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Copenhagen: G. E. C. Gad, 1949. Wraps are chipped along the fore edge and at bottom of spine, spine is a bit creased and moisture mottled, some minor moisture staining top of pages, and previous owner name on title page. Miscellaneous articles on the environment and work of the International People's College, Elsinore, and other Folk High Schools in Denmark and elsewhere. Contributed by teachers, students and friends of the College on its 25th Anniversary; 400 pages plus B/W photo illustrations.. Trade Paperback. Good Plus..
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Adult Education in the Struggle for Peace
by International People's College, Elsinore
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The Adventure of Youth: The Psychology of Adolescence and Its Bearing on the Extension and Reform of Adolescent Education (Signed)
by Wheeler, Dame Olive A.
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London: University of London Press, 1950. Pale blue cloth binding faded top and bottom of spine, mild off-setting to front free endpaper from newspaper article laid-in, and previous owner name and address on front free endpaper; dust jacket with wear along bottom edge and 1/2" x 1/2" triangular chip top of front panel next to spine with associated tear and wrinkles. This edition has a new preface by the author. Signed by author on title page.. Signed by Author. Second Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good Plus/Very Good.
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Advice to the Beginner in the Selection of Breeding Stock (sheep)
by Arkell, T. Reg.
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Ottawa: Dominion Department of Agriculture, Live Stock Branch, 1915. White cover with name on front and some soiling to front and more to the rear, and tear to bottom of spine fold. A 16 page (including the covers) pamphlet issued by the Sheep and Goat Division which includes photo illustrations of twelve breeds of rams.. Second Edition. Pamphlet. Good..
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Aerefrygten for Livet
by Schweitzer, Albert
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Kobenhavn: Det Danske Forlag, 1946. Thumb sized water mark on front cover next to spine and lesser spotting of wraps in general, and foxing to top edge and fore edge of pages; internally clean save for owner name and date on preface page. Of the Europaeisk Kulturbiblitek series; 111 pages, in Danish. . Wraps. Very Good..
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Alanis Morissette: You Oughta Know
by Cantin, Paul
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Toronto: Stoddart, 1997. Cover with flaps. In-depth look at the then 22 year-old, multi-Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. 192 pages including list of songs, tour dates and index plus B/W and colour photo illustrations.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..
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The Alexander Memoirs 1940-1945
by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis; John North (editor)
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London: Cassell, 1962. Dust jacket is price-clipped with short tears bottom of front panel near spine and top of rear spine fold. Memoirs of one of Britain's greatest fighting soldiers with major sections on North Africa and Italy; 210 pages including battle maps and index plus B/W photo illustrations from Alexander's own albums.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.
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An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1921 (Fifty-Third Annual issue)
by Whitaker, Joseph
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London: Whitaker, 1921. The enlarged "Half-Bound edition" in red and green cloth cover (there was also a "Popular Edition" in paper cover with fewer pages); this edition has semi-flexible boards. Previous owner name top of upper board and top of title page, also faint store rubber stamp on front free endpaper. "Containing an account of the astronomical and other phenomena, a vast amount of information respecting the government, finances, poulation, commerce, and general statistics of the various nations of the world with special reference to the British Empire and the United States." 1089 pages including many ads of the day.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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The Art of Coarse Bridge
by Hughes, Spike. Illustrated By John Jensen
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London: Hutchinson, 1970. Very minor bumping to bottom of spine; dust jacket is price-clipped and has rubs and tiny chips at tips and extremities of spine panel; the background colour of spine panel is slightly faded. One of the "Coarse Series" by Hughes and Michael Green.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Very Good. Illus. by John Jensen.
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The Art of Disability: Some Ideas About Creativity, Health and Rehabilitation
by Klein, Bonnie Sherr
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Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2001. The 2000 John F. McCreary Lecture; 17 pages.. First Edition. Chapbook. Near Fine Plus..
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The Atom Rush: Man's Quest for Radio-active Materials.
by Steinert, Harald.
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London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. Dust jacket is bright, has light edge wear and a 1" tear bottom of front panel. Originally published in Dusseldorf in1957. Story of world-wide search for radio-active materials, uranium and thorium, and of the running fights between mining combines and between nations for control of deposits. The second hey-day of the private prospector, who has abandoned his pick and washing pan for the geiger-counter and the ultra-violet lamp.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.
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The Automated Citizen: Social and Political Impact of Interactive Broadcasting
by Pergler, P.
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Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1980. Some tanning of covers. Occasional Paper No. 14; pp. xxiii + 47.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine..
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Beautiful Bad Girl: The Vicki Morgan Story
by Basichis, Gordon
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Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara, 1985. Trace shelf wear bottom of spine, a slight bump top of spine and previous owner name, address and date on front free endpaper; dust jacket is bright and has some edge wear especially top of spine panel (small wrinkles, rubs and a very short tear). Runaway kid from small-town America who became the longtime mistress of Alfred Bloomingdale. 303 pages plus 16 pages of B/W photo illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Very Good Plus.
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Blood Ties: a Woman's History (Signed)
by Mander, Anica Vesel with Sarika Finci Hofbauer
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Berkeley / New York: Moon Books / Random House, 1976. Tips of boards are bumped, spine is slanted, boards are tanned in places, page margins are tanned and the rear free endpaper is rubber stamped compliments of the publisher; dust jacket has edge wrinkles, the spine panel and flap folds are darkened and there are a few light spots. Family story: author born in Yugoslavia in 1934, her maternal grandmother (Hofbauer) of Serbo-Croation heritage. This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author to Canadian writer Jane Rule "For Jane Rule / whom i hope to meet one day as i suspect that we would have much to talk about . . . / in sisterhood, Anica / San Francisco May 1977".. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Bone Museum: Travels in the Lost Worlds of Dinosaurs and Birds
by Grady, Wayne
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Toronto: Viking / Penguin, 2000. "From China to Patagonia and the Alberta Badlands, award-winning science writer Wayne Grady traces the link between dinosaurs and birds, and considers the question: Is there life after extinction?". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine.
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The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok
by Idle, Eric (editor). Illustrated By Terry Gilliam
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London: Eyre Methuen, 1974. UK price printed on rear cover. A single heavy crease on spine, otherwise pretty nice condition (note the fingerprints on cover are printed!). Typical Monty Python foolery, originally published in 1973 in hard cover.. Paperback Reprint. Large Format Paperback. Very Good Plus.. Illus. by Terry Gilliam.
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The Bridge of Reason
by Alcock, Norman Z.
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Toronto: Canadian Peace Research Institute, 1961. This pamphlet was originally mailed, without envelope and taped together, and has tape removal scars on front and rear cover; other than this it is in nice condition. A 40 page pamphlet.. Pamphlet. Very Good..
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Buck & Hickman, Ltd.: General Catalogue of Tools & Supplies for All Mechanical Trades
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London: Buck & Hickman, 1953. Bound in brick-coloured cloth over boards with gilt lettering on upper board and on spine. Large catalogue: pp. [lvi] + 1267. Cloth worn at spine ends and board tips, some scratches to boards, owner name front and back endpapers; internally nice, clean and all holding together. Heavy, and may require extra postage.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket.
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CSIS: a Paranoid Little Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, April 1992
by Smith, Jim
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Self-Published, 1992. 28 sheets, printed rectos only, plus cover sheet on pink paper. Deals with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and consists of three parts: "the full correspondence of my to-date-unsuccessful attempt to obtain my CSIS file . . .; selections from my clipping file on CSIS; and instructions on how to begin the process of trying to obtain your CSIS file.". First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Near Fine..
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Canadian Wood Pipe and Tanks, Catalogue No. 29
by Canadian Wood Pipe & Tanks
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Vancouver: Canadian Wood Pipe & Tanks Ltd Minor wear to dark brick-red coloured cloth covered boards; internally nice. Manufacturers of wire-wound wood stave pipe, continuous wood stave pipe, wood stave flumes and penstocks, creosoted wood stave culvert, cedar wood sewer pipe, cedar steam pipe insulation, wooden tanks, wooden vats, pressure tanks, wooden oil storage tanks, brine tanks, silos, wooden towers for tanks, and surge towers; circa 1930s; 96 pages with many B/W illustrations from photos showing their products, index, fold-out diagram at rear.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A Class Act: The Myth of Britain's Classless Society
by Adonis, Andrew & Stephen Pollard
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1997. Light wear to edges of dust jacket and appears to be price-clipped top of front flap yet UK price remains at the bottom. 308 pages with index.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover In Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine Plus.
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