Non-Fiction from Nessa Books
New Arrivals
One Man's War
by Waters, Stuart
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780919676275
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€11.91
Show Details
Description:
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada: Potlatch Publications, Limited, 1981. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover. Filled with maps and illustrations, 170 clean pages plus, tight clean and square. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Springett, Martin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€11.91
The Japanese Fortune Calendar
by Chiba, Reiko
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Thirty First Printing, 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€6.77
Show Details
Description:
Japan : Charles E. Tuttle -----The scan you see is the book you get. Folded pages, Japanese astrological signs: Rat / Ox / tiger / Rabbit / Dragon / Snake / Horse / Sheep / Monkey / Cock / Dog / Boar. Illustrated and each sign expained and explored as to its meanings. No stamps or name, no writting of… Read more about this item Item Price
€6.77
One Man's War
by Waters, Stuart
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780919676275
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€11.91
Show Details
Description:
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada: Potlatch Publications, Limited, 1981. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover. Filled with maps and illustrations, 170 clean pages plus, tight clean and square.Check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Springett, Martin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€11.91
Becoming Madame Mao
by Min, Anchee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780618127009
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€7.70
Show Details
Description:
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Mariner Books, 2001. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, tight clean and square, check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€7.70
Mythology: Selected Readings
by Maranda, Pierre
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140801583
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€6.30
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Books/Puffin, 1972. Tight clean and square, no store stamps or names. faint damp mark to top edge, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Omnific . Item Price
€6.30
Last Train to Alcatraz ( Signed By Author )
by Thompson, Leon ( Whitey )-(signed)-
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 8th Printing
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€14.47
Show Details
Description:
Winter , 1998. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Tight clean and square, SIGNED BY LEON "WHITEY" THOMPSON on ffep. "This book is Whitey's highly personal history of his early life and his years on Alcatraz." 332 clean pages, with b & w photos. Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. 8th Printing . Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
€14.47
Identifying Animal Tracks ... Mammals, Birds and Other Animals of the Eastern United States
by Headstrom, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Reprint of 1897 Edition
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780486244426
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€9.10
Show Details
Description:
New York: Dover Pub., 1983. 141 clean pages plus 15 page catalogue of Dover books, a tight square and clean edition, no names or store stamps, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. Reprint of 1897 Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€9.10
Norwich Inns
by Thompson, Leonard P
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€10.97
Show Details
Description:
Ipswich : W. E. Harrison & Sons Ltd. , 1947. -----Beige boards with blue letterng, tight clean and square, former owners book plate on ffep, illustrated from photographs and drawings, Tales of the curent, 1947, Inns and Hotels of Norwich. Contents include: Norwich Coaches / The Maid's Head / Club-Life at The Bell Hotel / John Curat's House /… Read more about this item Item Price
€10.97
Cats -- Choosing a kitten for a Pet, Care & training of Kittens, Children and Kittens, Kittens & other Pets, Why not have kittens? Historical Background, Deluxe breeds of Cats, Burmese, Manx, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Persian Cats, Siamese Cats,
by Van der Meid, Louise Brown
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780876661734
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€7.70
Show Details
Description:
Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.A.: T F H Publications, 1988. T.F.H. # M-503, Filled with colour and b & w photos, 64 clean pages, no store stamps or names, tight square and clean. Contents include: Why cats make good pets / Choosing a kitten for a pet / Care and training of kittens / Children and kittens / Kittens… Read more about this item Item Price
€7.70
Peace or Atomic War ? ... Three Appeals Broadcast from Oslo on April 28, 29 and 30 1958
by Schweitzer, Albert
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€9.10
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: The Book Society of Canada Limited , 1958. 28 clean pages, edges starting to brown, clean tight and square, any image directly beside this listingi is the actual bookand not a stock photo!. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€9.10
Masters in Miniature
by Jell, George C
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€14.47
Show Details
Description:
