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40 pages. Features: Wainwright's Crawford-Cook Mystery; Thomas Dolman Shorts; Early B.C. Penitentiary; Saskatoon Police Force Story; Wagon Train Massacre; Estevan's Deadly Riot; Wreck of the Valencia. Photo of Bill Miner's tombstone upon front cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
60 pages including numerous black and white illustrations. The true stories of the antics and escapades of this enterprising horse are a delight. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket but for 2"x2" chunk missing from top edge of back panel. Nice copy overall. Book
40 pages. Many archival black and white illustrations. Last page is a great photo of an entire March 1988 congregation. Average wear. Binding intact. Frequent yellow high-lighting begins at page 17. A sound copy. Current members of this church will be impressed by the growth of their congregation and physical facilities since this book was published. Book
Large print edition. 8vo, 321 pages, not illustrated. Good condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. Former public library copy. 39571. eng
Fair (no dj, green pictorial cloth, illustration on spine of girl taking book from shelf, front board illustration in blue/white/black/green of three girls with hockey sticks, spine lightly darkened and some wear to colour on illustration, back board a bit grubby, front hinge heavily cracked and front free endpaper missing, flyleaf and frontispiece detached but present, contents shaken, child's pencil drawings on endpapers and erased pencil annotations front fly leaf, light foxing two central pages and occasional light spotting in margins) 12mo 296pp. B/w frontis and 4 b/w plates remaining of the original five.
Sm. 8vo., First [and Sole?] Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces (several neatly coloured by hand), neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, ornate presentation inscription in red and black on front free endpaper verso; original decorative cloth blocked in black, coloured illustration mounted in arches frame on upper board, gilt back, green endpapers, a remarkably bright, well-preserved copy. Extremely scarce, and a rare survival in this condition.
Pages 353-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: What Happened to Mary Clark near Indianapolis - her car was hit by a train and she ended up on the front of the train which thundered on through the night!; The Haunted Bungalow - extraordinary story from South Africa; A Thousand Miles From Anywhere - Reverend Martyn Rogers and his family spent three years on the island of Tristan da Cunha - where mail came only once per year!; The Living Death - an eccentric chemist marries an Aztec girl in the hope of discovering the secrets of ancient Aztec dyes; Sands of Destruction - the fierce Atlantic is destroying the coast of Donegal in the north-west of Ireland - article with graphic photos; How I Lost My Job - the author worked as a teamster in British Columbia, until he lost a wagonload of explosives near Burns Lake; Two Years in Borneo - part 3 - the exciting outbreak at the Lubuk Estate; Trial by Ordeal in Africa; A Woman in Unknown Morocco - Fay Sutton's photo-illustrated narrative; Where Cannibals Roam - part 4 of 4 of this photo-illustrated article on a trip to the interior of Papua; The Stolen Telluride - A West Australian gold-miner's story; A Double Event - members of the South African Constabulary gets involved with horse racing; The Montreal Hold-Up - Canada's most daring armoured car robbery in broad daylight; The Downfall of "The Colonel" - a very clever American crook; Anderson's Pole-Cat - an exhausted British Columbia prospector stumbles upon a fortune in a trackless wilderness. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
130 pages including list of sources and index. "Rogers combined his interest in radio with an innate marketing ability. Rogers Radios became the leading manufacturer of radios in Canada and the United States. He started a companion radio station, CFRB in Toronto, the first all-electric radio station in the world, powered by Rogers AC tubes. An exciting tale from the Roaring Twenties and its effects can be felt to this day. His is a Canadian success story and his achievements stand as an inspiration to anyone who has had a desire to follow a dream." - from dust jacket. Lightest signs of handling. Clean, bright and unmarked. Gift quality. Book
New Romanian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Romanian. 93, [6] p., color ills. Micul print. [Le petit prince = The little prince]. [ROMANIAN EDITION]. Translated by Marieva Ionescu. Illustrated by Mihail Cosuletu.
