Watson, Ken W. (Signed)MareMagnum
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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
1979216p Hardcover Very good condition good
1945282p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
1977Folio 192p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1960184p., illus. Rafting on the Pacific Ocean aboard the Tahiti Nui Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
1930298p., illus. With 2 maps, 90 illus. (color plates & drawings), & photographs mostly by the author. Hardcover Good condition; top & bottom of spine worn, frt. hinge cracked
1977322p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1967288p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1972288p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1942297p., illus. Diary of Catholic nun working in the Solomon Islands and other Pacific islands, ca. 1934-36 Hardcover Very good condition. blue cloth edges wearing
19592 vol., illus. 25th in the author's Christmas Books series. Folded map in rear pocket of Vol. 2. Limited ed. of 750 copies. Hardcover Very good condition; bookplate in slipcase
1973206p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
1961192p., illus. Account of five-month voyage from New Zealand to New England. Hardcover Very good condition good
1993793p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1980401p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
1953252p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
