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Henderson, Richard
East to the Azores : A Guide to Offshore Passage-Making
182 pages. Includes many black and white illustrations. A practical study of ocean passage-making, using a cruise across the Atlantic as a case history. Far more than just another cruising story, includes plans, preparations... the nitty gritty details of gear, supplies, preparations, and boat handling. It's also a great cruising yarn. Small tear to top corner of dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with minor lean to spine. Book
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Norwood Centennial Book Committee
Norwood Then and Now
186 pages. Circa 1977. An attractive pictorial history of Norwood, Ontario. "Norwood will stand tall as it honours its founders and basks in the radiance of its heritage." - from Foreword by David E. Lemon. Chapters include: The Builders; 100 Years at City Hall; The Manufacturers and Traders; The Schools; The Churches; Our Doctors; Profiles; War Memories; Organizations; Sports and Entertainment; Parades and Things. Book is clean, lightly worn and unmarked in maroon cloth boards with bright silver lettering. Moderate wear to dust jacket which has two small closed tears. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Endpapers decorated with legal base map entitled "Plan of Norwood in the Township of Asphodel" dated 1853. Nice copy of this lovely and significant work. Book
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History Book Committee
Colinton and Districts: Yesterday and Today
509 pages. Iindex. Map endpapers. Covers the area including all the school districts lying south, west and east of Colinton, Alberta to a distance of approximately twelve miles each way. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Chapters include: Colinton - Our Community; The Schools; Family Histories; Armed Forces; Churches; Meanook Area; Anniversaries; Athabasca Trail; Sports in Meanook; Ferguson District; Miscellaneous Documents; Miscellaneous Pictures. Prior owner's names and date atop table of contents, otherwise unmarked. Gilt lettering and decorations upon publisher's green cloth. Moderate wear. Beige stain to inner half of top edge, contents unaffected. A quality copy of the invaluable genealogical reference. Book
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Steele, H. Thomas
Bowl-O-Rama : The Visual Arts of Bowling
96 pages. "Bowling culture is more alive today than ever, but its visual arts are vanishing. The look, character, and details - the esoteric aesthetics - have changed.... Whether you are an active kegler or occasionally bowl a few frames, this book will be right up your alley." - from Foreward. Chapters include: The History of Bowling; Architecture and Signage; Matchbooks, Post Cards & Pinups; Bowling Shirts, Patches & Labels; Celebrity Bowlers; Bowling Graphics; Trophies, Awards & Jewelry; Bowling Artwork; Bowling Kitsch. Attractive colour photography throughout. Very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
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Martin, Lawrence
Mario
275 pages including index. He journeyed from the west-end of Montreal to the Igloo in Pittsburgh. He carried the Penguins from the NHL basement to the Stanley Cup. He has struggled with severe, chronic back problems and fought back in his battle with cancer. He's the pre-eminent force in hockey today. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Very light wear to attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Wilkins, A.
Breakaway : Hockey and Years Beyond
236 pages including black and white photos. Provides vivid, captivating portraits of eight men and their families, and stories of their triumphs and struggles now that they have broken away from life on the ice. Johny Bower, Yvan Cournoyer, John Ferguson, Randy Gregg, Reggie Leach, Eric Nesterenko, Bobby Smith, Tiger Williams. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Light wear to attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Geoffrion, Bernard; Fischler, Stan
Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
271 pages including index. Includes black and white photographic plates. Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion stands among the 20th century's most galvanic athletes. And its most magnetic personalities. Geoffrion invented the slapshot, was one of the first players in the post-World War II era to produce 50 goals a season, had teammate Doug Harvey saw off his leg cast against doctor's orders so that he could skate in the 1961 playoffs, and much more. A candid, entertaining and at times controversial story of this great Hall of Famer. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Young, James; Morrissey, Peter
Figure Skating School : A Professionally Structured Course from Basic Steps to Advanced Techniques
128 pages. A systematic course of instruction, it guides you from the basic steps - skating forwars, skating backward - through to the most advanced techniques such as double flip and triple Salchow. Complemented by over 30 full colour figure illustrations. Diagrams showing correct positioning of the feet accompany each illustration. Includes photos of today's stars. Excellent reference. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
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Aaseng, Nate
Hockey : You Are the Coach (You Are the Coach Ser.)
