Search Results: Memoirs from First Used Books

Edinburgh, UK: William Paterson Covers have rubbing along spine edges, but are otherwise fine. Five raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Gilt trim to leather on front and rear pastedowns, which, along with the endpapers, are moire and have a gilt leaf motif. Red ribbon marker. Spine sound and hinges tight. Interior tight and unmarked except prior owner's name on flyleaf. No date of publication given, nor mention of edition. 271 pp.. Unknown. Full Morocco Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Light cream colored covers show a tiny discoloration due to use. Spine is straight and uncreased. Interior is tight, unmarked, crisp. 285 pp. This is the uncorrected proof to the first US edition.. First US. Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

Self Published Yellow card covers with black titles and front design, show minimum wear other than thumbing from handling. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. No publication data (year or place or publisher) given in this book. Unpaginated.. Presumed First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cranbrook, B.C.: Dewdney Pub, 1988. Very light wear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except "West Coast Book Contest 1988" on title page. First hand account of a man who survived a plane crash, underwent months of hospitalization and operations for burns and fractures, eventually reestablishing his career as a physiotherapist. The book calls itself "a shining example for those in despair through suffering." 259 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pan Books, 1974. Covers show very light wear, only defect being small crease to lower rear corner. Spine has two vertical creases and a slight cant. Interior is tight and unmarked. 283 pp.. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1989. Dj, not price clipped, shows light shelfwear wrinlke on edges, otherwise fine. Book shows small light colored stain on forward page edges, otherwise fine. Signed by author on title page. 323 pp.. Signed by Author. First. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1938. Light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to reddish-orange covers, including a couple of small stains and a bit on the upper spine and adjacent rear edge where the color has faded. Spine sound with tight hinges. Interior tight and unmarked except a lightly abraded area on upper front free endpaper where someone has used an eraser in an attempt, only partially successful, to remove a name. Stated fourth impression September 1938. 349 pp + endmatter.. 4th Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hull, Quebec: Vents d'Ouest, 1999. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, no nicks, tears, chips or creases, but light discoloration due to wear on rear cover. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. EN FRANCAIS. Written in French, NOT IN ENGLISH. 380 pp + endmatter (fold-out map).. First Paper. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Parksville, BC, Canada: Riftswood Publishing, 2004. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 390 pp. Enclosed loose is a note from the author's memopad addressed to "Dear Geoff" and apparently initialed by the author at its close. The author calls this work an autobiographical work. It is a memoir of her growing up in England, but the names have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty.. Second. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Fourth Lloyd Productions, 2006. Covers show tiny corner bumps and have a creased rear upper corner affecting also the last few leaves. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 496 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.J. Kenedy, 1883. Green cloth with black and gilt art-deco-like design is moderately faded on spine. Corners and head and heel of spine are rubbed. Front and rear hinges slightly started. Library markings consist of white ink catalogue number on spine and stamp on front free endpaper. In addition there is a subsequent owner's bookplate laid in on front paste-down. Interior is tight and unmarked. No foxing. 600 pp.. New. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Calgary, AB, Canada: Fifth House Publishers, 2002. As new except a few leaves have tiny curl at upper right corner due to bump. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 166 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. Volume 1 (The Crusading Years) and volume 2 (The Years of Achievement - ISBN 077051443X - 1976). Boards of both volumes are fine condition. Djs have minor tears on upper edges, with the dj of vol 1 having its tears tape repaired. Volume 1 is signed by Diefenbaker on the half-title page. Vol 1 298 pp; vol 2 330 pp. Shipping will be charged for two books.. Signed by Author. First. Cloth. Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hong Kong: Fong & Yeung Studio, 2000. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp. Bilingual book, half English half Chinese. 32 pp color photos and art. Approximately 280 pp.. First. French Flaps. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Victoria, B.C.: First Choice Books, 2008. Light rubing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Small stains upper and lower page edges. Interior tight and unmarked. 340 pp. + appendices. Undated, but seller believes it to have been published in 2008. This is the journal of a fellow who insisted on his right to sleep outside in the city, and seller believes was incarcerated twice for his principle.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Quebec: Shoreline, 2009. Bumping to corners and thumbing of forward edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 161 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St Anne De Bellerue, Quebec, Canada: Shoreline, 2003. Light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's inscription on title page.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, BC: Write Services, 2014. Little wear to covers other than a bump to upper rear edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 293 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richmond, BC Canada: Self Published, 2002. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unread, unmarked except author's signature on title page. 122 pp.. Signed by Author. First. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney Australia: Vintage, 2006. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's inscription and signature on the title page. 301 pp + endmatter synopses of three of her novels.. Inscribed By Author. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.