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1848156 p. Bookseller's blind stamp of Amer & Gerber, Lancaster PA on first fly leaf. Early manuscript ownership of A.J. Eberly, April 11, 1866 on page 23. Adam John Eberly (1840-1901) was a prominent attorney in Lancaster, PA. 12mo. 200 mm. Original full leather binding. Front board detached. Spine perished. Hardbound. Text good. Binding poor. The Appendix includes: 'Acts of Assembly relating to the Cumberland Road'. Also known as the The National Road, the Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the U.S. built by the federal government. Constructed between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. First edition. PAIMP 10
in-12, VIII-376 pages (+ 36 pages de publicites), fig. et tabl. in-t. (cert. depliants), index, relie cartonnage toilE vert editeur. Bel exemplaire. [DV-1]
in-8°, 326 pp., broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [NV-12][BL-7][PAY]
in-12, vii-774 pages, cartonnage toile decore editeur. Etat d'usage. [HA-109/9]
1987473 pages including index. Argues that deep geologic repositories can solve the waste problem and go far toward meeting the imperatives of protecting life from dangerously radioactive material, and preventing the unauthorized use of explosive plutonium. Details the origins of nuclear wastes, probes the lack of planning for waste disposal that marked the optimistic early years of nuclear power, and analyzes the controversies and technological investigations that have arisen as scientists, environmentalists, members of Congress, and federal agency officialls try to keep pace with the mounting nuclear legacy. Examines how fuel reprocessing complicates the containment of radioactivity and the safeguarding of plutonium. Plutonium recylcing, he concludes, is an economic and political albatross for those nations choosing it. Light soiling to edges. Bit of writing at base of front endpaper. Book
1979120 pages. Chapters include: The 'Gene-Rich' and the 'Gene-Poor'; Genetic Erosion; Genetic Conservation; The Green Revolution; The Seed Revolution; The New Seedsmen; The Implications fo Restrictive Varietal Legislation; Biases in Corporate Breeding; Learing from the Corporate Experience. An early work on this vital and increasingly contentious issue. Well-worn. Unmarked. One inch opening between top of front cover and spine. Book
1977355 pages. Addresses the following questions: 1. What reasons for holding wildlife in captivity does the committee wish to endorse? 2. Do we discourage wildlife in captivity or devise rigid purposes for captive wildlife? 3. Should captive wildlife remain crown property? 4. Who is eligible to capture and retain wildlife? What differences are there regarding public non-profit holders and private profit motivated holders? 5. What about endangered species? Do we want some in captivity for experimental breeding and propagation? 6. What standards do we want for captive wildlife facilities? - do we need a set of standards agreed upon in Western Canada? - What about developing a schedule of cage enclosure sizes for specific types of wildlife - do we have the expertise? 7. What principle features of captive wildlife legislation are common to Western Canad agencies? What differences in philosophy exist? Can these be resolved? 8. Do we wish to regulate zoos, monkeys and exotic wildlife? 9. What do we do about developing demands for trade in wildlife? 10. What diseases should we be worried about? 11. Should movements of wildlife beyond provincial borders be regulated between participating states? 12. Where does Health of Animals fit? 13. When will the Game Export Act be amended to include live animals? What effect will such amendment have on the movement of captive wildlife within Canada? 14. What records are required? 15. What a. management requirements exist in the captive wildlife field? b. research 16 What to do with problem wildlife? (e.g. bear, coyotes, wolves, bison, deer). Unmarked. Very light wear and soiling. Excellent copy. Book
1989448 pages including index. A compilation of the most up-to-date information on child sexual abuse. Prior owner's name clipped from front endpaper. Unmarked. Average wear. Bright silver lettering upon spine and front board. Solid binding. Book
1996294 pages including index. The story of how the chemical industry has managed to keep so many of its toxic products on the market, eve in the face of mounting evidence of their danger and emerging - and safer - alternatives. Usual library markings and wear. Binding sound but leans moderately to right. Book
1986323 pages. Focuses upon curriculum, teachers, ethnicity women and class, policy-making and legislation from the late nineteenth century to the present. Adds measurably to our understanding of the Canadian West. Very light wear. Moderate quantity of highlighting. Prior owner's name blacked out atop cover page. Attractive glossy wraps. Nice copy. Book
1999294 pages including index. Are you facing separation or involved in legal proceedings? Wondering about child custody and support? Do you want to know how to hire a good lawyer? Are you concerned about the financial and tax consequences of splitting up? Looking for alternatives to a lengthy and messy court battle? A highly readable guide that explains the legal issues and options available to married or common-law couples going through divorce or separation. Includes samples of key legal and financial documents, and a glossary of terms. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1997443 pages including index. Shows that investment restrictions, for instance, the limitation that foreign firms may own no more than 25 percent of an American telecommunications firm that is a licensee of the radio spectrum - no longer serve their national security purpose (if they ever did). Instead, they deny American consumers the benefits of lower prices and more robust innovation that would follow from the full participation of the world's largest telecommunications firms in the U.S. market. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1990148 pages. An instruction manual developed to assist members of the public who wish to use the system to maximum effect, and change it where it is deficient. Contains information which shows how to give input concerning the use of British Columbia's forest resource by: providing a 'roadmap' to the Ministry of Forests; listing important parts of forest legislation and regulations; reviewing the policies that guide the MOF decisions and actions; Showing what types of decisions are made about the forest resource; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1979261 pages including index. Told for the first time, here are the stories of twelve of Canada's outstanding labour leaders and organizers. Their accounts tell the behind-the-scenes story of some of the key events in twentieth-century Canadian history from the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek of the unemployed which played a major role in the defeat of Tory prime minister R.B. Bennett and the 1945 Ford strike in Windsor which consolidated the rights of big industrial unions through to the 1972 Common Front of Quebec's public sector workers. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding solid. Book
1972532 pages including bibliography and index. The first full-scale study of the history of the Civil Service Commission of Canada, an organization launched on a wave of civil service reform to uphold the merit principle of selection. Culminates in the 1967 legislation which reshaped personnel policy in the federal bureaucracy and set the Public Service Commission on its contemporary path. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
1998115 pages including notes. Describes the tangled maze that is our tax system, explains how we got it, and offers a novel way to fix it. Clean, bright and umarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
1994470 pages. Index. "A superb piece of scholarship, admirable for its integrity and painstaking research. Provides the fresh air of reason in a national debate too often marked by acrimony and prejudice." - Tom Clancy. Light wear. Usual library markings. Nice clean copy with minor lean to spine. Book
1991Multi-paginated. 5/8 inches thick. Index. "Clarifies the crucial issues in adoption." - Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D. Usual library markings. Heavy wear. Still a worthy reference copy. Book
1988Features: Marine mirages; The anemonefishes of the Indo-Pacific; Ancient ocean rocks - high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains; The dolphins of San Pedro Channel; Shipwreck legislation - legality vs. morality; Underwater pharmacy; Simon Lake and his diving boat. Nice copy. Book
2002645 pages. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Moderate lean to spine. A quality working copy. Book
1953Contents include: Organization and methods of collecting and compiling the returns of the 1951 Census with background information on history, purpose and legislation. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. 291 pages. 11.25" x 9" x 0.8". 1.2 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
1891259 pages plus advertisements. Several fold-out charts. Index. Contents include: The United States 1792-1873; The Silver Period, 1792-1834; Cause of the Change in the Relative Values of Gold and Silver, 1780-1820; Change of the Legal Ratio by the Act of 1834; The Gold Discoveries and the Act of 1853; The Gold Standard, 1853-1873; The Late Fall in the Value of Silver; India and the East; Germany Displaces Silver with Gold; France and the Latin Union; Cause of the Late Fall in the Value of Silver; Silver Legislation in 1878; The Present Situation. Bookseller's ink stamp upon front free endpaper. Prior owner's signature, dated 1893, upon first blank leaf. Bit of writing upon title page. Binding tender but intact. Moderate loss to each end of gilt-lettered backstrip. Embossed decoration upon each pebbled brown board. A great reference, particularly for hard money advocates. Book
1899Pages 133-194. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Nice Prescott Pianos ad inside front cover; Down the King's Great Highway - A Sketch of Stratham - feature article with many photos; The Dreamer (poem); On Puget Sound - article with nice photos of early Seattle; Library Legislation in New Hampshire; What Lily-Bell Told (poem); Mr. Unlukikus Shoots; A Reminiscence (poem); A Look at the Old Farm; My Dream (poem); The Difference in Girls; The Wives of Weinsberg (poem); New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
2001306 pages. Index. Footnotes. Extensive bibliography. "Through detailed case studies of the conflicts over fish weirs on the Cowichan and Babine rivers, this work describes the evolving legal apparatus that dispossessed Aboriginal peoples of their fisheries... A timely legal and historical study of law as contested terrain in the legal capture of Aboriginal salmon fisheries in British Columbia." - from half-title page. Average wear. Frequent markings to contents, most in light pencil. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1958Features: Cover photo of Caribou in the Yukon; Editorial - How to Disarm Citizens; Who's Got the Gat? - J. Warcup Morrison objects to being disarmed by Legislation; A New Look at Archery; Our Battle for Old Man Mose; The Windage Adjustable Rear Sights; The Bloodlust Hunters; How About a Houseboat?; The English Pointer; Rainbow Trout Answers; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
