Search Results: Authors starting with F from JKL Books

Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Press, 2010. Soft cover. Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages. Cover shows only slight wear. Black and white photographs, maps, illustrations. "Tensions leading to World War I brewed for years, and were brought to a head by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. But who was the assassin? What was his plan? Not many people know the name of Gavrilo Princip. Tony Fabijancic peels back the mystery surrounding Princip, and explores his journey to Sarajevo, his motivations, idealism, and Yugoslavianism" -- publisher.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Beige cloth with maroon lettering. Clean, unmarked text; minor shelf-wear. Ex-library.

Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley, 1993. Soft cover. Fine. Like new, but with slight wear to cover. 229 pages, including illustrations. "What do we mean when we ask people, 'Where are you from?' Here, the question is often followed by, 'No, I mean where are you really from-originally?' Treated with suspicion, the question is sometimes answered with and aggrieved, 'I'm Canadian- just like you.' Although the question occasionally implies the notion that 'real' Canadians are descendants of nineteenth-century pioneers, far more often it is prompted by the desire to hear a story -- one of the millions of immigration stories to which most Canadian families can contribute. Indeed, the story of the development of this country is the story of immigration" -- Introduction. BAY 27.

Oregon State University Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages. Binding is firm. Cover shows no wear.

Gazette-Chronicle Press, 1907. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Ex-library. Clean text, firmly bound. Cover shows significant wear to edges/corners and some tanning. Spine has been rebound, back hinge cracked, pages tanned with foxing along margins.

Cambridge, MA: Balinger, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very good book in acceptable dust jacket. Pages of book are clean and unmarked; former owner's name has been scratched out at top right corner of front free endpaper. Dust jacket is dark blue with white lettering. There is a 1" open tear at front top edge and smaller nicks along edges at back. BAY 39.

London: J. Bumpus and R. Baynes, 1821. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A New edition," translated from the French by Samuel Boyse. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean, fairly bright pages, with some foxing. Front and rear internal hinges have cracked. Corners of cover are a little bumped; spine has faded. Binding is firm. Ex-library (seminary). 204 pages. A rare volume.

Vancouver, BC: UBC Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages. Binding is firm. Lower corners of front and back cover have been bumped and have 1" crease across them and a couple of tiny closed tears (see accompanying image). Studies in Canadian Military History. "This is important scholarship. It is the first history of Canada and ballistic missile defence . . . it sheds needed light on Canadian involvement in NORAD, Canada-US relations more broadly, and how important defence decisions are made in Canada -- Joseph Hocke (back cover).

Great Britain: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998. Hardcover. Good/Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages. Binding is firm. Cover shows little wear. Dust jacket shows light wear to edges and rubbing. Some grubbiness along edges of textblock - pages not affected.

Quattro Books, 2010, 2010. Soft cover. As New. As new.

Ryerson Press, 1961, 1961. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Clean, unmarked text. Cover shows some shelf-wear: spine has faded and there is small stain on the back cover. Ex-library (seminary).

New York: Routledge, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Dust jacket shows minor wear only; price has been clipped from front flap and back flap has also been clipped. 230 pages."Hildegard's achievements are particularly remarkable in that, as an author, she stands virtually alone among the women of her time. Sabina Flanagan looks at the question of how she came to write and was able to enter domains generally seen as the preserve of men. She assesses Hildegard's place in medieval life and thought, making her fascinating body of work accessible to those interested in the Middle Ages" -- dust jacket. BAY 18.

Carlsbad, CA: Hollym International Corporation, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good. Near new condition with only slight wear to cover. "An introduction to Korean food culture through 101 dishes -- their origin, taste and health benefits" (front cover).

Northampton, M.A.: Edward Elgar , 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Like new, but with minor wear to dust jacket. Contents: Editors' introduction : contemporary issues in tourism economics / Larry Dwyer and Peter Forsyth -- 1. A survey of tourism demand modelling practice : issues and implications / Christine Lim -- 2. Microfoundations of tourist choice / Andreas Papatheodorou -- 3. Tourism demand forecasting / Haiyan Song and Lindsay Turner -- 4. Structure conduct performance and industrial organisation in tourism / Brian Davies and Paul Downward -- 5. Industrial economics and pricing issues within tourism enterprises and markets / Adrian O. Bull -- 6. Travel and tourism intermediaries / Nevenka Cavlek -- 7. Pricing principles for natural and cultural attractions in tourism / John Loomis and Kreg Lindberg -- 8. The evolution of alliances in the airline industry / Frederic Dimanche and Dominique Jolly -- 9. Airline alliances and tourism / Clive L. Morley -- 10. Aviation and tourism / Peter… Read More

George Bell, 1886, 1886. 2nd Edition . No Binding. Good. MICROFICHE. 6 sheets, each in own envelope. Microfiche produced by Lost Cause, Louisville.

New York: Methuen, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Dust jacket shows minor wear. Front fly leaf has been torn out: half-title and title pages intact. 251 pages. "The true adventure of a brash Canadian entrepreneur who wagered with life. And almost lost" -- dust jacket. BAY 27.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bright, clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Dust jacket shows minor wear only. Former owner's name on front free endpaper and title page. 204 pages. "Mexican politics is changing faster; and becoming more important to the United States, than at any time in the past sixty years, and this book shows that popular political organization plays a far more significant role in these changes than previously thought. Democratic transitions across Latin America have raised the profile of popular movements, but this book argues that the existing theory provides an inadequate account of the organization, strategies, and identity of such movements. This book explores the process of popular mobilization in contemporary Mexico through the experience of the country's most important popular organization - the teachers' movement" -- dust jacket. BAY 35.

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by authors. Like new, but with slight wear to dust jacket. 280 pages; photographs included. Contents: Finding Springer -- The gold rush --Rescuing Springer -- The homecoming -- At home in the wild -- Luna -- Planning for relocation -- Standoff at Gold River -- Conclusion.

Unitarian-Universalist Gay Caucus of San Francisco, 1977, 1977. Soft cover. Good. Beige softcover booklet (8 pages) with dark brown lettering, pam bound i.e. taped into hardboard covers. Clean, unmarked text. Cover shows minor wear. Ex-library (seminary). A rare item: "This sermon was delivered as an informal conversation with the congregation of the First Unitarian Church of San Francisco on May 29, 1977. The minister sat on a stool in the center of the chancel, and spoke without notes. His remarks were tape-recorded, and from that tape the following was transcribed"--P. [1].

Canton, MA: Science History Publications, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, unmarked pages, firmly bound. Cover shows minor wear: two creases across the lower right corner. Former owner's name on half-title page. 206 pages. Contents: The Two Faces of Linnaeus / Sten Lindforth -- Linnaeus the Botanist / Gunnar Eriksson -- Linnaeus as Geologist / Tore Frangsmyr -- Homo sapiens: Linnaeus's Classification of Man / Gunnar Broberg. BAY 33.