Search Results: Authors starting with H from Ainsworth Books

Victoria, BC: Island Pacific Publishing. Near Fine. 2013. Second Edition. Softcover. 0973713674 . As new, 1 copy is creased on back fly leaf. ; Glossy pictorial card covers ; Trade PB; B&W and Colour illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages; As a young man in Denmark, Haagensen became enamoured of the ham radio and what it could be used for. As he grew and obtained his education, he discovered the Institute of Technology and a course for Radio Operators in Copenhagen. WWII was approaching and Denmark, being on the border with Germany, everyone was affected. Borge was too young to serve as a soldier but he still found interesting ways to use his knowledge to help the resistance movement, stiing up clandestine broadcast transmitters. After the war was his compulsory military service, a time working as radio technician in the navy and most interesting of all working in remote stations in Iceland and Greenland. Haagensen gradually built his network of international friends and… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st UK; First Impression. Hardcover. DJ shows some edge wear and scuffing, mild chipping, price clipped, tape stains on free endpapers. Top corners and top edge bumped. Some tape damage on front flap ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, the book still has the wraparound promotional paper band which touts this as Europe's latest best seller ; 640 pages; This book first appeared in Germany in 1960 and in the US in 1961 .

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing. Very Good+. 1993. Paperback. 1895811023 . Only slight wear ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages; "William Moore (5 June 1825 – 29 March 1909) was a steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska. During most of British Columbia's gold rushes Moore could be found at the center of activity, either providing transportation to the miners, working claims or delivering mail and supplies. In 1887, guided by First Nation's explorer Skookum Jim (who later co-discovered the Klondike Goldfields), Moore was guided through the White Pass route that would become a famous route to the Klondike Gold Rush and purchased the land that later became the famous gold rush town of Skagway. Throughout his 83 years, he would father five sons and four daughters and make and lose at least three separate fortunes. His friends and rivals would give him many nicknames, among them, "Buddy" and "The… Read More

Pickering, ON: Beaverbooks Limited. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 080270624X . Boards show light shelf wear, short tear front bottom of DJ with some damage to lower fore edge, previous owner's name stamped on title page. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 342 pages .

Surrey, BC: Hancock House Pub Ltd. Very Good. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0888394861 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, corner curl. ; A bright, solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.4 inches; 166 pages; "This is the story of the grand old Hudson's Bay ship. It tells how she came to be built, how she arrived on the Pacific coast and the services she rendered." The beloved paddlewheeler visited many communities along the coast helping to open up their worlds to the outside. .

Courtenay and District Museum & Historical Society. Very Good. 1993. Paperback. Signed by Author; Short tear bottom front cover, light edge wear to white card covers ; Signed by author on half-title page ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 95 pages .

Secaucus, NJ: Castle Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Omnibus. Hardcover. 1555211224 . Light shelf wear to DJ and boards, DJ has creasing on head and tale of spine, pages lightly yellowed, light scuffing. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; 9.3 X 6.8 X 2.0 inches; 449 pages; Included in this omnibus edition are the four novels - Cleopatra, She, King Solomon's Mines and Maiwa's Revenge. .

Corvallis OR: Oregon State University Press. Very Good+. 1993. Reprint. Softcover. 0870715151 . Light wear to card covers; A bright, solid book, text unmarked ; Northwest Reprints; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 410 pages; "Robert Haig-Brown, best known as the author of books about fly-fishing, especially A River Never Sleeps, drew on personal experience as a logger in writing this novel of the northwest woods. Timber is the story of a friendship between two men, their work, their loves, and their involvement in the struggle over unionization of loggers. It is a stirring story of an earlier time, when trees were still "thick as hair on the back of a dog," and when people of conscience were concerned about the well being of the men who felled great trees, rather than the survival of the trees." .

Toronto: William Collins Sons & Co.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ is soiled, with tape repaired tears, creasing and chipping. A large wedge-shape on the back panel of the DJ, approx. 2" X 1.5" is missing. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages; "Roderick L. Haig-Brown welcomes us onto his lush farm for a year of insights and observations. In this eloquently written account, Haig-Brown, his wife Ann and their four children tour us through each season, and teach us the ways in which the Earth governs the events in our lives. Haig-Brown observes salmon, blue grouse, blacktail deer and robins, with a soft eye and gentle appreciation for their trials. He discerns how the weather interacts with the land, and how the land interacts with our attempts at civilization. Haig-Brown also discusses his work at a magistrate, and the challenges of marriage, amateur book collecting, the craft of… Read More

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has some light shelf wear, with minor creasing. Page foredges have light foxing and endpapers have light offset discoloration, previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Colourful map enclosed in pocket attached to back end paper. Richly illustrated with colour plates and B&W and colour illustrations and maps. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations, Maps; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 269 pages; "Haig-Brown, naturalist and renowned fisherman, here presents a popular account of the natural resources of his province, their use and management." "This book is intended to stimulate the thinking of British Colombians about the proper use of their rich inheritance of natural resources. In addition, the hope is that the book will serve to advance the cause and the philosophy of conservation among… Read More

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 155017147X . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Illustrated with stunning full colour photography by Rick Blacklaws ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 200 pages; " From northeast BC, where the river is a clear mountain stream running quietly below Mt. Robson, to the dry belt where the Fraser slows to a tame trickle you can jump over, to the ferocious torrents of the world-renowned Canyon, to the fertile farms and urban sprawl of the Fraser Valley, Haig-Brown and Blacklaws document the wildlife and landforms of the Fraser system, as well as the full spectrum of vigorous human life on the river-the mills and marinas, ocean liners and gillnetters, houseboats and fish wheels that are home to more than half of BC's population." .

London: Collins. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1962. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. DJ has some soiling, tears and chipping. Quarter sized piece missing from DJ at base of spine. Small water stain at bottom of back board. Gift notation on front free end paper. ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Price in Canadian funds.; B&W Illustrations; 184 pages; Blurb - "This is an enthralling story of the customs and taboos of the West Coast Indians. It is also the story of Atlin: how he grew to manhood; how he learnt to hunt the giant whales as his father and grandfather had done before him." .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine. 2000. Softcover. 0802083056 . A bright, solid book.; 8.82 X 5.98 X 0.79 inches; 239 pages; "The coastal forests of British Columbia are currently a source of controversy, with clashes between corporations, workers, environmentalists, Aboriginals, and politicians frequently in the national media. "Turning Trees into Dollars" sheds light on the historical complexities that lie behind the ongoing crisis. This is a comprehensive account of the formative years of the British Columbian forestry industry. Pinning the historical facts on the central concept of market capitalism, Gordon Hak traces the political, geographical, and technological developments that occurred as small, financially tentative logging operations grew into a major economic force. His narrative traverses the treacherous labour conditions, union activities, the use of immigrant labour, and the role of the First Nations, as well as the mill industry, tariffs and… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards show some shelf wear, corner bumps. ; A tight solid book, text unmarked, hinges intact. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed. B&W plates all present, as well as a number of fold-out scientific illustrations. ; B&W Plates; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 777 pages; Waterston (1811-1883) was a Scottish scientist who went largely unrecognized during his life. Preface by Haldane as well as an extensive biography of Waterston followed by his scientific writings broken into the following sections: 1. Physiological Psychology, 2. Gases and the Theory of Heat, 3. Liquids and their Vapours, 4. Miscellaneous Physical and Chemical Subjects, 5. Astronomical Subjects .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear with small tears, creasing and light stains. DJ is sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, hinges intact. Purple paper covered boards over teal paper coveres spine, title labels on front and spine. Deckled front and bottom edges. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .

New York: Looking Glass Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. c.1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated paper covered boards have some shelf wear. ; A tight solid book. Undated but appears to be circa 1959 ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 248 pages; "Meet the Peterkins, a lovable crew with a notable lack of common sense. These comic tales chronicle their roundabout attempts to solve simple, everyday problems. Cheerful and energetic, the close-knit family of eight resides in a village near Boston. They play their piano from the front porch because the movers left it with the keyboard facing the parlor window, and they're ready to raise the ceiling to make way for a towering Christmas tree. Only the timely intervention of "the wise old lady from Philadelphia" keeps them from acting on their more elaborate madcap schemes.Author Lucretia Hale, sister to writer and cleric Edward Everett Hale, helped break new ground in children's literature… Read More

Crofton, BC: Old Crofton School Museum Society. Near Fine. 1988. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book. Side stapled, fold-out map bound in at back of book ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages; Crofton, on the lower east coast of Vancouver Island was established in 1902 and evolved as various industries came and went, copper mining and the smelter gave way to a pulp and paper mill which is still in business today. Railroads made the area more accessible but Crofton has remained a small community of under 2000. .

York, PA: Self Published. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Front and back hinges cracked but still holding, wear to extremities of brown cloth covered boards. School library pocket on back free end paper, some discoloration of endpapers, light foxing of end papers. ; Photographs (not all have photos) of those who died along with brief write-ups, about when they signed up, where they served and how they died. This is followed by an alphabetical list of those who served and their regiment. There are also write ups about about civilian efforts to support the war and previous military efforts by those in the county. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 424 pages .

Ottawa: Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Very Good. 1972, 1967. Third Printing. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear, glue residue to top fore corner of front card cover as well as small area of peeling of top surface in the same area.; A bright, solid book. B&W and sepia tone photgraphs throughout, map endpapers ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 136 pages; This was published in honour of the Canadian centennial. It represents the early days of Canada from the viewpoint of various government surveyors in the territories and provinces of Canada .

Stroud UK: Tempus Publishing Ltd. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 0752426206 . Signed by Author; Some edgewear to card covers and creasing to back card cover and pages. ; Inscribed by the author. A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 9.61 X 6.69 X 0.39 inches; 128 pages; Alfred Hall was a soldier in the British Territorial Battalion and captured during the Second Battle of Ypres. His son, Malcolm, has used exerpts from his father's diary with accompanying photos to write this thoughtful book about one soldier's experiences. .