Authors starting with V from Capricorn Books

George G. Harrap, London, (1957), first edition.. 224 pp, small 8vo (7 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "Lieut.-Commander Peter Quane was on the bridge of the destroyer H.M.S. Gnat, and technically in command, when she ran aground approaching Devonmouth Sound. Besides the worry of the inevit. able court marital, Quane has the distressing knowledge that his wife has been having an affair with a fellow officer - the man who was responsible for losing the ship. After being sentenced by cou... more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2002.. 296 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 080208415X B&w photographs, reproductions. "Itinerant, white-robed ascetics represent the highest ethical ideal among the Jains of rural Rajasthan. They renounce family, belongings, and desires in order to le. ad lives of complete nonviolence. In their communities, Jain ascetics play key roles as teachers and exemplars of the truth; they are embodiments of the 'lokottar' - the realm of the transcen... more information

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Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1991, Ist edition.. Unpaginated, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with full color illustrations. When the crew of a sailing ship find a strangely glowing stone on an island, they bring it aboard. Soon everyone but the captain spends all their ti. me in the hold, spellbound by the mysterious rock...and they begin to change physically. How can the captain save them all from the power of the 'Wretched Stone'?..." Very light edge wear to board... more information

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Book Society of Canada, Toronto, (1952), Ist printing.. 64 pp, 8vo, stapled in wraps. B&w drawings of leaves, cones, twigs, fruit, nuts, berries, seeds. An identification guide for fifty trees found east of the Rocky Mountains. Interior - pages browning very lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no . previous ownership marks. Exterior - light browning to covers, minor edgewear, light creasing to rear cover with slight migration into last few pages. VG-. ... more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920, 1st edition.. 316 pp, small 8vo (7 13/16" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering and decorations on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. Tissue-covered frontispiece. Contents: Preface; The First Flight; The Palace of Art; Milton and Tennyson; . The Princess and Maud; In Memoriam; Idylls of the King; The Dramatic Trilogy; The Bible in Tennyson; Fruit from an Old Tree; Chronology and Bibliography; A List of Biblical References. Very light ... more information

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(Pioneer, Las Vegas, 1993), Ist printing.. 143 pp, 4to, soft cover. B&w photos. "...explains the fantastic ideas, incredible characters and fascinating people who have brought the future to life, continuing the adventures of the Enterprise. Learn the destiny of the Vulcans. Listen to Joh. n De Lancie explain the importance of 'Q'. Observe as the first generation of creators walks out in anger. Ponder the significance of religion in the Star Trek universe. Witness the secret, beh... more information

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Sutton, Stroud, 1999.. 204 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 0750922338 B&w photographs, reproductions. "King George III and Queen Charlotte had fifteen children, all but two surviving to maturity. The eldest, who became Prince Regent and King George IV, is t. oday less remembered for his patronage of the arts than for his extravagance, and for the harsh treatment of his wife Caroline. As Commander-in-Chief of the British army, the administrative qualities of Frederick, Duke of ... more information

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Alan Sutton, Gloucester, 1989, first edition.. 197 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0862995337 B&w photographs, reproductions. "King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra had six children. Of the five who reached maturity, only one - the future King George V - that most con. servatively-minded of men whose reign spanned the Great War, the first British Labour government and the advent of sound broadcasting - has received much attention from biographers. The eldest, Albe... more information

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Mayflower, New York, n.d.. 127 pp, folio, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, b&w map. "At the time of (the eruption of Mount Vesuvius), Pompeii was a thriving resort much favoured by the Roman nobility. Of their lives, and those of the. Pomepeiians, much has been discovered since the excavation began in the 18th century. The centre of religious life was the temples, of which only parts remain. However, pillars, steps and moss-covered walls still recal... more information

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Berkley/Putnam, New York, (1976), Ist edition. 213 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. "The adventures and wit that fill the novel, and the touch of horrible irony at the end, make (it) exciting and sophisticated science fiction." Dust jacket has light edgewear/creasing, small closed perforation to fr. ont hinge, minor soiling to rear panel, tiny areas of color loss at top/bottom of front flap fold/spine. VG+/VG-. ... more information

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Random House, New York, (1960), Ist edition.. 219 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "Noel Hutson, junketing around the Mediterranean in petty smuggling operations, liked to think of himself as a gallant adventurer. But in the middle of a foul-smelling North African desert kasbah, with a tru. ckload of contraband guns for some grim-faced Arabs, he began to think less and less like a swashbuckling hero. When he was forced to reload his truck with a suspicious cargo for delivery back to his boss ... more information

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Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 2000.. 80 pp, 11" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps - magazine format). B&w illustrations. Articles: On the Beach and in the Bag: The Fate of Dieppe Casualties Left Behind, by Charles G. Roland; Viking Force: Canada's Unknown Commandos, by George Kerr; Equ. ipment of the Canadian Infantryman, 1939-1982: A Material/Historical Assessment, by Andrew Iarocci; 'I regret to inform you.... more information

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Battle of Britain Prints International, London, 1985.. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings. Contents: Reader's Forum; Rallies; Indentifile; OTO Melara's Gorgona: Italy's ultimate war limousine - the OTO R 2.5; Sd.Kfz. 7 Turned 7/1: A un. ique addition to a sophisticated collection, narrated by Walter J. Speilberger; Eight-Ton Six-by-six: Experimental Heavy-Duty 8-ton 6x6 Trucks by Sterling and Kenworth; Vintage Track... more information

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Battle of Britain Prints International, London, 1985.. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Contents: Reader's Forum; Rallies; Indentifile; Wooden Wheels: Chris Clemons of Tasmania reports on horse-drawn military transport; Discoveries; Satory X;. Super Heavy Wreckers: The US armed forces' pursuance of bigger and better recovery vehicles during the '40s; Alexander's Ford Tourer: Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's st... more information

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Battle of Britain Prints International, London, 1986.. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, reproductions. Contents: Reader's Forum; Rallies; Identifile; The Simplex Servi-cycle: An unusual motorbicycle from New Orleans; Austin 15-CWT T. rucks: A review of some prototype and limited-production models from Longbridge; The E & L Transport Fleet; Vintage Tracks III: British tank on third Continental journey in 67 years, by ... more information

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Battle of Britain Prints International, London, 1986.. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, reproductions. Contents: Reader's Forum; Rallies; Identifile; General Motors Continental: A survey of GM's Belgian operations and military truck. s, Part 1 - 1924-1944; Discoveries; Wooden Bodies: When and why the US Army substituted wood for steel; Cranes and Tigers: The Cranes 70-ton trailer and its part in the retrieval of enem... more information

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Battle of Britain Prints International, London, 1987.. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Contents: Reader's Forum; Rallies; Identifile; Dutch Truckers' Day 1986; Discoveries; T13 - Self-Propelled 47-mm Gun: A pre-war Belgian AFV, retrieved and. running again; Seen - Read - Heard; MVs in Service; Deception on Wheels: 'Sonics'; sound-track armour and suchlike; Decoys and Dummies; General Motors Continental: Part 2 - Reco... more information

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University of Toronto Press, (Toronto, 1970), Ist edition.. 115 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. Contents: Inaugural Address; The Family; Youth; Man and His Intellect - Education and its Purpose; Knowledge and the Creative Spirit of Man; The Nation - The Challenge of Unity; . Aspects of National Life - Democracy; The Commonwealth; The Governor-General; The Civil Service; The Armed Forces; Civic Spirit; Moral and Spiritual Values. Christmas gift inscription on free... more information

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Ace, New York, (1993), Ist Ace printing.. 234 pp, PB. Aliens have landed on Earth to assist its intelligent species - dolphins and whales - to the deteriment of mankind! Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear/scuffing, spine flat and uncrea. sed. VG. ... more information

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TSR, Lake Geneva, WI, 1987, first printing.. 188 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0880384352 Stats card at front of book (not filled in). B&w illustrations. "You are Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, sworn to protect Earth at all costs, even as it becomes the battleground of two warring dim. ensions....All you need to do is get one standard, six-sided die (not included), ready your cloak of levitation and Eye of Agamotto, and assume the role of Doctor Strange as he seeks to save Earth from cer... more information

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