Search Results: Titles starting with N from Beacon Books

Praeger, September 2002. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. xviii, 229 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Previous owner's name on the front free ednpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this text, subtitled: How AIDS, Trade and Terrorism Affect Our Economic Future. Size: 6 x 9.5

Routledge. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xxi, 298 pages. White lettering on a black background on the spine, white lettering on a pictorial front cover. Upper corners are bumped, otherwise this is a fine copy of this text, being on of the Routledge Explorations in Economic History titles. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6 x 9.5

University of Toronto Press. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 285 pages. Silver and gold lettering on the spine, gold dancers on the front cover. Fore edge lightly soiled, front cover lightly warped. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this history of the National Ballet of Canada, signed both by Celia Franca and Ken Bell on the title page. Illustrated throughout with b/w and full colour photographs.

Canadian Institute, 1913. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 419 pages. Black lettering on the front card cover. Front cover has a crease and a triangular piece (about 3/4') missing from the lower corner. Minor wear to the top of the spine. Minor foxing to the paper. Two regional maps in an envelope glued to the back cover. A very good copy of this 1913 history, filled with b/w illustrations and maps in the text.

1885. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 b/w photographs mounted on heavy card with cloth hinges. Faded gold lettering on the front cover. Minor chipping to the edges of the cover. No date, circa 1885. A very nice album of these photographs of the Tower of London, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Charing Cross, Law Courts, British Museum, The National Gallery, Crystal palace, Westminster Abbey; and, Houses of Parliament.

Scott, Foreman and Company, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 61 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Edges are lightly scuffed. Previous owner/school name on the free endpaper. A couple of pages have finger prints on them, otherwise this book is in excellent condition. A very good copy of this rare (in hardcover) book which is one of The New Basic Readers Curriculum Foundation Series, featuring Dick, Jane and Sally.

Reed Methuen. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good-. 246 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Lower edges of the cover are lightly worn. Previous owner's inscription on the free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is missing a piece on the lower back fore edge corner (1' x 2'). A very good copy of this book tracing the lives and careers of over seventy New Zealand lady artists. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs of their works.

The Ryerson Press, 1923. First Edition.. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 1923, Presumed First Edition. 141 pages. Black lettering on the spine and on the decorative front cover. Spine is missing 1/2' at the top and 1 3/4' on the tail, cover is detached; Corners are bumped, edges are scuffed. Previous owner's inscription on the first white page and signature on page 9. Endpaper design is by Varley. A good copy of these Newfoundland verses. Size: 5 x 7.5

Exposition Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 223 pages. Red lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners are lightly bumped. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped along the edges. A very good copy of this scarce novel subtitled: A Novel of a Newspaperman's Fight Against Crime in the Prohibition Era.

Niagara Falls Power Company. Pressumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. xxii, 455 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Top foredge is gilded. Cover corners and edges are lightly scuffed. A very good copy of this history of Niagara Power subtitled: Evolution of its Central Power Station and Alternating Current System. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps (a few fold-out maps in near fine condition). This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Nicholson File Company, 1942. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 44 pages. Green card covers with light green and black lettering on the cover. Lower spine edge has had some water damage which affects a two inch area on each page, but does not affect the content of this catalogue. A good copy of this interesting memorabilia catalogue. Size: 11.5 x 9

William Heinemann, 1916. Not State Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 313 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, black lettering on the front cove. Spine is lightly slanted, foredge lightly soiled. This is a very good copy of this descriptive 1916 travel book, illustrated with sixteen sepia photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges - at cost.

Viking. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 343 pages. White lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this mystery, signed on the title page by the author. Size: 6 x 9.25

National Film Board of Canada. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. A boxed set: booklet is in French and English, 7 DVDs. The entire set looks unused. A fine copy of Norman McLaren's works. This is a heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 5.5 x 7.5

W. Dresser & Sons 'The Darlington Press', 1901. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Good-/No Jacket. xxii, 126 pages + 8 pages of ads at the back. Black lettering and illustration on the front cover. Cover and back free endpaper show water damage, cover corners and edges are worn; lower 1' x 5' of the back cover corner is badly worn (missing some of it). Free front endpaper is missing. A good copy of this 1901 album containing brief notes of the signs and signboards and sundials in North Yorkshire and Durham, character sketches, studies of animal and bird life, picturesque landscape and buildings, and more. Illustrated with 140 b/w illustrations. One illustration in colour. Size: 12.5 x 10

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 241 pages. Red and blue lettering on the spine, red and white lettering on the pictorial front cover. A fine, unread copy of this uncorrected proof of North of Havana, a novel featuring Doc Ford. Signed on the title page with black ink.

N.W.T. Mining Heritage Society. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Not paginated. Gold lettering on a photographic front, black cover. Tail of the coil is lightly spring, otherwise this is a fine copy of this photographic journey of North West Territory's mining industry. Signed by the author/photographer on the title page. Photographs are b/w. Size: 9 x 8

Mining and Scientific Press. Reprint.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 30 pages. Black lettering on the front cover. Cover paper is soiled and shelf worn. Corners creased. A good copy of this scarce pamphlet describing the flotation process, first issued in 1905. Size: 5.5 x 8

J. B. Lippincott Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1955 252 pages. Cream coloured lettering on the spine. Spine is slanted. Minor wear to the corners. Previous owner's name plate on the front free endpaper. Signed by Rich Hobson 'with very best wishes' no name attached; also dated at Vanderhoof BC, all written by the author on the half title page. A very good copy of this true story of ranching in British Columbia, and how the author and his companions saved the Frontier Cattle Company when the war threatened the enterprise.

Musee National Des Beaux-arts Du Quebec. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 192 pages. Blue lettering on a pink background on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. The book has no visible flaws. A fine copy of this collection of 55 Canadian artists works. Illustrated in full colour photographs throughout. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 8.75 x 11