Search Results: African American Canadian from Reading Rat

New York: Bantam, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Bantam Pathfinder edition #SP4450, published April, 1969; first published in 1966. Pictorial cover in nice overall condition, lower front corner creased, reading crease at spine, lightly tanned pages, all tight and intact. 16 pages of B&W photographs. "There were five thousand black cowboys after the Civil War who played an important part in the building of the West. Over the years that part has been all but forgotten. Here, at last, are the true stories not told before -- of the brave men who lived, fought and died as lawmen, rustlers and heroes." 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Inc., 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. A Dutton Children;s Book; First Edition; 99 p. incl. index; VG+/VG; dark brown boards with gold printing on spine, very slightly bumped at top of spine, otherwise in perfect condition, seems unread. DJ unclipped, bright, slightly bumped, has small closed tear at top of spine. DJ is illustrated with a colour portrait of "Cinque", the leader of the Amistad captives. A very good account, written for young readers but of interest to any age, of the Amistad incident. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, including courtroom sketches of the captives reproduced on the endpapers. Walter Dean Myers has received many awards for his books for chidren and young adults, and this is an excellent example of his work. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: Playwrights Canada Press, 2000. First Edfition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 76 p.; softcover; cover painting by Richard Horne. First play by Canadian writer Lorena Gale; winner of du Maurier National Playwriting Competition and nominated Outstanding New Play in Calgary's Betty Mitchell Awards, 1998. Based on the life and death of Marie Joseph Angelique, a slave woman hanged in Montreal in 1734. "A rich, poetic evocation of a graceful yet cruel time - a time when 'civilised' citizens still bought and sold slaves." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

USA: Scholastic, Inc., 1993. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Pinkney, Brian. 122p. Tales to be told at the time between night and day. Newberry Honour. Many fear inducing stories, don't read alone! 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada: Lpg Distribution, 1994. First Edition. French-Folds. Very Good +/No Jacket. Originally published in French as "Gout de Jeunes Filles"; VG+, appears as new; sequel to his earlier fictionalized memoir "An Aroma of Coffee". Set in Haiti in the early 1970s. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harcourt Children's Books, 2000. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Diaz, David (illustrator). Unpaginated; softcover; oblong, 8 1/2 x 11"; VG condition, slight shelfwear only. A biography for younger readers of noted athlete Wilma Rudolph, beautifully illustrated with colour paintings by David Diaz combined with photographed backgrounds. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.