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Milland, Ray; Allen, Irwin; Wlaschin, Ken; Norgate, Matthew; Lambert, Gavin; Gay, Ken
Films and Filming Magazine, September 1975 - Cover Photo of Pasolini's 'Salo'
50 pages. Features: Nice full-page ad for 'That Lucky Touch'; ad for 'Massacre in Rome'; Ad for 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'; Glamour and Catastrophe - photo-illustrated interview with Irwin Allen; 'The Drowning Pool' - photos; 'Rollerball' - photos; 1975 Berlin Photo Festival; 'Farewell My Lovely' - photos; Reviews of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 'The French Connection II', 'Infernal Trio', 'Hennessy', 'The Merchant of Four Seasons', 'The Little Prince', 'Royal Flash', 'The Yakuza', 'Julia', 'The Wind and the Lion', 'Petersen', 'Brannigan', 'All Creatures Great and Small', 'That Lucky Touch', 'Eskimo Nell', 'Thunder of Light', 'Le Retour D'Afrique', 'W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings', 'Enter the Seven Virgins'; 'Salo' or The 120 Days in the City of Sodom - photos; Article on John Ford - Landscape Poet'; 'The Eiger Sanction' - photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Miller, Barbara D.; Et al
Cultural Anthropology - Canadian Edition: Includes CD-ROM
473 pages including index. "The most comprehensive, clearly presented text available." - Douglass Drozdow-St.Christian, U.W.O. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Unopened CD inside back cover. Nice copy. Book
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Miller, Jonathan
On Reflection
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 224 pages. 9 1/8"w x 11 1/4"h. Slight edge wear to dust jacket.
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Miller, Light/ Miller, Bryan/ Earth Essentials (Firm)
Ayurveda & Aromatherapy: The Earth Essential Guide to Ancient Wisdom & Modern Healing
Lotus Pr 1995. Paperback. New. 1/15/96 edition. 368 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Lotus Pr paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1-0914955209 ISBN : 0914955209 9780914955207
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Miller, Light
Ayurvedic Curative Cuisines for everyone
Hardcover . New. Book Condition is in New Hardcover Eastern Economy Edition/Indian Edition textbook with identical content as the US version. May have been Printed in India with cover stating Not for sale in US. Fast shipping through the DHL FedEx Aramex And Delivered In 8-12 Days to all worldwide. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 10626-819326438X ISBN : 819326438x 9788193264386
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Miller, Light Dr
Ayurvedic Remedies for the Whole Family
Lotus Press 1999-10-08. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Lotus Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-0914955802 ISBN : 0914955802 9780914955801
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Miller, Light
Ayurvedic Curative Cuisines for everyone
2017. Hardcover. New. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Bio-Green-9788193264386 ISBN : 819326438x 9788193264386
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Miller, Light
Ayurvedic Curative Cuisines for everyone
2017. Hardcover. New. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Bio-Green-9788193264386 ISBN : 819326438x 9788193264386
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Miller, Nory; Leposky, George
Inland Architect, Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA), February (Feb.) 1974 - New Life for Downtown Peoria
26 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Peoria says it's time to redo the '60s - the Demetriou plan for downtown; Skill and Caring - The Art of Richard Nickel; The Chicago School - on tour in Europe; Light researcher John Nash Ott - There's more to light than meets the eye - glass in architecture; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Miller, Suzanne
The Green Factor
113 pages. Describes a practical method. The purpose of the method is to show you how you can earn enough money in your own home to retire as a millionaire within 5-10 years - and to do so effortlessly. Minor quantity of markings to contents. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Miller, Warren (Signed)
Warren Miller, on Film in Print
271 pages. Author's dignature upon title page. Miller spent most of his life puncturing egos, while chasing freedom, since he started skiing and surfing in 1938. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Very good copy. Book
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Mills, Dennis
The Single Tax - Fair and Simple for All Canadians
188 pages. "I believe there is an urgent need to reform the tax system so that it is simpler, fairer and more efficient.... The Single Tax provides a better solution." - Author. Mills was MP for Broadview Greenwood. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Milsom, John
Russian Tanks, 1900 - 1970: The Complete Illustrated History of Soviet Armoured Theory and Design
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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 192 pages, heavily illustrated with b&w photos throughout, maps, large quantities of technical information. Contents include: Kegresse haf-traars, Vezdekhod, Gulikevich's armoured vehicle, Tsar tank, Reno Russkiy projects, Early Societ designs, Refinements to the KS tank, GUVP, Ms light tank, Kazan tank school, 1931 / 2 tank program, Light tanks, T-27, T-26, T-46, T-30, T-40,T-50, T-60, BT series, Heavy tanks, KV-I, KV-II, KV-1A, KV-1B, KV-1C, Self-propelled weapons, Tracked supporting vehecles, etc.
