Titles starting with B from Ghost River Books

Surrey, B.C.: Heritage House Pub Co, 1993, 1993 Soft Cover. Third Printing. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. ISBN:0-919214-74-6. 126 pp.Subtitled: Mystery and Murder from the files of Western Canada's First Lawmen. The British Columbia police force, originating in 1 858, were the first lawmen in Western Canada. They served B.C. on Land and sea until 1950 when they amalgamated with thejRoyal Canadian Mounted Police This book discusses some of their adventures thro ughout B.C., including the Charles Blessing Case. All case... more information

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Spruce Grove, Alberta: Trigger Press International, 1999 245 pp. Signed by author on front free endpaper: Sooner or later, in our own way.we are all tested. Subtitled: A Novel of the Gun. An international thriller based on the +sport of action pistol shooting. "It proves, ., to be an encounter that will take him deeper into the world of the gun than he has ever been, where the entry fee is courage, the goal is survival, and he becomes the prize." Softcover has no creases or marks. No former owner&... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1991 Illustrated paper on boards binding is clean, bright. No former owner's name. Title page has a bit of crinkling. Text is clean and unmarked. Music notation for song at back.. Stated first edition. Hard Cover. Good. 7 1/4 x 6 1/4. ... more information

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N.Y.: Random House Hard Cover. 11 1/4 x 8. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Text has appearance of handwriting. Original illustrations - just wonderful. One of Arthur parachuting down into an astonished group o f animals - some of which are kangaroos. Illustrated boards binding has been repaired with clear tape. There is no evidence of yellowing of adhesive. The cover has some edge and corner wear and a bit of scuffing and a bit of lam bubbling. No former owner's name on endpapers. Endpapers ar... more information

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N. Y.: Harcourt, Brace, 1950 401 pp Grey cloth on boards binding has wee frays to corners, a couple of wee spots of stain. No former owner's name. Text has browned a bit but is clean, a couple of small spots of stain to side of pages' edges.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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London: Virago Press, 1989 313 pp. Writers include: Thea Astley, Beverley Farmer, Helen Garner, Barbara Hanrahan, Elizabeth Jolley, Olga Masters, Judith Wright and Fay Zwicky. Softcover has min. edgewear. Small crease to back top corner- extends to last few pages. No former owner's name. Text is clean, secure and unmarked. A good copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8 x 5. ... more information

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London: Macgibbon & Krr, 1967 398 pp. includes notes. "A poignant, tragic memoir, as full of aching innocence as Anne Frank's diary yet also laced with a 12 year old boy's inescapble fascination with the evil that repels him...." Dust jacket has edgewear, not price clipped, looks good in new plastic cover. Slight spine tilt. Brown paper on boards binding is clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Good/Fair. Illus. by S. Brodsky. 8 1/4 x 6. ... more information

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N.Y.: Scholastic, 1999 A little bird tries to fly but needs a little practice.Soft cover has minimal edge rubbing, no creases to corners, bright and clean. Former owner's name, neatly inside front cover. Text is clean and unmarked.. First Scholastic Printing. Stapled Softcover. Very Good. Illus. by Russell Ayto. 9 1/4 x 10 3/4. ... 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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London: Andre Deutsch, 1981, 1981 HC and DJ. First Edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. ISBN:0-233-97386-9. 244 pp. Joyce Maynard's second novel: the linked stories of four teenage girls who are mothers. Three of the girls are sixteen years old. T he other girl is eighteen and married. These child bearing children of a small town in New Hampshire are at the centre of this brilliant novel. The characters are unforgettable. A delightful DJ is a p ainting by Coral Guppy depicting a bright blue sky and ordinary laundry ... more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1969 A Start Right Elf book. Pink illustrated cover is clean, some rubbing to corners and head and foot of spine, a 1" tear to top of spine at back. No former owner's name. Text has tears top bottom of a couple of pages. Does not affect text or illustrations. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Vivienne Blakie. 10 1/4 x 8. ... more information

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N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1983 Puppets and settings designed by Izawa and Hijikata. Mouse leaves Santa a piece of cheese on Christmas Eve and receives a very special gift from Santa. Book has a bump to top front corner and some edgewear and bumps to head and foot of spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Board Book. Good -. 10 1/4 x 5 1/4. ... more information

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Cork, Ireland: Ossian Publications, 1986 11 pages. Transcribed for recorder quartet (D. Tr. T.B.) Cover has a bit of edge wear. Former owner's name on front page. Text is unnmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good. ... more information

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Toronto: Stoddart, 1988 A physician and a chiropractor have developed a unique regiment to reduce the pain and rish of back pain. A fitness test and exercise plan rolled into one. It takes just five minutes a day. Soft cover has small bumps to corners, no major creases, bright and clean. Former owner's stamp on first page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good. ... more information

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Columbia University Press, 1991 262 pp Dust jacket is bright and clean, a wee bit of edge wear but no major tears or creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. First Edition. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. ... more information

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books, 1993. 352 pp includes maps, b/w photos. Covers trails and old roads in the Rocky Mountains of Aberta and British Columbia. Soft cover is bright and clean. No creases. Wee rubs to corners. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Second. Soft Cover. Good. ... more information

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N.Y.: William Morrow & Co., 1971 Morrow Eagle Library edition. Rust coloured binding is bright and clean, bumps at head and foot of spine, no spine label. School stamps on ffep and back inside cover. Pocket and date due paper on back free endpaper. Text has a few finger crinkles but is quite clean. A copy with a nice looking binding.. Presumed First. Hard Cover. Fair - Good/No Jacket. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4. Ex-Library. ... more information

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N.Y.: David McKay Company, Inc, 1977 153 pp. This is the backgammon book for experts, about experts, and by the expert of them all. Looks at the psychology of playing a winning game-the inner game of backgammon. Dust jacket has a bit of edge rubbing, looks great in new plastic cover. Not price clipped. Black cloth on boards binding is in nice condition. No former owner's name. Text is clean.. Presumed First. HC and DJ. Very Good/Good. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4. ... more information

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Auburn, WA, U.S.A.: Lone Pine Publishing, 1992 141 pp Covers an area from Edmonton to Cypress Hills and from the Rocky Mountains to the Saskatchewan border, use this books to find adventure in little known town and villages and discover local artists, museums and historic sites. Softcover is in lovely condition, no noticed flaw, no former owner's name, text is clean and tight.. Trade Paperback. ... more information

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Pasadena, California, U.S.A.: Harmonious Technologies, 1995 95 pp. includes index. An easy step by step guide to successful composting. Learn how to start, maintain and use compost. Promotes the Earth Machine Composter but information is applicable to any composter. I used this little info book and found it very useful. Soft cover has a slight bend to front cover from holding, a small crease to back bottom corner. Some staining to back cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. . ... more information

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