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1964108 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Average wear. Ten Years of Irreversible Revolution in the Patterns of Negro-white relations after the Supreme Court's decision on school segregation - article with many great civil rights photos; 'Mason-Dixon Line' in Queens - Junction Boulevard; Portrait of the Distant 'Candidate' - Henry Cabot Lodge; Are Long Presidential Campaigns necessary?; Why I Dislike Western Civilization - Arnold Toynbee explains why contemporary society annoys and frightens him; Salute to the Military; A Plea to Save the Liberal Arts; Wake-up War Between Patient and Nurse - why must hospital patients be awakened so early?; The Special Magic which draws so may to ocean voyages; Why Kids Run Away From Home; United States Lines ad features color photos of Hildegarde, Leon Cherksey of Ambler PA and Mrs. Reed Albee; Nice Sheaffer pen ad; Back cover color Benson & Hedges ad features badges of the International Sports Car Club, Long Island Sports Car Assoc., Chicago Region SCCA, Jaguar Clubs of North America and California Sports Car Club Region. Dance photo missing from page 83. Fashion photo on page 60 missing. Faint library stamp on front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
199696 pages. Features: British Columbia struggles to find its way to influence national debates - feature article with photos and contributions by Roy Henry Vickers, Jack Shadbolt, Jenny Kwan, Arthur Erickson and Tina VanderHeyden; Glen Clark and Gordon Campbell battle to lead B.C.; Raising the Canadian National Unity Stakes - Ottawa endorses the concept of Quebec partition; Battle Over Borders - Splitting Up Quebec; Ontario Hydro moves towards a sell-off of its assets; Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin; Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination - with photo of Steve Forbes; Ethnic Fighting in Burundi; Nokia cell phone ad; Canadian Airlines struggles against Air Canada; Mergers in Canada's Mutual Fund industry; The Loewen Group's near death in Mississippi; Many pages of ads by mutual fund companies; Paul Martin says No Flat Tax; Passing of Gene Kelly, Joseph Brodsky and Sally Gribble; David Parr of the Paramount Strip Club in New Westminster offers free dance lessons; Ontario Teachers and Students Fight Back Against Provincial Cuts to Education - article with photo of John Snobelen; Plan to relocate wolves from Fort St. John, BC to the U.S. draws ranchers' wrath; Photo-illustrated article on figure skater Josee Chouinard; Magic Johnson returns to play for the L.A. Lakers (color photo); Bolstering the CBC; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
192732 pages. Features: Coming Home - A Poem; Removing the Smoke Screen From America's Warships; Use Your Hands to Save Your Head; Churches are Building Skyscrapers from Coast to Coast - article with photos of Broadway Temple in New York, Mizpah Temple in Syracuse, and Baptist Temple in Rochester, NY; The Conquest of the MIddle Ages; The Lustrous Lenglen - French tennis pro Suzanne Lenglen - article with illustration; News out of Washington; Henry Ford's Page - He argues the Marines should be used to root out those Americans who visit Central and South America only to bind their nations with loans, exploit them in commerce and mislead them in industry; Editorials - Will Rogers is recommended as Sec. of State for Pan-American Affairs, Criticism of Charlie Chaplin, poor Army grub leads to many desertions, the Civil Liberties Union, led by Ernst Freund, opposes the Alien Deportation Bill; When France got Back Her Favorite Daughter, Alsace the Lovely - photo-illustrated article of the beautiful region; Strange Men Who Could Not Keep Straight (part 2) - Charlie of the Quantrelle Gang; The Balloon That Never Returned - a mystery story of the Arctic; One-page illustrated ad for the Venice Company of Venice, Florida; Alfred Brunson was Wisconsin's First Methodist Circuit Rider; Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - college news in France, Montreal rabbi Rev. Isaac de la Penhe claims ownership of Labrador, Robby Burns' advice to his brother; News Bits. Average wear. Nibbling along top of coverfold. Unmarked. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1942Pages 253-280. Features: Cover photo of coffin of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent being taken to Windsor; Seven photos illustrated the Russian Soldier - a good friend, but a fierce foe; Two pages of photos from Russia, highlighted by a large photo of Stalingrad's massive Tractor Works, now converted to the production of tanks and heavy guns; Aerial photos of tank factory at Gien before and after R.A.F. raid; Air photos of U.S. attack on Abbeville Aerodrome; Aerial photos of devastating bomb damage to Mainz and Osnabruck; The Russian Achievement (article); Six informative illustrations on one page present 'The Best Field Gun in the Worls" - the British 25-Pounder; Five photos of the Army'snew six-pounder in action in the desert; Two photos of British forces in North Africa; Eleven fascinating photos illustrated "The Vigil of the Desert Patrol and the Qattara Depression - Problems of the Arid Region Which Lies South of El Alamein; Fantastic centerfold illustration of the Short "Sunderland" Flying Boat of the R.A.F. Coastal Command - skimming along the water; Seven illustrations of the extraordinary exploits of the "V.C. Submarine" H.M.S. "Torbay" during her Mediterranean cruise; Five photos of the Dieppe debacle - 'according to German propaganda photographs'; Page of great photos of the "Flying Fortress" and its guns; Photos of Egypt's Natural Defence Zone - The Qattara Depression; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include Leiut. J. Lowther, P.O. The Hon. M. Strutt, Mr. L. Hannen, Hitler meeting Raschid Ali El Gailini, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Lieut.-General Montgomery; Interesting page of illustrations explain "When a German Fighter-Pilot Bales out of an "F.W.190" - i.e. how his parachute pack is harnessed, and how it and his rubber dinghy are operated; Vintage ads including a nice colour one for Johnnie Walker on back cover which shows horses pulling plough in field outside window. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1993136 pages. 12.5 x 10.5". Chronology. Illustrated endpapers. "This extraordinary book portrays a rich and flourishing culture. An extended essay illustrated with archival photographs sets the scene. Then 80 stunning colour images chronicle an annual cycle of activity from the oolichan harvest to the coming of winter, from the raising of the first new totem pole in a century to documenting ceremonies rooted in pre-history. The interweaving of image with words from an oral tradition, which predates the Greeks by thousands of years, reveals a wonderfully sophisticated understanding of the human and natural world." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy of the handsome tribute to the Nisgaa people. Book
2001Signed and inscribed by author atop title page. viii, 502pp. Two colour photos. "I have a concern. Was the death of 18,000 Canadian aircrew (in WWII) in vain? Who will carry the torch when we who were there are gone? My position on 'who cares now' may touch a tender spot in some, but my airforce friends did not die in vain. We must be reminded of the horrors of a major war; there is a better way." - from back cover. Light wear. A quality copy. Book
195050 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Wilderness Treasure - travelling along the historic 'Voyageur's Highway' in the Quetico-Superior border region; Protecting the Canadian side of the Quetico-Superior region; 'Home is Some Taffy Hair' - tale from the HBC post at Lake Harbour; People of the Snows - photo portraits; Exploring the Kazan River in 1926 - Thierry Mallet - photo-illustrated article; 3000 Miles by Dog Sled - tale of missionary journey made by late Canon Turner, which was almost the best ever made with dogs north of the Arctic Circle, written from his diaries and letters by his brother Edward; James Bay Cabin - C.S. Maclean and his guide Arthur Smith; Sealing - New Style - photo-illustrated article; Photos of outside and inside of the HBC's new fur sales building in Montreal; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1927Pages 338-420 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: By Water in the Desert - an African witch doctor puts a curse on three white men; "Highclimbing" in the Tall Timbers - photo-illustrated article on high-climbers (high-riggers) of the Pacific Northwest which provides a vivid account of their work and its perils; Kwis-Kwis The Killer - British Columbia police sergeant Letherdale brings to book a most cunning and dangerous murderer in the vicinity of Queen Charlotte Sound; "Within the Law" - an unscrupulous Winnipeg estate agent tries to bring off an extra-smart deal; An African No Man's Land - the first crossing by white men of a queer region in the heart of the Belgian Congo - with photos; My Grandfather's Watch - after a watch is stolen in India, a servant suggests an unusual - and successful - method of retrieving it; Shark Catching Extraordinary - a local fisherman devises a novel method to take care of a shark which is threatening swimmers at a New Zealand resort; Through Spain in Disguise (part II) - Count and Countess Malmignati travel through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars; The Guru's Message - Journalist Colonel Charles Harrison Gibbons lay at death's door near the Khyber Pass but was relieved by a friend from a thousand miles away who was somehow contacted by an old native priest; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" (part IV) - the adventures of six young men sailing from Shanghai to Copenhagen; "On Construction" - the adventures of trying to build a new railway through the wilds of Africa; Experiences with the Alligators of Cambridge Gulf in Australia, with illustration of a Carl Jacobs alligator trap and photo of a massive 'gator caught at Wyndham; A Night with Lions - the appalling experience of corporal Fairweather of the B.S.A. Police on the banks of the Zambezi; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1998256 pages. Index. Oblong 11.4" x 8.9". Illustrated in colour and black and white. "A beautiful and thorough book which examines the value and impact of Hamilton's Red Hill Creek Valley." - The Spectator. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Newspaper review laid-in. A quality copy. Book
1984220 pages. Sequel to "Snowborne: the Siberian Chronicles." Black and white reproductions of photos in text. Second part of the novelized history of one man's family and their struggle to build a life in the small Mennonite community of Black Creek on Vancouver Island. Writing on first blank leaf. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy of this interesting work. Book
1992234 pages. Footnotes. Maps. "The history behind today's headlines about confrontations between governments, companies, woodlot owners, workers and conservationists in the forest industry - a penetrating look at the exploitation and management of Maritime forest resources over the last century." - from back cover. Prior owner's name stamped on bottom and fore-edges, and half-title page, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Book
1978Signed and dated by author upon first leaf. (2), 104, (14 blank) pages. Maps. Addendum stapled to page 34 (presumably by author) provides information about the vessel "Wenonah". Graph of historical membership numbers for the local Methodist church. Two obituaries stapled to first blank leaf at back. Over two pages of wonderful hand-written notes on blank pages at back present the lineage and family history of this copy's prior owner, who then proudly proclaims that he comes from 'Real Pioneer Stock.' Underlining on pages 57-58. Writing on first leaf. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious Northern Ontario local history. Book
1994220 pages. Index. Addresses these topics: Slope movement processes and characteristics; An office/field technique for recognizing landslide-prone terrain; Measure to manage unstable terrain during forestry activities; Road deactivation and revegegation of unstable terrain. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
198644 pages. Text in English. Features: Leica R4s mod 2; Against the light - Manfred Gorgen - winter landscapes and details; Specialist for ice hockey - Hansjorg Roth; 24 hours in the Ruhrgebiet - 72 photographers document a region; Ora et labora - Armin Fischer's thesis on a convent; Exposure measurement; Perfect black and white from colour negative; It is you're safe light okay?; A raincoat for your Leica; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
198184 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos on glossy stock. "Traces the evolution of the Lardeau-Duncan River valleys through the remembrances of the inhabitants, representing both newer and older generations of settlers." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
2007Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 146 pages. Bibliography. "Takes the reader on a 1783 canoe trip along the Rideau Route, revealing the landscape as it appeared prior to any European settlement. Transcriptions and maps of Lt. French's 1783 survey, as well as those of Lt. Joshua Jebb in 1816 and Samuel Clowes in 1823-24, are included as first hand accounts of the route. This newly revealed pre-canal engineering achievement will allow readers to better understand and appreciate the enormous engineering achievement of the Rideau Canal. Profusely illustrated with maps and period paintings." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1944Pages 365-392. Features: Cover photo of the burning town of Cassino; Excellent one-page Karsh photo-portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry Ducan Graham Crerar, D.S.O., Commander of the First Canadian Army; Two pages of illustrations and text explaining life at medium bomber stations in Britain; One-page portrait of Marshal Pavel Alexeyevitch Rotmistrov who commands probably the largest tank group on the Eastern Front; Article entitled "Russians Approach the Inner Fortress" includes aerial map of Berlin showing considerable bomb damage; One-page Pictorial Map of the terrain of Russia's advance in the Balkans; The Battle of Berlin - seven aerial photos of utter devastation; The Battle of Cassino - seven photos of the terrain and conflict scenes; Incredibly hellish 1.75 page photo of smoke and fire in Cassino; U.S. Conquest of the Marshall Islands - scenes on Kwajalein Atoll, Namur Island, and Darry Island; Photos of the successful raid on Truk - burning Japanese cruiser, seaplane base at Dublon Town, fires on Eten Island, and fires on Dublon Island; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Charles Cavendish, Susan Travers, J.S. Bache, G. Stronach, O.C. Wingate, Maj.-Gen. Alexander M. Patch, Sergeant Thomas C. Derrick, Sir Frederick Wall, M. Kallay, General Sztojay, Rt. Rev. G.A. Hollis and General E. De C. De Castelnau; Photos of "Salute the Soldier" in London; Photo of German Gigant Wicking, 7000 RS flying-boat; Photo of ten miles of the French coast taken from the British side; Presentation to Lord Gort; Two aerial photos of bombing at the Creil Railway marshalling yards in France; Photos of Churchill visiting U.S. troops in Britain; Photos of artifacts from Nishapur, Iran; Nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Clear archival tape along coverfold. Note: this copy was never stapled. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1945Pages 281-308. Features: Great cover photo of Patton, Eisenhower, Hodges and Bradley standing side-by-side in uniform; Nice full-page colour Guiness ad illustrated by H.M. Bateman inside advertising front cover shows men unloading boat; Captured Cologne - photos of devastation near the Cathedral; Twelve photos of scenes in Cologne after its fall to the American First Army, under General Hodges; Photo of General Crerar assisting Churchill into captured German caravan now used for guests at First Canadian Army Tactical H.Q.; Three photos of the latest German Tiger Tank which fires a 14.5" shell; Photos inside and outside the Cologne Cathedral show it largely unharmed; Two pages of photos of Remagen and its now-famous bridge - the first Rhine crossing - with U.S. First Army troops advancing across it; Article 'Double Offensive Against Germany' includes map and photo of Leonard T. Gerow; One-page map of the Western Front indicates the terrain and the various commands under Eisenhower; Photos of destruction in Germany, including Bonn University, a street in Xanten, the (formerly) beautiful old gate of Xanten, and the south bridge over the Moselle at Trier; Six photos of new Rocket Barrage and its ammunition - a devastating British infantry and tank weapon; Centrefold illustration of General Crerar's surprise night assault which smashed the important fortress town of Goch; Photos with the Red Army as it drives toward Berlin; Great page of eight photos of Heroines of the U.S.S.R. - combatant members of the Red Air Force, including Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya, Leiut. Natalia Meklina, Major Yevdokia Mikulina,Irina Sebrova, Lieut. Rufina Gasheva and Flight Commander Yevgenia Zhigulenko; Photos of personalities of the week include Carl Timmerman, W.D. Morgan, Lance-Corporal Henry Harden, V.C., Field-Marshal Alexander with Marshal Tito in Belgrade, F.A.B. Fasson, Dr. Janet Vaughan, Peter Lawless, Viscount Dawson of Penn, and Lieut.-General Mario Roatta in the Rome High Court of Justice (his subsequent escape caused rioting); Naval photos including H.M.S. "Implacable," Admiral Somerville boarding the battleship H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth," German U-Boat crewmembers floating after their vessel was sunk by the Canadian corvette "St. Thomas," and a gaping hole in a British submarine which, remarkably, survived; Photos and illustrations of Mandalay and its relief; Six interesting photos of camouflaged pill-boxes in Britain; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipbuilders at work; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
2015461 pages. Celebrates five years of storytelling, 2011-2015. Provides "a reflection of our origins, the vastness of our experience, and the legacy of strong, resourceful people who have made Lake of the Woods their home." - back cover. Many nice black and white reproductions of photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
1990viii, 221 pages. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos printed upon glossy stock, including marvelous five-panel fold-out photo of downtown Hamilton in 1913. "The 600 pictures in this book hold a mirror to the life styles of the people who gave Hamilton - around and about - its unique flavour." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful memento of Hamilton's earlier days. Book
2008304 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and German. Approx. 9" x 9". "Concentrates on the gemstones found in the Catalan country to the northwest of Uruguay and on the people who emigrated from the gemstone centers around Idar Oberstein at the beginning of the 19th century. Relates their stories, based on their correspondence with their families back home. Focuses on the Becker family and stone prospector Wilhelm Dreher. Makes an interesting detour into Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Describes the location and mode of operation of five mines in the Artigas region. Somewhat above-average external wear. Moderate lean to spine. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and well-illustrated history.. Book
200544 pages. Footnotes. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This publication participates not only in local history but in a national and international conversation about the heritage of the Modern. We hope this publication will stimulate public appreciation of what remains in Victoria and on southern Vancouver Island from the postwar period - here considered the span 1945-75. It is also intended to double as a primer on modernism in architecture and design." - Foreword. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
2016Signed and generically inscribed by Chris Harris upon title page. x, 262 pages. Gloriously illustrated with colour photography. In 1984 Harris "moved to the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia where, for over three decades, people had been campaigning to protect this, the largest, most biodiverse contiguous wilderness complex in the termperate world, now called the Chilcotin Ark. This book is a portrait of the men and women who fought for it, and of a planetary refuge in a time of global change. In stories and pictures, Chris Harris brings us home to this intact region of the planet, reprieved from the human rush to dominate it." - dust jacket. This is a hardcover copy with dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Book
1984x, 103 pages. Bibliography, maps, diagrams and black and white reproductions of photos. "A comprehensive history of the trail between Grouard [Alberta] and the Peace River 1792-1919" - Wetherell 7-54. "Of the thousands who had occasion to travel this trail, the reminiscences and notes of David Thompson, Father Grouard, Inspector Snyder and Agnes Deans Cameron, among many others, give us an intimate look at the many moods of this forgotten route." - Introduction. Evidence of two stickers removed from upper corner of illustrated front cover. Prior owner names atop first blank leaf. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and well-researched history. Book
2008243 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Maps. Author arrived at Fort Vermilion, Alberta in 1898 and lived there for nearly nine years. This account of her life there describes interactions between the settlers, missionaries, and traders with the resident Metis, Cree, and Beaver peoples. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
