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159 pages including black and white photographic plates. Memories of the men who served in the Fishermen's Reserve - a special naval unit formed to patrol the coast of British Columbia during World War II. Very light wear to clean, bright and unmarked book. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
Signed, without inscription, upon title page by Gary Marcuse. xxi, [xvii], 511 pages. Footnotes, list of primary sources, and index. Many pages of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Digs past the official moderation and uncovers a systematic state-sponsored repression of communists and the Left, directed at civil servants, scientists, trade unionists, and political activists. Unlike the United States, Canada's purges were shrouded in secrecy imposed by the government and avidly supported by the RCMP security service." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart, is sunned along spine. A high quality copy. Book
Cover portrait of Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who has entered the Cabinet as Minister of Blockade and Contraband. Feature: The Clash of Teutonic and Anglo-Celtic Interests in the United States. The Germanic Conspiracy against the United States. Photos re: German Lieutenant Robert Fay, in the U.S. Photos of American munitions factories destroyed in the name of Kaiserism. Photos of a motor convoy transporting $52 million from the Bank of England to Wall Street. Photos of the Royal Flying Corps in training. Portrait photo of Lieut.-General Sir E.H.H. Allenby. Centerfold photos of the U.S. Destroyers Benham and Parker (trailed by immense clouds of black smoke!). Photos of Canada's burning Parliament building - captions says fire was started by German incendiary bombs (if true, this history has been suppressed in Canada). Three photos of Viscount French of Ypres inspecting men of his home command. Covers secured by tape. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
First Edition, 4to, 567pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w. a nice copy. With detailed paginations and collations, facsimiles of the title pages of more than 160 books described, detailed notes, and the English translations of Russian titles.
1 vol. in-4 dactylographié et enrichie de nombreux documents et photographies au verso de chaque feuillet, 39 ff. Intéressant journal de voyage d'une charentaise (angoumoise) au Canada à l'occasion de l'Exposition Universelle de 1967 à Montréal. La composition complète du groupe, accompagné par M. del Duce, est fournie (page 24) Ils visitent également : Lac Beauport et Québec, Chutes de Montmorency, Niagara, Buffalo, Baltimore, Washington, New-York. Français
280 pages. Index. Many photographs in colour and black and white. "...Karen Kain tells her own story... She recalls her early morning training, her days at the National Ballet School, and her first years in the company, leading to the Moscow International Ballet Competition of 1973, from which she and partner Frank Augustyn returned as stars... This autobiography will be a revelation to Karen Kain's many fans." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's small address label atop front free endpaper otherwise book in pristine condition. Light wear to dust jacket, the back panel of which bears undulations where the clear plastic laminate has contracted. A nice clean copy of this engaging and beautiful work. Book
305 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Black and white photographic plates. "On August 16, 1933 a huge swastika flag was unfurled at a Christie Pits softball game. The result was a four-hour race riot which sent many to hospital. Provides a fascinating look at life in the Toronto of fifty years ago, and an engrossing perspective on how ordinary Canadians reacted to the coming of Nazism in Germany." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Moderate age-toning to pages. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition in every respect with black cloth covers with bright silver embossed flower representations on the cover, silver print at spine, but with a small rectangle cut out of the top of the half title page, apparently where a previous owner's name was. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear with a 1" tear at top spine. First edition of this scarce and invaluable work on the art of the subarctic Athapaskans in Western Canada and British Columbia from pre-Columbian period to present day, focusing on clothing ornamentation with elaborate beadwork on jackets, shoes, pants, dog blankets, wigs, bags, dresses, leathergoods of all kinds, and a sophisticated quill tradition. With many maps, b&w photos, some color. Heavily illustrated.
8vo; [xvi], 540 pp, folding map, 7 double page plates by Bartlett, including the Fish Market, Toronto. original boards, leather spine, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, corners worn, light foxing on a few leaves, but fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. TPL 2351. Sabin 8895. Dionne 1213. Story 104. One of the great 19th century travellers, who travelled through the middle east and western asia, describes British North America with his usual perceptive observations. The plates are quite attractive.
314 pages. Signatures and inscriptions of authors upon front free endpaper. "Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Ukrainians in Canada, this documentary contains 500 photographs, and 180 original poems. Relates in considerable detail pioneer farming at the turn of the century. Resurrects life and learning in one-room country schools. Relates the trials and tribulations of the early settlers. The emphasis they placed upon education, religion, community co-operation, good neighbourliness, strong family unity, and the preservation of cultural values and ideals. Covers the rigors of the Great Depression, starvation in the midst of plenty, the clash of ideologies, the threat of World War II and fascism, and the crushed hopes and dreams of a young educator 20 years later during the McCarthy reaction, for having dared to study the causal factors of human misery and to dream about viable alternatives.... Illustrates that truth is often stranger than fiction, and that out of the ashes of incinerated dreams, new dreams are born and realized." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket not pretty. Nice copy overall. Book
1238 pages. Minimal markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound working copy. Book
In 8, pp. XXX + 530 con 4 carte f. t. piu' volte rip. e 2 tavv. botaniche. Centinaia di ill. fot. anche a piena p. T. tl. ed. Edizione originale. Bernier fu uno dei piu' importanti esploratori artici canadesi. Marinaio giovanissimo divenne presto capitano. A partire dal 1904 si diede alle esplorazioni polari con la nave Arctic. Nel 1906 il governo gli offri' aiuti affinche' esplorasse l'artico orientale. Nel 1906 - 7 fu all'isola di Baffin e nel 1908 - 9 all'isola di Baffin. Testo non comune e di grande interesse per la ricchezza di osservazioni naturalistiche e etnografiche.
