ruddy jon (14 risultati)

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Painted cover (illustratore). First Edition By This Publisher,. 184 pages; ** Goodreads; A journalist's country retreat turns into a nightmare confrontation with a walking corpse and a fanatical religious cult. ** Banner at top of Cover: Demonic Cultists Torture and Murder in their Ruthless Hunt for the Running Man; ** [Pre-Dates the RUNNING MAN by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) by SIX YEARS = NOT the Same Book, NOT the same Author]; ** First of Three Scarce Horror Novels by this Canadian Author; Jon Ruddy started as a Newspaperman in Toronto from 1965-1971 he was a Staff Writer at MacLeans magazine. In the 1976 he was living in Mexico; VERY RARE TITLE. ** Brad Middleton notes; Novel about the protagonist's interest in booze, sleeping around, and getting high. The story begins with a strange supernatural event that certainly piqued my interest, however it's slow-going after that with little action taking place until the final chapters. I couldn't help but wonder if the main character, freelance journalist Jake Willoughby, was based on Ruddy himself--and if he was under the influence of something when writing it. Like many early Canadian horror novels, this book is relatively scarce. These were notorious for copy errors, as if the manuscript saw no editor before going to print;The hardcover version simultaneously published by General Pub. Co. as one of their TrendSetter Editions); *** This is a reading copy.Creasing and Handling Wear to Covers, 3" Crease at bottom right cover corner; Paper glued to interior backcover (size = 2" diameter) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. Painted cover (illustratore). First Edition By This Publisher,. 184 pages; ** Goodreads; A journalist's country retreat turns into a nightmare confrontation with a walking corpse and a fanatical religious cult. ** Banner at top of Cover: Demonic Cultists Torture and Murder in their Ruthless Hunt for the Running Man; ** [Pre-Dates the RUNNING MAN by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) by SIX YEARS = NOT the Same Book, NOT the same Author]; ** First of Three Scarce Horror Novels by this Canadian Author; Jon Ruddy started as a Newspaperman in Toronto from 1965-1971 he was a Staff Writer at MacLeans magazine. In the 1976 he was living in Mexico; VERY RARE TITLE. ** Brad Middleton notes; Novel about the protagonist's interest in booze, sleeping around, and getting high. The story begins with a strange supernatural event that certainly piqued my interest, however it's slow-going after that with little action taking place until the final chapters. I couldn't help but wonder if the main character, freelance journalist Jake Willoughby, was based on Ruddy himself--and if he was under the influence of something when writing it. Like many early Canadian horror novels, this book is relatively scarce. These were notorious for copy errors, as if the manuscript saw no editor before going to print;The hardcover version simultaneously published by General Pub. Co. as one of their TrendSetter Editions); *** Minor Spine Slant, Minor Creasing, indents to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. Features: Lorne Greene - Big Daddy on Horseback is father figure to the whole world, but not in his Beverly Hills mansion [Bonanza TV Show]; The Vanishing Family House - if you don't own a house by now, there's a good chance you never will; House the U.S. Could Ruin Canada; Swimsuits - to stay - but barely - four pages of fantastic photos of women's skimpy swimwear; Cricket; The Boating Bit - an economical way to visit Expo '67; Good Teacher's Don't "Teach" Any More - revolutionaries like Helen Bumphrey are changing all that; Food for Leisure Living; Big Julie Fine arranges luxury picnics, complete with a Rolls-Royce; Quebec's Criminal Network - a behine-the-scenes report on what's been called "the worst network of criminals ever known in Canada"; One-page Canadian Club colour-photo ad shows Gordie Eve falling while climbing a spar tree in B.C.; One-page Mutual of Omaha photo ad features golfer Al Balding and family; Nice one-page colour ad for Expo '67 asks "What are Today's Kids Coming To?; Good-by Dobbin, the world's got wheels - article about the decline of Canada's horse population from over three million before the automobile and tractors came available; Review of Toronto performance by musical group The Monkees, with additional interesting info. about the group and its beginnings; Are Electric Cars Coming Back?; Louis Riel - Excerpt from a new Canadian Opera; Canada in 2067. 96 pages. Complete and unmarked. Contents moderately tanned with age. Heavy wear to covers which bear several archival-grade tape repairs and are loose as one but present. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; Folio.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 84 pages. Features: How Many Canadians Really Want Independence?; Turmoil in Quebec - the day the faces closed; Canada needs a 'National' National Hockey League; How Manitoba Turned 100 by Standing on its Head; The Outsider Moves In - Joe Borowski; Who is the Successful Canadian? - the Maclean's-Goldfarb Report; The Birth of a Movie - major article with photos of Genevieve Bujold and Paul Almond; ; The Battle for a Place Under Your Christmas Tree - an informative snapshot of Canada's toy industry; Food & Drink - Diets by Damned; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the Ski-Doo lineup of snowmobiles; Excellent uncommon full-page colour photo ad for CBC's The National with large photos of Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad; Sam the Record Man begins dealing in tapes - Should You?; Nice colour photo Christmas Coke ad on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December 1970 Independence?; Turmoil in Quebec - the day the faces closed; Canada needs a 'National' National Hockey League; How Manitoba Turned 100 by Standing on its Head; The Outsider Moves In - Joe Borowski; Who.