Search Results: Authors starting with B from Ainsworth Books

Richibouctou, NB: Rene Babineau. Very Good. 1988. Third Edition. Softcover. 2920726072 . Card covers show light shelf wear, light soiling. ; A tight solid book. ; 8.3 X 5.4 X 0.4 inches; 58 pages .

Vancouver BC: New Star Books. As New. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 1554200490 . Only slight wear to card covers. ; A bright, solid book, unread. ; Trade PB; Transmontanus Series 18; B&W Illustrations; 9.60 X 6.60 X 0.50 inches; 124 pages; About thirty kilometres south of Vancouver, just over the Alex Fraser Bridge and bordering with Surrey and Ladner, lies North Delta, a suburb replete with strip malls, single detached family homes and every–half–hour bus service.It was a sleepy suburb, one considered the boonies, until 1986, when as part of the Expo city–wide upgrades, the Alex Fraser Bridge was built to connect the two sides of the Fraser River.Part social commentary, part personal memoir, and part history, Off the Highway is Mette Bach's thoughtful examination of growing up in North Delta. We learn about the valiant efforts of the Burns Bog Conservation Society volunteers who work tirelessly to preserve the Bog, North America's largest… Read More

Toronto, ON: Viking. Very Good+. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0670869163 . Signed by Author; Light wear to card covers, a little creasing base of front cover, some tanning of pages ; Card covers have french flaps which contain the blurbs. ; Trade PB; 266 pages; This is the first novel by the Indo-Canadian writer .

Toronto: Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676978932 . Only slight wear.; A bright, solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8.40 X 6 X 1.10 inches; 255 pages; One freezing winter morning a dead body is found in the backyard of the Dharma family’s house. It’s the body of Anu Krishnan.For Anu, a writer seeking a secluded retreat from the city, the Dharmas’ “back-house” in the sleepy mountain town of Merrit’s Point was the ideal spot to take a year off and begin writing. She had found the Dharmas’ rental through a happy coincidence. A friend from university who had kept tabs on everyone in their graduating year – including the quiet and reserved Vikram Dharma and his first wife, Helen – sent her the listing. Anu vaguely remembered Vikram but had a strong recollection of Helen, a beautiful, vivacious, social and charming woman.But now Vikram had a new wife, a marriage… Read More

London: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st UK; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670874558 . As new; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.60 X 5.60 X 1.10 inches; 272 pages; "Having moved to Canada from India, Kamini tries to make sense of the eccentric family she has left behind. Recounting the story of her mother's life, Kamini reveals the desires, secrets and fears that link different generations, exploring the bond between mothers and daughters." "A beautiful and brilliant portrait of two generations of women. Set in India's railway colonies, this is the story of Kamini and her mother Saroja, nicknamed Tamarind Mem due to her sour tongue. While in Canada beginning her graduate studies, Kamini receives a postcard from her mother saying she has sold their home and is travelling through India. Both are forced into the past to confront their dreams and losses and to explore the love that binds mothers and daughters everywhere." .

London: Leonard Parsons Ltd.. Good+. 1923. First English Edition. Hardcover. A tight solid book. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 251 pages; Blue cloth boards have sun-fading, corners bumped. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. This is a series of short stories, mostly reflecting mostly historical - ancient Greece, Roman, mediaeval Europe, et al. .

Garden City: Crime Club by Doubleday. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows light edge wear. Book is missing back free end paper, previous owner's stamps and date stamp on front end papers. Glue remnants on front and back pastedowns under flaps. 'Anco copy' stamped on bottom page edges. Book was probably from a company library. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 185 pages; "George Bagby was the nom de plume of the American novelist Aaron Marc Stein (1906- August 29, 1985),[1][2] who specialized in mystery fiction. Bagby's focus was on police investigators, especially the fictional Inspector Schmidt, Chief of Homicide for the New York Police Department. In the Schmidt novels, mystery-writer Bagby himself appears as "the Watson to Schmidt's Holmes, following him on cases, and acting as biographer."" (Wikipedia) .

