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Howitt, WK (Signed) W K
A Pioneer Looks Back Again - A Story of Fortitude Courage and Achievement
Auckland NZ: Oswald-Sealy New Zealand Limited 1947. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 310 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Black and white photographs. "Presents more personal impressions of the hardships and difficulties that the early setlers contended with." - from dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear to unmarked book which lacks front free endpaper. Binding intact. Numerous defects to dust jacket which is now preserved in clear protective sleeve. Oswald-Sealy (New Zealand) Limited Hardcover
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Douglas, Tommy C (Signed); Lovick, L D
Tommy Douglas Speaks: Till Power Is Brought to Pooling SIGNED BY TOMMY DOUGLAS
Canada: Oolichan Books 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. Upon front free endpaper is hand-written in ink: "To David With Best Wishes From Tommy Douglas." In November 2004 a nation-wide vote by over one million Canadians selected Mr. Douglas as "The Greatest Canadian of all Time." "This collection of Tommy Douglas' speeches anecdotes and parables illustrates the essential features of the democratic left in Canada the CCF/NDP." - from dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears several short closed tears and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Oolichan Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 347a7890 ISBN : 0889820228 9780889820227
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Patoski, Joe Nick; Crawford, Bill
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
USA: Little Brown & Company 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 313 pages. References. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "The first biography of this meteoric guitar hero. Emerging from the hotbed of Texas blues Stevie Ray Vaughan developed his unique style early on in competition with his older brother Jimmy Vaughan founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds - a competition that shaped much of Stevie's Life. His death in a freak helicopter crash in 1990 silenced one of the great musical talents of our time." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. High quality copy. RIP Stevie. Little Brown & Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a8143 ISBN : 0316160687 9780316160681
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Akenson, Don
The Orangeman: The Life and Times of Ogle Gowan
Canada: James Lorimer & Company 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 330 pages. Index. "Ogle Gowan. built the powerful Protestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than 100 years." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. James Lorimer & Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a8187 ISBN : 088862963x 9780888629630
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Foster, Franklin (Signed)
John E. Brownlee - A Biography
Canada: Foster Learning 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 321 pages. Black and white photos. Index. "For the first time the full story of Alberta's greatest premier. and how he was destroyed in one of Canada's hottest scandals." - from dust jacket. Author's signature upon front free endpaper else book clean bright and unmarked. Average wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Foster Learning Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a8476 ISBN : 1552200043 9781552200049
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Hinckley, Bill (Signed)
We 3 Three - A Four-Thousand Day Odyssey SIGNED BY AUTHOR
USA: Self-Published 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 402 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Present's the author's story of his failed marriage and what it precipitated for him and his two daughters. Bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Some soiling to top edge. A quality copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 123a8653
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Larionov, Igor; Taylor, Jim; Reizer, Leonid
Larionov
Winnipeg MB: Codner Books 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 149 pages with black and white photos. The extraordinary tale of a man who chafed for a decade under the personal and professional chains of Soviet hockey fighting it every step of the way until in 1989 - with one desperate gamble that could have ended his international hockey career - he finally won his freedom and a chance to play in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks. This is a hockey story a close-up inside look at the Soviet system that produces world championship teams but says Larionov only at enormous individual cost. Shows the Team Canada-Russia hockey series from the Soviet side of the puck. A picture of life in the Soviet Union painted by a thoughtful gifted athlete whol oves his game but always knew it was only a port of the life he wanted for himself and his family. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear and two short closed tears to dust jacket. Quality copy. Codner Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 154a8837 ISBN : 1550560670 9781550560671
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Frankel, Rudy; Robertson, Marian
Tiger Tapestry
South Africa: C. Struik Publishers 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 432 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The autobiography of Rudy Frankel life president of Tiger Oats Limited and for many years a leading South African industrialist." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. C. Struik Publishers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a8970 ISBN : 0869774905 9780869774908
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Skumavc, Franc [Signed]
On One-Way Path
Canada: Self-Published 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 299 pages. Black and white photographic plates plus a selection of colour art plates. Author's signature inscription and handwritten book number 911/5000 upon verso of front free endpaper. Map endpapers. The biography of a Slovenian who survived the horrors of the second world war and later moved to Canada and served a s a Roman Catholic Priest. "These lines are being written more than 50 years after the beginning of the Second World War. My life has been profoundly influenced by it. Much of this book is on one way or another related to that war. With my limited ability I tried to point out the enormity of war and godliness of genuine peace." - from Author's Dedication. Light wear. Clean and unmarked but for minor blemish atop front board. Binding tight. Nice copy. Self-Published Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a8963 ISBN : 0969682409 9780969682400
