Search Results: Titles starting with U from Riverwood's Books

Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0810939169 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Overall wear is light . Mylar is scuffed but jacket underneath has very little wear. Pages are clean other than library markings. A little spotting to bottom edge of pages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; "...Living up to its title, this book is filled with pigs and pig lore. Lavishly illustrated with representatives in every media from porcelain to postcards, it provides a delightful commentary on the affinity between people and pigs. The reader will be introduced to pig facts ("proto-pigs roamed the forests and wetlands of Europe 40 million years ago") and pig Latin, pigs as pets, banks, political satirists, performers, and of course pork. This is not a comprehensive collection of piggy paraphernalia, but the 165 illustrations should satisfy and entertain pig enthusiasts as… Read More

Edmonton: Reidmore Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1895073014 . HC/DJ - fine/VG+. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked, a little bumping at corners and slight tanning to edges. Profusely illustrated in colour & b/w. Jacket has moderate scuffing, light edgewear/crinkling, light soiling and a few tiny edge tears, not clipped. The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers dazzle audiences across Canada and around the world. This book explores the energy created by the company that Frank Augustyn of the National Ballet has called "one of the most exciting and technically brilliant dance troupes in Canada today." (*Note - due to heavy weight, extra shipping will apply to some locations) [1125]; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 125 pages .

London: The Scientific Book Club. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. B0007J6VJ8 . HC/DJ - near fine/good. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked, a little rubbing/wear to bottom and bumping to upper spine. Jacket is age tanned, with several very small edge tears and chips, light soiling and creasing to top edge. ; 8vo; In the timeless voice of a classic, Ulendo speaks to readers today with even more force and elegance than it did on its first publication in 1954. Written by Florida's preeminent nature writer, this memoir describes the African journey--the "ulendo," as they say in Malawi--of Archie Carr, who spent several summers in Africa on official business to study animal-borne diseases and sea turtle habitats. [370-noto] .

Howell Book House. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 158245129x . Hc/DJ - fine/VG. Hardcover is excellent, clean and unmarked. Jacket is scuffed with light wear at edges and price sticker on rear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages; Contents: * Anatomy and Physiology of Koi* Historical Background* Koi Varieties* Koi Ponds* What a Koi Must Accomplish* Pond Building* Buying Koi* Diet and Feeding* Disease and Parasites in Koi* Handling Koi* Showing Koi. (*Note - due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required to some locations) [1017] .

Lark Books. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1579903576 . Excellent condition, clean & tight, wear is minimal. 96 pages. Colour illustrations. Book Description: New gel candlemakers get a friendly greeting to the craft with plenty of basic projects and helpful tips on technique; as they gain more experience, more detailed and exquisite items await their imaginative touch. Add glitter, insets, fragrance, and layers of color—even vertical ones. Among the awe-inspiring projects: a polymer clay spider “weaving” its web in stylish clear gel; a patriotic Stars & Stripes design; and even a Gumball Machine candle. (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New Brunswick: Fiddlehead Poetry Books. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. 0920110622 . Very nice, clean copy. Slight edgewear to cover, age tanning to edges. Pages clean and intact, no markings. Only 600 copies published. "...No matter how painful or joyful a situation is the poet tries to frame it in poetic form, thus objectifying the experience. The poem transcends the reality of the situation and oneself, therefore defying time and space. In doing so, it expresses truth. "--Kathy Tyler [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Tab Books. Good. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 0830623914 . Ex-library book with laminated cover & usual type markings. Internal pages are clean and none are loose, moderate soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has light soiling, small tears & wear to laminate on spine, light edgewear. Good reading/reference copy. B/w illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; "Even for a skilled pilot, flying an ultralight aircraft will require some adjustments in attitude. Ultralights are characteristically pusher types, and pilots will not have a solid aircraft nose in front of them to use as reference during takeoff, landing, and maneuvers. While much of this book is good, basic flying information, its special value is in the author's constant reminders of the differences between the operation of conventional aircraft and ultralights. Millspaugh covers the basics of ultralight engines and aircraft aerodynamics, relevant legal and operational restrictions, basic chart… Read More

Douglas & Mcintyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0888943180 . Mylar cover, retired library book with usual stamps/stickers, rear endpage has been removed. Jacket attached to book. Light edgewear to hardcover, light scuffing to mylar jacket, pages clean and intact. B/w illus. "Bruce Hutchison, renowned journalist and award-winning author, turns to fiction and humour, gently satirizing the inhabitants of Emerald Vale, a small town in the Canadian West in the early Twentieth Century. "; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 203 pages .