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 1554686822 . Only slight wear, pages slightly toned ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos ; 6.38 X 1.13 X 9.25 inches; 302 pages; "In The Pirates of Somalia, Bahadur ventures to Puntland, a region in northeastern Somalia, and tells of the pirates’ lives beyond the attack skiffs: how they spend their money, how they conduct business, how they think and why they risk their lives in often suicidal missions. In the remote pirate havens of Somalia, Bahadur sits down and talks with some of the pirates, their cheeks bulging with khat (the local drug of choice), their cellphones ringing as the men conduct their business. Bahadur also talks to some of the security personnel tasked with combating piracy, as well as with former pirate hostages who lived on their ships for months while awaiting news of a ransom." .

Vancouver BC: Educational Committee of the BC Museum of Mining. Very Good+. 1976. Paperback. Slight wear and soil of orange card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; This educational book is presented in a graphic form illustrating the discovery of coal, lead, silver and copper. Edited by David Bain. .

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket chipped, short tear top back edge, spine faded ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 Inches; 233 pages .

Victoria, BC: Heritage Architectural Guides. Very Good+. 2001. Revised Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0968957803 . Signed by All Authors; Card covers show very light shelf wear.; Signed by Baird and Smith on the title page. A bright, solid book, stapled wraps, B&W illustrations and maps.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 56 pages .

Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth boards show some shelf wear, sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book, text unmarked, hinges intact. Red cloth covered boards with gilt titles front and spine (faded) ; 125 pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1416567844 . DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. The transluscent dustjacket is in very good condition considering its flimsiness ; 9.4 X 6.2 X 1.6 inches; 566 pages; "Human Smoke delivers a closely textured, deeply moving indictment of the treasured myths that have romanticized much of the 1930s and '40s. Incorporating meticulous research and well-documented sources -- including newspaper and magazine articles, radio speeches, memoirs, and diaries -- the book juxtaposes hundreds of interrelated moments of decision, brutality, suffering, and mercy. Vivid glimpses of political leaders and their dissenters illuminate and examine the gradual, horrifying advance toward overt global war and Holocaust." .

Chilliwack BC: Stephan Baker. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0978129601 . Illustrated boards show light shelf wear, light soiling. ; A bright solid book. Glossy pictorial paper covered boards. Full colour photographs. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 64 pages; This is a photographic tribute to Chilliwack, British Columbia, the mountain valley in which it is located and all the activities which it affords to those who dare. .

Chilliwack BC: Stephan Baker. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0978129601 . Signed by Author; Illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, signed by the author on the FFEP. ; 64 pages; This is a photographic tribute to Chilliwack, British Columbia, the mountain valley in which it is located and all the activities which it affords to those who dare. .

Vancouver BC: TNT Publishing. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 0969910002 . Signed by Author; Light corner curl of decorative card covers ; Signed by author on title page, 2 pages bound in at front of book.A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 194 pages .

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows soiling and edge wear with small tears and chipping, small stains on back. 1/2" piece missing from top spine of DJ. ; A tight solid book, blue cloth covered boards. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 127 pages; Written during the last years of World War II, this book is the story of the strategic implications of Greenland during the second world war, as a weather station to predict weather conditions during planned bombing runs over Europe. The book also recounts the crash of a B-17 bomber on the ice-cap during the war, and the subsequent rescue of the crew. .

Canada: National Museum Of Science And Technology. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0660120003 . Price clipped DJ shows only light wear, bottom fore corner bumped. attractive gift notation verso of FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 183 pages; Pictorial views and description of Civil Engineering achievements in Canada from 1887 until 1987 .

Chilliwack BC: Chilliwack Museum and Archives. Very Good+. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A tight solid book. B&W photographs and map. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 36 pages; This local history is devoted to the people and their descendants who settled Fairfield Island, located between Hope Slough and the Fraser River within what became Chilliwack city limits. They arrived in the late 1800s and largely settled into farming. .

Toronto: A. G. Watson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1887. 1st Canadian. Hardcover. Shelfwear to extremities, corners bumped. Previous owner's notations on FFEP, light foxing to some pages. ; A tight solid book. Reddish brown cloth covered boards with leaf design front and spine, gilt titles on spine ; B&W Illustrations; 431 pages .