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Epp, Margaret
"But God Hath Chosen." - The Story of John and Mary Dyck Mennonite Brethren Church Missionaries in Columbia
USA: The Mennonite Brethren Church 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 176 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. The powerful store of two missionaries of the Mennonite Brethren Church who served in Columbia. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Nice copy. The Mennonite Brethren Church Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a8964
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Singh, David
The Making of Fortune - The Story of Building Fortune Financial with Advice You Can Use to Build Your Own Fortune
Canada: McLeod 1996. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 203 pages. The fascinating and almost unbelievable adventures of David Singh as he progressed from poverty in Guyana to the head of Fortune Financial in Canada. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Must reading for any new immigrants in need of a heavy dose of inspiration. McLeod Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a9150 ISBN : 0919292003 9780919292000
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RL and Asc
A Passion for Science: Bill Ricker - A Scientific Journey 27 Minute VHS Videotape in case
Canada: Image Improvement 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27 Minute VHS videotape in case. "Although Dr. Bill Ricker is in his late eighties now he still goes into the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo to continue his scientific research. This video follows his remarkable scientific journey from his boyhood in North Bay Ontario to the present. In eveyr field of science Ricker entered whether in lake studies fish population dymanics salmon biology or entomology he excelled gaining worldwide recognition. His story is fascination to anyone not familiar with fisheries science as well as an inspiration to anyone who is." - from cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Image Improvement Hardcover
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Lees-Milne, James
Caves of Ice
London: Chatto & Windus 1983. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pages. Index. "Once again we find Mr. Lees-Milne chugging up and down the country in his temperamental motor car calling on dilapidated country houses and their often eccentric owners. Will reinforce Mr. Lees-Milne's reputation as the most vivid original and tirelessly entertaining of diarists and delight his army of admirers." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Binding intact. Above-average but not excessive wear. Some lean to spine. A worthy reading copy. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a9449 ISBN : 0701126574 9780701126575
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Longsworth, Basil Nelson
Memorandum of Thoughts Reflections & Transactions - as Described By Basil Nelson Longsworth on His Journey from Washington Township Guernsey County Ohio to Oregon in the Summer of 1853 Hand Numbered Copy
USA: Ye Galleon Press 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 44 pages. Copy number 141 of 500 copies of this edition. Index. Moderat wear externally. Contents clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Ye Galleon Press Hardcover
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Whiting, Robert
Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan
New York New York U.S.A.: Pantheon Books 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 372 pages including notes bibliography and index. Black and white photographs. "A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945. Chronicles the half-century rise and fall of the fortunes of Nick Zappetti and his comrades." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Pantheon Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9615 ISBN : 0679419764 9780679419761
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Sosabowski, Major-General Stanislaw
Freely I Served
London: William Kimber 1960. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 203 pages. Map endpapers. "General Sosabowski was one of the bravest and most unconventional of the military leaders of the last war; his career was both fascinating and of an almost incredible variety. He was born in Poland of very humble parents and as a child was involved in Polish resistance to the Austrian occupation; then he was conscripted into the Austrian Army but finally gained a commission in the Polish Army."- from dust jacket. Heavily worn first edition copy with usual library markings. Great record of a Polish hero. Reading copy only. Please note This copy is missing black and white photographic plates from page 64 and page 192. All others are present. William Kimber Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 118a9646
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Joubin, Franc R; Smyth, D McCormack
Not for Gold Alone: The Memoirs of a Prospector
Deljay Publications 1986. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 493 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. "Franc Jouben the chemist-geologist who brought Canada into the Nuclear age has been one of Canada's great mine hunters - a man of unquenchable curiosity and integrity. This is his story the frank recollections of a millionaire prospector who tamed the jungles of Bay Street while treasure-hunting the world over - and all the while enjoying life on the edge of wonder." - Peter C. Newman. Prior owner's details atop back side of front free endpaper. Light to moderate wear to book. Average wear to dust jacket which is now proctected with a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy of this interesting and instructive life story. Deljay Publications Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9600 ISBN : 0969379307 9780969379300
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Howard, Walter L
Luther Burbank - A Victim of Hero Worship: Chronica Botanica Volume 9 Number 5/6
USA: Chronica Botanica 1945. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Index. Bibliography. Approximately 200 pages. An excellent and uncommon overview of the life and accomplishments of prolific plant breeder Luther Burbank one of the greatest Americans in history. This copy is in such lovely condition that it appears to be a current reprint but we can find no evidence to support this. Very light wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Chronica Botanica Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9568
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Roblin, Duff
Speaking for Myself : Politics and Other Pursuits
