Search Results: Authors starting with T from Augustine Funnell Books

New York : Medi-Media, 1979. Magazine. Good Reading Copies. Side-stapled wraps. Digests. Two issues of a magazine devoted "to frank and authoritative sexual guidance" (we know that this is true, because they tell us so). Included are articles on '70s sex cults, sex therapy through astrology, pimps, a "survey of the most influential books of the past hundred years" (I'm bettin' that, all things considered, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' didn't make the cut for this particular list), sex communes, cross-dressers, advice on kinkiness, flashers, and much else. 82 and 98 pages, respectively, illustrated. Creases, edgewear, crosscracks, general handling wear..

Brandon House 1101, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. "They met by a murdered man's grave in an isolated mountain valley -- and their frantic lovemaking was overshadowed by grace (sic) notes of evil to come. Kay Mist was a tragic beauty, trapped within the aura of her own animal magnetism, while Dixon was a man with all of a man's appetites and desires." (beer? football? monster truck rallies?) Flake to upper right corner of front cover where apparent sticker removal took a small piece of finish with it, light general wear. Internally tight and clean..

Pocket 885, 1953. Book. Illus. by Tom Dunn (cover illustration). Good. Paperback. 2nd Pocket edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Canadian printing. A story about hard-working and hard-drinking travelling salesmen taking their pleasure where they can, and dreaming of a home they hardly ever visit. Two diagonal creases to front cover, full-length vertical crease to back cover, some slant, moderate edgewear, handling wear. Internally tight..

New York: Pleasure Books 40301, 1978. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The publisher informs us that this is "A novel about the seamy side of marriage." (I KNEW it! I never for a minute doubted that it was a sleazy, seamy little game that all those people were playing behind that oh-so-respectable facade!) 192 pages. Light rubbing, impressions. Internally tight and clean..

London: Alvin Redman Limited Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date (circa 1950). A well-known journalist, author and broadcaster, born in abject poverty, tells the story of his rise to fame. Small octavo, buckram, 245 pages, illustrated. Some slant, dusty/tanned/soiled edges, moderate edgewear all around, moderate general wear. Lacking dust jacket..

White Circle CD357, 1948. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st White Circle edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The story of an 18th century Caribbean planter and his exotic slave-mistress, purchased at auction and tied to him by strange bonds. Reading crease, handling wear, previous owner's tape repair to bottom right spine edge, impressions, general wear..

Hillsboro: Self-printed, 1966. Paper. Illus. by Gerard Schaap. Very Good. No Binding. A speech by an erstwhile Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, "Delivered at the Steeves Family Memorial Service at the Hillsboro United Baptist Church, July 24, 1966", praising a well-known Maritime-Canadian family. Oblong octavo sheet, folded twice, making six pages in all. A bit of edgewear. Uncommon..

Fredericton: Atlantex Publications, 1998. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A collection of postcard images from the collections of the authors, showing scenes, buildings and people of Fredericton, New Brunswick. 128 pages, signed by Taylor on inside front cover. Internally tight and clean w/moderate general handling wear, signs of sticker removal from bottom of title page..

New York: Street & Smith, 1925. Book. Very Good. Wraps. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [1915]. No. 41 in the publisher's The Western Story Library, continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. Those soulless print-on-demand copies are all over the place, but this edition is considerably scarcer and more difficult to turn up, especially in nice condition. Spine wrinkles (printer's flaw), heavily tanned pages, lightly smudged rear cover, mild dampstaining. Internally tight. Fragile to begin with, these don't often turn up in good condition..

New York: Street & Smith, 1925. Book. Very Good. Wraps. Digest. No. 43 in the publisher's The Western Story Library, continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. Edge scuffs, tanned pages, minor chipping to spine ends, spine wrinkles (printer's flaw), ends of top staple -- as they are wont to do in some of these old pulp digests -- have poked through covers, light general wear. An internally tight and clean copy of an item not often found in collectible shape..

New York: Street & Smith, 1925. Book. Very Good. Wraps. [1915]. No. 38 in the publisher's "The Western Story Library," continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. Mild spine wrinkling (printer's flaw), tiny tear to bottom left corner of front cover, light smudging, minor dampstains to edges, tanned pages. Internally tight. Fragile to begin with, this is a nice copy that has endured well. Size: Digest BOOK|011377 TRAN|A ANAM|Taylor, Edward C. TNAM|Ted Strong's Big Business, or, The Flower of the Herd PBLS|Street & Smith SUB1|WEST, WESTERN, WESTERNS, TED STRONG, PULP FICTION, THE WESTERN STORY LIBRARY, COLLECTIBLE PAPERBACKS, DIGESTS, COWBOY, COWBOYS DESC|[1915]. No. 38 in the publisher's "The Western Story Library," continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. Mild spine wrinkling (printer's flaw), tiny tear to bottom left corner of front cover, light smudging, minor dampstains to edges, tanned pages. Internally tight. Fragile to begin with,… Read More

New York: Street & Smith, 1925. Book. Very Good. Wraps. Digest. [1915]. No. 41 in the publisher's "The Western Story Library," continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. The soulless print-on-demand copies are all over the place, but this original edition is considerably scarcer and more difficult to turn up, especially in nice condition. Chipping to bottom spine, spine wrinkles (printer's flaw), damp-soil to top and fore-edge, small chip/tear to fore-edge of front cover, browned pages, lightly smudged rear cover. Internally tight, and a nice copy made by the description to seem less than it is. Fragile to begin with, these don't often turn up in this condition..

New York: Street & Smith, 1925. Book. Good to Very Good. Wraps. Digest. [1915]. No. 43 in the publisher's The Western Story Library, continuing the cowboy adventures of Ted Strong. Lght chipping to spine ends, scuffed edges, tanned pages, 1/4" tears to fore-edge of cover and first 12 pages, bump to bottom edge, scrapes/flaking to back cover where another book (apparently) was stuck (again, apparently) to this one and removal of which took some finish with it. Internally tight..

London: Faber & Faber, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Special edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the rear panel: "This exclusive edition contains the previously unpublished final chapter, revealing what really happened to Raphah, Thomas and Jacob Crane as they sailed away into the sinister arms of the Seloth on board the Magenta./For one of them, there will be no happy ending./A specially commissioned foreword from the author recounts some of the supernatural folklore legend from Whitby in the North Riding that inspired Shadowmancer." Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 308 pages. An unread, collectible copy..

Winnipeg: Manitoba Naturalists Society, 1983. Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No. 2 in the publisher's Eco Series. In his preface the author states his aims as providing a) a useful reference work for local residents; b) a detailed guide for visiting birders, enabling them to observe as many species as possible; and c) assistance in the detection of future changes in bird distribution. 216 pages (including appendices, index), illustrated. Rubbing, impressions/scratches, mild dampstain to right edge of front cover, light soil, general wear. Internally tight..

Pyramid 544, 1957. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Canadian printing. A woman who is "restless, frustrated, aching with desire," finds her youth slipping away, and involves herself in a number of affairs (it's a proven medical fact that the more affairs a woman has, the less "restless, frustrated, aching with desire" she is). Some slant, light edgewear, faint impressions of previous owner's name to first end paper..

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. Book. Illus. by Terry Campbell. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Challenges you to get more out of your airplane and the time you spend in the air. Based on twenty years' flying experience, it is geared to sharpen your flying skills and develop faster, more efficient, and, above all, safer pilotage." Blue cloth, 297 pages, including glossary and index. Price-clipped dust jacket w/edgewear, short edge tears..

London: Picador/Pan Macmillan, 2005. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. Tejpal's first novel. Tells the story of a penniless young couple very much in love who move into a sprawling old house on the lower Himalayas, where, after finding a set of diaries written by a glamorous American adventuress, the novel's narrator "finds himself irresistibly drawn away from his wife and thrust into another world and time, into the hole of history." Black cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 518 pages. A pristine, unread copy..

Boston: Samuel E. Cassino Book. Illus. by The Author, Frederick Walker, and R.B. Wallace. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date. Brown cloth w/blind-stamped floral decoration to front cover/spine, gilt lettering/rule to spine, 922 pages, illustrated. Bumped/worn/lightly frayed corners/spine ends, a bit cocked, light cover soil, soiled edges, front hinge beginning, rear end paper excised. An uncommon edition..

Perma M-4294, 1963. Book. Illus. by Harry Bennett (cover illustration). Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. When a spoiled rich kid dies, the police are willing to accept drunken driving as responsible, but his brother believes otherwise. Impressions, handling wear, general wear. Internally tight and clean..