Search Results: Titles starting with I from Charity Bookstall

New York: Open Road, 2012. Kirk Douglas (1916 - 2020) was an actor, producer, director and author of more than 10 books. 8vo size trade paperback; 210 pages including many black and white photographs From back: "(Actor/author Kirk) Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. Douglas began producing the moving in the midst of the politically charged era when Hollywood's moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to write Spartacus. As both producer and star of the film, Douglas faced explosive moments with young director Stanley Kubrick and struggles with giant personalities, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton and Peter Ustinov." Edgewear, crease to top corner of front cover, two small areas of light soil on bottom, two small pen marks on outside pages and several creased page corners. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read More

Scranton, PA: International Correspondence Schools, 1952. Courses of Study for Business and Industrial Careers. How to Obtain an Education in Spare Time. Green cloth over thin boards creased on both front and back cover. Owners stamps on inside front cover and name inside back cover. Tanned endpapers. 401 toned pages with some black and white photographs. Bumped corners. Embossed title on spine and cover and large embossed logo on cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Saxtons River, VT: Vermont Academy, 1998. 8vo size trade paperback with cardstock covers; 94 pages Contributors include: Gabriel Barbouth Peter Riegelman Courtney Homan Andrew Guard Kenny Brown Becca Savage Derek Bickford Corey Esau Katie Hansen Emily Noor Winter Casey Light wear and soil to covers, coffee ring on back cover. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

New York: Boulevard Books, 1997. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback; 295 pages with a few black and white photographs From back: "What happens when a middle-aged novelist and professor, a devoted husband and father, trades his chinos and oxfords for a bejeweled jumpsuit? ...It ain't easy being the King, as (the author) prepares to compete with thousands of Elvises... It's not cheap either: the right kind of Elvis gear runs $2,500, while a decent wig what doesn't evoke Planet of the Apes starts at $1,000. From a sweaty start with karaoke, to a major-league gig in Memphis ,there's a whole lotta hard work - and a whole lotta heartbreak - goin' on." Ex-library with typical treatments, covers have been laminated. Pages are toned with lightly tanned borders. There is a little adhesive residue near bottom of spine where a piece of tape was removed. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and… Read More

Prague: The Jewish Museum, 1993. Softcover book with color jacket. Jacket has light wear, edgewear and tiny tag tear at top back. 92 glossy pages with color illustrations by children who were in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust. The translated into English text are poems also done by the children. This very poignant volume tells you whether the author/artist survived or when they were killed. Illustrations are in a variety media and mixed media from crayon to yarn to watercolor. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. . Soft Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow, 2012. 8vo size trade paperback; 370 pages Covers are unique to proof with front cover stating Uncorrected Proof. The back cover also states Uncorrected Proof. The back cover provides an overview of the book, a one sentence biography of the author, details on the Marketing Campaign and details on the finished book. From back cover: "In (this book) we follow (Shakespeare's character) Iago from his childhood days playing pranks with young, naive, Roderigo to falling in love with Emilia to betraying his closest friends and family, sealing his fate as one of the most notorious villains of all time." Book has edgewear, a scrape and stray pen mark on the bottom, fingermark on outside page and bottom of spine has a couple of small abrasions and adhesive residue. . Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Signed by both authors with a brief inscription on title page. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 300 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs. From jacket: "(The authors) provide a thoughtful, deeply personal look at the enduring bonds of friendship between women. Friends for over a quarter of a century (the authors) bring to their book the unique mix of insight and humor that only such a long and rich relationship can produce." In very good condition; we note only a couple of small dimples on jacket Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Middleton, Massachusetts: Beach Brook Productions, 2003. 8vo size trade paperback; 234 pages with some black and white photographs throughout and a section at the back of book. Color photograph of author on back cover. Larger type print. A much younger sister wanted to know what went on in the family before she was born, prompting the author to write her memoirs. It's an engaging read. Tucked into the book is a prayer card from the author's funeral in 2009. Edgewear and handling wear to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Favorite recipes from members of the Louisville Chapter National Secretaries Association (International) Compiled and edited by Carolyn F. Wright Private Press; No publication date, but the book is typed rather than typeset, so we estimate the book was produced circa 1970s or early 1980s. 8vo size spiral bound softcover; 173 pages. There is no table of contents, instead there are tabbed section dividers for the recipe section. Some of the recipes are signed with the name of the contributor. There is an index, but no index of contributors. There is also some additional content in the front of the book: conversion table, portion information, etc. Contents include: Appetizers and Beverages Breads Cakes and Frostings Candy and Cookies Desserts Meats and Main Course Dishes Pastry and Pies Salads and Dressings Sauces and Soups Vegetables and Side Dishes Recipes include: Chipped Beef Spread; Cheese-Chili Spread; Sparkling Eggnog; Ornage Wassail; Nashville House Fried Biscuits; Chocolate Tea Bread;… Read More

