Search Results: Authors starting with B from Homeward Bound Books

New York: Crown Publishing Derrydale Books. Very Good. 1976. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0517264242 . [94] p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, laminated boards. Some wear and light bumping to the corners. A few tiny dings to the edges. Some overall soiling and rubbing. Text block edges are foxed. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. A selection of over 300 nursery rhymes selected by Ruth Spriggs and illustrated by Frank Baber. .

Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 1992. Fourth Edition. Softcover. 59 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear along the edges. Appears unread. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Front cover reads "Brief History of Acadia". A slim volume published to shed light on the importance of Acadian history relative to contemporary Acadian life. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

St. Catharines: Looking Back Press. Near Fine. 2003. Softcover. 1550689223 . 128 p. 23.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Except for the author's signature, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Appears unread. A largely photographic look at the first ten years (1909-1919) of development in the communities of Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcupine, and Porcupine, when gold exploration fever was rampant and the earliest mines started up in the area. Includes many black and white archival photographs, with captions. .

St. Catharines: Looking Back Press. Near Fine. 2004. Softcover. 1550689363 . 128 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Except for the author's signature, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Appears unread. A largely photographic look at the second ten years (1909-1919) of continued development in the communities of Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcupine, and Porcupine, when the gold mines were consolidating, supporting businesses arrived, and the fever of the gold rush was settling down somewhat. Includes many black and white archival photographs, with captions. .

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. 0919783716 . 80 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear to the corner tips. Both covers have darkened areas. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A guide to how to investigate the history of your Ontario house, using the author's own 150 year old house as an example. Illustrated in black and white. .

New York: Grosset and Dunlap. Very Good. 1918. Hardcover. 120 p. 19 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in brown, cloth-covered boards. Corners and edges have some wear. A few tiny stain spots, and light soil overall. Gift inscription dated 1944 on the front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. One title from the Slumber-Town Tales; a series of animal stories written by Arthur Scott Bailey in the early 20th century. Includes four two-colour plates. Endpapers illustrated in colour. .

New York: Grosset and Dunlap. Very Good-. 1919. Hardcover. 120 p. 19 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Corners and edges have some wear and softening. Tiny tear to lower board. A few tiny stain spots, and light soil overall. Gift inscription dated 1928 on the front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages have occasional soil, but are generally clean and unmarked, with light toning. One title from the Sleepy-Time Tales; a series of animal stories written by Arthur Scott Bailey in the early 20th century. Includes four two-colour plates. Endpapers illustrated in colour. .

New York: Grosset and Dunlap. Good. 1918. Hardcover. 120 p. 19 cm. Edges and corners worn, with corners lightly bumped. Spine and 1/4 of rear board faded. Gift inscription dated 1925 on rear side of frontispiece. Pages tanned and a few have minor soiling. Includes four two-colour plates. Endpapers illustrated in colour. Tuck-Me-In-Tales One title from the Tuck-Me-In-Tales; a series of fifteen animal stories written by Arthur Scott Bailey in the early 20th century. .

Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Company. Very Good. 1920. Later Printing. Hardcover. 261 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards with stamped gilt titles. Corners show wear and light bumping. Edges have light wear. Gilt titles dulled. A few small soil marks. Top of text block grimy. Inside pages have occasional soiling and a few dog ear creases, with some age toning. A handbook to the art of story telling as well as including many classic stories that the reader could use in practice. .

Toronto: Kids Can Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. Third Printing. Hardcover. 1553378504 . 23 x 26 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Light crinkling to the bottom of the spine. Else fine. Dust jacket has slight edge curl along top of front panel and is lightly rubbed overall. The story of a hockey match between a team of farm animals and a team of wild animals. Illustrated in colour. .

Toronto: Kids Can Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 155453318X . 23 x 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Bottom fore corners are bumped. A bit of light rub wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light edge wear, heavier at top of spine, and has a few light scratches. Not price clipped. The further adventures of Stanley the dog, who is entered into a dog show. .

Hamilton: W.L. Griffin Limited. Very Good. 1968. Stapled wraps. 55 p. 22.5 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. A little fading along the spine. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A brief biography of Sir. Allan MacNab, the Laird of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario. .

Port Hope, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 2011. Softcover. 52 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Upper fore-corner is slightly curled. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, except author's signature. "A diary in poems and drawing about characters from my hometown". Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Peterborough Horticultural Society. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Stapled wraps. 0968092004 . 46 p. 21.5 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Soft crease on back cover. Both covers have light shelf rubbing and minor soil. Presentation inscription on the back side of the front cover. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A brief history, with black and white photographs. .

Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 1550416154 . 224 p. 24 cm. Lightly rubbed. Minor corner and edge wear. The story of a family's country life in the Queen's Valley near Owen Sound, Ontario. .

Boston: Lee and Shepard. Very Good. 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. 523 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in green cloth-covered boards. The corners are bumped. Corners and spine ends worn through. A bit of staining to the boards. Names and prices on brown front endpapers. Inside pages are age tanned, with some having fox speckling. A practical text on growing fruit, with chapters on weather, soils and soil drainage and treatment, fertilization, selection and transplantation, pruning and training, cultivating, grafting, new varieties, and diseases. .

London, Ont.: Historical Museums. Very Good. 2000. Second Revised Edition. Softcover. 1895800722 . 164 p. 26.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear and curl to the front fore-corners. One small faint soil mark on front cover. Price erasure on title page. Otherwise, Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A history of over one hundred downtown businesses and their buildings in London, Ontario. Arranged in chapters dedicated to types of business; eg. grocers, banks, factories, etc. Illustrated with black and white archival photos. .

Toronto: Thomas Allen. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. 152 p. 22 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Minor rub wear to the corners. Text block top edge a bit dusty. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little wear to the corners and spine ends, and one tiny edge tear. Stamped "Book Club Edition" on the front flap. No price. The story of James Fraser's search for gold with his father in British Columbia. I love that one of the author's hobbies is described as "geologizing". That's an odd verb form of the noun "geology" for sure. Book Club Edition .

London, Ont.: McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario. Very Good-. 1996. Softcover. 0771418310 . 104 p. 22 x 30 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Darkening along the spine of the rear cover. Corners are curling slightly. A little wear to the edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of photographic murals by Steven Livick, taken at the religious festival of Kali's puja in Calcutta. Text is in English, French, Hindi (I think) another Asian language. .

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Limited. Very Good. 2009. Softcover. 1551097133 . 218 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little curl to the edges of the cover. Minor wear to corner tips. Light bump to bottom fore-corner, affecting a few pages. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A popular history of the province of Prince Edward Island from the earliest indigenous settlement through to the twenty-first century. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .