Search Results: Authors starting with N from Bibliodditiques

Bluefield, West Virginia: Country Life, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A recounting of the so-called Hillsville Massacre. In Hillsville, Virginia on March 14, 1912. "A judge, a sheriff, a commonwealth's attorney, a juror, and a spectator were all killed by shots fired by Floyd Allen and others after Allen was convicted of assault. Allen and several members of his family immediately fled the courtroom but were later captured and convicted of murder. Allen and his youngest son, Claude Swanson Allen, were both executed for their crimes." Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has an ink scribble on rear panel. Dampstain on lower right corner of jacket and first few pages. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 97 pp.

New York: Theo. Audel & Co., Publishers, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good +. Even if the subject matter makes you yawn, this is still a very attractive book to display on a book shelf. Did you know that, "The advantage of a paper rule or scale is that the paper will expand and contract under varying degrees of atmospheric moisture the same as the drawing does."? Gilt lettering on green cloth-covered boards. All page edges are gilt. A couple of small bubbles in cloth on front. A few small stains. Just a couple of small areas on edges of boards where cloth is a bit worn. Well-illustrated with line drawings. Six page catalogue of other manuals by publisher at rear of book. Size: 16mo (6" to 7"). 299 pp.

Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1989. Paperback. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Minimal edgewear to covers. Size: 8vo (8" to 9").

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Kids. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. An Eyewitness series book. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Well illustrated with colour illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 62 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1965. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Author guides the reader through India from Bombay to Kashmir, from Delhi to Madras to Calcutta. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Two tape-repaired tears on jacket; largest being 2.75" on rear panel. A couple of creases on rear panel. Several pages have some stains. Size: 8vo (8" to 9". 281 pp.

New York Toronto: Twayne Publishers, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Fanny Fern, aka Sara Willis Parton, was an American writer who was the first woman to have a regular newspaper column. She was also a humorist, novelist, and author of children's stories in the mid to late 19th century.A collection of her columns published in 1853 sold 70,000 copies in its first year. Her best-known work, the controversial, fictional autobiography Ruth Hall (1854), has become a favorite of feminist literary scholars. This book explores her life, writings and is the first full-length study of the author. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Gilt lettering on spine. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 135 pp.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Some small dog ears on a few pages. Typical library markings. Jacket is NOT price-clipped nd is in a protective sleeve. Illustrated with photos, drawings and charts. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 240 pp.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.: Sleeping Bear Pr, 2002. Hard Cover. Near Fine/near fine. Melanie Rose. "C can be for Cetreman, while D is for Defenceman. The first one tries to score the goals, the second one prevents them." Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Signed by author on title page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1882. George T. Andrew. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Pages are gilt edged. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. A couple of small ink stains on front pastedown endpaper. Bevelled boards covered in leather with gilt design. Decorative endpapers. Black and white engraved frontis with tissue guard. Fifteen other engraved illustrations. List of illustrated hymns and poems published by Lee and Shepard at rear of book. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). Unpaginated.

Harcourt Brace, 1995. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. YAN NASCIMBENE. The lives of two isolated children, a wealthy young boy from Paris and the poor daughter of Mexican migrant workers, intersect at a baseball game in California with lasting results. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some surface marks and edgewear. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips or tears to pages. Brown boards with gilt embossed lettering on spine. Previous owners' names on second free endpaper and on half-title page. Head and tail of spine slightly thumbed. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 231 pp.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Tight binding. No written inscriptions, tears, chips or creases to pages. Dust jacket has very small tear on front. Jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1958. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT clipped. Some small chips/tears around edges of jacket and spine is toned. Illustrated with fold-out maps and black and white illustrations. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 194 pp. Aberfoyle, August 2014

Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1999. Second edition. Paperback. As New. In as new condition. Lists 60,000 records. Black and white photos. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 541 pp.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Marguerite Hanson. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. "Happy Birthday" sticker on title page. Paper covering spine is split at top and bottom of spine. Size: 4to (11" to 13").

Garden City and New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good +/good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Dust jacket has tears, chips, creases around edges and is price-clipped; most significant defect is a 3" tear along front flap fold. Some paper loss at head of spine. More than 1,000 recipes and 32 pages of full color illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 420 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1958. Special Edition. Paperback. Good +. Contains more than 1,000 recipess, of which half orignated in farm kitchens. Also includes sections on company specials, eating outdoors, coffee break, freezing, homemade relishes, make-ahead dishes, regional dishes. Full colour photographic plates. Surface and edgewear to covers. Some writing on inside of front cover and highlighting of recipes. Some spots on a few pages. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 420 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1972. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Clean interior. Illustrative endpapers. Dust jacket has a 0.5" tear on rear panel. Contains over 1400 recipes and 32 full colour illustration plates. Book Club Edition. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 559 pp.

Garden City and New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good +/good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Dust jacket has tears, chips, creases around edges and is price-clipped. More than 1,000 recipes and 32 pages of full color illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 420 pp.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Parents Magazine Press, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Edward Gorey. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.