Search Results: Authors starting with T from Black Sheep Books

New York: Nichols Publishing Co., 1978. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Guide to rapid and accurate identification of merchant ships. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings, 380 pages. Bottom edge of spine sunned, text block edges and endpapers have foxing spots, light wear to lower edges, interior is tight and clean. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has a very slightly sunned spine. 380 pages. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Tokyo: University Museum/University of Tokyo, 2000. Card Cover. Very Good. University Museum, The University of Tokyo Material Reports No. 37. Yellow card cover with black Titling in English and Japanese, introduction in Japanese, otherwise book is written in English, CD tucked into pocket inside back cover, 505 pages. Ink stamp from the Library of the Royal British Columbia Museum on front cover. Book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960. A Hard Cover. Very Good-/-. Report for Esso Standard (Libya), Inc. by the National Tank Company, Technical Advisory Division. Black textured leatherette with gilt titling on front and spine, black and white illustrations and fold-out diagrams and charts through out text. Corners and spine ends slightly worn, several small wear marks on cover edges. This is a handsome book. Unpaginated, over one inch thick. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Arrow Books Ltd., 1968. Soft cover. Very Good-. A magnificent novel set on a grand scale about the marauding nomads of the steppelands of Eurasia." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with red titling on front, black titling on yellow spine, 255 pages. Cover has shelf wear, minor edge wear, pages slightly darkened. Book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1996. Leather. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Leatherbound Easton Press edition of the fantasy book trilogy by Judith Tarr containing the books 'The Isle of Glass', 'The Golden Horn', and 'The Hounds of God'. Brown leather with gilt decoration, gilt to textblock edges, ribbon marker, decorated endpapers, frontispiece. The Easton Press pamphlet for this book is laid in.

Firenze: G. Barbera, 1891. Half Leather. Very Good. A book of poetry, written in Italian. Off-white leather corners and spine, marbled boards, gilt titling on red spine label, gilt bands and decoration on spine, tiny bookseller's plate inside front cover, owner's name in ink on end paper (dated 1893), black and white frontispiece with tissue-guard, preface by C. Guasti, 659 pages. Marbled boards have relatively minor edge wear, end papers, frontispiece and tissue-guard, and title page have light foxing spots, interior of book is clean and tight, cover colour is bright. This is a most attractive little book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" Tall

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Compiled by Cyril Tawney, well-known folk singer, book is a compilation of one hundred fifteen Navy songs from the author's personal collection. Blue boards with gilt titling on spine, illustrated with black and white photographs, thirteen page introduction, four appendices, list of sources, glossary, index, etc., 177 pages. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has negligible shelfwear - this is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1962. A Hard Cover. Very Good-/-. A study of tropical forestry, with particular emphasis on West Africa. This is a review book with review notice inserted. Orange boards with orange photographic illustration on spine and front, black titling on spine and front, illustrated with black and white photographs. Foxing spots on text block edges, book has a faint musty odour, otherwise it is in great shape. 163 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Spire Publishing, 2007. First Canadian Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A tale spun with dark humour and rich imagery, a tale that reaches toweard the very ends of the known world - and looks over the edge. Grey cloth, gilt titling to spine, 194 pages. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Wiltshire, U.K.: Crowood Press Ltd. Soft cover. Very Good-. A volume of Crowood AutoClassics Series. Author examines the history of one of the greatest and most collectable classic sports cars in the world; book gives the complete history of the Lotus Elan, full Elan racing fortunes, fascinating insights into Colin Chapman and the company, with data tables and feature panels thoughout. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with black titling, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and black and white photographs and diagrams, 208 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Limited, 1997. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/-. Narizhny, Ilya. Patrick Taylor's first book. These stories centre on the hopes and despairs of everyday life during the recent Troubles in Northern Ireland. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with yellow and blue titling, illustrated with black and white maps of Ireland and Northern Ireland and a black and white photograph of the author at back of book, glossary and bibliography, 291 pages. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Limited, 1997. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. Narizhny, Ilya. A signed First Edition of Patrick Taylor's first book. These stories centre on the hopes and despairs of everyday life during the recent Troubles in Northern Ireland. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with yellow and blue titling, signed on title page, illustrated with black and white maps of Ireland and Northern Ireland and a black and white photograph of the author at back of book, glossary and bibliography, 291 pages. Light shelf wear and a slightly darkened text block edge. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London, UK: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1809. Leather. Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Gilbert" is followed by "The Story of Ancient Pluto. The Gods' Revenge; or, The Trial of Cupid. To Which is Added, The Winter Hermit, a Tale." Printed by C. Whittingham for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones of London in 1809. Brown leatherbound volume with elaborate gilt decoration, raised bands and gilt titling to spine, gilt-tooled board edges, seven woodcut plates. This gem of a book is unfortunately missing the ffep and frontispiece. The binding is solid, some foxing and the bottom of four pages shows a dark stain. Pictures are available upon request. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Oslo, Norway: Dreyers Forlag. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-. Written in English and Norwegian, book is a collection of photographs documenting the one hundred years of migration, from 1825-1925, of more than 800,000 Norwegians to America. "This overwhelming display of historically valuable photographs were originally collected and made available to the American public in connection with the 1975 Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibition 'With our Hands and Minds'. The exhibition concentrated mainly on the Mid-West. In this book that material is supplemented by pictures from immigrant life in the West and in Alaska" Black cloth with gilt titling on spine, pale green end papers, black and white photographs throughout, 191 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, corners are bumped, text block edges slightly darkened, spot on leading text block edge, ink inscription on end paper, text has a slightly musty odour, book is generally clean and tight. Dust jacket has light edge… Read More

Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chang, Joe. The story of Lin Lin and her father: they immigrated from China to Canada bringing with them one of their most treasured possessions - a traditional Chinese violin. The difficulties of not fitting in are eased with the help of this violin. One day through a terrible misfortune the violin breaks. Over time for both Lin Lin and her father the strangeness lessens and life becomes easier. She even gets a new violin and performs at her school sharing her Chinese culture with her new Canadian friends. Illustrated hard cover with brown titling to front and purple titling to spine, decorated beige endpapers, illustrated by Joe Chang, unpaginated. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More

Paris: Just Tessier, 1840. Quarter-Leather. Two Volumes, written in French. Black leather on black boards, raised bands and gilt-stamped ns and titling and decorations spine, marbled endpapers, both volumes 416 pages. Corners, spine ends and edges worn and boards rubbed, text block edges darkened, foxing spots in text, books have a musty odour. Books are in great shape, given their age. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Belleville, Ontario: Mika Publishing Company, 1981. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. A facsimile edition of a book that was originally published in Montreal, 1896, by John Lovell & Son. Canadiana Reprint Series No. 71. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, a small number of black and white illustrations, 694 pages. Cover has light edge wear, more significant wear to lower corners, front lower corner bumpedmultiple pale brown stains as well as a few tiny white specks, some light discolouration to text block edges, text is clean and tight. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Ottawa, Ontario: National Museum of Man, 1970. Card Cover. Good. Publications in ethnology, No. 1. Book presents the orthography of the Nootka language, adapted to English spelling habits and typewriters to facilitate learning and usage. A guide to pronunciation is given first, followed by word illustrations of selected sounds, a list of numerals, the names of the West coast tribes, and seven texts. Finally the linguistic background o the orthography is explained. Red card cover with white titling, staple binding, 35 pages. Cover has light edge wear and shelf wear, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd.. Limited Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 500 copies, of which this book is number 338. "The thirty-one works displayed in this book were chosen to give some sense of the variety as well as the underlying continuity of the Fletcher Challenge Canada Collection as a whole." Black cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, illustrated with thirty-one tipped-in works of art in the F.C.C.L. art collection, each colour plate has a tissue-guard and a description of the artist and the work, unpaginated. Book is in a black card slip-case with gilt titling. Spine is very slightly sunned and the lower fore-edge corner is bumped, but otherwise this very handsome book appears to be in great condition. Slip-case has light edge wear, light shelf wear, multiple tiny white spots primarily to edges and upper front, and, again, one bumped corner. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments,… Read More

Chicago: Swedish Publishing Company,, 1901. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt and black titling on spine, gilt titling and decoration on front, four-colour illustration on front, black and white frontispiece, profusely illustrated with very handsome black and white plates. Spine ends and corners worn, edges lightly worn, spine cracked at upper rear gutter, shelf wear with multiple pale spots of discolouration, gilt on front and spine rubbed, text block edges darkened, front end paper split at upper and lower ends of hinge, rear end papers entirely split at hinge, light foxing to end papers, last end papers creased. The interior of this book is very attractive. Book is overweight. Postage rates calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall