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27 pages plus advertisements. "Contains excerpts from defence lawyer Doug Christie's spirited summation to the jury at the Ernst Zundel trial on February 25th, 1985... Zundel had been charged under Section 177 of the Criminal Code for having knowingly published false news that was likely to be injurious to the public good." - from Introduction. Mr. Zundel was ultimately acquitted of this charge and later moved to the United States. In 2003 he was mysteriously deported to Canada and placed in solitary confinement because he was, allegedly, a terrorist - despite never having been convicted of a crime in Canada. Book
344 pages. The fictional account of a family of homesteaders in the Land of the Mighty Peace. "... about the strength and courage required to survive that land but mostly it is about a sense of place, the homes we all lived in and the lives we've left behind." - from back cover. Author was born in the Peace River Country in 1917. She has signed and inscribed this copy upon the first blank page, otherwise the book is unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
24 page stapled booklet measuring 7.8" x 5". Splendidly illustrated with reproductions of fifteen black and white photos of Churchill during his visit to Ottawa at the end of 1941. Contains the full text of his speech to the Parliament of Canada, preceded by introductions by its Speaker and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this important piece of Canadian WWII history. Not listed in Woods. Book
Cm. 19,5, cart. edit., pag. (4) 397 (5) più grande carta geografica ripiegata f.t. (uno strappetto) e 12 tavole fotografiche f/r f.t. Seconda edizione. Piacevolissimo resoconto del viaggio in America dalla sempre intrigante penna del Cipolla. Ottimo esemplare.
Brossura con bella copertina disegnata da Brugo. Lievissime tracce del tempo alla brossura, etichetta al dorso, interno buonissimo, una cartina ripiegata e molte immagini.
59 pages. A small but information-packed booklet prepared for the guidance of the Canadian public by the Office of the Director of Civil Air Raid Precautions during the second world war. "This is a valuable booklet and the supply is limited. Preserve it carefully, study it, and have all members of your household do likewise." - from back cover. Provides surprisingly comprehensive yet practical guidance on many topics including: Types of War Gases (tear, nose irritant, lung irritant, blister, blood destroying, Paralysing, and other); How gas is likely to be used (gas bombs, gas sprays, poison smokes); How weather conditions and surroundings affect gas. How to detect gas; How to protect yourself (13 pages); The civilian respirator (gas mask) - 10 pages; First aid for gas casualties; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Minor moisture exposure to back cover. Despite its age, this work is still full of very practical and valuable information. Quality copy. Book
95 pages. "...Of particular importance to stenographers and typists, but other office workers may find it userful in the performance of certain of their duties." - Foreword. Contents include: Government Correspondence, The Typewriter, Special Addresses and Salutations, Abbreviations, and more. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Sunning to spine. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 192 pages, maps, charts, tables, graphics, color photos throughout.
Very light foxing to half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked green cloth boards, slight damp effect to upper rear cover near spine - no effect on contents - and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped but rubbed with tiny repairs around spine foot. 316pp. An armchair trip round the Commonwealth told in over 500 pictures in black (and white) and 16 in colour.
294 pages. Index. Signed by author upon title page. Occasional reproductions of black and white photos in text. "The story of Kathleen's journey through her life in China and Canada... An interesting story of a young English lady who married into a Quaker missionary family and went to China with her husband... Get to know the kindness and loyalty of their many Chinese friends and servants in a country of untold beauty... Experience many civil uprisings, fighting, anti-foreign riots and evacuations leading to her return to Canada and a new life." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. Many color photos. 9 1/4"w x 9 1/4"h.
