Search Results: Titles starting with C from The Mortuary Korps

RARE. Approx. 44 p. (unnumbered); ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamps and sticker, mild shelfwear/rubbing. The autobiographical adventures of the author, a travelling vegan chef, with such episodes as, "Shaving Cactus with a Steak Knife and an Absent Mind", "Uh Oh Mushroom Absinthe", "A Real Sexual Time on the Greyhound- the Worst Damn Bus Sex Story Ever", and "Shit Haven, Bank Robbers and the Angriest Milkshake Ever".

RARE. Approx. 60 p. (unnumbered). Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamps and stickers and a number in pen to front cover. Covers show significant wear, including creases, tears, and rubbing, as well as significant dampstains which bleed into some pages without impact on the readability of the text. The staples are rusting. Comprised entirely of handwritten text in an aesthetically pleasing and amazingly regular all-caps, this issue of the punk zine Cometbus features 23 chapters. Cometbus zines had extremely limited print runs.

(Vedere la parte inferiore dell'elenco per la traduzione in italiano.) RARE. Four consecutive paperback volumes with original pictorial dust jackets. Text in Latin. Sparsely illustrated. Each volume has an Index (scans are available upon request). Volume 1958 includes a small card which reads "OMAGGIO del Rettore Magnifico della PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITA' DEL LATERANO". Ex-library but showing only penciled numbers and small date stamps.Books show some edgewear, including minor bumping to tip and heel of spines, and the binding starting in a couple of places, but are otherwise Very Good+ to Near Fine. Dust jackets have some shelfwear, including tears at tip and heel of spines, and some discolouration/staining, but are otherwise in Very Good. Please see listing images for more detail. Customer may be asked to approve additional shipping costs before order is accepted, due to size and weight (approximately 8.5 x 12 x 4.5 inches, 7 lbs.).In Italiano (di Google Translate): RARO. Quattro volumi tascabili… Read More

241 p.; ill. (frontispiece). Vintage red hardcover with black lettering to cover and spine, shows moderate wear, including but not limited to edgewear, dampstains, sunning, mild bumping, and some discolouration of foredges. Previous owner's inscription (dated 1945) and ink mark to ffep, hinges cracked but holding, and pages aged as expected. One leaf has a 2 inch closed tear, pp. 208-213 have light stain to top corner, and there may be other minor stains throughout, but in general the pages remain incredibly clean, clear, and tightly bound. See images.Third in a series of stand-alone books about the adventures of a group of adolescent girls, amateur sleuths.

Breakwater Books Ltd, 1991 1978. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (thrift)

English (translated from Norwegian). 160 p.; 21 cm.
Though from a school library, has only mild shelfwear and sticker residue on covers and some unobtrusive library markings to title page, but otherwise internally Fine.

From the back cover:
Reim and his sister, Tir, are slaves to a mighty earl in tenth-century Norway. Their existence is a bitter and harsh one, with little respite from the toil and pain that pervades each day. But the children remember happier times in Ireland where they lived as Patric and Sunniva—before the Viking warriors raided their village and captured them. Proud and strong in spirit, Reim and Tir live for the day they can return to their homeland. But as days pass into months, their chances of escape.' seem very slim indeed.
Torill Thorstad Hauger, born in 1943, has studied Norse archaeology at the Oslo University and worked at the Historic Museum. She made her literary debut in 1976 and is a very popular author in Norway. She has received various literary awards for her… Read More

RARE. Approx. 10 p. (unnumbered); ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamp and mild shelfwear, otherwise Very Good. From the intro: Cascadia Ascendant is a new zine series originating in PDX. Its goal is to provide relevant perspectives on issues facing the current "movement of movements." There is a worldwide resistance to domination in all its forms, one that resonates strongly with the Pacific Northwest's history of environmentalism and Labor organizing. It was for a reason that George HW Bush called Portland "Little Beirut".The zine advocates not for the romantic ideal of Cascadian nationalism, but for concrete changes and development of social architecture that would allow people to shake their dependency on the current system.

First Edition.310 p.; illustrated. Good dust jacket in removable protective cover. Tiny dot stain to rear endpaper, and tip of spine is slightly bumped, otherwise clean, bright, tightly bound, Fine condition. From the DJ flaps: Most observers agree that Senator Edward M. Kennedy could have been the President of the U.S. and the leader of the Free World. But, his destiny was shattered near a small bridge on an island named Chappaquiddick. CHAPPAQUIDDICK REVEALED was written because author Ken Kappel discovered powerful new factual evidence that had never been available to the American people.
- According to photographic analysis Kennedy's car may have been in another accident before the one at the bridge. (See photo section)
- Blood stains on Mary Jo Kopechne's blouse must have dried—and set—prior to the plunge into the water, indicating that she was injured in an earlier accident, before the bridge.
- The car may have been purposely pushed, not driven, off the bridge after this earlier… Read More

Wells Gardner & Darton, 1912. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

317 p. Mild wear to extremities and spine (see images, the top was missed in scan, but is in a similar state as bottom edge/heel) with faint "6" stamp to bottom foredge and faint water stains to top and bottom corners, otherwise Very Good+ with pages remaining clean, clear, and tightly bound. From front cover: What were the doctors doing to the children? The scariest medical thriller since Coma! From back cover: THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE AFRAID TO IMAGINE Fritz and Beth Engstrom wanted to know what had happened to their child whom the clinic pronounced dead–for Beth was sure she still lived. Writer Pete Collins wanted to know what the little lost boy he had found was trying to tell him–and what was behind the terror in his tortured eyes. Attendant Julie Lind wanted to know what was really going on in the place where she worked, and why the behavior of the children there seemed so strange. All of them would do anything to find out the terrifying secret that no one would believe....

Childs Play Intl Ltd, 1994 1993. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (thrift)

First edition, first printing. 96 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 94-96), chronology, and suggested further reading. This is a book in sort of large print, presumably intended for mature younger students.Black hardcover and dust jacket are in Near Fine to Fine condition with the exception of very minimal shelfwear, a few lightly dogeared pages, and a few very small and faint stains. Discard from the Wanipigow School Library, in protective plastic sleeve, with associated stickers, stamps, and card pocket (checked out only once, 30 years ago). From the dust jacket: "You are destined to be the leaders of a glorious new order," Adolf Hitler told the young people of Germany in 1938. This was the calculated appeal that masked the Nazi leader's plan to mold the youth of a nation to his will. His main tool would be the Hitler Youth, an organization that drew in Germany's young people with promises of a bright future and then sought to turn them into obedient servants of the Nazi regime.The Hitler Youth… Read More

Collins, 1980 1956. Paperback. Y Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (thrift)

Reviews/synopses of various books (stageplay publications), including playwright bios. 14 p.; ill. (portraits, book covers). There are some faint impressions in covers with a very slight bend (paperclip?) to top corner, otherwise Fine / As New.

Children's Press, 1978. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

November House, 1972. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

320 p. Includes Appendices, Recommended Reading, and Index. Externally shows some wear, but internally Near Fine. See images for Table of Contents excerpt. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.

Western Publishing Company, Inc, 1972. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

192 p. Worn with spine crease, rubbing, etc., and a stamp from the Calgary Book Exchange to the half-title, with only a few pages dogeared and a few small, light stains throughout. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

94 p.; ill.; 18 cm.
Vintage book in Near Fine condition: very minor shelfwear/aging. Pristine inside, tightly bound and obviously unread.
From the covers:
Fame! Fortune! Adventure! All are yours IF you survive the ... CRASH LANDING!
Choose from over 30 different endings!
You gasp in terror as you hear the pilot announce those terrifying words! You can't believe that your free vacation is about to end in flames! Will you become a newspaper statistic? Or will you use your wits to face the danger...and survive!
On page 6, you learn how to guide a parachute over perilous mountains and deserts!
Deadly piranha fish threaten your survival on page 41!
And if you ever get home, what will you do with all the gold you discover on page 52?
In a TWISTAPLOT Book, you are the star of the story! You face the danger! Your survival depends on the choices you make and the pages you turn. So fasten your seatbelt. Your flight is now departing!