Search Results: Authors starting with E from Riverwood's Books

UK: Panther Books. Near Fine. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. 0586043365 . Panther books 1977, 1st in this edition. Very nice condition, clean and unmarked, pages all intact. Cover has a slight spine crease and very light corner wear, light scuffing to rear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; TIME BOMB - Jules and Yvette d'Alembert had faced challenges before - but rarely one as daunting as this. To them fell the perilous task of infiltrating a vicious conspiracy which threatened to destroy the Stanley dynasty and throw the whole of interstellar civilisation into chaos. Now, as rival candidates from all corners of the galaxy gather for the Progress, the two most daring space super-agents of all time go into action. For among the suitors competing to be consort to the royal heiress of the Empire of Earth, there is a traitor. And somewhere close to the Princess, a time bomb is ticking... (120os,0514) .

Toronto: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 067084988X . Light edgewear to hardcover, a little moreso to bottom edge. . Jacket has light edgewear but is very good & now under a mylar cover. Interior pages are clean & tight. A little scuffing to the mylar. ". ...Authors travelled across Canada to learn what home means to Canadians. The result is this rich celebration of the many different, sometimes surprising, ways we make ourselves at home. Offers a dazzling variety of homes-and people. Meet Mordecai Richler at work and playing snooker; Alex Colville in his studio and taking his daily bicycle ride; Trisha Romance celebrating a sumptuous family Christmas; Jim Coutts playing a spirited game of gin rummy with his mother. Includes hundreds of breathtaking colour photographs.." (*Note: book is oversize and will incur addt'l shipping charges) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover has very light edge/corner wear, a little fading to spine, interior clean & tight. 175 pages. DJ has light edgewear and a few small tears, fading to spine, tanning to edges, light soiling to rear, clipped. A biography of Catharine Parr Traill, a pioneering woman best known for her book The Backwoods of Canada which gives a histoircal account of life in Upper Canada after 1832. Catharine and Thomas Traill emigrated to Canada in 1832 and built a home outside of Peterborough in Upper Canada. She wrote a dozen books on her experiences. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo .

Alfred A. Knopf Canada. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676978029 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Very nice condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has a little edge wrinkling and light scuffing, not clipped. B/w photos. 232 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Description: The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi – raped, tortured and murdered in Iran – Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979… Read More

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 .

Nyc: Signet Books / NAL. Very Good. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. 0451066375 . Cover has several light creases, light edge/corner wear, light soiling/tanning to rear. Pages are clean and intact, no marks, age tanning to pages and inside covers. Is it a space-time warp from which no one ever returns? Is it manipulations by aliens from beyond our earth? Is the working of unknown forces hidden deep in the Atlantic? Or is it stormy seas, faulty engines, human carelessness and ruthless sabotage? The mysterious saga of the "devil's sea". (110os123) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Harcourt Brace. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151006903 . Very nice condition, clean and unmarked, 522 pages. Only flaw is a rough edge to top of book and jacket with tiny paper losses to that edge. Review: The most playful of historical novelists, Umberto Eco has absorbed the real lesson of history: that there is no such thing as the absolute truth. In Baudolino, he hands his narrative to an Italian peasant who has managed, through good luck and a clever tongue, to become the adopted son of the Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, and a minister of his court in the closing years of the 12th century... ; 8vo .

Del Rey. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0345424026 . An attractive copy. First printing. HC/DJ - near fine. Hardcover has a little bumping to spine ends & slight soiling outer edge of pages - otherwise clean & tight. Jacket has light scuffing & a little edge wrinkling/wear, not clipped. "The Rivan Codex was published to answer the many letters David and Leigh Eddings have received from students, teachers, and aspiring writers. It's a companion to the 12-book fantasy series comprised of The Belgariad (five books) , The Malloreon (five books) , Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress...." [630]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 394 pages .

London: Coronet Books. Very Good+. 1974. Softcover. 0340187824 . Coronet edition 1974, same ISBN. Cover has light edge/corner wear. Pages are clean, intact and unmarked other than a letter written on 1st page. Age tanning to pages. A historical love story, set during the Boer War. (120osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

New York: Playboy Press. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Playboy Press 1976. Pages clean and intact, no markings, light age tanning to pages and covers. Cover has light edge/corner wear, no spine creasing. "a nuclear time bomb will detonate tomorrow at 6: 00, exactly..... Drama, danger, sex & suspense." (135os422) ; Book Club Edition; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 237 pages .

Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company. Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0846513013 . Book has only light wear and all intact, however numerous pages have some yellow highlighting. Light age tanning to page edges and covers. Old price sticker on front. ; Cummings Modular Program in Anthropology; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 133 pages .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Summer on the Ice Cap - venturing across the world's largest uninhabited island; Storm Surfers - how shorebirds ride the winds; Irish at Heart - A Quebec village embraces its Celtic roots and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Ice Climbing; Algonquin Park; Bugs Bountiful - Montreal's Insectarium; Preserving the fruit trees; Skywatchers share a passion for clouds and Others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1998. First Edition. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Rivers of Ice, Canada's glaciers; Ascending Athabasca; Labrador grapples with a hydro megaproject & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [200-325osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Ocean of Turmoil - Probing the North Pacific's puzzling cycle of changes; Tuktut Nogait; Champions of Nature - fighting the polluters, Living by Water poster, Landfill landscapes and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Crackdown on Poachers; Hemp Mania; Pot Passions; Grey Owl's Wild Life; Ice-age Sleuth and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1994. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Hiking Fundy's threatened wilderness coast; Self-defence in the world of plants; Awaiting the Messiah in rural Quebec; Our magestic Ospreys on the comeback and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Lions of the Deep - Into the realm of the Steller sea lion; Countdown to impact - Scanning the skies with the asteroid watchers; Backwoods botanist - the pioneer who published Canada's first wildflower book and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Toronto's St. Lawrence Market; Canadian Peacekeepers; Return of the Wolves & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: King of the Barrens - our northernmost grizzly bear; The Legacy of Klondike Gold; Passion for Exploration; Trekking across Newfoundland & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .