Search Results: Titles starting with M from WhoByBooks

New York: Ace Science Fiction Books, 1981. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. First Ace Printing: Fall 1981. Fully illustrated with B&W drawings.

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Brian Moore has often been referred to as a chameleon in his writing and narrative choice. Many of his books have been made into movies and he has won numerous awards. In The Magician's Wife the writer has created a "portrait of an unforgettable lady" that takes place in France and Algeria in the 1850's.

London: Constable, 1929. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The later 1929 edition which includes the preface: First Aid To Critics - which has interesting annotations/marginalia. Tan binding heavy paper. Catalogue of G.B.S.'s works at back. Page numbering begins with 145.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. Fine photo of Churchill by Cecil Beaton, the British photographer. Very good condition with som e rubbing on edges, 0.5 cm tear at top rear of DJ. A poem honouring Churchill, one of this century's greatest statesmen. 15 pages. Stitched Wrappers.

London: Collins, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Susan Benson. HC has a touch of rubbing to lower board corners, typical board staining on front/rear FEP's for this edition and year. DJ price-clipped with minor edge-wear and a 1 cm closed tear to head at spine with (again) a touch of board staining.

London: The Children's Press, 1955. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Book #13 of THE CHALLEGE SERIES For Boys and Girls. Very Good No DJ as issued. Mild edge-wear primarily to bottom edges. Pages are age-toned.

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1972. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Jerry Ofo. Many believe this is the Toronto poets masterwork. Printed early in the spring of 1972 in an edition of 1000. Royal purple end papers. Edge wear and minor soiling. 2 volumes: Book I & Book II. PO small signature in each book.

Marazion Cornwall: The Ark Press, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ben Shahn. Musings on death with wonderful illustrations by the American artist Ben Shahn. First in the Ark Series of books with illustrations. Stain on top of book with some foxing, DJ has some closed tears and tanning top and spine.

Denver, Colorado: Arctic Memories Pr, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 'In Memoriam' sticker on title page and signed by his wife.

Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Green boards. Neat ownership inscription dated 'April 1946'. From the author of "The 39 Steps". First Canadian. Frontis: Photo of author by the famous Canadian photographer, Karsh.

London: Phoenix House, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Winner of the Giller Prize and short listed for the GG and Trillium Awards, this is one of Richards most moving works. Presentation copy signed/inscribed by author.

Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed/inscribed by Linda Spalding.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Michael Palin tries to unearth the man from the legend. [oversize]

Toronto: Imago Pr, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Various writers.

Child Okeford, Dorset: Words Press, 1988. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Stapled Wraps. Signed by Author(s). A limited edition of 200 copies of which this is #74 of 75 signed copies. Sillitoe is the writer of two of the most notable mid-century works: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Purple wrappers lightly sunned at edges, else FINE.

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1924. Assumed First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Red boards with light rubbing to extremities. Some staining/foxing esp. to end papers and paste downs, rear gutter starting. No DJ.

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 1983. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. This is the fourth collection of his Hobbema stories, sixteen in all set on the Ermineskin Reserve. Great stories from a witty storyteller. The first hardcover was published in the US a year later. Near fine with only minimal edge wear - unusual for a predominantly black paper back that is over 20 years old. Remainder mark.

New York: Grove Pr, 1988. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Price clipped. Booker prize winning author.

Francetown: Typographeum, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. A Talk by Bruce Chatwin (at a Charity Event in support of the British Red Cross). Foreword by John Wyse Jackson and with a Frontis by Jocelynn Hallen. One of 175 copies printed by R. T. Risk. Issued without DJ.