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1989Giovanni Spadolini I presidenti del Senato. , Editalia 1989, Ottime condizioni: rilegatura rigida, sovraccoperta perfettamente integra, tagli e pagine pari al nuovo, misure in cm 33x27x3 Molto buono (Very Good) . in quarto Copertina flessibile 304 8870602052
1999204 pages including index. The story of a feminist whose proposals for peace, equality, and justice influenced the Canadian political scene for a generation. First elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1963, Jewett quit the party on principle after the implementation of the War Measures Act in 1970 and spent her remaining years in Parliamet with the NDP. Very light wear. Usual library markings. Book
1994337 pages including bibliography, index and black and white illustrations. "For thousands of Canadians, Grace MacInnis was and is a powerful source of inspiration - a touchstone of enduring values. Daughter of the legendary, large and boisterous J.S. Woodsworth family, she became a legend herself, serving for a number of years as the only woman member of the Parliament in Ottawa, having previously been a member of the British Columbia Legislature. Grace's story and the human values she championed have never been more relevant as we search for new solutions." - from cover.Gift greetings upon half-title page else clean, bright and unmarked. Minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
1991544 pages. Bilingual English/French. Some markings. Light wear. Nice solid copy. Book
196942 pages. Features include: The new Wolverhampton; Women in Parliament; Guide to Christmas Gifts; Glory of Gothic; Australia's Secret Voter; Israel's Ascendant Hawks; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Magazine
1965Features/Photos: Last photo of Adlai Stevenson/his farewell and review; State visit by President Frei of Chile; New plan for Whitehall and Parliament Square; Greek vessel Nymfea grounds near Beachy Head; Mr. Cousins and the Cabinet; Mars from only 9000 miles; Alpine Celebrations for Matterhorn; Dame Laura Knight looks back over 88 years; Syon House welcomes a new garden centre; New discoveries in Carian Iasos; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
1964Features/Photos: 1 page colour ad for the BMC Riley; The state opening of Parliament; The recommissioned H.M.S. Eagle; Leicester Traffic Plan; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
198417 pages plus advertisements. "A masterful update to his book Immigration: The Destruction of English Canada." - from Introduction. Author was a prominent defender of free speech in Canada. Book
1976119 pages. Features: Studying British Columbia - A Recent Burgeoning; The Indians of the Northwest Coast; Discovering Totem Poles; Cook at Nootka - The Engraved Record; Preserving a Precious Heritage - The Totem Pole; An Interview with Bill Reid; Fort St. James; The Royal Engineers in British Columbia; The Restoration of Historic Barkerville; The Architecture of Samuel Maclure and Francis Mawson Rattenbury; The Restoration of British Columbia's Parliament Buildings; British Columbia Painters; A Chinese Herbalist in British Columbia; Artifacts of British Columbia Technology; Domestic Interiors; Two B.C. Samplers - Susan Irving and Mary Irving; Early Banks, Coins and Stamps of British Columbia; Restoring Victoria; Conserving Vancouver; Heraldic Stained Glass in Vancouver; Mission Churches; Maritime Legacy; The Crystal Glass Company - British Columbia's First Glass Factory; Chinese Decorative Art in British Columbia; and more. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Sound copy. Magazine
1997Unpaginated. Book is over one inch thick. "The caricatures of my colleagues of the 35th Parliament (of Canada) are dedicated to their sense of humour. If I have captured a feeling, a mood, or a particular look, I thank my models for having inspired me." - Artist. *Hilarious* caricatures of many Canadian Members of Parliament who sat from 1993-1997 by one of their own. Book is clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. After viewing these wonderfully detailed and creative images it is hard not to wonder what the artist actually spent most of his time doing while in Ottawa! Will delight fans and families of the MPs represented herein! Our favourite image is that of North Vancouver Reform Party M.P. Ted White. Book
1916Cover portrait of Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who has entered the Cabinet as Minister of Blockade and Contraband. Feature: The Clash of Teutonic and Anglo-Celtic Interests in the United States. The Germanic Conspiracy against the United States. Photos re: German Lieutenant Robert Fay, in the U.S. Photos of American munitions factories destroyed in the name of Kaiserism. Photos of a motor convoy transporting $52 million from the Bank of England to Wall Street. Photos of the Royal Flying Corps in training. Portrait photo of Lieut.-General Sir E.H.H. Allenby. Centerfold photos of the U.S. Destroyers Benham and Parker (trailed by immense clouds of black smoke!). Photos of Canada's burning Parliament building - captions says fire was started by German incendiary bombs (if true, this history has been suppressed in Canada). Three photos of Viscount French of Ypres inspecting men of his home command. Covers secured by tape. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
2000297 pages. Index. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Professor Grubel, M.P. for Capilano-Howe Sound provides biographical background which culminated in his term in Ottawa. An engaging read, particularly for those interested in economic policy, the Reform Party, and the Canadian federal political scene in the 1990s. The biographical portion is candid, enlightening and entertaining. Moderate wear. Unmarked but for 'discarded' ink stamp atop title page. A sound copy. Book
1983737 pages. Provisional Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
2004296 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by Deborah Grey upon title page. Nice selection of black and white photographic plates. "Grey made Canadian history by becoming the first Reform Party MP in 1989... She was instrumental in the formation of the new Conservative Party of Canada." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1957Features: Big news for coach passengers; Nice color Fairbanks-Morse ad inside front cover; Railroad News Photos; Half page article on Southern Pacific's 13-mile solid fill across Great Salt Lake; Overshadowed by the Hoosac - illustrated article on other rail tunnels; The Railroad that Parliament Forgot - the Talyllyn in Wales; Super photo section including a shot inside the Paducah, KY steam locomotive shop; Four Aerotrain Photos; Washout - the monthly treatment of a steam locomotive; What Price Sleep? - the domes and diesels, decor and dining of Burlington's latest are de luxe indeed, but the big news lies in a bed just 24 inches wide; RDC (Rail Diesel Car) Breakthrough - Baltimore & Ohio takes the Budd (car) by the horns and shows what can be done; Missourie Pacific (Mopac) - maps; Steam in Indian Summer 8 - by David P. Morgan; Very nice color ad for the Northern Pacific Railway on back cover; and more. Unmarked. A sound copy., Magazine
1976492 pages. Moderate external soiling and wear. Binding tight and square. Bit of writing to top edge of text. A sound copy. Book
1880Contains Acts relating to: Affidavits, Declarations, and Affirmations; Bills of Sale; Births Deaths and Marriages; Execution Creditors; Executive Council; Fences; Game; Graving Dock; Insolvency; Lands; Lieutenant-Governor and his Deputies; Members' Indemnity; Municipalities; New Westminster; Independence of Parliament; Partition; Police Constables; Quesnelle River Ditch Company; Sheriffs and Appointment of Registrars of the Supreme Court; Supply; Property Taxes; Telephone Company (Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Co.); Tolls (Cariboo Waggon Road); Victoria City; Waverly Hydraulic Mining Company. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
1876Contains Acts relating to: Assessment; Power of Attorney; Breeding Stock; Cattle Ranges; Choses in Action; Civil Causes; Foreign Companies; Voluntary Conveyances; Debentures; Debts and Choses in Action; Elections; Execution against Lands; Fences; Gold Mining; Jurors; Land; Licences; Loan; Methodist Church of Canada; Mining; Municipalities; Public Parks; Procedure; Qualification and Registration of Voters; Road Tolls; Roads; Public Schools; Supply; Taxes; Tolls; Trustees; Victoria and Esquimalt Railway (E&N); Voluntary Conveyances. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
196860 pages. Features: du Maurier colour photo cigarette ad inside front cover (some staining visible to lower portion); Rudy Johnson's Bridge Across the Fraser River; Hippies and LSD in Yorkville Village; Hereford Bull Standard Krishnagar 9X is sold to Britain to help replenish her herds; Great full-page colour photo ad for Triple Crown whisky; Ex-MP Pauline Jewett explains why people run for Parliament; Nice full-page colour photo ad for B-A gas stations; Maclean's interviews drama critic Nathan Cohen; Large gorgeous colour photos of Dini Petty, Mireille Mathieu, Doreen Kohl, Krista Soste, and Madeline Kronby. Sheila H. Kieran argues that women are not an exploited miniority; Last Journey of Blair Fraser, Canadian - he drowned at age 59 on the Petawawa River; The Fledgelling National Lacrosse Association (NLA); The Sweet Smell of Charles Templeton; Great 4-page black and white photo feature on late 60s fashion; CBC Sports ad featuring photo of host Lloyd Robertson; Sensational hippy-theme colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows couple carrying canoe. Some pages yellowed with age. Faint moisture stains to lower portion of front cover. Average wear. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
196632 pages. Features: The C.N.R. gambles on passenger service - article with photos; Rita Tushingham - article and colour photos - filming of "The Trap"; Blair Richardson - The Hard-Punching Bible-Belter - article with photos of Canada's middleweight boxing champion; First Came the Vikings; When Our Parliament Buildings Burned - on a winter night fifty years ago a dreadful fire broke out - article with photos; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
197228 pages. Features: Parliamentary shows we never see - interesting photos and write-ups of interesting scenes in Parliament; Hanging was a public sport - a look back to the last public hanging in Canada in 1869 when Nicholas Mellady Jr. was hung; Nice two-page colour-photo fashion feature; World champion waterskier George Athans - article with colour photos; Don Harron and his madhouse TV show "It's Anything You Can Do" - photos and article; The Royal Bank's "Mary" - article with photo; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194076 pages. Features: Cover art of girl being thrown from saddle; Editorial entitled "If Germany Wins" in the wake of US Ambassador to Canada, James H.R. Cromwell being rebuked by his superiors for telling a Canadian audience that the future of world democracy depends upon victory over Germany; Nice full-page Fargo truck ad shows a Kraft cheese vehicle in service; The Passport (fiction); Your Mind and Your Car - safe driving is an attitude of mind; Political comments on the absence and return of U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Joseph Kennedy; Tux Luck (fiction); James H.R. Cromwell - U.S. Ambassador to Canada - photo and article; How many civic, home and health problems in Australia and New Zealand have been solved through direct land taxation; Red Drops Falling (fiction); Wonderful article and photos of Canada's Library of Parliament; Wakeville, Awake! (Part 3) (fiction); Full-page ad for the 1940 Dodge car; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 8 - Coast Defense - article with photos; Gordon Dunstan's Thirteenth Quiz; Nice Chevrolet Truck ad; Full-page colour photo ad features the beautiful Dionne Quintuplets!; Colour full-page ad for the Ford V-8 engine; Photos of Miss Diana Blythe Barrymore in Woodbury soap ad; Nice 1940 DeSoto car ad; The Winnipeg Volunteer Signal Training School; College for Indian Youth at Ohsweken, Ontario; Half-page two-colour ad for Alka-Seltzer features photo of hockey game between the Maple Leafs and New York Rangers with Syl Apps and Gordie Drillon on the ice; Nice colour photo ad for the 1940 Studebaker Champion inside back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. A nice vintage issue. Book
200295 pages. Recommended reading list. "A comprehensive illustrated guide to a national treasure, the freize in the centre of the foyer of Canada's Parliament buildings." - from dust jacket. Includes the origins of the project and a sketch of the artist, Eleanor Milne's, life. "An illuminating souvenir of one of Ottawa's most original works of art." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Original sales receipt taped inside back free endpaper. Light wear to dust jacket. A nice copy. Book
196742 pages. Features: Behind the Scenes of the Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip - article with great colour photos; Ben Hogan Battles His Toughest Foe - article with colour photos; 60's Fashion - Lick-and Stick Tattoos called Put-Ons - colour photos; The Fruits of July - recipes; Wonderful colour photo centerfold shows huge crowd on Parliament Hill with the Queen; "I Had a Legal Abortion" - a Canadian woman discovers how minor a major operation can be in London's Harley St. 'Circus'; A Memory of Darkness (Part 1 of this novel by Margaret Summerton). Average wear. Unmarked. Sunning to lower left corner of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1950Pages 233-268. Features: Cover photo portrait of Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium; The Abdication of Belgium's King Leopold - dramatic photos - scenes and personalities; Ottawa pays its last tribute to Mr. Mackenzie King - photo of his funeral cortege leaving Parliament Hill ;Opening of the luxurious new Ocean Terminal at Southampton; photos of amazing mechanical elephant invented by Mr. Frank Stuart; Numerous photos of Korean life and military happenings in that country; Two pages of personalites of the day, including General Macarthur in Korea; Two-page aerial photo of crowded Zoological Society's Gardens in regent' Park; Russia Rebuffed at UN; Photos from the newly discovered Grotto of Levanzo; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Huntley & Palmer's Biscuits; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine