Authors starting with N from Ghost River Books

N. Y.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968 HC and DJ. BCE. 8 1/2 x 6. 171 pp. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov in collaboration with the author. Forewrod by Vladimir Nabokov. The setting for this novel is Berlin in the late 1920s. It has been desc ribed as "an extraordinary tour de force." Nabokov writes of it: "Of all my novels this bright brute is the gayest." DJ is white with purple and black lettering. Wear to edges and min. scuffing fron t and rear. The binding is a handsome gray and black c... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial, 1998 244 pp includes index and notes. Drawing on her years of practice as a child psychologist, Nachman offers proven parenting strategies for dealing with a range of issues unique to only child households. Soft cover has some edge rubbing and wear but no creases, a bit of crinkling from holding. Former owner's name on first page. Text is unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good. ... more information

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Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 1987 100 pp. Sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry. Provokes readers to reflect on themselves and on the world around them. Soft cover is bright and clean, no creaes, no former owner's name. Text is unmarked. A nice copy.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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Oxford University Press, 1974 338 pages includes index and notes on contributors. Eleven essays written to "reduce the moral and intellectual confusion that so often surrounds discussions of international conflict and international relations." Soft cover is bright, one small faint crease to bottom front corner. Former owner's name on first page. Text is unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good-v. Good. ... more information

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Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 1994. 409 pp includes index and notes. Second edition. Ideas and concepts essential to every marketer's repertoire...a comprehensive, manageerially focused guide to formulating pricing strategy. Soft cover is bright and clean. Wee rubs to corners. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good-v.good. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1974 128 pp. + fold out of top view of Kata Tekki 2. Official manual of the Japan Karate Assn. The formal exercises of Karate. Prodiciency in individual kata in this series is a prerequisite to advancement of Kyu and dan under the association's examination system. Kata also form an integral part of competition karate. Softcover has a faint bend to top front corner that extends to text and back. Fold over flap has price clip but price sticker is attac... more information

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Rachine: Golden, 1988 "A" edition. Illustrated paper on boards binding has some wear to bottom of spine but cover is clean with just a bit of scuffing. No former owner's name. Some pencil scribble has been erased from one page. Hard Cover. Fair+. Illus. by Art and Kim Ellis. ... more information

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Chicago: P. F. Volland Co. 1918 Hard Cover. Presumed First. 7 1/4 x 6. A book of happy fairies, A queen, a rainbow, A sunshine Fairy, Peeps and children Betty and John. Pink hardcover has soiling and some moisture damage.the cover is loose but present. Text and endpapers are loose but present. There is a bookstore stamp on back inside cover. There is some moisture and damage to papers. This book is just a readers copy but it is a little gem dedicated to all children - the makers of sunshine. Overall conditi... more information

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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1960 First Edition. 64pp. HC. Bright red pict. cloth on board binding. Pict. of clown-hat and shoes on cover. Black lettering. Jacket flap was cut and glued on endpaper. Ex-Lib copy. Lib pocket and discard stamp. Cover has bumped corners but otherwise good. Some finger smudges inside. A good, tight copy. The story of a little boy who wants to be a circus clown. Paul Galdone's pictures are charming. A n ice little book. Overall cond. fair.. F. ... more information

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N. Y.: Sam Fox Publishing, 1949 60 pp. Technique, velocity, special bass rhythms. (Not a beginner music book - perhaps intermediate) Cover has some scuffing, rubs to corners. Former owner's name on cover and on first page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good. 8 1/2 x 11. ... more information

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N. Y.: E. P. Dutton, 1973 240 pp includes notes and index. b/w photos. Chronological accounts of Yeti sightings from 1832 in the Himalayas to the Annapurna expedition of 1970. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears along edge and some edge wear. Orange cloth on boards binding is lovely, bright and clean. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Text is clean and unmarked.. Second Printing. HC and DJ. Good/Good. ... more information

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N.Y.: Philosophical Library, 1973, 1973 HC and DJ. Presumed First. Signed by Author. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. 134 pp. This copy, signed by the author in red ink, is in very nice condition. A very plain white dustjacket with red lettering has min wear to front bottom edge. Clean and bright. new mylar protector. Not price clipped. Brick red cloth on boards cover with bronze lettering. Superb cond. Author's inscription and signed name appears on fron t free endpaper. Endpapers white, immaculate. Written as fiction, ... more information

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Penguin Books, 1980 220 pp. Released from jail, Raju-once India's most corrupt tourist-guide-takes refuge in an abandoned temple. A Peasant mistakes him for a holy man, and gradualoly, reluctantly, Raju begins to play the part. Cover has minimal edge rubbing, no corner creases, one creas to spine. Sticker of former owner has been removed from first page. Text has some minimal yellow highlighting. (Less than 10 passages). Trade Paperback. Good-. ... more information

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Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1981 209 pp. Called "The best Indian writer in English". Softcover has some wee wear to corners, crease to spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. Last few pages have min crinkling of bottom corner.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 8 x 5. ... more information

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Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1972 159 pp. A Manual for parents to Accompany Help! I'm a Parent. Discussion question, exercises to be completed jointly by parents and children. First Chapter is Parents Are Made, Not Born Last Chapter: A Perspective for change. Softcover has very min edgewear, a few faint creases from holding. Original price $3.95. Text is clean, no writing or marks, tight. Former owner's stamp on front page. A very good copy.. Thirteenth Printing. Soft Cover.... more information

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Toronto: L. K. Cameron, 1908 Sections on Fishes,Batrachians and reptiles, birds, mammals. B/W illustrations. Printed by Order of the Legislative assembly of Ontario. Department of Education, Toronto. Green cloth on boards binding has bumps to top corners, small frays to bottom corners, a few spots of stain and discolouration . Hinging on inside of covers. Former owner's name and stamp on endpapers. Text is intact and very usable.. Hard Cover. Poor-fair. 9 3/4 x 6 1/2. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: M. Evans & Company, Incorporated, 1981 189 pp. This book has enough criminal teaers to satisfy even the mos insatiable crime buffs. Test yourself in all facets of criminal disdoings from assassins to conartists, kidnappers to women in crime. Cover has very min. edgewear. Bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. A great copy.. Presumed First. Soft Cover. Good - V. Good. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1997 326 pp includes index and list of sources. An anecdotal, light-hearted, behind the scenes glimpse at some of the goofs, gossip, peeves, and pleasures of the stars of Canadian broadcasting. Red paper on boards binding is bright and clean, a hint of rubbing to spine foot, wee bumps to back corners. Gift inscription to former owner inside front cover. Signed by Nash on the title page. Text is lovely, clean, unmarked.. By Author. Hard Cover. V. G... more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart/Tundra Books, 1991 335 pp includes sources and index. Soft cover has some major creasing to front, no creases to spine, a bit of scuffing to back. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked. B/W photos. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. ... more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1994 584 pp includes index. A frequently outrageous, often hilarious, and always illuminating history of that most derided and defended of Canadian institutions. Dust jacket is bright, clean, no tears, minimal edge rubbing.Not price clipped. Orange red paper on boards binding is clean. Inscription to former owner has been crossed out with black felt pen.(front free endpaper.) Text is clean, white, unmarked, very nice. B/w photos.. First Edition. HC and DJ. Good/V. Good... more information

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