Search Results: Authors starting with S from Leonard Shoup

China: China: Liao Ning Fine Art Publishing House, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing (assumed), 1998. -----------softcover, about 10.25w x 14.25h inches, a very Good+ example, some light wear and rubbing, faint cover crease, there are 3 signatures on the title page, I have identified two of those signatures ( Shi Hu and Xu Xi ), the 3rd signature is not identifiable by me but is likely one of the other 3 artists, unpaginated, colour examples of the five artists' artwork throughout, all text is in Cinese, my apologies if my translations of the five names are incorrect, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo / /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Liu Guosong; Ding Shaoguang; Song Yugui; Xu Xi; Shi Hu . 10.25w x 14.25h Inches.

Middlesex, England: Middlesex, UK: Penguin Books, 1939, 1st Penguin Edition, First Printing , 1939. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of foxing to the spine, some age toning to paper, ligt edge wear, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some chips and tears, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///(size is approximate). First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: Stanley Paul, no Date (circa 1930's ?), 1st Edition thus, Later Printing , 1932. -----------hardcover, a solid Good copy in tan boards, mottling and fading to the boards, no dustjacket, a bit of light wear, pencil name and address on front endpaper, age toning to paper, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, . Later printing(s). Hard Cover. Good (see description)/No Jacket. Illus. by No Dustjacket.

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 1937, 1st Canadian Edition, First Printing , 1937. ----------hardcover, a very nice Very Good+ copy, a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, offset to endpapers, in an attractive Good dutsjacket with some chips and tears, 1 x .5 inch chip on rear panel along upper edge, laid into this copy is a M&S review slip, a nice looking copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo / ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by John Alan Maxwell Cover Art. 5.25w x 8.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 1925, 1st Canadian Edition, First Printing , 1925. ----------hardcover, a very nice Very Good copy, a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, offset and browning to endpapers, in an attractive FAIR only dutsjacket with some chips and tears and a large piece missing from the front panel (loss to most of the word FORTUNE'S in the title), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo / ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Fair (see description). Illus. by Harold Brett Cover Art. 5w x 7.75h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Middlesex, England: Middlesex, UK: Penguin Books, 1940, 1st Penguin Edition, First Printing , 1939. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, some age toning to paper, ink name and 1943 date on half title page has left a small ink smudge on the front flap of the jacket, ligt edge wear, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket with some browning to the spine, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///(size is approximate). First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

New York, NY / Toronto, Ontario: N.Y. - New York / Toronto, ON: Grosset and Dunlap ( G&D ) / Thomas Allen, NO DATE, 1st Photoplay Edition ( 1924 or 1925 ), 1st Printing , 1925. -----------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ copy in an attractive Good dustjacket, some chips and tears to jacket, front blank endpaper has been clipped, small patch of loss on half title page, partial ink name with 1925 date on front endpaper, the book is a G&D edition byt the dustjacket is Thomas Allen so this is the 1st Canadian Photoplay edition with a ALLEN dj and G&D book, a scarce Photoplay variant, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by Harold Brett Cover Art.

London, England: London, UK: Hutchinson, No Date (ca 1930's), 1st Edition, Later Printing , 1930. ----------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy, a wee bit of foxing to the text block, in a lovely bright dustjacket with a bit of light wear, bookplate on verso of front board, Christmas sticker & ink name and date (1941?) on front endpaper, small loss in middle of rear panel of dustjacket, a nice looking copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Later printing(s). Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Little Simon / Simon and Schuster, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2008. -----------hardcover, about 8.25w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine copy, looks new, all popups are intact and working as they should, large double page popups include: London from above at night; the Island of Neverland; The Lost Boys and Wendy in the Underground Hideout; The Mermaids; Peter and Tinkerbell; The Jolly Roger Ship ---as well there are many smaller popups including: Wendy sewing Peter's shadow, Peter, Wendy, John and Michael flying from their bedroom window, a waterspout, The Lost Boys, Captain Hook, Smee, Tiger Lily, the pirates, the crocodile, and the reunited darlings as well as many others, lots of fun, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by… Read more

Cambridge, Massachussetts: Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005, 1st edition, First Printing , 2005. ----------hardcover, about 7.5w x 9.75h inches, visually a Near Fine copy but one mini-pop-up has a torn connection so a Very Good+ example overall, all other pop-ups are working as intended, super examples of paper/pop-up engineering with dynamic large and VERY complicated pop ups, many smaller pop-ups and lift the flaps addenda to the sides of the popups, lots of fun, pop ups include: Ruling reptiles with a T-Rex skeleton; Shield Bearers with a super ankylosaurus; Frill Heads with a pair of Triceratops; Long necked Giants with a monster brachiosaurus; All hail the New Kings with a ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex; Raptors with a rainbow archaeopteryx; smaller popups include: mini-dinos of various sorts including stegosaurus, euoplocephalus, eibiosaurus, protoceratops, styracosaurus, maiasaura (this is the broken pop-up), hadrosaur, diplodocus, plateosaurus, amargosaurus, mamenchisaurus, allosaurus,… Read more

