Acton Colin (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First. 8vo. Light fade to spine. Book.

paperback. Condition: Good. Macmillan Journals Ltd., London, 1971, 6"x9", wraps, 87pp.+ ads., G $.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial boards. Football.

Large Format Paperback. Condition: VG. 1st Printing. Light wear and light dust staining to fep. Tight and clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good Condition used 1995 First Print Edition Paperback. Published by Lennard Publishing, UK. Writers: Colin Jarman; Peter Acton. ISBN: 9781852911287. Approx. dims: 280mm h x 210mm w x 14m d. Intact clean flat condition covers, good colours with creasing to bottom right corner front cover and first few pages, slight rubbing, plus slight signs of handling. Intact spine. 144 clean inside pages of English text with both colour and b&w artwork, no inscriptions. Images shown are of actual book for sale. Synopsis: This is the previously untold and controversial story behind the development, creation and evolution of the comic book legend Judge Dredd. In the words of the writers and artists who brought him and his violent world to life in 2000 AD.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. laminated boards, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, Book in overall Very Good condition. EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE. Synopsis From his 1954 debut for Melchester reserves to the helicopter crash which ended his career in 1993, generations of fans have thrilled to the prolific goal-scoring exploits of Roy Race - Roy of the Rovers - the king of soccer. Reproducing original comic-strip action first seen in "Tiger" (1954-1976), and then in "Roy of the Rovers", this book provides a season-by-season celebration of the greatest player in the history of the game. This is a book for everyone who ever dreamt of emulating Roy Race, player-manager and captain of Melchester Rovers. As this book reveals, Roy's ultimate achievement was his ability to conjure up victories against seemingly impossible odds with the awesome finishing power of his famous left-foot `rocket'. Winning trophie, league championships and breaking records appeared to be an everyday occurrence for "Racey", although even Melchester Rovers had their occasional off-days.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 70 pages. Features: Fourteen young, successful, but not necessarily complacent people - Father Louis Laurendeau, Elaine Bedard, David Owen, Gordon Whitmore, Adrian Vilandre, Martin Lavut, Zubin Mehta, Lynn Seymour, David Ferguson, David Gauthier, Michel Gelinas; What six young politicians think and do about politics - Brian Mulroney, David Greenspan, John Brewin, Ted Rogers (later of Rogers media fame), Jean David, Jean-Pierre Fournier; Short Story by Adrienne Poy (Clarkson) - Ring Around October; A look at the Middle-Aged Young by a reporter their age who finds they are bored by easy success; Tony Gregson's getaway with two gold bricks - he vanished from Yellowknife in 1954 with $54,000; The Sea Diary of a Gay Dog - Colin Acton was entertainment officer of the Queen Elizabeth, the world's biggest ocean liner; Bouncing on a trampoline can teach a child to read - findings of Montreal psychologist Dr. M.S. Rabinovitch; The most powerful village in the world - Georgetown, D.C.; The hotheaded master of Moresby Island - Captain Horatio Robertson built a 1,600-acre Chinese empire in B.C. and ruled as stormily as an Eastern despot; Peter Martin; Dimitri Dimakopoulos; Stewart Fisher. How ironic that the story featuring prominent up-and-coming politicians includes a photo with Brian Mulroney seated at a table with Peter C. Newman, the man who would later write a book entitled "The Mulroney Secret Tapes", which feature the author's controversial taped conversations with Mr. Mulroney. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. Please note: missing pages 65-66 which contained end of the Young Canadians article. Marchiori, Carlos (illustrator).…