Search Results: Authors starting with A from Capricorn Books

London: Methuen, 1929. 153 pp, 7 11/16" H, purple/red boards with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt decoration on front cover. 20 full page b&w drawings by E.H. Shepard, known for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. A humorous look at life in the British Army as everything from dogs, cats, lambs and cows to monkeys, parrots and an elephant undermine regulations and authority. Light browning in the margins of the pages and on the endpapers, a slight separation between several page gatherings but pages are holding firmly in the binding, a small label from a bookstore on the rear pastedown, a slight lean to the spine, very small bump at the top corner of the boards, light browning to the fore-edge and the bottom of the text block, colour has faded on the spine and at the top of the of the rear board, patches of light colour variation on the rear board, light wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine, light edge wear. . Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by E.H. Shepard..

London / Stony Stratford: Joseph Capes / Gossling and Egley / John Sleath, 1837. 3 volume set, 7 1/4" H - medium brown leather with two black leather title labels/gilt lettering on each spine. Gilt banding on spines, gilt decoration to edges of boards, gilt border to front and rear boards. All textblock edges have a dark red speckled finish. Vol. I is the third edition, printed 1837, 336 pp. Vol. II is the second edition, printed 1838, 323 pp + (1) pp advertising for other works by author. Vol. III is the first edition, printed in 1839, 348 pp. Vol. I has a 1895 gift inscription on the front free endpaper and a 1846 gift inscription on a preliminary page. Vol. II has a very small bump/crease at bottom corner of page 77 to 100. All volumres have a few scattered tiny faint foxing marks throughout pages and on edges of text blocks, a small slight bump at board corners, very light wear on bottom edges of boards, some light wear to leather, some scattered tiny foxing marks on boards..… Read More

The Empire Club Foundation, 1984. 396 pp, 7 3/8" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/emblem on front board. B&w photographs. Contents include: New Directions for the Canadian Economy, by Peter Lougheed; Swiss Monetary Policies - The Case of a Smaller Country, by Dr. F. Leutwiler; The Canadian Economy, by Joe Clark; The Future of the Canadian Establishment, by Peter C. Newman; Reminiscences of the Group of Seven, by A.J. Casson; Commitments and Constraints: Ontario Hydro's Role in Today's Economy, by Hugh L. Macaulay; Let's Make Canada Great Again, by Peter Pocklington; Canada's Military-Industrial Complex, by Barnett J. Danson; Canada in a Fragile World, by Thomas J. Bata; Weathering the Storm - Manitoba's Economy, by Victor Schroeder; The Future of Canada's Troubled Automotive Indusry, by Patrick J. Lavelle; Beyond Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary; Canadian Banks - Myth and Reality, by Walter Stewart; The Polish Government in Exile and… Read More

New York: W.W. Norton, 1947. 342 pp, 8vo (8 9/16" H). Contents: Schubert the Man; The Orchestral Music; The Chamber Music; The Piano Music; The Songs; Music for the Stage; Church and Choral Music; The Schubert Idiom; Chronology; Bibliography; Chronological List of Compositions; Musical Examples. Small shallow wavy area at top edge of approx first 25 pages, light browning to edges of text block, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has light to moderate edge wear, several tears and tiny chips, light browning, very light soiling.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Era Industries, Culver City, California, (1980), Ist printing. 92 pp, oblong 24 mo. (5 3/4" H x 8 1/2" L), soft cover. A reproduction in b&w of a nineteenth century German toy catalogue. Shows doll houses, stores, fire stations, shops, stables, etc. with accompanying notes. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear/rubbing, light soiling and browning to some areas of covers, spine lightly browned, small bump to bottom corner of front cover - migrates into pages. VG-.

New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. The four volumes of the "New Graphic Series" of the Colophon, 10 5/8" H, pictorial front boards/spines - lacking the original glassine dust jackets. No. 1 - March 1939, 115 pp, with linoleum cut by Hans Alexander Mueller, wood engraving by Emil Ganso and additional illustration by George Cruikshank & Edward A. Wilson, plus articles by George T. Goodspeed (The "First American" Queen Mab), Helen M. Knubel (Alexander Anderson: A Self Portrait); John Carter (Two Beckford Collections); Cedric Larson (Uncle Sam: Printer, Publisher and Literary Sponsor) Anne Lyon Haight (Charles Dickens Tries to Remain Anonymous); et al. No. 2 - June 1939, 107 pp, with woodcut by Dorothy McEntee and additional illustrations by Thomas Nast, Arthur Boyd Houghton and Jack Tinker, plus articles by Edward Robins (Philadelphiana); John Carter (The Library at Dormy House); John A. Kouwenhoven (Th. Nast as We Don't Know Him); Edwin A.R. Rumball-Petre (Some… Read More

Hamish Hamilton, London, (1968), first edition. 157 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations, march. "A Regiment forms a corporate body which takes on a life of its own, often rising above the weaknesses and inadequacies of its human fabric to perform seemingly superhuman deeds such as the 'Immortal Stand' of the 24th Foot at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War...Since their birth as Dering's Regiment in March 1689, the 24th (which in 1881 became the South Wales Borderers) have participated in nearly all the large and small wars of the past 279 years from Cartagena in South America to Narvik in Arctic Norway. From Saratoga, in America's war of Independence, to Tsingtao in the Far East, where they gained a battle honour unique in the British Army. The Ist Battalion, over which the shadow of amalgamation now lies, has recently returned from an operational tour of Aden. There they proved that the courage and steadfastness of the Regiment and of… Read More

Scarborough, Ontario: New American Library of Canada / Signet, 1987. 223 pp. "The High King Zastros and his evil witch queen had finally met their match when they'd challenged Milo Morai and his Confederation Army to battle. Yet with the menace of Zastros destroyed, the Confederation faced a still greater challenge - for in his mad campaign, Zastros had drained the very lifeblood from his kingdom of Southern Ehleenoee. Only chaos now reigned there, as bandits, killers, and bands of renegade warriors roved the land, slaughtering all who opposed them. Milo had pledged to bring peace back to this devastated realm. But could his former enemies, now become allies, be trusted to live by Confederation law in their troubled lands? Or did traitors wait to betray Milo's warriors to a terrible doom?" Interior - bookstore stamp on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, faint crease on spine, corner crease on front cover, soft crease at… Read More

Toronto: Town of York Historical Society, 1987. 20 pp, 11" H. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very small sticker ghost mark on front cover, very minor soiling on rear cover, minor corner wear, two very small corner creases.. No. 80 of a limited edt'n of 250 Copies. Card covers in cerlox binding.. Very Good.

London: Macmillan, 1886. 82 pp, 8 3/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and illustration on front board. All edges gilt. Dark brown endpaper, many charming b&w illustration, including tissue-covered frontispiece - all present. The first appearance in book form - previously published in The Spectator. Contents: Sir Roger's Family; Mr. William Wimble; The Picture Gallery; The Widow; The Chase; The County Assizes; The Spectator's Return to Town. The fictional early 18th century Worcestershire baronet, Sir Roger de Coverley, is the centre of this collection of stories of English country life - hunting, wooing, going to law, etc. Some splitting to the paper on the inside hinges, two separations between page gatherings - pages are held firmly in th binding, small brown stain in the bottom margin of pages 57 to 65, very light foxing in the page gutters, moderate foxing to fthe frontispiece tissue guard, light browning at edges of the title page, some… Read More

London: Leo Cooper, 1996. 285 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "This book shatters many long-held conceptions of how and why (the disastrous charge of the Light Brigade) happened, and who was to to blame. For the first time in many years a former professional soldier has combined military expertise, detailed research of participants' accounts with a careful study of the actual ground. The result is a gripping and definitive book for the general reader and the military buff alike." Light cigarette odour, minor browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket has minor browning and minor edge wrinkling.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+.

Ottawa: King's Printer, Ottawa, 1943., 1943. 92 pp + 399 pp, 6 1/2" H - stiff navy blue card covers with cloth spine. Many b&w drawings/diagrams - some fold-out. From title page: "Reproduced as amended in Canada (Jan. 1943) by the King's Printer, Ottawa, with permission of the Controller, H.M. Stationery Office, London, for the exclusive use of His Majesty's Canadian Naval Forces. 1941. Note. - In this Addendum is included Addendum No.1, so that the latter may now be destroyed. Addendum No. 3 amending Addendum No. 2 has been incorporated in this reprint." The section headings include: Measuring and Testing Instruments and their Use; Dynamos, Motors and Controllers, etc.; Supply of Light and Power; Incandescent Lighting; Bells, Rattlers, Buzzers and Hummers; Telephones, Fire Control; Gun Firing and Night Sight Circuits; etc., etc. Coloured crayon notation and ink stamp on front endpapers, one fold-out page is mis-aligned and creased, erased colour pencil notation on one… Read More

Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. 10 5/8" H - 2 three-fold card screens (Dungeon Master's Screen / Player's Reference Screen) in printed paper folder. "This all new edition of the ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Dungeon Master's Screen has been redesigned. Consisting of two durable cardstock screens, it places all those much used tables at your fingertips. One screen for the DM with al the important combat, weapon and saving throw charts; the second for the Player." The Dungeon Master's screen has light edge wear, previous owner's name in ink at the top inside corner. The Players Reference Screen has light edge wear, previous owner's name in ink at the front top inside edge. the folder has a sll pices clipped from the bottom front corner, light edge wear but moderate wear on the spine, light surface rubbing - mainly on the rear panel.. Not Signed. No Binding. Good+. Illus. by Jeff Easley..

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. 27 pp, 10 1/4" H. Beaufifully illustrated throughout in full colour. Contents: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Lion and the Mouse; The Fox and the Goat; The Cat and the Birds; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Mice in Council; The Marriage of the Sun; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Wolf and the Kid; The Fox and the Grapes; The Ass in the Lion's Skin; The Fox and the Crow; The Cock and the Jewel. Spine has a slight lean, one very minor corner bump. Dust jacket has slight fading to spine color.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Michael Hague..

New York: Cheshire House, 1932. ix, 138 pp + limitation page, 8 3/4" H. Blue cloth with dark blue paper title labels on spine and front board. No. 21 of an edition of 1200 copies. 68 fables, each with a reproduction of a b&w engraving by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) at top of page, followed by a short verse, the fable in prose, then the moral. Preceded by nine page "Life of Aesop" by Oliver Goldsmith. Many pages as yet unopened. Very light browning in margins of pages, browning to edges of text block and edges of boards, heavy browning to spine.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Thomas Bewick..

New York: Sam Fox, 1959. 24 pp, 11 7/8" H. Contents: Harmony Rag; "Softshoe" Lullaby; Invitation to the Blues; Harvest Moon Hoe Down; Swingopation (Black Raspberry Jam); Prelude to a Moonlit Night; Nola; Rock-a-billy Jump; Mary and the Boogie Man; Party Hop Boogie; Rockin' Washerwoman; When the Saints Come Marchin' In. Interior - very faint cigarette odour, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate rubbing, tiny tear archivally taped at top of rear cover, heavy wear on spine, old price sticker on front cover, small closed tear at top of rear hinge.. Stapled in Wraps. Good.

Erin, Ontario: Oakville Historical Society / Boston Mills Press, 1981. 213 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Signed on title page: "Frances Robin Ahern". B&w photographs, map. Local history of Oakville, Ontario. Contents: "Beautiful Oakville"; Industries, 1900-1930; The Firefighters; Oakville in Motion; Dundas Street (Trafalgar Road)(Station Road); Educating the Young; Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (South Side); Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (North Side); "The Main Street"; Navy Street; Recreation, 1900-1930; An Era of Gracious Living; Appendix - Origin of Street Names; Surveys; Schools; Churches; Banks; The Post Office; The Library; Customs Collection. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight twist to the spine, very light rubbing on covers, light edge wear - mostly at spine edges, a small to medium corner crease on both covers.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -.

New York: Zebra, 1993. 320 pp, 6 7/8" H. "The ravages of nuclear war have reduced America, the once-proud land of plenty, to a battle-seared landscape of blasted rubble and toxic waste. A few tattered pockets of civilization struggle against the tyranny of the totalitarian army's crushing military occupation. Only one man dares to challenge the enemies of freedom - John Thomas Rourke: ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and warrior - the ultimate Survivalist. New forces are at work to destroy democracy in the dark halls of Deitrich Zimmer's headquarters. Obsessed with genetic experiments, the fascist leader holds Rourke's beloved Sarah hostage and threatens to kill her unless the Survivalist agrees to undertake a suicide mission to retrieve Zimmer's ultimate prize: the frozen corpse of Adolf Hitler. Fighting their way across New York's poisonous wastelands, Rourke and his brave commandos must penetrate an ancient mountain complex and do battle with an… Read More

London: Collins Clear-Type Press 382 pp, 16mo (6 1/8" H), thin burgundy leather over card covers/spine - gold lettering and decoration on spine, top edge gilt - in slipcase. Burgundy endpapers, b&w frontispiece. A historical romance of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, intertwined with tales of Herne the Hunter, here portrayed as a spirit of Windsor Forest. Minor corner wear on covers. Slipcase has light to moderate edgewear, a few tiny scuffs, small dark stain on one side panel. . Full-Leather. Near Fine.

The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, London, 1974. 519 pp + 44 b&w plates at rear, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), soft cover. B&w maps, plans, drawings, tables, (some fold-out) + photographic plates. Contents: Notes for Contibutors; Spectroscopy and a Roman Cremation from Sompting, Sussex; The Roman Fortl et at Barburgh Mill, Dumfriesshire; Roman military records from Vindolanda; Coin-hoards and the chronology of the Gallic Emperors; The Roman fortress at Longthorpe; Agricola's Fleet and Portus Trucculensis; Some Marketing Models for Romano- B r i t i s h c oarse pottery; The Llantwit Major Villa; a reconsideration of the evidence; The Roman Fort at Cramond, Edinburgh: excavations 1954-66; Haltwhistle Burn, Corstopitum and the Antonine Wall: a reconsideration; The date of the 'Barbaria n Co ns pi ra cy '; Vi llae in Urbibus?; Romano-British Villas from the Air; Types of late Belgic and early Romano-British Pottery-kilns in the Nene valley; Carpow and Caracalla; Notes: A… Read More