Produced for the occasion of the Centennial of the Queen's Printer for Canada"--t.p. verso. This is the English language version. iii, 178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Bright, clean interior. Gift inscription to the ffep [from someone in the Department to a retiring employee], otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wera to the cloth. Dustjacket shows some minor to moderate edge wear. Heavy, oversized book weighing 1.565kg. View More...
An essay adapted from an article in the 'Michugan Daily' for May 24, 1925. This book is one of 1000 copies only 200 of which were bound in boards. This is a lightly marked, ex-libris copy - no external marks, only two small embossed marks on inside. Front hinge was weak and has been repaired somewhat unattractively. External appearance is fine. Weight, 175g. View More...
Catalog of 'Books Wanted', not books for sale. Describes more than 2000 old and valuable books with the prices paid for them. 120pp. Very clean copy with a tight, square spine and clean wraps. Weight, 204g. View More...
Materials on Arctic Explorations and Travels since 1750 in the Special Collections and University Archives Division of the University of British Columbia Library. Occasional Publication No. 1, University of British Columbia Library. Edition of 500 copies. Mint copy, as issued. View More...
Early Amtmann Catalog of Canadiana. Undated, early 1950s. First-rate, quality books at amazingly low prices! 31pp, illustrated title pages. Bright and clean with a sound stapled binding. 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 170g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone. World rates based on specific destination and weight View More...
3800 entries, including periodical articles and theses, covering the most significant literature in the humanities and social sciences of the four western provinces up to 1977. xii, 294 pages : illustrations ; indexes; 24 cm. Book is very bright and clean and is unmarked. Binsing is tight and square and the cloth shows no wear. The unclipped dustjacket shows only slight edge wear and some surface rubbing. Weight, 637g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic posta... View More...
Province of Manitoba, Department of Mines and Natural resources, Publication 57-3. 39pp. Booklet is in Fine condition - bright, clean and unmarked - about 'as issued' and with NO ownership marks. Weight, 125g. View More...
A visual tour of the world of wayward teens as portrayed in books and comics, movies and TV, advertising and music, from the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. 132pp, profusely illustrated View More...
"What decisions lie behind the way a book is designed? How are readers of books helped or hindered by the choices that a designer, publisher, or printer has made in presenting an author's text to its intended audience? Are there any lessons we can learn from a study of the books that have been produced in previous centuries?" "In this illustrated volume, Alan Bartram, a distinguished book designer and typographer, answers many of these questions and provides his personal view of some of the successes and failures of his predecessors....'. 192 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. An 'as new' copy -... View More...
Bibliography covering two distict phases of geological investigation: an earlier, longer one of isolated observations and a later one of systematic research.246pp. Very clean, tight copy with bright interior. 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. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weigh... View More...
A checklist of creative and critical writings. English & French text. 140pp. Bright, fresh copy, unmarked. Sound binding. Dustjacket has minor edge wear, otherwise bright and clean. [425g] View More...
An examination of bases of modern culture and the relationship in which books and libraries stands towards them. 278pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a nearly similar dustjacket. Weight, 550g. View More...
The 200 year history of the Canadian Bible Society. 237pp, photo illustrated. About mint copy - as new. 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. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg to... View More...
A Newcomen Society Pamphlet. The Berry Co. produces Telephone and other Directories. 1st printing, stiff wraps, 6"x9", 24pp, illustrated. Nice Fine. Weight, 52g. View More...
Collection of essays on Librarianship and on Books. ix, 338pp. Book is very bright and clean with a sound binding. No wear to boards - book is 'as new'. Dustjacket is bright and clean but with a slightly darkened spine, chips lost at extremities of spine and at tips. Weight, 500g. View More...
Christmas keepsake designed, composed, and printed by the Norman Press for Ralph G. Newman of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago. With seven illustrations by Paul Hazelrigg. 9.5cm by 13.5cm, 19 pages, illustrated by Paul Hazelrigg. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound, sewn binding. nOT DATED. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media Mail, in 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 shipments to the USA. Image available. P... View More...
Bibliography of Local History of Guelph and Wellington County, Ontario. 1716 items listed. 329pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Heavy book weighing 1.43kg. 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]. View More...
A Title in 'The Howdunit series'. Reference work for writers. Trade Paperback, 8vo, 198pp. Good Copy, no spine creases or signs of use. About 'as new'. Weight, 326g. View More...
Bibiography useful in the study of Marxist philosophy. 81pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, inside and outside. No wear to black cloth. Tight, square binding. Weight, 250g. View More...
