Caplan Ronald Ed (32 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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

paperback. Condition: Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Edge and tip wear. Tanning to text. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; Canada's Atlantic Folklore-Folklife Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 216pp., photos. Some text in French, often in parallel columns with an English translation. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Colour and B & W Photos (illustrator). 1st Edition. Original brick pictorial trade paperback with black and white photo of the author on the cover, and yellow lettering. This biography highlights an important Black woman who founded the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. The first woman moderator of the African United Baptist Church, she worked to open the doors of nurses' training to young Black women. 105 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B & W Photos of Contributors (illustrator). Reprint. Original dark blue and white trade pictorial paperback with black and white lettering and photos of contributors on the cover. Price tag residue on front cover. No writing. This book contains 45 Cape Breton stories which originally appeared in "Cape Breton's Magazine." Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paper bound, folio, illustrated throughout, Pp48. Contents include: The Mine Explosion in New Waterford, 1917; A Milling Frolic on the North Shore; New England's Role in the Underdevelopment of Cape Breton Island during the French Regime, 1713-58; "Red Conall of the Tricks" in Gaelic and English; Two Diagrams of the Micmac Food Year; Alex Campbell Remembers Cooke's Highway Camp; and Bell and Baldwin's Hydrofoil: the HD-4. Covers moderately creased otherwise a very good copy. 150 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 44pp, stapled wrappers. Seventh issue of George Bowering's mid-sixties little magazine. Unmarked copy, light outer wear/toning. Not Signed.

Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Hbk small 4to 241pp illust in b/w dj a tad shelfworn now in protective sleeve otherwise an excellent clean tight unmarked copy as new.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An early issue of this unique newsprint magazine (founded, edited and published by an American who moved to Cape Breton and fell in love with the place) which first saw the light of day in the early 1970s. The magazine features articles current and historical on a variety of subjects best described as eclectic, all related in one way or another to Cape Breton, its history and its residents. This one contains articles on the rum-running days in the area, four Acadian stories (in French), a Micmac legend ("Taken-From-Guts"), common lichens of Cape Breton, a shipwreck at Little Lorraine and more. These early issues can be very difficult to find, and due to their size, the fragility of the paper and the stapling, are usually quite worn. 32 pages, illustrated w/photographs and drawings. Moderate general wear. Magazine.

Super octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Card Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Carol Kennedy (cover photo) (illustrator). No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st. " I wanted strong writing by women who have a significant attachment to Cape Breton. " ( Ed. rear panel) 164 pp. plus: The Writers, Breton Books ads. Bookseller's Inventory # 185512.

Condition: Fair. Newsletter. Two pages legal size mimeographed newsletter, that was given free to anyone who sent stamps to the publisher. Includes Larry Eigner's "Predication," as well as poetry by Bob Alderisio, Robert F. Grady, Kent Taylor, Aram Saroyan, Rick Klein, and R. Morgan Morrison. Pages were folded, and have some tanning and soiling, especially on exposed pages. Newsletter.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. 165 pp. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Front cover has corner crease. 75 stories told by 68 storytellers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Newsprint. Condition: About Very Good. An early issue of this unique newsprint magazine (founded, edited and published by an American who moved to Cape Breton and fell in love with the place) which first saw the light of day in the early 1970s. The magazine features articles current and historical on a variety of subjects best described as eclectic, all related in one way or another to Cape Breton, its history and its residents. This one contains articles on edible wild berries in Cape Breton, Ulysses LeLievre and his boats, a recipe for Ceann Groppi, the Ross Ferry, and much else. These early issues can be very difficult to find, and due to their size, the fragility of the paper and the stapling, are usually quite worn. 32 pages, illustrated w/photographs and drawings. Moderate general wear. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 4to, 6pp, folded self-cover. Rare Mimeo Revolution mag from Pittsburgh, this issue from the month of the JFK assassination. Unmarked copy, has not been mailed. Horizontal mailing fold line has some tearing, secondary fold lines, a bit of toning and soil. Not Signed.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Scarce first issue: no date; [ca. November, 1972]; edited and published by Ronald Caplan; 24 pages; includes Lee Cremo Speaks, How to Make Rope from Wood, The Future of Gaelic on Cape Breton, The Breeding Behavior of the Grey Seal off the Coast of Cape Breton, How to Make an Axe Handle, Wildflowers of Cape Breton; and more; the magazine, which ran for 74 issues was devoted to the history, natural history and future of Cape Breton Island.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. scarce issue #4 published May, 1973; edited and published by Ronald Caplan; 24 pages; includes Joe MacNeil, Storyteller, This Was Swordfishing, A Life History of the Swordfish, Trails out of Meat Cove, Survival Kit, Compass and Topographic Map, Apples of Inverness County; How Leather Was Sewn, A Pair of Larrigans, The Eyestone and more; the magazine, which ran for 74 issues, was devoted to the history, natural history and future of Cape Breton Island.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. scarce issue #2 published January, 1973; edited and published by Ronald Caplan; 24 pages; includes Torquil MacLean and the Englishtown Ferry, How to Make Snowshoes, A Life History of the Canada Lynx, How to Card and Spin, Making a Micmac Basket, Evidence of the Cougar on Cape Breton and more; the magazine, which ran for 74 issues, was devoted to the history, natural history and future of Cape Breton Island.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. scarce issue #5 published July, 1973; edited and published by Ronald Caplan; 24 pages; includes A Visit with Marguerite Gallant, Ice Cutting at Canso, Some Abundant Wildflowers, Reiteach, A Scottish Engagement Rite, How to Make an Alexander Graham Bell Winged-Cell Tetrahedron Kite, Remembering St. Paul's Island, Part One, John J. Matheson, 95, How Glooskap Found Summer and more; the magazine, which ran for 74 issues, was devoted to the history, natural history and future of Cape Breton Island.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 11" x 8.5". viii, 127 pp. 53 Cape Bretoners recount their WWI experiences through narratives, letters, diaries, and b&w photos. Top front corner curled, covers have some light shelf wear, otherwise clean and bright.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, 6pp, corner-stapled self-cover. Rare Mimeo Revolution mag from Pittsburgh (distributed by mail), entire issue devoted to Larry Eigner. Initials RG written to top margin of first page (as seen with some other copies), otherwise unmarked, has not been mailed. Horizontal mailing fold line has some tearing, soft secondary fold lines, a bit of toning and wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. Oblong 8vo, 64pp, stapled wrappers with fabric spine. The scarce third issue of this essential sixties mimeo poetry mag from Toronto. Unmarked copy, some staple rust show-through to fabric spine and light outer wear/soil. Not Signed.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.