Search Results: Authors starting with G from Bruce McLeod

Very Good/VG- 1st UK Edition, 1st Printing. (First English translation of "Vieille France".) Nearly perfect red boards with gilt lettering, no corner bumps. Spine, binding and all pages as-new, no foxing, no soiling. No markings but for previous owner's name on front endpaper. Unclipped dust-jacket has tanned spine, light chipping, and a couple of short edge tears (art by Heather Standring). 5.25" x 7.5", 156 pages. A very nice copy for collectors. Wily, cautious, enduring and curiously dignified, Joigneau (the postman) is the epitomy of the spirit of this audaciously unsentimental picture of rural France. Nobel prize winning author.

Fine 1st Ed. trade paperback, SIGNED by the author. Nearly perfect covers, crisp and clean interiors, owner's stamp on title page. 5.25" x 8", 278 pages. The third volume in the Brewing Evil trilogy, a series rife with history, both Icelandic and Canadian. Nothing was easy for the Icelandic settlers of the late 1800's in Manitoba's interlake region. This is the epic story of Eliza, a child branded a witch. In "Dark Forces" Eliza has already lost her past, but will the women she becomes also lose her future?

Fine 1st Ed. trade paperback, inscribed and signed by the author. Nearly perfect covers, crisp and clean interiors, owner's stamp on title page. 5.25" x 8", 235 pages. The first volume in the Brewing Evil trilogy, a series rife with history, both Icelandic and Canadian. Nothing was easy for the Icelandic settlers of the late 1800's in Manitoba's interlake region. This is the epic story of Eliza, a child branded a witch.

Fine 1st Ed. trade paperback, inscribed and signed by the author. Nearly perfect covers, crisp and clean interiors, owner's stamp on title page. 5.25" x 8", 252 pages. The second volume in the Brewing Evil trilogy, a series rife with history, both Icelandic and Canadian. Nothing was easy for the Icelandic settlers of the late 1800's in Manitoba's interlake region. This is the epic story of Eliza, a child branded a witch.

Very Good+ pictorial softcover, 8.5" x 11", about 45 pages, very well-illustrated. An excellent copy. Illustrations include a photo of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visiting the museum in 1959.

Near-Fine in oblong card covers. An exceptional copy with no markings and as-new interiors. Covers show extremely light wear edgewear. 7" x 8.5", 172 pages, b&w and colour photos, maps, tables, literature cited. An in-depth look at the myriad of bird species found at Manitoba's legendary Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area, including rare sightings and bird counts.

Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW Trade Paperback, First Edition, inscribed and SIGNED by the author. 6" by 9", 171 pages.

NY: Vantage Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing of this scarce book. Clean & tight, only a trace of shelf-wear, former owner's ID stamped on endpaper, all 175 pages unmarked & as-new. Unclipped DJ is excellent, slight fading on spine, very minor wear at head of spine. 5.5" by 8.25". Forbidden love between an older woman and a young boy, with several surprising twists.

Good first edition HC in a good clipped DJ with chipping. Top edge and some pages with foxing. Boards, binding & interiors all VG. 108 pages, b&w photos. The story of the mystery, myth, and magic of the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull discovered in a lost Mayan city during a search for Atlantis.

Near Fine 1st Printing softcover. Volume 13 (2001) in this series of fiction by new Canadian writers. Unmarked, nearly perfect covers, as-new interiors. 5.25" x 8.25", 194 pages. 13 stories from Mike Barnes, Tim Rogers, Heather O'Neill, Susan Rendell, Annabel Lyon, Kevin Armstrong, Heather Birrell (2), Vivette J. Kady,Margrith Schraner, Craig Boyko, Lisa Moore, and Billie Livingston

FINE 1st Trade Softcover printing. Crisp, clean, no markings. 6 x 9, 221 pages, illustrated. Foreword by Ron Ellis. The author has attended Leafs games since 1930. He has seen them play home games at 3 different arenas, and was at the opening nights of both Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre.

Very Good 1st edition softcover graphic novel. 6.5" x 10", 272 pages. A radical rebuilding of one of the New 52's most powerful teams! Collects STORMWATCH #19-30.

VG trade paperback. A highly desirable copy: crisp & clean, square & solid, no markings, excellent covers, as-new pages. 5.5" x 8.5", 79 pages. The playwright's first published play is described as "Haunting and beautiful, a tale of a pregnant girl, a dimwitted husband and the Second Coming."

Sudbury, ON, Canada: Prise De Parole, 1980. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing, all text in French language. Crisp, clean, nice wraps. 5.5" x 8.75", 80 pages, map, illustration. Story of wildlife, exploration and gold mining in Northern Ontario in the Kapuskasing, Hearst and Mammamattawa districts.

Toronto: ECW Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. FINE First Edition, 1st Canadian Printing. No markings, unread, gift quality. 6" x 9", 267 pages, illustrated. For 25 years Dr. Ken Walker's weekly syndicated newspaper column reached 5 million readers in Canada. But few people know the price he paid for refusing to sit on the fence about social issues.

Copp Clark Pitman, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good++ HC, professionally rebound by Victoria Bindery. Small school sticker on front cover, interiors excellent, a couple of pages with whiteout, no other markings. Fine boards, as-new binding and hinges. 5.5" x 8", 252 pages, biographies and notes, index of authors.

Ottawa: Research Branch, Department of Agriculture, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. FINE First Edition HC. Publication 1180. Crisp, clean, no markings, no wear, appears unread. 8vo, 6.25" x 9.25", 99 pages, maps, dozens of b&w line drawings, glossary, references, index. A scientific study of the Gentianaceae family of herbs that are indigenous to North America.

As-New trade paperback. Small ownership stamp on 1st page only, otherwise new. 6x9, 176 pages, notes, contributors, index. This book explores the historical context of racism and the place of visible minorities in Canada's colleges and universities. It invites readers to probe into our past to understand and unlearn the current patterns of discrimination and exclusion.

Philadelphia: John C, Winston Co., 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG Hardcover. First Edition. Excellent green pictorial cloth boards stamped in black and gold. Light rubbing at corners, bookplate on front endpaper. 5.25" by 7.5", 256 pages, frontispiece and all 3 b&w plates by the author.

Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Press, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG-VG First English language edition. No bumps. Crisp, clean, square, tight. Nearly perfect DJ. 6.25" x 9.25", 729 pages, plus photographs. Includes maps in pocket, figures, index. An excellent copy of this Marcel Giraud's well-regarded & detailed history of the Metis and their role in the development of western Canada.