Search Results: Titles starting with A from Ainsworth Books

New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0471246905 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.40 inches; 388 pages; "With his celebrated sense of drama and eye for colorful detail, acclaimed military historian Robert Leckie charts the long, savage conflict between England and France in their quest for supremacy in pre-Revolutionary America. Packed with sharply etched profiles of all the major players-including George Washington, Samuel de Champlain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, James Wolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis de Montcalm-this panoramic history chronicles the four great colonial wars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King William's War), the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War), the War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War), and the decisive French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War).… Read More

London: James Nisbet. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 428 pages; Some wear to extremities & spine, some water stain boards reprint. Previous owner's name on FFEP. Red cloth boards still bright with gilt print and stamped design. Pages yellowed. Undated but c. 1905 .

London: Cassell. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1933. Reprint. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 252 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ chipped with short tears, scuffed, some soiling of back panel of DJ. Pages tanned, stamp lower corner of front free end paper. Attractive DJ art typical of the era. From Cassell' s Eightpenny Novel series. .

London: Blackie & Son. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket creased and heavily chipped head & tail of spine, with short tears, shelf soil on back panel of DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. Blue cloth covered boards show light wear only, hinges intact, 8 half tone plates and diagrams. ; Enterprise Library; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 224 pages; Monk and Winter examine man's efforts using various forms of flight to go higher and higher in vehicles ranging from balloons to aircraft to early rockets. .

Edmonton, AB: Newest Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0912316136 . Signed by Author; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. Light wear, a couple of small dints front cover. Author inscription 'For Ruth Brown with all good wishes Henry Kreisel' on title page. Eight short stories in this 148 page book. .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. 1st; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771087233 . Light edge wear to dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9 X 6.30 X 1.60 inches; 412 pages; "Amriika is a novel of betrayal, disillusionment, and discovery set in America during three highly charged decades in the nation’s history. In the late sixties, Ramji, a student from Dar es Salaam, East Africa, arrives in an America far different from the one he dreamed about, one caught up in anti-war demonstrations, revolutionary lifestyles, and spiritual quests. As Ramji finds himself pulled by the tumultuous currents of those troubled times, he is swept up in events whose consequences will haunt him for years to come. Decades later in a changed America, having recently left a marriage and a suburban existence, an older Ramji, passionately in love, finds himself drawn into a set of circumstances which hold terrifying reminders of the… Read More

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0718112954 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Only light edge wear, some damage near top back edge of DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ unclipped. A tight bright book. .

Winnipeg, MB: Blizzard Publishing. Near Fine. 1998. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 092136881X . Trade PB; Slight wear, remainder dot bottom page edges. A play from renowned Govenor-General and Pulitzer Prize winner. .

Paris, France: Editions Spes. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W photos of some of these missionaries with in the establishment of Catholic missions in Canada, some these with the native peoples they were attempting to convert. Clear Mylar cover protecting boards ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages; Previous owner's stamp on FFEP & page edges, spine bumped. Tight solid book. Nil Obstat & Imprimatur on page facing title page. Pages yellowed. Blue cloth, gilt print on spine. .

The Arctic Institute of North America. Good+. 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Clear mylar jacket added for protection. ; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages; Ex-library, with card pocket and "withdrawn" stamp on BFEP. Very clean, as new it appears that these volumes were rarely, if ever, checked out of the library. This is a bound reprint copy of the magazine "ARCTIC", containing copies of the first and second issues of the magazine from 1948. .

The Arctic Institute of North America. Good+. 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. Clear mylar jacket added for protection. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 204 pages; Ex-library edition with card pocket and "withdrawn" stamp on BFEP. Almost as new. It appears that this volume was seldom, if ever taken out at the library. This is a bound reprint of the magazine "ARCTIC" from 1949, issues 1, 2 and 3. Issue 2 includes extensive fold-out maps detailing the areas of permafrost in Canda and the average mean temperature of the area of Canada and the Arctic. .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. First British Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages; Dust jacket in Brodart. DJ is worn, chipped with short tears, price on flap has hole punched into it. Yellow cloth covered boards with red blind stamped title & red white & blue British flag stamped on spine, a little bumped. Book is solid tight and clean, pages have appearance of laid paper. Presents a short history of the various Commonwealth countries. Arthur Mee is known the Children's Encyclopedia but also wrote a number of non-fiction books for kids. .

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0886190134 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; International Fiction List #18; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; " The Aberhart Summer is a dark "coming of age" story where desperation, secrets, and tragedy affect the lives of the people in an Edmonton neighbourhood during the Depression. A mystery, a comedy, and a gripping look at Alberta history. " It is told through the memories of a veteran of WWII, looking back to his teen years growing up in Edmonton. The period in Alberta history refers to a time when a new political party was born - the Social Credit Party headed by William Aberhart. .

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. .

Moscow: Progress Publishers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Some bumping of extremities, light chipping, creasing of DJ ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 275 pages; This is a series of essays in English about Lenin by many of the major Russian writers. .

Comox, BC: Misthorn Press. Very Good+. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 0968015913 . Previous owner's name on dedication page. ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos and maps ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 165 pages .

Calgary, AB: Shaw Communications Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Second Printing. Hardcover. Only slight wear to book & dust jacket, light wear to slipcase. ; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book. Heavy slipcase present. On transluscent page before title page appears an inscription, (possibly imprinted) ' Annette 10/08 When I was a boy .... future dreams' initialed JR below. On final page initials JR - "PS And that's ... More to come." Heavy blue boards imprinted with silver title and design on spine and front, blindstamped on back. Tartan endpapers and DJ flaps. Laid in is bookmark promoting this book. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 489 pages .

London: Arcturus Publishing Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 2006. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 1841935344 . DJ has short tear top of spine area. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 598 pages; "In an age when monarchies are little more than tourist pageantry, it is easy to forget that sovereigns once wielded absolute power. This book examines the reigns of more than 70 European autocrats, from Caligula to Nicholas II via 'Bloody Mary' and Ivan the Terrible. All were to some degree mad, bad or dangerous to live under, but the stronger connection is that they failed to fulfil the extravagant hopes placed in them." .

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701130326 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, light tanning of pages as is common in British books of this period..; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 7.9 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 131 pages; The book is written in the form of two plays: Art and Eros, a Dialogue about Art with the characters - Callistos, Acastos, Mantias, Deximenes, Plato and Socrates and the second play is Above the Gods, a Dialogue about Religion with the characters - a servant, Antagoras, Timonax, Acastos, Socrates , Plato and Alcibiades .

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393064441 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 576 pages; "Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will introduce Tyson’s millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the universe has shaped our lives and our world." .