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British Columbia: Sono Nis Press, 1985. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. 245 pages. "The warm, fascinating and humorous story of one man's career as a helicopter bush pilot in the Canadian North. From Northern Ontario to the Arctic Barrens to the misty fjords of the British Columbia coast, here is a flying adventure that is irresistible and enjoyable... Essential reading for those interested in the Canadian North and aviation history." - from dust jacket. Book unmarked with light wear. Several prominent coffee stains to fore-edge. Above-average wear to dust jacket which bears large coffee stain to back panel. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Aside from the coffee stains, a sound signed copy..
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10,000 Hours - Reminiscences of a Helicopter Bush Pilot
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100 - An Inspiring Journey of a Life Dedicated to the Call of God
by Mainse, David
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Burlington, Ontario: Crossroads Christian Communications, 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages including black and white photographs. A glimpse into the life of Canada's most well-known Christian evangelist. Experience the heart of David Mainse as you read his candid, personal stories from his early childhood, through his rebellious teenage years, and into God's calling upon his life. Author's signature upon title page. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy..
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1947: A Memoir of Indian Independence
by Zahir, M[uhammad] (Signed)
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Canada: Trafford Publishing. Very Good. 2009. First Edition. Paperback. 1426915012 . Signed, without inscription, by author upon half-title page. Muhammad "Max" Zahar [1936-2021] "was born in Ludhiana in the Indian Province of Punjab. As a boy he witnessed firsthand what is described as 'the greatest loss of civilian life in human history in the absence of war or famine.' In this meticulously remembered memoir he describes the events leading to Indian Independence, his family's catastrophic train journey [to Pakistan], and his life in this new country." - back cover. Zahir was a Rhodes Scholar and physican. p. x, 145. Glossary. Selected Reading List. Map. Black and white reproduction of an archival photo. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this sombre and important memoir. ; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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2,355 Days - A POW's Story
by Nasmyth, Spike [Signed]
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New York: Orion Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to a friend atop front free endpaper. 264 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Spike Nasmyth tells the harrowing tale of his six and a half years as a POW in Hanoi in this true, honest, raunchy, defiant, sometimes funny, but always deeply moving story of lost youth and survival in the face of uncertainty, cruelty, and deprivation. His world came crashing down when a North Vietnamese missile shot his Phantom out of the sky over Hanoi, beginning a long ordeal of brutal imprisonment at the hands of his Communist captors." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this incredibly inspirational tale of survival..
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40 [Forty] Years on the Yukon Telegraph
by Lawrence, Guy
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Vancouver: Mitchell Press Limited, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 122 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Author was for 40 years a lineman and telegrapher on the famous Yukon Telegraph Line. This is the story of those years. Explains how he came with his artist father from London to Canada to take part in the great gold stampede of ninety-eight to the Northland." - dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy..
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5 Years Rescuing at "The Gates of Hell"
by Campbell, Ken
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Canada: Acts Books, 1990. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 308 pages. The thrilling account of the triumphs of God's grace through the ministries of "The Way" Inn, national headquarters of Choose Life Canada, since 1985, providing the choice of life for Mothers with crisis pregnancies and the fundamental right to be born for their babies. Clean with light wear. Moderate quantity of library markings. Solid copy in illustrated covers..
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The 50th Battalion in No Man's Land
by Wheeler, Victor W.
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Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation / Comprint Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "A personal account of WW I by a Signaller of the 50th Battalion. Contains some interesting anecdotes on signalling equipment and duties in those difficult conditions. Unlike other works, this one is a more recent set of writings based on Mr Wheeler's diaries, reference books, war diaries and his comrade's materials." - RCSigs website. 447 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. No dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Cooke (3rd Edn) p.215; Endpaper Map; Sm 4to .
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70 [Seventy] Years Next to Paradise
by Blackwell, Alan [Signed]
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Canada: Alan Blackwell, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and dated by author upon dedication page. 150 pages. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of photos. Map endpapers. "An entertaining look at one man's extraordinary life. Yet with its descriptions of pioneer life and the events that helped mold the author's character, it accomplishes much more than the average autobiography. In fact, though perhaps as much by accident as design, it also affords readers a rare glimpse into the social, cultural, and economic development of the Ootsa Lake [B.C.] area - and for this reason, if no other, should be read." - Foreword. "Blackwell was a member of the First Special Service Force aka 'The Devil's Brigade' and saw action in the Aleutians, Italy, and France. Upon his return to Ootsa Lake he worked as a logger, farmer, guide-outfitter and placer miner until…
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"A Quiet Sense of Humour (Humor)" - A Collection of Stories and Articles
by Riley, Christopher; Urquhart, Elizabeth Riley (Editor)
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British Columbia: Elizabeth Riley Urquhart, 1971. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Intended to preserve the spirit, vitality, humour and zest for life possessed by Christopher Riley during his lifetime. Titles include: The Bear and the Sourdough, The Overpopulated Jackpine, Bears versus Skunks, The Drunken Whiskey Jack, More Courage than Judgement, Excerpt from a Letter to His Wife, Prospecting for Prospectors, The Frog, Continuing Our Education, Another Engineering 'Must', On Sitting at the Head Table, Proposing a Toast, and Matthew Sam - Prospector. Riley's family moved from England to Canada in 1903 and eventually homesteaded at Celista, B.C. He became a well-educated geologist and discovered the Endako molybdenum mine. Signed and inscribed by Mr. Riley's wife, Carol (Caroline) upon title page. Binding intact. Above-average wear. A worthy copy of this wonderful memento..
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Above and Beyond: The J.R. Shaw Family History in Life and Business
by Multiple Contributors
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Calgary, AB, Canada: Shaw Communications Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Second Printing. Hardcover. Documents the genealogy and illustrious business history of Mr. Shaw's family since 1819. 494 pages profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Facsimile signature and inscription by Mr. Shaw upon second leaf. Slipcase not included. A superb copy of this important and substantive work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; J.R. Shaw Communications Inc. Cable Tv Television Canada Ppv Pay Per View Jim J.R. Internet Broadband Business History Canada Family Genealogy .
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Above the Forks
by Zarn, George [Signed]
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Canada: Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries), 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, by George Zarn upon front free endpaper. Zarn was also known as "The Hired Hand at Idlewood Farm". "Set in southern rural Alberta, [this book] takes a nostalgic look at life during the Thirties for the folks living up and down Willow Creek. Today, this area boasts some of Alberta's finest ranching country, thriving in the heartland of the famous Chinook Winds. However, Willow Creek wasn't always as prosperous. But even through the Great Depression, the unique people of Willow Creek managed to survive; keeping intact a fierce pride and the welcome ability to find humor even in the seemingly hopeless situations which evolved. This is their story." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Approximately 140 unnumbered pages. Light wear…
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Abrechnung Mit Hitler
by Schacht, Hjalmar
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Germany: Michaelis Verlag. Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. "Schacht served in Adolf Hitler's government as President of the Central Bank (Reichsbank) 19331939 and as Minister of Economics (August 1934 November 1937). While he was for a time feted for his role in the German 'economic miracle', he opposed elements of Hitler's policy of German re-armament insofar as it violated the Treaty of Versailles and (in his view) disrupted the German economy. His views in this regard led him to clash with Hitler and most notably with Hermann Göring. He resigned as President of the Reichsbank in January 1939 but remained as a Minister-without-portfolio, and received the same salary until he left the government in January 1943." - Wikipedia. 197 pages. Text in German. Bits of writing atop front free endpaper and inside back board, otherwise contents tanned but clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Light external wear to beige…
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The Acre 1941-1951
by King, William (Bill) R. (Signed)
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USA: Self-Published, 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Author's signature upon title page. Numerous black and white illustrations. "This story is an attempt to capture a young boy's experiences being raised in the 'Acre' section of Lowell, Massachusetts. The time frame is 1941 through 1951, and a major focal point is the people living in a portion of the Federal Project called 'The North Common Village'." - from introduction. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy..
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Across Many Seas - A Story of Action from Crimea to Coronation
by Kinnear, Alfred
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Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1902. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 411, (3 ads) pages. "This volume of war correspondence and travel bridges forty years of personal wanderings and adventure." - from Introductory. The adventures described took place in many places around the world. Here are the author's thoughts after a time in China: "The Chinese are noted for their savage cruelty. I had several instances, but I will not jar my readers' feeling by going into details of the Chinaman's 'gentle art' of disposing of his captive enemies. China, too, is the land of corruption. Every man considers it his duty to cheat his neighbour. It is a cardinal article of Celestial life. The process is known as 'squeezing' and, beginning with the Emperor, it is prosecuted down step-by-step." - from page 224. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's red cloth adorned with gilt lettering.…
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Adolph Hitler, Ein Mann Und Sein Volk - Illustrierter Beobachter
by d'Alquen, Gunter; Van Berk, Hans Schwarz; Hoffmann, Heinrich; Westenkirchner, Ignaz; Amann, Max; Diehl, W.L.; Weiss, Wilhelm; Buttmann, Dr. Rudolf; Stolzing-Cerny, Josef; Eisen, Heinrich; Ley, Hedwig M.; Seehofer, Herbert; et al
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Munchen: Verlag Franz Eher Nachf., 1936. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 96 pages. 14.3" x 10.5". Text in German. Large photo portrait of Hitler upon front cover. Profusely Illustrated with reproductions of photos of Hitler from 1916 through 1936. Includes considerable text submitted by many prominent contributors in addition to those we have listed. One need not be able to read German to fully appreciate that this work was compiled for the express purpose of boosting the image of Adolph Hitler in the eyes of his countrymen in the days leading up to WWII. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Small chips from lower corner of front cover. A sound vintage copy of this ominous work. Hold history in your hands..
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African Adventures... An Autobiography
by Woodsworth, Bruce; Woodsworth, Sylvia (editor)
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Maderia Park, BC, Canada: Self-Published, 1997. Book. Illus. by Woodsworth, Sylvia (illustrator); Jones, Paul H. (illustrator). Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 410 pages. Subject was born in Winnipeg as the third son of J.S. Woodsworth. With his geological degree he pioneered in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Northern Rhodesia. He taught high school for 17 years, became principal, and was a fruit farmer in the Okanagan. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Blank bookplate inside front cover. Excellent copy..
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Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky
by Muirhead, Bruce
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Canada: U of T Press, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 380 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of Louis Rasminsky, an extraordinary figure in Canadian economic history. Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, Rasminksy was one of only two Jewish senior civil servants in Canada when he was appointed.... Sheds light on the development of Canadian economic and monetary policy after the Second World War." - from dust jacket. Pleasingly light wear. Usual library markings. A quality copy..
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Against the Odds
by Trotter, Lt. Colonel Elmer John (Al) (Signed); Zwingli, Leslie Trotter; McNaughton, Lieutenant-General Donald (Foreword)
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U.S.A.: AuthorHouse, 2009. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author/subject upon first blank leaf. 197 pages. WWII RCAF pilot Al Trotter recounts his dramatic wartime experiences in the air and as a POW. Many pages of reproductions of archival black and white photos. Gift greetings atop first blank leaf, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy..
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Against the Stream: A Life Story
by Melnyk, Bohdan
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Canada: Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries), 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 572 pages. Unsettling but required reading for anyone of Ukrainian heritage born outside that country. Learn what happened there during the youth of the author, and don't let history be repeated. Reading this book will energize your human spirit. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy of this gripping life story...
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Against the Tide
by Davidson, Marjorie (Signed)
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Summerland, B.C.: Valley Publishing. Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 1896967671 . Signed and briefly inscribed by author upon title page. In England during WWII the author met and married a Canadian soldier whom she traveled with when he was wounded and sent back to British Columbia. Provides unique insight into the trials and triumphs of a young woman whose life was directed by the advent of WWII. Average wear. A sound signed copy of this interesting life story. ; Sm8vo; Signed by Author .
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