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544 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings upon half-title page, otherwise unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this wonderful reference. Book
166 pages. References. Signed by Toni Onley above his colour photo on title page. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Bookseller's sticker atop front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A handsome copy. Book
48 pages. Features: The Mafia in Canada - article with many mugshots of famous mobsters; McKenzie Porter looks at Golf; How Alvin Hamilton Keep the Prairies in his Pocket; Portrait of a Doctor whose specialty is people - Dr. Dave Lander of Turner Valley, Alberta; Armament and Disarmament in Central America - special report from the explosive half of our hemisphere; How to work your children's way through college; Michael Wade describes his visits with the women of the Seven Seas; Sculptors Gerald Gladstone, Walter Yarwood, Armand Vaillancourt, Yosef Drenters, Eli Bornstein; Vintage black and white Honda motorcycle ad - a row of motorcycles serve as a badminton net at a campsite. Small contest clipping from bottom corner of page 41. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
247 pages. Glossary. Roll of Honour. Black and white photographic plates. Colour frontisplate of the regimental colour. Front endpaper map. Unmarked book surprisingly fresh, bright and tight with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Cooke (2e) p.183, Ziegler 921, Enser p.96. Book
60 pages. Features: Cover art by Gabriel Bastien depicts summer camp kids; Editorial asks when Canadian schools will stop segregating native students; What Canadian Jews would do with Adolf Eichmann; A Censor Defends Lady Chatterley; Our Churches are Damning the Wrong Kinds of Sin; Russia's Middle-Class Revolution; Nicely colour-illustrated ad for Canada Steamship Lines; $10,000 per year - Everybody's Target; Double Jeopardy - the Johnson twins' (Nola and Moira) sunny brush with tragedy - a sister donates a kidney for her twin; Everybody's Art Boom - Early Canadiana; Anybody can be ruined by a car accident under our present laws; The Real Dangers of Imaginary Fatigue; The Chateau - Montreal's Impeccable Home for the Well-To-Do - article with photos; Elliot Lake's Glamorous Rise and Bitter Fall; Mervyn Ruggles - Chief restorer at the National Gallery in Ottawa; The Life and Death of English Bay Joe, Lifeguard Joe Fortes [who saved 30 Vancouver swimmers]; Brading Ale ad features photos by Karsh; The Aquarius - a 30 foot boot which helps stock the Vancouver Aquarium; The Biggest Thing in Music - Wurlitzer addicts, such as Dr. Ray N. Lawson of Montreal, collect massive obsolete theatre organs; Back cover colour-photo ad shows engine testing at the Ford engine plant in Windsor, Ontario; and more. Complete and unmarked with somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Faint moisture-induced staining throughout. Disintegrating staples have released center page. A worthy vintage copy. Book
346 pages including glossary, notes, index and black and white photographic plates. The story of a group of Canadian Army officers who volunteered to serve in the British Army in Europe between D-Day, 1944, and V-E Day, 1945, in a scheme called CANLOAN. Author was one of the participants and has based this work upon research supplemented by the recollections of survivors. A vivid account both of the experiences of the CANLOAN officers and of the scheme itself, from the initial concept to its realization. Presents slit-trench views of the battles in Normandy, Arnhem, Italy, the Rhineland and beyond the Rhine. Covers the role of the platoon commander in battle, the experiences of prisoners of war, the wounded, and the 50 Ordnance Corps volunteers who with 623 junior infantry officers made up CANLOAN. This copy appears to have come from a low circulation library, perhaps in a senior's home. Stickers have been removed from dust jacket and their former presence is nearly invisible. Otherwise, dust jacket remains very attractive and shows only light wear. Prior owner's address label and three small library stamps upon decorated front endpaper. No other markings to book which is clean and bears light wear. Blue boards decorated with gilt. A lovely copy. Book
272 pages. Signed and inscribed upon front free endpaper by Dave Thomas. A wonderful throwback to the hilarious SCTV television program. Abundantly illustrated in colour. "The ultimate SCTV book. It will be enjoyed and treasured not only by the show's many fans, but also by lovers of comedy everywhere." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author upon back side of title page. 30 pages. Illustrated in black and white. "Contains an extensive display of heraldic devices. There are 167 illustrations, and diagrammatic drawings to bring new clarity to subjects that range from the major signs in the Middle Ages to the Arms of prominent Canadians. The final chapter covers the uses and place of heraldry in modern affairs - from corporate symbols and 'cachet heraldry' to national symbols and cigarette packs." - page 2. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
