Resultados de búsqueda: Non-fiction (Adult) from Granny Goose Books

Guelph, ON: O.A.G. Students' Council, 1932. Soft cover. Very Good. This is a small (3.75 " x 6.25 ") pamphlet containing 63 "popular ditties" which was issued to incoming freshmen at the Ontario Agricutltural College to prepare them to join group singing and the yells used to cheer on sports teams. The interior is clean and fresh, showing just a bit of light wear. The brown paper covers show light wear and several folds, but no tears or marks. A nice little survival.

Paris: Gallimard, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. The interio of the book is clean and frsh, showing no marks or wear. The illustrated paper covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and edges. A very nice copy

Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The illustrated card cover shows very little edgewear, but the paper of the front cover has been folded in the top right corner. Synopsis: This is an English-French / French-English glossary of terms used in corrections and parole -- from the date of the offender's admission until the date of release. It contains "1,800 concepts, 488 of which are defined or explained.

Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. This is an ex-library book, but a clean and tidy copy. The interior is fresh and tight. The front free end paper has been removed and there is a library pocket on the inside of the back cover, but these are the only marks. The green covers show minimal wear. Synopsis: This treatise submits to analysis the circumstances in which the public interest may require non-disclosure of evidence in the litigation process".

Binghamton, NY: Haworth Pess, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The laminated covers are bright, again with no wear. There is no dust jacket, as published. A lovely copy. Contents: -- 1. Juvenile delinquency: culture & community, person & society, theory & research. By Roland G. Tharp. -- 2. The effects of cultural differences on peer group relationships. By Joie Acosta. -- 3. Juvenile delinquency in Japan. By Yuko Yamamiya. -- 4. Vietnamese youth gangs in Honolulu. By Nghi Dong Thai. -- 5. Juvenile delinquency: peer influnces, geder differences and prevention. By Renee J. Galbavy. -- 7. Culture, peers and delinquency: implications for community-peer model of delinquency. By Clifford R. O'Donnell.

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The brown covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition, and is now in a protective mylar cover. Note: his is a photographic reprint of the original second edition, published in London, England; reprinted for O. Payne at Horace's Head, in 1663. It is one of a uniform set of such reprints issued by the Coles Company in the 1960's and 1970's. The dust jacket notes: "In 1631, Captain Thomas James sailed from Bristol to discover the north-west passage. This volume, written at the request of King Charles I, is his account of that expedition. It is a day-by-day record of an incredible journey ... Ice and fog were constant enemies, until at last the ship was halted in southern James Bay. TAhe way ahead was impossible ... For eight months, the crew clung to life on Danby's… Leer más

Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co., 1884. Soft cover. Very Good -. This is a small-format booklet with paper covers. The interior is clean and tight, with no marks or damage. The paper covers are chipped and have several folds. There is a handwritten gift inscription from the author, "Edition "Citizen", with compliments of W. D. Le Sueur" on the top of the front cover. An unusual and very interesting little item.

Cambridge, MA: Bradford Books, MIT Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. This book looks new. The interior is clean and crisp, with no marks or wear. The lilac cloth covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is in excellent condition, again with no wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Contents: -- 1. Developing theories of speech perceptions: constraints from developmental data. By Judith C. Goodman & others. -- 2. Observations on speech perception, its development, and the search for a mechanism. By Joanne L. Miller & Peter d. Eimas. -- 3. The importance of childhood to language acquisition: evidence from American Sign Language, by Rachel I. Mayberry. -- 4. Cross-language speech perception: developmental change does not involve loss. By Janet F. Werker. -- 5. Perceptual learning of nonnative speech contrasts: implications for theories of speech perception. By David B. Pisoni & others. -- 6. The… Leer más

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1932. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, showing light handling and wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is in somewhat better than Good condition. It has light edgewear, darkening on the spine, and a former owner has reinforced the top and bottom of the spine with clear tape. The presence of the tape is a serious flaw, but it is uncommon to find this book with a dust jacket at all. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: After going to Europe on a plant collecting expedition as a young man, Thomas Blaikie found work as a gardener and garden designer for the Comte d'Artois, and spent the rest of his life working for members of the French nobility, including the Duc d'Orleans. He survived the French Revolution. and was said to have laid out gardens for the Empress Josephine "in the… Leer más

