Search Results: Authors starting with D from Ainsworth Books

Norfolk Island, Australia: Island Heritage Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 0896100634 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Previous owner's stamp on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Numerous B&W and color illustrations. ; The Island Heritage Collection; 6.0 X 5.7 X 0.2 inches; 202 pages; The author relied on Captain Cook's journals from his various visits to the Hawaiian Islands, including his final visit, to piece together and create a realistic view of Cook's life while visiting. .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195082982 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, small tears and light chipping. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.8 inches; 378 pages; "In Crowns of Glory, Emilia Viotti da Costa tells the riveting story of a pivotal moment in the history of slavery. Studying the complaints brought by slaves to the office of the Protector of Slaves, she reconstructs the experience of slavery through the eyes of the Demerara slaves themselves. Da Costa also draws on eyewitness accounts, official records, and private journals (most notably the diary of John Smith, one of four ministers sent by the London Missionary Society to convert Demerara's "heathen"), to paint a vivid portrait of a society in transition, shaken to its foundations by the recent revolutions in America, France, and Haiti. Smith and his wife, Jane, the planters and colonial… Read More

New York: Dover Publications. Very Good. 1951. Reprint. Softcover. 0486200043 . Card covers show some shelf wear.; A tight, solid book, text unmarked.; 8.30 X 5.10 X 1.40 inches; 982 pages; This is a reprint of the 2nd edition .

London: Verso. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1844670023 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, light soiling of front page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 16.26 X 4.06 X 21.34 millimeters; 487 pages; "In dispatches written from around the world, Anne-christine d’Adesky reports on the greatest challenge facing us today: the global effort to provide life-saving medicines and care to 40 million people living with HIV and AIDS in resource-poor countries, the great majority in sub-Saharan Africa. She analyzes the obstacles to providing universal access to antiretroviral drugs whose cost has been out of reach to millions until now, and she exposes the underlying and often competing agendas of donor and recipient governments, funders, activists and individuals with HIV who are struggling to survive. In lively, in-depth field reports from countries including Cuba, Brazil, Russia, Haiti, Mexico,… Read More

Ottawa: New Federation House. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. 096892154X . Only slight wear to pictorial card covers. ; A bright, solid book, promotional publisher broadside laid in. Heavy glossy paper stock. ; B&W and Colour photographs; 113 pages; A collection of historical essays on Canadian aboriginal notables. Chapters on Piapot (1816-1908); Crowfoot (1830-1890); Poundmaker (1842-1886); Louis Riel (1844-1885); E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913); Tommy Prince (1915-1977); Frank Calder (1915-2006); Bill Reid (1020-1998); George Manuel (1921-1989); Donald Marshall Sr. (1925-1991); Max Gros-Louis (1931-); Alanis Obamsawim (1931-); Andrew Delisle (1932-); Bertha Allen (1934-); Joseph Gosnell (1936-); Gail Guthrie Valaskakis (1939-2007); James Bartleman (1939-); Harry Daniels (1940-2004); Phil Fontaine (1944-); Harold Cardinal (1945-2005); Mary May Simon (1947-); Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (1948-); Georges Erasmus (1948-); Billy Diamond (1949-); Elijah Harper (1949-); Sheila… Read More

London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1854797964 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, a couple of dings by DJ spine short tear top of spine.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour illustrations ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages; Covers such illustrators as Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle and many more. .

Leiden NL: E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004099689 . As new ; A bright, solid book in NF condition, text unmarked, unclipped. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in Arabic and English ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Vol 23; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 461 pages; "An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy is an edition, translation of and commentary on the astronomical work of the fourteenth-century Central Asian religious scholar sadr al-Shari'a al-Bukhari. sadr al-Shari'a develops the works of the thirteenth-century Maragha researchers, which set the tone for the astronomical research until the eventual demise of Ptolemaic astronomy.This work elucidates the development and achievement of the long tradition of reforming Ptolemaic astronomy. It corroborates other evidence that scientific creativity persisted well beyond the eleventh century, a period often viewed as an age of cultural decline and stagnation.… Read More

London: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2005. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0719554780 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear. Small tears on bottom edge of DJ.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.3 X 6.5 X 2.1 inches; 739 pages; "1945 is a monumental, multi-dimensional history of the end of World War II. Dallas narrates in meticulous detail the conflicts, contradictions, motives, and counter-motives that marked the end of the greatest military conflict in modern history and established lasting patterns of deceit, uncertainty, and distrust out of which the Cold War was born. Beginning with the siege of Berlin, Dallas describes in simple human terms the interactions of Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Zhukov, Truman, de Gaulle, Macmillan, along with others relatively unknown, vividly portraying the interpenetration of the daily with the epochal, the obscure with the great political events taking place… Read More

London: Methuen. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0416179827 . Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ has light edgewear and creasing, one page has top folded over. A story for 8-12 year olds. .

