Search Results: Titles starting with I from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: NC Press Limited. Very Good-. 1977. Second Printing. Softcover. 0919600565 . 160 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear along the edges and at corners. Offset shadow on rear cover. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of stories, memories, drama, and photographs pertaining to the history of the Ottawa Valley. .

London: Andersen Press. Very Good. 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0862649684 . [32] p. 23 cm. Laminated, illustrated boards. Light wear at corners. Lightly rubbed with several scratches on lower board. One leaf has a dog ear corner crease. Otherwise, inside pages are bright and unmarked. .

New York: Pocket Books. Very Good. 1991. Advance Reader's Copy. Softcover. 0671680412 . 221 p. 22 cm. Light edge and corner wear. Small stains on bottom and fore-edge of text block. Name and phone number on the half-title page. Rubbed with light scratches. Advanced uncorrected reader's proof. A Jenny Cain mystery. .

Peterborough, Ontario: Friends of the Trent Severn Waterway. Good+. 1984. Softcover. 0969172605 . 20 x 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Wear and soft creases along the spine and edges. Rubbed. Previous owner's label on copyright page. Otherwise, inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A book of memories of older citizens who lived along the Trent-Severn Waterway. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Peterborough, Ontario: Friends of the Trent Severn Waterway. Very Good-. 1984. Softcover. 0969172605 . viii, 110 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Drip marks on front cover. Edges and corners have some rub wear and a few small creases. Both covers are shelf rubbed with some scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Recollections of older citizens who lived along the Trent-Severn Waterway, from the time of its construction through to the mid 20th century. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. .

St. John's: Flanker Press. Very Good+. 2015. Softcover. 1771173939 . 223 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Fine condition except for a little wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The autobiographical story of a British doctor who came to practice medicine in northern Newfoundland and coastal Labrador through the International Grenfell Association. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Self Published By the Author. Very Good. Card Covers. 35 p. 22 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Faded along the spine. A little light soil to the covers. Previous owner's name on first page. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. A booklet of articles entitled "I Was Canada's Cancer Nurse", originally published in the seventies in the Bracebridge Examiner. Rene Caisse is known as the creator of an herbal support supplement for the immune system called "ESSIAC". Her formula was based on one used by the Objiway indigenous peoples of Canada. Caisse believed this formula was beneficial in treating cancer and other ailments and she distributed it through her clinic in Bracebridge. It was first concocted in 1922 and is still sold to this day. .

New York: Other Press. Very Good+. 2021. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 414 p. 20.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. An Advance Uncorrected Proof of a book tranlsated from the French. The author tells the story of his participation in the fight for Algerian independence. .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good-. 1891. Third Edition. Hardcover. 648 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with gilt stamped titles. Wear to corners and edges. A few scratches to the boards. Top edge of text block is dusty and other edges show some light soil. Previous owner's name is stamped on the preface page. Pencil code on rear endpaper. Inside pages are clean overall, but the fold out maps have a little faint foxing. Two gatherings have heavy toning. Preliminaries and ending pages are more lightly toned. An extensive and scholarly report on the impact of the ice age and glaciers on the geology of North America, by George Frederick Wright, an important American geologist in the late 19th century and a founder of the Geological Society of America. As a result of his extensive glacial investigations in North America, the author was invited to lecture before the Lowell Institute in Boston in the winter of 1887–1888. The revised… Read More

Boston: Little Brown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316156485 . 152 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to edges and corners. Text block edges have some light soiling. Dustjacket is lightly shelf-rubbed. Not price clipped. The story of Oscar and Henrietta who set off for the Himalayas to deliver an ice pick. .

Toronto: Harper Collins Publishers Canada. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. 0002235897 . 130 p. 23 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding. Laminated, illustrated boards. Some wear and light bumping to corners. Both board rubbed with scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Flat signed by the author on the title page. One of Canadian author Eric Wilson's Tom and Liz Austen mystery stories for children. .

Toronto: Harper Collins Publishers Canada. Good+. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002235897 . 130 p. 23 cm. This title is not included on the list opposite the title page. Sound and square binding. Laminated, illustrated boards. Corners lightly bumped and showing wear. Both boards rubbed. Text block edges are lightly soiled. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The eleventh of the Tom and Liz Austen Mystery series by this Canadian author. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. ©1967. Second Printing. Softcover. 85 p. 27.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear to the corners and edges. Sticker pull streak on front cover. Rear white cover has some rubbing and soil. Inside pages clean and unmarked. A guide to ice hockey rules, illustrated in black and white. .

St. John's: Creative Publishers. Good. 2000. Softcover. 1894294203 . 86 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Corners of covers are curling. Wear and soil to the edges. Rubbed with light scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of Ted Pearcey, an airline pilot who worked in Newfoundland in the mid 20th century. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

London: Heinemann. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 208 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to corners. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. Endpapers have some offsetting discoloration. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked, although slightly toned. Dustwrapper has some edge wear, including tiny closed tears, and a couple of creases. Light soiling to rear white panel. The story of two sisters and their efforts to keep a pet poodle a secret from their guardian uncle. .

Vancouver: Raincoast Books & Summer Wild Productions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0969609744 . 32 p. 24 x 26 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has minor wear to the spine ends and is a little shelf rubbed. A poem about being from the Prairies, illustrated in full colour. The author and illustrator both grew up in Saskatchewan. .

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0689840705 . 66 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Very minor wear to the corner tips. Else fine. Dustjacket has a bit of light shelf wear. Appears to be unread. A collection of poetry told in the voices of the characters in the fairy tale Cinderella. Illustrate in colour. .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. ©1969. Hardcover. [32] p. 20 x 24 cm. Copyright date only. No indication of printing, but jacket has a 0969 code on it which may be a date code. Sound and square binding, with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. A little wear to the corner tips. Front free endpaper has been removed. There is paper remains on the rear pastedown endpaper, possibly from a card pocket, although there are no other library markings. Inside pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little wear to the edges and spine ends. There is slight fading along the spine edge of both panels. It is price clipped. This copy is still very attractive, although the missing/damaged endpapers downgrade its condition. The story of a younger brother who dreams of retribution over his older brother. .

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 198 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to corners. Tiny ding to corner affects several pages. Page paper toned. Dust jacket has some crimping along top edge and head of spine. Rubbed with light scratches. Not price-clipped. .

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good. Hardcover. 32 p. 29 cm. No publication or copyright date, but likely 1964. Sound and square library reinforced binding (but not ex-library) in illustrated boards. Edges and corners have some rubbing. Spine slightly faded. Small smudge on front endpaper. Occasional minor soil on the inside pages. One tiny edge tear on last leaf. A largely photographic story about cats and kittens featuring the black and white work of noted Hungarian photographer Ylla (Camilla Koffler). .