Search Results: Authors starting with C from Ainsworth Books

New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060845538 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 370 pages; "At the center of this exhilarating, fast-paced account are Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist who led the American rocket design team, and Sergei Korolev, the chief Soviet designer and former political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state secret. These rivals were opposite in every way, save for one: each was obsessed by the idea of launching a man to the Moon. Korolev told his wife, "In every century men were looking into the sky and dreaming. And now I'm close to the greatest dream of mankind."" .

London: William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. First British Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards have some soiling, light shelfwear to bottom edges, bottom front corners bumped, spine lightly faded. Some offset discoloration to back and front end papers. Previous owner's name and date (1922) on front free end papers.; Tight solid book, hinges intact. Blindstamped design in black. Fore and bottom pages untrimmed. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 432 pages .

London: I. B. Tauris. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 1780761082 . DJ shows very light shelf wear and slight scuffing. ; Boards and binding are near-fine. A bright, solid book.; International Library Of Twentieth Century History; 5.5 X 19.05 X 8.5 millimeters; 290 pages; "The Mediterranean sea has been a key geopolitical territory in the global international relations of the twentieth century; of crucial importance to the US, the Middle East and in the history of the EU. As Cold War documents become declassified and these archives become accessible to western historians, this volume reassesses the secret war waged over three decades for control of the Mediterranean Sea." The book is broken into 3 parts, titled 1.The Mediterranean(s) in the Global Balance, 2. War and Diplomacy in the Middle East, & 3. Regional Actors and Dynamics from Détente to the Second Cold War - articles written an assortment of experts in their field. .

London: I. B. Tauris. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 1780761082 . DJ shows very light shelf wear and slight scuffing. ; Boards and binding are near-fine. A bright, solid book.; International Library Of Twentieth Century History; 5.5 X 19.05 X 8.5 millimeters; 290 pages; "The Mediterranean sea has been a key geopolitical territory in the global international relations of the twentieth century; of crucial importance to the US, the Middle East and in the history of the EU. As Cold War documents become declassified and these archives become accessible to western historians, this volume reassesses the secret war waged over three decades for control of the Mediterranean Sea." The book is broken into 3 parts, titled 1.The Mediterranean(s) in the Global Balance, 2. War and Diplomacy in the Middle East, & 3. Regional Actors and Dynamics from Détente to the Second Cold War - articles written an assortment of experts in their field. .

London: British Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0563177403 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.10 X 6.10 X 0.80 inches; 168 pages; This discussion of the perils of nuclear war was written as a companion to his BBC production on the same subject. .

London: The Bodley Head. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1964. Omnibus. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 1/4" section missing from back top of DJ. Glue and sticker damage on FFEP after previous removal of card pocket, library stamp inside front board. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Ex-Library; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 454 pages; Includes: John Barleycorn, The Cruise of the Dazzler and The Road .

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0718112954 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Only light edge wear, some damage near top back edge of DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ unclipped. A tight bright book. .

New York: F. H. Hitchcock. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. Autograph edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; Black cloth covered boards show very light shelf wear.; Signed by Author with a publisher's statement that this is part of an Autograph edition. Tight solid book, gilt titles on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages; The author takes the American powers that be to task for allowing native American culture to die out, languages to disappear. This novel is written as a morality tale that is just as true today as back, when it was written, in 1927. .

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. 1st. Hardcover. 1550170139 . Boards show light shelf wear, dust jacket also shows light ceasing.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.10 X 6 X 0.90 inches; 199 pages; "Anne Cameron writes with uncompromising candidness of the relationships between men and women. Her stories combine wit and gritty realism with a clear sense of the storyteller's art. Quite simply she is willing to venture into uncharted territory and speak of the things she finds there in a voice that is clear and at times unsettling.In South of an Unnamed Creek, Cameron once again tackles mostly unexplored material in her quest for a unique feminist perspective on traditional story-telling. This novel focuses on five women from diverse backgrounds who find common ground in the dance halls of the Klondike Goldrush. From the author of The Journey and Child of Her People, another unusual and enlightening approach to… Read More

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920080227 . Tape stains on top and bottom of endpapers.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar protector. ; 9.40 X 6.30 X 0.90 inches; 282 pages; "Stubby Amberchuk and the Holy Grail is about baseball, poker, women's wrestling and magic. A little logging town becomes a mythical kingdom and a tiny lizard turns into a dragon." .

Charlottetown, PEI: Bremner Brothers. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. 1875. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards are bumped at extremities, brown endpapers some soil on blank pages at back of book. Page edges show some soiling, gift notation on blank page at front, a few pages have light soil ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages; Includes the census of 1798 and 15 pages of advertisements in back of book .

Victoria, BC: Royal British Columbia Museum. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771888724 . Light edge wear, half inch tear bottom front panel of DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar, many maps amd photos of birds throughout ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Garden City: Doubleday. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1973. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 0385068190 . Bottom edge of DJ chipped and creased, 1 inch closed tear base of DJ spine, light chipping top edge, remainder spray bottom page edges. Damp stain bottom fore edge of book. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Doubleday science fiction; 528 pages; The three novels in this volume - 'The Black Star Passes', Islands of Space' and 'Invaders From the Infinite' are from Campbell's early career and were previously issued in magazine publications. Also included are 2 chapters of introduction, one by Isaac Asimov and one by Lester del Rey .

Shippensburg PA: Burd Street Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0942597990 . DJ shows heavy shelf wear with tears, creasing and chipping. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 212 pages; "Gray Thunder is the fascinating story of the Confederate navy as it struggled against a well equipped and relentless foe. The South's navy and its contribution to the Confederate war effort has been largely ignored in the history of the war. Gray Thunder fills this void. Using selected exploits, including extensive quotes from those who were there, the author tells the exciting story of the Confederate Navy and its courageous battle, with insufficient resources, against unbelievable odds." .

New York: Plenum Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0306436000 . Light wear and scuffing to glossy paper covered boards ; A tight solid book, text unmarked; NATO ASI Series: B: Physics Vol. 222; 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 Inches; 348 pages .

Paisley, Scotland: Alexander Gardner, Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show some shelf wear, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles on spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; The five lectures by Campbell have been expanded upon by him, including footnotes and index .

New York: Comet Press Books. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1958. 1st. Hardcover. Price clipped dust jacket has light soil and edge wear, short tear top fore edge. Slight damp stain top of both gutters, previous owner's stamp on front pastedown ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages; At age 18 Campigno enlisted in the Marines and served for four years including a stint in Korean conflict. This slim book starts with his boot training on Parris Island and gives a very personal account of the brutal conditions and actions encountered by the US marines in the region Yudam-ni and Hagaru-ri, known as Nightmare Alley. .

Winnipeg: National Association of Japanese Canadians. Very Good+. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 66 pages; This was a study commissioned by The National Association of Japanese Canadians. .

Oliver BC: Oliver Heritage Society Museum & Archives. Very Good+. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, stapled wraps. A fold-out map tipped in on inner surface of front card cover, B&W photographs throughout ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 45 pages; The titled ditch refers to a canal which carries the water for irrigation of the orchards and vineyards which have provided a livelihood for the small town of Oliver BC. .

Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing. Very Good+. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 1552666727 . Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; "In Cantwells' Way, James E. Candow examines the relationship between people, place and technology at the Cape Spear Lightstation in Newfoundland and Labrador. Modern lighthouses and fog alarms were products of the new understandings of light and sound that emerged from the Scientific Revolution, so lightkeepers and their families were therefore in the vanguard of technological change in their communities. Despite this, they continued to practise traditional activities such as gardening and berry picking, which were part of the informal economy of rural Newfoundland. Life at the Cape Spear Lightstation reflected the underlying duality of Newfoundland society in the period." .