and a flat uncreased spine; small ink mark on the half-title page. Illustrated with mostly colour photographs and a fold-out poster..

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1902. Book. Illus. by Groome;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 232 pp. Pictorial blue cloth decorated on the front panel and spine in silver, red, white and black; black and white frontis and title page illustrated by Groome. Light wear at the corners with some darkening on the endpapers; presentation plate on the front pastedown; light foxing in spots; hinges tight, gutters intact..

New York: Bantam Books, 1947. Book. Illus. by Bob Kuhn;. Very Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 150 pp. Bantam Book 551. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Kuhn. The Contents are: Horse Racing in America; Origin of the Thoroughbred; Horse Horoscopes; How to Beat the Races in Three Words; Barnum Was Conservative; How Much Did I Win; Reading the Hieroglyphics; How Is Your System; Mechanical Policeman; What Racing Needs; The Buggy Dashers; Big Red; and Rules of Racing; followed by American Race Tracks; and Racing Glossary..

New York: Bantam Books, 1947. Book. Illus. by Bob Kuhn;. Very Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 150 pp. Bantam Book 551. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Kuhn. The Contents are: Horse Racing in America; Origin of the Thoroughbred; Horse Horoscopes; How to Beat the Races in Three Words; Barnum Was Conservative; How Much Did I Win; Reading the Hieroglyphics; How Is Your System; Mechanical Policeman; What Racing Needs; The Buggy Dashers; Big Red; and Rules of Racing; followed by American Race Tracks; and Racing Glossary..

New York: Ballantine Books, 1963. Book. Illus. by Richard Powers;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 159 pp. Ballantine Book F685. Edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Richard Powers. This story collection contains: The Abominable Earthman; We Never Mention Aunt Nora; A Life and a Half; Punch; The Martian Star GAzers; Whatever Counts; and Three Portraits and a Prayer..

Woburn, Massachusetts: Absolute Entertainment, 1988. Book. Illus. by Lucy Synk; Larry Blamire; J. Wallace Jones; Cortney Skinner;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 63 pp. Light wear with a faint sticker ghost near the upper right corner of the front cover. Cover art by Larry Blamire, interiors by Lucy Synk, Larry Blamire, J. Wallace Jones, and Cortney Skinner. This issue contains: Sweet Tooth at Io by Patricia Anthony; A Third Chance by Robert A. Metzger; A Speaking Likeness by Bonita Kale; The Darkness Beyond by Jamil Nasir; and The Last Impression of Linda Vista by Howard V. Hendrix; along with the usual assortment of features..

Middlesex, England: Puffin Books, 1972. Book. Illus. by Michael Spink;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. 48 pp, Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art and interior colour and black and white artwork by Michael Spink. The Contents are: Into the Triassic; Into the Jurassic; and Into the Cretaceous..

New York: Pocket Books, 1944. Book. Illus. by Troupp;. Very Good. Paperback. Later Printing. 276 pp. Pocket Book 186. Red-edged all round with red endpapers. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This was filmed in 1943, directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Basil Rathbone, and a host of others, including Peter Lawford in an uncredited role as a student. Espionage in Nazi Europe....

Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1913. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 32 pp. Decorated marbled softcover with French flaps; bound with thread. Some wear on the corners with a few nicks around the edges; no interior markings..

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1978. Book. Illus. by Ken Carroll;. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Paperback Printing. 176 pp. Signed by Morley Torgov on the half-title page. Includes a dropped-in copy of Penguin's flyer about the book. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; short tear on the upper right corner of the front endpaper. Cover by Ken Carroll. Three men, three dreams - the result is a pungent affecting novel about a search for roots and about the interplay of generations....

New York: Arbor House, 1973. Book. Illus. by Milton Charles;. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Quarter-bound in orange cloth on orange boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a small chip from the upper edge of the front panel; a bit of fading on the spine; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Milton Charles..

New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1989. Book. Illus. by Charles Mikolaycak;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 343 pp. Red cloth lettered in silver on the spine; black; endpapers; headband. Wraparound dj art by Charles Mikolaycak. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings..

London and Australia: Murdoch Books, 2005. Book. Illus. by Petrina Tinslay;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 250 pp. Please note, this is a large and somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Pictorial boards matching the dustjacket; blue endpapers; headband; ribbon marker. Illustrated with black and white and colour photographs; photography by Petrina Tinslay. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Stories about, and recipes by: Jamie Oliver; Joan Campbell; Nigel Slater; Bill Granger; Tamasin Day-Lewis; Terence Conran; Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack; Cherry Ripe; Kevin Gould; David Thompson; Sybil Kapoor; Donna Hay; Peter Gordon; Claudia Roden; Maggie Beer; Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio; Stephanie Alexander; Neil Perry; Alastair Hendy; Darina Allen; and Martin Boetz; followed by an index..

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2011. Book. Illus. by Chris Titze;. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 386 pp. Signed by Linwood Barclay on the title page. Trade paperback format. Dj art by Chris Titze. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Glen Carver is left with a daughter to raise and a head full of questions when his wife dies in a drunk-driving accident - one that she caused. Sheila wasn't a drinker. Sheila wasn't even supposed to be on the road where she died. A conspiracy is forming around Glen, one that involves virtually everyone he knows, and makes him wonder how well he knew the woman he married. If Carver is going to find out what really happened to his wife, he's going to have to seek a truth that could get him killed. If he's going to protect their daughter, he'll have to go even further....

Toronto: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 239 pp. Signed by Margaret Wente on the title page. Beige boards lettered in gilt on the spine; beige endpaper; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings; ink mark on the upper edge of the text block beside the headband. The Chapters are: Confessions of an Accidental Canadian; Our Icons; Early Me; Confessions of a Mid-Life Bride; I Was Conrad Black's Boss; Roughing It in the Bush con Latte; The Mommy Track; Kids Today; Schools 'r' Us; Our Royals; A Woman's Wisest Years; I Married a Retrosexual; Women without Men; and If We're So Rich Why Aren't We Happy; followed by an epilogue..

Carmel, Indiana: Hawthorne Publishing, 2006. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. (xi) 191 pp. Personalized inscription by Lorene McCormick Burkhart on the front free endpaper. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; beige marbled endpapers; illustrated with colour plates and with black and white photographs. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. The Contents are: Farm Girl: Genes and Geography: The Creation of Character; The Key to My Frontier: Vincennes' Role in the Nation's and My Growth; A Nontraditional Life on Our Farm; School Opens the Door for the Long Drive Ahead; Dad Goes to Washington and Life Makes a Sharp Right Turn. The Accidental Pioneer: College: A Few Miles More on the Drive; Stops Along the Drive: First Job, Second Job, Third, Fourth - More; The Scenery Changes and the Drive Accelerates; Love Changes the Destination; Is That the Garage… Read More

New York: Scribner - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 381 pp. Signed by Annie Proulx on the first blank page. Limited edition number 168 of 2500. Quarter-bound in brown cloth on beige boards; lettered in copper on the spine; brick red endpapers; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; aside from the author's signature and the edition number, no interior markings..

New York: Amsco Publications, 1986. Book. Very Good-. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 28 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing on the front cover; no interior markings. Music, chords and lyrics for an assortment of AC/DC songs, including: You Shook Me All Night Long; Hells Bells; Chase the Ace; For Those About to Rock - We Salute You; and others..

London: White Lion, 1977. Book. Illus. by Michael Jupp;. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 73 pp. Personalized inscription on the first blank page by Brian Benabo. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Dustjacket and interior half-tone plates by Michael Jupp. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a short tear on the lower left corner of the front panel; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. He won a small fortune in a card game in London and, along with the money, he took the Ace of Diamonds from the deck as a souvenir. Someone wants the Ace back....