Search Results: Photography from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: DeLeon White Gallery. Very Good. 2002. Hardcover. 0973086203 . 31 cm. Signed by Artist Sound and square binding in paper-covered, illustrated boards. Rub wear to the corner tips and along 1/2" of the spine edge. Both covers have some shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked (with exception of Monk's inscription). A book of colour photographs by Canadian artist Russell Monk, published on the occasion of an exhibition at the DeLeon White Gallery in Toronto, May 2002. Inscribed (not to any one person) by Monk on the title page. Introduction by Douglas Coupland. Musings by Steve Mykolyn. .

Hamilton, Ontario: From the Heart Publishing. Very Good. Hardcover. 0968587976 . 192 p. 24 x 30 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. A few tiny nicks and edge dings. Shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A look at fifty years of photography by Tom Bochsler, which focuses on industrial buildings and manufacturing, particularly in the Hamilton, Ontario area. Illustrated in colour and black and white. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

National Film Board of Canada. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 248 p. 32 cm. Sound and square binding in black, cloth-covered boards. Pressure mark across width of upper board. A couple of small ring marks on lower board. Corner tips slightly bumped. Rear free endpaper top corner tip is torn off. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has a closed tear to rear panel near spine, some edge and corner wear, and darkened along the top edge of the front panel. Pressure mark across the front panel. Light overall soil. A selection of duotone black and grey photographs of Canadians in the mid 1960s, likely produced to mark the centennial celebrations of 1967. Includes poetry by Mirriam Waddington. There is a list of the photographers at the rear of the book. This book is heavy and will require extra postage to most destinations. .

Toronto: The Coach House Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 56 p. 23 x 27 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to edges and corners. Tiny stain on top edge of the text block. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the spine ends and edges. The spine and edges are somewhat darkened. Forty nine photographs taken by Humphrey Lloyd Hime during his time with the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition. The plates are micrograin duotone offset reproductions from the original prints and the actual size. A limited edition of 2000 copies were printed of the book. .

Toronto: Copp Clark. Near Fine. 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. 16, 260, 12 p. 31 x 39 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor rub wear along the board edges. Else fine. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The sleeve it is housed in has some rubbing, spotting, and scratches to the pastedown photographs on each side. A couple of dings to the edges. A book of 260, mostly colour, photographs, selected as a representation of Canada in celebration of its Centennial in 1967. Arranged by season of the year. Folded pamphlet listing the plates and photographers laid in. The book is very heavy and will weigh almost 5 kg when packaged to ship. Please contact us for actual shipping costs before purchase. .

Toronto: Stoddart. Very Good-. 1985. Softcover. 0773751203 . 160 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear to the corners and edges, with small crease to upper corner affecting first few pages. Shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Black and white historical photographs taken in Canada from the late 19th century to the mid 1920's. These photographs are part of a collection of over 4,000 unknown photographs discovered in the British Museum in 1979. .

Moncton: Les Editions D'Acadie. Very Good+. 1996. Hardcover. 2760002942 . 134 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy boards. Minor edge and corner wear. Shows some shelf rubbing. Inner hinges show glue shadow marks. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked, except for the inscription. A selection of black and white portrait photographs by Dolores Breau, taken of Acadian peoples from the Memracook area of New Brunswick . Each portrait is accompanied by descriptive text in English and French. Inscribed to a previous owner on the title page, I believe the signature is that of the photographer (as found on some pieces of her art). .

New York: American Museum of Natural History. Very Good-. 1997. Softcover. 1550545922 . 112 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers, with French flaps. Black covers show some rubbing and scratches. A little rub wear to the edges. The half-title page is foxed. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Drawing Shadows to Stone at the American Museum of Natural History. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Very Good. 1967. Softcover. 136 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in heavy, cardstock covers. Rubbed along the spine edges, less so to the other edges. Light wear to the corner tips. A little light soil. Previous owner's name in the ownership box. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. "A collection of historical photographs by officers of the Geological Survey of Canada". Includes black and white photographs from eleven men. .

Toronto: The Hogtown Project. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. 0986600105 . 208 p. 23.5 x 35 cm. Sound and square binding in black, cloth-covered boards. Top fore-corner slightly bumped. Minor wear to edges and spine ends. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has a bit of corner and edge wear. The spine is somewhat faded. A selection of colour and black and white candid photos of places and people in Toronto, taken from 2007 to 2010. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Rochester, N.Y.: Eastman Kodak Company. Very Good. 1914. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. 166 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in tan, cloth-covered boards. Corner tips worn through. Rub wear to head and tail of spine. Staining to both boards and the spine from a liquid spill. Text block edges somewhat soiled. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Although it is a library edition, there is no evidence of it having been part of a library collection. A library binding edition of this amateur's guide to photography issued by Eastman Kodak of Rochester, New York. Although the book is not dated, I have done research and come up with the edition and date of publication, based on photographic evidence and identification guide points. .

Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Very Good. 2004. Softcover. 0888847831 . 11 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in stiff, cardstock covers. The fore-corners are lightly bumped and the fore-edges have a tiny ding. Shelf rubbed with some light scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name shown in Ottawa from May 8 to September 6, 2004. Includes an essay on the photographer John Massey by Didier Ottinger. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Text is in both English and French. .

Very Good. 1961. Second Edition. Hardcover. 90 p. 22 cm. Sound and square interior spiral binding, with red cloth covered boards and spine. Minor wear to the corner tips. A little dusty along the edges. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Slight offsetting from paper cover to endpapers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. It has a black paper cover folded to fit the book, not sure if this is original, but will include. It is torn into two pieces. "A book of reference for photographers, industrial and scientific laboratory technicians and others who require information concerning the selective absorption of light". (from title page). .

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. Second Printing. Hardcover. 1550460048 . 118 p. 29 x 31 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Bottom edges and corners are heavily rubbed. Corners knocked. A couple of impression/soil marks. Area on front free endpaper has been coloured over, likely to cover ownership information. Gift inscription erased on half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edge and corner wear and is shelf rubbed. The bottom of the spine is crinkled. A book of photography of places and people from the Muskoka area of Ontario, with commentary about the area. May require extra postage due to weight 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. .

Toronto: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0195404645 . x, 74 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Faded along the edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has shelf rubbing and some wear at the head of the spine. A selection of colour photographs representative of the natural landscapes painted by British Columbia artist Emily Carr, with quotes from her journals and writing accompanying each photograph. .

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co. , Inc.. Good. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 260 p. 22 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light wear to the corners and boards. Tape stains on both sets of endpaper, likely where a dustjacket was taped to it. Previous owner's sticker on front free endpaper. Yellowed tape repair to one leaf, otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Signed by Tom Miller on the title page. .