Search Results: Titles starting with S from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front board is lightly bowed. DJ has short tear lower edge with some attendant creasing. spine faded ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and sepia tone photographs and drawings throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages; "Beaver was a steamship originally owned and operated by the Hudson’s Bay Company. She was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America, and made remote parts of the west coast of Canada accessible for maritime fur trading. At one point she was chartered by the Royal Navy for surveying the coastline of British Columbia. She served off the coast from 1836 until 1888, when she was wrecked." (Wikipedia) .

Penticton, BC: Skookum Publications. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0919773109 . Minor creasing of stapled wraps. ; A bright, solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages; "SS Sicamous is a large five decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, Sicamous ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility." (Wikipedia) .

Penticton, BC: Skookum Publications. Very Good+. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0919773109 . Minor creasing of stapled wraps. ; A bright, solid book, stapled wraps, B&W photos ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages; "SS Sicamous is a large five decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, Sicamous ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility." (Wikipedia) .

Vancouver BC: Gulf & Fraser Fishermen's Credit Union. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. As new with only slight edge wear and scuffing of white pictorial dustjacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 83 pages; A history of the credit union formed by the working men and women of the large fishing industry on the coast and rivers of British Columbia, .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Light general wear to black cloth covered boards, bottom fore corners worn. ; Bright solid book, hinges intact. Black cloth covered boards with full color, full page illustration pasted on front board. Decorative endpapers, all 8 color plates by N.C. Wyeth are present. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 503 pages; This version of the 1810 Scottish classic by Jane Porter, first published by Scribner's in 1921, is well enhanced by Wyeth's full page color illustrations. .

New York: St Martins Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312041489 . DJ has light shelf wear, ex-library with library stamp on FFEP and half-title page being the only markings. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Ex-Library; 8.0 X 5.3 X 1.7 inches; 465 pages; "What if Hitler had invaded England? And what if a charismatic American general like Patton had led the defense? These are the questions posed by Thayer ( Pursuit , LJ 3/1/86) in his latest novel. General Wilson Clay, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in England, is the Patton-like leader whose responsibility it becomes to fight the Germans on the beaches and beyond with bulldog determination. As the Nazis advance, Clay is forced to make difficult decisions that affect his troops and the local population, including the alluring Lady Anne Percival. The novel is primarily an overlong battle narrative and character study." (Library Journal) .

London: Heinemann. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0434282502 . Boards and DJ show slight wear, 1" closed tear back foredge, tanning of pages as is common in British publications of this era. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.29 X 6.38 X 1.65 inches; 454 pages; "May, 1910 The world is on the eve of a war set to ruin the lives of a whole generation. The Railton family are intimately involved in the world of espionage, which will become so crucial to the conflict’s outcome. With the death of General Sir William Railton, the family patriarch and hero of Balaclava, the family is thrown into a world of violence and intrigue. Manipulated by the new head of the family, the ruthless arch-intriguer Giles Railton, each member of the dynasty comes to play their part in the ‘Great Game’ of Intelligence. Through the story of one family, whose lives become caught up in some of the greatest struggles of the… Read More

London: Ward Lock & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 319 pages; Blue cloth boards have some soiling, frontispiece missing, previous owner's stamp on front pastedown. Light shelfwear to edges and corners, front hinge started .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771047320 . Small tears along top of DJ. Price-clipped.; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 9.10 X 6 X 0.90 inches; 187 pages; "R. D. Lawrence's fascination with sharks began in 1930 when he was nine years old and he caught a young sandbar shark in a net while diving in the Mediterranean." Renowned Canadian naturalist has written many books on the wildife of Canada .

New York: A. L. Burt. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ in Mylar. DJ is worn, torn, chipped, creased and tape repaired. Pages a little yellowed, stain bottom front corner of pages. Copyright is 1932, unsure of date of this reprint edition. A rousing sailing novel involving drug smuggling and damsels in distress. .

London: John F. Shaw & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901?. Reprint. Hardcover. 374 pages; Blue cloth with silver and gilt decorations, full gilt edging on pages. 1/4 inch tear at top of spine, front board moderately rubbed. Top corners bumped, bottom corners worn, pages tanned. No publishing date given, but presentation plate on inside of front board is dated March 16, 1901. .

Vancouver, BC: Mitchell Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show shelf wear, with tears, creasing and chipping of DJ. Previous owner's name on front free end paper, gift notation on back of frontispiece ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; "Navigable and ranking secondto the Fraser in importance among the three all-Canadian rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean, the Skeena has long been a main traffic artery into North Central British Columbia." The book goes into the history of the Native peoples of the area, the role of the Collins Overland Telegraph, the gold rush and the era of steamboating. .

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1843. Reprint. Hardcover. A little worn and bumped, small tear at top of front spine edge, 1 inch tear bottom back spine edge. Previous name stamp on front pastedown.; Green cloth with marbled paper overlay.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 361 pages; This reprint is from a series called Collection of British Authors. This is Vol XXXIII. .

New York: D. Appleton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First US Edition. Hardcover. 182 pages; Green cloth covered boards with gilt printing and decoration, corners bumped, previous owner's name on FFEP. Untrimmed fore and bottom edges. This is a study of a few of the authors beloved tomes. .

Victoria, BC: Western Isles. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 0921107048 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, dampstain bottom edge.; A bright, solid book, card covers are crisp and clean. ; B&W Photographs, drawings; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 108 pages; "Steam Engines on The West Coast from 1836 to 1950's. Types of engines covered are: sidewheel engines for passenger ships, freighters and tugs. "Steam boats probably had more to do with the development of the West Coast of North America than any other mode of transportation." .

London: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 317 pages; Binding is faded on spine, faint ring mark on back board, previous owner's gift notation on front free end-paper. Tight solid book, hinges intact. "Wren’s telling of the story of Damocles de Warrenne, and his life before, during, and after serving in the Second Regiment of Heavy Calvalry, known as the Queen’s Greys. “When Colonel Matthew Devon de Warrenne, V.C., D.S.O., of the Queen’s own Bombay Lancers, pinned his Victoria Cross to the bosom of his dying wife’s night-dress, in token of his recognition that she was the braver of the twain, he was not himself.”" .

Toronto, ON: Macmillan Company of Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. DJ discoloured, some wear to edges and extemities. Lightly bumped bottom corners. Laid paper with side and bottom edges untrimmed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 209 pages; Norwood was a Professor of Classics in Britain for many years until he was offered the position of Professor of Classics and Director of Classical Studies in Toronto in 1928. A series of humourous newspaper and magazine pieces on a wide and varied field of subjects and personal anecdotes written over a period of 15 years, totally apart from his field of study. .

London: Arms and Armour Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0853681872 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short tear top DJ foreedge.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos. This was first published by Heinemann in 1956 ; 8.6 X 5.8 X 1.3 inches; 502 pages; Taken from German documents and captured files. .

Montreal: Carrier. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1929. Third Printing. Hardcover. DJ heavily chipped with some loss top spine and top back panel, a few tears and creases, water stained on spine, book undamaged. On fold-out map torn out but still present, map undamaged. Front inner hinge started but solid, back hinge intact. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; This is an early study of the St. Lawrence River in preparation for the construction of the Seaway. All fold-out maps present as well as extensive bibliography and 2 indices - one for subject and one for names .

London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. circa 1933. Hardcover. DJ is torn, tape-repaired, binding is bumped in corners. DJ in Mylar. Light foxing of page edges. ; Not dated but circa mid 1930's. A tight solid book, hinges intact; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 314 pages; A volume from the early series of children's fiction published in England. .