Search Results: Children's - Canadian from Homeward Bound Books

Edmonton: Edmonton Public Library. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 55 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. The book has a soft crease mark on the bottom right corner that affects the covers and most pages; it appears that the book has been dropped or bent to cause this mark, but is really not that noticeable. Rear white cover has some light soiling. Inside pages are clean and bright. Art, stories, and poetry submissions from children to the Edmonton Public Library to mark the 75th anniversary of the Province of Alberta. .

Toronto: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 121 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in grey, cloth-covered boards. Slightest of wear to corners. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has heavy weat to the spine ends, and at the corners, including some tears, creases and chipping. One tear stabilized on reverse side with ph neutral document tape. Soiling on spine and front panel. Light soil on rear panel. Not price clipped. One full page colour illustration per story. Black and white in text illustrations, also. Eight stories of children from across Canada. .

Toronto: The Macmillan Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 121 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A little rub wear to the bottom edges. Top edge of text block slightly dusty and all edges have light toning. Booksellers label on front endpaper. Pencil notation on recto of the front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to the edges and spine ends, with some small chips and tiny tears. The spine is darkened. A few tiny soil spots. Not price clipped. ($2.75) Eight stories of children from across Canada, written and illustrated by Clare Bice. One full page colour illustration per story, with additional black and white in-text illustrations. This book is signed and dated (1949) by Bice on the back of the front free endpaper. There is an additional pencil note on the same page about a friendship Bice had with Eric Moorhouse, who was once Chair of the London Public Library Board which… Read More

Toronto: Thomas Allen. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Boards have mottling. Text block edges are lightly foxed. Gift inscription dated 1964 on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked overall, with one tiny corner crease to bottom of one leaf. Dust jacket has a large sticker pull mark on the front panel. There is wear and some tearing to the upper front flap fold. Both panels and flap edges have some light foxing and soil. A children's book which tells the story of the Welland Canal. Illustrated in pen and ink. Number 1 in The Young Adventurers Series from this publisher. .

The Canadiana Company. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. 181, [2], 156 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Rub worn at the corner tips. Text block edges slightly soiled. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, overall with two leaves having minor edge spotting. A reprint edition of two of the Great Stories of Canada written for children and published by Macmillan in the 1950s. There was a set of ten two-in-one volumes published in this format. This copy includes the complete text of Roderick Haig-Brown's Captain of the Discovery about George Vancouver and Thomas Raddall's The Rover about the Nova Scotian privateer ship. Both are illustrated with the original black and white artwork with a colour wash. An attractive volume for someone who collects the Great Stories of Canada series. .

Toronto: Tundra Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887766366 . [24] p. 28.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Slightly rubbed. Except for the author's inscription, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a 1" closed tear at the head of the spine. The edges of the jacket are curling a little and it is lightly rubbed. Not price clipped. The retelling of a Quebec folklore story about an eleven year old named Baptiste and his magic canoe that takes him and some lumberjacks home for the New Year. Translated into English by Sheila Fischman. Illustrated in full colour. Signed and date to a previous owner by Roch Carrier on the back of the front free endpaper. .

Toronto: Longmans Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 181 p. 21 cm. Orange boards have a very slight bow. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has minor edge and corner wear. A bit of light soiling to rear panel. Book appears unread. The story of two teenagers in Alberta, who overhear plans to murder a Blackfoot chief, and then are kidnapped to prevent them from telling anyone about their plans. .

Tors Cove: Running the Goat & Broadsides. Near Fine. 2016. Softcover. 1927917069 . 82 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little light shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. One of a series of modern Newfoundland folk tales by the author and illustrator about a boy named Jack. .

Tors Cove: Running the Goat & Broadsides. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. Hardcover. 1927917026 . 60 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor edge and corner wear. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little rub wear to the top edges and is slightly shelf rubbed. One of a series of modern Newfoundland folk tales by the author and illustrator about a boy named Jack. .

Toronto: Second Story Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1896764347 . 27 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Virtually no discernible wear. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few light scratches and is lightly shelf rubbed overall. The story of Laura Secord's walk to warn the British soldiers of the impending secret attack by the Americans during the war of 1812. .

Toronto: Penguin Group. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670849197 . 208 p. 22 cm. Corners lightly bumped, with a bit of wear. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has some crinkling to the edges, more so to the spine ends. Lightly rubbed. Not price-clipped. The story of Gavin and Norah, a brother and sister, who have lived in Canada as "war guests" during WWII, but with the war over, will be returning to England. The third book in the "Guests of War" trilogy by Canadian writer Kit Pearson. .

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. 252 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light fading along the edges. Top edge of two leaves have some crinkling. Endpapers are lightly discoloured and text block edges and pages slightly toned. Dust jacket has a closed tear and some corner and edge wear and creasing. A fictionalized account of a girl and her violin. Based on the true story of Donna Grescoe, a girl from Winnipeg with Ukranian roots, and who went on to get music scholarships in the U.S. Illustrated with black and white drawings. .

Toronto: The Ryerson Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ©1965. Hardcover. 20 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Wear to the edges and corners. Sticker pull mark on the spine. Lightly foxed along the edges of the text block. Some discoloration to the endpapers. Price written in ink on the rear free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the edges and corners, with a couple of tiny closed tears. The story of Shell, a young Kwakiutl boy who lives on the coast of British Columbia in the house of Omal, the village headman. .

Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550419439 . 279 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in black, cloth-covered boards. One corner slightly bumped. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has very light wear at corners and spine ends. The story of 15 year old John Meyers who gets embroiled in the Upper Canada Rebellion under the leadership of William Lyon Mackenzie. .

Charlottetown, Pei: Ragweed Press. Very Good. 1989. Softcover. 0920304826 . 164 p. 20 cm. One corner bumped and with a crease. Otherwise, light edge wear and a bit of scratching. No internal marks. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked The story of a friendship between a farmboy from New Brunswick and a circus elephant named Mogul in 1836, and the disaster that strikes their ship on the way from Saint John to Portland, Maine. Based on a true story. .

Toronto: Collins. Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0001840061 . 189 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Light wear to the edges and corners. Text block edges have some soil and foxing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly soiled and has some edge and corner wear. The story of Tom Findlater who travels to Western Canada and explores his indigenous heritage and the challenges that presents. .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Fair. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 329 p. 20 cm. Meets all points for a first edition as per Frank and Juanita Lechowick's collector's guide to L.M. Montgomery. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Both boards have moisture damage along the fore-edges and some rippling to the cloth of the lower edges. The spine is faded. The top edge is faded and has some scratches and spotting. Inside, there is a gift inscription dated 1934 on the front free endpaper. The frontispiece is rippled. A little foxing to the final few pages. Otherwise, clean and unmarked with slight toning. The story of a girl named Pat Gardiner and her love for her home Silver Bush. .

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. 248 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Rear inner hinge is split, but holding. Corner tips are slightly bumped. Spine ends a little sunned. Text block edges show some staining and soil. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is soiled and has corner and edge wear and foxing. A few closed tears. The story of twelve year old Pegeen, who dreams of becoming an actress at the Stratford Festival Theatre in Ontario. Illustrated in black and white. .

Toronto: Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1962. Second Printing. Hardcover. 222 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in orange, cloth-covered boards. Faint water mark on top fore-corner of upper board. Light wear to the corners. A couple of tiny dings to the bottom edges. Text block edges lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has wear to the edges, heaviest at the spine ends, and including some small closed tears, chips, and creases. The fold edges are rubbed. Rear white panel has some soil. Not price clipped ($2.95). The story of a Kip, a boy whose family buys an old school house on the Bay of Quinte and how he then meets a boy named Dan and takes a canoe trip down the Trent Canal from Lakefield to Trenton. Map illustrated endpapers showing local towns on the Trent Canal system and illustrations of buildings and features. .

Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Second Printing. Hardcover. 210 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Darkened along the edges. Spine ends and bottom fore corners are lightly bumped. Spine a little darkened. Top edge of text block a litte dusty. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has edge wear, including creases, tiny tears and chips, and heavier to spine ends and corners. Rubbed along the folds. Some foxing and overall light soil. Top corner of the front flap is clipped but bottom corner has $3.25 price. A children's story of mystery and adventure, set in the Penetanguishene area of Georgian Bay. Black and white full page illustrations. .