Search Results: Titles starting with N from Homeward Bound Books

St. Catharines: Vanwell Publishing Company. Very Good. 1989. Softcover. 0920277268 . 102, [12] p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Corners slightly curled and lightly worn. Light rub and scratch wear. A history of names used in the Niagara region in Ontario, including geographic, engineering, commercial, and transportation names. Niagara Heritage Series .

Cleveland: Freshwater Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 231 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Sprinkling of foxing to the text block edges. Otherwise, fine. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket a little light edge wear and is lightly shelf rubbed. A black and white photo history of Great Lakes vessels active at the time of publication. The 11th book in the namesake series by this author. .

Lachute, QC: Les Editions Main Street Inc.. Very Good-. 2005. Softcover. 097395860X . 251 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Crease to upper bottom fore-corner and tiny dog ear folds to first twenty pages of same corner. A little rubbed along all edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, except for creases as described. A history of the place names found in the Laurentian Mountains area of Quebec. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. ©1924. Hardcover. 284 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Some wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Soft crease mark along the spine. Text block edges are a little soiled. Price erasure on front endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked, but have light toning. Dust jacket has edge wear, heaviest to the spine ends, and including some chips, creases and tiny tears. The spine is darkened. Rubbed along fold edges. Rear panel and reverse side are tanned. The first title in the Nancy Brandon series. Illustrated with four black and white plates. .

London: Max Parrish. Fair with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. 61 p. 25 cm. Heavy wear at corners and spine ends. Laminated boards rubbed and scratched. Front hinge partially split. Stain to fore-edge affecting all pages, and more staining to front free endpaper and a few other pages. Puzzle on back endpapers has been completed in pencil. Illustrated with two-colour ink and wash drawings. A children's annual written and drawn by Nancy Spain who wrote a series of "Tiger" children's books in the 1950's. .

London: Blackie & Son Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ©1961. Hardcover. 254 p. 18.5 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. A little fading to the spine ends. Top fore-corner of the front free endpaper has been clipped off. Slight tanning to endpapers. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust wrapper has a moisture stain on the rear panel, which is also foxed and toned. Colour streak on front panel. Some wear along the edges and to the corners. Crease on front flap. Not price clipped. The second story of Nancy Stanton by this author. Nancy engages in a fight to save Hemlock Ravine while her relationship with Philip Hastings develops. A few full page black and white illustrations. The author, a New Zealander, lived a while in Canada. .

HarperSanFrancisco. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0060766905 . 342 p. 24.5 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Remainder streak on both the top and bottom edges of the text block. Small inked numbers/letters on the front free endpaper. One page has an ink smudge along its fore-edge, likely done in printing. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has a little wear to the corners and edges and a hint of soil to the panels. A biography of C.S. Lewis from his early childhood days through his adult life. Eight pages of black and white photographs. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Golden Dog Press. Very Good-. 1996. Softcover. 0919614612 . 204 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, cardstock covers. Top edge of rear cover has a 1" mouse-chewed area which affects the last few mostly blank pages. Lighty rubbed and scratched. Tiny soil mark on fore-edge of text block and on the title page. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and bright. The story of service by the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during World War II. The author was a member of this unit. .

Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0919130216 . 112 p. 24 x 30 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Tiny ding and soil mark to the bottom front edge of the upper board. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to the edges and spine ends, including some chips and tears. There is a moisture stain on the front panel. Lightly soiled overall. Price clipped. Covers two dozen different narrow gauge railway systems in Canada, including mileage, chronological, locomotive and geographical facts about each system. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. .

Regina: Rosemont Art Gallery Society Inc.. Very Good. 1995. Softcover. 56 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in heavy cardstock covers. Minor soil. Inscribed by the artist to several people and signed with an "N". Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. An art catalogue published in conjunction with a travelling exhibition of work by Canadian artist Natalka Husar. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0684128284 . 144 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A little rub wear to the corners. Tiny bump along top edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket spine is faded. It has some edge and corner wear, heaviest at the spine ends. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs and pen and ink drawings. Book Club Edition .

Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.. Very Good. 1995. Softcover. 0793551528 . 104 p. 30 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear along the edges and at corners. Small split and crease where spine has been dinged. Shelf rubbed overall. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Fifteen Bob Marley songs with music notation and lyrics. .

Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0879073306 . 127 + ads p. 22. 5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Virtually no discernible wear to either board. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has light rubbing and a very tiny edge tear to rear panel. An English translation of De Natura et Dignitate Amoris. Cistercian Fathers Series Number Thirty. .

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. Very Good+. 2003. Hardcover. 0786415568 . 287 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Tiny ding to fore edge of lower board. Minor wear to corners. Shelf rubbed with a few light scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. An examination of the role and use of nationalist and propaganda feature films by the National Socialist Movement (Nazi Party) in Germany before and during World War II (1933-1945). .

Toronto: Groundwood Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0888994745 . 68 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in green, paper-covered boards. Light wear along edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light wear at the corners and spine ends. Rubbed with light scratches, overall. Not price clipped. The story of an imprisoned mouse named Ned and his attempts to get out of jail, written by award winning Canadian children's author Tim Wynne Jones. Illustrated in pen and wash. .

Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 2012. Third Printing. Softcover. 133 p. 22 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Crease along the length of the front cover. Light wear to edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. An anecdotal history of the author's family in the town of Coboconk, Ontario, now part of the City of Kawartha Lakes. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0889202621 . 458 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Spine cloth is rippled. Text block edges have a little soil. Previous owner's blindstamp on the front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has minor edge wear. The spine is a little faded. Shelf rubbed with scratches. A scholarly study of the Dutch immigrant population in Ontario, who arrived between 1947 and 1960. It examines how they adapted to life in Canada yet kept a strong ethnic identity. .

Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns Verlag. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1975. Later Printing. Hardcover. 128 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, cloth-covered boards. Corners lightly bumped. Light edge rubbing. "This Book Belongs To: " has been completed in pen. Dustjacket has heavy wear to the corners and spine ends, with some rippling to the top front corner. Tiny area of colour loss on front panel. Some overall light rubbing and scratches. A children's book in German, featuring the Robber Hotzenplotz, a character created by children's author Otfried Preussler. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings. .

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good. 1966. Later Printing. Hardcover. 312 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Corners bumped. Edges and corners have some rub wear. Scratch mark on the lower board. There is a school library stamp on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages have very occasional light soil in the margins and one tiny dog-eared corner. A school reader for middle grades. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Ryerson Readers # 4. .

Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada Limited. Very Good. ©1954. Second Edition. Hardcover. 441 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Spine faded. Sticker shadow mark on upper board. A little darkened along edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A high school calculus textbook from the mid 20th century. .