Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Language: English
Published by Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, 1993
ISBN 10: 0919001793 ISBN 13: 9780919001794
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Graham Pilsworth; (illustrator). First Edition. (xv) 253 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Graham Pilsworth. Writing by: Robert Fontaine; Scott Young; Morley Callaghan; Raymond Souster; Mordecai Richler; George Bowering; W. D. Valgardson; Dennis Gruending; Hugh Hood; John Craig; Lesley Choyce; W. P. Kinsella; Gay Hyland; William J. Kleback; Ken Norris; Paul Quarrington; Judith Fitzgerald; Alison Gordon; Robert Currie; Pat Jasper; Edo van Belkom; Richard Cumyn; and Donald Johnson. Size: 8vo. Book.
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Good. 1994. Glossy paper cvoers; edges and cvoers worn, front cover creased along spine; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; pages toned; illustrations in black and white; Interior is clean and unmarked; 237 pages.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Language: English
Published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside, Markham, Ontario, 1986
ISBN 10: 0889029903 ISBN 13: 9780889029903
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Arne Roosman; (illustrator). First Edition. 219 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; some creasing on the front flap; price clipped. Dj art by Arne Roosman. This story collection contains: A Christmas Mistake by L. M. Montgomery; Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas by Stephen Leacock; How We Made Christmas by Grey Owl; A Prize Heifer by Susanna Moodie; A Bright Vision by Catherine Parr Traill; A Christmas Letter 1839 by Anne Langton; The Widow Cruse by Mazo de la Roche; Jesus Ahatonhia by Father Jean de Brebeuf; Christmas in St. Ignace, 1679 by Father Jean Enjalran; Christmas in a Swamp by John McTaggart; Twelve Foot Davis Christmas Cheer (from The Canadian Journal of Lady Aberdeen 1893 - 1898), and Dainty Fare for Christmas by W. A. Rae; That Little Christmas Tree, Substitutes for a Christmas Tree, and Baptiste Leduc's Christmas Eve by Helen Standish Perkins; One Thousand Aves, and Christmas Gifts and Games by Louis Hemon; The Account of Antoine Chabot by Alan Sullivan; Christmas in a Snowdrift by Greta Gaskin Bidlake; The Christmas Dinner, After Dinner Merry Making, and Distributing the Presents by Frederick Philip Grove; Return Trip to Christmas by Ernest Buckler; The Power and the Glory by Hal Masson; Christmas Grouch by Ellis Parker Butler; Little Noeledge by Frances Douglas and Thelma Le Cocq; A Patriotic Christmas Dinner by Helen G. Campbell; A Coal Miner's Family Christmas by Andy MacDonald; A Very Merry Christmas by Morley Callaghan; An Orange from Portugal by Hugh MacLennan; A Christian Xmas by Antoinine Maillet; Noel by Jacques Ferron; and The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks (Christmas excerpt) by Robertson Davies. Size: 8vo. Book.
Language: English
Published by Deneau Publishers, Toronto, 1988
ISBN 10: 0888791283 ISBN 13: 9780888791283
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Printing - First Thus. 326 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Subtitled Canadian Writers in Exotic Places, this anthology contains: Fiji by Sir Edward Belcher; Siberia by Sir George Simpson; P and O Liner by Sara Jeannette Duncan; Rome by James de Mille; Sinai by C. T. Currelly; London by Stephen Leacock; Paris by Morley Callaghan; Paris by John Glassco; New York by Hugh MacLennan; Egypt by Ethel Wilson; London by Charles Ritchie; Casablanca by A. M. Klein; Tanganyika by J. C. Cairns; Mexico by Malcolm Lowry; Leningrad by Diana Goldsborough; Rio De Janeiro by Garry Marchant; Cornwall by Norman Levine; Morocco by Kildare Dobbs; Greece by Gwendolyn MacEwen; South Seas by George Woodcock; Calcutta by Clark Blaise; Calcutta by Bharati Mukherjee; Santa Barbara by Brian Moore; Portugal by Harry Bruce; Greenland by Jim Christy; Japan by Loral Dean; and Darjeeling by Jerry Tutunjian. Size: 8vo. Book.
Condition: Very Good. 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Seller: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom
US$ 18.22
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Published by White Circle Pocket Edition., Canada, 1952
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. Laurance Hyde (illustrator). Reprint Edition. 316 pages >> #531 - ROBINS, John D. - A Pocketful of Canada (Canadiana/ Non-Fiction/ Mainstream Fiction; 2nd paperback; preceded by CWC NN #F; Woodcut Engravings Cover & Interior Art by Laurance Hyde; 32 pages of Photos; All Canadian authors, including: Bruce Hutchison, Hugh MacLennan, E.J. Pratt, Earle Birney, Vincent Massey, Grace Campbell, Stephen Leacock, Ralph Connor, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Wilfred Campbell, Nellie McClung, Morley Callaghan & more); >> Creasing to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good. . . . .
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Pres, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870239872 ISBN 13: 9780870239878
Seller: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
US$ 19.10
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom
Signed
US$ 13.82
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Dedication from the author, spine and cover creased, foxing to the tanned page edges. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging. abe signed.
Published by White Circle Pocket Edition., Canada, 1952
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: GOOD+. Laurance Hyde (illustrator). Reprint Edition. 316 pages >> #531 - ROBINS, John D. - A Pocketful of Canada (Canadiana/ Non-Fiction/ Mainstream Fiction; 2nd paperback; preceded by CWC NN #F; Woodcut Engravings Cover & Interior Art by Laurance Hyde; 32 pages of Photos; All Canadian authors, including: Bruce Hutchison, Hugh MacLennan, E.J. Pratt, Earle Birney, Vincent Massey, Grace Campbell, Stephen Leacock, Ralph Connor, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Wilfred Campbell, Nellie McClung, Morley Callaghan & more); >> Creasing to covers; Pen to front end pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870239872 ISBN 13: 9780870239878
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
US$ 18.66
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Good. Reading content is in clean and readable condition. Creases from the plastic on the cover. Previous owners inscription inside the cover.
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, U.S.A., 1995
ISBN 10: 0870239872 ISBN 13: 9780870239878
Seller: Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway, GALWA, Ireland
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. fine copy.
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870239872 ISBN 13: 9780870239878
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.
Published by Breakwater Books, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1991
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Herzl Kashetsky; (illustrator). 1st Edition. 246, 271 pp. Trade paperback format. Both books have some edge and corner wear with uncreased spines and a previous owner's name inside. Cover art by Herzl Kashetsky. VOLUME ONE contains: To Set Our House in Order by Margaret Laurence; Hurricane Hazel by Margaret Atwood; Gall by Brenda Riches; Striptease by Al Pittman; Crush by Bonnie Burnard; Cages by Guy Vanderhaeghe; A Manly Heart by Hugh Garner; Maiden Aunt by Patrick O'Flaherty; Birds by Roger Aske; Never Sisters by Aritha Van Herk; Growing Up Rosie by Lesley Krueger; The Immortals by Edward Kleiman; Death of a Nation by Ernst Havemann; In a War by Mavis Gallant; The Move by Gabrielle Roy; The Bottle Queen by W. P. Kinsella; Of White Hairs and Cricket by Rohinton Mistry; Willie by Jim Burke; and The Ride by Anne Marriott. VOLUME TWO contains: Jack of Hearts by Isabel Huggan; Flag of Surrender by Molly Stewart; That Sensual Music by Fredelle Maynard; The Studen Prince by Bryan Moon; Golden Girl by Janette Turner Hospital; Sins of Omission by Ann Copeland; Butchie and the Garbage Man by J. J. Steinfeld; Salvation by Joan Clark; The Beauty of Holiness by George Little; The Wednesday Circle by Sandra Birdsell; The Way It Ended by Morley Callaghan; The Problems of Truancy by Kent Thompson; An Act of Mercy by W. D. Valgardson; Emma by Gail Robinson; Skye by Susan Kerslake; Cornet At Night by Sinclair Ross; Mules by Brian Fawcett; In the Fall by Alistair MacLeod; The Glass Roses by Alden Nowlan; and The Turkey Season by Alice Munro. Both volumes also include author biographies. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by [Downsview, Ontario] ECW Press [1984]., 1984
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
VG oblong orig. silver stamped blue buckram. Few corners creased. 480 p.; 21 x 23 cm. Binding is Hardcover.
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870239864 ISBN 13: 9780870239861
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
US$ 186.52
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.