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: Great Plains Publications 1999. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 253 pages. Index. "Roblin is an amiable and often refreshingly frank guide to politics in and out of Manitoba." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Lovely copy. Great Plains Publications Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9586 ISBN : 1894283147 9781894283144
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Gritzbach, Erich
Hermann Goring - Werk Und Mensch
Germany: NSDAP / Franz Eher 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 349 pages. Many black and white photograhic plates. Text all in German. Wartime printing. Originally published in 1938. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. NSDAP / Franz Eher Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9763
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Lees-Milne, James
Enigmatic Edwardian: The Life of Reginald 2nd Viscount Esher
London United Kingdom: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 401 pages. Notes and References Index. Black and white photographic plates. "For nearly thirty years this extraordinary man exerted an incredible influence on British Royalty and politics. The intimate of every Prime Minister from Rosebery to Baldwin he always declined high office preferring to manipulate events from the backstage. Alongside his role as a political and royal go-between Lord Esher had a bizarre private life indulging in a series of relationships with beautiful youths. Strangest of all he conceived an unhealthy passion for Maurice the dullest and least attractive of his children." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound binding. Quality copy. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a9759 ISBN : 0283997389 9780283997389
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Davis, I M
The Black Douglas
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul 1974. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 184 pages. Index. Bibliography. "The first full account of James of Douglas' eventful and dangerous career up to his celebrated death carrying Robert Bruce's heart into battle against the Moors." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Routledge and Kegan Paul Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a0027 ISBN : 071007753x 9780710077530
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Mitchell, Edgar; Williams, Dwight
The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
USA: Putnam Pub Group 1996. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages. Index. Bibliography. "An astronaut's remarkable quest to reconcile science and religion in a self-organizing univers." - from dust jacket. Only moderate wear. Usual library markings. Tight and square. Sound copy. Putnam Pub Group Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a0163 ISBN : 0399141618 9780399141614
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Chapman, Guy
A Kind of Survivor: The Autobiography of Guy Chapman
London: Gollancz 1975. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. "In the course of a long and varied life Guy Chapman was many things: publisher teacher soldier historian biographer and much else." - from dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. Gollancz Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a0198 ISBN : 0575019514 9780575019515
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Fraser, Donald A
Life to Look Again - Memoirs of a Canadian Pilot with the RAF During WWII
Canada: Mika Publishing 1984. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 243 pages plus index. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "The typical and sometimes not so typical experiences of a Canadian pilot of the RCAF who served with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War are described with humour insight and warmth." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Sound working copy. Mika Publishing Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 432a0152 ISBN : 0919303803 9780919303805
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Huxley-Blythe, Peter J
The Man Who Was Uncle: The Biography of a Master Spy
London: Arthur Barker Limited 1975. Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 186 pages. Index. This the story of of Nicholas Dulger-Sheikin "proves yet again that truth is stranger than fiction." - from dust jacket. Above-average but not excessive wear. Front hinge taped. Sound reading copy. Arthur Barker Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 649a0119 ISBN : 0213165325 9780213165321
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Kendle, John
John Bracken: A Political Biography
Canada: Univ of Toronto Press 1979. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 318 pages. Index. Sources. "Premier of Manitoba for more than 20 years and later leader of the federal Conservative Party John Bracken became the recognized voice of the west during the difficult years of the depression." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound working copy. Univ of Toronto Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 111a0124 ISBN : 0802054390 9780802054395
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Hart, E(Ted) J
Diamond Hitch: The Early Outfitters and Guides of Banff and Jasper SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Canada: Summerthought 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 160 pages. Index. Reference notes. Many black and white archival illustrations. "Describes the colorful lives and times of such men as Tom Wilson Bill Peyto Jim Simpson the Brewster brothers Fred Stephens and the Otto Brothers - the true mountain men of the Canadian west." - from back cover. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Large fold-out map. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Summerthought Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 115a0186 ISBN : 0919934080 9780919934085
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Mantler, JP (Signed) J P
School Days - An Autobiography
Canada: Self-Published 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 211 pages. An interesting and uncommon rural autobiography. Gift greetings atop opening page. Undated. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Circa 1986. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a0494
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Hawkins, Ronnie; Goddard, Peter
Ronnie Hawkins: Last of the Good Ol' Boys
Canada: Stoddart 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 314 pages. Index. "This is rock 'n' roll as it was meant to be played - raw provocative and downright sexy." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Stoddart Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a0374 ISBN : 077372298x 9780773722989
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Courtney, WL; Courtney, JE W L J E
