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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 105, Vol. 9, August (Aug.) 22, 1916 - The Russian Offensive of 1916, First Phase
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXXXVII - The Russian Offensive of 1916, First Phase. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
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Schofield, Jack: Editor
BC (British Columbia) Aviator Magazine: September/October 1994
Features: 'Twas Ever So Good - The Famous 418 "City of Edmonton" Intruder Squadron of the RCAF; Stinson Reliant goes to Russia; Intergranular Corrosion - Part 3 of 6; In the Twyford Zone - Aircraft Washrooms; Hurry Up and Wait - tales from Jack Schofield. Nice copy. Magazine
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Gadney, Reg
Cry Hungary! : Uprising 1956
184 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated with often graphic archival black and white photograph. "Takes us straight back to those thirteen days in October, 1956, when the Hungarian people rose up against the crushing Soviet occupation of their country." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy of this important history. Book
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Bradley, John
Allied Intervention in Russia
251 pages. Index of names. Bibliography. Maps. "Almost 50 years after the event, the Alliled intervention in Russia following the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 remains a conroversial issue. For that reason, and because so much government documentary material has remained inaccessible, it has been badly neglected by professional historians... Provides a wealth of completely new material... The obscure beginnings of the intervention, November 1917 to August 1918, are thoroughly explained, and the role of Japan and Czechoslovakia Corps in the military strategy of the Allies is examined." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge open. Reading copy only. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 11: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One)
Cover photo of Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies. Centerfold devoted to the contributions of New Zealand and Australia. Topics: How Germany Attached our Commerce, and 'Russia's Stupendous Task and her Stupendous Army." Photos and illustrations include: Interesting German Naval Units; With a British Cruiser in the North Sea; Austrian seige guns; Modern artillery practice; Cossacks; Russian Howitzer training; Russia rols west; The Tsar and his military chiefs (montage); Russian mobilisation; The 'Three Emperors' Corner'; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Front cover almost detached. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 112: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) October 7th, 1916
Cover portrait of General Alexei Burssiloff - the brilliant army leader on Russia's South-western front. Feature: Newfoundland's Heroic Part in the War. Photos of four members of one Newfoundland family who died in battle July 1st, 1916. Photos of the 'high-explosive express' rail mounted British gun. Russia Resurgent - The Summer Offensive of 1916 to the Fall of Stanislau. Centerfold photos of King George. Photos of German prisoners. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Katkov, George
Russia 1917: The Kornilov Affair - Kerensky and the Break-up of the Russian Army
210 pages. Index. "Examines the events surrounding the coup d'etat supposedly planned against the Provisional Government by General Kornilov, the supreme commander of the Russian armed forces." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Sound working copy. Book
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Nork, Karl
Hell in Siberia
222 pages. The account of a German soldier held captive behind the Iron Curtain. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Dyson, George B.
Baidarka: The Kayak
215 pages. Index. Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. "A grand, detailed book that will be a standard for years to come." - James A. Michener. "The history, development and redevelopment of the Aleut kayak" - from back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 159, September (Sept.) 4, 1917
Front cover illustration of the red flag at the gate of the Tsar's Palace. Abundantly illustrated in black and white with excellent contemporary photos. Contents: Chapter CXCVI - The Adbication of the Tsar... Russia in 1916, The Stuermer Premiership, Growth of Discontent, M. Protopopoff as Minister of the Interior, Meaning and history of the autocracy, character of the Tsar, why the revolution failed in 1905-7, The Empress Alexandra, Forces behind the throne, Rasputin, His Murder, Economic Chaos in Russia, Responsibility of M. Protopopoff, The Revolution, March 1917, Police Provocation, Diary of Events in Petrograd, Provisional Government under Prince Lvoff, The Duma, Recognition of the new government by the Allies. Very important history. Average wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 169, November (Nov.) 13, 1917. The Disorganization of Russia, March-July 1917
Cover portrait of M. Kerensky. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos. Contents: Rise of the Soviet; Bolsheviks and Maximalists; Jewish Influences; Indiscipline in the army; Kerensky abolishes the death penalty; Alexeieff as Generalissimo; German Propaganda; Lenin and his agents; Resignation of Miliukoff; Provisional government's note to the allies; replies of Great Britain and France; No annexations and no indemnity; Resignation of Gutchkoff; A coalition cabinet; the 'soldier's charter'; dismissal of generals; Kerensky's visit to the armies; chaos in Russia; confiscation of land; mutinees in the fleet and armies; The Sukhomlinoff Trial; All-Russian congress of Soviets; Drunkenness revived; Treatment of the Imperial family; The Revolution and the Church; Fraternization with the enemy; women solderis. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: the following issues may be of interest: Part 13 - The History of the Russian Army/The Russian Army at the Outbreak of War; Part 32 - Russia's Problem - The First Invasion of East Prussia; Part 33 - The Russian Conquest of Galicia; Part 44 - The last phases of the Russian Winter Campaign (1914-15); Part 50 - The Russian Offensive in the Carpathians (1915); Part 55 - The Campaign against the Baltic Provinces/ The Austro-German Victory on the Dunajec; Part 56 - The Reconquest of Przemysl and Lemberg; Part 61 - The Fall of Warsaw; Part 65 - The Advance from Warsaw, Last stages of the summer campaign (1915); Part 97 - Russia at War; Part 105 - The Russian Offensive of 1916 - first phase; Part 110 - The Russian Offensive of 1916 - Second phase; Part 122 - The Russian Offensive of 1916 - last phase; Part 124 - The Russian Campaign in 1915-16 in Armenia; Part 159 - The Adbication of the Tsar. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Great War - The Standard History of the World-Wide Conflict: Part 193, April 27, 1918 - The Collapse of Russia
