Collectible Biography

Oxford: Museum of Modern Art. Good+. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 090583688x . Museum of Modern Art Oxford edition. Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Internal pages are clean & tight. Cover has some waviness under laminate due to light water damage (doesn't affect pages). Light edgewear to laminate, a little moreso to spine ends, light soiling/spotting outer edge of pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. The artist has used her body and personal history both as a social metaphor and material for her work. This publication examines the whole range of her large production to date and establishes the common ground between her installations, videos, performances and objects. Articles written by leading art critics and specialists included. [852] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages . more information

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McClelland & Stewart. Good+. 1979. First Edition. Softcover. 0771007248 . Internal pages clean & unmarked, age tanning to page edges. Cover has moderate edgewear, scuffing & creasing, price sticker on front. An account of the deplorable treatment inflicted on Japanese Canadians during World War Two. [459] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 456 pages . more information

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Spruce Grove, Alberta: Megamy Publishing. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0968191630 . Signed/Inscribed by author on title page: "Happy Birthday Grandpa, Robert J. Adams 2000 #20849". Fine condition - only very light wear overall, clean & unmarked. 226 pages plus author bio & booklists. When Bob, a country boy from the Stump Farm in rural Alherta, is accepted into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he embarks on a journey filled with high expectations and dreams of grandeur; he enthusiastically leaves his humble home to travel across the Canadian prairie into the nation's capital where he is trained as one of Canada's finest and then sent to small-town Saskatchewan to practice his trade without fear, favour or affection. In typical Adams fashion each story is packed with wit and humor as he shares his experiences with the effects of tear gas, penny meters, electric speed timers, and transporting prisoners in his 1960 Volkswagen Beetle. The author's third collection of short stories will leave you laughing as he comes to realize that reality is not necessarily what dreams are made of..... (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations). [osl-310]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . more information

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Spruce Grove, Alberta: Megamy. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 096819169X . Light wear to edges & corners. Interior clean, tight & unmarked. 190 pages. A recipe for yet another Adams' classic! Take one Game Warden, clad in street clothes, driving a Forestry Green ghost car in search of sheep killers, skunk pelts and his elusive brand new office. Add in supper provided by magpie legs or eggs and a smattering of sumptuous road kill. Sprinkle in a splash of sloughs, crafty lynx and exuberant hound dogs. Season with a generous pinch of humor. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sit back and enjoy as Adams services up yet another classic of his witty down home stories... (*lower shipping avail to most locations-osl) . more information

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Spruce Grove, Alberta: Megamy Publishing. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0968191630 . Signed by author on title page: "Robert J. Adams 1998". Fine condition - only very light wear overall, clean & unmarked. 226 pages plus author bio & booklists. When Bob, a country boy from the Stump Farm in rural Alherta, is accepted into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he embarks on a journey filled with high expectations and dreams of grandeur; he enthusiastically leaves his humble home to travel across the Canadian prairie into the nation's capital where he is trained as one of Canada's finest and then sent to small-town Saskatchewan to practice his trade without fear, favour or affection. In typical Adams fashion each story is packed with wit and humor as he shares his experiences with the effects of tear gas, penny meters, electric speed timers, and transporting prisoners in his 1960 Volkswagen Beetle. The author's third collection of short stories will leave you laughing as he comes to realize that reality is not necessarily what dreams are made of..... (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) [310-osl] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . more information

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Vancouver: Raincoast Books. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 1551921073 . Excellent condition - clean & unmarked. Cover has light wear to corners & a light crease on rear. Internal pages unmarked. Tells the incredible story of the Rolling Stones through their songs, going behind the scenes at the recording sessions for such classics as "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses" and witnessing the making of Stones albums, from the psychedelia-drenched "Their Satanic Majesties Request", through the decadent blue & country of "Exile on Main Street" through their 1997 album release.....Features original interviews with those close to the bank, such as Marianne Faithfull". [827]; 4to 11" - 13" tall . more information

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London: Faber & Faber. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean & tight, with only slight wear to spine ends & corners, no markings. Jacket has light edgewear, some age tanning, light soiling, a little sticker residue on front, not price clipped. 194 pages. "This book represents a pioneer attempt to provide the general reader with a concise, historically pointed account of the eventful life story of the German Renaissance astronomer John Kepler. It includes a lucid commentary on his epoch-making scientific discoveries while seeking also to afford a glimpse of his half-mystical vision of the cosmic order...." ; 8vo . more information

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Avon Books. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 0380754320 . Moderate edge & corner wear, light creasing, light rubbing to edges, light soiling to rear & outer edge of pages, slight corner curling. Interior clean & unmarked. This autobiography was written after Asimov had finished his 200th book, and recounts his life from emigration from Russia to Brooklyn to the creation of his famous Foundation Trilogy. (*Note - due to weight, there will be an addt'l shipping charge) ; 8vo; 732 pages . more information

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Monarch Press. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0671081012 . Clean, tight copy. Interior pages clean & unmarked. Cover has light edge & corner wear, some edge rubbing, light soiling outer edge of pages. B/w photos. "The films of Frederick Wiseman, unparalleled as social and artistic documents of U. S. Institutional life, have earned him international acclaim and generated continued controversy. The films - Tilicut Follies, Juvenile Court, Primate & Welfare are covered in this book in a series of critical essays, interviews, filographies etc. " (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0297766511 . Very Scarce title. Ex-library with mylar cover, spine sticker and first page stamp. Note: The title page has been removed. Good condition, would be upgraded to very good other than the missing page. Light cover scuffing/light soiling, age tanning, light edgewear. Jacket/cover not taped to book. Light soiling/spotting to outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & unmarked other than lib stamp on first page. B/w photos. "Written by a lifelong Robert Tressel enthusiast, this investigative biography tells the story of an elusive literary figure and his classic book. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was first published in 1953, but very little was known about its author, Robert Tressell, until the first edition of this biography was assembled in 1973. Traces Tressell's life and work, ranging from his upbringing in Ireland to his political organizing and writing. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 266 pages . more information

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Halifax, NS: Fleetwood Publications. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 096945130x . Hardcover clean & unmarked, one page has a crease. Jacket has light edgewear, tiny edge tears to spine ends & some light wrinkling/scuffing, crease to rear flap. A fascinating insight into life in Queen Elizabeth II's court, from the Queen's most senior advisors down to the most humble staff....including a litany of corruption, sexual perversion and gross disloyalty... [487]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages . more information

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Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0889996091 . Signed/inscribed on half title page: "To___, Very Best Wishes - Good music, and to quote Spock, 'Live long and prosper'. Sincerely, Perry Bauchman, Janaury 18, 1997". Excellent condition, only light wear overall. Light wear to edges/corners, light scuffing of covers. Interior pages clean & unmarked. b/w photos. Perry Bauchman spins this tale of his wartime career with the RCAF, his early neophyte days in Africa; shooting up German road convoys in France; downing buzz bombs over England, fierce dogfights with Messerschmitts and Focke Wolffs, and even his romance with future wife Rosemary; with flair and valor. At war's end he became a lawyer, practised law in several provinces, raised and family and retired to Victoria, British Columbia . (*Note: Shipping may be reduced, depending on your location).; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author . more information

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Montreal: Fides. Good. 1953. Softcover. Cover has considerable creasing & moderate edgewear, fading to spine. Small name stamp on 1st page. Pages are otherwise clean, couple small edge tears, 2 corner chips seen. Age tanning. "Thousands of people believed they have been cured of illnesses through the holy work of a humble Canadian, a healer named Brother Andre, and the intercession of St. Joseph. This is the story of Brother Andre and his life's work in building a shrine to St. Joseph on Mount Royal in Montreal. " (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . more information

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Havana: Publications Office of the Council of State. Good. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Cover has flaws, interior is very good. Cover has moderate to heavy wear to edges & corners and scuffing/rubbing to covers - small tears to spine bottom. Interior pages are clean & unmarked other old page price on first page and a few earmarks seen.. A few pages near front have some light wrinkling. 353 pages.Fidel Castro spoke with Frei Betto, a Brazilian Dominican friar, for 23 hours about religion and other topics. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Very Good+. 1977. Paperback. 0340222905 . Clean, tight condition. Internal pages are tight and unmarked - age tanning to page edges & inside both covers. Cover has light edgewear & light scuffing. Reprint of the 1925 classic depicting the early days of the Salvation Army. "The author served as Chief of staff of the Salvation Army from 1880 until the death of the founder, his father, in August 1912. He then succeeded his father as General, a position he held until a few months before his death in 1929." (*shipping will be reduced to all locations) [123-osl] ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 223 pages . more information

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David McKay. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean & tight, no internal markings, bumping to spine ends. Jacket has some rubbing, age tanning and several small edge tears & chips, price clipped. Foreword by Christian Herter. Mr. Briggs worked in the State Department from 1925-1962. He served as Ambassador to seven nations by appointment of three presidents. He had a long and interesting career during a fascinating period in American history. [495]; 8vo . more information

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G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0399110607 . HC/DJ - VG/good. Hardcover has light edge/corner wear and light scuffing/soiling, light soiling to outer edge of pages, interior clean & tight, other than name/address written inside front cover. Numerous b/w photos. Jacket has scuffing, edgewear and a few small tears/chips, with one larger chip bottom front corner, one small chip from spine center clipped. 320 pages. SUMMARY: A candid and probing exploration of the life and legend of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) , the western scout and buffalo hunter who, as the very embodiment of the winning of the American West, toured the world with his famous Wild West Show. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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Edmonton, AB: Keystone Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 09683372 . Blue, faux leather hardcover, no jacket (as issued) . Limited edition not stated but No. 2235 printed on last endpage. Minimal Wear overall, interior clean & tight, no markings. 69 pages, b/w photos. Colour frontispiece of Byfield. From Inside Front Cover: "By all objective standards, Ted Byfield is the finest columnist in Canada today. In the 25 years he has been publishing Alberta Report, Byfield has delivered his unabashedly conservative message with wit and intelligence, engaging and challenging his reader, and never for a second boring him.....In this book are gathered the best of Byfield's weekly columns from the past quarter century. They cover everything from abortion to zionism and are guaranteed to elicit on of two reactions in the reader - 'Absolutely right! ' or 'Absolute Crap! ' For, love him or hate him, no one comes away from reading a Ted Byfield column feeling the least bit equivocal.."; 8vo . more information

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374278474 . Hardcover is clean & tight, light soiling to outer edge of pages, no markings. Jacket has light edgewear, couple small tears and light scuffing, price clipped. 372 pages. The memoirs of the 1991 Nobel Prize laureate and the author of Auto-Da-Fe and The Agony of Flies. This is the second volume of Canetti's memoirs. Volume One is titled The Tongue Set Free. Here is an account of the author's admiration for the Viennese writer Karl Kraus plus a portrait of his first wife, Veza, and Vienna and Berlin in the 1920s. Translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel. ; 8vo . more information

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Konecky & Konecky. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. Reprint, copyright 1965. Excellent, near new condition - clean & unmarked, light scuffing of jacket. A handsome book. Written by a close personal friend of Churchill's for nearly sixty years. Focuses on the formative and crucial years fom 1906 to 1916 that shaped his political style as well as his philosophy. B/w photos. (*Book is overweight & there may be an addt'l ship charge, depending on your location) ; 8vo . more information

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Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 0316610666 . Advance proof. Excellent condition. Slight soiling upper edge of pages, light creasing to upper corner across pages & bottom cover corner. Description: In this taut, intensely dramatic narrative-the record of a perilous excursion into a remote and unmappable labyrinth of canyons in the American Southwest-two men confront immutable forces of nature and the limits of their own sanity... (400-noto) ; 8vo . more information

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G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated First American edition. Ex-library, with cover sticker and back pocket, no inside stamps, mylar covered, brown liner, attached to book. Hardcover has light edgewear/corner bumping and light soiling to page edges. Pages are clean & tight, slight wrinkling to bottom of last few pages. Light soiling inside of covers. DJ shows light soiling/edgewear/scuffing but otherwise very good. "Great Destiny recounts in Churchill's own incomparable words his experiences, adventures and achievements over a span of more than sixty memorable years. This superb autobiographical writings not only affirm his mastery of English prose and his skill as a historia, but provide remarkable insights into the daily routines and public responsibilities of a towering personality who was acclaimed throughout the free world as "the man of the century". " (*due to heavy weight, there will be addt'l ship charges to some locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 720 pages . more information

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Cambridge: The MIT Press. New. First Edition. Softcover. 0262032201 . Large softcover is new and unread, small pen marking on upper edge of pages, otherwise as new. Colour & b/w photos. Book Description: Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994) was the last survivor of a generation of European immigrants who had a major impact on American architecture. This extensively illustrated study of Belluschi's life and work sheds critical light on the remarkable accomplishments of the AIA Gold Medalist and designer (by his own estimate) of more than 1,000 buildings and projects. The book reveals the enormous power that Belluschi wielded as an arbiter of taste and a decision-maker in the 1950s and 1960s; his role in shaping the policy of the State Department in its overseas building program; and his role in securing major commissions for favored architects such as I. M. Pei. The book also discusses Belluschi's role in the development of regionalism in the Pacific Northwest and its impact on the definition of modernism as it was emerging in the United States. About the Author: Meredith L. Clausen is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Washington, Seattle (**Note: book is oversize & will incur addt'l shipping charges) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 468 pages . more information

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Toronto: Vintage Canada. Fine. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0679311246 . Trade softcover in near new condition, clean & tight, small remainder marking across bottom edge of pages. 248 pages. Matt Cohen left us all a gift when he decided, in the last six months of his life, to write a memoir. Typing is an invaluable and touching reckoning of the writing life, funny in many places, brilliant in others. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . more information

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Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773731903 . Retired library book with only light wear overall - laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers. Light edgewear, scuffing to jacket. Interior pages clean, tight & unmarked. B/w photos/illustrations. 207 pages. From Publishers Weekly: Galloway (Snake Dreamer) and 11 other Canadians, most of them authors of children's books, share their recollections of growing up during WWII. Taken together, the pieces evoke the leisurely feeling of stories shared around the family dinner table. The most memorable moments come through in the details: Janet Lunn discusses her desire to hide her grandparents' German names; Dorothy Joan Harris describes the rising tensions in the late 1930s in Japan, where her father was an English professor, that finally drove the family to Canada, as well as her inability to reconcile the stories of "ferocious" Japanese soldiers with the kindness she had known there; Jean Little writes of the "War Guests, " British children sent to Canada to keep safe during wartime....; 4to 11" - 13" tall . more information

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Ontario: J. M. Dent. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. No jacket. Light wear to spine ends & corners, light spotting to cover & outer edge of pages. Light soiling inside front cover & occasional spot throughout book. Age tanning of pages. Gift card from G. Fred on first page (typed, not signed). Pages otherwise clean & tight, b/w photos. Autobiography of Dr. G. Fred McNally who served as Alberta Deputy Minister of Education (1935-46) and Chancellor of the University of Alberta (1946-52). Spans G. Fred's life as farmer, teacher, school inspector, school principal, curriculum developer, deputy minister and university chancellor. "We hope to have preserved some of the sparkle and dynamic of a man who has influenced the educational life of all of Canada. ". Originally issued by presentation only, not sold at retail. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations); 8vo; 118 pages . more information

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London: Plexus. Very Good. 1984. Second Printing. Softcover. 0859650677 . Light wear to edges & corners, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean, tight & unmarked. Age tanning to page edges. Great b/w photos. Review: "Well done, Mr. Dalton......In the slew of Dean Biographies I've read, this came to me third. And I was in general, very privileged to read it. It is concise, thorough, factual, and eloquent. Favorite parts in all Dean bios are his chilhood years, his 3 years before success, and experiences while making his 3 films- and this book does wonderful justice to those times. You'll learn about his sex, loves, and hot & cold personality. There were a few (only a few) moments where some details lagged and dragged slightly. Those thoughts, however, disapeared instantly with the next sentence I would come upon in the book. It's in my top three Dean bios list-probably #3. Please let yourself discover Jimmy..... " ; 8vo; 356 pages . more information

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W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393029700 . Hardcover has light soiling outer edge of pages - interior pages are clean & unmarked. Jacket has very light edgewear and scuffing/light scratching of jacket, not price clipped. B/w photos.... With a united Germany now a a part of our political landscape, it is easy to forget that this event was the culmination of one of the most remarkable revolutions in modern history. But in 1989-90 millions of East Germans courageously reclaimed authority from a pervasive dictatorship of party and state... ; 8vo . more information

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Montreal: Cultural & Educational Productions. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean, with light edgewear. Interior pages clean & tight, other than old pencilled price on first page. Slight soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has moderate edgewear and a few small tears/chips, light scuffing & scratching to covers, some age tanning to paper. Not clipped. With a complete translation of his inaugural dissertation 'De Alimentorum Concoctione' and interpretive notes on Gastric Digestion along with certain other selected and diplomatic papers. Stevens is a contemporary of Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Rush, Thomas Jefferson, et al, and is credited with the first isolation of human gastric juice. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo . more information

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London: The Scientific Book Club. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Translated from the German by J. Maxwell Brown. 141 pages. Hardcover clean & tight, no markings, light soiling outer edge of pages, light corner/spine bumping. Jacket has light edgewear, couple tiny tears, light soiling & light watermark stain to spine bottom, back corners, not clipped. All who knew Teilhard de Chardin commented on his great gift for making friends. The author, de Terra, himself a distinguished geologist & palaeontologist, was a close friend of de Chardin and worked closely with him in the Far East. "The influence of Teilhard de Chardin as prehistorian, Christian philosopher and seer, has now been felt throughout the western world, and this portrait of the scientist at work increases our understanding of the man behind the ideas. " (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Calgary, AB: Glenbow Museum. Very Good+. 1989. 091922489X . Softcover. Light soiling to cover & outer edge of pages, slight crease on spine, interior pages clean & tight, no markings. B/w photos. 189 pages. Thomas Woolsey was a methodist missionary in the Edmonton, Alberta region from 1855-1864 and led an active 9-year campaign to gain the conversion of Crees and Stoneys. He laid a solid groundwork for the later, and more publicized, efforts of the father and son team of George & John McDougall. (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Peter Martin Associates. Very Good. 1975. First Edition. Softcover. 0887781225 . Clean, tight condition. Internal pages unmarked. Cover has light edgewear, edge rubbing, light creasing. 147 pages. "More than 750 memorable statements by 'The Chief' some hilarious, some profoundly moving. " (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) [osl-175] ; 8vo . more information

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Edmonton, AB: Plains Publishing. Fine. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 0920985475 . Excellent condition, clean and unmarked, slight corner wear. Aurelia was the foundress of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Quebec, a monastic community of women. Colour & b/w illustrations. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. B002EIWYM8 . HC/DJ - very good/good. Hardcover has light wear to edges and corners, corner bumping, a few light spots on cover, and light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages unmarked other than name written on title page. Jacket has some age tanning, creasing and several small tears and chips to edges. 207 pages. B/w photos. For more than forty years, John W. Dafoe was the fighting editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. Under his leadership the Free Press became one of the most influential newspapers in Canada, and Dafoe acquired an international reputation as a journalist. ; 8vo . more information

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London: Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean & tight, no markings, only slight wear, one corner bumped. Jacket has light creasing/wrinkling to a couple edges, not price clipped. A book about the filming of a A BBC television series based on Durrell's book The Amateur Naturalist, which featured the author and his wife, Lee, as narrators. After a year's work on that program, covering 49, 000 miles, the film crew had learned a lot of natural history, and Durrell had a new appreciation of filmmaking. This story of the journeys is vintage Durrell: breezy and entertaining as he recounts misadventures and the problems of filming wild animals, serious in his plea for conservation... (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo . more information