Pages 211-242. Features: New Hampshire Industries and Their Builders - The Rockwell Clough Company - article with one-page photo portrait of W. Rockwell Clough; The City of Geneva and John Calvin, 1509-1909; Pembroke Academy; Obituaries for Hon. John Noble, Mary E. Blair, Ellen Porter Champion, Mrs. James W. Henderson, Adelaide Cilley Waldron, M'Clure, David, Thomas S. Ellis, and Michael M. Stevens; Poems; Nice illustrated back cover ad for the Grand Trunk Railway System features the tourist route through Canada, with illustration of Hotel Wawa, Lake of Bays, "Highlands of Ontario"; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Magazine
144 pages. Selected bibliography. Index. "Considers the past, present and future of the comic from an international perspective, from Hogarth's prints via the birth of the superhero to the graphic novel. Along the way they examine the development of comics in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Holland, France, Germany and Italy - in short, any country with an indigenous comic industry. Illustrated with more than 250 specially commissioned colour photographs, many of rare publications from the author's private collection." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A beautiful copy - gift quality. Book
118 pages. Author's signature upon front flyleaf. Author's parents moved to Canada when he was seven. He worked as a jack of all trades for the greater part of his life in the primeval bush country of beautiful British Columbia which deepened his love and ardor for Nature and the great out-doors. Having spent his earlier years in and around Vanderhoof, he and his family have also lived in Dawson Creed and Terrace. They have since retired to Salmon Arm. Date and prior owner's gift greetings upon front flyleaf, else unmarked. Covers well-worn but contents in decent condtion. Book
504 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Pristine copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with tan cloth covers, gilt embossed image on cover and printing at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows one mark on cover as only blemish, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 591 pages, map endpapers, filled with full color photos throughout. Limited edition, numbered and signed with an inscription from former owner also. Large, beautiful book on glossy paper.
(Codice DU/0003) In 8º (21 cm) 360 pp. Dentro la guerra americana al terrorismo. Prima edizione italiana. Cartone editoriale, titolo oro, sovraccoperta. Come nuovo. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Ex-library binding with the usual stamps and markings. 53 pages; plus appendices.
10th Anniversary edition. Winner of the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry. A mythic community in the heart of Black Nova Scotia, populated with larger-than-life characters: lovers, murderers, musicians, and muses. "Whylah Falls is a rare, beautiful and extraordinary book of poetry. It has inspired an acclaimed CBC-Radio drama, a popular stage play, and a feature film, One Heart Broken Into Song. Open its pages, and you will immediately discover why Whylah Falls exerts such a hold on its readers" 206p. illus.Front cover has round sticker for "Canada Reads 2002 Selection" Book
Whylah Falls tells the story of several pairs of black lovers in southwestern Nova Scotia in the 1930s, through dramatic monologues, songs, sermons, sonnets, newspaper snippets, recipes, haiku and free verse."A mythic community in the heart of Black Nova Scotia, populated with larger-than-life characters: lovers, murderers, musicians, and muses" . 157p. illus. Book
xxxvii, [1], 747 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. "Examines Ontario's formative years, focussing on Essex County in Ontario from 1788 to 1850. Upper Canadian attitudes to land and society are shown to have been built on contemporary visions of the cosmos. Shows how almost unbridled acquisitiveness, and its concomitant land speculation, could promote or hinder development." - half-title page. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
216 pages including index. Author's signature and lengthy inscription to a friend upon half-title page, else unmarked. A disturbing, never-before-told story of religion tainted by politics and business, of divided loyalties. Recounts the fate of a controversial policy paper, Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis, issued in the early 1980s as a challenge to the government's social priorities. The church's internal fight over this radical manifesto makes for a troubling and fascinating story of palace intrigues, political deals and the uncomfortable overlap between church and state in Canada. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Centennial celebration of historic Canadian accounting / management consulting firm [now Ernst & Young] " In planning this book two basic decisions were made. First, it should not be a history of a firm in the sense of being an analysis and interpretation of the interplay of the economic and social forces and of the personalities which, taken together, account for the transformation of the small local firm of 1864 into the large national firm of today. Secondly, it should not deal with the contributions which present partners, managers and and staff have made and are making to the firm's development.". 148p. illus. Signatures of 8 members of the company on ffep Book
Broch?. 267 pages. Jaquette.
Broch?. 345 pages. Jaquette.