Cover portrait of Commander Locker-Lampson, with British Armoured Cars in Russia. Features: How Canada Won New Glory in 1916-17 (conclusion); The Collapse of Russia, including Bolshevik photos. Centerfold features four sepia images of British actions in Russia. Cover detached but present. Pages loose but present. Rusty around staples. Average wear. Book
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The Great War - The Standard History of the World-Wide Conflict: Part 194, May 4th, 1918 - The Breakup of Russia (cont'd)
Cover photo of "Fighting Britons showing Cossacks how to use machine-guns". Feature: The Collapse of Russia (conclusion), with many great photos. Centerfold features amazine photos of British women performing heavy industrial labour in support of the war effort. Cover detached but present. Rusty around staples. Average wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The War Illustrated - Part 180: 26 January 1918 - The Vision of a New Europe
Features: The Story of the Growth of the Admiralty War Staff (story and photos); The Queen of the Adriatic and the Holy City; Venice Preserved and Jerusalem Delivered; Intervals of play in the wearying work of war; Duty and Piety from Dieppe to the Piave; American Ardour at home, abroad and afloat; The Vision of a New Europe (story); Vain German Rain of Bombs and shine of armour; Labour that paves the way for further progress; Theft and 'Protectsie' in Russia - Some Evils of the Old Regime as I saw them, by Hamilton Fyfe; Side Shows in the Panorama of War; Kaiser Wilhelm Gloats over Italy at Gorizia; Where Allies are Aiding the Intrepid Italians; Destroyers and their doings (story); New signs in the sky of coming air activity; U Boat Outrage on a Helpless Hospital Ship; Scarred Heroes Reach the Sanctuary of Home; The Somerset Light Infantry (story). Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
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The War Illustrated - No. 182 - 9 February 1918 - Aerial Possibilities of 1918
Features: Aerial Possibilities of 1918 (story); Aerial activity from Flanders to the Adriatic; Physical fitness Guarded in Trench & Dug-out; Where Snowy Winter is called a temporary truce; With General Marshall's men in Mesopotamia; From the Field of Conflict to the Camp of Care; Brought to the fore by Revolution in Russia; New Light on the True Inwardness of Bolshevism (story by Hamilton Fyfe); Behind the lines in lands of Beauty and Romance; Protective Colouring and Pyrotechnics in War; Some thrilling episodes in the story of the Light Cruisers (story); Below-Deck Heroes Daily Brave unseen danger - photos of the 'black squad' feeding the boilers with coal; Aspects of Sir Edmund Allenby's Palestine Army; American Soldiers enter sternly into action; Emergencies in Frontier Fighting in the East; Mountain Climbing in the Mahsud Campaign; Active Women Wield the Woodman's Axe and saw; Keepting the ways clear with constant work; The 7th Canadian Infantry (story). Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
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The Northern Mariner - The Journal of the Canadian Nautical Research Society: July 1995
Articles: The North Pacific Campaign in Perspective; The Origins of British Whaling - Pre-1750 English and Scottish Involvement in the Northern Whale Fishery; We Have Missed Another Great Opportunity - G.G. McGeer, Alaska, and the Politics of Failed Advocacy; plus numerous book reviews. Three book reviews circled in Table of Contents else clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The War Illustrated - December 29th, 1917
Features: The Hun's Last Hope - Gravity of the Coming German Offensive on the West; Photos of Railways and Waterways where war has passed by; Doughty Gurkhas and Punjabis in the Desert; Won from the Crescent by the New Crusaders - Allenby captures Jerusalem; Exit the Enemy from 'German' East Africa; With Marshall's Men in Mesopotamia; Booty of the 'Bonnets' on the way to Bourlon; The Rumbling of the Storm - how Russia entered the war in a spirit of Brooding Unrest; Gallantry at Guislain and Mercy at Masnieres; Inspiriting Incidents in the Cambrai conflict; The Kaiser's spies in England - how the system worked and failed in this country, by Tighe Hopkins; Where the 'Tanks' went forward towards Cambrai; Moving heavy guns to meet the Menace on the West; Various victims of vagrant and warring airmen; German ships used by United States Soldiers; Royal interest in the work of British inventors; St. George & Jerusalem - article (and full-page map) - End of Four Centuries of Turkish misrule in the Holy City. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
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The War Illustrated - 12 January, 1918
Features: What really happened at Kut (article); Winter photos from the western front; Photos of massive guns in France; Cairns to the memory of Verdun; Why were we misled? - an article to shed some light upon the corruption and ineptitude in Russia; French allies who aided in Allenby's advance; Article - Meeting the Spy Menace - how Britain's counter-espionage was successfully carried out; Help for homeless Hun victims; Airplane caught in mast of wireless station!; article - dealing with the U-Boat - some wonderful episodes in the hunting of the Submarine Hun; Photo of Col. J.H. Patterson, D.S.O. inspecting the Jewish Battalion; glimpses of some warships in the American Navy; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
