History Politics from Reading Rat

UK: Fontana, 1968. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 6th printing Fontana PB edition; first pub. 1951; VG, minor edgewear, mild spine crease. Eric Wilson describes his wartime POW experiences and escapes, prior to the escape from Stalag-Luft III described in "The Wooden Horse". "In writing 'The Tunnel' I pay homage to all those prisoners who… Read more about this item

UK: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1982. Later Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. 1982 paperback edition; first published 1954; VG+, clean, solid copy, minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. Translation and adaptation of "Papissa Joanna" by Emmanuel Royidis, originally published in Greek in 1886. Royidis recounts the story of "Pope Joan", the legendary "female Pope". Although of… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, Exmouth, UK: The Raleigh Press, 1955. Reprint. Pictorial Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 164 p.; originally printed 1953, fourth reprint February 1955. Small paperbound book in pictorial wraps; VG-, has some wear and rubbing to edges, small amount of underlining in text. Many B & W photos, map of Lynmouth area on front endpapers. A comprehensive… Read more about this item

Halifax, NS, Canada: Oxford Street Press, 1996. First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Lacuesta, Tricia (illustrator). Apaprent first edition; 8 1/2 x 11 inch, magazine-format, 83 p. VG+, minor shelf wear, clean and unmarked. Written for children, this is the story of Henry, who must flee with his family from Charleston, SC during the American Revolution, and… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Bantam Pathfinder edition #SP4450, published April, 1969; first published in 1966. Pictorial cover in nice overall condition, lower front corner creased, reading crease at spine, lightly tanned pages, all tight and intact. 16 pages of B&W photographs. "There were five thousand black cowboys after the Civil War who… Read more about this item

Toronto, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1990. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Paladin/Grafton paperback edition; VG; mild reading creases along spine, mild corner crease, PO stamp inside fc, slight age yellowing, otherwise clean, good copy. "The Phallusy of History - Men dominate history because they write it. Women's vital part in the shaping of the world… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 433 p., incl. index. HC. VG/VG-. Book has black marker stripe on top of text block, otherwise in nice, clean condition. DJ unclipped, bumped, chipped, closed tear on back (mended with archival tape). Based on extensive personal experience in four years' residence in… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Prairie Publishing Company, 1986. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 109p. The author served in the second world war and has describeb this book as, "more auto biographical than anything" but also "completely fictitious". 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg: Robert A. Steen Memorial Community Centre, Inc., 2000. First Edition. Soft Cover. NEW/No Jacket. Rising to the Occasion: A Community History of Wolseley, West Broadway & Armstrong's Point, was a millennium project of the R. A. Steen Community Centre. It is a popular history of three Winnipeg neighbourhoods, with contributions from many people in the community. There… Read more about this item

Durham, NC, U.S.A.: Duke University Press, 2002. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 293p. incl index. some fairly minor corner wear. Spine straight and otherwise very good. " A must read for all who continue to grapple with the twin legacy of hatred and hope from sept 11..." form back cover. Price sticker on b… Read more about this item

Canada: Burns & Maceachern, 1967. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good. Anemone Ruder. 147 p.; VG-/VG; ex-library book with usual stamps, pocket removed from rear endpaper, tape residue on light tan boards. Interior clean and attractive. DJ unclipped, in plastic, only marks library label on spine and small tape marks on flaps. Jacket design by Maria… Read more about this item

Toronto: Penguin Books, 1989. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Penguin Canada paperback; VG+; gently used, has inked notation on first page, otherwise unmarked. 370 p. incl. chronology, bibliography and index. Carefully researched political biography of Ed Broadbent. Illustrated with B & W photographs. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada: Methuen Canada, 1980. First Canadian. Hard Cover. VG-/Fair. 349 p. incl. index; VG-/Fair. Book has slight lean, corners bumped, interior clean and solid, DJ badly worn esp. at folds, chipped, some closed tears. Originally published in UK by Arms and Armour Press as "Who Dares Win". DJ and spine show title as "Inside the SAS",… Read more about this item

Toronto: Polish-Canadian Women's Federation, 1981. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 96 p. paperback; incl. index & notes.B & W photos & map. VG+, very minor shelfware, stamped SALE on fore-edge of text block. Good introduction to Polish history. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Kids, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 162p. Set in second world war times, along the Alaska highway. 15 year old boy experiences life with many aolourful characters. Minor age darkening. Straight book with very minor edge wear. Buy it today. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 1998. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 210p. Gold-seekers and lumbermen, farm children dreaming of leaving northern Ontario homesteads to a new life in Toronto or Ottawa. Rose-Delima sees the unemployed come from the south as the derpression deepens, to homestead through government programs. These are based on… Read more about this item

Toronto ON: New Press, 1973. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 210 p. incl. index, bibliography, notes, appendices. VG/VG-. Nice clean condition, PO name on ffep, pencilled price, otherwise unmarked. DJ unclipped, rubbed along folds, some chipping & small closed tears. A thoroughly researched biography of Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon who served in both… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. Unstated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Aliki (illustrator). Unpaginated; VG+, corners slightly bumped, inked price on flyleaf. Otherwise clean and bright. A simple biography of Carver, with colourful illustrations, for young readers. Very nice copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1999. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 122 p.; VG+/VG+, very nice, clean HC in unclipped glossy DJ; has small red remainder mark on bottom of text block, otherwise like new. Pages numbered I -CXXII. A lighthearted introduction to Latin, in the manner of phrasebooks for travellers. You… Read more about this item

Kelso WA: Cowlitz County Historical Society, 1994. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good +/No Jacket. 51 p.; VG+; sl. shelf wear. Title article: Jill of All Trades: Sallie Ivie in the Auditor;s Office; The Auditor & the Commissioners; All Creatures Great & Small: Doctor George Ott, Veterinarian. Other issues available. Please enquire. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item