Search Results: Authors starting with V from Reading Rat

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin Books India, 2001. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. First Indian edition; 67 p. small hardcover; has small rem. mark on bottom of text block, slight shelf wear, otherwise like new. Bilingual Hindi-English text. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 190 p; paperback; "a magical new novel by W. D. Valgardson, prize-winning author of Garbage Creek and The Divorced Kids Club." A young girl's discovery of an old, mouse-eaten journal in a trunk at the family homestead leads to secrets about her own and her family's past.

London UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 272 p/; near fine in NF unclipped DJ. "Albert John (Jack) Martin was a 31-year-old Admiralty clerk when he was called up into the army in early 1916. Throughout his service with the Royal Engineers (the Sappers), he wrote in secret because men at the front were forbidden to keep diaries. And when he returned home he told no-one about them. Bundled up in the attic, they remained undiscovered until his grandson came across them in 1999." Edited by historian richard Van Emden, this offers a rare first-hand account from the trenches.

Toronto ON: McClelland & Stewart Inc. The Canadian Publishers., 1989. Unstated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good Minus. 292p. Personal note on FFEP (previous owner's name/date). A Canadian novel about family bonds, set in Toronto and Connaught, Sask. Vanderhaeghe is a powerful writer on the human condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1997. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 333 p.; VG; slight reading wear, very nice unmarked copy. Guy Vanderhaeghe's prizewinning novel of the Canadian west, linking Hollywood in the 1920s with the Cypress Hills massacre. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Apparent first edition; 327 p. incl. notes, bibliography, and index. NF/NF; clean, unmarked, copy, appears like new, bright unclipped DJ. Gift inscription and signed by author on title page. Elinor F. E. Black was a pioneer of Canadian medicine, the first woman to head a Canadian medical school and the first Canadian woman member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK). A thoroughly-researched biography of a notable and formidable woman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London ON: Ashton-Drake Galleries, 1996. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 32 p.; VG-; moderate shelf/reading wear. 32 page full colour catalogue of Ashton-Drake collectible dolls. Has customer address on back cover. One of two catalogues available; identical interior with different cover photos. Further details on request. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London UK: Black Dog Publishing, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. VG+. 190 p. HC. Large format. VG+ condition. Published in cooperation with the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery at the University of British Columbia. Essays by Scott Watson, David MacWilliam, William Woood, Jamie Hilder, and Michael Turner. This book contains three intertwined projects, one being a consideration of artist Michael Morris' Letter paintings, another the complementary exhibit at the Belkin in 2012, and a third on the subject of concrete poetry. Includes a chronology to 2012, exhibition history, select bibliography and list of works from the exhibition.

London ON: Ashton-Drake Galleries, 1996. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 32 p.; VG-; moderate shelf/reading wear. 32 page full colour catalogue of Ashton-Drake collectible dolls. Has customer address on back cover. One of two catalogues available; identical interior with different cover photos. Further details on request. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Niagara Historical Society, 1925. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good -/No Jacket. 73 p.; VG-; Light green paper wrapper sun-faded; interior clean. PO name on front cover. Articles include Fort Niagara - Col D. McDougal (Janet Carnochan), Letters of 1812 (Col Cruikshank), Steamer Chicora (A. J. Clark), Riders of the Plain (T. A. Boys). Other material on the Niagara region available. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Self published, 1997. First edition. Staplebound. Very Good. 91 p., stapled wraps, nine short stories written in response to the claim that "any story written about the prairies would not be complete without at least one of these three key elements: sex, death or grain elevators." Contributors are Evelyn Woodward, Susan Rocan, Chris Rutkowski, Katharine Carr, and Russell Corbett. B & W drawings of grain elevators (and gravestones) with implied sex.

Toronto ON: Community Homes for the Mentally Handicapped Association, 1984. First. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. 583 p. plus names index; VG, large hardcover in blue boards with gilt lettering and stamped picture of Toronto landmarks on cover. Top corner is bumped, back & front, w. slight crack in boards; book may have been dropped. Otherwise very minor wear. Foldout family tree chart inside back cover is intact and unmarked. Movers and shakers and Ladies Who Lunch in Toronto c. 1984; good source for social history & research. OVERSIZE book; additional postage may be required. Please enquire. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: Literary Press Group, 1993. First edition. Paperback. As New. 97 p.; As New, small PB collection in card covers. First issue, Spring 1993, of selections from members of the Literary Press Group. Authors represented include Alan Cumyn, Karen Connelly, Timothy Findlay. Complete details on request.

1976. Not Stated. Staplebound. Very Good- . Large format magazine. During 1976 the Saturday Evening Post published several Bicentennial-themed issues. This is Volume 248, No. 5, a special collection of "best of" stories, articles etc. from 1728 to 1976. Includes a portfolio of framable Norman Rockwell covers, printed on both sides so unfortunately you must choose a side or have a copy made of one side if you choose to frame them. Overall very good condition, no interior marks or damage, advertising cards intact. Some rubbing and light wear at corners and edges. VG-

Canada: Mattel Canada Inc., 1995. First Thus. Saddle Stitched. Good+/No Jacket. 14 p.; G+; some wear & rubbing along spine, bottom corner creased. Full colour brochure featuring 1995 collectible Barbie dolls. Cover illustration is"Midnight Gala" designed by Abbe Littleton. Other dolls featured include 50th Anniversary Barbie, Nostalgic Barbie series, Rapunzel, Queen Elizabeth, Medieval Barbie, Bob Mackie Barbies, Gone With the Wind, and Dolls of the World. Short articles on aspects of Barbie collecting also included. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Frederick Warne (Penguin Random House), 2016. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. HC in glossy pictorial DJ; NF/NF; approx. 8.5 x 11 inches; unpaginated. Published to celebrate her 150th anniversary. Includes information on Beatrix Potter's life and work, an excerpt from "Peter Rabbit" with her watercolour illustrations, and contributions from 32 artists commenting on her work and interpreting characters from 9 of her best known stories.

Mosul, Iraq: College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, 1978. Not Stated. Perfect Bound. Very Good -/No Jacket. 221 p; VG-; most pages uncut; corners bumped, binding a bit loose. Overall clean and unmarked. Collection of scholarly articles on various agricultural topics, most in English, some abstracts in Arabic. Further details on request. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Vivian M. Muska, 1995. Apparent First. Staplebound. Very Good. 50 p.; staplebound; poetry collection by various authors on themes of love, loss, family and community;

Steinbach MB: Derksen Printers, 1997. Apparent First. Perfect Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 156 p.; VG, bottom corner slightly bumped, slight edgewear. Glossy white card covers with title & cover design in red, yellow and black. No author or publisher stated; a committee project to celebrate the town's 50th anniversary. Illustrated with photos, maps of the town and environs. Includes brief reference to early Russian Mennonite pioneers who arrived in 1874, but most of the book is devoted to town administration, businesses, and people from 1946-1996. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rosser MB: Venus Rising Writing Group, 1997. First edition. Staplebound. Very Good. 47 p;, staplebound; VG; poetry and prose by Margaret Ann Anderson, Sherry Bailey, Jocelyn Boileau, Laurie Potovsky Beachell, Jane Walker, Monica Ziegler