Search Results: Titles starting with J from Augustine Funnell Books

London: Rupert Hart-Davies, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 226 pages (including select bibliography, index), frontispiece..

Fredericton: Acadiensis Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. A collection of original essays "fascinating not only for labor and maritime history, but for understanding the eighteenth century and the ongoing radical traditions carried by seafarers." Afterword by Gregory S. Kealey. 275 pages (including list of contributors). An unread copy. Size: Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall.

Fredericton: Acadiensis Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of original essays "fascinating not only for labor and maritime history, but for understanding the eighteenth century and the ongoing radical traditions carried by seafarers." Afterword by Gregory S. Kealey. 275 pages (including list of contributors). An unread copy..

Santa Cruz: Reference and Research Services, 1987. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Intended "to provide access to the essays and books of Jacques Lacan that have been translated into the English language," with critical literature about his work also presented. Divided into four sections, the first contains Lacan's books in English, with a list of reviews and essays specific to the work; the second section contains a list of essays reprinted in English, with sources; the third section lists English books about Lacan and his material; and the fourth section contains "a selection of the general critical literature in English about Lacan's work." Typescript, 53 pages. A 1/8" tear to top edge of back cover, staple holes to top left corner of back cover, light general wear. Scarce..

London: Oxford University Press / OUP, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bemoaning the fact that Hogg's drivel outweighs his good material, the editor presents what he calls "a reliable text of Hogg 's best poems," in the hope that it "will make possible a revaluation of his stature as a poet." Navy cloth, 183 pages (including select bibliography, commentary, glossary), frontispiece. Light edgewear, lightly tanned edges, splash-soil to top fore-edge, slight bleed of same to end papers. Much-rubbed dust jacket w/some edgewear, corner/spine end wear, impressions, thin scratches, sticker shadow to front flap..

Milton: Comet Enterprises, 2000. Book. Illus. by Audrey Matheson. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of "a little cat living in the stable on the first Christmas Eve who, through love and courage, breaks down walls." 57 pages. Comes with a laminated Jericho bookmark laid in. Light corner wear, a few scratches to back cover. Internally tight and clean..

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2008. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The result of a 10-year investigation into the mysterious arrival of a legless and nearly dead man who washed ashore on a Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, beach in 1863. 178 pages (including sources), illustrated..

No Place: Privately published, 1995. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Authors. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "This is the story of Joe Palmer, one of New Brunswick's most remarkable entrepreneurs. He began as a Carleton County farm boy in the nineteen thirties and went on to play a pivotal role in creating one of Canada's largest trucking companies. Along the way he also immersed himself in politics and community affairs." Foreword by Frank McKenna, erstwhile premier of New Brunswick. This copy signed by Palmer, Shaw and Doyle, at bottom of title page. 230 pages, illustrated. A hint of edgewear, 1" strip cut from top of title page (presumably containing previous owner's name). Internally tight and clean..

No Place: Privately published, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "This is the story of Joe Palmer, one of New Brunswick's most remarkable entrepreneurs. He began as a Carleton County farm boy in the nineteen thirties and went on to play a pivotal role in creating one of Canada's largest trucking companies. Along the way he also immersed himself in politics and community affairs." Foreword by Frank McKenna, erstwhile premier of New Brunswick. Inscription reads, "To: Patti/Best Wishes/Steve Palmer." Tipped onto title page is a slip of paper that reads, "Joe Palmer/April 15, 1929 - December 7. 1995/This book is one of only a few hard covers/that were made, as a final request by Joe, to/be sent to you. I trust that you will cherish it." Navy covers w/gilt lettering to front, 230 pages, illustrated. Internally tight and clean..

Glasgow: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd., 1950. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The biographer died after completing a first draft on the life of Anderson, leaving notes to form a history of the Royal Technical College. To James M. Macaulay fell the task of completing the story. Red cloth, 162 pages, including appendix, illustrated. Moderate edgewear, bumped corners, moderate handling soil, tanned/dusty edges, offsetting to end papers. .

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stein "offers a fresh interpretation of Donne's lyric poems." Green cloth, 244 pages (including postscript, appendices, index). Slight discolouration to top edge, lightly tanned edges, faint soil mark to top edge near headband, in rubbed dust jacket w/impressions, moderate edgewear, short tears..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Delacourt, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. The inside story "of Paul Martin's long campaign to become prime minister," a position he coveted "since before he first followed his father into politics in 1988." Inscription reads: "To Marc./Who knows more/than what's in these/pages./Susan." Black cloth w/silver foil spine lettering, 354 pages (including acknowledgements, index), illustrated. A nice copy w/light general wear..

Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, 1934. Book. Good. Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A title from the publisher's series of humourous children's books based on popular radio programs. Other Sherman-authored titles in the series include 'Eddie Cantor in Laughland,' and 'Fire Chief Ed Wynn and His Old Fire Horse.' Frontispiece photograph of Jack Pearl. Some spine roll, quite slight spine sunning, scraping to right spine edge, tanned pages, dusty edges..

New York: Galahad Books Book. Very Good to Fine. Hardcover. 1st Galahad Books edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A title from the Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars series, first published as a paperback original in 1973 by Pyramid Communications. In a lavishly illustrated tome, the author "covers Cagney's long career and evaluates the over sixty films that left their indelible mark on the history of motion pictures." Preface by Ted Sennett. Green boards, 156 pages (including bibliograpy, the films of James Cagney, index), illustrated. Mild general wear, in rubbed dust jacket w/moderate edgewear, light chipping to corners/spine ends..

Wayland Publishers, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A title from the Wayland Kings and Queens series, this one an overview of the monarch who became King of Scotland at the ripe old age of thirteen months, and who subsequently became King of England at the age of thirty-six, only to degenerate into a petulant old drunkard. Square octavo, black cloth, 96 pages (including table of dates/principal characters/further reading/index/picture credits), illustrated. Dust jacket w/light rubbing, mild impressions, some flaking to top folds..

Fredericton: Galerie d'art Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 2014. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Moncton, New Brunswick, photographer and filmmaker documents his mother's battle with cancer, displaying the vibrancy of her life before her diagnosis and her courage afterward, as well as the grief felt by those family members mourning her death. Sometimes an uncomfortable experience for the reader/viewer, but all the more powerful for that. Published to commemorate an exhibition held at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick, from April 26 through June 11, 2012. Foreword by Graff, with an essay by Kunard. 209 pages (including "The Participating Witness, A Conversation With Jaret Belliveau," by Matthew Ryan Smith, and a biographical profile of Belliveau). An internally tight and clean copy w/a wee bit of corner wear..

New York: Viking, 1974. Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Oblong duodecimo. The last title from a children's author who won a Caldecott Medal for illustration ('Nine Days to Christmas', 1960). Tells the story of a small boy who "goes through his day hearing the sounds of nature and learning to communicate with the creatures around him." Unpaginated. Lightly bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, moderate handling wear, in lightly soiled dust jacket w/moderate wear to corners/spine ends, a 1/4" tear to top edge of front panel, two 3/4" tears to top edge of rear panel, price neatly blacked out on front flap, light general wear..

Lodz: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego (University of Lodz), 2000. Book. About Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of articles that "came into being as a result of a four-year scholarly link (1995/1996--1998/1999) between the Department of English and Related Literature, University of York, and the Department of English Literature and Culture as well as -- in the last two years -- the Department of Studies in English Drama and Poetry, University of Lodz." Contributors include Jacques Berthoud, Richard Drain, Maria Edelson, Dorota Filipczak, editors Jarniewicz and Sumera, Ewa Kozubska, Mary Luckhurst, A. David Moody, and Andrzej Wicher. 196 pages, illustrated. Rubbing, some edgewear, impressions, scratches. Internally tight and clean..

London: Nexus 33778, 2003. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. Some kink, some bi-curious stuff, a peeping Tom enjoying a lesbian quickie, and some good clean caning. 255 pages + nine pages of advertisements for other Nexus titles. Moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean..

Grosset & Dunlap / G&D Book. Good. Hardcover. Small octavo. Originally published in hardcover, in 1947, by Duell, Sloane and Pearce, under the title, 'My Life Story.' The autobiography of one of boxing's most famous names, from his youth on an Alabama farm, to world champion. Salmon-coloured tweed, 197 pages, four black-and-white illustrations. Bumped and worn corners/spine ends, tanned edges, small bookseller's sticker to bottom of front pastedown, the notation "Xmas 1956" to top left corner of front end paper, some minor scrapes to fore-edge, some light foxing to top edges of a few pages. Dust jacket w/edgewear, several short tears along edges, jagged 1" tear to top of rear panel, chipping/tears to spine ends/corners, moderate sunning to spine, impressions/scratches, foxing to reverse..