Search Results: Titles starting with P from Bruce McLeod

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.

Pakenham, Ontario: Mississippi Publishers, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st Printing stated. Pristine book, unmarked, top corners gently bumped otherwise as-new. Unclipped DJ has tiny edge tears and minor edge wear. 5.75" x 8.75", 196 pages, maps, glossy b&w plates.

Brand new. Remainder stripe on bottom edge only. 8vo, 247 pages. The story of an African boy's coming of age, a tragic love story, and a tale of the corruption of traditional African patterns by European colonialism. It presents a major African voice to American readers. Was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize.

Near-Fine trade softcover. Sun faded spine, no creases, no markings, very nice. 6x9, 249 pages. Unique bilingual anthology presents 9 original stories by prominent English-speaking Canadian authors translated by nine French-speaking counterparts, and vice-versa.

London, U.K.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine/Very Good First Edition, 1st UK Printing Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. Ownership stamp on endpaper, slightly tanned text, otherwise as-new. Clipped DJ has one 1/2" tear, small mark at bottom of back panel. 5.5" by 8.75", 170 pages.

NY: Pocket Books, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing Paperback. Small ink stamps on inside of front cover only. All pages excellent! 4.25" by 7", 246 pages, index.

Fine/VG First Edition. An exceptional copy that has been protected in mylar for decades. 6.25" x 9", 206 pages including epilogue and author biography, glossy b&w photos, map endpapers. The author, who died before publication of this book, began crop-dusting in a Tiger Moth and Aeronca Sedan. At 29 he logged 4,000 hours as a pilot for a BC coast construction firm. At 34 he joined B.C. Air Lines where he flew 7,000 hours and 1.3 million miles, most of them on the coast of British Columbia.

Near-Fine 1st printing trade softcover. A member of the famous RAF 617 Dambusters Squadron tells the true story of his daring escape from Occupied Europe during WWII. Only a hint of wear at corners of covers, otherwise brand new in all respects. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no spine creases. 6" x 9", 188 pages, maps, log book entries and photos, epilogue by George Waters. Laid-in is a photo-copy of a letter from Buckingham Palace dated 1999 in which the Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Royal thanks Waters for sending two copies of this book to the Royal Family. Bob Kellow was a member of the Royal Air Force No. 50 Squadron and No. 617 Squadron, better known as the 'Dambusters. ' He was on board the Lancaster Bomber that dropped the bomb that destroyed the Eder Dam in May, 1943. Forced to parachute out over Northern Holland later that year, Kellow spent 12 weeks eluding German forces. He escaped through Holland, Belgium, France and over the Pyrennes Mountains to Spain and Gibraltar, and finally… Read More

London, U.K.: Batsford, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful volume, appears unread, clean & unmarked, no wear - in a nice clipped DJ with minor shelf wear and light chipping. 5.75" by 8.75", 96 pages. Written by the curator at the Embroiderers Guild, this is a collection of traditional patterns of the peasants of Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Israel, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. 80 working drawings illustrate a wide range of motifs: plants, flowers, animals, birds, figures and ships.

Houston, TX: ADV Manga, 2005. Soft cover. Fine. Fine. Appears unhandled and unread. Crisp, clean, no markings.

Houston, TX: ADV Manga, 2004. Soft cover. New. New. Crisp, clean, no creases, no markings.

Houston, TX: ADV Manga, 2004. Soft cover. New. New. Crisp, clean, no creases, no markings.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW First Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp, clean, unmarked, unread. 6" by 9", 256 pages, maps, color photographs. Complete guide to the top 100 sites for wildlife viewing in Manitoba. Specific information for seven regions: Winnipeg, Eastern Manitoba Shield and Forest, Central Manitoba Interlake Lake Agassiz, Southern Manitoba Grasslands, Western Manitoba Prairie Mountains and Parklands, Northern Manitoba Boreal Forest, Coastal Manitoba Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition, 1st printing trade paperback. 6" by 9", 256 pages, maps, color photographs. Complete guide to the top 100 sites for wildlife viewing in Manitoba. Specific information for seven regions: Winnipeg, Eastern Manitoba Shield and Forest, Central Manitoba Interlake Lake Agassiz, Southern Manitoba Grasslands, Western Manitoba Prairie Mountains and Parklands, Northern Manitoba Boreal Forest, Coastal Manitoba Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Peguis Publishers, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition Trade Paperback. Nearly perfect covers. Spine, binding and interiors as-new. Approx. 6" x 9", 169 pages. A collection of short fiction, articles, humour, anecdotes, commentary and poetry by a group of dedicated writers. Started in 1940, the Penhandlers are inspired by the life and works of Lillian Benyan Thomas.

Very Good 1st printing trade softcover. Light wear to covers only. Crisp & clean interiors, no markings, slightly tanned. 5.25" x 7.75", 172 pages. A collection of 17 Mennonite and Amish stories. Authors include Sharon Hoover, Merle Good, Kenneth Reed, J.D. Stahl, Melin Lehman, Eleanor Smith, Lois Leatherman, A. Grace Wenger and Lvi Miller. Biographical sketches of the writers included.

Near-Fine, stapled binding, 8.5" x 11", 65 pages, well-illustrated. Ccrisp & clean with as-new interiors. Front cover has a couple of small marks.

London, U.K.: Lepus Books, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A really nice copy: crisp & clean, no markings, top corners gently bumped otherwise FINE. Excellent unclipped DJ with no tears, no chipping. 5.5" by 8.5', 212 pages, illustrated, index. This is a case study of a modern dance company covering the period from initial recruitment to disbandment seven months later.

London, UK: Pitkins - William Clowes, 1952. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good ++ Revised Edition in pictorial red card covers. Excellent wraps, as-new interiors. 7" x 9", 32 pages. This book shows 79 photographs of Elizabeth - from birth to ascension in 1952. Part of the Pitkins series on Royalty books printed on fine art paper.

San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD Trade Paperback. Only light wear to covers, interiors unmarked and like new. 5.25" x 8", 340 pages, 78 illustrations of the Greater and Lesser Arcana.