Search Results: Titles starting with S from Homeward Bound Books

Kristiania, Norway: J. W. Cappelens. Very Good. 1920. Card Covers. 32 p. 23 cm. Stapled binding with card covers. Some wear at corners. Light creases and scratches, with a few rubbed areas. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked. Attractive two colour pen and ink drawings. A booklet of ten songs with music and lyrics (in Norwegian) , apparently intended for use in gymnastics class. Margrethe Munthe (1860-1931) was a teacher who wrote a large number of song texts to folk melodies and psalm melodies. Shipping will be reduced due to size of booklet. .

California Historical Society. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Bicentennial Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 207 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Some rub wear to the board edges and corners. Bottom fore-corners slightly bumped. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has browned along the edges and spine. It has edge wear, including some shallow chips, tears and creases. Some soil to both panels. Illustrated in black and white. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine. 1999. Reprint. Softcover. 0802067328 . 372 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. This is a new old stock copy which has never been sold. There is a tiny amount of soil and a little corner curl to the bottom front corner. Otherwise, as new. A biography of Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby), an indigenous leader who played an important role in the Mississauga's adjustment to European culture. Includes a few pages of black and white photographs. .

Very Good. 1978. Stapled wraps. 64 p. 22 cm. Sound binding in stapled, cardstock covers. It has a soft ripple so that it does not lie perfectly flat. A little rubbing to the edges and covers. Areas of soil on back cover. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Limited. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1551094851 . 78 p. 25 x 29 oblong Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Virtually no discernible wear. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, except for photographer's signature. Dust jacket has some light shelf rubbing and scratches. A photography book featuring places in Saint John, New Brunswick. Rob Roy, the photographer, has signed this copy on the front free endpaper. .

London: World Distributors (Manchester) Limited. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 183 p. 19 cm. No date of publication. Sound and square binding in patterned, paper-covered boards. Light wear to the corners. Previous owner's sticker on front free endpaper, with details blackened out. Faint remains of pencilled price on endpaper. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has wear to edges, corners and spine ends, including tiny tears, creases, and tiny chips. Sticker remains on front panel. Rear panel has light soil. The second of the Sally Baxter Girl Report series. .

New York: Sparkler Books. Very Good-. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0886873746 . 45 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Wear to the corner tips. Shelf rubbed with light scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A book of cartoons featuring Charlie Brown's sister Sally. Originally published in Italy. .

Art Books Canada. Very Good. 2006. Hardcover. 092150067X . 68 p. 23 x 28 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to edges and corner tips. Shows some light shelf rubbing. Except for the artist's inscription to a previous owner, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. An art catalogue to accompany an exhibit of the work of Canadian artist Sally Thurlow. Includes an essay about the artist's work by Jonathan Bordo. The exhibit was mounted in several Ontario galleries from 2006 to 2008. Illustrated in colour. Inscribed by Sally Thurlow to a previous owner on the first page. .

Wellington, New Zealand: Price Milburn & Co. Ltd.. Very Good-. 1973. Stapled wraps. 0423483609 . 12 p. 10.5 x 13 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Rub wear to corners, less so along the edges. School stamp on the rear cover. Inside pages have a minor bit of occasional soil. Number 1h of the Red Books story readers distributed by Methuen Educational Publishers. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Toronto: Macmillan. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Third Printing. Hardcover. 144 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Tiny spot of soil on lower board. Minor edge wear. Text block edges have a little toning. Star stamp on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. Dustjacket has a little edge wear and rubbing. The publisher's name on the spine has faded. Number 14 of the Great Stories of Canada historical series for children, which tells the story of Canadian captains and seamen asail on the deep sea. Great Stories of Canada 14 .

Toronto: Macmillan. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1960. Reprint. Hardcover. 144 p. 28 cm. Reprint of 1957 edition. Sound binding, which is slightly cocked, in blue, cloth-covered boards with white titles. Corners are lightly bumped and rounded. Faded along top and bottom edge of spine. Library stamp on front free endpaper but only indication of such. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has has a large piece missing on the rear panel and the front flap is detached. Chips, creases and tears to the edges. Rear panel is lightly soiled. Price clipped and price code written on front flap. Number 14 of the Great Stories of Canada historical series for children. Great Stories of Canada 14 .

American Girl. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1584857013 . 26 cm. Sound and square in velcro closure covers. Minor edge wear and light impression marks on front. Inside pages are unused and have not been punched out for use. An tie-in to the American Girls series of children's books. Includes four figurines (3 girls, one dog) to dress and accessorize and place in the accompanying scenes. .

Edmonton: Tree Frog. Very Good+. 1975. Card Covers. 0889670129 . 48 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corner tips. Light shelf rubbing. Front free endpaper has a soft corner crease and erasure smudge mark. Postage will be reduced due to weight of book. .

London: Longmans, Green & Company. Very Good. 1962. Card Covers. 92 p. 19.5 cm. Sound and square centre stapled binding, in cardstock covers Rub wear to the edges. A few tiny soil spots. School stamps on back side of both covers. States "First Hong Kong Impression 1962" on copyright page. Part of the publisher's Then and There Series of history titles for school children. Illustrated in black and white. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

New York: McLoughlin Brother's Publishers. Fair. Hardcover. 28 cm. No publication or copyright date. Bound in illustrated, paper-covered boards. Both inner hinges are partially split, but holding. One third of the spine is missing and remainder is heavily worn. Worn through along the edges and the corners are rounded. Shelf rubbed, with light soil. Shop sticker and previous owner's name on the front endpapers. Inside pages have some offsetting from some of the plates and occasional soil. Illustrated with six colour lithographic plates. .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1922. Hardcover. 157 p. 18 cm. Upper board is bowed. Corners bumped with some wear. Soiling stains to illustrated cloth-covered boards, moreso on lower board. Front free endpaper missing, with the front hinge split but holding. Previous owner's name and address on first blank preliminary. Inside pages generally clean and unmarked, but lightly tanned. Includes four two-colour plates. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 278 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards, with gilt and coloured stamped illustrations and titles. Edges and corners have some rub wear and corner tips are a bit softenened. Spine is darkened and titles on it dulled. Top edge of text block is darkened. Some soil spots, moreso to lower board. Inside pages are generally clean and unmarked, with light toning. The story of a five year old boy named Giddy and the adventures he has with a number of other characters. Illustrated with six full colour plates by Paul Bransom. .

London: Litor Publishers Ltd.. Good. Hardcover. [24] p. 21 cm. No publication or copyright date, but possibly 1958 from printer's mark. Sound and square binding in illustrated and laminated boards. Spine ends heavily worn. Wear to corners. Largish stain on the rear cover. Inside pages are generally clean with slight toning. The story of a young spaniel named Sandy and his day of adventures outdoors. Illustrated by Swedish artist Lucy Lundberg, and printed in Sweden. Part of a series by the publisher. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

London: Hutchinson's Books for Young Folks. Very Good-. 1947. Second Edition. Hardcover. 53 p. 18 x 23 cm. Bound in green in cloth-covered boards. Front inner hinge is cracked and book is a little loose. Minor wear and soil to the boards. Spine a little faded. Preliminary and ending pages have foxing, with a bit to the endpapers and a few pages also. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Otherwise clean overall. The story of Sandy the Squirrel and his friends. Illustrated with colour plates and pen and ink drawings by English artist Helen Haywood. .

Cincinnati: The Willis Music Company. Very Good+. Stapled wraps. 28 p. 26 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Minor wear to edges and some soft creases along the spine. Price sticker on front cover. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A one-act musical play for children, featuring Santa Claus' visit to the land of Mother Goose. The play/music was copyrighted in 1920 but I cannot find a date at all on this copy. Postage will be reduced due to weight. .