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

Crescent Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517205912 . Ex-library with mylar cover and a few stamps/stickers. Interior pages clean & tight, a couple pages show light soiling. Three pages were seen with small tears to bottom edge, 2 of which have been taped, light wear/scuffing to jacket and bottom edge of hardcover. 176 pages. (*Book is oversize & will incur addt'l shipping charges)Illustrated with almost 200 unusual stills from all the major and many of the minor vampire films, many rare posters in colour, lobby cards and campaign sheets. This book is a unique and fascinating account of the most exciting and chilling moments from the fantasy cinema. ; 000981; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Del Ray. Near Fine. 1981. First Edition. Softcover. 0345287630 . Excellent condition - only light wear overall. Very light edgewear, tiny tear to spine top, a little scuffing of cover. Internal pages tight and unmarked. Review: "Fantastic "scientific" world of horror/fantasy, The story is set on Nightworld. A planet originally settled by humans that was anything but horrible. However, plans went awry and the result is a planet nearly dominated by monsters; especially at night. At what monster more appropriate to dominate the creatures of the night than a vampire? The creatures of Nightworld are not the products of magical spells, sorcery, or curses. They are sophisticated robots and cyborgs. There is even a bit of serious "bleeding edge" genetic biotechnology involved. They are incredibly hard to stop and very hard to kill. There are a lot of them and more are getting made from time to time. The young hero falls in love and suffers a bit of heartbreak. His nemesis… Read More

London: Adam and Charles Black. Good. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0713617225 . No jacket as issued, illustrated boards. Cover has scuffing and light edge wear, moreso to top edge which has roughness and some paper loss. Pages are intact, however bottom edges are wrinkled due to damp damage. Pages turn freely and this doesn't affect readability. Library stamp on end page. B/w Illus. " When Thomas Tull was seven years old he stopped growing... That was bad enough but then he started shrinking! Which was even worse!" (185os) ; 8vo .

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] .

Avon Books. Good. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Cover has small tears to spine ends and a few creases, age tanning to pages and inside covers. Name written on first endpage and light stamp at rear of book. A light stain affects bottom edge of first several pages. Pages otherwise clean, none are loose. Far away in a time we'll never know, a barbaric world is saved by a revelation from the 20th century. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; (*lower shipping avail to all locations ) 125-osl .

Pocket Books. Very Good. 1975. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. Pocket Books 1975, 2nd printing. Pages are clean and unmarked other than bookstore stamp inside front cover, light age tanning. Cover has light edgewear, light scuffing, light creasing. "The FBI had bungled the big one, and $100,000, and a dead cop later, they had all the problems they'd had at the start plus one more. Because now Kojak was going to do it his way...." (85osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Nyc: Grosset & Dunlap. Good+. 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated hardcover, no jacket. Reprint, 15 titles from series on rear. #2 in the Flight Stewardess series. Pages clean and intact, light age tanning, no markings other than small ink mark on blank end page and light soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has some ink rubbing, moderate corner/edge wear with a little paper loss at corners, tiny tears spine ends. (280noto4-21) ; 8vo; 211 pages .

Johannesburg, SA: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0333133943 . Hardcover is clean, tight & unmarked, light foxing outer edge of pages, light age tanning inside covers. Hardcover light edgewear, couple tiny tears, small peel on front, light soiling, not price clipped. 8vo (8" tall). The author's third novel, a chilling story of a local African viral epidemic becoming a pandemic, and how the deterioration and decline of order and social services following the departure of the colonial powers from their former colonies in East Africa contributed to its destructiveness. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo .

Hodder Arnold H & S. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0340384611 . Clean, intact condition. Pages are unmarked other than 2 blind stamps within book. Cover has light edgewear and scuffing, old price sticker on rear. "The Parliamentary Video Enquiry was set up in July 1983 to produce factual evidence relating to the effects upon children of their viewing scenes of violence in video films. This book contains the findings of this group and the startling conclusions it reached make disturbing reading..." [261-osl] ; 196 pages .

Pyramid. Good. 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Internal pages are clean & tight, some soiling inside covers. Cover has moderate edge & corner wear, creasing & corner curling. "An elusive, vicious enemy - alien, treacherous terrain - and the fighting courage of American servicemen - those are the elements of this stirring book of battle adventures in the strangest war this country has ever fought..." [122-osl] .