Aurora, OR: Two Rivers Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of previous use. The burgundy covers are fresh, again with no wear. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is in excellent condition -- no rips or tears. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Hands describes the year she spent with Gurdjieff in Paris, with many anecdotes about Gurdjieff and descriptions of his sayings and discussions.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's signature on the free front end paper, but no marks else. The green cloth covers are fresh, showing just a touch of wear to corners. The rare publisher's acetate cover is still present, showing edgwear and folding. A lovely copy, and unusual with its fragile cover. Contents: -- The Man Who Became a Bookbinder [Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson]; -- How To Look at a Book, By Philip Van Doren, with drawings by Donald McKay; -- Tom Sawyer and the Illustrators, by Warren Chappell; -- Brother Jonathan Reads the Song of Songs, by Emma L. Patterson, with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; -- My Favorite Book and Why: a Symposium, with James Daugherty, Edmund Thompson, Zhenya Gay, Robert Ward Johnson, David T. Potinger, and Carlotta Petrina; -- The Cranbrook Press, by Paul McParlin; --Patterns in Print [typography], by Holbrook Jackson; -- Byways of Bookmaking,… Leer más

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are fresh, again showing no wear. A lovely copy. Synopsis: " ... the first major study of Canada's diplomatic arrival in Japan, and by extensioin, East Asia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishin itself in world affairs." Contents: 1. A window on the Orient. 2. From grand beginnings to Depression diplomacy. 3. Manchuria erupts. 4. Failure at Geneva. 5. The calm before the storm. 6. A bitter national spirit. 7. A rude awakening. 8. The road to war. 9. Pacific promise.

Fernand Nathan, 1946. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. There is a former owner's signature on the half title page, and the paper has tanned. The paper covers have been protected by a dust jacket, and are fresh, with light wear to edges, and one dent on the bottom of the front. The dust jacket shows moderate wear and rubs, particularly to the spine. It repeats the artwork on the cover, is now in a protective mylar cover, and looks slight shabby but still attractive. Ask for a scan to get a better idea of condition.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name in the top corner of the title page, but no other marks. The red covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at the tips and corners. A very nice copy.

Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is one small ownership stamp on the front free end paper, but no other marks or damage and very few signs of previous use. The orange cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. A very nice copy. Synopsis: " ... this dictionary ... includes a total of 13,000 entries, arranged for easy reference in the six most frequency used Western languages.

London: Save Britain's Heritage, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The illustrated card covers show minor wear and handling. A very nice copy. Synopsis: A 72 page catalogue, heavily illustrated with black and white photos, produced to coincide with the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition "The Garden", May 1979. It examines "the fate of Brtain's historic gardens, not just the gardens of country houses but gardens of every kind and size. Numerous examples show how styles of gardening have changed in the course of the last century and suggest that formal gardens, now beginning to enjoy a revival, are as important an element in the history of British gardening as the informal ... The authors examine the need for protection for historic gardens, and compare the position in the United Kingdom with other Eaat and west European countries".

Ashtabula, OH: Amerikan Tanomat. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This is a shabby, but intact, copy with several indications of ex-library status. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition.

New York: Vantage Press, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in very good condition, with light edgewear only. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This unusual book is an Irish-Canadian political fantasy. It tells the story of young Katerina Jensen and her family, members of the Lutheran minority in the predominately Roman Catholic Saxonian Empire, and the heartbreak and difficulties they encounter when the Esmeraldan Peninsula attempts to separate from the Empire. The story dramatizes issues such as the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, radicalization and political violence, and compromise and pragmatism. Strange little item.

Montreal: Eden Press, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a stated first edition. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of previous use. The blue covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good condition with a slightly faded spine but light wear else. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Fairy tales are subversive in the detrimental role models they present to girls, the long lasting influences these models seem to have on the female imagination, and the support given to the fairy tale genre by child Psychologists. [This book] traces these influences and their shift over the last twenty-five years as feminism has developed. It does this by presentation and analysis of novels by a group of French and French Canadian women writers, each of whom recreates the basic pattern of well-known fairy tales in one of her books -… Leer más

London: Macmillan & Co., 1881. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The author discusses the various kinds of deformaties imposed by fashion in various societies -- Chinese foot binding, lip and ear stretching, head flattening, tooth filing, wearing high heeled and pointed-toe shoes, use of corsets to compress the waist and lungs, etc.