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Saint John, NB, Canada: The New Brunswick Museum, 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 54 pages. "Provides a wealth of information for the militaria buff, the military historian and the professional translator. Also provides fascination information in the glossary section for the general reader who wants to learn more about the life and work of French soldiers in Canada." - back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy..

Ottawa: Mines Branch. Fair. 1928. First Edition. Paperback. 182 pages. Index. Map inside back cover. Archival black and white photographic plates. Above-average wear. Reference library markings. Binding intact. Useful reference copy. Bonus: includes"Infusorial Earth" , a reprint of a 14 page article by Robert Bell from Annal Report of Section of Mines for 1902, Part S, Vol. XV.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Diatomite - Its Occurrence, Preparation, and Uses Canada Infusorial Earth .

Montreal: Maclean-Hunter, 1957. Magazine. Illus. by Little, John (Cover); Macpherson, Duncan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 92 pages. Features: Glorious cover illustration by John Little of wedding scene on St. Urbain St. in old Montreal; Editorial in favour of banning atomic tests until their harm is known; One-page International (Harvester) Construction Equipment ad features St. Lawrence Seaway construction and the 24-ton Payhauler used to move rock; Communism, too, bears seeds of freedom; J.B. Priestly's Canadian play sizzles, fizzles; Nice one-page Matinee cigarette ad features illustration of fashionable couples at yacht club; Federal Election - why should we vote for you?; Will Harry Ferguson Revolutionize the Car Industry Too? - he did it to farming with a pint-sized tractor that even Henry Ford marveled at, and now he's designed a new car the world's been waiting for; The Wonderful World of French-Canadian TV - article with great colour… Read More

Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers, 1956. Magazine. Illus. by Macpherson (cover);. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 64 pages. Features: Cover painting by Macpherson shows Aerobee rocket taking off from Fort Churchill, Manitoba, to study the Northern Lights; Colour-photo Caterpillar ad inside front cover shows the deepest causeway in the world, the Strait of Canso Causeway - 180' deep in the middle; One-page colour-photo ad for GE presents a pink and yellow fridge which is difficult to look at; Two-page colour ad for Shell is nondescript but for the large illustration of a girl high up the the bucket of a tractor as she rescues her cat from a roof; William Mercer says we're going haywire in our security (pension) plans; How Sir Roy Dobson Pushed Canada into the Jet Age - the Managing Director of A.V. Roe Limited in Manchester was the father of the CF-100, and also purchased a major interest in Algoma Steel; For Five Seasons Tanya… Read More

Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers, 1957. Book. Illus. by Lansdowne, J.Fenwick (cover art); Hill, James; Macpherson, Duncan; Arbuckle, Franklin; Price, Arthur; King, Ronald. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 112 pages. Features: Cover illustration of Red-Shafted Flicker by Fenwick Lansdowne; Colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover; Classy one-page colour ad for James Richardson & Sons celebrates their 100th anniversary; Half-page colour ad for GE electric blankets; "We don't have to put up with rock 'n' roll"; Beverley Baxter column talks about Lord Altrincham; Nice one-page colour ad for RCA Victor hi-fi products; Joseph Tucker's Triumphant Retreat from the Twentieth Century - he lives in the log cabin he built in Kuroki, Saskatchewan 46 years ago - great photo-illustrated article; Rosa Tremblay and her Seven Sets of Twins! - photo-illustrated article; The Dance of the Bells (short story); What Kind… Read More

Toronto: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers, 1952. Book. Illus. by Arbuckle, Franklin; Wilson, Nell; Norris, Len. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 62 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle of young boy in horse-drawn cart; Brooke Claxton - The Cabinet Minister Who Never Sleeps; Troubles of a Royal Dress Designer - Hardy Amies; Victor - headwaiter at Montreal's famous Normandie Room; Angel (fiction by Albert Lefevre); The Strike That Terrified All Canada - Winnipeg's General Strike and Bloody Sunday, June 21, 1919; North America's Oldest Boomtown - St. John's, Newfoundland; The Biggest Twins in History - Jack and Leo Leavy of Vancouver are 6 feet 10 inches tall and weigh 300lb; The Caterpillars are Coming - major enemy of forests; Uncommon one-page colour ad for BA and their 88 & 98 gasolines with illustration of car racing up mountain past eagle's next; Fantastic "Vancouverites Map of Canada" by Len… Read More

Canada: Oberon Press, 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 212 pages. "George Ramsay, ninth Earl of Dalhousie came to Canada as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1816. Four years later he became Governor General of Canada . The journals he kept during his four years in Halifax provide us with a unique record of the life of that time. Dalhousie had a shrewd eye for detail and his journals are essential reading for anyone interested in Canadian history." - dust jacket. Former library copy with usual markings and above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy..