New York: Barse & Co. , 1930. Dark bllue cloth covered borads with gilt lettering and design on spine and front, shelf wear to spine top. decorated end papers, illustrated throughout, former owners name on ffep, short bios on 24 composers, such as; Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, Brahms, Dvorak, Strauss, Ravel, Stravinsky, Falla, Dukas, Debussy, Albenz, Grieg,… Read more about this item Item Price
€14.47
Life of a British Soldier
by Faughnan, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Published
- 1883
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€19.14
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: Hunter, Rose and Company , 1883. 5th edition, revised and enlarged, 1883, Blue cloth with gilt on spine, black lettering and design on front, b & w frontis, with more b & w illustrations throughout the book, 458 pages, some discolouring on back board, foxing on front end pages up to title page and sparsely through rest of book… Read more about this item Item Price
€19.14
In the Strong Woods .... a Season Alone in the North Country
by Lehmberg, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312411725
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€12.84
Show Details
Description:
New York: St. Martins Press, 1980. Beige cloth with gilt on spine, former owners name inked out on half-title page, deckle edges, 149 clean pages, "Though we have no name for our cabin, for convenience' sake I call it Nym, which is the name of the lake it borders....It is a place to sleep long and to dream slow… Read more about this item Item Price
€12.84
The Netherlands ... a Study of Some Aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life ( One of Batsford Books on Foreign Countries )
by Sitwell, Sacheverell ...jacket Illustration By Pieter Schenk
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€16.57
Show Details
Description:
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. ...Orange cloth with gilt on spine, decorated endpapers being "a view of the gardens at Enghien, Flanders, by Romeyn de Hooghe from a handcoloured engraving in the Map Room of the British Museum." No date or edition assumed "First Thus". 168 clean pages, 32 double sided b & w full page plates, 9… Read more about this item Item Price
€16.57
The Story of Vasco Da Gama
by Yates, M. T
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€15.17
Show Details
Description:
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd Red cloth with black lettering on front, frontis missing, nd, ne, ex school book with school stamps on inside front and rear boards, 7 full pages of b & w illustrations, 120 pages plus 6 pages of book ads, a few minor spots on pages, rubbing on boards, some fading on boards.… Read more about this item Item Price
€15.17
The Story of My Father
by Miller, Sue
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780375414794
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€12.84
Show Details
Description:
New York: Alfred S. Knopf , 2003. Grey boards with silver lettering on spine, 174 clean pages, no names or store stamps. "In the fall of 1988, Sue Miller found herself caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. In "The Story of My Father" she grapples with the haunting memories of those final… Read more about this item Item Price
€12.84
A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco
by King James 1 and Hill, Ann ( Forward )
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€14.71
Show Details
Description:
London: Miniature Books / The Rodale Press, 1954. -----Pink boards with gilt on brown cloth spine, 36 clean pages, no names or store stamps, with 8 engravings most full page, dust jacket has rubbing/fraying on spine, with browning along top edge, with 1/2" closed tear back cover top edge. A clean tight and square first edition. Any image… Read more about this item Item Price
€14.71
A Stranger in Tibet ... The Adventures of a Wandering Zen Monk
by Berry, Scott
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Printing
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780870118586
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€11.67
Show Details
Description:
Tokyo, Japan : Kodansha Amer Inc, 1990. 314 clean pages, no store stamps or names, with maps and b & w photos, "The untold story of one of the first - and strangest - foreigners to reach the forbidden city of Lhasa." Ther are 4 different ISBN # s on this paperback. A clean tight and square first editoin.… Read more about this item Item Price
€11.67
Suicide: The Forever Decision -- for Those Thinking About Suicide, and for Those Who Know, Love, or Counsel Them
by Quinnett, Paul G
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780826403919
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€7.70
Show Details
Description:
New York: Continuum, 1987. -----The scan you see is the book you get, large soft cover, tight clean and square, 151 clean pages, no store stamps or names, check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€7.70
The Diary of Fanny Burney
by Burney, Fanny; edited & with an intro by Lewis Gibbs
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
€12.84
Show Details
Description:
London: J. M. Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library, 1966. -----# 960, reprint 1966, former owners name on inside of front board, 416 clean pages, top edge orange, tight and square, dust jacket had some minor rubbing. "This 'History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World' depicts eighteenth-century life in London. It is written after Richardson's pattern in… Read more about this item Item Price
€12.84