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ICE PALACES.

By: Anderes, Fred & Agranoff, Ann.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan of Canada: 1983

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28683

ISBN: 0771598572

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

132 pp, oblong (9 1/8" H x 10 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, repro-ductions, architectural drawings. "The magical buildings illustrated in this pioneer study of a virtually unknown architectural phenomenon were truly built of ice, and they were said to shimmer with color and fire reminiscent of sapphire, topaz, and opal. In style they recalled medieval castles, Gothic cathed-rals, Russian palaces, and Art Deco fantasies. Many were huge, reaching as high as a 14 -story building and extending as long as a football field, but, of course, there's no...
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A DICTIONARY OF THEATRE ANTHROPOLOGY: THE SECRET ART OF THE PERFORMER.

By: Barba, Eugenio and Savarese, Nicola. Translated by Richard Fowler.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: London, Routledge for the Centre of Performance Research: 1995

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 27136

ISBN: 0415053080

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

272 pp, 11 5/8" H. "(S)ubtly juxtaposes the visual demonstrations of the performer's craft, from a wealth of Oriental and Occidental sources, to uncover knowledge of action in the heightened context of performance - from combat to religion and ritual. Whereas most Western research is concerned with naturalism and psychological realism in acting, the Dictionary focuses on the performer's arduous and eclectic craft. More than just a dictionary, however, it is a handbook for theatre practitioners and a guide for students and scholars of transcultural performance. It is a result of ten...
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CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE: THE MAINSTREAM AND BEYOND.

By: Bernstein, William and Cawker, Ruth.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto, 1982.:

Seller ID: 21597

190 pp, 4to (11" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0889025886 Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, plans. "The post-Expo era of Canadian architecture has produced works of international importance which have been recognized in European, Japanese and American periodicals. With almost 200 illustrations and a text written for the enquiring general reader, the authors have selected and presented what they judge to be the most significant projects from this rich a n d c o n t i nuing period....Through an examination of the National Gallery competition of 1976-77,...
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ARMS & ARMOUR OF THE SAMURAI. (ARMOR.)

By: Bottomley, I. and Hopson, A.P.

Price: $95.00 USD

Publisher: Bison, London, 1988, first edition.:

Seller ID: 21282

192 pp, 4to (12 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 086124415X Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, drawings. "A member of the aristocracy, from the tenth century the Samurai was primarily a mounted archer . This is reflected in the light, lamellar yoroi armour which left the right arm free for drawing his bow. Helmets were simple, with leather neckpieces. Battle began with an exchange of arrows, and was followed by a series of hand-to-han d c o m b a t s among champions who relied on the sword. The long wars of Kusonoki and Ashikaga pr...
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MILITARY ILLUSTRATED. NO. 159.

By: Bowen, Robert; Baxter, I.M.; Knight, Ian; Turnbull, Stephen; Leigh, Mark; Krott, Rob.

Price: $9.95 USD

Publisher: Publishing News Ltd., London, 2001.:

Seller ID: 16323

66 pp, 11 11/16" H, soft cover (magazine format - stapled in wraps). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions. Contents: Screaming Eagles at Bastogne: Caught in German Surprise Attack; Zhukov - Defender of R ussia: Surviving under Stalin; Battle of Blood River: Boer Fight for Vengeance; Suicide at Kamakura: Wagnerian end to Samurai dynasty; Red Storm in the East: Crushing the Japanese (WWII); Combat Jump in the Congo: Rescue mission in heart of darkness (1964); Not a good year (re-enactments). Interior - light cigarette odor, otherwise clean and t...
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F-15 EAGLE.

By: Braybrook, Roy.

Price: $17.00 USD

Publisher: London, Osprey: 1991

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 25251

ISBN: 1855321491

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

128 pp, 11 7/8" H. Profuesly illustrated with colour photographs. "Built to counter the seemingly invincible Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has proven to be more than a match for any 'red' fighter interceptor for over 15 years. Carrying the all-seeing Hughes AN/APG-63 radar inside its massive radome, the interception capabilities of the Eagle have been matched only by its US Navy rival, the F-14 Tomcat. Although a large aeroplane, the Eagle is incredibly agile, with plenty of power from its twin afterburning Pratt & Whitney F-100 turbofans. These allow a pilot ...
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TOP SECRET TALES OF WORLD WAR II.

By: Breuer, William B.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Edison, NJ, Castle: 2005

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 22950

ISBN: 0785819517

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

244 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w illustrations. "(C)ompelling accounts of Allied and Axis intelligence throughout World War II. Here are riveting tales of patriotism and treachery, saboteurs, sleepers, and moles, giving fresh perspectives on the best-known interceptions and deceptions of the war - the breaking of the German code Enigma and the Japanese code Purple, Operation Overlord's successful disguise of the D-Day invasion - as well as little-known feats of civilian bravado in the face of danger. Meet Sidney Cotton, a British businessman and aviator who took the Luftwaffe's Gene...
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AFTER THE WAR.

By: Bruce, Jean.

Price: $19.95 USD

Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario, Fitzhenry & Whiteside: 1982

Seller ID: 25842

ISBN: 0889025878

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

192 pp, square large 8vo (9 1/4" H x 9 1/4" D). B&w photographs. "The immigrants who came to Canada in the ten years following the Second World War settled in a booming land with many new jobs to fill. The immigrants' reasons for coming here and their experiences in the new society were as varied as their own backgrounds. First were the war brides, some married after only a few weeks of courtship; there were refugees and displaced persons from e astern Europe and Russia; there were British and Dutch farm families, and thousands of others looking for a fresh start far from battle...
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DOCUMENTARY PROBLEMS IN CANADIAN HISTORY. VOLUME II: POST CONFEDERATION.

By: Bumsted, J.M., editor. (Paul Stevens, G.N. Emery, Charles W. Humphries, Douglas L. Cole, Donald Arthur Kubesh, C.M. Wallace, J.L. Granatstein, Richard Allen, Patricia Roy, G.E. Panting, Laurier La Pierre, Bruce W. Hodgins.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Georgetown, Ontario, Irwin-Dorsey: 1969

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28709

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

314 pp, 10" H. "The collection includes twelve articles by some of the leading specialists in a number of areas of Canadian history since Confederation. Each specialist concentrates on a certain problem and incorporates some of the documentary evidence he himself would employ in considering the problem." Contents: Laurier and National Unity; The Lord's Day Act of 1906 and the Sabbath Observance Question; Federal-Provincial Tensions within the Ontario Conservative Party, 1878-1900; Imperialism and Nationalism in English-Speaking Canada; Ontario Press Reaction to the Northwest Re...
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ADVANCE FORCE PEARL HARBOR: THE IMPERIAL NAVY'S UNDERWATER ASSAULT ON AMERICA.

By: Burlingame, Burl.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Kailua, Hawaii, Pacific Monograph: 1992

Seller ID: 24930

ISBN: 0962922714

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/gutt...
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ROUND THE WORLD.

By: Butler, Frank Hedges.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin: 1924

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29738

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-

269 pp + 2 pp publisher's advertising, 9" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering & decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographs (collated). The author was the founder of the Royal Aero Club (1901) and the first Hon. Treasurer of the Royal Automobile Club (1897) and wrote two previous books - "Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water and Air" and "Through Lapland with Skis and Reindeer". Chaper headings for "Round the World": The Voyage Out; From America to Hawaii; Pictures of the Pacific Islands; A Visit to Japan; Japanese Entertainment a...
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CHINDIT COLUMN.

By: Carfrae, Charles.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: William Kimber, London, (1985), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 4125

194 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "In these thoughtful and exciting memoirs Colonel Carfrae describes the joys and pitfalls of working with the Nigerians (Nigerian Regiment), first in their own country and then in operations agains t the Japanese (as part of General Wingate's Chindits), the fortitude they showed in combat and the stresses and strains that black and white alike shared in their guerilla warfare against a ruthless and determined enemy." Very minor edg e w e a r t o b o ards. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/rubbing. NF/VG+
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PEOPLE FROM THE SKY: AINU TALES FROM NORTHERN JAPAN.

By: Carpenter, Frances.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Garden City, New York, Doubleday: 1972

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27749

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

107 pp, 9 7/16" H. B&w illustrations. "In the model Ainu village on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, Old Ekashi is one of the few storytellers who can remember the drama and excitement of ancient customs, legends and magic. Toko and Haruko beg their grandfather to repeat their favorite tales of Kamui, the Great-and-Important God, who sent lesser gods from the Sky Country to teach, protect and guide the Ainu people. Although Ekashi's eyes twinkle as he explains why the lark never flies very high, why the Ainu have no books and why the sparrow has only one dark spot on her b...
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MACHINE GUNS. WORLD WAR 2 FACT FILES.

