Search Results: Authors starting with A from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: The Dundurn Group. Very Good+. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 1550023373 . 192 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear along the edge and to the corner. Slight shelf rubbing. Inside pages clean, bright, and unmarked. A history of Fort St. Joseph, a former British outpost on the southernmost point of St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron. The fort was built after the American Revolution and its garrison captured the American Fort Mackinac during the war of 1812. It is now operated by Parks Canada, and archaeological work is ongoing. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. ©1919. Reprint. Hardcover. 261 + ads p. 19 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with stamped illustration of children skating on upper board. Light wear to the corner tips. Spine ends slightly faded. Top edge of text block is dusty. Prize inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is worn along edges, with a few tiny tears and a hole to the front flap fold. Spine is darkened. Some tiny x's marked on reverse side. Soiled overall, but front panel still presentable. The story of three girls, including a French orphan, who join the Girl Scouts and have a number of adventures. Ilustrated with a colour frontispiece and three black and white plates. .

Price-Patterson Ltd.. Good. 2005. Card Covers. 189688170X . 108 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Moisture damage to fore-edge of back cover and front edge of pages. Wear to the corners. Gift inscription on the back of the front cover. Otherwise the inside pages have a couple of ink marks, but are overall clean. Stories of life on the Gaspe Coast of Quebec in the early 20th century. .

Seoul: Seoul International Tourist Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1982. Second Printing. Hardcover. 32 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated and laminated boards. Minor wear to corners. Light rubbing wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A Korean folk tale about two brothers and what happens when the poorer one discovers magic gourds which elude his richer, greedy brother. Korean Fold Story for Children Series II .

New York: Moffat, Yard and Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1904. Hardcover. 96 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the edges and corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. Dust jacket has heavy edge wear, including creases, chips, and tears. The spine has moisture staining and is darkened. "A Book to Teach Children the Use of Clay, Giving Directions for Making Practical Toys and Useful Objects and Graded Suggestions for Artistic Modelling" (from title page). Illustrated with pen and ink drawings by the author. Part of the publisher's "When Mother Lets Us" series. .

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good. 1958. 11th Printing. Hardcover. 80 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding. Paper covered boards. Light wear at spine ends and corners. Small tear and puncture mark on the spine. Top edge a bit darkened. Gift inscription on endpaper. Puzzles not filled in. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust wrapper has heavy wear along the top edge with tears, creasing and chips. Some wear to bottom edge. Puncture hole on the spine. Small spot on front panel. Folds rubbed. Rear white panels lightly soiled. Not price clipped. A collection of various puzzles intended for children. .

Peterborough, Ontario: Heritage Publications. Very Good. 1985. Hardcover. 0969194609 . 162 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A geographic description of the Peterborough, Ontario and surrounding areas. Illustrated with black and white photographs and numerous diagrams and maps. Produced for the Trent University Geography department. .

London: Allen Lane. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 071391341x . 142 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in brown, cloth-covered boards. Tiny ding on both top edge. One corner lightly bumped. Text block and endpaper edges are slightly toned. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has crinkling to the head of spine, one tiny edge tear and crease mark, and some rub wear and light scratches. Not price clipped. A collection of nineteen folk-tales from around the world and as told by an imagined narrator. Illlustrated with colour plates by Yvonne Gilbert and pen and ink drawings by Jennifer Campbell. .

Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson Limited. Very Good. 1974. Second Printing. Softcover. 0070777918 . 144 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Spine faded. A little shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of Algonquin Park and its locale from its almost unhabitated wilderness period to the park as it was at time of publication. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Signed by the author on the half title page. .

New York: The John Day Company. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. ©1970. Hardcover. 48 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square reinforced library binding in pink, cloth-covered boards with illustration on upper. Light wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the corners and spine ends, less so to the edges. A few small soil spots and light creases. A book for children that explains the importance of language. Part of the publisher's Reason Why series. .

London: Bracken Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 1851700676 . 64 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in green paper covered boards. Bottom edges and corners have wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has light edgewear, and is rubbed with light scratches overall. A reproduction of a 19th century edition of Aesop's fables with coloured woodcuts by Charles H. Bennett. Also includes additional 19th century black and white drawings of Randolph Caldecott. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fair. ©1958. Hardcover. 122 p. 19.5 cm. Sound and square library-reinforced binding in cloth-covered, illustrated boards. This is an ex-library copy with the usual markings. The corners and board edges have some rub wear. Both boards show some soil and scratches. The edges of the text block are somewhat grimy and soiled There is an ink scribble on the front endpaper. Inside pages have a few dog-eared corners and occasional smudges. One of the series of stories about a set of triplets and their adventures. In this one, Abercrombie, Benjamin and Christopher build a helicopter. Illustrated in black and white. Ex-Library .

Penguin Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670812676 . 32 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Virtually no discernable wear to either board. Previous owner's book label on front free endpaper. Dustjacket has light edge wear and a bit of crinkling to the spine ends. A few light scratches. Not price clipped. A group of stories that reveal what can happen when everyday expressions are taken literally. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0374324891 . 32 p. 28 cm. Minor wear to spine ends. Insides unmarked. Dustjacket has edgewear and wrinkling along the top, some light soiling and rubbing. The story of a man named Bert whose dog "Bert" gets lost. The second Bert book from Allan Ahlberg and Raymond Briggs. .

Self Published By the Author. Very Good-. 1986. Hardcover. 224 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in leather-like covered boards. Minor wear to the corners and edges. Inside pages have a fair bit of neat underlining with a black pen. A seventy five year history of the town of Edson, Alberta. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. 159 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in dark-brown, cloth-covered boards. Corner tips not quite sharp. Spine ends a little crinkled. There are some tiny dings to the edges, the largest on the bottom edge of the lower board. The upper board has a couple of small circular stains, which match the stains on the wrapper. The text block edges are tanned, with some light soil to the top edge of the text block. There is a small pull mark to the paper of the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust wrapper has edge wear, heaviest at the corners, spine ends, and flap folds. Small sticker pull mark on front panel. Also some staining to the front panel and the spine, which is also darkened. It is price-clipped. Reverse side of the jacket has soil and stains. Please see pictures with listing. It is still a presentable copy. The first novel in the… Read More

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Limited. Very Good+. 1998. Softcover. 1551093138 . 157 p. 21 cm. Sound and square in card stock covers. Minor wear to corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The biographical story of the author while she was serving in the Q. A. Reserve (Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service/Reserve) during World War II. .

London: Heinemann. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0434925888 . 133 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Tiny remainder dot on bottom of text block which has bled a little onto the page bottoms it touches. Minor wear to the edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and bright. Dustjacket is curling and has some wear along the edges. A couple of tiny puncture marks near the spine on front panel. Price clipped. A collection of ten stories of magic, each one featuring a fariy person or animal who appears in the world of small children. Four colour plates and pen and ink illustrations. .

London: Heinemann. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 136 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards with white stamped titles and vignette. Corners lightly bumped and a ding to the top edge. Small stain on the somewhat dirty top edge of the text block. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning. Dustwrapper has much staining to the spine and rear panel, showing moreso on reverse side. Corners worn. Flap edges darkened. Not price clipped. A selection of short stories featuring people and anthropormophic animals. By the author of the Rufty Tufty series. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Department of National Defence. Very Good+. 1972. Card Covers. 94 p. 20 cm. A bit of light edge wear. Spine area of staple bound covers lightly faded. Clean and unmarked inside. A government publication to teach defensive flying techniques, intended for Search and Rescue pilots of the Air Transport Command of the Canadian Department of Defence. B&W Illustrations .