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119 pages. "Intended as a slight record of the 1st Canadian Contingent who endured the hard winter at Salisbury with such courage, cheerfulness and patience, and who fought so gallantly and determinedly at Ypres." - from introduction. Tissue-protected black and white frontisplate of H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught on horseback. Many other interresting black and white plates. Prior owner's initials and some ink scribbling upon front free endpaper. Above-average external wear. Binding somewhat tender. A worthy copy. Book
Pages 41-80. Features: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia - article with photos; Buried Treasure - a complete story; Photo tips of what not to do with your Gramphone; Most People Have a Double - but is sometimes means trouble - article with photos; Does Marriage Mean Going ThroughThe Mill? - a story that answers the problem; Lovers or Friends? - Woodbine Willie discusses the truth about companionship between the sexes; Wit of the Week; Open That Window! - and help yourself to health; "Stop & Look" pictures include Copenhagen church in the shape of an organ; Why George Tupper wished his wife many unhappy returns (fiction); In a Floating "Hell" - horses break loose aboard a storm-tossed ship enroute to Russia from Canada; Angel Esquire (continued); The Story of the Birmingham Municipal Bank; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 401-444. Features: Home Notes Between Friends; Cute Ovaltine ad inside front cover features babies in conversation, "Teething Topics No. 9"; Easy Virtue; Third Party Risk; Photo-illustrated article on Nova Pilbeam; Why Worry?; Asks Claude F. Luke; Tea Shop for Two - how to run a tea-room and home-made cake shop and make it pay! - photo-illustrated article by Nina James; Runaway from Romance; One-page ad for John West's Middle-cut Salmon; Nice colour centrefold fashion (dress) illustrations; Vintage half-page ad for Aylmer Tomato Catsup from Canada; Article on the difficulties of teething little ones; Jolly Jumbo's Fun Page; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Covers present but free of staples. A worthy vintage copy of this charming publication. Magazine
92 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated primarily in black and white with some colour. Numerous contemporary ads. Features: Washington Views Contemporary Canadian Art; Will Ogilvie - Disciple of Fine Line; New Talent in Illustration - Doug Wright (Nipper), J. Le Flaguais, Duncan Macpherson, Ed McNally; Interview in Montparnasse - the works of Henri Matisse; Sculpture in Trees - a successful innovation by the Sculpturs Society of Canada; Grain Elevators and Wheat Sheaves - the works of Robert Hurley; Can Furniture Be Made of Cardboard?; Behind the Scaffolding - a critical preview of official architecture in Ottawa; An Art Experiment Among Indian Children - Anthony Walsh and his work with the Okanagan Indians of the Inkameep Valley in British Columbia; Coast to Coast in Art; New Books on the Arts; The Art Forum. Unmarked with average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
148 pages including bibliography. Circa 1986. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. During her lifetime, Oonark gained major commissions and honours; she was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and named an officer of the Order of Canada. This is the first retrospective of her work at a public institution, a tribute to this great Canadian artist and her contribution to Inuit art. Includes thoughtful and perceptive text. Bilingual: English and Inuktitut. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
Signed by Dave Broadfoot upon front free endpaper. "Now the man behind Sergeant Renfrew of the Mounted, Big Bobby Clobber, Bartholomew X, and the Member for Kicking Horse Pass tells his own story." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book
206 pages. "Compiled from lists prepared by more than 180 librarians around the US." - from Introduction. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Tight and square with moderate wear. A quality working copy. Book
423 pages plus addenda. Index. "Contains the current Red and Blue Lists of native vascular plants at risk in British Columbia endorsed by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. The Red List includes any indigenous species or subspecies (taxa) considered to be Extirpated, Endangered, or Threatened in British Columbia... The Blue List includes any indigenous species or subspecies (taxa) considered to be Vulnerable in British Columbia." - from Preface. For each plant is provided a sketch and a map showing where the plant grows. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
202 pages. "Fifty men and women talk about their work in this colourful, illustrated cross-section of the current Canadian craft scene. In interviews they discuss what their craft means to them, how they carry it on, and what it means in an increasingly industrialized society. More than 250 photographs - two-thirds in full colour - show them in their studios and display samples of their work and that of other craftsmen." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name stroked out and discard stamp upon front free endpaper. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. Very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
60 pages. Features: Volvo ad touts the 18.7 year life-expectancy of their cars; Another Chance for Joe Clark?; Sexy ad for Miami Beach; Profile Article on Rupert Murdoch; Dogsled racing in the Yukon - Paul Sheridan and Dick Eastmure; Yuri Luryi - 35 years on the trail of Raoul Wallenberg; There Could be Economic Civil War if Alberta Stops Sending Oil East; Discovery of 4,000-year-old civilization at the northern tip of Labrador; Celebrity photos of Nelson Skalbania, Stephen Yan (of Wok with Yan), the Frantic Follies, and composer-singer Carol Connors; Pope John Paul II visits the Philippines - article with photos; Indictment of the mullahs' rule in Iran; Rev. Ian Paisley in Ireland; Death threats to Teddy Kennedy aide Richard E. Burke; Canada may have been impacted by US nuclear bomb testing prior to Hiroshima; Government Loan Guarantee to Chrysler Canada; Bert and Irving Gerstein's Peoples Jewelers Ltd. purchases Zale Corp. of the U.S. - article with photo; Tony Tanti of the Oshawa Generals breaks Wayne Gretzky's OMJHL goal scoring record - article with photo; Feature article on actor Donald Sutherland; Gold medal for speed skater Gaetan Boucher; Archeological dig in Calgary's Nose Hill - excavations of the entrepreneurial kind; The Problems of Enforcing Seat Belt Legislation; Dance article on Lawrence Gradus and the Theatre Ballet of Canada; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
271 pages. Index. Glossary. Black and white photographic plates. "Mike Frost, a communications officer at CSE for 19 years, has decided that in the post-"Cold War" era it is time for the Canadian public to be told what its government has been doing and for a public debate to ensue... As he tells the story of his career, he paints a remarkable picture of the Security Establishments of Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.... Frost and his boss were at the centre of the 'embassy-collection' scheme which was code-named 'Project Pilgrim'". - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. Book
216 pages. "Through a series of changes and events that read like an epic novel, Robert E. Gard leads the reader to a realization of what the Marsh has been and what it is and will be... Tells of the ancient Indians, of the settlers, of the schemes to reap profit from the Marsh , of the great Diana hunting club and the other clubs that drew sportsmen from every part of the country; of the struggle to restore the Marsh to its original state, to purify the waters, and tells the astonishing tale of the arrival of the Canada Geese and of their seasonal take-over of the Marsh as their own." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in an archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Book
176 pages. "When the representatives of six Canadian golf clubs met in Ottawa 100 years ago to discuss creating a national administrative body that would organize and run the country's national golf championship, none of them could have foreseen the tremendous impact the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) would have on golf in Canada... A book that captures the spirit of those early meetings and propels us through the rich history of golf in this country. Accompanied by compelling photographs from the RCGA archives, Gordon's book celebrates the accomplishments of Canadian golfers past and present as well as highlighting the extraordinary moments in Canadian golf from George Lyon's gold medal at the 1904 Olympics to Canada's stunning victory at the 1994 Dunhill Cup." - from dust jacket. Bilingual English/French text. Small faint pencil erasure upon front endpaper. Gift greetings upon half-title page. No other markings. Light wear to book and attractively illustrated dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
40 pages. Features: The Cost of Living Mystery - Why the index figure today is unfair Perilous Island - a story of the eternal triangle in the tropics; Keeping the Zoo Fit - the latest medical aids for aiding birds and beasts; Under Cover - a new adventure of Detective X. Crook; "Stop and Look" Interesting pictures, including a 'mobile home' carved from a huge tree trunk; Spook Ships of Britain - ghostly vessels that haunt our shores; British Boys in Slavery! - no greater scandal exists today than the practice of sending British orphan boys and 'first offenders' to Canada and Ireland to be 'apprenticed to farm work, for which they are wretchedly paid and poorly looked after; Love is Blind; Air Wonders of Today - article with great photos; Angel Esquire (fiction); All About Old Age Pensions; Unmarked. Coverfold half open. Several middle pages loose but present. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
208 pages. Index. Footnotes. "A unique collection of over 320 original maps of explorers and navigators from four centuries of voyages and overland treks of exploration and discovery to the northwest coast, plus native maps, and a host of others selected for their interest and historical significance." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example of this wonderful work. Book
138 pages. Signed by photographer upon half-title page. "A photographic record of time spent in one of the last surviving tracts of temperate rain forest on earth... A celebration of the grizzly bear, taking you on a journey into one of the hidden corners of our fragile planet." - from dust jacket. Oblong 13" x 10". Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Book
248 pages. Excellent 32-page section of black and white photos of intriguing and appealing Canadian scenes. Interesting ads. A very informative promotional publication apparently intended to entice Englishmen to immigrate to Canada. Eight great pages of black and white photo ads from several Canadian cities - the Toronto ad presents a striking large photo of King Street - with horses, wagons, bicycles and a streetcar - but not a car in sight! Heavily worn. Covers loose but present. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Ink stamp of the Ontario Government Services Office, London, on front cover. A wonderful snapshot of Canada over 100 years ago. Book
22 pages. Features: The Vietnam Protest Movement; The Evolution of German Social Democracy - from 'Socialist' Party to Capitalist Party; Our Declaration of Principles; Land of the Long White Cloud - Britain shrugs off New Zealand; Political Kickbacks in Canada - Ed Schreyer's loose lips; Marx on "Terrorism & Censorship"; The DeLeonist Splinter Parties; Barricades in Northern Ireland. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
456 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Most sports biographies barely scratch the surface of the hero involved. Open Ice is an impressive and welcome break from tradition. This ia a comprehensive study of a complicated manchild - in the end not a hero, but a human, with farm more than the usual amount of detritus that short violent lives leave behind." - Roy MacGregor. One page corner was folded else book like new. Light wear to dust jacket. High quality copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustration of John F. Kennedy inside front cover as promotion for his book "Why England Slept"; Nice photo of a 2-seat Defiant; Incidents in Britain's air battle; Her majesty visits the homeless; Photos of Winston Churchill in Scotland; Text of Broadcast by Lord Lloyd entitled "War Effort of the Colonial Empire" - illustrated; Illustration of Italian armoured unit trapped in British artillery fire, by Montague B. Black; Photos of Greece at war with Italy; Map of Greece - the stepping-stone to the east; Centerfold illustration by S. Drigin shows Beauforts swooping to torpedoe German supply ships on 23 October in Dutch waters; Life afloat - our sailors at sea; Great photo of England's newest class of aircraft carrier - 1,300 tons larger than the Ark Royal; Photo of a next of Skua dive-bombers on the deck of a British aircraft carrier; Before and after photos of the vessel S.S. Empress of Britain, the flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet which was sunk on 26th October - 598 survived of a total of 643 on board; The Bondage of Czechoslovakia - text of broadcast message by Dr. Edward Benes, with photos; With the forces in the desert war; A Commentary on the war this week; Germany gets bomb for bomb - photos; Photo of a very long trainload of American tanks arriving at Camp Borden, Canada. Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
26 pages. Features: Some facts about Atlantic Salmon; The Moose That Was a Grizzly - article with photo of Lloyd Stonehouse; Hunting & Summer Cabins; Chuck Ewart and his 1954 record Steelhead; 1955 Fishing Contest Results; Going, Going....; Nice ad inside back cover announces trophy winners in the Thomas Adams Ontario Deer Hunting Competition, with the names of winners including A.V. Burniston of Chatham, Marvin D. Shaw of IN, Walter Schmidthurst of OH, and eight others. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Contents: Advice for Officers; Security; Crossing of the Moro; Meaning of S Gradings; Hints on F.T.; Plenty More; Letter from France; The Sappers; Film Strips; Ortona; Every Man a Marksman; A Battle in Normandy; Passing it On; Correcting Artillery Fire From a Tank; Films; Precedence of Corps. Laid-in is a 4-page leaflet entitled Schedule of Courses, 4th Quarter, 1944 which lists dozens of courses across Canada at such locations as RMC, Camp Borden, Cdn Bomb Disposal School (Ottawa), Cdn Small Arms School (Nanaimo), etc. Moderate wear. Canadian militaray ink stamp (dated 15 September 1944) upon back cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Features: Steel from Abbey Works; Price Increase; Progress of the Industry; My Journey Was Necessary! - D.R. Burge recounts his time in Japan and with United Nations forces in Korea in 1950-51; Transporting heavy transformers to the Brisbane City Electric Light Company; Canadian News Letter - including photo in St. Catharines, Canada of wedding shower for Miss Ann Colton, who will soon marry Edward Mewett; Lap Chun and the Eccentric Egg; Preston Works in 1900 - article with photos; Mr. Patrick Penrose recovers from loss of leg at "Hampsfield", the Sir George Nelson Convalescent Home - article and photos of the home; Maundy Money; Article on blind co-workers Miss Pauline Davis and Miss Joyce Walker; Social notes from Bradford, Preston, Liverpool, Stafford, and Rugby; Trooper C.L. Cowdrey is engaged in operations against Communist bandits in Malaya; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound and informative vintage copy. Book
140 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Numerous reproductions of archival black and white photos. "More than 500 men and women joined the services from the extended Milton area. More than 30 were killed." Contains recollections of the following veterans: Dick Clement, Marie Clements, Art Cooper, Lyle Dales, Jack Dawkins, Edith Dick, Ken Hassard, Barb & Lorne Havard, Ken James, Bruce Kitchen, Mike Ledwith, Harvey Leggo, Siegfried, Lenk, Nelly Lorenz, Bruce McNab, Stan Marsh, Ken Marshall, John McTrach, Rodney Ramsden, Marg Robinson, and Jim Sproat. Also includes a Milton community scrapbook, information on war brides who enriched Canada, list of veterans, and photos with write-ups of those who lost their lives. Faint prior owner's name on front cover, otherwise unmarked with average soiling and wear. A sound copy of this informative and sobering commemorative work, published on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. Book
516 pages. Conference was held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Contents separated into: Government Activities; Education; Housing-Construction; Passive Solar; Scio-Economic Issues; Standards and Testing; Monitorin; Active Solar Systems; Energy Conserving Houses-Technical Aspects; Solar Radiation; Photovoltaics; Multifamily/Commercial; Biomass; Agriculture; Simulation; Wind; Engineering/Hardware. Prior owner's name upon front cover else clean and unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
