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1933313H0377Vancouver B.C.: Wrigley Printing Company / Free Economy Book Store 1933. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 page booklet with two pages of illustrations. Applies economic science to current problems: how to make money circulate; how to abolish usury; how to start consumer buying; how to extend markets; how to raise prices; how to terminate unemployment; how to increase wages; how to secure cheap money; how to reduce business overhead; how to do business on a spot cash basis; how to slash taxation; how to pay off public debts; how to nationalize natural resources; how to provide for old age. Unmarked with moderate wear. Toning to card covers. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating work aimed at helping Canada escape the depths of the Great Depression. Wrigley Printing Company / Free Economy Book Store Paperback
1977725j0553Vancouver British Columbia: J. J. Douglas Ltd. Fair. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. 0888941595 . "For more than fifty years after its beginnings in 1898 Western Canada's largest department store chain Woodward's published mail order catalogues. The drawings photos and advertising copy in these catalogues provide a fascinating and nostalgic record of the changes that have taken place in fashions furniture tools toys pharmaceuticals books music - all the necessities and some of the luxuries of western lfe. Through their pages are glimpses of the ways of the loggers farmers miners clerks tradesmen professional men - and their families - in the camps villages and cities of British Columbia and Alberta. A light-hearted text by Robert Watt Head of the Vancouver Centennial Museum borrows from the whole range of catalogue drawings and copy to illustrate the changes taking place over the years. Two complete catalogues - 1912 and 1929 are reproduced in facsimile." - back cover. xxviii 4 160 7 171 4 pp. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Above-average external wear with several short tape repairs to front cover. A worthy copy of this delightful trip down memory lane!; Cover Design; 4to . J. J. Douglas Ltd. paperback
(Codice MD/0740) In 8° (21 cm) 483 pp. Prima edizione. Con 28 foto fuori testo e indice analitico. Brossura editoriale, ottimo stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
231 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Reprints of archival documents. "Fortunately for the scholars and history buffs of today, the Russian police of a century ago gathered and preserved their information on the Doukhobors and their emigration venture very well. It is only in the past decade, however, that many of the documents in this colection have been known to anyone but the police themselves. Translated and published here for the first time in the centenary year of the Doukhobors' arrival, they shed new light on a most significant event in the history of Canada as a multicultural society." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
1909078054Toronto: F. C. Stephenson 1909. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 331. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and b&w pastedown photo to front board. Many tables photos illustrations etc. Edgewear bookplate and ink notation to front endpaper one page sliced out and laid-in and showing paperclip indent and rust some ink underlines and ticks to margins. "Observing the grim results of industrial capitalism in Canada and Britain Woodsworth concluded that his church's stress upon personal salvation was wrong. Moving from middle-class pulpits to a city mission All People's Winnipeg he worked with immigrant slum dwellers 1904-13. By 1914 he had become a controversial supporter of trade-union collective bargaining and an ardent democratic socialist - on Fabian and British Labour Party lines. He was also adamantly pacifist seeing war as a product of capitalist and imperial competition and he was fired from a governmental social-research position in 1917 for openly opposing conscription." - Canadian Encyclopedia. Despite his then-progressive stance through a 21st century lens the ideas and terminology herein are difficult to read; as such this is an important neglected piece of Canadian history. Introduction by J. W. Sparling; Author's Preface.The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Canada; The Young People's Forward Movement Department Text-Book No. 5. Scarce. Peel 3353. F. C. Stephenson hardcover
xiv, 208 pages. Index of first lines of hymns. No indication of any earlier printings. Offers a broad selection of prayers, hymns, Psalms, etc. for use in military situations. Ink stamp of the H.M.C.S. Crescent upon front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked with average wear to publisher's navy blue cloth. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1958317c8541British Columbia: Kent Centennial Committee. 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 113 pages. "A main feature of this revised edition has been to give a present-day designation to registered property owners tenants locations roads and other similar details 130 changes in all." - from Preface. Light external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding like new. A surprisingly fresh copy. Hale & Barman 1025.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Agassiz Harrison Valley: History and Development British Columbia History Genealogy . Kent Centennial Committee hardcover
003208Manitoba Economic Survey 1938. Card covers Good. 115pp. Ills. tables appendices. Locale:. Manitoba Canadiana Education. Manitoba Economic Survey Paperback
1967105H2932Ontario: Waterdown East Flamborough Centennial Committee 1967. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 112 pages. Maps and black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. Chapters include: Early History and Land Grants; Century Farms; The Rural Scene; Mountsberg and Stoney Battery; Carlisle and Progreston; Waterdown 1796 to 1878; Mills on Grindstone Creek; Communications and Services; Horse and Buggy Days; George Potts 1886-1967; Churches; Schools; Businesses and Properties in Waterdown; Fires - 1906 1914 1922 Fire Department Today; Social Life; Doctors; Stories Anecdotes and People. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's stamp atop first blank leaf. A worthy reference copy of this informative and engaging look back. Waterdown East Flamborough Centennial Committee Paperback
248 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Lovely gilt lettering and decoration upon navy blue boards. Minor lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
1979156a5278Canada: The College of Family Physicians of Canada 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Lovely gilt lettering and decoration upon navy blue boards. Minor lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. The College of Family Physicians of Canada Hardcover
1981045527Lafleche SK Canada: Woodriver Historical Society 1981. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine. viii 573pp w index. Illust w historical bw photographs. Mapped ffep. Photo illustrated rear endpapers. Red cloth w gold lettering border and wheat motif to cover gold lettering to spine. No edgewear bumping to bottom corners. Binding square and sound. Quarto: 287 x 220mm. <br/> <br/> Woodriver Historical Society hardcover
1981648G2890Lafleche Saskatchewan: Woodriver Historical Society. Very Good. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889251584 . 573 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Light wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this wonderful local history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Golden Memories of the Wood River Woodriver Pioneers Woodriver Historical Society Local History Saskatchewan History Genealogy Pioneers Settlers Lafleche Melaval Woodrow Municipality . Woodriver Historical Society hardcover
132924Lafleche: Woodriver Historical Society 0-88925-158-4 1980. 4to 573pp. Near fine. Illustrated red cloth. Illustrated endpapers maps photographs family histories index. Locale: ; Lafleche--Saskatchewan; Melaval--Saskatchewan; Prairie Provinces; Wood River--Saskatchewan; Woodrow--Saskatchewan. Western Canada Family Histories--Saskatchewan Local History--Saskatchewan. Woodriver Historical Society Hardcover
1973644H3038Canada: Nunaga 1973. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. "The rich history and valuable photographs presented here are the results of Mr. Woodland's many years of genuine interest and curiosity. As publishers we have endeavoured to make this a credible portrayal of his collected material." - page 2. Includes black and white reproductions of 118 magnificent archival photos. Unmarked with average wear. Binding brittle but holding. A worthy reference copy of this fascinating work. Nunaga Paperback
1969105H2926Hamilton Ontario: The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society 1969. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 68 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: Lasalle's Arrival in Burlington Bay in 1669 and Lasalle's Probable Route to Tinawatawa; The Hamilton Jewish Committee; The Honourable and Gallant Knight; The Early History of the Hamilton Fire Department 1816-1905; The Ledger of an Early Doctor of Barton and Ancaster 1798-1801; The Historical Significance of the Niagara Escarpment; The Story of Rockwood Academy; One Hundred and Twenty-Six Years of Arrangments by Blachford and Wray; Crown Patentees of Glanford Township. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Paperback
240 pages including index. Presents the history of British Columbia in all its exciting contrast with almost four hundred illustrations. Spans the whole range from the age of the dinosaurs to the politics of the 1980s. "The pictures are well chosen so the reader comes away with a good idea of what life was like during the different periods of B.C.'s development. Woodcock's text, which is always quick and readable, completes a production that could serve as a model for others of the sort." - Books in Canada. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Light wear overall. Some sunning to spine of jacket. Nice copy. Book
69 pages in the following chapters: Nature and origins, Non-violence in the ancient east: the precursors of Gandhi, Civil disobedience and the tradition of english dissent, Strikes and civil disobedience, Tolstoy: the theory of non-violence, Gandhi: the practice of non-violence, That other America. Very clean, sharp corners, light scuffing to covers.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards. Small tears and edge wear on price-clipped dust jacket. 9"w x 9 3/4"h. 224 pages. Many illustrations and photos. Previous owner's inscription.
267 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A superior copy of this excellent reference. Book
1926178956Toronto ON: The Champlain Society 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Copy no. 501 of a limited edition of 550. viii 1 551pp. The covers are a little faded and there is minor wear to the edges of the binding but this is overall a nice clean copy. Volume III Part II is also available.Due to the size/weight of this book an extra shipping charge may apply to destinations outside the U.S.A. <br/> <br/> The Champlain Society hardcover
1928178957Toronto ON: The Champlain Society 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. III Part I: copy no. 501 of a limited edition of 550. P544-1061. The covers are a little faded and there is minor wear to the edges of the binding but this is overall a nice clean copy.Vol. II: an unnumbered copy. pp. 544 - 1061. Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set an extra shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> The Champlain Society hardcover
1909098272Toronto: The Champlain Society 1909. Hardcover. pp. xxvi 335. Large 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Four folded charts/maps inside rear pocket. Complete as called-for. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: ink number and sticker to spine HBC bookplate to front pastedown and stamp to ffep. Corners bumped boards slightly bowed sunning to spine and some dust soiling to extremities; very good-. Limited edition. Number 56 of 520. Champlain Society IV. The Champlain Society hardcover
1909077338Toronto: The Champlain Society 1909. Limited edition. Hardcover. pp. xxvi 335. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Maps in rear pocket. Moderate shelfwear significant sunning to spine. Published in a limited edition of 520 copies of which this is numbered 269. The Champlain Society hardcover
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings; including mylar on dust jacket and tape on boards. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 353 pages. Second printing.