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Begun in 1941 and including twenty-one illustrated volumes, the Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies series was intended to increase general knowledge about those regions affected by the Second World War, particularly those located in the Pacific. These volumes proved to be very popular with the public, leading to an increase in the print run in 1943. In addition, the army and navy began ordering copies to increase the knowledge of their service members.
Volume 20, on China, was written by A.G. Wenley and John A. Pope, both notable Sinologists who worked at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery. The Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, was the Smithsonian's first art museum, and houses one of the most significant collections of Asian art, with examples dating from the Neolithic to the twentieth century. At separate times, both Wenley and Pope served as directors of the gallery, and both had firsthand experience of the impacts of the war on Asia. Wenley… Read More

A.M. Klein (1909-1972) was a major Canadian poet and an important figure in the Jewish-Canadian community. He was a member of the Montreal Group of modernist poets who were inspired by the works of W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, and Ezra Pound. In addition, much of his poetry was informed by his experiences as a Jewish Canadian.
The Rocking Chair was his last work of poetry, and was something of a departure in terms of subject matter, focussing primarily on the themes of French Canada. It was one of his most notable works and considered by many to be his best.
This copy appears to be an advance review copy as it comes with a request from The Ryerson Press for reviews of the work. This volume is in Very Good condition, with some staining to the cover and the front and back paste downs and flyleaves. The dust jacket is present and also in Very Good condition with some age-related discolouration.

Written by the husband and wife writing team of Egerton (1858-1920) and Agnes Castle (1860-1922), the Incomparable Bellairs was a work of popular fiction recounting the drama of the resort town of Bath, set in the Georgian period. This work is a sequel to The Bath Comedy, and the two were amongst their best-known works. This volume is part of the Nelson series of uniform classics which was published between 1909-1937. No date of publication is given in this volume. Overall, it is in Very Good condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the corners, and to the top and bottom of the spine. The gilt lettering and detail on the spine are clearly and in tact, though perhaps a little faded. There is a signature from a previous owner on the from endpaper. The dust jacket is missing.

Catherine Ahearn (b. 1949) is a bilingual Canadian writer of poetry, prose, and essays, amongst other artistic endeavours. She was the first poet laureate of Ottawa from 1982 to 19984.
Thus Spoke Superman was her fourth collection of poetry, published in 1980 and is partly inspired by Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, dealing with many of the themes which he treated in that work. As per the description on the back of Ahearn's work, "It is in updating and expanding, in poetic form, some of Nietzsche's theories as well as in bringing into play her personal mythology that Thus Spoke Superman succeeds in creating a work of art that is both individualistic and profoundly lyrical."
This volume is in fair condition. There is much wear and discolouration to the covers and a small tear likely from a previous price sticker. A name and date that was written on the cover page in pen has been drawn over with black marker which is visible on the other side of the page. There is also an old price in pencil.… Read More

Albert Durrant Watson, a physician by trade, was best known in his time for his work on psychical research. He was at one time the president of the Association for Psychical Research of Canada and published accounts of some of the many seances he held.
Woman: A Poem appears to be an ode to womankind, imbued with religious and mystical imagery. This volume is in very good condition with a dust jacket also in very good condition. The dust jacket only shows a small tear at the top of the spine, and one about a half-inch long at the bottom of the spine.

Aldous Huxley, born 1894, is best known for his fictional dystopian novel Brave New World, as well as his non-fiction account of his experiences with psychedelics, The Doors of Perception. He was adept at writing a variety of genres, however, including poetry, literary criticism, screenplays, and short stories.
Little Mexican, alternatively known as Young Archimedes in the US and first published in 1924 was Huxley's third collection of short stories, which he primarily wrote in Italy between 1923-1924. There are six stories in total, some of which are semi-autobiographical in nature. The stories in the volume are, "Uncle Spencer," "Little Mexican," "Hubert and Minnie," "Fard," "The Portrait," and "Young Archimedes."

This edition may be described as being in Very Good condition. There is some bumping to the corners and ends of the spine, but the pages are clear and save for some mild age-related discolouration are in excellent condition. There is a previous owners name and date on the front… Read More

Samuel Alexander White was a noted Canadian teacher and naturalist, as well as the author of a variety of works of poetry, short stories, and fiction. Many of his works of fiction had natural settings and themes as their focus, and were often set in the Canadian North. In the Flaming Fur Lands, the narrative is set against the backdrop of Labrador.
This book is in Very Good condition with a dust jacket in Good condition. The dust jacket as some wear, and tears to the top edge, especially around the top of the spine.

A beautiful vintage children's book with bright, colourful, and dynamic illustrations by Milo Winter (1888-1956) and a sweet, fable-style story by Alf Evers, both staples of American children's literature in the early twentieth century.
This copy is in good condition. It is bound in paper wrappers with a stapled spine. There is some wear and creasing to the paper wrappers, and some age-related discolouration. Internally the book has some mild age-related discolouration, but nothing that significantly detracts from the text or undermines the vitality of the illustrations.

A sweet tale about a Scottish terrier named Buttons trying to fit in with the bigger dogs. Written by Alf Evers, who was known for his sweet, fable-like stores for children, and illustrated beautifully by Marguerite Kirmse, who was known for her drawings of dogs.
This volume is unfortunately in poor condition, though this is largely based on the state of the paper wrappers. The staple bound wrappers have separated from the book, but the pages inside remain together and in tact. There are crayon marks on the front cover, and tears to the wrappers that have been fixed on the inside with masking tape. There is a tear to the top of the front wrapper, and the first page.
Other than a small crayon mark on the final page, and the masking tape on the inside of the front and back wrappers, the inside of the book is in excellent condition, and is filled with beautiful illustrations and a sweet story that may still be enjoyed.

The The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Anglican Church of Canada, published in 1959, was a revision of the 1918 edition ordered by the General Synod of the Anglican Church in 1943.
The revisions did nothing to alter the fundamental meaning or intention of the text, but rather were intended to better communicate the faith.
This volume is in poor condition. There is a previous owner's name written on the flyleaf, as well as an address sticker. The Primate's Prayer for Anglican Mission is stuck to the front pastedown. The front hinge is slightly cracked, and the covering of the spine has separated at the front edge and along the top. There is also slight paint staining to the front edge of the cover.
Internally the book is in excellent condition with no damage to the text itself.

Anne Marriott (1913-1997) was a Canadian modernist poet. She was best known for her long poem The Wind Our Enemy, which was published in 1939. This work was based on her experiences living in Saskatchewan during the Great Depression, under drought conditions. This poem inspired an entire genre that came to be known as "Canadian documentary poetry." She would go on to win the Governor-General's Award for Poetry in 1942 for her chap-book Calling Adventures!
Sandstone and other poems was her best known collection, and was published in 1945. It includes a number of poems written in the preceding five years, including The Wind Our Enemy.
This volume is in Near Fine condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. There is staining to the dust jacket and some slight wear to the top of the spine of the dust jacket. The book is inscribed by Anne Marriott, "To teh McCulloughs" and dated August, 1945 in Ottawa.

Part of the Nelson's Library of classic works, The Dolly Dialogues was one of Anthony Hope's most successful works, though of a decidedly different tone than the work for which he is likely best known, The Prisoner of Zenda. Set amongst the trappings of London high society in the nineteenth century, this comedic work tells of the romantic misadventures of Dolly Foster and Sam Carter. This volume is in Very Good condition, with a slight lean. There is slight wear and bumping to the corners, and some staining to the red cloth along the bottom edge of the front cover. The gilt title and designs on the spine are bright. It does not have the dust jacket.

Edith Jessie Archibald (1854-1936) was born into a wealthy family in Newfoundland, Canada. Having studied at private schools in New York and London, England she went on to be known for her activism, particularly related to the suffragist movement, as well as as an author.
She began writing later in life, and wrote in a variety of genres, including pamphlets, nonfiction, fiction, and plays. The Token began as a play in the 1920s and was published as a novel in 1930. Described as "A Tale of Cape Breton Island in The Days Before Canada Became A Nation," it tells the story of Angus McRory and is set shortly after the American Civil War. This volume is in Very Good condition, with some minor wear to the covers and bumping to the corners. There is an inscription on the front fly leaf reading, "To Neil From Bill In appreciation of kindnesses rendered."

Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) was a Canadian poet born in what was then known as Upper Canada, and is counted amongst a group of early Canadian poets identified as the "poets of the Confederation" as a result of their close temporal proximity to the foundation of Canada as a country.
In addition to writing pieces for the Toronto Globe newspaper, Lampan wrote nearly three hundred poems later in his life, only some of which were published before his death. The majority of his poems were published in periodicals, but Lyrics of the Earth is one of three volumes of poetry which he published. He was best known for short poems on natural themes, and there were to be his poetic stock-and-trade, despite unsuccessful attempts at longer, narrative poems of an epic bent.
This volume of Lyrics of the Earth was published by The Musson Book Company Ltd. of Toronto in 1925, and includes and introduction by fellow "poet of the Confederation" Duncan Campbell Scott. He writes in the introduction that the motivation… Read More

This small volume was published as a supplemental to the December 1922 issue of Massey-Harris Illustrated magazine. This periodical was published six times a year beginning as early as 1881, and contained articles of interest to farmers and those living in rural Canada.
The author, Archie P. McKishnie, was a prolific Canada writer. Born in New Scotland, Ontario, he published his first novel in 1907. He went on to become the editor of the dramatic section of the Sunday World paper in Toronto, as well as the director of the short-story writing program at Shaw school. Many of this short stories appeared in MacLean's magazine.
Big John Wallace presents a romantic view of the settlement of Canadian wilderness by Scottish immigrants. It is told in the first person from the perspective of John Wallace who, at the age of 75, is looking back on his life after a birthday party in his honour.
This volume is in good condition. It is bound in paper covers with a stapled spine, and there is a small tear in the… Read More