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James, George: Editor (Signed)
Congo Footprints: A Blessing to Share
British Columbia: C.R.F. 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 223 pages. Signed by Editor upon title page. Black and white illustrations from photos in text. "The story of a brave and noble company of men and women inspired by the love of Christ and committed to obeying His parting directive to His disciples recorded in Mat. 28:18-20. The story is humbly told by members of the group of missionaries who went to the Belgian Congo in the first half of the 20th century." - from Foreword. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. C.R.F. Hardcover
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: 458c9935 ISBN : 0969476507 9780969476504
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Pierson, John D
Tokutomi Soho 1863-1957 - A Journalist for Modern Japan
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 453 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Black and white illustrations. "the subject was one of modern Japan's most prolific most popular and most influential journalists and social critics." - from dust jacket. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Average overall wear. Minor lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A good working copy. Princeton University Press Hardcover
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: 465g0101 ISBN : 0691046743 9780691046747
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Pitman, Walter (Signed)
Victor Feldbrill - Canadian Conductor Extraordinaire
Canada: Dundurn 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 430 pages. Footnotes. Index. Colour photos. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page otherwise clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Dundurn Hardcover
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: 815g0187 ISBN : 1554887682 9781554887682
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine September 15 1954 - Col. R.S. McLaughlin
Canada: Maclean-Hunter 1954. Book. Illus. by Winter William Cover Art. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 108 pages. Features: Two-page Chrysler black and white photo ad shows their vehicles being torture-tested; My Eighty Years on Wheels - by Col. R.S. McLaughlin one of Canada's most famous and well-loved business leaders - part 1 of 3; Three Women One Body - a case history of Eve White aka Eve Black and Jane - a case of multiple personality; Will Your Youngster Turn to Crime; Jean-Francois Pouliot - The Wordiest MP in Ottawa; My uh Dazzling Career as Miss Canada by Marily Reddick - article with photos including nice shot of Reddick with Marilyn Monroe; The Shipwrecked Moneybelt fiction by Peter Freuchen; Clinic for Marriage Counselors - humour; The Private Army We're Giving the Army - Camp Gagetown New Brunswick; Dr. Mahlon W. Locke of Williamsburg Ontario and his million-dollar thumbs - a Maclean's flashback to the Locke clinic of the 1930s which treated fallen arches - article with photos; We'd Be Better Off on All Fours - if you've ever suffered from an aching back or a creaky knee read this!; The Haughtiest Suburb of Them All - Ottawa's Rockliffe; The White and the Gold - Part 13; The Toughest Beat in the World - The Mounties at work in the far north - conclusion of the Mounties series; Nice colour Pontiac ad; Nice Coke ad on back cover features smiling blonde with a tray of bottles. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Maclean-Hunter Paperback
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: 844g0480
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Rackham, Reginald John [Signed]
Before I Forget - An Autobiography
Canada: Self-Published 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 191 pages. Signed by author/subject upon title page. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Mr. Rackham joined the O.P.P. in 1949 and retired after a 26 year career never having drawn his gun once. He was an identification officer involved in more murder and serious crime investigations than he can remember." - from page xii. Prior owner's name and date neatly atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Self-Published Hardcover
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: 863g0453 ISBN : 0969582609 9780969582601
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ALGREN, Nelson
CHICAGO: CITY ON THE MAKE
Garden City: Doubleday 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 12mo 92pp. clothbacked drab boards; dj edgeworn short tear <br/><br/>Now-classic paen to Chicago: "the world's most muscular poets get that way just by growing up in Chicago." Bruccoli A5.1.a. "An edited portion of 'City on the Make' appeared in the Chicago issue of Holiday magazine. The book is the version as the author intended it and wanted it to be" -Van Allen Bradley Literary Editor of the Chicago Daily News and a great bookman. CHICAGO BY THE BOOK 101 Publications That Shaped The City and Its Image 71 Doubleday hardcover
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: DEMO016630I
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Canniff MD, William M D
The Medical Profession in Upper Canada 1783-1850
Toronto: William Briggs 1894. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 688 pages. An historical narrative with original documents relating to the profession including some brief biographies. - subtitle. Gilt lettering legible upon backstrip and embossed front board. Above-average but not excessive wear. Usual library markings. Hinges open. A worthy reference copy. William Briggs Hardcover
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: 334G0578
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Roberts, Sir Charles GD; Tunnell, Arthur Leonard: Editors G D
The Canadian Who's Who - A Handbook of Canadian Biography of Living Characters - Volume III 1938-1939
Toronto: Trans-Canada Press 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 719 pages. Tightly bound in sturdy red buckram library binding. Light wear. Usual library markings. A quality copy. Trans-Canada Press Hardcover
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: 217G0568
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Lagrandeur, Philip G
We Flew We Fell We Lived : Stories From RCAF Prisoners of War and Evaders 1939-1945
Canada: Vanwell 2006. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 400 pages. Bibliography. "Forty Canadian officers and men offer their personal accounts of the Nazis' treatment of captured Allied air force personnel and of the organization of the PoW camps where they were held. The Great Escape is covered in detail." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Relatively few library markings. A sound copy. Vanwell Hardcover
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: 847G0576 ISBN : 1551251108 9781551251103
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Demerath, Nicholas J
From Country Town to Gloval Village - The Autobiography of a Social Scientist - Nicholas J. Demerath 1913-1996
USA: N.J.D.III 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 284 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Autobiography of a Professor Emeritus Sociology Washington University at St. Louis. "More than anything else perhaps I was a traveller. Across time my life from 1913 to the present spans 37 percent of our nation's history beginning with World War I and extending through the oil and religious a.k.a. "Gulf" War of 1991. No wonder the cyclical character of time assumes ever greater importance to me." - from Introduction. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Prior owner has applied a glossy protective layer of clear plastic to covers. This layer has failed in two spots but continues to provide good protection. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. N.J.D.III Paperback
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: 461G0874
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Travers, Sidney; Kirchhofer, Elizabeth (Introduction)
The Northern Lights - Memoirs of Sidney Travers
Canada: The Travers and Kirchhofer Familes 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 130 pages. Name index. Maps. Several reproductions of black and white photos. The earthy British Columbia biography and genealogy of Sidney Travers 1904-1978 Handsome blue boards with gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Contents clean and unmarked. Faint bit of address label remnant atop front free endpaper. Moderate external wear. A quality copy. The Travers and Kirchhofer Familes Hardcover
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: 106G0876
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Clairmonte, Eileen Davidson (Signed)
Rapids & Roses: The Fears & Fun of Living in China & Canada
Canada: Self-Published 2005. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 294 pages. Index. Signed by author upon title page. Occasional reproductions of black and white photos in text. "The story of Kathleen's journey through her life in China and Canada. An interesting story of a young English lady who married into a Quaker missionary family and went to China with her husband. Get to know the kindness and loyalty of their many Chinese friends and servants in a country of untold beauty. Experience many civil uprisings fighting anti-foreign riots and evacuations leading to her return to Canada and a new life." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Self-Published Paperback
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: 322G0229 ISBN : 1895332427 9781895332421
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Glockler, HW H W
Interned in Turkey 1914-1918
Lebanon: Sevan Press 1969. Book. Illus. by Shart dust jacket. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 158 pages. Author wrote the manuscript for this work from memory in 1918 but it was not published until 1969. Dedicated it to "the thousands of innocent Armenian men women and children of Ourfa Turkey who perished amid the horrors of the infamous genocide of 1915-18". Documents the experiences of a civil prisoner in Turkey during the Great War. In 1914 he was deported from Beirut to the interior of Turkey where he remained until his release in 1918. Average wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding sound. Above-average wear and soiling to dust jacket. A worthy copy of this important eye-witness account. Sevan Press Hardcover
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: 544G0719
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Woolridge, The Hon CV "Jim" CBE, JP, MP C V
The House That Jack Built - A Memoir:
Bermuda: Marita Books 2001. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 197 pages. Illustrated with colour and black and white photography. Gift greetings and pencil erasures atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Marita Books Hardcover
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: 322G0805
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Cannon, James P
Leon Trotsky - Memorial Address "To the Memory of the Old Man" - Speech Delivered August 28 1940 at Trotsky Memorial Meeting in New York
New York: Pioneer Publishers / Socialist Worker Party 1940. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 15 pages. Published in the wake of the assassination of Trotsky in Mexico on August 20th 1940. Author was a prominent American socialist. Above-average wear. Some age-yellowing. Unmarked. Binding intact. Pioneer Publishers / Socialist Worker Party Paperback
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: 349G1036
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Purcell, Kerry William; Brodovitch, Alexey
Alexey Brodovitch
USA: Phaidon 2002. Book. Illus. by Alexey Brodovitch. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 272 pages. Bibliography. Index. Footnotes. Subject was the long-time art director of Harper's Bazaar. "This work narrates his life and work documenting with extensive research and rare archival images his contributions to photography design and the visual arts." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Tiny faint erasure atop front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Gift quality. Please note: Heavy book. Special shipping considerations may apply. Phaidon Hardcover
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: 548G1299 ISBN : 0714841633 9780714841632
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Koch, John W (Signed)
No Escape: My Young Years Under Hitler's Shadow
Canada: Books by W.J.K. 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 293 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of wonderful archival photos primarily in black and white. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Mr. Koch's tale of life under Germany's dictator escape from a war-ravaged Europe and renewal in Canada is truly inspiring." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Books by W.J.K. Hardcover
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: 464G1455 ISBN : 0973157917 9780973157918
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Graham, Howard L
Citizen and Soldier - The Memoirs of Lieutenant General Howard Graham
Toronto ON Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "His memoir spans much of the twentieth century from growing up on a small farm on the outskirts of Trenton Ontario to serving as President of the Toronto Stock Exchange TSE. During his varied and fascinating career Graham fought in the trenches during the First World War was elected mayor of Trenton developed a successful law career commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns of the Second World War served as Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Army from 1955 to 1958 and was the chief organizer of the 1959 and 1967 Royal Tours and held the position of Canadian Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
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: 462G1456 ISBN : 0771033907 9780771033902
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Peters, Gary: Co-ordinator
BC British Columbia/Yukon Command Military Service Recognition Book Volume III 3
Canada: Royal Canadian Legion 2008. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 368 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Presents brief biographies and pictures if available of Canadian military veterans from British Columbia and the Yukon. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Royal Canadian Legion Paperback
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: 233G1714
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Lenta, Margaret; Le Cordeur, Basil: Editors
The Cape Diaries of Lady Anne Barnard 1799-1800 Volume One 1 Only Second Series No. 29
Cape Town South Africa: Van Riebeeck Society 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368 pages. Volume I of "the never previously published private and unrevised records of the life of a remarkable Scotswoman the wife of the Colonial Secretary during the first British occupation of the Cape. They tell of her attempts to reconcile the Dutch to British rule and are particularly important in recording what official accounts ignore. Vivid accounts are given of events such as the abortive mutiny in the Castle and the imprisonment and trial for high treason of the Graaff-Reinet rebels." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Van Riebeeck Society Hardcover
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: 241G1906 ISBN : 0958411255 9780958411257
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Dewell, Ladona C
Down Memory Lane: Autobiography of Ladona C. Dewell
Canada: Self-Counsel Press 1980. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 320 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "In recording the events of my life I merely wanted to begin by describing in my own words pioneer life with some of its hardships and also simple pleasures experienced. I also wanted to trace the system of education from those pioneer days onward. As little has been written about Life and Service in the C.W.A.C. Canadian Women's Army Corps during World War II some may enjoy reading the account which I have written." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this interesting biography. Self-Counsel Press Paperback
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: 322G1922
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Lenta, Margaret; Le Cordeur, Basil: Editors
The Cape Diaries of Lady Anne Barnard 1799-1800 Volume Two 2 Only Second Series No. 30
Cape Town South Africa: Van Riebeeck Society 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 328 pages. Glossary selected bibliography and index. Multi-panel fold-out illustration at back. Volume II of "the never previously published private and unrevised records of the life of a remarkable Scotswoman the wife of the Colonial Secretary during the first British occupation of the Cape. They tell of her attempts to reconcile the Dutch to British rule and are particularly important in recording what official accounts ignore. Vivid accounts are given of events such as the abortive mutiny in the Castle and the imprisonment and trial for high treason of the Graaff-Reinet rebels." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Van Riebeeck Society Hardcover
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: 241G1905 ISBN : 0958411263 9780958411264
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Hehn, Del; Davis, Louse; and Many Others
Memories from the Cowichan Valley: Loggers Wives and Sawmill Workers
Duncan B.C.: Malaspina University College 2000. Book. Illus. by Olding Enise; Dickson Ruth. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages of biographical recollections collected and edited by students in the Fundamental English class at Malaspina University College Cowichan Campus. Signed inside front cover by fourteen members of the editing and interview teams. Undated but appears to be circa 2000. Includes interviews of: Ruth Dickson Gordon Dods Roy Hopwo Darshan Johel Weldon Jubenville Karm Manak Jacques Marc Lynda Marc Fred Roland and John Skertchly. Includes black and white illustrations of the subjects. Light wear. A nice copy of this interesting compilation of Valley biographies. Malaspina University College Paperback
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: 623G1895
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Rowland, John
Slipping the Lines: Adventures Around the World in Peace and War
Canada: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc. 1993. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 512 pages. A most engaging biography of this adventurous Canadian born in London Ontario in 1910. Quickly realizing his first job is a dead end he hits the road as a magazine salesman a career which at that time combined with his ingenuity allowed him to see the world while making a healthy income. The resulting adventures make for a most enjoyable and informative read. Heavily worn but still a worthy reading copy. Turner-Warwick Publications Inc. Paperback
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: 322G1915 ISBN : 0919899358 9780919899353
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Niosi, Goody
The Romance Continues: The Art and Gardens of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton
Canada: TW 2005. Book. Illus. by Leier Grant; Barton Nixie Signed. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 132 pages. Signed and inscribed by Nixie and Grant upon title page. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. "A love story an exploration of art and a gardener's delight all in one lavishly illustrated book." Clean and bright with light wear. Gift greetings upon verso of front free endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A lovely copy of this work which will appeal to anyone with an appreciation of art but especially to anyone who had the privilege of touring the magnificent Barton Leier Gallery and Gardens near Nanaimo BC. TW Hardcover
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: 548G1871 ISBN : 189489829x 9781894898294
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Vanderzalm (Vander Zalm), Bill (Signed)
Bill Vanderzalm Vander Zalm "For the People": Hindsight - Insight - Foresight
Canada: Self-Published 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 648 pages. Signed and generically inscribed by Vanderzalm upon front free endpaper. The autobiography of British Columbia's 28th Premier. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Minor lean to spine. Several short openings to bottom edge of front panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. This bookseller is particularly appreciative of Mr. Vanderzalm's activism against the imposition of both the HST and 'smart' meters in British Columbia. Thank-you Mr. Vanderzalm. Well done!. Self-Published Hardcover
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: 322G1929
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Burrows, Bruce (Signed)
Blood on the Decks Scales on the Rails
Canada: Self-Published 1995. Book. Illus. by Lindstrom Terje; Cross Richard. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 108 pages. "Thoughts of a working fisherman and the strange being who lived in his basement" - subtitle. Signed and inscribed by author upon verso of first leaf. The humourous jottings of a west coast fisherman originally published in his column entitled "Channel 78A" in a small coastal B.C. newspaper. Average wear. Minor doodle on front cover. A sound copy. Self-Published Paperback
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: 322G1926
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Author Unknown
Haakon 7: Utgitt Til 75-Arsdagen 3 August 1947 Av Den Norske Regjering
