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Price: $7.95
Publisher: Glos., UK, This England: 1991
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2133
Condition: Very Good
'The true story of 'Jay Bee' - the only woman in Churchill's 'Secret Circle' of intelligence agents. NB - recent attempts have been made to debunk her story by author Angela Raby. 205pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy internally except for a name in ink and a private library stamp to the ffep. Tight, square binding. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean but with a small repair to a chip at the foot of the spine also affecting the cloth beneath. UInpacked weight, 381g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on... View more info
By: CAETANI, Sveva; THOMPSON, Heidi; PEART, Angela Gibbs; BUTLER, Dennis
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Vernon, BC, Coldstream Books: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 045328
ISBN: 0969814704
Condition: Fine
This remarkable, unique book comprises the most extraordinary art, which illustrates the late Sveva Caetani's ( daughter of the Italian scholar, Leone Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta ) spiritual and artistic journey. Loosely modelled after the Divine Comedy, Sveva's illustrated journey takes her through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven - a 13-year effort to paint these magnificant large watercolours. A scarce book - only a few in circulation. Included with this book, and laid-in, is a photocopy of a letter from Caetani's father, a written letter from Caetani's artist friend about Caetani , a newspaper ar... View more info
By: CALDER, Robert
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Canada, University of Regina Press: 2017
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 050472
ISBN: 0889775095
Condition: As New
A group of shipwrecked Spaniards washed onto the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in 1512, leading to first contact between the Spanish and the Maya. Two men survived the ordeal: Jerónimo de Aguilar, who became a translator for Hernán Cortés in his conquest of the Aztecs, and Gonzalo Guerrero, who, as legend has it, embraced the Mayan way of life and skillfully led the opposition to the Spanish take-over of the Yucatán. 217pp, including index. An absolutely 'as new', unused copy. Unpacked weight, 252g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America,... View more info
By: CAMBON, Kenneth
Price: $9.95
Publisher: Vancouver, PW Press: 1990
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 046893
ISBN: 0-9694983-0-6
Condition: VG+
Autobiographical account of a Canadian Prisoner-of-War captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong in 1941. 184pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with only minor signs of use. Previous owner's name/date to the tp, otherwise unmarked. Sound binding with no creasing to spine. Unpacked weight, 340g. Ships within North America, in card sleeve, for $4.00-$6.50 depending on location. Overseas - shipping at cost. Image available. View more info
Price: $95.00
Publisher: Mexico, Editorial Cultura: 1952
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 11180
Condition: VG+
Autobiography of a prominent British businessman who lived and worked in Mexico from 1908-1952. Covers Mexican history through this fascinating period of its history. English text. 324pp. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Blue cloth boards are very clean and bright . Lower corner of front board is bumped. Dustjacket, in brodart, is very clean and bright with a little edge wear and some fading to the spine. View more info
Price: $195.00
Publisher: London, John Murray: 1874
Edition: Third Edition
Seller ID: 049010
Condition: VG+
Set of four volumes in leather. Gilt crests of Trinity College, Cambridge to both boards of all volumes. Five raised bands to the spine with decorations to each panel. OCLC Number: 2531899. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Presentation label from Trinity College, Cambridge to the front endpaper of Volume 1, as a First Prize in aspects of Law. Private bookplates to the front pde of Vols 2, 3 & 4. All bindings are sound. Leather shows minor wear in a few places. Enquire for more details - pictures. Weight, 2.182kg. View more info
By: CANETTI, Elias
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Munchen, Carl Hanser Verlag: 1980
Edition: First Hanser Edition
Seller ID: 22598
ISBN: 3446131388
Condition: Fine
Autobiographical account of an important period in the life of Jewish-German writer, Elias Canetti. Canatti won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1980. German language edition. 407pp. Very bright, clea, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 570g. USA Postal Rates available. View more info
By: CAPRA, Fritjof
Price: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Doubleday: 2007
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Seller ID: 040167
ISBN: 0385513909
Condition: As New
'Bestselling author Fritjof Capra reveals Leonardo's artistic approach to scientific knowledge and his organic and ecological worldview' [Goodreads]. xx + 329 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index. An 'as new' copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket - bright, fresh, unmarked. 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 715g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are bas... View more info
By: CARNARVON, Fiona - Countess of Carnarvon
Price: $8.50
Publisher: New York, Broadway Books: 2013
Edition: First USA Paperback Printing
Seller ID: 31663
ISBN: 0385344961
Condition: As New
The follow-up to the international bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, this book moves the story into the 1920s, and focuses on the remarkable American heiress who came to reign at Highclere Castle. xii, 353 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, genealogical table ; 21 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square bonding, no spine creasing. Unpacked weight, 369g. Too thick to qualify for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View more info
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Toronto, Virgo Press: 1981
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 18637
ISBN: 0888930240
Condition: About 'As New'
An account of the author's 7 years living, marrying and raising a family in the Shanghai of the International Settlement of the 1930s. Afterword by the author's daughter, Pat Carney, MP & now Senator. 256pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. About 'as new'. Weight, 470g. 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 per the USPS. World rates based o... View more info
By: CARR, Emily; DODD, Kerry Mason
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Toronto, Oxford University Press: 1984
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 31992
ISBN: 0195404645
Condition: Near Fine
Text consists of excerpts from the artist's unpublished correspondence, manuscripts and journals. Colour photographs of scenes from landscapes that inspiredEmily Carr's paintings. x, [78] pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Photography by Michael Breur ; text by Kerry Mason Dodd. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar. Unpacked weight, 521g. 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 is include... View more info
By: CARRICK, T.
Price: $7.95
Publisher: New York, Johnson & Miles: 1874
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20451
Condition: About Fine
Engraving of the great Irish patriot and political leader, Daniel O'Connell [1775-1847]. Taken from the 'Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women with Biographies, by E. A. Duyckinck, New York, 1874'. Mint copy, with biography. Black & White. No foxing, generous margins. Weight, 30g. View more info
By: CARROLL, Jock
Price: $14.50
Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1995
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Seller ID: 052355
ISBN: 0773729046
Condition: Fine
Collection of photographd of pianist Glenn Gould at the beginnings of his concert career. Text and photographs by Jock Carroll. 96 pages : chiefly portraits ; 24 x 31 cm. Book is 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmarked. Sound binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with just minor wear along parts of the bottom edge. 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 oversized item weighs 856g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and dis... View more info
By: CARTER, Howard
Price: $14.50
Publisher: New York, Dutton: 1972
Edition: First Dutton Printing of 1954 Original
Seller ID: 046220
ISBN: 0525220801
Condition: Fine
A shortened version of the 3-v. work entitled: 'The tomb of Tut-ankh-Amen', originally published 1923-33. Includes bibliographical references. 236 pages : 17 color plates and 65 monochrome illustrations and 2 appendices ; 26 cm. Book is virtually 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmarked. Price-clipped dustjacket is bright and clean with only minor wear. 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 958g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and d... View more info
By: CARTER, Mark
Price: $19.00
Publisher: UK, Pen and Sword: 2012
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 28903
ISBN: 1848848110
Condition: As New
This is a vivid and perceptive insight into the horrors of war as experienced by British soldiers of the Royal Artillery in the Desert War in 19412. The author, who fought in the campaign, brings to life the true nature of the fighting as British gunners struggled to defend their comrades from the armored power of the Axis forces under Erwin Rommel. 165 pages : photo illustrations ; 24 cm. An absolutely 'as new' copy - bright, fresh, unmarked. Unpacked weight, 534g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, witho... View more info
By: CARTER, Miranda
Price: $15.95
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2001
Edition: First American Edition/Printing
Seller ID: 540
ISBN: 0374105316
Condition: About 'As New'
Biography of British Spy, Traitor, Art Historian and Homosexual. xviii, 590 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.An almost 'as new' colpy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, uncl;ipped dustjacket. Only noted defect - a previous owner's bookplate to the ffep. Thick heavy book weighing 1.018kg. 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 per the USPS. World rat... View more info
By: CARTLEDGE, Paul
Price: $12.50
Publisher: USA, Overlook Press: 2004
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Seller ID: 642
ISBN: 1585675652
Condition: As New
An analysis of Alexander the Great's political and military accomplishments traces the path of his armies while charting the course of his influence, citing his impact on military tactics, scholarship, and politics. 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked cop, 'as new', in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 667g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas Orders. Images always availabl... View more info
By: CASH, Gwen
Price: $12.50
Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan: 1938
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Presentation Copy from the Author
Seller ID: 22261
Condition: About Very Good
The author, a one-time Vancouver newspaperwoman, reminisces on British Columbia. Large, bold presentation inscrption to ffep, in the hand of the author, made out to Victomtesse de la Jarrie. 192pp, illustrated by J. M. Donald. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Minor wear to blue cloth boards. Sound binding. Weight, 510g. We ship Worldwide 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 per the USPS. World... View more info
Price: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Dorset Press: 1988
Edition: First Dorset Printing
Seller ID: 1982
ISBN: 0880292229
Condition: Fine
An account of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Bosnian student Gavrilo Princip in 1914. vii, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. An about 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 582g. 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's GST is included. Images always available. Shipped well packed. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Ottawa, War Amputations of Canada: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 1589
ISBN: 0973512024
Condition: Near Fine
Memoir of a Canadian soldier in WWII and some of his comrades. vii, 184, 3 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Laid-in are three pages of Press Information. On the verso of the front wrapper is pasted a small label with a note from the author. The signatue on this label appears to be printed, NOT holographic. Clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no spine creases. 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 600g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise wi... View more info
