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Breen, David; Coates, Kenneth
Vancouver's Fair - An Administrative and Political History of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
192 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Focuses on the political and administrative history of a highly visible, controversial provincial institution. Deals with two main themes: the fair's evolution from a small urban exhibit to one of the largest of its type in North America, and the often stormy relationship between the fair directors, residents of the Lower Mainland, city councillors, and members of the provincial government. Black and white photographic plates. Lightest wear to clean and unmarked book and dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Norman, Jane Margaret (Signed)
Loran Arthur DeWolfe and the Reform of Education in Nova Scotia 1891-1959
277 pages including extensive notes, bibliography and index. Author's signature and inscription to her cousin, dated 1990, upon dedication page. Throughout his career of nearly seventy years in public education, whether as a teacher, a professor, Director of Rural Education in Nova Scotia, or as promoter of the Home and School movement in Canada, subject's main desire was to improve the quality of public education for children in the schools of Nova Scotia. Undated. Book is clean, tight, unmarked and shows lightest wear. Some wrinkling to bottom edge of dust jacket which is otherwise in excellent condition. Excellent copy. Book
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McIntosh, Dale
History of Music in British Columbia 1850-1950
296 pages including bibliography and index. Black and white photographic plates. A major reference work, and the first complete music history in B.C. Its well written style will appeal to the general readership, as well as students and other lovers of culture. Book in fine condition but for ink mark on top edge and peeling to front endpaper where pocket removed. Library sticker on dust jacket spine which otherwise shows moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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McBirnie, William Steuart (Signed)
The Search for the Authentic Tomb of Jesus
200 pages including bibliography. Author's signature upon front endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The first full-sized book ever written on the subject of the location of the crucifixion of Jesus and the tomb from which His resurrection took place. Objectively presents all obtainable facts from both sides of the questions dealt with. No person should visit the Holy Land without first reading this interesting and informative book. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to book. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
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Samples, Kenneth R.; Lyle, Robert J.; De Castro, Erwin; Abanes, Richard
Prophets of the Apocalypse : David Koresh and Other American Messiahs
234 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. Looks at various groups and leaders and tells why they are dangerous. Small dabs of liquid paper atop title page else clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Cardelle, Frank
Journey to Brotherhood : Awakening, Healing and Connecting Men's Hearts
299 pages including bibliography. A collage of fascinating insights and penetrating analysis of male upbringing in modern industrial society. "...Splendidly addresses the issues of equalization and its ultimate benefits for the well being of men as well as women." - John Money Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Address label atop title page else unmarked with light to moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
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Lingeman, Richard R.
Don't You Know There's a War on?
495 pages including bibliography and index. A nostalgic look at the American Home Front during World Warr II. "Fascinating and fun." - Hartford Times. Average wear. Prior owner's initials else unmarked. Binding intact. Good reading copy. Book
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Wright, Allen A.
Prelude to Bonanza - The Discovery and Exploration of the Yukon
321 pages including bibliography and index. The history of the pre-Klonkike era, as recorded in the journals, letters, reports, and books of the first Europeans to penetrate the American northwest. Dabs of liquid paper upon title page. Sticker scar on front cover. Average wear. Book
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Soulier, Jeanne; Woosnam, Brenda
Play Activities for Hospitalized Children - A Guide for Nurses and Volunteers
55 pages including bibliography. Provides ideas on how to approach ad play with children and activities that are appropriate for age groups and special circumstances. Includes activities that children can be left with for a short time and those that do not require expensive equipment. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
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Kokichi, Katsu (Craig, Teruko: Translator)
Musui's Story : The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai
178 pages including bibliography and colour plates. A series of picaresque adventures set against the backdrop of a Japan still closed off from the rest of the world. "...Opens a wonderful window into the real-life conditions of a down-at-the-heels lower-middle level samurai." - Susan Matisoff. Average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Decent copy with usual library markings. Book
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von Volborth, Carl-Alexander
