Search Results: Authors starting with S from Ghost River Books

London: Fount, 1977, 1977. Soft Cover. 4 1/2 x 7. ISBN:0 00 624570 6. 189 pp. The most popular of C.S. Lewis's works of non-fiction. This book brings together Lewis's legendary broadcast talks of the war years. He sets out to " .explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times." A collection of remarkable brilliance, confirming C.S. Lewis's reputation as one of the leading writers an d thinkers of our age. This copy in mint cond. A preface serves as a helpful introduction to the development of his thought. Overall cond.: very fine..

Royce Publications, 1984, 1984. Hard Cover. 10 5/8 x 7 5/8. ISBN:0-88705-095-6. Original story by M. C. Suigne. Retold by Linda L. Booth. Maggie babysits Matthew's little brother and sister and they certainly can get into a lot of t rouble! Hardcover has wee rubs to corners and top and bottom of spine. No former owner's name on endpapers. Text is clean and secure. Overall cond: v. good.

Award, 1970. Book isn't in great condition. Creasing to cover, creasing to spine, edge rubbing. Former owner's name on inside front cover and on first page of text. Number written on top of first page. Crease to bottom of first page of text. Otherwise text quite nice. Spine tilt.. Mass Market Paperback. Fair.

Southampton: The Yankee Peddler Book Company , 1975. Explains the dangers the Bluefin tuna is encountering in the world (1975) Blue dustjacket has a wee bit of soiling, a bit of rubbing to top front corner. Looks good in new plastic cover. Light blue coated cloth binding is lovely clean condition. No former owner's name. Text has one small spot of tea stain on side of one page but is otherwise unmarked.. HC and DJ. Good/V. Good. Illus. by Alexander D. "Sandy" Read.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1897. 267 pages. Blue cloth on boards binding has some rubbing to edges and a bit of wear to head and foot of spine. Former owner's bookplate on inside front cover and inscription of former owner dated 1897. Text is unmarked.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Pan, 1974. 220pp. Thrilling stories of dazzling action continue the exploits of fiction's boldest adventurer with deuls, battles, rescues, deceptions and merciless sea fights against the heavily armed galleons of proud Castile. Soft cover is bright and clean, one faint crease to spine, wee rubs to corners. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked., very nice.. MassMarket. Used - Good.

N.Y.: Barron's, 1979, 1979. Hard Cover. First US Edition. 9 1/2 x 8 1/2. ISBN:0-8120-5363-X. The life of a Stickleback from spring when he travels from the sea back to the canals where he come from till his return in the fall. A n excellent informative science study with wonderful illustrations. Hardcover has a bit of wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but very nice and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean, s ecure and unmarked. overall cond: v. good..

Hertfordshire: Hertfordshire County Council, 1966. 186 pp. The history and natural history of Northaw Great Wood. Illustrated paper on boards binding is clean, very minimal wear to corners. Former owner's stamp inside covers. Text is clean and tight.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 6.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1969. 32 pages. Accompanied by more than 100 self explanatory diagrams. Instructions for Wolf, Dog, cat, peacock, peahen, giraffe, clown, elephant, kimono, rabbit, fox, robin, clock, rowboat, church, flower, candy box. Cover has a wee tear along top, clean, and bright. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Stapled Soft Cover. Good.

San Francisco: Haiku Soru, 2009. A lovely copy in near new condition. Bright, clean, unmarked. 200 pages. . Paperback. Very Good.

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2001. 319 pages. Cover is clean and bright, very minimal edge rubbing. Former owner's name on first page top. Text is clean, tight and unmarked.. Paperback. Very Good.

N. Y.: Harper & Row, 1967. 243 pages. December 23 - January 7. Cover has a bit of scuffing, minimal edge rubbing, small crinkles to corners. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good.

N.Y.: Random House, 1950. 64 pp. Beautiful w/c painting on endpapers of does and two fawns running toward buck. Adapted by Allen CHaffe "An entertaining and instructive story of a year in the life of the First Family among the Deer in their forest home." Adapted for ages 5-10. Hardcover has bumps and rubbing to corners and to edges. Spine paper covering has come off but book is still very secure. Some small chips and nicks to cover. Plastic coating has peeled off in most places. Gift inscription on inside front free endpaper and former owner's name neatly written inside cover. Text is lovely, no tears, a few small smudges but quite clean. Overall cond: fair.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Phoebe Erickson. 11 1/4 x 8.

N.Y.: Random House, 1950. 64 pp. Beautiful w/c painting on endpapers of does and two fawns running toward buck. Adapted by Allen CHaffe "An entertaining and instructive story of a year in the life of the First Family among the Deer in their forest home." Adapted for ages 5-10. Hardcover has bumps and rubbing to corners and to edges. Spine paper covering has come off but book is still very secure. Some small chips and nicks to cover. Plastic coating has peeled off in most places. Gift inscription on inside front free endpaper and former owner's name neatly written inside cover. Text is lovely, no tears, a few small smudges but quite clean. Overall cond: fair.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Phoebe Erickson. 11 1/4 x 8.

London: Pluto Press , 2002. A nice unmarked copy. No former owner's name. 228 pages.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Beaverlodge, Alberta: Horizon House Publishers, 1981. 171 pp. From the author of The Bushman and the Spirits. A novel of courage and drama set in the desolation of Canada's north. Softcover has a bump to the bottom corner, creasing to spine, some faint creasing from holding. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

N. Y.: Vintage, 1987. 211 pages. "The much acclaimed adventures of a young martial arts master in china "take the form of a series of lightly sketched in episodes; almost without exception, the produce the gulp of feeling you might get from an unusually fine short story...."Penetrates a China inaccessible to other foreigners."Cover has a wee bit of edge rubbing, No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good.

Prentice-Hall, 1974. 242 pp. A Prentice Hall History of music Series book. Soft cover has some edge rubbing, a bit of crinkling from holding, bright. No former owner's name. Some pencil underlining in text.. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Fair-good.

Salem, New Hampshire: Salem House, 1984. Cover has a bit of edge rubbing, a faint crease to top front corner, rubs to other corners. No former owner's name. Text has browned slightly but is clean and unmarked. Illustrations are wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. . Trade Paperback. good-.

Calgary, Alberta: Red Deer Press, 2001. 72 pages. An poetic exploration of the imagination of Brazil. ".the interplay between the stories of history and the silence of the dispossed." Softcover has very min wear. Signed by author on title page. Text is very clean and unmarked. A great copy.. Signed by Author. Presumed First. Soft Cover. Very Good - Near Fine. 4 x 7.