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Canada: Dundurn Group Ltd ,Canada, 1997. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of a 'no military risk' campaign that slowly turned into a nightmare." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy..

Scholarly Title, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 297 pages. Author Index. Subject Index. "Offers the first complete international biography of material related to both C.G. Jung and the Jungian school of thought. Entries in all major European languages cover subjects ranging from psychology to philosophy, religion to myth, literary criticism to aesthetics." - from Introduction. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Binding tight. A sound copy of this important reference..

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 562 pages. Index. Black and white plates. "Spurgeon pours out his story with an enthralling fullness and colour, yet all this is so done that we are everywhere drawn to the center and passion of his life - Jesus Christ." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name inside front board and touch of liquid paper atop front free endpaper else unmarked with very light wear. Nice bright copy..

Canada: City Archives, City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1953. Book. Illus. by Hamilton, L.A.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22-page booklet published on the occasion of the sixty-seventh anniversary of Vancouver's incorporation as a city, and celebrated with a dinner at the Stanley Park Pavilion, Monday, April 20th, 1953. This copy includes the hand-written name of Mrs. W.H. McLeod on page 3 where she is formally invited to the dinner. Contents include a (written) survey of Vancouver, 1885, statements by the hosts of the evening, photo of sculptor Sydney March (who created the panel as shown on the cover of this booklet), list of 195 names and addresses of surviving pioneers from the time of the city's incorporation (103 attended), and more. Printed upon glossy stock with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Average wear. A sound copy of this engaging piece of Vancouver history..

Canada: CAHS / The Canadian Aviation Historical Society, 1986. Book. Illus. by Snyder, Steve; Goldhamer, Charles. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 75-103. Features: Carrier 'Ops' Recalled; Seagoing Guppies and Shark Mouthed Turkeys - The TBM Avenger; The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve Air Group; RDF (Radar) and Flying in the RCAF and RAF (part 2) - J.O. (Jim) Camden, MBE, F/L RCAF, Ret'd; Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy..

Ottawa: Government of Canada. Good. 1944. First Edition. Paperback. 48 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Contents: Advice for Officers; Security; Crossing of the Moro; Meaning of S Gradings; Hints on F.T.; Plenty More; Letter from France; The Sappers; Film Strips; Ortona; Every Man a Marksman; A Battle in Normandy; Passing it On; Correcting Artillery Fire From a Tank; Films; Precedence of Corps. Laid-in is a 4-page leaflet entitled Schedule of Courses, 4th Quarter, 1944 which lists dozens of courses across Canada at such locations as RMC, Camp Borden, Cdn Bomb Disposal School (Ottawa), Cdn Small Arms School (Nanaimo), etc. Moderate wear. Canadian militaray ink stamp (dated 15 September 1944) upon back cover. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; CATM (Canadian Army Training Memorandum) Magazine, Number 42, September 1944 - Royal Canadian Engineers Cover - Restricted Advice for Officers; Security; Crossing of the Moro; Meaning of S… Read More

Canada: Canadian Forces, Escadrille Squadron 12 AC&W, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pages. Text in English and French. Presents the history of CFS Mont Apica which officially opened in 1952. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos of the station and the people who operated it. Brilliant silver lettering and decoration upon front board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy..

Riverside, CA: California Museum of Photography, University of California, 1983. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 16 pages. Folds out to an excellent 8-panel large poster entitled "From Daguerre to disc - The Evolution of the Camera" which illustrates the advancement of cameras from inception to the present. Reverse side provides details of cameras illustrated on poster. Unmarked with moderate wear. Blindstamp to lower corner of front cover. A quality copy..

Canada: Nelson & Saunders Ltd., 2013. Book. Fine. Paperback. Canadian Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Over 400 pages. Includes unused access code. An unused copy. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A super copy..

Toronto: Rail Innovations, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VHS video tape with case. Sound and colour (except 1940s section). Undated. Perhaps circa 1980s. "Ride 'F' units west as we traverse the Spectacular Canadian Rockies on CP's Calgary to Field Mainline. A variety of on-the-ground action is provided by F units and SD-40's, while a superb look back to 1940 finds Triple-Headers and Selkirks assaulting the "Big Hill." Mountains, tunnels, diesel and steam, all on 'CP Laggan Sub." Includes a fascinating narration by former CPR engineer Floyd Yeats." - from back cover..

Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 1984. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 333 pages. Index. Reference notes. "Here is social history at its finest, using many new unpublished sources and conveying the human side of railway and nation-building." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy..

Montreal, Canada: Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA). Good. 1961. First Edition. Paperback. 11 pages. Features: Photo - the Montreal flood of 1886 (cover photo); The Street Car Street Railway Centenary; Montreal City Passenger Railway; the "Ottawa" about 1905 - photo and comments; Canadian Pacific T-2 Class Suburban Engine; Observations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; CRHA (Canadian Railroad Historical Association) News Report, Number 121, April (Apr.) 1961 Photo - the Montreal flood of 1886 (cover photo); The Street Car Street Railway Centenary; Montreal City Passenger Railway; the "Ottawa" about 1905 - photo and com .

Montreal, Canada: Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA), 1961. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22 pages. Features: Trail Creek Tramway; Official diagram of MTC Observation Car No. 1; Sightseeing in four cities - Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec; Maritimer to Museum - Number 5, a 4-6-0 of the Maritime Coal, Railway and Power Company (with photo); An L.C.L. shipment - decorated cars; The Winter Timetables; Pine Point Railway; Notes and news. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy..

Montreal, Canada: Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA), 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 19 pages. Features: Cover photo - CNR class U-2-e 4-8-4 No. 6153 at work; 125 years of steam excursion; 75 Years of Transcontinental Service; Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) - A Sensible Road; Vicinal Museum for Belgium; Montreal Park & Island Railway Steel Car - diagram and specifications; Notes and news. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy..

Montreal, Canada: Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA), 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 10 pages. Features: CN's new visual redesign programme for passenger trains; Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Limited; New CN colours in use; Montreal Street Railway No. 274; Early Locomotives on Vancouver Island, by I.E. Barr; Two Nova Scotia Colliery Lines to Close; Observations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy..

Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: George Krambles Transit Scholarship Fund, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Index. Bibliography. Abundant archival black and white and colour photography. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A superb copy..

USA: Credit Union National Association, 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 289 pages. Index. Written during the depths of the great depression, this work was 'Designed primarily as a text book for the assistance of those who are interested to organize, to operate, or just to learn more about the type of cooperative credit society known in the United States as the 'credit union'... Recounts the beginnings of CUNA, the Credit Union National Association." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Few closed tears to dust jacket which bears average wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy..

Canada: CAFE, 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 50 pages. Footnotes. "... A closer investigation of CUSO's activities brings to light a very strong political bias supporting left-wing and socialist, even openly communist countries and groups." - from page 1. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..

New York: Irving Berlin Inc., 1936. Book. Good. Sheet Music. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Sheet music for Cabin on the Hilltop from the 1936 RKO movie production "Walking on Air". Nice cover illustrations of the movie's stars Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond on front cover. 6 pages. Faint store stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy..

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Book. Illus. by Vroom, Richard. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 156 pages. Selective bibliography. Index of Illustrations. With 234 illustrations, 40 in full colour. "The fine furniture tradition in Canada's eastern provinces was influenced by the arrival of the Loyalists in 1783. Among those who came were people of wealth and quality who transported, by sea, furnishings that were superior in craftsmanship and design. Accomplished cabinetmakers arriving later from Great Britain and the United States continued the tradition with their skills and developed taste; father taught son, and son preserved the craft. This book deals with twelve of the most eminent craftsmen in the area over the last two hundred years." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy..