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London: S.W. Partridge and Co. 96 pages. Circa 1887. Delightfully colour illustrated front board features young girl with wooden snow shovel sitting upon sled. Lovely detailed black and white illustrations in text on most pages. Many of these illustrations depict fascinating historical events and scenes. Charming advertisements upon endpapers. Gift greetings, dated 1889, upon verso of front free endpaper else unmarked. Narrow opening in binding at page 56. Short openings to hinges. Above-average ex... more information

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Canada: Talonbooks Ltd, 2000 175 pages. Index. References. Copiously illustrated with archival black and white photography. "Like all great historic landmarks, the Lions Gate Bridge remains a source of powerful, sometimes illuminating, sometimes mysterious stories of the people and times which gave birth to it. In addition to celebrating this bridge and its grand design, this work sets out to reveal these stories for the first time, including the unresolved violation of nationhood the building of ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Richard Marek Publishers, 1980 226 pages including index. Describes a revolutionary method of natural healing based on personal blood types. Here is your complete guide - and life-saving graduated program - to the foods best for you at your present level of health. Reveals for the first time who should be a vegetarian and why, plus much much more about achieving health through proper food instead of drugs. Very light wear to tight clean and unmarked book. Light wear to complete du... more information

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Sante Fe, NM, U.S.A.: The Museum of New Mexico Press, 1988 127 pages. Index. A book on "... The magnetic attraction of artists in this century to the parish church at Ranchos de Taos." - from Foreward. Presents depictions of this subject by dozens of artists. Includes 80 plates in both colour and black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to spine. Binding tight. Quality copy. . Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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London: Chappell & Co. Ltd., 1907 3 pages of sheet music plus covers. Average wear. A sound copy.. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ... more information

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USA: Queenship Publishing Company, 1996 228 pages. The story of how a professional man with a blind wife and their six children find God while looking for adventure, excitement, and danger. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. . Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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USA: TBW Books Inc., 1978 141 pages. "...Compiled with the idea that, in paying tribute to him, a valuable reference might also be provided for calligraphiles, typophiles, and students of the graphic arts." - from Preface. Illustrated. Prior owner's name in calligraphy upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Canada: Genesis International Research Publishers, 1989 210 pages. Relates the Biblical account of creation to the sciences of geology and archeology in a logical manner. Minimal pencil markings. Light wear. Top corner of title page clipped. Nice clean copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1997 228 pages. "If ever there was a definitive examination of Preston Manning and the birth of his movement of Western Canadian Populists, this is it." - Peter C. Newman. Gift greetings upon title page else book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Attractive copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York, U.S.A.: The Polygon Press, 1942 61 pages. "Art in conflict - it has always been because it is misunderstood by so many who fail to grasp its meaning - much to be regretted - by no mean for by being rejected the urge for expression in the soul of the true artist often grows deeper with defeat" - from forward. A collection of 27 poems. Signed and inscribed by author across from title page. Average wear. Binding sound. Bookplate and two pen markings atop front free endpaper. . Signed b... more information

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New Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 1989 397 pages including index. One of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. "A work of extraordinary intelligence and, what is even rarer, a work of extraordinary wisdom." - Robert N. Bellah, New York Times Book Review. Some writing whited out inside front cover else clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Solid working copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. G... more information

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USA: C.C. Nelson, 1939 208 pages. Many black and white photos. This text arose as a result of the Wisconsin requirement that all public schools teach the conservation of natural resources. The nineteen chapters include topics such as: Animal Resources, Mammals; Birds; Fish; Lower Animal Life; Fire Protection; Fire Lanes; Tree Propagation; Forest Ownership and Management; Biological Enemies of the Forest; Forest Conservation; Conservation of Soil; and more. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper... more information

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New York: Springer-Verlag, 1982 161 pages. Index. 117 figures. "A complete, self-contained discussion of hydrodynamics for geologists and geophysicists actively searching for accumulations of oil and gas." - from back board. Corporate library stamp upon front free endpaper and fore-edge else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Quality copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Paris: J. De Gigord, 1961 282 pages. Text in French. Writing upon front free endpaper. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy.. Seventh Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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USA: Gembooks, 1962 95 pages. Maps. Black and white photos. A field guide for the gem hunter, mineral collector and tourist. Usual library markings. Library stiff boards over orignal covers. A worthy reference copy.. Third Edition. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Colpy. ... more information

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USA: McGraw Hill, 1969 215 pages. "Provides a unique pictorial approach to the design, construction, and upholstering of contemporary furniture... Profusely illustrated with a vast collection of photos of famous designs... Offers a combination of practical solutions for technical and manufacturing problems, as well as a visual source of creative and imaginative furniture designs and ideas." - from dust jacket. Former reference library with usual markings and only moderate wear. Still a quality ... more information

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Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: University of California Press, 1983 347 pages including index. Combines ethnology with a view from the inside. Author is the only non-Japanese ever accepted by geisha into their special world, and spent a year as a geisha in Kyoto. This account of her unique experience provides an intimate look into a feminine community that has been the subject of rumor and fantasy for centuries in the West. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Still a worthy reference copy. . Hard Cove... more information

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USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1978 158 pages. "Sayers is best known as the creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detective stories that have charmed and fascinated a generation of devoted readers." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Canada: Self-Published 103 pages including glossary, bibliography and references. After a serious kidney illness, author was forced to retire from nursing. Because of recurrent urinary tract infections associated with the kidney illness, she started researching products which would help to prevent and treat this illness. The product that worked best was cranberries. This book is the result of her research, as well as her personal story. Light wear. Unmarked.. Cirlox. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7... more information

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Vancouver: Versatile, 1972 161 pages. "The first 2 chapters consider the physical and human geography of B.C. and its relationship to agriculture. The remainder deals individually with the five primary agricultural areas of the province and their degrees of specialization, as well as some of the smaller areas of production." - from Foreward. Average wear. Sturdy library binding with usual markings. . Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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