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The War Illustrated, No. 187, 16 March 1918
Cover illustration of H.M. Field Pigeon Post. Illustration of a runner. "How Japan May Rescue Russia" by Lovat Fraser. Photos of Allenby's Anzacs reaching Jericho and the Jordan. Photos of Maple Leaf Heroes Who Hold the Line at Lens. Photos of Men of the Navy Active Mid Arctic Snow & Ice. Photos of Getting Ready for the Roaring of the Guns, including photo of a great dump/shell park along the French Western Front. Photos of Great Naval Ordnance that Awaits the Onset. "The Assembly Trench" by 'Sapper'. Photos along the Allied Line; Peaceful pursuits over classic battlefields. Illustration of Canadian narrow-gauge armoured engine supplying ammunition to the front. "F.O.O. in a Daylight Raid" - 20 minutes in an enemy trench. Wounded borne in barges by quiet waterways. Women's war work. Illustration of German observer post concealed behind an image of Christ on the cross. Safeguarding the Soldier - how Australia has taken thought for the future. Photos of Americans in France. Mascots and Pets share their masters' peril - photos. And more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
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The War Illustrated, No. 232 - 25 January 1919
Cover illustration of British soldier on skis in North Russia. Illustration of the French deliverers in Saverne (Zabert). War Reputations Lost and Won - article by Hamilton Fyfe. British Ships Against Bolshevism in the Baltic - 3 photos including the H.M.S. Calypso and Caradoc plus H.M.S. Angora and Wakeful. U Boat U44 Salvaged - 4 photos. Under the White Ensign in Kiel's Black Waters - 3 photos including the H.M.S. Hercules. Some of the Naval Inventions Employed in the War - article. Photos of the famous German Battle Cruiser Goeben. Two photos of Allenby and his men in Cairo. The Price in Blood and Treasure - article. Photo of earth removal at the base of the Vendome Monument in Paris. Several interesting photos of British mines and the mine-layer 'H.M.S. Wahine.' Four sensational photos of the Handley Page 'Giant'. How Paris & Dunkirk suffered by Bomb and Shell - two maps. Three photos of Holzminden, the worst camp of all. Hun Inhumanity to Helpless Men - some facts about German Prison Camps. Photos of Winners of the V.C. in the last weeks of the war. Demobilising the V.A.D.'s. Some soiling to covers. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
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The Great War Magazine - Part 63 - 30 October 1915 *RUSSIA IN WAR TIME*
Cover portrait of Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia. Chapter LXXXII - An Inside View of Russia in War Time - Many photos. Centerfold photos from Gallipoli. Chapter LXXXIII - The Heroic Struggle on Gallipoli Peninsula and the Sulva Bay Battles - many great photos. Please note that this chapter is continued in the next issue. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
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Schulz, Henry (Signed)
Snowborne - The Siberian Chronicles of Henry Schulz
229 pages. Author's signature upon first blank leaf. "A novelized history of one man's family and the travails of building a society in a barren land... Captures the hardships and fortunes of Czarist Russia, continuing through the throes of the Bolshevik Revolution, and on to a new life in Canada... A gathering of high adventure, folktales, history, emotion and tradition too valuable to be lost." - from back cover. Average wear. Tight and square. Unmarked. Black and white illustrations. A sound copy. Book
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Various Authors
India Centre Quarterly: The Russian Enigma - Summer/Monsoon 1994
298 pages. Occasional illustrations. Contributions include: Russia as the Alternative Universal; Russia and the Oriental Despot; The Russian Intelligentsia; What Russia Means to India; Russian Epiphany - Recreating the Sacred; Emancipated Cinderellas - Women in Russia; Idiocy and Civilisation - a study of the Idiot by Dostoevsky;; Neo-Hindu Movements and Orthodox Christianity in Post-Communist Russia; Time, Memory and History in the Work of Andrei Tarkovsky; India's Bollywood in Russia. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound working copy. Book
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Young, Scott
Canada Cup of Hockey / 76 - The Official History
160 pages. Superb colour photography throughout. "The official history of Canada Cup '76. It relives in word and picture the great moments of the tournament, the drama and the excitement... Game summaries, statistics and double-page colour portraits of each of the six teams are included. The story of the development of international hockey and of hockey in each of the six Canada Cup countries is told. Includes chapters on the 1972 and 1974 Canada-Soviet series and the 1976 NHL-Soviet exhibitions... A permanent souvenir." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket bears several closed tears and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this sensational work. Hockey fans of they 1976 era will marvel at the many wonderful photos as they relive this memorable series. Book
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Beaty, John
The Iron Curtain Over America
207 pages. Index. "For more than a thousand years a fundamental problem of Europe, the source, seat, and historic guardian of Western civilization has been to save itself and its ideals from destruction by some temporary master of the men and resources of Asia." - opening sentence. A fascinating and disturbing read which remains most timely decades later. Author's qualifications are impeccable. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A quality reading copy. SEIDMAN B85, WEEMS p.58, SINGERMAN 829. Book
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Wertsch, James V. (Translator and Editor)
The Concept of Activity in Soviet Psychology
439 pages. Bibliographical references. Provides "A glimpse into an inclusive dynamic psychology that is one of the world's best examples of how a unified science of humankind might be constructed." - from Preface. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
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Friesen, P.M.
The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910)
1065 pages. Footnotes. Subject Index. Name Index. Occasional black and white illustrations. Translated from the German. Originally published in German in 1911. "Clearly the most important single historical document to emerge from the Mennonite community in Russia." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this substantial tome. Book
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Robertson, Terence; O'Brien, Andy; Robinson, Cyril; Stainsby, Donald; Trent, Bill; Lake, Rhodi; Klyn, Doyle
Weekend Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 50 - December 15, 1962 - Toronto's Gaslight Girls - Robin Saloum Cover Photo
46 pages. Features: Can Russia Claim the Moon? - There's a red flag waiting for U.S. space men even if they are first on the planet; Classic full-page colour photo ad for Swanson TV Dinners (remember them!?); Crowds adore a Canadian Matadora - Carolyn Hawyard knows and revels in the dangers of the bull ring - article with photos; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau promoting use of the bean; Nice two-page colour photo ad for the various Christie's crackers/snacks; Toronto Restaurant the Gaslight Club employs beautiful female actresses, dancers and models to serve its patrons - article with many great colour photos of Shawna Wong, Agnes Simo, Eunice Beadle, Paula Jarvis, Yvonne Saunders, Lyn Chisham, singer Sonny Caulfield, Colleen Collins, Della Engen, Nina Prodon, Rochelle Ruland, Steffany Conwright, Heide Lamperstorfer, Jacqueline Gould, Paula Jarvis, and Kari Von Kantz; Hockey's Toughest Town - Mixing mayhem and money makes music in Chicago - article with photos in Chicago Stadium; Terror at the Carnival - Consuela Flores saves Randy Moore of Halifax from her 65lb African leopard - article with photos; Home Built on 2,000 Years of History - Michael and Elizabeth Moran of Beach Grove, BC discover native remains when building on their lot - article with photos; Centerfold advertisement for Ronson products; Montreal Lawye H. Carl Goldenberg - article with photos; Smitten with Knittin' - voluntary knitting classes after schooll at Capilano Elementary School in North Vancouver; Nice colour full-page ad for Shulton products; Du Maurier colour ad suggests giving cigarettes for Christmas(!); Cake recipes; Great colour photo and write-up on Montreal Canadiens player Gilles Tremblay; Santa visits Toronto's Firehall No. 7; Nipper comic. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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MacLennan, Hugh; Moon, Barbara; Bannerman, James; Early, Marjorie; Hutchison, Bruce; Frayne, Trent; Eaton, Cyrus; Baxter, Beverley; Gilmour, Clyde; Allen, Robert Thomas
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, March 29, 1958 - Henri Richard is the "Pocket Rocket"
64 pages. Features:Nice one-page colour ad for the '58 Plymouth with "Torsion-Aire; We must come to terms with Russia - or perish; Britain is rocked by air crash of Manchester United; Nostalgic full-page colour-photo ad for Aquascutum short wool coats; The Private Side of Politics - a panel speaks informally with John Diefenbaker adn Mike Pearson; Margaret - sister of the Queen - great article with many photos; Bruce Hutchison explains "What Went Wrong with the Boom" - economic analysis; Colour photos by John de Visser; How Henri "The Pocket Rocket" Richard Beat His Kid-Brother Jinx - article with great photos; Nostalgic centrefold ad for Inglis appliances for 1958; Uncommon colour photo ad for Scott-Atwater outboard motors; Huge two-page ad for the Conservative Party of Canada features full-page black and white photo of John Diefenbaker; Snappa Cappa Red Cap Ale - colour one-page photo ad shows fisherman opening bottle; Nice B/A ad on back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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St. Johns, Adela Rogers; Haycox, Ernest; Hough, Henry Beetle; Clark, Philip; Blochman, Lawrence G.; Bradshaw, George
Collier's Magazine, January 17, 1948 - Finland in Russia's Shadow / Fraternal Order of Eagles
74 pages. Articles: Your Ice-age ancestor - a geologist finds a new type of prehistoric American in Mexico; Under a Red Thumb - Finland's freedom is an illustion with a neighbor like Russia; Civil Rights Mean Good Business - so says Charles Luckman; Human Eagles - Analyzing the appeal of the F.O.E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles); The Coiffures are Not Comic - girls are getting ideas for hair-doos from the funnies; The Flying Bietilas - Six famous ski jumpers in one family! Fiction: The Third Money (part 1 of 4); Snow in the Canyon; The Kissing of Patricia; One More river to Cross; Cocktails at Blindman's Lake (conclusion); The Bedspread. Ads include: Pepsodent - featuring Nancy Ruhl; Western Electric; Sieberling tires; Freuhauf Trailers; Admiral phonographs (nice colour photo one-page ad); Milky Way chocolate bars (cute one-page color photo); Firestone "Super-Balloon" tires (two-pages); Frazer cars (attractive one-page in color); The New Hudson (color centerfold); Goebel beer; "I Remember Mama" movie; Squibb Dental Cream; "Cass Timberlane" movie; Blatz beer; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Lewis, Flora; Nielsen, Robert; Guillet, James; Fisher, Stanley; Grant, Maggie; Benout, Jehane;
The Canadian / SW Magazine, July 15-22, 1967 - Canada a Republic?
20 pages. Features: The Day the H-Bombs Fell on Spain - the frightening inside story of history's biggest and most fateful bomb-hunt; Canada Will Break with the Crown by 1980 and Become a Republic; Inside the New Russia - article with photos; Educational TV - Does it Work?; Uncommone one-page colour-photo Canada Dry ad features photo of Canada Dry Table Water on gold-trimmed red pillow specially prepared "in honour of Royal and State Visitors to Canada" since 1939; Doug Wright's Family cartoon. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Pathfinder Magazine - A Weekly News Review of World Affairs, March 27, 1937 - The Coal Industry
24 pages. Contents: Coal - an ailing industry hopes for a cure; Photo of William C. Bullitt, Ambassador to France; Photos of Attorney General Homer S. Cummings and his assistant Robert H. Jackson; Mine disaster at Logan, WV; LaGuardia offends Nazis, with photo of William E. Dodd, Ambassador to Germany; Marie, Dowager Queen of Rumania - article with photo; Prospects of the Treaty of Locarno; Duce and Allah; French Arms; Photo of Japanese Premier Senjuro Hayashi and story about his new official residence, honeycombed with underground passages, secret exits and disappearing floors; "Undeclared War" in Spain; Heloise Martin causes excitement at Drake - with photo of her; Additional madness at Oklahoma, Columbia and Pittsburgh involving university students; Photo of Gracie Fields; Anti-Religious feelings softening in Soviet Russia?; Editorial on name-callinng between LaGuardia and the Nazi press of Germany; Modernized Railroads - with photo of a new Southern Pacific Streamliner; Justice James Clark McReynolds - article with photo; The Movie World - with photo of Dorothy Lamour Rose; Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Snowman, A. Kenneth; Faberge, Peter Carl
Faberge: Lost and Found - The Recently Discovered Jewelry Designs from the St. Petersburg Archives
176 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Endnotes. "Tells the story of the recent astonishing discovery of two of the original design books from the workshops of the House of Faberge in St. Petersburg. Within the pages of these record books are countless meticulous watercolor and ind drawings of, it seems, every jewel that was made by the firm from 1909 to 1915. Each design is dated and accompanied by detailed handwritten instructions as to type, number and weight of gemstones, precious metal setting, and color of enameling to be used in carrying out the piece. Hundreds of these invaluable - and incredibly beautiful - drawings are reproduced here for the first time, most in full color, with captions describing the jewel, the materials to be used, and the date of execution. And very often the actual finished jewels are photographed next to the drawings from which they were created." - from dust jacket. 205 illustrations, including 169 plates in full color. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very slight lean to spine. An excellent copy. Book
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Newsweek Magazine, May 28, 1945 *PRESIDENT TRUMAN - THE FIRST 40 DAYS*
Contents: color Parker pen ad inside front cover; interesting ad for the Curtiss Commando aircraft; Great International Harvester Truck/War Bonds ad; Pullman railcar ad with returning vets bearing swastika emblazoned souvenirs; Colour Cadillac ad; nice color ad for White Trucks - military theme; Does Truman lean left or right? - clues appear in the first 40 days; Are Japs Wanted? - article with interesting poster demanding fair play for America's Japanese; Congressional committee tours Concentration camps; Miami dogs killed after they kill Doretta Zinke; Blockade and bombs hit Japan as prelude to gathering storm - attrition is Allied policy while knockout forces transfer in strength to the Pacific; Great photo of the first Yank post V-E day ship bringing servicemen home; Great map indicating the 'Bomb Strategy Against Japan'; color Seiberling Tire ad; How to Starve out Japan - bomb the rice paddy dikes; Philippines - sobering losses; China - the Japs back up; Dramatic photo of the American Essex-class carrier Franklin (Big Ben) with its crew huddled on the flight deck after it was attacked by a single Japanese bomber with two 500lb bombs; Okinawa - sacrifice - 156 American marines and doughboys died there each day last week; photo of German prisoners with shovels in the massive American Henri Chappelle Cemetery in Belgium; Russia casts its shadow over Asia; Yugoslavs' willful grab at Trieste poses danger for Charter makers; Prince Faisal and other Arabs agree Palestine is an Arab state, despite a half-dozen vociferous Jewish organizations on the conference sidelines; Color Goodyear belt centerfold; Photo of Allied officers in front of Reichstag ruins; Pattern emerges for occupation - Allies command, Germans obey; "Life has no meaning" for Dr. Ley, once leader of the German labor front - article and photo; Nazi U-boat (with 'the Schnorkel') surrenders and is escorted to a Newfoundland port - photo; NBC airs dramatization of F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom; Max Schmeling released; Rosenberg's den of Royal Theives holds key to looted art of Europe; interesting ad for a Sperry gunsight "The gunsight that 'things' faster than humans... or Japs!"; Great color Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. A sound copy. Book
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Newsweek Magazine, January 24, 1944 *JFK HOME FOR 30 DAYS OF LEAVE*