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London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Harold King. Hardcover is clean, has light edge/corner wear, interior clean & tight, first blank flyleaf missing, light soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear and a few small tears/chips, age tanning of edges. 192 pages. The "handbook of patriotism, " both passionately acclaimed and furiously denounced in France; story of Jean Dutourd, soldier in World War II and novelist. "On June 25, 1940, at the age of twenty years and six months, after having been a soldier for fourteen days, I was taken prisoner. " And so begins this memoir of a celebrated journalist regarding his experiences during World War II. (400) ; 8vo . more information

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Alfred A. Knopf Canada. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676978029 . Hardcover is clean & unmarked, a little bumping to spine bottom. Jacket has a little edge wrinkling & light scuffing, not clipped. B/w photos. 232 pages. Description: The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi – raped, tortured and murdered in Iran – Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home. Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today.... ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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UT: Shadow Mountain. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0875791123 . Boldly signed & inscribed on endpage "June, '91, to ____, May the power of love give your spirit wings! Love & peace, Deanna Edwards". Excellent condition - hardcover clean & tight. Jacket has light scuffing & very light edgewear. The touching and heartwarming story of Deanna Edward's work in music therapy, work that now takes her all over the world to present workshops to professionals and volunteers in the healthcare industry and at colleges and universities. [445]; 8vo; Signed by Author . more information

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New York: Doubleday. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. HC has light edgewear/corner bumping. There is some spotting and a stain on top edge. Interior pages are tight and have no markings other than a name written on first endpage, but the stain on the top edge affects the top corner edge of quite a few pages and part way down the edge and spine edge of back inside cover. The stain is fairly unobtrusive on the interior pages, but does affect the last couple pages and inside back cover. Cover other than a few tiny bits of paper where it was lightly stuck to the DJ. DJ has age yellowing, minor edgewear and several tiny tears & chips, light soiling/staining all around, water (? ) stain mark on spine, price clipped. 284 pages. SUMMARY: "Carol Erwin is no doubt, the last of a lusty breed of American women who wielded great power in the South and Southwest boom towns after World War I - the madams of the disorderly houses. Her candid autobiography is a raucous adventure that begins in America's great open spaces and takes us to Alaska - a story of dire poverty and eventual success as the most prosperous madam of them all......"; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . more information

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Doubleday. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first published 1958. Black hardcover has small name stamp first endpage. Very light spine & corner wear/bumping. Pages clean & tight. Numerous b/w photographs. 154 pages. DJ has light edgewear, a few small tears, tanning and scuffing on back, not price clipped. "The Caucasus is a world that stretches its rugged, mountainous body from the Black Sea to the Caspian in the south of Russia .... A world of difficult access, dangerous, variously beautiful, with lovely glens and deep gorges, rich with forests and glacier-robed. It was into this world that an American and an Englishman hiked on a pleasure trip in 1929. They were Negley Farson, the vigorous and plain-spoken foreign correspondent and author, and Alexander Wicksteed, a quixotic oldster who was trying out communism in Moscow....."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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Douglas & Mcintyre. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1553650212 . As New condition, other than slight soiling to outer edge of pages, and very slight wrinkling to part of upper edge of jacket. Signed by author on title page. 200 pages. "In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson's parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton for Fort Vermilion - once a fur-trapping frontier town, now a remote aboriginal settlement in northernmost Alberta. There, Ian and his six brothers and sisters grew up without indoor plumbing, electricity, central heating, or even a radio. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth (including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time) , the richly recalled events of Ferguson's life and a vivid array of characters make for a taut and appealingly idiosyncratic tale. " (*shipping will be reduced to some locations); 8vo; Signed by Author . more information

