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352 pages including index. Part memoir, part entertainment, part commentary on a life lived as art, Toller Cranston tells tales as only he can, including: The only skating show in Haiti; The Broadway triumph that failed; The pachinko wizard; Upstaging Joan Collins; The decimation of John Curry; Sex in Holiday on Ice; Golf among the Mambas; and other stories too strange not to be true! Clean, bright and unmarked with only the very faintest trace of handling. Splendid copy. Book
24 pages. 10.5 x 8.3 cm. Aborably illustrated in color on every page. Simple text helps youngsters learn how to tell time. Prior owner's name on first page. Small scribble inside back cover. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy of this charming item. Book
278 pages. Index. "People and animals and events of long-ago days in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas." - subtitle. Black and white illustrations. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Book
182 pages. A book of lively anecdotes of the Klondike and Alaska told by a beloved writer who was part of the great Gold Rush and who stayed in the North until he died. You'll enjoy strolling with a Klondike newsman vicariously through the scenes he saw and vastly appreciated. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear and large repaired tears to back of dust jacket. Nice copy overall. Book
188 pages. Numerous colour illustrations. "In a superb act of creative imagination Peter Dickinson offers a radical and intriguing approach to thirty-three Bible tales. Clean, bright and unmarked but for ink stamp to bottom edge. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
96 pages. Unmarked inside. Light signs of wear and soiling overall. Recounts the famous Disney tale of Beauty and the Beast. Book
194 pages including index. Answers the question: How does half a population, including many strong and independent-minded persons, come to believe in stereotypes that are self-denigrating? Unmarked. Well-worn. Binding intact. Book
218 pages. Author's signature upon title page. Inspired by John Aubrey's "Brief Lives", the seventeenth century classic of intimate biography, this volume is a delightful and provocative collection of sketches of famous Canadians (and those who deserve to be.) Book is clean and unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Light wear to maroon dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
341 pages including index. Numerous black and white plates. Thirty-seven illustrated sea tales of Canada's western ships, carefully researched for historical accuracy. Also includes Gerald Rushton's compact history of The Union Steamship Company of British Columbia. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Blue cloth-covered boards show moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
39 pages. Index. List of illustrations. Author's signature upon first blank leaf. Nice black and white illustrations. Clean and bright with light wear. A nice copy. Book
362 pages. 20 inspiring tales of entrepreneurs who changed the way we live and do business. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Gift quality. Book
33 pages. A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
256 pages. Author's first book in which he recalls the stories of his father. "Recalls the coastal British Columbia of not so many years ago when it was a civilization without 'average' individuals: besides fishermen, farmers and loggers, it was peopled with runaway bandits." - from back cover. 'Review Copy' rubber stamp upon title page else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
55 pages. Sees the Arctic world as one, united by the extremeties of climate, where people are able to create for themselves the warmest Christmases of all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid clean copy. Book
144 pages plus section with numerous full-page black and white illustrations. Captain Hayman was the skipper of the ferry crossing Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Westbank before it was replaced by a floating bridge. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
331 pages including index. Howie's full and remarkable life is all captured expertly and engagingly. A rollicking story of a great hockey legend, complete with thrilling and hilarious tales from sweaty locker rooms, skate-creased ice surfaces, and remote fishing and hunting camps. "We fought all the time over the years... Gordie (Howe) was a big, tough boy and very, very strong... But I never really fought with Gordie; Gordie fought - I just took the s***-kickings." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Gift quality. Book
55 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked in attractively illustrated glossy boards. Minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
4" Piece of orange adhesive across spine suggests this is an ex-library book, but there are no other marks. 1" tear to bottom of front cover at spine. This book is well-travelled. A collection of poems celebrating the joys of mudpuddles, imaginary friends, the first day of school, and other events in the lives of children. Book
168 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from Victoria, British Columbia, told by old seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club." - from title page. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
72 pages. "A collection of items of historical interest gleaned from old files of early district newspapers and other sources, telling of some of the more important events and people of the early days in the area." - subtitle. Reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
160 pages including bibliography. Presents a multitude of current restaurant menus and intriguing tales from Victoria's past, along with fascinating heritage photographs, many of which date back to the early 1900s. "Did you know that a prominent Victoria hotel was once host to an indoor, nine hold golf tournament? Did you know that a Victoria heritage building, now home to a French restaurant, gained notoriety when its Chinese cook jealously beheaded a prostitute with the kitchen fish slicer?" - from back cover. Unmarked with minimal wear to glossy decorated covers. Contents clean and crisp. An unusual and interesting volume in giftable condition. Book
Unpaginated. Quite attractive in colour glossy boards lightly worn and soiled. It appears that a child has ripped the title page up halfway along its joint with the spine. The tear then goes on a diagonal for two inches into the page. This has been mended with invisible tape. Sir Squirrel holds the party of the year! Book
96 pages. Signed and inscribed by Roy Minter upon title page. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Mr. MacBride lived a life of adventure in Canada's Yukon. Average wear. A worthy copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Jack Borres; Ralph Bower; Let's Carve - Coyote Carving Directions; Carl Johnson; Tales about three snails; More on Kashmir Carving; School of Classical Carving; Burning Techniques; Carvers, Shows and People; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
38 pages. Special issue on the History of Customization - a look back at Harley-Davidson Parts & Accessories. Other topics include: Helping New Orleans; Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia; King of the Cabot Trail; Proper Suspension Adjustments; The Evolution of H.D. Suspensions; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
