Search Results: Titles starting with R from Reading Rat

New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 191 p,; HC; brown boards with gilt lettering; orange unclipped glossy pictorial DJ; overall very nice condition. Francis Huxley undertook an in-depth study of the Mad Hatter's riddle in Alice in Wonderland, and takes the reader on an excursion through the literary, philosophical and social milieu of Lewis Carroll.

Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.: New Star Books, 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 183 p. First edition, first printing. VG+, light shelf/reading wear. Clean, solid interior. Second novel by Winnipeg author Lynette (Dueck) D'anna. "Rita, Sage, Eddie and Pearce are boldly coming of age. A compelling story of growing up and letting go." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Geographic Society, 1998. Probable First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 150 p.; As New in As New unclipped DJ; one of a series of mysteries for young readers set in national parks. Includes Afterword by Darcy Hu, Wildlife Biologist, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park "It was supposed to be a restful family vacation in Hawaii! So why is Jack Landon chasing his younger sister Ashley and a Vietnamese kid named Danny through a lava crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park? And who's chasing all three of them?" 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Anniversary publication of the ICAM. 164 page HC book, dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, very nicely produced. Pictorial DJ. Book is in excellent condition, tight, clean, bright, slight spine lean. DJ has very slight edgewear.Letter from D. H. Penny, FCA, on ICAM letterhead, laid in; letter is chipped and worn at top and outer edge. An attractive and professionally-produced history, with many B & W photos. Very useful resource for local historians. OVERSIZE 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: Penguin Books, 1985. Not Stated. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 201 p. paperback. VG; book is clean, solid, unmarked, pages age darkened. The author's memoir of growing up in small Canadian prairie towns. Some portions originally published in magazines. Orig. pub. in HC Doubleday 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. sold Biblio Feb 2023

Don Mills ON: Paperjacks, 1973. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 189 p PB. VG condition minor wear and some page darkening. A memoir of groing up on the Canadian prairies pre WWII, "Through a series of short stories, “Raisins and Almonds” recounts the author’s life growing up in the 1920s and ‘30s in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The memoir doesn’t pull at the heartstrings; it rips out the heart".- Irena Karshenbaum, Jewish Post, 2022 (FBM's centenary)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2001. 1st Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 434p. incl index. "From the bloody shores of Africa and Italy to the murderous Omaha beach at Normandy and on across the rhine. The rangers led the way." from the cover. My brother was a ranger, they are trained very extensively. Book has the slightest tear in the spine, it's really more of a scratch 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lantzville, BC, Canada: Oolichan Books, 1999. First. French-Folds. Very Good +/No Jacket. 84 p.; VG+, slight shelf wear only, very nice copy. "A wonderful new collection of poems that draws on the language of geology and nursery rhyme to describe an arc of desire, disillusion and hope." By noted Vancouver writer and teacher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London UK: Chancellor Press, 1985. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. Various. 224 p.; originally published 1974 as "Reading With Mother", Harrap. VG+/VG. HC with glossy pictorial boards & matching DJ. Very nice condition, slight edgewear/bumping of DJ, pencil notation (not noticeable) on ffep. Over 100 B & W illustrations. Endpapers in royal blue with gold decorative design, DJ and boards pale blue and yellow with red lettering. Very attractive little book. A classic collection of stories and verse including works by Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, A. A. Milne, Walter de la Mare, Hilaire Belloc. Recommended for children 3-6 years old, although many of the included stories might be better for slightly older or literary-minded children. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Somerville MA: Dollars and Sense, 1999. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 88 p. magazine format; VG+; collection of essays by various writers on economic issues, incl. trade, labour, globalization, economic development, international monetary institutions.

Winnipeg: Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, n.d.. Not stated. Staplebound. VG. 20 p. booklet of recipes for preparing fish, incl. pickerel, trout, Northern Pike, Arctic char and others, including general cooking instructions, barbeque instructions, sauces. Hard to find.

Winnipeg MB: The Red River Writers, 1985. Probable First. Saddle Stitched. Very Good/No Jacket. Gordon Tucker. 93 p.; VG; front cover is lightly creased at bottom corner, has p o name on title page. Second collection of short reminiscences by a seniors' writing group from the University of Winnipeg extension program, with attractive B & W illustrations by Gordon Tucker (one by Jack Gillespie) and some historic photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Follett, 1971. Apparent first edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Marty Dunn. HC, 11 x 81/2 inches, 121 p., VG in G+ DJ. DJ has some chipping and small tears. Red boards. Designed by Marty Dunn as a "marriage between the lineal, print-oriented world of the book and the synchronistic mosaic of the collage". Includes text and poems by Duke Redbird, drawings and graphics by Marty Dunn.

New York: Greenwillow Books (Harper Collins), 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 368 p. incl. index and notes. HC, VG+ in VG DJ. DJ creased on front flap, otherwise very nice. Foreword to this edition by Neil Gaiman. Previously published by David Fickling Books (UK) and edited by Charlie Butler, who also wrote an introduction. A collection of more than 25 critical essays, speeches, and biographical items selected by Diana Wynne-Jones before her death in 2011. A must for lovers of her writing.

Regina, SK, Canada: Uiversity of Saskatchewan, 1973. Apparent First. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. 209 p.; G+; slight rubbing of extremities, spine bumped. Cracked at p. 123 with one page loose.A very few marginalia, not obtrusive at all. This is the first of a series of publications from the Canadian Plains Studies Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. A list of publications is pasted inside the back cover. Details of contributors on request. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Pachyderm Press, 1993. Apparent First. Staplebound. Very Good. 38 p. staplebound; VG. Essay/meditation inspired by a visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial in 1976 and to the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park in 1982. One of a series of chapbooks published by St. John's College, University of Manitoba

Montreal: Woodley & Watts., 1998. First Edition. French-Folds. As New/No Jacket. 311p. This is the book the author's great aunt "Willy", wanted published after her death. She had a trunk full of family information and photos, she had recorded as much as she could through her visits with family members over the years. All the details of family relations and activities she could divulge.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 2000. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 171p. incl afterword. As new. Memoirs of a Poet, Critic, and Teacher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Hunter Rose Co. Ltd., 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 535 p.; HC approx 8" x 5". Red pebbled binding with gilt accents. Moderate wear, slight damage to top of spine, pages age darkened. Ex library with usual markings. Overall VG condition considering its age. Born in 1811, Durand's acciunt of his life, education & professional experience provides a wealth of detail on 19th century Ontario.

Montreal, PQ, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 185p. This book is a personal account and look at China during the Cultural Revolution. The author worked with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a number of years. He has a Litt.D. Degree from U of Leiden. This book deals with the question of wether "The cultural Revolution present an alternative to Western civilisation now supposedly passing through a period of crisis?" 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.