Published by Maclean-Hunter, Toronto, 1956
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Arbuckle, Franklin; Simpkins; Oesterwinter; Cliffe, John;Curtin, Walter; Sebert, John; Zarov, Basil; Swannell, Frank; Withrow,E.O.; Crosby, F.D.; Johnson, Bruce (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Cover illustration of office of the Oxbow [Saskatchewan] Herald newspaper showing Joe Pedlar, owner; Dorothy Thompson argues that "We've Earned the Arabs' Hatred"; Nice colour ad for Bluestone shirts of Montreal; Interesting full-page illustrated ad for B.C. Plywood boasts of how the Banff Chairlift Terminal Building survived an avalanche due to the strength of their product; Fantastic two-page colour-illustrated ad for the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria; The "Religious Crisis" in Quebec politics - two priests indict their province for "political immorality" - article with many photos; Who Says Business Isn't Fun? - Lionel Avard Forsyth, the heavyweight boss of Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation is Canada's biggest employer - article by Peter C. Newman with photos; This is Why I Killed Them (short story); The Ryerson Institute of Technology - The versatile college with the concrete campus - article with photos; Colour photo feature on the Bay of Fundy with article; Hammering Herb Trawick - The Gentle Bone-Crusher of the Montreal Alouettes - article with photos; The Bizarre Mystery of B.C.'s "Champagne Safari" - Charles Bedaux squandered a quarter-million dollars on a Canadian wilderness trek mid-depression - article with photos; You Take the Suburbs - I Don't Want Them; and more. 100 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this nice vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, November 10, 1956 CFL Football Oxbow (Saskatchewan) Herald newspaper showing Joe Pedlar, owner; Dorothy Thompson argues that "We've Earned the Arabs' Hatred"; Nice colour ad for Bluestone shirts of Montreal; Interes.
Published by The National Home Monthly / Stovel, Canada, 1949
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wilson, R. York . (cover); Yarwood, Walter; Winter, Bill; Town, Harold; Hallam, J.; Woods, Rex (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Features: Nice ballerina cover art by R. York Wilson; Colour ad for the Parker "51" pen inside front cover; One-page colour recruiting ad for the Canadian Army entitled V.I.P. shows young man in uniform walking on sidewalk; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1949 Monarch car shows a red two-door; Photos of the Sandler's Wells Ballet; One-page colour Waterman's Pen ad presents the Crusader, Stalwart and Dauntless; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the Women's Penitentiary in Kingston; The River (short story); Toronto the Terrible - photo-illustrated article by Hugh Garner; Daniel Boone and his trusty Five-Iron (golf short story); Can Les Lear and the Calgary Stampeders (football club) Make It? - photo-illustrated article; Ram's Way (short story about a cop); Simis - photo-illustrated article on the Service d'Information Montreal Information Service which answers questions about anything (permitted by law) by phone - with photos of Roger Nadeau - a fascinating predecessor to modern-day search engines; One-page Seagram ad features grain threshing scene with horse-drawn wagon; Morley Callaghan explains how to talk to high-brows; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad features tractor in rural European town; Elegant half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters presents their Montcalm Pattern, Number 718; Nice half-page Canadian Admiral Corp. ad presents their model 5V12 radio-phonograph; Article on Teen-agers in Hollywood includes photos of Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Evans, Terry Moore, Shirley Temple, Barbara Lawrence and Claudia Barrett; Article on the wonderful freedom in Canada, compared to post-war Europe; Uncommon half-page ad for Black Horse Brewery explains why rice is thrown at weddings; Colour one-page Calvert Distillers ad says "The Canadian Family Owes Much to. Ireland"; One-page photo ad for Northern Electric's Gainaday 200 washing machine; Half-page colour-photo ad for Canada Dry; One-page colour-photo Marboleum ad shows nostalgic 1949 kitchen design; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; One-page colour-photo ad for Northumbria Sterling Silver cutlery; Back to school fashion photos; Nice half-page colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Half-page colour ad for Heinz Vinegars; Article on table manners for children; Half-page colour-photo Baker's Coconut ad; One-page colour-photo ad for Burns Corned Beef Hash, Wieners and Beans, and Chili Con Carne; Recipes for preserves; World Sayings; Colour ad inside back cover for Wabasso Cottons shows lady making bed; Back cover colour ad for O'Keefe's features lovely illustration by Rex Woods of penny bazaar scene with boy buying muffin; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue.