Authors starting with M from Ghost River Books

Praha: Mlada Fronta, 1959 232 pp. Dust jacket has some edge wear a couple of short tears, some scuffing. Red cloth on boards binding with black illustration is bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked,. HC and DJ. Good/Fair - Good. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4. ... more information

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LES DEUX SOURIS, 2003 C'est aujourd'hui la rentree des classes. Sam prefere jouer dans les arbres que d'aller a l'ecole. Illustrated paper on boards binding is bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight.. Hard Cover. V. Good. 10 3/4 x 8 3/4. ... more information

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London: Methuen, 1976, 1976 Paperback. First Paperback Ed. 4 7/16 x 7. ISBN:0-416-55410-5. 110 pp. When Ben and Cherry and their Liverpool gang decide to form a pop group they have difficulty finding a place to practice. An unex pected friend comes to their aid. This is one of the Wood Street Series. 10 chapters. Cover and spine in v. good cond. Entire book is tight and clean. Overall cond: v. good.. ... more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1973 Hard Cover. 6 1/4 x 5 1/2. Nibbler, the bunny, is afraid to leave his mother's nest. His mother takes him out to see the other animals in his neighborhood and he learns that he is ready to face the wo rld. Cover has a wee bit of wear to corners and bumps at top and bottom of spine but is in nice clean, unscuffed condition. Endpapers are clean - no former owner's name. Text is very clean. Overall co nd: v. good.. ... more information

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N.Y.: Signet, 1966 How to read three to ten times faster. Original title Dynamic Speed Reading. Basic steps and drills with illustrations, charts and tests. Text has a bit of edge rubbing, a bit of dust soiling but in good shape. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Seventh Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ... more information

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London: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1986, 1986 Hard Cover. Third. 10 x 7. ISBN:0-20795839-4. 86 pp. First pub in Australia, 1981. First pub in the UK in 1981. Reprinted 1986. The Young Tennis Player presents a simple, effective way to learn and en joy the sport of tennis. Questions asked by young people from around the world inspired the authors to write the book, which explains a simple method of learning sound fundamentals of the game. John N ewcombe is a 3-time winner of Wimbledon and Clarenc Mabry i... more information

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Boston,: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1976, 1976 Hard Cover. 11 1/4 x 9 1/2. ISBN:0-395-24739-X. 112 including glossary. A remarkable book in picture book format but written for older children, explaining and describing through text and extremely de tailed drawings what lies beneath the buildings and streets of a modern city: subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, coloums, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large city. David Macaulay's work has won many awar... more information

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Turnstone Pr, 1992 275 pp. Fory year old Michael Saunders abandons his upscale lifestyle and shady consulting business for the wilds of northern Ontario when he inherits a run down tourist lodge. Entire book is clean, no creases, no markings. Text is tight. Very gently read.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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Toronto: W. J. Gage, 1936 This textbook from Canadian school of the 30s is in lovely condition, Clean, bright, wee bumps and frays to corners. Former owner's name on inside cover date 1936. Publisher's note on front free endpaper. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this vintage text.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett, 1971 160 pp. Seven short stories by one of America's foremost storytellers. Soft cover has some rubbing to edges, no corner creases, one crease to spine, one short tear along top back edge. No former owner's name. Text is very nice, clean and tight.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ... more information

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Bobbs-Merrill, 1978 228 pp. A novel of suspense, featuring character David Stuart. Dust jacket has some scuffing, a few short tears along top edge, clean. Not price clipped. Royal blue paper on boards binding is lovely bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is tight, unmarked, very nice.. HC and DJ. V. Good/Good. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. ... more information

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N.Y.: Atheneum, 1981 272 pp. Traces its story from the brutal clearances in Scotland to the brutal climax in New England. Dust jacket is quite clean, minimal edge rubbing, not price clipped. Green paper on boards binding with rust coloured cloth spine is in lovley condition. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Text is clean and unmarked. Yellow to top of pages is bright and clean.. Second Printing. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. ... more information

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Saskatoon, Sask.: Modern Press, 1966 HC and DJ. First Edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. 269 pp. In this book MacEwan reveals his deep love of the land and his concern for its dwindling resources and fertility. A prolific writer; most of his books reflect his knowledge of Western Canadian history. This book makes an important contribution to Conservation in Canada. Each of the 43 chapters is an essay on topics such as the importance of planting trees, the multiple use of forest lands, whooping cranes, water conservati... more information

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Edmonton, Alberta: The Institute of Applied Art, Ltd, 1958 Hard Cover. Second Printing. 9 x 6. 227 pp. A Biography of Bob Edwards,publisher and one-man staff of the Calgary Eye Opener. A very controversial Western Canadian. Grant MacEwan was a prolific Wester n Canadian writer. Dj has a 3 " tear to jacket front and a crease to jacket corner front bottom., a chip to spine bottom and a couple of short tears to back bottom, rubbing and wear to edges. DJ flap is starting to come away from jacket. Held toge... more information

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Books, 1986. 243 pp includes index. Safeguarding Cnaada's resources - our responsibility to the future. Cover has very minimal wear, no creases, no tears, bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. A nice copy.. Updated Edition. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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N.Y.: McFadden Publications, 1928, 1928 Hard Cover. Presumed First. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2. 235 pp. Everything anyone needed to know about the nervous system in 1925 (copyright). Looks at Anatomy and physiology of the nerve system, general casues of nerve disorders, neurasthesnia, hysteria, Chorea or St. Vitus's Dance, Neuroses, Torticollis, Neuralgia, Neuritis, Sciatica, Headache, Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Locomotor Ataxia, Infantile Paralysis, Multi ple Sclerosis, care and treatment of the Nervous system. Interestin... more information

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N.Y.: Macfadden Publications, 1969 150 pp. Suffering from Migraines, Inability to gain weight, Weak nerves, flat feet..? A 1926 look at these conditions and their treatment. An entertaining read. Maroon paper on boards cover has rubbing to edges, quite clean. Former owner's name inside front cover. Hiinging evident at frontis but text is secure, unmarked.. Hard Cover. Poor-Fair. 8 1/4 x 5. ... more information

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N.Y., London, Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1953 127 pp. ".intrepid Miss Pickerell now becomes involved with deep-sea diving, atomic-powered submarines, underwater television and sonar equipment." DJ has laminated cover and spine label. School stamp and discard stamps on endpapers. Pocket on back free endpaper. A good copy for reading.. Fifteenth Printing. HC and DJ. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Paul Galdone. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4. Ex-Library. ... more information

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N.Y., London, Toronto, Sydney: McGraw Hill, 1953 123 pp. Miss Pickerell searches for uranium. Reader will learn lots of interesting facts about atomic science and the mysteries of the Geiger Counter. DJ has laminated cover and spine label. School stamp and discard stamps on endpapers. Pocket of back free endpaper. Some hinging evident at title page but book is secure. A good copy for reading.. HC and DJ. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Paul Galdone. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4. Ex-Library. ... more information

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N.Y., London, Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1954 126 pp. Fourth in the Miss Pickerell series. In skin boot, wolverine-lined parka, anow shoes and with her black umbrella she heads into the far north to rescue a lost weather expedition. DJ has spine label and plastic cover taped to inside cover. Library stamps on endpapers. Pocket to back free endpaper. Text has some folds, finger smudges and a bit of coloring to one illustration. A good copy for reading.. Fourteenth Printing. HC and DJ. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Paul Ga... more information

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