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Fine. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. As new condition other than a little shelfwear at corners and a stamp on first page "compliments from the embassy of Vietnam". Beautifully illustrated with colour photos. Contents: Milestones; Reflections on a friendship beyond borders; Bridges between two cultures, two ways of life. ; The Canadians in Vietnam; Pacific Partners; Partnering in building better cities; Investment, trade and business; Culture - a human space that knows no borders. [860]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good+. 1980. First Edition. Softcover. 0030534119 . Light edge/corner wear to cover, price sticker on front. Interior clean and unmarked. B/w illus. A case study in cultural anthropology. "Malta is unique in the Mediterranean context, in that there is a high literacy rate & an economy that for centuries has been based on servies provided to foreign garrisons rather than through agriculture. Until independence in 1964, Malta was basically a fortress in the hand of the British naval forces" (os) ; 8vo .

Vintage Books. Good. 1958. Softcover. By the author of The Children of Sanchez. No edition stated. Good, well used condition. Fading to spine and some yellowing of pages. Some cover wear and minor wrinkling, one chip out of front cover. Name written on first end page, some underling in ink on approx. 20 pages. Many photographs, 384 pages . (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Edmonton: Northwestern Utilities Ltd.. Very Good+. 1996. Softcover. Great condition - light edge/corner wear to cover. Internal pages unmarked. Special occasion recipe book (especially Christmas). Includes Christmas Eve supper, Christmas dinner, various stuffings, desserts & baking, Christmas puddings, Cocktail party recipes, After theatre party, Soul Food supper, Middle Eastern, Soups, Hunter's dinner party, Southern Buffet etc. Illustrated. [220-osl]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Dell Publishing. Good+. 1973. Softcover. B002DT2AVS . Cover has light edge/corner wear, creasing to spine, small tears spine ends. Pages intact and clean and other than book store stamp inside cover and very light stain to following page. Age tanning to interior. " The case almost ended before it began when a grinning Oriental pointed a camera at Mike shayne and Mike found himself dodging bullets instead of looking at the birdie. Soon things were complicated by a woman-chasing French cop, a man-eating Fraulein, a sex-starved schoolteacher, a fortune in gold bullion, a cache of deadly drugs, and a South American revolution...." . (110-osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

St. Martin's Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has light rubbing/scuffing, light corner wear. Virgins recalls in aching detail what it was like to be 18 year old Catholic high school senior in the fifties. With poignance and humor, this well known author recounts in her first novel, the rules and regimen, the hijinks and longing of that time. For heroine Peg Morrison and her friend Constance Marie Wepplener, in their final year at Immaculate Heart High, going all the way was only part of their revolt again Nice Catholic Ladyhood!.... ; 001079; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: Virtue & Co. Ltd.. Very Good+. 1935. Hardcover. No publication date but believed to be 1935. Very nice condition - red faux leather with gilt lettering on spine. Inscription on endpage, light corner wear to cover and a little spotting to outer edge of pages. Internal pages otherwise clean & tight. Partial paper split at spine inside back cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. A variety of children's stories based on bible teachings from the Old & New Testament. Scarce title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 616 pages; (*Note - due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required to some locations) .

McClelland & Stewart. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771066775 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked other than slight soiling outer edge of pages. Colour photos. Jacket has light scuffing, slight corner wear, price clipped on front flap and some light creasing to back flap, no tears. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 380 pages; On December 28, 1985 after eighteen years of research in the dripping rain forests of the Virunga volcanoes in central Africa, Dian Fossey was brutally murdered. Though not quite fifty-four years old, she had lived a life as remarkable and rewarding as that of any woman of our time. Dian Fossey went to Africa at the urging of famed anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey to study one of the rarest, most mysterious animals on earth: the wild mountain gorilla. She found the great, gentle apes threatened on all sides by zoo collectors, poachers, herdsmen and scientists. Slowly, she came to understand the magnificent… Read More

Basic Books. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 0465098150 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean and tight, cover has a little wear at corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; The renowned AIDS researcher Robert Gallo tells his story of scientific breakthrough in a riveting portrait of the people, the politics, and the pace of modern scientific discovery. (*photo shown is a stock photo) [572] .

U. K.: Penguin. Very Good+. 1982. Softcover. 0140059725 . Light edge & corner wear, a little scuffing. Interior pages tight and unmarked. 310 pages. Two societies perched on the brink of destruction - Two men linked in time by fate. Review: "In the year 2030 A. D. An old man, John Wellfleet, looks back and remembers the destruction of civilization in the 1980s and the events that led to it. Hugh MacLennan masterfully juxtaposes German society of the Hitler era, contemporary Canadian society and the perspective of an old man looking back on the conditions that led to world destruction. It is truly his greatest novel and the work of a lifetime. " (130osl? ) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .