Search Results: Titles starting with F from Bruce McLeod

Fine 1st printing softcover in metal comb binding. Nearly perfect covers, as-new unmarked interiors. Crisp, bright, solid. 6.25" x 9", 137 pages, illustrated with beautiful colour photos of historic artifacts, index. A rare collection of traditional recipes compiled from the anthropological records of British Columbia First Nations bands, both coastal and interior.

London, U.K.: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st UK Printing. Clean, tight, unmarked, nearly perfect boards. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing at extremities. 5.5" by 8", 196 pages. - - - Contains 22 'little fables' originally written in 13th and 14th century France by minstrels and renegade priests.

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1974. Hardcover. Fine. FINE 1st Ed. Crisp, clean, tight, no wear, no markings. Clipped DJ is VG with light edge wear. Illustrated with photographs and over 180 drawings, this book was the first to reveal how the ancient art of physiognomy can read a person's inner personality by reading their face. Fascinating examples of the faces of Abraham Lincoln, Marrtin Luther King, Jr., Andy Warhol, Henry Kissinger and others.

NY: Books, Inc., 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD/no DJ in nearly perfect forest green cloth with gold print on spine. A crisp, bright and unmarked copy - very desirable with as-new binding and nice pages. Approx. 5.25" x 7.75", 301 pages. This book collects 14 of Curwood's stories about the men and ships that once plied the Great Lakes.

Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine/Very Good First Edition. Clean, square, tight. An excellent copy. This historical book chronicles the history of the Avro Arrow fighter jet.

FINE 1st Trade Softcover printing. Crisp, clean, no markings. 6 x 9, 221 pages, illustrated. Foreword by Ron Ellis. The author has attended Leafs games since 1930. He has seen them play home games at 3 different arenas, and was at the opening nights of both Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre.

Very Good 1st ed. of this very collectible book. A superb copy with as-new staple binding and excellent card covers. Crisp, clean and unmarked pages. 6" x 9", 129 pages. Contains approximately 150 classic and favorite songs, complete with lyrics and musical scoring. From America the Beautiful and Battle Hymn of the Republic, to Home Sweet Home and The Little Brown Church, and dozens more.

Winnipeg, MB: CMU Press, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. As-New 1st Edition, 1st Printing, inscribed and signed by the author. 425 pages. Volume I of this biographical novel of a Russian born Mennonite woman who emigrates to North America.

1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition. 5.5" x 8.25", 230 pages.

Very Good 1st printing softcover. No creases, crisp & clean, light shelfwear only, occasional high-lighting otherwise no markings. 6x9, 320 pages, index. Interweaving personal stories from his many years as a lawyer and judge, with concrete recommendations for reforming the justice system for Indigenous people, the author presents a sensitive blueprint for overhauling the system.

Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE First Edition, inscribed and SIGNED by author on the title page. 5.5" by 8.5", 63 pages. An excellent book that shows Leedahl's affinity for children, observations as a parent, and empathy for the poor. Whether written in prose, narrative, or lyric format, her poetry is infused with a deft touch and sardonic wit.

Dublin, Ireland: Edouard Aubanel Edituer, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good. GOOD 1947 softcover printing. All text in French language. Light foxing spots on cover, all pages clean, binding slightly loose. 4.75" x 7.25", 171 pages.

As-New trade softcover. 5.5" x 8", 424 pages. Discover how to choose and select equipment, navigate with maps and compass, extend your camping season to include winter, and set up a camp.

Very Good 12th printing trade softcover. A great copy with only light wear to covers. Interiors are like new. 6x9, 397 pages, well illustrated, index, tables. Includes prospecting and collecting tips, tools, how to recognize rock classes, field features of mineral deposits, collecting practices, preparation of specimens, storage and exhibiting, marketing gemstones.

London, U.K.: Aurum Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. AS-NEW/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A flawless unmarked HC in a nearly perfect unclipped DJ. 5.5" by 9", 184 pages, illustrations by the author. - The author's warm memoirs of life in the 1960's in a cottage in a remote Cambridgeshire hamlet.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Canadian Forestry Service - Dept. Of Fisheries and Forestry, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD spiral-bound, 4.25" by 7", 68 pages, well illustrated with b&w photos and charts. Crisp, clean, tight, no markings, very nice. Field guide includes 8 coniferous and 16 deciduous trees.

Very Good trade softcover. Crisp and clean, light corner wear to covers and previous owner's name only. Interiors like new. 6x9, 5.5" x 8.75", 182 pages, index, b&w and color photos. The ideal field guide for both the weekend shell collector and the professional malacologist. It identifies and describes more than 270 shells of the Florida coast by both common and scientific names.

NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Good+/VG- BCE, ex-library. Excellent reasding copy with EXCELLENT pages - very clean for an ex-lib copy. Light rubbing on yellow boards, one hinge taped - the other has some mesh showing, spine leans. Nice DJ in brodart. Approx. 5.75" x 8.5", 218 pages. In the year 2087, another solar system approaches ours.

Western Producer Prairie Books, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good softcover. Really nice copy with excellent wraps and as-new interiors. Previous owner's name, a few spots on edges. 5.25" x 8.5", 342 pages, illustrated with drawings by Wm. W. Perehudoff. Fascinating biographical profiles of 50 great Canadians who influenced the development of the West, originally published in "The Western Producer" in 1957 and 1958.

Very Good First Printing trade softcover. Very scarce out-of-print title, SIGNED by Homer Seguin. Light wear to covers, interiors like new. 6x9, 173 pages, index, photos. This book is primarily about the author's battles on behalf of Ontario miners, mill, smelter and refinery workers, and how the United Steelworkers union improved the lives of those workers in the Sudbury and Elliot Lake regions.