Brooksbank, Jack; Spiller, AdrianMareMagnum
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29 pages. Undated. Circa early 1980s. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 351 pages. Dark blue cover with gilt lettering. Facsimile of 1892 book.
117 pages including bibliography. Light to moderate soiling and wear. The first of a series of volumes on the Indian history of British Columbia, a history which begain at least a hundred centuries before the Province itself was born, and which is still being made. This volume covers the post-contact or historic period, roughly the past two centuries. Book
Cassie Chadwick ( one of Betsy Bigley's several names) was a woman of many talents, and she used them all in an extraordinary career. She was entrepreneur, forger, clairvoyant, prostitute and society lady. The railroad worker's daughter from Eastwood, Ontario was born on a farm in 1857 and died in jail in 1907, and in between became one of the most famous women of North America. She achieved her greatest social glory as the wife of a wealthy Cleveland doctor. Her fantastic lifestyle was financed by an ever widening spiral of loans, promisory notes and forgeries drawn on banks from New York city to Oberlin, Ohio and when her financial empire collapsed the shock waves reverberated through the banking world. Some of the greatest financiers in America found themselves mentioned at Mrs. Chadwick's trial.... 240p.plates.Neat crisp copy, but a small squsre cut out from ffep, else fine Book
435 pages. For twelve arduous but captivating years, Raymond de Coccola was, for all intents and purposes, a Barren Land Eskimo. An unforgettable portrait of adventure, of murder, of sexual mores. It is Father Raymond's touching first-person revelation of birth and of death, of patience and of fatalism; and it is a staggering account of his people's tragedy and loss. It is also a story of survival and hope. Bookplate upon front flyleaf. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Reading creases along spine. Includes a large assortment of excellent black and white plates. Book
In a Toronto library, home to the mad and the marginalized, notes appear, written by someone who believes he is Rigoletto, the hunchbacked jester from Verdis opera. Convinced that the young librarian, Miriam, is his daughter, he promises to protect her from grief. Little does he know how much loss she has already experienced; or does he? The Incident Report, both mystery and love story, daringly explores the fragility of our individual identities. Strikingly original in its structure, comprised of 140 highly distilled, lyric reports, the novel depicts the tensions between private and public storytelling, the subtle dynamics of a socially exposed workplace. The Incident Report is a novel of gestures, one that invites the reader to be astonished by the circumstances its characters confront. Reports on bizarre public behaviour intertwine with reports on the private life of the novels narrator. Shifting constantly between harmony and dissonance, elegant in its restraint and excitingly contemporary, The Incident Report takes the pulse of our fragmented urban existence with detachment and wit, while a quiet tragedy unfolds. Book
574+p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Light wear to DJ. Previous owner's inscription to first blank page; Building a railroad across 2500 miles of forbidding wilderness would be a daunting task for any country, but Canada did it. Brown boards with silhouette of a train chugging along ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 574,xvii pages
255 pages. Whether they came from Britain or Europe, these newcomers all wove new vigour and spirit into the Canadian cultural, economica and social fabric. And they all vividly remember their first hours, days and momths in a new country. This book is about their memories: sad, happy, sometimes incredible and always moving. The often felt frustrated and homesick and were at times resourceful or bewildered, weak or determined. But always they felt like immigrants in a strange land. Book clean, unmarked and very lightly worn. Some yellowing at edges. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket in excellent condition but for scratch in lower corner of back panel. Very nice copy. Book
98 pages. "The Canadian Indian as a subject and a concept in a sampling of the popular national magazines read in Canada 1900-1970" - from title page. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
Features: The Royal Visit to Canada and the U.S.A.; Her Majesty's First Television Broadcast; Saint Lawrence Seaway; An immense find of Greek Statuary - Perhaps by the Sculptors of Laocoon; Soviet influence in the Middle East; Hillman Minx Colour Ad.; and more. Moderate wear. Some tears to front cover. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Algerian Rebellion; The Abortive Invasion of Cuba; The Empress of Canada; The Education of Commonwealth Youth - Hilton College, South Africa; Lovely colour advertisement for the Humber Super Snipe; Colour Advertisement for State Express 555 Cigarettes; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
(Codice VN/0049) In 16° (cm 14) 215 pp. Illustrated with 2 plates. Editorial red hardcover, gilted title, head/foot of spine lightly worn, internally fine. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
557 pages including index, reference notes and black and white illustrations. "Recognized as the definitive work on the history of the Icelandic people in Manitoba" - from verso of copyright page. "...Will be welcomed not only by those who have special links with Iceland and her people, but by anyone with a broad interest in the settlement of Western Canada. The author's painstaking scrutiny of an enormous wealth of source material has resulted in a carefully documented historical study." - Professor Haraldur Bessason, University of Manitoba. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. A quality copy. Thibault 1,029. Book
Signed and inscribed by author atop front free endpaper. 510 pages. Select bibliography. Index. Black and white maps and reproductions of photos. Explains how "the evolution of the Icelandic nation developed certain qualities of mind, and how those qualities have been strengthened through the adversities the Icelandic people have had to endure. It is these qualities which produced the Icelandic Canadian 'harvest' of achievement during the ninety odd years they have been in Canada." - dust jacket. "A careful perusal of this book is a must for those of Icelandic descent who doubt the grandeur of their ancestral heritage." - A. Isfeld. Author was born in Iceland and educated in Canada where he rose to prominence as a County Court Judge in Manitoba. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important genealogical reference. Thibault 1,030. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and endpaper maps, top faintly spotted; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
270pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good Signed by the author.
142 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Introduction mentions how increased hunting has led to increased posting of lands which will likely result in more private shooting preserves. Prior owner's name and date atop first blank leaf. Short tape repairs to spine ends. Binding intact. Contents moderately tanned with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
264 pages. Author's signature atop title page. "Our family story reads like none other. This Smith saga takes us from poor pioneers to feisty farmers; from Senators to Brigadiers; from local fruit processing to a national manufacturer to a growing North American family firm. When I realized our history included war, fire, the Great Depression, family dissension, bravery under attack, successes, failures, innovation and vision, I wanted to pass it all on to my children. Apart from the name Smith, the common thread throughout the generations has been jam. A guiet, friendly, unassuming product has been the mainstay of our business. It is the framework from which all the adventures stem, and they are considerable." - Author Unmarked. Moderate wear. Prior owner's business card affixed inside front cover. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. 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
Vg no dj. This book traces the development of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from a small body of men patrolling the North-West frontier of Canada to the highly mechanised force that it is today.Illustrated with B&W photographs. 271pp red boards with gilt titling. no inscriptions. internally a very good clean tight bright copy. First Ed.
Greek-Canadian author's first novel. Review copy with promotional material laid in. 175p.Paper age toned [4 copies found in WorldCat Book
325 pages. "Roy MacGregor is the ultimate hockey writer... insider's knowledge, wit, elegant prose... deft skill and thorough research." - The Ottawa Citizen. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
335 pages. List of sources. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white and colour photos. "Until the rise of the modern Canadian Navy and the Coast Guard services, the RCMP provided the primary maritime federal representation on the Canadian coast and inland waters of Canada. Many of these vessels were impressive ocean-going ships that featured modern (for that era) armaments, dedicated RCMP Marine Division crew and a complex mandate to serve the interests of Canada. These vessels served in the high Arctic, on the great Lakes, on all three oceans and on virtually all the navigable inland waterss of Canada. The total number of vessels employed within the RCMP from the establishment of the Force until modern times exceeded two hundred. This work chronicles the complete history of the RCMP Marine services." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high quality copy. Oblong 30 x 23cm. 1.7kg. Book
