Resultados de búsqueda: Canadiana from Reading Rat

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. NEW/No Jacket. Dow, Amanda (illustrator). 112 p.; two stories about young heroes in early North America. "Blackships" tells the story of two brothers, sons of the noted Iroquois leader Donnacona, are taken to France by Cartier in 1534. They learn French, are presented at court, and return to save Cartier's life. But disaster looms . . . "Thanadelthur" is the story of a young Dene girl; when her companions are exhausted and afraid to continue, Thanadelthur strikes out on her own across the tundra, determined to make peace between two warring nations." Illustrated with beautiful landscape photographs and original historically-based paintings. Sidebar glossary of words and pronunciations. For young readers 10 and up, and history buffs of all ages. MULTIPLE COPIES AVAILABLE; email for details 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg MB: Manitoba Rural Development, 1989. Apparent First. Saddle Stitched. VG+/No Jacket. 60 p.; card cover with colour photo of grain harvest; published by Manitoba Department of Rural Development highlighting a number of rural businesses, from raspberries and bees to graphic design, desktop publishing, and manufacturing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nanaimo BC: Bell Enterprises, 2000. Apparent First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 150 p.; VG+; very nice small paperback, glossy white cover with B & W photo of a channel of the Bow River on cover. "Describes the author's life as a youth growing up in Calgary and its environs during the Great Depression and World War Two. He tells of scholastic affairs and escapades, of extra-curricular adventures along the Bow River, of games and music and movies in an era without television, of the utilization of horses in the city, of aviation's Golden Age, and much more. This is a book of community history, full of nostalgia for a time now past." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: MacMilllan of Canada, 1971. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Leo Rampen. 102 p.; VG-/VG-; ex-library; has library pocket, stamps, etc on ffep, otherwise clean and unmarked. small library sticker on spine of DJ. DJ is in plastic cover. Tape remains on inside of boards. Very attractive black-and-white boards with large stylized reversed R design; DJ in orange and mustard with black illustrations. A reprint of the 1965 original. The story of two young boys from the Red River colony who are caught up in the politics of 19th century Upper Canada. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Saskatoon SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1978. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. G. Larue. 160 p.; Spectra series of reprints of classic publications on Western Canadian history; originally published 1959 by the Institute of Applied Art, Edmonton. VG+; from the library of the Hudson's Bay Company, with bookplate inside f.c., small library sticker on spine, otherwise unmarked, slight wear. The "story of John McDougall's first ten years in the West, 1862-1872, where he trained for his long career as a Methodist missionary among the Plains Indians." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Church Pub. House, 1974. Apparent First. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 118 p.; VG-; front cover has moderate vertical crease and creased corner, mild edgewear & corner wear. Interior clean. Signed by author on title page. Pictorial card covers and pictorial endpapers. An anecdotal history of the first 50 years of the United Church in Canada. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lakefield, ON, Canada: Information Research Services, 1996. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Edition not stated, possible first; 112 p. incl. bibliography and chronology; essays by James Quig and James A. Forrester, interviews with F. R. Crawley, B & W photos. "Frank Radford Budge Crawley is the best kept secret in Canadian Cultural History. . . . the godfather of Canadian film and Canada's answer to Sam Goldwyn. This colourful, driven film producer, with his partner Judith Crawley, founded Crawley Films in 1939 . . . The company flourished for over forty years, making documentary films and a number of feature films, including The Luck of Ginger Coffee . . . The 1975 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary feature, The Man Who Skied Down Everest, was a Crawley Films Production." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Downsview, Ontario, Canada: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1996. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 186 p. incl. index, references, appendix. VG+; has small stain on top corner of back cover (looks like a grease spot), does not extend into text block. A study of four ventures in co-operative community development in the Evangeline regiion of Prince Edward Island. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

UK: Coombe Books, 1986. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Unpaginated; large coffee-table type book; glossy boards with photographic images, DJ same. Book is NF, bright, unmarked. DJ very slight edgewear. Gorgeous photographs of Canadian sites, full colour, captions and introductory essay by Rupert O. Matthews. Very nice copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Montreal: Canada At Work Publishers, 1953. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 390 pages plus unpaginated advertising section; VG-; navy blue binding with silver title and maple leaf on front cover; ffep removed, front hinge reinforced with archival tape; red plastic index tabs attached to top edge of 4 pages as permanent bookmarks; p o name obliterated by red mark on inside front cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. An overview, with many B & W photos and Wilfred Eggleston's accompanying essays, of Canadian industry and manufacturing during the WWII and Korean War periods. Publisher's Foreword states "We present in these pages the role played by Industry in helping to maintain Canada's high renown in World Affairs. While to Wilfred Eggleston admittedly belongs the credit for the major content of this volume, it would be ungracious to overlook the invaluable collaboration of a great many top industrialists who have given freely of their time and knowledge toward the fulfilment of our… Leer más

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 2003. First. Trade Paperback. NEW/No Jacket. 548 p.; includes index and endnotes. An examination of the role of Francophones in Manitoba and Canadian history; illustrated with many political cartoons; a "what if" interpretation of Canadian history by well-known political columnist Frances Russell. Prologue by Jacqueline Bray; epilogue by Roger Turenne. Multiple copies available; email for details. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Maple Tree Pr, 2003. Not Stated. Perfect Bound. Very Good -/No Jacket. 96 p. incl. index, glossary, sources. VG-, some edgewear, small rem. mark on bottom of text block. Interior clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with many colour photos; an introduction for young readers to paleontology, with emphasis on Canadian dinosaur finds. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ottawa ON: Carleton University Press, 1997. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 324 p.; VG-, slight edgewear. This edition first published 1986, reprinted. An authoritative edition of Catharine Parr Traill's book, originally published in 1852. This edition includes an editor's preface and introduction, title pages from earlier editions, notes on published versions of the text, and information on copy-editing issues. A useful book for those interested in the career of Mrs. Traill, a prolific writer and naturalist. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres, 1972. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 46 p.; approx. 12 " square; unpaginated; black card covers. VG-, has some edgewear. Laid-in letter from Bernard Benoit, president of the Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres. This is a brochure detailing the missionary work of Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger in Africa, from 1968-72. The text is in French, English, German and Spanish. Illustrated with many photographs in colour and B & W. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2001. Probable First. Perfect Bound. Very Good +/No Jacket. 94 p.; VG+; an excellent introduction and study guide to "The Stone Diaries", with background information. Useful for teachers, reading groups, and anyone with a serious interest in the work of Carol Shields. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg MB: Rinella Printers Ltd., 1998. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 128 p.; paperbound; colour photo of Mount Carmel Clinic on cover. Privately published memoir by the late Anne Ross (1911-1998). "This book is a primer on Community Health Services. Mount Carmel Clinic, first incorporated in 1926, became the first community based 'total care' health centre in Canada when Anne Ross became Executive Director and introduced her 'total person' concept to health care." A much-respected Winnipeg institution is portrayed by a woman who pioneered many aspects of public and community health care. Signed by Anne Ross on title page. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: Macmillan Canada, 1977. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 169 p.; VG/Fair; book is in very nice condition, interior bright, unmarked; DJ unclipped, edges somewhat worn, large chunk out of back (flaps intact). "What happens aboard a raft on the cold Atlantic before Ira Groome's eyes is shocking and unforgettable - and leaves him with questions about the complexity of human emotions that he would rather not face. So, coolly and deliberately, he brings down the shutters of impersonality over his heart, becomes a career officer, a company man, a man ruled by the head, not the heart. Only as he lies on his deathbed does he realize that by taking that decision he was 'committing high treason against himself.'" 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: BuschekBooks, 2000. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 70 p.; VG, very slight reading wear. Collected poems, some previously published; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Oberon Press, 1999. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 140 p.; VG-; soft cover edition, stamped Final Sale on top of text block, black marker across price ticket on back, slight shelfwear. Collection of short fiction by Marcus Youssef, Mary Swan, and John Lavery, on the theme of "how we invent and reinvent ourselves as people". Part of a series. Double Elephant - over 25" - 50" tall.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Oberon Press, 1986. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 186p. spine has some wear. slight edge wear. Very good pages. 3 young people living in different places but all now were they are going. Do you? 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.