Search Results: Law & Govt from Riverwood's Books

Carleton University Press. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0886291771 . Cover has light scuffing and slight edge/corner wear. Pages are all intact and clean other than a small amount of pencil markings/checkmarks within book (fairly minor). "Most large scale conflicts in the world today occur in the third world. Major aid donors often find their development assistance programmes affected by these conflicts. Those involved face many dangerous situations and must wrestle with difficult questions. Does development by its very nature produce conflict? Should Canada take sides in third world conflicts? Are there ways which aid can be used as an instrument of peace? The editor pursues answers to these questions through research and the commissioning of this collection of papers by experts in third world development.... " (365os) ; 8vo .

Little, Brown & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316664898 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing and very light edgewear. B/w photos. ; 8vo; 385 pages; "In this incredible story that reads like a legal thriller, the author recounts how an unlikely trio of individuals joined forces to wage a legal battle that resulted in the unprecedented defeat of big tobacco in one of the highest-stakes legal battles ever fought. " (700) .

NJ: Humanities Press International Inc.. Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 0391034286 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, small corner creases, a little fading to spine area. Interior of pages clean except for a stamp from previous owner and some pencil writing inside back cover. Pages are otherwise tight and unmarked. "The author examines three historical views and puts forward arguments for his own conception of autonomy. He goes on to explore the extent to which liberal democracies apply their own official belief in the supremem importance of autonomy in practice by examining the treatment of children and the mentally disordered...." [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Ontario: Canada Law Book Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. 18th edition, 1961. Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Cover has light wear to edges and corners, corner bumping, light edge rubbing. Pages all intact and clean other than slight soiling outer edge of pages and occasional light spot within book. Light age tanning to pages. 538 pages with index. A Practical Code of General Law for the Business and Professional Man Embodying the Variations of all Ten Provinces. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 538 pages; (1195) Note: due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required. .

Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. 0887940684 . Pages are clean and intact, light age tanning to page edges and covers, light soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing, light soiling and a few small creases. 88 pages. Contents: Definitions and Justifications; Political and tactical influences on assassination; Assassination and usurpation; Assassinations organized by Governments and the terrorist mentality; Terror and revolutionary insurrection: the first two waves; The Tactics of the contemporary revolutionary terrorist; Generations in America; Appendix: Nachaeyeff's "Revolutionary Catechism". (150os-7-13) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771083130 . HC/DJ - fine/very good. Hardcover is clean, slight wear to spine ends, no markings. Jacket is scuffed, with moderate edgewear and a few small tears, not clipped. A gripping documentary of police life, revealing the drama of survival behind the badge. It is the story of the men and women who have to live within the system and enforce its rules every day of their lives. Carsten Stroud spent a year with street cops, riding and walking Canada's tough urban corridors.... (535) ; 8vo .

Toronto: Garamond Press. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0920059333 . Ex-library book but still in excellent condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Overall wear very light, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Interior clean and tight. 185 pages. " .....suggests new avenues for thought in city planning, and contributes to the growing literature on sustainability by merging it with a feminist approach....; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The book provides a concrete example of a team of academics, planners and architects that has struggled to combine an environmental with a non-sexist perspective. [osl-335] .

Ocean Press. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 187617577X . Excellent condition - slight corner wear, a little scuffing. Pages clean and intact. 76 pages plus booklists. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Who won the Cold War? CNN's astonishingly frank interview with Fidel Castro in which he makes some remarkable revelations. Far from being a proxy for Moscow, Castro tells CNN that Cuba's support for liberation movements in Latin America and Africa was a "constant source of disagreement. " "If a Soviet Cuban master plan had really existed we would have won the Cold War!" he says. The Cuban leader's reflections on talk about preemptive nuclear strikes during the 1962 Missile Crisis are frighteningly familiar today. "To endure the global struggle between the superpowers is bad. To live under the total hegemony of one of them is worse. "-Fidel Castro". [125-osl] .

London: Butterworth & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Large hardcover, good condition, with a few flaws, no jacket as issued. Pages intact other than pages 195-197 have corner torn out which affects some of the text. A few pages seen with underlining and light wrinkling to pages throughout (mild damp damage? ) Upper edge has a light stain. Hardcover has light edge/corner wear, a few tiny edge tears/chips, some spotting/discolouration on covers. Reference copy. "First published in 1929, Professor Plucknett's internationally known history of the common law has now been revised and brought completely up to date. Like the previous editions, it stands as a monument to the author's scholarship. " (1430-3-24, due to heavy weight, extra postage may apply); Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 746 pages .

