Bertram Brooker (44 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

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

Hard Cover. Condition: Good -. No Jacket. First Edition. Red boards are scuffed, chipped, and edgeworn. End pages have browned, pages are lightly yellowed. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Corners are bumped. Unmarked pages. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. First Edition. (1st) Selection of Christian Herald's Family Bookshelf. Slightly smaller book, red cloth, address label at top of half-title page, gilt lettering bright on spine, crease at bottom front tip, 307 lightly browned pages. DJ price-clipped, red at top and botom of front and spine with illustration of biblical scene, spine slightly faded, b/w photo of Brooker on back, white portions of back very slightly browned. DJ has slight wear along front bookfold edge. DJ has very slight wear and nicks to most edges, page edges very slightly soiled. Near Good DJ/Near Fine book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. Binding: Hardcover. Special Attributes: 1st Edition. Author: Bertram Brooker. Publisher: Duell Sloan And Pearce. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Bertram Brooker won the country's first Governor General's Award for literature in 1936 for his novel "Think of the Earth", and his explosive, experimental paintings hang in every major gallery in the country. He was Canada's first multidisciplinary avantgardist, successfully experimenting in literature, visual arts, film, and theatre. Brooker brought all of his experimental ambitions to his short fiction and prose. "The Wrong World" presents a rich sampling of his prose work, much of it previously unpublished, which adds new insight into his aesthetic ambitions. Working during an incredible period of transition in Canadian society, Brooker's stories document Canada's evolution from a provincial colony into a modern, urban country. His essays participated in that evolution by advocating a passionate awakening of the arts, the end of prudish sentiment and censorship, and a radical rethinking of the nature of war. They capture the limitations and hypocrisies of the Canadian social contract and argue for a more just and spiritual society. His stories humanize his social vision by dramatizing the psychological and emotional cost of Canada's transition into a modern civilization.In turn devastating, penetrating and poignant, Brooker's prose works offer a sharply focussed window into the turbulent interwar years in Canada. …

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Wrong World: Selected Stories and Essays. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Text is clean. Pagers tanning lightly. Cover shows light wear, ends of spine bumped. Dust jacket shows obvious wear, spine sunfaded, ends of DJ spine missing, top corner of front panel of DJ missing. States First Edition.; [Roos, Patterns in Reading: An Annotated Book List for Young Adults, pg 102]; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 307 pages. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. Paperback with french flaps. Minor shelf wear. No notes or highlights. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Dust jacket a bit frayed with a little soiling; Good condition. Slight spine lean. Writing on front end page. A few specks here and there, but book still very clean, and in Very Good condition.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. In English.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Originally published in 1936, this edition features a new introduction by poet and academic Gregory Betts (editor of The Wrong World: Bertram Brooker's Stories and Essays). A good mystery written in the style of the 1930s but it should also be read in the context of Art and the Group of Seven. Brooker is considered a member and the first Canadian to exhibit abstract art. Several of the Group were followers of Theosophy and the cult leader appears to be based on Madam Blavatsky. A Mortimer Hood Mystery written under the pseudonym of Huxley Herne. From the cover: A first-rate detective novel that explores media's manipulation of a gullible public. A cult leader announces a miracle will take place and she will rise to heaven. A medium prophesies the date, publicity gets to work, and all of America hums with anticipation. On the appointed day, she disappears and scientist Mortimer Hood, there to verify the miracle, must investigate how and whether the whole thing is a hoax, or if the priestess has been murdered. Bertram Brooker (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

[0-88884-242-2] 1973, 1st edition. (Mass market paperback) As new. 87pp.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

[0-88884-242-2] 1973. (Oversize paperback) Very good. 87pp. Photographs, illustrations, notes, bibliography. Art of Bertram Brooker. Publisher series: Canadian Artists Monographs 1 . Text in French and English. (Art--Canada, Artists--Manitoba, Manitoba Artist).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Revue D'Art Canadienne\Canadian Art Review XXVII 1-2 2000 165 p. Important article on Bertram Brooker etc. Bertram Brooker (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Bertram Brooker won the country's first Governor General's Award for literature in 1936 for his novel "Think of the Earth", and his explosive, experimental paintings hang in every major gallery in the country. He was Canada's first multidisciplinary avantgardist, successfully experimenting in literature, visual arts, film, and theatre. Brooker brought all of his experimental ambitions to his short fiction and prose. "The Wrong World" presents a rich sampling of his prose work, much of it previously unpublished, which adds new insight into his aesthetic ambitions. Working during an incredible period of transition in Canadian society, Brooker's stories document Canada's evolution from a provincial colony into a modern, urban country. His essays participated in that evolution by advocating a passionate awakening of the arts, the end of prudish sentiment and censorship, and a radical rethinking of the nature of war. They capture the limitations and hypocrisies of the Canadian social contract and argue for a more just and spiritual society. His stories humanize his social vision by dramatizing the psychological and emotional cost of Canada's transition into a modern civilization.In turn devastating, penetrating and poignant, Brooker's prose works offer a sharply focussed window into the turbulent interwar years in Canada. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 215 pp. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Patrons, Officers and Council -- Arrangements For 1963 -- Report Of The Council -- Balance Sheets -- Presidents and Awards -- The President -- The Judging Of Roses / F. Fairbrother -- A Symposium On Mulching and Fertilizing / Dr. A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D., Nigel Raban, F. A. Gibson, Colonel W. B. Wright, Lieut.Col. D. Pope, Joan E. Fulford -- Roses In The Home / Ann Orci -- The Rose Of St. Francis Of Assist / Arbel M. Aldous -- The Rose Garden At Roath Park, Cardiff / W. Nelmes -- Fragrance / Rosemary James -- Roses As Specimen Plants / André Leroy -- Spraying Appliances For The Small Garden / Roy Hay -- Rose Root-Stocks: A First Field Trial / O. D. Rowley -- The International Rose Competition and Permanent International Rose Show Of The Hague, Netherlands / I. Rijnveld -- 'Peace' (Mme Antoine Meilland) / Bertram Park -- Rose Growing On A Chalk Soil / W. A. James -- When The Sub-Soil Is Gault / Vera F. P. Day, N.D.H. -- Pruning and The Winter Of 1961-2 / Leonard Hollis, Dr. A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D., G. D. Burch, S. M. Gault, F. A. Gibson, R. L. Pallett -- 'Melrose' / Bernard Jones -- On Beginning Again / J. H. Wilding -- Almost Idolatrous / Nigel Eva -- Repeat Flowering Climbers and Shrub Roses / S. M. Gault -- Chromosomes / Norman Young -- Recent Research On Roses / E. F. Allen -- Some Roses To Grow In Yorkshire / R. C. Balfour -- Book Reviews -- The Amateur Hybridist / The Late Albert Norman -- Albert Norman, A. B. Griffith, William B. Moore, Past Presidents -- The Decorative Classes / Julia Clements -- Bristol Group Summer Show, 1962 / L. A. Anstiss -- Cardiff Group Summer Show, 1962 / Alan Gibbs -- The Summer Show / A. G. L. Hellyer -- Contents -- Northern Rose Show / J. C. Watson -- Autumn Rose Show / Gordon Forsyth -- The Lakeland Rose Show -- The Trial Ground / H. Edland -- Show Awards and Trial Ground Awards 1962 -- International Awards 1962 -- Rose Analysis / L. G. Turner -- By Road To Bone Hill -- Maj.-Gen. R. F. B. Naylor, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., President 1963 -- Two Arrangements For The Home -- The Rose Garden Of Sta Maria Degli Angeli At Assisi -- The Rose Garden At Roatii Park, Cardiff -- Two Types Of Sprayers With Plastic Containers -- Small Hand Pressure Sprayer -- Spray Attachment Using Water Pressure -- Canes Of 'Peace' Showing Effects Of Different Root-Stocks -- International Rose Trials At The Hague -- Colour Plates -- Ambrosia -- King's Ransom -- Casino -- Decoration / Mrs. M. Brooker -- Decoration / Mrs. Bernard Green -- Diamant -- Gavotte -- Wobijrn Abbey -- Hassan -- Milord -- Allegro -- Colibri -- Chinatown -- Europeana -- Anne Watkins -- Summer Sunshine -- Q Lady Sonta -- I Celebration ; G. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [xvi], pp. 3-306. One hundred pages of reproductions. Designed and decorated by Bertram Brooker. Limited run of 999 copies, of which 950 were for sale, and of which this is number 204. Book is in Very Good condition. Some wear and damage to the edges of the covers. Areas of damage on the illustrated end papers. Slight staining to page edges. Internally no issues. Name of former owner in pen on front fly leaf. A collection of essays and examples of writing for the year 1928-1929, edited by Bertram Brooker (1888-1955), Canadian abstract painter, Governor General award-winning novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist. As he states in the preface, the work collects together six essays on the six major arts by artists active in those fields for that year. There are also a selection of original works from that year which "have earned special recognition, won prizes, or been purchased for collections" and also works that "suggest a development that is particular or native to this country [i.e. Canada]." The contents are as followed, with brief biographical details of the authors add where available: When We Awake: A General Introduction, Bertram Brooker REVIEW SECTION Literature in Canada - In It's Centenary Year, William Arthur Deacon (1890-1977; literary critic and editor; first full-time professional book critic in Canada) The Cult of Primitivism, Pelham Edgar (1871-1948; English professor and writer) The Amateur Theatre in Canada (Carroll Aikins (1888-1967; poet, playwright, and director) Nationalism and Drama, Merrill Denison (1893-1975; Canadian playwright) Art Appreciation, Arthur Lismer (1885-1969; Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven) The Year's Exhibitions, Fred S. Haines (1879-1960; Canadian painter) The Amateur Movement In Canadian Painting, Frederick B. Housser (1885-1936; Canadian art critic and collector) Sculpture in Canada, Emanuel Hahn (1881-1957; German-Canadian sculptor) Sculpture's New Mood, Bertram Brooker Architecture in Canada, Eric R. Arthur (1898-1982; New Zealand-born Canadian architect) Music in Canada, Campbell McInnes (1874-1945; English baritone; moved to Toronto in 1919, where he taught singing and continued to perform) French and Indian Motifs In Our Music, Marius Barbeau (1883-1969; Canadian ethnographer and folklorist) Composers Among Us, Augustus Bridle (1868-1952; English-born Canadian journalist, writer, and editor; founding member of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto) ORIGINAL SECTION The Nostalgia of Goliath, Will E. Ingersoll Marching Feet, Leslie Gordong Barnard (1890-1961; novelist) Creative Art and Canada, Lawren Harris (1885-1970; painter, founding member of the Group of Seven) Motion and the Actor, Roy Mitchell (1884-1944; Canadian-American theatre practitioner; first artistic director of Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto) May in the Selkirks, Bliss Carman (1861-1929; Canadian poet) The World of Beauty Is In Deep Distress, Wilson Macdonald (1880-1967; poet and peformer) At Sunset, Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947; poet and writer; primarily remembered for the responsibility he bears in his role as civil servant in the establishment of the residential school system) A Prairie Sunset, E.J. Pratt (1882-1964; Canadian poet) These Dunes are Haunted, Martha Ostenso (1900-1063; Norwegian-American novelist and screenwriter who also contributed to Canadian literature) Science, Frederick Philip Grove (1879-1948; German-born Canadian novelist and translator) City Dawn, J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932; member of Group of Seven) Violin, Louise Morey Bowman (1882-1944; Canadian poet) Wings, Joseph Easton McDougall Where?, John Linnell.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Published in 1929 in a limited edition of 999 copies, hardcover in very good condition with a dust jacket in good condition. Grey cloth and paper over boards with black lettering on the spine. The binding is strong and square with decorative endpapers. The dust jacket shows wear and some small chips are missing from the corners and the top and bottom of the spine, it is now in a clear protective cover. The book is free of any markings. 307 pgs including 50 illustrations.…