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

Toronto: McArthur & Company, 1998. Stated First Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8 1/2" X 5 . Aislin (SIGNED). Biographical poems of 27 of well known Canadians, past and present. 137 pp. plus Author's Note. A great gift for someone from away, who might not know what thet are in for ! FlatSIGNED by author (light blue ink) and illustrator (dark blue ink). Very uncommon in this state. Bookseller's Inventory # 172892.

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1991. True 1st CDN Edition, 1st Printing. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 11 3/4" X 9 3/4. Various. Number line: 91 92 93 94 95 6 5 4 3 2 1. Author was President and General Manager of the O'Keefe Centre from 1960 to 1975. Book is illustrated with almost 300 b/w photographs of entertainers who have performed there. Also detailed is the design, and building of the centre. Introduction by Herbert Whittaker, Drama critic emeritus, Globe and Mail. Book divisions: Part I - The Theatre, Part II - Performances. 278 pp. plus: Appendix A - Officers, Directors, and Boards of Management, Appendix B - Consultants for Construction, Appendix C - The O'Keefe Bears, Appendix D - Musicals, Appendix E - Revues, International Artists and Jazz, Appendix F - Plays, Appendix G - Operas, Appendix H - Ballets, Appendix I - Canadian Opera Company Productions, Appendix J - COC Major Corporate Sponsors and Patrons, Appendix K - COC… Read More

London, UK: Micheal Joseph LTD., 1941. Stated First Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book was published in September 1941. This third impression was published in September 1941 as well. Book was well received. Preface, Explanation and Dedication from Auburn House by Margery Carter(nee Allingham) Book has red cloth covered boards with silver gilt text/decorations on spine and front panel. Spine ends are slightly worn, some differential sunning front and back. Book is clean, tight and square. A war time autiobiography. Bookseller's Inventory # 230436.

Toronto: Summerhill Press/Woodland Press, 1987. No Edition Stated, Presumed First . Blue Cloth. As New/Near Fine. 9" X 8 1/4. Jim Ford (SIGNED). Poems and Photographs. Dedication with proviso, " not for the emotionally impoverished " by Ruth Peppler. Preface by Jim Ford, Photographer/Publisher. Foreword by Hagood Hardy, October, 1986. Book is organized by the seasons from Spring to Winter. 97 pp. plus: Photographer's Notes, Editor's Notes (Gunter Ott), About the Poet/Photographer. 102 pp in toto. Unclipped DJ has slight edge/shelf wear. Biographical (Peppler) newspaper clipping laid in. Also letter from Jim Ford & Associates Inc. announcing the release of the the book. Inscriptions: " Best Wishes / Share my laughter and tears / Ruth C Peppler, Light and Love / Jim Ford. SIGNED by both author and illustrator/publisher ! NOT a dedication copy - great for gifting. Bookseller's Inventory # 180371

Vancouver, BC: Univ of British Columbia Press, 1994. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author traces the growth of Canadian interest in the plight of POWs. 251 pp. plus: Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated. Introduction by author. Four lines yellow hilighted p. 77. Bookseller's Inventory # 221356.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1979. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction. Book is divided into 2 sections: The Obstacles and How They Ran. 327 pp. plus: List of Illustrations (326), List of Colour Plates (32), Acknowledgments, Notes, Index. 373 pp. in toto. Brown cloth covered boards have black title box and text on spine only. Spine ends are rubbed, vertical crease on spine starting. Book is tight and square, text block is as new. Book carries the impressed stamp (ffep) of Catherine Jean Nash, Professor of Human Geography at Brock University. Unclipped ($25.00) DJ has top and bottom edge wear. Book weighs nearly 3 lb. and may require extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 154413.

St. Andrews, NB: Black Swan Publishing Inc., 2002. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. The story of a convicted murderer as related by his jailer. 65 pp. Book has gift inscription on title page, a 1" surface scratch on front panel and light shelf wear. SIGNED and dated by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 155139.

Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd., 1999. True First CDN Edition, 1st Printing. . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Samuel Bak (cover). Number line: 99 00 01 02 03 5 4 3 2 1. Book is, " . . . both brilliant travel narrative and intellectual adventure story." (rear panel) 261 pp. plus Notes. Book has start of 2 1/2" crease at bottom front corner. FlatSIGNED by author in blue in under his name. Bookseller's Inventory # 185153.

New York: New American Library, 1967. Stated First Printing . Card Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7" X 4 . Paul Bacon. July, 1967. Book carries three stories: Octopussy The Living Daylights(1962), and The Property of a Lady(1963). A Signet Book. 126 pp. plus Other Exciting Signet Spy Thrillers. Book has red edges on all 3 sides, spine is only very slightly creased. Signet # P3200. Bookseller's Inventory # 102458.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A biography of James Mason. 177 pp. plus: Appendix - Stage, Film, Radio and Television, Index. Black cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only, 16 pp. of B/W photographs. Spine ends are very slightly rubbed, ow book is as new and stiff to open. Unclipped (price in UK only £ 12.95 net) DJhas light edge wear with e few small chips and smudging of text at bottom of front flap. Bookseller's Inventory # 154868.

Baltimore, Maryland: Publish America, 2004. Stated First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . An historical novel. 255 pp. DEDICATION; To Susan May all your dreams come true. Shirley A.Roe 4/2/08. SIGNED and dated by author. Book has 5/8 " band of green waxy colouring on bottom edge at corner. Bookseller's Inventory # 154385

London, England: Collins, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8 1/4" X 5 1/4. Edited with a preface by Walter Hooper at Oxford. " The theme of this book is the excellence of story - and particularly those kind of stories specially dear to Lewis - fairy tales and science fiction. In the essays printed here, the author discusses certain literary qualities . . . " (Walter Hooper) 192 pp. Brown cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only. Heel of spine is lightly rubbed, small ding on top edge. Unclipped (£ 7.95 net) DJ has blank rear panel. Light edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 160202.

Montreal, Que.: DC Books, 2010. No Edition Stated . Soft cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. Marie LaFranc (cover). Author's debut novel is set in Barbados as Edward Hamblin from Toronto arrives to claim Hamblin Hall. 330 pp. plus About the Author. Book has slight spine end wear, corners are showing bit of wear with a 1 1/4" crease at bottom front. DEDICATION: ____ & ____ After all these years, it's quite unbelievable, isn't it. Hope you enjoy it. Tom SIGNED by author. Rare in this state. Bookseller's Inventory # 154909

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1992. True First American, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Number line: 92 93 94 95 96 CC/HC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. First Printing. Henderson's own story and how he became base-stealer-extraordinaire. 195 pp. plus Index. Illustrated with b/w photos. Henderson holds the all time record for stolen bases. Black cloth spine carries as-new gilt text. Tail of spine is very lightly rubbed. 195 pp. plus Index. Unclipped DJ has slight bit of edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 071155.

0ttawa: Edmond Cloutier Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, Department of National Defence, 1956. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10" X 6 3/4. Canadian War Artists and Photographers, Maps By Capt. C.C.J. Bond. Frontis: " Bringing out the Wounded " Major W.A. Ogilvie, MBE. Preface by Editor. Thirty-two Ch., 536 pp. plus: Appendices ' A ' through ' F ', Abbreviations, Charts (8), Illustrations (Paintings, B/W Photographs, Maps in Colour, Maps in Black and White), Index - Part I General, Index - Part II Formations and Units. 568 pp. in toto. Book has brown cloth covered boards with as-new gilt text on spine and Canada coat-of-arms on front panel. Map ep's: North-West Europe 1939 -1945 (front), The Central Mediterranean 1943 - 1945 (rear). Includes 9 pristine fold out maps. Book has 3 3/4" vertical scratch on front panel, 2 parallel scratches across top edge. Unclipped ($ 5.00) DJ has edge/shelf wear. Book… Read More

Montreal: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Audio Book (CD). As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the first book written about CSIS and details how the security assignment came to be transferred from the RCMP and given to the new civilian agency, CSIS. It outlines the initial growing pains of the fledgling organization to where it was at the time of publishing. It "is a sometimes funny, sometimes frightening journey into a very dark area - the shadowy realm of Canada's secret police." 288 pp. plus: Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Unclipped DJ has tiny amount of edge wear, ow it too is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 071179.

New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 9' X 6. Foreword, ' The Work of a Patriot ' by John Berger. Introduction by Michael Moore dated August, 2004 at New York City. Part I Fahrenheit 9/11 The Screenplay. Part II Fahrenheit 9/11 The Backup and the Evidence. Part III What the Public Thought of Fahrenheit 9/11. Part IV Essays and Critiques of Fahrenheit 9/11. Part V Beyond Fahrenheit 9/11 - More Writings on the Issues from the Film. Part VI Cartoons and Photographs. 362 pp. plus: Permissions, Acknowledgments. Bookseller's Inventory # 143964.

Scarborough, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990. True 1st Cdn Ed. , 1st Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0. The first book written about the Canadian Intelligence Service. (front flap) Preface by author dated June 1990 at Ottawa. 288 pp. plus: Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Black cloth covered boards carry silver gilt text on spine only. ffep has been removed, ow, book is as new. Unclipped DJ has light top edge wear. INSCRIPTION: To John ______ / who knows where the real [ double underscore] spies are on the hill / Michael Cleroux [underscore] SIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 201718

Manotick, ON: Friesen Press, 2015. First Edition Stated . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Memoir by a living hockey mom shares her experiences, well understood by parents of athletically inclined progeny everywhere. 189 pp. plus Acknowledgements. Book shows some moisture rippling on top edge towards the back of the book. SIGNED by Astra. Bookseller's Inventory # 172495.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1987. True 1st USA Edition,1st Printing Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 7 1/4" X 5 1/4 . Etienne Delessert. Number line: 87 88 89 90 10 9 8 7 6+ 5 4 3 2 1. What do you do when a panther calls you? ' Zoo ' is a new collection of some of Nash's best-loved verses about animals. Each verse is illustrated by a b/w Delessert drawings masterfully done. 79 pp. Book has very light rubbing at head of spine. Unclipped DJ has corresponding edge wear at head of spine. Bookseller's Inventory # 071459.