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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 339 p. incl. index & appendix. VG+/VG. Clean, solid, unmarked copy. Unclipped DJ, slightly bumped. A comprehensive study of the life and career of notorious Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, by noted Middle East expert/author/correspondent Patrick Seale. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire
by Seale, Patrick
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Across the Medicine Line: The Epic Confrontation Between Sitting Bull and the North-West Mounted Police
by Turner, C. Frank
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1973. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 270 p.; edition not stated but likely first; VG+/VG; book is very nice, clean, square, just a touch of wear at corners. DJ not price clipped, slightly faded at folds, slightly bumped, 1 inch split along spine, tape residue on bottom edge at spine area. A really nice copy. Maps on endpapers. 16 page photo section. The encounter and stormy friendship of Sitting Bull and NWMP Supt. James Morrow Walsh, based on contemporary accounts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Adams vs. Texas
by Adams, Randall with William Hoffer and Marilyn Mona Hoffer
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 347 p. HC; VG+/VG. DJ has small closed tear at top of spine, slight bumping, otherwise book & DJ in very nice, clean, unmarked condition. In a case that made "Texas justice" an oxymoron, Randall Adams spent 12 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Adams' case was the basis for the movie "The Thin Blue Line". Here he tells his own story. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Almonte
by Cosentino, Frank
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Eganville, Ontario, Canada: Silent Praise, 2000. Probable First. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 119 p.; VG+; glossy tradepaper, clean, bright, unmarked. How did a small Ontario town come to be named for a Mexican statesman/diplomat? Sports historian Frank Cosentino, who previously wrote about James Naismith and Robert Tait Mackenzie of Almonte (Brothers of the Wind), became fascinated by this question. His research took him from southern Ontario to Texas, and this book covers both the life and career of Juan Nepomuceno Almonte and a brief history of his namesake town. An intriguiing look at a little-known slice of Mexican and Canadian history and an unlikely linkage. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Angles of Reflection : Logic and a Mother's Love
by Richards, Joan
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Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A.: V H P S Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing; NF/VG+; DJ price clipped, very minor bumping at top of spine (book & DJ), all else as new, unmarked, unread. "At the time her nine-year-old son was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Joan Richards was deeply involved in writing a book about the life and work of the nineteenth-century mathematician Augusus De Morgan,. Immersed in this abstract, logical world of science, Richards was forced by her son's sudden illness to confront a different kind of reality - the irrational world of a serious family illness and its consequences." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Art of Emily Carr
by Shadbolt, Doris
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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1987. First Paperback. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. First Paperback edition; Douglas & McIntyre, 1987; orig. pub. 1979; VG+; 222 p. incl. bibliography & reference notes; an overview of Emily Carr's life and art, illustrated with many coloour and B&W reproductions of her paintings. A very nice copy, just a touch of shelf wear, clean, tight, square, unmarked. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Aubrey Beardsley
by Bade, Patrick
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New York: Parkstone Press Ltd., 2001. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First edition; Parkstone Press; 2001; 95 p. incl. index. As New/As New; small hardcover volume with glossy DJ. Book cover and DJ with identical designs bySebastien Ceste; white & dark brown with red lettering, Beardsley-inspired line drawing of woman. A biographical sketch of Beardsley's life and work, lavishly illustrated with drawings, photos and paintings by Beardsley and contemporaries. A very nice little book, in beautiful condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Barbara Frum : A Daughter's Memoir
by Frum, Linda
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Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Apparent first edition/first printing; NF/VG+; appears new and unread, in unclipped DJ with very slight edge bumping. A loving and personal memoir of one of Canada's best-known and highly-respected journalists. 287 p. incl. index; illustrated with & B & W photos. A very nice copy, suitable as gift. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Before Scarlett : Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell
by Mitchell, Margaret; Eskridge, Jane (editor)
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Athens, GA, U.S.A.: Hill Street Press, LLC, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing; NF/NF, unclipped DJ; small remainder mark on bottom of text block, slightly bumped at top of spine (book & DJ) otherwise immaculate.Tan boards with dark brown cloth half-binding, title etc in gold on spine, MM monogram on front cover. DJ has youthful photo of Margaret Mitchell. By Mitchell's request most of her personal papers were destroyed after her death; these writings, from her 8th to 17th years, survived in home of a relative and were discovered by the kind of serendipity all academic researchers must dream of, but few experience. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bethune
by Stewart, Roderick
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Toronto ON: New Press, 1973. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 210 p. incl. index, bibliography, notes, appendices. VG/VG-. Nice clean condition, PO name on ffep, pencilled price, otherwise unmarked. DJ unclipped, rubbed along folds, some chipping & small closed tears. A thoroughly researched biography of Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon who served in both the Spanish Civil War and China, becoming a hero of the Chinese Revolution after his death in 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life
by Utley, Robert M.
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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1991. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 302 p., incl. index, notes, bibliography & source notes. VG; slight reading wear, numerous light rem. marks along bottom and fore-edge of text block. "The best portrait to date of the real Kid, from his shrouded origins in New York City to the escalating criminal career that ended only when lawman Pat Garrett surprised him with a bullet . . . " 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bow River Days: Growing up in Calgary, 1927-1951
by Bell, W. H.
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Nanaimo BC: Bell Enterprises, 2000. Apparent First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 150 p.; VG+; very nice small paperback, glossy white cover with B & W photo of a channel of the Bow River on cover. "Describes the author's life as a youth growing up in Calgary and its environs during the Great Depression and World War Two. He tells of scholastic affairs and escapades, of extra-curricular adventures along the Bow River, of games and music and movies in an era without television, of the utilization of horses in the city, of aviation's Golden Age, and much more. This is a book of community history, full of nostalgia for a time now past." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Boy in Buckskins
by Allan, Iris
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Saskatoon SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1978. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. G. Larue. 160 p.; Spectra series of reprints of classic publications on Western Canadian history; originally published 1959 by the Institute of Applied Art, Edmonton. VG+; from the library of the Hudson's Bay Company, with bookplate inside f.c., small library sticker on spine, otherwise unmarked, slight wear. The "story of John McDougall's first ten years in the West, 1862-1872, where he trained for his long career as a Methodist missionary among the Plains Indians." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Budge : F. R. Crawley and Crawley Films, 1939-1982
by Forrester, J. A. (editor)
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Lakefield, ON, Canada: Information Research Services, 1996. Not Stated. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Edition not stated, possible first; 112 p. incl. bibliography and chronology; essays by James Quig and James A. Forrester, interviews with F. R. Crawley, B & W photos. "Frank Radford Budge Crawley is the best kept secret in Canadian Cultural History. . . . the godfather of Canadian film and Canada's answer to Sam Goldwyn. This colourful, driven film producer, with his partner Judith Crawley, founded Crawley Films in 1939 . . . The company flourished for over forty years, making documentary films and a number of feature films, including The Luck of Ginger Coffee . . . The 1975 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary feature, The Man Who Skied Down Everest, was a Crawley Films Production." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Cardinal Leger and His Endeavours
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Montreal: Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres, 1972. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 46 p.; approx. 12 " square; unpaginated; black card covers. VG-, has some edgewear. Laid-in letter from Bernard Benoit, president of the Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres. This is a brochure detailing the missionary work of Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger in Africa, from 1968-72. The text is in French, English, German and Spanish. Illustrated with many photographs in colour and B & W. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Child of the Red Lion: An Hotelier's Story
by Maidment, Molly
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Red Lion Publications, 1994. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 128 p.; VG+; slight creasing of bottom corner of back cover, otherwise unmarked. Very nice and clean. Orig. publ. 1989 by Ex Libris Press. "For over seven decades, until her death in 1992, Molly Maidment was inseparable from the Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury's famous old coaching inn, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. In 'Child of the Red Lion' the author describes her childhood years in her hotel world - surrounded by adults whose behaviour was occasionally baffling to a young child - and even divulges some of the tricks she played on unsuspecting guests and staff. . . . [she] fondly recalls visits to her maternal grandparents' home farm at Coombe Bissett in the Ebble Valley where, among other things, she develop a life-long love of pigs." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Clinic With a Heart: The Story of Mount Carmel Clinic
by Ross, Anne G.
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Winnipeg MB: Rinella Printers Ltd., 1998. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 128 p.; paperbound; colour photo of Mount Carmel Clinic on cover. Privately published memoir by the late Anne Ross (1911-1998). "This book is a primer on Community Health Services. Mount Carmel Clinic, first incorporated in 1926, became the first community based 'total care' health centre in Canada when Anne Ross became Executive Director and introduced her 'total person' concept to health care." A much-respected Winnipeg institution is portrayed by a woman who pioneered many aspects of public and community health care. Signed by Anne Ross on title page. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Constance F. Woolson
by Moore, Rayburn S.
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New Haven CT: Twayne Publishers, 1963. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Probable first edition; 173 p. incl. index, notes & bibliography. VG-, no jacket. Cover is faded and considerably rubbed along edges and spine, has price of 95c in felt pen on upper corner of front. Solid and square in binding and interior is clean, bright and unmarked. Part of Twayne's United States Authors Series. Includes biographical sketch of Constance Fenimore Woolson as well as a discussion of her writing, including her friendship with Henry James. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Dancing Backwards: A Social History of Canadian Women in Politics
by Carstairs, Sharon and Tim Higgins
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Winnipeg MB: Heartland Associates, 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback. NEW/No Jacket. 252 p. incl. index & bibliography. NEW, just released. HC edition also available; please enquire. A handsomely-produced volume, with many B & W illustrations. "This is the story of the determined and difficult assault by women on the male-dominated citadel of Canadian politics. Combining profiles of twenty-eight remarkable women who have achieved political firsts witha richly detailed, immensely readable history of Canadian life over the last century, "Dancing Backwards" will change the way you look at Canadian history." The Rt. Honourable Sharon Carstairs, PC, has been leader of the Liberal Party in Manitoba, leader of the Official Opposition, Leader of the Government in the Senate, and Minister with Special Responsibilities for Palliative Care. Co-author Tim Higgins has had a 20 year career as actor, director and writer for television. MULTIPLE COPIES available. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Day Trips to the Desert: A Sort of Travel Book
by Nicholson, Geoff
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North Pomfret, Vermont, U.S.A.: Trafalgar Square, 1993. Apparent First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. 190 p.; VG+/VG+; nice, clean copy in bright unclipped DJ, trace of shelfwear/bumping. "In this not quire memoir, not quite autobiography, not quite travelogue, [Nicholson] travels to the edge of the Sahara in Morocco, drives across the deserts of Australia, goes on a day trip to the Pyramids and returns to the deserts of California, Arizona and New Mexico. His journeys, full of visual events and changing landscapes, give him time to reflect on his failed marriage, his new relationship, and the imminent death of his father . . ." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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