Search Results: Titles starting with H from Lower Beverley Better Books

London: Faber & Faber, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The confession of a great English writer in an autobiographical memoir . . ." (front flap) List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Explanation of This Volume. Prologue: Introduction to the Book of Catherine Wells. 237 pp. plus: Chronology, Index. Black cloth covered boards have as-new, silver gilt text on spine only. Spine ends are slightly rubbed, light foxing on edges. Unclipped DJ has light edge/surface wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 165441.

London: Peerage Books, 1984. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An Alistair MacLean omnibus, "complete and unabridged". 909 pp. 4 novels. Bright red leather covered boards have bright gilt text on spine and front, spine ends are lightly corners are as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has some edge but no tears or chipping, light scuffing front bottom corner only, vertical crease in both flaps. Author's b/w photograph rear panel.. Book weighs 2 1/2lb.+ and will require extra shipping. Library attachments: purple stamp ffep, rfep has bar code sticker and card pocket. Book looks great and feels good to hold. Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory# 122582

Smith Falls, ON: The Upper Canadian, 1999. Later Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 11" X 8 1/2. Acknowledgements by author. Introduction by JGW Hamilton. VII chapters, 90 pp. plus: Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, About the Author. book has small blemish at fore edge pp83-86. FlatSIGNED by author in black ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 231095.

Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International Ltd., 1970. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Slipcase. 10 1/4" X 7 1/2. English adaptation by Richard L. Gage. Adaptor's Preface, Famous Views, Resume of Hiroshige's Life - he died in 1858 of cholera at the age of 61. 96 pp. Many, many gorgeous coloured plates. Book has burlap-like white cloth, with dark brown vertical title box with red Japanese text on front and black and red English text on spine. Spine is darkened with white flakes. Slipcase is stapled top and bottom, scuffed corners. Bookseller's Inventory # 122631

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2013. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2. Kate is a modern businesswoman who knows exactly how to run her well-organized world. But beneath . . . . 275 pp. Very slight shelf wear, small removable ' Autographed by the Author ' sticker top front corner. FlatSIGNED in black ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 185154

Presses Universitaires de France, 1979. 1re Edition: 1re Trimestre . Hardcover. As New/DJ in a Slipcase Fine. 9 3/4 X 7 1/4. Maroon boards carry white text on front and spine. Front has photo U.S.I.S. Les Parties: Premiere- Les Temps Antecambriens' Deuxieme Partie-Les Temps Fossiliferes, Troisieme Partie-Dislocation De La Pangee, Quatrieme Partie-Le Mone Moderne. 364 pp. plus: Essai de prospective, Liste des figures et tableau, Index general. Book has clear acetate dust protector and is also protected by a white stapled slip case. Book is as new. Acetate DJ has slight edge wear. Book weighs 1181 g and will incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 112046.

Bloomington, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 2004. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2. Author brings the story of Esther to life. 350 pp. Book has very slight edge/shelf wear, ow it is as new. Has, ' Also a major motion picture release ! ' designation on front panel. SIGNED by author with black sharpie.

London: Religious Tract Society. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. Tissue protected, coloured frontis: ' I am glad to find you were not drowned, Ben. ' [See p. 138. A book of The " Pioneer" Series. 189 pp., XV Chapters. Book has illustrated spine and front panel with orange and black text. Gilt title box at head of spine. Beautiful as-new title page. Book is tight and square. Digital images available on request. Front pastedown notation: Christs Church S.S. Library Athens [Ontario, that is] No. 164 That is the only vestige of its Library life. Bookseller's Inventory # 185605.

Tel-Aviv: Sinai Publishing, 1963. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 13 1/4" X 9 1/4. Arie Allweil. Essay by Max Brod. Red and black Hebrew text by I. M. Lask. With a revised English translation and copious explanatory notes by Dr. Joseph Loewy and Joseph Guens. 106 pp plus; Arie Allweil, Allweil's Haggadah, Foreword by I. M. Lask. Pages are numbered from back to front. Rear board carries metal 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" decorative plate that is ornately relief detailed to show the Torah with lions on either side over a Hebrew inscribed banner, as well as the symbols of the 12 tribes of Isreal and other writing and raised decorations. This is attached to the rear board by an 8" X 10 1/4" 3 level white plastic rectangle affixed to the book by 6 raised round brads. 6 blue stones are used, 2 in the Torah and 4 in the crown above it. Boards are vertically grained to look like wood, all three edges are dyed orange with white headbands. Book weighs over 3 lb. and… Read More

Victoria, BC: The Victoria Publishing Company Inc., 1999. True First Canadian Edition, 1st Print . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4. Author (throughout). Introduction by Michael O'Hagan Editor. A narrative poem describing the experiences 64 pp. Book has bit of wear at spine ends. Bookseller's Inventory # 155193..

Belleville, MI: Pacfic Press Publications, Assoc., 1991. Second Edition . Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 1/4" X 8 1/4. Foreword by Al Giddings. Foreword for the Second Edition by author dated May, 1991 at Jakarta. Book divisions: Part One - The Historic Documantation, Part Two - Walks and Talks, Part Three - The Wrecks. 269 pp. plus Appendices. 323pp. in toto. Book has edge/shelf wear, vertical creased spine, spine detachment at pp. 320-321. DEDICATION: To Don ______ - Safe diving and enjoy Truk ! Klaus Lindemann October 1998. SIGNED in black sharpie. Book weighs 2 lb.+ and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 205114.

