Search Results: Authors starting with R from Reading Rat

Fargo ND: Scopcraft, October 1967. Second printing. Staplebound. Very Good. 28 p.; staplebound; poems by four poets from North Dakota State University. First impression May 1967

Winnipeg: Comet Press Manitoba Ltd., 1981. Apparent First. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 109 p.; small HC, dark blue boards, white DJ. Overall good condition, some watermarkng at top of DJ and what appear to be rust stains inside back cover. DJ has some chipping and edgewear. Signed by author on title page. John Raines was born in Englandin 1912 and came to Canada with his family c. 1936. His life interests included trade union activity and the study of theology. This collection of poems was his second to be published.

New York: Monthly Review Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good- . 224 p., incl. index and bibligraphy. Trade paperback. Moderate reading wear, some underlining (pencil). A detailed discussion/analysis of the abuses committed at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere during the disastrous American occupation of Iraq.

Washington DC: Island Press, 1992. Apparent First. Paperback. VG. 291 p., incl. index, bibliography, suggestions for further reading. Sir Shridath Ramphal brought an impressive range of experience as former foreign minister of Guyana, secretary-general of the Commonwealth from 1975-1990, president of the World Conservation Jnion, and the only person to have served on all five (as of 1992) independent international commissions on global issues, including the Brandt and Brundtland Commissions, to the task of analyzing the blocks to cooperation in the past and the need for all nations to work cooperatively to solve global problems. VG condition.

Merrimac, Massachusetts: Destiny Publishers, 1968. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 120p. incl. index. Very very minor corner wear on bottom right. Some age darkening. Filled with examintaions of prophecies and their implications for humanity. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg MB: Heartland Associates, 2004. Revised and Updated. Pictorial Cover. NEW/No Jacket. NEW book; profusely illustrated with colour and B & W photos, maps, etc. Originally published in 1977 for the launch of the reconstructed Nonsuch, now reissued with additional new material and colour photos, in connection with the 30th Anniversary of the Nonsuch at the Manitoba Museum. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Thistledown Press, Limited, 2002. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 134p. Essays and recollections of the prairie environment. Fits into the emerging category of Literary non-fiction. tempered by time and love. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Leonard Weisgard. Unpaginated; small paperback; VG-; printed on brown paper; back cover scuffed, some rubbing at edges and spine, interior clean and unmarked. Rawlings classic story of Calpurnia and her dog Baggy-Horse and their search for a "secret river that will always be full of fish." Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Copyright 1955. This Book Fair edition was printed c. 1971 - A-9.71[ML] 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Samuel French, Inc., 1967. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Small book, 80 p. in paper cover, stapled. A play in two acts adapted from the book by Theodore Isaac Rubin and the screenplay by Eleanor Perry. VG+, slight reading wear, inked price on p. 3, otherwise unmarked and clean. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Canada: Copp Clark Publishing Company, 1968. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good Minus. Copyright 1968 Henry Regnery Company; 184 p.; HC, pale blue cloth boards, VG+, PO name inside FC, slight reading wear, solid and clean, unmarked; DJ rubbed, chipped along edges and folds, price clipped, still presentable. An introduction to the life and literary works of J. R. R. Tolkien. William Ready was University Librarian and Professor of Bibliography at McMaster University at the time of publication; he was also responsible for acquiring Tolkien's manuscripts for Marquette University. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: MacMilllan of Canada, 1971. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Leo Rampen. 102 p.; VG-/VG-; ex-library; has library pocket, stamps, etc on ffep, otherwise clean and unmarked. small library sticker on spine of DJ. DJ is in plastic cover. Tape remains on inside of boards. Very attractive black-and-white boards with large stylized reversed R design; DJ in orange and mustard with black illustrations. A reprint of the 1965 original. The story of two young boys from the Red River colony who are caught up in the politics of 19th century Upper Canada. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Iola, WI, U.S.A.: Krause Publications, 1998. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 168 p.; VG+, slight shelf wear. Many full-colour illustrations. Includes price guide, bibliography, and discussion of the subject. A useful guide for collectors. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Michael Ffolkes. 127 p. incl. index. VG+/VG+; nice, clean copy, has small owner's stamp & date stamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked; unclipped DJ sl. bumped at edges. Third collection of interesting quotations and other miscellanea based on Nigel Rees' radio programme. Enlivened by Michael ffolkes' witty B & W drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Key Porter, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. 192 p. incl. bibliography and index. HC; vg in VG plastic protected DJ. Ex library.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1975. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Thos. Nelson HC 1975; VG+; spine rubbed top & bottom, otherwise very good, clean, tight copy. Basic cooking instructions for cooking under holiday conditions; includes information on safe storage of food, equipping a travel kitchen, recipes from various European countries,culinary terms in 5 languages, general info. for travelling in Europe. Useful for anyone planning a camping holiday, and is also a good basic cookbook. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Great Plains Publications, 1997. First Edition. French-Folds. Very Good +/No Jacket. 206 p.; VG+, very slight edgewear. Signed with inscription on title page, "Tim, Thanks for all your support and coffee! Byron". First novel by writer/editor Rempel, this mystery is set in "Montreal's flourishing alternative scene . . . [and] details the adventures of a sex-obsessed prairie expatriate who puts off getting a real job by enrolling in a mail-order private detective course." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: A Small Garlic Press, 1996. First. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 36 p. chapbook; tan card covers; VG-, has light diagonal crease and some edgewear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Michael Rennie, 1981. First edition thus. 64 p.; staplebound; VG condition, minor reading wear. Short fiction, poetry, art from an international cast of contributors. Complete list on request. #2 also available.

Winnipeg: Michael Rennie, 1981. First edition thus. 60 p.; staplebound; VG condition, minor reading wear. Short fiction, poetry, art from an international cast of contributors. Complete list on request. #1 also available.

Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.: Peachtree Publishers, Limited, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Apparent first edition; VG+/VG+; very tiny black spot on bottom edge of text block, text block seems slightly wavy, as if not pressed flat in binding. Appears new and unread, unclipped DJ, approx. 2 in. closed tear along bottom front fold of DJ, bright and clean. Cover photo of Jane Wood Reno, pioneering Florida journalist, adventurer, and mother of former Attorney General Janet Reno. Edited by Jane Reno's grandson, this is a collection of her letters and stories. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.