‎Biographie‎

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 838G4399

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 152G4603

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 201H0203

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 453G4852

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 431H0063 ISBN : 096942650x 9780969426509

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 466G4962

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 201H0197

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 201H0001

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 464c9514 ISBN : 0245508325 9780245508325

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 256c9837

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 154c9896 ISBN : 0772007284 9780772007285

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 463c9951 ISBN : 1551922320 9781551922324

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 465g0101 ISBN : 0691046743 9780691046747

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 844g0480

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : DEMO016630I

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 217G0568

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 461G0874

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 322G0229 ISBN : 1895332427 9781895332421

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 322G0805

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 548G1299 ISBN : 0714841633 9780714841632

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 462G1456 ISBN : 0771033907 9780771033902

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 241G1906 ISBN : 0958411255 9780958411257

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 241G1905 ISBN : 0958411263 9780958411264

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 322G1915 ISBN : 0919899358 9780919899353

‎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

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 322G1929