Search Results: Authors starting with C from Companion Books

Montreal & Kingston, London, Chicago: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Latin America provides a compelling case for the study of migration policies and laws, with several factors - including both internal and interregional migration and refugee flows, the region's progressive approach to the management of human mobility, and several forced displacement crises of the contemporary era - offering unique insights. Despite the region's heterogeneous migration flows and unique immigration and refugee laws, the academic literature has thus far lacked in-depth explorations of migration policy in Latin America. Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America presents a comparative analysis of the migration legislation of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. For each country, the… Read More

Montreal & Kingston, London, Chicago: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Latin America provides a compelling case for the study of migration policies and laws, with several factors - including both internal and interregional migration and refugee flows, the region's progressive approach to the management of human mobility, and several forced displacement crises of the contemporary era - offering unique insights. Despite the region's heterogeneous migration flows and unique immigration and refugee laws, the academic literature has thus far lacked in-depth explorations of migration policy in Latin America. Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America presents a comparative analysis of the migration legislation of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. For each country, the… Read More

London/Sydney/Melbourne: Angus & Robertson, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket has some minor shelf rubbing but has been wrapped in mylar for preservation purposes, book has less shelf rubbing. Text inside, apart from some writing on the first page, appears clean and clear throughout. '[A] fascinating and disturbing analysis of the growth of Australia's security and surveillance organizations include the first comprehensive study of the early history of these agencies, a study based upon a detailed examination of the original files and archives, many of which have never previously received public scrutiny. ...[An] important addition to the study of the uses and abuses of security services in democratic societies.' 306 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. .

Rome: De Luca Editori d'Arte, 2005. Book. As New. Soft cover. Inscribed by Illustrator(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Inscribed by Ennio Calabria upon the ffep. As new, no wear. Quite clean. 'In 1985, during an important exhibition in Milan, Giovanni Caradente defined Ennio Calabria's painting as having a 'particular intensity, thunderous but also rich in interior light venoms, dramatic and fast, often cruel, never decoratively exhausted.'' Illustrated. 8.75 x 10.5 inches..

Middlesex, England: Viking / Penguin, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-670-80022-8, Very light shelf rubbing, a bit of foxing to the page edges, jacket front flap is price-clipped, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'The strip of sea that the English call the Channel and the French call the Sleeve is, quite simply, the most fascinating piece of water in the world. The globe's busiest seaway, the Channel is a stormy passage that remains a wild frontier between two closely related peoples who, by long tradition, detest each other's manners and philosophy. [The author], whose informative, witty books have explained the mysteries of science to millions of readers, here embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of a body of water extraordinarily rich in natural and historical interest, an 'untidy museum,' touching on everything from geology and archaeology, history and politics, to navigational principles and the lore of the sea.' 373 pages..

Toronto, ON: Exile Editions, 2018. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new, no wear. Quite clean. 'Simply put, [the author], the man of letters, the personal journalist, turns everything before him into stories. . . Masterfully written, this volume of essays and encounters includes extended pieces on widely varied subjects such as Margaret Atwood, hip hop music and Emily Dickinson, Joyce Carol Otes and Celine and Saul Bellow, the cities of Calgary and Munich, basketball star Vince Carter, blues performers Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Sonny Terry and Muddy Waters, painters John Meredith and William Ronald, apartheid and the secret police in South Africa, Robert Graves, boxing and literary buffoonery, and more, all concluding with an extraordinary letter/report from inside a brutal battle, the 1970 Black September civil war in Amman, Jordan.' 459 pages. .

Boston, New York, London: New York Graphic Society Books, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Jacket has been wrapped in brodart for preservation purposes. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Shows and discusses hats, shoes, jackets, trousers, coats, capes, jumpsuits, and dresses by Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake.' 66 pages. 10.45 x 12.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request..

Halifax and Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing, 2007. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author upon the ffep, 'To Joss, I do hope you find the book of interest. With best wishes, John Calvert.' Very slightest corner rubbing, little wear overall. Quite clean. '[The author] shows how the government is supplanting B.C.'s successful public system with a deregulated private sector model that will enrich private power developers and undermine B.C.'s ability to control future energy development. In giving away B.C.'s renewable energy future, the government is needlessly exposing ratepayers to the risks of the volatile U.S. energy market. Over time, Calvert argues, the new policies will result in the destruction of BC Hydro, the province's most valuable Crown corporation.' 256 pages..

Francofurti ad Moenum (Frankfurt am Main): curantibus Rulandijs, typis Ioannis Bringer, 1616. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rebound and cropped about the turn of the last century in tan leather with patterned boards, laid-paper endpp, corners are worn down, some decay to the leather on both hinges but both are very firm, binding tight, text is quite clean, complete. With lovely engraved printer's device to the title-page, followed by occasional woodcut initial letters and head-tail vignettes throughout. Latin text in roman font with italic interspersed. Running title: 'Item eivsdem avthoris Britannia. Siue Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, & Insularum adiacentium, ex intima antiquitate, Chorographica descriptio. Francofurti ad Moenum, curantibus Rulandijs, Typis Ioannis Bringer, 1616.' A continental publication of the first three parts of Camden's Annals of Elizabeth in Latin, with Lectori, Apparatus. 523 pages, plus Index. Photos available upon request..

Vancouver / Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'It was a dazzling model of efficiency and political prowess. It overcame the steep obstacles facing federal programs in Canada. And, in its short life, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation funded and empowered more than a million young Canadians. Created in 1998, the Foundation awarded scholarships and bursaries to create post-secondary opportunities for deserving students. . . [The author] takes us inside a unique and transformative institution. Inspiring, funny and deeply moving, [this book] interweaves the Foundation's remarkable history with the stories of the lives it touched.' 214 pages..

Toronto, ON, Canada: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cameron and Cashore signed the title-page, which is denoted by a sticker upon the jacket front cover. Very little wear. Quite clean. '[This book] is about the labyrinth of international political and business alliances that are at the heart of the scandals swirling around Karlheinz Schreiber.' 359 pages..

Manitoba: The Muses' Company, 1999. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor corner bumping, very little wear besides. Text is clean. 'Combining the intensity of the lyric with the scope of the long poem, [this book] invites us to rethink our conventional concepts of darkness and enter the sensuous night.' 111 pages..

Ucluelet, B.C.: Andre Sperling Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Penned inscription to the dedication page, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 112 pages..

London: Macdonald, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author signed the title-page. Very little wear. Quite clean. 374 pages..

Hamburg - London - Los Angeles - Tokyo: TokyoPop, 2006. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Printing. ISBN: 1-598164341 Light shelf wear, minor crease to the spine. 217+ pages..

New York: Exposition Press, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight chipping to the jacket corners and spine ends with minor half-inch surface scuff near the spine top, very little wear to the book itself. Jacket in Brodart for preservation. Text is clean. 'This is the engrossing and revealing story of the making of a Pennsylvania farm boy into a Wyoming cowboy, and of his return to his birthplace - where he encounters action rivaling that of the rugged West. In the horse-and-buggy days, at the age of eighteen, Tom Cameron leaves the sleepy little village of Morris - and his sweetheart, Millie Clark - 'to become a wild and woolly buckaroo, a roper and bulldogger.'' 110 pages. .

Sauk City, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Arkham House, 1964. Book. Like New. Hardcover. Limited Edition, 1st Edition. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. 'The late H. P. Lovecraft would have been fulsome in his praise of the work of this young disciple, who has made in these stories a distinct contribution to the Cthulhu Mythos.' Limited First Edition, one of 2000 copies. 207 pages..

London: MacDonald & Co., 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author signed the title-page. Very little wear. Quite clean. 'A truly disturbing novel, [this book] underlines Ramsey Campbell's talent for creating a modern supernatural tale that maintains the best spine-tingling standards of classic horror.' 312 pages. Photos available upon request..

Paris, France: CFSL INK, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing, small indent to front cover bottom fore-edge corner, small stain on fore-edge paper and fading from light exposure near and one spine. Apart from the artists signature on the first blank page the text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. The text is in Bilingual French and English. 'Sunny Side : le côté du soleil, ou le bon côté des choses, tout un programme pour un livre super frais, coloré, plein de bonne humeur. Les illustrations de Pascal Campion racontent des histoires sur les petites choses de la vie, les enfants, la famille, les premières découvertes et l'amour. Des thèmes universels et une poésie pour tous, dans une série d'images colorées, qui ravivent les bons souvenirs et, parfois, une douce nostalgie. Sunny… Read More

Ottawa, ON: Canadian Government Publishing Centre, 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, minor shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'Some information is available on airborne pollen and spores for parts of Canada, but little detailed information has been published for the whole country. Descriptions and keys of 143 pollen and several spore types that have been found to be airborne in different locations are presented. These are accompanied by photographs mde by using light and scanning electron microscopy.' etc. Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Monograph No. 18. Illustrated. 321 pages. .