Search Results: Titles starting with A from Black Sheep Books

Arbroath, UK: T. Buncle, 1886. Hardcover. Aberbrothock Illustrated Being the Round O Etchings in Miniature by John Adam (Edingburgh) with Historical and Topographical Notes by George Hay. Light brown cloth with gilted blindstamped picture to front, gilt titling to spine, top of textblock edge is gilted, endpapers illustrated with a representation of the botany of the district, 86 pages of text followed by 124 miniature etchings. Some edge and shelf wear, foxing to texblock edge, foxing to textblock decreasing toward the middle of the book, much less foxing at the end of the book, school prize inscription with the year of the date rubbed out, hinges cracked but holding firm. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, BC: Beach Holme Publishers Limited, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Tuey, Margaret. A delightful collection of children's poetry about the Cariboo region of nerthern British Columbia. It captures the spirit of what is still very much a frontier. Light brown card cover with red titling and illustration to front, signed by author to half title, illustrated with line drawings by Margaret Tuey, 41 pages. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin, 1990. Soft Cover in Wraps. Very Good-. Volume 1 of a five-volume set entitled Active Design for Print Design Planning. Book is a collection of flower prints, produced and compiled by Akira Nonomura, edited by H. Tomita, NOVAK fashion. Brightly illustrated soft cover with black titling on green ground on spine and front, black end papers, beautiful colour plates throughout, 131 pages. Binding is a little loose, particularly first and last signatures, but everything continues to be firmly attached. Dust jacket has shelf wear, edge wear to upper edge, chipping to upper spine end, quarter-inch and one-inch closed tears near upper spine end, light chipping to upper front and back corners, spine and adjacent edges lightly sunned. This is a most attractive book - clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable… Read More

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good-. Subtitled "A Study of Community Development in Eastern Nigeria." Book includes sections on historical, social, and economic contexts for development, and looking at a possible government administrative framework and leader training before making some interesting conclusions. Off-white cloth with gilt titling on spine, four pages of black and white photographs at centre of the book, 110 pages. Corners and spine ends very slightly worn, spine slightly sunned and cocked,previous owner's name stamped on front endpapers, end papers foxed, occasional foxing spots in text, interior in very good condition, tightly bound. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has shelf wear, edgewear with chipping and creasing, there is a 1" by .05"open tear at the bottom of the spine, back of cover darkened with various pale brown marks. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges… Read More

London: International African Institute , Oxford University Press, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An account of the social organization of the Swazi, with special reference to the aristocratic structure of their society. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated with black and white plates, tables and diagrams, fold-out black and white map at back. Top inch of front end paper is cut out to remove previous owner's name, otherwise book appears to be without flaws. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has light wear at corners and is slightly darkened, but is clean and bright. 251 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Santa Barbara, CA: Noel Young Prress, 1971. Limited First Edition. . Card Cover. Very Good. Freeman, Lydia. A very attractive little volume of poetry by Marjorie Bauersfeld, limited to 1000 copies. Yellow card cover with black titling on front, wrap-around red line drawing by Lydia Freeman on front and back, brown end papers, decorated title page, 72 pages. Top text block edge has multiple small brown spots, spine slightly sunned, ink inscription on end paper, otherwise book is in lovely condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Dodewaard: Van Eck & Oosterink, 2004. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Book commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem. It is written in Dutch and English. Yellow titling on colourfully illustrated cover, yellow titling on black spine, illustrated end papers, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. With the exception of a very slightly cocked spine, this handsome book is in great shape. 176 pages Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall - Oblong

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1989. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/-. A collection of linked short stories and a new long poem. Glossy soft cover, white titling to front, black titling to spine, signed and inscribed to Phyllis [Webb] to title page, 63 pages. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, BC: Hawthorne Society, 1994. Card Cover. Very Good/-. An Album for Arlene on her sixtieth birthday 19 July 1994 From Her Friends in the West. Published for the Hawthorne Society of Arts and Letters by Reference West. An edition of seventy-five numbered copies for private distribution. This is number 72. Card cover with staple binding, a collection of poetry by Canadian poets, unpaginated. A small pressure mark to front. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paris: Armand, Colin & Cie,, 1899. Half-Leather. Volume 3 of a five-volume set, written in French: an attractively illustrated look at the temperate regions of the world, Green cloth with black titling on spine, black publisher's logo on back, black titling on white faux labels with decorative leafy borders on front, speckled text block edges, grey end papers, illustrated throughout with numerous black and white plates - both photographs and paintings, 244 pages, tiny bookseller's plate inside back cover. Cover has light edge wear, more wear to corners and spine ends, corners are bumped, one-inch closed tear to upper spine end, shelf wear, cover is lightly soiled and has multiple small spots and smudges - mostly small and/or pale, a small dark spot and a few light scratches on back, text block edges darkened, a small, pale scribble on leading edge, spine darkened, binding split at front and back end papers, - the remainder of the binding is tight, foxing spots on end papers and… Read More

New York: Edward B. Marks Music Corporation. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book is a collection of songs including Nobody, Medicine Man, Fortune Telling Man, I May Be Crazy, Why Don't You Get a Lady of Your Own, etc., ten in all. White soft cover with red and black titling, black and white photograph of George Walker, Ada Overton Walker and Bert Williams on front, publisher's advertising on back cover, 32 pages. Cover has six-inch closed tear at bottom of spine, foxing spots, name in ink, inside cover and title page have foxing spots, three pages have small notations in ink and pencil. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2002. First Canadian Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. Bantock, Nick. New book, old stock -- may have a little shelf wear. Alexandria will delight the millions of readers who fell in love with the epistolary romance of Griffin and Sabine. Awash with gorgeous artwork, the mystery of Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem now entwines Matthew Sedon, an archaeologist steeped in Egyptian antiquity, and Isabella de Reims, a student in Paris whose vision holds the key to a new reality. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Broadway Books, 2000. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Koshida, Gozen, Photographer. Collection of recipes of Alfred Portale, using seasonal ingredients; his personal comments and tips at the beginning of each recipe make this cookbook a must for the motivated home chef. SIGNED by the author. Colourfully decorated glossy boards, green and brown titling on white spine, illustrated end papers, illustrated throughout with handsome colour photographs. 436 pages. Bottom front and back corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1978. Leather. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. de Freitas, Lima. Easton Press edition of the tales and stories by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Black leather with gilt decoration to front and spine, silk endpapers, ribbon marker, gilt to textblock edge, frontispiece. Easton Press book plate with name of previous owner.

Milano, Italy: Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Bompiani, Sonzogno, 1991. First Italian Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Bantock, Nick. First Italian Edition, written in Italian. How do wings work, and what makes flying possible? Using the examples of dragonflies, birds, humans and others, Bantock's early pop-up both describes and shows the basic principal of flight; an elegant and informative book thats been long out of print and quite hard to find. Colourfully illustrated glossy hard cover with blue and black titling, illustrated throughout with crafty pop-up art. SIGNED by Nick Bantock. Cover has minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

New York: W W Norton & Company Ltd., 2004. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. A biography of one of the most influential writers of our time. Grey paper covered boards with grey cloth to spine, gilt titling to spine, a cluster of black and white photographs, 538 pages. Light edge wear, a slim stripe of sunning to top. Dust jacket shows light edge and shelf wear, it is now protected in a Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Whiteney, Oxfordshire: Robert Boyd Publications, 1998. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good-. A sequel to "A Boys Eye View of Norfolk Village Life." Green soft cover with white titling, black and white photograph on front, signed inside front cover, illustrations include a black and white map, and twenty pages of black and white photographs, 228 pages. Tucked into the book is a letter from the author to one of his readers. Front cover has a light crease near bottom edge near spine, light shelf wear, owner's name in ink on title page, text is clean and tight; this is a good-looking book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta Press, 2008. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta to mark the University's centennial, signed by the author. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, colour paste-down on front cover, flecked off-white end papers, illustrated title page, illustrated with black and white photographs, 371 pages. Ink inscription on end paper. Very light shelf wear. This handsome book is in nice shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Oslo, Norway: Gyldendalske Norske, 1950. Half-Leather. Good-. Written in Norwegian. Book has orange leather spine and corners, gilt and brown bands and gilt titling on spine, marbled boards, 790 pages. Edge and shelf wear, spine rubbed, top of spine shows loss of leather to corners with a half inch split, text block edges slightly smudged. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: W. H. Allen, 1961. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. An unusual and captivating tale of a dance band pianist, who is also a midget with an inferiority complex. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, 220 pages. Lower spine end bumped, foxing spots on upper text block edge, endpapers are slightly darkened, owner's name is stamped on front endpaper. Dust jacket, which is not price clipped, has edge wear, and overall foxing. In spite of flaws listed, this is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall