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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. 146 p.; HC; VG condition; DJ fair, considerable rubbing and chipping, tape repair on inside. Biography of British Columbia's colourful second Premier. Amor De Cosmos is often remembered chiefly for the exotic name he adopted (he was born William Alexander Smith) but Roland Wild describes his achievements and contributions to British Columbia. Includes several pages of B & W photos. Foreword by then-Premier W.A.C. Bennett

England: Coronet Books, 1978. Not stated. Paperback. Very Good. 150 p.; small paperback, orig. pub. 1976. Recounts the author's experiences growing up in an old farmhouse "deep in a coungtry patchwork of meadows, fields and orchards" in the hard years of the 1930s and the war years. Cover lightly creased, slight age darkening.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1961. Apparent First. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 273 p., HC in unclipped DJ in protective plastic. Ex Library with card pocket etc. Moderate wear, clean interior. Author's memoir of his ranch, the Buffalo Head, in a remote area of Alberta, where he lived from the early 1930s to post WWII. B & W photos, hand drawn maps on endpapers.

Canada: Doubleday of Canada, 2002. Apparent First. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 144 p; small HC. black boards, glossy unclipped DJ with photo of author and cat. VG+. Drawings and B & W photos by author.

Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Red Lion Publications, 1994. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 128 p.; VG+; slight creasing of bottom corner of back cover, otherwise unmarked. Very nice and clean. Orig. publ. 1989 by Ex Libris Press. "For over seven decades, until her death in 1992, Molly Maidment was inseparable from the Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury's famous old coaching inn, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. In 'Child of the Red Lion' the author describes her childhood years in her hotel world - surrounded by adults whose behaviour was occasionally baffling to a young child - and even divulges some of the tricks she played on unsuspecting guests and staff. . . . [she] fondly recalls visits to her maternal grandparents' home farm at Coombe Bissett in the Ebble Valley where, among other things, she develop a life-long love of pigs." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newfoundland: Breakwater Books, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 285 p.; TP; Third volume in a series on nursing history, this includes the stories of women from many countries recruited to work in Newfoundland and Labrador between 1949 -2007. A great deal of history and culture of the Newfoundland outports and the Grenfell missions is woven into personal histories of nurses and midwives, mostly from the UK but some from as far away as Nigeria and the Philippines, who took up the challenge of living and working in a distant land. Gift inscription on inside front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. VG.

Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. HC; 237 p.; NF in VG+ DJ; signed with gift inscription by Joshua Key. "Thr Deserter's Tale tells the story of a young man who went to war in Iraq believing in his government, and who was transformed into someone who ethically, morally. and physically could no longer serve his country."

Toronto: Random House Canada, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 277 p; HC, VG+ in VG+ DJ. PO's bookplate on inside fc, otherwise clean and unmarked. Gillmor's quest to uncover family secrets, beginning with his grandmother's revelation that her "twin sister" was really her aunt, and the whole family had emigrated from Scotland to escape the stigma of illegitimacy, from Winnipeg back to Scotland. Many family photos,

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada: Lpg Distribution, 1994. First Edition. French-Folds. Very Good +/No Jacket. Originally published in French as "Gout de Jeunes Filles"; VG+, appears as new; sequel to his earlier fictionalized memoir "An Aroma of Coffee". Set in Haiti in the early 1970s. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 188 p.; HC, black cloth boards, red glossy unclipped DJ, VG+ condition."An unforgettable account of growing up on a prairie farm . . . gives voice to the experience of love and the profound lessons provided by a rural upbringing."

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Robert Young, 1998. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 187p. This book is a Father's account of the accidental death of his son, and his quest for accountability. He was swept into a culvert intake pipe. They made sure no one else would ever suffer the same fate. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edmonton AB: Lone Pine Publishing, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good- . 223 p.; TP, VG- overall, text block loosening from cover, interior clean and unmarked. A memoir by Joyce Harries including family photos, reminiscences, recipes, poems and much more, from childhood in the 1930s to life with her young family and beloved husband to coping with widowhood.

Montreal: Optimum Pub Intl, 1988. Apparent First. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 202 p.; HC, VG+ in VG+ DJ. Mary Peate was a child during the Depression and a teenager during the war years. In this memoir, published for the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of war, draws on her memories and posters, advertising, newspaper clippings and other popular media to paint a picture of life on the home front. Ms. Peate went on to a 25 year career in writing and broadcasting in Canada. Her memoir of her childhood in 1930s Montreal, Girl in a Red River Coat, is also available.

Clarke Irwin & Company, 1973. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good- . 130 p; small PB; VG- condition. Moderate wear and some age darkening. Mary Peate's memoir of growing up in Montreal during the Depression. Ms. Peate's memoir of WWII, Girl in a Sloppy Joe Sweater, is also available. Mary Peate had a 25 year career in broadcasting in Canada, including her own radio show, Tea and Crumpets, and also wrote for Funny You Should Say That.

Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 361 p. TP; incl. index, notes, bibliography. VG+. Signed by Author on title page. "Dorise Nielsen was a pioneering feminist, a radical politician, the first Communist elected to Canada's House of Commons, and the only woman elected in 1940." Faith Johnston "Illuminates the life of a woman who paved the way for a generation of women in politics".

New York: Ballantine, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Del Rey book; NF in NF DJ; Jacket painting by Michael Whelan. A selection of letters, mostly to his editors and publishers, with comments on writing, politics, fans, house-building and other things, photographs, and biographical information. Edited by Virginia Heinlein. Robert Anson Heinlein (1907-1988) was one of the Grand Masters of science fiction and this semi-biography offers many insights into his thinking and development as a writer. A very attractive copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and Sydney: Angus&Robertson, 1983. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good +. 133 small HC, no DJ, black boards with white title and author on spine, very nice, clean, unmarked copy. Minor puzzle in that there is no publication data inside the book and no indication of a page having been removed. This is an autobiographical novel, written by the author, Dudley St. John Magnus, when he was 72, recounting his experiences in Australia during the Depression seeking the elusive Hanabeke. Magnus at the time was a solicitor's clerk sent to locate James Whitfield Hanabeke, as heir of his aunt Isabel Hanabeke. Hanabeke was not to be found, but Magnus' adventures and misadventures in search of him create a picture of life in the Australian backblocks. An interesting little book. From various sources I have found that Dudley St. John Magnus served in the British Army in Burma in WWII and later went on to write for the Times of London, the Winnipeg Tribune, and the Winnipeg Free Press, and also appears to have… Read More

Valleyview AB: Self published, 2004. Apparent First. Paperback. As New. 176 p. incl. index. Tradepaper. As New. Signed by Ivor Clarke on title page. Based on extensive taped interviews with veteran cowboy/rancher Ivor Clarke, including work on geological surveys, CPR trail rides, rodeos, ranching, and his 58 year marriage to his belove cleo.

New York: Avon, 1996. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good- . 384 p.; paperback; incl. index. VG -Fifteen former SEALs share their vivid, first-person remembrances of action in Vietnam. Contributors include Cmdr. Richard Marchinko, James D. `Patches`Watson III, Rudy Boesch, Frank F.Thornton Jr., Wilbur `Pat`` Patterson, Mike Boynton, Larry Bailey, Henry S. `Bud`` Thrift, Jr., Dick Pouliot, Tom Hawkins, Larry Simmons, Rick Woolard, Harry Humphries, Greg McPartlin, Ryan McCombie.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA, 1990. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good- . 222 p; the Webbs' diaries from January 4 to April 25, 1912, as they travelled across India, Edited & introduced by Niraja Gopal Jayal. VG-, clean copy, corner bumped.