Search Results: Canadian Fiction from High Park Books

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Enfield & Wizenty, 2008. First Edition . Pictorial Hardcover. Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. Collection of 13 short stories by the young Polish Canadian author residing in Winnipeg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190pp.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Mennonite Literary Society, 2017. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contributors include Margaret Loewen Reimer, Jan Schroeder, Tanis MacDonald, Paul Tiessen, Jeff Gundy, Robert Zacharias, Daniel Shank Cruz, Margaret Steffler, Ann Hostetler, Grace Kehler & Julia Kasdorf. 197 pages.

Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. With characters ranging from the desperate to the obsessive to the wildly comic, Mark Anthony Jarman employs dazzling linguistic verve and staggering metaphorical powers in every sentence of every story in this powerful new collection." 145 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very slight wear to DJ bottom spine.

Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2000. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine. With characters ranging from the desperate to the obsessive to the wildly comic, Mark Anthony Jarman employs dazzling linguistic verve and staggering metaphorical powers in every sentence of every story in this powerful new collection." 145 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight wear to DJ at top spine end..

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2009. First Printing . Card Covers. Fine. UNCORREECTED PROOF A series of snapshots of a world torn apart by war & migration, by the Vancouver author of Hard Core Logo, American Whiskey Bar & The Pornographer's Poem. 164pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Canmore, Alberta: Renegade Arts Canmore, 2016. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Short cartooned tales of myth & adventure told at the top of the world. 80 pages with fine illustrations.

Waterloo, Ontario : University of Waterloo Press, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. A compilation of papers, poems and stories read at the conference 'Mennonite/s Writing in Canada,' held May 10-12, 1990 at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo. Includes work by Di Brandt, Patrick Friesen, Sarah Klassen, Harry Loewen, and Al Reimer, and about Rudy Wiebe, Arnold Dyck, Anne Konrad, Sandra Birdsell, and Gerhard Loewen. White, illustrated (quilt) wraps. 244 pages with references & list of contributors. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Waterloo, Ontario : University of Waterloo Press, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. A compilation of papers, poems and stories read at the conference 'Mennonite/s Writing in Canada,' held May 10-12, 1990 at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo. Includes work by Di Brandt, Patrick Friesen, Sarah Klassen, Harry Loewen, and Al Reimer, and about Rudy Wiebe, Arnold Dyck, Anne Konrad, Sandra Birdsell, and Gerhard Loewen. White, illustrated (quilt) wraps. 244 pages with references & list of contributors. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Doubleday, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. A first novel, short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, by Calgary-born author about a troubled youth on safari in Kenya with his parents. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed & dated on June 8 2001 on title page.

Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 2000. First Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. Rich with undercurrents of sensuality and passion, and inspired by the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, whose startling photographs of women defied Victorian propriety, Afterimage is a stunning exploration of the search for identity from one of Canada's most exciting young writers. A 2001 New York Times Notable Book. Humphreys was the winner of the Toronto Book Award for her first novel 'Leaving Earth'. 239pp. Some rubbing to jacket edges and spine. Minor curling to one corner and minor soiling on white back cover. Pages clean, tight and unmarked.

Vancover: Talonbooks, 1982. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. Author's seventh major book of poetry, 132 pp., near fine, unread copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ Issued. Frank Newfeld. Classic, delightful children's poetry by the Toronto writer, poet, publisher, educator, children's writer, Governor General's Award winner and Toronto institution. Eleven of the poems had previously appeared in Wiggle to the Laundromat published by New Press. 64pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Glossy illustrated boards. Minor corner wear.

Toronto: HarperCollins, 2012. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Frank Newfeld. Classic Canadian children's verse by the Toronto writer, poet, publisher, educator, children's writer, Governor General's Award winner and Toronto institution. Glossy illustrated boardsA first printing of the 2012 reprint of the original 1974 MacMillan publication. Designed by Frank Neufeld. 64pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Anchor Canada (Doubleday), 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Poor. Best-selling novel by the Toronto-based author of 'Tempting faith DiNapoli' and the senior producer on for CBC-TV's Dragons' Den. 'Signed by author' sticker on front cover & SIGNED by Gabriele on title page. Glossy pictorial wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN . 248 pages plus Reading Group Guide.

Toronto: Coach House Books, 2000. Second Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A young girl's obsession with a famous Japaese musician blossoms into personal transformation. She later travels to Japan on a private pilgrimage to connect to the source of her obsession. First edition was published in 1985 and was widely translated. By the author of 'The Swing Era' and 'The Hypnotist'. 125pp.

Edmonton, Alberta: Newest Press, 2005. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+. A well-researched account of the life of Canadian writer, academic, critic (1909 - 1998) - author of The Double Hook. Large format pictorial soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author was a professor of English at St Michael's College, University of Toronto and studied with Watson at U of T. 356 pages with index and bibliography. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor corner curling. Pages clean tight and unmarked,

Toronto: Coach House Books, 2003. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine -/No DJ Issued. What is it that makes us human? Just as the laws of nature makes the mixing of soda and vinegar into an inevitable volcano, so too do they rule human relationships. First novel by the author, a family doctor and assistant professor and lecturer at the University of Toronto. 180pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very slight cornerwear. Inside cover contains a price written in pen.

Toronto: Coach House Books, 2003. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine/No DJ Issued. What is it that makes us human? Just as the laws of nature makes the mixing of soda and vinegar into an inevitable volcano, so too do they rule human relationships. First novel by the author, a family doctor and lecturer at the University of Toronto. 180pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Plays for kids by the renowned Canadian author, playwright and educator (1924-2008), 3-time Governor General's Award winner, perhaps best known for his Black Donelly's plays. 195 pages. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large illustrated wraps. Minor corner wear. Internals fine. SIGNED & dated by author. Scarce

Toronto: Macfarlane Walter and Ross. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Margaret Atwood offers "A Christmas Lorac," about Ebenezer Scrooge in Tory Ontario. Yves Beauchemin, Timothy Findley, Neil Bissoondath, Rohinton Mistry and Jane Urquhart add fables that provoke, entertain and delight. 63. pages.