BIRD, GEORGE H. [HUBERT]; TURNER, FLORENCE BIRD

Tse-Wees-Tah - One Man in a Boat: Sketches of the Alberni Valley [British Columbia Local History]

Port Alberni, British Columbia: Arrowsmith Press Ltd, 1972. Revised Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Greenhalgh, Levi. A compilation of sixty-eight sketches selected from articles written from 1941 through 1950. Born in England, George Bird (1866-1954) moved to the Alberni Valley in 1892. These are his personal reminiscences and not a complete early history of the Alberni Valley. Chapters include: People, Community Development, Transportation, Wildlife, Places, The Sea. 1972 revised edition of the 1971 first edition. xii, 238 pages with index, map and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Somewhat above-average external wear. Short openings to each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Prior owner's details to first three pages otherwise unmarked. A sound example of this informative and engaging work. Edwards & Lort 236, Hale & Barman 80. ; One Man In A Boat; Maps; 8vo. Fair .

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Book number: 137j1558

Keywords: Biography Region (B.C. ) Genealogy

Cooke, George after J. M. W. Turner

Tintagel Castle

New York: D. Appleton & Co. mid-19th cent. Engraving by George Cooke after a drawing by J. M. W. Turner of a view of Tintagel Castle including figures hoisting and unloading a boat at a cliff's edge. Image size: 160 x 241 mm. Sheet size: 276 x 378. Full margins. Wove stock. Water stain in lower margin and at right. .

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Book number: 59-0919

Keywords: Architectural elevations, landscapes, historical cityscapes. castles

TURNER, GEORGE E. & PRICE, MICHAEL H.

Forgotten Horrors the Definitive Edition

Baltimore, MD, Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. 1996, First Thus. (ISBN: 1887664068). Paperback. 1st printing, May 1999. Large softcover. Light handling wear. Near Fine.

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Book number: MBX190

Catalogue: Movie & Tv Tie-Ins

Keywords: Movies Women Horror Film Horror Reference 1887664068

GOLDNER, Orville & TURNER, George E.

The Making of King Kong. The Story Behind a Film Classic.

Ballantine Books, 1976 (1975). 4to Paperback. Good condition. B/W photos & illus. Chronicles the making of the horror classic King Kong. Fascinating. 287pp.

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Book number: 48587

Keywords: film cinema motion picture america hollywood king kong history

George Honeycombe; Kate Wilhelm; R. M. Meluch; Stuart Gordon; Ken Grimwood; George Turner; Jack Womack; Katharine Peer; Kim Stanley Robinson

A Science-Fiction and Fantasy Collection

London, Harper Collins; Arrow Books Ltd; Grafton, 1973-1996. Paperback. A mixed collection of science fiction and fantasy works by authors such as: Gordon Honeycombe, Kate Wilhelm, and Jack Womack. Ten volumes. Dragon Under the Hill by Gordon Honeycombe, 1973. A history professor in Northumberland finds himself re-enacting a tragedy that took place in the Viking era. Written by George Honeycombe, a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm, 1977. Set in a post-apocalyptic era where the collapse of civilization around the world has resulted from massive environmental changes and global disease, which were attributed to large-scale pollution. Written by Kate Wilhelm, an American author. Sovereign by R. M. Meluch, 1980. A novel focused on the domination of galaxies and the contests for it. Written by Rebecca M. Meluch, an American writer of science-fiction. Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm, 1981. Drought has devastated the western United States and the people migrate eastward to settle in squalid concentration camps called "Newtowns". One woman, Jean Brighton, flees in the opposite direction. Also written by Kate Wilhelm, an American author. Fire in the Abyss by Stuart Gordon, 1984. Following the Elizabethan adventurer Humphrey Gilbert, an actual historical figure, as a time traveler. Written by Stuart Gordon, the pen name of Richard Gordon, a Scottish author of science fiction novels, encyclopedias, and travel guides. Replay by Ken Grimwood, 1988. A fantasy novel following a 43-yeal-old man who dies and wakes up ack in 1963 as his 18-year-old self. This happens repeatedly, with the man playing out his life differently in each cycle. Written by Ken Grimwood, an American author. The Sea and Summer by George Turner, 1989. Francis Conway is a Swill - one of the millions in the year 2041 who must subsist on the inadequate charities of the state. As government corruption and nature have conspired to turn Swill homes into watery tombs, the young boy must find a way to escape the approaching tide of disaster. Written by George Turner, an Australian author. Ambient by Jack Womack, 1991. A dystopian novel set in a decaying and violent twenty-first-century New York, Ambient tells the story of O'Malley, a very special bodyguard for an outrageously ruthless CEO named Dryden. Written by Jack Womack, an American author of speculative fiction. Polar City Blues by Katharine Kerr, 1992. Polar City is the capital of Hagar, one of the few worlds on which the tiny, human-dominated Republic sits, squeezed between the Interstellar Confederation and the enormous Coreward Alliance. When an alien from the Confederation Embassy is murdered, Police Chief Bates faces an explosive situation. Written by Katharine Kerr, an American author. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1996. The last of the Mars trilogy, chronicling the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning almost two centuries. Written by Kim Stanley Robinson, an American writer who has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 849T28

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction Collection Fiction None

Myron Turner, George Amabile (eds.)

The Far Point No. 6, Winter 1971

Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1971. Paper bound, 47pp. Very good in very mildly soiled covers. 105 grams.

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Book number: 8964

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Contemporary Poetry

Myron Turner, George Amabile (eds.)

The Far Point No.4, Spring/Summer 1970

Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1970. Paper bound, 87pp. Bottom corner moderately bumped else very good in lightly soiled covers. 160 grams.

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Book number: 8965

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Contemporary Poetry

PRICE, MICHAEL H. WITH GEORGE E. TURNER

Human Monsters: The Definitive Edition

Luminary Press, 2004. Paperback. ISBN: 1887664505. Revised & expanded ed. 9x6", 332 pp, b&w illus. Light perfume odor in pages, else VG, clean, tight, uncreased spine..

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Book number: 32794

Keywords: 1887664505

ROLLESTON, GEORGE; TURNER, WILLIAM [ED.]

Scientific Papers and Addresses. 2 Volume Set

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). lxxvi, 947pp + ads.. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Page edges browning. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Library .

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Book number: j0153

Catalogue: Anatomy

Keywords: Anatomy Medicine Zoology 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian

Schieve, W. C. ; & Turner, J. S. ; editors: [ Ehlers, J. ; Ford, J. ; George, C. ; Miller, R. ; Montroll, E. ]

Lectures in Statistical Physics : Advanced School for Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Austin, Texas / USA

Berlin / Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, 1974. orig. wrappers. 24x16cm, vi,342 pp. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 28.. ISBN: 3540067116. Some wear. VG.

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Book number: BOOKS027229I

Keywords: 3540067116 Statistical Physics, , , , , , , ,

DOWLING, TERRY & IKIN, VAN (EDS) ; EGAN, GREG; CAREY, PETER; DOWLING, TERRY; DAVID LAKE; BRODERICK, DAMIEN ; CHANDLER, A. BERTRAM; TURNER, GEORGE ; BAXTER, JOHN; MCMULLEN, SEAN AND MANY OTHERS

Mortal Fire : Best Australian Sf

Australia, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 1993, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0340608544). Soft cover. Book, Cover art by Nick Stathopoulos. Spine mildly creased, marked to base of compressed page edges. Hard to find anthology. Very good-.

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Book number: 046297

Keywords: 0340608544

Thornbury, George Walter. (1828-1876). English author who was the first biographer of J. M. W. Turner.

A Slip of Paper Inscribed and Signed by English Author George Walter Thornbury.

Dorking, Surrey, U. K.: March 13, 1871. 1871. - A slip of paper, 3-3/4 inches high by 4-1/4 wide, is inscribed and signed ""Walter Thornbury" Also signed in the third person; The corners of the paper have been clipped diagonally & it has been mounted on a piece of card of a similar size. The bottom edge of the card is unevenly cut. Very good.

The author sends a signed quotation to a correspondent: "With W. Thornbury's compliments. / "O sunshine of the summer day / Chase shadows from my path away." / Walter Thornbury. / Dorking / March 13, 1871".

George Walter Thornbury [1828-1876] was an English author. He was the first biographer of J. M. W. Turner. He died young, his death said to be caused by overwork. Very good .

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Book number: 96251

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ENGLISH AUTHOR; BIOGRAPHER OF J. M. W. TURNER; INSCRIBED & SIGNED CARD; AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; AQS; A.Q.S.; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

TURNER, GEORGE

Beloved Son

London, Faber & Faber. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0571111521) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First book in this trilogy. After a 40 year journey, a starship returns to Earth and discovers that the planet has survived a complete system collapse. The rebuilt culture regards the returning crew as throwbacks to the violence-ridden society that almost abliterated humanity. CONDITION Blue bds (cnrs a little curved) 375 pages. Bright and crisp copy with light dust spotting to edge. DJ has a short tear top front, not price clipped. Good/Good.

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Book number: 16246

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0571111521

TURNER, GEORGE

Beloved Son

England, Faber & Faber. 1978, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0571111521). Hardcover. Book, Jacket is not price clipped. Water stain to front free endpaper. Compressed page edges are spotty, looks like it has been in storage. Ink date to front free endpaper. Good+/Very Good -.

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Book number: 034071

Keywords: 0571111521

George Turner

Beloved Son (Sphere Science Fiction)

Sphere 1979 Paperback, 368pp. Turner's brilliant epic, set in post-cataclysmic Australia, where humanity survives by ruthless genetic engineering and a cult of youth. Then came the strangers from Earth's past, time travelers who left before the Holocaust, shocked with what they discover. 375+ pages. Cover worn and very faded on spine. Pages tanned. (ISBN: 9780722186428). Fair.

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Book number: 1576948

Catalogue: General

Keywords: Science-Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy9780722186428 9780722186428