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Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-General W.P. Pulteney, K.C.B., D.S.O. The clash of Slav and Prussian Brilliantly Described. Centerfold illustrates how "The Cossacks harried Hindenberg in his attempt to take Warsaw." Photos and illustrations include: Retreat of the Kaiser's Troops in East Prussia; Russian soldiers breaking ice on a Polish river; The German advance on Warsaw; The 'Lava' method of attack used by the Cossack army; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Book
Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-General Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, C.B. The Russian Stand on the Five Rivers and the Battle of the Carpathians; Photos and illlustrations include: Germany's Christmas Day Air Raid on London; Bird's-eye view of Cuxhaven Harbour, at the mouth of the River Elbe; Full-page photographic portrait of Lieut.-General W.P. Pulteney, K.C.B., D.S.O., Commanding Third Army Corps; Austrian General Steger Steiner and staff in Galicia; 28-ton Austrian seige gun which fires a thousand pound projectile; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
Cover portrait of General Sir Archibald Hunter, G.C.B., D.S.O.. German Life in the first year of the war. The work of the Red Cross. Photos and Illustrations: 5 photo one-page montage of 'how officer-prisoners fared at Friedberg; 4 photos of everyday life of British POWs in Germany; One-page portrait of General Sir Ian Hamilton, commanding the Expeditionary Forces in the Dardanelles; Centerfold presents two photos of French engineers convoying war horses across a French river; Germans hand over their valuable gold, etc.; collection of domestic copper; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
206 pages. Topics: The Stendall Site (C3-Wa-1) in the rural municipalilty of Wallace, Manitoba; A Salvage Survey of the Upper Highwood and Elbow River Basins and the Adjacent Upper Kananaskis Basin, Alberta; Preliminary Investigation in the St. Mary and Belly River Regions, 1973; Preliminary Description and Interpretation of the S.S. Burmis Site (DjPn-62) 1974; Chipman River Survey and Excavation, Black Lake; The Bakken-Wright Site - a multi-component bison kill in southwestern Saskatchewan. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/ interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. No publication data, 158 pages, many b&w photos, architectural drawings. Chapters include Multipurpose water resources development and the 308 report; Civil works projects during the interwar years; World war II and military construction,; Manin control plan projects; Major water plan projects, etc. with two appendices.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in blue and white, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at extremities and mildly browned at backstrip. Vividly evoked recollections of the author's years at Shallowford Cottage and exploits on the River Bray. Gretton, 43; Matthews A44.
92 pages including index. Small dab of liquid paper upon half-title page. A readable account of the origins and mission of an Anglican parish founded in 1866 in the Cowichan Valley region, of wich the present city of Duncan is now the centre, on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The work traces the many links past and present between the parish and its people and the communities in the region, including Salt Spring Island, as well as with the extensive native community. There is a full description of the historic cemetery, still in operation, as well as biographical sketches of some of the many interesting former parishioners who lie buried in it. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 11 1/4"w x 8 3/4"h. 192 pages.
26 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Feature article entitled "Cities of the Future" focuses on the Illinois River Corridor. Considers Temenopolis I and II, Hennepin Two, and the central core (centrum) of Indianapolis; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Creases to covers. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Witherell Kidnapping case - Mrs. Gladys Witherell was kidnapped for several days - article with photos of victim and perpetrators; Bad Man Louis - a tale from what is now Glacier National Park in Montana; The Justice of the North - The North-West Mounted Police set out in search of two Eskimos - Sinnisiak and Uluksak - who killed Catholic priests in Canada's north; The Cowboys of the Camargue - a description of the life and cowboys of Frances's Camargue; Through Central America on Horseback - Part I - Eugene Cunningham describes his trip by horseback south from San Jose, Costa Rica - with photos; The Wreck of the "Angola" - the horrible tale of 42 days afloat between China and the Philippines; The River of Mystery - the largely unknown Orange River of South Africa; The Adventures of a Rolling Stone - VI - the author finds himself hired as a Montana ranch hand; Photo and brief writeup of Turkey farm of Mr. M.A. Stutsman in Barstow, California; Two Boys in the Foreign Legion - young men choose to escape from the French Foreign Legion in the African desert, pursued by Arabs; Photo and brief write-up of "The Joshua Tree", the world's largest Yucca tree in southern California; The Buried Cities of Asia Minor - II - investigating the cities of Carchemish and Jerablus, on the Euphrates; The Cowboy Outlaw - Kid Curry terrorized the western states; Odds and Ends - Hungarian barber and Egyptian fisherman at work; nice vintage ads. Average wear. Bits of external tape secure spine. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
514 pages. Archival black and white illustrations. An exciting look back at the early days of Alaska. The thirty chapters include such topics as Vigilante Days of '98 at Dyea and Skagway, Dawson and the Klondike Mines, American Occupancy of the Yukon Basin, Rafting Down the Kantishna River, Animla Migration from Asia to Alaska, The Judge Tried by a Miner's Meeting, and many more. Author served as U.S. District Judge in Alaska 1900-1908, Alaska Congressman for 14 years, and as Editor for seven volumes of "Alaska Law Reports". Prior owner names atop front free endpaper and title page. Above-average wear and soiling to blue boards. Few coffee drops to fore-edge. Contents in quality condition. Endpapers yellowed but contents remain bright. Binding intact. Worthy working copy. Book
