Canadian Literature from Ghost River Books

Edmonton: Beartrap Publishing, 1980. 62 pp. With forward written by Percy Wickman, an Edmonton alderman confined to a wheelchair. Due to a vehicle accident Ed Brennan was confined to a wheelchair. A collection of poems (some prose). Softcover has very little wear, clean and bright. No former owner's name. Text is clean. Last page has had a coupon clipped from… Read more about this item

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. 213 pp. Callaghan 17th published work. The story of an elderly writer that is perhaps autobiographical in tone. Dustjacker has a wee tear along front top spine-very little other wear. Wonderful green cloth paper on boards binding has a bump to bottom corner but is beautifully bright with bright gold gilt lettering. Former owner's name… Read more about this item

McClelland and Steward Limited: , 1973, 1973. HC and DJ. Presumed First. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. ISBN:0-7710-6756-9. 244 pp. Subtitled: People, places, and political power. A collection of Peter C. Newman's articles most of which were first published in t he Toronto Star or Maclean's Magazine. Introduction by Hugh Maclennan. Newman takes us from Czechoslovakia to Laos; from the… Read more about this item

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Publishing, 1993. 288 pp. The acclaimed national bestseller. Softcover is in v. good cond. just a wee bit of rubbing to top of spine and a faint bump to bottom front. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight, unmarked. Gently read if at all. Overall cond: v. good - near fine.. Soft Cover. 8… Read more about this item

Toronto: MacMillan, 1979, 1979. HC and DJ. Presumed First. Signed by Author. 9 x 5 3/4. ISBN:0-7705-1719-6. 228 pp. A young woman sets off on a journey of discovery to find her roots and with it the history of her family. This is Ca nadian Katherin Govier's first novel. Dj has one 3/4" tear to front top and two tears… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983. HC and DJ. 8 5/8 x 5 3/4. ISBN:0-7710-8900-7. 362 pp. Author's first novel. Co-winner of the 1983 Seal First Novel Award. The story of 5 youths who share a strong bond of friendship centered on their admiration and love for the charismatic, sometimes feckless John Pluck. Mush later in their lives, they are bound… Read more about this item

N.Y.: E.P Dutton, 1987, 1987. Soft Cover. First. Galley/Proof. 8 1/4 x 5 3/8. ISBN:0-525-24540-5. 225 pp. Subtitled: A delightful true story of one couple's move from the city to the country and their unexpected, multimillion-doll ar success - Peninsula Farm Yogurt. Sonia Jones is professor of Spanish at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Light blue paper cover of this Advance… Read more about this item

Toronto: Harper Collins, 1996, 1996. HC and DJ. First Edition. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4. ISBN:0-00-224385-7. 218 pp. Timothy Findley is one of Canada's best loved and most respected writers. You Went Away is a poignant, lyrical tale set in 1942. A dashing, romantic young RCAF pilot captures the heart of a married woman and her eleven year old son.… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1955. 255 pp. "To an old Alberta farmhouse comes a succession of occupants whose lives and those of their neighbors, are linked in a deeply moving drama of tragedy and happiness." Signed by author on ffep. Dustjacket has a tear to front on edge and a chip to spine top. Some moisture stain to back flap.… Read more about this item

Toronto: Initiative Publishing House, 1982. 161 p. Subtitled: A novel of the Canadian West 1941. DJ has some wear to edges. Wee chips along bottom edge, a couple of small tears. Looks good in new mylar cover. Maroon paper on boards cover is in very nice condition. Signed by author on first page. Text is clean and tight. A nice… Read more about this item

Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd, 1995, 1995. HC and DJ. First Edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4. ISBN:1-55013-716-6. 239 pp. In the spring of 1953, Farley Mowat returned to Europe to retrace his wartime footsteps and search for peace. He traveled to the fi elds where he had seen his Canadian comrades and friends die. He wanted to revisit the… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1996. 228 pp. A collection of 10 stories . "By superimposing the past on the present, Atwood paints interior landscapes shaped by time, regret, and life's lost chances, endowing even the banal with a sense of mystery." Book has very tiny bumps to corners. No former owner's name. In near new condition.. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item