Ottawa, ON: Department of National Defence. Good. 1979. First Edition. Softcover. 0660501341 . Internal pages are clean & tight other than name written on endpage and a light stain to upper inside corner which affects edge of first section of pages. There are several small corner creases and a couple small edge tears. Cover has moderately heavy edgewear, several creases & corner curling. Text is in English and French. Contents: Canada and the World in 1978; Defence Policy; Organization for Defence; National Defence Operations; Maritime Command and others. [573]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0521658837 . Very nice condition. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and light wear to corners. Price sticker on rear. ; The Seeley Lectures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages; In a lucid, concise volume, Jeremy Waldron defends the role of legislation, presenting it as an important mode of governance. Aristotle, Locke and Kant emerge as proponents of the dignity of legislation. Waldron's arguments are of obvious importance and topicality, especially in countries that are considering the introduction of a Bill of Rights. The Dignity of Legislation is original in conception, trenchantly argued and very clearly presented, and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and thinkers. [312-osl] .

Paperjacks. Very Good+. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0770109888 . Very nice condition, only light wear overall, some creasing to spine, no markings. 250 pages. B/w photos. Drugs, Killings, Thefts, Rapes, Slavery, & Other Outrageous Crimes. A documented expose of the frightening, secret crimes committed by members of the diplomatic corps - wih diplomatic immunity, and what can be done about it. (250noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: The Technical Press Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. 65th Edition, 1939. Hardcover, no jacket as issued. Thoroughly revised and enlarged, to which is added a concise dictionary of legal terms. 884 pages plus index and dictionary of legal terms. Cover is clean, with minimal wear to edges, one small chip from spine and bumping to spine ends, light soiling outer edge of pages, lettering on spine faded, paper split at spine inside covers but nothing is loose. Interior has light age tanning. Pages are clean and unmarked other than previous owner's comment in red on front/rear blank end pages. (1045-1123) (Note: book is very heavy and may require extra postage. ); 8vo; 884 pages .

Macmillan Canada. Very Good. 1968. Third Printing. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, crease to spine, some rubbing to edges. Internal pages unmarked, age tanning to pages. Includes are some of the most important pieces done by Trudeau on federalism and the French-Canadian society - taken from his various speeches from 1964-1967. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

House of Anansi Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887841864 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light soiling and a little edge crinkling. ; Ingenuity Project, The; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; From global famine to fast-food fat, from mad cows to depleted soil, what ingenuity is available to alleviate the world’s most pressing problems of food. How can we nourish billions of people without risking our environment? How do we make our food safe? Feeding the Future: From Fat to Famine, How to Solve the World’s Food Crises provides realistic, practical answers to these urgent and challenging questions. Building on the success of Fueling the Future, a national bestseller that was nominated for a National Business Book Award and a Canadian Science Writers’ Association Award, editors Andrew Heintzman and Evan Solomon once again assembled a collection of the clearest, brightest… Read More

Dundurn Group. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1550024671 . Excellent condition. Interior pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and a little wear to corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; For 12 years Dale Goldhawk journeyed through the streets of Canada and into the hearts of thousands of Canadians. Written in Goldhawk's punchy, to-the-point style, this book links his life as a journalist and advocate with those who were his clients. For the first time, he reveals the background battles and adventures he and his team had, as well as the stories of his clients and where they are today. The narrative paints a vivid picture of how working on Canada's most original advocacy team changed their lives as journalists and Canadians. [391-osl] .

Nyc: Ace Books. Good. 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Ace Books 1962. Pages are clean and intact other than some looseness to bottom of first section. Age tanning to pages and inside covers. Cover has creasing, scuffing and moderate edgewear, small tears to spine ends. The most dramatic courtroom battles of Darrow, Fallon, Hays, Leibowitz, Davis, Steuer and other celebrated attorneys. 224 pages. (110os123) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

U. K.: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1952. Third Edition. Softcover. light edge & corner wear, tanning & spotting to spine, old price on front. Internal pages clean and tight - age tanning to pages. 379 pages. Description: The author wrote this book with the intention of explaining the workings of the law to the common man. Still valuable information on Legal Rights and Obligations, Contracts, Employer/Employee relations, Principal and Agent, Sale of Goods, Firms and Partnerships, Moneylenders, Gaming and Wagering, Fraud, Tresspassers, Libel and Slander etc. Described by the New Statesman as "The best popular account of everyday law that has ever appeared at the price. " (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Author's Advocate Publishing Co. Ltd.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550562622 . Excellent condition. Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing & a small amount of edge crinkling. "...A tell-all book about the darker side of the legal profession and the criminal justice system." Written by a lawyer about lawyers and the legal system - cuts through the fake images to tell you what really happens in court and why....without a doubt the most controversial book ever written about lawyers.." [750] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 377 pages .

Coles Publishing. Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Coles 1973 Hardover edition. Facsimile of the 1886-1887 originals. Ex-library book, still in quite good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages all intact, occasional light soiling to pages, light soiling outer edge of pages. Appears dustjacket was laminated twice and the original laminate was somewhat loose around edges, so this can still be noticed. Light wear at jacket corners and light scuffing to jacket, otherwise good. These illuminating reports are an invaluable source of historical information concerning the force's work in guiding the progress of civilization in the early West. (695,0211) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .