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1978160 pages. Chapters include: selecting the puppy; The Adult Old English Sheepdog; Grooming the Old English Sheepdog for Show; Grooming the Family Dog; "Bed and Board" for the Family Dog; Maintaining the Dog's Health; History of the Genus Canis; Early History of the Old English Sheepdog; The Old English Sheepdog in the United States; Pillars of the Breed; Recent American Old English Sheepdogs of Note; The Old English Sheepdog as a Working Dog; The Personality of the Old English Sheepdog; Manners for the Family Dog; Show Competition; Genetics; Breeding and Whelping. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice solid copy. Book
2006160 pages. Features: Andrew Wyeth - everyday portraits; Building realism from abstract shapes; Painting en plein air with native spirits; Masking fluid; Annie Dover; Helene Beland; Norbert Baird; Anna Sims; How I captured the fleeting light effects of a blustery day in England; A masterful painter of inhabited sculture; 4 steps to watercolor passion; The making of an artist - part 3; Easy Ways to earn more money - part 19; Harley Brown - part 20; Falling in Love with your Subject; Sam Liberman; Kathy R. Partridge; L. Martin Pavletich; Cathy Mabius; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
198456 pages. Text in English. Features: Fritz Kempe 75; In the light of the pharaohs-practical experience with the new Agfa films; Photo composing tips; New Agfa films; The Leica M6-a compact camera for the professional; Pradovit 153 projectors; Universal handgrip; 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-R; Colour reproductions of Leica Photography magazine covers from the 1930s; Leitz information service; Beaumont Newhall - exhibition at the Photokina; Icelandic impressions - Hans W. Silvester's experience with Kodachrome 64 professional; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198548 pages. Text in English. Features: Space shuttle cover photo; Title slides - DIY; Lettering the easy way; Postcards DIY; The viewfinder image of the Leica M6; The wild West lives on - William Albert Allard - through the eyes of a cowboy; Photography of moving objects; Sunday only, please - Richard G Delagi - a true amateur; America in a good light - article with military photos by Fred J. Maroon; Kodak Elite - B&W Baryta papers on the advance; Once every year - Bill Varie - a photographic illustrator; There is music in his images - Ernst Haas - an American from Vienna; Macroflash + R-lenses; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198644 pages. Text in English. Features: Leica R4s mod 2; Against the light - Manfred Gorgen - winter landscapes and details; Specialist for ice hockey - Hansjorg Roth; 24 hours in the Ruhrgebiet - 72 photographers document a region; Ora et labora - Armin Fischer's thesis on a convent; Exposure measurement; Perfect black and white from colour negative; It is you're safe light okay?; A raincoat for your Leica; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198744 pages. Text in English. Features: Leitz variable programmed automation - the Leica R5 in detail; Dedicated flash units; Painting with light - Edmund Bugdoll - exploiting contre-jour effects; Fee Schlapper; "German" pictures? - Thomas Schadt - three years on the road with a Leica; Above the clouds - Alain Guillou - a photographer sought worldwide; Objective/subjective - telephoto and retrofocus systems; The new generation of black and white films; The colour negative - food for the quick minilab only?; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198744 pages. Text in English. Features: Experiencing foreign humanity - Renate Hein - around the world at 21; Leica R5 - new SLR camera announced by Leitz; New databack for the Leica R5; Gerd Nie; Colour + Structure - Wim Noordhoek - an old master of the Leica; When the cold wind blows - Volker Lampe and his passion for black and white; A master photographer and Leica pioneer - 100th anniversary of Dr. Paul Wolff; It's the right light which counts - Antonius - originality visualized; White on black - Bruno Mooser - colour in or out?; Dr. Werner Herold - photography in eternal ice (Antarctica); and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198840 pages. Text in English. Features: Light - a hard theme for budding photographers; Flowers close up - Ingeborg and Dr. Arnim Tolke; Arnold Sendler; Shooting in the right light, by Richard Hunecke; Man at the centre - Gerhard Graeb - showing youth the way; Artificial landscapes - PeterTrupp and his self-willed creations; The Imagon - a historic lens on the Leica R; "Singende Kamera" - Richard Stobener's visual rendition of poetry; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198848 pages. Text in English. Features: Architectural impressions - Richard Hunecke; Caught by infra-red - Wilhelm Englmaier and his indivisible beams; Otto F. Stelzer's Birds in Flight; Tips and Technology - is colour negative film universal material for colour and black and white?; Process E6 - standard or pushed - do-it-yourself with the Tetenal Reversal Kit - why?; Light and illumination technique; Aids to better flash photography; The "perfect" landscape - Axel M. Mosler; Dieter Matthes - Master of the Leica; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1983319 pages including bibliography, index and dozens of black and white illustrations. Will attract anyone interested in regional history and the early days of Ontario and anyone whose roots lie in southern Ontario. Light wear overall. Gift greetings upon and small clip to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Small bookseller sticker upon front endpaper. Very nice copy. Book
1997159 pages including index. This fascinating collection of photographs presents a period of startling chage in theatre - from 1954 to the present - in addition to the many changes Snowdon himself initiated in the style of theatre photography. These photographs capture the reckless, stylish spirit of genius of some of the world's greatest stage actors as well as directors, designers and writers. A stunning who's who of British theatre. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy in giftable condition. Book
1989Take the fear and embarssment out of speaking and writing. Provides must-know guidelines for mistake-free communication. Discusses: Sentence Structure; Plurals and Possessives; Active vs. Passive Voice; Flawless Punctuation; and more. Very clean. Very light wear. Excellent tape set in handsome case. Book
1983No book has yet portrayed Toronto with such brilliance, elegance and verve. 96 colour photographic images of the city . Gift greetings and two discard stamps upon front endpaper. Discard stamp also upon top edge. Light to moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
1981144 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Full of surprises, this is a book that will broaden your command of painting techniques, stimulate you to discover new methods, and bring new vitality to your work. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Sunning to top and bottom edges of blue cloth boards which show light wear. Edgewear to dust jacket and half-inch chip/tear to bottom edge of back panel. Overall a nice copy. Book
1942227 pages including index. Lengthy author's inscription and signature upon half-title page. This copy presented to author's good friend Harry M. Graham. "It is a curious fact that most Canadians know almost nothing about one-third of their country, and what little information they pick up is at least partly incorrect." - from Chapter 1. This book was an attempt to correct this situation. Chapters include: Geography; Exploration; Furt Trade; Missions; Administration; Transportation and Communication; Oil, Gold and Radium; Yellowknife; Farming and Stock Raising; Tourist Traffic; Civilization; Literature and the Arts. Above average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Light yellowing to contents. Includes a good number of interesting black and white photographic plates. Book
1981289 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Two hundred years of life in the Ottawa Valley, colourfully told and lavishly illustrated. Here, in the words of hte men and women who have lived or remembered them, are the remarkable stories which make up the history of Canada's Ottawa Valley. A rich oral history with a wonderful collection of original photos. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
1990324 pages. While the book's primary focus is the 1989-1990 season, Part One examines, in depth, the period of 1945 to 1988, during which Soviet hockey grew from an insignificant pastime to the highest level of international competition. Players from opposing teams, owners, critics and hockey power brokers are all heard from, and media reactions to the Soviet players are examined, as are the players' reactions to the media and other aspects of life in North America. Includes black and white photos. Book in fine condition except front endpaper removed. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Light rubbing to dust jacket. Book
1993248 pages. Author relates his experiences as a child on a homestead located at the foot of the Pembina Hills. His move to the village of Reinland in the early 1920's immediately followed the migration of the Mennonites to Mexico. Growing up was difficult during the dirty thirties. The came the life-changing trauma of World War II and a brief sojourn in Paraguay. Eventually the author was called to the ministry. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1986348 pages including index. Author's signature upon title page. The extraordinary man who was first Governor of the Bank of Canada, a world financial figure, and a legend to colleagues and friends. Very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1992205 pages including index. An eloquent collection of stories of over forty Canadian heroes of World War Two. All were ordinary men and women before volunteering to serve, and each reveals in their own way a gallantry, courage and perserverance that Canadians will take pride in. Includes black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1985256 pages including selected bibliography. Inscribed and signed by author. Includes laid in copy of newsclipping re: this book and hand-written humourous comment by author. The fascinating story of a people alienated by unique historical experience from the main stream of North American development; the story of a people dispersed by harsh geography and economic necessity to hundreds of isolated communities along thousands of miles of inhospitiable coasts; the story of the horrendous problems associated with the planning and development of even minimal social services in the face of such harsh demographic realities; the story of hardship and suffering, of deprivation and of exploitation, of endurance and of survivial; but , withal, the story of steady advance towards the shimmering goal of social justice that so often seemed, except to the hardiest optimist, to be a will-o'-the-wisp that could never be grasped. Unmarked. Light wear. A special copy. Book
2005488 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Glossary. Roll of Honour. Profusely illustrated in colour and primarily black and white. "The story of Alberta's senior militia regiment, which celebrates its centennial in 2005... Also a history of the Province of Alberta from the time of aboriginal peoples to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with over 550 photos, drawings, cartoons and paintings." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1974378 pages. A brilliantly independent book that dissects 200 years of Canadian economic history to prove that not only does a strong Canadian identity exist, but that one if its most creative and distinctive expressions has been its economic culture, where Canadians are thought to be most like others. "The best overall discussion on Canadian economic history to have appeared in a decade." - Abraham Rotstein. "...Perhaps the most important book published in Canada since Porter's The Vertical Mosaic." - Pierre Berton. Two rubber stamps upon title page, else unmarked. Tight and square. Light wear and soiling to exterior. Book
1988272 pages including index. Nurtured by a benevolent land and guided by a sophisticated mythology, the Kwakiutl Indians of the British Columbia coast developed an art that is characterized by variety, skill and power. "One of the definitive volumes on the art and craft work of the Northwest Coast Kwakiutl Indians. Ceremonial societies and ritual dancing are explained in the introductory section, which is followed by commentary on the symbolic and practical significance of the art." - Booklist. Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. One inch tear to top edge of back cover. Very nice copy. Book
1995160 pages including index. The complete guide to choosing, making, and cooking with pasta. More than 100 delicious recipes for pasta, from traditional Italian fare to easy-to-prepare dishes and quick, light meals. Features a unique full-color catalogue of all the varieties and styles of Italian pasta. Attractively illustrated glossy boards. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book