Authors starting with C from Ghost River Books

N.Y.: Books Inc, 1939 Soft Cover. 8 x 5 3/8. 252 pp. A vintage softcover. "The little marionette, so willing, but so erring, is a classic example of the average child." Gift inscription to former owner dated 1948. Softcove r has 80 cents written faintly on the brown part of the illustration. There are some chew marks to the top edge of front and some creasing but it seems in pretty good shape for such an aged edition. T he book is secure, the text is clean with no marks and no corner folds. Overal... more information

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Toronto: The Musson Book Co. 1943 Hard Cover. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4. This delightful little book has been well read and loved. The Green cloth on board cover is missing the glued pictorial. It has slight corner bumps and shelf wear but is qui te clean for a children's book of this age.The illustrated (elephant, monkey, and lion families) endpapers are quite nice except some child has discovered the scissors and has cut the bottom corner of the front free endpaper. This same wee imp has cut the corner off the ne... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1948 119 pp. Through b/w photos, reader friendly text and a few bits of poetry and song, San Franscisco of the 40s comes alive. One colour photo. Ends with an analysis of the photographic techniques used. Leaf green cloth on boards cover has slight bumps to corners and rubbing to edges and top and bottom of spine. A bit of slight staining to back cover. Endpapers are clean, no former owner's name. Title page has wee spots of pink staining. Otherwise text is clean and unmark... more information

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Winnipeg: Gateway Publishing , 1984 137 pp. Sponsored by a local service organization. A Primer for families and communities that choose to win in the war against chemicals. Soft cover has minimal wear, bright and clean, no creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Spiral Bound Card Cover. Good. ... more information

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Don Mills, Ontario: Musson Book Com., Ltd, 1980, 1980 HC and DJ. First. 9 x 6. ISBN:0-7737-0043-9. 207 pp. Subtitled: The adventures of a foreign correspondent. With photographs by the author. Jack Cahill was a journalist in the Far East during the times of the US wihdrawal from Vietnam and the fall of Saigon and the Khmer Rouge conquest of Cambodia. Candid accounts of the land and people he was covering and the life of a correspondent. ".commitment to getting the news home, the risks they run and the ... more information

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U.S.A.: Chandler-Smith Pub House, 1984 48 pp includes bibliography. Chandler-Smith Publishing House Collectible Classics Number 2. Includes: Maine's Haunted Inn, America's First ghost, Salem's Haunted Houses, New Hampshire's Good Ghosts, Ghosts at Sea, Whitman's haunted Bed, Wareham's Musical Ghost, Where to Go Ghost hunting, The Wild Green Mountain Boys, The Screeching Lady of Marblehead. Soft cover has minimal edge rubbing, wee rubs to corners, no creases, a bit of dust soiling but... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: N A L, 1989 342 pp. Read stories from Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Elizabeth Bowen, Jessamyn WEst, Jean Stafford, Maeve Brennan, Carson McCullers, Nadine Gordmer, Elizabeth Jolley, Alice Munro, Lee Smith, Joyce Carol Oates, Merrill Joan Gerber, Alice Walker, Joy Williams,. Mary Morris, Candace Flynt, Ann Beattie, Mary Robison, Ivy Goodman. "Best Friends, Enemies, Mentors, Rivals - the unique relationship of sisters" Cover has very min edgewear, some spine creasing... more information

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Salt Lake City, Utah: Howe Brothers, 1985 340 pp includes index. B/W photos and illustrations. The Founding Years, 1913-33. Horace Albright and Stephen Mather fought for the creation of the National Park Service as its known today in America. The story of their trials and tribulations, dedication, perserverance and commitment. Softcover has small creases to bottom front and top back corners, no spine creasing. a bit of edge rubbing. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. G... more information

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Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Lion's Den Publishing Company, 1993 73 pp. Ideal for groups, family get togethers or reunions of andy kind. Suitable for ten to three hundred people. Soft cover is bright and clean, minimal wear. Former owner's name inside front cover. Text is clean and unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good. ... more information

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London: Granada Publishing Co. 1970, 1970 Soft Cover. Second. 7 x 4 1/8. 792 pp. Translation by David Cairns. Berlioz was one of the greatest of the Romantic composers. He began compiling his memoirs in 1848, the whole work completed in 1865, four years before his death. Earlier editions were heavily abridged. David Cairns' new translation presents the complete work. A fascinating account of the composer's innermost thoughts about his mus ic, his love-affairs, his travels, etc. Rarely has the soul o... more information

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N.Y.: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948 254 pp. Author of God's Little Acre. This Very Earth is his tenth novel. The lives of Southerner Chism Crockett, his 3 grown daughters, his boy, and his disapproving father. Dustjacket has tears and chips to edges, top of spine is mended with scotch tape. Much improved by new plastic cover. Not price clipped: original price of $3.00. Dusty Rose cloth on boards binding has a bit of fraying to corners and top and bottom of spine but is clean. Eaton's Lending Library... more information

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Toronto: The Educational Book Company, 1926 302 pp includes index. Likely from a class set. Tan-green cloth on boards cover has some faint staining rubs to corners and head and foot of spine. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. School board stamps on endpapers. Text has a school board stamp on one page. Edges of pages' have some pen marking and a spot of stain. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Fair-good. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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Garden City, N. Y.: The Sun Dial Press, 1946 797 pp. A ruthless munitions combine's lust for power. Dust jacket has wear to edges, small tears, chips to head and foot of spine, not clipped. Some moisture discolouration along bottom edge. Looks good in new plastic cover. Red coated cloth on boards binding is bright, wee bumps to corners. HC and DJ. Good/Fair. 8 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1984, 1984 Soft Cover. 7 x 4 1/4. ISBN:0-671-50339-1. 176 pp. + index. How to analyze body language to detect and send messages of friendliness and flirtation, keep the upper hand in arguments and negotiation, t ell whether the person you're talking to is lying, recognize and overcome boredom and defensiveness, succeed in many other delicate situations. Softcover has very min signs of wear. One tiny dent on t op edge but otherwise like new. No former owner's name.... more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975 213 pp. Callaghan 17th published work. The story of an elderly writer that is perhaps autobiographical in tone. Dustjacker has a wee tear along front top spine-very little other wear. Wonderful green cloth paper on boards binding has a bump to bottom corner but is beautifully bright with bright gold gilt lettering. Former owner's name on ffep. Text is clean, tight and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Very Good/Very Good. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. ... more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1970 159 pp. The powerful and moving story of an ex-criminals struggle for regeneration. Regarded as one of Callaghan's greatest novels. Book is in nice condition, no creases , a wee bit of scuffing at back along edge of spine. No former owner's name. Text is very clean and tight.. Mass Market Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973 171 pp. These two novels, An Autmn Penitent and In His Own Country, beautifully evoke the simplicity of a bygone era in small Ontario Towns. Softcover has some edge rubbing, bumps to corenrs, faint crease to spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ... more information

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Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Pr, 2002 165 pp includes bibliography. B/W and colour photos.Callan guides us along lesser known waterways in the lake and river rich province of Ontario. Detailed trip descriptions, maps of all access points, accurate portage lengths, tips, advice, history, folklore and anecdotes. Soft cover has a bit of edge rubbing, no creases, no tears, bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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Central Point, Oregon: Hellgate Press, 1999 136 pp includes, index, bibliography and notes. Dust jacket is clean and unmarked. Navy blue paper on boards binding is clean and unmarked. No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight. A lovely copy of this valuable book for military leaders and students of military history.. HC and DJ. Very Good/V. Good. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. ... more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 2002 310 pp. Jim St. James was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984 and is Canada's longest-surviving AIDS patient. "Jim's story will inform and enlighten everyone who seeks a better understanding." Softcover has some minimal edgewear. No corner creases, a crease to spine. A faint moisture stain to bottom inside front cover. Not noticeable from outside. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Text is clean secure and unmarked.. Stated first ed... more information

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