Search Results: Authors starting with N from Homeward Bound Books

Botley, England: Osprey Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 184603289X . 288 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. The endpapers appear discoloured but may have been issued as such. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little bit of wear at the corners and spine ends. The story of Moritz Nachstern a Norwegian Jew who was sent to Auschwitz during World War II and later moved to Sachsenhausen, where he was one of a group of prisoners who produced counterfeit British and American currency notes for their captors under the secret project name "Operation Bernhard". Translated from the original 1949 Norwegian edition. Includes a section of black and white historical photographs. Nachstern's story was released as a Academy award winning film called "The Counterfeiters" in 2007. .

Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1583560651 . [38] p. 26 x 29 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in glossy illustrated boards. A very tiny nick to top edge of upper board and minor wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is shelf rubbed and has scratches, particularly to the rear panel. Not price clipped. A beautifully illustrated alphabet book in which for each letter some fact about ice hockey is introduced. .

Montreal: McGill Queens Univ Press. Very Good+. 2002. Card Covers. 0773524401 . 128 p. 22.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A biography of Inuit artist Irene Avaalaaqiaq, well known for her wall hangings. Illustrated in colour, with some black and white photographs. Signed by the artist on the half title page and inscribed by the author to a previous owner on the title page. .

Bobcaygeon, Ontario: Bobcaygeon Public Library Committee. Very Good. Facsimile. Softcover. 126 p. 16 cm. No date. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the edges and corners. Sticker shadow mark on the back cover. Inside pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A facsimile reprint of a work published in 1838 by Simpkin, Marshall and Co. It tells the story the author's time spent pioneering in the Bobcaygeon area of central Ontario. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society. Very Good. 1978. Stapled wraps. [4],6,[18] p. 22 cm. Centre stapled binding in cardstock covers. Light wear along the edges. Previous owner's name on front cover. Date written on the first page. Otherwise, inside is clean and bright. A record of the burials in the St. Paul's United Church Cemetery, Perth, Ontario, formerly known as the Old Methodist Burying Ground. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight. .

Vancouver: Whitecap Books. Very Good+. 2005. Hardcover. 1552857174 . 256 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Lightly shelf rubbed. Else fine. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A cultural history of the housewife in Canada from 17th century New France through the mid 20th century. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Medical Association. Very Good. 1999. Softcover. 0920169333 . 236 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light edge wear and covers curling slightly. Light rubbing and scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The story of a Canadian woman from Farmersville, Ontario, who went to China in 1877 to work as a doctor. She remained for 47 years despite upheaval to the empire and was the first western woman to be made a Mandarin by the Empress Dowager. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Medical Association. Very Good. 1999. Softcover. 0920169333 . 236 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light edge and corner wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The story of a Canadian woman from Farmersville, Ontario, who went to China in 1877 to work as a doctor. She remained for 47 years despite upheaval to the empire and was the first western woman to be made a Mandarin by the Empress Dowager. .

Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press. Very Good. 1998. Softcover. 188301042X . 95 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Lightly shelf rubbed. Some rubbing along spine edges. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. About two dozen lace knitting patterns from the collection of Mary Schiffmann. Duotone illustrations. .

New York: Beach Tree. Very Good. 1998. Softcover. 0688157416 . 118 p. 20 cm. Illustrated cardstock covers. Light wear to edges and corners. A bit of rubbing. Text block somewhat rippled, but no moisture contact evident. One leaf has a dog-ear crease. A biography of famed British author J. R. R. Tolkien, written for children. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Geodetic Survey of Canada. Very Good. 1925. Softcover. 126 p. 18 cm. Three hole punched with string tied binding. Cardstock covers are lightly worn at the edges and have a couple of light creases and some light scratching. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning. Fold out map has light wear, including darkening along folds. The mathematical results of an experimental survey of London, Ontario, as part of research work in city mapping by the Geodetic Survey of Canada. Publication no. 12 of the Survey. .

Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0968393519 . 469 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. Upper bottom fore-corner is lightly bumped. Dustjacket has light edge and corner wear. Tiny sticker pull mark on the spine. A revised edition of the history of Otonabee Township, Ontario. May require extra postage due to weight of book. B&W Illustrations .

New York: Ives Washburn. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. ©1957. Hardcover. 182 p. 20.5 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light scratch to upper board. Sprinkle of light foxing to the text block edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the corners, spine, and folds. Rear white panel shows light soil. Lightly shelf rubbed overall. Not price clipped. The story of a teenage girl named Anna and the unusual summer she spends on her father's fishing boat. The only illustrations the book has are pen and ink drawings on the title page and frontispiece. .

Bozeman, MT: Self Published By the Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 146 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in purple, cloth-covered boards. Tiny bump to bottom forecorner of upper board and a tiny flattened area in the upper joint. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, but do have some light rippling, possibly from the clay-coated plates. Dust jacket has light edge wear and rubbing. The author's story of his salmon-fishing adventures during a home-exchange stay in Aberdeen, Scotland. Comments on the troubling subject of the salmon decline. Illustrated with an eight page colour section of famous salmon fishing rivers, ancient net and coble netting, and photos of the author enjoying a catch. .

Toronto: Scholastic Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0590740008 . 183 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding. Grey illustrated paper-covered boards. Virtually no discernible wear. Dust jacket has a bit of light rubbing. Not price-clipped. Soft coloured illustration after water-colours by Dinah Dryhurst. The classic story of the three children who move to the country into a house that has a railway running along its back garden. .

London: Ernest Benn Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. New Large Crown Edition. Hardcover. 348 p. 19.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Gift inscription dated 1963 on endpaper. Tiny snag to the top edge affects a couple of pages. Small streaks to front edge affects a few pages. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust wrapper has wear to the edges and folds. The spine is faded. Both panels are shelf rubbed and have a little soil. Price clipped. A reprint of Harding’s Luck, the companion volume to The House of Arden, which tells the story of Dickie Harding, one of the secondary characters in that first novel. Illustrated with black and white drawings. .

Saskatoon: Modern Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. 413, [5] p. 23 cm. No publication or copyright date. Light wear to corners. A bit of fading to top of spine and top edge. Foxing started on top edge of text block. Pages lightly tanned. Dustjacket has moisture rippling, wear along edges and spine ends. Foxing started on jacket spine and front panel. The history of the formation of the Alberta Wheat Pool. B&W Photographs .

London: Collins. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 244 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Top forecorners are lightly bumped. All corners show light wear. Spine titles dulled. The edges of the text block are tanned and the top edge is heavily foxed. Both sets of endpapers have offset discoloration from the flap folds as well some foxing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning. Dustjacket has chipps to the spine ends and corners, with several tiny to short edge tears. The top edge of both flaps is foxed, with a few foxing spots on the panels. Not price clipped. Monograph no. 5 in the New Naturalist series. This title is about the greenshank species of wading birds. It is illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Dust jacket designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0802032044 . 428 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Some foxing to the top edge of the text block. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has wear to the edges; including, creases and tears. Shelf rubbed. An extensive business study of the Massey-Ferguson, focussing on its exansion and growth in the international market after World War II. Colour and black and white plates. This book is heavy and may require extra postage. .

Pittsville, WI: Schoolhouse Press. Very Good. 2003. Hardcover. 0942018222 . 248 p. 32 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Tiny ding to foot of spine. Lightly shelf rubbed. Previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Unique ideas from the world of knitting. Illustrated in colour. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .