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198848 pages plus 77 illustrations in colour and black and white. In 1987 Dr. Howard Petch, President of the University of Victoria, suggested that the University might celebrate its 25th Anniversary by presenting a festival of Canadian art in honour of Murray and Frances James Adaskin, two of Canada's most influential and beloved artists, who received honorary doctorates from the University in 1984. After more than a year of planning and preparation, this exhibition was the result. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Light to moderate wear to grey illustrated covers with some evidence of price-sticker removal in top corner of front cover. Book
1997347 pages including index and notes. Author's signature upon title page. The first book about Gulf War Syndrome. An intensely personal account of the struggle of two dedicated public servants to expose one of the largest government cover-ups of modern history. A former CIA analyst exposes the officially sanctioned deceptions that have made Gulf War veterans the walking wounded of Desert Storm. "Demolishes the Pentagon's contention that Iraqi chemical weapons were not present during the Gulf War and the U.S servicemen and women were not exposed to chemical agents." - Raymond L. McGovern, retired after 27 years at CIA and recipient of the Intelligence Commendation Medal. Includes several black and white photographic plates. Spine leaning otherwise book in excellent clean, unmarked condition with minimal wear. Dust jacket excellent with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
1996192 pages. To some, March 23, 1996 may have been just another Saturday, but for 26 NHL teams this date will be forever remembered as A Day in the Life of the NHL. In addition to dramatic photographs of game action, features candid portraits of some of hockey's current superstars, including Wayne Gretzky, Pavel Bure, Brett Hull, and Mario Lemieux. Also featured are coaches, such as Mike Keenan and Scotty Bowman, former hockey greats, such as Henri Richard and Denis Potvin, as well as a look into the NHL offices as they prepare for... A Day in the Life of the NHL. Gift greetings upon decorated front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Light wear to dust jacket which features a magnificent image of Mario Lemieux in action. Excellent copy. Book
1983338 pages. Proceedings of a Symposium held at the University of British Columbia March 5-6, 1983. "We have created a technology that acts at speeds beyond our biological ability to cope. Yet the programs upon which the computer will act are themselves products of human thought which cannot possibly anticipate every situation and every event. By their very nature, therefore, they are highly fallible. We must face up to this fact. Nuclear arms are literally out of human control." - from foreward by David Suzuki. Moderate wear. Letter 'F' atop half-title page else contents clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
1952Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
1977248 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Chapters include: Terror of the Tomahawk; The French-English Wars; The War of 1812; Growing Pains; The March West. Gift greetings upon front flyleaf else book clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Attractive dust jacket, now in mylar, bears light wear. Very attractive copy. Gift quality. Book
200140 pages. Features include: Seaspan's China Tow; St. Roch II - Voyage of Rediscovery; Takaya - Multi-Purpose Patrol Vessel for Vancouver Port; Understanding Cycloidal Propulsion; Osprey 2000 - Ferry with the Kootenay Spirit; 2001 Directory lifts, ways and drydocks; Rough ride on Green Cove. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
200148 pages. Features include: Outlook for the 2001 Salmon Season; North Coast Advisory Board Commercial Caucus Recommendations for the Northern 2001 Salmon Fishery; Summary of the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting; Joan Donley's Memories as a Nurse, Fisherman and Tail Sawyer on the Sunshine Coast; Back to School? - Changes to the Fishing Master Certification Regulations may affect you; DFO's Selective Policy - Fishermen to Buy-in and Pay for New Selectivity Standards; Upper Adams and Nadina River Updates. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
198256 pages. Black and white illustrations. Provides the route of a planned walk through the Village and describes the most interesting buildings on the way. Includes centerfold map. Light wear. Gift greetings inside front cover else clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1992Listen to the story of Little Women. The story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy; their happy hours and their trials; the story of their plays, of the Pickwick Club, of Laurie and Jo, of Meg and John Brooke, of Marmee and Mr. March; the story of a family that has been loved by young and old for over sixty years. Listen in as they are brought to life! Usual library markings. Book
198116 pages. Features include: G.M.F.C. Associate Dealer List; Sculpture of the Inuit; Silver in Canada; Fossil Gemstones. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
199398 pages. Expanded issue. Features: Exclusive - BBC Producer and con man ruined Ross Perot?; Exclusive - FN's amazing Bullpup 21st Century Personal Defense Weapon; Randy Weaver Idaho Shoot-out - the real story; Banned in the U.S.A. - Clinton's surprises for gun owners; Saddam's revenge - American soldiers poisoned by oilfield arson. Average wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
199582 pages. Features: What cops really think about gun control; death of a soldier; FBI vendetta lands special forces operator in jail; truth about what's happening in Haiti; How to shoot straight; Robo-Countersnipers. Average wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
1993Nice clean square unmarked glossy copy. Book
1994Nice clean square unmarked glossy copy with light wear. Book
1974Artists's signature upon front cover. Numerous plates, two in colour. Unpaginated. A review from 1963-1973 at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, February 12 to March 3, 1974. "Kidder's sculpture of the early 60's shows a familiar attitude with contemporary materials. Transparency, opacity, reflection, the various qualities in the materials themselves are appreciated by him and left intact to be appreciated by the spectator." - from Preface. Average wear and soiling. Book
1982Features: Airspeed's elegant Ambassador - Part 2; Project X; Flycatcher Facsimile - Part 1; Airborne in the Balliol; Supermarine Spitfire V; Albessard aerobus. Clean with very light wear. Nice tight copy. Magazine
1983Features: Lockheed's stretched Starlifter; The Pacific Air Force of Sri Lanka; Avionics - Reflections on Radar. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Magazine
1983Features: Pitcairn Autogiro - King of the Whirling Blades; Heritage of the Hawks - The Curtiss P-40 Story Part 1. Moderate wear. Book
196838 pages. Features: The Germans March Again (Czech Invasion); The Tory Leadership in Danger; Menace of Russian Expansion; Signor Longo's Finest Hour; A City of the Negev - 2; Floods in England's Southeast; Next Year on the Moon; Lorry Drivers; Adventure Play; Bauhaus; Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
199756 pages. Features: What it means to be Canadian; Mr. McIntosh's wonderful apple - in 1811 a settler made a strange discovery; The trial of Ambroise Lepine - murder, politics and the public memory; In the footsteps of the workers - Canadian labour history walking tours; Mr. King and Lady Byng - Hate at first sight; Canada's Black Defenders - former slaves answer the call to arms; The struggle for a secret Canadian ballot. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
195684 pages. Articles: Is the Western Alliance Breaking Up?; The Fastest-Growing City in the World - Toronto!; The Man with the $100,000 Voice - Joel Aldred; Bruce Hutchison Rediscovers the Unknown Country - Part 8; What you don't know about Sleep; Has France Learned to Drink Safely?; The Tug That Never Gave Up - The Sudbury; Watch out girls, I'm Dangerous! Nice full-page 2 colour ad for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel. Average wear. Front cover present but detached. Page 43/44 missing. Page 55 loose but present. Back cover detached but present. Please inquire if you prefer a better copy. Magazine
1968Topics include: Some Yorkshire Body Snatchers; Games and Toys of Yesterday; Yorkshirecrostics; Charlie Peace, the Sheffield Cat Burglar; Portrait of Halifax; Scott's castle of romance; Whitby Jet; Operation Spring Clean; Diary of an 18th-Century Cow Doctor; How Alum was worked in Yorkshire; Mrs. Wintringham M.P.; Yorkshire Lady's Slipper; The Boy Mill Chimney; A Forgotten county Border Dispute; Exercise 'Harpsichord'; Penistone Rural; Arndale; and more. Many black and white illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards. Faint bit of writing upon front board else clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Book
1970Features: Ulster eruption; Watching and waiting in Laos; Background to a millionaire - David Rowland; London's hotel crisis; The Passions of Easter; Irish vote; Putting poetry into pop; who writes Britain's shopping list?; Women on the march; Richard Hamilton - artist; Salamis - Capital of the Kings; Iceland; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
1965Topics/Photos: America's Gemini 3 blasts into space; Man's first steps into space as Leonov swims from Voskhod 2; American steps to reduce Russian lead; Selma Civil Rights March; The future of the public school; Battle of Waterloo refought upon the Chelsea table-top; Rowing Battles; Hancock's Heroic Dash saves day for England; Oldest Sardis begins to emerge in American diggings; Rocking-Horse School; 3 Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine