Search Results: Titles starting with D from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Only lihjt wear to paper covered boards ; A bright, solid book.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 52 pages; A collection of the writings of D. A. McGregor, a journalist and columnist for the Vancouver Province. This is a limited edition volume, number 16 of 500. .

Toronto, ON: William Briggs. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. A tight solid book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 391 pages; Epilogue page is 1 inch shorter than others with bottom corner torn & missing. 1/2 leather - red spine, blue cloth boards. Light wear, some fading of cloth, some scuffing. The Canadian edition was published 1 year after the US. "David Harum" is often praised for its depiction of small-town life and its colorful characters. The novel captures the charm, humor, and idiosyncrasies of rural America at the turn of the 20th century. It presents a nostalgic view of community values, personal integrity, and the importance of human connection. The character of David Harum, with his memorable sayings and down-to-earth wisdom, has become synonymous with the archetype of the small-town hero or folk hero. The novel's enduring popularity has led to adaptations in other media, including stage plays and a silent film." . Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. First US Edition. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; DJ in mylar. DJ has some light soiling, small tears and chips. A large format book of words and pictures chronicling the years from immediately after World War II up to the middle of the booming 1950's in America. .

London: Victor Gollancz. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0575039361 . Signed by Author; Dust jacket in Mylar. Ex-library, light edgewear, slight stain base of spine, bright and clean. Book is a reader's copy, all the usual markings (withdrawn stamp included) , has a lean, tape stains on book etc.; Signed by author on title page. A bright solid, book. ; Ex-Lib; 189 pages; This is the second of the Jack Willows and Claire Parker mysteries set in Vancouver, BC. - a great read. "For professional killer Mannie Katz, it’s two down and one to go. Detective Jack Willows is enjoying a much-needed vacation – until his fishing line hooks the hand of a very dead young woman. There is a wedding ring on her finger and a tattoo on her arm. Sixty miles away, his partner, Claire Parker, returning from a night on the town, stumbles across the corpse of a teenage boy. His body is mutilated, but the tattoo on his arm is still visible.Willows and… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday Crime Club. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed. ; Crime Club; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. DJ scuffed, lightly chipped, small piece missing top front. Unclipped, pages yellowed. A carnival is the setting for this Todd Mundy mystery. .

New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385294492 . Light wear head of spine, remainder spray bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Feels unread ; Changes Trilogy #1; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 187 pages; "After the mysterious Changes begin, twelve-year-old Nicola finds herself abandoned and wandering in an England where everyone has suddenly developed a horror and hatred of machines." This was first issued in hardcover by Gollancz in 1970 .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771068727 . Slight edge wear ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped, bright, solid book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages; "In the 1970's in northern California, near Gold Rush country, a father and his teenage daughters, Anna and Claire, work their farm with the help of Coop, an enigmatic young man who makes his home with them. Theirs is a makeshift family, until it is riven by an incident of violence - both hand and heart - that sets fire to the rest of their lives." blurb .

Warsaw: Comite International De Dachau; Dachau Memorial Site. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 3874907511 . Some creasing and light soiling of card covers. Missing the CD ; A tight, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 8.3 X 1.0 inches; 228 pages; "Catalogue for the exhibition "The Dachau Concentration Camp 1933-1945" to accompany the new design of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site." .

Brussels: Comite International de Dachau. Very Good+. 2015. Second Edition. Softcover. 3980858707 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Text in English; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages; Dachau was the first concentration to be built and one of the last to be freed by the allies. As the Allies moved through Europe on their way to victory over the Germans the smaller camps were emptied and the prisoners moved to Dachau. This is a collection of testimonies by survivors of a number of the camps, translated into English for the first time. .

San Antonio, TX: Naylor Co. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities, DJ has light soiling and chipping, price-clipped.; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve; B&W line drawings; 164 pages .

Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Conundrum Press. Near Fine. 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 1772620416 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume. Paul has signed and dated the title page, including an ink drawing reminiscent of the artwork in the book. Black, red and white artwork throughout ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 112 pages; "Artist Cole Pauls wanted to reclaim the Southern Tutchone language he had learned as a youth while performing in the traditional song and dance group the Dakhka Khwaan Dancers, based in Whitehorse (YT). So, he created a comic about two Earth Protectors saving the Earth from evil pioneers and cyborg sasquatches. But he also went to his elders and asked them to translate his comic into the two dialects of Southern Tutchone. The resulting work is an allegory of colonialization done in an accessible format, a whimsical young adult graphic novel which helps to revitalize the language. Pauls includes a "making of"… Read More

Toronto: Thomas Allen. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ chipped with a few tears with attendant creasing, only light wear to book ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; This is the eighth in the series featuring Dale Thompson, the young RCMP officer. In this story the fisheries off Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada are the target of mysterious subs. .

New York: Twelve. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1455522090 . DJ is in near-fine condition. Book has previous owner's name on front free end paper. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 371 pages; "Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, Dallas 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to explain Dallas-until now. With spellbinding storytelling, Minutaglio and Davis lead us through intimate glimpses of the Kennedy family and the machinations of the Kennedy White House, to the obsessed men in Dallas who concocted the climate of hatred that led many to blame the… Read More

New York: Cupples and Leon. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ chipped, 2 nickel size chips top back edge, a few short tears, scuffing, all corners of flaps clipped ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; Dan Carter# 4; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 203 pages; This is the fourth book in the Dan Carter Cub Scout series. There is a fifth title listed on the front flap leading me to believe that this is at least a second printing .

New York: Bantam. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553801473 . Some creasing head and tail of spine ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; A Song Of Ice And Fire #5; 9.4 X 6.2 X 2.1 inches; 1016 pages; "In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind. To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone--a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. For he has… Read More

Vancouver BC: Orca Spirit. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0978210700 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 0.90 inches; 313 pages .

Markham, ON: Octopus Publishing Group. Very Good+. 1992. Softcover. 0409906484 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8.90 X 5.80 X 0.50 inches; 195 pages; "A crucial sourcebook for anyone involved with native issues, Dancing with a Ghost seeks to bridge the gap which exists between Native American and other groups by examining the traditional Cree and Ojibway world view and by showing why their philosophy so often places them in conflict with the justice system." .

New York: Tor Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 076533206X . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Light creasing on some edges of the DJ, remainder dot bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.42 X 2.3 X 9.43 inches; 784 pages; "All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities-including a new Outlander story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones. Also included are original stories of dangerous women--heroines and villains alike--by Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Sherrilyn… Read More

New York: The New Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1595581936 . Light wear to base of DJ spine, small spot on front free endpaper ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 pages; "In this powerful work, he tells the story of a young African orphan adopted by a Swedish man and whisked away to his new father’s country. There, the boy, dubbed Daniel, finds himself swallowed by a bizarre landscape of snow and mud. Always in his mind are thoughts of his murdered parents, calling him back to Africa. But Daniel’s path is marked by tragedy, and his homecoming seems an impossible dream." .

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket chipped, short tear top back edge, spine faded ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 Inches; 233 pages .