Search Results: Women's Studies from High Park Books

Toronto: Coach House Press, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Drama set in1885 London by the Canadian multi- award winning actress, producer & writer(1953 - 2014). Red, glossy illustrated wraps. 175 pages with an lengthy historical essay on female gender roles. Slight corner wear. SIGNED by Linda Griffiths.

Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2011. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Fifteen women from across Canada share stories about life after 45 in this though-provoking play created & directed by Judith Thompson, the multi award-winning, Canadian playwright, director & educator. Originally commissioned by Dove as a way to demonstrate that beauty has no age limit. First Edition - January, 2011. Glossy, pictorial wraps. 58 pages with short biographies. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very slight corner wear.

Ottawa: National Council of Women of Canada, 2004. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine +. Catalogue of an exhibition that toured Canada honouring the Pride, Passion and Perseverance of Canadian Women. Each of the 25 watercolour plates by the artist celebrates women's significant impact on Canada's development. Artist's notes translated by Diane Archambault. Square 8vo - (8 1/2" x 8 1/2"). 60pp. Scarce.

Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. A century history of the Toronto Public Library. Yellow, illustrated wrpas 102 pages with archival photos. Oblong 8vo (8 3/8" x 10 7/8"). Minor corner wear & minor wear. at spine ends. Internals clean, tight & unmarked.

American Women's Club / US Government Wives in Columbia. Presumed First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good -. An interesting American historical document written to make the spouses of US government employees (presumably male) comfortable culturally while living in Columbia. Introduction to Columbian history / culture / country, tips on living in certain cities (including servants), services & shopping, recipes, & household Spanish vocabulary (Undated. assumed circa 1960s) Cream, illustrated card covers. 139 pages 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sunning to covers with small chip to top of back cover & small tear/crease at bottom corner of front cover. Pages tight & unmarked. Uncommon

Victoria, B.C: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2010. Soft cover. Fine. Catalogue from a 2010 exhibition at the Victoria gallery. 64 pages with colour plates & references. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Montreal / Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The personal effect of the racist Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act, passed by the Canadian government in 1923, on Chinese women is examined through the character of Sau-Ping, who is forced to stay behind when her husband emigrates to Canada.. The author is an associate professor of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. 295pp.

Mississauga, Ontario: Canadian Federation of University Women, 2012. Trade Paperback. Fine. The book showcases the lives of 36 women including Hazel McCallion, past and present, who have made outstanding contributions to the Peel Region over a 200 year period. A 60th anniversary publication by the women's federation. 240 pages with B&W portraits and otherpPhotos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Uncommon.

University Women's Club of Toronto, 2010. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine +. Oblong (9 1 /4" x 11 1 / 8"), white, pictorial boards. 224 pages with archival photos. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Canada. If outside Canada, please do not order this book before contacting us first by email to determine proper postage.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pp. From the library of writer activist & saint June Callwood. INSCRIBED to June Callwood who wrote a short glowing back jacket review for the book. Includes a short thank you letter on M&S stationery from M&S senior editor Dinah Forbes to Callwood for her comment. AIso includes an intimate thank you note on folded plain card from Petrie to Callwood thanking her for the kind comment. Nice association copy and collector's item. Slight edge wear to DJ.

Vancouver: New Star Books, 1995. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Fine. A biography of the president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees by the former chair of the Writer's Union of Canada. 248pp including index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by author to a Toronto academic with the former owner's ownership sticker on inside front page.

Chatham, Ontario : Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, 1993. Paperback. Very Good+. HORTENSE M. GORDON - Une Vie Devouee. A retrospective exhibition of the works of Hortense Mattice Gordon (1866 - 1961). The Hamilton-born, Canadian landscape / still life artist, in later life, painted Cubist-inspired abstracts & became a member of Painters Eleven. The exhibition traveled to 5 other Ontario galleries in 1993 & 1994. Stapled, glossy, illustrated wrapsUnpaginated - approx 74 pages with colour plates, B&W illustrations, end notes & catalogue listing French & English text. Slight cover rubbing. Internals fine.

Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1995. Soft cover. Near Fine. Letters written in the 1950s by Ruby Cress and edited by her sister Edna Staebler. Afterword by Marlene Kadar. The letters - "intimate, cheerful, and gutsy," in Staebler's words, reveal a glimpse into Canadian social history. 165pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor corner rubbing.

Pointe à Pitre: Desormeaux, 1973. Soft cover. Near Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. White illustrated covers with french flaps. 319 pages with B&W illustrations. Pages clean, tight & unmarked. Slight edgewear.

Toronto: The Women's Press, 1988. Trade Paperback. Very Good. An anthology of dynamic fiction that confronts and challenges traditonal thought and voice. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ayr, Ontario: AyrSpace Press, 2011. Soft cover. Near Fine. Catalogue from an exhibit, showcasing female artists from around the world, held at the Ayr, Ontario gallery in 2011 to celebrate a century of International Women's Day. 62 pages with more than 100 colour images. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor corner rubbing. Internals fine

Toronto: Multicultural Historical Society of, Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario, 1978. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. Articles (approx. 25 papers) about Italian immigrant women and selected poems. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the American Italian Historical Association held in Toronto, October 28 and 29, 1977, in conjunction with the Canadian Italian Historical Association. 386 page. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tallSlight edgewear. Approaching near fine conditon. Uncommon.

Waterloo, Ontario: Escart Press (University of Waterloo), 1994. Soft cover. Very Good+. (North American Heritage Series) Illustrated (8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall) wraps. 148pp. Slight corner wear & cover curling.

Mendocino, California: R. L. Shep, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good -. Originally published in 1859 by Florence Hartley with additional material from Arthur's Home Magazine New edition edited by R. L. Shep. directions and patterns for applique, knitting, quilting, beadwork with 262 engravings. 240 pages. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tight pages with corner curling with stamp by former owner blanked by black marker on inside front page & another stamp by the same owner on title page. Due to size & weight extra shipping will be required. Please contact us by email to determine an accurate postal cost.

Kitchener '/ Scottsdale: Pandora / Herald Press, 2000. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mennonite reflections - volume 3. Glossy, illustrated wraps. (xiii) 216 pages with B&W photos, maps.