By: Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: New York, Arco: 1974

Seller ID: 18825

ISBN: 0668036087

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

64 pp, 10 3/8" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w. "Some military writers have described the machine gun as 'the supreme infantry weapon' and during World War 2 it certainly maintained its tactical role inherited from the battlefields of World War 1. Its importance to all the combatant armies cannot be over-estimated as it played the part of prime fire-power source of all the infantry units of every combatant. This Fact File sets out to describe the machine guns used by all the warring nations involved in World War 2. Each machine gun is described and illustrated along with its data. All...
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THE MAN WHO BROKE PURPLE: THE LIFE OF COLONEL WILLIAM F. FRIEDMAN, WHO DECIPHERED THE JAPANESE CODE IN WORLD WAR II.

By: Clark, Ronald.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown: 1977

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 30102

ISBN: 0316145955

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

271 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "(T)ells the story of William Friedman, the master cryptographer who solved the 'unbreakable' Japanese cipher system, 'Purple', used by the Imperial navy and the Japanese embassy in Berlin. (This) is the first full-scale, authorized biography of the attractive but driven leader of the only wartime enterprise as top secret as the manufacture of the first atomic bomb. (It) provides a sober account of how America's early, scattered intelligence agencies burgeoned steadily without foresight into a modern bureaucracy characterized by pathological secrecy a...
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THE JAPANESE ART OF WAR: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF STRATEGY.

By: Cleary, Thomas.

Price: $12.95 USD

Publisher: Shambhala, Boston, 1991, Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 14583

126 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai have dominated Japanese culture for centuries, virtually to the present day. According to Thomas Cleary - translator of more than twenty-five classics of Asian philosophy - the Japanese people have been so steeped in the way of the warrior that some of the manners and mentality of this outlook remain embedded in their individual and collective consciousness..." Contents: Introduction; A Martial History of Japan; Zen in Japanese History; Bushido and Martial Arts; The W...
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SCIENCE FICTION: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA. (SF)

By: Clute, John.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan Canada: 1995

Edition: First Canadian Edition

Seller ID: 25258

ISBN: 0771573170

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

312 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions of book and magazine covers and author signatures, etc. "Covering the history of the genre in all its forms, and lavishly illustrated with images from books, films, magazines, comics, and graphic novels, (this book) presents one-of-a-kind, decade-by-decade time charts with fascinating insight into the cultural influences that shaped the Science Fiction of each period. In over 100 detailed biographies (it) introduces the world's greatest Science Fiction writers - from Mary Shelley ...
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BRITISH MOTORCYCLES SINCE 1900.

By: Collins, Paul.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Shepperton, Ian Allan: 1998

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22730

ISBN: 0711024901

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

128 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. "For biking enthusiasts worldwide the names of the great British manufacturers trip off the tongue - BSA, Triumph, Norton, Rudge, Ariel, Greeves, Velocette, Vincent and many more; names that are redolent of the era when British bikes dominated motor sport. Such was the impact of the postwar Japanese competition, however, that the British motorcycle industry all but died. There have been occasional green shoots of recovery, but these were often ill-funded and doomed to eventual failure. But, like m...
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THE MODERNISATION OF JAPAN, 1918-70: A STUDY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PERSPECTIVES IN MODERN HISTORY / THEME THREE.

By: Conly, C.A. Foreword by J.H. Jensen, general editor.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand, Reed Education: 1977

Seller ID: 19830

ISBN: 0589045717

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

48 pp, oblong (7 3/4" H x 8 1/2" D). B&w photographs, map, reproductions, tables, graphs. Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword: Author's Note; Japan in 1918: The Tokugawa Period - The Meiji Restoration; Japan's Economy Between the Wars: Post-war Problems - Trade Unions Between the Wars - Agricultural Workers - Intellectuals - The Zaibatsu - The New Militarism - Japan Suffers but Weathers the Great Depression; Japan's Economy since 1945: Occupation Policies - Japan's Assimilation of the Occupation "Revolution"; Japan Faces the 'Seventies; Further Reading. Interior - very ligh...
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FIGHTING DESTROYER: THE STORY OF HMS PETARD.

By: Connell, G.G.

Price: $29.95 USD

Publisher: Crecy: 1994

Edition: Revised and updated edition.

Seller ID: 24050

ISBN: 0947554408

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

271 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps. "In 'Petard's' first commission from 1942 to 1944, she sank three submarines, one German, one Italian, and one Japanese. Each sinking was the scene of a fierce struggle on the surface with many casualties. Her commission was served mainly in the Eastern Mediterranean, with a short spell with the Eastern Fleet operating out of Ceylon, during which her ship's company were awarded between them two GC's, one GM, two DSO's, four DSC's, six DCM's and several Mentions in Dispatches. (B)esides those actions in which she was engaged, the auth...
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Keyword: Japanese