Literature from Kukuchai Books

Standard Literature Series book # 36. The early chapters of the author's novel with an introduction and notes by Edward Everett Hale, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Rhetoric, Union College. A school stamp on the inside front cover with the same information written in pencil on the ffep, dated 1909. A stamp from a used book store on ffep.The front cover… Saber más sobre este artículo

Brown boards with gold lettering on spine, imprint on front cover. Corners show some bumping.Previous owner's name on half title page. Tiny gold and yellow sticker from Marionette Library, Victoria BC on inside front cover, lower right. Slight moisture damage to upper right pages near the end of the book. Page 106 was improperly cut and the small excess was… Saber más sobre este artículo

Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège. As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories. This is one of them. 304 pages. Blue covers with gold printing on front… Saber más sobre este artículo

Written by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of Pollyanna. Boards are a little cracked at half title page. Old price stamped on ffep. Illustrations by Helen Mason Grose. Edges and spine tips are bumped.

Dark green boards with faded gold lettering on spine. 372 pages. Gift inscription on ffep. Binding cracked at front and back. Spine slightly cocked. Interior pages are clean for the most part except for some spillage on pages 69-73.

Macmillan, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Sidney Nolan (jacket design). Macmillan, 1966. The New Men begins in 1939 and deals with the development in England of the atomic bomb and the feelings of the scientists working on it, particularly Martin Eliot. C.P. Snow was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize of 1954 for The New Men, together with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Raincoast Books, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Raincoast Books, 1999. First Canadian edition. 8th printing. Front cover of dust jacket has a small thumb crease. Otherwise in very good shape. Boards are illustrated pictorial boards. Cover illustrations by Cliff Wright. Boards in very good shape. Previous owner's name… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Everyman's Library, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London: Everyman's Library, 1966. Published by Everyman's Library as book No.353. Introduction by F.R. Leavis. 444 pages. Boards are in good shape with minimal bumping on corners and spine tips. Gilt lettering on spine. End papers are in very good shape imprinted with orange initials of the publisher (EL) on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1964. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1964. The Library of Russian Classics. Edited with an Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary by W. Harrison, M.A., Lecturer in Russian in the University of Durham. Sketch of Gogol opposite title page. Bilingual book: English/Russian. Introduction in English. Play in Russian with Notes… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1966. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. New York: Random House, 1966. An anthology of plays by George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, Samuel Beckett, and others. Front cover separated from spine from top for about 1.5 inches. Spine not creased but discoloured and a little… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1967. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1967. 497 pages. College Classics In English. General Editor H. Northrop Frye. Binding cracked at page 298 but still holding. Covers a little scuffed and shelf worn. Some staining to covers and bottom edge appears to have a minor water stain. Spine is creased. Previous owner's… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. 570 pages. Spine has a small rip at bottom. Spine a little creased with a red pen mark on it. Corners and edges scuffed and a little bumped. Binding cracked at pages 102-107 but still holding well. Previous owner's name on first page. Interior clean… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1968. 170 pages. Includes 'The Peach Thief' by Emilian Stanev, 'Land' by Elin Pelin, 'Last Journey' by Dimiter Talev, and 'My Father' by Pavel Vezhinov. Translated by Radost Pridham and Jean Morris. Old price sticker on front cover of dust jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1963. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1963. 322 pages. Edges rubbed and shelf worn. Corner bumping is minimal. Remnants of price sticker on front cover. Interior very clean and bright and unmarked. Binding tight.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

England: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. England: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., 1966. 148 pages. Spine and edges yellowed. Remnant of glue from old price sticker on front cover. Light blue boards are minimally bumped. Small stain on spine. Interior very clean and bright with a tight binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo -… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 315 pages. Front cover creased at lower right corner. Spine lightly creased and scuffed at tips and along edges. Bumped and shelf worn cover. Interior is clean and bright with a tight binding.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Ace Books, 1965. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. New York: Ace Books, 1965. 544 pages. Cover is scuffed, edges bumped, a few creases, large scrape across cover. Stain on bottom edge. Otherwise a good reading copy with clean pages and a good binding.. Mass Market Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Vancouver, B.C.: Growing Room Collective, 1978. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Vancouver, B.C.: Growing Room Collective, 1978. 164 pages. The Quebecoises Issue with translated contributions from Nicole Brassard, Monique Bosco, France Theoret, Cecile Cloutier, and others. Introduction by Eleanor Wachtel. Some light bumping and tanning. Small stain on spine. Interior and binding in very good condition. Bookstore stamp on… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: University of London Press Ltd., 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London: University of London Press Ltd., 1965. 383 pages. Dickens' popular novel about the French Revolution. Former high school textbook from Montreal, Quebec. Edited with a critical commentary by Barbara Osbourn, M.A. Navy boards with silver lettering. Corners rubbed and bumped. Spine a little faded. Very minor… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1968. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1968. 514 pages. Front cover creased in one corner. Edges slightly bumped. paper is age-toned. Spine a little stained at bottom. Previous owner's information opposite title page. Interior clean and unmarked. Spine is very good. Book is square and… Saber más sobre este artículo