Search Results: Titles starting with W from Ainsworth Books

New York NY: Knopf. Very Good+. 1989. Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0670809063 . Card covers show light shelf wear, some corner curl.; A bright, solid book. Possibly an Advanced Readers Copy seeing as the ISBN is the same as on the hardcover edition. ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 383 pages; 'From Britain's Queen Boadicea to Elizabeth I, from Catherine the Great to the twentieth-century triumvirate of Meir, Gandhi and Thatcher - the paradox, the politics, the legend and the lives of the sovereign women who have led their nations in war. '. .

Chemainus BC: Schutz Industries Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear with minor chipping, small tears and creasing. Small coffee stain to page front edges. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 169 pages .

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0771065701 . DJ chipped & with short tears, tape stain lower front corner. Top page edges a little soiled ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 239 pages; "When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a Newfoundland lagoon, conservationist Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise. They blasted the whale with rifle fire and hacked open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died."World-renowned for his passionate tales of survival, Farley Mowat wrote this book to symbolize the plight of all whales preyed on by man… Read More

Banff, AB: Summerthought. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0919934072 . Previous owner's name on FFEP, wear to top of DJ, small tears, back of DJ scuffed, 2 sticker pulls. ; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 164 pages; "Born in Ireland in 1860, Wheeler emigrated to Canada at an early age with his parents and brothers and sisters. He was the first surveyor to provide a complete map of the icefields and peaks of the Rogers Pass region, Beginning in 1913 he was instrumental in initiating and completing the mapping and surveying of the backbone of the Rockies from the US border to Mount Robson. In 1906 he was instrumental in establishing the Alpine Club of Canada." .

London: Methuen. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0413589609 . 63 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. Slight scuffing of DJ. A slim volume dealing with the story of Adam and Eve. 'Beginning in the Garden and ending with the Flood, here is the rise and the fall of the kingdom of man as Eve sees it. ' Lindley's art work appears throughout. .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1913. First British Edition. Hardcover. Basis for the 1919 movie of the same name. Red cloth covered boards have a few water spots, one small tear top of spine, a couple of small holes in spine along with sun fading. previous owner's name on FFEP. Front and back are bright with yellow blindstamped design and white print. Front hinge solid but back appears to have been glued. Text block is solid and tight. .

New York: Ace. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0441018181 . As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 6 X 1 X 9 inches; 352 pages; "Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH-the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States-and they're fully aware of Caitlin's involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind's capacity for compassion-and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend." .

London: Amber Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. Reprint. Hardcover. 1905704550 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide; B&W and colour photographs; 9.60 X 7.40 X 0.80 inches; 192 pages; "llustrated with detailed artworks of vehicles and their markings, The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Waffen-SS Divisions, 1939–45 is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of Germany’s elite Waffen-SS divisions during World War II.Organized chronologically by division and formation date, the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armored and soft vehicles in service with the ‘fighting’ SS, with listings of unit commanders, vehicle types and numbers, and unit structure. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle, a brief divisional history of the campaign, and any specific unit markings.Every SS… Read More

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited. Very Good+. 1999. Fourth Edition. Paperback. 0969054602 . Only slight wear, previous owner's stamp on title page ; B&W and colour illustrations throughout. ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 96 pages; Gold was discovered in the 1850s in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, drawing fortune seekers from around the world up the Fraser River to the interior of the province. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340837985 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.29 X 5.91 X 1.57 inches; 368 pages; "In late summer 1940, Hitler told his army to prepare to invade England. The nation waited, breathless with tension, for the Nazi threat to become real.Acclaimed author Midge Gillies gathers together the personal accounts of those who still remember this time, with written sources from contemporary press reports, to diaries and letters, to illustrate and recreate the fear, suspense and even excitement of living in England in the shadow of the Nazis. A pair of sisters, determined that life should go on as normally as possible, carry on swimming and playing tennis - only to find themselves under suspicion of being sympathisers because of their seemingly carefree attitude. A group of former poachers and gamekeepers huddle in a woodland hideout, newly… Read More

Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1895618665 . Top edge of boards are sun-faded, a little bumped base of spine. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 9.10 X 6.20 X 1.10 inches; 184 pages; An excellent collection of 19th and 20th century photography of British Columbia and Alberta. Includes many towns no longer in existence, as well as early photography of the provincial and national parks in the area. .

Munich: Bertelsmann Verlag. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 3570005909 . DJ chipped at extremities, corners bumped; A tight solid book. ; 512 pages; Text in German .