Boston: Little, Brown, & Company., 1898. New Library Edition Vol.s VI, VII . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4. Both volumes are bound in green cloth with gilt text and decorations on spine, top edges gilt, fore edges are rough cut, black ep.s, fon and date '99 ffep. Vol. I: Frontis ' The Sacs and Foxes', Preface dated March 26, 1892 at Boston, Chapters I through XV. 368 pp. Vol II: Frontispiece , Sir William Pepperell, Chapters XVI through XXIV, 256 pp. plus Appendix A through C, Index. 416 pp. plus 4 pp. of Little, Brown ads. Vol.II has worm hole on bottom edge, text not affected. The two books together weigh nearly 3 1/2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 210493.

Haliburton, ON: Ashton-Potter Limited, 1989. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9 1/4" X 10 1/4. Christopher Bishop (SIGNED). Introduction by J. Douglas Hodgson, former Director of Education for Haliburton County and descendant of original settler. Bishop's, " . . . intent with this book is to create a picture guide through the Highlands, . . ." Unpaginated. Black cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only. Unclipped DJ has slight shelf wear. FlatSIGNED by photographer in blue sharpie. Not personalized, and ready for gifting ! Bookseller's Inventory # 171771.

Canmore, AL: Altitude Publishing Canada Limited, 2003. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine+/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. A boat full of explosives heads into the harbour as a large cargo ship steams out to sea." (rear panel) 122 pp. plus: Bibliography, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Photo Credits. Book has tiny brown spot on bottom edge near corner, ow book is as new. A book of the'Amazing Stories' series. FlatSIGNED by author in blue ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 231494.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1975. True First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10 1/2" X 8 1/2. Anthony Adamson (SIGNED), Page Toles (photographs). Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 RCS 79 78 77 76 75. Prelude by Marion MacRae dated July, 1975 at Toronto. Chapter titles: One: Amerindian, Two: Loyalist, Three: Neo-Classic, Four: Regency, Five: Picturesque, Six: Gothic, Seven: Plain, Eight: Greek, Nine: Italianate, Ten: Vernacular. 271 pp. plus: Postlude (24 pp.), Glossary, Acknowledgements, Index. 304 pp. in toto. Brown cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine only, b/w photographs (Toles) and black line drawings. Small crease (1") bottom corner of fly leaf, a tiny white spot on front, bottom edge and a hardly noticeable ding to top front edge. Unclipped ($24.95), card cover, unlaminated DJ has edge wear wtih chipping and a sunned spine. Book is SIGNED by both MacRae (black ink) and Adamson (blue ink). Book… Read More

Toronto: ECW Press, 2001. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Covers. As New/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. Book divisions: 1: 12 poems, including - Leonard Cohen's " Suzanne " by Frank Sinatra, 2: 26 poems - including Secret Confessions of Jacques Cousteau, and Shake Hands with Oprah, 3. Hamburger Valley, California: 18 poems. Riotous ! Acknowledgements. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 103 pp. FlatSIGNED by author with a free hamburger in blue ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 173784.

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2006. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 7 1/2. Book presents both the original story ( pp. 5 - 91) by Karen Levine and the play ( pp. 93- 171 ) by Emil Sher. Book has soft bottom front corner, ow it is as new. FlatSIGNED in black ink by Emil Sher. Also inscribed with a partly Japanese inscription ( " My gratitude for our meeting." ) that is by Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of the Holocaust education center, who solved the mystery of the 'suitcase'. Also SIGNED [in Japanese] by Fumiko Ishoika. Bookseller's Inventory # 173806

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2010. First CDN Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -. Petra Borner. A novel by the New Zealand author of ' Mister Pip ' which was shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize. 313 pp. Book has rubbed base of spine, some fore edge creasing/wear to pp. 5-16. Unclipped DJ has light edge wear at haed of spine. Bookseller's inventory # 184107.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Ballantine Books, 1998. True First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lionel Wendt (DJ Photograph). Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 02 01 00 99 98. " Handwriting is a poetic achievement by a writer at the height of his creative powers." (front flap) The poems were written between 1993 and 1998 in Sri Lanka and Canada. 78 pp. Gray cloth covered boards have gilt text.decorations spine and front. Unclipped ($ 19.99) DJ has tiny bit of edge wear near head of spine, ow it too is as new. Laid in is Press Release from McClelland & Stewart announcing the World Premiere Publication. Book is from the collection of Toronto poet/author and Harbourfront Festival host, Greg Gatenby. The date of acquisition and his signature on ffep. Dedication: " for greg - Oct 1998 ......... This book at Harbourfront, good wishes & thanks Michael Ondaatje" His 'handwriting is difficult to decipher, but I think… Read More

Toronto: McC Lelland & Stewart Inc., 1998. True First CDN Edition 1st Printing. . Hardcover. Fine+/Fine. 8" X 5 1/2. Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 02 01 00 99 98. Poems were written between 1993 and 1998 in Sri Lanka and Canada. 75 pp., 27 poems by this most collectable of author/poets. Book has cloth covered boards with gilt text on spine and monogram on front panel. Tiny 'dimple' at top of spine, ow book is as new. Unclipped ($19.99) DJ has light top edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 155009.