Search Results: Authors starting with R from High Park Books

Ottawa: Self Published, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. Black, glossy, illustrated wraps. 109 B&W images of outstanding Canadian jazz musicians photographed between 1990 and 2008. Oblong 8vo (8" x 9 1/2").

Montreal: Delta Canada, 1967. Paperback. Very Good. Introduction by Louis Dudek. Black wrappers with blue and white title 43 pages + table of contents. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rubbing to spine and corners with minor creasing to a few corners. SIGNED by author on title page. Scott (1899-1985) was a Canadian poet, lawyer, constitutional expert & political activist. As a member of the Montreal Group of Poets, he won the Governor General's Award for both poetry and non-fiction. Also includes a short signed personal note, on McGill letterhead, to Toronto academic & writer Sylvia Du Vernet.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1996. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. How far should society go in allowing people to buy & sell goods & services? Should babies, body parts & sex be treated as other commodities to be traded in a free market? Controversial issues indeed. In the face of an expanding free market, the author explores the commification issue, balancing the liberal democratic ideal of personal choice against the need to protect the individual. human rights and to respect humanity. Radin is Professor of Law at Stanford University. Tan cloth with black titling on spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 296 pages with extensive notes and index. Slight edge wear.

Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 2001. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. Story of an uneasy love triangle / mixed race affair set in rural war-time Ontario. DJ has tiny tear at corner, o/w NF. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edinburgh: John MacLaren, 1872. Delivered in the Music Hall in Janary, 1872. Third Edition 98pp 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Former owner's name written on inside front page. Page tight and unmarked. Purple boards with gilt lettering. Some rubbing to spine ends and corners & minor expected aging.

Windsor, Ontario: Walkerville Publishing, 2008. Pictorial Hardcover. Near Fine +. Polish & English text. Translated to English by Prof. Frank Simpson, University of Windsor. 134 pages with archival / colour photos and bibliography. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Due to size / weight & resulting high postal costs, extra shipping will be required. Please contact us by email to determine an accurate shipping cost to your region

Big Sky International Products , 1982. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Good +. Includes instructions on banjo purchase, components, configuring the bridge, tuning, exercises and sheet music Plastic spiral wraps (vii) 118 pages with B&W illustrations. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Some / minor soiling / wear to covers. Pages tight & unmarked.

Southfield, MI: Vision Publications, 2008. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First and Second Degree Manual including JRT and Hayashi Healing Guide. Purple, glossy, wraps with plastic spiral binding. Single name written to front page. Extra may be required due to weight & size

Port chester, New York: Cherry Lane , 1986. Soft cover. Good. Some corner rubbing & wear to covers. Page clean tight & unmarked 56 pages. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

Beamsville, Ontario: W. F. Rannie / Grimsby Historical Society, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Stories / history of Grimsby and Lincoln before regional government. Map-illustrated card covers., red type on face & spine 148 pages with archival photos. Slight rubbing to back bottom corner

London: Buckland Publications, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light-hearted memoirs about the author's participation in the Korean war. 246 pages with B&W photos & map end papers. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED with reference to Canadians mentioned in book. Minor wear at upper spine end of dust jacket.

Paperback. Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Colour photos documenting historical houses in Galt (Cambridge), Ontario . Glossy pictorial covers. 65 pages with architectural terms definitions. Undated - assumed to be circa 2012 / 13

Combermere,ON: Madonna House, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. The Melkite Greek-Catholic Church Archbishop explains, in terms of extreme poetical beauty and eloquence, the heart of the Byzantine understanding and celebration of the Nativity of Christ. Green boards with gold lettering and illustrations on cover. 156 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by 'all at Madonna House', Toronto.

Toronto: Oberon Press, 1971. First Softcover Edition . Near Fine. Green glossy softcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 164pp. Minor corner wear. INSCRIBED to Toronto academic & writer Sylvia Du Vernet,

Bracebridge, ON: Mapleland Press, 2000. First Softcover Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ontario novel that esplores the complexities of the human relationship with Mother Nature. 'When Bruce and Valerie Farrow move their city-raised family from Toronto to the wilds of Muskoka, their ten-year-old son worries this dramatic lifestyle change will prove turbulent-and his worries are soon justified.' 358pp.

Erin, Ontario : Press Porcepic, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The third in the Donnellys trilogy. White covers (black type) with tan illustrated dust cover.Some underlining / notes in body of text with former owner name on front page - o/w near fine. 158 pages with B&W photos from an early production

Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Plays for kids by the renowned Canadian author, playwright and educator (1924-2008), 3-time Governor General's Award winner, perhaps best known for his Black Donelly's plays. 195 pages. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large illustrated wraps. Minor corner wear. Internals fine. SIGNED & dated by author. Scarce

Toronto: Macmillan, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Leo Rampen. A fictional tale of the type-riot at Mackenzie Lyon MacKenzie's printing office in 1826. The first children's tale by the multi- winner of the Governor Generals's award, perhaps best known for his Black Donnelly trilogy. Signed & dated (1970) on title page by Reaney. 102 pages with B&W illustratioms. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative cream & black boards. The clean orange & red illustrated DJ has minor rubbing wear to edges & corners. Scarce signed copy.

Toronto, 1977. Stapled Wraps. Very Good+. Sheet music to accompany the play by James Reaney (1926 - 2008) to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of University of Toronto, the author's alma mater. The south-western Ontario author, poet, playwright, librettist & academic (University of Western Ontario) is perhaps best known for his 3 famous plays about the feuding Black Donnellys but is sometimes forgotten as an 3-time winner of the Governor General's Award (poetry & drama). Signed and dated (1977) by Reaney twice on front cover. 22 pages with lyrics, sheet music and poems by James Alexander Tucker. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Red illustrated stapled wraps. Minor corner curling. Covers and pages clean, tight and unmarked. Scarce.

Vancouver, B.C.: Talonbooks, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. A play for children by the three-time Governor General award winner (poetry) perhaps best known for his Black Donnelys trilogy. 47 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor corner wear.