Autobiographical account of Pierre Berton's beginnings as a print journalist. 211 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding and sound hinges. No wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is clean but shows light rubbing and moderate edge wear with a few, tiny, lost chips. Unpacked weight, 446g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage... View More...
By raft down the Yukon River, wuth his wife and six children, the author retraces the great wilderness route of the 1898 Gold Rush to the ghost town of Dawson that was his own childhood home. 174pp, 24pp of colour plates. Book is clean. Unmarked except for a previous owner's name/address to the top of the half-title page. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar - bright, clean, no wear. Unpacked weight, 395g - too thick for Lettermail rates within Canada. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rate... View More...
In the 1970s, Pierre Berton and his family recreated the trip down the Yukon made by his father, Francis George Berton, in 1898. This compelling story of the later journey is a valentine from son to father, a magical tale of a family adrift, and a poetic exploration of the region's rich history . . . 20th Anniversary Edition [1973-1993]. 174pp, map. Interior is very clean and is unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Bright, glossy wrappers. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media ail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending... View More...
In the first half of the twentieth century a young Canada went to War four times - the Boer War, WWI, WWII and the Korean War. 632 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. A very nearly 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding and uncreased spine. Thick and heavy for a paperback weighing 717g. Hardcover also available. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available. View More...
The author looks back at half a century of his involvement in the history of his times. Presentation copy - 'To Lorne, Pierre Berton, Dec 95', in his hand. 440pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, 'as new'. Weight, 950g. View More...
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Book is 'as new'; Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly so. Unpacked weight, 692g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are ... View More...
Book deals with the settlement of Western Canada by waves of immigration. Final volume in the author's tetralogy of: The National Dream, The Last Spike, and Klondike. viii, 388 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Deluxe, slipcased edition in Olive faux leather with matching slipcase. No dustjacket, as issued. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked showing no wear. Weight, 966g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Ra... View More...
Berton describes the follies and tragedies of the decade-long Depression and criticizes the political leaders who failed to take the bold steps necessary to deal with unemployment, drought and despair. He portrays the ordinary people who struggled to survive, and denounces the wealthy businessmen who stretched the laws and took advantage of their employees. 555pp, not illustrated. An almost 'as new' copy with a nearly similar unclipped dustjacket. Bright, clean and unmarked showing no wear. Uncl;ipped dustjacket is nearly similar except fot a 1cm closed ter to the bottom edge of the rear pan... View More...
A volume in the series, 'Great Stories of Canada', a Historical Series for Young People. Illustrated by Duncan MacPherson. [7, map], 147pp, illustrated. illustrated endpapers. Book is bright and clean. Unmarked except for a previous owner's name in ink to the title page above the titles. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is clean but with moderate edge wear, very short, closed edge tears etc. Unpacked weight, 361g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Post... View More...
A lucid account of the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain/Canada. 'This first edition copy. . . is one of a limited number which have been specially bound and slipcased fo the collector of fine books'. xi, 363 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Book is near Fine, except for a bump to the lower fore-corner of the rear panel. Slipcase is sound but shows a horizontal scratch to the left panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 943g. Canadian domestic postal ra... View More...
An account of the War of 1812 between Canada and the United States. First published in 1980 this is the 3rd printing of the Anchor paperback edition. 363pp, numerous maps. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. NOT a remainder. Near new copy. Unpacked weight, 405g. Too thick for Lettermail postage. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as pe... View More...
'This first edition copy of 'The Invasion of Canada' by Pierre Berton is one of a limited number which have been specially bound and slipcased for the collector of fine books' - publisher's statement on verso of title page. xi, 363 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Book itself is bright and fresh and 'as new'. Faux-leather spine. Slipcase is present and is sound and near Fine. Weight, 960g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywh... View More...
'Encounters with the Canadian Frontier 1947-1954, the Award Winning Story'. Reprint of the 1956 ed. brought up to date by a new preface and by postscripts to each section. Winner of the Governor General's Award. 391 pages : maps ; 25 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 849g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15... View More...
'The march of social progress is like a long and straggling parade, with the seers and prophets at its headf and a smug minority brimging up the rear...'. 160pp. Book is bright, clean and unmarked except for a small 'chop' mark to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to the orange cloth. The unclipped dustjacket shows some light edge wear. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail, or via USPS Media within North America, in a card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending on exact weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably more. Tracking with all shipme... View More...
'Pierre Berton's finest book is more than a mighty epic of battle. It marks Vimy Ridge, far from home, as a decisive turning point in Canada's long march to nationhood'. [Bruce Hutchison]. 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. No wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Unpacked weight, 767g We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $8.00 unless larger/heavier. Canadian ... View More...
'Pierre Berton's finest book is more than a mighty epic of battle. It marks Vimy Ridge, far from home, as a decisive turning point in Canada's long march to nationhood'. [Bruce Hutchison]. 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. No wear present. Bright, fresh and seemingly unused. Unpacked weight, 371g NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. I... View More...
'A collection of miscellany of many of Pierre Berton's most sparkling pieces brings back lost treasures from years as a journalist covering Canada and the world'. Foreword by Geoff Pevere. xvi, 301pp. An 'as new' copy bright, fresh, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 474g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available. View More...
Story of the preservation of a historic house in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Foreword by Pierre Berton. 109pp, photo illustrated. Almost 'as new' copy. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
From columns appearing in the Vancouver Sun. Foreword by Hal Straight, Managing Editor of the Sun. Cartoons by Pierre Berton. These colmns cover the postwar period and is the third such collection although the first for the Vancouver Sun and the first illustrated by Berton. 62pp, [2pp], illustrated. A complet but quite well used copy. Interior is clean and unmarked. Covers are well used with some edge wear, soiling, rear cover corbner crease. Weight, 103g. Shipped via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and loc... View More...
