Frank Prothero (58 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 6" x 9". 90 pages of excellent text, filled with great photos. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Opened in 1926, the Stork Club in Port Stanley became the most famous dance hall in Ontario. This book details the history of this fabulous venue, and chronicles the many famous artists who performed there - Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and many others. This copy has been SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. A very clean copy with no alien markings of any kind. Each book is carefully packed for shipment to ensure safe and secure delivery. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 55 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 209 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket has quite a bit of wear and tear, including sun damage and a few rips. The book itself is in decent shape, but has some staining. Copy is readable.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 155 Pages Illus., Map.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 44 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Minimal edgewear. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal shelfwear. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Soft cover. 20.5cm, 79p., illustrations from photographs, illustrated wraps, fine (cnds).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Second printing. 8vo, 160 pages, blue cloth, inked numerals on front endpapers, a bit cocked "Even within the fishing industry itself technological changes already on the horizon threaten to seriously alter traditional patterns and roles - Introduction." Illustrated, folding map at rear.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. As new copy. (see picture) 210 pages. Text and many pictures. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 174 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Some handling wear and soiling to jacket (now in archival mylar sleeve). Otherwise, clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated, fold-out map. 160pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Softcover. Condition: Near fine. 55 p. 29 cm. 82 b&w illustrations. Signed by both authors on dedication page. Bottom corner a little bumped. Story of a father and son fishing team whose boat was trapped in ice on Lake Erie in March 1938.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The illustrated boards, have a light bump to top and base of the spine, signed by author on front free page, many illustrations with 200 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 198 p., illus.

Condition: Good. Hardcover without dust jacket. Blue cover with gold gilt lettering. Library bound. Ex-Library book at the Great Lakes Historical Society, with appropriate stamps and stickers. Pages clean and bright without markings. This book makes its readers more aware of the historical legacy of the region. The shipbuilders and the shipwrecks, the schooner and steamers, the fishermen and lifesavers are the stuff of which North Shore history is made.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Card stock covers which a lightly faded. FIRST EDITION. Numerous maps and illustrations. Previous owner's signature and date on the front free page with 154 pages.2020.03.16.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. A history of the commercial fishing industry on Lake Erie in the good old days as well as the present where industry & technology threaten the way of life. Illustrated with maps & B&W photographs. Fishing, Commercial Fishing, Lake Erie. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed. VG+ in pictorial wraps with brown & black lettering. A photographic essay with text of the village & people of Port Burwell located north of Lake Erie. Illustrated with B&W photographs. SIGNED, inscribed & dated by both Authors on front endpaper. Great Lakes Region, Port Burwell, Signed. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Blue leatherette boards with gilt lettering along the spine and on the front board, some edge stain. FIRST EDITION. Numerous illustrations and map with 178 pp. The dust jacket has a three cm tear and is in a Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Blue leatherette boards with gilt lettering along the spine and on the front board, some edge stain. FIRST EDITION. Numerous illustrations and map with 178 pp. The dust jacket has a three cm tear and is in a Brodart cover. Signed by local author Harry B. Barrett.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, bright and unmarked. 160 pages, map to rear endplates. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The leatherette boards have very light wear. FIRST EDITION. Numerous maps and illustrations. Previous owners signature on the front free page, with 154 pages. The dust jacket is in a Brodart cover.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 90 p. + index. 25 cm. B&w illustrations. Hardcover in dustjacket. Some tears, creases and holes in jacket. Small label on jacket front flap. Tape repair to top of jacket rear panel. Dampstains to rear panel have affected rear board, and rear pastedown endpaper. Topics include: the building of the Stork Club; Big Bands (Isham Jones, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Eddy Duchin, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Dorsey Brothers, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo); local bands; the fire; etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 178 p. 29 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has tears and chips to top edges, as well as some soiling to panels. Bookplate on front pastedown. Signed by Frank.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. 210 p. 29 cm. B&w photos. Pictorial hardcover. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 210 p. 29 cm. B&w photos. Pictorial hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Blue boards with gilt titles in worn dust jacket. Please contact me direct for more information and accurate shipping costs.

1980VG/Vg, DJ with small scuf mark on front cover and very small closed tear on bottom front, a kaleidoscopeof our past, Ontario, Canada, 255 pages.