Recent Arrivals from Reading Rat

Toronto: Penguin Books, 1985. Not Stated. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 201 p. paperback. VG; book is clean, solid, unmarked, pages age darkened. The author's memoir of growing up in small Canadian prairie towns. Some portions originally published in magazines. Orig. pub. in HC Doubleday 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. sold Biblio Feb 2023

Don Mills ON: Paperjacks, 1973. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 189 p PB. VG condition minor wear and some page darkening. A memoir of groing up on the Canadian prairies pre WWII, "Through a series of short stories, “Raisins and Almonds” recounts the author’s life growing up in the 1920s and ‘30s in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.… Read more about this item

London UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sir Hugh Casson. Unpaginated; slim large format HC. no DJ, This story was originally written by Prince Charles to amuse his younger brothers, Andrew and Edward, then 9 and 5 years old, and was published in 1980 as a fundraiser for the Prince of Wales Charities… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N Abrams, 1990. Apparent First. Paperback. VG. 88 p. PB. VG, minor edgewear, interior clean all projects intact. Crafts, models, toys, games, puzzles, and mazes inspired by treasures in the museum's collection. Will appeal to tthe precocious child or young-at-heart adult.

London UK: Quarto Publsihing, 1996. Apparent First. Paperback. VG+. 64 p. PB. VG+. illustrated with photosand drawings

Racine, Wisconsin: J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1911. 6th Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Revised & enlarged 6th edition. 256 pages incl. index. Many illustrations, charts, diagrams. Dark blue cloth cover is bumped and rubbed, white printing on front partly worn away. Pencil scribbles on fep & flyleaf; part of back endpaper torn off at lower… Read more about this item

New York: Joost Elffers Books, 2002. Apparent First. Hardcover. VG+/VG=. Mirja de Vries. 180 p. Oversize HC in glossy pictorial DJ; VG+/VG+. Joost Elffers, a lifelong bear lover, and his friend, photographer Mirja de Vries, collaborated to produce Teddy's World, an uncommon tale totally from the bears' point of view, and at the same time explores the… Read more about this item

Winnipeg: Canadian Children's Programs, 1996. 2nd edition. Hardcover. VG+/no DJ. 64 p. HC. VG+.Simple language and drawings featuring Ollie the Owl present medical information in a child-fiendly format.

Annick Press, 1993. Apparent First. Paperback. Very Good. Helene Desputeaux. Unpaginated; square format PB. VG condition. Full colour ilustrations. SIGNED by author. The story of Marcy, a birthday balloon. and 10 men and a ladder. LADDER INCLUDED.

London: Puffin, 1966. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good Minus. VG-; PB, 247 p.Pages age darkened, minor rubbing. Many B & W sketches by the author enliven the text and show details from the story. "This is the story of a load of paper that the scriveners - the men who lived by copying books by hand in… Read more about this item

San Carlos CA: Golden Gate Junior Books, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Graham Booth. Large format HC, no DJ, unpaginated. Original owner's name on inside cover and flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. VG+. White illustrated boards. A children's story based on the old market woman of Mother Goose fame. Profusely illlustrayed by Graham Booth.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Very Good- . Large format PB with index wheel on front cover. 255 pages including plot summaries, fan art, cast members and much more, for the first three seasons of Star Trek. Based on a concept by Dorothy Jones Heydt. Overall good condition although well-used. Edgewear,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Doubleday, 1964. Second printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Cecile Gagnon. HC Good condition in good DJ in plastic cover. 96 p. incl. index. Ex library with usual markings. History of Canada for young readers, Now very dated but written by a respectedscholar.

Usborne, 1988. American edition. Paperback. Very Good. Kuo Kang Chen, Brin Edwards, Caroline ewen. 48 p PB. Incl. references, now somewhat dated, and index. Clearl explanations and well-described projects and activities for older children. Very good condition, some edgewear

Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. Paperback. Good +. Unpaginated; digest-size children's book with whimsical illustrations in B & W with green by noted illustrator Szekeres. Copyright 1937 by Marjorie Flack; 1963 by the illustrator. In overall good condition, light crease about 1 inch from spine, minor scuffing and edgewear, some sticker residue on front cover. No marks inside, binding… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Children's Books, 1992. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. Photographs By: d'Amboise, Carolyn George. Unpagenated. As new. Unread. Unmarked. Many forms of dance are covered in this revealing book. This is a photographic record of a year spent touring with a young dance troupe. 8vo -… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Large format HC, pictorial boards, pictorial DJ, very nice condition. Orig. published 1977. Illustrations by Ruth Brown copyright 1990. A childrens story set in Herriott's beloved Darrowby.

New York: Fireside, 1998. Apparent First. Paperback. As New. 136 p. magazine format. Incl. index & bibliography. Illustrated history of the popular series and their cultut=ral significance AS NEW condition

New York: Alfred A Knopf/Borzoi, 1984. First . Hardcover. VG+/Good. 143 p. Large format HC VG+ in good unclipped DJ, some wear.The everyday lives of seven 18th century American women, as told through their diaries and letters. IIllustrated by june Sprigg .The women are Martha Baillard, midwife, Jemima Condict, a farmer;s daughter from New Jersey, Nanny… Read more about this item

New York: Golden Press, 1973. Reprint. Pictorial Boards. VG. J P Miller & Garth Williams. 69 p. HC large format 12" x 10". 15 childrens stories from the Golden series. Colour illustrations by J P Miller and Garth Williams..