Search Results: Authors starting with P from Harry E Bagley Books Ltd

Piscataway, N.J.: Winchester Press,, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Rev., expanded Ed. 4 to.,. blue cloth, gilt spine, xiii, 348 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) in very good cond. in very good d.j.,.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo,.. cloth, dust jacket, 348 pages, index, in protective mylar,CONTENTS: 1. Max Aitken and the Nature of Finance Capitalism during the Laurier Boom -- 2. Circuitous Road to Halifax, 1879-1904 -- 3. Caribbean Adventurer -- 4. Building the Royal Securities Corporation -- 5. The Montreal Engineering Company -- 6. The Takeover and Transformation of Montreal Trust -- 7. Hubris and the Young Financier -- 8. Manufacturing the Canada Cement Company -- 9. Merger Promoter Extraordinaire -- 10. Combines, Canada Cement, and the Reciprocity Election -- 11. Conclusion: From Profits to Politics -- Appendix. The First Canadian Merger Wave in International Perspective." It has been said of Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook) that 'no other Canadian carved his name so large upon his times.' A manipulative, self-serving charmer with immense business acumen, Aitken knew all the important Canadian financiers of his day, and… Read More

Kirkcaldy: Allen Lithographic Co, , 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author on tp.. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. green cloth, gilt cover,78 pages : illustrations, TLS laid-in, dated 16 June 1962, 9 lines on author's stationery,, signed in ink by author to a Mrs. Scott, some spotting to end paper blanks, else a very good copy.

Toronto: Press Porcepic, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. printed paper covers,128 pages ;includes index. "In this ... anthology, P.K. Page puts together her favourite short poems from over 100 of Canada's finest poets. Each was chosen because it is a tour de force and because its brevity makes it easy to recall, providing an instantly memorable treasury. Over 200 poems have been ... arranged around linked themes, reacting against each other to create a special insight into the poetic process and a superb overview of the breadth and depth of Canadian poetry"--From back cover.

Portsmouth, England: P.J.Radford, 1970. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Oblong 8 Vo.,. printed paper wraps, various pagination, illustrated, 10 catalogs printed 1970-75 , a long run of catalogs by long time British dealer/collector dedicated to maps of the Americas.all in very good condition.

London: Harvill Press, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. brown cloth, 143 pages.illustrated, map, 4 pp biography, index, chips, small tears to d,j. spine ends and top corner of front panel, ink sig on front endpaper, not price-clipped, a clean, bright copy, . CONTENTS: Will Adam's early years -- The first years in Japan -- The coming of the Dutch and the Spaniards -- The coming of the English -- The English factory in Japan -- Voyages to sea and journeys to court -- The last voyage, and the end of the English factory in Japan. foreword by Edmund Blunden. Size: 8 vo,..

Ottawa: F.A. Acland, King's Printer, 1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo,.. blue, gilt dec, cloth, cover & spine, (iii, 290 pages) : illustrations (some color)., index, wear at corners, and spine ends, rear end paper missing, signed with 4 line inscription by William H. Moore of Scotch Lake NB, Moore was a amateur naturalist of note being responsible for various writings on NB birds and articles regarding nature. According to National Audubon Society data,Wm. H. Moore of Scotch Lake, York County, New Brunswick was Canada's first Christmas Bird Counter. the book is inscribed to Moore's daughter Mary Moore McKeen.Biological series (Geological Survey of Canada), no. 3, 2nd ed. Covers birds of the area between the Atlantic coast and the prairies north of the International Boundary..

Fredericton, N.B.: Self Published, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo,.. printed paper wraps, stapled at spine, 85 pages, illustarted, Johnville is located in Kent Parish, 25 miles south of Perth-Andover on the Monquart Stream, Johnville was one of several rural communities established in Carleton County in the second half of the 19th century by settlers sharing social and religious ties. Johnville,was settled largely by Irish-born Roman Catholics from New Brunswick. Despite hardships and challenges, the Johnville settlers, led by Bishop John Sweeny and the Rev. Thomas Connolly, persevered and built a viable settlement within five years of their arrival in Carleton County. The community has retained its Irish-Catholic character to this day.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. black cloth, red cover and spine letters, 311 pages, clean, tight copy, top of spine of d.j. has small tear and rubbing with some small loss at top of hinges, foot of d.j. is lightly chipped with some small loss at bottom of hinges including partial loss of letter "T" in Stewart. some small edge chips to d.j. some loss at d.j. corners, light spine fade to d.j. in protective mylar, a very presentable copy Size: 8vo.

London: Penguin Books, 1961. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. 12 mo (18 cm). pict. paper, 259 pagres, Originally published, London: Jenkins, 1919, very good condition.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo,.. blue cloth, 224 pages,frontis. portrait, d.j is shelf worn, with edge chips and teaars,.

Philadelphia: Edw K Tryon Company, 1949. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 32 page, catalog, stapled at spine, not illustrated, a "Sport Special" catalog of fishing tackle, a special flyer for dealers only, issued Jan. 29,1946.The company was in business from 1811 until the late 50's They were the largest sporting goods company in the U.S.This catalog issued in their final years of operation is rare. There is a line at the bottom of the back cover which states " Our Supply of Sporting Goods Catalogs in Exhausted".

Halifax, NS,: Nimbus Publishing, Limited, 2007. Book. Fine. Paperbound. First Edition. pict. paper wraps, vi, 362 pages.,illustrated, maps, ports. ; index, Originally published in 2 v. under title"Beneath the Clouds of the Promised Land", an as new copy. Size: 8 vo,.(23 cm.).

[San Francisco]: Pub. exclusively for Van Noy-Interstate Co Book. Very Good. Paperbound. printed paper wraps with full color paste-down illustration (Indian Head Mountain, Arizona,) string tie at spine, (4) (title, description of plates, map), [24] mounted colored plates, (1 folding panorama) , light soil to wraps, lower edge at spine of front cover damaged ,(see scan) all illustrations in very good condition, Size: Folio,(24 x 31 cm.).

Chicago: Curt Teich & Co, 1920. Book. Good. Paperbound. 2 col. printed paper wraps with paste-down illustration "Mount Shasta from Reservoir Lake" full page map,string tie at spine, 2,1 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 " black & white tipped-in illustrations, (22 illustrations inc. front wrap paste down), spine is split with small tear at foot of spine, overall some soil, signs of fold at middle, all illustrations are in b & w in this example. usually the views are in color. Size: Folio, (24 x 31 cm.).

Montreal?: Canadian Pacific Railway,, 1905. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Tall 8 Vo.,. printed paper covers, 98 pages,6 full page b & w maps ,chart (Cabin diagram Express Steamships "Albert and Athabaska" cover, minor spotting to covers, a very good example of scarce CPR ephemera.The Westbound Edition.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, xliv, 304 pages : illustrations, portraits, "Dr. Harry Paddon's memoir is an extensive account of life in Labrador prior to Confederation. As the Grenfell Mission's principal physician for over twenty-five years, Dr. Paddon travelled extensively throughout Labrador by both dog team and boat. Through his journals he fashions a portrait of Labrador society in accord with the traditional rhythms of trapping and fishing, as it was before the onset of industrial development. He also chronicles the demands of northern medicine in response to pervasive threats such as tuberculosis and deficiency diseases, including a moving description of the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19"--Jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First US Edition. 8vo,.. red cloth, gilt spine, xiv, 523, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, Includes indexes, minor wear to edges of d.j. else, a fine copy.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. cloth, 544 pages, index, as new copy, ' It's the conclusion of this book that we have in Canada a two-tiered system of justice.most of us have known that all along,haven't we? So most of us told about this book and its conclusions needn't bother to read it. This would be a mistake,' (from the dust jacket) Size: 8 Vo.,.

London: A & C Black, 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition,. blue grey cloth with design blocked in green and printed in orange and white on the front and the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with 75 full page color illustrations, captioned on the tissue versos, light wear at edges and spine ends, spine wrinkled, end papers toned, A good + copy of the 2 nd edition of 3,900 copies INMAN; A & C Black Colour Books; # 25. Size: 4 to.