Search Results: Titles starting with C from Reading Rat

Winnipeg MB: The Impressionists, 1993. Revised. Metal Can. As New/As New. An unusual item, in AS NEW condition. The printed word preserved in a metal skin, "The CANNED THINK, yours to open" is a book of poetry. The pages are three inches wide by 32 inches long rolled into a half pint tin can. The form is derived from ancient eastern manuscripts and old proclamations of the western world. It is a format that frees the printed page from the conventional three-dimensional cubiform structure. The contents are 33 selected poems by Tyrrell Mendis printed on one side only on eight pages. The pages are fastened together with a single eyelet to facilitate display on a vertical surface. In most copies all the pages are white, and in some there is at least one coloured page. The coloured pages are white, yellow, orange and blue in no particular order. This poetry in a can is a tonic for the mind, providing a new stimulant in a familiar package that is symptomatic of our mechanised materialistic world.… Read More

Anchorage : Salmon Run, 1996. First American edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 70 p. small paperback; VG+ condition; review copy sticker on cover. Thirteenth book by author, who at time of publication had been publisher and editor for Poetry Australia. Four sections: The Small Village of Loth, Holocaust, Sydney Poems, Brush Strokes

Winnipeg: Contemporary Verse 2, 2014. First printing. Paperback. Very Good +. 112 p; digest size; VG+. Quarterly literary journal; this issue focuses on diversity of viewpoints and voices. The third issue of CV2 to be informed in part by the Idle No More movement, hence the cover art "Idle Know More".

New York: William Morrow, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 266 p.; NF in NF DJ; bibliography and notes on sources; comprehensive history of the development of calendars, in the context of cultural and religious values.

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1968. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Mardon, John. 72p. Childrens book. Collection of short poems and prose. Glue on spine has come undone. E.L. written on inside of front cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1995. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good- . 166 p., VG-, minor edgewear, corners a bit bumped. Originally published in 1977. First performed March 1, 1976 by the National Arts Theatre Centre Company. A play in two acts and 15 scenes, set in an insane asylum in 1938 Ontario. Protagonist Cassandra Wakelin begins to confuse fellow inmates with members of her own ill-fated family.

UK: Coombe Books, 1986. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Unpaginated; large coffee-table type book; glossy boards with photographic images, DJ same. Book is NF, bright, unmarked. DJ very slight edgewear. Gorgeous photographs of Canadian sites, full colour, captions and introductory essay by Rupert O. Matthews. Very nice copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Montreal: Canada At Work Publishers, 1953. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 390 pages plus unpaginated advertising section; VG-; navy blue binding with silver title and maple leaf on front cover; ffep removed, front hinge reinforced with archival tape; red plastic index tabs attached to top edge of 4 pages as permanent bookmarks; p o name obliterated by red mark on inside front cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. An overview, with many B & W photos and Wilfred Eggleston's accompanying essays, of Canadian industry and manufacturing during the WWII and Korean War periods. Publisher's Foreword states "We present in these pages the role played by Industry in helping to maintain Canada's high renown in World Affairs. While to Wilfred Eggleston admittedly belongs the credit for the major content of this volume, it would be ungracious to overlook the invaluable collaboration of a great many top industrialists who have given freely of their time and knowledge toward the fulfilment of our… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Maple Tree Pr, 2003. Not Stated. Perfect Bound. Very Good -/No Jacket. 96 p. incl. index, glossary, sources. VG-, some edgewear, small rem. mark on bottom of text block. Interior clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with many colour photos; an introduction for young readers to paleontology, with emphasis on Canadian dinosaur finds. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 2003. First. Trade Paperback. NEW/No Jacket. 548 p.; includes index and endnotes. An examination of the role of Francophones in Manitoba and Canadian history; illustrated with many political cartoons; a "what if" interpretation of Canadian history by well-known political columnist Frances Russell. Prologue by Jacqueline Bray; epilogue by Roger Turenne. Multiple copies available; email for details. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Markham ON: PaperJacks, 1981. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. 240 p. paperback. VGminor wear, some age darkening. The inside story of the daring Canadian rescue of six American diplomats trapped in Iran

Ottawa ON: Carleton University Press, 1997. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 324 p.; VG-, slight edgewear. This edition first published 1986, reprinted. An authoritative edition of Catharine Parr Traill's book, originally published in 1852. This edition includes an editor's preface and introduction, title pages from earlier editions, notes on published versions of the text, and information on copy-editing issues. A useful book for those interested in the career of Mrs. Traill, a prolific writer and naturalist. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc, 2001. 6th Edition. Trade Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. Large format paperback; study guide to accompany the 6th ed. of either Canadian Macroeconomics or Canadian Microeconomics, by Brian Lyons. Fairly extensive notes; an estimated 10% of the exercises have been completed, most in pencil, some in pen. Still quite usable for study/review purposes. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Pearson Education Canada, 2000. Fifth Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Large-format pb; 560 p. incl. index and appendices; Overall VG-; solid copy, significant amount of underlining/highlighting; bumped at lower corner. Still very readable and serviceable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Liveright Books, 1980. Reprint. Paperback. Good +. 116 p; paperback. PO name on half title page, some notes and underlining. "First published in 1923, and now reissued with a new introduction by Darwin T. Turner {Iowa State U}, CANE is an acknowledged classic - a powerful work of innovative fiction evoking Negro life in the south, primarily Georgia." Author Jean Toomer was born in Washington DC in 1894, the son of an educated black Creole family.

Northgates, Leicester YK: Dryad, 1970. First edition. Staplebound. Very Good. 36 p. staplebound pamphlet, VG clean condition, minor wear. Ex-library. Detailed instructions for doll size baskets, hats, chair and settee made from natural cane.

Northgates, Leicester YK: Dryad, 1970. First edition. Staplebound. Very Good. 36 p. staplebound pamphlet, VG clean condition, minor wear. Ex-library. Detailed instructions for doll size baskets, hats, chair and settee made from natural cane.

Montreal: Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres, 1972. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 46 p.; approx. 12 " square; unpaginated; black card covers. VG-, has some edgewear. Laid-in letter from Bernard Benoit, president of the Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres. This is a brochure detailing the missionary work of Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger in Africa, from 1968-72. The text is in French, English, German and Spanish. Illustrated with many photographs in colour and B & W. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2001. Probable First. Perfect Bound. Very Good +/No Jacket. 94 p.; VG+; an excellent introduction and study guide to "The Stone Diaries", with background information. Useful for teachers, reading groups, and anyone with a serious interest in the work of Carol Shields. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1979. Apparent First. Staplebound. Very Good. 32 p. 7 x 10" magazine format; VG overall; words and music for 10 Christmas carols from around the world. Red card cover with Christmas scene in white. Stapled.