Search Results: Titles starting with H from Bruce McLeod

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD Second Printing softcover. Nice tight book, minor marks on edges, all text clean, no spine creases, VG covers. 6" x 9", 514 pages. Volume One of the 'Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature.' Each traditional story in the Tinglit language is translated to English on the opposite page.

Fine trade paperback. A crisp and clean copy of this restored edition of an essential Canadian classic, with pristine unmarked interiors and nearly perfect covers, no creases. Approx. 5" x 8", 194 pages.

Fine reprint paperback. A superb copy with as-new pages, no markings, no creases, appears unread. Nearly as-new covers. 4.25" x 6.75", 391 pages, a section of b&w photos, index. This book is the New York Times Bestselling Rock Classic Special Edition. It includes an all-new chapter never before published in the U.S.

London, U.K.: Angus and Robertson, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st printing. An exceptional unmarked copy, as-new. 5.75" by 8.5", 133 pages. Includes laid-in newspaper obituary notice of author, who died July 31, 1997. - The author's first novel, written at the age of 72 is set in the Outback of Australia during the Great Depression.

NY: United Synagogue of America, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE First Edition HC. Brand new condition but for slight binding stretch at title page. No wear to boards or pages. Clean, unmarked, appears unhandled. 5.75" x 8.75", 121 pages. This handbook was first conveived by Dr. Morton Siegel, the first Director of the United Synagogue Department of Youth Activities. Provides a superb model for any youth organization, and includes highly detailed appendices.

Saskatoon, SK: Prairie Books - The Western Producer, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near-Fine/Very Good First Edition, 1st Printing. An exceptional copy with no wear. Ownership stamp and newspaper article tipped in on front endpaper, otherwise FINE. DJ has light wear, short tears, now nicely protected in mylar. 6.25" by 9.25", 180 pages, frontispiece and 16 b&w plates, map endpapers, preface, introduction, reference notes, index. Comprehensive political and social history of grain farming in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

London, U.K.: Pickering & Inglis, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st printing of this scarce title. Perfect green boards, tight binding, all 128 pages excellent, just slightly tanned. Reverse of color frontispiece shows slight ink transfer from DJ. Front endpaper has a Sunday School award certificate, dated 1963-64, and a tiny stamp. The clipped DJ has some short tears and light chipping at spine ends. 5" by 7.25" This vintage fiction tells the stories of two girls on a trip from San Francisco to Honolulu - the mystery they encounter - the daughter of a 'Pineapple King" they meet - and a conflict they resolve.

Fine 1st printing softcover. Nearly perfect wraps, as-new interiors. 6.75" x 10.25", 136 pages. Collects Hawkeye: Freefall #1-6. This compelling thriller is an excellent introduction to Hawkeye. Features Spider-man, Daredevil, Captain America and more of Hawkeye's allies.

Stittsville, ON, Canada: Canada's Wings, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. AS-NEW/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. A perfect unmarked copy with absolutely no wear to boards, binding, pages or DJ. Clearly never handled or read. 8vo, 6.25" by 9.25", 254 pages, three sections of b&w plates, index. Biography of lawyer and prosecutor Murray Peden, trained at the University of Manitoba and crown attorney for the province in the 40's and 50's.

Boston: The Chapple Publishing Co., 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD in maroon cloth with gilt titles, nice pastedown photo of woman with 'the old scrap book.' . A VG copy of this collection of prose and verse submitted by 50,000 Americans in a contest initiated by the National Magazine in 1904. Boards show light rubbing at spine tips and corners, binding square & tight, previous owner's name and short inscription on ffep. All text pages excellent.

Toronto: Methuen, 1985. Soft cover. Fine. FINE 3rd Printing in glossy card covers. 8" by 10", 143 pages, foreword by Rear Admiral W. M. Landymore. Crisp & clean, square & solid, unmarked, 1mm of wear at corners otherwise AS-NEW in all respects. Very nice copy of this tribute to the courage and dedication of the members of Canada's Navy, on the occasion of the Navy's 75th anniversary. Hundreds of archival photos of ships, crews and campaigns.

Near-Fine 1990s publication by the Manitoba and Federal governments. Beautifully illustrated 8.5" x 11" stapled binding softcover, 32 pages, colour photos. Nearly perfect covers, excellent interiors, no markings. A history of Hecla, Manitoba... from the arrival of Icelandic Settlers to "New Iceland", to the island's development as a provincial park.

London, U.K.: W.H. Allen, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VERY GOOD FirstEdition, 1st UK Printing. Crisp, clean, solid, no markings, one very slightly bumped corner only. Very nice unclipped DJ. 5.5" by 8.75", 310 pages. A classic tome on Black American slavery.

Innisfail and Red Deer, Alberta: Congregation of Notre Dame - St. Joseph's Convent, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. Fine 1st Edition Hardcover, SIGNED by the author Rev. Henry Becs on the title page. Also includes a laid-in note (also signed) from the Reverend dated January, 1993. Brand new condition, no markings, a special signed HC copy. 6" x 9", 192 pages, maps, 43 photographs.

NEAR-FINE 1st Edition trade paperback, 6th printing. Only a trace of edge wear to the covers. No creases, no markings, clean. 6x9, 139 pages. This book collects these Henry Rollins works: 2.13.61, End to End and Polio Flesh.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Prairie Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Near-Fine First Edition Trade Paperback. 6" by 9", 123 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. Clean & tight, unmarked, appears unhandled and unread. Biography of war reporter, television broadcaster, and author Stewart MacPherson. He broadcast war coverage for the BBC, and later hosted two British quiz programs, 'Twenty Questions' and 'Ignorance is Bliss.' He also covered the maiden voyage of the QEII, broadcast for CKY in Winnipeg, and tells stories that include Jack Wells and Jack Matheson.

Toronto: Swan Publishing Co., 1965. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD- First Edition (stated) in stapled wraps, 8.25" x 11", 45 pages. Light edge wear to covers, crease and light mark on front cover, interiors FINE. Published as a memorial following his death in 1965, this publication includes more than 80 historic photographs, including 5 Yousuff Karsh portraits.

Very Good trade paperback. No creases, square and solid, excellent wraps, as-new pages. One chapter has occasional highlights and margin notes. 7.25" x 9.25", 374 pages, maps, figures, photos, glossary, index. This book puts physical geology into historical context, tracing the evolution of vertebrates throughout geological history, primarily in North America. The author's Foster's concise, accessible text is the perfect reference for relevant sections of earth science, general science, and education courses.

Province of Ontario. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD Softcover, 8.25" by 8.5", 84 pages, illustrated by William Kettlewell, map. Clean, tight, unmarked but for two ownership stamps on prelim pages.

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.