Boston: Beacon Press, 1989. Edited by Tani E. Barlow with Gary J. Bjorge Introduction by Tani E. Barlow 8vo size trade paperback; 361 pages From back: "A comprehensive collection of the writings by the revolutionary writer, feminist and literary dissident Ding Ling (1904 - 1985), one of the most colorful and important Chinese women writers of the 20th century. Ding Ling's concentration women and emotion made her literary reputation. A political intellectual, she was imprison by both the Nationalists in the 1930s and Communist government during the Cultural Revolution. This reich section of Ding Ling's writings includes short stories, an essay, a memoir, a novella, and an unfinished novel, and it charts the evolution of her writing and her feminist consciousness over a 50-year period." Edgewear, creased back corners and small spot on bottom of book. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade… Read More

Maine: Maine Alzheimers Association, 1999. 8vo size spiral bound hardcover; 414 bright, white pages. Recipes are signed with the name of the contributor, there is a list of contributors (not an index) and a Recipe Index. This is a large and diverse collection. "Washable covers" can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. Contents include: Appetizers Breads Breakfast and Brunch Soups and Sandwiches Salads Entrees - Meat, Poultry and Seafood Pasta and Grains Vegetable, Pickles and Relishes Desserts - Puddings and Desserts, Pies, Cakes, Bars, Cookies and Candies Recipes include: Homemade Boursin; Cheese with Pungent Cherry Chutney Sauce; Seafood Pizza Dip; Spicy Corn Dip; Crab Imperial; Six Week Bran Muffins; Cranberry Coffee Cake; Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake; Lemon Zucchini Tea Bread; Easter Bread; Tomato Tart; Ployes; Oven French Toast; Broccoli Yogurt Soup; Scallion Soup; Carol's Comfort Chicken Soup; Ma Mere's Beef Stew; Carrot Sandwich Spread; Spinach Apple Salad; Watercress, Sweet… Read More

8vo size green clothbound hardcover with dust jacket with author's photograph on back; 240 pages From jacket: "The stories in this collection dwell upon the theme of memory, a sense of twilight and autumn, the comic and the poignant, and the incapacity of people to love and communicate with each other. The book is alive with the power of Sean O'Faolain's evocation of time and mood and place. These are stories to read and return to with renewed pleasure and insight." Name, price and tacky area on fep where sticker was removed. Jacket has moderate wear with some rubbing, two small tears and creases to top corner. . Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. 8vo sized cloth bound hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket; 446 bright pages. This is a fictionalized biography / historical fiction of Pennsylvania statesman Thaddeus Stevens. Elsie Singmaster (1879-1958) was known for her juvenile historical fiction and often chose the Civil War as her historical background. Singmaster was awarded a Newbury Honor for her 1934 juvenile historical fiction novel Swords of Steel. Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) was a radical Republican of the Civil War/Reconstruction era. Stevens, who served as congressman from Pennsylvania, was a fierce advocate for African American rights, advocating full equality for the former slaves. Even requesting that he be buried in a black cemetery "to illustrate in my death the principles which I advocated through a long life - Equality of Man before his Creator." Stevens also served on the committee which drafted the Articles of Impeachment against President Andrew Johnson (Johnson was… Read More

