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

Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. 1st Fawcett edition. Very light edge/corner wear, slight creasing/scuffing. Internal pages tight and unmarked. 224 pages. "The novel is the story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing emporium store. Ruddy, self-satisfied, and thoroughly masculine, he is perfectly repugnant to his exquisite but cold middle-class wife Martha. Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious passion, she longs for their nephew instead, the myopic Franz. Newly arrived in Berlin, Franz soon repays his uncle's condescension in his aunt's bed. " (120osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Random House Canada. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394224132 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and tight, no markings, very light wear to corners. Jacket has some scuffing and light scratches, no tears. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "For nearly forty years, Leonard Cohen has endured the ups and downs of an international career that has alternately identified him as the "Prince of Bummers" and Canada's most respected poet and performer. Now, author Ira Nadel brings us closer to understanding these conflicting descriptions and allows us to enter Cohen's private world. He peels back the many layers to reveal the man and explain the fascinating relationship between Cohen's life and his art. This is a remarkable and rare look at Leonard Cohen, up close and personal. " [660] .

Mcgraw Hill. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0075497778 . Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover, usual stamps & stickers, light wear to edges & corners, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight, other than a few tiny spots inside front cover. There is a paper tear along spine area inside front & back cover but nothing is loose. 82 pages. B/w illustrations. Celebrated entertainer, Eric Nagler, has been described as the "Eric Clapton of kid's music". In this book, he provdes a collection of hands-on music making, musical lore and anecdote. "Not only an activity book that will help you create enough instruments to stock any number of rhythm bands, jug bands and "other" bands, this book also contains a number of short chapters on the history of the instruments, musical anecdotes, and Eric Nagler"s life with music from his humorous early experiences to an inspirational account of 50,000 Civil Rights marchers in… Read More

Santa Fe, N.M.: School of American Research Press. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0933452675 . Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, light age tanning to interior. Cover has light scuffing and light soiling to rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Exploring the history and the current renaissance of basket making in the Native American Southwest, this lavishly illustrated volume features the work and words of the contemporary basket makers that participated in a Convocation at the School of American Research. The basket makers range in age from twenty-one to eighty-two and represent the Akimel O'odham, Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Tohono O'odham tribes. (370os,0514) .

Readers International. Good. 1986. Softcover. 0930523202 . Reprint, 280 pages. Light edgewear, creasing to cover, small peeled area top corner. Interior has a small amount of pencil underlining and booksellers stamp on first page, a little age tanning to page edges. From Library Journal: The five stories in this fine first collection are set in the black South African township of Charterston, where the author himself grew up. Without sentimentality or redundant stridency, they depict the black struggle for survival and human dignity under the evils of apartheid. Ndebele's acute ear for dialogue and his eye for telling visual detail enable him to evoke township life with remarkable immediacy for the non-South African reader. He also has a special talent for portraying the complex relationships between children and adults. The novella-length title story "Fools" is the prize of the collection, but the four shorter pieces are also of high quality. Recommended for African and… Read More

Toronto: M. F. Feheley. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919880134 . Ex-library in very good condition - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edge & corner wear, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight. Jacket attached to book. Profusely illustrated in b/w & colour. Showcases the art of leading Inuit artists in the Canadian North, with 70 reproductions in b/w and colour showing the work of twenty different inuit printmakers working at the Cape Dorset printmaking studios. Text include artists interviews and a photo essay. This annual also features the art of Ikayukta as well as including the spring lithography collection and the World Wildlife Fund portfolio collection. Also included is a section of b/w photos by George Hunter, a foremost Canadian photographer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Fox Chapel Publishing Company. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 1565231198 . Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Internal pages clean and tight, a little soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing and a few light scratches. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 180 pages; Thirty-seven clock projects-from modern designs to historical reproductions, from novelty clocks to practical timepieces-are detailed in this step-by-step manual. Patterns, color photos, and line drawings for each clock are supplied, as are construction techniques and guides to finding and fitting the necessary components. [735] .

Words. Worth. Near Fine. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 0969541007 . Only very light wear overall. Slight soiling outer edge of pages, old price sticker on front. Interior pages clean & unmarked. B/w illus. 115 pages plus booklists. Change is happening so quickly in our society that we need to become more innovative in both our personal and professional lives. Here is a practical, easy-to-read guidebook on how to take smart risks in order to challenge life and reach our potential. Inspiring profiles of risk-takers and personal exercises are included. Grab a pencil and design your own change. (280osl) ; ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

WI: Whitman Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Light corner wear, slight loosening of laminate along front spine. Interior pages clean & unmarked, age tanning to page edges. First endpage was partially loose & has been taped. There is also a partial split at spine inside cover. All other pages are tight. Set in the Colorado Rockies. When Art becomes suspicious of some men exploring an old mine and those that seem to be spying on them, he and his friends get involved in a mystery. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

WI: Whitman. Very Good+. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Light corner wear, small peel of laminate near spine on front. Interior pages clean & unmarked, age tanning to page edges. All pages tight, one partial split at spine at one point but no loose pages. Joe Cutler & Denny Grogan set out to solve a mystery involving a ghost town and a stolen mummy. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Prentice Hall. Very Good. 1981. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Pages clean & tight, a little spotting to outer edge of pages. Cover has light edge & corner wear. No internal markings. Notes on writing from various authors & fiction and nonfiction prose by popular authors. Authors include: Dylan Thomas, Roderick Haig-Brown, E. M. Forster, Hugh MacLennan, Robertson Davies, Aldous Huxley & several others. Keywords: Writing, Reading, Education, Anthologies, Composition ; 8vo .

TOR. Very Good+. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0312862334 . Very good - clean and tight pages, no markings. Light wear/scuffing to cover. 257 pages. ; 8vo; From a Reviewer: "....Sharan Newman has created a world where magic is not apologized for, where the silly as well as the heroic happens, where the legends are allowed to BE without adding some sort of polically correct nonsense. This is not a historical book, neither is it the legends as set in stone. Instead it is a delightful tale of a young woman of magical qualities coming of age in a time not truly meant for her. The tale is loving, kind, silly, harsh, and deeply magical. A truly enjoyable work. " (400-noto) .

New English Library. Very Good. 1975. Second Printing. Softcover. 0450019926 . 2nd printing 1975. Cover has light wear to edges and corners, a little sticker residue on front, light soiling. Pages clean and intact, age tanning to page edges. 173 pages. TARANTO - November 11, 1940. The Italian battle fleet lay snugly at anchor behind powerful defences. How could it be destroyed? Until then no navy had attempted to destroy a fleet with aircraft and it was believed in this case that an attack could only be successful if it were conducted within range of guns. Nevertheless there were some "fanatics"-as they were dubbed-who predicted an effective strike could be made by the flimsy slow-flying aeroplanes of the Fleet Air Arm. The "fanatics" proved to be right. They took off form the carrier Illustrious and flew 170 miles into air-naval history and fought a battle that was to become known as "the Trafalgar of the Air". They crippled the Italian fleet and altered the… Read More

Atheneum. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0689309368 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages clean , only light wear to jacket, which is attached to book. Summary: A retelling of a Japanese fairy tale. When a kindly old woman is richly rewarded for nursing a wounded sparrow back to health, a greedy neighbor attempts to emulate the old woman and brings trouble upon herself and her family. (300os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Harper & Row. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 0064511529 . Ex-library book in very good condition - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edgewear, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight. Beautiful colour illustrations & b/w photos of the poets. Partial list of authors: Liz Sohappy Bahe; Jim Barnes; Joseph Bruchac, Gladys Cardiff, Lance Henson; Roberta Hill, N. Scott Momaday; Duane Niatum, Simon J. Ortiz, and others. 300 pages ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

T. F. H. Publications. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. Creasing to covers, light edgewear/rubbing. Internal pages clean, no markings. Colour photos. 224 pages. Sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for a Rottweiler. #1 rated best selling Rottweiler book. (400osl? ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Canada: Macmillan. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0770517013 . Macmillan 1978, 1st edition. Very good- clean, intact condition. Brodart sleeve over jacket has been taped to book, leaving some small tape markings inside covers. Pages are otherwise unmarked. Jacket under brodart is in excellent condition. Light scuffing to brodart. "A thousand years before Marco Polo, a young woman from Rome makes the journey along the Silk Road to China; her name is Mariana, and she is a skilled jeweller who also posses the gift of healing..... ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; It is this gift, given by the god Apollo, that moves the Chinese ambassador to kidnap her. The despairing Mariana finds herself taken by ship, horse, camel and foot across a vast area of the ancient world: from the sophisticated Rome of Marcus Aurelius, across northern Mesopotamia to the haunted ruins of Babylon; through Samarkand, the Tarim Basin, to the Taklamakan… Read More

London: Heinemann. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. U. K. First edition, Heinemann, London 1966. HC/DJ - near fine/VG. Hardcover is clean with very light wear to edges/corners. Interior clean, with no markings. Spine has a light forward tilt. Dustjacket has light scuffing/soiling and light edge wear, a few small tears/chips, not price clipped. Author's second book, more scarce in this UK edition. A novel of coming of age during the Second World War. What happens to a precocious, belligerent and lonely boy during the last year of World War II in a small Vermont town provides the basis for this absorbing and touching novel. ; 8vo; 317 pages .

Canada: Penguin. Near Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 0143050788 . Uncorrected Proof, 192 pages. Slight corner wear, slight soiling back cover. Interior clean & unmarked. "From award-winning author Barbara Nickel comes an unforgettable tale of two lonely girls, born centuries apart, who change each other's lives. Catharina Bach cannot forget the night she stayed awake listening to her Papa, Johann, compose the Concerto for Two Violins....Three centuries later, Hannah Waters feels like she's falling off a roller coaster whenever she tries to play Bach's concerto from memory for her violin lesson.... When Catharina and Hannah reach out to each other across centuries and continents, their lives entwine like the melodies of two violins. Drawing strength and solace from each other, they begin to make sense of who they are in the world and the shared tragedy that so deeply affects them. " (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888302185 . Interior of pages clean and intact other than previous owner's name stamp on title page. B/w cartoons throughout. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Jacket has light edgewear, couple of tiny tears and age tanning to edges. Price clipped. An irreverent look at one of the most popular pastimes "GOLF", by as they describe themselves, two deprogrammed ex-golfers. These two de-programmed ex-golfers understand "the inner game" of golf, have plumbed the depths of ecstasy and attained the heights of despair on the course, and are the first Golf experts to explain the correct method of throwing a bag of clubs into a lake (one club at a time). Depicts Golf as a hilarious and desperate addiction and the one way that a responsible, married person can run away from home without leaving town. ; 8vo; 160 pages .