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London: Unwin Paperbacks. Very Good. 1986. Softcover. 0553256491 . 1st in this edition. Light creasing, light edgewar, a little edge rubbing. Interior pages are clean & tight, a couple earmarks and light age tanning seen. 350 pages. Anecdotal, unpretentious, and lively, Feynman's book is filled with stories about his outrageous adventures--from trading ideas with Albert Einstein to discussing betting odds with Nick the Greek. Richard Feynman was a great scientist, a winner of the Nobel Prize, remembered equally for his laboratory work on liquid helium and his wonderful, unquenchable vitality and sense of humor. His lighthearted approach to life made his lectures a delight and his scientific accomplishments all the more intriguing.... (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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Edmonton, AB: Ne West Publishers. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 1896300839 . Light scuffing, couple creases to cover. Corner curling and several tiny corner creases. Interior pages clean & unmarked. B/w illustrations. Review: "A captivating look into the mind and experiences of a resilient human being, .... Always Someone To Kill The Doves: A Life Of Sheila Watson is a keenly written biography, peppered with diary excerpts by a remarkable woman. Written in Paris in 1955-56, the entries portray a woman of the era, affected by her troubled marriage, genius intelligence, and the moral weight of her Catholic upbringing...." ; 8vo . more information

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London: The Adventurers Club. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean & tight, light wear to edges/corners, a little fading & bumping to spine ends. Jacket is fair to good minus - with moderate edgewear and numerous small tears/chips, light soiling, not clipped. The story of how Major John Fox of the Special Investigation Branch of the British Army, together with two other Englishmen and eight Pathans, travelling in disguise through Pakistan and the Khyber Pass to Kabul, tracked down and arrested the ring-leader of a band engaged in stealing arms and ammunition towards the end of WWII.. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Hyperion. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0786867647 . Excellent condition. Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has very light edgewear & a little scuffing. "....This readable, witty autobiography reminds you why it was generally a pleasure to watch Fox onscreen: he's a nice guy with an edge, and you don't have to feel embarrassed about liking him. "; 8vo . more information

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Leicester: Charnwood. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0708987222 . Scarce Edition, large print. No jacket as issued. This is an ex-library book but markings are fairly unobtrusive, sticker on spine, stamp first page and stickers inside back cover. Light wear to corners & spine ends, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight. This is the author's own factual and highly personal account of the Burma War. He describes life and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with whom the author, then nineteen, served in the last great land campaign of World War II, when the 17th Black Cat Division captured a vital strongpoint deep in Japanese territory. It is war in close-up, fearsome, sometimes appalling, often funny, and always a disturbing reminder of how the world and its attitudes to soldiering have changed in fifty years. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 358 pages . more information

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Thompson, MB: Inco Limited. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969191200 . Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket has light edgewear, a little curling to one bottom edge, no tears. A very attractive copy. "The story of one of the great discoveries in Canadian mining annals.....Hugh Fraser's account of the discovery, exploration and ultimate development of the rich nickel orebody at Thompson, Manitoba, tells a story of relentless dedication and pursuit. It is at once first-hand and forthright, drawn from a formidable memory and interspersed with anecdote and humor. The result is a graphic portrayal of th drain on human and monetary resources and infinite patience and persistence expended to bring the Thompson project on stream. ". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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New York: Lion Books. Good. 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Good minus condition. Moderate edge & corner wear, creasing to covers, light soiling to cover & outer edge of pages. Back cover & inside covers is affecting by a watermark type of stain, which also lightly affects a few pages. Interior pages are otherwise clean - age tanning of pages. " the story of Russia's leader Georgi Malenkov including the Russian Government, Malenkov's Presidium, the rise of anti-Semitism, the Soviet attitude on sex and the family and Malenkov's stand on war and peace. 159 pp. (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . more information

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New Star Books. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0921586353 . Excellent condition, light wear to corners, light soiling outer edge of pages, interior clean & unmarked, b/w photos. 267 pages. Biography of Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, who became an AIDS patient and a public educator on AIDS and gay rights. Dr. Jepson-Young introduced himself to the dinner-hour TV news audience, in the context of his AIDS diary which became a two-year, 111-episode series that would bring him worldwide recognition, including an Oscar nomination, as the charming and articulate pulbic educator on AIDS and gay rights. (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo . more information

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Saskatoon: Western Producer Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888332548 . Hardcover & jacket have only light wear, jacket does have some light wrinkling & scuffing front & back, not price clipped, no price on jacket. Interior clean & tight, no markings. 183 pages. "Life and landscape are inextricably bound in this evocative description of the coming of age of a prairie community. No one has written quite so eleguently of the Canadian Prairies since W. O. Michell's 'Who Has Seen The Wind'. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . more information

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