Search Results: Titles starting with I from Ainsworth Books

Prince Albert SK: Polka Dot Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0978340507 . Only slight wear to book & dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.60 X 5.70 X 0.90 inches; 203 pages; Mary-Ann Kirkby spent the first ten years of her life in a Hutterite Colony in Manitoba, Canada. "Your mother and father are running away,said a voice piercing the warm air.I froze and turned toward home.To a Hutterite, nothing is more shamefulthan that word, running away, Weglaufen...In 1969, Ann-Maries parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and which knew little of their unique culture. The transition was overwhelming. Desperate to be accepted, ten-year-old Ann-Marie was forced to deny her heritage in order to fit in with her peers. I Am Hutterite chronicles her… Read More

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. Half-leather binding shows wear at extremities, a couple of chips head of spine, water stain front board, top edge front board bumped ; A tight solid book. Text unmarked; International Correspondence School #2; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Operation of Dynamos and Motors, Dynamo-Electric Machinery, Geometrical Drawing, Mechanical Drawing, Steam Heating, Steam Turbines .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525247769 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Remainder mark on bottom of page edges. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.4 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 262 pages; "The author of Superfolks (LJ 3/15/77) has written a wildly inventive, outrageous, even blasphemous confession, supposedly created in the hereafter by John F. Kennedy. It is 25 years after JFK's death and almost time for him to move to the next tier, so he decides to write his memoirs or confession and set the record straight. In his present state he is surrounded by Bobby Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Adlai Stevenson. Marilyn Monroe has already moved on; and Jimmy Hoffa, father Joe, and J. Edgar Hoover are in hell. JFK's versions of Marilyn's and his own death are probably no more ridiculous than what actually did happen. The author's impudence is mostly… Read More

Calgary, AB: Girl Guides of Canada. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889254923 . Only slight wear to blue boards with silver imprinted design and titles front & spine ; A bright, solid book, hinges intact; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 502 pages .

Vancouver, BC: Lausanne Institute. Near Fine. 1994. First Canadian Edition. Paperback. 0897165004 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear; Inscribed by author on dedication page, a bright solid, book, ; Trade PB; 9.5 x 1.5 x 6.5 Inches; 571 pages .

Vancouver BC: America. Very Good+. 1971. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A tight solid book, stapled wraps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages; This is the paperback edition of the hardcover of the same name issued at the same time. "Much of the material in this booklet was compiled and written by Grant McNeil and is dedicated to the early labour pioneers who struggled so valiantly to improve the living and working conditions of loggers and millworkers in British Columbia." .

Winnipeg: B.C. Ministry of Education. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968157718 . Wear to extremities of glossy paper covered boards, corners a little bumped ; A tight solid book. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 106 pages; "The Chiefs and Elders of the Stò:lo Nation have identified educational initiatives designed to promote increased awareness of Stò:lo cultural traditions as an essential aspect of rebuilding healthy communities." It is designed for students and teachers at the 4th grade level. .

Armonk, NY: International Business Machines. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. Light edge wear fore corners a little bumped ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages; Articles include; Strategies for Information Requirements Determination by G. B. Davis; Business Systems Planning and Business Information Control Study by J.A. Zachman; Supporting Business Systems Planning Studies With the DB/DC Data Dictionary By J.G. Sakamoto & F.W. Ball; Towards an Integrated Development Environment by P.S Newman and Enterprise Information Analysis: Cost Benefit Analysis and the Data-managed System by M.M. Parker .

New York: Charles Scribners Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Light soiling to DJ.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This is the sturdy binding used by Scribners for sale to libraries - this is not ex-lib. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages; This story is written from the point of view of Atu, a polar bear who was orphaned young, raised by Eskimos but returned to the wild. .

Toronto, ON: Royal Ontario Museum. Good+. 1970. Softcover. Light wear & scuffing, previous owner's stamp on 1st page. Stapled wraps.; 16 pages .

Leicester, UK: BOOKMART LTD. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856054632 . DJ has small tears, with 1/4" X 1/2" piece missing from bottom of DJ front. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Colour and B&W photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages; A very thorough record of rank insignia and medals from the major combatants, both Allied and Axis, of World War II. Countries include Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, France and the USSR. .

Mississauga, ON: MES (Medical Education Services). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0886610869 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 130 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ shows light wear. Based on papers presented at a symposium in Toronto, Canada April 1986. .

