from Capricorn Books

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019. 263 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w and colour photographs. "In this enthralling book, (the authors) explore Jerusalem's libraries to tell the story of this city as a place where some of the world's most enduring ideas were put into words. The writers of Jerusalem, although renowned the world over, are not usually though… Read more

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 196 pp, 8 1/2" H. "A collection of fourteen fascinating essays, half of which were never published in Lewis's lifetime. The first three provide a general introduction to medieval literature whilst the remaining essays turn to the works of major writers such as Dante (The Divine Comedy), Malory (Le Morte d'Arthur), Spenser (The Faerie… Read more

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 232 pp, 8 1/2" H. "(P)aints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organisation of their theology, science and history into a single,… Read more

London: Routledge, 2012. 265 pp, 8 1/2" H. "The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until the first publication of (this book in 1983), little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to… Read more

Asheville, North Carolina: Chiron, 2019. 210 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Skogemann goes through the whole of Tolkien's work - characters, landscapes, and events - to determine what kind of archetypes and basic situations from the collective unconscious are appearing. And she does it with enormous zest." Anne Knudsen, 'Weekendavisen'. Contents: Introduction; Faery or the Collective Unconscious; The Archetype of… Read more

Toronto: Emblem / McClelland & Stewart, 2009. 249 pp, 8" H. B&w drawings. "Over fifty years ago, Joan Bodger, her husband and two children went to Britain on a family quest. They were seeking the world that they knew and loved through children's books. As Bodger recounts their adventures through Winnie-the-Pooh Country, Jemima Puddle-Duck's farm, and many more beloved… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. 272 pp, 8 1/8" H. "For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In this delightful celebration of reading, Schwalbe invites… Read more

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977. 550 pp + 410 pp, 9 1/8" H, volumes I and II bound together in red buckram, 5 raised bands on spine with dark blue leather title label and black volume label, both with gilt lettering/banding, all edges decorated with red splatter effect. Chapters include: The Voyagers; Explorers by Land (to 1867); Explorers by… Read more

Toronto: ECW Press, 1993. 282 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w portrait sketches. Contents: Charles Heaveysege; Charles Sangster; Charles Mair; Isabella Valancy Crawford; William Wilfred Campbell; Charles G.D. Roberts; Bliss Carman; Archibald Lampman; Duncan Campell Scott; E.J. Pratt; W.W.E. Ross; Raymond Knister; F.R. Scott; Robert Finch; A.J.M. Smith; Earle Birney; Leo Kennedy; Ralph Gustafson; A.M. Klein; Dorothy Livesay; Anne Wilkinson; Irving… Read more

Ottawa: National Library of Canada / Bibliotheque Nationale du Canada , 1962. 258 pp + 88 pp (Index), 11" H. A catalogue of publications released in 1950/51 of Canadian interest, excluding federal publications. Listings are arranged under the headings: Bibliography, Librarianship / Philosophy, Psychology, Religion / Banking Insurance; Citizenship, Immigration, Nationalities; Economics, Commerce; Law; Military science; Politcs, World affairs;… Read more

Toronto: University of Toronto / Glasgow, Brook , 1917. 192 pp, 9 13/16" H. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Reviews by three noted Canadian historians of publications produced in 1916 relating to Canada, gathered under the section headings: The Relations of Canada to the Empire; The History of Canada; Provincial and Local History (Newfoundland and the… Read more

Ottawa: Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce / Canadian Book publishers' Council , 1971. 9 3/4" H plastic binder, containing self-addressed, self-sealing order form pad and two 9 1/4" H booklets - Books from Canada: English Language and Books from Canada: French Language. The binder was prepared for the 16th USA International Book Exhibition in conjunction with the 90th… Read more

London: The Bodley Head, 1971. 216 pp, 8" H. "Graham Greene writes: 'An autobiography is only 'a sort of life' - it contains less errors of fact thatn a biography, but it is of necessity even more selective: it begins later and it ends prematurely. If one cannot close a book of memories on the deathbed, any conclusion must… Read more

New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. The four volumes of the "New Graphic Series" of the Colophon, 10 5/8" H, pictorial front boards/spines - lacking the original glassine dust jackets. No. 1 - March 1939, 115 pp, with linoleum cut by Hans Alexander Mueller, wood engraving by Emil Ganso and additional illustration by George Cruikshank & Edward A. Wilson, plus… Read more

London: Carlton, 1998. 256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Types of Fantasy; Fantasy Cinema; Television Fantasy; Who's Who of Fantasy; A-Z of Fantasy Characters & Entities; Fantasy Games; Fantasy Worlds; Fantasy Magazines; Glossary; Index. "(A)n extensive survey of the whole genre." Book is Fine. Dust jacket has… Read more

New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster , 2011. 342 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w maps, genealogical charts, etc. Colour plates. "Philippa Gregory and her fellow historians descibe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' War books: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. In… Read more

London: Frederick Warne 292 pp, 8" H. Brick-coloured boards with gilt & black lettering, color illustration on spine, black lettering, black and color illustrations on front board. Yellow 'crackle' patterned endpapers, b&w illustrations. Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), author of 'Little Lord Fauntleroy', 'Sara Crewe', 'A Little Princess' and 'The Secret Garden', here recounts the story of her youth. Calling… Read more

Toronto: Peter Martin, 1976. 304 pp, 10" H, orange cloth with black lettering/banding on spine and front board. Section headings: Reference Materials; Humanities and Applied Arts; Literature; Social Sciences; Science and Technology; Indexes (Author Index / Title Index / Subject Index). Three tiny corner bumps, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - (as issued).… Read more

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1969. (xxvi), 643 pp, 10 1/4" H. Black cloth with red title block/gilt lettering and crest on spine. B&w illustrations. Contents: Authors in Volume Five; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; General References; Principal Periodicals Consulted; Location Symbols; Bibliography of American Literature; Initials, Pseudonyms, and Anonyms. Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.. Fourth Printing .… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. 463 pp, 8 5/8" H. Signed: "Fanny Butcher" on front free endpaper. B&w photographs. "This is the extraordinary memoir of the lifelong passion - and the multiple friendships - of one of the outstanding women of (the twentieth century), who has lived her life to the full in the heart of the Midwest and… Read more