Search Results: Authors starting with N from Ainsworth Books

Kilmarnock: John Ritchie. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1915. Hardcover. Missing FFEP, light wear to green cloth decorative boards ; A tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 96 pages; Undated but circa 1915 .

Victoria, BC: Queen's Printer. Very Good+. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 0772662231 . Light wear to extremities of card covers ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 121 pages; Traditionally anything published by the government of British Columbia is put out by the Queen's Printers. .

Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, Publisher of Christian Literature. Very Good- with no dust jacket. c. 1925. Hardcover. Illustrated boards show light shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on FFEP, which is tanned as is the BFEP. Front and back hinges cracked but still solid ; Green cloth covered boards with black and orange decoration on front and spine. B&W photos and drawings throughout. Undated but gift notation on front free endpaper is dated 1925 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 103 + ads pages .

Wawa, ON: Michipicoten Heritage Committee. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated card covers show light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on title page. ; A tight solid book. ; Sepia illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 56 pages; "Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District and associated with Wawa Lake. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, after a nearby river of that name, the township was officially renamed in 2007 for its largest and best-known community of Wawa. This area was first developed for fur trading. In the late 19th century, both gold and iron ore were found and mined, leading to the region's rise as the steel industry developed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. From 1900-1918 the Helen Mine had the highest production of iron ore of any mine in Canada." (Wikipedia) This is a short pictorial history of the area. The township includes the smaller communities of Michipicoten and… Read More

Wigston UK: Abbeydale Press/Bookmart. Near Fine. 2023. First Printing. Paperback. 1861472714 . Only slight wear ; Glossy illustrated card covers are heavy card stock. A bright, solid book heavily illustrated with B&W and colour illustrations ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Chinese Chess Association. Very Good+. 2008. Paperback. Only slight edge wear, some scuffing of spine. ; This was published to honour the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of Edmonton Chinese Chess Association. The book is printed in English and Chinese with glossy card covers and glossy pages. There are many advertisements. Also included are many photos of the members of the association and group photos from recent competitions. A bright, solid book. ; Trade PB; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 126 pages; From the introduction - "The game of Chinese chess, known as elephant chess, is played by Chinese the world over... There is some evidence that it was imported from India in the second half of the first century A.D. It was reported that in A.D. 839 the Prime Minister of the Tang dynasty (618-907) added two extra pieces called 'cannon' to the game. By the end of the 11th century, the game had evolved into the form that exists… Read More

Ottawa: Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Very Good+. 1994. Second Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, staoled wraps ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 36 pages .

Montreal: Bombardier. Fine. 2008. Second Edition. Hardcover. 2921393875 . Only slight wear to slip case, book as new. ; As new; 1 x 12.5 x 9.5 Inches; 187 pages; This is an updated history of Bombardier. Navy blue cloth covered boards in matching slipcase. Text in English. .

Paris: Centre Culturel Calouste Gulbenkian. Very Good+. 2000. Softcover. 9728462131 . Light edge wear to orange card covers, a few of the entries have a pen mark next to them ; A bright, solid book ; 218 pages; This is a collation of information about various publications published by Centre Culturel Calouste Gulbenkian, studies, monographs, biographies etc in various languages. Text in French .

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. Half-leather binding shows wear at extremities, a couple of chips head of spine, water stain front board, top edge front board bumped ; A tight solid book. Text unmarked; International Correspondence School #2; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Operation of Dynamos and Motors, Dynamo-Electric Machinery, Geometrical Drawing, Mechanical Drawing, Steam Heating, Steam Turbines .

Chesapeake, VA: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc.. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 123 pages .

Toronto: ECW Press. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. 1550221515 . Card covers show light shelf wear, top for corner has shallow crease.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; "This comprehensive collection includes biographies of Margaret Atwood, Clark Blaise, Frances Brooke, Ernest Buckler, Morley Callaghan, Leonard Cohen, Matt Cohen, Ralph Connor, Robertson Davies, Sara Jeannette Duncan, Marian Engel,Mavis Gallant, Hugh Garner, Dave Godfrey, Frederick Philip Grove, Thomas Haliburton, Robert Harlow, Jack Hodgins, Hugh Hood, William Kirby, Raymond Knister, Robert Kroetsch, Margaret Laurence, Stephen Leacock, Norman Levine, Hugh MacLennan, John Metcalf, W. O. Mitchell, Susanna Moodie, Alice Munro, Martha Ostenso, Gilbert Parker, Thomas Raddall, John Richardson, Mordecai Richler, Charles G. D. Roberts, Leon Rooke, Sinclair Ross, Ernest Thompson Seton, Robert Stead, Audrey Thomas, Catharine Parr Traill, Sheila Watson,… Read More

Washington, DC: Arctic Studies Center/Smithsonian. Very Good. 2012. Softcover. Some wear to card covers, some marking of the schedule, water stain front edge of card cover, pages unaffected ; A bright, solid book ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 172 pages; This is comprised of a schedule of films and speakers, outlines of the abstracts to be presented, background and participant index. This conference, held every 2 years in different locations around the world was held in Washington, DC in 2012 .

Vancouver BC: Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games. Near Fine. 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Associated; Only slight wear to white card covers ; Inscribed and signed by numerous BC First Nations leaders to someone who was involved in the organizing of the First Nations participation in the games. ; Color Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages; This book chronicles the the participation of first nations peoples in the organizing of and participation in the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Many were involved in the torch relay, the opening ceremonies, performances at the first nations pavilion and competing in the events. .

Cambridge: Icon Books Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1840465387 . A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 170 pages; "The story of the jet engine tells of what pushing technology to its limits can achieve and of the human emotions and tragedies that can leave ambition in its wake." .

London: William Kimber and Co. Ltd.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0718301323 . DJ has short tears and some chipping, some foxing of page edges. Back panel of dust jacket scuffed with staining along top edge. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 270 pages; A vivid account of all three of Sir John Franklin's Arctic expeditions, culminating in the disastrous expedition of 1845 in which all members of the party were lost. "This work tells of Captain John Franklin, his life and achievements, from the age of thirty-three when he led his first expedition to the Arctic. Much of this work was taken from his journals." .

Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1949. Later Printing. Hardcover. Gift notation on front free endpaper, book only lightly worn, dustjacket chipped, discolored with short tears ; Dustjacket in clear protector, unclipped, hinges intact. A tight solid book. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 169 pages .

Toronto: The John C. Winston Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show some shelf wear, light soiling. previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Insignia giltstamped on front board with titles in gilt on spine. Introduction by General Currie ; Volume 2; B&W Photographs and maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 344 pages; Volume 2 only. This volume starts with Passchendale, the US entry in the war and the Russian Revolution. .

Canada/ British Columbia/ Nisga'a Nation. Very Good-. 1998. Softcover. Top fore corner of card covers creased and affecting first few pages, light scuffing. ; A bright, solid book ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 252 pages; This is a single volume only with the agreement signed by the 3 parties - federal, provincial and First Nations and contains a foldout map showing the area included in the treaty. .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good+. 2022. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0297871315 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 301 pages; "In today's Tehran, intrigues abound and survival depends on an intricate network of falsehoods: mullahs visit prostitutes, local mosques train barely pubescent boys in crowd control tactics, and cosmetic surgeons promise to restore girls' virginity. Navai paints an intimate portrait of those discreet recesses in a city where the difference between modesty and profanity, loyalty and betrayal, honor and disgrace is often no more than the believability of a lie." .