Authors starting with W from Ghost River Books

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963, 1963 Hard Cover. Unknown. 7 2/5 x 5. 143 pp. This is the "Young Engineer Series", edited by Ernest Swindon. Ex Library copy. Cover is red cloth on boards, black lettering on spine, also "11" framed on rear , otherwise bright, tight and clean. Endpapers have tape stains and 2 small discolourations. Otherwise good. Half-title page mint cond. Title page has library discard stamps marked out with black fel t pen. Some bleed through on next 2 pages. Firs... more information

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Zurich: Athenaion, 1990 363 pp. Ungekurzte Fassung New bearbeitet von S. Ries. Erster Teil. Dustjacket has a wee rub to top front corner and one to back bottom corner. Royal blue paper on boards binding is in lovely condition. Former owner's name on title page. Text is clean, secure and unmarked. A nice copy.. HC and DJ. Very Good/Very Good. 8 x 5 1/4. ... more information

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Racine: Whitman Publishing Co. 1950 Hard Cover. 8 x 5 1/4. 250 pp. Gene Autry first appeared on film in 1934 at Mascot Pictures (later became Republic). He was the screen's first singing cowboy. Gene Autry and The Golden Ladder Gang was copyrighted in 1950. Binding in very nice cond.: Tan with red lettering and green and red spur, green rope trim, on front; green lettering on spine. Cover has v. slight wear to bottom edges and rear cover. Front cover and spine are near-new cond. Endpapers are line drawi... more information

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Longborough: Lady Bird Books, 1964 Hard Cover. 7 x 4 3/4. Key Words are words in the English language which are used more frequently than others.The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme gradually introduces these words, carrying-over prev iously learned words to subsequent books. This book uses 16 words. Jane and Peter have a dog who likes to play ball. Ends with toys at Christmas time. One of 36 titles. Cover has some corner wear and bumps to top and bottom of spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean ... more information

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Loughborough: Ladybird Books Ltd, 1967 The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme. List of new words at rear of book. Book 11b. Illustrated paper on boards hardcover has a bit of rubbing to edges and corners, a few spots of colour transfer to back cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. 7 x 4 3/4. ... more information

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ACTES SUD, 1998 68 pp. Soft cover is bright and clean, no creases. Text is unmarked. One corner fold noticed.. Soft Cover. V. Good. ... more information

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Toronto: Doublday Canada Ltd, 1997, 1997 HC and DJ. First Edition. 9 1/4 6 1/4. ISBN:0-385-25660-4. Jacket illus by Doug Martin. 278 pp. A Karl Alberg Mystery. Written by Canada's award winning "Queen of crime fiction". Acts of Murder is the 9th in the highly acclaimed Karl Alberg series. The setting is the sleepy Sunshine Coast town of Sechelt, B.C. which is once again beset by crime and only Karl Alberg can solve the mystery. L.R. Wrig ht is a two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for be... more information

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Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Viz, 1999 Boards has some edge rubbing, a few wee divots. No former owner's name. Boards are clean.. Board Book. Fair-good. 4 1/4 x 6. ... more information

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Pastel, 1990 Original title: Can't You Sleep Little Bear? Translated by Claude Lager. Wonderful watercolour illustrations by Barbara Firth. Illustrated paper on boards binding shows very little wear. Slight bump to back top corner. Endpapers are lovely, no former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this touching children's book.. Hard Cover. V. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Barbara Firth. 10 1/2 x 9. ... more information

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London: Howard Baker, 1970 306 pp. A Howard Baker Crime Classic. Red paper on boards binding has fading to spine and bottom edge. No corner bumps, clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. No noticed corner folds or tears.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Simon, 1999, 1999 Hard Cover. Stated First Edition. 7 x 7 1/2. ISBN:0-689-83014-9. 12 pp. A delightful children's boardbook. Wonderfully bold, bright coloured pictures with round indentations for Cheerios: Monkeys jugg le, owls have eyes, leopards and butterflies get their spots when children add cheerios to the right places. Pages of this boardbook are laminated for easy cleaning. Our copy is in near-new condition: super clean and unmarred. A great copy of this fun, interac... more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1997 327 pp. By the author of Keeper'n Me. Soft cover is bright and clean, no creases, wee bump to bottom corner. Flap is in good condition. No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight. A nice copy.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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London: Macmillan London Ltd. 127 pp. Full colour photographs. Topics include: Railriding, Water start, sitting and lying down, tacking, back somersault through the boom, Wheelies or tail tappers, sail and sailor 360 or helicopter, body and head dip, Sail 360, Righting the Board, Catapult, Strong-wind technique, forward somersault through the boom, paddling, clew first, nose sink, spin tack, duck tack and much more. A book with"Everything for the beginner and additional ideas and techniques for the mor... more information

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London: Bison Books, 1995 80 pp. includes index. Great full color photos. Gives the history of the Beetle as The People's Car, Kits and Customs, Bug Racing, Bizarre Beetles. Dustjacket is bright and clean, very minimal rubbing, Black paper on boards binding is in lovely condition. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. 12 x 9 1/2. ... more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press, 1972 Hard Cover. "B". 12 x 10 1/2. Subtitled: An Unusual Counting Book. "Count the racers going fast. Which is first? and Which is last?" 47 pp. Counts from one to ten and from ten to one. A great interact ive counting book with " challenges to think" text. Illustration of Mother goose and five goslings on cover (Or is it Mother Duck?) Paper on boards cover has corner wear and wear to top and bottom of spine. A few indents on the back cover. 1/2... more information

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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Follett Pub Co, 1975 127 pp. Great b/w sketch illustrations on every page. "Down from the attic/they step in a row-/Muffle!Thump!/ It's the Muffletumps!" Orange paper on boards binding has a faint scratch to front bottom edge, small bumps to bottom corners, bright and clean. Gift inscription to former owners on front free endpaper. Text is clean, very nice, unmarked.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good-Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cyndy Szekeres. 8 3/4 x 7. ... more information

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N.Y.: MacMillan & Co Ltd, 1965 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. 265 pp. A self analysis and an autobiography. Soft cover has a tear to top edge and a crease to front. Photo of author on front cover. No former owner's name. Endpapers and text are cle an, secure and unmarked. A good copy for reading. Overall cond: fair - good.. ... more information

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N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1959 208 pp. Subtitled: A Novel of Infidelity. "The companionable mirth of a London pub, a smic charade lightly pursued, an adultery casually entered, propels five people into a tangled web of intrigue from which there is no turning back." DJ has a bit of wear to edges, a tear at back top of spine and a horizontal crease to top front cover. The word Finegold also appears on jacket at top front cover. NOT price clipped. New mylar cover. No former owner's name. Blac... more information

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Toronto, Montreal, New York, London: McGraw - Hill Book Company HC and DJ. Presumed First. 10 x 7 1/4. ISBN:0-07-082301-4. 222 pp. + index. 20 colour plates and over 100 b/w photos and illustrations. A book that analyzes the characteristics and idiosyncrasies of C anada's first Prime Minister. Sir John A. dealt with Confederation, the Pacific Scandal, the Riel Rebellion and the construction of the CPR during his time in office. The times also dictated that he d eal with winter poverty, child labour, deb... more information

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Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975 224 pp. includes notes, bibliography and index. 20 colour plates, over 100 b/w photos. The good and the bad of Canada's first prime minister. Dustjacket has been laminated. DJ has a little edge rubbing, spine label. Usual library stamps. Text has a few unobtrusive stains. A good copy for reading or research.. HC and DJ. Fair/Fair. 10 x 7 1/4. Ex-Library. ... more information

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