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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS w ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
by Kenneth Grahame
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- Fine
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- 1985
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- Perfect
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- 9780416618501
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The Wind in the Willows is a 1908 children's novel by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932). Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger, in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of… Read more about this item Item Price
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TONI ONLEY'S BRITISH COLUMBIA - A TRIBUTE.
by Toni Onley
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First
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- 1999
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- Perfect
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- 9781551922560
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This is Toni Onley's British Columbia: A Tribute, published in 1999. It is 24 watercolours of Onley's favourite wild BC places; each one is accompanied by his reflections on the location. Onley, who died in 2004, is known as one of Canada's preeminent watercolourists.
This copy is in near-mint condition. It's only flaws are a small… Read more about this item Item Price
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ROLAND GISSING: THE PEOPLES' PAINTER
by Nonie Houlton, Maxwell Foran
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- Fine
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- First
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- 1988
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- 9780919813809
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This is a first/only edition of Roland Gissing: The Peoples' Painter, published in 1988. It is both a biography and an art book.
Roland Gissing (1895–1967) was a Canadian artist who was born in England and moved to North America to become a cowboy. He settled in Alberta and became one of Canada's most famous landscape painters.
This book is about his… Read more about this item Item Price
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HARPER'S SEP 1991: HURRICANES, ANIMAL RIGHTS, CLARENCE THOMAS, NORIEGA'S PEERS
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- 1991
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This is the September 1992 issue of Harper's Magazine.
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Hurricanes Spell Doom for Coastal DevelopmentLife of Clarence Thomas
In Search of Noriega's PeersWhat's Wrong With Animal Rights
Joyce Carol Oates: Is Laughter Contagious?
86 Pages
The original mailing label is on the cover. The Double Acrostic was completed. The paper has yellowed.
But this magazine was not read; all of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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HARPER'S: WHO WAS SHAKESPEARE?, MONSANTO, CLINTON & THE POOR
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- 1999
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This is the April 1999 issue of Harper's Magazine.
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Who Was William Shakespeare?
The Aural Life
Monsanto
Robert Reich on Clinton's Way With the Poor
New York's Nightmare Substitute Teachers
Ted Nugent on Canada's Bear Market
98 Pages
The remains of label glue are the cover, as is a minor doodle. The paper has yellowed.
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SCOTLAND
by MAGNUS LINKLATER
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- Fine
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- First
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- 1984
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- 9780395566923
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This is a first edition of Scotland, a photographic study by the Scots photographer Douglas Corrance, and text by the Scottish journalist Magnus Linklater. It is 160 pages of gorgeous photographs, each one accompanied by a fascinating and/or informative piece of writing. Excellent book.
This copy has not been read, or even opened. It is pristine. Item Price
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ENGLISH COTTAGES & FARMHOUSES
by Olive Cook
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- Fine
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- First US
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- 1982
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- 9780500241141
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This is a first US edition of English Cottages and Farmhouses, written by the famed British country/topography writer Olive Cook. It was photographed by her husband, the British landscape and architecture photographer Edwin Smith.
It examines the architectural styles of English country homes and farmhouses, describes their methods of construction, and discusses the place of the farmhouse in English rural life.… Read more about this item Item Price
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SUNRISE ON LAKE LOUISE
by DON HARMON
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- 1964
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This is an original photograph taken by Don Harmon--it is perhaps the most famous photograph ever taken of Lake Louise, in Banff National Park, Alberta.
Don Harmon (1917-1997) was the son of Byron Harmon (1876-1942), an American photographer who pioneered the art of photographing the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Don became a highly successful landscape photographer… Read more about this item Item Price
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'MOUNTAIN CABIN'
by BILL DEVINE (IDITAROD ARTIST)
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- 1972
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- Framed
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This is an original work by the American artist Bill Devine (1932-2007).
Devine was an Alaska artist and one of the founders of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as it is today (he also designed the logo).
It is a scene of a ramshackle log cabin.I think it's ink on paper; it could be an etching.
Signed Bill… Read more about this item Item Price
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SETON GORDON: THE LIFE OF A HIGHLAND GENTLEMAN
by Raymond Eagle
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- First
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- 1991
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- 9780948403835
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This is a first edition (1991) of Seton Gordon: The Life and Times of a Highland Gentleman, by the Canadian author Raymond Eagle. (It's an actual first edition: the American editions dated 1992 also state first editions.)
Seton Gordon CBE (1886-1977) was a Scottish naturalist, photographer and folklorist. He is famous for his 31 books on the natural history of Scotland,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DISHONORABLE DR COOK
by Peter Cherici, Bradford Washburn
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- Fine
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- First
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- 2001
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- 9780898868043
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Frederick Albert Cook (1865-940) was an American doctor and explorer who, in 1906, claimed that he had reached the peak of Mount McKinley, making him the first to scale North America's highest mountain. He had not. At the time, there were questions, inquiries, and an endless trail of fake photographs, incorrect maps and bribed witnesses.
This book's authors spent decades gathering… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BACKWOODS OF CANADA: LETTERS OF NATURALIST CATHARINE TRAILL
by CATHARINE PARR TRAILL
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- 2003
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- 9781552673584
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The full title of this book is
The Backwoods of Canada: Being the Letters of the Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America.
It was first published, in the UK, in 1836. This is a facsimile reprint.
Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899) was a successful English writer when she married a… Read more about this item Item Price
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NEW YORKER: COVER BROOKLYN or BUST by BRUCE McCALL
by NEW YORKER
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- 2019
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April 1, 2019.
94 Pages, no label or barcode
Cover: Brooklyn or Bust, by Bruce McCall
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Condition: Slight crease at stapled edge. Otherwise perfect. Item Price
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LAKE O'HARA (Canadian Rockies)
by Paul Lee
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- First, Only
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- 2016
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- Softcover
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- 9780993952807
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Lake O'Hara, The Secret Heaven in BC's Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies, is a 164-page book of photographs. Each page is its own postcard.
There are 2 pages of text; the rest of the book is stunning, frameable color photographs, each one 10 7/8 x 6 1/8". The photographs were taken by the author, who is a long-time travel… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE COMMANDING SEA: SIX VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY
by Clare Francis, Warren Tute
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First
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- 1981
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- Excellent
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- 9780720713077
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This is ex-library, but it's a lovely book, in excellent condition. You can easily remove all of the library fittings.
In the 1970s, British writer Clare Francis made six ocean voyages, which were documented by the BBC. This is the companion book to that. In addition, it includes essays by experts on specific aspects of the sea, … Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FRASER RIVER
by ALAN HAIG-BROWN
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- First
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- 1996
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- 9781550171471
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Magnificent, Treacherous and Exhilarating, the Fraser is one of the world's great rivers. In this spectacular book, Alan Haig-Brown and Rick Blacklaws share their longtime fascination with all 850 miles of the largest salmon-spawning river on earth, the longest and most powerful un-darnmed river in North America, and one of Canada's most breathtakingly beautiful scenic… Read more about this item Item Price
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ELEPHANTS & OTHER LAND GIANTS
by Time-Life
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- Used - Near Fine
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- n/a
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- First
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- 1976
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- Perfect
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- 9780913948057
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This is a companion book to the Time-Life TV Series Wild, Wild World of Animals.
This one is Elephants & Other Land Giants: African and Asiatic Elephants, Hippopotamuses, Giraffes, Rhonoceroses, Big Birds and Giant Reptiles.
128 pages, including loads of photos.
Well-reviewed.
Never Read but there is an attractive bookplate at the front and some waving to the first few pages.
Otherwise perfect condition.
Note: If… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC: EAVESDROPPING ON KILLER WHALES
by CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
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- First
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- 2001
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- Magazine
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- 9780566988841
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Canadian Geographic is a high-end magazine published by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.July/August 2001
92 Pages.
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Unread. No Label. Pristine
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CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC: FACE TO FACE WITH GRIZZLIES
by CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
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- First
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- 2001
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- 9780566988841
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Canadian Geographic is a high-end magazine published by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.March/April 2001
100 Pages.
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Unread. No Label. Pristine
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THE GREAT LAKES
by Pierre Berton
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- First
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- 1996
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- Perfect
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- 9780773729711
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This is a first edition of The Great Lakes, written by the famed Canadian journalist and historian Pierre Berton (1920-2004). It was published in 1996 and includes hundreds of photographs by the Canadian photographer Andre Gallant.
It is a historical overview, paired with brilliant photography showing the diversity of landscapes, species, and seasons. It is colored by Berton's personal opinions about… Read more about this item Item Price
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