King, Maurice J.MareMagnum
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1993276 pages including index. The conflict between Quebec nationalism and Canadian values and the story of the appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee against the violation of freedom of expression. Author is the Canadian who pioneered the appeal of Quebec's sign law to the United Nations. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
197663 pages. Oblong - 11 inches wide. Examines one of the constant themes of Canadian history - the problem of the relations between our two founding nations. A geographical approach to this historical theme. Many excellent black and white illustrations. Considerable high-lighting. Average wear. Worthy working copy. Bit of tape on front cover. Book
197224 pages. Abundantly illustrated. Nice learning tool for young students. Average wear. Few school markings. Decent copy. Book
1959Features: Canada's Negotiations with Newfoundland 1887-1895; The Quebec Resolutions and Le Courrier du Canada 1864-1865; W.T. Stead and the Boer War - The Irony of Idealism; David Thompson and Defence Research. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
1984221 pages. Index. "Volume 2 of a lively and personal history of a father and son who left separate and lasting marks on the development of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean, unmarked and virtually as new. Minimal wear and touch of sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
1992184 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A well-reasoned argument for the necessity of thinking about - and preparing for - the unthinkable." - J.L. Granatstein. "Draws upon comparisons with other regions where ethnic divisions are pronounced, including Yugoslavia, Ireland, and Switzerland. Offers thoughtful analysis on the Quebec scenario, and legislative proposals that the author suggests the federal government should introduce now to avoid violent confrontation with a post-confederation Quebec." - from back cover. Beginning to yellow at edges. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Sound copy. Book
1994163 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon dedication page. "Father Andre Dion, now a priest of the Diocese of Victoria, was born in Montmagny, Quebec, and decided to learn English shortly after his ordination and to exercise his ministry in western Canada. This book is about the different places he served as a catholic priest." - from back cover. Sticker removal mark upon front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1942191 pages. Not dated. Variety of prior owner details upon front free endpaper and inside front board else unmarked. Title page may be missing. Average wear. Binding sound. Good copy. Circa 1942? Book
1990136 pages. "Author delightfully recounts many adventures from her mother's childhood more than a century ago. Provides rich and vivid detail of post-Confederation Quebec." - from dust jacket. Former library copy with usual markings. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Nice working copy. Book
1976309 pages. Index. Text in French. "ou comment reconnaitre, cultiver, utiliser les herbes et plantes du Quebec dont le ginseng et le riz sauvage." - from front cover. Average wear. Gift greetings upon first leaf. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
199756 paages. Features: The father of the Hardy Boys - Leslie McFarlane; Medals for the volunteers - after the rebellion there was glory for all; Protecting Toronto's working girls; Joseph Banks - a naturalist in Newfoundland; A Quebec doctor and his bishop clash over evolution; Helping hands in the west - successful farms were good for the railway business. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
199556 pages. Features: War on Lake Ontario - a costly victory at Oswego, 1814; Rescue Mission - Canadian soldiers and airmen in an arctic ordeal; Quebec and Conscription - the death of Ernest Lapointe and a fateful change of policy; Mysterious deaths at Onion Lake - were two union men murdered?; Reflections from The Beaver 1936. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
199856 pages. Features: The Arctic ordeal of Captain John Ross; Health reformers and alternative medicine in 1860s New Brunswick; Canada's aboriginal soldiers come into the light; Louis Cyr and his Amazing feats; The Sisters of Ann - the Pacific Coast Mission of four faithful Quebec daughters; Devil's Island - the brief but vital life of a tiny Atlantic community; Canada's last political club celebrates its longevity. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
199656 pages. Features: The Iron Duke, Quebec and the defence of Canada; Fire! - Ottawa and Hull in Flames, April 1900; Mayflower compact and family compact - contrasting views of the political authority; North End - Winnipeg's immigrant community observed; Camels in the Cariboo - on the gold rush trail; Berlin 1936 - Canadian dancers at Hitler's Olympics. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
1914304 pages. Index. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Maps. Foldouts. Chapters include: Limestones; Sandstones; Granites and Gneisses; The So-Called Black Granites and Related Rocks; Marbles; Serpenties and Serpentine Marbles; Slates; Glacial Drift; Rarer Decorative Materials; plus appendices. Average wear and soiling externally. Binding intact. Tears to top of spine. Solid copy of this authoritative reference. Book
191825 pages. Presents information in tabular format. Topics include: Quebec Peat Bogs; Ontario Peat Bogs; Miscellaneous Samples including coal, briquettes from organic city refuse, anthracite, oil shale and natural gas. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
1956120 pages. Features include: A full-color album of Hidden Canadian Paintings; New Surprises TV has in store for you; Your Stake in the U.S. Election; Annacis Island - an industrial colossus in the making; From the notebook of Dr. Hans Selye; The Black Day the Quebec Bridge Fell; Bill Dawe's Amazing Trek to Feed His Mink; Nice colour ads include: GWG; Phiips TV; Crown & Anchor Lager Beer. Somewhat above-average wear. Center-fold loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1996Unpaginated. Lovely Canadian book for children. Bright colour illustrations. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Book
1929260 pages including answers. Originally published in 1920. Authorized in separate edicions for use in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Chapters include: Notation and Numeration; Common and Decimal Fractions; Percentage and Simple Applications; Applications of Percentage; Powers and Roots; Mensuration; The Metric System; Review. Few pencil markings primarily at or near endpapers. Above-average but not excissive wear. Book
1985162 pages. "The raciest, raunchiest, most irreverent yarns and characters ever assembled... A genuine feast of Canadian folk humour." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1947324 pages. Index. References. Black and white photographic plates abound. Subtitled: A study of the buildings erected in New France from the earliest explorers to the middle of the nineteenth century. "A collector's item and a treasure house of information on early Canadian architecture, the book is copiously illustrated with two hundred pages of line drawings and photographs, many of them unique and of buildings now destroyed by fire or restoration." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's inscription inside front board and covered by front flap of dust jacket. No other markings. Chunk missing from top corner of back free endpaper. Only moderate wear to book. Dust jacket well worn with pieces missing but now protected in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Overall a quality copy. Book
1996Includes the following issues: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Bell Island, Newfoundland; Bahamas; Transpac Expedition; To House or not to House; Filming a Salmon's Struggle; Manola - half a shipwreck; Blissful Beqa Lagoon; St. Kitts; Shipwrecks of Bermuda; Batchawana - in Lake Superior; Octopus at Argonaut Warf; Arrow - Nova Scotia Shipwreck; Catalina; Emergency ascent Lines; Wilcox - Lake Erie Schooner; Adventure Diving in Newfoundland; Ice Diving and Asbestos; Joyland - the honeymoon wreck; Canadian Cayman Islands; Cozumel; A Tribute to Brooks Wetsuits; Reel Diving; Wrecked in Nova Scotia; Socorro; Ghost Fleet of the St. Clair River; Good Samaritan Laws; Sea Urchins of the Bay of Chaleur; Label Your Tanks; Quebec Overview; Barbados - shipwreck haven; Haida Gwai; Tobermory's shipwrecks; Hard water diving - Banff; Romancing the Providenciales; Island Namesake - Jane McLeod; Lumpfish; Thailand; State of the Oceans; The Coral Reef; Project Aware; Preserving the Marine Environment; They are Eating the Ocean; Race Rocks, B.C.; Record-Breaking Cave Dive; Dive in an Aquarium; Florida Reefs; Columbia Sinking; Great Lakes - Narrow Island's B.B. Buckhout; Mexico Cave Adventure; Nitrox to the Arctic; Photography 101. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
1954105 pages. A French language text for young students. Authorized for use in the Protestant Schools of the Province of Quebec. Originally published in 1941. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Appears unused. Superlative copy. Book
1954144 pages. A French language textbook for young students. Authorized for use in the Protestant Schools of the Province of Quebec. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Appears unread. Lovely copy. Book
196664 pages. Contains dozens of glorious archival black and white photographs, maps, and facsimiles of local time-cards and fare lists. "All M&SC operations came to an end in 1956... This book has been published to record some of the events in the line's 47-year history, and to preserve details of the system's operations for the future." - page 4. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Nice copy. Book
