Search Results: Authors starting with O from Ainsworth Books

New York: Longman, Green & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. Revised Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear with light chipping and short tears. ; A bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Reproductions of distinctive B&W artwork by Thornton Oakley throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 540 pages; This revised edition has been updated and includes additional artwork by Thornto Oakley .

London: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0007214987 . Only slight wear, remainder mark bottom page edges; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright solid, book. This is the 1st British edition. ; 1.1 x 8.43 x 5.59 Inches; 250 pages; This is the story of Richard Temple - prisoner of war, sometime adventurer, lover and artist - told with insight, empathy and drama by one of the world's master storytellers.Captive in a brutal German prison towards the end of World War II, Richard Temple has been stripped of everything that once defined him: pride, courage, his very identity have all been surrendered in a desperate bid to protect his secrets from the Nazis.But with the real Richard Temple suppressed to the point of near-extinction, a sudden respite in his torture allows him a moment of rare release, when he can lower his guard and remember who he is. Huddled in his cell, too badly beaten to move, the action of the… Read More

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0395488893 . Dustjacket has a short tear base of back fore edge, bruised top of spine. Price-clipped.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 1.25 X 6.25 X 9.5 inches; 306 pages; "John and Kathy Wade are a young, idealistic couple living the American Dream until John's bid for the U.S. Senate is trashed by media reports of his involvement in the infamous massacre at My Lai during the Vietnam War. Still very much in love but without direction for the first time in their marriage, John and Kathy flee to a remote cabin. When Kathy disappears without a trace, a massive but fruitless search ensues. Did John murder her or did she simply flee? " .

London UK: Columbus Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0862874076 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 423 pages .

Kyoto, Japan: International Research Center for Japanese Studies,. Very Good+. 2003. Softcover. Only slight edge wear to card covers ; Trade PB; International Symposium #19 January 2002; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 323 pages; This is a study observing several world cultures, including Canada, India, Japan, Great Britain, China among others. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399141685 . 309 pages; Slight wear top of DJ. DJ unclipped. A tight bright book. Dust jacket in Mylar. Mallory is back in this tense thriller. .

New York: Putnam. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399142347 . Signed by Author; Light edge wear to DJ; Signed by author on blank page. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; Kathleen Mallory Novels; 1.2 x 9 x 6.1 Inches; 341 pages; New York Police sergeant Kathleen Mallory returns to her Louisiana hometown to find out who was behind her mother's death by stoning seventeen years earlier--a quest that takes her into a dark and murky past that has unexpected and deadly implications. By the author of Killing Critics. .

Toronto: Celtic Arts of Canada. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0921745001 . Near-fine 2 Volume set in near-fine slipcase. B&W illustrations.; 10.8 X 7.5 X 1.5 inches; 1041 pages .

Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada. Very Good. 1977. Paperback. 0660010143 . Light edge wear and scuffing of card covers, some foxing to page edges; A tight solid book. 2 foldout maps "Map showing present rail network Prairie Provinces - April 1977" attached to inside back cover. Charts and maps throughout. Appears to be signed by Hon. Emmett M. Hall Chief Commissioner, L.G. Stewart - Commissioner, R. Lehr - Commissioner, R. Forbes - Commissioner, J.M. McDonough - Executive Director and R.H. Cowan - Commissioner on both first and last pages of the report. Signatures appear to be done with a marker and show slight differences front and back.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 545 pages; This report is the result of the Hall Commission .

Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. Very Good. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 1425163777 . Signed by Author; Only light edge wear and curling of card covers. ; Inscribed by the author to the wife of one of the athletes mentioned in the book as follows; - July 2008/ To my dear Mary/ Thanking you ad yor family for all that you have done for the Vanvouver ISSC & the GAA in Canada/ John O'Flynn. A bright, solid book.; 9.80 X 6.90 X 0.80 inches; 216 pages; "John's (Irish) parents introduced him and his brothers and sister to Ireland's national games of Gaelic Football and Hurling with the members of the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club" He was at the founding meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Toronto in 1987. The ancient Irish sport of hurling resembles an early form of hockey. It is a fast paced field game using a stick and a small ball which must be hit through opponents goalposts guarded by a goalkeeper. .

Westerham, Kent, England: Froglets Publications Ltd. Good+. 1990. Reprint. Softcover. 1872337058 . Card covers show light shelf wear, all fore corners show corner curl, one creased. ; A tight solid book. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations, Maps; 10.2 X 8.1 X 0.4 inches; 160 pages; "Details the men, the women, the machines and the indomitable spirit of all those drawn into conflict from 1916 to 1945 - and beyond, told through the story of RAF Biggin Hill, the most famous fighter station in the world. The author's royalties are to be donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund." .

Victoria, BC: Victoria Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0969869916 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear to card covers ; A bright, solid book.; Maps; 7.8 X 5.1 X 1.0 inches; 256 pages .

London: Gollancz Detection. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0575031913 . Only slight wear, remainder mark bottom page edges; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; 'Murder in a Surrey riding stable that is popular with all the neighbourhood children' .

Cobalt ON: Highway Book Shop. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0889542856 . Boards show light wear, dustjacket shows some wear and light soil with short tears, creasing and chipping. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages; The author has gone to the source, interviewing a number of WWII war brides to find out how their experiences compare to her own. Many of them provided photos from that time. .

Madeira Park, BC: Caitlin Press Inc.. Very Good+. 2006. First Edition. Softcover. 1894759214 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, previous owner's name on inner card cover. Some underlining ; A bright, solid book with glossy pictorial card covers. B&W photographs. ; B&W Photographs; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 176 pages; "Mount Slesse, a jagged 2,500-metre peak near Chilliwack BC known locally as "The Fang," lived up to its evil reputation on December 9, 1956, when Trans Canada Airlines Flight 810 slammed into it, killing all 62 aboard. For five months nobody knew what happened. Flight 810 had just disappeared into the night. Adding to the sensation was the fact that the flight carried five professional football players fresh from the CFL All Star game in Vancouver and a mystery man by the name of Kwan Song who was rumoured to be carrying a sizeable fortune in cash. Finally on May 10, 1957, a diminutive female mountaineer named Elfrida Pigou discovered the… Read More

Toronto: Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0345807693 . As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches; 471 pages; "For seven decades, the objective for the raid has been one of the most perplexing mysteries of WWII. In less than six hours on August 19, 1942, nearly one thousand Canadians—as well as British and Americans—lay dead or dying on the beaches around the French seaside town, with over two thousand other Canadians wounded or captured. These awful losses have left a legacy of bitterness, recrimination and controversy. In the absence of concrete reasons for the raid, myriad theories ranging from incompetence to conspiracy developed. Over almost two decades of research, sifting through countless recently declassified Intelligence documents, David O’Keefe skillfully pieces together the story like a jigsaw puzzle to reveal the prime reason behind the raid: a… Read More

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 144345477X . Previous owner's name on front pastedown, 1/4" tear bottom of back DJ cover. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 442 pages; "Centred around one of Canada’s most storied regiments, Seven Days in Hell tells the epic tale of the bloody battle for Verrières Ridge, a dramatic saga that unfolded just weeks after one of Canada’s greatest military triumphs of the Second World War. O’Keefe takes us on a heart-pounding journey at the sharp end of combat during the infamous Normandy campaign, when more than 300 Black Watch Highlanders from across Canada, the United States, Great Britain and the Allied world found themselves embroiled in mortal combat against elite Waffen-SS units and grizzled Eastern Front veterans. Only a handful walked away. Pinned down as the result of strategic… Read More

New York: Scribner. Very Good. 2011. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 074327704X . Card covers show light shelf wear, shallow crease full length of front cover. ; A bright, solid book. Illustrated with B&W plates ; Trade PB; 5.5 X 1.26 X 8.4375 inches; 468 pages; "A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the US Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages." .

London: Windrow & Greene Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Paperback. 1872004377 . Only slight wear & creasing; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; Wings, No 3; 96 pages; The mild dry weather in California makes it ideal for the preservation of the WWII era war planes. .

Langley, BC: Timberholme. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 189425404X . Slight wear, small remainder dot bottom page edges.; Dust jacket in Mylar DJ unclipped. A tight bright book.; B&W Illustrations; 327 pages; 'W. H. T. Olive's memoir is his record of the year he spent as "manager of the boats" for the Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Company in the Yukon Gold Rush of 1898.'. .