Oslo Norway: Den Norske Forleggerforening 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 400 pages. Index of people. Black and white photographic plates. Presents the biography of Haakon VII King of NorwayAll text in Norwegian. Laid in are two large folded tables indicating lineage/family trees. Writing atop half-title page else clean and unmarked with very light wear. A large and handsome volume in pleasing condition. Den Norske Forleggerforening Hardcover
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: 465c5799
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Multiple Contributors
The Canadian Who's Who with Which is Incorporated "Canadian Men and Women of the Time" - Vol. VII 1955-1957
Toronto: Trans-Canada Press 1957. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1200 pages. "The only who's who in Canada in which no one has paid for inclusion." - from front board. A biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. Prior owner's name inside front board else unmarked. Binding open at page 1199 else average wear. A worthy reference copy. Trans-Canada Press Hardcover
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: 711c6036
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Burkitt, WT W T
W.T. Burkitt: Memoirs
British Columbia Canada: Self-Published 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 154 pages including copies of black & white photos. Personal Memoirs of W.T. Burkitt Theo born in England who immigrated to Canada early 1900's. Patriarch to Burkitt Family of Salt Spring Island British Columbia. Depicts history of early Vancouver Island military service politics and family life from a personal point of view. Hand typed. Handwritten greetings on title page read "To Marjorie and Gerry With Best Wishes" presumably written by the author. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Self-Published Paperback
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: 111c5982
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Norman, Philip
Elton John
United Kingdom: Hutchinson 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 520 pages. Index. Discography. Colour and black and white photos. "A frank but sympathetic portrait of a superstar who despite his vast fame and wealth has always seemed unfulfilled lonely and utterly vulnerable." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Hutchinson Hardcover
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: 462c6003 ISBN : 0091748380 9780091748388
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Jarvis, Robert
Harry Stevens: Immigration Reformer Reconstructionist Canada Firster - C-FAR Canadian Issues Series #36
Canada: C-FAR 2002. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 76 pages. Footnotes. Black and white photo of Mr. Stevens aboard the Komagata Maru inside back cover. "If we do not exercise strict immigration control Canadians of British/European origin will be swamped by the Third World." - Harry Stevens 22 June 1914. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. C-FAR Paperback
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: 463c6212
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Wodehouse, John (The Earl of Kimberley)
The Whim of the Wheel : The Memoirs of the Earl of Kimberley
U.K.: Merton Priory Press 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 204 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Author recounts how he squandered his large interitance on wine women and song and without regret. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Merton Priory Press Hardcover
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: 464c6459 ISBN : 1898937451 9781898937456
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Picture Post February 23 1952 Death of King George VI
London: Hulton Press Ltd. 1952. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 58 pages. Cover: Colour illustration of "St. Edward's Crown made after the old pattern for Charles II in 1662 and is the 'official' crown of England." - from pg 5. Full of black/white photos and illustrations. Features include: The Queen Proclaimed Queen Elizabeth II; Road to the Throne; The Crown of Happiness; Day of Sorrow Death of King George VI; Days of Mourning; The Pageant of England's Queens; A Boy Prince Grows Up Prince Philip; The World Hails the Queen It Knew as Princess; From the Commonwealth A Special Welcome; The Budget of a Queen; Tradition in the Queen's Household and Two Other Elizabeths. Average wear. Binding sound. A worthy copy. Hulton Press, Ltd. Paperback
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: 739c6323
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The Illustrated London News - May 15 1937 Special Double Number The Coronation Ceremony of King George VI
London: The Illustrated London News 1937. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ten full colour plates including portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Crowning of King and Queen and scenes from the processional. "Together with many drawings and photographs illustrating the whole of the Coronation ceremony in detail and the various stages of the processional drives from Buckingham Palace tot he Abbey and thence through the great London thoroughfares back to the palace; and with numerous pictures of the acclamation of the King and Queen by the People of the Empire on the great occasion of their crowning." - from contents pg VI. Key Feature: Our Note Book - The Church's Crowning of the King: Its meaning for the Empire. Pages numbered 851 - 922 Supplement marked in Roman Numerals I to XXIV. Average wear. Tiny white spatter on front cover. Small openings front/back cover fore-edge. Pages XIX to XXIV stuck together at top of page. A worthy copy. The Illustrated London News Paperback
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: 739c6319
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Gervasi, Frank
The Life and Times of Menahem Begin: Rebel to Statesman
USA: Putnam 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 382 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "The first full-scale biography by an American of Israel's controversial Prime Minister this comprehensive book also discusses the Middle Eastern history that brought Begin to power and the Camp David Accords that earned him the Nobel Prize." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Putnam Hardcover
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: 464c6159 ISBN : 0399122990 9780399122996
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Gosden, Eric W
Take Fire! James Cuthbertson of Japan
USA: Christian Literature Crusade 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 110 pages. ". For fifty years he was concerned with the work of evangelism in Japan. He worked for 33 years among the police in and around Tokyo later moving to Kobe; during the war he visited many Japanese evacuation camps in the U.S.A." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Ink stamp upon front free endpaper. Binding sound. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Christian Literature Crusade Hardcover
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: 452c6691
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Nilsson, Verniece B (Signed)
The Valley of the Last Frontier
Australia: Self-Published 1990. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 212 pages. Signed by author upon title page. Black and white photographic plates. Recounts the author's two years in the high mountainous jungle of Irian Jaya Indonesia beginning in 1976. She then moved on to Australia New Guinea and other places in the far east. Undated. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Circa 1990. Self-Published Paperback
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: 123c6645
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Nygard, Rev John; Glass, Molly
Beyond the Hammer and the Sword
British Columbia: Self-Published 1990. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322 pages. Undated. Autobiographical account of the author's life as a missionary. Above-average wear and soiling. Some marks to contents. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Circa 1990. Self-Published Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 465c6644
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Brock, Peter
Variations on a Planet
Canada: P.P. 1993. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 126 pages. "A distinctive personal book an autobiographical account of one man's growth towards understanding about himself and the world around him." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. P.P. Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 463c6643 ISBN : 0919001777 9780919001770
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Douglas, George W
The Sunflower Family Asteraceae of British Columbia - Volume II 2/Two: Astereae Anthemideae Eupatorieae and Inuleae
Victoria B.C.: Royal British Columbia Museum 1995. Book. Illus. by Stephen Elizabeth J. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 393 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated with line drawings. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Royal British Columbia Museum Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 469c6829 ISBN : 0772621616 9780772621610
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Horan, JW J W
On the Side of the Law: The Biography of J.D. Nicholson Formerly Assistant Superintendant A.P.P. Alberta Provincial Police
Edmonton Alberta: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. 1944. Book. Illus. by Nicol James. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 279 pages. Index. black and white illustrations. Bookplate signed by author affixed to front free endpaper. "Few men have played as many roles in this colourful pageant of changing times as John D. Nicholson whose life story is told in this book. Few have had the opportunity to serve in so many ways in the exciting hazardous and inspiring task of founding this last great homeland as this vigorous character with whose name and life are linked so many of the incidents which make up such a large part of the traditions and history of our Canadian West." - from Preface. Prior owner's details lightly pencilled upon half title page. Above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. The Institute of Applied Art, Ltd. Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 464c6823
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Kain, Karen; Godfrey, Stephen; Doob, Reed
Karen Kain - Movement Never Lies: An Autobiography
Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Index. Many photographs in colour and black and white. ".Karen Kain tells her own story. She recalls her early morning training her days at the National Ballet School and her first years in the company leading to the Moscow International Ballet Competition of 1973 from which she and partner Frank Augustyn returned as stars. This autobiography will be a revelation to Karen Kain's many fans." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's small address label atop front free endpaper otherwise book in pristine condition. Light wear to dust jacket the back panel of which bears undulations where the clear plastic laminate has contracted. A nice clean copy of this engaging and beautiful work. McClelland & Stewart Ltd Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 465c6725 ISBN : 0771023200 9780771023200
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Nagle, Ted; Zinovich, Jordan
The Prospector : North of Sixty
Canada: Lone Pine Publishing 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 286 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Set against the backdrop of northern lights and barren lands the story of Ted Nagle's life is rich in anecdote adventure and intrigue. Born in Hay River in 1898 the son of a free trader Nagle became a key player in the race to own the north's vast mineral resources. As he moved forward by canoe on foot and then by bush plane Nagle recorded the personalities and events he found 'down to north'. His careful observations reflect the natural and social history north of 60 degrees in the first third of the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings and prior owner's address label upon front free endpaper else clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Lone Pine Publishing Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 124c6820 ISBN : 0919433677 9780919433670
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Crosson, Jack
Jack's Shack : Memories from the West Coast of Vancouver Island
Canada: WPB 1990. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 200 pages. Black and white illustrations. ".Follows the author's adventures on the West Coast of Vancouver Island during the 1930's. While detailed and historically accurate this story captures the essence of day to day life in rustic and rugged surroundings." - from back cover. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop first blank leaf otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. WPB Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 328c6877 ISBN : 0969480709 9780969480709
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Dash, Donna
Chief Straight Tongue: The Story of Deane Finlayson - Land Developer and Community Leader - Signed By Author and Subject
Nanaimo BC Canada: Deane Finlayson 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 317 pages. Signed and inscribed by Deane Finlayson and author upon front free endpaper. "The story of a journey of one man's life tracing his roots and then the starting and raising of his family but mostly leaving an indelible mark on all who have met him." - from dust jacket. Mr. Finlayson was instrumental in Nanaimo history with prominent activity related to Woodgrove Mall Piper's Lagoon and Neck Point. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Deane Finlayson Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 124c6883 ISBN : 0973588705 9780973588705
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Macaulay, Margaret (Peggy); Macaulay, Horace "Red"
Surrey Girl - "Not Just Another War Bride"
Canada: HRM 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. Black and white photos. "Includes many interesting tales of the wife of a permanent force military man. Her first home in Canada was on a telephone repeater station in the Yukon. The couple's travels during post-war and cold-war periods resulted in more than 20 residences spread through most of the provinces and a four-year sojourn in West Germany with NATO forces." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. HRM Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 462c6822 ISBN : 0968732321 9780968732328
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Hampel, Elizabeth
Yankee Bride in Moscow
New York: Liveright Publishing 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 319 pages. "Before I went to Russia to be married I had never been more than two hundred miles from St. Louis." - from page 1. Average wear. Binding intact. Liveright Publishing Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 465c7158
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Rimland, Ingrid (Signed)
The Furies and the Flame - A True Story
USA: Arena / ATP 1984. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages. Signed and inscribe by author upon front free endpaper. ".not merely the gallant tale of a young handicapped child. It is the redeeming story of a whole family's journey across continents through adversity to discovery and fulfillment." - from dust jacket. Later in life the author faced new trials when her husband Ernst Zundel was illegally deported from the U.S. and jailed in Germany for several years. Recipient's name obscured with liquid paper. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear to book. Binding tight. A sound copy. Arena / ATP Hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 863c7114 ISBN : 0878794182 9780878794188
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Swatek, Joe
The Man with the Giant Stride: The Story of Ken Witt
USA: Holiday Press 1998. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 163 pages. Black and white illustrations. "The story of a man who battled the hardships in his life and who became a successful businessman admired for his abilities and respected for his opinions." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Holiday Press Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 554c6940
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