Search Results: Autobiography/Memoirs from High Park Books

Kitchener, ON: Self Published, 2002. Hardcover. Fine. Memories of the outstanding photographer (1914-2012), sometimes called "Kitchener's Karsh", who died in 2012 at age 98. Glossy, red boards with gilt lettering & self-portrait on cover. 105 pages filled with colour and B&W photography. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Toronto: Alfred A Knopf Canada, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine +. A follow up to her first best-seller, Too Close to the Falls. Purple boards with gilt lettering on spine. (xiii) 344 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A follow up to the Toronto author / clinical psychologist's first best-seller, Too Close to the Falls. Purple boards with gilt lettering on spine. (xiii) 344 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight creasing at upper spine end of dustjacket.

Campbell River, British Columbia: Campbell River Museum and Archives, 1983. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kwayatsapalth. 76 pages with colour plates by Kwayatsapalth (Ron Hamilton). Small sticker mark on back cover. Internals fine.

Millbank, Ontario: Self Published, 1971. Assumed First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. More memories from the south-western Ontario writer and psychic (1910- 1995). Tan & gold hardcover with mother hen sketch & black lettering on spine & front. 489 pages with B&W photos. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Clean & tight boards with slight corner rubbing. Pages tight & unmarked.

Kitchener, Ontario: Self-Published, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine +/Very Good+. A life story of the Russian Mennonite couple who moved to the Kitchener area between the wars and their consequent life in Canada. Foreword by son-in-law Walter Unger. Tribute to her dad by Elfreida Heinrichs. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine & front. 357 with extensive colour and B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Free of tears and clean, the dust jacket has minor edge wear / rubbing at spine and corners.

Oakville, Ontario / Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario: Mosaic Press / Shaw festival , 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Memoirs of the British-born actor / director (1917 - 2004). Immigrating to Canada in 1954, van bridge spent 15 seasons with the Stratford Festival, gaining international acclaim for his Sir John Falstaff and another 30 years with the Shaw Festival. He won an ACTRA award for his portrayal of the tile character in CBC series JUDGE and toured North America in his one-man show as G. K. Chesterson. (Canadian Theatre History Series; 1). Foreword by Christoper Newton. 207 pages with references & index. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Includes a Toronto Star obituary clipping.

Stratford, Ontario : Culliton Inc. , 2015. Paperback. Near Fine. A biography of the Stratford, Ontario businessman & former mayor. 111 pages with archival & colour photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Wolfeville, Nova Scotia: Gaspereau Press, 1999. First Printing . Near Fine. A coming-of-age story reflects a Canadian shift from a rural, agricultural society to urban society by the Anglican minister and author of The Briefcase Boys: Reflections of a Church Activist. White pictorial card covers. 176pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Santa Ana, California : Hawthorne House, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Stories of being at sea in the 1950s & 60s by the retired American naval officer (1934 - 2012) and former HR executive. Taylor also published a family life history, entitled "Fair Winds and Following Seas". Blue leather boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. (XIV) 284 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Canada. If outside Canada, please do not order before contacting us first by email to determine proper postage.

Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1983. Near Fine. Memories of Dr Bates, one of Canadian's first chemical engineers (1913) who help modernize the pulp & paper industry across Canada and around the world. Green card covers with black type on front & spine. 132pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1999. First Printing . Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine +. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Creative Non-fiction set in Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula & based on 3 generations of the Johnston family by the author of The Colony of Unrequited Dreams. 272pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2004. First Printing . Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. Tim Russert's warm and engaging memoir of American life in the 1950's and the special bond he shares with his father - the irrepressible Big Russ. 336pp. Slight touching to several corners.

Self-Published, 1991. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine -. Family memories of Russia and later in Canada. 83 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Anderson House Publishing , 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. Memoirs of personal strength and family solidarity as told by the Icelandic-Canadian grandmother. Revised 2nd Edition - 2007. Edited by Marjorie Anderson (xv) 267 pages with archival / B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Ontario, Canada: Philip Shaw, 1979. Paperback. Near Fine. Military WWI, British army memoirs / experiences of William Shaw, Ex-Bombardier, 151 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Battery (1988 - 1977). Of Germany heritage, the family (after living in England for 45 years) changed their name from Schum to Shaw in 1915. Shaw emigrated from England to Canada in 1927. Foreword by Philip Shaw, son of the author & compiler / publisher. Cream, stapled card covers with black type & blue insignia on face. 110 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1978. Soft cover. Near Fine. Tour D'Horizon Canadien: oeuvres choisies de la Collection de la Compagnie Pétrolière Impériale Ltée. Foreword by William J. Withrow. Essay on the collection by Gerry Moses. French & English text. White, illustrated wraps with french flaps. Upaginated (52 pages with colour plates & B&W illustrations. Slight edgewear to clean covers. Internals fine.

Ontario: Self Published , 2007. Soft cover. Very Good+. Personal stories of growing up in south-western Ontario. Green, glossy covers with gilt lettering on spine & face. 187 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear / rubbing with small, amount light staining to upper pages edge.

Warkworth, Ontario: Self Published, 1999. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. The 2nd in a series of memoirs by the Anglican priest. 120 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Liskeard, Ontario: Little Claybelt Homesteader's Museum, 2010. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. Third volume in the museum's efforts to capture local family histories (1890 - 1940). Prepared from interviews with seniors who have roots in or who have lived in the South Temiskaming most of their lives. Produced by White Mountain Publications. 200 pages with archival photos & index. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slight edge wear.