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245 pages. Founded in 1887, Trafalgar School for Girls has a remarkable history. This volume records the people and the events that have built and enriched its world-wide community. Illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket and even less to book. Excellent copy. Book
40 pages. Features: 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse); 7th Light Cavalry; 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry; The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse); 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force); Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force); Same Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force); 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers; Dress Regulations for the Indian Calvalry, Indian Army Regulations, Volume VII, 1913; Duke of Cambridge receiving Native Officers of the 9th Bengal Lancers, Malta, 1878; 2nd Bengal Lancers. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
336 pages including index. Step-by-step procedures linked to hundreds of easy-to-follow photos. Troubleshooting sections and detailed wiring diagrams. Moderate wear. Light soiling. Very good working copy. Book
534 pages including index. Would you trade your privacy for guaranteed fame and fortune? Don't answer until you've read this book! Includes 2,000 revealing exclusive quotes from celebrities including Richard Dreyfuss, Julia Roberts, Whitney Houston, John Goodman, Roseanne, and many others. "... Gossip at its best." - Bill Harris, "Showtime" Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
Over 100 pages. "The prints shown in this book represent some eighteen years of attempting to push back masses of black and cut outward toward the light." - from back cover. Reading copy only. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Beautiful artwork. Book
138 pages. Dips into a rich vein of recollections bringing us closer to the real Tommy Douglas. Contains 250 stories, in their own words from the men and women who knew him; who were his neighbours, worked with him, talked to him, who were entertained and inspired by him. Contains over 100 black and white photos. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Bit of curl to glossy illustrated front cover. Title page removed. Nice bright copy. Book
288 Pages. Light rubbing and wear to corners. Clean inside. Pioneering work from around the world on the latest solar collectors, boilers, automobiles, architecture, national plans, renewable fuels, efficient motors, industry and agriculture, and ideas on the einvironmental alternatives to imported oil and nuclear dangers. Well illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. Book
290 pages. Profiles all Canadian wineries, including 40 not covered in the first edition, along with tasting notes on the wines they produce. Provides expanded coverage on internationally acclaimed Canadian Icewine. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
208 pages. Discusses a woman's unique health issues, directly or indirectly influenced by estrogen. This hormone effects her risk for heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancers. It is implicated in the physical-emotional imbalances experienced by some women during premenstrual days. Estrogen influences the amount and location of fat on a woman's body, her special physical struggle against body fat, and the mental anguish of her pursuit for a leaner shape. Very light wear. Unmarked. Book
210p. Illustrated with drawings by Donald Carrick. Newspaper review inserted. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket, slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. First Edition. LIT BOX 4
Unpaginated. The fourth and final book in the series about Timmy the Tug. This copy in splendid condition with very light wear and no markings. Attractively illustrated with a particularly nice front cover image. Includes a photo and description of the steam tug Buster B 1938, the real life tug on which Timmy is based. Author and Illustrator are now married and live on Saltspring Island. Book
240 pages including index. Through colourful anecdotes, documented reports and personal remembrances, Ian Mahood tells of the birth and eventual death of forest management in British Columbia. Gift greetings and discard stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Solid copy. Book
127 pages. Dolly, Tammy, Emmylou, Linda, Tanya, Jeannie, Crystal, Loretta. It takes a tremendous amount of drive and willpower for a woman to make it in country music. This book is a small tribute to those who have tried, and those who have succeeded. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Please note: Dolly Parton poster not included. Book
40 pages. Features: What is Man?; Nostalgic one-page color-photo ad for Kellogg's Corn Flake Crumbs - illustrated with fried chicken; Sensational one-page color (yellow) photo ad for the 1970 Cadillac Coupe deVille; Nicol Williamson - interview with this serious film star who travels light; Super one-page color-photo ad for a dark green Pontiac Catalina; Your Annual Physical; Our Railroads are No Longer Safe; Can Anyone Predict the Future? - a scorecard on past preductions indicates too many misses; Nice one-page photo ad for LaSalle Extension University features lovely lady using Stenotype shorthand machine; The Hunt for Venus' Arms - Whatever became of the arms of the Venus de Milo statue housed in Paris' Louvre Museum?; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Special K cereal features 7-cent coupon; Recipes for travellers; Great color ads for Gracious Living feature funky retro products such as colored phones and two-position TV-stands; My Shadow Child - it took eight years to suspect Andrew's excessive activity was more than just being a boy; Nice one-page photo ad entitled "Oh, That Charlie" features vinyl record "The Best of Charlie Rice"; Great Moments in Indoor Sports - of all indoor sports, none requires the brain-power and ruthlessness as does "Monopoly"; Great one-page photo ad for Telepander muscle training features before and after photos of a (now) hunky guy; Champagne Living on a Beer Budget - money-saving tips for such things as conference calls, classified ads, brand X products, and many more; How to Keep Your Appliances Going; Should 18-year-olds Vote? - letters from readers. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
