Search Results: Titles starting with T from Books & Company

While working at a children's camp in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Jane Shaw Ward began telling whimsical and fantastical tales about a creature known as a Tajar, a combination of a tiger, jaguar, and badger. The tales proved so popular, that she ultimately wrote them down, and the first volume of Tajar Tales was published while she was working as a social worker with the YWCA in China in 1921. A version illustrated by H.L. Drucklieb was published in 1925, of which this is the 1947 revised edition. The various stories recount the Tajar's encounters with a forest ranger and a witch, as well as how he learned to swim and the various adventures he encountered along the way, accompanied by wonderful line drawings that perfectly capture the mischievous whimsy of this fantastical creature.
This copy is Good condition with a dust jacket in poor condition. There is some damage to the top of the spine of the book, and one of the front pages has a large gold and black sticker from the Girl Guides of Canada,… Read More

A fascinating primary source document reflecting the fraught question of alcohol and prohibition in late nineteenth century Canada. Presented as an attempt to reconcile the various extreme positions related to the temperance question at the time, the author, R.A.H. Morrow writing under the pseudonym Ishmael, seeks to present a plain-spoken overview of the history of alcohol use and abuse, temperance, and the current state of the question, inspired by the release of the Canada Temperance Act (Permissive Bill) of 1878, of which he provides a synopsis in an appendix. A fascinating, firsthand social history.
This copy may be graded as Fair, having extensive staining to the cloth covering the front board, as well front and back boards being warped, both likely the result of water damage. There is also discolouration and wear in general to the front and back boards and bumping to the corners. Despite this, the text inside is entirely legible, and this example would provide the enthusiast of Canadian history… Read More

An account of the experiences of a boy and his family in Latvia both during and after the Second World War and under German and Russian occupation.
Having discovered that that family has been ordered executed by the Russians, they set off to seek refuge in the United States of America.
The author, Juris Kursulis, was born in Latvia before coming to the U.S.
This volume is in good condition. The paper covers are somewhat stained, with evidence of old stickers on the bottom of the spine. The title page is signed by the author.

Catherine Ahearn (b. 1949) is a bilingual Canadian writer of poetry, prose, and essays, amongst other artistic endeavours. She was the first poet laureate of Ottawa from 1982 to 19984.
Thus Spoke Superman was her fourth collection of poetry, published in 1980 and is partly inspired by Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, dealing with many of the themes which he treated in that work. As per the description on the back of Ahearn's work, "It is in updating and expanding, in poetic form, some of Nietzsche's theories as well as in bringing into play her personal mythology that Thus Spoke Superman succeeds in creating a work of art that is both individualistic and profoundly lyrical."
This volume is in fair condition. There is much wear and discolouration to the covers and a small tear likely from a previous price sticker. A name and date that was written on the cover page in pen has been drawn over with black marker which is visible on the other side of the page. There is also an old price in pencil.… Read More

Edith Jessie Archibald (1854-1936) was born into a wealthy family in Newfoundland, Canada. Having studied at private schools in New York and London, England she went on to be known for her activism, particularly related to the suffragist movement, as well as as an author.
She began writing later in life, and wrote in a variety of genres, including pamphlets, nonfiction, fiction, and plays. The Token began as a play in the 1920s and was published as a novel in 1930. Described as "A Tale of Cape Breton Island in The Days Before Canada Became A Nation," it tells the story of Angus McRory and is set shortly after the American Civil War. This volume is in Very Good condition, with some minor wear to the covers and bumping to the corners. There is an inscription on the front fly leaf reading, "To Neil From Bill In appreciation of kindnesses rendered."

Described as "the first encyclopaedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book by David Day was written as a reference guide to the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
With over five hundred entries organised alphabetically and arranged into five categories (history, geography, sociology, natural, history, biography) this is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the world and stories of Middle Earth. The entries are augmented with beautiful illustrations by a variety of artists, as well as maps, genealogies, and timelines.
The works are contextualised within Tolkien's life by a timeline of his life and work at the beginning of the text.
David Day is a Canadian author and poet who has published fifteen books about J.R.R. Tolkien. His best known work is the Doomsday Book of Animals, and it others of his works have received critical acclaim.
This book is in good condition. There is some wear to the edges of the covers, but overall the books is in fine… Read More

This set of seven Top Flight Readers, including the teacher's manual, by Henry A. Bamman and Robert J. Whitehead, is a fascinating piece of education and literacy history. Published in 1977, these short books of stories were intended to provide middle grade to high school students with engaging accounts of aviation with which to improve their literacy. Each of the six volumes of stories is focussed on a specific type of aircraft. These volumes include: Barnstormers, Bush Pilot, Balloon, Test Pilot, Hang Glider, and Chopper. As noted in the introduction, the authors have paid careful attention to repeating basic vocabulary while accurately communicating the realities of aviation. Particular attention has been given to including stories of female aviators.
Overall this set is in Very Good condition. The six books of stories are hardcover, while the teacher's manual is softcover. Some of the volumes have some staining to the covers, and the volume of Hang Glider stories has a bit of a lean. There is also… Read More