Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

THE MORNING STAR: NEW AND SELECTED ZEN WRITINGS.

By: Aitken, Robert.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Shoemaker & Hoard : 2003

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 12820

ISBN-13: 9781593760014

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

288 pp, 8vo (9" H). "The introduction to this volume offers Robert Aitken's latest presentation of Zen practice, addressing the great matter from a historical and personal perspective. This wonderful, long piece is followed by twenty-nine essays, gathered into three sections: 'The Basics', 'Commentaries', and 'Reflections'. Aitken has selected some works from his previous books and added much new material never before available in book form. The resulting capstone becomes a book to cherish and study for all people interested in the spiritual path." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ...
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MODERN RIDING TECHNIQUES: HARMONY IN HORSEMANSHIP.

By: Brandl, Selma.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Shrewsbury, Swan Hill : 1997

Seller ID: 22174

ISBN-13: 9781853108150

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

144 pp, small 4to (10 3/16" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w drawing, diagrams. "(Explores) the psychology of the horse as a basis for its schooling and also sets valuable guidelines for the initial and later training for the rider. The section on school movements and (Brandl's) detailed exposition of the rider's aids is exemplary, but even more notable is the author's supporting theme of mental and physical relaxation leading to harmony between horse and rider. It adds a further dimension to the riding disciplines and sets this book apart from its contemporaries. Also i...
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DOORS HELD AJAR.

By: Brown, Isobel; Krachun, Peggy Smith; Strowbridge, Nellie P. Helen Fogwill Porter and Bernice Morgan, compilers.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: St. John's, Newfoundland, Killick Press : 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1447

ISBN-13: 9781895387766

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

182 pp, 8 3/8" H. "(This book) 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, informs the short stories and essays contained in this book." Contents: Isobel Brown (November Memories / Two P...
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DOORS HELD AJAR.

By: Brown, Isobel; Krachun, Peggy Smith; Strowbridge, Nellie P. Helen Fogwill Porter and Bernice Morgan, compilers.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: St. John's, Newfoundland, Killick Press : 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 30527

ISBN-13: 9781895387766

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

182 pp, 8 3/8" H. "(This book) 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, informs the short stories and essays contained in this book." Contents: Isobel Brown (November Memories / Two P...
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PROPS ON HER SLEEVE: THE WARTIME LETTERS OF A CANADIAN AIRWOMAN.

By: Buch, Mary Hawkins, with Gossage, Caroline.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn Press : 1997

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 10716

ISBN-13: 9781550022940

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

171 pp, 8vo (9" H). 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 home 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 the balance for too long. Written to the Dean of Women at Macdonald College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Mary Buch's letters lay untouch...
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ADVANCE FORCE PEARL HARBOR: THE IMPERIAL NAVY'S UNDERWATER ASSAULT ON AMERICA.

By: Burlingame, Burl.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Kailua, Hawaii, Pacific Monograph : 1992

Seller ID: 24930

ISBN-13: 9780962922718

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good-

480 pp, 10" H. 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. Relegated 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 bu...
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THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD. BIOGRAPHIES IN MINIATURE OF FILM ARTISTS WHO HAVE REACHED - OR ARE REACHING - FAME ON THE SCREEN.

By: Cairn, James.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Richard Madley : 1942

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 26110

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Good+

202 pp, 7 7/8" H. Yellow paper covers with flaps - red bands at top and bottom, red lettering on spine and front cover, gray/blue illustrations of movie stars by "Susannah" on front and rear covers. Small b&w phototographs. Flap retains the original price of 5'-. An uncommon wartime edition (date comes from the author's foreword). "Mr. Cairn has produced an intimate and lively series of word pictures of Hollywood's stars and other film folk. They will appeal to all students of the screen as a lasting record and are interesting and readable biographies in miniature of individuals who have cli...
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MAN RAY. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM. IN FOCUS SERIES.

By: Callis, Jo Ann; Featherstone, David; Foresta, Merry; Naef, Weston; Naumann, Francis; Tashjian, Dickran; Ware, Katherine. Deborah Gribbon, foreword. Katherine Ware, introduction.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum : 1998

Seller ID: 23220

ISBN-13: 9780892365111

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

144 pp, 7 5/8" H. 4 b&w post cards laid in. "Man Ray (American, 1890-1976), the prolific photographer, painter, assemblagist, draftsman, sculptor, and filmmaker, is the subject of this installment in the In Focus series, which is devoted to photographers whose pictures are well represented in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Musuem. Approximately fifty of the three hundred Man Ray prints owned by the Museum are discussed in this volume by Katherine Ware, Assistant Curator in the Department of Photographs. Also featured (here) is an edited transcript of a colloquium on the artist's life and...
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INDIACOLOR: SPIRIT, TRADITION, AND STYLE. (INDIA COLOR).