Pillars of Empire: Studies and Impressions
London: Jarrolds 1918. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brief biographical reviews of British Empire Builders separated by geographic area: Canada South Africa Australasia Egypt and the Soudan India and the Far East. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Worthy reading copy. Jarrolds Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a0396
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Nork, Karl
Hell in Siberia
London: Robert Hale Limited 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 222 pages. The account of a German soldier held captive behind the Iron Curtain. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Robert Hale Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 432a0340
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Blunt, Wilfrid
On Wings of Song: A Biography of Felix Mendelssohn
USA: Charles Scribner's Sons 1974. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 288 pages. Index. "Seeks to bring to life and re-establish in public favour the undeservedly neglected figure of this superb classical-romantic composer." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Worthy reference copy. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a0263 ISBN : 0684136333 9780684136332
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Soares, John
Loaded Dice the True Story of a Casino Cheat
Dallas Texas U.S.A.: Taylor Publishing Company 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 217 pages. "From 1962 to 1972 John Soares and his crew of crossroaders ripped off millions of dollars from the Nevada casinos." - from dust jacket. Small address label atop front free endpaper else clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Taylor Publishing Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a0407 ISBN : 0878334602 9780878334605
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Downs, Robert Bingham
Friedrich Froebel
USA: Twayne Publishers 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 126 pages. Index. Herr Froebel "may rightfully be called the father of the kindergarten." - from Preface. Bibliography. Average wear. Usual library markings. Twayne Publishers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a0389 ISBN : 0805776680 9780805776683
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Lundberg, Ferdinand
America's 60 Families
New York: The Vanguard Press 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 544 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "What this book purports to do is to furnish replies naming names and quoting book chapter and verse to two blunt questions: Who owns and controls the large fortunes of today and how are these fortunes used" - from Foreward. Gift greetings and whited out details upon front free endpaper. Average soiling and wear to book. Pages moderately yellowed with age. Dust jacket heavily worn. The Vanguard Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 134a0615
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Horsefield, Ray
The Friendly North
Manitoba: The Anglican Parish of Flin Flon Manitoba 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 85 pages. Recounts the author's interesting and humorous adventures in northern Manitoba. Illustrated with cheerful line drawings by the author. Includes Christmas card from the author plus a news clipping of the author. Prior owner's name atop title page. The Anglican Parish of Flin Flon, Manitoba Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 105a0663
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Gutstein, Rabbi Morris A; Gutstein, Rabbi Solomon
Judaism in Art: The Windows of Shaare Tikvah SIGNED BY RABBI SOLOMON GUTSTEIN
USA: Gutstein Family Trust 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 126 pages. Signed and inscribed by Rabbi Solomon Gutstein upon title page. "The story of the stained glass windows of Congregation Shaare Tikvah in Chicago and the story of those who created them." - from dust jacket. Numerous black and white illustrations plus colour plates. Book clean with light wear. Unmarked but for patch of liquid paper upon back free endpaper. Few small chips and tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Gutstein Family Trust Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 635a0701 ISBN : 0964316307 9780964316300
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Tuck, Robert C
The Island Family Harris: Letters of an Immigrant Family in British North America 1856-1866 SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Canada: Ragweed Press 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 159 pages. Black and white plates. "The story of a British family which crossed the Atlantic in the mid 19th century. It is told in their own words in letters written home from Canada West Ontario and Prince Edward Island. From the letters emerges a portrait of a fascinating family which included portrait painter Robert Harris and architect William Harris. Here we encounter the beliefs values and attitudes of a mid-Victorian family and a view of their daily lives at home and at work." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Ragweed Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a1179 ISBN : 092030429x 9780920304297
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Charlebois, Dr Peter
The Life of Louie Riel in Pictures
Canada: NC Press 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photos upon glossy stock. "I found the text itself admirable - Dr. Charlebois writes with a restraint which is much more effective than any less careful style would have been and yet of course through the words emerges a sense of rage and grief." - Margaret Lawrence. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding sound. Still a useful reference copy. NC Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a1081 ISBN : 091960112x 9780919601123
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Splane, Richard B (Signed)
George Davidson: Social Policy and Public Policy Exemplar
Canada: Canadian Council on Social Development 2003. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 236 pages. Index. Author's signature upon title page. "This policy-centered biography of George Davidson explores the progression of his brilliant career in the voluntary and public sectors of British Columbia and Canada and at the United Nations." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Canadian Council on Social Development Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a1036 ISBN : 0888105223 9780888105226
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Sirotnik, Gareth
Running Tough: The Story of Vancouver's Jack Diamond
Canada: Diamond Family 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 245 pages. Index. Bibliography. "In 1926 four months after leaving his father's once-prosperous farm in Galicia then a part of Poland Jack Diamond - age 17 - got off a rickety old boat in Quebec City with a straw suitcase and barely enough money to get him to Vancouver. Ten years later he was battling Canada's national corporations for control of British Columbia's meatpacking industry. Follows Diamond from horse-and-buggy potato pedlar to king of B.C.'s thoroughbred racing; from butcher to university chancellor SFU. Along the way his story is interlinked with the collapse of three European empires the growth of Vancouver into a burgeoning metropolis and influential people including W.A.C. Bennett and Supreme Court Justice Angelo Branca." - from dust jacket. A well-researched and very readable biography of this amazing sportsman businessman and philantropist. Will be of special interest to those whose ancestors lived in Galicia early in the last century. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Diamond Family Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a1014 ISBN : 0969368003 9780969368007
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Obregon, Alvaro
Ocho Mil Kilometros En Campana
Mexico: Fondo Cultura Economica 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 618 pages. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Text in Spanish. Reprint of the 1917 first edition. Obregon was a major figure in the Mexican Revolution and went on to be twice elected President of Mexico. He was assassinated in 1928 shortly after winning his second term. Tight and square with only moderate wear. Unmarked. Pages gently yellowed with age. A quality copy. Fondo Cultura Economica Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 106a1291
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Andruff, Nick (Signed)
Now What
Canada: Nico 2004. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 403 pages. Signed by "Nick and Zoya" upon title page. "Takes us through the harrowing life of author's forefathers who survived two World Wars the Russian Revolution and the Great Depression finally establishing their family homestead in the harsh Canadian north country of Alberta. From there he leads us along his own path of searching and discovery ultimately coming to understand the power of God in his life." - from back cover. Newspaper review affixed inside front cover. Average wear. Spine leaning. Nico Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1208 ISBN : 0973539402 9780973539400
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Weber, Marianne; Zohn, Harry: Editor
Max Weber: A Biography Translated from the German
USA: Wiley-Interscience/John Wiley & Sons 1975. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Engish Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 719 pages. Biographical references. Index. Originally published in German in 1926. ". the foundation of all further inquiries into Max Weber's life and influence." - Gerhard Masur. "Beginning with Max's ancestry and early years Marianne moves to his life as a student soldier young lawyer and university professor quoting liberally from his voluninous correspondence. Her account of Weber's nervous breakdown in 1897 which curtailed his academic career and depleted his energy provides insight into many of the personal disputes and problems that troubled him to the end. Then to her unique outlook on his life Marianne adds her own statement of Weber's main ideas and theories." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Front hinge taped. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. A precious insight into the life of this profoundly influential thinker. Wiley-Interscience/John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1556 ISBN : 0471923338 9780471923336
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Kelsay, Isabel
Joseph Brant 1743-1807 Man of Two Worlds
USA: Syracuse University Press 1984. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 775 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Reference notes. Several black and white illustrations. "The result of some 30 years of research and writing this book provides a total picture of Indian life in northeast and mid-America at the end of the 18th century." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Syracuse University Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1574 ISBN : 0815601824 9780815601821
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Lewis, Wyndham
Blasting and Bombadiering
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1937. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. Index. Black and white plates. Covers 10 years of the author's life. "what happened to me in the Great War and then afterwards in the equally great Peace" - from Introduction. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Some spine slant. A worthy reading copy. Eyre & Spottiswoode Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1602
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Carr, Ian
William Boyd : Silver Tongue and Golden Pen - Canadian Medical Lives
Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited 1993. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190 pages. Index. Reference notes. Appendices. "William Boyd was one of the most influential pathologists and medical educators of the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1555 ISBN : 1550411373 9781550411379
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Scott, Jay
Changing Woman: The Life and Art of Helen Hardin
USA: Northland 1989. Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 165 pages. Gorgeous colour illustrations. "A critical study of a contemporary painter caught in the conflict of public expectation and her own desire for individual artistic expression. Helen Hardin could not abandon her heritage nor could she accept it and its inherent constraints. This tension fueled her life and her art and in many ways made her what she was: a talented dynamic and dedicated artist." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Reading copy only. Northland Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1558 ISBN : 0873584899 9780873584890
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Morton, Arthur S
Sir George Simpson - Overseas Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company: A Pen Picture of a Man of Action
Canada: J.M. Dent & Co. 1944. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 310 pages. Index. Reference notes. Black and white plates including frontis of subject. Usual library markings. Hard cover library binding is intact. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Front free endpaper neatly removed. A sound copy. J.M. Dent & Co. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 815a1554
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