Search Results: Titles starting with V from High Park Books

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Hyperion Press, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. A biography of an early important Ontario Swiss Mennonite entrepreneur, church leader & philanthropist. 224 pages with some archival photos.The author was a long-term librarian at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. 224 pages with maps, illustrations, archival photos , notes, appendices, bibliography, index. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor jacket wear. Internals fine.

Kitchener, Ontario: Victoria Park 100th Birthday Historical Committee, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good+. An Historical And Photographic Essay On Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ontario. With Illuminations On The Neglected Past And Projected Future. A centennial history of the central Kitchener park by the Kitchener writer / historian.. Blue pictorial wraps. Oblong 8vo (8 / 3/4" x 11"). 90 pages with archival / colour photos. Minor corner rubbing to cover. Internals fine.

London, Ontario: Self Published , 1978. 1st Edition . Paperback. Very Good+. An account of the 1881 sinking of the river steamer - the worst disaster in London's (Ontario) history. White illustrated card covers (xii) 112 pages with archival photos / B&W illustrations & back cover folded map. Printed by Skinner Printing, Petrolia, Ontario. Slight sticker cuff on back cover.Pages clean tight & unmarked

Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A history of German U-boats in the St. Lawrence. 160 pages well illustrated with archival photos, map end papers. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket free of tears with minor wear to corners / edges.

Toronto: Art Gallery of Toronto, 1961. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small catalogue from the Toronto exhibition February 11th to March 12th, 1961. The exhibit also appeared at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The National Gallery of Canada and the Winnipeg Art Gallery Includes artist biography, chronology, listing of the 140 works & 7 B&W illustrations Illustrated stapled paper wraps s. 16 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean & tight with slight corner curling.

Winnipeg, Mantoba: Scirocco Drama. Paperback. Near Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for outstanding new play. a poignant solo show presenting the story of Anna, a Toronto paramedic - based on real interviews. 52 pages.

Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1981. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine +. Academic papers discussing the literature of the western-Canadian author. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 256 pages with bibliography and index.

Ottawa, Ontario : Baird O'Keefe Publishing / Elmwood School, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. A history of the private International Baccalaureate World School for girls from JK to grade 12, founded in 1915. Oblong 8vo (8 1/4" x 10 1/8 Beige cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front with the school crest in gil. 263 pages with archival and B&W photos. Very slight wear at upper spine end of pictorial dust jacket. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Canada. If outside Canada, please do not order before contacting us first by email to determine proper postage.

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Several distinguished Canadian historians analyse the controversial TV show that ran on CBC televison 185pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight curve to boards and a small crease to several pages at bottom corner.

London: Christie's, 1985. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Sales catalogue from book auction held in London on April 16 &17, 1985. Pink and white stapled illustrated wraps with many B&W & colour illustrations and containing estimated values on each lot, book or manuscript. 387 lots for sale. 111pp. Slight edgewear and slight yellowing at page edges. Pages clean, tight and unmarked.

Toronto: Five Strangers Press, 2009. 1st Printing. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. 128 pages. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No DVD included. Slight corner wear and very slight creasing on back bottom cover. INSCRIBED in very large marker on inside white cover. Uncommon

Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education Inc., 1990. Assumed First Edition . Pictorial Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The history of the Vancouver Canucks in text and illustrations. 32 pages with colour and B&W photos. Not a former library book.

Vancouver: New Play Centre, 1990. Assumed First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. 96 pages of wacky B.C. caricatures & cartoons from the province's dailies. Slight corner rubbing. Pages clean tight and unmarked. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1948. Paperback. Near Fine -. Robin- blue stapled card covers. Copyright 1948. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Some minor corner curling. Pages tight & unmarked.

Dublin, Ireland: Allen Figgis, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good -. Only 600 copies ever printed with many of the books broken up for sale of individuals prints. The green cloth hardcover is in very nice shape (near fine) except for slight foxing on upper pages edge and minor paper fragments left on inside front cover where (it appears) a paste-down picture were removed. The DJ (VG- to VG condition) has minor rubbing to corners and edges with few tiny tears. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Riga, Latvia: Latvijas PSR Padomju Rakstnieku Savieniba, 1987. Card Covers. Very Good+. Par izdevumu atbild Janis Peters. Latvian text. 168pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor wear along one edge and signature and date on half-title page.

Port Colborne / St Catherines, Ontario: Thought House Publishing Group / The Brock School of Philosophy , 1999. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Academic papers from a Brock University conference on universalism celebrating John Mayer's retirement from the St Catherines, Ontario University in June, 1997. Mark Zlomislic - assistant researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, "Ivo Pilar" in Zagreb, Croatia. David Goicoechea - professor of philosophy at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. Zdenko Zeman - assistant researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, "Ivo Pilar" in Zagreb, Croatia. (xix) 503 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The illustrated front cover has a crease running vertically from top to bottom, mostly visible from inside & minor corner wear. Pages clean, tight & unmarked except for yellow marker to a few words on 2 pages & ex-libris sticker on inside cover with black marker through name. Due to… Read More

New York: Vantage Press, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First published collection of the Toronto-based poet. Green boards with giltlettering on spine. 60pp. Slight rubbing to brown, illustrated DJ.

Leeuwarden, The Netherlands: Eisma B.V., 1987. Cloth. Near Fine +/Near Fine -. Paintings & etching by Dutch artist Paul Christiaan Bos (1956-) best known for his landscapes & portraits. Foreword by Noortje Bakker. Dutch & English text. VIII, 120 pages with colour plates. Blue boards with silver lettering on spine & front. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor wear/curling at edges of DJ. Uncommon.

London: Tom Stacey, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of stories demonstrating Victorian England's lust for adventure. Author include George Ruxton, George Sanger, Miss Martineau, James Grant and many more. Include short preface by the editor and short introduction to each storiy.Maroon cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine, 224pp. with many B&W illustrations. Clean tight volume with clean, tight pages.