Search Results: Authors starting with W from Beacon Books

Powell River Heritage Research Association. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 410 pages. Yellow lettering on the spine, white and yellow lettering with a map, on the front cover. The spine of the book is slanted, otherwise this is a fine copy of this local BC history. Illustrated with b/w photographs in the text. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6 x 9

Pyne Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gold lettering on the spine. Spine lightly soiled. The book is in a red and white slipcase with minor wear to the corners. This is a near fine copy of this American toy maker's legacy. Illustrated by 58 full-page color plates.

The Blackstone Publishing Company, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 652 pages. 1887. Gold lettering on the spine. Both hinges are fragile, but attached. Edges and corners scuffed. Previous owner's name on the free endpaper. A very good copy of this rare book, with an 'Appendix Containing the Above Acts and some unpublished cases (1700 - 1733) From The Coxe and Melmoth Ms. Reports, by the late H. W. May'.

Kyushu University Press. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. xxiv, 276 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper and the previous owner's name stamped on the foredges and free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this scarce scientific text. Illustrated with a few colour photographs. Size: 6 x 9

Charles F. Banfield, 1931. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1931. xiii, 174 [2] pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Cover is soiled, corners are lightly bumped. Both inner hinges have been reinforced with tape (it is impossible to see if the hinges were cracked, or if it was a preventative measure), Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Foredges are untrimmed. Some foxing to the pages. A very good copy of this Memoir No. IX of the Archives of British Columbia describing the journey overland from Quebec and Ontario to British Columbia in 1862. Illustrated with 23 b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping fees (at cost). Size: 6.5 x 10

Intl Artist Pub Inc. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 128 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Very minor wear to the corners. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this art technique book, illustrated with full colour images throughout. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers, 1994. First Thus.. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 416 pages. Blue lettering on the spine, grey lettering on a pictorial front cover. The tail of the spine has a small tear (1/4'), otherwise this is a fine copy of this history of Ford trucks, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 8.5 x 11.25

Dennis McMillan Publications. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 310 pages. Metallic blue lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this novel set in Hawaii. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half title page. Size: 6 x 9

Government Printing Bureau, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 546 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Edges of the cover are worn and bumped. Cover is shelf worn. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. It appears there has been a label on the inside cover which has been removed leaving a glue residue. Back inner hinge is cracked. A good copy of this first edition of Walbran's coast names, illustrated with b/w photographs. Provides the origin and history of place names. The fold out map at the back of the book appears unopened. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges - at cost.

Government Printing Bureau. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 546 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. This book has been professionally rebound, with the very chipped errata page having been repaired and inserted in the binding. Cover spine is discoloured. Previous owner's name on the first white page (Wallace and Ethel Wilson). The book is missing the map in the back. A good copy of this first edition of Walbran's coast names, illustrated with b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges - at cost. Size: 6 x 9

Canadian Armed Forces, 1979. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Unpaginated. No lettering on the spine, Holberg emblem on the front cover. Cover is lightly soiled. A very good copy of this scarce history of Holberg, the Canadian Forces Station located in San Josef, on the northern end of Vancouver Island. This book commemorates the first 25 years of the base. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and line drawings. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Poison Pen Press. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 278 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery, signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

William Heinemann, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 229 pages. Gold lettering with red decorations on the spine, illustration, in red, on the front cover. Corners are bumped, edges are lightly shelf worn. Faint erased marks on the top of the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is tattered along the edges; missing 2' on the lower part of the spine and the hinges are very weak. A very good copy of this scarce Wallace title about a young woman who went to China. Illustrated with five b/w drawings.

Oxford University Press, August 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xx, 316 pages. White lettering on a black background on the spine, white and orange lettering on a pictorial front cover. Very minimal wear to the upper corner. the book appears unread. A fine copy of this study on genocide.

Fir Publishing Company. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. iv, 166 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Very minimal bumping to the corners otherwise this is an 'as new' copy of this 1964 investment information handbook and directory.

Harper. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 367 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

Macmillan. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 115 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this mystery, signed on the title page by the author.

Waltham Watch and Clock Company. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 58 pages. Black lettering on the front cover. String looped into the top left corner. Cover is very soiled and stained. Covers are chipped and creased. The paper in this catalogue is very dusty. A good copy of this interesting collectible catalogue, illustrated with line drawings throughout. Size: 9 x 12

Ward, Lock & Co., 1891. Not Stated Presumed First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good./No Dust Jacket. Published 1891, classic fishing book. xxxii, 294 - part II - xxx, 215; xcii {Bibliographical note} pages. Gold lettering on the spine; blind embossed decoration on the front cover. Foredges are blue, Cover is shelf worn. Previous owner's name on the front blue endpaper, and an inscription on the first white page. Front inner hinge is cracked. A very good copy of this classic angling book subtitled: Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Part II is subtitled; Being Instructions how to angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton. Illustrated with a few b/w fish images. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Nelson College Indigenous, January 1983. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 208 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this book dealing with corporate structures and financial matters as they relate to the mining industry.