Search Results: Titles starting with B from West of Eden Books

Number 9 Books, 1989, trade paperback with audio cassette tape in folding plastic case, 208 unnumbered pp, First Edition stated, Signed and inscribed by the Author 'Best Wishes 'xxxx' (name) Down Memory Lane, Alf Bicknell', The book and cassette tape are in Near Fine condition, straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright pictorial card covers, smudges to back side of rear blank endpaper. There is some wrinkling to the plastic overlay on the folding case which is common with this book and there is a crack to the plastic inside the case where the cassette tape is stored. The 'Chauffeur to the Beatles' recalls, in diary form, his experiences as the Fab Four's driver during the height of Beatlemania on both the 1965 and 1966 world tours. On the included cassette tape Bicknell recalls a few highlights including encounters with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg as well as a wonderful story about a backstage sing-along featuring George Harrison, Johnny… Read more

London UK, Secker & Warburg, 1973, hardcover, 66 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, gift inscription on front endpaper, light spine end bumps. Dustjacket price-clipped, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The fourth work, a collection of poetry, from the author of 'My Left Foot'.

New York, E.P. Dutton and Co, 1938, hardcover, xiv-269 pp, First U.S. Edition stated, Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small spots to topstain, a bit of fade to head and heel of spine and top board edges, endpapers age-toned. Illustrated with 57 reproductions of photographs by the author, 10 drawings by E.N. Prescott. and an illustrated map by H.W. Hawes. The author's first book, a collection of personal observations of life in the city written when she was employed at The Baghdad Times newspaper, and originally published by them. This American edition is expanded to include further essays on local life and customs and a large selection of illustrations.

New York, E.P. Dutton and Co, 1938, hardcover, xiv-269 pp, First U. S. Edition stated, Very Good in Good dustjacket, laid in is a bookplate from the collection of autograph enthusiast Derek Birch, Signed by the Author and dated 1982 in her hand. Clean and very firmly bound, slight spine lean, light corner bumps, small faint smudge to bottom edge. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, corner and spine-end chips, fading and some spotting to spine, a few faint stains, wrinkles to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with 57 reproductions of photographs by the author, 10 drawings by E.N. Prescott. and an illustrated map by H.W. Hawes. The author's first book, a collection of personal observations of life in the city written when she was employed at The Baghdad Times newspaper, and originally published by them. This American edition is expanded to include further essays on local life and customs, and the large selection of illustrations.

New York NY, W.W. Norton & Co, 1993, hardcover, 146 pp, first American edition stated, first printing by numberline, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket toned at rear edges, in new Brodart sleeve. A series of 18 personal, non-fiction essays by one of Croatia's most respected journalists and fiction writers, take us within the war to view the individual tragedies that befall even the most innocent of bystanders, in this most devastating event on the European continent since WWII.

New York, Tom Doherty Associates, 2107, hardcover, 243 pp, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The critically acclaimed author of Samurai Shortstop, Prisoner B-3087, The Brooklyn Nine, and the League of Seven trilogy returns with the story of a fourth-grader who leads a battle against censorship in a unique way when she discovers that her favorite book has been removed from the school library's shelves.

New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, trade paperback, 268 pp, Advance Reader\'s Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. A fast-paced military history of the Revolutionary War focusing on the officers whose passion and perseverance helped America win its independence. Illustrated thoughout with maps. Appended notes and bibliography. *Please note* page numbers for chapters are not included in the table of contents in this early edition making chapter searching tricky.

Toronto ON, Doubleday, 1987, hardcover, first edition stated, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. Subtitled "Canada in the Age of Gunpowder" 16 tales of classic Canadian outlaws from the high seas of the Atlantic to the Cariboo Gold Rush trails of B.C.

Garden City NY, Doubleday, 1948, hardcover, viii-276 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, no markings, spine end, edge, and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, large and small chips, in new Brodart sleeve. An entirely fanciful tale of events that might have taken place at the Metropolitan Opera and in the concert and radio field, from the author of The Hungry House and The Crimson Thread.

Vancouver BC, Pulp Press, 1981, trade paperback, 234 pp, third printing, Signed by the Author with no inscription on the title page, Good+ condition in black card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, corner edge and spine end bumps, rubs. The story of real life behind bars told by an inmate and prisoner's rights activist. Illustrated with 6 pages of black-&-white photographs.

Los Angeles, Bellrock Press, 2017, trade paperback, 325 pp, First Edition stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The well-known film director of Graduation Day, Tomboy, Haunts, and CHILD2MAN presents his first novel, based appropriately in the world of filmmaking, and centered on a young couple destined to be together who encounter their greatest personal challenge in the midst of the ruins of the Mayan civilization in Mexico.

New York, Walden Pond Press, 2019, hardcover, 180 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author on a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bumps and tiny splits to top corners. Bright, pictorial dustjacket, slight corner and spine-end bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. The National Book Award finalist returns with the third story about a boy on the autism spectrum who faces big changes as the last day of third grade approaches. Illustrated with pictures by Charles Santoso.

New York, Walden Pond Press, 2019, trade paperback, 173 pp, First paperback Edition stated, second printing, Signed by the Author on a bookplate affixed to the dedication page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny spine-end and corner nicks, in bright, pictorial card covers. A young boy on the autism spectrum must deal with some changes in the afternoon care of his pet baby skunk, and his sister's sleepovers with her new friends, all he has to do is make it till the night of her performance in the school play. Illustrated with pictures by Charles Santoso.

Garden City NY, Doubleday & Company, 1970, hardcover, xvi-256 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of military wear and decorations through the ages including: the ancient world, the Romans, chain mail, armour plate, and helmets, oriental armour, British and German uniforms, badges, buttons, belts, buckles, and accoutrements, battle colours, and campaign insignia. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings. Appended: Bibliography, Index

New York, Ace, 2018, hardcover, 340 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny splits to upper corners. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light corner and spine-end bumps. The bestselling author of more than forty novels returns with the third book in the America Rising series as the Second Civil War rages on and Mac must dodge Confederate bounty hunters while trying to free hundreds of Union POWs being held in Mexico.

Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1975, hardcover, 223 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. The first novel from the author of Red and Silver, and the popular nonfiction book The Beginning Runner's Handbook: The Proven 13-week Walk/run Program, focuses on a small Cape Breton community and its inhabitants response to the plans of a big-city resort builder.

Newton Abbot, U.K., David & Charles, 1975, hardcover, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, minor spine end bumps, tiny bump front board. Dustjacket price-clipped, few edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. " ... a vital guide to the observation, collection and recording of the natural history of the sea shore." Contains more than 70 scraperboard Illustrations by the author.

Toronto ON, Macmillan Canada, 1959, hardcover, 72 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge chips, rubs, previously laminated, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of folk-tales and legends of the Blackfoot tribe illustrated with full-page black-&-white drawings by Lewis Parker.

Boston, Little, Brown and Co, 1960, hardcover, 337 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine ends bumped, light dampstain to front board. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, chips, dampstain to front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A classic novel of WWII and the basis for the 1966 film The Young Warriors directed by John Peyser and starring James Drury, Steve Carlson, and Jonathan Daly.

London UK, Macmillan/Topliner Trident, 1980, hardcover, first edition, first printing, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, upper corners bumped. Dustjacket price-clipped, rubs, light edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve." When Carolyn takes a holiday job with the local research establishment she knows she will be working with animals, but she dosen't know why the animals are there. All sorts of difficult questions face Carolyn and her cousins as they make up their minds about an important subject and then put their decisions into action."