UK Literature from High Park Books

Toronto : Gabbro Press, 1980. Paperback. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. An uncommon collection of poetry by the English writer (1950 - 2010). Believed to have been the only poetry volume published in his lifetime. Dark grey card covers with illustration. 47 pages. Review copy sticker on… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Raber , 2015. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lyrics / poetry by the English singer-songwriter and social activist. Grey boards with turquoise lettering on spine. (xvii) 151 pages.

1969. Soft cover. Near Fine. Late poetry by the poet, prospector & public servant (1864 - 1941) who wrote in the Doric dialect of Scots. Published for Charles Murray Memorial Trust by Aberdeen University Press. Preface and Notes by Alexander Keith. Appreciation of Charles Murray by Nan Shepherd. 1970 REPRINT. Brown card covers with black &… Read more about this item

Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A catalogue from an 1999 / 2000 exhibition selected from the Joseph Brabant Collection. Brabant (1925 - 1997) donated his massive collection of Lewis Carroll / Charles L. Dodson publications, memorabilia, correspondence in 1997, shortly before his death. … Read more about this item

Ireland: Gallery Press, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. Revised Edition 69 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tallVery slight corner wear.

Hong Kong: Wan Li Book Co., 1981. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. TAI CHI TAO (Tai Chi Saber-Play) is one aspect of the Tai Chi School of Wushu containing rigidity in flexibility & a constant flow of movement. The techniques of training are identical with those in Tai Chi Chuan. Chinese & English text. Pictorial french flaps.… Read more about this item

London: Maggs Bros., 1959. Soft cover. Very Good. Catalogue of 490 listings. Card covers with orange front with illustration & white backcover. Frontispiece is a 1948 postcard from George Bernard Shaw suggesting an appropriate title which was eventually used by the publishers. 78 pages plus 12 B&W plates. 8vo - over 7¾… Read more about this item

Northumberland, UK: Bloodaxe Books, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. Poetry by a 1999 winner of an Eric Gregory Award for poetry. 80pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine +. Fifth novel in the John Gardner series of 007 adventures. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial jacket illustrated by Trevor Scobie. 192pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine condition except… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine +. The sixth of John Gardner's 007 adventures. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial jacket illustrated by Trevor Scobie. Housed in protective paper / mylar cover. 240pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine. The first of John Gardner's 007 adventures. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial jacket illustrated by Mon Mohan using a commissioned Richard Chopping water-colour painting. Housed in paper / mylar cover. 270pp. 8vo -… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The second of John Gardner's 007 adventures. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Color pictorial jacket illustrated by Bill Botten. Housed in paper / mylar cover. 255pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. … Read more about this item

London, England: The Playwrights' Press, 1987. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Five plays by British female authors. Includes The Cleanup by Juliet Akroyd, The Ungrateful Dead by Anne Caulfield, Casino by Elizabeth Cowans, Corryvrecken by Claire Schrader & Alarms by Susan Yankowitz. 150pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. U.S. & Canadian edition distributed by… Read more about this item

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine -/Very Good. Published November, 1949. Three lectures delivered under the Chancellor Dunning Trust in Kingston by the distinguished Scottish philosophy professor. Published November, 1949. Red boards with black type on spine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight… Read more about this item

New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2003. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine +. BOUND GALLEY. Historical fiction set in Greece by the Booker winning author of Sacred Hunger. First published in the UK in 2002. 338pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very light, tiny discoloured spot on bottom… Read more about this item

Dewsbury, U.K.: Duckpaddle Publishing, 2003. First Printing . Paperback. Near Fine +. Shakespearean spoof written in rhyming iambic Elizabethan-style verse by the talented English playwright, director, producer and singer. Glossy blue card covers 84pp. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very slight corner wear, rubbing.

Toronto: The Musson Book Company. Good +. Originally published by S W Partridge, London in 1910. The Irish-born author (1861- 1931) who moved to England after her marriage was a poet and prolific novelist. This Canadian edition is undated but thought to be have been published within 5 years. Original owner's name on… Read more about this item

Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 1992. Card Covers. Being an exhibition of the works of Boz, and containing some account of his trials and tribulations with publishers and illustrators, his sojourn in the far-flung colony of Canada, and sundry descriptions of his books. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book… Read more about this item

Toronto: VIKING CANADA, 2005. First Canadian . Soft cover. Near Fine. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and winner of the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. Uncorrected and Unpublished Proofs. Third novel by the acclaimed young British author of "White Teeth" & "The Autograph Man". 415pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. … Read more about this item

Hachette Audio, 2006. As New. Read by David Oyelowo, 6 CD's new in shrinkwrap. (5.80" x 5.30" x .8".)