Harry J. Boyle

Homebrew and Patches

Clark, Irwin & Co. 1964. Third Printing. Hardcover. pp.173 with an introduction by Harry Halliwell Second book where he moves from the farm to a small town. clean tight copy slight rubbing to edges and corners with smal nicks/creases to top/bottom spoine former owner name whited out on frontpiece Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine/Fair.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 011059

Catalogue: MEMOIR

Boyle, Harry J

The luck of the Irish: A Canadian fable

Macmillan of Canada, 1975. First. Hardcover. 0770513166. pp.160 clean tight copy d/j 1/2" tear top front on spine hinge, with creases to top/bottom spines, wear to corners else slight edgewear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near Fine/Very Good.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 024823

Catalogue: CANADA, FICTION/LITERATURE

Keywords: 0770513166

Boyle, Harry J

Mostly in Clover. With a Foreword by Burton T. Richardson

Toronto, Clarke, Irwin & Co. c1961. 1964 printing. Hardcover. 227p. Author's first book . Very good condition/good.

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 012048

Keywords: Rural Life Biography Canada Ontario Autobiography

BOYLE, HARRY J. (WITH A FOREWORD BY BURTON T. RICHARDSON)

Mostly in Clover

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1964. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0245575537. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have a couple of small edge nicks and tears. "In 1942, he began working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as its farm commentator as well as the director of the National Farm Radio Forum. In 1968, Boyle was appointed vice-chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) , and in August 1975 became its chairman. He held this position until 1977. After leaving the CRTC, he became a member of faculty at the Banff School of Arts and a member of the Ontario Arts Council (1979–1982). Boyle's writing was primarily autobiographical fiction dealing with life in rural southern Ontario during the interwar period. Two of his books were awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour: Homebrew and Patches in 1964 and Luck of the Irish in 1976. In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The same year he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 38161

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0245575537 Biography Harry J. Boyle Burton T. Richardson Canada Reminiscences Personal History Biography

BOYLE, Harry J

Mostly in clover

New York, E P Dutton, 1964. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket 1st ed.. 1st US edition. Small losses to dust jacket - ?insect damage Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS006996I

Harry J. Boyle

Straws in the Wind

Toronto, Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of Harry Boyle's collection of musings, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Written by Canadian broadcaster and writer, Harry J. Boyle. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey and his wife. 'Straws in the Wind' is a collection of musings on a variety of subjects, including jogging, owls, picking berries, autumn mists, Christmas trees, and many more. Boyle claims the collection is intended to be an escape for those who are too old for protest and too young for rocking chairs. From the library of Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey, best known for his 'In Praise of Older Women', and 'An Innocent Millionaire&apos. His writing was praised by the likes of Graham Greene and Anthony Burgess, describing his fiction as social epics which breathe hope in a corrupt world. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and one or two marks to the cloth. Author's inscription to recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is lightly soiled with the odd mark. Light edge wear to the wrap and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 891Q19

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: short stories signed Harry J. Boyle first edition signed dust wrapper None

Boyle, Harry J.

Die Welt der Chemie

Güterloh, Bertelsmann, cop. 1971. 160 S., Gebundene Ausgabe, Buch in gutem altersbedingtem Zustand, ohne Namenseintragung, Text sehr gut, Inhalt sehr gut, gut - gebraucht

buchgenie.de Sigrun WuerteleProfessional seller

Book number: BU109534

Catalogue: Chemie und Biologie

Harry J. Boyle

With a Pinch of Sin - Fond recollections of a Rural Boyhood Some Forty Years Ago

Doubleday, 1966. Hardcover. pp.230 Growing up in the small rural town of Clover, Ontario. clean tight copy d/j slight rubbing to some parts of edges with 1/2" tear lower front spine hinge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine/Near Fine.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 011057

Catalogue: MEMOIR

SHAW, GRACE LYDIATT & BOYLE, HARRY J.

Stratford under cover: Memories on tape

Toronto, New Canada Publications/ NC Press. 1977, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0919600689) Hardcover. Book, " Over30 recorded interviews reveal the contributions made by those whose dreams and dedication .led to the development and success of the Stratford Ontario Festival, published in celebration of the 25th season. of s d 126 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm. New/Fine.

Kalamos BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 045700

Keywords: 0919600689 Shakespeare Festival Stratford Ontario Theatre William Shakespeare