Search Results: Books by audain james

Gray's Pub. Ltd, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st print book in excellent shape rear of dj is scuffed

Sidney, BC : Gray's Publishing , 1963 . First Edition . F/VG . 8VO . Autobiography of the senior surviving male descendant of the Dunsmuir's. Jacket has seveal small chips and tears.

Sunnylane Publishing Co, 1964. hardcover in very good condition with very good minus dust jacket. inscribed by the author. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Sunnylane Publishing Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Sunnylane, 1964. First edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. Tanning to the first page due to enclosures.

Victoria, BC, Canada: Gray's Publishing, 1963. Stated First . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sunnylane Pub. Co., 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. First free endpaper is torn out, else interior is in good condition, overall clean. Dust jacket has heavy wear, chunks missing..

Pageant Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. First Edition. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

No DJ- A clean, tight and unmarked copy-" The story of Alex Dunsmuir, coal king of San Francisco, from his boyhood in Nanaimo, BC to his troubled life in San Francisco, from Oakland where he built the famous Dunsmuir House to New York. Black cloth with green illustration to front, green titling to spine, green endpapers, a few black and white photographs, 133 pages. "

Sidney, British Columbia: Gray`s Publishing Ltd, 1963. 226 pp. Very light foxing. Green cloth with gilt titles. Light wear to head and tail of spine. Corners only very lightly worn. Orange and green DJ with black and white titles. Light wear to edges, corners. Spine slightly faded. VG+/VG+.

Victoria: Sunnylane Publishing Company, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this history of the life of Alex Dunsmuir, known as the coal king of San Francisco, signed by the author. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work by James Audain (1903-1970) tells the story of the coal owning family of Pacific Coast Dunsmuirs and, in particular, Alex Dunsmuir's troubled life in San Francisco. An account of the secrets of the famous Dunsmuir House, a considerable lawsuit, and an unpopular marriage. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with just a little spotting to the plates. Dust wrapper is somewhat sunned with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine. A couple of small closed tears to the front of… Read More

N. Y.: Pageant Press, Inc., 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine But For Prev. Owner Inscription On Title Page. ( Dates Sept. 1955 ). Price Clipped Jacket Is Just Very Good, Edge Wear, Spots Of Soiling And Faded Spine..

New York: Pageant, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good, With Traces Of Use And A Sticker Ghost On The Front End Paper. In A Price-Clipped Dustjacket With Some Soiling, Fading To Spine, And Minor Wear To Extremities. Internally Fine..

Sidney, B.C.: Gray's Publishing Limited, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 226 pages. 24cm. Autobiography of Vancouver Island coal magnate James Dunsmuir's eldest grandson. "I feel that exposing the situations through which I have passed may be of help to others. I have laced the story of my life with familiar names and incidents of a sensational nature not only to entertain but to point up the pitfalls to be avoided at all levels of society." - dust jacket. "He brings to life the downward path from the silk of society to the seamy side of Soho and the gutters of Marseilles." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to publisher's green cloth. Binding sound. Unmarked. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating life story. EDWARDS & LORT 141..

New York: Pageant Press, 1955. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 213 pages. Eight pages of photographic plates. "A true saga of the New World is the story of the Dunsmuirs of Vancouver Island. No history of British Columbia, no references to older days, no account of the 'good old times' could possibly be complete without a story of the famous family whose members helped found the Province, and whose adventures in life brought them wealth, power, and social position." - page 1. Author was the grandson of James Dunsmuir. Lowther indicates publication of this title was withdrawn in consequence of legal action. Bit of writing stroked out atop front free endpaper otherewise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy. WHALE 36, LOWTHER 1948, KENT p.37..