By: Crites, Mitchell and Nanji, Ameeta.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: San Francisco, Chronicle : 2008

Edition: First Printing.

Seller ID: 25063

ISBN-13: 9780811853163

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

176 pp, 10" H. "Journey through this stunning visual landscape, where bazaars offer vibrant surprises at every turn, women in lively saris and men in striking turbans turn crowded streets into dazzling rainbows, and shimmering palace pools arise from the desert. With its 300 photographs and insightful text, 'IndiaColor' reveals the traditions, imagination, and creativity that make India a land like nowhere else." Contents: Introduction; Doors & Passages; Adornment; Flowers; Bazaar; Animals Everywhere; Women at Work; Dhurries: Woven Wonders; Textiles: Threads of Time; Eternal Sari; Turbans; P...
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THE DARK SPIRIT: SINISTER PORTRAITS FROM CELTIC HISTORY.

By: Curran, Bob. (Dr. Robert Curran.)

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: London, Cassell Llustrated : 2005

Seller ID: 29028

ISBN-13: 9781844034574

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Near Fine

256 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Wolf of Badenoch (Scotland); 'Burn the Ladle' - The Witches of Tain (Scotland); The Devil and the Doctor (Ireland); Weir the Waerlock (Scotland); The Woman who Talked with the Fairies and the Witch of Helston (Cornwall); The Magician of Marblehead and his Granddaughter (USA); The Wizard Earl (Ireland); The Fairy Woman of Bodmin (Cornwall); The Demon in the Church (Wales); Witchfinder (Wales); Cruel Coppinger (Cornwall); The Black Sisters of Christiansburg (USA); The Vampire Lady of Rhode Island (USA); 'Burn, Witch, Burn!' (Ire...
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LES CARNETS ET LE SECRET DU MAJOR THOMPSON.

By: Daninos, Pierre.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Hachette : 1964

Seller ID: 21838

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

411 pp, small 8vo (7 7/8" H). B&w illustrations. FRENCH TEXT. Interior - a few tiny soiling specks on half-title page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one tiny corner crease, very minor browning, a few soft wrinkles across spine, minor edgewear/wrinkling.
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HANDING DOWN THE LIGHT: THE BIOGRAPHY OF VENERABLE MASTER HSING YUN.

By: Fu Chi-ying. Translated by Amy Lui-Ma.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Hacienda Heights, California, Buddha's Light Publishing : 2004

Seller ID: 15140

ISBN-13: 9781932293005

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Near Fine

335 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Colour and b&w photographs. "Master Hsing Yun has transformed the role of Chinese Buddhism in the modern world. Under his leadership large centers have been established in Taiwan, Los Angeles, and Sydney, along with a host of other organized groups throughout the world. Perhaps it is better to abandon the wish to explain greatness and simply look at the life story and delight in the lore and happenings. Like other persons of fame, Master Hsing Yun will never be completely explained." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bri...
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE WORLD. MAPS OF THE EARTH AND THE COSMOS FROM THE DAVID M. STEWART COLLECTION.

By: Hale, Elizabeth; Berger, M. Yves; Wallis, Helen, Dr.; Pelletier, Monique. Preface by Mrs. David M. Stewart.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, David M. Stewart Museum : 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28588

ISBN-13: 9780969095187

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

87 pp, 10 1/2" H. Colour and b&w reproductions, colour map pasted on front cover. Contents: Preface; In Praise of Cartography; Map-Making and Geography. Traced in the David M. Stewart Collection; French Cartographers of the 17th and 18th Centuries; Bibliography; Index of Cartographers. Interior - soft small bump to top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small doft bump at top corner of covers.
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JANE'S HOW TO FLY AND FIGHT IN THE F/A-18 HORNET. AT THE CONTROLS SERIES.

