Authors starting with B from Frank Mason

NY,Alfred A.Knopf 1954.A VG hardcover in a poor DJ. The Antarctic industry around S.Georgia where 1200 men hunted the whale each season, the result of 9 months aboard during the 1950/51 season.The author was senior medical officer to one of the largest whaling expeditions.There are 247pp.and 23 photos.Blue binding with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. . ... more information

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New York:,Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965. A VG hardcover in a Good DJ that has some chipping at the edges. Size is 8vo. and there are 452pp. Appears to be first edition with 1965 copyright date and no other date. The author presents a cross section of essays by 49 well-known writers. It is a comprehensive look at how others have viewed different aspects of the American frontier including Henry David Thoreau, , Washington Irving, Emerson Hough, Thomas Hart Benton,, James Fenimore Cooper, Timothy Dwight, Wa... more information

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DelacortePress, NY, 1979. Book Club Edition. A VG hardcover in a Good DJ with some wear at the top edge. Size is 8.5" X 6.5" and there are about 25pp. Story of the lives and friendships of a hummingbird from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Illustrated by Ron Wegan. A clean, tight copy.. ... more information

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Harper & Brothers. Harper & Brothers, New York & London, 1911. A VG hardcover in illustrated cloth. Size is 12mo. and there are 157pp. W.H.D. Koerner (illustrator). First Edition. Very nice green cloth with pictorial in red, black and white. There are 12 full-page plates. . ... more information

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New York,Viking,1996.A VG hardcover in a VG jacket.Size is 8vo. and there are 466pp.First Edition Appears to be 1st ed.No markings-a clean,tight copy.. ... more information

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St, John's, Al Clouston Pub., 1988. A VG hardcover in a VG jacket. No markings inside or out. Size is 8vo. and there are163 pp. Illustrated with photos. Includes passenger list.The story of the Arrow air disaster in Gander, Newfoundland. Could be given as a gift. . ... more information

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C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London, 1950. 4th edition. A Good-VG softcover in brown card illustrated covers. Special Canadian Edition. Size is 7" X 5" and there are 224pp. A clean, tight copy. Illustrated throughout. . ... more information

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Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, PA, 1997. A Like New hardcover in glossy, pictorial boards in a Like New matching Dj. Size is 11" X 8.5" and there are 32pp. Loaded with beautiful color illustrations by Tim Ellis. A nice gift. . ... more information

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1962. Batsford, 1st edition. A VG hardcover in a VG jacket with a bit of wear at the spine. Size is 8vo. and there are 154pp. There are 28 B & W photos. . ... more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, 1980. A VG hardcover in a VG jacket with a bit of corner wear. Size is 8vo. and there are 271pp. Second Printing. From the inside of the DJ: " Between 1870 and the Depression of the 1930's more than 80,000 children from the Brirish Isles journeyed to Canada in an extradionary but almost forgotten odyssey. " There are 16pp. of glossy B & W photos. The story of their loneliness, their hardship and their heroism. A clean, tight copy. . ... more information

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A Random House Play Random house 1956 FourthPrinting This grey cloth hardback with photogrph of actors on cover are in very good+condition.The dj has one small stain where there was a price sticker.Previous owners name on first blank page.A clean,tight book.One for the collector to be proud of. Photographs by Cecil Beaton. The Chalk Garden was first presented by Irene Mayer Selznick at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, October 26, 1955. Three acts 166 pages illustrated . . ... more information

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Tawhl Tayes Press, Canada, 1998. First Edition Stated. A New hardcover. Oblong size is 9" X 11" and there are 72pp. An Antimated Tayle in verse form. Written for children 5-9 years. . ... more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. A VG hardcover in maroon cloth with title and author inset into front cover and in faded gilt on the spine. No Jacket. Size is 8vo and there are 396pp. followed by 16pp. of colored maps. Many photos, illustrations, and maps including one fold-out color map. There are also some note that are laid-in that were used by the previous owner who was a Minister. This is an exceptional copy with previous owners name and address inside, otherwise, a clean, tight copy.. ... more information

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New York City, NY: Gallery Books,1990.A VG glossy pictorial hardcover. First Edition.Illustrated by Alan Baker.ISBN: 0831778288. Size is 9.5" X 8" and there are 46pp. An overview of the rhino's struggle in Africa against poachers and the fight to save them. Part of the Save Our Species series. . ... more information

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New York City, NY: Gallery Books,1991.A VG glossy pictorial hardcover. First Edition.Illustrated by John Green.ISBN: 083177830x Size is 9.5" X 8" and there are 46pp. An overview of the elephants struggle in Africa and the fight to save them. Part of the Save Our Species series. . ... more information

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The Folio Society, London, 1999. A VG Hardcover in a VG slip case. Illustrated with sections of B & W photos. A collector's copy. Size is 8vo. and there are 269pp. Frontispiece has the author in disguise as a Russian Officer. Bailey tells of the perilous game of cat and mouse- lasting 16 months- which he played with the Bolshevik secret police- the dreaded Cheka. . ... more information

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Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1978. Illustrated by Duncan MacPherson . Selected letters written by Clem Watkins Jr. Set in the idyllic village of Lilac(Jewel of the Wheat Belt), Sakatchewan in the 1970's. A humourous look at the Canadian nation as it was at the time.Very Good in a vg JACKET WITH MINOR EDGEWEAR. First edition.CLEAN AND TIGHT.. ... more information

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Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press,1950 Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good conidtion with 219 pages.A tiny bit of writing on a couple of pages not affecting the text.. . ... more information

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Frederickton, N.B. St Annes Point Press. Canadiana Reprint series no 1.,1978. A Like New hardcover. Size is 12mo. and there are 358pp. A facscimile of the original pub in 1890. Number 424 of a limited edition of 500. Personal reminiscences of life in New Brunswick, starting in the early 1800's. The author accepted a military commission, so these memoirs include first hand knowledge of The Fenian raids and the North West Rebellion. In original maroon cloth binding, lettering in gilt. Not a blemish on this fi... more information

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Including Mother Goose Selections NY: Parent's Magazine Press,1974.A VG hardcover without DJ as published.Size is 11" X 9". A near immaculate copy.Mostly one-color illustrations throughout.There are 259pp. plus an index of titles. Contents Include:Rumpelsiltskin, Tinder Box, Jack and the Beanstalk, Wonderful Tar Baby story, Emporor's New Clothes, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Ugl;y Duckling and and many more.A nice one for the collector. . ... more information

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