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Hampton (illustratore). First Edition. 56 pages. Features: How the French pay ship Le Chameau gave up its fortune to divers Alex Storm, Dave MacEachern and Harvey MacLeod off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - great colour photos with article; Harold Wilson - My, how he's changed!; Michael Langham - this quiet man has been the Stratford Festival's undisputed monarch for 11 years; They learn to live with drinking parents; What's Next - a Canadian Tennis Star? - Bob Puddicombe, Bob Bardsley, Barry Shakespeare, Bob Moffat, Vic Rollins, Don McCormick; Divorce, Mexican Style - our reporter zips through the charade of a Juarez divorce to prove a point - but hundreds of Canadians do it in earnest; "You're a Damn Lying Scoundrel" - the last fatal duel to be fought in Canada between John Wilson and Robert Lyon; Vintage colour ad for Honda automobiles - convertible and G.T. Fastback Coupe; Canadiana with Gerald Stevens; Back cover ad by Carling introduces their 9 brewmasters. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Sebert, John; Loates, M.G. (illustratore). First Edition. 114 pages. Features: Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for Pontiac cars; Nice colour photo ad for 1968 Polaris snowmobiles; Bruce Hutchison's Unknown in Canada; How Laurier Lapierre Stays Famous; Can the Lapierre Generation Make the NDP Win?; Relic Steam-Age Tractors are now the pride of collectors - article with great colour illustration and photos; Clare Graves - the U.S. College Professor and his theory which explains why China is belligerent, why hippies act so cool, and why you're not getting along with your boss or your mate; Fur fashion article with great black and white photos; A Priest and a Psychiatrist reveal how they explore and cope with agonizing depression, self-doubt and disappointment - their own and that of the people they are trying to help; Recipes for Ontario's fall festivals - fruit, game and cheese; Nostalgic black and white photo ad for Sony's portable 7" TVs; Does it Pay to Go Bandrupt?; Great two-page colour photo ad for four models of the Ford Torino; The Salmon are back in the Great Lakes! - transplanted Kokanee; There's a New Way to Have A Baby - Psychoprophylaxia; Nice two-page photo ad for Ontario Hydro shows the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station and the Mountain Chute dam under construction, plus a crew loading collant assemblies into the reactor at Douglas Point; Nice full-page photo ad for CKEY/590 features traffic man Bob Carter; Nice colour-photo half-page ad for Ski-Doo; Nice 3/4 page colour photo ad for International small trucks/Travelall; Half-page beautiful colour photo ad for the Chrysler 300 2-door hardtop; Nice two-page colour Chevrolet ad featuring the Camaro, Corvette, Chevy II Nova, Chevelle, and Chevrolet; Beautiful two-page colour photo GM ad features the Cutlass "S" Holiday Coupe, Cutlass Supreme Town Sedan, Delta Custom Holiday Coupe and the Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan; Colour photo Coke ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. 88 pages. Features: Nice full-page photo ad for the Volkswagen 411; David and Sophie Lewis and their children Michael, Stephen, Janet and Nina - article on this political family plus photos; Major colour photo/tourism section on the Maritimes; John Bourne Dempsey II and "The Dempsey Canadian Newsletter"; 21 Steps to a safer car; Word puzzles and crossword completed on page 75; The Maclean's NHL All-Star Team - story with photos; Canada's emerging movie business; and more. Above-average wear. . Binding intact. A worthy reference copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, April 1971 NDP Family Ad Volkswagen 411; David and Sophie Lewis and their children Michael, Stephen, Janet and Nina - article on this political family plus photos; Major colour photo/tourism section on the Maritime.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. Illustrated by Maggs, Arnaud (illustratore). First Edition. Features: Pauline Jewett - a department of peace?; William F. Buckley offers a cure for U.S. Disorder; Tenant Power - the high-rise people of Canada's cities complain they are harried by their landlords under antiquated laws; Canadian recreational nautical feature; In Praise of Older Horses - Ian Tyson tells why saddle sores can be fun - his account of a 130-mile prairie trail ride, with photos; The Ann Spiller Case - the bank manager responds; Hands off My Door Knobs - Robert Thomas Allen complains about things that are 'new and improved'; The Great Nutrition Game; The All Canadian Fabrication - fashion feature with colour photos; Robert Weaver - CBC Radio's top literary scout and buyer, an editor, critic, anthologist and best friend Canadian writers ever had; Robert Freedman has brought the ultimate in discotheques to Canada - The Electric Circus; Many nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lacking back cover. A worthy reference copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Photographs; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Illustrated by Ehricht, Horst (illustratore). First Edition. Features: Cover photo of Canadian Actor John Vernon; Nice colour ad for the 1968 Ford LTD inside front cover; Cheer Up Girls, Help is on the way - moves to reduce exploitation of Canadian women; Anne Francis - Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women; Australia - the once-swashbuckling Aussie has vanished into legend - great color photos; Emergency! - what it's like in a hospital emergency room; Part-Time Land Speculator Carman Minichiello of Aurora; Bonnie & Clyde - gangster-style fashion photos; A Little Girl Is Missing - Marianne Schuett of Kilbride, Ontario disappeared on April 27, 1967, leading to the largest mass search in Canadian history; How Canadians Are Infiltrating Hollywood; Actor John Vernon - Hollywood Came To Him; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1968 Buick LeSabre; Entertainment News; Canadian Club colour-photo ad inside back cover features tree-chopper Dick Honey; and more. 60 pages. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound and rare example. ; Folio.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Illustrated by Ehricht, Horst; Elmore, James E.; Diven, Chuck; Hoz, Gadi;Zichmanis, John: Photographers (illustratore). First Edition. 116 pages. Features: Fantastic full-page colour-photo ad for Canadian Lord Calvert whisky features Oscar Peterson and Guy Lombardo; Full-page ad for the 1970 Arctic Cat Panther; The Black Gold (Oil) Rush of '69 - drilling for gold in the Canadian Arctic; Could the 1929 Crash Happen Again?; A Hole in the Muskeg with Two Billion Dollars In It - excerpt from Morton Shulman's book about a Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. geologist and his hunch; Derek Sanderson - The Dead-End Kid Who Wants to Be a Superstar - Feature Article with colour photos; Colour Ski-Doo ad; The Violent Death of Paddy Donovan; How to Become An American Without Really Trying; Key West - Florida's Bargain Basement; Colour photo ad for Ski Whiz snowmobiles; Nice two-page colour-photo ad for the 1970 Buick features the Electra 225 and Riviera; Canadians You Should Know - artist Wayne Eastcott, boxer Clyde Gray, glassblower Wolfgang Eberhart, Colour womens' fashion photos; Colour photo ad for the 1970 New Yorker 4 door hardtop; Larry Zolf reviews Easy Rider; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this scarce and wonderfully nostalgic issue.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, November 1969: Derek Sanderson Cover Photo Boston Bruins Canadian Lord Calvert whisky features Oscar Peterson and Guy Lombardo; Full-page ad for the 1970 Arctic Cat Panther; The Black Gold (Oil) Rush of '69 - drilli.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Elliott, K. (illustratore). First Edition. 48 pages. Features: Nice colour Oldsmobile ad inside front cover; Join CUSO and spend a weekend with a real live duck-hunting maharajah; The West grows by Moose Jaw just sits and watches the trains go by; The Ship that Died of Shame - the HMCS Inch Arran; Bill Edwards of Oakville and his "Truth Paste" toothpaste; The Battle for the Warrendale Children; Harold Town Creates the Connoisseur's Christmas Tree - article with many colour photos; New Hustle in the Holy Land - it is polishing itself up to boost tourism; Nicholos Monsarrat - an interview before he left after living for fourteen years in Canada; Nightcap - it's TV with a leer and a plunging neckline, a busty, bawdy baby that nobody loves. just the viewers - article with photos; A Second Look at the "Facts" about Cancer and Smoking by the author of "You May Smoke"; George Feyer and his Comic Art (with a postage stamp theme); Eric Levinson claims Harry Houdini speaks to him from the grave - article with photos; Nice colour photo ad for Botany 500; What's New in Medicine; Nice ad for the 1967 Chrysler Newport; Bolens Diablo Rouge snowmobile ad; GM ad for their new energy absorving steering column; Code ad with Christmas theme on back cover. Average wear. 2"x2" piece missing from fore-edge of back cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Ehricht, Horst (cover); McLeod & Yee; Cowley, Mike (illustratore). First Edition. 56 pages. Features: We are running out of places to bury our garbage; Mental hospitals obsolete in Saskatchewan?; A farewell twitch by BC's Tories; My sixteen months as a Nazi - John Garrity got a 16 month look inside the Canadian Nazi Party - he bugged their meetings, photographed their files, and screened their membership - article with fascinating samples of handbills/tracts - curiously, this work was conducted just before related legislation was passed in Ottawa; The Synthetic Woman - or, how I put on fake hair, eyelashes, nails and a fake figure and found femininity, by Marjorie Harris; And Now. The Synthetic Male, or how I powdered my nose, donned my angora hairpiece and learned to smell more like a man, by Robert Thomas Allen; Is the world ready for Leonard Cohen? - article and great photo; what I learned in a Borneo Classroom, by Manson Toynbee - with many great colour photos; Canada's Kinsey - Dr. Ted Mann, an Anglican priest, began a study of premarital sex on the campus of the University of Western Ontario - when he finished, he was not longer a professor there, by request; Nice colour photo centerfold for Ford's 1967 auto lineup; Rockcliffe Park - the richest, toniest, newsiest village in Canada?, by Susan Dexter; Canadiana by Gerald Stevens; Full-page Crown Zellerbach black and white photo ad shows 50-ton log trailers at Nanaimo Lakes on Vancouver Island; Gerald (Gerry) Caplan says we shouldn't hesitate to threaten Rhodesia with force; and more. Average external wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.