Search Results: Titles starting with M from Books & Company

The Malachite Casket was originally published in Russian and was a collection of folktales from the region of the Ural Mountains collected by Pavel Bazhov. Originally published in 1939, these stories collected particularly from miners and other labourers in the region became very popular and were translated into various languages. This particular edition is an English translation of twenty of the tales completed by Eve Manning and published by the Foreign Language Publishing House of Moscow, which was a state-run publishing house dedicated to the production of translations of Russian literature for dissemination throughout the world.
This volume is in fair condition. The covers are stained, and there appears to be pain on the front cover. The corners are bumped and there is wear particularly to the top and bottom of the spine. The front hinge is cracked, but otherwise the binding is still tight, and the pages of full colour illustrations appear to all be present. There is an old bookplate on the front… Read More

Arriving in Canada from Brittany, France in 1912, Louis Hemon worked as a farmhand in the rural area of Péribonka, in the municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec, Canada. During his time there he made observations of the region and the people living there which would go on to form the basis for his novel, Maria Chapdelain, which was first published in 1914, serialised in the Paris newspaper, Le Temps. Considered to be the first novel of this type, it is a snapshot of rural Quebec life in the early twentieth century, and a fascinating example of the work of a lesser-known French author.
This edition was published by the MacMillan Company of Canada in 1942, as part of the St Martin's Classics series. This small, attractive volume may be categorised as being in Very Good condition, with some staining to the boards, and some fading to the lettering on the spine. The text inside is clear and bright, with pages free of foxing or other blemishes, and the binding is tight.

Part of the set of the Uniform Edition of the Plays of J.M. Barrie published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, this attractive edition of Barrie's play Mary Rose is bound in soft blue leather with gilt lettering to the spine and a gilt device made of the initials J.M.B on the cover. This volume is in Good condition, with some bumping to the corners, and the leather worn on the top corners of the covers. In addition, the leather at the top and bottom of the spine is very worn, and there is some slight damage on the back cover from a previous price sticker. There is a blue ribbon bookmark, but it is detached. Still, a very attractive and collectable edition of one of the theatrical works of the Peter Pan author.

Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada is a book that accompanied the exhibition of the same name which was the first exhibition cohosted by the National Gallery of Art, Washington and the National Gallery, in Ottawa. The exhibition was a collection of drawings from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries by many of the major European artists.
This book is in Good condition. There is a small rip and a crease to one corner of the futon cover, and a small rip on the lower edge of the back cover.

Given its size, this book may require extra shipping costs.

Inspired by the Mazinaw pictographs in Bon Echo Provincial Park, this is a collection of poetry based on the lives of various individuals who lived in this part of the world. Part I focuses on the Indigenous peoples of the area; Part II includes poems about Mary Merrill "the Little Mystic of Belleville" and Billa Flint "lumber baron of limitless greed"; and Part III focuses on the life of Flora MacDonald. Ultimately, MacKinnon has created a "dazzling tapestry of lives and legends, a unique poetic achievement."
This volume is in good condition, with some discolouration to the front cover and particularly the spine. There are no significant internal blemishes, however.

A 1902 edition of W.H. Lambert's "Memory Gems," a collection of examples of good poetry and prose, arranged by educational level (primary, intermediate, advanced) for use in schools
This volume is in Fair condition. The cover is very worn, with some letters of the title being completely worn off. There is also some wear and bumping to the corners, Internally, the book is in excellent condition. The text is clear and legible, and the binding is tight. There is the name of a former owner written on the front fly leaf.

This volume is part of Ward and Lock's Sevenpenny Net Novels series, which began to be published in 1912, many of which were stories of adventure and mystery. This work by E. Phillips Oppenheim fits into that category, recounting one man's adventures on the African continent. This volume is in Good condition. The red publisher's cloth is somewhat dulled by age, and there is minor bumping and wear to the corners. The gilt lettering and decoration on the spine is still clear and relatively bright. There are signatures of previous owners on the front endpaper, and a slight crack to the front hinge.

A collection of poems by Mary di Michele, an Italian Canadian author who studied with Joyce Carol Oates. Her poetry collection, Mimosa, won the CBC Poetry Prize in 1980, and is a poetic discussion of the Italian-Canadian experience.
This volume is in very good condition. There are some small stains on the front cover, and some scuffing to the spine. Internally the book is in excellent condition.

Ariel Poems were a series of small, illustrated pamphlets containing a work of poetry by a notable author. Originally published between 1927 and 1931, a second series was produced in 1954, to which this volume containing the poem Mountains by W.H. Auden belongs. It also includes two black-and-white and one colour illustration by Edward Bawden, a British artist known in particular for his books covers and posters.
This copy is in Very Good condition. It also is accompanied by the original envelope in which the pamphlet was contained. The envelope is in Good condition, with some discolouration particularly around the edges and a tear from having been opened at the top edge.

A movie tie-in edition for the silent film adaptation starring Mary Pickford of Kathleen Norris' My Best Girl. The novel tells the story of the son of a wealthy department store owner who disguises himself to work as a stockroom boy in one of his father's stores. There he meets and falls in love with one of the stockroom girls, disrupting his father's plans for his marriage to a wealth heiress.
This copy is in fair condition, with a cracked front hinge and significant lean. There is also significant staining to the cloth covering the boards. However, the contents of the text are entirely clean and legible, and all of the images from the film appear to be present. The dust jacket is present but is in poor condition and is at present held together with a plastic wrapper.

A self-published book of sonnets and other verse by B.C. poet Donald A. Fraser. The book begins with a brief, one page discussion of the history of the sonnet. Each poem is accompanied at least by a date, and may also have the original place of publication, usually in a periodical or newspaper indicated. Some also indicate the inspiration behind the poem, and maybe the historical model on which the style is based. The poet's knowledge of the nuances of the sonnet are apparent in this brief explanations.
This volume is in very good condition. There is some light scuffing and bumping to the red fabric covering the boards, and the gold gilt title and decoration on the cover is faded. Internally the book is in excellent condition. There are remnants of a bookplate on the front pastedown and the name of a former owner on the front flyleaf.

D.W. Higgins, having himself encountered some of the most famous and infamous figures of nineteenth century Canada, himself became a key figure of Canadian literary and political history in his role as journalist, politician, and author. Born in Nova Scotia in 1834, he moved to the US where he worked as a printer and founded a newspaper, The Morning Call, in San Francisco. Later, he moved to British Columbia, where as a store-owner and occasional miner he was witness to a fascinating period of western Canadian history, namely the Fraser Valley gold rush of 1858. After a successful career as a politician, which saw him act as a strong supporter of confederation as well as becoming speaker of the house, he left politics and turned the skills as a writer which he had developed as a journalist to the creation of two semi-fictionalised accounts of his experiences in the Canadian west. The first of these, The Mystic Spring and Other Tales of Western Life, written in a typically verbose Victorian style, was… Read More