Search Results: Biography - Historical from Riverwood's Books

Viking Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670886203 . Hardcover is clean and intact, no markings, slight spine end/corner wear, light soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edge/corner wear, light scuffing, not clipped. A beautiful, haunting, bittersweet reflection on growing up and struggling through the roaring twenties and the dirty thirties in Western Canada. ; 8vo .

Edmonton, AB: Ne West Publishers. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 1896300839 . Cover has light scuffing, light curling to corners and a couple small creases. Pages clean and unmarked, several small corner creases. B/w illustrations. ; 8vo; Review: "A captivating look into the mind and experiences of a resilient human being, .... Always Someone To Kill The Doves: A Life Of Sheila Watson is a keenly written biography, peppered with diary excerpts by a remarkable woman. Written in Paris in 1955-56, the entries portray a woman of the era, affected by her troubled marriage, genius intelligence, and the moral weight of her Catholic upbringing...." .

Merritt Publishing. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 092088606X . HC/DJ - fine/very good. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked. B/w & colour illustrations. Jacket has a few small edge tears, scuffing/light scratches, a little edge wrinkling and age tanning to inside edges, not clipped. " In this richly illustrated book, Frances K. Smith traces the roots of the Biéler family and covers the development of the artist, from his apprenticeship to his exploration of rural habitant life along the shores and islands of Quebec....; 4to 11" - 13" tall; André Biéler would emerge as an artist of extraordinary creative energy, working in printmaking as well as oils...." (*Due to weight, there will be addt'l shipping charges to most locations) [1,180] .

Hodder & Stoughton. Good. 1957. Softcover. Reprint. Moderate edge & corner wear, small taped tear spine bottom, light creasing, age tanning. Internal pages are age tanned. Appears couple pages front & rear were reglued, all are intact. No internatl markings . "This monumental work by the leader of the Everest expedition is a worthy, comprehensive and beautifully written record of one of the greatest achievements of man in the field of physical endeavour. "--Oxford Mail (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Abacus Books. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. 0349123896 . LIght edge/corner wear, slight foxing outer edge of pages. Back cover has a little creasing to top. Interior unmarked. Light age tanning to pages and back cover. B/w photos. 185 pages plus booklists. SUMMARY: In 1937 Mexico was the country to offer asylum to Trotsky, once a powerful Russian Leader, now a homeless refugee hounded from country to country by the implacable hatred of Stalin and the machination of the O. G. P. U. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; This is the extraordinary story of Trotsky's last months in his fortress-villa in the Mexican suburb of Coyoacan.... (*lower shipping avail to most locations-osl) .

Collier Books. Good. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Scarce Title, 2nd printing. Moderate edgewear & creasing to covers, small tears to bottom spine, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight for the most part, split at spine can be seen at 2 points but all pages are intact. B/w photos. SUMMARY: The exciting true adventures of a physician whose practice encompassed 600,000 square miles of frozen, wind-swept wilderness - the Canadian East Arctic. A thrilling true account of Dr. Moody's experiences during the three years he combined the duties of Doctor, Justice of the Peace, and Coroner ...in territory where winter temperatures plunge to seventy below. " (os) ; ; 12mo .

Suffolk, U. K.: Neville Spearman. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0854351353 . Neville Spearman, U. K. 1983, third impression of 1960 original. HC/DJ - near fine/fine. Clear protective lined sleeve on dustjacket. Jacket underneath is in excellent condition, clean with no visible tears, light age tanning to edges, front flap clipped, a little crinkling to top corners. Protective sleeve has some scuffing. Hardcover is clean with some bumping to spine ends and corners, very light soiling outer edge of pages, slight forward cock to spine. Interior is unmarked other than a previous owner's address stamp (quite small) in three different locations within book. Light age tanning to page edges. Includes an appendix on rifles and shooting. The story of Karamojo Bell, the greatest of the old professional elephant hunters, who penetrated alone into wild regions where he was the first and only white man.....; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 252 pages; It is a… Read More

Niagara County Historical Society. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Internal pages clean & tight. Cover has a little wear & curling to corners, very light soiling. Belva A. Lockwood, a prominent individual in her home of Niagara County, NY, became accomplished in politics & even received votes in the 1884 presidential campaign, the first woman to do so. This book is # 19 of the occasional contributions of the Niagara County Historical Society. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo .

London: Unwin Books. Good+. 1967. Softcover. Pages clean and intact. Cover has light edgewear, crease down front, light soiling. A concise biography of this eminent intellect and person, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, mathematician & philospher Bertrand Russell. (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Ronsdale Press. Very Good. 2000. Paperback. 0921870779 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Internal pages clean, a little soiling to outer edges. Light edgewear & scuffing to covers. "A Holocaust memoir by Michel Mielnicki, who survived the camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buna, Mittelbau-Dora and Belsen. Mielnicki takes us from the pleasures and charms of pre-war Polish Jewry (now entirely lost) into some of the darkest places of the 20th century. Includes many black and white photos and a full index. " [428-osl? ] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages .

Edinburgh: Mainstream. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0906391725 . Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has slight edgewear, light scuffing and a 2" closed cut on the front, not price clipped. b/w illustrations.The rotter (or villain) has long been one of the fascinating phenomena of human nature and shows no evidence of decline in modern times. The authors have compiled an entertaining and informative companion to rotters and dig up the dirt on statesmen, spies, literary thieves, murders, mobsters, swindlers, quacks etc. Including: Bonnie & Clyde, Burke & Hare, Emil Savundra, axe woman Lizzie Borden, Ruth Ellis, Anthony Blunt, Deacon Brodie, Al Capone, Henry Faultleroy, John Hatfield, Tom Keating, John Logan etc, etc.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall .

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - Near fine/VG. Hardcover has slight fading around edges and minor spotting outer edge of pages. Interior clean and unmarked other than a small lending library stamp on first page (no other evidence of this being a library book). B/w photos/illus. Jacket has light edgewear and light scuffing, not price clipped. Volume II of Tate's sweeping autobiography of both the British Art World and an insight into British 20th Century and History. ; 8vo .

Montreal: Optimum. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. High Arctic Search for Shipwreck. Believed to be first edition (unstated). HC has very little wear. There is minor soiling to upper edge of pages. Interior is clean & tight, with no markings. DJ has moderate edgwear and several small chips & tears. One longer tear on upper edge has been repaired with tape, light scuffing. L b/w photographs. Introduction by Walter Cronkite. 171 pages. "In 1975, Joe MacInnis, pioneer in the great frontier of the Arctic Ocean, discovered a new challenge. Through an old Arctic loner and a reclusive English scholar, he learned of a sailing vessel locked for 127 years beneath the polar ice; the Breadalbane...." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Golden West Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0903965003 . Hardcover is clean and unmarked, light age tanning to endpages. Cover has some indents around edge and bumping to corners. Jacket has light soiling, scuffing and several small edge tears and chips. The author tells the story of his life-long quest for the real stories behind the cowboys, gunfighters and Indians of the American West. A fascinating collection of true stories. He calls his book Broken Promises because he feels every Agreement the white man made with the Indians was eventually broken. [600]; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 156 pages .

NY: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. Book club edition. Hardcover is clean and intact, no markings. One front bottom corner has minor damage. Dustjacket has age tanning, light edgewear with a few tiny tears and bottom front corner has the corner clipped off. (378noto4-22) ; 8vo .

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0399110607 . HC/DJ - VG/good. Hardcover has light edge and corner wear and light scuffing and soiling, some spotting/soiling to outer edge of pages, interior of pages clean other than name/address written inside front cover. Numerous b/w photos. Jacket has scuffing, edgewear and a several small tears/chips, with one larger chip bottom front corner, one small chip from spine center clipped. 320 pages. SUMMARY: A candid and probing exploration of the life and legend of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) , the western scout and buffalo hunter who, as the very embodiment of the winning of the American West, toured the world with his famous Wild West Show. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Prairie Books. Near Fine. 1986. Third Printing. Softcover. 0888331304 . Very nice condition, pages clean and unmarked, light age tanning. Light scuffing to cover. Minor wrinkling to small area near bottom of first section of pages. " The dirty thirties might have been barren - a veritable physical wasteland - but to a young boy with a large imagination and an alert mind, they were years of joy and delight. It is a compelling story which holds one's interest from beginning to end. "--Canadian Book Review Annual. (180os) ; 8vo; 149 pages .

SK: Western Producer Prairie Books. Very Good. 1985. Second Printing. Softcover. Western Producer, 2nd printing 1985. Very good condition. Pages clean and unmarked other than small gift inscription first endpage and one page with two small edge tears, light age tanning to pages. Cover has light scuffing and slight wear at corners. (os) ; 8vo .

Saint John, NB: Lingley Printing Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, with light wear and a little bumping to corners & spine ends, pages are unmarked. Jacket has age tanning to edges & spine, light creasing, several small edge tears and light soiling. 214 pages. B/w illustrations. A historical account for the Canadian city of Saint John, New Brunswick. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Signet/Nal. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Light wear to edges/corner, light yellowing & soiling of cover, crease to spine. Interior clean & unmarked, heavy age tanning inside covers and page edges. B/w photos. Che Guevera gave up his privileged position in society to become a living symbol of revolution. From Castro's Cuba to the remote jungles of Bolivia, he fought - and died - for his belief that violent rebellion is the only hope of the oppressed "third world".... (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .