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(Codice SN/0489) In 8° 6 pp. It is an excerpt from the magazine, whit 6 plates. Well bound in paper. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
211p., illus. 5 color plates, B/W illus., & pictorial endpapers Hardcover Good condition; boards soiled & edgeworn
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 102 pages. 5 3/8"w x 7 1/4"h. "The authors describe 16 species of reptiles native to B.C.: 4 turtles, 3 lizards, and 9 snakes. They also discuss introduced species, feeding habits, senses, diversity, and much more." Black and white illustrations.
232 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Frances Barkley's "Reminiscences," published here for the first time, contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. Author has added a wealth of interesting detail on the Barkleys and the world of their time. Offers an intriguing view of the eighteenth century and of a high-spirited woman in British Columbia's past. Dab of liquid paper atop first page. Prior owner's name and blind stamp upon half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
168 pages including index. Jailed and tried for seditious conspiracy, Heaps went on to become a close friend and confidant of two Prime Ministers. Moderate wear. Spine of dust jacket sunned. Usual library markings. Book
411 pages including extensive notes, index and black and white photographic plates. Describes the life of a navy, going back to its roots in the nineteenth century and looking ahead to its prospects in the twenty-first. The Royal Canadian Navy is portrayed as a resilient institution, often starved for resources, capable of basic change, and on the brink of important new developments. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear overall. Dust jacket in clear protective cover. Excellent copy. Book
88 pages. Features: The Glenbow Foundation and its Library; Check those Credit Slips; Police in a Changing Society - Essay; Canada Day at 4 ATAF; Expensive Traffic Infraction; Teaching in New Guinea; Amaranth Detachment; Junior Musical Ride; A Presidential Visit - LBJ and Pearson; Black Magic; Racer Warns of High Speed; A Costly Jaunt - Niagara Falls; Waitress Foils Gunmen - Chemainus/Crofton, B.C.; Prior owner's details blacked out upon Table of Contents else unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Fights near Edmonton; New Guinea Patrol; Expo is coming to Canada!; New Patrol Vessels for Expo; Late Commissioner Stuart Taylor Wood CMG passes; Fort Walsh; Written Off - Kalomo District; Tire Technology; Commissioner George B. McClellan on Police Leadership; Cpl. Bradley's Dogs Sweep N.B. Field Trial Titles; International Traffic in Stolen Gems; A Windsor, Nova Scotia Crime; Moonshine in Toronto; An Angler's Last Journey in the Northwest Territories; Leads to Murder; Asst. Commissioner T.V. Sandys-Wunsch; and more. Prior owner's details blacked out upon page one else unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
47 pages. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Chunk missing from front cover. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Book
144 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "A book about some of the outstanding figures in railway construction; the Foley Brothers, Peter Larson, Patrick Welch and John W. Stewart (whose) contributions to the development of railways in Canada was significant." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A high-quality copy. Book
107 pages. "Chrisopher Dewdney is a poet, one of the most remarkable working in Canada now. His verse is written out of a sense of wonderment... Dewdney is unique." - Robert Fulford. Light wear and soiling. Prior owner's name atop half-title page else unmarked. Nice copy in laminated covers. Book
360 pages. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. Updated version of the first edition published over 41 years earlier. "A study of a little known area of religious and social history." - from page vii. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Spine slant. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Book
381 pages. Index. Fold-out table. Diagrams. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. First published in 1928, this work "Provides a prospector's-eye-view of Canadian geology. For basic information as well as a reference in the field, this edition of the 'Handbook' should be a useful guide to Canada's mineral wealth." - Foreword. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Brilliant gilt lettering upon textured maroon boards. A superior copy. Book
(Codice RN/0629) In 8º (23,5 cm) 158 pages. First edition. Hard Cover, gilted title, Dust Jacket. Italian dedication at FEP. A very fine copy. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Fascicolo della seconda decade del '900 in stato discreto, coperta illustrata in cartoncino, catalogazione bibliotecaria in parte manoscritta su piatto anteriore, alcuni segni del tempo, bruniture, tracce di fioritura sparsa, tagli ambrati, quello di testa brunito, cerniera un po' allentata, pagine in buono stato, alcune e margini leggermente ambrati. No. 527 della collana Canada - Department of Mines - Mines Branch, direttore: Eugene Haanel, Ph. D. Numero Pagine 74 USATO
Fascicolo degli anni '20 del '900 in stato discreto, coperta illustrata in cartoncino, catalogazione bibliotecaria manoscritta su piatto anteriore, alcuni segni del tempo, bruniture, traccia di carta incollata su piatto inferiore, tracce di fioritura sparsa, tagli ambrati, quello di testa brunito, pagine in buono stato, alcune e margini leggermente ambrati. No. 547 della collana Canada - Department of Mines - Mines Branch, direttore: Eugene Haanel, Ph. D. Numero Pagine 76 USATO
Approx 260 pages. "... Presents our findings and recommendations on the process through which the Constitution is amended. Attention is given both to the formal amending procedure, which sets out rules governing the ratification of amendments, and to the more informal phases of the process in which amendment proposals are developed and public involvement may occur." - from introduction. English and French sections. "Compliments of" rubber stamp upon front cover. Blind stamp to first two leaves, else unmarked. Covers show average wear and rubbing. Contents clean, tight and square. Good working copy. Book
268 pages. Index. "...An attempt to analyse the conception of independence in the modern state - an idea which, though it finds expression in a multitude of practical forms, has been ignored by the majority of writers on politics." - from Preface. Brilliant gilt lettering upon forest green backstrip. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper. A sound copy. Book
167 pages including index. Explores Canada's past and present cultural psyche, demonstrates just how far we have advanced since the 1950s, reminds us of what we stand to lose, and suggests a plan of action for the future. "This is an essential book for all who care about our cultural future." - John Metcalf. Clean, bright and unmarked but for rubber stamp inside back cover. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
148 pages. Black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy of this informative work. . Book
iii, [1], 241 pages : map, portrait [3 copies found in WorldCat] Book
199 pages. Many pages of contemporary Calgary advertisements. Black and white photographic plates. The 1967 chronicle of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
267 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A superior copy of this excellent reference. Book
172 pages. Index. Notes. "Furthers an understanding of what animates British Columbian identities and attitudes toward Canada." - Norman Ruff. Few pencil markings else clean and unmarked with minimal wear. Book
56 pages. "The fifth and last series William Kurelek was able to complete on the peoples who built Canada, and Kurelek - as he tells us in his text - felt particularly close to the Polish Canadian experience because so much of it paralleled his own Ukrainian-Canadian background. Out of his manifold appreciation, he produced a series of 26 paintings that touch the heart, last in the memory and evoke new awareness for the contribution made by Polish Canadians to their adopted country." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this typically marvelous Kurelek work. Book