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231 pages including references and index. Through this unique adventure in the art of historical detection, the authors invite you to "decipher the code" that bars our distant past from modern eyes and minds. Includes tools and a sampling of ancient history's most intriguing cases on which to try them. Here are clues locked within artifacts, woven into oral tradition, encrypted in ancient writing, and embedded in the land itself. As new but for prior owner's blind stamp upon title page. Glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
120 pages. An illustrated, easy-to-follow guide to short or long-term care. Light wear and soiling. Attractive glossy covers. Rubber stamp upon title page else unmarked. Book
306 pages. "A practical 'how-to' book loaded with information to support caregivers and their loved ones during a tumultuous time." - Susan Delmar, M.Ed. Light wear. Rubber stamp upon title page else unmarked. Would be graded as Very Good if not for grey soiling to top edge which has run down a quarter inch or so into some pages. Text unaffected. Solid working copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Behold South Africa's Natural Wonders; World Conference Against Racism - Commemorative; The Anglo-Boer/South Africa War - Remembering; Celebrate Christmas 2001; Enjoy Music in South Africa. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: ILSAPEX 98; Annamart Dednam's winning design; Whales Issue; Whales of the Southern Oceans; Chinese Mineworkers; The Romance of Postal Stationery; Artist Joan van Gogh; Royal Tour of Southern Africa - 1947; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
56 pages. "...the stamps of Canada are a unique form of communication. They are themselves national icons, which embody in their design, and their ubiquitousness, a representation of the country's experience that enhances everyone's understanding and pride. The philatelists know it, and I think, whenever those of us who are not stamp collectors stop to think about it, we know it too." - Patrick Watson, from front flap of dust jacket. Small faint erasure to decorated front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to book and dust jacket. Sorry but no actual stamps included. A very attractive volume none-the-less. Book
227 pages including index. Here is the whole, incredible story of Chelation Therapy. You will meet the chelation pioneers and learn of more than 1,000 physicians who have given more than two million chelation treatments to over 100,000 patients - with no known fatalities and a remarkable record of recoveries. Rubber stamp and some writing upon front endpaper which has half-inch tear to top edge. Average wear. Variety of tears and average wear to dust jacket. Book
79 pages. Fascinating autobiography of a Christian gentleman. Bookseller's stamp upon half-title page else unmarked. Moderate wear. Minor price sticker remnant upon illustrated front cover. Book
256 pages. An extremely comprehensive illustrated listing of everything the model railroader could ever want. Spine leans to left. Light sticker adhesive upon front cover. Craft seller's rubber stamp in appropriate spot upon back cover. Bit of writing in pen in top corner on backside of front cover, else no other marks noticed. Book
250 pages including index. Explains the folkways, properties, and uses of the best-known Russian herbs - all widely available in North America, Europe, and Australia. Includes clear and simple recipes for treating specific health problems such as heart disease, migraines, arthritis, and high blood pressure, in ways that have been proven safe and effective by medical research, both in the lab and in clinical practice. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked but for small rubber stamp 'pawprint' upon bottom edge. Excellent copy. Book
New English Paperback. 4to. (29 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 2 volumes set: ([8], 80 p.; [8], 171 p.), color ills. Ottoman post in Palastine, 1840-1918. Vol. 1: Jerusalem. Vol. 2: Alexander Collection.= Filistin'de Osmanli postalari, 1840-1918. Cilt 1: Kudüs. Cilt 2: Alexander Koleksiyonu. First book in the trilogy of the Ottoman Posts in Palestine covering the Ottoman Field Post Offices in Palestine during the First VVorld War, based on the gold medal winning 'The Alexander Collection' was published in 2000. Following years of meticulous research and additional rare material made it possible for us to publish the second book of the series again based on The Alexander Collection covering the Civil Post Offices in Jerusalem from 1840 to 1918 when the Ottoman rule ended in Palestine. The book tells the story of communication under the Ottoman rule commencing with the earliest known letter recorded from Jerusalem to the latest recorded letter. it also includes several unique letters and postcards within the Holy Land. We are planning to publish the last book in the trilogy covering civil post offices in other parts of the Palestine in the very near future.
176 pages. Undated. Circa 1990? Refreshing stories about people in Canada and, specifically, Saskatchewan. Gift greetings and rubber stamp upon front flyleaf. Rubber stamp to top and bottom edges and two more to contents. One bit of high-lighting else unmarked. Lean to spine. Bright glossy covers show light wear. Book
529 pages including bibliography. Second volume of a two volume work on Urbanization in Canada. The result of a two-year study undertaken by Dr. David Bettison for the Human Resources Research Council of Alberta. Describes the relationships among the important institutions of the province which mold the way cities, towns, and villages expand and decline. Takes a long look at the pollitical history of the province, with particular emphasis upon the thirty-six year reign of the Social Credit government and the effect of its "fair and equal treatment" policy on the fate of small towns and large cities. Examines Calgary and Edmonton in detail. Clean and unmarked. but for prior owner's small rubber stamp atop half-title page. Very light wear. Binding partially open at page 527. Excellent copy. Book
89 pages. Rather than a history, this is an investigation into the natural surroundings in Cedar Grove, its people and its various phases of development written with curiosity and a light heart. Author lived with her husband and daughter on Old Mill Road in the shadow of Peter Reesor's stone house for twenty years and was Cedar Grove correspondent for the Markham Economist and Sun for sixteen years. Discard stamp upon front flyleaf else unmarked. (not an ex-library copy). Moderate wear and soiling. Solid copy. Book
683 pages. Brings together fifteen of the most significant plays published in Canadian Theatre Review between 1974 and 1991. Most have been out of print since their appearance in the journal. Includes lost classics such as Ten Lost Years and This is For You, Anna. Moderate wear. Average quantity of markings to contents. Rubber stamp upon half-title page. Solid copy in bright red covers. Book
234 pages including index. Brings together the author's over 30 years of experience in all aspects of accident prevention to help the reader better recognize and understand unacceptable risks thereby permitting the development of improved hazard recognition, its evaluation and control including avoidance where appropriate. "Such understanding should help us to better appreciate all things to which we are exposed in our lifetime, thereby improving its quality and hopefully a longer time to enjoy it." - from Foreward. Author is a specialist in Human Factors with qualifications in both Civil and Industrial Engineering. Chapters include: the nature of man; the mechanical man; the emotional man; the composite man; problems of communication; inanimate material; structures; animal failure; learning from history; Dynacopics; manual activities; tools and electricity; vehicles manually propelled; vehicles machine powered; chemicals; conclusion. Book store rubber stamp at foot of title page else unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
128 pages including index. Sections include: art nouveau clocks; bracket clocks; bee hive clocks; calendar clocks; carriage clocks; china clocks; clock sets; cottage clocks; cuckoo clocks; empire clocks etc.; frame clocks; grandfather clocks; mantal clocks; novelty clocks; ogee clocks; pequegnat clocks; schoolroom clocks; sharp gothic clocks; ships clocks; steeple clocks; vienna regulators; wall clocks; and more. Most clocks shown were offered for sale during the past seven years, but the values given are those current at the time of printing. Prior owner's rubber stamp and date handwritten upon front flyleaf, else unmarked. Average wear. Book
163 pages. Copyright date 1988. Former owner's rubber stamp upon front flyleaf. Moderate wear. Light soiling. Combining twelve pieces developed since the mid-Seventies, this volume challenges feminist cultural experience and imagination. Brossard's reflections on writing and the emergence and survival of lesbian identity are hard-hitting and incisive. "...I too have read and loved these texts. Their extraordinary texture and the zany peregrinations of the words have brought me pleasure, insight and joy; they offered me warm complicity." - Louise H. Forsyth, Professor, University of Western Ontario. Book
239 pages including index. The implications of radioactivity in regard to water supply and waste water disposal are covered in full detail, as are the problems of disposing of radioactive solid wastes and radioactive gases. The first half is fundamental in nature, explaining the problems which have to be understood when dealing with radioactive material. The second half deals specifically with the treatment and disposal of liquid, solid and gaseous radioactive wastes, and it includes valuable information on the results of laboratory work, and on the experience gained in operating treatment plants in different parts of the world. Book very clean with light wear. Gift plate upon title page. Prior owner's rubber stamp upon front endpaper (2x) else unmarked. Dust jacket price-clipped and bears some small tears and shows moderate edge-wear. Very nice copy. Book
148 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Bookseller's rubber stamp inside front cover. Recaptures the bittersweet depression days in fifty short stories. The scene is a rural farm in the 1930s where the Hanneman family, with grace, good humour and affection, struggle to make ends meet. Author grew up during those years in the Ottawa River Valley as the youngest child in a warm, close-knit farm family. Some of the characters are real, some are not. While some stories are based on actual events, other come "mind-the-time" exchanges at family gatherings or from her mother's remembrances. Book
305 pages including index. Illustrates the basic tenets suggesting the directions relations have taken. Prior owner's small rubber stamp twice upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear and soiling. Minor lean to spine. Solid attractive copy. Book
Features: Editorial Consultant's Notes; The R.P.S.C. Junior Stamp Collector; A Look into Naturopathy - the Complimentary Way; The 1815 Battle of Waterloo; Vignettes of Early British North American Postal History; Postmarked Ottawa; Varia - Batavius; Fellow of the Royal Society - Henry D. Hicks, C.C., Q.C.; Precancelled Admirals Die 1 and Die 2 on the 1 cent Yellow and 3 cent Carmine. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Book shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 164 pages with many b&w phtos. Chapters include: Young Ivar, Radio at land, Acres of headaches, Fishcal statements, the clam stamp caper, Smith Tower, The Port Commission, The man behind the image.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Turkish and abstract in Arabic. [xvi], 357, 14 p., ills. Osmanli posta damgalari katalogu. Catalogue of Ottoman postage stamps. One of the best reference.
