Search Results: Titles starting with U from Beacon Books

Stackpole, 1989.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good+. ix, 246 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor bumping to the corners. Front free endpaper is soiled at the top. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this American military history study focusing on the uniforms of the Vietnam War. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs.

Botanical Garden, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of British Columbia. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 670 pages. Orange and white lettering on the spine, pictorial front cover. Some scuffing to the corners. Foredge is lightly soiled. There are no creases on the spine. A very good copy of this very scarce guide, filled with b/w drawings, photographs and tables. The chapter separators, are lovely full colour photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 8.5 x 11

Blue Ribbon Books. Trade Paperback. Good/Fair. 300 pages. Brown lettering on the spine and front cover. Cover is soiled with worn edges. Christmas gift sticker on the first white page. Endpapers are a map charting the lifetime of adventure of Roy Chapman Andrews. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is soiled, chipped along the edges, numerous closed tears and missing up to 1' at the tail of the spine. The inside of the dust jacket has a list of 'Check-list of Basic Books'. A good copy of this relatively scarce autobiography of the discoverer of the dinosaur eggs.

Les Editions Sans Le Sou. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 229 pages. White lettering on the spine and front cover. Front cover has a stylized figure of a man outlined in gold. Minor chipping to the edges. Appears unread - no creases to the spine. Inscribed by the author on the free front endpaper.

Clarendon Press. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Near Fine. vi, 286 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor wear to the edges of the cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor wear along the edges. A fine copy of this book studying the French revolution and the effects that the Anglo-royalist had on the course of history.

University of British Columbia. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 134 pages. Blue card covered book with U B C 1924 in gold on the front cover. Cover edges are worn. A few student signatures on the signature page. A very good copy of this scarce yearbook, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. Size: 12.5 x 9.5

University of British Columbia, 1925. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 118 pages. Faded blue card covered book with the U B C emblem in the corners, and ANNUAL 1925 in gold on the front cover. Cover edges are worn. Student signatures on the title page and on the back. A very good copy of this scarce yearbook, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. Size: 12.5 x 9.5

Mendel Art Gallery, Fifth House Publishers. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/Very Good+. 160 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor bumping to the corners. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has very minor wear to the edges. A very good copy of this history of urban landscapes of the Prairie provinces. With more than 120 full colour and b/w reproductions of art by renown Canadian artists, such as Walter J. Phillips, Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Illingworth Kerr, William McFarlane Notman and others. There are essays by Dan Ring, Guy Vanderhaeghe and George Melnyk.

Zanzibar. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/Good. ix, 497 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Cover is faded at the top and tail of the spine. Paper is foxed. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper in pencil. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, it is price clipped, and very worn, with pieces missing at the top and tail of the spine. A very good copy of this study of plants in Zanzibar and Pemba, illustrated with a few b/w line drawings and photographs.

Windsor Books, October 1999. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 185 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. The book appears unread. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this list of the 41 most profitable, accurate, and dependable seasonal trades the future markets have to offer. Size: 7 x 10.5

Windsor Books, October 1999. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 185 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. The only visible fault to this book is a bump to the front cover, otherwise it is a fine copy of this detailed book on how to use Mega-Seasonals Method for market trading. Size: 7.5 x 10.5

Harper, August 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 399 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine. There is a remainder mark on the lower foredge. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A near fine, unread, copy of this novel. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

Ash-Tree Press. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xi, 142, [6] pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of Limited Edition of Lamsley's first collection of six supernatural tales. With an illustration by Douglas Walters on the dust jacket. Size: 5.5 x 8.75

Leo Cooper/Pen & Sword Books Ltd., June 1992. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fine. xxvi, 312 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Cover corners are bumped. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this study of the 'behavioural patterns of military action'. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

GT Publications. Not Stated Asumed First Editition.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 140 pages. Red and black lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Very minimal bumping to the top and tail of the spine. A fine copy of this book exhibiting Harold Wong's art in full colour with a couple of fold out pages. Text in Chinese and English. This is a large heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 10 x 13.5

Scribner, April 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 292 [1] pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Minor bump to the front top corner. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a minor crease in the same corner as the bump. A fine copy of this Munch Mancini crime novel. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink. There is a blind embossed circle next to the author's name and signature - hard to tell if it is hers or the previous owner's'.

Scribner, May 2004. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 289 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread copy of this Munch Mancini crime novel. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink. Size: 6 x 9

Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 441 pages. Blue and red lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Cover corners are lightly worn. Cover lightly shelf worn. A small number written in ink on the last page by the previous owner. A small piece missing on the back cover where a price sticker was removed. A very good copy of this history subtitled: Whitehall and the German Resistance to Hitler. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).