Bella carta geografica raffigurante l'America Settentrionale (Stati Uniti, Canada). Tratta dall'atlante del Borghi. mm 320x240 su foglio di mm 470x360. In ottimo stato (fine copy)
complet en 3 tomes: xvi,xxiii,551 + xxiv,568 + xxiii,548pp., sans illustrations, 28cm., non coupé, br.orig. ex.bibl (dos restaurés, qqs.cachets), rousseurs dans le texte, G69711
148 pages. Black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy of this informative work. . Book
263 pages. Index. Bibliographic references. 123 plates. Book clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in Brodart. Map endpapers. A marvelous artistic and historical compilation. Book
192 pages. Index. "Presents a collection of photographs and related texts ranging from the years when the street was a tree-lined boulevard, right through to today, when the Queen Street art scene and a rapidly expanding Chinatown are transforming Spadina. Drawing upon his own Jewish roots and family history, Rick Salutin provides a very personal introduction that demonstrates how and why Spadina is unique, and why it has become so important to those whose lives has intersected. Organized to reflect and even re-create the Spadina experience, the book takes the reader up the street starting at the lakeshore and ending at Bloor Street. Photographs from a wide variety of sources are collected here for the first time. The present, the far past and the near past, the mix of ethnic groups and styles of architecture, and the many uses of Spadina Avenue can all be found in this rich and fascinating book." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
288 pages. Black and white photographic plates. In November of 2004 a nation-wide vote selected Mr. Douglas as The Greatest Canadian of all time. "This collection of Tommy Douglas' speeches, anecdotes, and parables illustrates the essential features of the democratic left in Canada, the CCF/NDP." - from dust jacket. A national vote in 2004 chose Mr. Douglas as Book unmarked with very light wear. Only defect is minor evidence of moisture exposure to front board. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in an archival-grade Brodart cover. Quality copy of this important work. Book
76 pages. Footnotes. Black and white photo of Mr. Stevens, aboard the Komagata Maru, inside back cover. "If we do not exercise strict immigration control, Canadians of British/European origin will be swamped by the Third World." - Harry Stevens, 22 June, 1914. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
100 pages. "The pictorial wealth of engraved illustration in Canadian books and periodicals is presented for the first time as a fine art collection. The text and pictures cover the whole field of engraved illustrations depicting Canada, including early European works, but the major emphasis is upon fine illustrations that were published in this country." - from dust jacket. Contains 72 plates and numerous text illustrations. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear and sunning to spine of price-clipped dust jacket. Sound copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Profile of Christopher Bashford - Calgary antique dealer; Profile of Christina Orobetz of Sotheby's International; Profile of Helen Frances Gregor - Fabric Artist; Paul Peel (1860-1892) - Canada's best known unknown artist, by Heather Haas Barclay; Crystal, Hand-Engraved - Profile of Mark Roberts of Raynes & Glasbey; Canadian Military Postcards produced during World War I, by Jennifer Bunting; The Christmas Card in Canada, by Kenneth Rowe; Magical mini-12-room Victorian mansion built by Pat Merrick; A Taste of Elegance - 18th Century English porcelain from private collections in Ontario; Museum of Fashion opens in the Louvre; Appraising Appraisers - Evaluation and disposal of treasures - Part 1, by Jean Cochrane; Art Deco Jewellery (1920-1935) is back in fashion, by Ron Dupuis; What's New?; Re-opened Musee d'art de Joliette marks second year. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Features and articles include: Exit Walter Gordon - a hard act to follow; June Marks may be Toronto's first woman mayor; Crown-Zellerback ad shows *massive* Vancouver Island logs being sorted by hand in Lake Cowichan; Colour photo as for the Oldsmobile Cutlass F-85 Holiday Coupe; Student Crackups - new spectre on the campus - stress, drop-outs and suicide; Time of Goodwill - Christmas photos and article; Our Man in NATO - George Ignatieff's harried life on the Brink of Crisis; Genevieve Bujold - to stardom on a cool new path - the young Montrealer who has jumped from nationalist films to international role; What the World was like the year Canada was born - fantastic black and white photos including a famous full-page image of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria; The Angry Ballad of a Union Boss - ACTRA union leader Henry Comor; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Colour ad for the Honda S600 automobile; Concerns that Britain's Great Train Robbers will be freed from prison by their friends; Back cover colour photo Coke ad. Average wear. Address label on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
xiv, 94 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. "In 1988 the Russian Orthodox Church is celebrating 1,000 years of uninterrupted witness to Jesus Christ and His Holy Church in the Lands of Rus and throughout the whole world. Our forefathers, the pioneers who came to Canada in the late 1890s and early 1900s, were free to follow the Faith of their Forefathers - the Russian Greek Orthodox Faith. In this book, through the efforts of many, we are presenting the histories of twenty-five Patriarchal Parishes in Canada, that continue to live in the faith of their forefathers." - Introduction. Blank white sticker on front free endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Attractive maroon faux leather boards decorated with gilt. A quality copy. Book
Pages 267-316 plus fourteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Canada's Pulp and Paper Industry - article with dozens of excellent photos; Wild Rice in Canada - many wonderful photos; The Dukhobors; Indian Life in Mexico; Apple Marketing; and more. Some of the best ads include: Canadian Apples, The Empress Hotel, and an Imperial Oil ad on back cover which features photo of a very rustic northern scene with drums of fuel and mountains of firewood. Average wear and soiling. Small name stamp inside front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: The Algerian Rebellion; The Abortive Invasion of Cuba; The Empress of Canada; The Education of Commonwealth Youth - Hilton College, South Africa; Lovely colour advertisement for the Humber Super Snipe; Colour Advertisement for State Express 555 Cigarettes; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