103 pages. Match wits with hockey's top coaches in 10 exciting NHL and international games. Usual library markings. Book is well-worn and not so pretty but abundantly illustrated with old black and white photos of yesteryear's stars, including a shot of the brothers Hull with their mom. Binding intact. Colour boards feature Bryan Trottier on front. Fun book for the true hockey fan. Book
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Fischler, Stanley
The Flakes of Winter
205 pages. The zany antics of hockey's most colourful characters. Perhaps no other sport has such a collection of goons, losers, practical jokers and unconventional geniuses. One of the many stories involves Gretzky, Messier and Lowe losing their way at Hugh Hefner's mansion. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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WoodenBoat Magazine Editors
Fifty Wooden Boats : A Catalog of Building Plans
112 pages. "For lovers of boats, and dreamers, too, this catalog from WoodenBoat magazine of 50 readily available construction plans for a wide variety of types and sizes of fine wooden boats should have you reaching for your saw and plane, and smelling the fresh tang of cedar shavings." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Bruins (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Ser., Vol. 5)
238 pages including black and white plates. "I found out for the first time, while reading this book, that I almost didn't get the Bruins' coaching job. that was a shocker... This is one of those super books you won't want to put down." - Don Cherry, Hockey Night in Canada. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Yellow boards show moderate wear and soiling. Solid copy. Book
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Chambers, Dave
Complete Hockey Instruction - Skills and Strategies for Coaches and Players
224 pages including bibliography. This comprehensive guide to coaching hockey includes illustrated drills for all hockey skills, from skating and passing to shooting and puck control. Designed for use by coaches at all levels of play. Author coached for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Duplacey, James
Amazing Forwards (Hockey Superstars Ser.)
40 pages. Get the stories behind these pros and find out what coaches and players have to say about such current stars as Lindros, Gretzky and Lemieux, and about such legends as Hull, Howe and Beliveau. Clean, bright and unmarked wiht light wear. Very nice copy with colour photos throughout. Book
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Taylor, Richard
House Inside the Waves : Domesticity, Art, and the Surfing Life
276 pages. This unique travel memoir provides a joyous testament to the religion of life lived in water. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Quarrington, Paul
Hometown Heroes - On the Road with Canada's National Hockey Team
292 pages. The true story of the all-Canadian dream - to represent Canada in international hockey. But, in the hands of novelist turned sports reporter Paul Quarrington, the dream turns into a rambunctious romp over two continents, with the most original cast of stickhandlers and puck stoppers ever to lace up skates - our national hockey team! Mixes stories from such places as Grindelwald, Switzerland and Sudbury, Ontario, Quarrington carves out a hockey beat that few would imagine ever existed. Includes characters such as Sean Burke, Bobby Joyce and Dave King. Small remainder mark upon top edge of text else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Menzer, Joe
The Wildest Ride : A History of NASCAR (or How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars)
331 pages including index. "Tells the story of NASCAR's remarkable rise under the auspices of Big Bill Francis from rogue outfit to corporate darling - equal parts southern grit and Madison Avenue spectacle - whose television rights recently sold for an astronomical price. Profiles many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport." - from dust jacket. Average wear overall. 10 pages of black and white photographic plates loose but present. Still a decent copy. Book
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Smythe, Conn; with Scott Young
Conn Smythe : If You Can't Beat 'Em in the Alley - The Memoirs of The Late Conn Smythe
290 pages including index and black and white plates. Smythe was owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. As fascinating and outspoken as the man himself, here is the story of a rocky childhood in turn-of-the-century Toronto. Smythe grew slowly but surely into the realization that his drive and intelligence could take him wherever he wanted to go. Top portion of half-title page removed. Rubber stamps and writing upon title page. Spine leaning. Average wear to book. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Decent reading copy. Book
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Bihalji-Merin, Oto: Editor-in-Chief
Yugoslavia :Number Eighteen (18) - Four Periods in Art, 1959