Very Good English Original bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Armenian. 143, [1] p. Tear on 23rd page. Very attractive color plates in Russian traditional style. First Edition. Hayreni Avantaveber.
144 pages. Features: A Day in the Life of Artist Wende Caporale - Finding Time to Paint; Wet Weather Watercolor; Capturing the luminous quality of light; Combinging photos with a personal vision in pastel; J.W. Barnes; Wolf Schenke; Art in Epic Proportions - part 2, Wilderness; The Art of Deconstructing; Understanding Color; Part 4 - the professional watercolourist; Plein air painting on the coast; Harley Brown; The Making of an Artist - part 24; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
395 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Fold-out map. Usual library markings. Heavily worn. A worthy reading copy. Wickersham 1479. Book
254 pages. A gently written novel dealing with a brutal theme. A story of colonialism in Canada and the rest of the continent. Colonialism over the aboriginal peoples, with its own special quality of cultural and physical deprivation and a legacy of racial genocide. The story of one personality attempting to find a way out of this living death by way of prison, spiritual confirmation and active political struggle. - George Ryga Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, except price sticker residue at back cover, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind save previous owner's name at front endpaper. Unpaginated, about 25 pages, larger format, fully illustrated in color. Text is in Swedish.
(23)p. Illustrated with Bible Verses. 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps. PA PAMPH 20_16 BX6
290 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Whether by accident or design, governments and agencies have remained silent, so all the research has been up to us. However this true fifty year old shame must be revealed in the hope that mankind remembers and never allows it to be repeated." - from Foreword. "Our story tells what happened to 168 Allied Airmen who jumped into Northern Europe after their planes had met with an explosive and fiery end... Because our eventual betrayal to the Gestapo was accomplished so smoothly, a number of these encounters will be explained so that you can better understand our dilemma. The retelling of our encounter with our Gestapo hosts is mild, for many of us do not wish to recall the most unpleasant details that deserve to stay well hidden in the back of our minds... Now with this story told, we again wish to forget." - from Prologue. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 239 p. A study on Sabahattin Ali, (1907-1948). Sabahattin Ali. Hayati hikâyeleri romanlari.
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 193 p., ills. 1950'ler Türkiye'sinde edebiyat dergileri. Literary journals publisshed in fifties' Turkey.
184 pages including index. Records the early exploration years and accomplishments of the hundreds of men and women who worked the mine for 25 years, and touches on contributions to the community of the miners and their families. Primarily a chronological history of an open pit copper mine and mill which utilized the ingenuity and skills of its people to ensure the mine's survival in the face of the challenges of a rugged environment, a low grade orebody and economic recession. But it also tells a more personal story through photographs and anecdotes from the mines's veterans, many of whom have taken the lessons learned at Island Copper to other mining operations around the world where they are known affectionately as the "Island Copper Mafia." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
309 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "General Aspinall-Oglander is an experienced biographer, and the picture he evokes of a warm and strangely forgotten personality is set off to great advantage in its framework of stirring events." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Front free endpaper removed. A worthy reference copy. Book
np. Full page illustrations. 12mo. Original purple wraps lettered in silver. Old numbered stamp on front cover. Very nice copy. PA PAMPH 20_16 BX2
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Kurdish. 163 p. B/w ills. First Kurdish Edition of Lindgren's 'An lever Emil i Lönneberga'. Wergera ji Swêdî: Firat Cewerî. Wêneya bergê: Björn Berg. Emîl hê jî li Lönnebergayê. Ills. by Björn Berg. Translated by Firat Cewerî. [= An lever Emil i Lönneberga].
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Kurdish. 155 p. B/w ills. First Kurdish Edition of Lindgren's 'Nya Hyss av Emil i Lönneberga'. Wergera ji Swêdî: Firat Cewerî. Wêneya bergê: Björn Berg. Kurdish language.
220 pages. Many black and white photos. Errata list. An excellent early Penticton history. Prior owner's blind stamp to Errata sheet, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. [Hale & Barman 38] Book