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229 pages. Author's signature upon first blank leaf. "A novelized history of one man's family and the travails of building a society in a barren land... Captures the hardships and fortunes of Czarist Russia, continuing through the throes of the Bolshevik Revolution, and on to a new life in Canada... A gathering of high adventure, folktales, history, emotion and tradition too valuable to be lost." - from back cover. Average wear. Tight and square. Unmarked. Black and white illustrations. A sound copy. Book
262 pages. Index. Reference notes. "A collection of essays meant to bridge the distance and the language barriers that separate Canadian research on Japan from Japanese scholarship on Canada." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
207pp.with some ills.& tables, softcover, ISBN 3-88353-034-4, in: "Marburger Geographische Schriften" Heft 110, VG
421 pages including index and many black and white photographic plates from the Bank's archives. Written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Scotiabank. Examines the history of the Bank as part of the larger history of Nova Scotia, the Maritimes, Canada, and, ultimately, the world financial community. An important contribution to banking, corporate, and Canadian history. Wonderful unmarked copy very closely approaching As New condition. Book
515p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, bookplate
181 p. + Frontis. Large type. Pages browned, but not brittle. 12 mo. 190 mm. Cloth backed, yellow printed and illustrated paper boards. Price sticker removed from front board. David Zeisberger (1721-1808) was a Moravian clergyman and missionary among the Native Americans in the early American Colonies. He established communities of Munsee (Lenape) converts in the valley of the Muskingum River in Ohio; and another near modern-day Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. He was also a translator of their language. Scarce. W19 Stand
Milano, 1952, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 655/660 con 10 fotografie. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
136 pages including index and black and white photos. Emphasizes the unique problems and opportunities facing Canada. Examines th eeconomics of rail, sea and air transport; the impact of unit trains and containerization; the significance of regional problems and government involvement. Book
Unread. As new. Number 216 of limited edition of 350 copies. Signed by co-author R.E. Gosnell. "Few publications, if any, of similar size and excellence have been produced in Canada." - From Editor's Foreword. Part I includes 210 pages and eighteen chapters which constitute "a survey of events from the earliest times down to the Union of the Crown Colony of British Columbia with the Dominion of Canada." Part II is "a history, mainly political and economic, of the Province since Confederation up to the present time." Part I is preceded and followed by dozens of tissue-protected black and white portraits of individuals influential in the early history of the province, complete with their brief biographies upon the tissue. Part II comprises eighteen chapters over 226 pages plus 5 pages of addenda followed by dozens of tissue protected portraits of "some of the men conspicuous as present day factors in development." Top edge gilt. Gilt lettering upon backstrip. Marbled endpapers. Exceptionally clean, bright, and unmarked with zero wear. Brown suede exterior appears as fresh as the day it was applied over 100 years ago. This majestic fourteen pound tome measures 13" x 10.5" x 4". A magnificent acquisition for any serious collector of British Columbia history. A better copy will not be found. [Lowther 1607, Hale 2523, Edwards & Lort 3177, Strathern 495] Book
Edge wear and small tear on cover. 441 pages, a great many b&w photos.
Features: Teardrops for the Trigull; Roundels, Stars and Bars; From Harvey Bergen's Journey Log; An episode of Merlins - the Rolls Royce RM 14-SM Merlin; Brisbane (1937-1952) - BC Aviation's Early Trade School; Auriga - a BC Kitplane; The Baron STOL Modification for the DHC-2 Beaver; Homebuilts in Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Library reference copy with sharp corners, uncreased covers, very clean.
682 pages. Minimal high-lighting to contents. Average wear. Binding sound. Solid working copy. Book
(Codice VN/0391) In 8° grande 779 pp. Con 163 illustrazioni, 12 tavole a colori e 17 cartine. Legatura tutta tela editoriale, incisione oro al piatto, titolo oro al dorso, sovraccoperta. Volume ottimo. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Couverture présentant des défauts d'usages . Histoire , Etats Unis . - 538 p. , 850 gr.
(Codice MD/1142) In 8° (22,5 cm) 285 pp. L'America dopo Kennedy, le sfide di Russia e Cina... Qualche rara, leggera nota critica marginale a matita. Cartone rigido editoriale, tassello e titolo oro, sovraccoperta. Buono stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
(Codice NN/0927) In 8° XII-646 pp. Tela editoriale, sovraccoperta. Ottimo stato (come nuovo) ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
(Codice SL/0182) In 8° (21,5 cm) 198 pp. Con 15 illustrazioni fuori testo. Cartone editoriale, titolo oro, sovraccoperta. Ottimo stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Broché. 111 pages. Dos factice.
pp. xiv, 364 + folding map. Illustrated with 100 photographs by the Author and by Mary W. Adams. Very XLib. Stained. 8vo. Rebound in library buckram, rubbed and stained.Mary Schaeffer was one of the first non-Native women to venture into the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. This is the First Edition of the story of her adventures in the world of climbing and exploration. Full of daring adventure and romantic depictions of camp life, set against the grand backdrop of Canada's mountain landscapes, the book introduces readers to various characters from the annals of Canadian mountaineering history, as well as details Native American life in the mountains. A poor-ish copy of a wonderful book. LOC W16 RT REAR STACK
In May of 1999, the author bought a horse, Saroma Dark Fox Dali, near Maniwaki, Quebec. Dali's ancestors had been a gift from Louis the Sun King to the governor of New France. These pages tell the story of the rise and fall and rise of the breed known as Canadian. 362P. Book
français Grand in-8 de 80 pp.; broché avec agrafes de l'éditeur. Texte français d'Edouard Bellemare. Riche illustration.
316 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Paints a picture of a complex and contradictory man. Igor Gouzenko came from an ultra-structured society where all decisions, from what job to take, to where to live... were made by the state. Suddenly, he wrenched himself and his family from this environment." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Lean to spine. Useful reference copy. Ex-Library
Features: Old Silvertip - story of a grizzly by Robert Savery of Victoria, B.C.; You Can Make a Birch Bark Canoe - article with helpful photos; Let's Make a Holster for Your Handgun - photo-illustrated instructions; Why are Retrievers so Popular? - article with photo of Blyth's Queen of Spades, owned by Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Copeland of Grimsby, Ontario; Lost Hunter; Canadian Gunners Superb; Is Yours a "Hot" Gun?; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book