Search Results: Non-Fiction from High Park Books

Mexico, 2005. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Spanish text co-publication of Tribuna Israelita and Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminacion. Light pen impression (but no ink marks) on cover. Pages clean. 174 pages.

New York: Scholastic Inc., 1988. First Scholastic Printing ,1990 . Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. David Fielding. Elegant history of Acacia Terrace in Sidney, Australia through the lives of one family living there from the 1860s to after World War II. Full-color illustrated glossy boards. Reinforced for library use, 15 rich, colourful paintings by award-winning fine artist David Fielding 8-1/4" X 10-1/4", unpaginated (30pp.)

Edmonton, Alberta: MRF Publishers, 1991. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Political Scientists, international law and security specialists, philosphers and diplomasts discuss the justice of the Gulf War, the contribution (or lack of) to world peace and the use (or abuse) of the United Nations. 'Critical but fair and balanced, the discussions deepen our understanding of the socio-cultural, economic, religious and political context of this tragic war and the impact its has had on the Arab and Muslim worlds'. Contributors include Baha Abu-Laban, Sharon McIrvin Abu-Laban, M. Ibrahim Alladin, James Graff, Robert Johansen, Stephen Lewis, Clovis Maksoud, Saleem Qureshi, Earle Waugh and Jim Wurst. The editors are academics at the University of Alberta. 192pp. Corners lsightly touched. Uncommon

Cardiff, Wales: Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, 1989. Soft cover. Near Fine. Revised Edition. 48-page glossy colour guide to this ancient,spectacular castle which has roots in Roman fortification from 1000 years previous. Includes maps, photos and drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head. First Edition . Hardcover. Good +. From The Masters Of Modern Art Series. Translated by J,-B Manson, Assistant Keeper of the Tate Gallery. With 40 B&W plates and 62 pages of text. Hardcover with blue boards and black lettering. Some soiling to cover and gentle rippling of board surface. Top page edge greyed. Pages have minor yellowing but clean and tight. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Norway: Universitetsforlaget, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. This volume of the Ibsen Yearbook gathers the papers delivered at The Fourth International Ibsen Seminar, held in Skien on May 22-28, 1978. The main topic of the seminar was "Henrik Ibsen's drama -- psychological, social or existential?" Discussions centered on three plays: Ghosts, Rosmersholm and John Gabriel Borkman. Very slight wear to corners of dust jacket -- a nice, clean, copy. 205 pages. Digital photo available on request.

Random House South Africa, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. Country of My Skull captures the complexity of the work of South Africa's Truth Commission in a uniquely personal narrative that is harrowing, evocative and illuminating. The author is a journalist and poet. 286 pages. Minor scuff to top edge of cover and about 9 pages ends. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David Goodman, a journalist and activist who has witnessed South Africa's struggles since the darkest days of apartheid, chronicles the nation's historic transition to democracy. Says Desmond Tutu: 'A searingly honest book by someone who really knows his subject ... The message of this book applies just as easily to the United States, where the fault lines run very deep, too.' With black-and-white photographs by Paul Weinberg. 400 pages.

Riga, Latvia: Liesma, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. Tri-lingual (Latvian, Russian and English) hardover portraying Latvian professional textile art and artists. 280pp. Heavy 4to (over 9¾" - 12" tall) Brilliant color photos and some B&W photos of artists. Cover slightly loose from binding at top spine edge but pages clean and tight. DJ has some edgewear, minor rubbing and wear at corners and spine edges. Top spine edges of DJ have some loosening of glossy surface from paper underbase and tearing. Two inch tape strip had been previously applied to inside of jacket to prevent tearing. Oversized heavy volume - extra shipping required. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1954. Second Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. A classic compilation with papers by Terman, Lewin, Margaret Mead, Gesell, John Anderson and many others. Nineteen authored chapters on child psychology topics. 22 contributors. [First published 1946]. Printed olive cloth with painted dark green spine and front labels. Weight = 2.0 kg. 1295pp. Slightly touched corners. Nice copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Terebi Publications, 1989. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. Incisive analysis of exisitng mas communication theories as well as the socio-political process of this type of communication. Dr Itwaru demonstrates the ways in which the mass media and corporate architecture serve to suspend critical evaluation and in this underpinning of perception dominate thier unsuspecting clientele. Some edgewear and a wrinkle on front cover, pages clean and tight. 75 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Springfield,Illinois: Charles C.Thomas, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A Monograph in American Lecture in Abdominal Viscera. Publication Number 542 - American Lecture Series Pale, blue hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Pale, blue DJ with black text on front and back. 78pp. Physician's stamp on front and back inside cover. DJ has minor sunning/fading on spine edge and a 1/4 tear on back top edge. A very nice copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York University Press, 1998. First U.S. Printing . Card Covers. Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. Uncorrected Proofs. The South-African novelist and professor traces a sweeping analysis of 500-year history of the novel, from Don Quiote, thorugh classic works of the 18th and 19th centuries and modern and post-modern texts of the 20th century. The author's central arugument is that self-consciousness has been a characteristic of the novel since its earliest stirrings. 369 pages with notes and references. Blue printed card covers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear. Uncorrected Page Proof. Uncommon. Interestingly, the back cover lists the ISDN as 0813713300 and the inside ISDN as 0814713300

Novosti Press Agency Publishing, 1986. Soft cover. Good. Report delivered by the then Secretary-General of the CPSU Central Committee on Feb. 25, 1986. Issued by the USSR Embassy Press Office, OTTAWA. Cream softcover has several crinkled corners, edgewear, staining.and rubbing. Pages clean and tight. 111pp. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Guild of Undergraduates - University of Western Australia, 1988. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A collection of memoirs from the Student Guild published during the University of Western Australia's 75th Anniversary celebrations. 144 pages with B&W photos and illustrations. Minor edgewear and minor creasing to several corners. Pages clean, tight and unmarked.

Toronto: Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1972. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. Themes in Art series. The book explores the concept of design as it is seen in the development of ships and nautical instruments. B&W and colour photos and illustrations. Edgewear and minor cover curling. Pages clean and tight. 92pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York,: Warner Books, 1996. First Printing . Original Wraps. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. A story of a feisty bulldog named Faccia Bello, "beautiful face," who, in his short time in the world rescues his master from a spiritual malaise, teaching him how to become truly alive. Advance Reviewer Copy. 104pp.

London, Ontario: The Graduate School of Journalism, UWO, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. From the annual Encounter series hosted by the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Western Ontario. Canadian and international journalists discuss terrorism, disaster, disarmament, development, Africa and South Africa. 112 pages.

Self Published . Hardcover. Very Good+. A brief history of the life of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, wife of Malcolm. Blue cloth hardcover with gold gilt lettering. Book is in very good condition, with clean, tight pages. No dust jacket. This is an unusual book that has no publishing information. The illustrations are by the author after the style of the Book of Kells (7th and 8th century). Unpaginated.