Search Results: Authors starting with H from Stillman Books

This version of "The Nutcracker" retains the shape and structure of the original Hoffmann story, but incorporates the elements of the ballet that readers will know and love. The colourful, wonderful illustrations of Michael Hague make this version even more lovable and enjoyable. A Near Fine book and matching d.j. with a minor bump to bottom of spine.

Bump to top and bottom of spine and very minor bump to top corner of rear board. Still a VG+ clean copy. Map of British Columbia endpapers.

From the d.j. flap: "In addition to her involvement in the suffrage movement, McClung argued for the ordination of women, and was in favour of prohibition because of the suffering and harm to women and children she saw as a result of alcohol abuse. Devoted to her own husband and children, she championed women's rights in the home, but also lobbied for women's right to work and to decent treatment and wages in the workforce. She was a determined and generous advocate of human rights of all Canadians regardless of sex, class, or colour." "Firing the Heather is an inspiring story of a feisty and compassionate woman who left Canada a very different place than she found it."

"Indian artists from British Columbia coastal villages (primarily those of the Haida, Tsimshian, Nishga, Gitksan, West Coast (Nootka), and Kwagiutl) have been making silkscreen prints for little more than a decade. While their work has roots in an ancient painting tradition created by their forefathers, it is a new art--new images, a new medium, new messages, created in the new context of sale to primarily non-Indian customers." The booklet has 9 colour images, 3 versions of the She Bear in black-and-white and Marriage Announcement, 1969 in b/w. In Marjorie Halpin's "Conclusion", she states: "What I have been saying is that Haida art is alive again. Still Haida, yet thoroughly contemporary. In Davidson's prints, I believe, we are witnessing an exceptional artistic achievement--the re-creation of a once-dead, or certainly slumbering, traditional art form in a new cultural context. "

"Virginia Hamilton, known throughout the world for her contributions to African-American folklore, now creates an original fantasy. This thought-provoking story introduces yound readers to a variety of real rain forest animals who must struggle to find a way to survive the destruction of their natural environment." Artist Floyd Cooper contributes dramatic paintings of these fascinating animals who are rarely seen.

Jonny Hannah is a cool cat who has created an amazing tribute to a bunch of his favorite people from the jazz era. "Welcome to a world of hipsters, flipsters, and finger-poppin' Daddies--where to JUMP is to JIVE and to BOP is to BE! Mini bios of "Jelly Roll Morton", "Louis Armstrong", Django Reinhardt", "Walter Page", "Gene Krupa", "Benny Goodman", "Duke Ellington", "Billie Holiday", and "Charlie Parker".
The last page: "Moose the Mooche" says Keep on Jumpin' & A-Jivin' and Don't You Be No Square! Ya dig? That's All, Cats!

Illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Silk endpapers. Near Fine.

From the front flap of the d.j.: "Monarch butterflies are wonders. Emerging from their eggs as comma-size caterpillars, the hungry larvae will grow three thousand times heavier in a matter of weeks. They transform into hanging chrysalises and then to golden adults that can fly 2,500 miles across North America. Flower-tasting feet and ancient migration routes help explain why these butterflies have captured attention from the Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Celebrated poet Avis Harley looks at the science, art, and history that surround monarchs, capturing in verse our perennial questions about these winged beauties."
A lovely Inscription from the author on the front endpaper: "Especially for ? and ? A butterfly wish for you: "May the winds be gentle in your life, too." With love from Avis Harley

From the rear cover: "He was known as "The Terrible Finn MacCoul" and he was the tallest, fiercest-looking giant in all of Ireland. But he didn't like fighting at all. In fact, he was very much afraid that someone--maybe himself--would get hurt. So, when a truly ferocious giant arrived, determined to fight Finn and take Ireland for himself, Finn panicked. Luckily, his wife Sara was shrewd and alert in all emergencies."

"During his 40 years of globe-circling picture-taking, Canadian photographer, Richard Harrington's work has been published in several major magazines, as well as in 24 books. Harrington was always prepared to endure hardships to get significant photographs and frequently lived with his subjects in mostly less-than-luxurious accommodations. This sometimes meant wearing heavy layers of caribou fur and stowing his cameras next to his body to keep them from freezing. Often, with some of the people of the far north, or in the remote tropics, he became life-long friends and returned many times to live and eat in friendship, fully embracing their cultural lifestyle. He often chronicled lifestyles and cultural celebrations that no longer exist.
Harrington was enamored of the unusual travel venue, signing up with mini-trek companies long before it became a fashionable travel vogue. He made 6 crossings of the Sahara Desert. He also made many trips to the Antarctic, taking enough photographs to fill a… Read More

From the d.j.: "Spokeshute is the story of Port Essington, British Columbia. Once a thriving commercial and transportation centre on the Skeena River, the townsite, mostly destroyed by two disastrous fires in the 1960's, is now deserted, the ghost of a ghost town. Spokeshute is E.G. Harris' tribute to the town where he grew up. Much more than a family history, however, it is the story of a tight-knit northern community and its fight for survival. An accomplished artist and cartoonist, E.A. Harris has illustrated his story with charming sketches of town life." There are also 14 pages of b/w photos (25).

From back cover: "In the hot, dry valleys of the Fraser and Chilcotin rivers lies a grassland that is one of the ecological wonders of the world. These Cariboo-Chilcotin grasslands contain one of the only remaining intact bluebunch wheat-grass grasslands in North America, the world's only porcupinegrass-needlegrass community, and one of the two oldest bird species on the planet. In an ecosystem that was put to fire for thousands of years to maintain its bounty of medicinal and food plants, herds of California bighorn sheep still follow ancient trails passed down through the generations. Bears too still pass through the grass while red-tailed hawks hunt overhead. The turquoise-coloured Chilcotin River passes below B.C.'s largest sand dune and ancient petroglyphs watch over migrating salmon. It is a landscape that lies deep within the imagination an mythology of the West. It is a gift to us from the past, a challenge for our imaginations, and a hope for the future."
A quote from David Suzuki: "The… Read More

From the d.j.: "With 81 colour photographs and four historical images, 'Kamloops' bridges the past and present. As well as a contemporary portrait of this riverside city, the book includes numerous scenes of the surrounding countryside, and an historical overview by Ken Favrholdt.
Chris Harris' "message has always been one of encouraging others to discover the beauties of nature--expecially for British Columbians to explore British Columbia."

A collection of the best Uncle Remus stories, selected from 7 Remus volumes. Sturdily bound and abundantly illustrated with a. B. Frost's immortal drawings, this is a book which will be valued for generations by families and libraries. Selected, arranged and edited by George Van Santvoord and Archibald C. Coolidge.

The extraordinary art, life and land of Yukon artist, Ted Harrison.16 distinctively bright and peopled paintings of a simplistic way of life in a powerful land reveal one of Canada's great talents. Introduction by Pierre Berton. ISBN 0-92886-10-6

Author/artist states: "This is an alphabet book. But it is also a puzzle book, a story book and a games book." Mr. Harrison and family live in Whitehorse in the Yukon, so he has created a book of games, stories and pictures. VG+. No d.j. as issued.

"...the compulsive tale of one man's adventurous and exciting life in some of the most evocative regions of the world and his quest to explore the great outdoors from Delhi to Peshawar, Amritsar and Lahore to the Ganges, and Kashmir to the Thar Desert." Uncommon. Wraparound dust-jacket painting by Esdaile Hudson.

Binding stiff, probably never read. 1st U.S. Edition (Candian Edition was a year earlier). From the d.j.: "An Artist's Love for his adopted country has inspired this tribute to the beautiful and varied Canadian landscape, and to the people who live there. Through his impressionistic descriptions and vibrate paintings, Ted Harrison takes the reader on a spectacular journey across Canada's provinces and territories, from the fishing villages of Newfoundland to the vast glacial Northwest Territories." Enjoy the 12 full-page paintings and the 2-page map of Canada.

Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Birds' Nests of 285 Species Found Breeding in the United States east of the Mississippi River. 257 pages. Index. Bound-in silk ribbon marker. Illustrated with numerous color photographs by the author, bird sketches by Ned Smith and a map and end-papers by Mada Harrison. Fiftieth Anniversary edition, first printing thus. Special blank, unused Easton Press book-plate laid-in.

Nik, a young Athapaskan Indian sought to find help for his village when it was threatened with starvation and disease. To that end, he set out to find the Great Shaman and seek his advice. With the help of the Blue Heron, Nik was able to converse with the Great Shaman and understand that with courage and self-sacrifice he could return to his village and guide them forward to better times. As the years progressed, the people prospered, and Nik grew to become a great and wise chief.