Buck, GeorgeMareMagnum
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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 7/8"w x 10"h. 202 pages. Many b&w photos.
288 pages. Index. "... A landmark in the history of the labor movement of this country, as the first comprehensive study, in the light of Marxism-Leninism, of the development and present crisis of Canadian monopoly capitalism. It provides a penetrating insight into the fundamentals of Canada's evolution. It will powerfully serve the cause of the fight for peace and democratic advance in our country." - from Foreword. CBC International ink stamp and date stamp inside front board. Card pocket inside back cover. Ink stamp and bit of writing on title page. Hinges starting. Book
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.
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
40 pages. Text in English. Features: The Canadian Inuit - Karl-Heinz Raach; Fruit Tramps - Heermann Leroy Emmet; Churchill, Canada - Norbert Rosing; Gift suggestions; Tips for photography at low temperatures; Vertical or horizon format?; Cape Kidnappers - Gerhard Bluhm; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
In-8°, leg. coeva in mezza tela con tit. al dorso su tassello, pp. 420. Con alcune tavv. fotografiche fuori testo. Conserva le brossure originali. Al contropiatto ex-libris ed al frontespizio vecchio timbro di biblioteca dismessa. Ottimo esemplare.
In-8° pp. 306 con 19 foto f.t. Leg. edit. con riparazione al dorso. Diffuso ingiallimento sulle pagine.
581 pages. Index. Clean and unmarked wiht moderate wear. Binding tight. Nice copy. Book
721 pages. Clean and umarked with moderate wear at the corners. Binding tight. Sound working copy. Book
471 pages. A broad selection of writings to introduce undergraduate students to the new approaches taken by historians in recent years. Many of the essays are revisionist - either implicitly or explicitly - and emphasize regional and social historiography. Provides a useful supplement to the standard historiographical concerns covered by introductory courses in Canadian history. Book
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 140 pages, maps, lots of b&w photos, contents include: Background, From the Walker Theatre to the strike, From 16 May to 30 May, From the first veterans' intervention to bloody Saturday, Epilogue, Glossary, (pp. 75 - 129) Bibliography, Index. A few short sections underlined in pen.
40 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for International Trucks shows a truck about dump coal at a home; Wings of Hazard - Part 1 of 5 of a serial; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 1 - In the Air - article with many photos of the R.C.A.F. at work; None but a Woman (fiction); The Case Against Pacifism, by Rev. C.E. Silcox, General Secretary of the Christian Social Council of Canada; Never Say "No" (fiction); Ambitious Hamilton, Ontario Makes the Grade - article with photos; The Pedlar (fiction); Buick ad; Hey Taxi! - a taxi driver's opinions on passengers, other drivers, tipping, and what have you; Hinds hand cream ad featuring "Honey"; Dressing up simple dishes - with recipes; nice colour ad for Pontiac cars; Coke ad on back cover shows aviator drinking a cold one. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Unpaginated. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "It is easy to want, but harder to get, a pollution-free, ecologically sustainable society. As you soar along with Rainbow Wings, you and your child will learn that it will take each and everyone's small efforts to get us there. Children of the world need hope not despair. This book and your positive actions provide it!" - Dr. David Suzuki. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible signs of handling. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book
240 pages including index. A complete pictorial history of Canadian warships. Provides pictures and descriptions of 495 of the ships that have served in Canada's naval forces. Text and photographs, most of which have not been previously published, combine to create a book of lasting appeal for all who have served in the naval forces and a reference work of importance to Canadian history. Usual library markings. Binding open at title page and page 239. Book
64 pages. List of recommended reading. Proudly illustrated in colour and black and white. Examines the life of the first, second and third generations of Ukrainian-Canadians. Prior owner's small name inkstamp inside front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
154 pages including copies of black & white photos. Personal Memoirs of W.T. Burkitt (Theo), born in England, who immigrated to Canada early 1900's. Patriarch to Burkitt Family of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Depicts history of early Vancouver Island, military service, politics and family life from a personal point of view. Hand typed. Handwritten greetings on title page read "To Marjorie and Gerry With Best Wishes", presumably written by the author. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Book
Some pencil notes on front endpaper; otherwise clean and unmarked; tight binding. 216 pages. Black and white illustrations.
A collection of thirteen papers given at a conference held at the University of Toronto in May 1985. covering the varied experiences of immigrant women in Canada, As a pioneering enterprise in this area, it has indicated the richness of the field. A beginning has been made; much remains to be done. Includes : Polyzoi, Eleoussa " Greek immigrant women from Asia Minor in pre-war Toronto - the Formative Years" pp.107-124 ; Petroff, Lillian "Contributors to ethnic cohesion : Macedonian women in Toronto to 1940" pp125-138; Kaprielian, Isabel "Creating and sustaining an ethnocultural heritage in Ontario: the case of Armenian women refugees. pp 139-153. 245p. bibliographies. Book
192 pages including index. "A state of the environment report. The detailed description of each mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or plant is accompanied by a photograph or specially commissioned painting, in addition to a range map showing current distribution of the species across the country." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
387 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour and primarily black and white photography. "The culmination of twenty-five years of study, during which this subject has been the major research project of the Textile Department of the Royal Ontario Museum... The opening chapter gives a general historical survey of early Canadian settlement patterns, with particular reference to where and by whom weaving came to be established as a craft, and to the materials available for weaving. The second chapter deals with the tools and equipment used in various parts of eastern Canada. Subsequent chapters concern kinds of weave; costume worn up to 1900; carpets, blankets, and linens; and a large variety of coverlets... Contains more than 500 photographs and drawings which record the material still in existence along with the history of individual pieces." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Former library copy with usual markings. A worthy reference copy of this magnificent reference. Book
248 pages. Index. Author's signature upon title page. "An account of the history and development of the Burris Clinic." - from Page 1. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart cover. Average wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Sound copy. Book
235p. + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. A few leaves stained with old newspaper clippings. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
In 8° leg. edit. pp. 551, con ill.ni b/n f/t, ben tenuto
viii, 272 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations, maps and reproductions of archival photos. "An interesting history is one of the greatest resources a nation may possess. It inspires the soul of patriotism. No country is richer in this source of inspiration than Canada, and of its story no part is more romantic than that of the Prairie Provinces." - Preface. The eighteen chapters include: The First Inhabitants; The First White Men on the Prairie; Life on the Banks of the Red River; How the Riel Rebellion Produced the Province of Manitoba; and more. Publisher's stamp atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy of this engaging and informative vintage work. Peel [2] 3169, Artibise 16. Book
x + 93pp.avec portrait, 16cm., br., édition originale de 1894, petit cachet, [Catherine Tekakwitha, vierge iroquoise, décédée à l'ancien village du Sault St-Louis, le 17 avril 1680]