New York: Henry Holt, 2001. 8vo size trade paperback; 383 pages From back: "(This book) gathers 180 of these personal, true-life accounts in a single, powerful volume. They come from people of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. Half of the contributors are men; half are women. They live in cities, suburbs, and rural areas, and they come from 42 different states. Most of the stories are short, vivid bits of narrative, combining the ordinary with the extraordinary, and most describe a single incident in the writer's life. Some are funny...others are mysterious... (This book is) a testament to the role storytelling plays in our lives..." Covers are unique to ARC. Back cover describes the content of the book in depth with very brief info on the book and its promotion. Front cover has a sticker with the publicity manager's information. Tucked into the book is a well written 2001 letter from the publicity manager giving a brief overview of how the book came to be. The… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1974. From jacket: "an aura of mystery has long surrounded the kamikazes, the legendary "Knights of the Divine Wind" who were the scourge of the U.S. Navy. They left a trail of death and destruction in the Pacific, particularly off Okinawa, as they crashed their planes against our battleships...What kind of men where these suicide pilots?" Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. 212 pages plus two sections of black and white photographs. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First American. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

1968. French language magazine with some wear to covers including pencilled price on front, some fraying to top spine. 132 oversized pages. Black and white and sepia illustrations and photographs. Contents include: L'Armistice, L'avion de l'Armistice, La fin de la guerre aux Cigognes, Les ailes du Roi Albert, Le general Estienne et l'aviation, Un grand precurseur breton Jean-Marie Le Bris, Le Musee de l'Air a cinquante ans, Art et mysteres, Les avions de transport de la prochaine decennie, L'Aviation Legere de l'Armee de Terre and more. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

2016. 8vo size trade paperback; 314 pages with some color photographs by the author From back cover: "A worldwide guide to ice cream destinations, a collection of stories, and inspired recipes based on 60 ice cream shops across eight countries. (The author) chronicles visits to a dairy plants, the island where ice cream supposedly originated, and conversations with ice cream makers... She seeks to answer the question: why is ice cream so special for so many of us?" We note only edgewear. Dealer Direct Payment Only.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ng, Jennifer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2002. Includes great moments in ice cream history and answers questions including... Why is sundae spelled that way? Who came up with the first ice cream sundae> How is ice cream made? Autographed sticker on front cover. Autographed and embellished bookplate stuck inside front cover. 31 color illustrated pages. Modest wear to covers, edgewear, wear to corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Severance, Lyn. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1907. Fragile antiquarian children's book patented in United states Nov. 12, 1907 and in Great Britain Dec. 10, 1907. No title page or publisher's info, publisher may have been Ideal, a maker of children's toys. Unnumbered pages, more than 100 pages quite tanned. Book is designed with exhibits on one side and a blank page or fill-in page for the other. Mostly black and white drawings, but some printed in vibrant color. Many of the pages have been colored. Please see our photographs. Partially disbound with front cover detached and back pastedown split almost all the way through. Fep and title page missing. Edgewear, worn corners and wear to illustrated cover. One inch tear to cloth spine. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Pictorial Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hachette Read by Henry Leyva 11 CDs, approximately 12 hours running time From back: "State Senator Paul Gianis is a candidate for mayor of Kindle Country. His identical twin brother, Cass, is newly released from prison, 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend Dita Kronon. When Evon Miller, an ex-FBI agent who is hte head of the security for the Kronon family business, and private investigator Tim Brodie begin a reinvestigation of Dita's death, they find themselves ensnared in a tangle of deception." Light wear to cardstock "case." Cardstock disc holders and discs are in excellent condition. . CD-ROM. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.