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By: ABKHAZI, Peggy
Price: $9.95
Publisher: Victoria, B. C., Sono Nis Press: 1981
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 30345
While in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, the British author kept a journal which records the routine of camp life. Edited and with an introduction by S.W. Jackman. 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Interior is bright and clean. Bookplate to the half-title page. Otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, very faint crease to the spine. Card wrappers are sun-darkened. Unpacked weight, 297g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United ... View more info
By: ACKER. Ally
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, Continuum Intl Pub Group: 1993
Edition: First Trade Paperback Printing
Seller ID: 34892
A look at the women directors, producers, technicians, editors, writers and stunt women who have helped shape the history of the movies, from 1896 to the present day. This book looks at the first wave of women in creative and influential positions, before 1920, and the second wave in force tody. foreword by Judith Crist ; afterword by Marc Wanamaker. A 'Frederick Ungar' book. xxvi, 374 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm. Clean, bright, interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, ... View more info
Price: $29.95
Publisher: Toronto, John C. Winston Co.: 1937
Edition: Sample Edition
Seller ID: 041856
Book Salesman's Sample book , or 'Dummy'. An incomplete verson of a book, showing all of the main parts, intended to pre-sell customers on the book and to solicit pre-publication orders. This book contains parts of two separate works, the first as above, the second being, 'The Princess Elizabeth, Winston, Toronto, 1937. Clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Frontis illustration a little 'rippled'. Corner cut to the ffep. Further info available. Weight, 345g. We use ... View more info
By: ADAMS, Robert J.
Price: $9.95
Publisher: Alberta, Megamy Publishing, Limited: 2002
Edition: Second Printing of 2001
Inscription: Author Signed Copy
Seller ID: 14981
Heartwarming stories of life on a farm in small town A;lberta from the author's childhood. Signed by him on the title page. 184 pages ; 21 cm. A 'mint' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in any way. matching bookmark laid-in. Unpacked weight, 261g. May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada and the U. S.A. Image available on request. View more info
Price: $9.95
Publisher: Alberta, Megamy Publishing, Limited: 1997
Edition: First Printing
Inscription: Author Signed Copy
Seller ID: 14983
Adventures of a Canadian farm boy in the 1950s - 'as he recalls a simpler time'. 176 pages ; 21 cm. Signed by the author on the title page. Matching bookmark laid-in. A 'mint' copy - gift quality, bright, fresh and unmarked. Unpacked weight, 256g. May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada and the U. S.A. Image available on request. View more info
By: ADASKIN, Harry
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Vancouver, November House: 1977
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20806
Volume 1 of 2 in the memoirs of Harry Adaskin, the celebrated Canadian violinist. Bold signature of Adaskin to the half-title page. 293pp, illustrated. Interior is bright and clean. Binding is sound and without wear to cloth. Sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket shows a moderate amont of edge wear, short tears, etc. is nearly similar. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, with... View more info
By: ADCOCK, A. St. John - Acting Editor
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1912
Edition: No. 245, Vol. XLI
Seller ID: 054529
Single issue of a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934 by Hodder & Stoughton. It was a catalogue of current publications that also contained reviews, advertising and illustrations. This issue was a Special celebrating the Centenary of Charles Dickens. pp225 to pp274, plus ads. Plate with printed portrauit of Dickens, laid-in. Also a wonderful coloured advertisement from the Nelson Library for their new editiopn of The Pickwick Papers pasted-in at bac... View more info
By: AIRCREW ASSOCIATION VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH
Price: $9.95
Publisher: Victoria, BC, Victoria Publishing Company: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 18947
Aircrew memories, Canadians in the Air Force during WWII - both RCAF and RAF. 445 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Bright, clean interior. Small ink name to tyhe ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Both card wrappers show a little, minor wear. Unpacked weight, 715g. Postage at cost. We use both Canada Post and the USPS. View more info
By: ALEXANDER, Catherine M. S.; ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, Sevenoaks: 2011
Edition: New Edition of 2006
Seller ID: 046218
Tells the story of William Shakespeare, from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon and life as a married man, actor, playwright, poet and businessman to the enduring legacy of his work through various media. At head of cover title: RSC Royal Shakespeare Company. Includes 15 items of removable facsimile memorabilia. Originally published: 2006. 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 15 enclosures.Book and slipcase are 'as new' - contents carefully checked. View more info
By: AMORY, Cleveland
Price: $14.95
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown: 1990
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Inscription: Presentation Copy from the Author
Seller ID: 20987
Signed by the author on the title page - 'For Amber, Cleveland Amory, 1990'. 295pp, illustrated by Lisa Adams. Very bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar, unclipped dutjacket. 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 580g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA c... View more info
By: ANDERSON, Clarence E. 'Bud'
Price: $14.00
Publisher: USA, St Martins Press: 1990
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 32726
Memoir of an American WWII Fighter Pilot and later Test Pilot. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, with Joseph P. Hamelin ; foreword by Chuck Yeager. xv, 306 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket is similar. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without over... View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Calgary, Frontiers Unlimited:
Edition: First Edition [?]
