Search Results: Titles starting with B from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: B.C. Hydro and Power Authority. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1966. Softcover. Card covers have light shelfwear. ; A tight solid book. Fold-out technical drawings, yellow card covers, sidestapled with black cloth tape spine. ; B&W Illustrations; 28 pages; The history and specifications of the Burrard Thermal Generating Plant built between 1957-1967 to fill an increasing need for power for the greater Vancouver area .

Kamloops BC: Overland Press Ltd.. Very Good+. 1986. First Edition. Booklet. Card covers show very light shelf wear, sun-faded slightly on edges. ; A tight solid book, stapled wraps. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 66 pages .

Toronto: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385251106 . Only slight edge wear; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.60 X 5.60 X 0.90 inches; 227 pages; Convincing proof that Canadian history is anything but dull, this book recounts the action-filled careers of some of the country's most successful and violent adventurers, licit and illicit."From Elizabethan privateers seeking fortune off the coasts of Newfoundland to the courtly warriors of Acadia, from the wildly successful letter-of-marque ships of Liverpool, Nova Scotia to the vicious sea fights of the War of 1812, Horwood and Butts reconstruct the lives of the country's finest fighting seamen. Inland, they consider the less reputable careers of the gangs who fought for control of gold and timber in the raw frontier settlements that would one day be Canada." .

Langley, BC: Sunfire Publications Ltd.. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 091953127X . Light edge wear to black card covers ; A bright solid book. B&W period photos as well as colour photos of modern Barkerville and the museums and displays created for the curious visitors. ; B&W and Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 64 pages; A guide book originally sold in Barkerville, which outlines the history of the town. Many old b&w photographs, and new color prints of the same areas. This provides a history of the Cariboo gold rush and the people who made it happen. .

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1928. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ is worn, chipped with tape repaired tears, spine faded. Green cloth boards, clean, unmarked. An American woman married into an English family has trouble adapting to her straightened circumstances. .

100 Mile House: Country Light Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969523513 . Only slight wear to book and dustjacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, bright, solid book ; 9.70 X 8.30 X 0.70 inches; 95 pages; British Columbia's own railroad takes you on a wild ride throught the various climates and terrains that British Columbia offers, from the temparate to the northern climes, from the rolling green hills and rugged mountains to the desert. .

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards have some light soiling, some fraying to top of spine, tiny tear base of spine, lightly sun-faded on spine. Previous owner's name on FFEP, with "Discard" stamped in ink on same page. This may be an ex-library copy, but there is no indication of card pocket etc ever having been present. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. .

London: Leonard Parsons Ltd.. Good+. 1923. First English Edition. Hardcover. A tight solid book. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 251 pages; Blue cloth boards have sun-fading, corners bumped. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. This is a series of short stories, mostly reflecting mostly historical - ancient Greece, Roman, mediaeval Europe, et al. .

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550544721 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; Maps; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches; 205 pages; "World War I has left as deep a scar on the imaginative landscape of our century as it has on the land where it was fought. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Western Front, a narrow swath of land in which millions of lives were lost. Believing that "history is too important to be left to the professionals," journalist Stephen O'Shea set out to walk the 450 miles through no-man's-land to discover for his generation the meaning of the war. As his walk progresses, O'Shea recreates the shocking battles of the Western Front, and offers an impassioned perspective on the war, the state of the land, and the cultivation of memory." .

Fernie, BC: Fernie & District Historical Society. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear, light scuffing. Some pen marking in title on front card cover. ; A tight solid book. Stapled wraps, B&W photos throughout, B&W map inside front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; An early history of Fernie, British Columbia located in the Kootenays. .

New York: Faber & Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0865478007 . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, translucent celluloid dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Inscribed by the author on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages .

New York: Faber & Faber. Very Good+. 2010. Softcover. 0865479186 . Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; "Ben Goldacre has made a point of exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies. He has also taken the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window. But he's not here just to tell you what's wrong. Goldacre is here to teach you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample sizes, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it. You're about to feel a whole lot better." .

London UK: Hutchinson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0091504708 . Remainder mark bottom page edges, top fore corners lightly bumped, mild tanning of pages as is common in British books of this era, light wear to dustjacket. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Blackwood series - Vol 1; 8.6 X 5.8 X 1.4 inches; 366 pages; "Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, HMS Audacious, in the August of 1850, anxious to get back into action. Per Mare - Per Terram is the Marines' motto.In the torturous heat of Africa, where they are sent to stamp out the remaining strongholds of slavery, and later, in the bitter war of the Crimea, Philip Blackwood and his men learn to obey it without question. The first novel in an enthralling and colourful saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served, Badge of Glory is a stunning new departure for one of Britain's… Read More

New York: Praeger Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. Only light wear to dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Ancient People and Places #81; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages .

Bancroft, Ontario: The Bancroft Centennial Committee. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Dj and boards show light shelf wear, with short tears to DJ edges. Previous owner's name inside front board. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 250 pages; This is a community history of the small farming town of Bancroft in the north end of Hastings County in Ontario CA .

Toronto: HarperCollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002007274 . Only slight wear; Dust jacket in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.70 inches; 474 pages .

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1894. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth boards show some shelf wear, corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. Front and back hinges started but still solid. ; A tight solid book. Fore edges untrimmed. Dark green cloth covered boards with silver stamped design on front and back boards and gilt stamped titles front and spine. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 465 pages; A religious novel involving Christ's crucifixion. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0025196359 . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a spot of soil on page fore edges. ; Signed in marker by Barbara Bush on the title page. A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Full number line on copyright page. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 575 pages; "Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this fascinating memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States. Here, she writes candidly about her early years with George Bush in West Texas and the tragic death of their young daughter,… Read More

New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ has small tears and chips. Light shelfwear to board edges. Gift inscription on decorative endpapers. Only light wear to red cloth covered boards. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar. ; Landmark Books #31; 2-Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 187 pages; The noted author of maritime fiction has turned to the young adult crowd for his audience for this rousing story. .

New York: Henry Holt & Co. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805006540 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 390 pages .