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Burnaby: Mechanical Contractors Association of British Columbia, 1986. (CAD) No markings, the nside spine corner of the front and rear end paper is adhered to the back of the cover at the spine , (a manufacuring fault) otherwise Fine; no dust jacket as publihed. Cloth, 219pp. B&W photos. This is a history starting in 1896. (2.5 JM HOZ 403/b6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Scotland: Lochar Publishing, 1991. (UK) Presumed first edition INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the back of the half-title, owner's inscription to back of front cover which has been blacked out, pages clean, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with very light rubbing to edges and a 1/4" tear to lower front flap fold corner. Boards, 308pp, index, B&W photos. This is the biography of Seton Gordon who was born to an Aberdeenshire family in 1886, and dedicated his life to the natural history ad enviroment of Scotland. (2.5 JM HOZ 403/b2. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1986. (CAD) No markings,Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket iwith minor scuffing to back panel; DJ is n mylar sleeve. This, the revised eiditon of 1986. Pebby blue boards with silver titles, , map end papers, 525pp, index. Colour illus. by John A. Crosby. Line drawings by S.D. MacDonald. This boook appeared in 1966 and covers all 519 bird species known to occur in Canada or to have occurred within historic times. Over 420 species are illustrated in colour. There are distribution maps, flight sihouettes, and information on voice, nesting, habitat preferences, distribution summaries, peripheral localities, food habits, English, French and scientific names. A heavy book. (6.0 JM LVR 200/b0. 2nd. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by CROSBY, John; MacDonald, S.D.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Philadelphia: P.Byrne, 1806. (USA) Two volumes (I and II) complete. full tan calf leather with blind stamped borders, gold titles to leather spine labels. Owner's signatures to end apeprs, pages have faint tide-marks from slight mositure intrusion, covers faintly stained, rubbing to cover edges and corner tips, about Good used copes; no dust jackets as published. Volume I: lxiii, 480pp. Volume II: 481-1126pp. A heavy set. (4.0 JM HOQ 100/b5. Leather. Acceptable/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: Foster Eastman, 2016. (CAD) Presumed fist edition numbered 63/100. This copy is INSCRIBED BY Foster Eastman and Tracy Averill to the inside back endpaper in silver pen: Thank You R----/ for your love, support and encouragement/ love, Foster & Tracy/ Dec16 /2016 / 63 /100", no othe rmarkings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, no page number [50]pp, colour photos of Royals, includeing Prince Harry, Prince Andrww and Prince Charles; dignitaries including High Commisioner Gordon Campbell;Dr Marvin Westwood; Dr George Belliveau;Deputy Hogh Commisioner Alan Kessel; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Military officers. The book commemorates the installation of the Veterans mural as well as work of the Movember Foundation, Man/Art/ Action and other projects helping Caadian Veterans. As a bonus there is a printed card laid into the book from Kensington Palace politely denying permission for the authors to use a video clip of Prince Harry (2.2 JM HOZ 401/3. Inscribed. Hardcover.… Read More

Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2010. (SWZ) Presumed First Edition SIGNED by Eberhard, no other markings, Fine; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Cloth with pastedown of colour photo to cover, 80pp. Colour photos, one per page, with the text in German and in English. Eberhard was born in Zurich in 1984. His photos of structures in the American landscape evoke a sense of decay and desolation. (2.0 JM HOZ 402/3. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Barcelona: Fundacio Joan Miro, 1991. (SPN) This copy bears the signature of Canadian artist Alan Wood, and a date of 1991, no other markings, spine creases, Near Fine. Illus wraps with flaps, 170pp. B&W and colour illus, many folding and tipped-in. The text is in Spanish. Enzo Cucchi was a key member of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, along with countrymen Francesco Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicola De Maria, and Sandro Chia. The movement was active during the 1980s and was part of a wider international movement of Neo-Expressionism. (2.8 JM HOZ 401/3. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Cucchi, Enzo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Exhibition Catalogue..

Beverly MA: Rockport Publishers, 2008. (USA) 1st American publication. No markings, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a bit of rubbing to edges of Dj and very light soiling to high parts of the whte dust jacket.. Boards, 598pp, pull-page colour (mostly) and B&W photos of clothing on models augmented with drawings and coour illus. Over 150 international fashion designers are featured, with capsule bios and short interviews. A heavy book. (6.5 JM LVR 200/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Athens: Anton Economides, 1955. (GRE) Owner's name and ownership stamp to corner of first page near Fine in Very good dust jacket with original glassine protector which is chipped in two places. Wraps. [108]pp printed in Switaerland, the B&W photographs of Greek life and landsacpe were produced in photogravure; there are 9 colour plates as well. There were 8000 copies made of which this is number 301 (XXXI). The photographs are beautiful and the text is in English. (2.0 JM HOQ 100/0. Numbered. Paperback. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Boston: Allison V. Stewart, 1915. (USA) Printing of 1915 ( This book first appeared i 1913). No marking, there is faint discoloration to the black end paper and black cover pastedowns, otherwsie Very Good; no dust jacket as published. Black flexible leather covers with gold device, radiused corners, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, xx, 364pp. Mary Baker Eddy (1821 - 1910) established the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide movement of spiritual healers. She wrote and published the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and 15 other books. (1.0 JM HOQ 101/5. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society , 1918. (USA) 89th edition. Owner's name and date of 1918 to the back of the end paper, no other marking, small splits to the front spine edge at the top and foot of the spine, Good used copy; no dust jacket. Black flexible leather covers with gold device, radiused corners, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, xviii, 138pp. Church officers, meetings, membership, discipline, duties, teaching Christian science, etc. Mary Baker Eddy (1821 - 1910) established the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide movement of spiritual healers. She wrote and published the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and 15 other books. (1.0 JM HOQ 101/5. Leather. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Boston: Trustees Under the Will of Mry Baker G. Eddy, 1924. (USA) Edition not stated. No marking, Fine; no dust jacket. Black flexible leather covers with gold device, radiused corners, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, xviii, 471pp. Mary Baker Eddy (1821 - 1910) established the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide movement of spiritual healers. She wrote and published the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and 15 other books. (1.0 JM HOQ 101/5. Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: HarperCollins, 1995. (UK) 2nd Printing Red boards with gold spine titles, 176pp, index. Colour photos of prpeared dishes. Edelmann is the Ched f de Cuisine at the Savoy. This is a practical guide to delicious food for entertaining: Warm Pear tart; Highland Mist with Raspberries; Scallop and Potato Salad. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page. No other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine DJ. (2.9 JM HOJ 300/b1. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by FILGATE, Gus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Suffolk VA: Planters Edible Oil Company, 1948. (USA) Edition Not Stated No markings, but a couple of spots to the cover, the lower corner is creased with some loss to the corner tip, about Good used copy. Yellow illus card cover, with 6 dishes in colour, side-stapled, 39pp. Colour photos of food. Recipes include Planters Meringue Squares, Oven Fried Chicken, Doughnuts. (0.9 JM HOX 1/9. Staple Bound. Acceptable. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

China: Zhongguo san xia chu ban she, 1994. (CHIN) No markings, hint of spine slant, Very Good. Wraps with flaps, 384pp. Colour and B&W photos. The text is entirely in Chinese. This is a pictorial work on the Hakka people of China. A heavy book. ((4.5 JM HOQ 103/b6. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Barcelona: Lexus Editores, 2002. (SPA) Edition not stated, No markings, Fine; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Glossy "cushioned" boards, 272pp. Many colour photos showing step by step techniques and prepared dishes. Recipes include Cau cau de conchas; Croquetas de atun;Pastel de acelga; Arroz festivo a la cola cola;Guiso de quinua; Puercoespin. The text is entirely in SPANISH. (2.8 JMLVR 201/b3. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 2005. (JPN) No markings, touch of rubbing to cover corner tips, tiny nick to bsck cover, Near Fine. Wraps, 211pp, colour reproecutions of paintings and artworks. The text is in Japanese but the captions to the reproductions contain English and Japanese. This is a catalog of an exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, August 9 - October 2, 2005, at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (Deoksugung), November 11, 2005 - January 30, 2006, and at the Singapore Art Museum, February 18, 2006 - April 9, 2006. (2.6 JM HOJ 300/b3. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Exhibition Catalogue..

China: Wuhan Tianren / Post Office of Wuhan County, 2000. (CHIN) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published, in Fine slipcase, includes mint Chinese stamps featuring the scenery of the three gorges. These are placed behind acetate sleeves in the book. Two are multiple sets. Boards, 38pp. Colour photos and illus with the text in Chinese and in English. No date, a guess at 2000. (2.2 DDX HOZ 403/b3. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

New York: Marvel Comics Group, 1977. Key Comic Book Comic. Second half of comic contains the first appearance of a stand alone Thanos story with DAX the Destroyer. Logan's run story is the first original story after the completion of the movie adaptation. Near Fine to Fine condition. 6.0 -6.5 Please refer to the Hi Res scans for visual condition. Specific additional photos can be supplied upon request. WWMCXQ. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Tom Sutton / Mike Zeck. Bound Comic/Digest.

Canada: Oberon Press., 1987. (CAD) First Soft-Cover Edition. illus wraps, 68pp. Short stories by Edmundson who has been a street-person, a carney and a convict. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page: "For Jimmy/ from/Bruce Edmundson". Fine (-) in soft-cover. (0.9 JM ITF docket 63. Inscribed By Author.. 1st. Paperback. Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.