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125 pages. Hand-numbered 947 of 1000 copies and signed by author. British Columbia history par excellence. A superlative pictorial biography of the British Columbia Premier written by his friend, Jim Ryan. Book in pristine condition but for a very small and nearly invisible blemish in lower left corner of front board. Gorgeous gilt-decorated maroon cloth-covered boards are otherwise As New. Contents As New. Colour illustrated slip cover shows light to moderate wear and remains very attractive. Wonderful copy. Book
298 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of Sister Segale. Three black and white photos in text. "Here, in the tersely recorded journal of Sister Blandina, a Sister of Charity, is a new and valuable picture of the Southwest from 1872 to 1892 - an authentic piece of Catholic Americana revealing twenty years of struggle against lawlessness, mob rule, Indian threats, bigotry, and violence of all sorts." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Moderate wear to complete dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive early copy of this important work. Book
68 pages. Features: One-page illustrated ad for the FMC LCA (Landing Craft Assault) in action; Fantastic two-page photo-illustrated ad for The Technical Materiel Corpration illustrates their production line communication stations in modular concept - on wheels and ready to move; Viet Cong - a threat to peace; Photos and specs of Soviet Vehicle-Mounted Rocket Launchers; One-page illustrated ad for Avco's gas turbine-powered hydrofoil landing craft; One-page photo ad for the Sikorsky S-62 shows it afloat on search and rescue mission; Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerilla War - major article with photos and map (part 1 of 5); Lets Streamline Our Helicopter Assault Planning Papers; The Legacy of John A. Lejeune; John A. Lejeune - True Soldier - feature article with photos; Strategy in the Spectrum of War; Helicopter Assault - British Style; Take Cover in the Air - those helicopters need protection; Nuclear Weapons and Tactical Objectives; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Seasprite HU2K-1 performing search and rescue; and more. Average wear. Center page loose but present. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
280 pages. Index. Almost 200 reproductions of great black and white photos, many never before seen in the West. Text in English. "An absorbing picture of the swift flowering of a major art in a most difficult environment, a marvellous narrative - informative, funny, strange, sad and enchanting." - from dust jacket. Small address label upon front free endpaper. Unmarked. Binding intact. Pages moderately tanned with age. Average wear to book. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. A sound reference copy of this informative and engaging reference. Book
223 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon blank leaf following copyright page. Several black and white photographic plates including portrait of author and, at page 107, an amazing 1929 scene of many dozens of fedora-wearing investors crammed into Solloway, Mills & Company's Vancouver office engaged in what was surely frenetic stock trading. Mr. Solloway argues for a Canadian National Economic Council, a National Stock Exchange, and government control of large financial institutions. In the second part he uses his company, Solloway, Mills and its prosecutions to show that money used in Canadian investment and speculation creates Canadian employment, and that the mistakes of politicians can destroy industry, resulting in unemployment. One plate loose but present. Front free endpaper removed, resulting in the binding being open at that point. Above-average external wear. Binding brittle. A worthy copy of this fascinating work. Book
273 pages. Index. Numerous repruductions of black and white photos. Footnotes. List of works. List of abbreviations. "Offers a perceptive discussion of both a key figure and a little-studied phase of American architecture." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade cover. A sound copy. Book
76 pages. Grainy black and white reproductions of archival photos. Map of district. Presents biographical details of numerous settlers of this rural Alberta region. Above-average wear and soiling. Lower corner of entire book was exposed to moisture, resulting in considerable staining and foxing. Fortunately, all text remains legible. Prior owner's details blacked out atop first blank page, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Not pretty but a worthy copy of this valuable genealogical reference. Krotki 1143. Book
130 pages. Name index. Maps. Several reproductions of black and white photos. The earthy British Columbia biography and genealogy of Sidney Travers, 1904-1978 Handsome blue boards with gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Contents clean and unmarked. Faint bit of address label remnant atop front free endpaper. Moderate external wear. A quality copy. Book
159 pages. "Stalin... a shoemaker's son, seminary student, Bolshevik agitator, political prisoner, hero of the Communist Revolution of 1917, absolute dictator of the Soviet Union and supreme commander of Russia's military defenses after the German invasion of June 1941. Here, in text and photos, is the story of iron-willed leadership standing firm in the face of an overwhelming Nazi Blitzkreig... at a cost of 22 million lives." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
303 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. Consists primarily of "...accounts of various trips that I took with my husband, Juan Trippe. In the years between, I have picked out incidents that I thought were of particular interest." - from Foreword. Mr. Trippe founded Pan American Airlines and was an American airline pioneer. Prior owner's name stroked out atop front free endpaper. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
