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Turnstone Press, 1992. Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW 6th Printing Trade Paperback (1994). No markings, no wear, gift quality. Highly recommended. This book was the winner of Canada's 1993 Governor Generals Award for Non-Fiction.

Very Good 1st printing of trade paperback. Excellent covers and spine, crisp & clean interiors, unmarked but for former owner's name on 1st page. A very nice reading copy. 6" x 9", 262 pages, well illustrated.

Toronto: Thomas Allan, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. VG+/VG- First Edition. A beautifully preserved copy, very clean, unmarked, one gently bumped corner only. Original DJ has tiny edge tears, light chipping, light toning. 7.5" x 10", 165 pages, b&w and color photos reproduced in the gravure process. Canada as seen by the camera of Yousuf Karsh and described in words by John Fisher.

As-New 1st printing trade softcover. No markings, appears unhandled and unread. 6x9, 261 pages, index. 'Mastering Your Inner Game' presents 5 five case studies that illustrate real challenges faced by real Olympic and pro athletes. You'll experience the thoughts and emotions the competitors deal with as they work to overcome their obstacles using Kauss' personalized mental training methods. Then you'll begin to understand how the method can work for you... whether it's breaking out of a slump, building confidence, or sharpening your focus.

Near-Fine 1st printing in a Good tape-repaired DJ. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no markings. 6.75" x 8.25", 224 pages, illustrated by Harold Berson. A charming and absorbing story for young readers set in rural Kansas in 1913... about a family of children, their grandmother, and a nest of orphaned newly-hatched bluejays.

NEAR-FINE 1st Edition trade paperback. A clean and unmarked copy with nearly perfect covers. 6x9, 171 pages. The author's accomplished debut collection was a significant event for the Canadian short story.

Near-Fine 1st printing trade softcover. A member of the famous RAF 617 Dambusters Squadron tells the true story of his daring escape from Occupied Europe during WWII. Only a hint of wear at corners of covers, otherwise brand new in all respects. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no spine creases. 6" x 9", 188 pages, maps, log book entries and photos, epilogue by George Waters. Laid-in is a photo-copy of a letter from Buckingham Palace dated 1999 in which the Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Royal thanks Waters for sending two copies of this book to the Royal Family. Bob Kellow was a member of the Royal Air Force No. 50 Squadron and No. 617 Squadron, better known as the 'Dambusters. ' He was on board the Lancaster Bomber that dropped the bomb that destroyed the Eder Dam in May, 1943. Forced to parachute out over Northern Holland later that year, Kellow spent 12 weeks eluding German forces. He escaped through Holland, Belgium, France and over the Pyrennes Mountains to Spain and Gibraltar, and finally… Read More

VG+ 1st printing paperback. No creases, clean and tight, ownership stamp on 1st paqe. 269 pages. The U.S. Navy Seawolves were the most successful and most decorated unit in the Vietnam War.

Regina, SK, Canada: Centax & RCMP Millenium Projects, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition, 1st printing stated. Previous owner's ID on title page only, all text pages as-new. 6" by 9", 192 pages.

Toronto: Ambassador Books, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD+/no DJ, First Edition, 1st printing stated. Clean & unmarked, nearly perfect boards, very nice. 5.75 by 8.25", 266 pages plus 2-page epilogue. Rare book of Canadian war fiction.

Ontario Genealogical Society, Publication No. 81-7, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good softcover. Only a trace of edge wear, a few light marks on covers, previous owner's name on title page. 7" x 8.5", approx. 200 pages, photographs, fold-out map. - Contains history of Merivale, Ontario in the Nepean - Old Ottawa area, complete listings of graves and headstones of Merivale United Church Cemetery, St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, the Merivale Cemetery, complete genealogical history of Merivale pioneer Arthur S. Hopper (1784 -1872) and descendants, newspaper obituaries and death notices, burial entries pertaining to the Merivale Cemeteries in the registers of All Saints Church of Westboro & the Parish of St. Matthias Mission of Nepean, photographs, inscriptions, nominal index, index to fraternal societies, index to stonecutters, index to place names, fold-out map of Merivale Cemeteries.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG/Good First Edition with Scribner's "A". A tremendous copy with just a hint of shelfwear. Square and tight. Interiors crisp, clean and unmarked. Clipped DJ has chipping, short tears, shelfwear. 5.25" x 7.5", 233 pages. The author was in France during the Nazi invasion and remained in Paris during the first 7 months of the German occupation. In 1942 he was arrested in Marseilles and imprisoned in Baden-Baden, Germany. The author believes this book is the only English language novel written in a German internment camp. Very collectible.

Dell Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition Paperback, 1st Printing stated. An exceptional unread copy, pristine interiors, no markings, square & solid, no spine creases, one light crease on back cover otherwise as-new. 4.25" by 7", 253 pages. Very scarce book by William J. Coughlin writing as Sean A. Key.

New Zealand: Century Hutchinson, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st printing, SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Only light shelf-wear to boards, otherwise as-new. Unclipped DJ is nearly perfect. The second collection of Kidman's short stories. The author won the 'New Zealand Outlook Short Story Award' for one of the 16 stories in this book, 'Earthly Shadows.' She was also the winner of the 1988 New Zealand Book Award for fiction.

Caledonia, Ontario, Canada: Killman Art Gallery Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near-Fine/Near-Fine First Edition, SIGNED on the title page by author Murray Killman. A beautiful copy with no defects but for slightly bumped top corners. Everything else is as-new. 6.25" x 9.25", 285 pages, map endpapers, well-illustrated. - Biography of the author's descendant and a history of the United Empire Loyalists in the Mohawk Valley of New York.

Fine 6" by 9" softcover, 96 pages. Crisp, clean, pristine interiors, nearly perfect wraps. An exceptional copy of this scarce title. Contains 3 plays from the 1992 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. The playwrights are from Vancouver, Regina and Winnipeg.

London, U.K.: Victor Gollancz, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st UK Printing. Collector's quality: crisp, clean, no wear to boards, binding or pages, unmarked. DJ has two 1/2" tears along top edge, otherwise as-new. - At the height of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, British Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall proposed a controversial new nuclear weapons policy for Great Britain with this book. It was a policy he said could save mankind and restore Britain's status of power and influence in the world. Includes material on Soviet World Domination and Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co., 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. VG iin blue cloth boards. This 1951 vintage songbook is stamped 'Silver Heights School, St. James, Manitoba." Boards rubbed at extremities, interiors excellent, all pages VG or better. 7.25" by 10.25", 210 pages. Lyrics and musical scoring for 94 selections. Last selection is 'O Canada' which includes 2 additional verses and alternate words for Canada's national anthem. Includes many tunes popular with school-children of the 1800's and early 1900's.

St. Andrews: Abbey Book Shop & W.C. Henderson & Son, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD+ 1935 Third Printing of 1926 First Edition, no DJ. Very collectible commemorative volume of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Two elegant poems by Kipling and De La Mare, 16 wonderful full-page b&w pencil etchings of the campus and area by illustrator Malcolm Patterson. Light rubbing at extremities, names on front endpaper, one pencil drawing with crease, all other pages FINE: crisp & clean. 6.25" by 9".

FINE 3rd printing trade softcover. Nearly perfect covers, previous owner's name on title page, otherwise as-new interiors. 5.5" x 8", 206 pages, illustrated. This book contains a powerful tale that unveils the rich history and traditions of The Hutterite people of southern Manitoba, Canada. With references to Dahl's Farm, Rogers' Farm, Plum Coulee, Winkler and Portage la Prairie, this ground-breaking narrative shines a light on intolerance.