Search Results: Titles starting with S from Riverwood's Books

London: Tate Publishing. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 1854373897 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, light soiling to outer edge of pages, light wrinkling to corners of one section of pages. Cover has light corner wear and light scuffing. Illustrated in colour. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages; The work of Sarah Lucas (b. 1962) , often assembled from everyday materials and dealing with recurrent themes of sex, death, and gender, is laced with a distinctive bleak humor. Her best-known piece is Two Fried Eggs and a Kebab, a work that wittily combines the aforementioned materials with a junk-shop table and manages to comment on not only sexism and gender but also mortality, language, and the tradition of the female nude in Western art. Matthew Collings explores Lucas's art and ideas in this first thorough look at one of today's most important artists. (570,0514) .

Pocket Books. Good+. 1974. Second Printing. Softcover. 2nd printing 1974. Cover has moderate edge and corner wear, spine creasing, light soiling and age tanning. Pages intact and clean other than two bookstore stamps inside front cover and one small stain seen. Age tanning inside covers and to page edges. "Unleashed by a secret service better left unnamed, the deranged duo of international spydom takes off like two left feet - and dances circles around the KGB, the CIA and the DOG, From a screen play starring Donald Sutherland and Elliot Gould" (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Harmony. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517703920 . HC/DJ - near fine. Excellent condition, clean and unmarked other than tiny red ink dot on top edge, no internal markings, a little edgewear to bottom edge. Jacket is fine, with no tears. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages; "As a medical intuitive, Myss has found that people often don’t understand their purpose in life, which has led to a spiritual malaise of epidemic proportions. This metaphysical disease in turn leads to depression, anxiety, fatigue, and eventually physical illness. But our purpose—our individual Sacred Contract—is often difficult to apprehend. For this reason, Myss developed an enjoyable and ingenious process for deciphering your own Contract using a new theory of archetypes that builds on the works of Jung, Plato, and contemporary thinkers. She first recounts how the concept of Sacred Contracts took form in myths and other cultural traditions through the… Read More

Children's Press. Fine. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0516203517 . Excellent condition, no jacket as issued. Clean and unmarked. Beautifully illustrated. Ingram: Discusses how people throughout the ages explained the sun, moon, stars, rainbows, and thunderstorms and presents several traditional tales from around the world that embody their beliefs and observations. [480] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

A. S. Barnes. Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0498023419 . A. S. Barnes edition 1980, same ISBN. Ex-library book with laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Laminate on cover has a couple of small peels and looseness around spine. Cover is scuffed/lightly soiled. Light soiling inside front cover and moderate soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are intact and clean other than the occasional small spot. B/w photos. 307 pages. What a wonderful bit of nostalgia! " A cavalcade of cowboy stars who thrilled generations of Saturday matinee moviegoers.. With more than 299 illustrations and the most complete filmographies ever compiled. " ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (*Note: due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required) .

Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. Book Club edition, Doubleday 1983. HC/DJ - VG+. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, light wear to spine ends and a little fading to edges. Jacket has light edgewear, a little rubbing, no tears. Includes Farthest Star and Wall Around a Star. [536]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Heritage Society of Snow Lake. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. B0037UN2ZK . 1988 reprint of circa 1970 original. Reprinted as part of the Home Coming '88 Celebrations (as per introduction by Chairman, Mr. Clair Pilgrim). Large softcover is very good, with clean, tight interior. Cover has light soiling, light age tanning and a couple small red ink markings near top. B/w illustrations. 86 pages. History of the Snow Lake, Manitoba area, complete with photos, b/w illustrations and local advertisements. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (*lower shipping available to Canadian and overseas addresses) [265-osl] .

New York Fiction Publishing. Good. 1967. Softcover. Cover has moderate edge wear and a few creases, fading to spine. 50c price is crossed out and 55c written in pen below. Interior clean & tight, couple small spots inside cover. A small cut about center of cover extends to the first section of pages, about 1/4" long. Numerous b/w illustrations. Contents: The Frightened Innkeeper, by Leslie Charteris; Sydelle, by Brad Steiger; The Third Brother, by Wenzell Brown; Stirred Ashes, by Emile Petaja; Witches! By W. O. G. Lofts; The Lighted Window, by Dorothea Goldfinger; Death of an Asteroid, by Sam Moskowitz; Margie, by Stefan Santesson. Keywords: Fiction Crime Science Fiction Short Stories Magazines Saint (*Shipping will be reduced to all locations) ; 8vo; 160 pages .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340841141 . Excellent, near new condition. Hardcover is clean & unmarked - pages have a little waviness to them but I believe this is caused by the numerous pages of glossy photos. Jacket has slight edgewear and a little wrinkling around edges, not price clipped. 336 pages. B/w & colour photos. Ian St. John is one of the most celebrated players in British football history - known to millions as a central figure in the phenomenally successful Liverpool team of the 1960s, as star performer for the Scottish national team, and latterly as one half of TV's favourite double act "Saint & Greavsie".....; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Osprey Publishing. Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 0850456827 . Reprint. Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover and usual type markings - still in very good condition. Library stamps top edge of pages. Light edgewear to cover. Internal pages clean and tight, may be the occasional small spot. Illus. In b/w & colour. 48 pages. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 48 pages; "Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history of the Crusades, being even better known outside the English-speaking world than his Christian foe Richard the Lionheart. Traditionally portrayed as a quiet, deeply religious and even humble man, Saladin was a typical product of his day and his culture. This title shows how the societies and military systems that he and his successors led from defeat to eventual triumph were far more sophisticated than is… Read More

London: Panther Books. Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. 0586036725 . First in this edition. Moderate wear to edges & corners, light scuffing/creasing, a few tiny peel marks on front from sticker removal. Interior pages clean & tight, name written inside cover. Tanning to page edges. Salome: She's not beneath describing a sexual encounter with de Gaulle - dates, places, conversation - and she's never been introduced to the General; I'm sure of it. Don Giovanni: An all-star cast headed by the Don, an extremely promiscuous industrialist. It's Gaia Servadio's cheeky new version of the old in which Don Giovanni, and his friends, are very industriously promiscuous! (130osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Lancer Books. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Softcover. Paperback, Lancer Books, 1963. Cover has light edge and corner wear. Age tanning to cover and page edges. Interior clean and intact, no markings. A novel by Daniels based on the MGM-TV hit series on NBC. "There is a man waiting in Death Row, waiting alone, waiting for his own execution. An no one cared. Except Sam Benedict...." A novelization by Elsie Lee. (120-osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Cassell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0304298476 . Hardcover is clean, has only slight edgewear. Interior clean and unmarked. Partial paper split at spine by first page but no loose pages. Age tanning to page edges. Jacket has age tanning to edges, one tiny tear and only slight edgewear, not clipped. Partial sticker on rear. A mystery to solve for Inspector Henry Beaumont...... The year draws closer to October 31st, the night the ancient people called Samain - the dangerous supernatural boundary between the old year and the new, when the gates of the Otherworld opened and the dead walked amongst the living. (400noto) ; 8vo .

London: Pavilion Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1862054312 . Ex-library book, but in excellent condition, only light wear overall, some scuffing to cover. Interior clean & tight. Great old b/w & colour photos. 128 pages. From Library JournalThe turbulence of the 1960s permanently changed social and cultural values around the world. British author and editor Perry (Magic Movie Moments) , who has written extensively on popular culture and the performing arts, has compiled this photojournalism series from the works of numerous photographers. Each volume uses the same format, beginning with a short introduction that sets the stage for approximately 100 clear, briefly captioned photographs, most in black and white, and concluding with a more detailed list of captions. Featured are the fashions (notably designer Mary Quant's miniskirts) , the hippie movement, anti-Vietnam War protests, college campus sit-ins, race riots, the drug scene,… Read More

Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0207150494. . Light wear to edges, moreso to spine ends & corners, a few tiny tears to jacket. Light soiling to jacket & outer edge of pages. Interior clean & tight except for stamp on 1st page. This apparently came from a hospital lending library but the only indication is one small stamp on endpage. Young adult reading. Young Sky Herriot journeys to visit her uncles, a continent away, leaving all she knows behind her. She couldn't know that the next few weeks were to bring her face to face with beauty, with terror, and with that strange confusion called love; that they were to take her to a place like none she'd ever seen or imagined, where the past would offer up her secrets and the future its promise - a place called the Sand Forest. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo .

Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0060195339 . Only light wear overall. Clean & unmarked, couple of tiny edge tears seen, light scuffing of jacket. B/w photos. Publisher's Note In an era when too many heroes have been toppled from too many pedestals, Sandy Koufax stands apart and alone, a legend who declined his own celebrity. As a pitcher, he was sublime, the ace of baseball lore. As a human being, he aspired to be the one thing his talent and his fame wouldn't allow: a regular guy..... ; 8vo .

London: Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. B0000COC34 . HC/DJ - near fine. Hardcover is clean with slight soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior of pages clean and intact, with no markings. Jacket has slight wear to edges, not price clipped. 156 pages. Fifth novel by this Rumanian novelist. Against the backdrop of the scorched and barren landscape of Sardinia, the author examines the fraught and at times violent relationship between archaeologist Enquist and his wife, Freya and son, Michael... (400noto) ; 8vo .

London: The Folio Society. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. B000VDYXJA . Folio Society 2003. Excellent, like new hardcover, with brown slipcase. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, with no visible wear. Slipcase has minor scuffing, otherwise fine. A New translation by Frederic Raphael. Colour & b/w illustrations by Neil Packer. Seven full-page colour plates, including frontispiece. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Description: Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a riot, the two, joined by the down-on-his-luck poet Eumolpus, leave town quickly to avoid trouble. So begins the Satyrica, a bizarre odyssey through the carnivalesque landscape of Nero's empire. (*Note: Due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required to some locations). .

London: Faber & Faber. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571068227 . First printing. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. Hardcover has minor edge and corner wear, light soiling. Pages all intact and clean other than previous owner's name/address and a little writing on endpage. Jacket has light edgewear, small edge tears, light scuffing/soiling, not price clipped. "Amusing stories of diplomatic life by 'Antro bus'. From the Embassies of the world, and the crises in the capitals, here are some of Durell's 'dips' with their odd tales. The damage done by The Gents Super Hair Regulator which could only be cured by Fenner's Follicle Food to the eccentric Aunt Norah and The Little Affair in Paris all show a wonderfully light side of the author famous for 'The Alexandria Quartet. ' "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 82 pages .

Signet Books. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0451068718 . Cover has light wear to edges, light creasing, interior clean and intact, age tanning to page edges, booksellers stamp inside cover. Pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates. "The Group" was the swingingest bunch of millionaires who ever turned a dishonest dollar....and along with four beautiful babes played fast and loose with love, loot and life. Anyone who thought he could break up this gang had better watch out! " (110-osl) ; 12mo .