Features: Boat High with Hyrofoils - article with great photos - "New Sea Wings Lift Boat, Motor and All Out of Water - Gives Smoother and Faster Riding"; What Kind of Boat do You Want to Buy?.. Now What Kind of Motor?; What's Ahead in Boating?; Photo illustrating why government-approved life preservers need by used; List of items required by government regulation to be taken on power driven pleasure boats; Should I Bother Painting? - add years of life to your boat; Nice photo ad for the Canadian Canoe Company of Peterborough, Ontario; Trout do come Big in July - Silver Springs Lodge, South River, Ontario; Do You Like Bugs?; Sedge Night in British Columbia, by H. Mortimer Batten of Kamloops, B.C.; How to Get Those Bass?; Two Ways to Hunt Woodchuck; Handmade Canadian Free Rifle Design; The Hungarian Vizsla - article with photo of "Elza Von Schloss Loosdorf" owned by Stephen Brunyanski of St. Catherines, Ontario; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Book shows very light shelf wear to covers only. Text, interior is clean and free of marking of any kind Binding is solid. 105 pages. A short bio of Doris Whithorn in the back of the book. Includes stories about Mrs. Harry Bush, Richard Meyer, Martin Zidmair John Webster, R. E. Cutler, stories of Aldridge, Montana and the upper Yellowstone River. Many B&W photos. Signed by author on title page.
Book is in excellent condition in grey heavy weave cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine. One corner lightly bumped is only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners otherwise, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light wear, edge wear at corners and top, bottom spine. 197 pages with a great many photos in b&w, often large format, map endpapers, contents features about 100 families, occasional persons, alphebetized by author, with one or two pages of their bio; including:Frederick John Coulthard, Dinsmores of Mud Bay, Robert Fallowfield, John and Ann Gillis, Thomas Hembrough, Abraham and Nancy Huck, Dan Johnson, David and Katherine Kitzel, John Loney, Jane Mallett, William McBride, Milton family, William Morgan, James Edward Murphy, John and Anna Paris, Peschkes of Hazelmere, Parr Family, Thomas and Sarah routley, William smith, John and Agnes Starr, H.T. Thrift, Edmund and frances Wade, Weaver Family, Noah, V. Wichersham, etc. Signed by author on the title page.
The story of the American Indian from the earliest beginnings, as an immigrant from the Asian mainland. 256 pages. Over 100 illustrations. Some soiling to of dust jacket and wear to edges. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Light browning on half-title page.
6 pages. Nicely-color-illustrated cover features inset photo of Ethel Kirk and Billy Fogarty, who originally introduced this song. Above-average wear. Covers taped together. Faint store stamp atop page 3, otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Sheet music
127 pages. Index. Beautifully colour-illustrated throughout, including endpapers. "With paintings by local artists, poems by local poets, tall tales by local characters, miracles by Sechelt medicine men, tips on how to predict weather, risque' gossip about historical figures, bold opinions, plenty of hard facts and over 150 breathtaking colour photographs, this is a book to be treasured by anyone with an eye for fascinating places." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Book
470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
pp. xiii, 302. Illustrated with photographs. Map endpapers. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Small tear on front wrap. Third printing. Hardbound. Very good. W10
156 pages. Map endpapers. Abundant archival black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
166 pages including index. Inspired by the popular TV show "Kitchen Culture". Read the personal stories of women who have moved to Canada from around the world. Includes over 100 of the women's favourite traditional dishes from 17 cultures. Beautiful illustrations and full colour photos featuring the women of "Kitchen Culture" and their foods. Enjoy the world of international cuisine found right here in Canada - and get to know the women who are proud to call Canada home. Signature, date and inscription upon page 135 may be those of a woman in a picture on that page. Light wear. A nice copy of this enjoyable work. Book
Approximately 140 pages plus xxvi page appendix. Maps. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Originally published in German in 2002. Recounts the dramatic family history of folks displaced from their home village near the Kuban River. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A wonderful genealogical reference for the Krause, Wieler and Ewert families. Book
No marks or inscriptions. Light crease to lower edge of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp.
239 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. "Documents the Okanagan's transformation from a rough-and-tumble region on Canada's western frontier, into a major agricultural district and one of the fastest-growing areas in the province. The heart of this book is a selection of articles, essays, letters, diaries, memoirs and observations that first appeared in Okanagan History... Interesting, accurate and accessible, with lots of archival photographs, this work is a must-read for Okanagan locals, first-time visitors and BC history buffs alike." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Very light wear. A lovely copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers are uncreased and have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 213 pages with a great many b&w photos throughout of Hopis, Zunis, Navajos and the pueblos of the Rio Grande. Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper.
