Search Results: Authors starting with S from WhoByBooks

Mallorca: Valldemosa Edition, 1956. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1998. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Presentation copy signed/inscribed by author.

Toronto: Bantam Books of Canada Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. What harassed and harried city-dweller has not dreamed of escaping to a quiet place in the country?" An editor with one of the oldest daily newspapers in Canada decides to give it a go... A very personal presentation copy.

Hardcover. Fine. Five signed works by Ms. Schoemperlen: 1. RED PLAID SHIRT. Toronto: HarperFlamingo, 2002. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Signed by Author(s). As New / As New. ISBN: 0002005182. Short stories by Ms Schoemperlen, collected over a 20 year period. 2. IN THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE. Toronto: Harper Collins, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Signed by Author(s). Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0002243733. This is the author's first novel. Noted for her short stories of which she won a GG for her collection Forms of Devotion, Ms. Schoemperlen has tackled "life's defining passion: our need for love." as her novel debut. 3. FROGS & OTHER STORIES. Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Signed/inscribed By Author. Good. ISBN: 0919627382. An early collection of stories. Some rubbing and scuffs to… Read More

Toronto: Harper Flamingo, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Award winning writer Schoemperlen gives us an account of the Virgin Mary's visit to a middle-aged writer. Mary appears in a blue trench coat and Nikes. She is tired and needs a rest and so she stays for a week...

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Pr, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Slight indentation to fore edge papers, else AS NEW.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Studies in Canadian Literature. Some stains and rubbing to cover.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. By the author of FUNNY BOY. Very light speckling to top edge.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. The writers debut novel. French wraps.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1909. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gutters cracked Cover rubbed with edge wear Internal foxing and staining.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1903. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Author. Cover has some fraying at corners and top/bottom spine. Spine is slightly discoloured with a 1.5 cm tear in upper back corner, also a small dab of paint? In lower front corner. Beautiful gift inscription in ink on FFEP (dated Xmas 1903) as well a "please return" stamp. Hinges good. Pg 192 has a 3" tear at gutter and adjacent plate was badly repaired from an earlier tear. A wonderful book by an author that can take his place as a true naturalist (like Muir and Thoreau) and who instigated a movement that was a precursor to Powel's Scout movement. Illustrations by the author. Indexed. First Canadian Edition.

London: Harvill Press, 1999. First U.K. Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. The definitive biography. Numerous B&W photos, index etc. [oversize]

London: Constable, 1929. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The later 1929 edition which includes the preface: First Aid To Critics - which has interesting annotations/marginalia. Tan binding heavy paper. Catalogue of G.B.S.'s works at back. Page numbering begins with 145.

London: Fourth Estate Ltd, 1997. First U.K. Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Minor edgewear to DJ and a light lean to HCB else FINE.

Montreal: Warbrooke Publishers, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. "Sholem Shtern was a poet, essayist, and teacher best known for his novels in verse depicting the life of Jewish immigrants in Canada. He was born in 1906/1907 in Tishevitz, a small town near Lublin, Poland. Shtern emigrated to Canada in 1927. Diagnosed with tuberculosis, he spent almost two years at the Mount Sinai Hospital in the Laurentians. His most well-known work, Dos Vayse Hoyz" or The White House was translated from the Yiddish by Max Rosenfeld and published in 1974. As Rosenfeld points out in his forward, this story is clearly autobiographical -The White House is the hospital that takes care of those who have the dreaded "white disease". A very good copy with showing some edge wear and a 2 cm closed tear at the back. [National Library of Canada]

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Mr. Sillitoe's first novel. Pages browning with age and edge papers lightly soiled. DJ shows edge wear (rubbing and chipping, small closed tears) at top/bot of spine as well as corners. Signed bookplate laid in.

Child Okeford, Dorset: Words Press, 1988. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Stapled Wraps. Signed by Author(s). A limited edition of 200 copies of which this is #74 of 75 signed copies. Sillitoe is the writer of two of the most notable mid-century works: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Purple wrappers lightly sunned at edges, else FINE.

London: W. H. Allen, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. One of Mr. Sillitoe's most popular and memorable works. Light green boards, rubbed, discolouration on FEP's front and back as is typical of UK editions of this period. Previous owners paste down name tag inside front cover. DJ has a small stain at upper back with some wrinkling to upper spine as well as very minor rubs to top/bot spine. Signed bookplate laid in.

Montreal: Eden Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Corners not sharp and previous owners name marked out on first page.

1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Two works by the Canadian writer Merilyn Simonds: 1. The Convict Lover. Toronto: Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Signed by Author(s). As New / As New. ISBN: 092191296x. A True Story. 2. The Lion In The Room Next Door. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Signed/inscribed By Author. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0771080662.