New Zealand: Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch, NZ: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1939, 1st edition, First Printing, 1939. ------------hardcover, a Very Good copy, a bit of light wear, spine is slightly cocked, front blank endpaper has been removed, a bit of age toning to paper but mainly to the endpapers and first few pages, in a chipped and torn but largely intact attractive Good dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Good (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 5w x 7.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Ballantine, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing ( Canadian Imprint ), 1993. -----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of light rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo..///SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

Whitby, Ontario: Whitby, ON: WD Publishing / Allan McOrmond, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2010. -----------hardcover, about 9w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, gift inscription on front blank endpaper, no dustjacket as issued, looks new, 192 pages, illustrations throughout, ---"Portraits of Valour tells the stories of World War Two veterans from Western Toronto, including numerous photographs and their portraits, as painted by the artist Murray Saint. --Murray Saint painted more than 80 portraits of WWII veterans, which he would take to local schools in Etobicoke and Mississauga, telling the children of the veterans who lived in their neighbourhood. The veterans would often accompany him to speak of their own experiences. Murray developed a mobile museum to allow the kids could see real uniforms and artifacts from the war. --He began to record the stories in book form with the help of Al McOrmond in 2000. When Murray passed away his grandson, Patrick Busby, continued to work with Al… Read more

London, England: London, UK: Heinemann, 1958, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1958. -----------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ copy in an attractive Fair to Good only dustjacket, edge wear and chips, some tears to jacket, now in a hi-quality mylar protector, some age toning to paper, a nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by M Brailey .

Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ashcroft BC ( previously Pennyffordd, Chester, UK ): Ash Tree Press, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2003. -----------hardcover, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, -- World Fantasy Award-winning writer and editor Jessica Amanda Salmonson has collected together the majority of her ghostly tales and poems for this long-awaited volume. Subtitled 'Ghost Stories of a Melancholic', The Deep Museum demonstrates the ways in which many people find themselves susceptible to the supernatural; particularly those who are suffering from depression, or from the loneliness which besets so many, even in the middle of a bustling modern city. Here other worlds slip subtly into our own: sometimes welcome, sometimes not; misunderstood and feared by many, but accepted by those who find their lives lacking something which the natural world cannot provide. --In a section titled 'Legends of Old America', Salmonson presents tales of ghosts, demons, and witchcraft of the… Read more

Mississauga, Ontario: Mississauga, ON ( Toronto ): No Publisher / Self Published - Glenn Salter, David Shaw, Craig Proctor, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1993. ------------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Near Fine example, 82 pages, b&w photos, colour insert at centerfold, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 8.25w x 11h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: MacMillan, 1969, 1st edition, First Printing, 1969. ------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, signed on the title page by the author as Janet Sandison and as Jane Duncan, she has also written a plae name and 1970 date, former owner's name, date and brief note on front blank endpaper, books signed by Duncan/Sandison are few and far between, a very nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Very Good+ (see description). Illus. by Gareth Floyd Cover Art. 5.25w x 8.25h Inches. Price Clipped Jacket.

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Penguin / Viking Canada, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2005. -----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, remainder mark, 360 pages, b&w photos, blurb from the back cover of the paperback edition (THIS is a HARDCOVER COPY ) ---"Dany Kane was a mass of contradictions: Hells Angels hit man & police informant; family man and patron of gay personal ads; steroid crazed thug & charming joker. he was also the "super source" for the RCMP in its efforts to end one of North America's bloodiest gang wars ever, the battle to control the illegal drug business in Quebec and beyond. Kane's ( undercover activities ) led to the busts where police rounded up some 120 gang members -----But by then (he) was dead, the victim of a highly questionable suicide, just weeks before he was to receive a ( multi-million dollar ) payout and a new identity."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a… Read more

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Viking, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2003. -----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a very small stain on upper edge of text block, in a Near Fine dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, no remainder mark, pretty much as new, --- Matthew Shardlake is a hunchbacked lawyer during the time of King Henry VIII, ---"Exciting and elegantly written, Dissolution is an utterly compelling first novel and a riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other… Read more

Alabama: Florence, AL: Books Americana ( Western Publishing / Little Golden Books related), 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1989. -------------softcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of sunning to the spine, 266 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by Gustaf ( Gustav ) Tenggren Cover Art . 5.5w x 8.5h Inches.