Heraldry - Customs, Rules and Styles
229 pages including bibliography and index. "Any friend of heraldry will eventually run into difficulties when trying to become acquainted with the customary heraldic practice of foreign countries. There is the problem of discovering which books to study and where to find them, and there is the frustrating experience of seeing one's efforts handicapped by language barriers. I have been collecting information about international heraldry for many years, with emphasis on its pictorial peculiarities and the peculiarities of customs, rules and styles, excepting those regions in the Balkans which underwent different trends of development during their occupation by the Turks... This book is the result. It is far from being encyclopaedic but should be of value to anyone wishing to gain a more international view of the subject. It should also serve as an introduction to heraldry for a newcomer to the field. Chapters include: Introduction; The Sheild; Charges; The Helm, Crest and Mantling; Blazon; Supporters; Augmentations; Differencing and Cadency; Marshalling of Arms; Burgher-Arms; Gentry, Untitled Continental Mobility, Knights and Baronets; Titled Nobility; Princes, Kings, Dukes and Emperors; Corporate Arms; Religious Orders of Chivalry; Heraldry in the Roman Catholic Church; Heraldry in the Church of England; Badges. Glossy colour illustrations throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Oka, Isaburo (Translated By Stanleigh H. Jones)
Hiroshige - Great Japanese Art
60 pages including bibliography. Through the over eight thousand prints he produced in his lifetime, most of them landscapes, Hiroshige not only altered the Japanese conception of nature and influenced the art of the West, but he created for himself a place among the great artists of the world. Contains numerous gorgeous colour full-page illustrations. Text in English, French, Italian and German. Light wear overall. Prior owner's details and one inch square beige discolouration upon front endpaper. Bit of writing at bottom of page 41. No other markings. No tears to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
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Campbell, Clark S.
The '03 Springfields
320 pages including bibliography. An authoritative and readable illustrated record of now completed chapters in U.S. Military arms history - the Service use of the "Springfield" rifle and of the .30-'06 cartridge. Based upon 20 years of study by a former arms Research and Development Engineer. For arms collectors there are over 175 pages of text and exact scale drawings. Covered are 5 prototypes and 21 standard rifles, with additional variations as to sights, 'scopes, and attachments. Also covered are the Pederson Device, Garand firing pin and Woody set trigger. For cartridge collectors there are some 60 pages with drawings devoted to every significant standard .30-'03 and .30-'06 cartridge, to past Match ammunition, and to Cal. .22 ammunition in the Service. For shooters, a third of the book is devoted to adjustment and maintenance, rational approach to Sporter rifle design, modern methods of modifying the '03 for target use, and informed selection of hunting loads. Includes over 100 illustrations. Unquestionably the most complete and useful work ever produced on a specific subject, and merits the attention of all arms men. Small bookseller's sticker upon each endpaper else clean and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket bears average wear with some tears and is protected by clear plastic cover. Remains a nice copy of this magnificent work. Book
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Patterson, Jerry L.
Leadership for Tomorrow's Schools
107 pages including bibliography. Presents a vision of leadership at work in the schools of tomorrow, schools that will be "pulled by the future" rather than "pushed by the past". Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Potter, Jonathan
Country Life Book of Antique Maps - An Introduction to the History of Maps and How to Appreciate Them
192 pages including bibliography and index. A thorough introduction to the history of antique maps and how to collect and enjoy them, written by one of the world's leading antique map dealers. Wonderfully illustrated in colour. Text divided into three sections: Looking at Maps; Mapping the World and It's Countries; Globes, Curiosities and Miniatures. Book is clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to reddish boards. Moderate wear to attractive dust jacket which bears two closed tears, each under a half-inch in length, to top edge of back panel. Nice copy. Book
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Klassen, A.J.
The Church in the Heart of the Valley 1892-1992
189 pages including index and bibliography. "One cannot truthfully tell the history of Matsqui and the surrounding area unless one takes careful account of the influence of the church on the lives of the people who pioneered and developed it." - from the Foreward. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear and soiling to illustrated covers. Very nice copy. Book
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King, Colin
A Space on the Floor - a Planned Approach to Teaching Drama
150 pages including bibliography and index. Offers suggestions for a progressive yet practical course of classroom drama. Provides an invaluable source of ideas based upon author's day-to-day experience teaching the liveliest of all school subjects. Two inkstamps inside front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
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Daly, Bernard; Daly, Mae; De Roo, Bishop Remi J.
Even Greater Things - Hope and Challenge After Vatican II
Signed by Bishop Remi De Roo on title page and again, with greetings, upon dedication page. 264 pages including bibliography. The Bishop (who participated in Vatican II) and Bernard Daly (who covered it as a journalist) join Mae Daly in recalling the excitement and promise of Vatican II. They challenge Catholics to carry the Council's message into the next century, declaring that, "Christianity is now closer to the beginning that at the end of its mission in history." Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy in giftable condition. (ISBN 2895070224) Book
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Stansfield, Ronald T.
Issues in Policing : A Canadian Perspective
224 pages including bibliography and index. Provides an invaluable and comprehensive introduction for anyone studying Canadian policing. Examines the history and development of law enforcement in this country. Light wear. Few small markings to table of contents only. Clean and glossy. Nice copy. Book
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Fried, Henry B.
The Watch Repairer's Manual - Second Revised Edition
310 pages including bibliography and index. Will aid those interested in the practical art of horology. Intended to serve as a course of study, as a means of reference, and as a textbook or working manual to be used in the school, at the bench, or in the library. Completely revised to include new material on automatic watches, shock-proof watches, and other recent developments in watchmaking. Features a handsome set of handsome illustrations in full colour showing exploded views of alarm and self-winding watches. Rubber stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some foxing to top edge. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is missing some chips and is partly sunned at top of front panel. Solid copy. Book
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Bagnell, Kenneth
The Little Immigrants - The Orphans Who Came to Canada
271 pages including bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Between 1870 and the depression of the 1930s, more than 80,000 children from the poverty of England were sent to Canada by well-meaning philanthropists to live and work with Canadian farm families. "Superbly readable... one of the finest pieces of Canadian social history ever to be written. It is, in every way, an exceptional book." - Calgary Herald. Address label inside front cover. Well-used copy with lean to spine. Unmarked. Remains a worthy reading copy. Book
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Cooper, Jackie: Editor
Mackintosh Architecture: The Complete Buildings and Selected Projects - Second Enlarged Edition
112 pages including bibliography and index. Catalogues Mackintosh's architectural projects, and shows the extent of his achievements in terms of completed buildings, interiors, alterations, unexecuted designs and competition entries both successful and unpremiated. Each scheme is illustrated with photographs and, where possible, original drawings, and accompanied by a description including notes on its present condition and the whereabouts of original documents. In the case of both the Glasgow School of Art and Hill House, Helensburth ten plates have now been added in colour. Over 170 illustrations. Some moisture exposure to top few inches of contents near head of spine has caused minimal staining and minor rippling. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Glossy colour illustrated covers. Book
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Faber, Heije; Mitchell, Kenneth R. (translator)
Striking Sails : A Pastoral-Psychological View of Growing Older in Our Society
158 pages including notes and bibliography. A study of the task and art of aging. Providesa lucid look at what older people feel and think, and probes their relationships with society, work, family, religion, and themselves. Also offers important orientation to research on the human life cycle and aging. Average wear. Some markings. Good working copy. Book
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Hayden, Michael
Seeking a Balance : The University of Saskatchewan, 1907-1982
379 pages including notes, bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Makes an important, and colourful, contribution to regional history and to the history of education in Canada. In addressing issues of concern to many North American university communities it also makes a significant statement about the current crisis in higher education. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Hunt, C.W.
Booze Boats and Billions: Smuggling Liquid Gold
351 pages including notes, bibliography, index, and black and white photographic plates. The dramatic story of the rum-runners of the Great Lakes. By turns hilarious and tragic, the book details the careers of those fishermen, farmers, plumbers, and stunt pilots, whose daring brought booze across the lakes to a grateful America - for a price. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
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Simpson, Douglas J.; Jackson, Michael J.B.
The Teacher as Philosopher - a Primer in the Philosophy of Education
220 pages including notes, bibliography and index. For students who are, or intend to be teachers. Openly and clearly addresses the relevance of philosophy of education. Pencil underlining. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
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Wylie, Brad
Qualicum Beach : A History of Vancouver Island's Best Kept Secrets
219 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. "Rich in information about our past, from European discovery to settlement, the creation of the townsite, incorporation, and the development of the modern town, while preserving its village character." - Jack Collins, Mayor, Qualicum Beach. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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McFaul, Michael
Post-Communist Politics - Democratic Prospects in Russia and Eastern Europe - SIS Volume XV, Number 3 - Creaating the Post-Communist Order
132 pages including select bibliography. Examines the transition from authoritarian to democratic rule in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, focusing in particular on the emergence of political parties. Light wear. Some rubbing to front cover. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Ryan, Paul B.
The Iranian Rescue Mission : Why It Failed
185 pages including notes, bibliography, index and black and white illustrations. The perilous 600-mile flight of the eight helicopters to Desert One, the secret rendezvous in the Iranian desert, is retraced, along with the disastrous events that followed, which stamped the endeavor with tragedy. Until all records are declassified, this book will stand as the most useful source available on the subject. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Attractive maroon cloth boards. Moderate wear to dust jacket with closed one inch tear to bottom edge of front panel. Book
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Hodgetts, J. E.; McCloskey, William B., Jr.; Whitaker, Reginald; Wilson, V. Seymour
The Biography of an Institution : The Civil Service Commission of Canada, 1908-1967 (Canadian Public Administration Ser.)
532 pages including bibliography and index. The first full-scale study of the history of the Civil Service Commission of Canada, an organization launched on a wave of civil service reform to uphold the merit principle of selection. Culminates in the 1967 legislation which reshaped personnel policy in the federal bureaucracy and set the Public Service Commission on its contemporary path. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
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Denton, V.L.
The Far West Coast
297 pages including bibliography and index. "...into the heart of the vast Pacific the tale shall lead us, where men and ships are dwarfed to veriest specks which crawl laboriously a little space and then are lost to view." - from Introduction. Subjects include: the Straits of Anian; How the Russians crossed Siberia; Vitus Bering; James Cook; John Meares; George Vancouver; Quadra; and more. With 12 illustrations and 7 maps. Binding intact. Soiled but not overly so. Moderate lean to spine. Decorated biege boards. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book
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Robinson, Marita
Celebration : 75 Years of Challenge and Change - a Portrait of the Girl Guides of Canada
115 pages including bibliography. An invitation to all women to celebrate a landmark in turbulent social history. Clean, bright and unmarked but for gift greetings upon front endpaper. Faintest wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Book
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Byers, Mary; McBurney, Margaret
The Governor's Road : Early Buildings and Families from Mississauga to London
319 pages including bibliography, index and dozens of black and white illustrations. Will attract anyone interested in regional history and the early days of Ontario and anyone whose roots lie in southern Ontario. Light wear overall. Gift greetings upon and small clip to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Small bookseller sticker upon front endpaper. Very nice copy. Book
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Lee, Linda
How to Write and Sell Romance Novels : A Step-by-Step Guide
154 pages including index and bibliography. Your guide to becoming a successful romance novelist. Provides dozens of techniques and exercises used by the author and other romance writers. Leads you from idea to finished manuscript. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Resh, Howard M.
Hydroponic Food Production : A Definitive Guidebook of Soilless Food Growing Methods - Revised Third Edition
384 pages including bibliography and index plus 215 tables, photos, and detailed drawings. Contents include: plant nutrition; the nutrient solution; the medium; water culture; gravel culture; sand culture; sawdust culture; other soilless cultures; plant culture. Light wear to glossy boards. Few beige spots of soiling to fore-edge else clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Skogan, Joan (Signed)
Skeena - A River Remembered
Author's signature atop half-title page. 100 pages including bibliography. Examines the history of the salmon canning industry on the Skeena River. Profusely illustrated with black and white photography plus two pages of gorgeous colour artwork depicting nostalgic salmon tin labels. Book
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Kortright, Francis H.
The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America
476 pages including index, bibliography and 36 colour plates plus dozens of line drawings. An excellent reference for the naturalist and sportsman. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper, atop half-title page and atop page 1. Foxing to fore-and top edges. Somewhat above average wear to green boards. Yelllowing at edges. Binding intact. Book
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Russell, Philip
Mexico in Transition
176 pages with extensive references and bibliography. An overview of Mexico's politics, economy, society, social services and opposition. Average wear. Unmarked. Illustrated in black and white. Decent working copy. Book
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Lawson, Don
The KGB - The True Story of Russia's Spy Network!(The Spyshelf Series #2)
191 pages including bibliography and index. Intended for younger readers. "All the details, all the amazing history of one of the world's most intricate, efficient, and dangerous spy organizations are here." - from back cover. Name inside front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
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Norville, Warren
Coastal Navigation Step by Step
203 pages including index and bibliography. Lays out the principles and practices of piloting and dead reckoning in a concise and methodical form. Illustrated. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Above-average but not excessive wear. Decent working copy. Book
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Fillmore, Stanley; Sandilands, R. W.
The Chartmakers : The History of Nautical Surveying in Canada
255 pages including index and bibliography. Painstakingly documents the early years of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Reviews Canada's early explorers. Provides a visually stunning record of modern chartmaking. Very light wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket bears light wear with small nick near base of front fore-edge. Very nice copy. Book
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Morton, Desmond
Silent Battle : Canadian Prisoners of War in Germany, 1914-1919
218 pages including index, bibliography, notes and black and white photographic plates. A penetrating look at the hidden history of Canadian prisoners during the First World War. Probes their fate and their pain, and follows their own private physical and psychological battles against hopelessness and desperation. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket price-clipped with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
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Allen, Bruce
Germany East : Dissent and Opposition *Signed By Author*
226 pages including notes, glossary and bibliography. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. "This work on the scope of dissent in East Germany integrates the post World War II uprising and the birth of the oppositional forces with the 1980s social change movements." - from back cover. "....Proves the existence of an internal opposition.." - Montreal Mirror. Very light wear and soiling. Excellent copy. Book
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Aquilina, Alfred P.
The MacKenzie : Yesterday and Beyond
204 pages including bibliography. "The recorded history of the area is brief, dramatic, intriguing. The struggles of the past, the dilemmas of the present, and the promise of the future are detailed in this fascinating look at Canada's North." - from back cover. Illustrated. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
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Ollerenshaw, Philip G.
Banking in Nineteeth-Century Ireland : The Belfast Banks, 1825-1914
263 pages including notes, bibliography and index. "Drawing extensively upon unused and unpublished business archives, this book throws new light on the economic history of nineteenth-century Ireland... Banking business is discussed in the wider context of fluctuations in the Irish and British economies; and, overall the book presents a revisionist view and stresses the positive contribution made by banks before 1914." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Gutstein, Morris A.
The Story of the Jews of Newport: Two and a Half Centuries of Judaism 1658-1908
393 pages. "The first attempt to give a complete and comprehensive study of the Jew of Newport, picturing from the religious, economic, social and political points of view the entire colonial background with which the Jew identified himself." - From Preface. Includes 36 black and white illustrations, 11 appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. Chapters include: The Dim Beginnings; Dawn; Progress; From Inquisition to Freedom; The Synagogue; A Glimpse of Jewish Life; Visitors; The Jew in the Community; Uproar, Dispersion and Decline; Evacuation and Revival; The Close of a Colorful Chapter; Noble Memories; Reconsecration; Adjustment; Immorality. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to blue boards. Lettering worn from spine. Both hinges almost fully open. Tape protects top and bottom of spine. A fragile yet worthy copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Kleiger, Estelle F.
The Trial of Levi Weeks or The Manhattan Well Mystery
240 pages including index, notes, bibliography and black and white plates. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr for the defense in the first recorded murder trial in U.S. history, New York, 1800. Gift inscription inside front cover. Former price atop first leaf. Nice clean copy with light wear. Book
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West, Robin
Memory Fitness over Forty
226 pages including index and bibliography. Will give you the confidence you need to challenge your mind and use your memory power to its greatest potential in mid-life and beyond. Book as new but for gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Gawthrop, Daniel (Signed)
Highwire Act : Power, Pragmatism and the Harcourt Legacy
370 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "Examines the NDP's record on the economy, the environment, health care, resource issues, and aboriginal land claims - and in the battle for the hearts and minds of BC's voters." - from back cover. Light wear. Two inch crease to bottom corner of front cover. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Packard, Jerrold M.
Sons of Heaven - A Portrait of the Japanese Monarchy
400 pages including index and bibliography. Includes black and white photographic plates. "A thorough and well-written history of the imperial institution." - The Economist. A Comprehensive social history of this immensely important royal institution. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
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