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199554 pages. Features include: Model a VIA LRC Locomotive - Build a VIA Rail Canada Light, Rapid & Comfortable (LRC) locomotive (circa 1980); Half 1 to C-D to S - The Story of S Scale; Canadian Trackside Structures - How a Real Hot Box Detectors Works; Canadian Rolling Stock - Kitbashing a Canadian National (CN) 40' 480000-series Box Car; Canadian Prototype Railways - Deerholme on the Tidewater Subdivision: CN's Last Stand in the Cowichan Valley (Part 1); The Clutterless Turnout Control - Build this unique and simple control; and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) 2-10-0 Class R3 Decapod (circa 1918). Binding sound. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
196235 pages. A look back at the woodlands industries 40 years ago. Includes the following articles: A suggested method of measuring variations of factors affecting skidding production; Tree-length cable yarding; Rapid growth of Norway and some native spruces in New Brunswick; Vertical Logging with Helicopters; Graphic determination of the cubic volume of a felled tree; a tribute to William Arthur Eyres Pepler. With nostalgic advertisements for heavy equipment. 'Methods' is written at top right corner of front cover. Book
1984276 pages. "Presents the first-hand stories of the people who had the courage, the dreams - and the just plain stubbornness - to settle the Canadian frontier when it was still a wild country... These recollections of B.C.'s old-timers include tales about carefree remittance men, eccentric upper-crust Britons, persecuted and desperate immigrants - all with their own dreams of freedom and a better life." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Lovely copy. Book
1980214 pages. "Includes one or more color illustrations and line drawings of some 270 species of the plants which are a part of the natural scene in western Canada and the adjoining 'Great Plain states' of the USA." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
199256 pages. "...the stamps of Canada are a unique form of communication. They are themselves national icons, which embody in their design, and their ubiquitousness, a representation of the country's experience that enhances everyone's understanding and pride. The philatelists know it, and I think, whenever those of us who are not stamp collectors stop to think about it, we know it too." - Patrick Watson, from front flap of dust jacket. Small faint erasure to decorated front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to book and dust jacket. Sorry but no actual stamps included. A very attractive volume none-the-less. Book
197074 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Includes biography of artist. Text in English and French. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's name and library stamp upon first leaf, otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1987119 pages including list of references. A useful introduction to a central element in capitalist society, corporatism. Succinct description and analysis make this book invaluable to teachers and students. The author's approach is best summed up from the Introduction: "The workings of the system appear as mysterious and little understood as the processes that cause diabetes in some people and cancer in others - and as intractible and insescapable. This appearance, however, is an illusion perpetuated by those who have an interest in keeping the system as it is." Book
1989274 pages including references and index. "The Age of Aquarius was dawning. A radical, rebellious and sometimes illegal phenomenon was demanding attention - and getting it." - from back cover. Unmarked. Solid binding. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1993246 pages including index. Over 100 colour photographs. Exclusively for the prairies. Ideal for novice gardeners. Monthly planner and checklist included. Very light wear. Minor creasing to bottom of front cover and first few pages. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
1988341 pages. Notes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "...The frontier emerged as the most logical place to launch a modern civilization committed to scientific principles, business efficiency, and progress." - from back cover. Some markings. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
1989238 pages including some black and white photographs. Author's signature upon title page. Author relates his five years of Air Force life. Edges soiled. Some water staining to fore-edge of back half of book. Average wear. Solid unmarked. copy. Book
197556 pages. An attempt to list all known varieties of Canadian precancels. Precancels were first issued in Canada in 1889, and were applied to the sheet of stamps by means of rubber rollers in various designs of straight, wavy, and uninterrupted lines. Average wear and soiling. Contents unmarked. Book
1988269 pages. Privatization is the buzzword of the times. Every day we hear more about the plans of government to sell off assets and privatize services ranging from garbage collection to uranium processing. This topical and timely book contains speeches and discussion which took place during a two-day symposium and is a valuable resource tool for anyone interested and concerned about privatization. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated covers. Excellent copy. Book
1996594 pages. Prior owner's name inside front cover and some markings to contents. Moderate wear. Sound working copy. Book
2001157 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "Dispels many of the myths regarding the Canadian parliamentary system of government and its socialist philosophies inherited from Britain. It describes the inherent flaws in the way this country has been run over the last two centuries, and shows how former BC Premier Dave Barrett's greatest achievement was to prove that Marxist-Socialism does not work." - from back cover. Book
2002238 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "Tells the story of Canada's 'forgotten war' in which soldiers in Korea suffered needless casualties and endured conditions that bordered on criminal neglect." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Minimal library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
1991261 pages. "This splendid book will make a difference. Calm, reasoned, superbly-documented and powerful, it will lead the way to new systems to safeguard the lives of children in Canada. For humanity's sake, it must." - June Callwood Cuts a comprehensive path through the tangle of forces, including family breakdown and social-service failure, that accelerate the tragedy of Canada's runaway's. Suggests measures that might help more of them beat the streets. Covers show wear with some page corners folded. Book
1988194 pages. "I wish this giant of a man had been there for me when the prison system spat me back onto the street... Tony's story is an inspiration for cons and square Johns alike.' - Roger Caron, author of GO-Boy! Moderate wear. Some writing upon back page and bottom of table of contents. Book
1990247 Pages. Black and white photos. Autobiography from Canada's best known and most feared reporter, a pioneer of Talk Radio and Talk Television. Outlines the private tragedy behind the public acclaim. Book
1995240 pages including index. "...Captures the true legend of this great Canadian sporting event - both on and off the ice - and what it means to curlers." - John Kawaja, 1983, 1990 Brier Champion. Black and white photographic plates. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Near new copy. Book
1975Page two includes fascinating historical details of this, Canada's proud national anthem. 6 pages. Store ink stamp upon front cover otherwise unmarked with average wear. Undated but appears to be a 1970s reprint. A sound vintage copy. Book
1994166 pages including index. Inspired by the popular TV show "Kitchen Culture". Read the personal stories of women who have moved to Canada from around the world. Includes over 100 of the women's favourite traditional dishes from 17 cultures. Beautiful illustrations and full colour photos featuring the women of "Kitchen Culture" and their foods. Enjoy the world of international cuisine found right here in Canada - and get to know the women who are proud to call Canada home. Signature, date and inscription upon page 135 may be those of a woman in a picture on that page. Light wear. A nice copy of this enjoyable work. Book
1995289 pages plus black and white photo section. Illustrated with many beautiful woodcuts. Originally published in 1947. Author and his wife purchased an abandoned log cabin in Medonte Township, Ontario, and went on to transform four acres of wasteland into four acres of Eden. "Much has changed since The Owl Pen was first published, but the pleasure, humour, and timelessness of rural life in Ontario as captured by Ken and Lucy will remain a treasure for many years to come." - James Hunter, Curator, Huronia Museum, Midland, Ontario. Unread copy. Gift Quality. Book
199816 pages. Bilingual English/French. Published in conjunction with "Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography" exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada from 2 October 1998 to 3 January 1999. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1992372 pages including black and white photographic plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most controversial battle of World War II which saw 3,000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war? Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Book