Number 18 of a pictorial series which published articles by well-known scientists, publicists, artists and critics in all fields of life in Yugoslavia on: socio-political problems; literature; painting; sculpture, economics; architecture; archeology; theatre; film; and sports. Contents of this issue include: The Art of Krsto Hegedusic; Porec Mosaics; Medieval Primitive Sculpture; Renaissance Artists from the Yugoslav Littoral. Abundantly illustrated with plates in copper, colour and black and white. Text in English. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
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Jones, Tristan
One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship : The Essentials of Single-Handed Sailing
226 pages including index and line drawings. A course on single-handed sailing by the man most qualified to give it. Gift greetings upon half-title. Very light wear. Clean, bright and square copy. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Habs (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Series, Volume 2)
217 pages including black and white photographic plates. Allows readers to relive the tension and excitement that dominated the atmosphere of any on-ice encounter featuring Les Canadiens. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear overall. Attractive glossy dust jacket. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Red Wings (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Series, Volume 4)
176 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Young or old, fans of the Red Wings and of hockey's golden age will be thrilled and amused by these stories of Hockeytown's fabled franchise." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Nice gift for your special Red Wing fan! Book
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Carpiniello, Rick
Messier : Steel on Ice
210 pages. Includes black and white photographs. "An interesting and entertaining look at arguably the greatest leader in the history of professional team sports." - Bob McKenzie of the Hockey News. "If you've ever admired the skill and determination that is Mark Messier (and who hasn't?) you'll enjoy this book." - John Davidson, Hockey Analyst. Clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket in attractive clear Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
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Gordon, Jeff
Keenan : The High Times and Misadventures of Hockey's Most Controversial Coach
232 pages. "From Keenan's earliest coaching days in junior hockey to his disastrous time with the Vancouver Canucks to his recent attempts to return to the NHL, Keenan takes an honest inside look at the most controversial coach in hockey history." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket in Brodart cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Nice gift for your favorite hockey fan. Book
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Turner, Ed; Hogan, Marty
Skills and Strategies for Winning Racquetball
349 pages including index. This complete and illustrated guide outlines beginning through advanced skills and strategies and presents practice drills for each level. Usual library markings. Only light to moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Rangers (Brian McFarlane Original Six Series)
182 pages. "Young or old, fans of the Rangers and of hockey's golden age will be thrilled and amused as they relish these stories of New York's member of the Original Six, in this third book in Brian McFarlane's entertaining series." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
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McFarlane, Brian (Signed)
The Red Wings (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Series, Volume 4)
176 pages. Author's signature upon front endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. "Young or old, fans of the Red Wings and of hockey's golden age will be thrilled and amused by these stories of Hockeytown's fabled franchise." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Great gift for your special Red Wing fan! Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Bruins (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Ser., Vol. 5) *SIGNED BY AUTHOR
238 pages including black and white plates. Author's signature upon half-title page. "I found out for the first time, while reading this book, that I almost didn't get the Bruins' coaching job. that was a shocker... This is one of those super books you won't want to put down." - Don Cherry, Hockey Night in Canada. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
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Sadowski, Rick
Los Angeles Kings : Hockeywood
263 pages including black and white photographic plates. Re-lives the Los Angeles Kings' thrilling 1992-93 season which saw them compete in the Stanley Cup finals. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Thompson, Geoff
Real Grappling
96 pages. Dozens of black and white photos. Takes you step-by-step through all the moves and techniques needed to become competent in the grappling arts. These techniques can be used to complement other forms of martial arts, or used alone in close range self defence. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Donnelly, Peter (editor)
Taking Sport Seriously : Social Issues in Canadian Sport
351 pages. Provides a unique collection of primary readings on Canadian sport. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid working copy. Book
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Guillet, Edwin C.
Pioneer Social Life - Book III (Early Life in Canada Series)
124 pages. Recommended by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of Ontario. Originally published in 1933. Colour frontis. Dozens of excellent illustrations. Wonderful Ontario history. Chapters include: Pioneer Co-operation - "Bees"; Amusement and Social Life in the Towns; Pioneer Sports - Curling. Former school reference copy with card pocket inside back cover and writing upon front free endpaper. Spine secured with strip of cloth tape. Back hinge open. Above-average wear. Still a useful copy of this truly delightful and now important work which presents true original Canadian rural culture. Book
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Robinson, David
The Complete Homesteading Book
249 pages. Index. Proven methods for self-sufficient living. An indispensable guide. Gift greetings to title page else clean and unmarked with light to moderat wear. Nice copy. Book
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Brewitt, Ross
Clear the Track : The Eddie Shack Story
282 pages. Black and white photographic plates. With the possible exception of Philadelphia's Bob "Mad Dog" Kelly, Eddie Shack was probably the highest energy NHLer of all time. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
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Greenberg, Jay
Full Spectrum : The Complete History of the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club
378 pages. "Covers the Philadelphia Flyers like no other sports franchise has ever been covered before. Gives you the whole story: on the ice, in the dressing room and behind the scenes. From the campaign to gain an NHL franchise in 1965, through the building of a hard-hitting Stanley Cup Championship roster that performed at its best after Kate Smith's thundering rendition of "God Bless America"... from the tragic loss of Pelle Lindbergh to the controversy-strewn signing of Eric Lindros... from the first shovel in the ground to build the Spectrum to the complex negotiations that resulted in the construction of the new CoreStates Center... from the Leach-Barber-Clarke line to the Legion of Doom... sets new standards for contemporary sports history." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy of one of the finest hockey works we have seen. An absolute must for the serious Flyer fan. Book
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Fry, Richard B.
The Crimson and the Gray : 100 Years with the WSU Cougars
368 pages. "Wherever Washington State University Students and alumni gather, this beautiful salute to alma mater, written by one of their own, brings back fond memories of the Palouse Country, its rolling landscape and every-changing colours, the red-brick hilltop campus, and those exciting never-to-be-forgotten college years... Packed with stories of the exciting games and heart-stopping moments." Illustrated. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Gift condition. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
The Leafs (Brian McFarlane's Original Six Series)
207 pages. Includes black and white photographs. On February 14, 1927, Conn Smythe led a group of investors to purchase the National Hockey League's struggling St. Patricks franchise. The new team would be called the Toronto Maple Leafs, and over the next seven decades the Leafs would delight their fans with countless displays of the sort of hockey excellence that wins eleven league championships. Author has mined the rich past of one of the NHL's most interesting and colourful clubs. The result is a glorious tribute to Maple Leaf history. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket protected by clear archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
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Thurston, Tom
Strongman : The Doug Hepburn Story
295 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A plain-spoken and moving biography of strength legend Doug Hepburn." - from back cover. Minor puncture to front cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Dunphy, Marv
Volleyball
96 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations throughout. "How to play the game and win. Strategies and techniques of team play. Official rules and regulations." - from front cover. Good working copy. Book
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Kendall, Brian
Shutout : The Legend of Terry Sawchuk
251 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "You could throw him a handful of rice and he'd catch every kernel. But he was also a miserable son of a bitch." - Ted Lindsay. Prior owner's details partially clipped from top corner of front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Dust jacket discretely taped to book. Whiff of cigarette smoke. Nice copy. Book
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McEvoy, Harry K.
Knife and Tomahawk Throwing : The Art of the Experts
150 pages. Index. The first book to explore side-by-side the fascinating art, science, and history knives and tomahawks. Illustrated. Author has been coaching and demonstrating these skills for over 30 years. Clean, bright and unmarked with zero wear. Unread. Gift quality. Book
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Shortt, Tim
The Babe Ruth Ballet School
31 pages. "Real basebal history with a curve of magic thrown in." - from dust jacket. Lovely colour illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Neat feline bookplate upon front free endpaper. Book
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Esposito, Phil; Golenbock, Peter
Thunder and Lightning : A No - B. S. Hockey Memoir
294 pages. Index. Black and white photographs. "Esposito saw it all: the booze, the drugs, the women, the financial shenanigans, the good times and the camaraderie, the bad times and the back-stabbing... Takes readers into the boardrooms, back rooms - and even the bedrooms - of the men who make their lives in the NHL." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy of this entertaining and ongoing tale. Book
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Edwards, Fred
Charter Your Boat for Profit
225 pages. "Answers questions such as: How do people make money with boats today? What's the real story about bare-boat chartering? What responsibilities does the owner of a vessell have toward the environment, the boat, its captain, crew, passengers, and guests?" - from back cover. Unmarked. Binding open at page 63. Average wear. Still a useful working copy. Book
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Byde, Alan
Canoe Design and Construction
176 pages. Index. "Alan Byde has written this book in his own easy to read, light-hearted but comprehensive and fully professional way. He has lalso drawn all the illustrations." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Reading copy only. Book
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Howell, Nancy; Howell, Maxwell L.
Sports and Games in Canadian Life: 1700 to the Present
378 pages. Reference notes, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations. "The story of every conceivable native or imported sport played in Canada: not just the obvious ones, such as ice-hockey and lacrosse, baseball and swimming, but quoits and tug-of-war, snow shoeing and mountain climbing. The account is light and readable, with generous quotations from a wide range of contemporary newspapers, journals, histories, and autobiographies." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Wonderful wraparound photo on dust jacket displays a female tug of war! Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
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Hunter, Douglas
Open Ice : The Tim Horton Story
456 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Most sports biographies barely scratch the surface of the hero involved. Open Ice is an impressive and welcome break from tradition. This ia a comprehensive study of a complicated manchild - in the end not a hero, but a human, with farm more than the usual amount of detritus that short violent lives leave behind." - Roy MacGregor. One page corner was folded else book like new. Light wear to dust jacket. High quality copy. Book
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History Book Committee
Fosston Flashbacks - The History of Flosston (Saskatchewan) and District
346 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations throughout. Published on the occasion of Saskatchewan't 75th Anniversary in 1980. "Written in order to inform our present and future generations of the life and achievements of their ancestors who laid the foundations for a rich life in this community." - from Dedication page. "Provides the family histories of the settlers of the Fosston district from the time of 1905 until 1980. The numerous photographs tell their own story depicting types of homes, modes of transportation, farming procedures, sports enjoyed and growth in community life. Since schools were great focal points of interest in the life of the residents we have a selection devoted to the school districts of Fosston Rural, Hopeful, Mallard, Hoosehorn #2, Orpington, Ponass Lake and Fosston Hamlet. The spiritual life of the early setters is very evident as we note the faiths which made it possible to erect the churches of Bethel Lutheran, Bobulynci, Evangelical Free, St. Mary's Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Orthodox, and the St. John's Greek Catholic Church." - from Foreward. Bright gilt lettering and illustration upon front board and spine. Clean and unmarked but for ink stamp and 2"x3" application of liquid paper upon front free endpaper. Binding tight. Quality copy. Book
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Kimberly Senior Citizen History Book Committee
Mountain Treasures - The History of Kimberley, British Columbia
357 pages. Many archival black and white illustrations. Map endpapers. Contains: Early Claim Map; Mines History; History of Mining Towns; Church History; School History; Sports History; Wycliffe 1900-1930; Personal Histories; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Nice clean copy. Book
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Shaw, S/Sgt. T.E. G.: Editor
The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Quarterly - April 1969 Vol. 34 No. 4
96 pages. Features: The 19th Olympiad - Sgt. A.G. Rae; The Quality of Mercy - Norman G. B. McLetchie M.D.; Wilfred H. Heffernan; Airlift to Bermuda; Near Tragedy on the St. Lawrence River; Friday the 13th in Saskachewan; Huge Expo-bound logs from Duncan/Chemainus Vancouver Island; Indian Justice; The Changing Division; Hall of Famer - Cst. Raymond Powell, Halifax Sports Hall of Fame; Bonnie and Clyde - Newfoundland Version; New Sydney Sub-Division Building; Kim Mi Sook - a year later; Royal Bank Hold-up - Turner Valley, Alberta; Burnaby's Home; and much more. Prior owner's details stroked out upon page one else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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