96 pages. Makes designing a gorgeous garden as easy as turning the pages. "...Does almost everything but dig the planting holes for 35 gardens designed around special needs i.e. hillsides, drought, shade)." - American Horticulturist. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket shows average wear with some closed tears. Nice copy. Book
158 pages. In this compelling and fascinating account Leo Heaps reconstructs the double life of the quiet Canadian professor of economics. He follows his career from the early days of his recruitment by the KGB through his ten years working for NATO - when he photographed thousands of highly confidential documents; he shows his subsequent contribution to the Soviet spy network during his travels in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America while working as an economist for the Canadian government and Laval University, Quebec; and he examines the eventual unravelling of the tangled web. Author first knew Hambleton and his family during their schooldays together in Ottawa. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear to book. Mild lean to spine. Contents partially yellowed. Light wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
250 pages including index. Originally published in 1937. "We mak no claim to the development of great genius in these chapters. But we do believe that on a conservative basis the average reader will be able to improve his problem-solving and creative ability fully 25 percent. In many cases it will be doubled." - from back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Tight and square. Light to moderate wear. Cup ring on each cover. Nice copy. Book
313 pages. Text in German. Tight and square. Prior owner's details atop front endpaper else unmarked. Light wear to boards. Contents yellowed. Attractive copy. Book
25 pages. Includes piano sheet music, lyrics and chords for these songs: She's a Rainbow; 2000 Light Years From Home; The Lantern; Gomper; In Another Land; Citadel; 2000 Man; All Together; On With The Show. Few bits of pencil writing. Texas music store ink stamp inside front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this, the songbook for the Rolling Stones' ninth studio album. Book
Features: The Termagant - a story of youth and age; The Picture Puzzle - III - continuing Miss Blake's fascinating mystery story; The Eye-Sharpener - An early adventure in salesmanship; On Trial - the story of a boy's first adventure in the business world; If I could travel; Miscellany; Fact and Comment - Lindbergh and the world, Our new Money; This Busy World - a new Russian Terror, Ireland at the Polls; The Y.C. Lab - Man-Lifting Kites; Best Puzzles of the week. Kraft paper affixed along cover fold of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
295 pages. "Takes us on an expertly guided tour of "The Antwerp Period", the first of van Dyck's four major creative periods. Convincingly argues that, unlike most artists, van Dyck could scale the heights of his talent very early in his career. Complete with 140 black and white photographs, this exhibition catalogue is a worthy complement to the literature on van Dyck, and a valuable addition to the scholar's bookshelf." - from back cover. Text bilingual English/French. Most of front endpaper has been neatly clipped off. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Attractively colour-illustrated glossy front cover. Nice copy. Book
309 pages including index and references. Offers a dramatically new interpretation of Muir's formative years, one that reveals the agony as well as the elation of his earlist experiences of nature. "A landmark in the scholarship about John Muir and the developmental power of wilderness." - John C. Elder, editor of American Nature Writers. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
252 pages including index. Author and Chief Federal Negotiator Tom Molloy offers an insider's view into the history, processes, and significance of this ground-breaking treaty. Analyzes characters, political intrigue, and opposition to the deal, and provides an essential foundation for understanding the rights and responsibilities conferred by the treaty. A fascinating account of a monumental step forward in aboriginal and government negotiations. "There are lessons in this story not just for the continuing process of getting us back on track, but for the way in which all Canadians see themselves living together." - John Ralston Saul. Unread. Very light signs of handling to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
188 pages. Contains the text of original documents bearing on the establishment of the school and shows how the nursing needs of Winnipeg were met as the demand arose. Illustrated in black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Gilt lettering and emblems upon navy boards. Chips from and small tears to dust jacket. Book
144 pages including index of plates and selected references. Coyotes, cougars, pronghorns, badgers, bison, bears, jackrabbits, herons, hawks, cranes, and pelicans are only a few of the species portrayed in this work. Over one hundred exceptional colour images make this one of the most beautiful natural histories published in recent years. All photos were taken over a five-year period, during which the author spent hundreds of hours hidden in blinds, recording the intimate day-to-day activities of the wild. Small openings at corners through light wear rather than bumping. Unmarked. Two tears under one inch long at top of spine area of attractive illustrated dust jacket. Two scratches to back panel of dust jacket. Book