Search Results: Authors starting with E from Bruce McLeod

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. VERY GOOD/Fair 2nd Printing. A clean & solid copy with nearly perfect brown cloth boards, in a tattered dust-jacket. 5.75" by 8", 170 pages, no markings.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: W.A.G., 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition. Appears unhandled and unread - book never fully opened, no wear, no markings, superb copy. 6" by 9", 192 pages. Great overview of the WAG collection, includes traditional and contemporary art, and works of North American Indians & Inuit, and African arts. Oil paintings, bronzes, sculptures, abstract and impressionist art, fine china, furniture. Includes works of Leo Mol, A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr and many more.

Boston, MA, USA: Christian Science Publishing Society, 1932. Hardcover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE HC, a tremendous copy of the revised and enlarged 1932 printing. Nearly perfect embossed brown and gold cloth, square and solid (as-new) binding. All pages superb, appears unhandled and unread. Gift inscription and sticker on blank front endpaper, dated 1935. A great copy for collectors! Includes 7 hymns written by Reverend Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science. All selections include lyrics and musical notation. Includes alphabetical index, metrical index, composers and sources index, tempo indications, authors and sources index, first line index.

Chicago: Goldsmith, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VERY GOOD+/Good+ First Edition. Nearly perfect green cloth boards with black lettering, exceptionally clean, no bumps. Binding square & solid, hinges as-new, all pages tanned otherwise excellent, completely unmarked. Original DJ has several tape repairs, light chipping at spine tips. 5" by 7.5", 244 pages.

Peterborough, Ontario: A.D. Newson Co,, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition Hardcover with dust-jacket, A superb copy in nearly new condition. Crisp, sparkling clean, square & solid. Previous owner's name hand-written in half-title page. DJ has short tears and edge wear. 6" by 8.75", 342 pages, map endpapers, many historical b&w photos. History and geneaology of the township of Douro, close to Peterborough, Ontario.

Toronto: Church of England in Canada. Hardcover. Fine. FINE second edition hardcover, undated but circa 1950's. A magnificent copy: no wear to brown cloth boards, square & tight binding with as-new hinges, all pages pristine and unmarked, appears unread. 5.25" by 7.5", 457 pages. Book No. 4 of the G.B.R.E. series is a textbook written for members of the clergy and Sunday School teachers.

Fine 1st edition, 6 x 9 trade paperback, 167 pages, b&w illustrations and photos. Owner's stamp on 1st page, otherwise as-new. An entertaining history of barns, including their place in culture, religion, art and literature. Psychological and philosophical implications are explored as the author reflects on his own experiences with barns.

Fine 1st printing trade paperback. SIGNED, dated and inscribed by the author. French flaps, 5.5" x 8.5", 147 pages. In a tiny farming community next to the US border in southern Manitoba, the characters in these stories are constantly "crossing the line" between reality and fantasy, childhood and the adult world, sanity and insanity.

Good+ 1st Printing. Light shelfwear, sticker removal mark on front, occasional light underlining. Crisp, clean and tight pages. 6x9, 169 pages. A series of papers on Canadian minority groups, including Inuit of Churchill and Frobisher Bay, Micmac, Cree and Kwakiutl First Nations. Metis and other minorities.

Near-Fine 3rd Printing of 1st Edition. One small corner crease on front cover, otherwise as-new. 6.75" x 10", 144 pages. Planet Ablaze collects comic book issues 1-6.

Good 2nd printing trade softcover. An excellent reading copy with some wear to covers. Square and solid. Previous owner's name on 1st page. 5.5" by 8.5", 396 pages, b&w photos. The true story of how twins David and Dennis Pischke survived 12 years of starvation and child abuse at the hands of their mentally unstable step-father in Ashern-Moosehorn-Steeprock-Grahamdale area of Manitoba, Canada. What the Pishke boys suffered, and what the author has given us in book form, is historical fact, social history, and a gut-wrenching story that still begs answers.

New 1st Edition trade softcover. Brand new, no markings. 5.5" x 8.5", 370 pages. The continuing saga of David Pishke and his struggle to live a respectable life despite the difficulties he endured during his tormented childhood. This is the sequel to the bestseller "Where Children Run."

Winnipeg, MB: Grand Lodge of Manitoba, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG gilt lettered HC, no DJ as issued. Crisp, clean, no markings except for author's signature on title page. A history of Freemasonry in the Province of Manitoba from 1925 - 1974. Appendices include listings of all the Grand Lodges and Grand Masters, including dozens of photos.

Very Good 1st printing trade softcover. SIGNED by the author on a half-title paste-down, dated 1999. Previously read, but a nice clean signed copy with minimal shelfwear. 5.5" x 8.25", 326 pages. THis work of fiction is faithful to the details and realities which the crews of the famous Beaufort torpedo bombers endured diuring WWII.

Altona, MB, Canada: Friesen & Sons, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st printing. An exceptional copy: crisp, clean, unmarked - in perfect geen boards. Unclipped DJ has a few closed edge tears, light shelfwear. 5.75" by 8.75", 151 pages, many photographs, maps. - History of the Mennonite community in Manitoba from 1924 to 1968, all text in German language. Areas included are: Starbuck, Springstein, Oak Bluff, Pigeon lake, Headingley, Elie, Meadows, Marquette, High Bluff, Westbourne, Foxwarren, Birtle, McAuley, Willen, Manson, Fleming, Kirkella, Elkhorn, Virden, Routledge, Oak Lake, Griswold, Alexander, Rivers, Sperling, Graysville, Gleanlea, Morris, Stuartburn, Gardenton, Steinbach, Niverville, Ste. Anne, Lorette, Prairie Rose, Winnipeg, North Kildonan, Brooklands, Kirkfield Park, Stonewall, Petersfield.

Gretna, MB: Mennonite Collegiate Institute, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition. 8.25" x 9.5", 286 pages, illustrated, index. Very scarce, high quality volume. Unmarked, appears unhandled and unread. 95% in English, with some sections also translated to German. Highly detailed and thoroughly researched, this is a very readable history of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute of Gretna, Manitoba.

Nice ex-school library copy, VG-VG. 6.5" x 9.5", 480 pages, illustrations, maps, tables, bibliographies, index. This highly readable book is widely regarded as the most comprehensive history of Canadian Mennonites without regard to geographical, chronological or denominational limitations.

Nelson Education, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD softcover. A really nice copy with no markings, no stains. Crisp, as-new interiors with nearly perfect covers, no creases. 8.5" x 11", 125 pages, 20 modules, conclusions, bibliography.

University of Toronto Press, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. NEAR-FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. A really nice copy - crisp, clean, tight, no markings - in a DJ with several short closed tears, light chipping, and shelf-wear. 6.25" by 9.25", 244 pages, epilogue, notes, chronology of King's life, index. Biography of one of the most eccentric Canadian Prime Ministers.

London: Arms & Armour Press, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE Trade Paperback. Crisp, clean, no markings, nearly perfect wraps, interiors like new. Approx 6 x 9, index, maps, b&w plates.