London: Duckworth. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1949. Abridged Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Boards show some shelf wear light foxing of front endpapers. DJ has heavy shelf wear with tears, chipping and soiling, front panel almost completely separated.; A tight solid book, hinges undamaged. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, foldout map at back; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 607 pages; "This book is considered to be one of the finest works ever written on Arabia, admired for the beauty of its prose and valued as being one of the most important 19th-century portraits of Arabia and her people. Embarking on an adventure that had not been attempted by even the most intrepid explorers of the day, Charles Doughty travelled for nearly two years through the desert interior of the great Arabian Peninsula. Openly proclaiming himself a Christian and an Englishman, Doughty wandered through the desert, living with and as a bedouin, experiencing and recording a way of life that has… Read More

Saint Lucia, Queensland, AU: University of Queensland Press. Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 0702225649 . Light edgewear and scuffing of heavy card covers with french flaps. Gift notation to previous owner ; Colour photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 176 pages; "Autobiography of one of Australia's greatest indigenous statesmen, artists, religious leaders, who died in 1987; also poet, dreamer, champion of land rights, and all round magnificent ambassador for his people. As told to family member, author Jennifer Isaacs (Yolngu name Miwura)." .

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows soiling and edge wear with small tears and chipping, small stains on back. 1/2" piece missing from top spine of DJ. ; A tight solid book, blue cloth covered boards. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 127 pages; Written during the last years of World War II, this book is the story of the strategic implications of Greenland during the second world war, as a weather station to predict weather conditions during planned bombing runs over Europe. The book also recounts the crash of a B-17 bomber on the ice-cap during the war, and the subsequent rescue of the crew. .

Halifax, NS: Globe Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1904. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards show some shelf wear, light soiling, some wear to gilt on front board and spine. ; A tight solid book, marbled page edges, B&W illustrations and maps throughout. Mustard colored cloth covered boards with red, white and black decorations front and spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 621 pages .

Toronto: Allen Lane. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0735238022 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 312 pages; "In this sweeping new book, international bestselling author and historian Margaret MacMillan analyzes the tangled history of war and society and our complicated feelings towards it and towards those who fight. It explores the ways in which changes in society have affected the nature of war and how in turn wars have changed the societies that fight them, including the ways in which women have been both participants in and the objects of war." .

New York: Allen Lane. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0735238022 . A fine volume in a fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. As new. ; 6.44 X 1.1 X 9.52 inches; 312 pages; "Margaret MacMillan looks at the ways in which war has influenced human society and how, in turn, changes in political organization, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight. War: How Conflict Shaped Us explores such much-debated and controversial questions as: When did war first start? Does human nature doom us to fight one another? Why has war been described as the most organized of all human activities? Why are warriors almost always men? Is war ever within our control? Drawing on lessons from wars throughout the past, from classical history to the present day, MacMillan reveals the many faces of war—the way it has determined our past, our future, our views of the world, and our very conception of ourselves." .

New York: New Press, The. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. Second Printing. Hardcover. 1595584277 . Light creasing to DJ top back corner, a few indents on front. ; A bright, solid book, DJ is crisp and clean, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.20 inches; 314 pages; "Elegant prose, brutal description, and a wry sense of humor characterize this journal by a poet and aspiring fiction writer during his months as a Spanish civil war volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Although a part of history largely ignored in favor of World War II, the Spanish civil war was a testing ground for German, Italian, and Russian political and territorial ambitions, as well as a passionate cause for idealists, Communists, and anti-Fascists. Neugass records his observations with prescience and an eye to posterity. After returning from Spain, he sought to have his journal published but failed to do so before his untimely death in 1949. The typescript, only… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear with short tears and light chipping along top edges. ; A tight solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated first edition ; 8.3 X 6.1 X 1.9 inches; 480 pages; "Charles Bracelen Flood entered the Vietnam War not as a correspondent, but as an attached member of a dive-bomber unit which was dropping napalm in the single most unpopular activity of the war. He remained in Vietnam for a year, stationed far from Saigon. Flood spent a total of three months in the jungles of the Cambodian border with an American infantry battalion, and another four months with American civilian and military advisors working with the Vietnamese in the province in which his Air Force unit was stationed. His experience was so unique and deep that at the end of his year in Vietnam he was asked to brief incoming officers on the conditions to expect in the province where he had lived. From this… Read More