Mcclure Robert B (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this insight into why crime writers write and how they do it. Slight sun fading to the spine. In near fine condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Text has underlining and/or notations. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Former Moderator of the United Church of Canada, "from his experience in other societies McClure brings his unique, challenging & ever practical analysis of critical issues facing us today. The stories he tells in this book, often funny, sometimes tragic, address these problems." This copy is signed by Robert McClure on the title page with a personal inscription; the binding is tight, a slight tear on bottom corner spine, and the interior text is clean. Back cover shows some minor creases. Inscribed by Author(s).

Trade Papeback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. this copy is signed by Robert McClure on thr title page with a personal inscription, the binding is tight and the interiuor text is clean of marks. Signed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. McClure travelled the world as a medical missionary. Slight wear to the edges.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.wear to the cover edges and light fading and rubs to the covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899) was a lawyer, Civil War veteran, Attorney General of Illinois, an prominent orator and champion of agnostic thought. Some of his best speeches are gathered for this edition published shortly after his death and include his Eulogy on LincolnThis copy in the original publisher's green decorated silver cloth cover and spinen. The end papers are torn at top interior edge by the inner hinge. The pages are age toned, especially at the margins There are no owner names or other markings inside or out. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 449 pages.

Condition: As New. U.S.A.: Gr Welch Co Ltd, 1988. 1st Edition . As New. 8vo - over 7þ - 9þ" tall. Gr Welch Co Ltd, 1988. Book Condition: As New. 21 x 14 x 1.1 x 0.19 . McClure's views on abortion, AIDS, death and dying etc. "From his experience in other societies McClure brings his unique, challenging & ever pracitcal analysis of critical issues facing us today. The storeis he tells in this book, often funny, sometimes tragic, address these problems. 145 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 145 pages. 21 cm. Glossy illustrated card covers. Signed by author (and his wife?) on title-page. Inscribed by author on back end-page. Ephemera inserted : Folded handwritten inscribed letter signed by author to Burton Avenue United Church dated April 29 / 90. Tight and bright. Signed by Author(s).

Including Ingersoll's Lecture on the "Mistakes of Moses" and "Skulls, and his Answer. 118 + 151 pp. plus extensive ads. 8vo, publisher's red cloth. First edition. Old ink name on pastedown; cloth lightly soiled; tight and sound. The lengthy ad features "The Audiophone, A New Invention that Enables the Deaf to Hear," invented by Richard S. Rhodes.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Signed by Marnie Copland on the title page, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages, much edge wear ton the spine, with peeling at the bottom. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 108pp, printed wrappers. Solid copy of another peak sixties issue of this important underground literary magazine, includes Freewheelin Frank Reynolds, Michael McClure, Samuel Beckett, Paul Theroux, Amos Vogel, Robert Coover, A. B. Spellman (on Ornette Coleman), Joel Oppenheimer, Michael O'Donoghue and Frank Springer et al. Unmarked copy, 1-1/2" closed tear to back cover, light outer wear and soil. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 454 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.01 inches. In Stock.

The softcover book is unmarked and in Very Good++ or Near Fine, I'd say. The Author has Signed, Inscribed, and dated this First Edition/Printing. The Author, Robert B. McClure, led a most extraordinary life. A Canadian, he grew up in China, qualified as a physician and served his life as a missionary in China, Taiwan, Gaza, India and Borneo. He was threatened with imprisonment by the Canadian Prime Minister, parachuted into the jungle to save downed pilots and narrowly escaped summary execution by the Japanese. A very plain-spoken and forthright commentator, his views were among the most highly regarded in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 192pp, printed wrappers. Another prime issue of this essential postwar literary magazine, includes an interview with Pablo Neruda and writing by Harry Mathews, Michael McClure, John Wieners, Robert Creeley, Tom Clark, et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of reading wear. Not Signed.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo. SIGNED, with inscription from Robert McClure to title page. Soft cover.145 pp. Slight curling to covers and some discolouration to rear, else fine. From the bandit wars of China to the jungles of Borneo, Bob McClure has traded his medical skills for an insight into what makes us tick. McClure is a storyteller, public spokesman for justice and peace, a wise old grandfather who crackles with energy and vitality, a committed Christian, a former medical missionary and moderator of the United Church. From his experience in other societies McClure brings his unique, challenging and ever practical analysis of critical issues facing us today: death and dying, abortion, AIDS, homosexuality, what it means to believe in God, euthanasia, retirement, and others. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice copy in like dust jacket. Inscribed by Patterson to his friend on ffep, and signed by McClure on the same page. Personal bookplate affixed to front pastedown and embossed seal on ffep. Dust jacket has minimal edge wear. Jacket has not been price clipped, $7.95. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. xiv, 455 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0897664949 (alk. paper); 9780897664943 (alk. paper) ; LCCN: 89-9363 ; OCLC: 19623688 ; stiff paper wrappers ; authors include P W Basham, Robert V Witman, Leonardo Seeber, John G Armbruster, John Adams, Mark & Ma ry Lou Zoback, Edward Woodhouse, Davied Boore, Paul Somerville, Gail Atkinson, Robin McGuire, Gabriel Toro, Daniele Venezano, Luc Chouinard, Ricardo Dobry, R E Weems, S F Obermeier, R B Jacobson, G S Gohn, Martitia P Tuttle, Leonardo Seeber, Steven G Wesnousky, Eugene S Schweig, Silvio K Pezzopane, W j Hall, S L McCabe, M Shinozuka, K Moriyama, Frank E McClure, Guy J P Nordenson, Jack P Moehle, V C Fenton, Glenn R Hill, Thomas A Schwartz, James H Gates, T D O'Rourke, Christopher Rojahn, Chris D Poland, M Elisabeth Pate-Cornell, Rene W Luft, Warner Howe, Charles Scawthorn, and Stephen K Harris ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Drawings. (illustrator). First Thus. These 405 pages are a facsimile reprint of the 1856 coriginal edition. Read more about : Behring's Strait, Enterprise, Gorgon, Investigator, whale-boats, Albert Land, starboard hand, and Cornwallis Land. The writing is based on trips made by McClure in 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853 & 1854. Page xxxi lists 5 b/w illustrations. Fold-out colour map opposite page 01. Cond : Boards are brilliant red with a black spine badge. End-papers are grey. D.J. is navy blue with white (and orange) lettering. D.J. artwork shows the Investigator in an icy harbour - circa 1851. D.J. spine lightly faded. Tears at d.j. top. Wear at other d.j. points minor - now protected in mylar. Volume clean and bright and collectible. Only flaw is a gift inscrption on the ffep. Quote (p. 184 ) : " On May 24th, Her Most Gracious Majesty's birthday, the `Investigator' fired a royal salute where perhaps no salute will ever again be fired, and most certainly none was ever fired before. The thermometer, exposed to the sun, rose to-day to 73 (degrees) +; in the shade it fell to 26 (degrees) +, The first gull was observed on the 27th inst., a sure sign of cracks in the floe having already ._._._. ." Size: Octavo.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd printing 1989, light wear only, SIGNED/inscribed and dated by author on title page, author's obituary taped inside front cover. Signed by Author.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.