Search Results: Canada Non-Fiction from High Park Books

Edmonton: Newest Press, 2003. Soft cover. Near Fine. In this book about literature and reading, the author does with grace what others vainly essay -- he tells the story of his reading as a life story, moving easily from prairie tuft to Dickens. 258 pages. Stan Dragland is Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario and author of several volumes of fiction, non-fiction and criticism.

Toronto: Wildlife '87 / Canadian Wildlife Associates, 1987. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Good+. Canadian Artists in Aid of Endangered Wildlife. La Survivance Et L'Art: Les Artistes Canadiens a La Rescousse Des Especes Menacees. The catalogue of an exhibition organized by Wildlife '87 and held at the Royal Ontario Museum, December 12, 1987 - February 21, 1988. Text in French and English. Text of essay by Yorke Edwards. Contents include The Art of Survival; Endangered Species; Wildlife Art by outstanding Canadian painters and a a Directory of publishers and Dealers: A Celebration of Life by Yorke Edwards Light, grey, oblong 8vo (over 7¾" - 9¾" tall) cloth with dark grey/silver lettering on front and spine. 64pp. Green DJ has moderate wear and rubbing, several small tears, some wrinkling at bottom edges and some corner/spine edge wear. Pages clean, tight and unmarked.

Vernon, B.C.: Vernon Publishers, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. An analysis of modern-day capitalism, which includes findings such as: * The economy and standard of living are unsustainable; * The people are being deceived and betrayed by all major political parties, the media and the "comfortable" class; * Free trade is a dangerous hoax by the multinational rich;" and more. Jacket is worn along edges but red hardcover is in near fine condition.

Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine +. 166 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Edmonton, Alberta: NeWest Press, 1998. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. A narration of one woman's emotions/ attractions by rebel men, real and imagined, in Canada, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean by the author of 'Bloodlines: A Journey into Eastern Europe'. 182pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Du Pont Canada Inc.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. Nice, clean copy. 367 pages.

Ottawa, ON: Morin, Ronberg & Associates, 2000. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kieron O'Gorman. 'There are two things to learn about golf - how to hit the ball and understanding the game. The former is best learned, not from the book, but on a range from a teaching pro. You must also learn about the game's culture, customs and conventions, which is what this book is all about.' 113pp. Minor soiling on back cover edge.

Self Published, 1972. Pictorial Hardcover. Very Good+. An early book on ventriloquism by the Ontario magician, ventriloquist & educator. 182 pages with many pages left for notes, illustrations and a few B&W photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor scuff to front cover & tiny amount of soling to vertical pages edge. Otherwise - clean & tight. Uncommon.

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The story of Chan Hon Goh's life, beginning with her early childhood in Communist Beijing, her family's flight to Canada, her rigorous training, and her artistic achievements. 150 pages; many B&W photos.

Canada: Manor House Publishing Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Blue cover with gold lettering; slight rubbing and wear to spine edges and upper right corner. Clean copy, 128 pages. Stories of business and academia leaders in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara regions -- Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa: Bonanza Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Essays on the History of the County of Carleton Law Associations By Various Hands on the Occasion of the Association's Centenary, 1888-1988. Presentation copy with one-page loose insert and presentation name plate on inside front cover. Includes French and English sections. B&W photos. 183 pages including lengthy appendices. Dark blue hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Minor edgewear and rubbing to robin blue DJ. DJ also has some wear to corners/spine ends including several short tears on front top edge and short open tear at back upper spine edge. Uncommon.

Toronto: CBC Enterprises, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. DJ very slightly age-yellowed, with 1" rip by upper left front cover. Otherwise book is clean, pages tight. Many B&W photos and chapters on radio's Copper Age, Silver Age, Golden Age, the Dark Ages and the Renaissance. Also a chapter on "How God Created the CBC." 191 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St. John's, Newfoundland: Department of Economic Development, Nwfoundland, 1971. Fourth Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Tourism booklet on historic Newfoundland and Labrador. Contents includes history of Newfoundland, the arrival of the Vikings and the Portugese, the Beothucks ('Newfoundland's vanished race'), Folk Medicines, Omens, Folk Songs, Weather Lore and Newfoundland Sayings. Illustrated, stapled softcover. 73 pages with illustrations, songs and maps. Minor edgewear and rubbing.

Edmonton: Oblates of Mary Immaculate, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good -. A book that marks the centennial of the year Green Lake acquired its first resident priest, Father Jules Teston, in 1890. Book is worn along spine and edges of cover, and has slight soiling on back cover. Lots of B&W photos, 197 pages.

Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1997. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Thoreau MacDonald. Inscribed"Yours in nature. Paul Aird, December 1997." Also inscribed as a gift from one person to another. Slightly worn at corners, very slight smudging on cover, 87 pages, 14 X 21.5 cm (5-1/2" X 8-1/2").

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co., 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The story of how the Orange County, California, strategy, popularly known as the Reagan Revolution, was transformed into the "905" strategy, or the Harris Common Sense Revolution, in Ontario. Book is very clean, unmarked. 350 pages.

Toronto: Women's Art Resource Centre (WARC), 1995. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good -/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features include '...of a few Claimants in the Sphere of Desire' by Sylvie Fortin; 'Free Idea Zone' by Buseje Bailey'; 'Road Trip Diary' by Cyndra MacDowell; and 'Picture This: Archaelogical Fragments from Heaven', a profile of Stacey Lancaster by Karen Roulstone. 48pp. Some edgewear, rubbing and corner/spine wear. Pages clean, tight and unmarked

Warsaw, Poland: Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, 2006. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine +. A salute to the memory and career of the American-born Canadian, (1935- 2006) academic, poet and co-founder of the Polish Association for Canadian Studies, Burke was responsible for creation the study of North American and Canadian literature in Poland and taught for many years at the University of Warsaw. Large (8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall), black pictorial wraps with french flaps. 339pp. Scarce copy

Saskatoon/Ottawa: Fifth House/Novalis, 1987. First Paper Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. Autobiography of the Canadian priest, parliamentarian, missionary and humanitarian who had contracted brain cancer , B&W photos, 175 pages with 15 pages of letters. Corners rubbed, clean tight copy

Canada: Haxby, 1986. Second Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. .2nd ed. (1st ed. 1984), Highly readable book of numismatic and Canadian history. Minor corner wae and very lsight soiling on pages edge. unread, 288 pages with numerous color & B&W illustrations and index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.