Search Results: Authors starting with K from Reading Rat

Winnipeg: Winnipeg: Mennonite Central Committee, 2004, 2004. Staplebound. Very Good. 64 p. softcover booklet, many photos, providing an introduction to the history, geography, religions, ongoing conflict, and the work of the Mennonite Central Committee in Israel/Palestine. VG condition

Fredericton NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2017. First printing. Paperback. New. 352 p., NEW TP. Author's first novel, drawing extensively on his father's WWII experience as a young boy in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation.

Winnipeg MB: Queenston House, 1975. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 263 p.; VG/VG-; nice, clean book, light brown cloth-covered boards, unclipped DJ, some chipping of edges, lightly water stained (does not penetrate to boards). Signed by author on title page. "This is the story of two years in the life of Rebecca Devine, the daughter of Jewish immigrants who own a grocery store in Winnipeg's North End." Bess Kaplan's first novel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.: General Pub Co Ltd, 1988. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Unpaginated; VG+; "perpetual calendar" style journal, illustrated with sketches and water colours drawn from artist Aleta Karstad's journals. Includes commentary. Beautiful, clean condition, has ribbon bookmark. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Herald Press, 1975. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 399 p. incl. index, appendices, notes. VG-; mild reading wear, interior clean, cracking at p. 106, otherwise solid. "This book reports the findings of the most extensive study ever made of the members of the Mennonite, General Conference Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren, Evangelical Mennonite, and Brethren in Christ churces in the United States and Canada."

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1987. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Golden Book; 70 page large pictorial hardcover. "This book has been designed to help children learn about the world in which they live. Among other things, children will discover how the sun causes Earth's weather, how mountains are formed, why Earth has seasons . . . . The author-artist's approach, while completely accurate, is relaxed, humorous, and fun. The book is primarily for readers six to twelve years old, but its information has appeal for all ages." Near Fine condition, only mark is two tiny dents on bottom edge of back cover. OVERSIZE 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Children's Publishing, 1987. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Golden Book reprint; orig. pub. 1975; oversize HC, 12 x 10.5 inches. VG+, very slight signs of shelf/reading wear. Interior clean, unmarked, solid. Cover bright and clean. Profusely illustrated in colour. An excellent introduction for grade-school children and a useful reference for family use. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cairns: Peter Kaye, 1987. First edition thus. Pamphlet. Very Good. 12 page pamphlet in card covers describing the origin, construction and circular breathing technique for playing the didjeridu.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 114 p.; VG+/VG+; very nice, clean HC in bright pictorial DJ, unclipped, no visible signs of wear. A retelling of the Minotaur myth from the point of view of Ariadne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North York, Ontario, Canada: Camden House Publishing, 1989. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 223 p. incl. index; VG, slight bumping of corners, small black marker blot on top of half-title page. "A gardener of 40 years, Midge Keeble has established six outstanding gardens in her life, meeting the challenges of clay, sand, shade and tired soil. Tottering in my Garden spills over with practical advice and, at the same time, serves as delightful reading to anyone who has ever broken ground with a trowel and planted a seed."

London ON: Brick Books, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 119 p.; soft cover; collection of poems by noted Canadian author; some have been previously published in literary magazines. SIGNED by author on title page. VG condition, minor wear, stamped WITHDRAWN on ffep. No other library indications.

J. Messner, 1972. Second Printing. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Unpaginated; VG in pictorial boards; small printed label with p o name on ffep.

Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1961. Later printing. Paperback. Very Good- . 502 page small-format paperback; originally published in the World's Classics, 1932 and has been reprinted in 1938 and 1948. This is not print-on-demand but is the 1961 printing. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Arthur Berriedale Keith. Shows mild reading wear. A very concentrated dose of primary data.

Buffalo NY: Buffalo Historical Society, 1960. Apparent First. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 16 p.; VG-; light tan card covers; slight edge/corner wear; some underlining in text. PO name on front cover. B & W illustrations. Other material on the Niagara region is available. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1993. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. G+, spine and cover creases, solid, good reading copy. Alternate selection of the literary guild, main selection of the mystery guild. Part of a series 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London Ontario: Kellogg Company of Canada , n.d.. Unstated. VG-. 20 p. small booklet of cookie recipes; promotional item; undated, probably from the 1970s. Has some staining on front, possibly from someone's cookie baking. Recipes include bars, drop cookies, molded cookies, etc.

London Ontario: Kellogg Company of Canada, n.d.. Not Stated. Staplebound. VG. 32 p. booklet, promotional item from Kellogg's Home Economics Services. No date, probably from the 1970s. Recipes for breads, cookies, desserts, snacks, entrees etc. using Kellogg cereals. VG

Litho, Canada: Gateway Publishing Co. Ltd., 1986. Spiral Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 172p. Bits and pieces jotted down through many years. Author thanks all who read his ramblings and have shared in a brief encounter with him. Travelling the lines gives the author many tales to tell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kansas City: Sheed Andrews and MacMeel, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Walt Kelly. Small paperback, 96 pages, in VG+ condition. Very slight edge/corner wear, small white sticker on front cover over orig. printed price. Interior bright, clean. Cover has colour illustration of Pogo and friends. Part of a series edited by Gary Trudeau; each page is a single frame cartoon, comprising a primer for children on the responsibilities of the candidate and the citizen. Includes an "Afterword for Parents and Teachers" by Bill Vaughan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Maple Tree Pr, 2003. Not Stated. Perfect Bound. Very Good -/No Jacket. 96 p. incl. index, glossary, sources. VG-, some edgewear, small rem. mark on bottom of text block. Interior clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with many colour photos; an introduction for young readers to paleontology, with emphasis on Canadian dinosaur finds. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.