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Milton K Light
Songs and Solos Used by the Christian Crusaders in Their Special Soul-Saving Work: And Adapted for the Church Grove School Choir and Home Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0260372293.G ISBN : 0260372293 9780260372291
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Minami, Q-ta
Cool pine. [italian edition]
Bologna : Kappa, 2006. 186 S. ; 8° , Org.-Broschur mit Org.-Umschlag / Brosché , Couverture originale [2 Warenabbildungen]
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22636
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Minami, Q-ta
Feel young: Vol. 1 - 4. [japanese edition]
[Tokyo : Shodensha], 2003 - 2006. 231, 213, 199, 231 S. ; 8° , Org.-Broschur mit Org.-Umschlag / paperback with illustr. dust jacket [2 Warenabbildungen]
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22600
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Minami, Q-ta
Good night : vol. 1 + 2. [japanese edition]
feel young [Tokyo : Shodensha], 2014 , 2015. 162, 155 S. ; 8° , Org.-Broschur mit Org.-Umschlag / paperback with illustr. dust jacket
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22599
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Minami, Q-ta
Kamisama Onegai. Date. Fushiawase demo lijanai : vol. 1 - 3. [japanese edition]
feel young [Tokyo : Shodensha], 2005 - 2006. 279, 284, 281 S. ; 15 cm , Org.-Broschur mit Org.-Umschlag / paperback with illustr. dust jacket [2 Warenabbildungen]
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22601
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Minami, Q-ta
Slow. [japanese edition]
feel young [Tokyo : Shodensha], 2008. 141 S. ; 8° , Org.-Broschur mit Org.-Umschlag / paperback with illustr. dust jacket [2 Warenabbildungen]
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22634
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Mindell, Arnold
The Dreambody in Relationships
146 pages including index. Integrates family therapy with dream and body work, and discusses the relationship between classical analysis and information theory. Sketches the application of dreambody work to global psychology and global problems, weaving together the concept of the global dreambody with hologram theory, the collective unconscious and the discoveries of modern physics and biology, to show how the state of each individual's awareness affects the whole. Clean and unmarked. Minor yellowing at edges. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
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MINNEAPOLIS GAS LIGHT COMPANY
Modern Kitchens: An Illustrated Symposium on the Foundation of Right Living.
Minneapolis:: Minneapolis Gas Light Company n.d. original printed wrappers. Front wrapper detached; 2" tear to one page affecting image; edge wear to the wrappers. Oblong 8vo. 30 plates from photographs of gas-fueled kitchens with owners' names addresses and comments on their "modern kitchens." Minneapolis Gas Light Company, unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21306
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Minor stains on cover, light stains on border of text
Yugi Kotoba Moji-do Sosho No. 5 Manners and Customs
Moji Sotokai 1954. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Moji Sotokai paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2082702114609114
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Miranda Lee - Muriel Jensen - Joey Light
Romans d'amour
Harlequin Sans date.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 500371920
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Mitchell, Gladys, Blank Endpapers FoX & CheckMark Light Stain & Paper Glued to it, DJ Design EWA Zembatty, List Authors Books Ha
Late Late in the Evening Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley Detective Mystery. MRS. BRADLEY Authors Fiftieth Novel Double Murder Commited at Oxfordshire Village Fair
Michael Joseph London 1976. HBDJ 1st UK edition 1976 XLIBRARY with USUAL Wear Rub LEAN & marks & small Stamps FoX etc DJ Taped book Endpapers DJ Light Rub Wear FoX Scuff G/VG- AS-IS Couple pages have Yellowed tape repair 190 pages Original Black Boards Blocked & Lettered on spine in Silver little sunned spine DJ This Book Has Seen Better Days !!!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Michael Joseph London hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21568
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Mitchell, Leonard; Rehak, Peter
Undercover Agent - How One Honest Man Took On the Drug Mob - and Then the Mounties
175 pages. It was Canada's - in fact, North America's biggest-ever drug bust, and the man behind it was an unknown hero, an ordinary small-town Canadian who fooled the Miami Drug barons who were setting up a billion-dollar pipeline to Canada. He worked undercover for the RCMP for 19 long months. He was so successful that he eared a lifetime on the run from the mob. This is his story. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
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MITTELSTAEDT, Otto Ernst (Physiker; Dissertation) / Gutachter: Prof. August Karolus ('Karolus-Kerrzelle'); Peter Debye (Direktor des Theoretisch-Physi
DIE BESTIMMUNG DER LICHTGESCHWINDIGKEIT UNTER VERWENDUNG DES ELEKTROOPTISCHEN KERR-EFFEKTES. - INAUGURAL-DISSERTATION zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Hohen Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig; vorgelegt von Otto Ernst Mittelstaedt, Leipzig (angenommen von der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Abteilung der Philosophischen Fakultät auf Grund der Gutachten der Herren Karolus und Debye, Leipzig den 17. November 1928). [Elektrooptischer Kerr-Effekt; Kerreffekt]
Leipzig, Bibliographisches Institut, 1928. 34 (2) Seiten. - Original-Heftsreifen; 8vo.(ca. 22 x 16 cm).
