Search Results: Titles starting with A from Augustine Funnell Books

Dartmouth: Marshland, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A Liverpool orphan's fight for survival -- memories -- experiences -- 1930s." 165 pages, illustrated. Moderate general wear..

Uigg: Abby Press Book. Illus. by Vanessa A. Raven (back cover illustration). About Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date (1996). Boudreault took 14 years to write this novel, which tells the story of the beginnings of Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, of "the Jolliets and Arsenaults, the first Acadians on its shores, and of the Mi'Kmaq people. And it is about the MacLachlans and McCallums and MacKays, and especially of the Stewarts and others who sweated for its salty bays and red soil." 497 pages (plus afterword, maps, brief author biography, Island chronology). Mildly cocked, a bit of rubbing, edgewear, two thinly creased corners, author's name/address stamp to inside back cover. Internally tight and clean..

Aberdare: Cynon Valley History Society, 1992. Book. Illus. by Mansel Jones (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A companion publication to 1986's Volume One, of which there were only 3000 copies printed, all of which were snapped up pretty quickly. This volume contains "nearly 200 photographs of local industrial, sporting, social and commercial scenes among others, together with a good selection of rail and road transport." An intriguing pictorial recored. Pictorial boards, unpaginated, colour frontispiece, corrigenda to Volume One, index of plates..

Memphis: Jarodoce Publications, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by band members. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of a Gospel group that has sold more than 50,000,000 copies of 200+ albums, winning a boatload of awards and receiving considerable recognition in the process. This copy signed on front free end paper by Bundy Brewster (the band's "professional driver"), Dave Weston (piano, 1966-68), James Blackwood (lead singer), and London Parris (more accurately, perhaps, Conley "London" Parris, bass); and on reverse of front free end paper by Cecil Blackwood (baritone). Souvenir and gift page unused. Bright orange cloth w/black cover lettering, 191 pages, illustrated. Spine a bit cocked, light general wear, in dust jacket w/light wear to corners/spine ends, 3/8" tear to left edge of front panel, two shorter tears to edges of rear panel..

Halifax: T.C. Allen & Co., 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Maroon cloth w/impressed title/rule in black, 143 pages (including answers to the various questions posed throughout). Mildly cocked, bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, light cover soil, previous owner's name/address to front end paper, tanned. A fairly nice copy of a school book that hasn't been subjected to the indignities generally heaped upon school books..

Fredericton: University of New Brunswick for the Natural History Society of New Brunswick, 1945. Journal. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contains articles on forest insects of Newfoundland, plutonic rocks of the Musquash area, wild plants as a source of carotene, skunk removal, repairing fractured deer bones, Part IV of a four-part series on New Brunswick's moss flora, lepidoptera taken in-and-near Fredericton, the James S. Lord collection of birds' eggs, and more. Red wraps, pages 1-80, illustrated. Light general wear. Internally tight..

Fredericton: University of New Brunswick for the Natural History Society of New Brunswick, 1946. Journal. About Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contains articles on the biological reconnaissance of ponds in the P.E.I. national park, green-gilled clams and bivalves on P.E.I., using flight traps in studying aphid movement, the rock vole in New Brunswick, Jefferson's salamander on P.E.I., and more. Contributors include M.W. Smith, C.J. Kerswill, R.P. Gorham, F.C. Hirtle, C.C. Smith, Blythe Hurst, and Herbert Habeeb. Red wraps, pages 81-122, illustrated. Faded wraps (although every copy of this issue I've ever seen has been the same colour, so perhaps it isn't really faded at all), light general wear. Internally tight..

Fredericton: University of New Brunswick for the Natural History Society of New Brunswick, 1943. Journal. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contains articles on flora introduced to the neighbourhood of Windsor, N.S., the history of plum culture in New Brunswick, Part I of a 4-part series on New Brunswick's moss flora, the golden-winged woodpecker, lead-zinc-silver ore in Reserve Brook, and more. Red wraps, pages 51-86, illustrated w/2 figures. Light general wear. Internally tight..

Kingston: Royal Military College of Canada, 1982. Journal. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The fifth title in the Occasional Papers of the Department of English, R.M.C. series, this one "intended to be a research support document for use with 'The Acadian Magazine', Canada's first literary journal." (The compilers make the same claim for another magazine toward which they turned their attention, "The Nova-Scotia Magazine," and since it began life in 1789, 37 years before this one, it would seem that the true credit as Canada's first literary journal goes there). Photocopied typescript, stapled, 39 pages (including indices). A suggestion of wear..

Fredericton: University of New Brunswick for the Natural History Society of New Brunswick, 1944. Journal. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contains articles on the spread of the beech scale (an insect introduced into the Maritimes), a list of flora introduced into the neighbourhood of Windsor, N.S., the birds found in a small area of Fredericton, N.B., the use of Fucus Vesiculosis and Fucus Nodosus as fertilizer, a Japanese beetle outbreak in Halifax, Part III of a 4-part series on New Brunswick's moss flora, and more. Red wraps, pages 137-194, two in-text maps. Faded wraps, light general wear. Internally tight..

Newmarket: Privately published, 2014. Book. Illus. by Anthony Ventura (cover illustration). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Oblong octavo. Playter provides brief histories of numerous hotels/drinking establishments in Newmarket, Ontario, with information on the advent of Prohibition, which saw them all closed by 1911. Forewords (misspelled in both instances as "foreward") by Dan MacPherson and L. Keith Taylor). Black cloth, 20 pages, illustrated. Lightly scuffed cloth in similar dust jacket. A nice copy of an uncommon item..

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..

New York: Simon & Schuster (S&S) / Little Golden Book 315; Golden Press 354; Simon & Schuster 318 Book. Illus. by Mel Crawford, John Leone, Al Schmidt. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition ("A").. Octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" tall. Three titles, two of the fictional variety based on U.S. television shows (Cheyenne, which starred Clint Walker as the titular character, and Maverick, which starred James Garner as the tall, handsome, broad-shouldered good guy), and the other mythologizing an alleged hero of the American West (no mention of a fixed boxing match or continued involvement with prostitutes). Rubbing, corners moderately worn, a bit of chipping to spine ends, two books with previous owner's name (one in pencil, the other in ink)..

Pocket 7, Avon G-1139, Dell D140, Pocket 551, Bantam 33 Book. Good or better. Paperbacks. Various editions.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Four books by writers whose works have stood the test of time, and which show no sign of experiencing diminishing interest any time soon. Some show very little wear, while others will never be mistaken for new, but all remain intact and ready for another reading -- more if that reading is done carefully. Sorry, but no substitutions..

New York: Dell 474, Berkley 323, Cardinal C-162, Cardinal GC-109 Book. Various conditions. Softcovers. 1sts thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The Janney book tells the story (abridged) of "a hard-punching press agent [who] devotes his life to the exciting memory of his beautiful movie actress -- with wondrous results." Cover by Richard Munsell, w/map-back. Newhouse gives us a drama about a man with "a wife who loved him deeply, two children, and a home of his own," who suddenly faces powerful temptation. Wicker's story is "a frank -- and angry -- novel about politics and human desires." Cover by Tom Dunn. Yerby offers "The breathtaking story of a bewitching beauty who tried to destroy the people she loved." (people you love are easier to destroy than the ones you hate, because they never see it coming). All four books are intact and readable, but as with all vintage paperbacks, careful reading is required in order to ensure that… Read More

New York, London, London, New York: Belmont 227, Panther 02820X, Panther 850, Avon nn Book. Good Reading Copies. Soft cover. 1sts thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A collection of four historical novels showcasing the usual features of historical novels, among them violence, cruelty, swordplay, betrayal, duplicity, hatred, infidelity, lusty protagonists, and losers who have just enough time to realize that they're screwed before the Hand of Doom smites them into oblivion. Or words to that effect. The Fox title takes place during the Renaissance, and is a "blazing story of violence and revenge in the most corrupt court in Europe," while Giono tells his readers about a pair of brothers in Southern France in the late 18th century "bound together with ties stronger than those of ordinary brotherly love." Linklater revisits "the tragedy of the vilest betrayal of all time," (for those not bent in the direction of saviours and salvation, that would be the… Read More

Signet S1648, Pan 02133, Gold Medal 213, Signet D2766 Book. Good or better. Paperback. Various editions.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. This multi-pack features an amusing story about a young minister whose first wife has died, and who is trying to end his widower status; a title from Duncan's once-upon-a-time enormously popular My Friends series; a pulse-pounder set in Haiti, "where even a proud aristocracy had its roots deep in the primitive jungle and where human passions burst free from the confining bonds of civilization"; and a novelization for the motion picture of the same name (Darling), said film starring Laurence Havey, Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie. The De Vries title is graded as G, with the other three ranking as VG. An interesting assortment. Sorry, but no substitutions of titles..

Pocket 242, 561, 334, 368 Book. Good or better. Softcovers. Various editions.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of four mysteries by the creator of Perry Mason. This group includes one Mason, a pair of District Attorney Doug Selby titles, and one story featuring Terry Clane. Sorry, but no substitutions of titles..

New York: Pocket 568, 595, 626, 784 Book. Illus. by Louis Glanzman, William Wirts, Bernard Safran, Cass Norwaish (cover illustrations). Good or better. Softcovers. Various editions.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Four titles by four giants in the mystery field, the first three featuring a recurring character (Sir Henry Merrivale, Doug Selby, and Inspector Roderick Alleyn, for the first three, respectively), with the fourth (originally published under the title 'Brat Farrar') a one-shot. 230, 182, 280, and 248 pages, respectively. A couple are in great shape, and a couple only ok, but since none of the words have fallen out, they're all entirely readable..

New York, Toronto/Winnipeg, Sydney, London: Bantam Giant A893, Harlequin 211, Star Books/Starbooks nn, Pan 394 Book. Good Reading Copies. Soft cover. 1sts thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of four novels, some of which you may have heard of, others of which may be new to you, but all of which once had their day in the sun, and are looking for another brief moment in the light. Lewis, a Nobel Prize winner, offers "a novel of a middle-aged husband and his fiery young wife," (I don't know about you, but I'm thinkin': what could go wrong?); Lindsay gives us a story of "One girl, three men marooned on a desert isle," (I don't know about you, but I'm thinkin': what could go right?); the Lowry title tells us the story of a brilliant young surgeon "caught between fame and his conscience -- and the love of a beautiful woman," (I'm sure that you're thinkin' exactly what I'm thinkin': why do none of these… Read More