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256 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. "...Displays the distinctive beauties of ancient and modern lighthouses. Harbour lights, beacons, massive boxes... there's an infinite variety of materials and designs, a striking integration of structure and landscape. Here are the outstanding lighthouses of the Atlantic coast, including the Cape Race lighthouse in Newfoundland, the light af Fother Point, Quebec, the tower at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and the iron structure at Fowey Rocks, Florida.... Informative and enjoyable text compliments the illustrations, outling the history and architectural significance of the lighthouses... Early architectural plans, old photographs, and drawings add to the book's beauty and fascination." - from dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket shows excessive wear but is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
320 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. List of illustrations. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Attractive gilt-decorated chocolate brown front board. Neat gift bookplate, dated 1900, inside front board, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor lean to spine. A well-preserved copy of this fascinating work. Book
71 pages. Author's signature and inscription appear beneath table of contents. "Compiled from experience in the area of Christian healing covering the past twelve years. As the experiences have deepened over the years, so has the Word of God come to life, and an attempt has been made to quote the particular Scripture which relates to a specific aspect of healing. All names and locations regarding case healings have been changed, and I have tried to relate every case in honesty, as results have been made known verbally or by letter." - from the Introduction. Circa 1980? Book
148 pages. Chaika Wiseman is 82 now - a Ukrainian Jew who came to Canada in the 1920s. In childhood and now again for several decades she has been making dolls - an outpouring of "naive" art that is astonishing in its variety and profusion, and also astonishing for what it tells us about Chaika Wiseman's own history and vision of life. Relates Chaika's tough, idiosyncratic family; a childhood in Russia - the river, the village people, the pograms - and the struggle to make ends meet during the Depression in Winnipeg. Then, leads readers into the mystery - why the dolls and where they came from. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear. Minor moisture stain to top edge of text. Dust jacket bears three 1" tears to back panel and average wear. Nice copy. Book
200 pages. A story about the triumph of the human will and the follower of Christ's responsibility to stand against false political ideology. A story each of us could someday be asked to relive. Book shows light wear and is clean and unmarked. Average wear to dust jacket. Overall, a nice copy. Book
104 pages. An unusually brilliant presentation of fine art and craftsmanship, lively interviews with artists and penetrating descriptions of four major areas of Maui - a picture book that is delightful to read. Artwork is displayed in full color in an exceptionally large format. Whether you've lived all your live on Maui or are visiting it for the first time, Artists of Maui provides enough excitement, knowledge and surprises to make it a must. Very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
258 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Author is well known for his bestselling books The Ultra Secret and The Nazi Connection, which revealed the secret of the Ultra decrypts for the first time. He was Churchill's personal liaison with Bletchley Park, the country house in Hertfordshire where the Enigma codes were decrypted, and was therefore at Churchill's right hand during some of the most important and secret decisions of the war. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Some yellowing to pages. Lovely copy. Book
176 pages including index. This invaluable guide for parents, educators, and physicians shows how an autistic child views his world, the difficult behavioral and emotional problems that must be expected, and how these can be coped with. Aims toward the careful progressive development of the autistic child toward integration in society through individual growth. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Moderate quantity of pencil markings. Minor warp to glossy green front board. Clean copy with very light wear. Book
286 pages including index. An ambitious and engrossing portrait of an insecure, ambitious and not always scrupulous young man who invented a personality, and a myth, to make it to the top. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
161 pages. Author's signature upon title page. The compelling sequel to the immensely popular "Weet"! Eric, his sister Rose and their faithful dog Sally find themselves thrown back into a familiar, albeit frightening, world - a world of 65 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
168 pages. The story of James E. "Ted" Wilson, written in co-operation with marine author S.C. Heal. Captain Wilson went to his first seagoing job as deckboy out of Victoria, at the early age of 14, in 1933. His colourful career saw him working his way through the ranks in British Columbia coast towboats from deckhand to mate and eventually as a licensed master. Includes black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Cover portrait of Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. The Railway Battles of Northern France. Centerfold illustration of 'Charge of the French Light Cavalry after the German artillery had been destroyed at Lassigny'. Photos and illustrations: The Town of Metz; Infantry advance near Arras; Sir William Robertson; Wrecked Hotel De Ville and belfry at Arras; Full-page photo of a hasty wayside breakfast with General Joffre at the front; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
Front cover portrait of General Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., R.A. Progress of the war in the air described and pictured. Centerfold illustration entitled "The first used of Zeppelin airships against British Men-of-War. Photos and illustrations: New Zealanders bridge-building in Egypt; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Camp on Salisbury Plain; Commander Charles Rumney Samson; Photo of a French aeroplane pursuing a German airship; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Book
Book shows some wear to covers, binding is possibly solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
117 pages including bibliography. Light to moderate soiling and wear. The first of a series of volumes on the Indian history of British Columbia, a history which begain at least a hundred centuries before the Province itself was born, and which is still being made. This volume covers the post-contact or historic period, roughly the past two centuries. Book
321 pages including bibliography. The first anthology devoted exclusively to climbing on the world's two highest and best-known mountains. Spans the years 1933 through 1996. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
354 pages. Contains 14 selections for people who love the wilderness and readers who love great writing. Very light wear. Unmarked. Minor damage to half-title page. Excellent copy. Book
246 pages including index. Subject clearly emerges as a feminist before her time, a champion of individual liberty, and a significant figure in American history. "In American history Anne Hutchinson is usually written off in a defamatory one-liner as a religious nut or menopausal neurotic. In this sympathetic biography, Selma R. Williams peels off those perjorative labels, returns to original sources for another careful look, and gives us at last Anne Hutchinson's side of the story." - Ann Jones, author of Women Who Kill. Book and dust jacket clean, bright and unmarked with light to negligible wear. Splendid copy. Book
32 pages. Colour and black and white photos. Songs include: Three Million Light Years From Earth; Theme from E.T.; E.T. & Elliot; Over the Moon; E.T.'s Halloween; Adventure on Earth. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of the E.T. songbook. Book
26 pages. Songs include: Hey Good Lookin'; I Saw the Light; Jambalaya; Poppin' That Shine; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Cold Cold Heart; I Can't Help It; Long Gone Lonesome Blues; Your Cheatin' Heart. Appears to be circa 1964. Above-average wear. Covers holding by one staple. Some markings on covers. A worthy working copy of this great vintage compilation. Book
308 pages including index. Discusses the major sociological theories of crime. Unmarked. Very light wear. Original price sticker upon front cover. Excellent copy. Book
60 pages. How to make beautiful gifts and objects for the home, from basic techniques to finishing touches. Over 30 paper projects to make. Attractive home accessories. Unusual gifts and wrappings. Simple and inexpensive ideas. Step-by-step instructions for each project. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
260 pages. You and your child can explore the vital issues that impact families today. As you discover answers from God's word, you'll find new lines of communication opening between parents and children, between siblings, between generations. Your family will draw closer to God and closer together. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
236 pages including black and white photos. Provides vivid, captivating portraits of eight men and their families, and stories of their triumphs and struggles now that they have broken away from life on the ice. Johny Bower, Yvan Cournoyer, John Ferguson, Randy Gregg, Reggie Leach, Eric Nesterenko, Bobby Smith, Tiger Williams. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Light wear to attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
744 pages including index. The result of more than 20 years of research, this is the first major book to evaluate the light fading and dark fading/yellowing characteristics of color transparency films, color negative films, and color papers. Glossy illustrated boards. Clean, bright and unmarked but for a few hand-written page references atop front free endpaper. Negligible wear. Superior copy of this very substantial tome. Book