16 pages. Features: A German Friend of America to the Americans, by Ludwig Fulda; Sohmer Piano ad inside front cover; The German Sailor has "Arrived"; English Barbarism, by Hans F. Kammeyer - an account of how Germans living in England have been degraded and how terribly they are still being persecuted (2-page article); The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army has declared that Emperor Francis Joseph has ceased to be the ruler of Austria-Hungary and is now the King of the Jews; Alsace-Lorraine and Ireland, by James K. McGuire; Help the Germans in Canada - Aliens in their own land - Arthur v. Briesen Shows How; The Iron Cross - a poem by Frederick H. Martens; Belgium's Breach of Neutrality - article with reproductions of maps offering proof of the Anglo-Belgian military convention; "The Leopard's Spots" - a chapter of facts about England's Method of Making War, by Frederick F. Schrader; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Two-inch opening to top of cover fold. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: New Transcontinental Railroad is Planned; Railroad Construction Work in Western Canada; A Study of Railroad Accidents; Grand Trunk Pacific Completes Fine Dock at Vancouver - article with photo of the new structure; Proposed Improvements for the Port of Seattle - Smith's Cove, Salmon Bay, East Waterway, Central Waterfront District, Harbor Island; San Francisco Preparing for Panama Canal Trade - major article with graph, table and photo of one of San Francisco's new concrete piers; Control of Freight Rates Through Panama Canal; Professional Biography of Marcus Talbot, Manager of the Port of Portland (with photo of Mr. Talbot); Provisions of New Visual Rule; Death of Noted Admiralty Lawyer Charles Page - major article; That Olympic-Hawke Collision; Legal Decisions; High-Class Salvage job of the fishing steamer Independent - article with photo of the vessel being held up by two barges; Captain William Kidston - obituary; Veteran Shipmaster Albert H. Laffin - Obituary; Veteran Tug Boat Captain William Gove - Obituary; Hong Kong Harbor Needs Deepening - after visit by the big American Steamer Minnesota; New Invention for Calming Big Seas; and much more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
"Sets out the Survey's many accomplishments since its inception in 1842 and, at the same time, offers an insight into a unique group of Canadian pioneers. Throughout its long existence it has been an important and unusual arm of the national government. The Survey has had far-reaching effects on all Canada and on all Canadians, and Dr. Zaslow's book brings it a long-overdue recognition." - dust jacket. [8], 599, [1] pp. 280 x 220 mm. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos, maps and illustrations. Includes footnotes, essay on sources, and index. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Moderate wear to dust jacket which bears lengthy taped repair to back panel and is now preserved in mylar. A quality copy of this highly informative and interesting history. Whiteman, Stewart, and Funnell 2368. Book
Cm. 21; pp. 28. Brossura marmorizzata coeva. Testo su due colonne francese e italiano. Non comune opera sui problemi sorti nella definizione territoriale degli insediamenti francesi in Canada. Ottimo esemplare 560 / P
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 393 pages with many full-page b&w drawings, maps, glossary, appendices, literature cited index, index.
1 vol. in-12 br., coll. Voyages et Découvertes Géographiques publiée sous la direction de M. le Comte H. de Bizemont, Librairie de la Société Bibliographique, Paris, 1883, 176 pp. et une carte dépliante. Etat très satisfaisant (couv. frottée avec petits accrocs) pour cet ouvrage rare. Français
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full green cloth boards. Stated First Edition. Signed by Alice Munro on endpaper. Contains these stories: To Reach Japan; Amundesen; Leaving Maverley; Gravel; Haven; Pride; Corrie; Train; In Sight of the Lake; Dolly; The Eye; Night; Voices; Dear Life. Alice Munro is the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, she is also a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Tiny bump to corner of back cover. 273 pages. Signed by Alice Munro on title page. Ten stories by the award-winning Canadian author. The recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, Alice Munro is also a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction. Stated First American Edition.
Hardback book with white cloth spine in purple slipcase. Signed by Alice Munro on front free endpaper. Alice Munro is the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, she is also a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction.
120 pages consisting of 89 pages of colour maps of the world, several colour diagramatic graphs, etc., and 25 pages of textual data including distances, historical items, cities and towns. The Canadian Thresherman and Farmer was published in Winnipeg from 1910 to 1919 by E.H. Heath and billed itself as 'Canada's Farm Machinery Magazine'. One can well imagine this atlas was intended to offer a view of the distant world to isolated farmers toiling on the vast expanse of Canadian prairie. Includes a detailed two-page map and profile of the newly completed engineering marvel known as the Panama Canal. Occasional ink writing to contents. Hinges open. Name atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth. A worthy and uncommon surviving copy of this vintage Canadian atlas. Book
90 pages. Articles: The Red Plan for S-Day (Soviet Day) when American Communists will perform disrupting tactics in America - with photo of Communist leaders arrested for advocating violent overthrow of the government; I'm a Sucker for Screwballs; Chain Store in the Wilderness - The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) - article with great photos from northern Canada; I Catch Bank Embezzlers; Through Hell and High Brass (part 2 of 5) - The Story of Jimmy Doolittle; Magdealena - California's gift to Broadway - with great color dance photos; Steve Canyon and Me - Milton Caniff writes about his popular comic strip; Beatrice Pearson - color photo with write-up. Fiction: Security; Cry Deep, Cry Stilll; Riviera Renegade; Jack Pot; Passage to Panama (par 1 of 7); The Impudent Rifle (conclusion). Ad include: Bell Telephone; Elgin Watches (with Robert Montgomery); Monarch packaged foods; "Every Girl Should Be Married" movie with Cary Grant; Admiral entertainment units; Gruen Curvex watches; RCA Victor radios; 1949 Ford cars; Chesterfield cigarettes - two-page two-color ad featuring Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Arthur Godfrey and Peggy Lee; Plymouth; Nash Airflyte centerfold ad - very attractive; Bostonians shoe ad; Westinghouse electric sheet/blanket ad - color photo; GM - two-page color ad; Very colorful two-page ad for Calvert Reserve whiskey; Hedy Lamarr is featured in an Auto-Lite ad; Hamm's beer; Pepsodent ad features Jacqueline Crouse; Pennsylvania Railroad; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features bridge walker Adam Tomey. Average wear. Cover holding by one staple. Unmarked. A nice vintage copy. Book
xvi, 115 pages. Index. Papers presented at the seventh Military History Symposium held at the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Mar. 27-28, 1980. Light soiling to top edge, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
complet en 2 parties: xix,841 + 694pp., 26cm., 2 tomes avec reliures cart. uniformes (dos en cuir avec titre et faux-nerfs dorés, plats décorés en motif "tree-calf", qqs. trous de ver aux dos), feuilles de garde marbrées, imprimé sur papier de luxe (probablement papier Hollande), bon état, texte et intérieur en très bon état, ce ménologe contient ca. 800 biographies de Jésuites desdits régions, [cfr. De Backer-Sommervogel, III-1933-21], R50188
xix, 571 pages. Footnotes and bibliography. Index. Maps. Black and white reproductions of photos. Tables. Map endpapers. "Tells the 45-year story of the disastrous conflict between the Communist Party and the 110,000 Mennonites in Russia and the successful transplant of over 30,000 of their number to Canada and to several other countries of the western hemisphere. Designed to interpret the clash of the Mennonite people with the Sovit state, to inform later-generation Mennonites of the experiences of their fathers, and to share with the general reader the inspiration which springs from the dramatic and dangerous, yet providential history of a people." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important history. Book
62 pages. Features: Nice Valentine-theme color cover illustration of dancing couple by Norman Guthrie Rudolph; One-page photo of Governor General of Canada Lord Bessborough examining sheep at Toronto's Royal Winter Fair; The Mystery of the (Czar's?) Head in the Kremlin - an astounding revelation of a Soviet secret and why an imposter can never reclaim the throne of the murdered Czar - includes reproduction of affidavit by the author, Iliodor, and photo of Anatoly, purportedly one of the slayers of the Romanovs; Five Days (part 2); Fantastic Listerine Tooth Paste ad includes photo of man boasting "I Smoke Like a Chimney"; Technocracy to the Rescue - Rupert Hughes hails the technocrats vision of a happy world governed by engineering skill; The Flaming Lure - the story of a crime in a sealed room; Movie News, Reviews, and photos - Grand Slam, Tonight is Ours, Billion Dollar Scandal, Parachute Jumper; Along the Fire Escape - the story of a burglar's baptism and a girl who shrieked too soon; The Big Coal Problem; The Woman Accused (part 5); Hell Hounds! - The World's Worst Jail (part 11); White Shoes (short story); Vox Pop; To The Ladies; Nice vintage ad for Wrigley's gum on back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Signed, without inscription, by Allen Sapp upon half-title page. Oblong 9.3" x 12.2". 134 pages. Selected bibliography and filmography. "Celebrates the distinctive talent of the Canadian painter Allen Sapp, a Cree from Saskatchewan, and his relationship with Dr. Allan Gonor, mentor and friend." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions of many of Sapp's works. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket was taped to boards with clear tape before we removed it to apply a clear archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