Cuba: Casa Editora Abril. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 9592101280 . Very scarce title. Light edge & corner wear, creasing to cover, some corner curling, light soiling outer edge of pages. Internal pages are clean and unmarked. 95 pages. B/w illus. "The incredible and intriguing history of the United States' position as regards Cuba during the 19th century is tackled in this essay in a coherent, agreeable and integrated manner. " Author won the Julio Antonio Mella contest for this essay. (*lower shipping avail on this lighter book, osl) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Mcclelland & Stewart. Good in Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771039441 . Ex-library book with mylar cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light wear overall, a little heavier wear to bottom edge & corners, light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages intact and clean other than minor light spotting. Light scuffing to jacket. Good reading copy. "Long ago Before there were doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals Religion and medicine were one, and physical and spiritual ailments were treated alike. Most world religions practised healing, including the early Christian Church, which followed Jesus Christ? S examples of miraculous healings of the lame and the blind. But, to its cost, the modern Church has largely forgotten its healing role, says Tom Harpur in The Uncommon Touch, a powerful and persuasive investigation of spiritual healing...." ; 8vo .

London: Bantam Books. Very Good. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0553814273 . Clean & unmarked. Light cover wear including light creasing & corner wear, light scuffing/scratches to rear. "Nick Williams offers useful and inspiring insights to explore the infinite possibilities inherent in every human being"--Deepak Chopra. Overcome the stumbling blocks that inhibit our progress; Abandon the fear of failure; Achieve success without sacrifice and Tap into our own creative spirit in order to achieve all we desire. (**Shipping will be reduced to most locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Good+. 1974. Softcover. 0340178647 . Pages clean and unmarked, light age tanning to interior. B/w photos. Cover has several creases, light edgewear, and small silver ink mark on spine. "An almost magical evocation of country life....in the lost England of the first World War and shortly after." --The Sunday Times (110os) ; Coronet Books; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .

Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. 0684132559 . Scribner's 1973. Light edge and corner wear, a little corner curling, light soiling. Interior pages clean and tight other than name written on first page. B/w illus. 259 pages. This is the story of the development by the British of a primitive, unreliable and highly dangerous contraption into a formidable fighting machine. Describes the inception and early days of the Submarine Service..... ; 8vo; (380-noto) [*lower shipping avail to overseas locations] .

Scribner Paperbacks. Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 0684844850 . Excellent, near new condition, clean & unmarked, a little scuffing to cover. " In this stunning collection of stories, bestselling author Ursula Hegi focuses on the problems of love -- familial, parental, conjugal, and emergent. With compassion and her "unfailing immediacy of language, " she raises the struggles of her characters to a plane of recognition that enables them to transcend despair. Life and death, age and youth, attained hopes and unearned pleasures, provide the human settings for a brilliant exploration of life at its most pointed and significant...." (300osl) ; 8vo .

Ballantine Books. Good+. 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, rubbing to edges, light creasing to covers. Internal pages are tight & unmarked, 2 small edge tears seen near front. Age tanning of pages. "Monte Stewart was an extremely intelligent, somewhat contentious anthropologist, with a sense of humor and a non-conformist approach to life. As an expert in his field, he was chosen to approach the first apparently human-like form of life ever to be encountered on another planet...." (*shipping will be reduced to all locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

New York: Pantheon Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - very good/good minus. First US English edition. Hardcover has light edge and corner wear, light discolouration/spotting on covers. Interior clean and intact except for some tiny spots inside back cover. Dustjacket has wear to edges and numerous small edge tears and chips, spine fading, not price clipped. Translation of Notre-Dame des Désemparés 1958. This absorbing novel follows a young Spaniard through his experiences as a member of the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War. A winner of the French Academy's coveted Prix du Roman, the Unforsaken brings the actual circumstances of one of this century's most tragic conflicts harrowingly alive. 384 pages. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by .

Popular Library. Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Moderate edge and corner wear, several creases, tear to spine repaired with tape, light soiling, age tanning to covers and page edges. No internal markings. 317 pages. Novel based on the true saga of the Donner Party - men, women and children trapped high in the mountains as a raging blizzard cuts them off from all civilization. (160noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; .

University of Calgary Press. Fine. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 1552380513 . Excellent condition, clean and unmarked. Has a light crease to rear cover and a very small tear to spine top. 342 pages. B/w illustrations. Looking back over the past half century, Jaques recounts the tumultous history of the farm organization, Unifarm. (500+) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Alberta farmers and ranchers know that, in the frustrating business of agriculture, years of bounty inexplicably turn into years ot despair. The book documents farmers quest to increase control over the forces that have had such an impact on their lives and describes how it led them to form organizations which have afforded them measures of stability and security throughout the past century. Unifarm, one of the most enduring of these organizations, is chronicled from its development in the 1970s to its reorganization as Wild Rose Agricultural Producers in 1995... [550] .

Belmont Books. Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Pages clean, tight and unmarked, a few tiny corner creases. Cover has light wear at corners and edges and a couple light creases, a little cocked forward at spine. "Groovy! ! How else could you describe a 22 year old chick who wears a sweat shirt emblazoned with 'Take off your clothes', practices yoga positions naked in her front yard, and makes it with cool cats on the back porch .... " [105-osl] ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Philomel Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399207430 . Ex-library book, still in very good condition, usual ex-lib type of markings, jacket attached to book. Cover has light edgewear, fading to spine area. Pages are clean and intact, great colour illustrations. "...the first collection of the artist's individual works of graphic art. Anno quotes relevant passages from the works of famous authors underneath the pictures.." (400) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .