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1983277 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Provides a full-scale picture of the American businessmen who dealt with the Nazis right through World War II... A meticulously documented, dispassionately told behind-the-scenes picture of American involvement with the Nazis before, during and after World War II." - from dust jacket. Light wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart cover. Very nice copy of this important work. Book
1989265 pages. "The complete proceedings of CARC's 1987 conference on what has emerged as one of the most controversial issues affecting Canada's northern communities; the right of native people to hunt and trap wildlife, both for subsistence use and commercial trade." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Solid copy. Book
1982301 pages. Bibliography. Gorgeous illustrations throughout, many in colour. "The exhibition which was produced in conjunction with this publication was presented jointly by the Oregon Historical Society and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. All ethnographic artifacts are drawn from the holdings of the Peabody. Although many of these artifacts are among the finest of their kind in the world and well known to scholars and visitors to Harvard, few of them have been seen by the public at large... Other non-ethnographic objects shown in this volume and in the exhibition are drawn from the holdings of the Oregon Historical Society and significant collections throughout North America and around the world." - from copyright page. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Rubbing to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Small bookseller's label inside front board. Very nice copy overall. Book
1930208 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Nice copy. Book
2001206 pages. "A must read for anyone wanting to understand what's going on behind the scenes, as corporate driven globalization beats up our democratic process." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
2000254 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "This book is about my experiences as a sexually confused teenager who became a disgruntled rock icon. It's a comment on the times, beginning in the summer of love. It drags me kicking and screaming into the 21st century." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
1997250 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Map endpapers. "True-life story of author's father's life, beginning in South Africa during the Boer War, moving to Alaska, then to New York, Buffalo, Kansas, San Fransisco, Vancouver and back to Alaska. Based upon letters written to subject's family." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked in glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
1996128 pages. Lovely colour photography throughout. Includes: accurate descriptions of equipment and ingredients, step-by-step instructions; safety tips; recipes for over 60 soaps, advice on wrapping and decorating, plus much more." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
197496 pages. Glossary. Many dozens of excellent black and white marginal illustrations. "The modern blacksmith must learn to do by himself what the old-time blacksmith and his helper did as a trade. It is that that the author teaches here: how to use the basic techniques and tools available and resort to whatever can be invented, improvised, and constructed to make 'things' out of 'nothing.'" - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
1949314 pages. Appendices, references, bibliography and index. Black and white plates. "A study of the way in which slaves were exported from Africa after the British Trade had been abolished, and of the attempts to check that traffic." - from Introduction. Prior owner's details stroked out inside front board else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Sunning to spine. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
199956 pages. Features: In the spirit of the Voyageurs - Two moderns paddle an old fur-trade route; The great gopher war - building a prairie tradition on pest control; The architect and the lady - The Rattenbury affair; Portraits of a first family of New France; Volunteers on guard for thee in the 18th century; Steamboat follies - the pleasures and perils of crossing Lake Simcoe. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
199456 pages. Features: Annals of the fur trade - the making of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; The story of the HBC Museum Collection; On the Cariboo Gold Rush Road; 1919 - the Winnipeg General Strike reconsidered; George Back's sketchbooks come to Canada. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
1990230 pages including index, bibliography and black and white illustrations. The story of a remarkable man, and a fascinating period in B.C. history. From fragments of recorded history, official documents, and exhaustive interviews with the coal miners who knew Cumberland and knew Ginger Goodwin, she has pieced together an extraordinary tale. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1982140 pages. Bibliography. Dozens of black and white photographs and line drawings. Divided into the following four sections: Features and Characteristics of the Welland Canal; Places of Interesst Along the Canal; Ships and Trade on the Canal; Canal Data and Information. An informative and visually appealing work. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1995Undated. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Beautiful set. Circa 1995? Book
1910504 pages. Index. "The discovery of a number of minute-books and official documents has made it possible in a considerable number of cases to reach conclusions as precise as those obtainable about a modern company in the Official Intelligence or the Stock Exchange Year-Book." - from Preface. Frontis is comprised of a two-page black and white reproduction of a 1622 map illustrating the Somers Islands and the land-holdings of its shareholders. Average soiling and wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Please note: this book is Volume II (only) of a three-volume set. Book
197144 pages. A concise review of the Canadian fur trade history intended for students. Illustrated. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound working copy. Book
1964Features/Photos: The Keel-Laying of Great Britain's second Polaris Submarine, to be named Renown; Wimbledon; Bard-E-Nechandeh - an archaic sanctuary of the priests of Ahura-Mazda; World Trade Centre Proposal for New York; How the U.K.'s newest nuclear power station works; Reforming Hong Kong Drug Addicts; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1978144 pages. An analysis of the theory and practice of concurrent currencies. "The advantages that Professor Hayek claims for competitive currencies are not only that they would remove the power of government to inflate the money supply but also that they would go a long way to prevent the destabilising fluctuations that government monopoly of money has precipitated over the last century of 'trade cycles'" - from Preface. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Various stickers and sticker removal damage upon back cover. Sound working copy. Book
1988312 pages. Index. "An inquiry into the inter-relations of Europe and Africa from the fifteenth century to the end of the colonial period... Examines African growth before the coming of the Europeans, using seven regions as concrete examples, and treats the European slave trade as a basic factor in African underdevelopment and technical stagnation... Places the awesome responsibility of redevelopment in the hands of Africans... Author was assassinated by agents of the Burnham government in 1980 following a year of political and industrial agitation." - from back cover. Prior owner's name inside front cover else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1985192 pages. Index. "Presents a collection of photographs and related texts ranging from the years when the street was a tree-lined boulevard, right through to today, when the Queen Street art scene and a rapidly expanding Chinatown are transforming Spadina. Drawing upon his own Jewish roots and family history, Rick Salutin provides a very personal introduction that demonstrates how and why Spadina is unique, and why it has become so important to those whose lives has intersected. Organized to reflect and even re-create the Spadina experience, the book takes the reader up the street starting at the lakeshore and ending at Bloor Street. Photographs from a wide variety of sources are collected here for the first time. The present, the far past and the near past, the mix of ethnic groups and styles of architecture, and the many uses of Spadina Avenue can all be found in this rich and fascinating book." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
1908478 pages. Advertisements. Index. Chapters include: The Grip of the Protected Interests on the Government and the Press; The Repeal of the Corn Laws and Fiscal Freedom for Canada; The Movements for Free Trade and Annexation; Reciprocity - The movement for the Elgin-Marcy Treaty 1854-1866; Reciprocity - Overtures by Canada since 1866; The Beginnings of the Movement for a National Policy; The First National Policy Tariffs - 1858 to 1870; National Policy as a measure of Retaliation 1870-1874; The Fight in Parliament and in the Constituencies for the National Policy 1874-1878; The National Policy in Operation 1879-1896 - The Era of the Red Parlour; The Liberals adopt and extend the National Policy 1896-1904; The Tariff Revision of 1906; Politics and the Tariff. Usual library markings. Front hinge going. Back hinge open. Prior owner's details atop half-title page. Book
1969205 pages. Originally published by Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, Ltd., London. Multi-panel fold-out map. 9 Black and white illustrations. "A century ago, when every known route was beset with its own dangers, the risks in the "Country Trade" were especially numerous, and it is difficult now to even believe, much more to realise, the vicissitudes to which a ship was liable in the 17th and 18th centuries from the time she left her anchorage under the friendly protection of the guns of old Bombay Castle... Pirates, cosmopolitan, Indian, Arab, even English, cruised the Arabian seas. The Straits of Malacca teemed with fierce cut-throats; the Gulf was a standing menace. These dangers were real." - From Preface. Contents clean, bright and unmarked, possibly unread. Tight and square. Light wear to white and blue cloth-covered boards. Bright silver lettering upon spine. Book
19048 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; Trade with the Orient; News from Nanaimo and Ladysmith; B.C. Telephone announcment of new exchange at Ladysmith including list of all 33 numbers; Dr. Telford Case Proceedings; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "WANTED - Smart girl or an experienced woman for store (city). Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
1984277 pages. "Focusus upon debates within China over such key issues as the choice of a management system, the choice between balanced and unbalanced growth, and between various patterns of income distribution. They deal with institutional mechanisms recently established to attract foreign technology and capital and to encourage a more flexible Chinese response to increased inter-dependence with capitalist economies." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Superb copy. Book
