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Rutledge, J; Braithwaite, M; Wilson, E; Hawkins, G; Thomas, H; Mansfield, NB; Healy, T; Brooks, W; White, WC N B W C
Liberty Magazine September 14 1946 - Profile of Ottawa Diplomat Humphrey Hume Wrong / The Braithwaite's New Home
Toronto: Liberty Magazine Canada Limited 1946. Book. Illus. by Crewes Monte Cover; Dodd Howell; Kalin Victor; Butcher Lawrence; Gulser Martin; Alex McLaren ad Inside Back cover. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: A Veteran Gets a Home - Photo-illustrated article by Max Braithwaite explains how the V.L.A. helped his family buy that 'small place in the country'; Hairbreadth Harold Lloyd - he's back in pictures again - article with photo; Profile of Hume Wrong; The Thropp Family comic. Fiction: The Melancholy Walker; This is My Son; Feather in the Wind; Miss Billings Makes a Sale. Book Condensation - The Pale Blonde of Sands Street part 1. Ads: Nice colour map ad for Erven Lucas Bols inside front cover; Tangee featuring images of Mrs. Charles Boyer and Constance Luft Huhn; Odo-Ro-No ad features fashion model Pat Ralph; Colour back cover ad for Eagle Mirado Writing Pencils. Average wear. Several minor tape mends. A sound vintage copy. Liberty Magazine (Canada) Limited Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 301G3510
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Sangster, D; Almon A; Kelley, Thomas P; Hirschberg, J; Shane, Ted; Doucette, E; Whitman, H; Parker, D; Hamilton, R; McCall, L
New Liberty Magazine October 11 1947: Anna Swan - Giantess of Nova Scotia
Toronto: Liberty of Canada Ltd. 1947. Book. Illus. by Walker Jim; McNally Ed; McNaughton Audrey Carling's ad. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 58 pages. Features: When Were You Born - Astrologer Frederick A. Jackson; Anna Swan - the Nova Scotia Giantess; The Delorme Murder Case in Montreal - Famous Canadian Crimes #7; King of the Waxworks - Charles Pearson MacGregor - known in Hollywood as High Fidelity Mac - article with photos of the man with a gold-plated toilet; Burbank of the Double Razzbery - photo-illustrated article on radio star Arthur Godfrey; ; Friend of King Salmon - how Herb Allan of Dennyville Maine gave the almost extinct North Atlantic Salmon a new lease on life; New Cure for Mental Illness; The Tragedy of the Unwanted Child - how Children's Aid Society finds new parents perfectly suited to offspring of unmarried mother - major photo-illustrated article show the actual step as a youngster is transfered from her mother to new parents with the aid of Mary Speers; Bilingual Singer Gisele La Fleche - article with photo. Woman of the Week - Mrs. Syl Apps; News bits on Count Bassie and Louis Armstrong; Stories: The Standard of Living; The Lure. Condensed Book - Between Us and the Dark part 2 of 2. Ads: Erven Lucas Bols; Old Dutch Cleanser; WintOGreen Lifesavers; Carling's ad inside back cover features the Muskrat; Super bold colour ad for Wrigley's spearment gum on back cover. Liberty of Canada Ltd. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 301G3514
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Wills, Archie H; Wilson, Eileen (Editor)
All in a Lifetime
Ontario: Self-Published 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. The very engaging autobiography of Archie Wills who was born in Victoria BC in 1892 servied in the first world war and later worked as a reporter. Includes historical information about the Butcharts and Dunsmuir families of Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 322G3466
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Bbarker, Steve; Barker, Linda; Welch, A; Owen, B; Wilson, E; Callan, J; Dressen, E; McClusky, T; Clapp Jr,, C; Harrington, J; re
The New Liberty Magazine July 12 1947 - Profile of Dr. Harold Taylor
Toronto: Liberty of Canada Limited 1947. Book. Illus. by Kalin Victor; Nourbel Jay; Lockhart; Hanes J.M. ad Inside Front cover. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Should Husbands and Wives Take Separate Holidays; New Hope for High Blood Pressure - the Rice Diet; Dr. Harold Taylor - photo-illustrated article on the young President of Sarah Lawrence College; Little Audrey - great photo-illustrated article on actress Audrey Totter; Do You Want to Run a Resort; Rides That Thrill - and Sometimes Kill - a look at amusement park rides; Movie reviews - including 11 photos; Dinah Shore's favourite laugh; Why a Golf Ball has Dimples. Stories: Forty Words; Animal Crackers for Breakfast. Condensed Book: The Border Lord part 2 of 2. Ads: Colour Carling's ad insdie front cover urges forest fire prevention; Nice photo ad for movie 'Dear Ruth'; Lysol - for feminine hygeine; Colgate dental cream; Vaseline Hair Tonic; Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors; O'Keefe's colour ad on back cover features map of Alberta. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Liberty of Canada Limited Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 301G3512
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Stone, Brian
Prisoner From Alamein
London: H.F. & G. Witherby 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 189 pages. Front endpaper map. Black and white photo portrait of author. "Author describes simply and vividly the desert campaigns in which he took part. The last retreat from Gazala to El Alamein culminated for him in his capture by the Germans in July 1942 when his leg was shot off. These experiences must indeed be read to be believed. The prison-hospital in Italy; the life if it may be called life lived by him and his fellow prisoners is observed in great detail." - from dust jacket. Light wear to unmarked book. Binding tight. Average wear to complete dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. H.F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 847G3634
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Chadderton, H Clifford
Up Close and Personal - Cliff Chadderton
Canada: W.A. 2007. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 116 pages. Author's signed gift bookplate inside front cover has recipient's name stroked out. Many reproductions of black and white photos. "Tells of life and death events during the Normandy invasion his 'worst day' at a place called Soulangy and the defining moment during the Battle for the Scheldt that cost him his leg." - from back cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. W.A. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 665G3616 ISBN : 0973512040 9780973512045
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Bruning, Fred; et al
Maclean's - Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine October 3 1988: Cover Photo of Ben Johnson "The King of Seoul"/The Prime of Margaret Atwood
