Search Results: Authors starting with B from Kukuchai Books

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1905. Early edition. Light green covers with cameo of a cowboy on front cover. Black lettering on cover and spine. Back cover has suffered a little moisture damage near spine. Some moisture marks on interior pages. Black and white illustrations. Binding has started in a couple of places but still holding well. 278 pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Denman Fink. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1908. Khaki coloured boards with black, orange and green illustration on front cover. Black lettering on spine. Corners and edges and spine tips are bumped and rubbed. Spine just a little cocked. Edges, especially top edge, appear quite dusty. Previous owner's information on ffep. Interior pages clean and unmarked with a very good binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Denman Fink. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Librairie Hachette, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Librairie Hachette, 1962. Cycle d'observation Classe de Sixieme. A more advanced textbook for learning the French language. 442 pages. Bottom of spine has been ripped off. Covers are discoloured, corners are bumped, top of spine has a small rip near the front. Previous owner's name on half title page. Front endpapers depict two full colour photographs of scenes from France. Back endpapers are full colour reproductions of French art. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Monterey, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Monterey, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1984. The author's goals throughout are to show how psychological research translates into practice and to offer a full picture of the far-ranging contributions of academic and applied psychology to the understanding of late life. Contents include Basic Concepts, Physcial Processes, Cognition, Personality, Psychopathology, Death and Dying. 352 pages includes References, Name Index, and Subject Index. Spine tips and corners slightly bumped. Old university price sticker on back cover. Except for a handful of pages with yellow highlighting, interior is clean and bright, endpapers and binding in very good shape. Very good textbook.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. Frederick T. Chapman. New York: The Viking Press, 1962. When Elfrida, the beautiful and intelligent daughter of the great English King Alfred, first set eyes on Sturla, the fierce young son of a Christian Viking warrior, he was like a wild and ruffled eagle. He had come to offer his services to Alfred. Under the influence of the royal father and daughter, in a fast-moving series of exciting adventures on sea and land, Sturla gradually develops from a primitive youth, whose main interest is in bloody battle, to a more thoughtful young man who discovers that less spectacular deeds are often of more importance. 189 pages. Ex-library copy. Dust jacket reinforced with Kraft paper and covered in mular then taped to boards. Old scotch-tape still attched to front and back boards. Dust jacket intact; top and bottom of spine scuffed and bumped, top is a little torn. Corners are a little bumped and rubbed as well. Usual scuff marks. Light green cloth… Read More

London New York Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London New York Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955. 660 pages. Navy blue boards with what appears to be a crest engraved onto the front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Blue silk book marker attached. Corners bumped from shelf wear. All pages present and binding is intact. Vintage.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1997. Hardcover. As New/As New. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1997. Popular wisdom and many rural centres make the claim that the country is a great place to raise kids. But is it? Kieran Bonner explores the validity of this assumption by examining the epistemological, political, and ethical issues involved in the claim. 241 pages. Appears never read and brand new. Interior clean and bright with a tight binding. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: George Dearborn & Co., Publishers, 1837. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: George Dearborn & Co., Publishers, 1837. Volume I: 563 pages/Volume II: 566 pages. A New Edition. With Numerous Additions and Notes, by John Wilson Croker, LL.D. F.R.S. Brown boards beautifully embossed with floral motifs. Gold lettering on spine. Spine cracked and chipped and some parts mising. Boards bumped and chipped on all sides. Cracked hinge on front end paper of Volume II. Tissue over frontispiece engraving of Boswell. Some foxing. Interior in good shape with tight binding. Volume II inside front end paper ripped at top right-hand corner. Half of the next page is cut off. Previous owner's stamp (W.W. Stuart) at upper right-hand corner of next page. Tissue over frontispiece. No cracks. Some foxing. Interior in good shape with tight binding. A "must-read" for every well-educated Victorian gentleman. A classic. Collectible.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. 522 pages. White boards scuffed and shelf worn. Corners a little bumped. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Some staining. Interior clean, unmarked, and with a tight binding. Deckled side edge. Very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1965. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1965. 208 pages. Shelf worn with some minor creasing on front and back covers. Some scuffing. Previous owner's name on first page. Spine is not creased and it may be that the book was never read. Interior clean and bright with a good binding.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North Vancouver: Hancock House Publishers, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. North Vancouver: Hancock House Publishers, 1981. 85 pages. Written and compiled by D.J. Bourdon for the North Shore Museum and Archives. Black and white photographs of early North Vancouver. Book measures 8 1/2" high by 107/8" long. Covers have surface creases, corners and spine tips are rubbed and bumped. Spine has two small surface tears near the bottom. Shelf wear. Ink pen squibble on front cover lower left. Remnant of old price sticker on front cover. Interior pages are clean and bright with a tight binding.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: McGill University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Montreal: McGill University Press, 1968. A study of the Church of England during the Victorian era, its impact on society and its relationship to the state. Desmond Bowen, Associate Professor, Department of History, Carleton University. One of 2,500 copies printed as stated. 421 pages. Dust jacket chipped, creased, with a few rips. Small parts of bottom of spine are missing. Very small piece missing to top of spine. Back cover has a small creased rip top middle, piece missing from upper left. Spine faded with two small stains. Caramel coloured boards have a small section at top which is a little sun faded otherwise in very good shape. Gilt lettering on black bands on spine. Very classy looking. Old prices on ffep. Interior pages are clean and bright. Book has never been read. Binding is tight. Book sits square. A beautiful copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1941. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1941. Brown boards are bumped and rubbed along the edges and corners. Front and back hinges are cracked but binding holding. Gift inscription dated 1944 on ffep. Part of The War Adventure Series. Pages age-yellowed otherwise clean and unmarked. Small worm hole on top side edge. 252 pages. Collectible copy.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macdonald, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. London: Macdonald, 1964. First British edition. A famous woman archaeologist finds a handsome young man in a glass coffin in the middle of her latest excavation. The young man is revived and becomes part of a society unlike anything he has ever known. 206 pages. Ex-library copy. Small green sticker on lower front cover. Reg written at top of spine. Dust jacket has one small tear at upper right front corner otherwise very good and protected by library mylar covering. Mylar a little scuffed and shelf worn. Mylar was taped to inside covers with resultant yellowing and brittleness. A picture of the author with a short biography is taped to ffep. Hinge is taped due to a break in the binding. Old prices on ffep in pencil. A few library markings and stamps. Inside back cover has remnants of library card holder. Opposite page has date due card glued down with date stamps from 1965 to 1973. Small stain on lower side edge. Library stamp at top and bottom edges.… Read More

Kaslo, B.C.: Oleiades Press, 1977. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. Kaslo, B.C.: Oleiades Press, 1977. 102 pages. Spiral bound. Off-white cover yellow with age and use. Interior clean.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Regina, Saskatchewan: Marian Brown Inc., 1982. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Regina, Saskatchewan: Marian Brown Inc., 1982. 192 pages. Oblong book 7 1/2" tall and 10 1/2" long. Coil-bound so it lays flat. One recipe per page in large print. Cover and spine scuffed in particular top and bottom of spine. Interior in good shape. Illustrated with colour photographs.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1966. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1966. Classic essays on life and death. Edited by F.L. Huntley. 118 pages. Dark blue covers are scuffed and shelf worn. Half inch tear at top of front cover. Upper right creased; surface tear. Lower right creased. Back cover scuffed showing white through the blue. Spine not creased. Previous owner's information on half title page. Very little underlining and marginalia. Interior starting to brown, otherwise clean with a tight binding.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. 570 pages. Spine has a small rip at bottom. Spine a little creased with a red pen mark on it. Corners and edges scuffed and a little bumped. Binding cracked at pages 102-107 but still holding well. Previous owner's name on first page. Interior clean and bright.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Igor Galanin. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1977. 64 pages. Translated and adapted by Mirra Ginsburg. School library copy with very few markings. "Withdrawn" written on half title page. Dust jacket protected by mylar. Boards and jacket in very good condition. Interior bright and clean with a good binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Igor Galanin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 475 pages. Highly decorated front cover and spine with engravings of leaves and a bird as well as gilt printing of the title. Back cover also engraved but only on the edges. Blue end papers. Illustrated with black and white drawings. First three pages loose. Otherwise binding is tight and the book is in good shape. Pages yellowed. Illustration on frontispiece protected by vellum.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.