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Northern Plainsmen: Adaptive Strategy and Agrarian Life
Bennett, John W. (Washington University) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Aldine Publishing Company 1969 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
; 352 pages with index; First Edition/First Printing; Black & white photographs, diagrams; Textblock is tight with former owners name/date on front-free endpaper. Small amount neat marginalia; Green cloth-covered boards with gold title on spine. Has modest shelf wear including slight tanning to spine, small mark on back board; ....(The author, John Bennett helps bring the history and pattern of life of the Northern Plainsmen. He brings it more to modern-day by the careful examination of a sample region of the Canadian plains, demonstrating the patterns of life as they emerged and took shape in the 1960s less than a century after the great cattle drives that first brought the region under the control of outlanders, and his method is more socioeconomic rather than historical. The listed contents are: Adaptation as a Frame of Reference, The Jasper Region of Western Canada, Jasper Culture, Jasper Economy, The Indians, The Ranchers, The Farmers, The Hutterites, Cooperation and Competition in Agricultural Production, and Adaptation and Change, the Index.)
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4.99 USD
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Historic Halifax: In Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock
Borrett, William Coates Toronto, ON, Canada Ryerson Press 1948 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
; 234 pages; First Edition/First Printing; Black & white illustrations; Textblock is tight with no names or marginalia; Has two marks to fore-edge which appear slightly on edge of some pages, but no rippling - still a very nice smooth textblock; Blue illustrated endpapers; Light-aqua boards with title in silver to spine - boards overall very sound & presentable with some shelf & edge wear including light marks; Pictorial dust-jacket is fragile (with pieces missing, tears & some discoloration marks), so we have placed the dust-jacket in a protective, removable clear mylar cover, and book is priced accordingly; . (When this book was printed they had the upcoming event in 1948 for the Celebration of the 200th birthday of the historic, old City of Halifax, where during the previous seven years, a number of 'Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock' had been featured in a weekly radio broadcast dealing with a variety of historic days and events in Halifax. So to prepare for this event of entertaining thousands of visitors from all over North America, they put a number of the radio broadcasts together here in this one book for that special occasion. Further, the chapter titles are: Historic Halifax (The Warden of the Honour of the North), The Halifax Scene (Today and Yesterday), The First Mayor (A Pompous Gentleman), Citadel Hill (Our Military Diadem), Bedford Basin (Whence Weird Tales are Told), The Duke of Kent's Rendezvous (Prince's Lodge), E. Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea), The North West Arm (A Playground Extraordinary), The Narrows Bridge (Which Twice was Wrecked), The Shubenacadie Canal (A Short Route to the Bay of Fundy), Historic Houses of Halifax (Monuments of Early Days), Saint Paul's (A Venerable Landmark), The Penalties of War (The Halifax Explosions of 1917 and 1945), and Halifax in Wartime 1939-1945.)
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6.08 USD
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Mountie, 1873-1973;: A Golden Treasury of Those Early Years
Charters, Dean Canada Collier-Macmillan Canada 1973 0029734002 / 9780029734001 Soft cover Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
; Wraps; 253 Pages; No printing indicated; Black & white photographs throughout; Introductory sections by Angela M. O'Connell; Textblock is tight with no internal markings and no names. Mild tanning to pages. Pictorial cover with modest shelf and edge wear including some small nicks mainly to tail of spine; . The year 1973 marked the centennial anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This is a pictorial tribute to that history with riveting photographs.
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4.65 USD
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The '76 Games
Clary, Jack ; Brim Decaffeinated Coffee Company (Sponsor) Belleair Bluffs, Florida Snibbe Publications Inc 1976 Soft cover Very Good Book 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
; Wraps; 96 pages; Hard to find book; Promotional for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal; Tight textblock with unmarked, gently tanned pages; Pictorial cover with no tears, no creasing to spine & modest shelf and edge wear; ....('Brim', the company for decaffeinated coffee was a sponsor for the Olympics, and so effort was put forth to compile and publish this keepsake book. It not only provides background information about the history of the Olympic Games since 1896, it also allowed readers to follow on a day to day basis the principle events in the competition.)
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10.46 USD
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Murther and Walking Spirits
Davies, Robertson New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Press 1991 0670841897 / 9780670841899 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Bascove (Jacket Illustration)
; 357 pages; First Edition/First Printing; Textblock is tight & square with no names or marginalia; Endpapers are beige; Boards are black with a white cloth-covered spine, title in gold on spine; Unfaded, crisp pictorial dust-jacket with no tears and modest shelf and edge wear; We have placed the dust-jacket in a protective, removable, clear mylar cover; .....(Perhaps the greatest of this book's many achievements is to bring alive ordinary men and women through the generations, and features as the main character Gil, a forty-four year old entertainment editor of a Toronto newspaper as he is required to attend a private Film Festival. There he finds himself immersed in the troubles of the Gage family in New York at the time of the American Revolution, and he's also able to watch the Gage side of the family join in marriage with the Gilmartins in Canada, following their lives all the way to his own father's youth in Salterton.)
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4.65 USD
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Niagara Falls: In Picture and Story
F.H. Leslie Niagara Falls, Canada F.H. Leslie Limited 1937 Soft cover Very Good Book 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
; Stapled wraps; 21 pages; Tenth printing, new edition dated 1947; Black & white photographs; Pages are securely attached; No marginalia; Purple pictorial cover with modest shelf & edge wear including gentle creasing near edge; .....(An informative booklet about the history of Niagara Falls and River, and includes some nice views (black & white photographs). The Falls of Niagara are justly celebrated for their grandeur and beauty, and are seen every year by millions of visitors. At the time this was published, Niagara Falls was in two main principal parts, separated by an island. The greater division, adjoining the left bank on the Canadian side is called Horseshoe Falls, whereas the American Falls adjoins on the right bank.)
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9.09 USD
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Quick Escapes Pacific Northwest: 32 Weekend Trips from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C (Sixth Edition)
McFarlane, Marilyn Guilford, Connecticut, U.S.A. Globe Pequot Pr 2003 0762726717 / 9780762726714 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
; Sixth Edition; Wraps; 333 Pages with index; Black and white photographs; Maps throughout; Textblock is tight and clean with no internal markings or names. Bright pictorial cover with no tears and no creasing to spine. Has modest shelf wear. Here's information at your fingertips for quick escapes. Includes 32 great mini-vacations to take you away from the hustle and bustle.
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4.27 USD
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Open At the Top: Reflections on U.S. - Canada Relations (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
Minifie, James M., O.B.E. LL.D. Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland and Stewart Limited 1964 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Photograph of Nicholas II Signed by Author(s)
; 194 pages with index; First printing; Textblock is tight with no internal markings save for former owners bookplate neatly placed to front paste-down endpaper & marketing label for the author (placed to back paste-down endpaper); SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front-free endpaper with date of Jan 12, 1965 at top right; Blue cloth covered boards with title in silver; Unfaded pictorial dust-jacket with shelf & edge wear including light tanning/some pieces missing from edges (with small close tears); We have placed the dust-jacket in a protective, removable, clear mylar cover; . (This was not a thesis which endeared the author, Mr. Minifie to leaders on either side of the border, however his case is well documented and is a valuable reference (looking back and to the future) to Canadians and Americans who wish to understand the discussed issues. The author was a lifetime student of the Canadian-American relations and a Washington correspondent for the C.B.C. at time of printing, and he suggested that there was a shocking lack of intelligence and sophistication in the conduct of their relations which threatened not only the development of North America, but the structure of the whole western alliance. Stating that Canada should act more independently of the United States, Minifie said that shortsighted American policies and a lack of knowledge or interest in the legitimate aspirations of Canada are contributing to the reduction of a friendly but independent northern neighbor to the status of a satellite, if not indeed to its ultimate disintegration.)
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5.85 USD
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Canadian Car Buyer's Guide
Pape, Kenneth; Wise, Mel Newmarket, ON, Canada Pearson Education Canada 1998 0130801224 / 9780130801227 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
; Wraps; 197 Pages with index; Textblock is tight, bright and clean with no internal markings or names. Unfaded pictorial cover with no tears and no creasing to spine. Has modest shelf and edge wear. `All you need to know about buying and selling a car. Taking you step-by-step this informative guide covers; Planning your purchase, finding quality vehicles, negotiating, leasing and financing, evaluating warranties, completing the purchase, buying insurance, maintaining your vehicle and dealing effectively with dealers. Fully loaded with quick tips and practical advice.
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6.46 USD
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The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide: A Hiker's Manual to the National Parks (Revised Edition)
Robinson, Bart; Patton, Brian Alberta, Canada Devil's Head Press 1978 0969080603 / 9780969080602 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
; Wraps; 266 pages with index; Black & white photographs and maps; Textblock is tight with no internal markings save for light wear top right of the title page where a previous price sticker was removed; Bright pictorial cover with no tears, no creasing to the spine and modest shelf and edge wear; . (This book is an invitatioin to the byways of the Candadian Rockies, to the more than 3,000 kilometres of trail that thread through the valleys and passes, by the lakes and glaciers of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton Lakes National Parks, as well as the adjacent Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson Provincial Parks.)
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4.44 USD
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Spring on an Arctic Island
Scherman, Katharine Boston, Massachusetts Little, Brown and Company 1956 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Samuel H. Bryant (Jacket Design)
; 331 pages with index; Black & white photographs; Textblock is tight with no marginalia, but does have former owners name neatly written on title page; Maps on endpapers; Navy-blue cloth covered boards with title in silver to spine; Pictorial dust-jacket with tiny pieces missing from tips/top & tail of spine (has modest shelf & edge wear including small close tears); We have placed the dust-jacket in a protective, removable, clear mylar cover; .....(The author, a city-bred journalist, went with a scientific expedition of eight Americans to Bylot Island, which is four hundred fifty miles north of the Arctic Circle, and there she found herself absorbed by the life of a people who were still living a simple life from two thousand years ago - and here she shares the beauty and adventure of this limitless country. Packed with human interest as well as scientific information, this will keep you absorbed from first to last, whether it's speaking of dog-sled travel over sea ice, an almost catastrophic climb of an iceberg, or the tense drama of hunting with Eskimos.)
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5.33 USD
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