Search Results: Authors starting with A from Augustine Funnell Books

London & New York: White Lion Publishers, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A scarce hardcover edition of a title first published in paperback in the USofA, featuring tough-guy operator Sam Durell, "a troubleshooter for an agency so secret that even the government didn't know about it." In this one, a Communist hatchet-man with the Hungarian secret police has slipped into America to assassinate an unknown victim, a victim which may even be Durell. Red cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 160 pages. A bit cocked, bump to bottom edge of front cover, another to top edge of back cover, tanning, in dust jacket w/light wear to corners/spine ends, light edgewear..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ackroyd's well-received first novel, set in contemporary London, about a film-maker who wants to make a film of Charles Dickens's novel, 'Little Dorrit.' This being Ackroyd, not all is sweetness and light. Red cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 169 pages. Bumped/bent bottom corners, in dust jacket w/light rubbing, impressions/thin scratches, short scrape to front fold, a hint of edgewear, bumped bottom corners..

Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2020. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition, 1st printing.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sequel to 'Outlander,' published in 2007. In 1917 a boy separated from his father and left in the care of "a formidable nun who keeps him in cloistered seclusion" manages to escape, taking with him "something the nun is determined to get back -- at any cost." Winner of the 2020 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize celebrating the best in Canadian fiction, and shortlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize. Pine boards w/gilt spine lettering, 443 pages (including acknowledgements), + brief author biography. An unread copy in collectible condition..

Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Editor. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 157 pages (including acknowledgements, endnotes, index), illustrated. Signed on half-title by editor Behne ("Good reading!/C. Ted Behne/9/25/10"). Internally tight and clean w/no discernible flaws..

New York: Putnam / G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2020. Book. Illus. by Jessica Khoury (spine and front end papers). New. Hardcover. Signed by Ahdieh, on special bound-in page. First Edition, 1st printing.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sequel to 'The Beautiful.' No longer human, Sebastien Saint Germain is, in this one, "cursed to walk the earth forever, hungry for blood" (gross, but still better than walking the earth forever, hungry for liver and onions). Purple boards w/black spine lettering, 401 pages + three pages of acknowledgments. An unread copy in pristine condition..

London & Toronto & Vancouver: Jonathan Cape / Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1968. Book. Illus. by Jan Pienkowski. About Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small quarto. A collection of eight stories, including the title piece, and "The Cat Sat on the Mat," "There's Some Sky in This Pie," "The Elves in the Shelves," "The Three Travellers," "The Baker's Cat," "A Bed For the Night," and "The Patchwork Quilt." Blue cloth w/black cover/spine lettering/illustration, 107 pages, illustrated end papers. Bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, gentle warping of boards, previous owner's name on front end paper, in dust jacket w/wear to all edges, chipping to corners/spine ends, near 1" piece from bottom spine, handling/surface wear..

New York: Trident Press Book. Illus. by Paul Bacon (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In comprehensive fashion the author "shows how the trainer's choice of jockey relates to all the other aspects of handicapping." Black boards w/illustration in blind, orange cloth backstrip w/black spine lettering, 145 pages. Father's Day gift inscription to previous owner, light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/rubbing, a bit of wear to corners/spine ends, two short tears to bottom spine, moderate general wear. Dust jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

Pan 31337, 1991. Book. Illus. by Nick Cudworth (cover illustration). About Very Good. Paperback. 1st Pan edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First printing w/complete number sequence. Pseudonym of Kinn Hamilton McIntosh. "When something unexpected is found in the cremated remains of Alan Ottershaw, Detective Inspector Sloan suspects death from unnatural causes." 207 pages. Mildly cocked, reading creases to spine, some corner wear..

London : Jonathan Cape, 1981. Book. Illus. by Bill Botten (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small octavo. This one features a former spy who gets caught up in the repercussions of a much earlier operation, and "tells an engaging tale of smuggling, graft, blackmail and revenge" (a serving from four of the main thriller ingredients -- although murder, the boss of them all, also plays more than a minor role). Charcoal cloth w/gilt lettering/device to spine, 245 pages. Slightly cocked, lightly tanned, in dust jacket w/light edgewear, impressions, minor crease to top right corner of front flap, full-length vertical crease to edge of rear flap..

Grand Bay-Westfield: Privately published, 2003. Book. About Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Aiton tells the story of her father, Alfred Smith Tait, and his many interests and accomplishments. Tait was born in Marysville, New Brunswick, in 1911, and spent five years in the RCAF during World War II. He was an avid sportsman, and won a variety of championships with numerous New Brunswick teams. Contains a wealth of genealogical information. Inscription reads: "I hope you enjoy/'Not Your Average Joe'/as much as I enjoyed/putting it together. Alfred/was quite a man." 588 pages (including appendices, bibliography, index, brief author biography), illustrated. Light rubbing/thin scratches, mild corner wear, tiny soil marks to edges. Internally sound..

Paris: le Livre de Poche 1000, 1967. Book. Good. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Originally published in 1913 by Émile-Paul Frères. Mild edgewear, a bit of spine roll, scratches, previous owner's name/date to inside front cover, tanned pages, moderate general wear..

Toronto: Intruder Press, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author & Collaborator. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tells of the World War 2 exploits of the DFC-recipient author and RCAF's 418 Squadron. Published in a first edition of 1,000 copies, 399 of which were numbered and signed by author and collaborator. This is copy #242. Dark grey cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 339 pages, illustrated. Somewhat cocked, mild wear to corners/spine ends, tanned top edge, in edgeworn dust jacket w/light chipping, scratches, 1" diagonal tear to top right corner of rear panel, 1/2" tear to top left corner of front panel, 1" tear to top left edge of front flap, general wear. Uncommon signed by both author and collaborator..

Eclipse Paperbacks nn Book. About Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Australian edition. Lesbiana. In 1955 the author published 'We Walk Alone,' a study of a lesbian by a lesbian, and it generated a surprising number of letters. In this book, originally published by Gold Medal, the author offers "an answer to those letters as well as a supplement to 'We Walk Alone.' In it I have written of the whys and wherefores of lesbian life in New York City -- as I have known it." An uncommon edition. Minor spine cocking, reading creases to spine, corner creasing, flaking, 3/4" long x 1/16" wide vertical scratch to approximate middle of front cover, rubbing..

South Laguna: Publisher's Consultants FB-124, 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 186 pages + four pages of advertisements promoting other pulse-pounding literary marvels. Top right corners chipped throughout, edgewear, price sticker, creasing, general wear..

Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of Alecson's perfectly formed baby girl, born "with massive irreversible brain damage" from oxygen deprivation while in the womb, and the subsequent moral and legal battle by the parents to let their baby die rather than be kept alive through technological means. Pink boards w/cream cloth backstrip, silver spine lettering, 207 pages (including selected bibliography and list of resources for parents). Moderate general wear, light soil, in like dust jacket. .

Montreal: D. & J. Sadlier / George Routledge & Sons Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The third part of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' (after 'Inferno' and Purgatorio'). Routledge is printed on the spine as publisher, as well as on the title page, but a strip of paper displaying the name of Montreal publisher Sadlier is pasted over Routledge's name. Quite an uncommon edition. 318 pages (including index). Bumped/moderately worn corners/spine ends, some slant, scuffed cloth w/a couple of thin scratches, previous owner's signature/date neatly in ink to front end paper. All in all, a nice little copy..

Moncton: Les Editions de la Francophonie, 2003. Book. Very Good to Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Inscribed & Signed by Authors. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The authors provide a comprehensive history of the French and Acadian inhabitants of Fredericton, the capital city of New Brunswick, Canada. Bookmark printed to accompany the book is laid in. 472 pages, illustrated. Moderate general wear..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Early reprint.. Pseudonym of Betty Cavanna, who wrote the first 11 Connie Blair titles before her friend, Anne Warner Miller, completed the series with #12, 'The Mystery of the Ruby Queens.' First published in 1956, before this 1958 re-issue. The list of titles on the front flap ends at this one, #11, but the list on reverse of the half-title includes #12', begging the question for those who think that their copy of this edition is the first: how, in 1956, did the publishers know that a book not yet written and not to be published until two years later would be called 'The Mystery of the Ruby Queens', especially considering the fact that it was written by someone else entirely? Beige tweed w/brown illustration lettering to front cover, brown rule/lettering/decoration (CBM design) to spine, 174 pages, illustrated. Light general wear in edgeworn dust jacket w/some chipping to corners/spine ends, 2"… Read More

Derby: Monarch 345, 1963. Book. Illus. by George Erickson (cover illustration). Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A man returning to Florida after a stint fighting guerrillas in Laos is faced with a corrupt fellow who wishes to steal his land; the corrupt fellow's woman (who wishes to teach him a thing or two about "how to stake out a claim on a man no matter what his previous commitments"); and his fiancee's kid sister, who wants him, and doesn't particularly care that he's her sister's betrothed (the poor sonuvabitch shoulda stayed in Laos). 141 pages + three pages of advertisements for other books published by Monarch. Cover artist's name misspelled as Ericson on copyright page. Mildly cocked, thin reading crease to left edge of front cover, light general wear. Internally tight and clean..

New York, New York, New York, Garden City: Dell 283, Bantam A910, Bantam A894, Perma P127 Book. Good. Paperback. 1sts thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of four historical novels, some of which you may have heard of, others of which may be new to you, but all of which once had their day in the sun, and are looking for another brief moment in the light before the next time-travel historical sensation pushes them even further into the shadows. Or words to that effect. In the Allen title (a Dell map-back), Adverse looks to Cuba "for relief from the vague restlessness which assails him." The Bromfield story is a "turbulent novel of 1862 -- and the Yankee seizure of New Orleans." Krepps offers "A Historical Novel of Barbaric Africa in the 1820s." And Roark gives us "the story of men who plundered the gold of the East -- to buy the pleasures of its women." All four books are intact and readable, but as with all vintage paperbacks,… Read More