Search Results: Authors starting with U from Ainsworth Books

Tokyo: Tokyo News Service. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows wear and chipping ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 194 pages; The author gives a balanced view of life in post-WWII Japan. .

New York: Metronome Corporation. Good+. 1954. Paperback. Card covers worn, creased and scuffed with short tears, damp stain top front cover. Clear reinforcing tape on spine and along bottom front cover. Some dog-earing of pages ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 98 pages; The articles contained are: History of the Year, Editor's Choice, Picture Gallery, They Speak the Same Language, How HI the FI, The Jazz Avant-Garde, How a Band Records, The Influence of the Classics on Jazz, Music in the Armed Services and Discography of the Year. Many B&W photographs, ads and drawings throughout. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2019. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374293651 . Front board has small bump on bottom edge, DJ is near-fine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.44 X 44.96 X 235.2 millimeters; 546 pages; "Jumping between the diaries and letters of Jacob Ossetsky in Kiev in the early 1900s and the experiences of his granddaughter Nora in the theatrical world of Moscow in the 1970s and beyond, Jacob’s Ladder guides the reader through some of the most turbulent times in the history of Russia and Ukraine, and draws suggestive parallels between historical events of the early twentieth century and those of more recent memory. Spanning the seeming promise of the prerevolutionary years, to the dark Stalinist era, to the corruption and confusion of the present day, Jacob’s Ladder is a pageant of romance, betrayal, and memory. With a scale worthy of Tolstoy, it asks how much control… Read More

New York: Plenum Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0306310732 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has scuffing, creasing, short tears, sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 10.5 X 7.0 X 1.5 inches; 442 pages; This is volume 1 only. "The first volume includes 3 rare, 19th C. works by Colonel Garrick Mallery, whose extensive North American Plains sign-language collection and insightful comparison of native systems with such other codes as Neapolitan gestures and sign languages of the deaf have yet to be surpassed." Contents 1. Introduction to the study of Sign Language among the North American Indians as Illustrating the Gesture Speech of Mankind. author Mallery, 2. A Collection of Gesture-Signs and Signals of the North American Indians with Some Comparisons - Mallery 3. The Gesture Speech of Man - Mallery. Followed by an Index of Names. .

Winnipeg: General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. Gift notation on front free end paper, top fore corners a little bumped ; A bright, solid book. Red cloth covered boards with title gilt stamped front and spine, hinges intact. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 847 pages .

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear, scuffing and soil. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP along with gift notation. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages; An account of what followed the Winter War of 1939-40 and led up to the attack on Russia. .

London: Faber & Faber. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0571216803 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.06 X 6.06 X 1.42 inches; 351 pages; "As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting, thieving and raping their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. The 95th are in fact the first British soldiers to take aim at their targets, to take cover when being shot at, to move tactically by fire and manoeuvre. And by the end of a six-year campaign they have not only proved themselves the toughest fighters in the army, they have also - at huge personal cost - created the modern notion of the infantryman." Urban looks at the life of the infantryman through the eyes of six soldiers. .

New York: Walker & Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802714374 . Light edge wear, slight creasing top edge of DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 9.50 X 6.30 X 1.40 inches; 351 pages; "A nineteenth-century Band of Brothers. The 95th Rifles was one of history's great fighting units, and Mark Urban brings them and the Napoleonic War gloriously to life in this unique chronicle. Focusing especially on six soldiers in the first battalion, Urban tells the Rifles’ story from May 25, 1809, when they shipped out to join Wellington’s army in Spain, through the battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other personal accounts, Urban has fashioned a vivid narrative that allows readers to feel the thrill and horror of famous battles, the hardship of the march across Europe, the bravery and camaraderie of a nineteenthcentury Band of Brothers whose innovative… Read More

London: Constable. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0094698902 . DJ shows light shelf wear with light creasing, short tear top fore edge.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Plates; 9.13 X 6.38 X 1.18 inches; 224 pages; "Retracing the steps of the fugitive Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Bonnie Prince Charlie - after his defeat at Culloden, this book offers insights into highland life and clan history. The author walked the hillsides and glens of the Highlands and sailed to Skye and the Outer Hebrides in following the route of the Prince's five-month flight, which was characterized by narrow escapes, hunger, fatigue and dependence on the loyalty of strangers." .

New York: Ecco. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0062259881 . Light wear top edge of DJ. ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 488 pages; "The Great Fire tells the harrowing and inspiring story of Jennings and a strong-willed naval officer, Lt. Commander Halsey Powell, who together orchestrated one of the century's greatest humanitarian missions. Emboldened by his religious faith, Jennings worked tirelessly to feed and transport the thousands of desperate people while Powell, a war hero and Kentucky gentleman, skirted orders so that he could bring America's Navy to the rescue. By the time the horrible events in Turkey had ended, Jennings and Powell had helped rescue almost a million refugees.Drawing extensively from survivors' stories, fresh primary sources, and years of research, Ureneck has painted an unforgettable… Read More

New York: Mcgraw-Hill. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1967. Third Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some light soiling, edgewear, short tears, front flap creased. Small stain lower fore edge of front free end paper. Previous owner's name on top of FFEP. ; Very Good in Very Good- DJ. DJ in mylar, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: Patrick Crean Editions/Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1443432067 . Remainder mark bottom page edges, previous owner's name on half title page. ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W drawings. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 227 pages; "From one of our nation’s most beloved and iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected facets of our history. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist’s shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a… Read More

Toronto: Penguin Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670064939 . As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 696 pages; "This stunning collection of 60 stories—over a century’s worth of the best Canadian literature by an extraordinary array of our finest writers—has been selected and is introduced by award-winning writer Jane Urquhart. Urquhart’s selection includes stories by major literary figures such as Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Alistair MacLeod, and Margaret Atwood, and wonderful stories by younger writers, including Dennis Bock, Joseph Boyden, and Madeleine Thien. This collection is uniquely organized into five parts: the immigrant experience, urban life, family drama, fantasy and metaphor, and celebrating the past." .

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888944438 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.9 X 7.1 X 1.0 inches; 276 pages; Included are selections from various volumes in the Sound Heritage oral history series to give a overview of British Columbia history from various viewpoints: the native peoples and missionaries, immigrants from various countries and the people who helped to develop various communities, foresters, miners, fishermen & those who supported the labour movement as well as those who worked the railways, the waters and the air. .

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages; This is an memoir from the prolific children's author. Here she reminisces about the countryside where she grew up. .