Contents: Caterpillar Diesel ad - They pushed back the sea at Port Moresby; drawing of a very primitive snowmobile as part of an electric power company ad; Photo of JFK - he returned to Los Angeles for a leave after 11 months of fighting in the Pacific; Greatest battle of air weighs U.S. Bombers vs. Nazi industry - but Germans still produce - meanwhile Eisenhower begins speeding D Day preparations; Mustang, aviation's ugly duckling, becomes a top long-range fighter; The outlook in the Battle of Russia - by Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone; Bid for Burma; Nazis seem to plan Ukraine stand despite red encirclement tactics; Why our Italian campaign is so tough; Enveloping Rabaul; Reds keep Curzon Line the issue in rejecting Polish conference - Pravda story of British offer of separate German peace injects new note in Allied relations; Lucky Strike cigarettes - attractive color ad; chart showing FDR's 12 budgets - reflect massive spending increases of WW II; Riddles of contract termination hold key to postwar prosperity; Nice military Oldsmobile/GM ad; Hereford T.Royal Rupert sells for record $38,000; A harbinger of things to come - photo of 5 Mexicans, wearing native hats and panchos (!), brought to New Haven to shovel snow due to manpower shortage; Photos and article on Bronko Nagurski; Kinsey Whiskey - nice color ad; Leadership in Merchant Shipping presents U.S. with big problem - is subsidy war inevitable or can world powers co-operate to ease trade competition. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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The Western Socialist - The Journal of Scientific Socialism in the Western Hemisphere: Volumes 12 and 13 Bound in One Volume, Including All Issues 1945-1946
Unpaginated. 12" x 9" x 0.7". Contains issues from January 1945 through December 1946, a tumultuous time for labour in the wake of World War II. Topics include: Tennessee Poll Tax Fight; A New Revision of Marxian Economics, by Raya Dunayevskaya; Barriers on the Way to Socialism, by CARP; C.C.F confusion, by C. Luff; Marxism in New Zealand by R.R. Everson; Labor Conscription - the May-Bailey bill calls for a compulsory labor draft of 18 million workers from 18 to 45 years of age; Labor and Political Action, by Harmo; Vocationalism in Ireland; Comrade Adolph Kohn; The Future of Cartels; Capitalist Justice; An admittedly Imperfect World; 60 million jobs?; Will War Delay Socialism?; Success Story; The Meaning of Social Revolution; When G.I. Joe Comes Home; The Tinplate War; The Jinni and the Master; Inquiring Student Answered; Mexico; Do away with the Working Class; Human Nature as it Really is; Parasites in Fact and Fiction; Is the Status Quo Unchangeable?; Blood and Iron - contemplating the effect of WWII; Is Socialism Inevitable?; Scientific Socialism; Now that Germany has been knocked out, What Next?; The Nature of Co-ops; A Will for Socialism; Who ar the Workers?; Edward Bellamy; The Irish Scene; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Welcome Home, Joe; Canada Goes to the Polls; A Summer Morning in Dublin; Whom the States Serves; Forced Labor in Russia; A Philosopher Squelched - San Francisco Conference; British Election Message; Willow Run - this massive plant will soon be closed after making B-24 bombers for the war; The Great Divide; Guaranteed Annual Wage; Tobin and the Teamsters; S.P.G.B. Election Message; The War's End; Socialism in Britain?; War Memorials and Poverty; Detroit seething with unrest due to postwar industrial reconversion; Russia as she is; Poverty in New Zealand; From Military to Trade Wars; Atomic Energy; Has Britain Turned Socialist?; A Job with the City; Economics of Control; The Case for Socialism; Reformers Emasculate Unions; The Communications Revolution; Guaranteed Annual Wage; Insurance and Security; So this is Peace!; Wages and Prices; A Soldier Thinks; A Program for Workers; Yours - When you want it; The General Motors Strike - the union wants 30%; An American Seaman in India; Homeward Bound; Delusions of A White Collar Worker; Veterans are workers too; Who owns large corporations?; The Truth about Russia; Socialism and Personal Ethics; The Lenin Legend; Tale of Two Continents; Kaiser-Frazer Bonus Plan; Atomic Policy; Fetish of Full Production; What? - No Money!; Growing Tensions of Capitalism; Two Worlds; India; Henry in Wonderland; Family and Education in U.S.S.R.; How to Deal with the Atomic Bomb; Recruits Wanted; Opportunity under Capitalism; United Nations and War; Catholicism in America; The Rail Strike; From Boom to Bust; T.B. and Capitalism; Stocks don't make a capitalist; Know the Enemy; Fruits of Victory; Unions in Politics; A Note on American Culture; British Labor Government; Between Two Wars; Who Owns America; Materialist Basis of Religion; Selfishness; Occupational Trends in America; Letter to a Jewish worker; OPA - The Price Sieve; Ireland Today; Serfdom in a Free Society; Questions and Answers; Paris "Peace" Conference and World War III; The Sacred Cow; Full Employment and the Liberals; Berlin Letter; The Worker - That's You!; Unity; The Atomic Age; Where are the Unions Going?; Land of Plenty; The "Flood-Like" Form; Socialism or Capitalism?; An introduction to Economics; How About a 51% Majority; What do we mean by Socialism?. Sturdily bound in maroon boards. Unmarked. Average external wear. Contents clean and gently toning with age. Lettering upon backstrip dull but legible. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, October 6, 1962 - The Private Life of Yousuf Karsh
Features: Can George Nowlan and M.W. McCutcheon run Canada better?; The Richest Barnyard Philosopher in Show Business - Pere Gedeon a.k.a. Doris Lussier; Walter Soroka provides a Russian's-eye view of Russia - by a Canadian; The Private Life of Yousuf Karsh; The Diary of an operation - for the first time, a surgeon and a photographer together record the drama that builds up every time one human invades another with a scalpel; The Gold Prospecting Obsession of Albert Faille of Headless Valley; Notes from a summer on a Russian collective farm, by Walter Soroka. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Huculak, Mykhaylo [Signed]
When Russia Was in America
Signed by author upon title page. 149 pages. Index. Bibliography. Fold-out map affixed inside back board. Black and white plates. "The Alaska Treaty negotiations, 1824-25, and the role of Pierre de Poletica." - subtitle. "Gives substance and personality to the three principal negotiators. It rescues from the relative obscurity a notable Ukrainian, Pierre de Poletica, who jounsted with John Quincy Adams and Stratford Canning to set today's boundaries of a vital segment of North America." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket, now in archival-grade mylar, bears average wear and two tears to upper edge of front panel. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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McFarlane, Brian
Team Canada 1972 : Where Are They Now?
192 pages. Profusely illustrated with great colour and black and white photos. "Based on interviews with the players, this book provides reflections on the players' careers, their achievements outside of the series, and updates on what happened to them after they left the game." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Sinden, Harry
Hockey Showdown: The Canada-Russia Hockey Series - The Inside Story
126 pages. Black and white photos. "In the fall of 1972 hockey history was made when a Canadian team consisting of NHL professionals finally met the Russian national team in the world series of hockey. Team Canada was the overwhelming favourite and Canadians had waited for years for the chance to prove their hockey superiority." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else book clean and sound with moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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North: A Bi-Monthly Publication of the Northern Administration Branch: Bound Issues, January Through December 1966 - Volume 13
Over one inch thick. Many black and white photos. Features include: Through the Fields of Chukchi - a report of a Russian icebreaker's trip through a frozen sea; Along the Walnut Run - an N.F.B. story of the Nodwell Transporters, all-Canadian mechanical monsters; Tin Can Line is a Mighty Fine Line - a fast trip along a fantastic railway; Pioneering Arctic Air Services in Greenland - Scheduled Helicopter Flights; Transportation and the Settlement Frontier in the Mackenzie Valley Area; 175 Years after Mackenzie - a trip along the route of the great explorer; Beasts of Burden - a chapter from a book by Eskimo children of Chesterfield Inlet; Television in the North; Blow Spirit - Irene Baird's strange rescue from a storm; Yukon Pattern - a total approach to the problem of development of the Yukon; Fossil Harvest in the Far North; Tundra Trading - the fox fur trade; The Fur Auction - an exciting business; Canadian Fur Overseas - Canadian fur promotion; Fur Industry - the old and new of the industry; The Trapping Profession in the Northwest Territories - Father Brown of Colville Lake presents his case for a new approach to trapping; Walrus Galore! - Chesley Russell reminisces about walrus hunts he has been on; Neighbours - an Eskimo famly enlivens an Arctic campout; Turnabout - an African couple brings light to the dark north; Yukon Paperback - A. A. Wright browses through a 1909 publication; How to cook a Polar Bear; The Port Burwell Co-operative; From the Journal of Baron Munchausen - the great travel-liar visits Russia; Yukon tourist calendar; N.W.T. Tourist Calendar; A Tour of the better spots in the North; Cathay Revisited; Eskimo Art from Holman; Comment Est-ce Dans Le Nord; A Fair Trade - his freedom for a mug of tea - excerpt from a novel by Robert Kroetsch; Bicultural Ookpik - a pin-up designed by Eric Wilson; Yukon Mining Survey - 1965; Flowers of the Forest - Indian crafts from Fort Franklin, N.W.T.; The Tukcoat - an example of Eskimo handiwork; The Co-operative movement in the Arctic (2nd part in a series); The Return - a story of the occult; Northern Health Service - a picture story of the people it serves; Transportation at the top of the world; Indian Giver - short story by Fortesque McKay; Manuel - short story by Alf Copland; The Romance of Northern Names; The Bronze Cross - Scouting's Highest Honour; Early Geographical Concepts of the Northwest Passage; Pine Point Revisited; Growth of NWT Government; But Eskimo Children don't cry!; Bewildered Hunters in the 20th Century - N.W.T councillor Abe Okpik recounts a modern dilemma; Mountain Climbing in the Arctic, by P.D. Baird; A Daughter of the Midnight Sun; Women in Soviet Arctic Regions; Ma Courte Carriere de Vice-Reine; Memories of a Whaling Town; Transport by Submarine in Arctic Waters; Inukshooks and Itigaseemautes - mysterious beacons of the North; High School Drop-ins; Who will Be I; Community Health Workers at Hobbema; Wrangel Island Wrangle; Murder Trial in Spence Bay; Christmas on the Trapline; You only take the First Trip Once; Penny's Polar Probe, 1850-51; Tea and Bannock; Ookpik; The reindeer Journey; The Seal Hunt; An Indian Tale of Birch Bark, Musk-rat Tails and Rabbits' Ears; Since the Days of Barter; Still Life in a Tent; Eskimo Wife. Moderate wear. Tightly bound. Minimal library markings. Book
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Fry, L. (Paquita Louise "Mady" de Shishmareff, or Shishmarev)
Waters Flowing Eastward
225 pages. "Beneath the great westward flow of our civilization, there are undercurrents moving eastward. These are impelled by a spirit which looks back to the east, to the days of tyrant and slave, of luxury and misery, and incidentally to the suppression of western culture... The following pages are designed to cast light on these eastern undercurrents which have undermined western states." - Preface. Black and white photographic portrait of Sergius A. Nilus. Erratum list affixed inside front cover. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Age-yellowing to card covers and contents. Covers nearly detached. Binding tender. Singerman 0221. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 1 December 1965
52 pages. Features: Nice colour photo 1966 Pontiac ad; Our New City of Science - Sheridan Park Research Community; Off-Season Skiing - in Winter? - Hardy Canadians ski Alpine slopes when they are too cold for the locals; To Russia with Love, and a few pointers on patience - Fred Bodsworth and his around-the-world expedition of bird watchers; The General Who's Fighting for Peace - Tommy Burns attempts to halt the spread of nuclear arms; Agent 007 and the Great Christmas Caper - last year's war toys and brassiere-clad dolls seemed bad enough, but now along comes James Bond to flash a startling array of ingenious weapons and pose a bewildering moral dilemma for parents; Our World-Famous "unknown" master artist - Philip Aziz; and more. Above-average wear. Page 29 loose but present. Book
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International Piano Magazine, March/April 2005, Richard Goode Cover Photo
80 pages. Features: A talk with Richard Goode; The Richard Burnett Piano Collection of antique instruments; The double-note technique in piano literature; Roger Vignoles on the art of accompaniment; Murray McLachlan on how to improve your chord-playing skills; Recounting the career of Witold Malcuzynski; The highs and lows of piano maker Aeolian; Part 2 of 2 on recordings of Chopin's Ballade in F minor since the 1970s; Vladimir Feltsman's pianistic experiences in Russia and the U.S.; a report from the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 16 August 1958
Cover illustration by Peter Whalley. Features: Nice colour International Truck ad inside front cover. Wonderful full-page colour photo ad for new Massey-Ferguson plant at Detroit which builds 250 tractors per day; Marjorie Earl insists Canada Hates Single Women; Attractive full-page colour ad for Autumn Have brand EMBA natural brown mutation mink; Report from the Mediterranean Tinderbox - Blair Fraser reports on his five weeks in the rebellion-torn Middle East; Feature article on King Street in Saint John, New Brunswick - includes seven nice colour photos; The Stage Manager who looks like a Star - Grania Mortimer is Canada's best backstage boss - article with photos; 29 Canadian capitalists report on their trip to Russia - they were impressed and disturbed, and they tell why, with photos; How to win friends and really learn French (or English) - the Visites Interprovinciales scheme sees people living in the homes of others who speak the other language; The awful revelations of a streetcar driver - John Mowry of Toronto shares his harrowing story of demented drivers, wise guys, and livestock on Toronto's toughest line; Colour photo ad for Caterpillar features the newly built Strait of Canso Causeway; Nice colour G.W.G. ad inside back cover; Colour Ford auto ad on back cover includes a white 4-passenger Thunderbird. Average wear. Address label on front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 2, No. 6, November 29th - December 5th, 1939
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 77 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: In defence of the coasts of Britain - coastal defence batteries; On the high seas with the French Navy; Letters and parcels for the fighting forces; To combat the German submarine menace - depth charge testing; At the front with the French Army; Entertainments National Service Association, by Sir Seymour Hicks; H.M.S. Renown hunting the Deutschland; Russia invaded Finland on 30th November; The B.E.F. on the Western Front; 1914-18 Men join up again; French Curtiss fighter brings Nazi Heinkel bomber down in flames; British troops training with heavy guns; Centerfold illustration by Frank H. Mason of enemy warships bombed by the R.A.F. in daring raid on Heligoland; Warfare by Submarine and Mine; British women motor drivers for France; News from the home front; British submarine chaser hunting u-boats; Great photos of flying boats of the coastal command air patrol; The Red Cross lamp in war, by Sir John Kennedy; Photo of Army Council in session; Making small arms for the British Army - Bren guns; Testing huge balloons for the barrage; His Majesty the King of France; A Commentary on the War; Activity on the Siegfried Line; South African Air Force catch a Nazi Raider - the German liner Watussi is scuttled; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Naval Architect, May 2004
Features: Classification for Mayflower Resolution;; New standards for purifier performance; TTS to demonstrate IPSI involvement at RoRo 2004; Gree Cape - a new standard for Capesize bulkers?; The Netherlands; Russia; Cruise liner update. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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The Naval Architect, September 2002
Features: Norrona - a new flagship next year for Smyril-Line; Finnmarken - a new ship for popular Hurtigrute service; Maximum wave bending moment - back to basics?; Momantika - stylish new ferry for Gulf of Finland; Carnival Legend joins the Panamx-Max cruiser line class; Russia; Germany; Fast Ferries. Table of Contents partially loose, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
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The Atlantic Magazine, April 1956 *Cover Painting of Arthur Miller By James Avati*
100 pages. Features: Reports from Washington, India, and Russia in the Middle East; The Angry South, by Ralph McGill; The Family in Modern Drama, by Arthur Miller; Memory (poem), by Theodore Roethke; The Soviet Challenge and American Policy - Danger Unrecognized, by Averell Harriman; Drug for the Major - story by Geoffrey Household; George F. Baker - an Atlantic portrait, by Katherine Anne Porter - episode from a novel in progress; Orchard (poem), by Richard G. Hubler; Faith and History, by Duncan Howlett; Three Aprils and a Poet, by Carl Carmer; Mozart Festivals, by Curtis Cate. Colour ad for Old Charter Straight Bourbon Whiskey inside from cover. Colour photo ad for Grace Line Caribbean Cruises on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Tarasoff, Koozma J.: Editor
Spirit-Wrestlers' Voices: Honouring Doukhobors on the Centenary of Their Migration to Canada in 1899
387 pages. Black and white illustrations. Suggested readings. "Today their 30,000 descendants constitute an important facet of Canada's multicultural mosaic. Most of the 33 contributors to this volume trace their roots to the 7,500 illiterate Russian peasant dissidents who left family, friends and worldly possessions to come to this new land." - from back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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