Agincourt, Ont.: Methuen. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0458995606 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short note top of FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 332 pages; "General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG, KCB (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who fought during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps. Currie's success was based on his ability to rapidly adapt brigade tactics to the exigencies of trench warfare, using set piece operations and bite-and-hold tactics. He is generally considered to be among the most capable commanders of the Western Front, and one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history." (Wikipedia) .

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 088830305X . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs & maps; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 289 pages .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771025459 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name in ink on map end papers. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 408 pages .

Abbotsford, BC: University of The Fraser Valley. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 1895802407 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages; This is a study conducted jointly by Southern Sudan Prisons Servive, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, as well as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in an effort to improve the conditions in the prisons in Southern Sudan. It was funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs .

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550170120 . Gift inscription on title page, 1" closed tear bottom fore corner of dustjacket. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Color Paintings; 10 X 10 X 0.75 inches; 160 pages; This gorgeously illustrated hardcover presents an interpretive survey of British Columbia's architectural heritage recorded by artist Rudi Dangelmaier in a series of watercolours and oil paintings. Trained in Germany, Danglemaier has been documenting pioneer buildings in Saskatchewan and British Columbia since 1929. The buildings portrayed in this book date from the mid 19th to the early 20th century and reflect cultural influences and building techniques indigenous to British Columbia. Dangelmaier's work moves beyond weathered facades and sagging beams, the stuff of conventional architectural art. His paintings exude a sense of place and time.They capture the spirit of… Read More

Aldershot, Hampshire: Gale & Polden. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket chipped and discolored with 1 inch tear down top fore edge, a 1 inch strip of damp stain down front board, top fore corners bumped. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt insignia on front board and gilt titles on spine. B&W photographs and maps throughout. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages; "It commences with the story of faithful service in the twenty years of uneasy peace between the wars (in Turkey and Ireland among other places) and then follows the path of the six battalions the Regiment put into the field in the Second World War. These battalions, by their service in Malta, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and North-West Europe, in addition to other theatres, added their share to the varied service of the Regiment, and in doing so won three Victoria Crosses." jacket blurb .

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1555842232 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, remainder mark bottom page edges, moisture stain at bottom of DJ at spine, does not affect boards or text. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 9.1 X 7.7 X 1.3 inches; 402 pages; "Shares the reminiscences of Nagle, who served with Washington during the Revolutionary War and sailed around the world on American and British ships" .

New York: Nation Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 156858413X . Light wear to book and DJ, small scratch lower back ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. A scholarly work with notes, extensive bibliography and index. ; 9.20 X 6.30 X 2 inches; 656 pages; For the past two decades, Mark Danner has reported from Latin America, Haiti, the Balkans, and the Middle East. His perceptive, award-winning dispatches have not only explored the real consequences of American engagement with the world, but also the relationship between political violence and power. In Stripping Bare the Body, Danner brings together his best reporting from the world’s most troubled regions—from the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti to the tumultuous rise of Aristide; from the onset of the Balkan Wars to the painful fragmentation of Yugoslavia; and finally to the disastrous invasion of Iraq and the radical, destructive legacy of… Read More

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0691064776 . Light edge wear to DJ, some pencil underlining and margin notes ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 186 pages; The lectures are: 'King Lear and the Shakespearean pageant of history' by Alvin B. Kernan -- 'King Lear, acting and feeling' by Michael Goldman -- 'Shakespeare, the King's company, and King Lear' by G.E. Bentley -- 'As the wind sits, the poetics of King Lear' by Theodore Weiss -- 'The image of the family in King Lear' by Thomas McFarland -- 'King Lear and the two abysses' by Lawrence Danson -- '"Nothing almost sees miracles":Tragic knowledge in King Lear' by Thomas P. Roche, Jr. -- 'King Lear in the theater' by Daniel Seltzer. .

New York: Delacorte. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038529610X . Signed by Author; DJ chipped with short tears and creasing, light fading to top and bottom edges of blue cloth covered boards, top corners slightly bumped. Small stain bottom back DJ. ; Signed by the author on the title page. DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Book unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages; Signed and dated by Danziger on title page (not an inscription). Kendra Kaye, 14, is not looking forward to spending the summer in New York City with her bratty little brother, Oscar (O.K.)until her parents announce that a 15-year-old farm boy from Wisconsin is going to live with them for the summer. Both sets of parents scheme up a scavenger hunt for the three kids which forces them to explore all of Manhattan. Frank turns out to be a good-looking guy (with a girlfriend back home), and the three set out to have a good time seeing the sights of New York City. By the end of… Read More

New York: Hachette Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316399051 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W and color photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages; "A revelatory account of the cloak-and-dagger Israeli campaign to target the finances fueling terror organizations--an effort that became the blueprint for U.S. efforts to combat threats like ISIS and drug cartels." .