Search Results: Fiction from Reading Rat

Canada: McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1989. Fisrt English. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Translator: Fischman, Sheila. 543p. Originally published in french as "Le Matou". small penmark very fisrt page. Canaian Novel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cobalt ON: Highway Book Shop, 1972. Probable First. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. Newton-White, Muriel E.. 38 p.; VG-, has gift inscription inside front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. A humourous look at the history and lore of the humble outhouse, illustrated by the author's B & W sketches. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: Ryerson Press, 1959. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Fair. 174 p.; VG-/Fair; HC in green boards, has po name onffep, gift inscription on half-title page, marks on half-title page as if something had been taped there; DJ unclipped but badly worn, has been reinforced with archival tape. A collection of short articles from Weekend Magazine. Other Greg Clark books available. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books, 1993. Not Stated. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 194 p.; As New/As New, unmarked, unread copy. Author's first book. "Takes readers into the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown, to a world of family secrets, hidden shames, and the lost bones of a 'paper father'. It is a world in which two generations of the Leong family live in an uneasy tension. . . ." 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Pr, 1999. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 196 p.; VG+/VG; hardccover in glossy, unclipped pictorial DJ with minor edgewear. Interior clean and solid, no marks. "A memorable portrait of a Southern town in the 1950s . . . captures a boy's coming of age, as well as a period when America itself was struggling to carve a new identity." Eleven-year-old Preston Davis (Buckaroo) is sent to live with his eccentric great-aunt in Cotton Patch, Arkansas, and must learn to deal with the loss of his mother, prejudice, and friendship, and wonders what his hero, Roy Rogers, would do. Betty Traylor's first novel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 393p. The business is a nearly omnipotent enterprise which wants to purchase a nation and join the UN. A great read. 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.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1982. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. First pub. 1979, reprinted 1982; small pb, overall VG condition, bottom corner of front cover is worn, sm. closed tear at bottom of spine. White cover w. illlustration by James McLachlan. "Max Braithwaite, one of Canada's most beloved humorists, returns to the early years of the Second World War and Wabagoon, Saskatchewan, to recount the hilarious adventures of young naval recruits being trained for sea-battle in a converted garage." HC edtion of "The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car" also available. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Antigonish NS: St. Francis Xavier University, 1961. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 143 p. incl. references; VG/VG-; book is very nice, unmarked, DJ chipped, some bits missing along edges, closed tear repaired with archival tape. Mostly intact. "A Handbook on the Philosoply, History and Development of Co-operative Organizations in Nova Scotia for use in the Schools of the Province at the Grade Eight to Twelve Level." Includes suggestions for teachers and references to other resources. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Markham, ON, Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited, 2002. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. Wakelin, Kirsti Anne. 144p. Slight bending of DJ on top back edge. Jordan steals a quartz skull that he has been asked to bury. It is cursed says the old lady who owns it. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1974. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 300 p.; VG/VG-; dark red boards, slight rubbing at edges & corners, interior clean, binding solid. Unclipped DJ shows moderate wear at edges and folds. Edition not stated, may be first. Second novel by noted Canadian writer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St Martins Pr, 1986. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 176 p.; VG+/VG; HC in black boards, clean, solid, unmarked. DJ is unclipped (no price); sl edge rubbing, 2 small closed tears have been mended with archival tape. This is probably the first US printing of Paul Doherty's first novel, based on the murder of Edward II. It may be a book club edition although this is not indicated on the DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hantsport, NS, Canada: Lancelot Press, 1987. First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Barbara Shaw. Small 30 p. PB; overall VG-; diagonal crease on front cover; mild reading wear; humourous story about gruff Mister Magee and his cat Clancy; illustrated with B & W line drawings by the author. Ms. Shaw is also the author of Kiki of Kingfisher Cove and Cecil the Seasick Seagull. An entertaining little book. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1997. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Puffin edition; 226 p.; VG overall, has red ink mark in inside front cover, some scuffing/denting of cover. Clean, unmarked interior, flat spine. YA fiction; the story of Thrand, a 14th century Norse boy captured by the Beothuk and his struggle to make a new life with them. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Tanys Lester, 1985. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Lester, Louella. 94p. This is a collection of fictional short stories about a metis woman and a feminist living next door to each other in Winnipeg's downtown slums. They use humour and politics to empower the people around them. some fading on the spine edge. some warping on back cover, possibly from getting wet. very good otherwise. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/Very Good+. 257 p.; VG+/VG+; very nice, clean copy in bright unclipped DJ; looks new. A collection of essays by the author of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 214 p.; VG+/VG DJ; book is in beautiful clean condition, no marks, DJ unclipped, very slight bumping of upper edge, some yellowing along spine. SIGNED by author on title page, with inscription"for Emmet, with best wishes". This is a novel based on the true story of Tom Sukanen, who spent years building an ocean-going cargo steamer in a wheatfield near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A wonderful piece of Canadiana in excellent condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada: Netherlandic Press, 1992. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 96 p.; VG+; nice, clean copy, pencilled price on ffep. Signed and with gift inscription by author on title page. Two of the stories have previously appeared in magazines. "In this short-story collection Konrad brings to life characters like Aggie who thinks she'll cook her way to heaven, wily Old Jacob courting against his children's wishes, Betty who aims to shed all evidence of her immigrant background, 'splendiferous' Lena and many other characters whom Konrad describes with compassion and humour." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1997. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 408 p.; VG+/VG+, very nice unmarked copy, unclipped DJ. A multigenerational novel involving the Fiennders and Bowden families of Fiennders Abbey, from the late 19th century to 1991. By award-winning actress/writer Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs, The House of Elliott). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.