Biography & Autobiography from Pulp & Circumstance

Toronto: Stoddart Kids (Stoddart Publishing Ltd), 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Anthology of personal memoirs by some of Canada's most admired writers of children's literature who were too young to fight during WW2 but certainly old enough to remember how the war shaped their experiences. Hardcover in blue papered boards with… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Bonanza Books (Crown Publishers), 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Copyright 1967, this copy is a reissue by Bonanza Books of a work originally published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Release date unknown. Hardcover in red boards, backed in yellow, with black titling on the spine. Well illustrated with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Memoirs by the author and aviation pioneer first published in 1939. This copy is a later printing of the 1992 trade paperback edition of the English translation. Very clean and neat. Square binding, no markings, and minor… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Vintage (Penguin Random House), 2021. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joint biography of the Shawnee Chief and his sometimes inspired brother. Vividly portrays the peoples and events of the pan-Indian resistance of the early 19th century. First published in 2020, this copy is a first printing of the 2021… Saber más sobre este artículo

San Francisco, California: North Point Press, 1983. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well written memoirs of the pioneer aviatrix who grew up in Africa. First published in 1942, this copy is a later printing of the 1983 trade paperback edition. Binding square and firm. Very minor wear. No markings.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Award winning biography of the iconic inventor centred on the intense relationship he shared with his adored, deaf wife. A Phyllis Bruce Book, first published in 2006, this copy is a later printing of the 2007 trade paperback edition. Includes b&w photos… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The "story of the Foxfire program, a phenomenon that grew into one of the most successful educational -- and publishing -- experiments of our time." Copyright 1985; this trade paperback was issued in 1986. Illustrations in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Memoirs by a man who lived among the Inuit from 1948 to 1962 and who was instrumental in promoting and popularizing Inuit art. Hardcover in blue boards with gilt titling on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. Map and b&w… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Harvill Press in Association with Jonathan Cape, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Third printing of the first edition. Large octavo hardcover in black boards with gilt titling on the spine. Notes. Index. Unclipped dust jacket with "Signed" sticker on the font in archival plastic book jacket… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sausalito, California: Post-Apollo Press, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. These letters are poignant essays, written in the shadow of war, that tell of the lives of women in the cities visited by the author. Binding square and tight. The book appears unread, though we rate is only as Very Good… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Del Rey / The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey by Her Son. Slim hardcover in speckled tan boards, burgundy at the spine, with gilt titling on the spine. Brown ink. Decorated… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Deneau, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Journals 1933-1941, a time of "extensive travel", by the Canadian poet and novelist best known for her extended prose poem By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (1945). Fine writing from a "remarkable personality". Hardcover book in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of short vignettes set in rural Quebec which glimpse the animals and wildflowers, people and landscapes that taken together paint a picture of a peaceful life close to nature. First published in French in 1972, this copy is a first printing of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Vintage Canada (Penguin Random House), 2016. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The beginning of the end of the end of the beginning? First published in 2015, this copy is a first printing of the 2016 Vintage Canada trade paperback edition. Square and tight, very minor wear only, no markings. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Sardis, BC: Cedar-Cott Enterprise, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of Mary Percy, a doctor who came from England and settled in Northern Alberta when it was still a wilderness. Trade paperback illustrated with b&w photos and a map. Index. Minor wear, including a small scuff to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The journals of James Morrison, Royal Navy. "A Classic True Account of Adventure and Exploration." First printing of this edition. Hardcover in blue boards with gilt titling on the spine. Sixteen pages of illustrations on plates plus maps.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1987. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing of the English translation. Hardcover in brown boards with gilt titling on the spine. Condition is only good. The dust jacket is essentially complete but has significant edge wear particularly along the top and at the head of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: HarperElement, 2013. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Smaller octavo trade paperback in illustrated card covers. Eight pages of photos on plates plus a few b&w document reproductions embedded with the text. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Binding square and firm. Spine cover smooth. Minor wear only. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Dublin: Hachette Books Ireland, 2015. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Smaller octavo in illustrated wraps. Binding square and firm. Spine cover some light stress lines. Minor wear only. No previous owner markings.

Surrey, BC: Rocky Mountain Books, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A true story of the love of adventure that celebrates the spirit of those who dare. Hardcover in textured marigold boards with gilt titling on the spine. Author's personalized inscription on ffep. Illustrated with photos in… Saber más sobre este artículo