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801 |
Broome, Jack, Captain. SERVICES WRENDERED.
William Kimber, London, (1974).
128 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with cartoons in black, white, blue and red. "Records of World War II are incomplete without a tribute to the 'Fighting Services Title-Abbreviating Department', and the inspired minds t herein which christened the Women's Royal Naval Service the WRENS. Surely the dedicated brood - such invaluable handmaidens to Britannia in her wave-ruling activities - owes something to such a delightful title. Captain Jack Broome also feels i n d e bted to the Department for enabling him to call his gay, witty book of illustrated verses about these fledglings 'Services Wrendered'...In their many roles, in dockyards, on parade grounds, driving cars, teleprinters, or motorboats with such e nt hu si asm and apparent awe for naval tradition, gold braid and authority, there remained that beautifully balanced, built-in, not-so-subservient subservience..." Previous owners name on free front endpaper and on title page, slight color fadi ng to top ed ge of boards and bottom edge of spine, minor wrinkles at top of spine. Dust jacket has slight browning at edges, minor edgewear/rubbing. VG/VG
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802 |
Broome, John. OLIVER CROMWELL - A VINDICATION.
1972 reprint.
22 pp, 7 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Reprinted from a lecture given at "The Wessex Conference" at Winchester in 1964. Interior - small ghost sticker mark on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very small corner crease on front cover, minor rubbing. Very Good
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5.00 USD
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803 |
Brosse, Jacques et Lachouque, Henry. UNIFORMES ET COSTUMES DU 1er EMPIRE.
Bordas, Paris, 1973.
223 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour reproductions. FRENCH TEXT. Table des matieres: L'Empire ou le prestige de l'uniforme; Les uniformes de la Grande Armee; Les costumes du Sacre; Cos tumes parisiens. Light cigarette odor, light browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, two small edge tears archivally taped, very light edge browning, crease down front flap, light rubbing. Very Good-/Very Good-
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35.00 USD
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804 |
Brouillette, Jeanne S. Illustrated by Bill Barss. BUTTERFLIES. FOLLETT BEGINNING SCIENCE BOOKS.
Follett, Chicago, 1961.
32 pp, 8 1/8" H, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w drawings. "An easy-to-read account of the life cycle of the butterfly with beautiful illustrations in full color of the common butterflies of North America." "Ca refully controlled vocabulary so even your seven- and eight-year-olds can read (this) informative book." Very small bump to top edge of rear board, very light browning to edges of textblock, very light edge wear, faint erased pencil marks on f i r s t page. Dust jacket is price clipped, light wear at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light edge browning, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good
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12.50 USD
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805 |
Brouwer, Norman J. Foreword by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Preface by Peter Stanford. INTERNATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC SHIPS. SECOND EDITION.
Sea History Press, National Maritime Historical Society / Mystic Seaport Musuem, (Peekskill, New York, 1993), second revised edition.
392 pp, small 4to (10 7/8" H), soft cover. ISBN: 0930248058. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, color plates. "...a comprehensive directory of the world's preserved historic ships. This fully revised second edition gives historical and statistical information on over 1300 ships from 52 countries. The majority of vessels are illustrated with recent photographs, 16 pages of them in colour. There are 36 pages of new appendices which include a full bibliography, plus an index." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one tiny corner crease, fainy writing indentations on front cover, very minor edge wear. VG
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806 |
Brown, David. THE SEAFIRE.
Ian Allan, London, 1989 reprint.
208 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0870219898 B&w photographs, map. "When the Supermarine Seafire entered Royal Navy service in November, 1942, it was the fastest medium-level fighter afloat. But there is more to a Fle et fighter than high performance and this book describes the difficulties experienced as well as the successes achieved. Based on contemporary reports and interviews with individuals who flew and serviced Seafires from 1942 to 1954, the book d e a l s with the aircraft in depth, from its inception as a 'Spitfire with a hook' to the last Mark, examining it in its context as a general-purpose naval fighter - a role never envisaged by the late Reginald Mitchell. The text is enhanced with ov er 1 40 photographs." Previous owner's embossed stamp on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, light browning on spine and flap-folds. Near Fine/Very Good
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30.00 USD
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807 |
Brown, Dee. LONESOME WHISTLE: THE STORY OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, (1980), Ist ed.
144 pp, 8vo, HC. An abridged edition of "Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow", simplified and adapted for young readers. The story of the first transcontinental railroad, started on the east and west coast and eventually meeting in Promontory in Utah. Illus. with photos and reproductions. Boards slightly sunfaded at top. Dj has taped tear at top of front panel. Price clipped. VG/VG
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10.00 USD
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808 |
Brown, Isobel, et al. DOORS HELD AJAR.
Killick Press, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1997, Ist ed.
182 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "...reflects not only the distinctive narrative voices of its authors, but also the diverse life-experiences of these three women: growing up in Glasgow between the wars, growing up in a small Newfoundland outport, growing up within the constraints of a fundamentalist religion, coming to this country after World War Two as the bride of a Newfoundland serviceman, leaving Newfoundland as the bride of an American serviceman in the 1960s. All this, and more, i n f o r m s t h e short stories and essays contained in this book." Very light scuffing to covers. VG+
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809 |
Brown, James Ambrose. ONE MAN'S WAR: A SOLDIER'S DIARY.
Howard Timmins, (Cape Town, South Africa, 1980).
185 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. ISBN 0869781790 "Apart from its importance as an historical narrative the story told in these pages by a 22-year-old soldier has the unique quality of experience freshly ca ptured...the truth of a soldier's life in the critical battles fought in North Africa in 1941-42. It is a personal view of war with its boredom, its moments of terror, of tenderness and humour and its final realisation that war is not a glor i o u s g a me. It is written from the limited viewpoint of a young N.C.O. with his self-doubt, his fantasies and his moments of despair. It chronicles the handful of men around him...a section of mortarmen, griping, idle, insubordinate...extraor di na ri ly li gh t-hearted, never failing when courage was demanded - and finally dying together in the great and bloody battle of El Alamein which is the climax of the diary. Told in a day-to-day, sometimes hour-by-hour account, (this) is a book th at wil l t o uch a responsive chord in the heart of every man who has borne arms - in any army...The diarist has edited the original here and there and added notes which give a picture of the acutal military situation, often unknown to the writ er a t t he t ime. " Lig ht to moderate edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light browning to edges of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edge wear, moderate wrinkling along top edge and top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, o ne ti ny t ear, small c ompan y l abel on front flap, minor wear, faint handwriting indentations on rear panel. VG-/VG-
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25.00 USD
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810 |
Brown, Kingsley. BONDS OF WIRE: A MEMOIR.
Harper Collins, Toronto, (1989).
267 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0002156836 "Shot down over Holland in 1942, Kingsley Brown spent the next three years in the German POW camp Stalag Luft 3, site of the famous Great Escape. When the gates slammed shut behind him, the young Can adian pilot found himself in a fascinating world; a world of hope in the midst of dreary winters, camaraderie amongs enemies, and triumph over the ugliness of war." Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous o w n e rship marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of text block. Very Good
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811 |
Brown, Kingsley. Foreword by Dave McIntosh. BONDS OF WIRE: A MEMOIR.
Collins, Toronto, 1989, first edition.
267 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0002159724 B&w drawings. "On July 3, 1942, RCAF Bomber Pilot Kingsley Brown was shot down over Holland, and shortly afterwards incarcerated in Stalag Luft 3. He spent the next three years t here. When the gates slammed shut behind him, much to his surprise Brown found himself in a fascinating environment where hardship and trial were more than matched by the bizarre, the absurd and the comical. A seasoned raconteur, Brown brings t o l ife a whole array of unusual characters: Wally Floody, the indefatigable digger of tunnels and the engineer of the Great Escape; Hermann Glemnitz, the tough, good-humoured chief guard; and Christel Achtelik, the teenaged girl who spirited the c am p 's bean soup to beleaguered German troops in the last days of the Battle of Berlin. These remarkable adventures of a Canadian prisoner-of-war portray hope in the midst of dreary winters, wonderful cameraderie, and the imperishable bonds th at lin ke d f riend and foe alike." Remainder mark on top of text block at spine. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing and edge wear. Very Good+/Near Fine
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812 |
Brown, Linda Beatrice. CROSSING OVER JORDAN.
Ballantine, New York, (1995), Ist edition.
290 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "With power and originality that sear the mind as they break the heart, Linda Beatrice Brown has written a deeply affecting novel about the hidden inheritance of slavery. From the waning of the Civil W ar to the early twenty-first century, 'Crossing Over Jordan' tells of the haunting drama that slavery sets in motion. It passes from one generation of women to another, until it finally explodes in the conflict between a mother and daughter c a u g h t in a vortex of torment, loss, and denial." Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling and light rubbing. NF/VG
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813 |
Brown, Malcolm. THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF 1918, YEAR OF VICTORY. PAN GRAND STRATEGY SERIES.
Pan, London, 1999, 2nd printing.
392 pp, 7 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 0330376721 B&w plates. "1918 was probably the most dramatic and decisive year in British military history. In the spring there was a fear that Britain might have to evacuate her troops from the continent and lo se the war. In the summer came the great turnaround, and by autumn the German armies began to retreat. In November 1918 the First World War was over. This book tells the story of an amazing year through the authentic voice of the British sold i e r , a year in which, remarkably, the casualty rates were even higher than those of 1916 and 1917, the years of the Somme and Passchendaele." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. Very Good+
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814 |
Brown, Malcolm. THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE SOMME.
Pan, London, 1997.
380 pp, 7 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 0330352202 B&w plates, maps. "This book offers a remarkably fresh perspective on the bitterly fought 1916 campaign; it also describes the later battles of the Somme in the Great War's final year, 1918. Using hi therto unpublished evidence from the archieves of the Imperial War Museum, it tells its powerful and dramatic story through the letters and diaries of those who were there. (The author) has woven the many and varied accounts of well over a hund r e d participants - mainly British, but with not few Germans - into a rich tapestry of experience, so that the book reads less like a conventional history and more like a war novel. The characters come from almost every rank, from general to ordi na ry s o ldier, from a captain who could write, 'It's a marvellous war', or 'Hardship be damned! It's all one long blaze of glory', to a private whose attitude was, 'There is not much glory these days in dying for your country'." Interior - clean an d t igh t with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - book lightly cocked, two small corner creases, multiple creases on spine, very light edge wear, small area of surface paper loss on rear cover due to label removal, a few tiny scuffs on rea r co ver. Go od -
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815 |
Brown, Malcolm. Foreword by Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris. SPITFIRE SUMMER: WHEN BRITAIN STOOD ALONE.
Carlton/Imperial War Museum, (London, 2000).
207 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1842220438 B&w and color plates. "Summer 1940: Nazi Germany was swiftly tightening its grip on Europe. Hitler's forces appeared to be invincible, having swept through Poland, Belgium, the Nether lands and France. Invasion seemed inevitable as the Fuhrer's eyes turned to Britain, isolated against the might of facism. But he reckoned without the indomitable will and spirit of the British people and their leader, Winston Churchill. ( T h i s book) tells the story of that extraordinary time. Packed full of unique archive material and first-hand accounts, it tells the story of the men and women who fought and won the Battle of Britain in that fateful summer: the summer of the Sp it fi re ." Book slightly cocked. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine and flap-folds. Very Good+/Very Good
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15.00 USD
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816 |
Brown, Marcia. LOTUS SEEDS: CHILDREN, PICTURES, AND BOOKS.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1986),
216 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0684184907 B&w illustrations. "In the course of thirty-five years, the eminent American artist Marcia Brown has written and spoken eloquently concerning children, pictures, and books. This volume brings together thirteen of those major statements, including her three Caldecott acceptance speeches, as well as a moving memoir of her first editor, Alice Dalgliesh. The reader will find here astute comments on books published for children during the past three decades, glimpses of Marcia Brown's early years as a teacher and a storyteller in the New York Public Library, observations about her own techniques and media and her experiences in bookmaking, her beliefs about art for c h i l d r en, and warm recollections about people who have touched her life. 'Lotus Seeds' will have a permanent place on the shelves of professionals who work with children and with books as well as of parents and others who are introducing chi l dr en t o th e best in illustrated books." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light rubbing on front hinge area. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top of spine, minor rubbing on front panel, very light browning to spine. VG/VG
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817 |
Brown, Mary. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet and Bob Eggleton. UNEXPECTED DRAGON TRILOGY. 1. PIGS DON'T FLY. 2. MASTER OF MANY TREASURES. 3. DRAGONNE'S EG. THREE VOLUME SET.
Baen, (Riverdale, 1994, 1995, 1999), Ist printings.
370 pp, 373 pp, 339 pp, mass market paperbacks - 3 volumes. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet (Books 1 & 2) and Bob Eggleton (Book 3). "Left an orphan with a small dowry and a magic ring, all Summer wanted was to find a husband and settle down. But s he hadn't reckoned on the raggle-tail assortment of creatures who needed her help...the blaspheming dog, broken-down horse, crippled pigeon, half-dead tortoise and flying pig had ideas of their own, and Summer was to find her journey's end - a n d l o v e - very different from what she expected..." (Books 1 & 2). "Life was hard for Sophie: tragically orphaned not so long ago, she eked out a living as a teacher in a poor-house school in a Dickensian London slum. Then her life was turn ed u ps i de d ow n when she was informed that a previously unsuspected uncle, now deceased, had left her a handsome legacy - which she could redeem only after fulfilling a Last Request: to return a dragon's egg to its rightful place in the unchar ted wa ste s of Cen tra l Asia..." (Book 3). Interiors - very light browning in books 1 & 2, bookstore stamp in book 3, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - very light edge wear, edges of textblock of books 1 & 2 li ghtl y br ow ned . V G
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818 |
Brown, Mary. Cover art by Larry Elmore. STRANGE DELIVERANCE.
Baen, Riverdale, NY, 1997, Ist printing.
374 pp, mass market paperback. "They called the village 'Deliverance', for that was what it seemed to be to the group of refugees who stumbled across it. Mysteriously deserted, untouched by war or pestilence, the village seemed to welcome the surv ivors of the great Collapse. In their desperation no one thought it odd that the village was both empty and picture-perfect. Or that the nearby forest, 'The Wilderness', was so strangely impenetrable. And anyway, they figured, if they left t h e W i lderness strictly alone it would return the favor. As the village's previous occupants could have told them, they were wrong about that last part..." Interior - slightly cracked a pages 372/373, otherwise clean and tight with no prev i ou s ow n er sh ip marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, flat uncreased spine. VG+
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819 |
Brown, Palmer. CHEERFUL.
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957.
58 pp, 16mo (6 1/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Charmingly illustrated in color and b&w. The story of Cheerful, a little mouse born in a city church, who dreamed of living in the countryside. Very light browning to endpapers, minor browning t o pages, light browning to edges of textblock, previous owners bookplate/date/name on free front endpaper, slight browning to edges of boards and on spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has a few tiny chips, two small closed tears, light brow n i n g t o edges and flap-folds - moderate browning and small light waterstain on spine, very light edge wear/wrinkling, light soiling, tiny dint on front hinge. Very Good-/Good
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75.00 USD
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820 |
Brown, Robin A. SHARK SQUADRON: THE HISTORY OF NO 112 SQUADRON R.F.C., R.A.F. 1917-1975.
Crecy, n.p., (1994).
304 pp, large 8vo (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. drawings. "...a magnificent tribute to the men and machines of 112 recording their history from the First World War to the mid-Seventies when the Squadron was disbanded. Incl uded in the book are appendices that list the squadron's 'victory' claims, its aircrew losses in the air, known serial numbers and aircraft destroyed or damaged as a result of enemy action. The book is complemented by over 150 photographs mo s t o f w hich were taken from private albums and will, no doubt, provide an invaluable source for researcher, historian and enthusiast alike...The Squadron was probably the most publicised RAF unit of the war not only because of its distinctive ' sh ar k s mo u th ' markings bu t a lso for its remarkable combat record." Dust jacket has minor rubbing, light wrinkling at top of front flap-fold and flap. This is a new, unread book. Fine/VG+
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42.50 USD
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821 |
Brown-Reinsel, Beth. KNITTING GANSEYS.
Interweave, Loveland, Colorado, 1993.
151 pp, 9" H, soft cover. ISBN 0934026858 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, patterns, drawings. "Gansey sweaters were standard wear for nineteenth-century British fishermen. With their intricate knit-purl patterns, dropped shoulders, and easy fit, these handsome, comfortable garments are still a pleasure to wear - and knit - today. In (this book, the author) teaches you how to design and construct these durable favorites. You'll master special cast-ons, cables and increases, shoulder straps and gussets, and more. In just a few hours, you'll complete a miniature sample gansey, learning all about gansey construction as you go. Then you're ready to knit one of the author's six full-size garments - or to create your own original design. There's plenty of information on sizing, graphing, and technique - as well as blank cartoons and worksheets - to guide you through the process. (It is) designed for knitters of every skill level (and) provides all you need to know to create modern version of these old-world classics." Interior - previous owner's name/date on half-title page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light waviness to edges of text block, light edge wear, slight fading to spine color, minor rubbing. Very Good-
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822 |
Browne, Howard. Cover art by William George. THIN AIR.
Dell, (New York, 1954).
191 pp, mass market paperback. " 'If you think I killed her, say it like a man. But for God's sake, get moving and find her!' This was a desperate man pleading with a cop, a desperate man who loved his wife, wanted her back, and had eight million people playing detective to find her. 'You big-shot nine-to-five bankers think cops are like your gardeners or milkmen. Well, you'll find out different...' This was the tough cop talking, a cop who couldn't wait to see the pleading man st r a p p e d in the chair for murder..." Interior - pages lightly browned, light cracked at title-page - pages held firmly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, book cocked, light crease on s pi ne . V G-
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823 |
Browning, Kurt with Neil Stevens. KURT: FORCING THE EDGE.
HarperCollins, (Toronto, 1991), Ist edition.
195 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Color and b&w photos. "He's the three-time World Champion in figure skating. He's the first skater ever to perform the 'quad' - a jump that combines the strength and speed of long jump with the skill and grace of b allet. Canada's own Kurt Browning...traces the events and the people that have led to his phenomenal worldwide success..." Small remainder mark on bottom of textblock near spine, otherwise book is clean and tight with no previous ownershi p m a r k s . Dust jacket has minor edgewear, light rubbing, 1/2" closed tear on spine - now protected in mylar sleeve. VG/VG
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825 |
Brozyna, Andrea Ebel. LABOUR, LOVE, AND PRAYER: FEMALE PIETY IN ULSTER RELIGIOUS LITERATURE, 1850-1914.
The Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, (Belfast, 1999).
291 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 077351757X "...argues that Catholics and Protestants shared very similar views of Christian womanhood. Both lauded the influence of the virtuous Christian woman, used the same female r ole models from the Bible, and saw the home as the locus of the construction of female piety. Yet each group castigated the other for having antifemale values. Protestants developed the slovenly, drunken 'Biddy' as a stereotype of Catholic w o m e n a nd Catholics portrayed Protestant devotional and family life as cold and arid. Observers of present-day Northern Ireland will find these historical contrasts of immediate relevance." Contents: Introduction: Setting the Scene; "The Rig ht t o La bo u r, Love, and Pray" - The Cult of Domesticity in Ulster Religious Literature; The Virgin Mary: Model of Christian Female Spirituality; Women of the Bible and Early Church: Mortal Sinners and Model Saints; "A Future of Blessing and Se rvi ce" : The Mo ra l E ducation of Ulster Girls; "The Wind in Women's Wings": Defining Roles for Women in Ulster Protestant Churches; "The Cursed Cup Hath Cast Her Down": Images of Women in Ulster Temperance Literature; "She Hath Done What She Cou ld": The G ende red Con stru ction of Female Piety in Ulster Protestant Women's Missionary Literature; Conclusion. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling. F/NF
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826 |
Brubach, Holly. Photographs by Pierre Petitjean. TEN DANCERS: ON STAGE, BACKSTAGE, AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD. (PATRICIA McBRIDE, PETER MARTINS, ANTHONY DOWELL, NATALIA MAKAROVA, ALEXANDER GODUNOV, CYNTHIA GREGORY, FERNANDO BUJONES, MARTINE VAN HAMEL, PATRICK DUPOND, GHISLAINE THESMAR.)
Seaver / William Morrow, New York, 1982, first edition.
(213) pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0688012167 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Here are Patricia McBride and Peter Martins of the New York City Ballet; Anthony Dowell, Natalia Makarova, Alexander Godunov, Cynth ia Gregory, Fernando Bujones, and Martine Van Hamel of the American Ballet Theatre; and Patrick Dupond and Ghislaine Thesmar of the Paris Opera Ballet. You will see them behind the scenes and in pictures that record the fleeting moments of gr e a t p e rformance which dancers must perpetually re-create. Their biographies, based on personal interviews....display the individuality of each of them, which is as striking as the passion they share for their difficult art. By juxtaposing the p ub li c a nd private sides of these stars of contemporary ballet, 'Ten Dancers' doubly illuminates the art. After seeing Pierre Petitjean's photographs, no one can watch these or even other dancers without a sharply heightened sense of what th ey bri ng to ea ch dazzling appearance on the stage." Dust jacket has been price clipped, has areas of light edge wrinkling - mainly at top of spine and bottom of rear panel, minor edge wear, one tiny tear with crease, minor rubbing, minor brownin g a t to p o f f laps . Near Fine/Very Good
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35.00 USD
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827 |
Bruce, Charles. NEWS AND THE SOUTHAMS.
Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1968, first edition.
429 pp, 8vo (9" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "Millions of people every day buying newspapers or reading magazines react to the news as published by the Southam Press. How did the Press get its power? How do they use it? Cha rles Bruce's book, at once a biography of a family and a history of their publishing enterprise, answers the qustions and illuminates a long avenue of Canadian history....The story of Southam Press is a bright montage of news and personalitie s s h o w i ng more than a century of Canadian development, and in telling it Charles Bruce provides a skilful blend of newsmen and newsmakers, editors and politicians, heroes and murderers, scoops and scandals." Very faint cigarette odor, very li gh t e dg e we ar , tiny bump to two corners. Dust jacket has one very small edge tear, a few areas of light edge wrinkling. Very Good+/Very Good
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12.50 USD
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828 |
Bruce, Harry. Photography by Chic Harris. A BASKET OF APPLES: RECOLLECTIONS OF HISTORIC NOVA SCOTIA.
Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1982, Ist edition.
84 pp, 4to (10 3/4" H), hardcover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by Chic Harris. "Nova Scotia is rich in two kinds of history. On the one hand there are cannons and treaties; on the other, local legends and family ta les - the more intimate, hearsay history that is borne in 'generation after generation of Nova Scotians'. So says Harry Bruce in this affectionate tribute to the province's past. His careful research has yielded an ample store of records, l e t t e r s , folksongs, and anecdotes that reveal the lives behind the images of coves and highlands, ships and lighthouses, mills, churches, and homesteads that are captured in the photographs of Chic Harris." Light edgewear to boards, small scu ff o n fr on t bo ard, small paper loss due to excess glue at bottom of inside front hinge . Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling, light rubbing, tiny dint on front hinge. VG-/VG
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Bruce, J.M. THE BRISTOL FIGHTER. VINTAGE WARBIRDS NO. 4.
Arms and Armour, (London, 1985).
64 pp, 8vo, soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Part of the Vintage Warbirds series. "Each volume offers a personal selection of rare or unusual photographs highlighting fascinating technical details, operational and 'in-actio n' views, the equipment, the personnel, the drama and even the lighter side of operational activity. Never before has such a wealth of photographic material been presented in a handy reference format." Interior - clean and tight with no pr e v i o u s o wnership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very small sticker removal scuff on rear cover. VG
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830 |
Bruce, J.M. BRITISH AEROPLANES 1914-18.
Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1969), 2nd impression.
742 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover (teal blue boards with gold lettering and decoration of spine) - no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings and specification tables. "This book attempts to record the British aeropl anes that flew or were designed during the war years. It therefore includes notes on several types which were designed before the war and others which did not fly until after the Armistice...Aircraft types are listed in chronological sequenc e ( a s f ar as that can be determined) under each manufacturer's name. The only exceptions to this arrangement are the designs of the Royal Aircraft Factory: the main classes are arranged alphabetically, and the sub-types are arranged numericall y i n ea ch cl ass..." Indexed by: Aeroplanes; Engines; Manufacturers (Part I - Aircraft Manufacturers, Part II - Engine Manufacturers). Gift inscription and previous owners info. on front free endpaper, minor soiling on rear endpapers. Light ed ge w ea r t o b o ard s, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, tiny tear at top of spine, boards are rubbed/faintly scratched and have a few small areas of discoloration/soiling. VG-
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Bruce, J.M. SPAD SCOUTS SVII-SXIII.
Arco, New York, c1969.
(48 pp), small 4to (10"H) soft cover, Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No.9. "Each publication illustrates one type or major sub-types of a famous aircraft in the colour schemes and markings of the Air Forces of the world. Each issue...(contains) eight pages of colour side view illustrations, supporting black and white plan view drawings showing where necessary both upper and under surfaces, one hundred and twenty-five half-tone photographs, each issue will also contain one full colour pla t e i l l u strating t w enty examples of Unit insignia..." Errata sheet and color unit insignia sheet laid in. Interior - very light cigarette odor, light browning to inside of covers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. E xt e ri or - v ery light rubbing, very light browning to rear cover, minor wear at top of spine. Very Good
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832 |
Bruce, J.M. Foreword by R.L. Rimell. Drawings by C.A. Owers. SOPWITH SNIPE. WINDSOCK DATAFILE 46.
Albatros, Berkhamsted, 1994.
36 pp, 11 5/8" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0948414618 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings/plans, colour profiles. "The Sopwith Snipe is firmly lodged in the minds of most WWI aeroplane enthusiasts due to the epic one-sided combat fought by Major William Barker on October 27 1918 in which he brought down four Fokker D.VIIs, an action that resulted in a well-earned Victoria Cross for the Canadian pilot. The Snipe had few other opportunities for glory; No .43 Squadron was the first unit to be equipped and made its first Snipe patrol on September 23 1918. Within five weeks nearly 100 Snipes were in France and No.208's Camels were in the process of being replaced by Snipes as the Armistice was declar e d. In the immediate post-war period Snipes served with a dozen RAF Squadrons, 532 being recorded on charge by 1921, and the type soldiered on until 1928 when it was officially declared obsolete. Despite its necessarily limited role in the first ai r war the Snipe has been a popular choice for modellers and subject of at least two previous monographs and a nubmer of magazine articles. The 46th DATAFILE, however, offers the most comprehensive selection of illustrations on the type yet publi she d in one volume and contains a great deal of information hitherto unrecorded." Interior - small soft bump at top/bottom corners of text block, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at corners of cove rs. Very Good
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834 |
Bruce, Michael, Sir. 11th Baronet of Stenhouse and Airth. NO ESCAPE FROM ADVENTURE.
Hastings House, New York, 1955.
263 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "A financial disaster prevented (Sir Michael Bruce) from following the family tradition of becoming an officer in the crack Royal Regiment known as 'The Gunners', so he enlisted i n the British South African Police. At seventeen, he shot his first man; at eighteen he hunted a double-murderer across the velds of Rhodesia. By the time he was twenty-four he had fought (and was twice wounded) at ill-fated Gallipoli and on t h e w estern front through the Great War of 1914-19. Excitement dogged his footsteps as he sailed round the Horn in a windjammer; fought in a Brazilian revolution; crossed the Andes on foot; was nearly killed in a stampede of wild cattle; and was th e s ol e survivor of a gold-seeking hunt in the Amazon. Back in England, jobless, he did a stint as a reporter on a gossip 'sheet'; became a stunt actor, then press agent, in the movies; and in 1938, on the continent, established an underground for J ew s f leeing from Hitler's persecution, subsequently himself falling into the hands of the Gestapo. At Dunkirk in World War II, Sir Michael ferried British soldiers across the Channel, then got into the RAF - and into more hair-raising inci dent s.. .." Be quest bookplate on free front endpaper, slight browning to endpapers, light browning to edges of text block, slight browning on spine, light wrinkling at top of spine, small label from bookstore on rear pastedown. Dust jacket has sever al s mall edge tears and creases, small chip at top of spine, creases at bottom of ront panel, minor foxing at top inside edge, minor rubbing and soiling. Very Good/Good-
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835 |
Bruchac, Joseph. Pictures by S.S. Burrus, Jeffrey Cahpman, Murv Jacob, Duke Sine. FOUR ANCESTORS: STORIES, SONGS, AND POEMS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.
BridgeWater, n.p., (1996), Ist edition.
96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0816738432 Wonderful color illustrations and decoration throughout. "Just as we have four grandparents, and our lives come from their lives, so we might describe fire, earth, water,and air as our 'Four Ancestors'. From the giant who pulled the sun across the sky to the mighty elk who created the earth, from the greedy monster who kept the rivers from flowing to the bird whose wings made the wind, this collection offers tales fr o m more than twenty Native North American cultures. Joseph Bruchac's masterful storytelling combines with evocative illustrations by four Native American artists to create a unique celebration of the mystery and power of the natural world." Minor e dge rubbing, slight curvature to front board. Dust jacket has very light rubbing on flap-folds, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of rear flap-fold and at top of spine, light fading to color on middle section of spine. Very Good+/Very Good
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836 |
Bruens, Louis. 52 COULEURS DU QUEBEC ... CINQUANTE-DEUX PEINTRES. THE COLOURS OF QUEBEC ... FIFTY-TWO PAINTERS.
Editions la palette, Montreal, 1987.
237 pp, 4to (12" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 2980106003 B&w and colour illustrations. Bilingual text (French/English). Showcases the work of 52 Quebec artists, giving brief biographies. Francesco Alberti, Gilles Archambault, Leonard Bas que, Andre Bertounesque, Normand Boisvert, Yvette Boulanger, J. Marcel Bourbonnais, Patricia Bourque, Serge Brunoni, Albert Buscio, Christian Deberdt, Littorio Del Signore, John Der, Maurice Domingue, Robert Dupont, Lucie Fournier, Helmut Gert h , J o s eph Giunta, Francine Gravel, Monique Harvey, Richard Hetu, Vladimir Horik, Normand Hudon, Lise Jourdenais, Louise Kirouac, Pierre Labrecque, Claude Langevin, Michel Lapensee, P. Tex Lecor, Michel Leroux, Douglas Manning, Monique Mercier, Pa tr i ck M un eret, Pauline Paquin, Francoise Pascals, Claude Picher, Jacques Poirier, Marcel H. Poirier, Gaston Rebry, Philippe Richard, Alan Richardson, Gilles Seguin, Benoit Simard, Solange St-Pierre, Armand Tatossian, Claude Theberge, Tibor K . T hom as , L oui s T remblay, Pierrette Trudel, Pierre Turgeon, Mario Verdon. Very light wrinkling at bottom of spine, very minor wear at top/bottom of spine and at corners. Dust jacket has very minor wear at bottom of front panel, minor wrinkli ng a t bo tto m of spi ne, very light rubbing, two shallow dints on front hinge. Near Fine/Very Good+
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837 |
Brunhoff, Jean de. LES VACANCES DE ZEPHIR.
Hachette, (France, 1996), reprint.
Unpaginated, 4to (12 3/8" H), hard cover with pictorial boards - no dust jacket. FRENCH TEXT. Babar's friend, Zephir the monkey, goes on vacation to visit his mother and family. He becomes involved in the search for the missing Princess Isabelle and makes friends with a mermaid and other fantastic creatures. Light rubbing and minor edge wear to boards. VG
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838 |
Brust, Steven. TO REIGN IN HELL.
Ace, New York, (May 1985) 1st Ace printiing.
268 pages, PB. Cover art by Steve Hickman. "The time is The Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels - a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the fragile fabric of the universe, plunge it back int o chaos, from which all thing s come." Inside of covers are browning, otherwise clean and tight. Light edgewear on covers/spine, tiny corner creases, crease at bottom of front hinge. Spine flat and uncreased. VG-
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839 |
Bruton, Christian. BULLDOGS: AN OWNER'S COMPANION.
Crowood, Marlborough, 1998, first edition.
223 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1861261349 Many b&w photographs. "Universally acknowledged as representing the British national character, the Bulldog can trace its ancestry back to Roman times. With the prohibition on bullbaiting in the nineteenth century came a decline in the popularity of the Bulldog, almost to the point of extinction. The breed was kept alive by a few dedicated fanciers and has now adapted itself to domesticity and become an affectio n a t e companion and an ideal household pet. Whilst Bulldogs are far from vicious, they can display great courage in protecting their owners, families and property should the need arise. This detailed book traces the origins of the Bulldog and c om pa re s t he conformation of the Bulldog in the early years with today's standard. The author provides clear information on what to look for when choosing a puppy, care, management and breeding. There is also a section on holistic medicines for th e p rev en ti on and cure of common ailments and diseases. Readers will learn the correct way to show the dog, and gain useful insights into the world of judging. Packed with interesting and useful information for those thinking of buying a pu ppy, or owne rs new and old, (this) is a must for all lovers of the breed." Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, one small closed tear with soft creasing at bottom of rear panel, light rubbing. Near Fine/Very Good-
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840 |
Bryan, Liz. BUFFALO PEOPLE: PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY ON THE CANADIAN PLAINS.
The University of Alberta Press, (Edmonton, 1991).
215 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w and color photos and drawings. "The prehistoric, nomadic inhabitants of Canada had no writing, no large settlements, and very little in the way of lasting material things. Before Europeans came to North America they h ad no guns, no horses, no hard metals. What clues we have come primarily from the work of archaeologists sifting through the buried evidence - little bits of stone and bone and pottery, refuse heaps and firepits, ancient villages and buri a l s , f i n g e rprints and prehsitoric blood. Yet theirs is a long and triumphant story of survival, a story that is even now just beginning to be told." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edgew ea r/ ru bb i ng , sm al l bump to bottom corner of rear cover, with slight migration into last approx. eighty pages. This is a new, unread book. VG
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841 |
Bryant, Daniel. LYRIC POETS OF THE SOUTHERN T'ANG: FENG YEN-SSU, 903-960, AND LI YU, 937-978.
University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, (1982).
151 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "This book is the first in Western literature to focus on the poetry of Li Yu and Feng Yen-ssu. It contains nearly one hundred translations of Chinese poems written during the brief and turb ulent Southern T'ang Dynasty (907-960 A.D.). Bryant describes and evaluates the major contribution of Li Yu and Feng Yen-ssu to the evolution of the poetry form known as t'zu - a form which reflects the highly developed cultural milieu of th e p e r i o d...The tz'u and its many and varied origins are considered at length. Bryant discusses the improvisational quality which makes these poems different from the traditional shih style of the time. He also ephasizes the 'aural' quality o f t he p oe ms w hich were originally composed to be sung to music. For this reason he includes a phonetic translation of each poem as it would have been pronounced at the time of its writing." Previous owners chop (stamp) on free front endpaper . d ust ja cke t h as very minor edge wrinkling. NF/NF
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842 |
Bryce, George. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN PEOPLE. NEW AND REVISED EDITION.
William Briggs, Toronto, 1914, new and revised edition.
621 pp, 8vo, hard cover (red boards, gold lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt) - no dust jacket. Color frontispiece, b&w plates. Chapters: The Great New World; The Canadian Dominion; The Canadian Indians; The French Colon ization of New France; The French Regime in Canada and Acadia; Britain in America; The Loyalist Settlement of Canada; The King's Country - A Land of Desire (1796-1817); The Remote Kingdom of the Fur-Traders; The Making of Canada (1817-1836); T h e R e b ellions and the New Consitution; Progress in Provincial Life; Two Decades Under Confederation (1867-1887); Canada's Greatest Quarter-Century (1888-1913); Appendices. Interior - light browning to pages, small light foxing mark on prelim in ar ie s , ot he rwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light wrinkling at top of spine, light fading to spine color, tiny dint on bottom edge of front board, two tiny ink marks on fore-edge of textblock. VG-
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843 |
Bryden, John. DEADLY ALLIES: CANADA'S SECRET WAR, 1937-1947.
McClelland & Stewart, (Toronto, 1989), Ist edition.
314 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0771017243 B&w photos. "...probes the secrets that were never meant to be discosed. Backed up by documents believed to have been destroyed, the book traces Canada's pioneering role in the development of chemical and biological weapons before, during, and immediately after the Second World War. It also examines parallel research being done in the United States and Britain..." Two tiny corner bumps, ligth wrinkling and tiny t e a r at top/bottom of spine, book cracked at page 129 - pages holding firmly. Dust jacket has minor wear and light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, two tiny tears, light rubbing. Very Good/Very Good
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844 |
Brzezinski, Richard. Colour plates by Angus McBride. POLISH ARMIES 1569-1696 (2). OSPREY MILITARY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES 188.
Osprey, London, 1987, first edition.
48 pp, 9 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 0850457440 B&w photographs, map, reproductions, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Foreign Autorament; The Royal Guard; Private Armies; Town and City Forces; Tatars; The Zaporozhian Cossacks; Warfare in Poland; The Plates. Interior - Small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing, three tiny sticker removal marks on front cover. Very Good
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845 |
Brzezinski, Richard. Colour plates by Angus McBride. POLISH ARMIES 1569-1696 (1). OSPREY MILITARY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES 184. (I)
Osprey, London, 1989, reprint.
48 pp, 9 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 085045739X B&w photographs, map, reproductions, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Chronology, Organisation and Recruitment; Cavalry; Infantry; The Lithuanian Army; Pospolite Ruszenzie (Levy of the Nobility); Flags, Command Insignia and Field Signs; The Plates. Small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; faint erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small light scuff mark on front cover, minor corner wear, minor general rubbing. Very Good
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846 |
Buch, Mary Hawkins (Inscribed by) with Gossage, Caroline. PROPS ON HER SLEEVE: THE WARTIME LETTERS OF A CANADIAN AIRWOMAN.
Dundurn Press, Toronto, (1997), Ist printing.
171 pp, 8vo, soft cover with self-flaps. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. B&w photographs. "A first-hand account of the experiences of a young Canadian airwoman who served both in Canada and on overseas duty, this series of 150 letters brings h ome the day-to-day immediacy of life in uniform during the Second World War. Moments of hilarity interspersed with impatience and frustration are recorded verbatim, along with an underlying sense of urgency about winning a war that hung in t h e b a l a nce for too long. Written to the Dean of Women at Macdonald College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Mary Buch's letters lay untouched for over fifty years after her return to Canada from England in 1945. Today they serve as a looking-glas s in to th e Wa r Years that is tinged with the freshness of youthful spontaneity and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. Carolyn Gossage has interwoven colourful contextual sidebars that provide today's readers with an overview of the times and c ir cum sta n ces t hat h ave become increasingly elusive in the intervening years." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, slight soft crease to top corner of rear cover - with very light migrati on into las t few pap ges, sp ine flat and uncreased. VG+
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847 |
Buchan, John. MR. STANDFAST.
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1953, reprint.
320 pp, 7 1/2" H, hard cover in dust jacket. Richard Hannay (hero of 'The 39 Steps'), relates his adventures during the First World War. Small store label on front pastedown, pages browning lightly, browning to edges of text block, light browning and small ink mark on spine, minor edge wear. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has small hole on front flap-fold, tiny chips/tears - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap folds, fading/browning/small water stain on spine, light rubbing/soiling. Very Good-/Good+
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848 |
Buchan, John. MEN AND DEEDS. (CONTAINS: THE CAUSAL AND THE CASUAL IN HISTORY; JULIUS CAESAR; THE MASSACRE OF GLECOE; GORDON AT KHARTOUM; MONTROSE AND LEADERSHIP; LORD ROSEBERY; THE KIRK IN SCOTLAND.)
Peter Davies, London, 1935, 2nd printing.
352 pp, large 8vo (9 1/16" H), hard cover (dark green boards with gold lettering on spine, top edge gilt), no dust jacket. Book cracked at pages 192/193, very light browning to pages, small crease with tiny chip at bottom edge of pages 37/38, light browning on fore-edge and bottom of textblock, light wrinkling at tiny tears at top/bottom of spine, light edge wear, a few small light areas of discoloration on boards. Very Good-
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849 |
Buchan, William. (John Buchan). JOHN BUCHAN: A MEMOIR.
Griffin House, Toronto, 1982.
272 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 887601081 B&w photographs. "John Buchan was a man of remarkably diverse achievements: writer, lawyer, politician, soldier, scholar and, finally, Governor-General of Canada. He was the friend of Roosevelt and of George V, of Henry James and T.E. Lawrence; indeed, there was scarcely a prominent figure of the twenties and thirties whom he did not know. His contemporaries are among the most successful men of their day; his nov e l s , still widely read, dominated the market between the wars; his histories and biographies are much admired; his achievements in public office demonstrate a gift for government and a visionary wisdom. Yet through all his work there runs a thr ea d sp un of the simple beliefs by which he stood - courage, truth, loyalty, honour, compassion. Such a creed made him kindly, gentle and much loved; his untimely death provoked an enviable outburst of sorrow and sense of loss. To his public, ho wev er , a nd to succeeding generations, he is an enigma, often mistakenly accused of attitudes he never held. This book, by his son, shows John Buchan as he appeared to his family and close friends, an appealing and intimate portrait of a man whos e fa me rest s - perhaps wrongly - on his skill as a novelist. Drawn from the author's own memories, and from privileged and unpublished sources, this is an elegant study of the private face behind the public mask, in the light of an extraordinary care er. " Ti ny s oiling speck on top edge of rear board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinking, a few tiny specks of soiling on inside, very slight fading to spine color. Very Good+/Very Good+
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850 |
Buck, Robert N. Introduction by Wolfgang Langewiesche. WEATHER FLYING. REVISED AND ENLARGED THIRD EDITION.
Macmillan, New York, 1988, revised and enlarged third edition.
311 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0025180215 B&w photographs, drawings, maps. "Revised and updated, this edition includes: New ways to obtain weather information before and in flight using national TV coverage and the new-st yle FSS stations; An expanded section on the use of satellite pictures, including new illustrations; A simple explanation of wind shear and its avoidance, with an appraisal of the new instrumention to help fly through it; The latest information o n r adar and its use, and the importance of Stormscope, especially for smaller aircraft." Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. Fine/Very Good
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851 |
Buckler, Ernest. Illustrated by Walter Richards. OX BELLS & FIREFLIES: A MEMOIR.
McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1968, first edition.
302 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "Oxen were still yoked to sledges and the scythe and the ax and the crosscut saw were common everyday tools when Ernest Buckler grew up on a Nova Scotia farm at the edge of the wilderness. (This book) recalls those days. With sudden stabbing immediacy it brings the reader a bird sound, an odor, acrid or delicious, a remembered vagary of wind or sun, the timbre of a voice, or the true look of the men and women who peopled the Nova Scotia of Mr. Buckler's boyhood. It brings back as well the whole texture of a life that now exists only in our memories of the snowbound world of Whittier and the farm life of our grandfathers' times - a life so deeply rooted in t h e e l e m entals of earth and rock, wind and weather, and so closely paced to the rhythm of the seasons, of birth, growth and death, that each change on the face of nature (a blood-red sunset, a frost at dawn, the first pales leaves on a silver b ir ch ) i s re so nant with meaning...." Gift inscription and two small stamps on free front endpaper, small bump to top edge of front board, minor rubbing. Dust jacket is price clipped, has very light edge wear/wrinkling, two very small tears an d o ne ti ny ch ip. V G/VG
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852 |
Buckman, Robert, Dr. NOT DEAD YET: THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DR. ROBERT BUCKMAN. COMPLETE WITH A MAP, MANY PHOTOGRAPHS & IRRITATING FOOTNOTES.
Doubleday Canada, Toronto, 1999, first printing.
237 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0385526647 B&w photographs. "Dr. Robert Buckman is well known on both sides of the Atlantic as a television presenter of medical topics, a best-selling author, a cancer physician and ( occasionally) an entertainer. In this unusual autobiography, he tells the story of his life so far: as an exceptionally small child, a young physican, a performer (appearing on stage with the Monty Python crew), columnist and author. What mak e s t h is book even more intriguing is that he has also been a patient - suffering a near-fatal auto-immune disease in 1979 and an inflammation of the spinal cord ten years later which has left him partially paralyzed. In these pages, Dr. Buckman d ea l s un flinchingly with medicine, health, theatre, sex, love, television, alcohol, money, telephones, flatulence, filing systems and a few other minor details of modern life. 'Not Dead Yet' is often funny, sometimes hilarious, occasionally ser iou s a nd a lwa ys engaging." Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing. Near Fine/Near Fine
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853 |
Budrys, Algis, ed. (L. Ron Hubbard, Frank Herbert, Ray Aldridge, Jamil Nasir, M. Shayne Bell, Jo Beverley, Leonard Carpenter, J.R. Dunn, Nancy Farmer, Karen Joy Fowler, James Alan Gardner, Nina Hoffman, Anne McCaffrey, Tim Powers, Frederik Pohl, et L. RON HUBBARD PRESENTS THE BEST OF WRITERS OF THE FUTURE.
Bridge, (Los Angeles, CA, 2000).
414 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w illus. "...sixteen creative stories from the first eight volumes (of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future) that helped launch successful careers have been assembled, providing hours of reading entertainment - your ticket to spellbinding adventures across the galaxy." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, light rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG
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854 |
Buehler, Richard, editor. (Bob Reece, Robert M. Lewis, Gerald Thomas, Michelle A. Broderick.) NEWFOUNDLAND STUDIES. VOLUME 13 NO. 2. FALL 1997.
Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1997.
Paging runs 127 - 219, 9" H, soft cover. Graphs, tables, map. Contents: "Such a Banditti": Irish Convicts in Newfoundland, 1789. Pt. II; "Representative-beggars of a Set of Paupers": The Politics of Social Welfare and Traditional Newfoundland; "E arly Life Crises and the Resolution of Conflict": Meaning in a Franco-Newfoundland Fairy Tale; Economic and Religious Restrictions on the Timing of Marriage in Trinity Bay Newfoundland, 1890-1939; Book Reviews; Index to Volume 13. Interior - s m a l l bump to top edge of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small bump at top edge of front cover, three very small scuffs on rear cover, minor rubbing, small curl at bottom corner of rear cover. Very Go od
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855 |
Buker, George E. SWAMP SAILORS: RIVERINE WARFARE IN THE EVERGLADES 1835-1842.
University of Florida, Gainesville, 1975.
152 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0813003520 Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. "Until the Second Seminole War the United States Navy had generally employed the Federalist doctrine (cruiser-commerce-raiding), but the un iqueness of this Indian conflict caused the navy to adopt a new offensive strategy. For the first time in history the American Navy was pitted against a nonmaritime foe. There were no single merchantmen to attack; there were no cruisers to e n g a g e in single-ship combat; there were no enemy fleets to be repelled from the nation's harbors. Instead, there were Indians practicing guerilla tactics in a watery environment - the Everglades of Florida. Athough it was not apparent at th e be gi nn in g o f the war, the navy's only hope for victory lay in the development of a strategy for riverine warfare. It was a kind of warfare that demanded specially trained combat groups, organized for sustained land/sea operations. It requir ed jo int ac tio n wi th the army. It called for a naval command familiar with setting up and directing complex operations and diverse forces to achieve an overall objective. In developing a strategy of riverine warfare, United States Navy polic y e volv ed f rom a de fe nsi ve to an offensive position, from a society of highly individualistic and inflexible sea captains into a well-meshed cooperative unit capable of working not only alone but also with the army. Between 1835 and 1842, the nav y cam e of age. Her e i s a dramatic account of that vital time, enhanced by an awesome setting, which will engage and enlighten both the scholar of naval history and the armchair sailor." Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown. Du st ja cket h as ve ry li ght ed ge w ear/ wrinkling, two very small closed tears with crease, light browning, very light soiling on rear panel and spine, tiny light stain on front panel. Near Fine/Very Good
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856 |
Bull, Emma. WAR FOR THE OAKS.
Ace, New York, (1987), Ist printing.
309 pp, PB. Cover art by Pamela Patrick. "A terrible beauty walks among us for those with the power to see it: glittering creatures with unearthly eyes, horrid hobgoblins that squat in the shadows. The people of modern Minneapolis go about their daily buisness unaware that a war is being fought in their midst - an age-old war between the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Only Eddi McCandry can see the battle lines being drawn - for she's been drafted into a fairy war, whether she want s t o f i g h t or not..." Interior - pages browning, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, remainder mark at top of textblock, spine flat with thin cut across width (no paper loss). VG-
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857 |
Bull, Mary Kate. Signed. Illustrated by Henry Osler Bull. SANDY COVE: THE HISTORY OF A NOVA SCOTIA VILLAGE.
Self-published, printed at Lancelot Press, Hantsport, N.S., 1978.
188 pp, 8 1/16" H, soft cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. B&w illustrations. ISBN 0889990816 Contents: Preface; The Loyalists; The Settlement, 1788-1820; The Churches; The Government; Village Life, 1860-1870; The Sea; People and Places Reme mbered; Today; Appendices: Stephen Fountain's customers in Sandy Cove, 1788-1815; Memorial addressed to his Excellency, John Parr, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's province of Nova Scotia, 14 January, 1788. PANS. List attached to t h e Memorial; Names on Gravestones in Anglican, Baptist and United Church cemeteries in Sandy Cove (1809-1976); A Partial list of Sailing Vessels Owned or Built at Sandy Cove 1808-1890 from the Sailing Registers of Digby (D) and Weymouth (W) and als o from de Wolf 'Register of Nova Scotia Shipping. Halifax, 1866 (deW); Captains Courageous from Sandy Cove - from Digby Courier, July 13, 1923; General Register of the Sandy Cove School, 1898 Senior Class; Summary of some discharge papers of Chipma n Harvard Saunder (1872-1961); Tourist Information; Notes; A Selected Bibliography; Index. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight darkening to spine, very minor soiling, two creases at bottom corner of front c over. Very Good
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858 |
Bull, Stephen. Color plates by Christ Hook. WORLD WAR ONE: GERMAN ARMY. BRASSEY'S HISTORY OF UNIFORMS SERIES.
Brassey's, (London, 2000), Ist English edition.
144 pp, 4to (11 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos, drawings, reproductions, uniform studies. "...a thorough analysis of the uniforms, weapons and equipment employed by German forces between 1914 and 1918. From the mud and trenches of the Western Front to the snow and forests of the Eastern Front, it is the first book to take a comprehensive look at what the German soldier wore and fought with and how this was transformed by the exp e r i e n c e of battle..." Dust jacket has very light rubbing, minor edge wrinkling. NF/VG+
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859 |
Bull, Stewart H. THE QUEEN'S YORK RANGERS, AN HISTORIC REGIMENT
Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, (1984), Ist ed.
248 pp., sm 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Col. pictorial ep's. The story of a Canadian regiment that can trace its lineage through more than two hundred years to the early days of European history on this continent. Illus. with photo s., maps & drawings. Slight cigarette odor, small bump causing soft creases to top corner of pages 1-42, light waviness to fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, very light edge wrinkling, a few light wrinkles in laminate, v e r y l ight rubbing, very light browning to top inside edge. VG/VG
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860 |
Bull, Theodore, editor. RHODESIAN PERSPECTIVE.
Michael Joseph, London, 1967, first edition.
184 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, fold-out map showing land apportionment in 1965. "The first and major portion of this book consists of a factual account of some of the more important political, social and economic developments in Britain's colony of Southern Rhodesia from the time of the first European occupation to the present day. It draws on historical records, official reports and government statements to explain what the Land Apportionment Act is, why it was introduced, and what its practical effects are; to examine local government, the educational systems, and economic development in urban and rural areas; to analyse the effect which some of the past and present legislation has on the living and working conditions of black and white Rhodesians; and, in the process, to illustrate the political attitudes of Europeans and Africans, and the separate development of the racial communities. (It) collates much of the kind of factual material which used to appear regularly in the Salisbury journal, the 'Central African Examiner', before it ceased publication. UDI and the censorship imposed under the Emergency regulations in November, 1965, resulted in the 'Examiner's' December issue being heavily cut - about half the material submitted for censorship was banned. The journal's publishing company launched a court case to challenge the legality of censorship and so, by implication, of the Rhodesian regime, but this was unsuccessful and the December 1965 issue was therefore (its) last. The factual material in this book was prepared by former contributors to the 'Examiner' and edited by Theodore Bull, the sponsor and former editor of the journal. His own personal assessment of British policy on Rhodesia, before and since UDI, and the likely outcome of the present deadlock, forms the second part of the book. His conclusions are controversial, and readers of widely differing political views could be equally shocked by them, but they may stimulate a healthy reassessment of attitude towards the whole unhappy Rhodesian situation." Previous owner's place, date and signature on free front endpaper; slight bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, slight browning on spine and flap-folds, very light rubbing. Very Good/Very Good-
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861 |
Bull, Wm. Perkins. Inscribed. (Archibald Cameron Macdonell, Thomas L. Kennedy, Roy F. Farrand, R.V. Conover, T.V. Anderson, Hanford MacNider.) FROM BROCK TO CURRIE: THE MILITARY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLOITS OF CANADIANS IN GENERAL AND THE MEN OF PEEL IN PARTICULAR, 1791 TO 1930.
Perkins Bull Foundation / George J. McLeod, Toronto, 1935.
772 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth spine/corners, lighter gray/blue paper-covered boards) - no dust jacket. Errata slip and spare spine label tipped in at rear. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON REVERSE OF FRONT FREE ENDPAPER: "MAJOR M.S. BOEHM GREETINGS AND REGARDS FROM HIS FRIEND WM PERKINS BULL. TORONTO, MARCH 1942." B&w photos, drawings, reproductions, color plates, maps (one fold-out). Appendices: Men of Peel Who Served in Non-Canadian Forces (British and Foreign); Men o f Peel Who Served in the War of 1812; Documents Regarding Laura Secord's Trip to Beaver Dams; Rebellion of 1837; Men of Peel Who Served During the Fenian Raid, 1866; Ditto, In the South African War; Men and Women of Peel Who Served in the Great W a r ; Peel Golfers in the Great War; Distinguished Soldiers of Peel in the Great War; memorials of the Great War; Miscellaneous Service of Men of Peel; Offices of the Various Battalions of the York Militia, Peel Militia, and Sedentary Militia, E nt ro ll ed in Peel; Officers of the Active Militia of Peel; Officers Commanding the Active Militia of Peel Since 1866; Honorary Colonels and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonels of the County's Regiment; Supplementary Information. Minor ink offset from i nsc rip tio n, light edge wear, heavy browning to spine label - still very legible, browning to spine and edges of boards - heavy at top edges, light rubbing, slight fading to color on top of text block, tiny loss of paper at top of rear board, very lig ht b rown ing to edges of text block - slight soiling on fore-edge of text block, two pages with small corner crease, slight bump at corners of rear board - migrates into adjacent pages. Good+
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862 |
Bulla, Clyde Robert. A LION TO GUARD US.
Harper, New York, (1989).
117 pp, soft cover. "Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown, in America, thousands of miles away. All Amanda has to remember him by is a little brass lion's head he gave his family to guard them while he is gone. Now here mother has just died leaving Amanda to take care of her younger brother and sister. As head of the family, Amanda finally decides to take her brother and sister to America to find Father. The oc e a n c r o s s i ng is long and hard, and the children don't know whom to trust. But with the lion's head to guard them, Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out fine." B&w illus by Michele Chessare. Minor edgewear to covers and sligh t br ow n in g to p ag e edges, inside of covers browned. VG
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863 |
Bullock, Alan. HITLER AND THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THE RALEIGH LECTURE ON HISTORY, BRITISH ACADEMY, 1967.
British Academy, London, 1967.
Paged 257 - 287, 9 11/16" H, stapled in wraps. From the proceedings of the British Academy, Volume LIII. Interior - previous owner's bordered stamp and personal library number on inside of front cover, small ink mark under publication date on titl e page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - hand written title and author's name on spine, light browning to edges of covers, very light soiling, soft crease at top corner of rear cover - migrates slightly int o l a s t few pages. Very Good-
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864 |
Burgess, Gelett. NEW GOOPS AND HOW TO KNOW THEM. HINTS AND EXAMPLES FOR CHILDREN WHO WOULD BE LITTLE LADIES OR LITTLE GENTLEMEN.
Random House, New York, (1951).
70 pp, 4to, HC with decorated boards - no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w with drawings by author. "This manual of manners stresses the do's and don'ts of everyday behavior. The time-honored virtues of cleanliness, friendliness, kindlin ess and politeness will be quickly and easily learned by any youngster who is given a chance to pore over the pages of this amusing book." Interior - one column of 'score card' on last page of book is filled in, small tear to upper margin o f p a g e 6 7 (archivally taped), soft crease to first two pages - otherwise book is clean and tight. Exterior - moderate edgewear/rubbing, spine color is faded, but lettering is still legible, slight fading to rear cover, corners very slightly b um p ed . S ca n a vailable on request. G+
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865 |
Burgett, Donald R. Foreword by Martin Blumenson. CURRAHEE!
Ballantine, New York, 1968.
189 pp, mass market paperback. "Told simply but with total recall, this is the combat narrative of a 19-year-old paratrooper who took part in the momentous invasion of Normandy as a PFC in 506th Parachute Regiment (101st Airborne Division) and foug ht almost continuously for five days and nights in the battle to secure the beachhead. In 'Currahee!' Burgett tells of killing and heroism, the confusion of war and the shock of death, as he presents his stunning eyewitness account of D-Day - l i v i n g through an experience he could never forget." Interior - light to moderate browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, tiny scuff at top of spine, book slightly cocked. Ve ry G oo d
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867 |
Burke, Ed. GLASS BLOWING: A TECHNICAL MANUAL.
Crowood, Marlborough, 2005, first edition.
143 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1861265212 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w drawings. "No one can fail to be excited by the sight of hot molten glass being blown into shape. This beautiful book ca ptures that excitement and explains with practical detail the secrets of the glass blower's art. Written by Ed Burke, one of the leading glass blowers in the UK, it gives a thorough and complete account of this ancient and compelling art, and c e l e b rates the design potential of this incredibly versatile material. (Covers:) Tools and equipment - includes advice on the tools and workspace required, as well as instruction on designing and building a furnace, annealing oven and glassmak er 's b en ch ; Solid glass objects - introduces basic techniques such as gathering glass from the furnace, shaping glass, blowing a bubble and using the pucellas; Glass blowing - explains how to make tumblers, bowls, vases, wine glasses and jugs, wit h a dvi ce on how to deal with common problems; Colour - covers the different forms of colour, how to use solid, chips and powder as well as basic and advanced techniques; Lavishly illustrated with some 200 photographs and line drawings of step- by-s tep proc ess es and finished examples of studio glass." Light edge wear to boards - mainly on bottom, a few tiny marks on bottom of text block. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light rubbin g. V ery Good/ Very Go od
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868 |
Burley, David G. A PARTICULAR CONDITION IN LIFE: SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL MOBILITY IN MID-VICTORIAN BRANTFORD, ONTARIO.
McGill-Queen's University Press, Kingston, (1994), Ist printing.
309 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. "...offers a new perspective on industrial capitalism and class formation in Canada. Using Brantford, Ontario, as a case study, he provides a cultural analysis of the business community during the mid-nineteenth cen tury and shows that, because self-employment was so pervasive, the impact of industrializatin was particularly striking. Self-employed businessmen were forced to try to locate themselves in an emerging class system that often contradicted t r a d i t i o n al Victorian social ideals of independence and manliness. Burley's exploration of the tensions behind the conflicting values - tension both between myth and reality and within the bourgois world view of itself - is an important a d di ti on t o th e li te rature on business behaviour and Victorian cultural history." Two small areas of brown staining at bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has light edgewear/creasing, light wrinkling due to dampness to bottom half of rear pane l/ spi ne (ba rel y not ic eab le from front). VG/G
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869 |
Burlingame, Burl. ADVANCE FORCE PEARL HARBOR: THE IMPERIAL NAVY'S UNDERWATER ASSAULT ON AMERICA.
Pacific Monograph, Kailua, Hawaii, 1992.
480 pp, 10" H, soft cover with self-flaps. ISBN 0962922714 B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, maps. "Drawn from American and Japanese sources, (this) is the first comprehensive examination of the Imperial Navy's submarine assault on America. R elegated by most historians to a lesser role in the saga of Pearl Harbor, the role of Japanese submarines and the spirited and highly successful American defense against them is highlighted and placed in its proper perespective." - James P. Delgalo . Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - bump at top of rear hinge/spine area - migrates into pages/gutter, small bump on rear edge of spine, light scuff across bottom of text block, tiny tear with slight crease a t bottom edge of front cover. Very Good-
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870 |
Burnell, Joyce. Inscribed. Illustrated by Karen Stephenson. GHOSTS OF OAKVILLE & HAUNTED HALTON. B00 TOO.
Self-published, Oakville, Ontario, c2005.
57 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w drawings. Inscribed facing the title page: "For your entertainment only - Joyce Burnell. Jan. 2005". A collection of stories about hauntings in Oakville, Ontario and the surrounding area. Includes: The Captain and the Mystery Light; Spirit Seen at St. Paul's; Sixteen Mile Creek; Burnhamthorpe Road; The Haunted Statue; The Coachman; Free Spirit Returns to Freestone House; Wallpaper; etc., etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light fading to color of spine, two very small light soiling marks n front cover - tiny mark on rear cover. Very Good
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871 |
Burness, Lawrence R. A SCOTTISH HISTORIAN'S GLOSSARY.
Scottish Association of Family History Societies, n.p., 1997.
Unpaginated (approx. 44 pp.), 8 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0874722129 "While (this book) may chiefly assist readers of Kirk Session Records and Scottish legal documents connected with genealogy, it is hoped that it will also be of use to historians and others engaged in various fields of research." Interior - light cigarette odor, very light browning to edges of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light browning to edges of textblock and to edges of covers and spine, small ghost sticker mark on front cover - slight loss of illustration color. Very Good-
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872 |
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. THE TROUBLES OF QUEEN SILVER-BELL. AS TOLD BY QUEEN CROSSPATCH.
Derrydale, New York, (1992).
68 pp, 7 1/4" H, hard cover with pictorial boards - no dust jacket. Charming color illustrations by Harrison Cady (famous for his work on Thornton Burgess's books). Contains two short stories: "In the first Queen Silver-Bell loses her temper (whi ch she normally keeps in a tiny silver cage) and becomes Queen Crosspatch. In the second a little girl is changed into a rook to hatch abandoned eggs." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. N e a r F ine.
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873 |
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Illustrated by Spencer Baird Nichols and W.T. Benda. THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA.
Copp, Clark, Toronto, c1916.
55 pp, small 8vo (7 9/16" H), hard cover (purple cloth with colour pastedown on front cover, gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers, sepiatone and b&w illustrations, including tissue-covered frontispiece. A little hunchback ed boy travels to Bethlehem and is cured by the infant Jesus. Very light browning and tiny foxing marks on endpapers, previous owner's name and date in ink on free front endpaper and on verso of frontispiece, darkening to top of textblock, a f e w s m all scuff marks on front board picture, a few rub lines on rear board, light wrinkling to top/bottom of spine, light fading to spine color, very light wear at corners. Very Good-
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874 |
Burnford, Sheila. BEL RIA, DOG OF WAR.
Michael Joseph, London, (1977), Ist edition.
204 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Cover art by Geoffrey Appleton. The story of Bel Ria, a tough little terrier, one-time circus performer, during World War II. Bel spends time on the North Atlantic convoy run and later in the Blitz. Tiny bump to t op of spine. Dust jacket has light edgewear/wrinkling. VG+/VG
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875 |
Burns, Florence M. WILLIAM BERCZY.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Don Mills, Ontario, 1977.
64 pp, 8 1/2" H, soft cover. ISBN 0889022372 One of 'The Canadians' series. The story of William Berczy, born in Wallerstein, Swabia, who came to Upper Canada, becoming a founding father of Toronto. Contents: Prologue; Early Life; Adventures in Turkey; The Painter in Italy; William and Charlotte in London; Emigrants for America; The Genesee Tract; York; London Revisted; Disillusionment in York; The Artist in Montreal; William and Sons in Quebec; Death in New York; Further Reading. I n t e r i or - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light wear at bottom of rear hinge, light rubbing, minor soiling. VG
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876 |
Burns, Michael, ed. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT: FIFTY YEARSOF ROYAL FLYING.
Blandford, Poole, 1986, first edition.
160 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0713718889 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Carrying the Royal Family by air is a unique job and to do it, there is a unique flying unit. Now fifty years old, The Queen' s Flight of the Royal Air Force operates to probably the highest standards of any organisation in the world of aviation. Their bright red helicopters, Andovers and now BAe 146s are a familiar sight on Royal occasions, their punctuality and rel i a b i l ity taken for granted. The effort which goes into maintaining those standards, and into assuring the Royal Family's safety and comfort in the air, is the fascinating subject of this fully authorised book. Behind the aircrew is the back-u p te am i n Operations, the engineers, the administrative staff, the ground support for the helicopters, the stewards and the security staff - they all play their part, and they all find a place in this book. The history of the Flight (and indeed of Ro yal fl yi ng, which goes back to July 1917) is also recounted both in narrative form and in cameo reminiscences from ex-members of the Flight; these include Brian Trubshaw, later Concorde's test pilot. With 150 photographs to illustrate the te xt, the resu lt is a rare glimpse behind the royal scene, which will intrigue anyone with an interest in aviation." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling/soft creassing at top edge - mainly on rear panel. Ne ar F ine/ Very Goo d
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877 |
Burns, Robert. SONGS AND POEMS.
Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, n.d..
110 pp, including colophon, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (plaid paper-covered boards with title block on spine) in slipcase with title label on front. A collection of over 100 poems and songs by Robert Burns. A line of tiny light foxing marks across page 5/6, slight darkening to spine, small area of soiling on either side of the spine (due to handling when taking the book out of the slipcase), one very small corner bump. Slipcase has some light wear at edges and corners,;light soiling; light rubbing; small waterstain, light erased pencil marks and light browning on title label; small corner tear reglued. Very Good/Good
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878 |
Burpee, Lawrence J., ed. Maps by John Bartholomew and Son, Ltd. AN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CANADA.
Thomas Nelson and Sons, Toronto, 1927, Ist edition.
i-vii, 32 pages of color maps, 1-48 pp notes on maps, chronology, bibliography, small 4to, HC (no dust jacket). Errata sheet tipped in at contents page. Contents: Introductory - Physical Conditions and Native Races; Discoveries and Explorations; War Maps and Plans (including Seven Years' War, War of 1812, Northwest Rebellion); Political Development; Industrial Development; Boundary Disputes and Settlements (including Oregon, Alaska, Labrador); Population - Distribution and Racial Origin. I nterior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear/rubbing, very slight fraying to corners, top/bottom of spine, lettering clean and bright - overall a sound, clean copy. V G
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879 |
Burrage, A. Harcourt. THE IDOL OF SAINT MONCREETH: A SCHOOL STORY OF MYSTERY, HUMOUR, AND SPORT.
Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, n.d. (gift inscription dated 1928).
319 pp, 12mo (7 3/16" H), hard cover (orange cloth with black lettering and illustrations on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. B&w frontispiece. A public school mystery featuring the theft of The Gold Cup of Saint Moncreeth, the adventures of The Detective Clique and cricket. Moderate browning on endpapers, gift inscription on free front endpaper, book very slightly cocked, slight darkening to top of textblock, minor soiling to edges of textblock and on boards, very small bump to top corners of boards, very light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Good+
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881 |
Burrow, Len and Beaudoin, Emile. UNLUCKY LADY: THE LIFE & DEATH OF HMCS ATHABASKAN, 1940-44.
McClelland & Stewart, (Toronto, 1989), reprint.
198 pp, oblong 8vo, (8 3/4" H x 11 1/2" D), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0771018126 Profusely illustrated with b&w photos, maps and colour reproductions - wonderful pictorial end papers of Athabaskan at speed. "The Athabaskan was the second o f the Canadian Tribal Class Destroyers, sister ship to the Haida. The story of Athabaskan's life and death has been lovingly retrieved from forgotten archives and her daily log. In her short life she was pounded by the sea and battered by bombs, g unfire, and torpedoes. She spent her finest and final hours fighting alongside her sisters in the 10th Flotilla in 1944, helping to clear the English Channel of enemy ships prior to the invasion. 'Unlucky Lady' is a memorial - to a ship, to the me n who served her, and to Canadians who served atsea more than forty years ago." Book is slightly cocked, has small bump at top corner of boards. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, small tears at top of flap-folds - archivally taped; 4" rep aired tear with creases, wrinkles and some delamination at bottom of front panel, 1" tear archivally taped at bottom of front flap-fold, very light rubbing and a few tiny dints on front panel. Very Good/Good+
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882 |
Burrs, Mick. (Inscribed by author on free front endpaper.) DARK HALO.
Coteau, (Regina, SK, 1993).
103 pp, 8vo, soft cover. LARGE INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR ON FREE FRONT ENDPAPER. "Hitler and Stalin stalk these poems. Mick Burrs examines the Fuehrer's love of King Kong. He probes Stalin's relationship with his washerwoman mother, who knew him as her little 'ZoZo'. He confronts the kind of mind that can reduce individuals to political symbols or mere numbers. But tyrants are not only found in political office. He sees a direct connection between the rise of the modern dictator and the phe onomenon of the multiple murderer. 'Every multiple murderer is a miniature tyrant,' Burrs writes; 'he only lacks an enormous arsenal, a loyal following, and a sacred cause'." Interior - clean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, s p i n e i s flat and uncreased. VG+
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883 |
Burton, Anthony. THE GREAT DAYS OF THE CANALS.
David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1989.
224 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 071539264 Map endpapers, profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions. "....takes you on a nostalgic journey through the past and present and reveals....the futur e of Britain's canals. Canal building, with special sections dealing with architecture and engineering, the steady development of trade, waterways craft and the early days of pleasure boating and many other topics of interest are enthusiasti c a l l y a nd lovingly portrayed by an author who has been researching and writing about canals for over twenty years. A good deal of emphasis is placed on people, starting with the engineers and navvies, then leading on to the boat people and in cl ud in g th e p leasure boaters and the new generation of restorers. Much of the material has never appeared in print before and includes taped interviews with boating families...." Faint cigarette odor, slight waviness to edges of texblock. D ust ja cke t has v ery light edge wrinkling, slight browning to spine, light rubbing. VG+/VG+
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Burton, David. THE RAJ AT TABLE: A CULINARY HISTORY OF THE BRITISH IN INDIA.
Faber and Faber, London, 1993, first edition.
240 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 057114389X "When the British were in India they developed a curious cuisine all of their own. As they made their mark on their host culture, the formidable memsahib - or English housew ife - made sure that much traditional cuisine was rejected in favour of an impossible combination of European customs, and the results were frequenlty chaotic. Anglo-Indian cooking was at its best when it achieved a kind of cultural balance; mu l l i g atawny, kedgeree and Worcestershire sauce are all products of the Raj. Drawing on first-hand accounts, David Burton includes over sixty authentic recipes, adapts the best of them for the modern cook, and builds up a fascianting, often hilar io us p ic ture of the British - at best, endearingly naive, at worst, ignorant and xenophobic - seen through the kitchen door." Light browning to pages and edges of text block, slight bump at fore-edge of text block - up to approx. page 80, light wr ink lin g a t top/bottom of spine, front board is slightly bent with a soft crease down the middle, one tiny corner crease. Dust jacket has light wear/wrinkling and tiny a few tiny tears/chips at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, several tiny din ts o n fr ont hinge. Good+/Very Good-
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885 |
Burton, Tim. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 1993, first edition (stated and with complete number line).
Unpaginated, oblong (9 1/4" H x 11 1/4" D) hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1562824112 Illustrated in Tim Burton's characteristicly eerie style. "In all the world, there's no place like Halloweenland and Jack Skellington is Halloween's most imp ortant figure. It's Jack who devises Halloween's most macabre tricks and frights, and he's done it year after year with delight. But this year, something isn't quite right: Jack has grown bored with the usual Halloween pranks, and the joy of seei n g shock and horror on people's faces has faded. One night, while out for a walk in the woods, Jack stumbles upon something he's never seen before: a strange door carved into a tree. Stepping through the door, Jack stumbles into a world unlike an y he's ever known. He finds himself in a bright, cheerful, colorful place called Christmas Town. Immediately captivated by all the Christmas sights - shining tinsel, sparkling lights, gaily wrapped presents, and sweet confections - Jack knows that h e must somehow find a way to become part of it all. And Santa Claus himself provides the key as Jack decides to bring Christmas to Halloween - with Jack starring in Santa's role!" Minor rubbing on rear board. Dust jacket has some areas of very li ght edge wrinkling, very light rubbing on rear panel, tiny dint on rear hinge. Very Good+/Very Good
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886 |
Buruma, Ian. Signed. MURDER IN AMSTERDAM. THE DEATH OF THEO VAN GOGH AND THE LIMITS OF TOLERANCE.
Penguin, New York, 2006, first edition (remainder mark).
278 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE PAGE. ISBN 1594201080 "It was the emblematic crime of our moment: On a cold November day in Amsterdam, an angry young Muslim man, Mohammed Bouyeri, the son of Moroccan immigrants, shot and killed the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, great-grandnephew of Vincent and iconic European provocateur, for making a movie with the Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali that 'insulted the prophet Mohammed'. After Bouyeri shot Van Gogh, he calmly stood over the body and cut his throat with a curved machete, as if performing a ritual sacrifice, which in a very real sense he was. The murder horrified quiet, complacent, prosperous Holland, a country that prides itself on being a bastion of tolerance, and sent shock waves across Europe and around the world. Shortly thereafter, Ian Buruma returned to the country of his childhood to investigate the event and its larger meaning. The result is his masterpiece: a book with the intimacy and narrative brilliance for which Buruma is renowned. (His) entire life's work has led him to this story - the tale of what happens when political Islam collides with the secular West, and tolerance finds its limits." Small remainder mark on bottom of text block, light waviness to edges of text block. Dust jacket has some very minor edge wear/wrinkling. Very Good+/Very Good+
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887 |
Busch, Fritz-Otto, Corvette-Captain. Translated from the German by Eleanor Brockett and Anton Ehrenzweig. THE SINKING OF THE SCHARNHORST: A FACTUAL ACCOUNT FROM THE GERMAIN VIEWPOINT.
Futura, London, 1974.
186 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0860071308 B&w maps/battle plans. "On Christmas Day, 1943, blinded by the fury of an Arctic blizzard, encircled by enemy destroyers, the German battleship Scharnhorst fought for her life. The luck of the Schar nhorst had become a legend. In 1942 she had slipped unscathed through the Channel under the very bows of the British fleet to harry the Arctic convoy routes. The British convoy which sailed for Murmansk on Christmas Eve, 1943, seemed a perfect t a r get for another lightning raid. In fact it was a trap to lure the battleship into the open and then destroy her. This is the story of Scharnhorst's dramatic sortie from her Norwegian lair. The story of a battle fought with outstanding cour a ge a ga inst impossible odds until the most feared of all Hitler's battleships sank at last off North Cape." Interior - moderate browning to pages, clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - moderate browning to edges of text bl ock , s mal l wrinkle on spine. Very Good
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Busch, Fritz-Otto. Translated from the German by Eleanor Brockett. THE STORY OF THE PRINZ EUGEN.
Futura, London, 1975.
222 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0860072339 Maps/battle plans. "Launched in 1938 - commissioned in 1940 - sunk in 1946 - famed for her beauty, speed and grace of line - The Prinz Eugen was Germany's most modern heavy cruiser. She took part in the sinking of the Hood. She made the notorious Channel dash with the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. From Norway, threatened by invasion, to the Baltic in 1945, where Hitler's hard-pressed troops fought for survival: through five long years of war th e Prinz Eugen and her crew endured the ceaseless pounding of enemy bomber and torpedo and the relentless savagery of the sea. This is the story of those years." Interior - light browning to pages, large soft corner crease on first three pages, a fe w pages with a very small corner crease, light browning to pages, tiny stain on first page and on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate edge wear, large diagonal crease on front cover, very small corner creases on covers, browning to edges of text block, spine slightly concave with one light crease, three small areas of scuffs/surface paper loss on rear cover. Good-
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889 |
Busch, Wilhelm. Edited and annotated by H. Arthur Klein. Translated by H. Arthur Klein and others. MAX AND MORITZ, WITH MANY MORE MISCHIEF-MAKERS MORE OR LESS HUMAN AND APPROXIMATELY ANIMAL.
Dover, New York, 1962.
216 pp + publisher's catalog, 8vo (8 7/16" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with Busch's b&w cartoons. Bilingual text (English/German). "Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908), endowed with an equipotent facility with sketch-pad and rhyming dictionary, c reated during his career some of the most arresting sketches and drollest verses the world has ever seen. Few men since his time have shown the same ability to match simple yet penetrating pictures with rollicking, quotable verse. In his nat i v e G e rmany he is still by all odds the best-loved creator of illustrated light verse....(Many of his pithy aphorisms have long since become folk sayings among the Germans.) The variety of tone and subject matter is wide: Busch is in turn male vo le nt , j ov ial, sardonic, diabolical and even bloodthirsty as he castigates hypocrisy, stodginess, stupidity, egotism, drunkenness, and other human foibles....The English translations are both ingenious and faithful; in most cases they are the fi rst En gl ish tr anslations ever made. Those who do not read German may be certain that the original has been translated into English with its spiciness and sense intact. Both the German and the English appear side by side, so that readers o f Ge rman may sa vor Busc h's own delightful rhymes, while those who are learning German will find it an enjoyable way to gain familiarity with the langauge...." Interior - very light browning to pages, faint cigarette odor, otherwise clean and t ight with no pr evio us o wners hip marks. Exterior - browning to edges of textblock, browning to covers, very small ghost sticker mark on front cover, very small surface paper loss at bottom of spine and bottom corner of front cover. Good+
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890 |
Bush, George. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES: 1991-1992.
Brassey's, Washington, (1991), Ist printing.
135 pp, 16mo (6 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "...the annual blueprint for the U.S. security posture. It contains an outline of American national goals and interests, an overiew of world trends, descriptions of regional challenges, and polit ical, economic, and defense agendas. Written in clear, layperson's English, it is a must read for every involved citizen." Dust jacket has been price-clipped and has minor rubbing. F/VG+
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891 |
Bush, Karen and Irving, Ross. SUCCESSFUL JUMPING: TRAINING YOUR HORSE WITH GRIDWORK.
Crowood, Marlborough, 1997, reprint.
157 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1852237635 "All horses and ponies have some aptitude for jumping, but it is up to the rider to develop the natural talent that a horse may possess in order for it to realize its full po tential. One of the most effective ways of doing this is through using gridwork, a logical system of training that increases the horse's confidence, encourages the development of good musculature, and improves the horse's accuracy, agility an d t e c h nique. It can be adapted to suit the individual needs of any horse and can be introduced at any stage of its jumping career. The benefits of gridwork are beyond dispute, but too often it is the subject of misunderstanding and, consequen tl y , ab us e, which can lead to the onset of problems rather than to the resolution of them. In (this book), gridwork is demystified and explained in a way that will enable anyone to develop a safe and effective training programme. There is pra cti ca l ins tru cti on and advice on prepatory work, choosing equipment, building fences, calculating distances, and developing gridwork exercises; there is also an invaluable trouble-shooting chapter, which aims to identify the causes of any probl ems and s ugge st r emed ies. At every stage, from the basics to the more advanced, the reader is encouraged to consolidate progress and move forward in a step-by-step, logical fashion towards improved performance and, ultimately, greater success. Cl earl y w ritte n and prof usely illustrated with photographs and explanatory line-drawings, this book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive work on the subject of gridwork yet published." Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinkling at top/bo ttom of sp ine and fl ap-fol ds, li ght rubbing, tiny scuff at top of spine. Fine/Very Good
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Busk, Hans. THE NAVIES OF THE WORLD; THEIR PRESENT STATE, AND FUTURE CAPABILITIES.
Richmond Publishing, (Richmond, Surrey), 1971. Facsimile reprint of Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, London edition of 1859.
312 pp + 127 pp appendices, small 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations, maps, tables. "(This book), although surveying at some length the fleets of significant maritime powers, is primarily concerned with a detailed evaluation of the strength, performance, and administration of the British and French navies and to draw attention to the threat posed by the latter. This reprint of the 1859 edition makes available a work of great interest to the student of naval history in the nin eteenth century. The author, Hans Busk the younger (1815-1882) was one of the main originators of the volunteer movement in England." Chapters: Introduction; Analysis of the Leipsic Article; Comparison of the Navies of England and France; N a v i e s of Other Nations; Of Steam and the Screw-Propeller; Naval Ports and Arsenals of France; Of Manning the Navy; Naval Tactics and Gunnery, and Modern Improvements in Artillery; The Board of Admiralty; Conclusion; Appendices. Three tiny sp ec s on t op o f textblock, minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, two very small closed tears with soft crease, minor soiling to rear panel, slight browning to spine. VG/VG
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Buszek, Beatrice Ross. THE CRANBERRY CONNECTION.
Cranberrie Cottage, Nova Scotia, (1981), 3rd. printing.
208 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. ISBN 0828903379 "Cranberry cookery with flavour, fact and folklore, from memories, libraries and kitchens of old and new friends - and strangers." Illus with b&w line drawings. Interior - business label on ins ide of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, tiny tear with crease at bottom of front cover - migrates into first two pages, tiny dint at top edge of front cover, minor soiling. V e r y G ood
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894 |
Butler, Alan and Dafoe, Stephen. A SECRET HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Magpie, London, 2009.
233 pp, 7 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 9781849010368 "The true genesis of the Knights Templar belongs far back in time, long before Christianity even developed. The Templars were an offshoot of a little understood monastic brotherhood, the Cistercian s, who themselves danced to the tune of an extremely powerful group of individuals inhabiting Burgundy and Flanders from the time of the Romans onwards. Butler and Defoe offer a detailed account of the rise of a specific group identified as 'th e T r oyes Fraternity' which did not simply respond to the caprices of history, but made it. Behind the Knights Templar lay a belief pattern almost as old as humanity and a heritage that was already ancient before recorded history began. The stor y i s bo th fascinating and compulsive. It will leave the reader in no doubt as to the true intentions of the Knights Templar, or of the shadowy but immensely influential organization that brought them into being. This story is both surprising and sh oc ki ng, and its implications for our orthodox view of history are staggering." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one very tiny corner crease. Near Fine
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Butler, Josephine. CYANIDE IN MY SHOE.
This England, Cheltenham, 1991.
207 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0906324211 "Josephine Butler, an English lady who trained as a doctor in France, was recruited by Winston Churchill in 1942 as the only woman member of his elite 'Secret Circle'. Its existen ce was unknown even to the War Office and MI5. The 'Secret Circle' was Churchill's closest ring of intelligence agents, answerable only to him, and instrumental in obtaining the information necessary for the successful liberation of Europe. No n e o f the twelve members ever knew the identity of the others. Codenamed 'Jay Bee' by Churchill and trained in the arts of ju-jitsu and karate, Josephine was taught by a circus clown to jump from a low-flying Lysander, in preparation for her fir st a s si gnment as a secret agent in enemy-occupied France. Flown more than fifty times into occupied territory, arrested by the Gestapo for insulting two of their officers, and under constant threat of discovery and death, Josephine Butler's sto ry is th e d ramatic and absorbing account of an Englishwoman's work with the group of Resistance fighters whom she organised and led." Previous owner's embossed stamp on title page, small bump at top corner of ffront board, heavy small bump at top ed ge of rear board near hinge, slight bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flsp-folds. Very Good-/Very Good+
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Butler, Rupert. CURSE OF THE DEATH'S HEAD: THE STORY OF THE SS-TOTENKOPF DIVISION.
Arrow, (London, 1989).
253 pp, mass market paperback. B&w photographs. "They were feared, hated and respected as one of the premier divisions of the Waffen SS, wearing the sinister silver insignia of the Death's Head on the collar of their black uniforms, to signify 'SS Totenkopf Division'. One of the most powerful and destructive military forces in history, many in its ranks began their training not in military academies but as concentration camp guards. Their brutal architect was Alsatian-born former ps y c h i a t r ic-clinic inmate Theodor Eike, who rose to become the ruthless, indomitable commander of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf. In the early days of the war in Russia, the Division covered itself with glory for Hitler as a cruel, fearl es s te ch ni ci an of war. In defeat, however, the men of Totenkopf crashed to shame and ignominy - leaving behind a legacy of loathing unique in the annals of the battlefield." Interior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with n o p re vio us own ers hip marks. Exterior - light edge wear - a little more at bottom of spine, small punch hole at bottom corner of front cover, soft crease on front cover and on rear hinge, light creases on spine, book very lightly cocked. VG-
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Butts, Edward. THE DESPERATE ONES: FORGOTTEN CANADIAN OUTLAWS.
Dundurn, Toronto, 2006, first edition.
224 pp, 9" H, soft cover. ISBN 1550026100 B&w photographs, reproductions. "They were among Canada's most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until now! In their day these lawless men made h eadline news. (The author) has rescued their stories from dusty newspaper pages and polished them up for today's readers in this fascinating volume. The Markham Gang introduced Canada West to organized crime long before anyone had heard of the M a f ia. Lou Bevis took on the whole Halifax Police Department in a blazing gun battle. The wild Macdonald cousins went to Michigan, where they ended their violent careers as victims of a savage lynching. Reid and Davis, the notorious Border Ban di ts o f the Roaring Twenties, were the nightmare of every banker from Manitoba to the State of Washington. This rogues' gallery of killers, robbers, and men of mystery shocked the nation, challenged the forces of law and order, and sometimes eve n g ot awa y with it." Inside - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. Near Fine
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