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1707180515xbvk
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Mizrahi, Abe; Sullivan, Michael
Finite Mathematics : An Applied Approach
599 pages plus appendices. Makes mathematics accessible to students through clear exposition, appropriate pacing, timely suggestions for interaction, and motivating examples, exercises, and applications. Contents clean with minimal light pencil markings. Moderate wear. Nice copy in glossy illustrated boards. Book
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MOIGNO, M. L'Abbé (i.e.: ''Abbé François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno, 1804-1884, Catholic priest and one time Jesuit, as well as physicist and author''*; Au
RÉPERTOIRE D'OPTIQUE MODERNE, ou ANALYSE COMPLÈTE DES TRAVAUX MODERNES RELATIFS AUX PHÉNOMÈNES DE LA LUMIÈRE; par M. l'Abbé Moigno, . . . - QUATRIÈME PARTIE.
Paris, A. Franck - Libraire-Éditeur, 1850. Foretitlepage, titlepage, II, (1.295)-1.856 untrimmed and unopened pages with few graphic diagrams (p. 1.256 wrongly numbered 1.258). - Publisher's ornamental and titled blue paper-cover; 8vo.(ca. 22 x 14 x 3,5 cm).
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2201030037xbvk
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MOIGNO, M. L'Abbé (i.e.: ''Abbé François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno, 1804-1884, Catholic priest and one time Jesuit, as well as physicist and author''*; Au
RÉPERTOIRE D'OPTIQUE MODERNE, ou ANALYSE COMPLÈTE DES TRAVAUX MODERNES RELATIFS AUX PHÉNOMÈNES DE LA LUMIÈRE; par M. l'Abbé Moigno, . . . - PREMIÈRE PARTIE: I. 'Analyse des Traveaux de M. Cauchy sur la Théorie Mathématique de la Lumière.'; II. 'Explication raisonné et comparée des Phénomènes de l'Optique dans les deux Systèmes de l'Émission et des Ondulations.'; III. 'Résumé d'Optique météorologique.'; IV. 'Résumé d'Optique minéralogique.'.
Paris, A. Franck - Libraire-Éditeur, 1847. Foretitlepage, titlepage, IV, 404 untrimmed and unopened pages, with few graphic diagrams. - Publisher's ornamental and titled blue paper-cover; 8vo.(ca. 22 x 14 x 2 cm).
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2201030035xbvk
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MOLESWORTH George
The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) 1919-1945. Compiled by George Molesworth. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
4to., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 5 portrait plates and 30 large folding maps, free endpapers very lightly spotted, ; original regimental green buckram, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, upper board lightly dust-soiled at outer edge else a near fine copy. The regiment's service in two world wars. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.94; White, p.66.