Seller ID: 21643
Story of the Bill Miner - outlaw and train robber who spent some time in British Columbia, was caught, imprisoned in the B. C. Pen and subsequently escaped. Frontier Book No. 7. Titles to No. 10 listed on back cover. 56pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound, stapled binding. Weight, 82g. View more info
By: ANDREW, Father; BURNE, Kathleen E.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: London, Mowbray: 1953
Edition: Sixth Impression of 1949
Seller ID: 1297
The life and letters of Father Andrew [Henry Ernest Hardy, 1869-1946], co-founder of the Society of the Divine Compassion (SDC), the first Anglican society of male Franciscans, and a popular religious writer. 259 pages : illustrations (frontis., plates, portraits) ; 23 cm. Includes appendix and extracts. Edited and compiled by Kathleen E. Burne. Main body ofthe text is bright, clean and unmarked. At the back of the book are copious notes detailing a family who attended F... View more info
By: ANNA, Tante
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Oslo, Ekko Forlag: 1945
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20855
An account of the the author's experiences battling the Gestapo in Norway during the Second World War. Norwegian language text. 248pp. Bright, clean interior Sound binding. Solid hinges; small break in front hinge but no weakening. Only very minor wear to cloth. Colorful dustjacket has a little edge wear mainly to top edge. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharg... View more info
By: ANON
Price: $7.00
Publisher: New York, Johnson, Wilson & Co.: 1874
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20454
Engraving of the English Prime Minister and Statesman, Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston [1784-1865]. Taken from the 'Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women with Biographies, by E. A. Duyckinck, New York, 1874'. Near Fine copy, with biography. Black & White. No foxing, generous margins. Weight, 15g. View more info
By: ANON
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Montreal, Family Herald and Weekly Star:
Edition: Not Stated
Seller ID: 21288
Pamphlet produced by the Family Herald and Weekly Star about the time of the Russian Revolution. A sentimental, supposedly true story, of a woman assaulted by brutal Bolsheviks. Circa 1918. 23pp. Interior is clean, stapled bindind is sound though staples are rusty. Wraps are dusty. Light, vertical crease at centre where once folded. Very scarce. Weight, 30g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View more info
By: ARMITAGE, Harold
Price: $45.00
Publisher: London, Mills & Boon: 1915
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 21134
Biography of British sculptor, Sir Francis Chantrey [1781-1841]. 188pp, illustrated by Charles Ashmore. Interior is generally bright and clean with a little minor foxing present in parts. Binding is sound, hinges solid. Ink signature to ffep. Orange cloth shows virtually no wear. Good copy of a scarce book. 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 we... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Chicago, Playboy Press: 1974
Edition: First Edition in Paperback
Seller ID: 055003
Playboy 16232. The super-success stories of 23 men who made it big...while they were still young enough to enjoy it! Foreword by James A. Ling; afterword by Nick J. Mileti. 254pp, not illustrated. Interior is bright and clean - except - Bookstore stamp to the inside of the front wrapper. Ink notes to the rear blank endpaper. Otherwise unmarked. Binding is very tight with no creasing. Bright, glossy wrappers. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North Ame... View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Victoria, BC, BC Historical Federation: 2006
Edition: Vol 39, No 1
Seller ID: 054028
Single issue of an important Journal of British Columbia history. Contents include - The Story oif Boris Karloff [william Henry Pratt], in British Columbia. Plus, The B. C. Penetentiary, David Spencer tokens, Reverend Dennison, Private Roy Cromarty - and more. 40pp, illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked. Weight, 134g. Inexpensive Lettermail rates may apply. View more info
By: AUGHTON, Peter
Price: $8.95
Publisher: London, Orion Pub Co: 2005
Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
Seller ID: 14702
An account of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of discovery to the Southern waters of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. His ship was called the 'Resolution'. Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. xiv, 224 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, 1 color portrait ; 20 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Faint creases to the spine. Unpacked weight, 241g. View more info
