Search Results: Authors starting with O from Homeward Bound Books

Stellenbosch Museum. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. 0620042583 . 419 p. 27.5 cm. Sound and square binding in leather-like covered boards, with gilt devise and titles on upper board and spine. Some rubbing along the bottom edges of the boards. Top edge of the text block is foxed, with slight foxing to the fore-edge. About ten leaves of the text block have a tiny ding to the upper fore-corner. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has some edge wear, including a short tear to the front flap fold. It is shelf rubbed and shows some scratches, particularly to the rear back panel. Includes 1600 illustrations, 8 of which are in colour. Number 1397 of a limited edition of 1600 that were published. May require extra postage due to weight of book. Please inquire about shipping cost before purchase. .

Toronto: Bobolink Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0968673406 . 183 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Corner tips slightly knocked. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket spine is faded. Light wear to the spine ends. Shelf rubbing to panels. A history of Port Cockburn, a community in the Muskoka area of northern Ontario and the Fraser family and Summit House in particular. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

New York: Hold, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ©1954. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. 0030187419 . 213 p. 21.5 cm. Copyright date only. This a reprint which includes an ISBN. Sound and square, with reinforced binding in cloth-covered boards. Some mottling to the boards, particularly upper edges. Edges of the text block have faint foxing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has some light edge wear, and a couple of tiny edge tears have been repaired wiht cello tape on the reverse side. Lightly shelf rubbed. Not price clipped. ($5.95) An attractive jacket. The fourth in a series of books about a Husky dog named Silver Chief. This one finds Sergeant Peter Thorne involved in espionage and murder in the Canadian north. Includes pen and ink illustrations. .

Toronto: W.J. Gage & Co. Limited. Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. 240 p. 20.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corner tips are softened. Light rub wear and soil. Previous owner's name and school library stamp on front endpapers. Initials on rear endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked overall. The cathedral edition of the revised New More Friends and Neighbors middle school reader. Illustrated in colour. .

Belleville, Ontario: Mika Publishing Company. Very Good. 1975. Softcover. 84 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Spine is faded. Edges of front cover are darkened. Price sticker on back cover. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The script used for the 1973 re-enactment of Count Frontenac's (Governor of New France) landing at Kingston, Ontario in 1673. In addition to the script, there are lists of committee members who worked on the re-enactment as well as those who participated as squadron crew. There are over 30 pages of black and white photographs of the enactment and dignitaries who were there on the day. .

Belleville, Ontario: Mika Publishing Company. Very Good. 1975. Softcover. 84 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Spine is faded. Corners have light wear and a little curling. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The script used for the 1973 re-enactment of Count Frontenac's (Governor of New France) landing at Kingston, Ontario in 1673. In addition to the script, there are lists of committee members who worked on the re-enactment as well as those who participated as squadron crew. There are over 30 pages of black and white photographs of the enactment and dignitaries who were there on the day. .

Toronto: Canadian Authors Association. Very Good-. 1964. Stapled wraps. 40 p. 21.5 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Fading along the edges of the covers. Some light marginal soil to the first couple of pages. Otherwise, clean and unmarked. An edition of a Canadian poetry magazine, which includes newly published work by Margaret Atwood (2 poems), Miriam Waddington (1 poem) and others. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of item. .

Cheltenham, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. Very Good. Booklet. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to edges and corners. Back cover is sunned. Tiny sticker on upper corner of first page. Inside pages clean and unmarked, otherwise. The origins of historic phrases explained, one per page, with a black and white photograph on each page. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press. Good. 1981. Softcover. 0934026068 . 173 p. 14 x 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear to edges and corners. Several tiny soil spots on the covers. Previous owner's name and date on the half-title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Color and weave effect twills on two to eight harnesses, with computer drawdowns. Illustrated in black and white. .

London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd.. Very Good. 1931. Reprint. Hardcover. 83 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards wth stamped illustration and titles. Lower board faded along front edge and with small area of light staining. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's names on front endpapers (one somewhat erased) with tiny bit of extra ink colouring. Bookseller's code on rear endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning and light evidence of page turning. A couple of the plates have small tears in the gutter. A retelling of the classic story of Peter Pan with twenty colour and monochrome plates. .

Crested Butte, Colorado: Dunconor Books. Very Good. 1976. Spiral bound. 50 p. 21.5 cm. Spiral plastic binding with cardstock covers, which have some rub wear along the edges and at the corners. Rear bottom edge a little creased. Sticker shadow mark on front cover. Shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A handbook for metal craftsmen with many tips, based on the author and other craftsmen's experience. Scarce. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395355710 . 146 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Light wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear at the spine ends and corners. There is a small check mark on the front panel. It is not price clipped. The story of a teenager, Alexandra, who is taught the craft of sponge diving of the coasts of Tarpon Springs, Florida. The author is a Newberry Medalist, Newberry Honor Book Winner, and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal. .

New York: Abelard-Schuman. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 0200715925 . 28 cm. Sound binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Upper board has slight bow. Light wear to the edges. Small stain on the top edge of the text block. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket has edge wear, including chips and short tears. Heavily rubbed. Not price clipped. .

Galway: Ltd.. Very Good. 1985. Softcover. 130 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Covers the heritage of the city of Galway from earliest times to date of publication. .

Ste. Foy, Quebec: Livres Carraig Books. Very Good. 1984. Third Printing. Softcover. 0969080530 . 185 p. 24.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the corners tips and along edges. Top edge of text block is moderately foxed, less so along the fore and bottom edges. A little light soil and rubbing to covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of a quarantine station for European immigrants, located on Grosse Ile, in the Saint Lawrence River. .

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0060246030 . 60 p. 23 cm. Top forecorners bumped. Wear along bottom edges of paper covered boards. Foxing to the top edge of the text block. No internal marks. Clean and bright pages. Dustjacket has some edge and corner wear, including one tiny edge tear. Some darkening to the spine and at the flap folds. A bit of soiling. Price-clipped. Charcoal illustrations by Thomas di Granzia. A story about a blue butterfly and the children from all corners of the world who travel with him. .

Club Quebec Loisirs Inc.. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 2894307144 . 634 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Some light soil to text block edges with a tiny red spot on bottom edge. Corner tips not quite sharp. Ink squiggle on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some rubbing and scratches, moreso to rear panel. The spine ends are somewhat crinkled. An extensive biography about the legendary Quebecois strongman, Louis Cyr. Includes a section of six colour plates as well black and white in-text illustrations. Text is in French. The book is heavy and may require extra postage. .

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Fundy Group Publications. Very Good-. 1993. Softcover. 186 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear along the edges. Shelf rubbed with light scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A selection of articles about people from Queens County, Nova Scotia, which first appeared in the newspaper "The Liverpool Advance." .

Glasgow: Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0216906512 . 96 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding. Edges have some fading. Corners lightly bumped. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has edge and corner wear (a few tiny tears) and is curling along edges. Some soiling and scratches. Not price-clipped. The second book in the Gumby Gang adventure series, featuring Steve, Debbie and Howie. In text pen and ink drawings. .

London: Abelard-Schuman. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0200727745 . 64 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in black cloth-covered boards. Minor edge wear. One small ding on upper board. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has edgewear and rubbing. Not price-clipped. Two children, Judy and Alan, try to find a missing man with the assistance of his dog Parkin. .