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petit in-4 oblong, 120 pages, abondamment ill. n./coul., rel. cartonnage ill. plast. Tres bel exemplaire DEDICACE par l'auteur. [PLG-1][QU-3]
16 x 22, 147 pp., illustrations, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [BE-1]
in-12, 295 pages, broche, couv. Tres bon etat. [GE-1]
grand in-8 (20 X 26 cm) de 338 pages, broche sous jaquette couleurs. 129 photos en N&B et en couleurs (certaines depliantes), cartes. Manque la jaquette sinon excellent etat. [GD8/1]
Un volume grand in 8° broché de 168 pages. Bon etat. [CA27/4]
in-8 carré, 52 pp., illustrations et lettrines n/b de l'auteur, broché, couverture rempliée.- Un des 50 exemplaires sur Hollande numéroté et SIGNE par l'auteur. Bel exemplaire. [TX-1]
Hardcover in-4, 157 pages abdt illustrees en couleurs, carte, index, cartonnage illustre en couleurs. Bon état. [VA-3]
in-8, 334 pp., broché. Bel exemplaire. [AZ-15]
in-16, broché. Très bel exemplaire, très frais. [LP-4]
1959263 pages. Black and white photos. Half-leather binding. Text in Icelandic. Unmarked. Front endpaper removed. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Nice solid copy. Book
1902Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Centerfold. "This map, with certain amendments, belongs to the "Story of Burnt Njal" by Sir George W. Dasent" - printed below map. Light wear. Nice copy. Please see our photo for further details. Book
197896 pages. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Editor's signature and inscription atop front blank flyleaf which is loose but present. Originally published in 1973. "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by high school students in learning something of the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Canada, and of the cultural heritage of which Scandinavian and other Canadians are the heirs." - from preliminary page. Chapters include: Evidence of early Vikings in North America - the Viking sagas; Early Scandinavian immigrants in Canada and the U.S.A.; Gimli, Manitoba - a case study of a successful struggle for survival; Where have all the Danes gone? - the pros and cons of assimilation; Three attempts at Scandinavian colonization on the West Coast; How did we survive?; The Scandinavian touch in Canada; Scandinavia today. Sticker removal marks to upper corner of front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. An uncommon and excellent resource. Book
1954Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Front cover loose but present. Backstrip missing. Faint signature atop front cover. Binding intact. Book
1954Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
1998VHS video tape in case. An exploration of director Juliann Blackmore's newly discovered Icelandic ancestry. Her great-great-grandfather, Sigursteinn Oddson left Iceland in 1883. His neighbour, Hans Peter Tergesen, left in 1887. The two men were part of a massive exodus from Iceland to Canada after a devastating volcano drove 1/3 of the population from their island home. The majority went to a settlement in Manitoba they named 'New Iceland'." - cover. Former library copy with usual markings. Book
1961Features: Surprising island of the Northern Sea - Iceland; The Flowers Known as Birds - the Bird of Paradise from South Africa; What Maestros Look like to me - Sol Nemkov tells his adventures in the concert world while playing for such temperamental geniuses as Toscanini and Stokowski; You can't live in New York - untold miseries plague those who set up housekeeping in Manhattan, says long-time resident Horace Sutton; My Next 60 Movies - James Stewart (conclusion); Maybe I'll Pitch Forever - Satchel Paige, the American League's first Negro pitcher; The Coyote - World's Champion People Taunter - some claim he is one of man's best friends. Above-average wear. Covers almost detached. Small clipping from ad on page 55 - text unaffected. 1/6 page photo of coyote clipped from page 42. Top 2/3 of page 81 clipped out - this seems to have removed part of a novel. Nice color Coke ad on back cover. Book
1990557 pages including index, reference notes and black and white illustrations. "Recognized as the definitive work on the history of the Icelandic people in Manitoba" - from verso of copyright page. "...Will be welcomed not only by those who have special links with Iceland and her people, but by anyone with a broad interest in the settlement of Western Canada. The author's painstaking scrutiny of an enormous wealth of source material has resulted in a carefully documented historical study." - Professor Haraldur Bessason, University of Manitoba. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. A quality copy. Thibault 1,029. Book
201082 pages. Features: Iceland volcano halts European flights - many photos; Andrew Coyne comments on Maxime Bernier; What our comrades in Afghanistan have to say; Matthew Syed on the making of great athletes; Guergis, Bernier, and Prime minister Harper's secrets; Jean Charest's last stand; Can the U.K.'s Liberal Democrats really beat Labour and the Tories?; Canadian Invasion - our companies are taking over companies in other countries; Thomas and Sally Cook successfully generate business referrals; Employees are turning their employers onto environmental sustainability; Lush sells shampoo bars; Jellyfish could help unlock health secrets; Tekakwitha - the case for a saint; Blood and Bhutto - new documentary; TV show "The Good Wife"; Mark Steyn says "Fight up to fight unilinguaphobia!"; Obituary of Ilona Koroleva. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound and complete copy. Magazine
198228 pages. Features: Jordan's King Hussein - Searching for Peace; How to avoid the new Sexual Diseases (STDs); Humanity won't end in a nuclear holocaust!; Iceland - a country that never gives up!; Proof Evolution did not occur; You can revitalize your marriage. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
2009190 pages. Features: Exclusive - Bernie Madoff's Secrets; Michael Lewis on how Iceland went pffft! - could it happen here?; Is it time to rethink the American Dream?; Pirates of the 21st century - anatomy of high-seas hijacking; Brother can you spare a laugh?; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
198420 pages. Features: Techniques - Innishmacsaint Lace from Iceland; Elsie Blaschke - Embellished Silk - by Elizabeth Dingman; Samplers; Needlepoint Pendants; Thimbles; and more. Clean with light wear. Magazine
1961Pages 39-75 plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Operation Hazen - the first summer, and the winter party; Sport Fishing near the Arctic Circle; The Eider Farms of Iceland; Voyageur's Highway - The Canadian Fur Trade - Its Logistics, and Contribution to Canadian Development; One page recruiting ad for commissioned officers in the Canadian Army; Nice colour-photo ad for BOAC on back cover features colourful lady street dancer in Seville; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
1972149 pages. "Appearing here for the first time in an English translation, this is a fourteenth-century Icelandic 'novel' in which features of the sagas of earlier centuries are seen in the process of blending with the conventions and characteristics of the European romance." - from dust jacket. Light external wear to book. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
199080 pages. Features: Out of Thin Air - a look at the inflatable fiber sculptures of Ann Slavit; Trends in Fiber Art - gallery owners discuss what's hot these days; Ed Rossbach - one man's influence on basket making and the entire fiber field; Textiles, The Gift of Kings - textile collection from three major museums; Working Outside Tradition - essay on contemporary fiber are from Iceland; Nancy Kozikowski; Helen Rumpel; Lia Cook; Ruth Kao; Geary Jones; Dominique Morel; Linda Perry; Rebecca Rubalcava; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
199438 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Herschel Island - discovered by Captain John Franklin in 1826; The San Juan Island Pig War; Fort Victoria 1854-1857 (Part III) - Esquimalt emerges as a major outpost of British Naval Power in the Pacific; Prior House 1910-1960; First Winter in the West - Fort Macleod is constructed; Place Names of New Iceland. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
