Search Results: Titles starting with A from Sparkle Books

Toronto: Longman's Green & Co., 1936 Soft Cover, Yellow Card Covers With Black Printing, 1St Canadain Edition, 1936, And A Reprint Of The 1934 Us Edition, Published By Longmans, Green & Co. Some Penciled Underlining And A Former Owner Stamp, (Wakaw, Sask) Else Very Good. Laid In Is A Slip Of Paper Referencing "The Book" By W. H. (Coin) Harvey, Rogers, Arkansas. Route No. 1, Pyramid Bot Or Box."

Edmonton: Co-op Press Ltd, 1970 Fascinating biography of the Alberta depression era religious and political leader and founder of the Alberta Social Credit party and the Prophetic Bible Institute. The authors are an agricultural genetics professor and admirer and Mr. Aberhart's daughter, Ola, who are surprisingly open about the life of Aberhart and the nuances of his government, describing for example, the purchase of the newspaper The Albertan by the newly elected government 'for propaganda purposes.' The book contains a picture section, forward by Ernest Manning, Mr. Aberhart's successor, and seven appendices, including a play, The Branding Irons of the Antichrist, written jointly with Manning. Ted Byfield, no wallflower himself, in his thirteen volume twentieth century history of alberta cites the then prime minister Mackenzie King, writing in his diary after Social Credit took power in Alberta, "A fortunate thing it is for Canada as a whole that this fanatical flame has thus… Read More

Israel And U.K.: Bridbooks, 1973 Originally Published In 1959, This Is A 1973 Issue By Bridbooks, Apparently Part Of Peter Haddock In Uk, Produced In Israel. Vg-, May Be Unread But Toned With Some Horizontal Cracking To The Cover, Which States The Author To Be Lee Floren, But Interestingly Enough, Title Page States Noel Loomis, And Even More Interesting, If You Google Along, You Find Both Of These Are Pseudonyms For Marguerite Nelson, Who Had 10 Other Pseudonyms And Who Wrote Over 300 Novels! Alternately, Some Sources Claim That Her Name Was A Pseudonym For Lee Floren, Or If You Like, Floren Lee. The Range Of Works By This Author Include Career Novels For Teens About Stewardesses And Nurses, Romances, Westerns And Soft Porn.

New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2007 7Th Printing Of The 2007 Scholastic Paperback Edition. Illustrated By Ellen Forney. There Are No Reading Creases And In General, This Looks Like Quite A Fresh Copy, But The First Few Pages Are Creased. Winner Of The National Book Award.

Toronto: Lester Publishing, 1994 SIGNED and inscribed to "Izzy" on title page and preceded on the half-title by Isabelle's teddy bear bookplate. First edition and first printing with full number line. 1994 Governor General's medal winner, iwhich had yet to take place (no sticker). In Near Fine condition in Near Fine unclipped DJ in new mylar. This was Julie Johnston's second GG medal. Her first novel won it in 1992. Adam and Eve is a story about a teenage girl in foster care at many crossroads in her life.

New York: Delacorte, 1980 This Is An Adventure Mystery Involving A Missing Anthropologist. Very Attractively Illustrated In Color And Black And White By Kathy Lawence A Far Cry From Most Holly Hobbie Books Encountered! Nf In Nf Clipped Dust Jacket With Slight Wrinkle To Front Interior Panel.

New York: Random House, 1980 This Is A Terrific Book Which Has Retained Its Appeal Over The Decades. I Have Sold Several Copies And Each Time (At Least In My Imagination), It Has Been Purchased By A Fond Uncle For Those Bright And Fearless Nieces Who Can Live Up To The Passion And Scientific Pursuits Of The Pasley Sisters! Very Good Copy Of First Us Edition, 1980 In Good+ Dust Jacket Which Is Unclipped But Has Several Closed Tears And Is Missing A Vee From The Upper Front Edge. Gift Inscription On Ffep. This Is The Publication Of An Album Produced By Two Young Victorian Girls Who Were Keen Amateur Entomologists And Skilled At Drawing. The Book Includes Their Photographs And An Introduction By Their Great-Great-Nephew. 0394509463

U.K.: World's Work, 1962 1962 First Uk Edition Of The 1958 Us Original Which Was Awarded The Gold Medal Junior Book Award By Boy's Club Of America. The Artist And Illustrator, Born Julius Potzernheim, Was A German Cartoonist Who Signed His Work 'Jupo.' His Anti-Nazi Cartoons Necessitated His Departure To Czechoslovakia, England And Finally The U.S. Where He Changed His Name To Frank Jupo. This Is One Of Those Wonderful Modernist Graphic Science Books Which Came Out Of Europe And Later The U.S. Midcentury. The Book Is In Near Fine Condition And It Is In A Good + Dust Jacket, Unclipped But With A Front Panel Price Tag Pull And A One Inch Tear Up The Rear Bottom Spine. Decorative Endpapers In Black, Yellow And White.

Boston-Toronto: Little Brown, 1964 Canadian edition of The Adventures of Bobby Coon from 1964, no other print details. No dust jacket (?as issued?). Fos on ffep. VG minus. light rubbing to edges and corners, pages browning. Good binding.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Canadian Stage & Arts Publications, Limited, 1975 This Is A Really Terrific Book By Three Grade Seven Boys In 1975, Featuring Santa Claus, Rick, Who Is A Wolf, Reindeer (Including Rudolphe), Mrs. Santa Claus And A Snow Monster. Looks Like A Vanity Press Did The Publishing. Apparently A Very Special Teacher Was Involved In Encouraging This Collaboration. Highly Recommended!

New York: A & W Visual Library, 1975 These Two Trade Softcovers Are In Very Good Minus Condition (Some Edgewear) In A Good Box. They Are Unabridged Replicas Of 1982 And 1984 Publications With Original Illustrations By Sydney Paget. The Box Has Quite Substantial Wear, The Books Show Some Edgewear Only And Are Clean And Solid.

U.K.: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 1987 I Had Only Heard Of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy Due To My Child Welfare Days, But It Turns Out There Really Was A Baron Munchausen Who Told Impossible Stories About Himself And Was The Subject Of Rudolf Raspe's Book. A British Doctor Borrowed The Name To Describe The Original Syndrome In 1951. Meanwhile, John Carswell Revived And Edited The First English Version. The Illustrations By Ronald Searle Are "Absurdly And Convincingly Real" (Times Literary Supplement). This Copy, A First Thus Edition, May Well Be Unread, But It Does Have Some Flaws, Including Some Light Creasing And Both A Price Tag Pull And A Pinhead Size Hole To The Front Cover. This Moderately Thick Quarto Will Probably Incur Shipping Charges Close To Twenty Dollars Canadian.

Hong Kong: Macmillan, 1989 Collection Of Reprinted Comic Strips From The South China Post Of 1988-1989 Depicting A Female 'Superhero' Setting Out To Save Hong Kong In The Pre 1997 Years. Former Owner Book Plate. Very Slight Corner Turnouts Else Very Good. A Collector's Item.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976 This Is A 1976 Collection Of Three John Burningham Stories. First Edition. Glossy Boards In Very Good - Condition Which Have Been Used As A Writing Surface. Slight Rub To Corners And Spine Ends. No Writing Or Ownership Marks. Superb Illustrations In Black And White And Colour.

London: Collins, 1960 Good Copy In Fair But Unclipped Dustjacket Showing Original Price Of 21 Shillings. No Print Details Other Than 1960, Presume First. Black Boards With Faded Gilt Spine Lettering, Light Toning, Former Owner Name On Inside Cover And One Bumped Corner. New Mylar But Jacket Is Missing A Large Chip From Top Of Spine, Upper Edge Chipped With Some Loss. (See Scan). A Very Popular Book, Even Today. Allen Drury Had Extensive Experience In The Press Gallery Of The Senate. The Book Is About A Power Struggle Between A President And The Senate On An Issue Of The Confirmation Of A Cabinet Appointment. In The Light Of The American Political Situation Over The Past Four Years, This Should Be Very Interesting Reading.

New York: Cardinal, 1961 Good plus copy of Cardinal GC952, June 1961, tight and sturdy, light spine creases, small lower front corner crease, pages yellowed, no writing or marks inside. Cover has ?old stamped price? Lower front spine has 1/3 inch split.

New York: Signet, 1973 Stated first printing November 1973 Signet 451-J5673 cover price $1.95 illustrated by Ed Emshwiller 152 pp Gahan Wilson, Harlan Ellison, Dean Koontz, Thomas M. Disch among others in very good condition. appears unread light surface wear and age toning- sun lines on back cover.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1993 Mint copy of this scarce collection of stories by L.M. Montgomery rediscovered in 1978 and edited and collected by L.M. Wilmshurt, Montgomery scholar for 1993 publication. Red boards with gilt lettering. Clean crisp interior, appears unread. No writing or stickers or stamps. Like new dust jacket which is price clipped.

Sausalito, California, U.S.A.: Post Apollo Pr, 1992 Like new first U.S. edition translated by Howard Limoli. Appears unread.

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.: Macmillan General Reference, 1997 This Is One Of A Series Of Three, Actual Volume Not Indicated. The Age Of Chivalry Is The Section On King Arthur, Illustrated By Artist-Archeologist Giovanni Caselli. Includes The Original Text By Bullfinch And Index. No Writing Or Marks. Appears Unread, No Reading Creases, Loer Front Corner Is Rubbed. Stated First Printing Of The 1997 Macmillan Edition.