N.F. GoodMareMagnum
Millar George HenryMareMagnum
Libreria Trippini Sergio · Gavirate, IT100,00 €
4 455 résultats
Undated. Unpaginated. "...truly reflects all the good things the Conservatives have done for Canada and Canadians since 1984." - Claire Hoy. "Concise, complete and accurate. I read till I stopped." - Frank Magazine. Contents intentionally blank. Candid Mulroney photos upon each cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice gift for your Tory friend. Circa 1992? 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. Book shows light wear only. One page (p. 189) has a closed tear.
355 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Traces the magazine industry from its boisterous pre-Confederation beginnings to the vibrant and influential medium that it is today. Will satisfy not only journalists, editors and publishers, but any reader of magazines who looks to them for the timely information that they provide. Book is unmarked but for remainder stamp upon bottom edge and shows only faint wear. Attractive price-clipped dust jacket shows very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
247 pages including index. Appears Unread. Co-author of Boom, Bust & Echo brings to life a hugely important but virtually invisible industry through lively storytelling, thorough research, and penetrating analysis. Must reading for every Canadian with an investment account or an RRSP. Book
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 305 pages.
48 pages. Undated but probably circa 1942 as this is clearly a WWII-era publication intended to provide ideas for readers to slash their requirement for wool, "106 pounds of which is needed to outfit the average solder with uniform, blankets, etc., in his first year." - back cover. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. "Speed up the day of Victory! Give your old garments a new life... and save buying new. Enlist in the fabric conservation programme - reclaim every inch of usable material. Each inch saved means more strength for our own fighting forces. Every yard of fabric gained means a greater supply for the United Nations. Conservation of material is a wartime responsibility of every Canadian." - front cover. "The principal pattern companies have collaborated to provide practical working patterns for making weary wardrobes into Victory garments. In the following pages are specific suggestions for re-modelling. Let's tune up our old sewing machines, get out our sewing kits, and enjoy the miracle of making old things new." - page 1. "Eat It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do - Take Care of What You Have." - back cover. A sound example of this fascinating and informative Canadian WWII memento from the home front. Book
In-8° gr. pp. 274 con 1 carta a col. ripieg. Leg. edit. con sovracd.
184 pages including index. "At the time when I undertook to write this book, the defence policies of Canada were a matter of greater public interest than perhaps at any previous period in time of peace since the Dominion came into existence in 1867. Today, with the country involved in a new Great War and that war in a critical stage, they command still more attention. This volume is presented as a possible contribution to public information and discussion on the subject... Intended to provide an outline of the history of Canadian defence policy, with emphasis upon the most recent period." - from Author's Preface. Chapters include: Geography and Canadian Security; The Military Institutions of an Unmilitary People - Canadian Defence Policy to 1914; The Great War and After 1914-1935; The New Defence Policy 1935-1939; The Second World War. Appendices include: The Hudson Bay Route; The Militia Reforms after 1989; Defence Expenditure 1929-1939; plus notes. Some yellowing to contents. Moderate wear to navy cloth-covered boards. Map endpapers. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
628 pages. Maps. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. A large and wonderful compilation of brief biographies of Canadian military nurses. "The [nursing] sisters speak of endless convoys of wounded, the long hours under canvas, no lights or running water, the heat and the cold, the rain and the mud. The sisters of the RCN recall that their sailor patients not only suffered grievous wounds but were often soaked in oil and exposed to the rigours of the North Atlantic. Airmen, survivors of crashes, faced painful months of reconstructive surgery to dreadful burns. Their care required all the ingenuity, support and patience the RCAF sisters could muster." - Foreword. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Several related pages from Canadian Legion Magazine laid-in. Cooke [3] p.43. [Please note: we are offering Volume I only] Book
Includes: 1980 Convention Report, 1981 Convention Report, 1995 Convention Report, 1978 Convention Report, 1983 Convention Report, 1981 Roster. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Handwritten bio. details of Louis Max Lavallee, Pilot Officer RCAF, Attached R.A.F., laid inside 1980 report. Book
228 pages. Take a journey of discovery in search of the essence of Saskatchewan. Collected here, as recorded by those who have lived in the landscape and by obervant visitors who have passed through it, are the vivid recollections of aboriginal people,excerpts from fur-trade diaries, accounts of Mounties, explorers, and settlers, stories of protest politics, booze, dust, the Depression, war, and the environment. Captures the heart and soul, the people and places of Saskatchewan. Only the faintest traces of wear. Unmarked. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
387 pages including extensive list of sources. How organized crime is taking over Canada and the world. A shocking, racy, authoritative, and wholly unexpected account of the criminal world's answer to the new global economy. Shows how links have developed - between others - La Cosa Nostra in America, the Russian Maffiya, the Hells Angels in Montreal, Columbian drug lords, and Native Americans operating out of reserves on the Canada-U.S. border. An important look at a criminal phenomenon that legislators have barely begun to recognize and that police forces the world over are woefully unprepared to fight. Moderate bump to lower corner of front board else unread and as new. Excellent copy. Book
688 pages. An historical narrative, with original documents relating to the profession, including some brief biographies. - subtitle. Gilt lettering legible upon backstrip and embossed front board. Above-average but not excessive wear. Usual library markings. Hinges open. A worthy reference copy. Book
218pp., 25cm., in the seriese "Université de Louvain. Recueil de travaux publiés par les membres des conférences d'histoire et de philologie" 2e série fasc.47, original softcover, text in English, very good condition, G74350
Light wear to boards. Title page blindstamped. Front map with some wrinkles. Light marginal wear to some maps; With four Maps and four plans. A lesser known Baedeker clone. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages
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. 253 pages, b&w photos, map.
176 pages. Index. "Early in his career, Harold Pfeiffer, an accomplished Canadian portrait sculptor, made it his mission to complete bronze portraits of native people from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia before they were irrevocably changed by contact with modern civilization... This book celebrates his art and life." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
293 pages. "Evanshen is a Canadian Footbal League Hall of Famer. In 1988 he was struck by a driver running a red light. When he came out of a coma, he did not know who his wife was.... all of his memories - and his ability to retain new memories - were gone... A story not only of how the brain works, but of how the human spirit can survive even the loss of identity" - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
473p. Hardcover Good condition, tide mark on top edge
295 pages including index and lists of sources. Author's signature upon half-title page. "Fifty years after a defecting Ottawa Soviet embassy cipher clerk (Igor Gouzenko) brought the RCMP a shirtful of incriminating documents about an espionage ring operating in Canada, this book provides us with the first insider's account of the incidents which many feel triggered the Cold War." - from back cover. Author was a Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces and speechwriter for Paul Martin Sr. His story differs in many respects from the officially sanctioned version. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
284 pages including bibliography. Details a template for change - a look at a competitive Canada Post that delivers the goods. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
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
32 pages. Index. Undated. Appears to be circa 1920s. Nostalgic colour-illustrated covers. Interesting statement about Alum on back cover. Contains dozens of tested recipes. Average wear. Binding intact. A wothy copy of this charming vintage piece. Book
John Robert Colombo "selected significant statements, ...from ..William Lyon Mackenzie's writings..and typographically rearranged ...in verse form.. Whether Prose or Poetry it gives us the liveliness of Mackenzie's mind and shows the vigour of his assaults on the Establishment." 94p. near fine. Editor inscription on ffep also the bookplate of the same previous owner. Book