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Moley, Raymond; et al
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance, February 4, 1946: National Labor Unrest
104 pages. Features: Nice 2/3-page ad for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York; Nice one-page two-color ad for International Harvester features their trucks, crawlers and farm tractors; Nice one-page ad for the new Kaiser and Frazer, America's First 1947 Motor Cars; Nice Mercury color car ad; Color-photo Caterpillar ad shows their heavy equipment building levee; Nice New York Central ad features illustration of lady passenger sleeping in large sleeper compartment; Reproduction of notice by David Silberman of the Cap-Tin Development Corp. "A Pleas from a Bewildered Small Business Man"; Photo of German POWs awaiting transit back to Germany; Atomic Bomb - Greatest Show on Earth; Classy color one-page ad for the Farnsworth Television & radio Corporation; Anglo-Soviet Interests collide at UNO; Photo of GI bride Mathilde Dermarinius being paid to watch scary movie; Four photos of Japanese being cleaned and deloused at Sasebo; MacArthur bans sale of Japanese girls into prostitution; Sanji Nozaka - leader of the Japanese Communist Party; Operation Crossroads - Navy sends 100 vessels to take blows of new weapon - atomic bomb; Nice red REO Truck ad; First batch of GI kids and brides sail from Britain to New York; Good Year color centerfold ad (loose but present) shows black laborers harvesting cotton; Hotel New Yorker ad features photo of Manuel Sanchez; GI's ask Ike for permission to marry German girls; Carl A. Spaatz; Canadian Earl Roberts Graham of Vegreville, Alberta, teaches people to kiss - article and photos; Strike fever spreads to Japan - weakly; Photo of Colonel Councill - coast-to-coast by P-80 in 253 minutes; Radar bounces off Moon to throw light on lunar riddle; Shift to letter language may teach Japs to Think; Baseball player Melvin Ott; Canadian M.P. Wilfred Kennedy McDonald is bone-crushing hockey player Bucko McDonald - article with photo; Article and photo on Bob Feller; Super one-page color-photo Boeing ad features the double-decked Strotocruiser; Difficult conditions for newborns in Italy; 25th Anniversary of Planned Parenthood; Photo and article on Johnny Desmond; The State is a Faithless Trustee; Color-photo Canadian Club ad inside back cover features Portugal; Charming color Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features Claudette Colbert; and more. Opening to top of coverfold. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Molloy, Tom
The World Is Our Witness : The Historic Journey of the Nisga'a into Canada
252 pages including index. Author and Chief Federal Negotiator Tom Molloy offers an insider's view into the history, processes, and significance of this ground-breaking treaty. Analyzes characters, political intrigue, and opposition to the deal, and provides an essential foundation for understanding the rights and responsibilities conferred by the treaty. A fascinating account of a monumental step forward in aboriginal and government negotiations. "There are lessons in this story not just for the continuing process of getting us back on track, but for the way in which all Canadians see themselves living together." - John Ralston Saul. Unread. Very light signs of handling to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Mombasa Electric Light and Power Co, Limited
Articles of Association and Prospectus
Mombasa 1908. Paperback. Good. Two separate tall 33 cm. pamphlets. 10p. Articles and 6p. Leaflet Prospectus. Edgewear. Vertical crease. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60948
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Mombasa Electric Light and Power Co. Limited
Articles of Association and Prospectus
Mombasa 1908. Paperback. Good. Two separate tall 33cm. pamphlets. 10p. Articles and 6p. Leaflet Prospectus. Edgewear. Vertical crease. <br/><br/> paperback books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 60948
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Monica Marsden , Inner DJ Flaps has Original Price Intact of 8s6d NET, BLANK ENDPAPERS Light Fox s 6
THE HIDDEN RIVER and ADVENTURE AHOY! in Color Dustjacket of Scuba Like Man wearing Googles Underwater Ocean with views of Boats on Water Surface in B/W & Blue & Green 2 Adventure Stories for Boys & Girls THRILLS ABOUNDING
John Crowther Ltd. 1948 HBDJ 1948. First Edition. GOOD/GOOD- AS-IS Ivory Beige Tweed Cloth Cvr Hardcover Titled in Bright Gold Gilt on Spine Cvr Light Wear Book Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD-. 333 pages NO ADS IN BACK Good copy with clean pages and firm binding. Light foxing to endpapers. Tanning to text block. Page edges lightly tanned. well bound in neat Ivory beige cloth. Dust jacket has piece missing to bottom of spine. Rubbing to edges. Small chips to corners. Tears and creasing to bottom edge at back. light rub marking. Small water drop stain to spine. Small Chips DJ Spine Btm & Small Stains DJ Protected Clear Mylar BACK DJ SMALL CREASES TEARS & LIGHT EDGE SOIL 7 x 5 Inches. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. John Crowther Ltd., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 27141
