Cain, Charles W., Ed. (J M Bruce, Peter M Bowers, Martin C Windrow, C F Andrews, Francis K Mason, E G Shacklady, Peter I. Gray, Philip J R Moyes.) Listings

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	1 Cain, Charles W., ed. (J M Bruce, Peter M Bowers, Martin C Windrow, C F Andrews, Francis K Mason, E G Shacklady, Peter I. Gray, Philip J R Moyes.) AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE. VOLUME 1/PART ONE. (VOL. ONE / PART 1). (Nos. 1 to 12). REVISED 4th EDITION. Profile Publications / Doubleday, Windsor/Garden City, 1975, revised 4th edition.  144 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0853834105 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and colour illustrations by P. Endsleigh Castle, J. Goulding and R. Ward. "Internationally recognized aviation writers present c omprehensive but concise histories of aircraft of many nations and of wide variety, both military and civil. There are the frail biplanes and triplanes of World War One, their successors of the 1920x and 1930s and the valiant breed of combat a i r c r a ft of World War Two. This was the dawn of the jet age and later volumes bring the wide selection into the swing-wing, supersonic 1970s. Each book in (this) series contains about 50,000 words and around 250 illustrations and, not least, t he f in es t examples of colour views available anywhere. The colour artwork will delight the eye of the historian and modeller alike." Contents: S.E.5A, Boeing P-12E, Focke-Wulf FW 190 A, Hawker Hunter F.6, Vickers Vimy Mks. I to III, Bristo l B ull dog Mk s. I to IV, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, North American P-51D Mustang, Albatros D V, Gloster Gauntlet Mks. I & II, Handley Page Halifax Mks III, VI, VII, Gloster Meteor F.8 A few tiny light ink marks on fore-edge of textblock, minor fadi ng t o in side to p edge of boards ans at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling - mainl at top edge, light browning and tiny foxing marks on inside top edge, minor browning on outer edges. Very Good/Very Good  Price: 20.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Mercer, Derek, ed. (Bruce Arnold, Frank Barber, Ray Boston, Patrick Brogan, Christopher Dobson, Jonathan Green, Charles Langley, Peter Lewis, Rupert Morris, Andrew Morton, Charles Phillips, Denis Pitts, Nigel Thomas, Richard Trench, Barry White.) CHRONICLE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. Chronicle, London, 1991.  624 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0582090067 Wallchart: 'Kings & Queens of England & Scotland' laid in. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions and maps. "(A) unique and compelling record of the longest-surviving and best-loved royal family in the world. From Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II, kings and queens have shaped the destiny of the British Isles. This book captures the full, thrilling drama in the distinctive Chronicle st y l e that brings history to life as never before." Includes a gazetteer of places and royal residences. This is a heavy book and will require extra postage. Very light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling and mino r ru bb i ng. Near Fine/Very Good+  Price: 35.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	3 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  Price: 12.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	4 Merritt, Richard; Butler, Nancy; Power, Michael, eds. (Joy Ormsby, Bruce G. Wilson, Brian Leigh Dunnigan, Elizabeth Severin, Dorothy Duncan, Peter Moogk, Charles G. Roland, et al.) Foreword by J.M.S. Careless. THE CAPITAL YEARS: NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, 1792-1796. Dundurn, Toronto, 1991.  256 pp, 9" H, soft cover with self-flaps. ISBN 1550021494 B&w photographs, drawings, maps, plans, reproductions. "Published to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the opening of the first parliament of Upper Canada. Nine scholars have cont ributed to this book, which explores the daily life of the inhabitants during the time period 1792-1796 when the area served as the capital of Upper Canada. (It) presents a detailed look at how the people of the area lived two hundred years ago. V arious aspects of life are explored - from the clothing they wore to the homes they lived in, the transportation networks they used, and the taverns where they spent their leisure time. Other topics covered include the political culture, militar y l ife, early town planning, religious beliefs, food and medical understanding." Inside - slight indentation from edge of flaps on first and last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. Ve r y G ood+  Price: 18.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	5 Fergusson, Charles Bruce, editor. THE DIARY OF SIMEON PERKINS, 1804-1812. PUBLICATIONS OF THE CHAMPLAIN SOCIETY L. Champlain Society, Toronto, (1978), limited edition of 1400 copies, this one unnumbered.  liii, 520 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), hard cover (bright red cloth with gold lettering, emblem on spine) - no dust jacket. Top edge gilt. "This is the fifth volume of the diary of Simeon Perkins. It begins on January 1, 1804, and ends on April 13, 1812. Unfortunately, however, the diary for March 5, 1806 to November 30, 1809, has been lost..." "Simeon Perkins the diarist, was the patriarch of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, during this period of his life. Although he reduced his responsibilities i n some measure with advancing years, he was still active in business and prominent in public affairs until a short time before his death. Throughout the whole period he was Justice of the Peace, Proprietors' Clerk, and Town Clerk of Liverpoo l . F o r part of it he was also County Treasurer, Custos Rotulorum, First Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Queens County, Judge of Probate, and Colonel Commandant of the Militia of Queens County. In those offices, as an appointee o f t he t ow nship or the county or the provincial government at Halifax, Perkins rendered meritorious service, often to the detriment of his own private interests...." Majority of pages are unopened at fore-edge, light wrinkling at top/bottom of sp in e , l ine sc uff across bottom of textblock, light soiling line across fore-edge of textblock. VG  Price: 45.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart