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Sir James Douglas

By: COATS, Robert Hamilton and GOSNELL, R. E.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Toronto, Morang & Co.: 1910

Seller ID: 036366

Binding: Half-Leather, Marbled Boards

Condition: Good VG

One of 'The Makers of Canada' series, Volume XX, Parkman Edition. Sir James Douglas was on of the seminal figures in the early history and founding of British Columbia and one of its first Premiers. 8vo, 369pp, photo frontis. Hardcover, leather spine and corners, marbled boards. Gilt titles etc to spine. Attractive copy! Weight, 882g. 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 $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies conside...
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The Wilderness Told Me

By: COCHRAN, Lutie Ulrich

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Quesnel, BC, Aveline Moffat Hill: 1971

Seller ID: 22824

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Very Good

An account of the author's life in the British Columbia wilderness. 150pp, photo illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Photo of the author, with explanation, taped to front, blank endpaper. generally, a clean interior. Sound, tight binding. Very minor soiling to green cloth but very little wear. Weight, 360g. 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 base...
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The Wilderness Told Me

By: COCHRAN, Lutie Ulrich

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Quesnel, BC, Aveline Moffat Hill: 1978

Seller ID: 048041

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

An account of the author's life in the British Columbia wilderness. 150pp, photo illustrated. Clean, bright interior. Sound, tight binding. Only very light wear present. Weight, 282g. 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 on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or redu...
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Rumours of Glory

By: COCKBURN, Bruce

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Toronto, HarperCollins Publishers: 2014

Seller ID: 2240

ISBN: 1443415901

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Cockburn's life has been shaped by politics, protest, romance and spiritual discovery. For more than five decades he has toured the globe, visiting such far-flung places as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, Afghanistan and Nepal, performing and speaking out on diverse issues, from native rights and land mines to the environment and Third World debt. His journeys have been reflected in his music and evolving styles: folk, jazz, blues, rock and worldbeat. . . 530pp, photo plates. Includes a discography. Bright, ffesh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada ...
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Joe Cocker; Mad Dogs and Englishmen

By: COCKER, Joe

Price: $20.00

Publisher: FL, USA, North American Publishers Corp: 1969

Seller ID: 055440

Binding: Glued Binding

Condition: Very Good

Musical Score containing the words and music to 16 songs from the A&M LP. 55 pages including 6 pages of biography and 6 pages of photos. Music contains Lead line, piano score, lyrics and chord names. The poster, originally at the back of the book is NOT present. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Wrappers show some surface rubbing and minor edge wear. Unpacked weight, 203g. 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 destina...
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Fragile Edge

By: COFFEY, Maria

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1989

Seller ID: 040872

ISBN: 0701134070

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Autobiography of British mountaineer, Maria Coffey and the story of her adventures in China and Tibet retracing the stpes of her lost husband. 183 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Dedicated presentation inscription in the hand of Coffey to the tp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a similar, unclipped dustjacket. 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 521g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculate...
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Double Take

By: COLE, Kathryn

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1995

Seller ID: 22031

ISBN: 0773729054

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Story of a Canadian woman's effort to adopt a child as a single parent - overseas in the Phillipines. 242pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. About 'as new'. Weight, 540g. 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 on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or...
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The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; With a Refatory Notice, Biographical and Critical

By: COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Walter Scott: 1887

Seller ID: 055904

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

From "The Canterbury Poets" series, an anthology of poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1835, poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. xiii, 294pp, 2pp publisher's catalogue. Unmarked except for an ink initial to the title page. Tiny acid-free tape repair to the ffep at the gutter. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Spine a little darkened. Tight binding, sound hinges. Small, attractive volume. W...
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The General Next to God: The Story of William Booth and the Salvation Army

By: COLLIER, Richard

Price: $17.00

Publisher: UK, Fontana: 1976

Seller ID: 042008

ISBN: 0006241638

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Biography of General William Booth [1829-1912], founder of the Salvation Army. 285pp including index. This copy, remarkably, appears just about 'as new' - clean and unmarked, tight, square binding, no spine or cover creases. Unpacked weight, 151g.
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Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography

By: COLLINS, Darrell L.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Savas Beatie: 2008

Seller ID: 15381

ISBN: 193271409X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About 'As New'

Jedediah Hotchkiss, Stonewall Jackson's renowned mapmaker, expressed the feelings of many contemporaries when he declared that Robert Rodes was the best division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. x, 494 pp : illustrations, maps.Bright, clean still fresh copy, unmarked. Both book and unclipped dustjacket appear about 'as new'. 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 822g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates t...
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Morning, Noon, and Night: Living the Creative Life

By: COLLIS, Judy

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, Jeremy P. Tarcher [Penguin]: 2005

Seller ID: 2522

ISBN: 1585424153

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Beloved singer and songwriter Judy Collins carefully describes her approach to the creative process and breaks down each day of that process into morning, noon, and night, giving readers insight into how to stay creative throughout the entire day. Judy Collins [b1939] has recorded forty-three albums over her long career, which has spanned more than forty years. viii, 189 pages ; 22 cm. Unpackaged weight, 343g. 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 wel...
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Artist at War

By: COMFORT, Charles Fraser

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Pender Island, BC, Remembrance Books: 1995

Seller ID: 039251

ISBN: 0920270212

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Brand New Condition

Account of the experience, during the Second World War, of Canadian War artist, Charles Comfort [1900-1994]. 197pp, photo illustrated in color, maps. Bright, fresh copy, 'as new'. Multiple copies available. Weight, 420g.
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Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II

By: CONANT, Jennet

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 2002

Seller ID: 045890

ISBN: 0-684-87287-0

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: As New

Story of Alfred Lee Loomis and the part that he played during WWII in the development of Radar. 330pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, 'as new'. Weight, 630g. 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$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate].
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Stompin' Tom: Before the Fame

By: CONNERS, Stompin' Tom

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Toronto, Viking: 1995

Seller ID: 32646

ISBN: 0670864870

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Autobiography of Canadian Country Musician/Singer, Stompin' Tom Connors. 525pp, photo illustrated, discography. Book is bright, clean and unmarked an 'as new' copy. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with slight wear to the head of the spine. 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 anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular p...
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Pascal's Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God

By: CONNOR, James A.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco: 2006

Seller ID: 742

ISBN: 0060766913

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About As New

An account of the Life of Blaise Pascal, (1623-1662), French mathematician, physicist, religious philosopher, and master of prose. He laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities... xvi, 224pp, a few illustrations. Book is 'as new' except for a small ink signature to the ffep. Unclipped dustjacket is 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 426g. 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 $6.50 or less. Canadian postage v...
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Wild and Free

By: COOKE, Frank; BOUDREAU, Jack

Price: $14.50

Publisher: Prince George, B. C., Caitlin Press Inc.: 2004

Seller ID: 616

ISBN: 1894759044

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: VG+

Jack Boudreau, author of the bestselling 'Crazy Man's Creek' and 'Grizzly Bear Mountain', is back with another wild and wooly, scarcely believable but nevertheless true tale of misadventure in British Columbia's northern wilderness. 'Wild and Free', which Boudreau says is his best book yet, tells the stories of two of Canada's most legendary mountain men - Skook Davidson (who actually has a mountain named after him) and Frank Cooke. xi, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bright, clean interior. Unmrked except for a gift inscriptio...
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Copland: 1900 through 1942

By: COPLAND, Aaron; PERLIS,Vivian

Price: $12.00

Publisher: St. Martin's/Marek: 1984

Seller ID: 15384

ISBN: 0312169620

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

First part of a comprehensive biography of American composer, Aaron Copland, 1900-1990. Includes over 100 never-before-published photographs, letters and scores from Copland's collection. xii, 402pp : illustrated ; 25 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmmarked, quite fresh. Unclipped dustjacket is clean and unmarked but with a tiny clip lost and a couple of very short edge tears closed with acid-free tape to the rear 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 836g...
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Wilhelm Reich: Psychoanalyst and Radical Naturalist

By: CORRINGTON, Robert S.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2003

Seller ID: 867

ISBN: 0374250022

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Biography of Wilhelm Reich, 1897-1957, an Austrian doctor of medicine and psychoanalyst and a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. xvii, 297pp, photo illustrated. A Fine copy - bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Unpacked weight, 576g. 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.
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Buffalo Bud: Adventures of a Cowboy

By: COTTON, E. J. [Bud]

Price: $9.95

Publisher: North Vancouver, Hancock House: 1981

Seller ID: 036851

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Life of an Alberta Cowboy, a lively history of the range. 1st edition, 1st printing, 8vo, 141pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover with price-clipped dustjacket. Book is very clean and tight; DJ is lightly rubbed with light edgewear. Unpacked weight, 400g.
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Terry

By: COUPLAND, Douglas

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre Ltd: 2005

Seller ID: 33294

ISBN: 1553651138

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

'Terry Fox was a young man who, after having a leg amputated due to cancer, decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. Coupland's brief text accompanies pictures of Terry and images of various mementos from his life'. Very moving story! 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. Bright, clean copy, almost 'as new'. Couple of bookseller stickers otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Weight, 646g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, n...
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