Hong Kong: Association for Radical East Asian Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 132 pages. Contents include: History of Hong Kong to 1945; Economy; Social Conditions; Police; Colonial Administration; Military Use; China-Watching; Future Scenarios; plus three appendices. A detailed treatment of the topic. Somewhat above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..

New York: William Wood & Company, 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 381 pages. Index. "It has been suggested to me that the experience gained through the many years in which I was chiefly concerned with the ascertainment of mental disorder and defect, in accused persons coming before the courts, should afford some help to others similarly engaged. This book is the result." - Preface. Author was a medical doctor, medical inspector of H.M. Prisons, England and Wales; Inspector of Retreats under the Inebriates Acts, Lecturer on Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, and Senior Medical Officer, H.M. Prison, Brixton, etc. Most of the sixteen chapters are devoted to the various modes of insanity. Average wear to dark olive green boards. Gilt lettering upon spine. Prior owner's inkstamp upon free endpapers and title page. Ten Point Scale affixed inside back board. Back hinge open. Front hinge… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1994. Book. Illus. by Owens, Mary Beth. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated. "A young boy sets out one winter day to become a great hunter, but when he catches a helpless rabbit, his plans change." - from copyright page. A wonderful story indeed, lovingly illustrated. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper and remainder dot upon bottom edge of text else unmarked. If you look very closely through the archival grade clear Brodart dust jacket cover, you may see some dust jacket tears which have been carefully closed. Nice copy overall. The perfect gift for a hunter to pass down to that special young person..

USA: The Granite Monthly Company, 1898. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 189-244. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Norwegian Road - interesting article with great photos from Norway; A Story of Old New England; The causes of the decrease of birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl (continued); Thomas Leavitt and his artist friend, James Akin; Life on the Magalloway; The Gipsy Maiden's Song (poem); Nice photo ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Sunning to front cover. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy..

USA: Oxford University Press (Canada), 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 267 pages. Index. "The first book to synthesize and make available important research on the social and econimic history of China in late Imperial and modern times." - from back cover. Average wear. Some curling to front cover. Unmarked. Sound working copy..

Canada: Pioneer, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 207 pages. "A record of some of the early history of cable TV, its commercial, sociological, and technical development, and in particular its growth in Canada, the country which has been called, in relation to cable television, the most wired-up nation in the world." - from Foreward. Clean and unmarked with minimal wear. Quality copy..

USA: The University of Arizona Press, 1961. Book. Illus. by Schwitzer, Mac. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287 pages. References, bibliography, index. "Episodic and fast-paced, the narrative runs free as a wild stallion through the pages, pausing for scholarly introspection only in notes at the end of the book." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Nice solid copy..

USA: Eaton, 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 0.25" thick. "Includes photographs, exploded views and cutaway drawings. Topics include: single reduction axles, controlled traction differential, 2-speed axles, planetary double reduction axles, "D" series tandem axles (30D, 34D, 38D, 42D, 50D, D340, D380, D400), 44D tandem axles, axle shift systems, axle maintenance. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..

USA: Eaton, 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Covers operation, lubrication, maintenance, and repair. Superbly illustrated with black and white photography. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Undated - circa 1985?.

Canada: Prentice Hall, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Sixth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 720 pages. Occasional light pencil markings to contents. Very light wear. Excellent copy..

Canada: MacMillan, 1954. Book. Illus. by Janfelde, Gundega. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144 pages. A French language textbook for young students. Authorized for use in the Protestant Schools of the Province of Quebec. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Appears unread. Lovely copy..

Canada: MacMillan, 1954. Book. Illus. by Janfelde, Gundega. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 105 pages. A French language text for young students. Authorized for use in the Protestant Schools of the Province of Quebec. Originally published in 1941. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Appears unused. Superlative copy..

USA: Meredith. Good. 1927. First Edition. Paperback. 122 pages. Features: Purina Chick Chow color ad inside front cover; Poppies for your garden; Screening casement windows; My Wild Flower Corner; Gardening on a steep hillside; Arbor Lodge - Home of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; Plant a tree for the baby this year; Prairie Wild Flowers; The heart of the house - the kitchen; Year-round beauty from evergreens; Make the architect a partner when you build; Where our readers live - photos of homes of Ralph Garrison of Kalamazoo, E.L. Venning of Glen Ellyn, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beat of Portland and Mrs. H.E. Roth of Sheboygan; What to do with the walls and floors; Unit House No 20 is designed for comfort - house plan; Nature lore for youthful readers; Nice one-page ad for Holland Furnaces; Good books for girls; Nice one-page photo-llustrated ad for Simmons mattresses features photo of Mrs. J. Borden Harriman; Have you a room with an inferiority complex?; Is your porch… Read More