London: Octopus Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. 0862730961 . Light wear to extremities. Front dust jacket flap is price clipped. A few tape stains on end papers, some yellowing of pages. ; A bright, solid book. DJ in Mylar.; 8.80 X 6.30 X 0.40 inches; 287 pages; "The Island of Adventure introduces Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann, 4 children spending their holidays at Craggy-Tops, a tumble-down set on top of the Cornish cliffs. They long to eplore the mysterious Island of Gloom but when they set sail for it they little suspect the peril that awaits them there. The Catle of Adventure finds the 4 children on holiday again. A deserted castle fascinates them, but the road to it is blocked and the local people are scared of the place. Their new friend Tassie shows them the way in and that's when the adventure starts." (blurb) .

London: Octopus Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. 0862730961 . Light wear to extremities. ; A bright, solid book. DJ in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.80 X 6.30 X 0.40 inches; 287 pages; "The Island of Adventure introduces Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann, 4 children spending their holidays at Craggy-Tops, a tumble-down set on top of the Cornish cliffs. They long to eplore the mysterious Island of Gloom but when they set sail for it they little suspect the peril that awaits them there. The Catle of Adventure finds the 4 children on holiday again. A deserted castle fascinates them, but the road to it is blocked and the local people are scared of the place. Their new friend Tassie shows them the way in and that's when the adventure starts." (blurb) .

Leiden NL: Brill. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004118047 . Back corners slightly bumped ; A bright solid book. Text unmarked. Navy cloth covered boards with gilt titles front and spine. Text mostly in French - three chapters with Arabic text on right hand page and French translation on left. ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology, And Science series; 9.7 X 6.5 X 2.2 inches; 812 pages; "Ibrahim Ibn Sinan was one of the most famous scientists of the tenth century. His specialities were geometry, logic and philosophy of mathematics. In this volume, three new hypotheses are presented.The first one concerns the existence and the development of philosophy of mathematics in Arabic, independently of traditional metaphysics and philosophy. It is mainly concerned with the logic of discovery and the logic of proof. The second hypothesis concerns the development of a new chapter in mathematics devoted to geometrical transformations. The close connection between… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771096526 . DJ has minor creasing, otherwise a near-fine copy. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Brodart, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 384 pages; "Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. A Royal Navy officer and experienced explorer, Franklin had served on three previous Arctic expeditions, the later two as commanding officer. His fourth and last, undertaken when he was 59, was meant to traverse the last unnavigated section of the Northwest Passage. After a few early fatalities, the two ships became icebound in Victoria Strait, near King William Island in the Canadian Arctic. The entire expedition, comprising 129 men including Franklin, was lost." (Wikipedia) " The… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771096526 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Brodart, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 384 pages; "Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. A Royal Navy officer and experienced explorer, Franklin had served on three previous Arctic expeditions, the later two as commanding officer. His fourth and last, undertaken when he was 59, was meant to traverse the last unnavigated section of the Northwest Passage. After a few early fatalities, the two ships became icebound in Victoria Strait, near King William Island in the Canadian Arctic. The entire expedition, comprising 129 men including Franklin, was lost." (Wikipedia) " The journalist Paul Watson was on the… Read More

New York: Hyperion. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786865296 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 402 pages; "In 1913 an expedition party sailed out of British Columbia in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. Filled with hope and excitement, the twenty-five people on board had no hint of the tragedy that lay ahead. Imprisoned in ice, abandoned by their expedition leader, and blown off course by polar storms, the Karluks crew was eventually forced to abandon ship on the ice-pack somewhere in the remote, treacherous Arctic. While the captain set off on foot on a 700-mile trek to search for help, the castaways left behind had no choice but to wait, and to struggle against hypothermia, snowblindness, and death from mysterious disease, starvation, or exposure to the brutal Arctic winter. Finally, after being stranded for nearly twelve months… Read More

Winnipeg: National Publishers Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows very light shelf wear. Grey cloth covered boards are in near-fine condition.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs ; Canada Ethnica II; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 510 pages; A scholarly work on the history of Icelandic people in Canada and their effect on Canadian history and culture. .

Wiesbaden: Fourier Verlag. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. circa 1980. Hardcover. 392169521X . Illustrated boards have light soiling, small stain page fore edges.; A bright, solid book, white cloth covered boards. Text in original German ; B&W Illustrations; 9.13 X 6.54 X 1.42 inches; 400 pages; The title translates, roughly, as: "I saw the world with loving look: A Life in supernaturalism". The diaries and drawings - partly unreleased - acquainting the reader with the highs and lows in the life of artist Käthe Kollwitz. "Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt, (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist, who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger, and war on the working class." .