Search Results: Authors starting with U from High Park Books

Toronto: Sokolska Knihovna, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Czechoslovakian politician (1902 - 1988) Orange boards with black type on spine & face. 182 pages with B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Devolica Publishing, 1995. Assumed First Edition . Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. English language novel about Poland which describes conditions under social and political systems which were completely different from those in the USA, Canada and other western countries. Back glossy trade paperback 328pp.8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slightest of soiling to bottom pages edge.

Toronto: Macmillan, 1995. Second Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. A profile of 9 great Leaf captains: Day, Apps, Kennedy, Armstrong, Keon, Sittler, Vaive, Clark & Gilmour. Blue boards with grey lettering on spine. 225 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED on inside front page by Captain Wendell Clark, Ken Dryden - didn't he play for the Habs? - still a cool autograph to have and 2 unidentified signatures, both assumed NHL players, probably Leafs. Some fans may recognize the 3rd signature which has a - n over the last part of name.

Andrews and McMee, 1979. 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The first collection by the British-born, Canadian cartoonist (1937 - 2012). White & light yellow illustrated covers. 223 pages SIGNED on front blank pages with his customary, Best wishes, Jim Unger.

Ayr, Ontario: Knox United Church, 1984. Soft cover. Near Fine. Stapled illustrated card covers. Printed By Ayr News, Ayr, Ontario. The community of Ayr, Ontario, is located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. 80 pages with archival photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Ontario: Self Published, 1966. 2nd Edition . Paperback. Very Good+. A guide written for Kawartha collectors of antique & historical items. Cream / light yellow illustrated, stapled card covers. 84 pages (plus extra back pages for notes), with archival, color photos & B&W illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear.

Oxford University Press. Soft cover. Near Fine. Copyright 2013

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Windflower Communications, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. More than 30 landscape paintings by the Ukraine-born Mennonite woman (1918 - , who emmigrated to western Canada in 1927. Published in association with the Mennonite Literary Society, Winnipeg. 69 pages with colour illustrations, notes, bibliography & list of illustrations. White boards with gilt lettering on spine. Square 8vo (8 14" x 8 1/4").

Toronto: The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good+. Stiff, flexible, riveted cardboard covers with black type on front & "Water & Sewers 1966" printed in black marker on brown-tape spine. January, 1966. The report lists Dr. G. Ross Lord, MTRCA Chairman & James McFarlane Limited, Consulting Engineers (Toronto). Approx 170 (many one-sided). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2003. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine +. BOUND GALLEY. Historical fiction set in Greece by the Booker winning author of Sacred Hunger. First published in the UK in 2002. 338pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very light, tiny discoloured spot on bottom edge.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First novel by the Toronto poet, writer and academic. 404pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Slight wear to upper edge. SIGNED on title page

Boston / Los Angeles: Walter H. Baker Company, 1946. Paperback. Very Good. Baker's Plays for Amateurs. Copyright 1946. Beige, stapled, card covers with brown lettering / illustration. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 29 pages plus 3 pages of play advertsisments. Minor edgewear. Pages tight & unmarked.

Hamilton, Ontario: The Slovenian Heritage Festival Committee, 1984. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good/No DJ Issued. 231 pages with bibliography, 8 pages of colour scenic photos and many B&W illustrations. Minor edgewear and slight soiling to page ends. Former owner's name on inside page. pages tight, clean and unmarked. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Arkyr, 1993. Assumed First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Czech language essays on writers and poets Jiri Orten, Ivan Blayny, Jan Hanc and Ladislav Dvorak. Translator's notes on James Joyce. Reflexions and notes from the years 1986-87. With a preface by Vaclav Havel. 192pp. White cloth with grey lettering on spine and front. White illustrated DJ has slight wear at upper edge. Scarce

Praha: Nakladatelstvi Franz Kafky, 1992. Assumed First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beige cloth with black lettering on front. White illustrated DJ has slight wear at upper edge. Scarce

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.

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (Extraordinary Canadians) (xiii) 161pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo Art Gallery, 2002. First Printing . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. Catalogue from the 2002 exhibition of the Ontario artist's paintings at the Waterloo gallery. Prologue & epilogue by the artist's spouse Jane Urquhart. Curated by Joyce Zemans. Oblong 8vo ( 8 1/2" x 10 1/2"). 53 pages with colour plates / illustrations, bibliography & list of works.

Erin, Ontario: The Porcupine's Quill, 2008. Soft cover. Near Fine. 223 pages with quirky drawings by the prominent Canadian abstract artist / educator. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Winnipeg, Mantoba: Hyperion Press, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 328 pages with bibliography & index Minor crease to back bottom corner. Extra shipping may be required.