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Unpaginated. Large black and white photographs throughout. Gendarme was to be a Police Horse, but he was big and awkward and slow to learn, and it seemed he would never be a trooper's mount. His trainer called him "Ugly Duckling", but he liked Gendarme's calm, quiet nature and patiently began to train the horse. The true story of how Gendarme learned the ways of a Police Horse. Average wear. Blue boards moderately bumped. Dust jacket well-worn with three inch tear at top of front panel near spine and some smallish chunks missing. Despite this, the brightly illustrated dust jacket has the potential to be quite attractive, given some tlc and the addition of a glossy protective sleeve. 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
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
Unpaginated. Jen and Tod Bean are farm kids. At the end of each day they go out to the field to bring home the family's six cows. One day they discover that the gate has been left open and the cows have escaped. Laurence tells how the kids overcome their fear of the woods and return the cows to the pasture. Contents in good condition. Covers in fair condition with two inch tear to fore-edge of back cover. Back cover also bears unsightly price sticker remnant and stain from their attempted removal. Book
71 pages. A fantastic collection of complete instructions and patterns for miniature canvas painting, along with full color step-by-step paint-aling worksheets. One inch tear to bottom of back cover plus two smaller tears along its fore-edge. Otherwise, a solid, clean copy. Book
157 pages. Book #8 in the series. Brad has just settled into a job in his father's London office when he is engaged in a hunt for a missing person whose disappearance means the loss of a scientific secret of urgent national importance. Large tear to base of spine. Scribbing upon endpapers, etc. Writing upon front board has been coloured in with blue pen. Well-worn. We could go on, but all pages seem to be here and binding remains intact. Book
164 pages. A tribute to the stars of stage and screen, past and present who are also gifted visual artists. Over seventy well-known actors and actresses have contributed their works of art - works that reveal a facet of their personalities many have never seen. Specially commissioned photographs taken inside their homes, gardens, and art studios, complement this stunning and varied collection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Book very lightly worn, clean, bright and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket bears one inch tear with missing chunk at top of front panel else is lightly worn. Nice copy. Book
Would be graded higher but for a two inch tear on the front pastedown. Bright clean glossy boards. Unmarked. Children will love this charming story from the Hundred Acre Wood about Winnie-the-Pooh, and will enjoy learning the names of all his friends. The brightly coloured pictures and simple text make the book suitable for pre-readers as well as for young bookworms. Book
28 pages. Features: Needlework in the Old Testament - by Sue Ann Bly; Kogin Needlecase - by Janice Routley; Twisted Cords - by Nona Smith; The Loom of Time - a poem; How to Kill a Guild; The Path through the Peaks - by Mary Sustrik; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Undated. Circa 1990s? Magazine
246 pages. The homeowner who has a new house without improvements or one with an established landscape will find here the information necessary to make the property both beautiful and functional. For the nursery operator and landscape contractor, it will serve as a source of ideas and provide a practical approach for further developing skills in designing and constructing residential landscapes. Minimal markings to text. Former owner's address label upon front cover. Average wear. Two inch opening to back cover at foot of spine. Small tear to top of spine. Book
76 pages. Lovely colour plates including frontis. Average soiling and wear. Presentation bookplate and signature on front flyleaf. Child's writing in ink inside front board. Small tear to back flyleaf. A delightful book with which to teach children about Jesus. Book
185 pages including index. Beat inflation! The best-selling Formula Books focus on personal and home care. This volume adds a new dimension with emphasis on formulas for outdoor use: camping, recreation, and gardening. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Average wear and closed tear to price-clipped dust jacket. Book
96 pages. Features: Turning over a new leaf - or petal!; Inspiration is where you find it; Chroma Kaleidoscope - unfolding design and delight; Designing from the stash; Set limits and gain designing confidence; Woven Shibori on four shafts; From Shibori to pleats - workshop dividends; Insights - an exhibition; Painting with Rags; The Answer Lady - simply design; Computer design software - a survey; A Pile rug and the Cranbrook loom; The rewards of collaboration; Alphabet blocks for weavers; remembering September 11th; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
197 pages including select bibliography. Comment written upon page 81, line drawn upon page 160. Small tear to bottom of back cover. Considers the alternatives that might have averted yet another energy sell-out, and examines the remarkable power of the oil lobby in the Canadian political system. Book
Unpaginated. Text in German. Nice children's book. Tear to a page has been taped. Binding loosening but intact. About average wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Contents unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book
Approx. 25 pages. Contents divided into the following sections: Repairs with Green Edge Materials and Vulc-Cement L5; Repairs with Sheet Material; Endless Joints; Conveyor Belt Cleats; Liquid Neoprene for Conveyor Belts; Tools; Infra Drying Hood; Double Acting Roller; Belt Tightening Clamps, Buffing Motors. Average wear. Unmarked. One inch tear to top edge of front cover. One inch opening at base of cover fold. Book
Unpaginated. Average wear. Closed two-inch tear to fore-edge of front cover. From the Grosset Art Instruction Series - authoritative introductions to basic techniques and methods. Book
462 pages including index. "Covers the field of knowledge required by the skilled animal technician of the present day." Apparently such technicians engage in animal experimentation. Prior owner's info upon front endpaper. Minor yellowing at edges. One inch tear to exterior of front hinge at top of spine. Average wear. Book
102 pages including index. Includes directions for selecting, buying and using beading materials; Guidelines for either buying or making your own beadwork loom; An examination of Indian beadwork designs, their development, significance and uses. Step-by-step instructions for all of the variations of beading techniques used in both look and applique work. Directions for beading round objects, rosettes and necklaces. approximately 200 illustrations, examples and photos of beaded articles from 1835 to present. Average wear. Some soiling and staining. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
128 pages including index. Shows that technology is already available to make all buildings - old and new - effectively self-sustaining in energy terms. Demonstrates how existing buildings can be made more energy-efficient in practical, graded steps, thus maximising the occupant's return on energy investment. Includes 60 illustrations, 50 in colour. Book as new. Dust jacket As New but for quarter inch tear to dust jacket to top of front fore-edge. Excellent copy. Book
96 pages. Features: The Gamp - the ultimate design tool; Shadow-weave gamp; A twill gamp on eight shafts; A shadow-weave gamp for a table runner; the color gamp - beautiful and practical; Color-wheel clock - a study in color and pattern; A baby quilt from handwoven cloth; a color gamp in overshot; Rainbow scarf - a color gamp you can wear; combine weaving with quilting for coverlets and throws; a decorative sampler in spot Bronson; Designing on the loom for folkore vests in overshot; The magic of iridescence; Fabric forecast fall/winter 04-'05; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
227 pages including index. Here is the whole, incredible story of Chelation Therapy. You will meet the chelation pioneers and learn of more than 1,000 physicians who have given more than two million chelation treatments to over 100,000 patients - with no known fatalities and a remarkable record of recoveries. Rubber stamp and some writing upon front endpaper which has half-inch tear to top edge. Average wear. Variety of tears and average wear to dust jacket. Book
159 pages. Former owner's name and address upon front endpaper. Small sticker adhesive discoloration upon front endpaper. Half inch tear to dust jacket at top of back board, plus several other small tears. Illustrated dust jacket remains bright and attractive. The ideal book for the model builder who wishes to understand the elements of radio control operation; how to install it, how to make the most practical use of it and how it works. Book
221 pages. Illegitimus non Carborundum (don't let the b******ds wear you down.) - Bill White. Average wear. One inch tear to bottom edge of back cover. Peeled area from front cover where sticker removed. Contents square and unmarked. "White's stories of the 'bad old days' of B.C. Labour will fascinate anyone interested in the largely unwritten history of this country. For those concerned with the current state of human and labour rights in B.C., Bill White's call for a return to the kind of gloves-off fighting that marked his heyday will seem appropriate and useful." - from back cover. Book
Undated. Provides the meaning of over 140 opposites words made clear to all young readers through bright colourful pictures full of humourous details. Average wear. Contents unmarked. Two inch tear to outside of back hinge at base of spine, else average wear to yellow laminated boards. Book