648 pages. Signed and generically inscribed by Vanderzalm upon front free endpaper. The autobiography of British Columbia's 28th Premier. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Minor lean to spine. Several short openings to bottom edge of front panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. This bookseller is particularly appreciative of Mr. Vanderzalm's activism against the imposition of both the HST and 'smart' meters in British Columbia. Thank-you, Mr. Vanderzalm. Well done! Book
286 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A compilation and sythesis of biographical data. Consists of almost 700 articles on about that many pipers, plus a few miscellaneous subjects. Some of the articles are rather full biographical outlines, and others are brief mentions of early pipers found in early newspapers and other sources." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unmarked but for publication date hand-written upon title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Pages 227-255. Features: Gen. Stephen H. Gale - article with full-page photo portrait and illustration of the Gale Bros. Inc. shoe factory at Exeter; A Meritorious Institution - The New Hampshire Orphans' Home - article with nice photos; New Hampshire Night at thte Exile Club; Vice-President George M. Dallas; A Natural Barometer; Obituaries for Prof. Christopher C. Langdell; Barron Shirley, Hon. Charles J. Smith; Eugene F. McQuesten, Dr. Sophronia Fletcher, Dr. Julia Wallace Russell, David M. Thompson; Poems; Nicely illustrated ad for Prescott pianos on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Magazine
Reprint of the 1904 first edition. 564 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Openings to fold-out map at back. Foxing to and near endpapers. Above-average but not excessive overall wear. Front hinge just starting. Minor evidence of moisture exposure inside boards. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper. A worthy copy. Book
184 pages. Map. Frontis illustration of subject. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Chief Trader King, who died in 1940, was one of the most fearless and colourful traders of the Canadian North. From the day he landed at York Factory in 1862 until his retirement from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1903 his life was filled with stirring adventure in a vast country where only skilled boatmen could make their way over the water routes from one post to the next and where only expert huntsmen and the most rugged individuals could survive." - from Foreword. Moderate age-toning to contents. Binding intact. Bit of writing in marker atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. A sound copy. Peel (2) 4182. Book
88 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. The very engaging autobiography of Archie Wills who was born in Victoria, BC in 1892, servied in the first world war and later worked as a reporter. Includes historical information about the Butcharts and Dunsmuir families of Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
215 pages. Index. Glossary. List of referenced books. Contents include: Biography of Yen Yuan; Yen Yuan's Thought; English translation of Yen Yuan's 'Preservation of Learning'. Frequent neat ink and pencil marginalia. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is sunned at spine and now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book
ISBN : 2906599174. Musée Albert Kahn. 1995. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos impeccable. Intérieur frais. 407 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Jaquette très légèrement abîmée. Un homme du XIXe siècle: L'Essor, Un Financier dans la cité. Une oeuvre du XXe siècle: La méthode Albert Kahn, Au service de la paix...
Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on half-title page. Jacket is lightly worn at edges and there is a small crease and score to jacket rear. No other faults; spine tight and contents clean. AD Used
In-8, brossura e tela. Offriamo le annate dal 1980 al 1999 in brossura, le annate 2000 e 2001 sono rilegate in un volume in tela. Uniamo anche le annate 2003 e 2004 in brossura. In buono stato (good copy).
Hardcover in good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition for its age. Jacket is scuffed, worn and discoloured, with creasing and open tears to the edges. Large tear to the front inner flap at the lower edge. Boards are marked and discoloured. Previous owner, Peter Edwards' (London Professor of British History) name penned to FEP. Pages and text are otherwise clear and unmarked throughout. LW Used
Apparent pencil marks to front board; INSCRIBED by Lyndon Johnson to half-title page. A look at his life & political career from early in his Presidency; 8vo; 273 pages
1 vol. in-8 br., s.n., s.d. (circa 1970 ?), 60 pp. et 2 ff. Très intéressants souvenirs d'Alice Marchal née Wenning, épouse de Pierre Marchal (de la famille des Marchal de Rothau). On joint deux photos originales : l'un de Pierre Marchal, l'autre de Cécile Marchal née Wiedemann (1852-1930), épouse de Paul Marchal (1851-1912). Etat très satisfaisant (plusieurs ff. débrochés). Voir également dans notre catalogue les souvenirs de Ninette Marchal Reboul et de son frère Fernand Reboul. Français
28 pages. Features: Norman Bethune - The Sinner Who Became a Saint - article with many illustration in colour and black and white; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Benson & Hedges cigarettes features fishermen holding their catch; Plain Jayne - Actress Jayne Eastwood - with great full-page colour photo; Scotiabank centerfold ad; Joseph Sedgwick - Master of Advocacy - article with full-page colour-photo portrait of this great Canadian lawyer; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Crown brand corn syrup; The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Mailman - How Ottawa cut Tom Howard's Olympic Chances in Half; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Cavalier cigarettes features tennis scene; Full-page ad for Chiclets gun contest; Meat Recipes; Doug Wright's Family comic. Minor doodling near top of front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Tirage limité à 500 exemplaires numérotés, 1 vol. in-4 br., Nathaniel Armitage Lee, Imprimerie Dupuy, 1984-1985, 261 pp. Bon exemplaire pour cet ouvrage de référence qui vient compléter la "Biography of the Family of Johnston" publiée en 1903 par Wilhelmine Johnston. Français