By: Isby, David C.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York / London, HarperCollins : 1997

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 24286

ISBN-13: 9780004720098

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

96 pp, small 4to, 10 3/8" H. Profusely illustrated in color with photographs, drawings, fold-outs. "(Provides) a 'hands-on' briefing of what it is like to fly and fight in modern combat aircraft. By following a hypothetical mission set sometime in the near future, the full capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 will be revealed. With its APG-65 multimode radar and infra-red search and tracking sensor, the Hornet can operate by day or by night over the harshest environment of all: the ocean." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, m...
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MIDDLEWATCH.

By: Kerslake, Susan.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: N.P., Oberon : 1976

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20573

ISBN-13: 9780887502064

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Good+

133 pp, 8vo (8" H). The author's first novel. "(T)he sensitive, probing story of a young man who comes to teach school in a coastal village facing the Atlantic. Into his narrow, lonely man's world there bursts the enigmatic presence of a girl-child. Stricken, silent, suspicious, the girl comes with the man, is fed and clothed, warmed by his presence. Gradually she learns to live with her memories, to accept what has happened to her, to repair the damaged fingers of her mind. This is a haunting story of loneliness, of fear, of love." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks...
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ONE GOOD STORY, THAT ONE: STORIES BY THOMAS KING.

By: King, Thomas. Inscribed.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, HarperPerennial : 1993

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 20911

ISBN-13: 9780002240000

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

145 pp, small 8vo (7 13/16" H). INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE: "FOR LARRY - THANKS FOR THE INTRO (?) GOOD LUCK WITH THE WRITING BEST THOMAS KING". Ten stories by "one of the first rank of contemporary Native American writers". Contents: One Good Story, That One; Totem; Magpies; Trap Lines; How Corporal Colin Sterling Saved Blossom, Alberta, and Most of the Rest of the World as Well; The One About Coyote Going West; A Seat in the Garden; Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre; A Coyote Columbus Story; Borders; Acknowledgements. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. ...
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CHINESE PAINTINGS BY LAI CHIN-CHENG. (SELECTED PAINTINGS OF) VOLUME 6.

By: Lai Chin-Cheng. Introduction by Jefferson Liu.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Taipei, Taiwan, Lai Chin-Cheng : 1975

Seller ID: 22426

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good-

56 monotone and colour plates, plus Biography, Introduction and Contents list in English & Chinese,10 1/4" H. Reproduces 56 examples of works by the Chinese artist Lai Chin-Cheng, consisting largely of traditional landscapes and floral studies in colour and b&w. Biographical notes and Introduction. Bilingual (English / Chinese characters). Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light rubbing, fading to colour and light wrinkles on spine, small loss of color on rear cover due to pencil erasure, light edgewear, crease at top of rear cover.
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HARTLAND DE MONTARVILLE MOLSON: MAN OF HONOUR.

By: Molson, Karen.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Firefly Books : 2006

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27498

ISBN-13: 9781554071500

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Near Fine

328 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs. "As an entrepreneur, at the age of 26 (Hartland de Montarville Molson) was the president of Dominion Skyways, a pioneering airline. Soon after war was declared he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and received the Order of the British Empire for flying more than 60 combat missions during the Battle of Britain. After the war (he) returned to the family brewing business. He was Vice-President in 1950, Chairman in 1966 and Director in 1983, contributing greatly to the continued growth of the company. Called to the Senate in 1955 at age 48, he sat as an i...
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NO MAN'S LAND: A POSTWAR SKETCHBOOK OF THE WAR IN THE TRENCHES.

By: Pratt, George. Introduction by Marshall Arisman.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Northampton, MA, Tundra : 1992

Seller ID: 24086

ISBN: 187945064

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated, 12" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. The artist presents his interpretation of life in the trenches and battles of the First World War and introduces contemporary poems and quotations. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, small crease at top edge of front cover, tiny gouge near top of front hinge.
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REANEY DAYS IN THE WEST ROOM: PLAYS OF JAMES REANEY.

By: Reaney, James. Edited and with introduction by David Ferry.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Playwrights Canada Press : 2009

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24476

ISBN-13: 9780887547270

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

508 pp, 9" H. Contains: The Killdeer; Names and Nicknames; Listen to the Wind; The St. Nicholas Hotel, Wm Donnelly Prop. The Donnellys, Part Two; Gyroscope; Alice Through the Looking-Glass; Zamorna! And the House by the Churchyard. Appendices: Written Works; Performed Works. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing, small pen ink mark on fore-edge of text block, very small line dint on spine.
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Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps