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Bruemmer, Fred Children of the North
Toronto, ON, Canada Optimum Publishing Company Limited 1979 0-88890-095-3 Hard Cover Fine Very Good General 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" Tall
A photographic and literary portait of an often ignored group - children who were born and raised in the Arctic. Describes the reaction of the early explorers to the Eskimo children and describes the inner conflict experienced by modern Eskimo children who are torn between between their native culture and their southern education. Lavishly illustrated. One small tear on front, top, right of DJ. (Ref. #ACC-C94)
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38.00 CDN
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902 |
Bruemmer, Fred The Arctic
Montreal, Canada The Montreal Star Limited 1974 Hard Cover Fine Good Geographical 12" x 10" Tall
A general work full of excellent photographs (colour and b/w). Chapters : The History, The Land, The Sea, The Plants, The Animals, The People. Several addenda sections including one on the Naskapi (pp.136-7). Bruemmer spent several weeks in Davis Inlet. Introduction by William E. Taylor, Jr. DJ has scuffs, and nicks/wear along edges. (Ref. #ACC-C94)
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63.00 CDN
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908 |
Bryan, Mike Baseball Lives
Toronto, Canada Collins 1989 0-00-215973-2 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine Sports 6-1/2" x 9-1/2" Tall
Men and women of the diamond talk about their jobs, their lives and their passion for the game. (Ref. #ACC-G168).
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40.00 CDN
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911 |
Bryce, George The Short History of the Canadian People
Toronto, Ont., Canada William Briggs 1914 New and Revised Edition Hard Cover Very Good Canadian History 6" x 9" Tall
It is no easy thing to write a competent and reliable history of any country covering four centuries of time. Jacques Cartier discovered Canada about forth years after Columbus stumbled upon the Continent of America. Previous ownerns name inside.(Ref. #ACC-C110).
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44.00 CDN
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921 |
Buchan, John Prester John
Thomas Nelson & Sons 1934 Hard Cover Very Good Autobiographies/biographies 4-1/2" x 7" Tall
Corners and edges rubbed. Previous owners name on front paste down. (Ref. #ACC-C248)
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99.99 CDN
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925 |
Buck, Pearl S. The Exile Portrait of an American Mother
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Reynal & Hitchcock 1936 Third Printing Hard Cover Cloth Very Good Fair Biography 6" x 8-1/2" Tall
A biography of the author's mother, a dauntless woman who, in a far and strange country, in the face of all danger and grief, kept to the end a flaming spirit and a stout heart. (Ref. #ACC-G70).
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91.00 CDN
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926 |
Buckler, Ernest Nova Scotia: Window on the Sea
Toronto, Canada McClelland & Stewart Limited 1973 0-7710-4690-1 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Good Canadian Geography 11" x 11" Tall Weber, Hans
A beautifully photographed book on the Canadian province of Nova Scotia with an interesting and evocative text by the author. Originally settled by the French, it passed to England in 1621, but was not officially a British province until 1713. It still retains a French flavour. Dust Jacket has closed tears, back top/bottom and front corner. Price clipped. (Ref.#ACC-C172).
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28.00 CDN
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927 |
Buckley, Peter Ernest
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Dial Press 1978 0-8037-2392-X First Printing Hard Cover Fine Near Fine Autobiographies/biographies 9-1/2" x 12" Tall ACC-G94
Price clipped. (Ref. #ACC-G94).
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55.00 CDN
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928 |
Bucyk, Johnny Hockey in My Blood
Toronto, Canada McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited 1972 0-07-0927772-3 Hard Cover Fine Fine Sports 6-1/2" x 9-1/2" Tall
This fascinating and dramatic story of a dedicated young hockey player who reached the pinnacle of sports achievement in the National Hockey League. With a special introduction by Bobby Orr. (Ref.#ACC-C38).
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19.00 CDN
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Burbank, Nelson House Construction Details
New York Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 1954 Fourth Revised Edition Hard Cover Cloth Very Good Good General 8-1/2" x 11" Tall
This is great standard work on how to build a house is an exact working guide on every detail of house construction from start to finish. Nearly 400 large format pages give dimensions, materials, processes and step-by-step working methods. DJ spine top/bottom have tears. (Ref. ACC-G25).
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40.00 CDN
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953 |
Burnell, F.S. Rome
London, England Edward Arnold & Co. 1930 Hard Cover Very Good Geographical 5" x 7-1/2" Tall
Binding slightly spotted. (Ref. #ACC-G161).
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46.00 CDN
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Burns, Lieutenant-General E.L.M. General Mud Memoirs of Two World Wars
Toronto, Canada Clarke, Irwin & Co. 1970 0-7720-0475-7 Hard Cover Very Good Good Canadian History 6-1/2" x 9-1/2" Tall
"The personal memoirs of Lt.-Gen. Burns, an signals officer in World War I who went on to command the 1st. Canadian Corps. in World War II. He went on to command U.N. forces in the Middle East after the war and was Canadian delegate to the Disarmament Committee." Taped along inside edges of Dust Jacket. Front free endpaper has been removed. (Ref. #ACC-C231)
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19.00 CDN
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964 |
Burpee, Lawrence J. The Search for the Western Sea
Toronto, Canada MacMillans in Canada 1935 New and Revised Edition Hard Cover Fine Good History 5-3/4" x 9" Tall
The story of the exploration of North-Western America. Volume I and Volume II. Edges of DJ worn and taped inside along edges. (Ref. #ACC-C32).
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222.11 CDN
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Burt, Olive W. Mountain Men of the Early West
New York, NY, U.S.A. Hawthorn Books, Inc. 1967 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Good History 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" Tall Jules Gotlieb
Danger, adventure, hard work and loneliness -- this was the life of the Mountain Men chose in the early 1800s when they forsook civilization to trap beaver in the wild, unsettled country of the West. A Mountain Man lived by his gun, his knife and his wits. Light rub marks along top of DJ with small tear bottom right of DJ. (Ref. ACC-G16).
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33.00 CDN
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972 |
Burton, G. Allan A Store of Memories
Toronto, Canada McClelland & Stewart Limited 1986 0-7710-1792-8 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Very Good Autobiographies/biographies
The autobiography of the former Chairman of Simpsons. From a childhood in Rosedale, active war service, to his years at Simpsons. Top right corner of dust jacket worn slightly, two very small closed tears bottom front of dust jacket. (Ref. #ACC-C242)
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29.99 CDN
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974 |
Burton, William Josiah Wedgwood and His Pottery
London, England Cassell & Company Ltd 1922 Limited Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Protective Jacket Near Fine Collectibles 7-1/4" x 10" Tall
This Edition is limited to fifteen hundred copies (1,000 for England and 500 for the United States of America), of which this is No. 359 of 500. With 32 Colour and 72 Black-and-White Plates. Previous owner's label inside. Edges & endsheets lightly foxed. (Ref. #ACC-G147).
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509.00 CDN
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975 |
Buscaglia, Leo F.; Bramson, Ann (editor) Papa, My Father : A Celebration of Dads
New York, NY, U.S.A. Morrow/Avon 1989 0-688-08929-1 Hard Cover Fine Fine Biographies 5 1/2" - 8" Tall
Leo Buscaglia's book commemorates his immigrant father and extols the many-faceted roles he played: hushand, educator, philanthropist, philosopher, patriot and nurturer. Papa, My Father explores the elder Buscaglia's humble beginnings, building up to a poignant chapter describing his last days. (Ref.# ACC-G177).
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25.00 CDN
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976 |
Butler, Gen. Sir William Francis The Wild Northland
Toronto, Canada The Courier Press, Limited 1911 Hard Cover Very Good History 4-1/2" x 7" Tall
Being the story of a winter journey, with dog, across Northern North America. With introduction by W.L. Grant.Small spot on front, bottom left of binding and inside front of binding is cracked. (Ref.#ACC-C34).
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37.00 CDN
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977 |
Butler, Rick Vanishing Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada Irwin Publishing 1980 0-7720-1302-0 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Fine Photography 9-1/2" - 8-1/2" Tall
This album of striking and often amusing photographs is a unique reflection of Canada's past. Natives and New Arrivals; New Nation, New Politics; Crossing the Continent; Working the Land and Sea; Canadian Cities; The Urban Workworld; Rich and Poor; At Play; Innocence Ended: 1914; (Ref. #ACC-MIS1)
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33.00 CDN
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979 |
Butler, Rick Vanishing Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada Irwin Publishing 1980 0-7720-1302-0 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Near Fine Photography 9-1/2" - 8-1/2" Tall
This album of striking and often amusing photographs is a unique reflection of Canada's past. Natives and New Arrivals; New Nation, New Politics; Crossing the Continent; Working the Land and Sea; Canadian Cities; The Urban Workworld; Rich and Poor; At Play; Innocence Ended: 1914; Very small nick on dust jacket bottom right corner. (Ref. #ACC-C241)
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33.00 CDN
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981 |
By the Editors of Canadian Business Guts Greed and Glory A Visual History of Modern Canadian Bsiness
Toronto, Canada Summerhill Press 1988 0-920197-61-2 Hard Cover Fine Fine Canadian History 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" Tall
The dramatic recounting of six decades that have transformed Canada, and a visual celebration of the people who made it happen. the famous and the infamous, the successes and the spectacular failures. Business has never been presented with so much color, imagination and verve. Includes: profiles of major corporations in retailing, real estate, manufacturing, resources and finance; overviews of entire industrial sectors such as transportation, wheat farming, forest products and the 'sin' industries of brewing and distilling; as well as hundreds of images and anecdotes that capture the spirit of Canadian business, decade by decade for the past 60 years. (Ref. #ACC-C241)
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49.99 CDN
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Byers, Mary and McBurney, Margaret Homesteads
Toronto, ON, Canada University of Toronto Press 1979 0-8020-2357-6 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Near Fine Canadian History 6-1/2" x 9-1/2" Tall Robertson, Hugh
Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto. Back of DJ has very tiny black spot. (Ref. #ACC-C120).
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44.00 CDN
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988 |
Byrd, Richard E. (Commander, U.S. Navy) Skyward
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1928 Seventh Impression Hard Cover Good No Jacket Aviation 6" x 8-1/2" Tall
Man's mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America's leading air explorers. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air. 48 illustrations. Spine faded and some discoloration on front and back boards. (Ref.#ACC-AV17).
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88.00 CDN
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991 |
C.E. Kingsford-Smith and C.T.P. Ulm The Flight of the Southern Cross
New York, N.Y. Robert M. McBride & Company 1929 Hard Cover Very Good Fair Aviation 6" x 9" Tall
With a forward by His Excellency, The Right Honourable Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia. Illustrated. Previous owners name inside. DJ nicks and tears along edges. DJ has large tear on front, left corner. Price clipped.
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63.00 CDN
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992 |
C.W. Scott-Giles & J.P. Brooke-Little Boutell's Heraldry
London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1963 Hard Cover Fine Fair History 7" x 9-1/4" tALL
Though the "gentle science" of heraldry might seem to be far removed from the utilities of our present day world, it yet enjoys a popularity surprising to those unacquainted with the charm of its history and the beauty of its form. Complementing the full and lucid text are twenty-eight Plates in colour and over four hundred text figures, and the book concludes with a comprehensive Glossary and Index to the terminology of heraldry. Price clipped inside DJ. (Ref. #ACC-MIS9).
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40.00 CDN
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993 |
Caen, Herb Baghdad By the Bay
Garden City, New York Doubleday & Company 1950 Hard Cover Very Good Good General 6" x 8-1/2" Tall Brodie, Howard
A colorful, entertaining, profile of life, people, and places in modern San Francisco. Price clipped. (Ref. #ACC-G90).
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84.00 CDN
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997 |
Calgary Real Estate Board This is Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary Real Estate Board Co-Operative Limited 1973 Hard Cover Fine Good Geographical 9" x 12-1/2" Tall
A pictorial guide to Calgary. Dust Jacket taped along inside edges. Front of Dust Jacket torn, and taped on the inside. (Ref.#ACC-C160).
Price:
17.00 CDN
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999 |
Callaghan, Morley Winter - Photographs by John de Visser
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart Limited 1974 0-7710-8750-0 Hard Cover Cloth Fine Very Good General 9-1/2" x 13" Tall De Visser, John
Winter is a sensuous & extensive celebration of Canada's most awesome season, rendered in pages of dramatic photography by John de Visser & in passages of personal prose by Morley Callaghan a predominant literary voice of this century in Canada. Small tear top back right of DJ. (Ref. ACC-C91).
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38.00 CDN
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