Lowe, J. NormanMareMagnum
519 résultats
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Canadian National Railways Lines in Maritime Provinces (Atlantic Region) and eastern Quebec.. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
103 pages. Former owner's information upon half-title page. English Canada's reply to the so-called 'French Fact." Imagine the English Canadians finally having their say about Quebec! There's a chuckle on every page - more than one on many occasions - to help make some of the uglier facts more palatable. A perffect blend of humour and history, of laughter and of shock. Perhaps the first real attempt by English Canadians to say a strong 'phooey' to all the French unrest in Quebec. Accomplished with sophistication and wit... agree with it or not... you'll be entertained greatly and probably slightly educated at the same time. Book
Features: Maxine Smith - Miniaturist of the Month; Phyllis Sterbakov - Elegantly Victorian; J Designs - this British team has developed remarkable characters in period costume; Julia Keuttner shares her collection; Carolyn Kraft - miniature houseplants; Joe Burch - The Moore House; Eugene Martini's Wheels of Wonder - 1" scale carriages; Marti Barwick helps you decorate your dollhouse in country style; Jim Tidmore - Texas woodworker preserves his state's history; Martine Gingras-Hogue preserves the Quebec countryside in her inspired etchings; Carol Blake's mini-hats from yesteryear; DIY Carpet Sweeper in 1/2" or 1" scale; Kit Renderings - The Chippendale Chair; Joann's DIY Christmas Silhouettes - old-fasioned trees and holiday decorations; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
696 pages. "Argues that the cession of Canada to Great Britain had no significant influence on the colony's social, economic, or institutional structures - that, in fact, the 'trauma' of the conquest was a fabrication of the defensive psychology of later generations... Deflates a number of patent nationalist myths firmly embedded in the historical interpretation of the period." - from back cover. Above-average external wear. Former library copy with usual markings. Binding tight. A worthy working copy. Book
91 pages. Abundant black and white photographs. Some soiling and wrinkling to two front endpapers. Some rubbing to back cover. Two indentations in front cover, 5 and 3 inches long. Album souvenir de la Societe Radio-Canada (Ottawa-Hull). An attractive book with many warm stories to tell. Book
209 pages. A new updated edition of the best-selling history of Quebec. Offers an interpretation of the dramatic events of the seventies and the victory of the Parti Quebecois. Author is an advocate of Quebec independence. Presents the best introduction available for English-language readers to the intellectual foundations of the independence movement. "The most impressive analysis to appear by a separatist since the mid-1960s." - La Presse. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Yellowing at edges. Book
205 pages with index. Black and white illustrations. Makes the case that a separate Quebec would have no valid claim to three quarters of the province's present land mass. Each part of the province is analyzed, just as it would be at the negotiating table. Both authors were born and educated in Quebec and are fluent in French and English. Light wear to covers, contents clean. Book
177 pages. "Takes us as far as rationality can in a consideration of October, 1970... picks apart, with considerable flair and logic, the reasoning behind the activities of Ottawa and Montreal... the sort of analysis that justifies the existence of a nations' intelligentsia as a critical force." - Dennis Duffy. Covers faded. Rubber stamps inside front cover and upon half-title page. Contents clean, tight and square. Good working copy. Book
72 pages. Text in English and French. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Undated. Appears to be circa 1951. Above-average wear. Tiny store stamp inside back cover. Provides an interesting and informative snapshot of Quebec over 60 years ago. A worthy vintage copy of this early Quebec tourism publication. Book
Paperback. 233 pages. Sections include: The Origins of New France, 1534-1663; The Royal Regine; Intercolonial Rivalry, 1682-1713; The French Empire at its Height, 1713-1754; The Fall of New France, 1754-1760; The Beginnings of British Rule, 1763-1810. Prior owner's name upon front flyleaf. Writing atop back cover. Light wear. Clean. Nice working copy. Book
Bound in red cloth with red leather spine, raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to edges. Previous owners' names inside. Many photos and illustrations in b&w and color. 7 1/4"w x 10 5/8"h. 506 pages. Text in French.
Bound in red cloth with red leather spine, raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to edges. Previous owners' names inside. Many photos and illustrations in b&w and color. 7 1/4"w x 10 5/8"h. 376 pages.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, a coloured plate and 29 plates in monochrome; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, a near fine copy. With the errata slip facing p.190. Collects three extended essays: 'The Likeness of Wolfe' (Kerslake), 'The Genealogy of James Wolfe' (Wagner), 'James Wolfe: A Chronology' (Shaw-Zambra). Includes several plates of uniform, pedigrees and comprehensive historical tables. Very scarce.
Paris Masson / Montréal Beauchemin Limitée 1935, 2 volumes in-4 brochés, 360 + 336 pages. Figures et photos, cartes dépliantes. Petit manque de papier au 2° plat du tome 2 sans gravité. Bon état.
Québec Imprimerie de Léger Brousseau 1878, In-12 reliure éditeur percaline marron. 165 pages. Quelques rousseurs sans gravité. Edition originale.
In-12, demi-chagrin brun de l'époque, dos à nerfs, (4), vi, 284 p. Bel exemplaire, frais, très bien relié à l'époque.
142pp.+ 1 carte dépliante (+/- 65x40cm.), some spots, cover bit soiled & repaired, text fine
485pp.+ frontispice (portrait), 24cm., reliure d'éditeur en toile rouge (qqs.traces d'usage), toutes tranches dorées, peu de rousseurs
français Grand et fort in-8 de 519 pp.; broché de l'éditeur. Volume second seul. Riche illustration. Bel exemplaire sur beau papier très blanc.
viii + 395pp., br.orig., pour la plupart non coupé, 24cm., qqs.rousseurs (dernières pages peu tachées), bon exemplaire
213 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. Evocative writing of author's childhood in Alberta, his training in medicine at the University of Alberta and than at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He went on to work with Moral Re-Armament in many countries, especially Canada, where he earned the trust of people of the First Nations and people of Quebec. Unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Waviness to text. No evidence of moisture exposure. Book
178 pages. "... the author has not pulled any punches in his condemnation of Jean Chretien's record. But he reserves a special contempt for Chretien's cabinet and Liberal caucus, who could have stopped Chretien in his tracks at any time, but ttook the dishonourable path of clinging to their comfortable offices and fat pensions and vaporous celebrity." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked but for gift greetings on page iii. Negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
120 pages. "Exposes how the national interest continues to be sacrificed to the demands of Quebec, and provides a startling look at just how close Canada has come to dissolution." - William Trench, author of Only You Can Save Canada. Gift greetings upon title page else unmarked. Light wear. Book
91 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Book
Unpaginated. Lovely Canadian book for children. Bright colour illustrations. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Book
