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London: Drane, Henry J., 1904. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 76 pages plus advertisements. Relates human behaviour to the bumps upon our heads. Line drawings. Undated - circa 1904. Above-average wear to red decorated boards. Major water staining to back board and spine. Front board also affected by not so dramatically. Related staining to back endpaper and some page edges. Binding fragile but intact. Back hinge iffy. Despite these defects, this remains an interesting and curious copy. Interesting white decorations upon front board..

Toronto: Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, 1980. Book. Illus. by Casson, A.J.. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 285 pages. Chronology. "A.J. Casson is one of the most beloved of all Canadian artists. His works are sought after probably more than those of any other living native painter. As a member of the Group of Seven and in the many years since its dissolution, he has created a brilliant series of canvases celebrating our landscape in all its many moods and seasons.... His works are treasured in every national public gallery collection, and in hundreds of private collections. It is to bring together a magnificent cross-section from these collections that this volume has been designed. It includes representative major canvases, oil sketches and watercolours. The artist himself, has overseen the quality of every plate in this publication." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear and sound binding. Assorted closed openings to… Read More

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited, 1910. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 64 pages. Black and white illustrations. Undated. Circa early 1900s? School stamp inside front cover. Prior owner's name atop first page. Above-average wear. Binding intact..

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..

Canada: Countless Songs / Artwork Music Co., Ltd. / Gordon V. Thompson Ltd.. Good. 1981. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Fabuouls ABBA memento! Includes color and black and white photos of the band plus piano sheet music, lyrics and chords for these songs: Super Trouper; The Winner Takes It All; On And On And On; Andante, Andante; Me and I; Happy New Year; Our Last Summer; The Piper; Lay All Your Love on Me; The Way Old Friends Do. 48 pages. Moderate external wear. Covers nearly loose from staples. Faint inkstamp to title page otherwise unmarked. A great ABBA memento from the glory days when they ruled the pop music world.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ABBA - Super Trouper: Sheet Music for Piano and Voice with Chords Super Trouper; The Winner Takes It All; On And On And On; Andante, Andante; Me and I; Happy New Year; Our Last Summer; The Piper; Lay All Your Love on Me; The Way Old Friends Do.Swedish Po .

USA: Almo Publications, 1977. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pages including eight pages of wonderful colour photos of the band. Songs: Arrival; Dancing Queen; Dum Dum Diddle; Fernando; Knowing You, Knowing Me; Money, Money, Money; My Love, My Life; That's Me; Tiger; When I Kissed the Teacher; Why Did it Have to Be Me? Above-average wear. Some pages taped in place. Still a worthy copy of this vintage ABBA songbook - probably their best..

USA: Eleven East Corporation / Warner Bros. Publications Inc.. Good. 1986. First Edition Thus. Paperback. A compilation of piano piano sheet music with lyrics and guitar chords for ABBA's monster hits: Chiquitita; Dancing Queen; Does Your Mother Know; Fernando; Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight); I Have a Dream; Super Trouper; Take A Chance On Me; Thank You For The Music; Two For The Price Of One; Waterloo. 56 pages including three pages of great photos of ABBA, two in colour. Moderate wear. Prior owner's small tidy ink stamp atop photo on third page, paper clip mark atop four pages otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this most wonderful and quite uncommon ABBA songbook.; 4to .

London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 126 pages. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Well illustrated and written in an easy-to-understand style, its information, tables and charts will be found invaluable to all interested in the fascinating study of the sea and the ships that sail on it." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name and date neatly atop front free endpaper, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound vintage copy of this diminutive and attractive nautical collectible..

Cambridge, England: Brimax Books Ltd., 1995. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated board book. Heavy wear. Spine missing. Lots of soiling and some children's writing. Text on page two is separating from the board. Two large chips missing from front board which shows an apple and birds in a nest. Appears to Brimax Book #1601 as this number is printed on the lower left corner of the front board. Appears to be circa 1995..

USA: Global Health Solutions, 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 240 pages. "A self-education manual for those who prefer to adhere to the logic of the natural and the simple in preventative medicine." - from title page. Prior owner's name upon title page else unmarked with light wear. Quality copy..

New York: Monthly Review, 1953. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. "The only thing most Americans know about socialism is that they don't like it... This is a disturbing situation... To help improve this situation is the purpose of this pamphlet." - from Foreword. Unmarked. Average wear. Sunning to coverfold. A sound vintage copy..

London: Stanley Nott, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 111 pages. Bibliography. "The purpose of Social Credit is to supply the shortage of purchasing power which is holding up industry, thereby securing economic independence for every one of us..." - from Introduction. Prior owner's details inside each board. Binding tender but intact. Above-average wear. Few pencil markings to contents. A worthy vintage copy..

USA: Edward B. Marks Music, 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Includes back page photo of and memorial to the recently departed Bon Scott, 1946-1980, plus several page of photos and information about the current band members. Provides lyrics and melody sheet music for all ten songs from their Back in Black album: Back in Black; Given the Dog a Bone; Have a Drink on Me; Hells Bells; Let Me Put My Love Into You; Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution; Shake a Leg; Shoot To Thrill; What Do You Do for Money Honey; You Shook Me All Night Long. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound first edition copy of this fantastic AC/DC memento which contains many of their best songs as they moved on after the loss of Bon Scott..

USA: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Stunning black and white photography throughout. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy..

USA: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Stunning photography throughout in color and black and white. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy..

USA: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Stunning photography throughout in color and black and white. Address label of prominent New York fashion house on back cover, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy..

USA: C.H.P., 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 392 pages. "The frightening story of how the AIDS and gay lobbies have been able to prevent physicians from monitoring or controlling this epidemic." - from title page. Average wear. Some markings and high-lighting to contents. Sound working copy..

USA: Hoover Institution Press, 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Bibliography. Index. "The first comprehensive study of AKEL in English... provides not only a history of the party, but also an analysis of the party's strategy and tactics." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details neatly written inside fron board else book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Two short tears to attractive, price-clipped and lightly worn jacket. Nice copy..

New York: Henry Schuman, Inc., 1947. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [iv], v-xiv, 3-259 pages. Index of principal names. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of documents. Endpapers feature facsimiles of fascinating pertinent news clippings of the day. The author, a professor of physics at Northwestern University, was scientific head of the Alsos Mission. "Appointed by the War Department at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, U.S. Army chief of the atom bomb project, it was the duty of this Mission to follow immediately in the wake of our armies in the innvasion of Europe, for the purpose of determining precisely how much the Germans knew about the atom bomb and how far they had progressed in its construction. In other words, Alsos was a scientific intelligence Mission, and since the atom bomb was TOP top secret and pretty much a mystery even to the high military echelons, our work was of necessity shrouded in… Read More

Alberta: AOSTRA, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 176 pages. Undated - circa 1990s. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. An excellent copy..