Search Results: Authors starting with I from High Park Books

Toronto: Simon & Pierre Publishing, 1974. First Thus . Very Good -. Sandy Griffin. 2 plays by young Canadian writers in the infancy of their writing careers. Adapted from a Collection of Canadian Plays, Volume 4. A recipient of many awards of his writing career, Ibbitson, a Globe & Mail political reporter, novelist & non-fiction writer, recently won the 2008 Governor General's Award for children's literature for 'The Landing'. Catalyst was first produced in Gravenhurst in 1974 & won the Award of Merit for Achievement in Script at the Georgian Bay Drama Festival that year. Cameron is a playwright, theatre director, drama teacher & writer who teaches at Sheridan College's Theatre and Drama Studies, associated with the University of Toronto. White, illustrated card covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some rubbing wear to spines ends/corners. White covers have minor soiling & a 'coffee' stain on upper page ends. Pages are… Read More

New York: Vantage Press, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +/Very Good+. Metaphysical poetry certain to stimulate the reader's imagination by the Italian-born Toronto poet. Red hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48pp. Scarce title

Toronto: Penguin Books, 2001. First Softcover Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. Ignatieff examines the new kind of war where 'hostilities may not even be declared, the combatants are strike pilots and computer programmers, the watching nation is a televison audience; and instead of victory there is an uncertain endgame. Kosovo in 1999 moved armed aggression into this new phase leading the author to probe the virtual war through the eyes of its key players. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 249 pages with index.

Japan: G-Day Plan, 1988. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/Near Fine -. Catalogue of an early art installation in Yokohama, Japan by Ichi Ikeda (1943 -), the Osaka-born environmental artist concerned with global environmental problems, especially water flowing around the world. His works are widely known as WaterArt projects. English & Japanese text. 42 pages illustrated in B&W. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing to corners & edges of matching quality dust jacket.Scarce

Tokyo, Japan: Graphic-sha Publishing Co., 1989. First Edition . Very Good -/Very Good+. Highly illustrated manual of 1960s American poster advertising. taken from magazines such as Life, Look, Seventeen, Saturday Evenig Post and National Geographic, the new style ads reflect a qucikly changing society 104pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall English & Japanese text Orangish-yellow card covers and illustrated DJ. Bordering on nearfine condition, the large softcover is clean and tight. DJ has very slight soiling and slight edgewear

New York: Crown Publishers In., 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good -/No Dust Jacket. Even though Charles insists that people always cause trouble for giants, Charlotte wants people to visit their island. A children's story about acceptance and prejudice. Blue hardcover with gilt lettering. Lettering slightly faded on spine. Former owner's name written on inside cover and also on B&W ownership sticker. Minor edgewear and cover and slight soiling. Top edge has some fading. Pages clean and tight. Unpaginated (30 pages). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Caracas, Venezuela: Privately Printed , 1978. Hardcover. Very Good+. Venezuelan poetry. Red leather boards with gilt lettering on front & spine. 146 pages wityh a few few-page coilour photos & index. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tal. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Canada. If outside Canada, please do not order before contacting us first by email to determine proper postage.

Toronto: Toronto and Region Architectural Conservancy, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cream textured wraps with B&W photo, green type (iv) 82 pages with archival / B&W photos, appendices & errata slip. .

Seoul, Korea: National Music Research Society, 1974. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+/Very Good+. Songs of the prolific Korean composer, scholar & founder of South Korea's Dong-A Engineering Institute (1939) and Han Yang University (1914 - 2008). 296 pages with music, Korean & English lyrics and monochrome photographs. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrated covers enclosed in plastic wraps. No slip cover is included. INSCRIBED to O. J. Firestone, Ottawa civil servant / economist / educator, prodigious and incredibly important Canadian art collector. Uncommon association 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

Seoul, Korea: National Music Research Society, 1974. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+/Very Good+. Songs of the prolific Korean composer, scholar & founder of South Korea's Dong-A Engineering Institute (1939) and Han Yang University (1914 - 2008). 312 pages with music, Korean & English lyrics and monochrome photographs. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrated covers enclosed in plastic wraps with slip cover which has wear & rubbing. INSCRIBED to O. J. Firestone, Ottawa civil servant / economist / educator, prodigious and incredibly important Canadian art collector. Uncommon association copy.

Seoul, Korea: National Music Research Society, 1974. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+. Songs of the prolific Korean composer, scholar & founder of South Korea's Dong-A Engineering Institute (1939) and Hanyang University (1914 - 2008). No slip cover is included. 296 pages with music, Korean & English lyrics and monochrome photographs. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. INSCRIBED to O. J. Firestone, Ottawa civil servant / economist / educator and prodigious - incredibly important Canadian art collector. Uncommon association copy.

Toronto / Montreal: Canada Iron Foundries, 1956. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. Manual for the design, standards & specifications of pipes and fittings. 124pp. Spiral-bound hard plastic covers. Name on inside front page o/w near fine condition. Stated 1st edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa, ON: BuschekBooks, 2004. First Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Poetic rewrite of authors's history and heritage. 95pp. Minor wear, curling to bottom corners, O/W near fine condition. 0969697600

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba , 1979. Stapled Wraps. Very Good+. A 50-year history of the Mennonite high school located in Altona. The school closed in 1988. 60 pages with archival photos. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slight sticker imprint on back cover.

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1969. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. The Labyrinth is an Impact Book in paperback format for senior high schools. Originally produced as a CBC televison program, 'Festival', this emotionally packed study of mentally disturbed children was created with the assistance of John Brown, former head of Warrendale. Study material prepared by Jack Livesley, includes study questions applying to the script, suggestions for intensive study, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of televison terms. B&w photos from CBC production. 90pp. Minor edgewear, rubbing, corner/spine wear and soiling to white covers. Pages tight and unmarked. Uncommon.

Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Scarce hard cover catalog of oil-lamps that contains 502 of approximately 600 items from the Louis and Carmen Warschaw collection, one of the most important private collections of oil-lamps from Israel and surroundings, primarily from Roman period to the early Moslim period. Catalogue of the Louis and Carmen Warschaw collection of oil-lamps through the Fund for Higher Education (in Israel). Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. 208 pages with many B&W photos and general bibliography. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Former owner's name on inside front page. The clean dust jacket has very slight chipping & wear at spine ends.

Toronto: Harper Flamingo, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First novel by the award-winning Canadian author of 4 acclaimed short story collections, poetry, and children's books. Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Prize. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 378pp. Autographed sticker on DJ.

Toronto: Harpercollins Canada, 2003. First Printing . Near Fine/Near Fine +. First novel (Commonwealth Writers Prizewinner ) by the Ontario short story writer about war, romance & the disability of deafness. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 378pp. Crease to upper corner on one page. & very slight edgewear to DJ.

Northumberland, UK: Bloodaxe Books, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. Poetry by a 1999 winner of an Eric Gregory Award for poetry. 80pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.