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1973336 pages. "I recommend this book unreservedly to anyone who is concerned about our future." - Walter Gordon, Toronto Star. Contents unmarked and lightly yellowed. Moderate wear and soiling to covers. Book
1979239 pages including black and white illustrations. "Ernie Lyall is angutimmarik, "a real Arctic man", who has lived nearly all of his sixty-nine years in the north, and almost half a century above the Arctic Circle. His unique story is a fascinating portrait of life with "the people" - the Eskimos of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear overall. Minor damage to upper corner of back board. Average wear to dust jacket with 1 inch patch of damage to upper corner of back panel. Solid copy overall. Book
1983208 pages. "Navy veterans simply spun their 'salty dips' into a tape recorder with an audience of their peers. The tapes were transcribed into this gem of a book." - Ottawa Citizen. Above-average wear. Openings along backstrip. Prior owner's name neatly atop title page. Partial lean to spine. Still a worthy reference copy. Book
1985206 pages. "Navy veterans simply spun their 'salty dips' into a tape recorder with an audience of their peers. The tapes were transcribed into this gem of a book." - Ottawa Citizen. Average wear. Prior owner's name neatly atop title page. Minor lean to spine. Sound reference copy. Book
1988240 pages. "Navy veterans simply spun their 'salty dips' into a tape recorder with an audience of their peers. The tapes were transcribed into this gem of a book." - Ottawa Citizen. Average wear. Prior owner's name neatly atop title page. Sound reference copy. Book
1996452 pages. Provides a forum in which the voices of families that are often excluded from sociological discussion can be heard. From Newfoundland to British Columbia, these insightful essays explore the rich diversity found in contemporary Canadian family life. Light wear. Highlighting, underlining and markings throughout. Binding sound. Black marks upon each edge of text. Good working copy. Book
1990128 pages. In 1962 Benny Foster was serving his seventh term in the B.C. Penitentiary when the Canadian government decided to experiment in paroling addict inmates. It was a roller coaster ride of depressions and euphorias garnished with drug squad guzzlings and prison humour but Benny hung out to the end. Also provides two glimpses of life on B.C. coastal native reserves plus an insider's view of capital punishment. Unmarked copy with moderate wear. Author served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. Book
1990238 pages including index. Thousands of happy wanderers have used this book to explore the scenic byways of Vancouver and its environs. Revised and updated with many new routes, this third edition of southwestern British Columbia's favourite walking guide offers 109 excursions around the Lower Mainland. Book
1971"Widely acclaimed by art gallery officials, librarians, art dealers, auctioneers, artists, teachers, art historians and collectors this dictionary has the most extensive bibliography ever published on this subject." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
1989"Widely acclaimed by art gallery officials, librarians, art dealers, auctioneers, artists, teachers, art historians and collectors this dictionary has the most extensive bibliography ever published on this subject." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
1977Approximately 350 pages. Average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. Good working copy. Book
1987179 pages including index and some black and white photos. Paddy James Nolan came to the Northwest Territories from Ireland in 1889 and during his all-too-brief career rose to be one of the most successful criminal defense lawyers in Canada. One of the west's great orators and raconteurs, he was also recognized as a notable wit and humorist, as well as a fine amateur actor. Usual library markings. Above average wear. Binding intact. Book
1995325 pages. "Roy MacGregor is the ultimate hockey writer... insider's knowledge, wit, elegant prose... deft skill and thorough research." - The Ottawa Citizen. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1991466 pages including index. Takes us beyond the boardroom and the legislatures to offer a personal picture of power that has remained invisible for too long and is too real to ignore. Light wear to unmarked book. Dust jacket price-clipped. Nice copy. Book
1969145 pages. This warm and revealing biography portrays a dedicated public servant, an international figure, loyal to Canada and the British Empire, and a devoted family man. The inspiring story of a great nation builder whose perseverance and spirit of adventure brought him recognition throught the world. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Above average but not excessive wear. Decent reading copy. Book
193144 pages. Notes on trees and shrubs tested for hedge purposes at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Includes lists of best hedges at the Branch Experimental Stations. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photography. Above average wear and soiling. Moderate quantity of marks to text. Pencil sketch on back cover. Book
1990240 pages including index. Through colourful anecdotes, documented reports and personal remembrances, Ian Mahood tells of the birth and eventual death of forest management in British Columbia. Gift greetings and discard stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Solid copy. Book
2000243 pages including index and black and white photos. Hockey fans who saw Frank Mahovlich play will never forget the combination of power and grace that defined the on-ice presence of a hockey superstar. He was a Toronto Maple Leaf by age nineteen. In his first year in the NHL he beat out Bobby Hull for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. And so began a Hall of Fame career, spanning twenty-one years in the NHL and WHA, that saw six Stanley Cups, the end of the six team era, and a Senate appointment. Relies upon 30 interviews with the Big M's peers. An insightful portrayal of a hockey legend, father and mentor. A very attractively illustrated and unmarked volume with very light wear. Book
197596 pages. Provides collectors of British North America stamps with an accurate listing covering all major shades and varieties, with true retail market-value prices quoted for stamps in fine condition. Book
2011334 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Explores the realities of media censorship in the context of the tension between government, free-market media, and those deputized to act on behalf of the public good. The first examination of Canadian wartime news control to use the massive files of the censors to fill in the historical gaps and answer major questions about Canada's war effort." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket progected in Brodart. A quality copy of this fascinating and controversial history. Book
1941244 pages. Topics discussed include: Trends in Canadian Nationhood; Federal Relations in Canada Since 1914; Economic Trends; Population Problems and Policies; Canada and the Last War; Canadian External Relations; Canadian and Imperial War Cabinets; Democracy in the Overseas Dominions. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
2003468 pages. Behind the scenes material on the reign of the Shawinigan Strangler. Bit of liquid paper on front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Quality copy. Book
1993275 pages including index. He journeyed from the west-end of Montreal to the Igloo in Pittsburgh. He carried the Penguins from the NHL basement to the Stanley Cup. He has struggled with severe, chronic back problems and fought back in his battle with cancer. He's the pre-eminent force in hockey today. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Very light wear to attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1983120 pages. The first systematic account of the history and development of this major feature of urban development in Canada. Covers 33 major cities, from coast to coast. Dozens of black and white illustrations. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
1986249 pages. A journey, a story about a dwindling race. The story of the Peace, and of one of the pioneers who could never leave. Light wear. Gift inscription upon front flyleaf else unmarked. Some curling to front cover. Includes black and white illustrations. Book
