William B Coates (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. A small vintage paperback containing 20 dog stories by Thurber, Twain, Benchley, and others. The pages are tanned and the cover has a crease, but it is still a gem of a book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Printing. The book is in good condition for its age, with some wear visible on the spine and edges. The pages show typical yellowing due to age, but the binding remains intact. There is no dust jacket, and the cover displays minor scuffing. Overall, it is a well-preserved copy of a first printing from 1960.…

Paperback. Condition: VG. paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This mass-market paperback is in good condition, showing minor wear typical for its age. The cover has slight edge wear, and the pages are yellowed, indicative of vintage paperbacks. The spine is intact, and there are no inscriptions or library markings. Overall, it remains a well-preserved copy. unknown (no dust jacket present) Willow Book edition published March 1965.…

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 29, very good (ANTHOLOGY OF 20 STORIES), paperback.

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 29, very good -fine, , reading crease (ANTHOLOGY OF 20 STORIES), paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Pyramid printing. Twenty stories about dogs. Owner's name on the first page. Light crease to the front cover. Foxing to the inside of the cover.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. PG129, Sept., 1960, First Printing. 159pp. Cover by Robert B. Engle. 159pp. Includes pieces by Thurber, Benchley, Wodehouse, Twain, Mowat, and Lardner. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Solid with light wear on the covers.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 159 pages; Very minor edgewear to covers. #29.

soft. Condition: See Pic.

soft. Condition: See Pic.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Pyramid #PG29. Bright, tigh, like New. Twenty shaggy dog tales by Mark Twain, Jean Kerr, James Thurber, and others.

softcover. pb,vg,g wraps; B024242; PG24.

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 29, near fine (ANTHOLOGY OF 20 STORIES), paperback.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Twenty Hilarious Tales of Canine Conniptions by James Thurber, O. Henry, Jean Kerr, Robert Benchley, P. G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Corey Ford, Farley Mowat, Ring Lardner, and 11 other world-famous authors". Mass market paperback, 7" tall, 159 pages. "First Printing" stated. Cover has rubs, small bumped corners, surface scratches/dents, vertical crease near spine, and scuffs; front is slightly lifted. Pg. 40 has 1/2" closed tear near top. Otherwise pages are very tan but clear. Binding is tight. G++ (if not for one page tear and tanning would have been VG).…

First Printing. Pyramid PG 29. Near Fine condition.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Condition. Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Manning De V. Lee (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A History of the Yukon'. A b/w map opposite page one of this 336 page ( INDEX at the back) volume shows the geographic distribution of the Yukon's First Nations people. A page or two further on we get a map of fur trade activity centers - like Peel's River Post. LEARN more about : Russian American Fur Company, George Black, Registrar of Land Titles, Old Solomon, tourist traffic, Point Barrow, Bishop Stringer, Fortymile, Fort Reliance, and Lapierre House. Text assisted by b/w (archive) photographs. Cond : Boards are green with gilt lettering at spine. End-papers also green. Dust cover image is of a blazing midnight sun over the forest. Volume is clean and square and bright. No names nor marks. Light - non-specific points of wear. Almost giftable ! QUote (p. 225) : " Before the war, Canadian and American planners had dismissed the need for a highway to Alaska, claiming that the advantages of such a costly venture were `negligible', but with ._._._. . " Size: Octavo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The stories selected for this 212 volume of memories were originally read on Halifax radio by the author. LEARN more about : Dominion Atlantic Railways, Halifax Hotel, Cumberland, revolution, Treaty of Ryswick, troopers, Guernsey, Lady Aylmer, Noah Stoddard, skipper, dockyard and S.S. Loderer. A few b/w drawings - mostly decorative- accompany text. Cond : Boards are rosy brown with titling at spine only. End-papers are maps of he entire province with reference made to story locales. D.J. is yellow and blue with black lettering. Cover image is of the old town clock. Book has been inside a small regional library and has a library protected cover but few other marks of that history. Long (Calgary) gift inscription on title page. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 141) : " ._._. like Jerome to have been his sister. This one asked him if he would take a letter to Jerome and, on receiving his assurance that he would, brought him one in a sealed in an unaddressed envelope. This he took with him when . . ". B/W Drawings (illustrator).…

.- New York. 1960. Pyramid Books. 8º. 159 p. Rústica editorial . Firma del anterior poseedor. Idiomas - Inglés, Literatura Extranjera, . . .

Square Peg, London 2014. 326 pages. Illustrated in b/w. Original orange boards. TRemains of small label to lower rear board. Near fine--.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1951 UK printing. Large 8vo. With pictorial jacket. 'A collection of sixyt-eight notable stories which appeared in the magazine from February 1925 to September 1940'. A great range of authors gathered here. 440 pp. Book near-as new. Beautifully clean throughout. No inscriptions or markings. Jacket has just light edge-wear, else bright and sound. NEAR FINE / VG.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. First Canadian Edition. Original olive green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Front hinge broken halfway down, rear hinge cracked. Missing FFEP. Minor edgewear. Dent in edge of front cover about 2" from top. This is a story of a well-off family whose fortune has been squandered by an irresponsible father, and his children's efforts to keep their 300-year-old estate in the family. 297 pp. Size: 5 1/2 x 7 Inches. Colour Frontispiece And A B & W Illustration By F. Graham Coates (illustrator). Book.…