Childrens Nonfiction from Pulp & Circumstance

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio: 12 - 15" tall. Illustrations, Introduction and Commentary all by Ted Harrison. Bilingual: in English and French. Hardcover in blue boards with silver titling on the spine. Unpaginated. Features twelve full page colour plates, one for each province and… Read more about this item

Sidney, BC: Gray's Publishing, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Memoirs of a boy and his dog who lived in Northern BC. First published in 1966. This copy is a 1984 trade paperback. Pages a little toned. Beginning of a stress line to rear cover. Binding square… Read more about this item

St. Catherines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Aspirational profiles of sixteen North American women born before 1900. Included are profiles of Mohawk adoptee Eunice Williams, Salt Spring's Sylvia Stark, physicist Harriet Pitcher, and Parliamentarian Agnes Macphail. Soft cover, illustrated wrap, glossy paper, b&w illustrations, Time Line, Bibliography,… Read more about this item

Richmond Hill, Ontario: Scholastic, 1984. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Laurie McGaw (Cover). The story of the Klondike gold rush. Originally published in 1954, this copy is a 1984 Scholastic edition. Good plus: Spine faded. Top edge unobtrusively stained at the inside front cover and for the first 5… Read more about this item

Kay (Sports and Games) Ltd. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slim staple-bound pamphlet, about 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", included with several different chemistry sets. In paper wraps. Undated. c.1960. Includes two line drawings and a Glossary. Worn. A little soiled. Pencil marking in the margin… Read more about this item

New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Discusses heroin, its unique qualities and dangers, and counsels against illegal involvement with the drug." A volume in The Drug Abuse Prevention Library. First published in 1991, this copy is a 1995 revised edition. Slim hardcover in… Read more about this item

London: John F. Shaw & Co.. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Handsome volume of Bible Stories, undated (1920's?) and unpaginated, in blue cloth over beveled boards with gilt decorations and titling to the front and spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled green endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings scattered throughout on about… Read more about this item

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover in brown cloth with titling and handsome cover illustration in black. Publisher's colophon on back cover. Previous owner's name to ffep. Worn and rubbed, but well preserved given its age and use.

Toronto: Wm. Warwick, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Title registered in 1867, but Preface dated 1868 ... precise printing history unknown. Part of the Canadian Series of School-Books. Hardcover in pebbled red with black titling and decoration to front cover. Blind stamped boarder decorations to front and back.… Read more about this item

Toronto et Montreal: W.J. Gage Limitee, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Eleanor Campbell. Hardcover in red cloth with titling and illustration in dark green and white to the front cover and spine. French language adaption of the "Dick and Jane" title "Good Times with Our Friends"… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Elsie Deane & Edith MacLaren. Small hardcover in blue cloth, front cover illustrated in blue, black and red, titling to front and spine in red. Illustrated endpapers. 1935 3rd printing. Colour illustrations. Includes Word List. No dust… Read more about this item

Toronto: W.J. Gage and Company Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Eleanor Campbell. Hardcover in orange cloth with titling and illustration in red and dark blue. Canadian edition (3rd printing) includes "Dick and Jane" material previously published in the US by the D. Appleton - Century Company. No dust… Read more about this item

Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1956. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Miriam and Arch Hurford. Part of the New Basic Reading Program (Curriculum Foundation Series) featuring Dick and Jane. First stated copyright 1941, this printing copyright 1956. Staple bound soft cover, about 11" x 8 1/4", in orange (marigold), red… Read more about this item

Brooklin, Maine: WoodenBoat Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Originally published 1980. This edition, 2004. Oblong hardcover, about 7" x 10 1/4", in laminated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Text and drawings by Jan Adkins. Near Fine. Sticker to rear board. No markings.

Toronto: Ryerson, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Frank Butler. Hardcover in red cloth with titling to spine and front cover. Copyright 1936. This copy published by Little, Brown and Company in 1938 bears an ink stamp that indicates "The Ryerson Press" for its Canadian distribution. B&W illustrations. Intended for a school market with sections on… Read more about this item

Westminster: The Livingstone Press, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. From the Pathfinder Series; "Stories of Modern Heroes of the Cross for Boys and Girls." Small hardcover in green boards with black titling to front and spine. Fourth impression of the 1925 edition with 15 illustrations (seven by Ernest Prater), three… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Glossy soft cover with flaps. Only very minor wear. No markings. Illustrated.

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2013. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Glossy soft cover with flaps. Only very slight wear. No markings. Illustrated.