Toronto: Maclean Hunter 1988. Book. Illus. by Paquin Denis Cover Photo. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 68 pages. Colour cover photo of Canada's triumphant 100m Olympic world-record setting gold medal sprinter Ben Johnson. prior to being stripped of his medal and record. Features: Ottawa offers compensation to Japanese-Canadians for their wartime humiliation; Ed Broadbent's Long Quest for Power; Marshal Inquiry testimony ends; Behind the boardroom doors of the Edper Group; Feature article on Ben Johnson - King of Seoul - with great colour photos; South Korea - Emerging Giant; Colour-photo one-page ad for Saga fox fur coats; Radon gas dangers; Vintage one-page ad for Zenith laptop computers; Special Report on Margaret Atwood's Triumph - article with colour photos; and more. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy of this memorable issue. Maclean Hunter Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 301G3615
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Fogarty, Carl (Signed); Bramwell, Neil
Foggy - The Explosive Autobiography of the Four-Time Superbike World Champion
Great Britain: Collins Willow 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 308 pages. Index. Signed by Fogarty upon title page. Colour photographic plates. Carl Fogarty was arguably the best ever motorbike rider from Britain winning the World Superbike Championship four times. Light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Collins Willow Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 462G3657 ISBN : 0002189607 9780002189606
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Justice, Clive L (Signed)
The Great Adventure: Life with a Passion for Plants People & Places
Canada: Self-Published 2013. Book. Illus. by Webb Harry. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 446 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. Includes DVD inside back cover. Extensive bibliography of a decorated British Columbia landscape architect. Very light external wear. A lovely copy of this large and colourful work. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 322G3614
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Hay, Marjorie
On Waactive Service
Great Britain: The Plymouth Press 1919. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 216 pages. "Deals with life in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps as one very ordinary member found it whilst serving with the British Armies in France during the years 1917-18." - from Foreword. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first blank leaf. Somewhat above-average wear. Some spine slant. The Plymouth Press Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 665G3642
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Pountney, Ernie (Foreword By Lord Cooper)
For The Socialist Cause: The British Class Struggle in the Times of my Forebears and Myself
London: Lawrence and Wishart 1973. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 80 pages. Signed by author upon half-title page. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Subject aged 92 at the time of publication was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Here he has written his memoirs and reflections on the development of the class struggle in Brittain. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Lawrence and Wishart Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 344G3568 ISBN : 0853152780 9780853152781
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McFarlane, Brian
Colour Commentary My Great Hockey Journey
Canada: Prospero Books 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages. If you grew up in the 1970s and 1980s watching Hockey Night in Canada buy this book. You will thank us. Brian McFarlane's hockey biography is loaded with stories and great photos of dozens of stars of the day. Very hard to put down even for folks who normally don't read! Book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of an even better book. "This is one of those super hockey books that you won't want to put down until you've finished it." - Don Cherry. Prospero Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 154G3726 ISBN : 1552676005 9781552676004
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Leung, Sophia; Robertson, Paul B
S. Wahy Leung: Celebration of a Splendid Life
Vancouver Canada: The Dr. S. Wah Leung Endowment Fund UBC 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 132 pages. Colour photo portrait of subject. Biography of this distinguished British Columbian Professor of Dentistry. Includes contributions from dozens of noteworthy individuals. Inspiring reading for immigrants to Canada. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. The Dr. S. Wah Leung Endowment Fund, UBC Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 322G3686 ISBN : 0888655150 9780888655158
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Barber, Richard; Wass, EJ; Cotroni, Muriel; Kennedy, GA Studdert (Woodbine Willie); Howard, F Morton; Hope, WE Stanton Wallace,
Pictorial Weekly Magazine February 25 1928 No. 1499 Vol. CXVI: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia / Woodbine Willie
London: Amalgamated Press Ltd. 1928. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pages 41-80. Features: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia - article with photos; Buried Treasure - a complete story; Photo tips of what not to do with your Gramphone; Most People Have a Double - but is sometimes means trouble - article with photos; Does Marriage Mean Going ThroughThe Mill - a story that answers the problem; Lovers or Friends - Woodbine Willie discusses the truth about companionship between the sexes; Wit of the Week; Open That Window! - and help yourself to health; "Stop & Look" pictures include Copenhagen church in the shape of an organ; Why George Tupper wished his wife many unhappy returns fiction; In a Floating "Hell" - horses break loose aboard a storm-tossed ship enroute to Russia from Canada; Angel Esquire continued; The Story of the Birmingham Municipal Bank; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Amalgamated Press, Ltd. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 301G3816
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Dewey, Arthur W (Signed)
Let Me Tell You
Canada: Dewey Arthur W. 2008. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Single book divided into two parts of 211 and 134 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon dedication page. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Documents the author's intereting life work and travels. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this interesting autobiography which includes additional genealogical information about the Dewey family. Dewey, Arthur W. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 322G3790
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Kingley, William James (Jim)
I Remember When.
Canada: Kingley William James Jim 2007. Book. Very Good. Spiral Bound. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Autobiography of a third generation son of a pioneer Parksville British Columbia family. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Kingley, William James (Jim) Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 116G4160
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Friedenberg, D; Alsop, S; Skow, J; Chamberlin, A; Spencer, S; Lincoln, E; Jennings, C; Armstrong, R; Boll, H; Humphrey, W
The Saturday Evening Post August Aug. 28 1965 - The Killer That Stalks the Newborn
USA: Curtis 1965. Magazine. Illus. by Launois John cover; Asmussen Des; Briggs Austin; Cleary Joe; Bodecker N.M.; Stern Phil. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 84 pages. Features: Niagara Falls "Maid of the Mist" cover photo; Slum Clearance is a Hoax; Robert Kennedy and the Liberals; Out to Launch; See America First; The Killer That Stalks the Newborn - deadly respiratory disease kills 25000 per year; My Twelve Years With Kennedy - The Presidential Years - by his personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln; Actress Jean Simmons - The Mouse Becomes a Cat - color photos with article; Will Snick Overcome - photo-illustrated article on the wildest of civil-rights groups which teaches its poorest Negroes to challenge whites. Fiction: Peace; The Gaudiest Thing on Wheels. Ads: Lucky Strike ad inside front cover features photo of man with bite out of his hat; Bell Telephone ad features photos of Carol Ann Pagano of New York City; General Electric Appliances; Nice two-page Volkswagen ad shows race car trailing a Beetle; Dial Soap; Rexall Sweepstakes; Nice color ad for the 1965 Ford Pickups with Twin I Beam independent suspension; Masterpiece cigarettes; Phillies Cheroots Cigars; Color-photo centerfold ad for Firestone features Indianapolis 500 photo; Flying A Service; National LP-Gas; Interesting one-page ad encouraging motorists to use seatbelts before shoulder straps came into use; Tab soda - very nice one-page color photo ad inside back cover shows mom on beach with young son; Viceroy cigarette ad on back cover is color photo of an evening weenie roast on the beach. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Curtis Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202G4198
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Emmett, E; Wilder, M; Savage, R; Standish, R; Baruch, Bernard M; Crosby, B; Povich, S; Martin, H; Schisgall, O; Medawar, P; Cong
The Saturday Evening Post October Oct. 1 1960 - Bernard Baruch / Joe Bellino of Navy
USA: Curtis 1960. Magazine. Illus. by Alajalov cover; Harris R.G.; Mayan; Conner Mac. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 116 pages. Short Stories: Enchantment; Don't Leave Me; Drowning Victim; The Gorgeous Smuggler. Articles: Bernard Baruch's Own Story - The 1929 Crash part 1 of 3; Our Mom Kate Crosby - Bing's kid brother Bob explains how their mom raised a houseful of rambunctious youngsters; Football Player Dynamite Joe Bellino of Navy; Our New Generation of Rockets - the new solid-fuel Polaris and Minuteman missiles help us close the missile gap; How to Become a Politician; ; Adventures of the Mind - The Future of Man - our new psychosocial form of evolution; Nuns' Day Off color photo of nuns fishing; The "Attic Children" Go to School - photo-illustrated article on the Nassau Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children in Levittown Long Island. Serial: Alibi for Murder conclusion. Ads: Huge 3-panel color Avis ad inside front cover features a red 1961 Ford convertible; Philco TVs; 1961 Valiant pale blue 2-door Hardtop; Westinghouse washers and dryers; Campbell's vegetable soup; Pall Mall cigarettes; American Can - featuring kids and St. Bernard dog; Fantastic two-page color ad for the 1961 Ford Galaxie Club Victoria blue in Rome; Douglas DC-8; Dial soap; Salem cigarettes - couple under pondside tree; Sensational color photo centerfold for the 1961 Chrysler Imperial Crown four-door Southampton in Coronado Cream; Unusual one-page ad for G.E. Soft-White light bulbs features Mr. Magoo; Two-page Sunbeam Shavemaster ad; Nice Employers Mutuals of Wausau ad features the Del E. Webb Construction Co. building the rocket test stand at Edwards Air Force Base with photo of Del E. Webb with Neil Drinkward and Jack Mealey; Zonolite insulation ad features the "Heat Thief"; Lowry Organs; Back cover ad for General Mills cereals on billboard. Average wear. Unmarked. Bit of masking tape on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Curtis Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202G4194
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McGrady, Mike; Morgan, Gus; Holder, William; Annett, R; Cave, H; Martin, H; Martin, J; Edson, L; Wells, R; Healy, P; Gibson, G;
The Saturday Evening Post August Aug. 6 1960 - Richard Boone is TV's Rebellious Cowboy / Inside a 'Charm School'
USA: Curtis 1960. Magazine. Illus. by Hughes cover; Whitmore Coby; Conner Mac; Sewell Amos; Mayan Earl;. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 92 pages. Short Stories: The Love Potion; Above & Beyond; Nightmare Beach; Big Joe's Dilemma. Novelette - Bannigan's War. Articles: Brazil's Own Wild West - with photo of Texas-born Alex Henry who planted coffee trees in Parana; The Innocent and the Guilty - Who Killed Susan Hansen part 2 of 5; The Face of America - Natural Scoop; TV's Rebellious Cowboy - feature article on Richard Boone of 'Have Gun Will Travel'; Who Needs Jets - these die-hard aeronauts restore old flying machines; They Tried to Teach Me Charm - the author joined Government secretaries and politicians' wives at charm schools to learn what secrets aid in holding a man a conversation or a job; Doctor of the Big U - Dr. John Edward Sheedy is chief surgeon of the S.S. United States the world's fastest passenger liner; Adventures of the Mind - The Small World. Serial - The Secret of Sidewinder Gulch part 6 of 7. Ads: General Electric Frost-Free Freezers; DeBeers featuring painting of lady by Colleen Browning; Dial Soap; Nostalgic color-photo one-page ad for the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. features red-haired kid eating huge slab of watermelon; Excellent Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup ad featuires smiling young boy at the lunch table; Employers Mutuals of Wausau ad features Red Owl Stores Inc. of Hopkins MN with photo of President Alf L. Bergerud and employees at work; Nice two-page color-photo ad for US Steel features chef and housewife cooking lobster; Nice color Schlitz Beer ad inside back cover features party food; Color-photo Cheerios ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Curtis Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202G4193
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Maxey, DR; Brown, JI; Rogers, W; Bergquist, L; Berg, RH; Rollin, B; Cosby, Bill; et al D R J I R H
Look Magazine January Jan. 27 1970 - Steve McQueen Cover Photo / Joni Mitchell
USA: Look / Cowles 1970. Magazine. Illus. by Storch Otto cover; Tretick Stanley; Snowdon Lord; Jones Douglas; Marshall Jim; Kirkland Douglas; Tracy Charles; Glaser Milton. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio. 78 pages. Features: Fantastic cover photo of Steve McQueen; Color-photo ad for Newport cigarettes features bearded seaman at sea; Gillettee Platinum-Plus shaving blade ad; Mother of 5 Mrs. Richard Polansky of California is featured in an Anacin ad; One-page color-photo ad for the Buick 1970 Opel Kadett Deluxe Wagon - Red includes elephant; Lark cigarette ad with color photo of smokers on ski hill chairlift; Viceroy cigarette color-photo ad features man and woman rehearsing at piano; The Politics of Exclusion; Photos of the "March Against Death" in Washington DC; A visit with Sir Lawrence Olivier; Parliament cigarette ad features their recessed filter; The Trans-Sexuals - Male or Female; Color-photo ad for the Toyota Corona - red hardtop; Joni Mitchell - two-page article with four nice photos; Budweiser beer centerfold ad is mostly red; France's First Lady Madame Pompidou - article with color photos; Feature article on Steve McQueen with nine photos; Color fashion photos of 'fashions from a commune'; One-page weight-loss ad features Christine Stanley who lost 86 pounds before her husband came home on leave from Thailand; Nice back cover color-photo Winstons ad features couple on sand dune. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Look / Cowles Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202G4293
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Carter, S Maurice
Who's Who in British Columbia B.C. Registered 1940-41 1940-1941: A Record of British Columbia Men and Women of Today - Volume Vol. IV 4
Vancouver B.C.: Carter S. Maurice 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 254 pages. A record of men and women who have atttained prominence in civil military naval religious business or educational fields. Nice vintage ads for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway featuring photo of Brandywine Falls David Neon Ltd. featuring photo of owner Victor David and Ceperley-Rounsefell & Co. with photo of their office presumably at 846 W. Hastings. Mildly faded redish-textured boards adorned with moderately rubbed gilt lettering. Prior owner's name inside front board. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful B.C. reference. Carter, S. Maurice Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 664G4474
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Collis, Maurice
Trials in Burma
London: Faber & Faber Limited 1938. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 294 pages. "The hero of the piece so to speak is that ideal which few of my readers will wish to disavow - the ideal which the old apologists for empire used to call 'the white man's burden' and which now is conceived as the deliberate transformation of conquests formerly achieved for purposes of gain into a commonwealth." - from Preface. Two prior owner names atop front free endpaper. Spine slant. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy reading copy. Faber & Faber Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106G4561
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Multiple Contributors Including Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek Magazine February Feb. 13 1961 - Eileen Farrell Cover Photo
New York: Newsweek Inc. 1961. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 98 pages. Features: United States Lines one-page color-photo ad features Colonel and Mrs. Leon Mandel of Chicago Mr. & Mrs. Russell V. Downing of New York and Mr. & Mrs. Allyn H. Barber of Pasadena; Chlorine gas leak near Labarre LA; Special Report on "The House That Sam Rayburn Built"; Heavy snow in New York City; Short Mardi Gras article with photo; Classy one-page color-photo ad for American Airlines; Two-page ad for Metrecal weight control products; Photo of people reaching for food aid in Congo; War and Revolution come to the Watusis the Bahutus and the Pygmies; Adolph Eichmann formally indicted on fifteen charges; Photo of passengers being pushed into Tokyo train shirioshi; centerfold Goodyear ad loose but present; Passengers of hijacked Portuguese luxury liner Santa Maria safe; Dodge Lancer color photo ad shows misty lady dressed in white in background; One-page photo of Jerry Lewis with large sucker in Consolidated Paper ad; Chimp sent up on rocket from Cape Canaveral; What Makes a Prima Donna; Meet Eileen Farrell; Photo and brief article on college hockey phenom Phil Latreille; Passing of Eugene Dennis Perry W. Howard Anna May Wong Dorothy Thompson Alphonse Picou and John Zahnd; Tax Reform; Scantlin Electronics and John R. Scantlin; Article on pending national fresh water shortage and possible remedies; Henry Hazlitt on 'Pledges vs. Policies'; Interesting color-photo ad inside back cover presents the huge accounting machine made by National; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Newsweek, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 838G4411
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Kingsley, James Edward; Bryce, George K
Did I Ever Tell You About. : The Memoirs of James Edward Kingsley of Parksville British Columbia
Canada: Self-Published 1992. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 89 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of wonderful archival photos. The autobiography of this Vancouver Island gentleman who fought in WWI and served with the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers in WWII. Includes family tree of Mr. Kingsley at back. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 465G4529 ISBN : 0969559100 9780969559108
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Grenville, JAS J A S
Lord Salisbury and Foreign Policy - The Close of the Nineteenth Century: University of London Historical Studies XIV 14
Great Britain: University of London / The Athlone Press 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 451 pages. Index. List of sources. "Making use of the wealth of private and official correspondence that has become available to the historian during the last ten years Dr. Grenville here offers a general account of the diplomatic history of the years of Lord Salisbury's last administration 1895-1902 and examines afresh the causes and nature of the significant change which occurred in the direction of British foreign policy." - from dust jacket. Contemporary book review laid-in. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Modest lean to spine. Average overall wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. University of London / The Athlone Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 544G4442
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Shore, HE; Asprey, RB; Hittinger, FR; Gourlay, BIS; McClure, GC; Bates, WL Jr H E R B F R B I S G C W L
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines April Apr. 1962 Number 4 Volume 46 - Special John A. Lejeune Tribute Issue
USA: Marine Corps Association 1962. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 68 pages. Features: One-page illustrated ad for the FMC LCA Landing Craft Assault in action; Fantastic two-page photo-illustrated ad for The Technical Materiel Corpration illustrates their production line communication stations in modular concept - on wheels and ready to move; Viet Cong - a threat to peace; Photos and specs of Soviet Vehicle-Mounted Rocket Launchers; One-page illustrated ad for Avco's gas turbine-powered hydrofoil landing craft; One-page photo ad for the Sikorsky S-62 shows it afloat on search and rescue mission; Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerilla War - major article with photos and map part 1 of 5; Lets Streamline Our Helicopter Assault Planning Papers; The Legacy of John A. Lejeune; John A. Lejeune - True Soldier - feature article with photos; Strategy in the Spectrum of War; Helicopter Assault - British Style; Take Cover in the Air - those helicopters need protection; Nuclear Weapons and Tactical Objectives; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Seasprite HU2K-1 performing search and rescue; and more. Average wear. Center page loose but present. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Marine Corps Association Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201G4339
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine Canadian Edition June 14 1971 - The Jackson Five 5 at Home
Montreal Canada: Time Air 1971. Book. Illus. by Atkins Ollie cover. Good. Single Issue Magazine. Canadian Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 68 pages. Features: Toronto's Yonge St. Mall; Judge Sandra Ellen Oxner of Nova Scotia; Windor Ontario - A Few Years of Grace in wake of Detroit riots; Tricia Nixon to Marry Edward Finch Cox - major article with nice color photos; Brigadier General John W. Donaldson; Jimmy Hoffa Steps Down - For Now; Canada Steamship Lines CSL ad shows sky crane helicopter working from one of their boats the Fort St. Louis at Pond Inlet; Murder suspect Juan Corona in California; Audie Murphy; Coming to Terms with Vietnam; South Vietnam Presidential election; Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns; The disputed Aksai Chin; Celebrity photos of Liberace in crazy outfit and Raquel Welch playing tennis; Austerity on the U.S. Campus; The Jackson Five at Home - article with great photo; Improving on Methadone; Nice one-page color-photo ad for the Calgary Inn shows chef carving beef in dining room; Race horse Canonero; Passing of Reinhold Niebuhr; and more. Small tick marks to index. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Time Air Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 838G4899
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine Canadian Edition September Sept. 12 1969 - Ho Chi Minh Cover
Canada: Time Air 1969. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Features: Stupendous prairie grain harvest - with photo of Alta Atcheson of Saskatchewan; Farmer Fred C. Langmaier of Zehner Saskatchewan; Photo of Pierre Trudeau yachting in the Mediterranean; Peter Lebensold and his 'The Five Cent Review'; Fortress of Louisbourg; Nice color-photo as for the Mercedes-Benz 280s; Color Quantas ad features photo of Koala under blanket in first class seat; Racial Revolt - why the summer was quiet; Photo of burned-out Newark ghetto two years later; photo of fire and riot in Hartford; Ramson for kidnapped U.S. Ambassador C. Burke Elbrick in Rio; Mary Jo Kopechne inquest delayed; Feature article on the passing of Ho Chi Minh - with photos; Can the hijackers be halted - already 46 aircraft hijacked this year; Coup in Libya - King Idris is overthrown; Albert Speer - Hitler's personal architect; Isle of Wight music concert - great two-page photo-illustrated article of hippies Bob Dylan and Marsha Hunt; John O'Brien and Shintaro Okada study Tay-Sachs disease; Charles Templeton is featured in ad for Progress wool fashions for men; Harvey Matusow and the Guerrilla war against computers; James and Diane Pike become lost in the desert near Qumran; Wheat Price War; Restoration of Novgorod Kremlin - article with three pages of color photos of Soviet architecture; Passing of Rocky Marciano David Karnofsky Right Reverenc James A. Pike Josh White Erika Mann Drew Pearson Norman Washington Manley Betty Gram Swing and Arthur Upham Pope; The Track of the Quarck; One-page illustrated Cominco ad; Toyota Crown ad; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Time Air Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 838G4399
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Swick, John C
The Luscombe Story - Every Cloud Has a Silvaire Lining: A Story About the History of the Luscombe Airplains and of the Designer Don Luscombe - Aviation Heritage Series
USA: Sunshine House 1987. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 216 pages. A detailed history of the Luscombe Airplane Corporation its products and its people. Profusely illustrated with 200 black and white photos plus many drawings intended for the Luscombe purist desiring to restore his/her aircraft to its original lustre. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this exceptional reference. Sunshine House Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 761G4424
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Stapledon, Sir George
The Way of the Land
London: Faber and Faber Limited 1943. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pages. Index. "Expresses the attitude of a great agricultural scientist and pioneer towards the relation between the land and the national life." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Binding intact. Prior owner carefully preserved book with a presentable translucent red plastic adhesive layer. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy working copy. Faber and Faber Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 152G4603
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Schofield, Emily M
Charles Deveber Schofield - A Personal Memoir of the Late Bishop of British Columbia
Victoria B.C.: Victoria Printing & Pub. Co. 1941. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 69 pages. Black and white photo portrait frontispiece of subject. A biography by his wife. Schofield was Rector and Dean of Christ Church Cathedral Victoria 1915-1916 and Bishop of British Columbia from 1916 until his death in 1936. Average wear. Unmarked. Prior owner protected brown card covers with clear plastic. A sound copy. Edwards & Lort 3175. Victoria Printing & Pub. Co. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 713G4605
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Blair Fraser; Ian Sclanders; Alan Phillips; Richard J Needham; Norman Phillips; Dr Benge Atlee; Jack Batten; Don Newlands; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine November Nov. 2 1964
Toronto: Maclean-Hunter 1964. Magazine. Illus. by Sid Barron;. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 52 pages. Features: How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new boost for the Kennedy memorabilia industry; Merv McKenzie and the Toronto-based campaign to unseat Cassius Clay; Roy Peterson cartoon of Bob Thompson/Real Caouette Social Credit; Let's stop kidding ourselves about civil defense; Can Canada win the U.S. Election - should Canada hope for a win by Goldwater or Johnson; The Cranky conclusions of un-American Canadian Ian Sclanders; The Egg and Donald Shaver - this iron-willed Canadian peddles millions of chickens in 44 countries - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Happiest Canadians - Newfoundlanders; Norman Philipps and his life and hard times as a Royal Baby-Sitter; Dr. Benge Atlee - the two things wrong with our schools is what they teach and how they teach it;Comeback of the Six-Day Grind - the six-day bicycle race is making a comeback in Canada in Montreal - great article with photos; The vanishing Sons of Freedom Doukhobors and the tough reporter Simma Holt who's finally told their story; Canadian Club ad features photos of Simon Khoury flying on kite behind boat; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Maclean-Hunter Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0203
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Bruno Gideon
Wet Behind The Ears - The Adventures of an Entrepreneur and the 7 Essential Lessons Learned
Canada: Matterhorn Publishing 2006. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 207 pages. Author started a major retail chain from the ground up. This is story and the lessons he learned. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Crease to upper corner of front cover and first few pages. A sound copy of this very engaging read. Matterhorn Publishing Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 463H0082 ISBN : 0973249145 9780973249149
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Segale, Sister Blandina
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
Milwaukee WI U.S.A.: The Bruce Publishing Company 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 298 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of Sister Segale. Three black and white photos in text. "Here in the tersely recorded journal of Sister Blandina a Sister of Charity is a new and valuable picture of the Southwest from 1872 to 1892 - an authentic piece of Catholic Americana revealing twenty years of struggle against lawlessness mob rule Indian threats bigotry and violence of all sorts." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Moderate wear to complete dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive early copy of this important work. The Bruce Publishing Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 453G4852
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Hugh B Cave; George Bradshaw; John P Heffernan; Jacob Hay; R E Foy; Rowan, Carl T; George Gallup; Evan Hill; George Scullin; Tom
The Saturday Evening Post Magazine August Aug 22 1959 - Eugene Holman / How Negro Writer's Children Adjust to Prejudice / We Recovered Space Monkeys
USA: The Curtis Publishing Company 1959. Magazine. Illus. by Sargent Dick cover; Gus Pasquarella ; Mac Conner; Ken Riley; R. Jones; Carroll Jones; Mayan; Bates;. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 80 pages. Features: Cover sailing illustrations shows man turning green while his Marilyn-like lady friend enjoys the ride; Pepsi ad inside front cover shows poolside scene; Kent cigarette ad shows flower gardening couple; Allstate ad features photo of Ray Morton of Castro Valley California; We Recovered the Space Monkeys - Navy Diver Lt. j.g. R. Edward Foy recalls what happened in this photo-illustrated article; The Gang in Black Jackets - short story; We Tell Our Children - noted Negro journalist Carl T. Rowan tells how he answers questions his children ask when they come face to face with race prejudice - photo-illustrated article; The U-19's Last Kill part 1 of 6; The Secrets of Long Life - article with photos of Henrietta Dull William Perry Thomas Murphy Lulu Williams Redwing Beck and Granny Mounger; The Don't-Touch Girl short story; The Cowboy of Fifth Avenue - Eugene Holman is board chairman of Standard Oil - photo-illustrated article; They Hunt the Mysterious Menhaden - photo-illustrated article on the pursuit of this elusive east coast fish; Mr Lincoln's Mystery Cake short story; Rebirth of a Cathedral - resurrecting the Coventry Cathedral which was destroyed by Hitler's bombers; Top-Secret Boondoggle short story; Great two-page color photo of the one-day assembly of a pre-fab science hall at Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne IN; Portland cement ad features color photo of Will Rogers Jr.; Mark of Treachery part 7 of 8; Nice two-page color-photo ad for the 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan shows fisherman returning with a big haul; Nice back cover color-photo Kodak ad features Ozzie and Harriet and their boys David and Ricky; and more. Moderate wear. Bits of nibbling to edges of covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. The Curtis Publishing Company Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0204
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Hayes, Margaret Ann (Signed)
Where the Tarmac Ends - To East Africa with Love
Canada: Rima Books 1989. Book. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author atop title page. 224 pages. Numerous reproductions of black and white photos in text. Author's business card laid-in. Above-average wear. Spine slant. A worthy reading copy of this fascinating tale of the author's adventures in East Africa during the 'winds of change' period of the 1960s and later when the East African peoples grasped independence. Also describes little-known places in Ethiopia. Rima Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 431H0063 ISBN : 096942650x 9780969426509
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Campbell, Kay Hardy; et al
Saudi Aramco World Magazine January / February Jan./Feb. 2007 - The Art of Integration
USA: Aramco Services Company 2007. Magazine. Illus. by Lecorgne Nicole. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Effat's New Roses; The Barb a north African horse; The next generation of superheroes; The art of integration; Seas beneath the sands; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Aramco Services Company Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0003
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McKeag, William John (Jack) (Signed); Haggarty, Dolores
Better Lucky Than Smart - The Life and Times of Jack McKeag
Canada: Self-Published 2001. Book. Illus. by Mathews Kevin. Fine. Plastic Comb. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 129 pages. Signed and inscribed by author on title and half-title pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 466G4962
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Riley, Christopher; Urquhart, Elizabeth Riley (Editor)
"A Quiet Sense of Humour Humor" - A Collection of Stories and Articles
British Columbia: Elizabeth Riley Urquhart 1971. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Intended to preserve the spirit vitality humour and zest for life possessed by Christopher Riley during his lifetime. Titles include: The Bear and the Sourdough The Overpopulated Jackpine Bears versus Skunks The Drunken Whiskey Jack More Courage than Judgement Excerpt from a Letter to His Wife Prospecting for Prospectors The Frog Continuing Our Education Another Engineering 'Must' On Sitting at the Head Table Proposing a Toast and Matthew Sam - Prospector. Riley's family moved from England to Canada in 1903 and eventually homesteaded at Celista B.C. He became a well-educated geologist and discovered the Endako molybdenum mine. Signed and inscribed by Mr. Riley's wife Carol Caroline upon title page. Binding intact. Above-average wear. A worthy copy of this wonderful memento. Elizabeth Riley Urquhart Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 465H0067
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Peter Maas; Harry F Byrd, Jr; John Gunther; Leonard Gross; et al
Look - America's Family Magazine July 19 1960 - The Kennedys / Albert Lasker / Linda Cristal
USA: Cowles Magazines 1960. Magazine. Illus. by Groth John. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio. 110 pages. Features: Cover photos of political leaders; One page ad for film "The Bellboy" starring Jerry Lewis; Two-page color Schlitz beer ad; Coke ad with color photo of huge dog Great Dane in red convertible with lady at gas station; The Man Who May Break Chessman's Deach-Cell Record - Edgar Labat has been on death row for seven years; Water - the problem that needen't be; Israeli scientist Alexander Zarchin says he can make saltwater sweet; Nice ad for Campbell's chicken noodle soup; Photos of 2.5 year-old Gigi Georgia; The Kennedys - a Family Political Machine - photo-illustrated article; 1960 Political Convention Guide; Gorgeous color-photo ad for a black Cadillac four-door shown picking up couple from elegant building; Photos of Ed Sullivan and his family in color Kodak ad; Budding military brass from Texas - Charles Otstott and Alton Thompson; Color ad for the 1960 Ford Comet; Photo Quiz; Color circus photos; The ideas that earned Albert Lasker $45 million; Photo of MIss Mantan; Triplet graduates - Alice Loraine and Patricia De Courcey graduate from Douglass College New Brunswick NJ.; One-page color-photo of a pale green 1960 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan; Linda Cristal - the girl who travels alone; 7up ad inside back cover shows cowboy scene; Nice color-photo Camel cigarette ad on back cover features Orin Murray Field Survey Engineer at the Glen Canyon Dam Arizona; and more. Unmarked with bit of loss to upper corner of front cover otherwise average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Cowles Magazines Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0197
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Werner, Louis; et al
Saudi Aramco World Magazine September / October Sept. / Oct. 2008 - Washington Irving in Spain
USA: Aramco Services Company 2008. Magazine. Illus. by Sladen Angus. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Following Washington Irving in Spain; Suitable Luxury - elegant robes used to be given in ceremonies called khil'a and today vestiges of them endure around the world; Mayfair to Makkah - Lady Evelyn Cobbold in 1933 became the first British woman to perform the Hajj; Mushaira - Pakistan's festival of poetry; The Syndicate of Troy; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Moderate moisture exposure to bottom quarter. A sound copy. Aramco Services Company Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0002
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Koehler, Jeff; et al
Saudi Aramco World Magazine March / April Mar./Apr. 2010 - Shodo Arabi / The Life of Omar Ibn Said
USA: Aramco Services Company 2010. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Risotto's Roots; Photos of wind-powered dhow in 1938; Bee-eater bird of Saudi Arabia; Shodo Arabi - Japanese calligraphers try their hand at Arabic; The Life of Omar ibn Said - this Muslim/African slave taken to American wrote a brief autobiography now located in Fayetteville North Carolina; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Aramco Services Company Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 201H0001
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King, WilliamLyon Mackenzie m L
The Secret of Heroism: A Memoir of Henry Albert Harper
Toronto: The Ontario Publishing Co. Ltd. 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 161 pages. Black and white frontis portrait of subject. Mr. Harper drowned with Miss Bessie Blair while attempting to save her in the Ottawa River. A monument was erected in his honour in Ottawa. Average wear. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper. Binding intact. A sound copy. The Ontario Publishing Co., Ltd. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 863c9583
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Brigg, Emil
Stand up and Fight: The Story of Emil Brigg
U.K.: Harrap 1972. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 176 pages. "When the Germans invaded Poland in 1939 Emil Brigg was 14. Captured several times by the S.S. and forced to witness the mass execution of thousands of his people he was both resourceful and determined enough to escape each time and eventually reached Hungary. There he joined a small underground organization and for his part in the killing of a German agent he was imprisoned and severely tortured." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Harrap Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 464c9514 ISBN : 0245508325 9780245508325
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St Cyr/Tompkins, CJ C J
Emily - Wife of PFT
British Columbia: Self-Published 1991. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 162 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Biography of Emily Amelia Budd Tompkins backbone of the Tompkins empire and wife of PFT Philip Franklin Tompkins otherwise known as 'King of the Halfway' in the Northern Peace Region of British Columbia." - from back cover. Includes extensive genealogical information. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 463c9738
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Pollock, Paul W (Signed)
Arizona's Men of Achievement - Volume II 2
Phoenix AZ: Paul W. Pollock 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 303 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon epilogue page. Presents one-page biographies of dozens of prominent Arizona men complete with their large black and white photo portraits. A wonderful genealogical keepsake for descendants of these ambitious personalities. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Paul W. Pollock Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 256c9837
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Multiple Contributors
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography January 1960 First Quarter
Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: The Record of Virginia Forces - a study in the compilation of Civil War records; Obituaries from the Family Visitor April 6 1822-April 3 1824; Early Records of the Virginia Historical Soceity 1837-1838; The Phantom Governorship of John Robinson Sr. 1749; plus numerous book reviews. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy working copy. Virginia Historical Society Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 813c9872
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McFarlane, Brian
Brian McFarlane's 1975 Hockey Annual - Featuring Rising Young Star Wayne Gretzky
Toronto: Clarke Irwin & Company Limited 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 160 pages. Many illustrations some in colour. Prized for the story on pages 110-112 which introduces a young Wayne Gretzky aged 9 in the year of publication complete with reproductions of four early black and white photos of "The Great One" in action. Relates how the author first met Gretzky and looks to the future. Many other interesting articles. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Prior owner's name inside front board otherwise clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 154c9896 ISBN : 0772007284 9780772007285
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Bernays, Edward L
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK COMPLETE IN TWO TAPES WITH CASE
USA: Newstrack 1984. Audio Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. "Public relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays was the advisor of presidents from Coolidge through Eisehhower and his clients included the United States Government." - from case. Narrated by Merwin Smith. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Bibliographic references: Larson 3 Cole p.27. Newstrack Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106c9885
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Frolick, Vernon
Fire Into Ice - Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt
Canada: Raincoast 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 354 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "The true-life story of the man behind the great Canadian diamond discovery." - subtitle. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Raincoast Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 463c9951 ISBN : 1551922320 9781551922324
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