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Moon, Barbara; Stein, D.L.; Krantz, Judith; Singer, Bette; Hannon, L.F.; Johnstone, Ken; Katz, Sidney; Katz, Paul; Petrin, Lea; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 21 October (Oct.) 1961 - Musical Prodigy Blair Milton
88 pages. Features: One-page photo-ad for the International Travelall; 1962 Zenith TV ad; The Anxious Years of an Undergraduate - asking students and staff at the University of Toronto; The Harmony and Discord of the campus marriage of John and Charlotte Swan; To Oblivion and Back with a New Record - Ontario housewife Bette Singer swam down 307 feet to set a record - article with colour photos; Neutrals - what are they against? What makes a Prodigy? - Blair Milton astonishes professors at McGill U.; Allergies - the fast-growing threat to public health; A Lifetime in Hiding from the light of day - Morris Gerlovin is acutely allergic to the sun; How to tell the English from the French in Canada; The Turkish Incident that Changed Canada's Destiny - the Chanak Incident of 1922; Four Ways to Make a Million - Rex Heslop, William Wilder, Peter Colwell Bawden and Geoffrey Stirling; Nice colour full-page ad for Labatt's 50 ale; Nice colour-photo centrefold for the 1962 Buick Electra 2-Door Sport Coupe (pale green); 2/3 page cartoon by Roy Peterson shows busy native totem pole carver being confronted by forest conservation officer; Epitaph for Dag Hammarskjold; The case for adding more NHL hockey teams; Colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features young square dancing couple. Please note: missing page 9-10, and 69-72, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Moore, Albert; Binder, David; Bergman, Paul; Light, Jason
Depositions in a Nutshell Nutshells
West Academic Publishing 2010-11-24. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! West Academic Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-0314194894 ISBN : 0314194894 9780314194893
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Moore, Albert; Binder, David; Bergman, Paul; Light, Jason
Depositions in a Nutshell Nutshells
West Academic Publishing 2016-03-01. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Emailed Tracking West Academic Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : SKU0501824 ISBN : 1634598954 9781634598958
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Moore, Christopher
The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement
218 pages including bibliography and index. 200 years after the migration, award-winning author Christopher Moore tells the very human story of the loyalists - the societies that shaped them, the various attitudes that motivated them, and the circumstances that determined their future and influenced the future of Canada. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Very light wear to book. Gift greetings upon half title page else contents bright and unmarked. Minor bit of prior owner's address label remains upon decorated front endpaper. Crack along back hinge which remains closed. Light wear to attractive dust jacket which bears several small tears to top edge. Lovely copy. Book
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Moore, Dallas
Old St. Pauls - The First Hundred Years
36 pages. Illustrated. New Zealand Historic Places Trust Publication No. 6. Light wear. Umarked. Book
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Moore, Leslie Spencer G. [Signed]
30 [Thirty] Days - A Lifetime: A True Story of the Second World War [WWII]
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 42, [2] one-sided pages. Black and white reproductions of photos, maps, and many fascinating wartime documents. Undated but appears to be circa 1989. "I compliment you on your vivid account of your capture and escape at Verrieres Ridge. It is fascinating and very well expressed. I wouldn't suggest you change a word." - Col. C.C.I. Merritt V.C. Author's address ink stamped inside back cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this important and dramatic personal WWII account. Book
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Moore, Maureen Leyland; The Vancouver Women's Health Research Collective
PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
34 pages including bibliography and glossary. Illustrated in black and white. Provides information for women with PID as well as their families, friends, and co-workers. Women who have never heard of PID can use this information to recognize and avoid some of the causes of PID or to identify the disease should they ever contract it. Prior owner's name else unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Moore, Robert; Buckley, Jamie
Behold the Front Page!
Unpaginated. What would the bible be like if it was written today? What if the task of gathering and spreading the Good News was left to the journalists of the late twentieth century? Lovely clean, unmarked copy with very light wear. Book
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MOORSOM (W. S.)
Historical Record of the Fifty-Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) from the Year 1755 to the Year 1858.
Second edition, large 8vo, xvii, [3], 455, [1]pp., frontis., 24 plates and plans (some coloured), orig. publishers red cloth, gilt, slight wear to head of spine otherwise a very good copy. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Francis Jack, Second Earl of Kilmorey.
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Moorsom, Captain W (52nd Light Infantry)
Letters From Nova Scotia; Comprising Sketches of a Young Country
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1830 Book. Illus. by Foldout Map and Three Illustrations. Good Minus. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original 3/4 leather over maroon cloth on boards. Marbled page edges. Five raised bands on spine with gilt and embossed decoration. Minor wear to edges and corners of leather. Top of spine a little frayed. Previous owner's bookplates in front. Front hinge broken but still holding. Medium hinge break between pgs. 120-121. Bad hinge break between pgs. 288-289. Rear hinge cracked. Foldout lithographed map of Nova Scotia counties is in very good condition - just a few extra folds at one edge. Captain Moorsom spent five years in Nova Scotia initially as an officer in the 52nd Regiment. This book is his observances of the people climate geography and economic prospects of the colony written in the form of letters home to friends in England. One biographer calls it "the most complete picture available of Nova Scotia during the 1820s." Some Nova Scotians were upset at some of his comments but Joseph Howe defended Moorsom since he'd promoted the colony in England. This book is on consignment so no discounts apply. It will be sent insured so expect a request for "extra shipping" to cover that cost. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013641
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Moray, Jeremy
Timmy Ties Up
Unpaginated. The fourth and final book in the series about Timmy the Tug. This copy in splendid condition with very light wear and no markings. Attractively illustrated with a particularly nice front cover image. Includes a photo and description of the steam tug Buster B 1938, the real life tug on which Timmy is based. Author and Illustrator are now married and live on Saltspring Island. Book
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Morehouse, Ward; Subramaniam, Arun
The Bhopal Tragedy : What Really Happened and What It Means for American Workers and Communities at Risk
190 pages. This hard-hitting report to the Citizens Commission on Bhopal is the first authoritative book-length account of the tragedy and its implications for American workers and communities exposed to similar risk of catastrophic accident. Probes what really happened in Bhopal that awful night in December 1984 when the city was gassed by a Union Carbide chemical plant... the worst industrial disaster in history, in which at least 5,000 people were killed and more than 200,000 injured. Unmarked. Light wear. Tight and square. Excellent copy. Book
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Morgan, Mallory Roberts; Shaw, Dan; Beautyman, Mairi; Goldin, Greg; Renzi, Jen; Margolies, Jane; Pupo, Mark
Interior Design Magazine, February 2008
244 pages. Features: Dior, J'Adore - Peter Marino updates the original Paris boutique with elegance - and cheek; A Light Touch - Joe Nahem finisses an apartment for New York art collectors; Bubble Bath - a spa by Behnisch Architekten bursts onto the scene in sleepy Bad Aibling, Germany; Meet George Jetson - Hanna-Barbera's Los Angeles home is now the Gensler-designed office of AddedValue; Open-Door Policy - Juan Montoya's International design centre is as warm and welcoming as teh Florida sun; Expect the Unexpected - unorthodox counsel yields stunning results at a New York condominium; In the Lap of Luxury - with the Hazelton, Yabu Pushelberg gives Toronto its first five-star boutique hotel. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Morice, Adrian Gabriel
The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia
368 pages including index, black and white illustrations and 26"x23" fold-out map entitled Map of the Northern Interior of British Columbia by author, dated 1907. Map in excellent condition. Reprint of 1906 publication by The Bodley Head in London. Contains two additional prefatory sections documenting the life of the author and some early historians of British Columbia. Represents an enlargement of a paper the author had prepared on Aboriginal History, embodying facts which, on account of the light they threw on the manners and customs of the natives in pre-European times, he thought it well to preserve for posterity. Gift inscription opposite copyright page, else unmarked. Contents lightly yellowed. Minor lean to spine. Very light wear to book. Attractively illustrated dust jacket shows light edge wear with half inch tears to top and bottom edges of front panel. An excellent copy. Book
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Moritz, Albert; Moritz, Theresa
The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Canada
246 pages. "Connects places with the lives and works of writers. Provides brief biographies and descriptions of important books, gives precise information about locations and addresses of people no longer living, (less precise addresses for those still living) and identifies the sites of significant buildings now gone. Accompanied by over 300 illustrations, the text casts a new light on the literary history of Canada." - from dust jacket. Very light wear to dust jacket which bears closed half-inch tear to top of front fore-edge. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Book
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