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1991168 pages. Provides the first comprehensive and objective look at this critical issue, considering all important aspects including fiscal flows, trade relations, migration, division of the public debt, and monetary arrangements. Light pencil underlining and marginalia throughout. Light wear. Book
1991390 pages. In this landmark book, many of the best minds in "English Canada" set out their position and agenda vis-a-vis the Quebec crisis. They argue cogently for Canada's survival as a tolerant, purposeful, independent state, with or without Quebec. Brings a much needed dose of clarity and realism to the questions raised by Quebec's demands for greater powers and possible separation. Addresses possible solutions and looks at the processes of accommodation, renewal or separation. In so doing, it provides a crucial definition of "English Canada" today. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
1979295 pages including index. 'The Manitoba Agricultural Museum has a motto: "Preserving the past for the future." It is this philosophy that makes this Museum a living breathing part of the present and provides a tremendous potential for its future in Manitoba and Canada at large.' Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Half-inch nick to bottom of blue cloth spine else very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1983379 pages including notes, bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Makes an important, and colourful, contribution to regional history and to the history of education in Canada. In addressing issues of concern to many North American university communities it also makes a significant statement about the current crisis in higher education. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1983158 pages. In this compelling and fascinating account Leo Heaps reconstructs the double life of the quiet Canadian professor of economics. He follows his career from the early days of his recruitment by the KGB through his ten years working for NATO - when he photographed thousands of highly confidential documents; he shows his subsequent contribution to the Soviet spy network during his travels in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America while working as an economist for the Canadian government and Laval University, Quebec; and he examines the eventual unravelling of the tangled web. Author first knew Hambleton and his family during their schooldays together in Ottawa. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear to book. Mild lean to spine. Contents partially yellowed. Light wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
1982294 pages including glossary. Translation of: Memleketimden insan manzaralari. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page else clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Binding solid. Nice copy. Book
1985296 pages. A collection of essays focusing upon the work of three important philosophers: Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Richard Rotty. With the exception of two essays by Rotty, all essays are by expositors and critics concerned with the same themes and tendencies within either hermeneutics and pragmatism, or some combination of these. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1996283 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "Devastatingly candid... Rousing... Fascinating... Beautifully written... You'll be charmed, enlightened and entertained." - Trevor Lautens. "Destined to become a bible for every aspiring municipal politician, and anyone with a bitch against City Hall." - from back cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1988188 pages. Contains the text of original documents bearing on the establishment of the school and shows how the nursing needs of Winnipeg were met as the demand arose. Illustrated in black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Gilt lettering and emblems upon navy boards. Chips from and small tears to dust jacket. Book
1972134 pages. Features: How to look really marvelous and beat the weather - light, wrappy furs against the cold, the raincoat that looks like a raincoat, wind-cutting leathers and sued - warm head, warm hands, warm feet; The Pale Colors - freshest way to beat the weather - peach - new year-round clolring for pants suits, sweater sets, shirtdresses; The heathery knit smock over pants at night; Vogue Patterns - new shirty looks in whitened jersey; Norell and Galanos - superstar day looks from their new collections; Wrap-up furs to beat the weather - the most silver fox, chopped coats in lynx, in mink, fox with suede, mink with knit, the sealskin shirtcoat, the nutria wrap-and-tie, the lynx polo coat; The New Dash from Spain - clothes for the casual life anywhere; Ski Gear - the real thing; Keep smiling and nobody will know you're exercising; Survival notes to add moisture, beat dryness - how the weather works - how to outsmart it; The Private Pat Nixon; People are talking about Alan Bates; Your Mind - how it makes you health and how it can be used against you - an interview with Dr. Perry London; New Texas Boom - great art and great architecture; Tower in Spain - the vacation house of Manuel Pertegaz; Rita Hayworth horoscope; and much more. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front cover missing A worthy reading copy. Book
1990319 pages including index. Educates health care providers on assessment techniques so they can better serve the needs of their patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Prior owner's name upon half-title page else unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Contents clean. Nice copy. Book
2002112 pages. Features: Who and I and why am I here?; Cell activation; On humana suffering; Dealing with emotions; Bringing spiritual analysis to love and money; The beginning of remembering is forgeting; The silver key; Ammual midsummer light conference; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
199040 pages. Working from a blacksmith shop in Ontario, sculptor John McEwen has created a fascinating body of work that reveals much about how humans and animals behave. Light wear. Unmarked. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
198424 Page exhibition catalogue. "Mangold is an artist who appreciates the elegance and tact of using limited means. That minority which enjoys dispassion and a sly wit will continue to admire his work... The quirkiness in his 'minimalism' links him to many Post Modernists. His careful intelligence, however, can teach some of the faster brushes a lesson in subtlety and restraint." - Mark Stevens. Prior owner's large distinctive signature inside front cover. (she obviously missed the point! :-) Includes a pleasing selection of plates in colour in black and white, as well as a six-page insert re: artist laid in by prior owner. Light wear. Moderate rubbing and soiling to covers. 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
1998160 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Presents a choice collection of over 120 captivating black-and-white historic photographs of boats, ships and people along the coast of British Columbia from the late 1850s to the 1940s." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
2004112 pages. Features: Kuthumi; Kryon; Hilarion; Mother Earth; The Group; The Council of Light; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1982108 pages. Features: Frank Wright - an artist with a sense of history; Wilderness Landscapes by Mary Sweet; Bernard Chaet - by Margaret Mathews; The Miniature Landscapes of Daniel Chard; The Watercolor Page, by Tom Pressly; Rockwell Kent, by Fridolf Johnson; Using Diagnonal Compositions in watercolor; Introduction to Oil Painting; Light and Shade in Drawing, by Franklin Alexander. Above-average but not excessive wear. 3" x 1.5" peeled area on front cover. Unmarked. A sound working copy. Magazine
1969Features: Masdevallia caloptera - Collector's item; Greenhouse and artificial light culture of orchids compared; pH measurements in the greenhouse; a revision of the genus Phalaenopsis Blume - III; the "Now" trend in Paphiopedilum; Eulophias in Uganda - the orchids of Uganda. Well-worn. Unmarked. No tears. Book
1978178 pages. Features: Cover Car - 1927 Chrysler Imperial Phaeton; Buick History - Part II; Early AC Sports Cars; The Corvette SS; Packard Light 8; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
196110 pages. Features: CN's new visual redesign programme for passenger trains; Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Limited; New CN colours in use; Montreal Street Railway No. 274; Early Locomotives on Vancouver Island, by I.E. Barr; Two Nova Scotia Colliery Lines to Close; Observations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
199172 pages. Features: Small-space garden railroading; The Budley Bumblebahn; The Limestone Light Railway; Beyond the Blue Horizon - Part 5; The Hawk Creek Line; A Visit to Pola; The MIssionary Ridge Railway. Four inch opening at bottom of cover fold, otherwise moderate wear. Book
187014 pages. Contents: Vest-Casaque Walking Suit - cover illustration; Manners upon the Road - of Beams and Motes; New York Fashions - furs, pprices, sable, mink, black marten, or Alaska sable, seal sets and sacques, ermine and grebe, astrakhan sets and cloaks, fur trimmings, children's furs, fur turbans, gentlemen's furs, vest-casaques; Personal; Wroghtu guipure edgings and rosettes; Embroidered Tidy; Tapestry Lambrequin; Pen-Wiper simulating a poppy; Miss Drake's Enterprise; Burns's First Love; The Snake-Charmers; Sayings and Doings; Useful Recipes; Full-page illustration - "Nutting"; lamp mat in application and Byzantine embroidery; crochet and netted spool basket; crochet edging for children's clothing; point lace and tatted insertion; tidy in point lace and satin stitch embroidery; humor. Average wear. Missing pages 761-762. Cover-fold almost completely open. Book
200368 pages. Features: Rising from the Ashes - The Restoration of St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Looking through Light - Putting the Windows Together Again; Landmark Program Fills Need; True Colours - Vancouver's Historic Exterior Colour Palette; Prairie Wooden Grain Elevators Almost Extinct; Fire Suppression Systems Designed for Alberta Elevators; Heritage Canada - its beginnings; Risk Management for your Building can prevent disaster; LeBreton's Legacy - LeBreton Flats in Ottawa; Archaeological Digs at LeBreton Flats; Montreal Architectural Heritage Campaign. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
1970Features: Tribute to Henri Matisse; Restoration; Antique Cameos and Intaglios; Gold and Silver Pique; Urbino Delft; Tables with Many Purposes; Pin Boxes and other Fairings; English Sealed Wine Bottles; New Light on Worcester Wares; The Antique World of the Mayflower; The Splendours of Brighton Pavillion; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine