Fiction from Reading Rat

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… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Queenston House, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 206 p.; VG, light scuffing to cover, sticker residue on back, interior clean, tight & square. Signed, dated & with gift inscription by author on title page. Third novel by Dave IDavid S.) WIlliamson; other titles available. Another quality production from Queenston House. 8vo -… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Feinberg, Seth. Small HC; VG+, clean, tight, appears unread, suitable as gift. A suitably pessimistic quotation for every day of the year. 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… Read more about this item

NY: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 315 p.; VG/VG-; blue-gray cloth boards with gilt lettering, some age darkening of pages, rough fore-edge; DJ clipped, chipped and worn at edges, top edge has paper reinforcement on reverse. A bitter sweet love story set in the industrial district of Saint-Henri in Montreal.… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1958. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 96 p.; VG/G+. Hardcover; a bit rubbed at corners but otherwise clean, solid, unmarked. Pictorial DJ is price-clipped, some wear, chipping, closed tears, has been repaired & reinforced with archival tape. Looks quite decent. A collection of cartoons from members of the Association Internationale des Humoristes.… Read more about this item

Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1989. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Etienne Delessert. 77 p.; NF/NF; small hardbound edition in glossy unclipped DJ; a selection of Ogden Nash's poems on the subject of food - from Iceberg Lettuce to Yorkshire Pudding, with comments on liquor, chefs, gluttony and other culinary themes. 12mo… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Knopf Publishing Group, 2000. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 260p. A man leaves his prospective wife at the altar, then shows up to apologize, 30 years later... This is the story. He has reinvented himself and regrets this abandonment of the past. Hilarious yet serious. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

London UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Michael Ffolkes. 127 p. incl. index. VG+/VG+; nice, clean copy, has small owner's stamp & date stamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked; unclipped DJ sl. bumped at edges. Third collection of interesting quotations and other miscellanea based on Nigel Rees' radio programme. Enlivened… Read more about this item

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1995. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 134 p.; VG+/VG; small hardcover volume in black boards, very nice, minor wear, no interior marks. DJ unclipped, has very slight edgewear, small closed tear on back. Repaired with archival tape. A collection of several of Louis L'Amour's western short stories. … Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Canada: Burns & Maceachern, 1967. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good. Anemone Ruder. 147 p.; VG-/VG; ex-library book with usual stamps, pocket removed from rear endpaper, tape residue on light tan boards. Interior clean and attractive. DJ unclipped, in plastic, only marks library label on spine and small tape marks on flaps. Jacket design by Maria… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1997. Reprint. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Black Swan paperback; reprinted 1997, f. p. 1996; VG+; slight reading wear; nice, bright cover. Author's first book. "A delightfully funny and poignant novel of provincial life". 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2000. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. 55 p.; VG+/VG-; small HC very nice and clean, DJ chipped/bumped a bit at tail, some smudges on back. Unclipped. First published in Winter's Tales in 1957, published in 1959 in Japan in an English language textbook with Japanese… Read more about this item

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1999. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 122 p.; VG+/VG+, very nice, clean HC in unclipped glossy DJ; has small red remainder mark on bottom of text block, otherwise like new. Pages numbered I -CXXII. A lighthearted introduction to Latin, in the manner of phrasebooks for travellers. You… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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. … Read more about this item

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.

UK: Penguin Boks, 1965. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Paperback edition; minor wear to edges & spine, edges browning a bit, overall VG or better. Nice clean copy. Collection of short essays, most first published in the Sunday Times. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Sphere Books Ltd, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 159p. A new novel from the author of Whale. The characters are studying seals, but when they arrive in a country they are greeted by folks wearing seal coats and such. An observation of cruelty done to these animals. Fictional of course 8vo… Read more about this item