The Bush Pilots: A Pictorial History of a Canadian Phenomenon
Toronto: McCleland and Stewart, 1990. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full black cloth. 224 pp. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Gift inscription to ffep. Fine condition. More
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Boys Will be Boys
Berlin: Bruno Gmuender Verlag, 2007. Hard Cover. 8.5" x 9" Extended edition. Pictorial hard cover. As new in shrink wrap. Approx 110 pp. Chiefly colour illustrations. More
Rough n' Queeny
Berlin: Bruno Gmuender Verlag, 2006. Hard Cover. 8.5" x 9" Pictorial hard cover. As new, still in shrink wrap. Approx [80] pp. More
Struggle for a Vast Future: The American Civil War
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full maroon cloth. Map endpapers. 272 pp. Copiously illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Fine. In this book twelve eminent historians discuss the origins and legacy of a landmark conflict. Each chapter offers a fresh perspective on the key themes of..... More
Quebec 1850-1950
Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2005. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 10" x 10" Glossy pictorial paper boards, in matching dust jacket. 304 pp. Fully illustrated in B&W. Very minor bumping to extremities and one small scuff to spine of dust jacket, else fine. The century 1850-1950 was a time of..... More
The Cathedral of Monreale
Palermo: Ditta AR. CO. Soft Cover. 8vo (imperial). [N.d., ca. 2002?] English edition. Soft cover. 89 pp. Fully illustrated in colour. Sunning to spine, some bumping and curling to covers at front and rear. Cracking to upper inner hinge. More
Golly Gee, It's Me! The Howie Meeker Story
Toronto: Stoddart, 1996. Hard Cover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription from Howie Meeker to ffep. Full white paper boards. 331 pp., [8] pp. B&W plates of photos. Light bumping to extremities of dust jacket, else fine overall. Howie's full and remarkable life is all captured expertly and engagingly by veteran sports..... More
Reap the Whirlwind: The Untold Story of 6 Group, Canada's Bomber Force of World War II
Toronto: McCleland and Stewart, 1991. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full navy cloth. ix, 437 pp. [16 pp.] B&W plates of photos. Some pencil annotation to text. Gift inscription to ffep. Discolouration to spine of jacket. Else a nice copy. Spencer Dunmore, the bestselling novelist and an expert on aerial operations, and..... More
The Warrior Queens: The Legends and Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations In War
Markham: Penguin Books, 1990. Soft Cover. 8vo. Soft cover. xiii, 383 pp. [32] pp. B&W photos. Some discolouration to head of front cover, else fine. In this lively and panoramic work of history Lady Antonia Fraser looks at women who led armies and empires. Here are Boadicea, the Celtic chieftain..... More
Ornithology in Ontario: Special Publication No. 1, Ontario Field Ornithologists 1994
Whitby, Ontario: Hawk Owl Publishing, 1994. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo. Soft cover. xiv, 400 pp. B&W illustration in text throughout. Small stain to lower front cover, bruise to fore edge of front cover. Near fine overall. More
The Book of Durrow: A Medieval Masterpiece at Trinity College Dublin
Dublin: Town House and Country House, 1996. Soft Cover. 8vo (royal). Soft cover. 94 pp. Colour illustration throughout. Bruise to lower corner of front cover and first few pages, slight sunning to spine. Creasing and chipping to upper corner of pp. 52-56. The Book of Durrow is an early medieval..... More
Mediaeval Culture: An Introduction to Dante and His Times [2 Vol]
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1966. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full blue cloth. Volume One: x, 354 pp. Bruise to spine head. Volume Two: ix, 454 pp. Spine slightly tilted. Both volumes sunned to spines. Dust jackets are clipped to corners of flaps but original price intact. Both jackets sunned..... More
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
London: George Allen and Unwin. Soper, George. Hard Cover. 8vo. [N.d., ca. 1911] Full burgundy cloth. Pictorial flyleaves. 192 pp. [6] plate illustrations, plus B&W line illustration in text. Rubbing to corners. Some foxing and small stains to interior. Gift inscription to front flyleaf. .1.5" tear to outer margin of..... More
The Canadian Jewish Mosaic
Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1981. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full orange cloth. VIII, 511 pp. Bumping to spine head. A few small stains to and some light foxing to top and fore edges of text block. Crack to inner hinge at p. 253. Dust jacket bumped and rubbed..... More
William Shakespeare
London: Little, Brown, and Company, 1999. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full brown cloth. B&W pictorial endpapers. 367 pp., [16] pp. photo plates (8 pp. in colour) + B&W illustration in text. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at extremities, else fine in fine jacket. More
Booze, Boats, and Billions: Smuggling Liquid Gold!
Toronto: McCleland and Stewart, 1988. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full tan cloth. 351 pp., [16] pp. B&W photo plates, B&W map in text. Fine in fine jacket. The astonishing story of the heady days of Prohibition, when the brave and the foolish alike risked their lives running booze to a thirsty..... More
I Have Lived Here Since the World Began: An Illustrated History Of Canada's Native People
Toronto: Lester Publishing Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Tan paper boards. xvii, 398 pp. [32] pp. colour photo plates + B&W illustrations in text throughout. Fine in fine jacket. More
Wessex Poems and Other Verses
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth, gilt titling to spine, gilt monogram to front board. xi, 228 pp. With 30 illustrations by the author. Ink ownership description dated "Xmas/00" (1900). Some light bumping and rubbing to extremities, scuff to spine head..... More
The Case of The Careless Kitten
New York: Pocket Books, 1950. Soft Cover. 12mo. Paperback. A.E.G. 243 pp. Spine tilted, light rubbing to extremities. Stamp reading "#3" to tail edge. Stamp of Athena Used Books to blurb page. The ingredients for murder were: a poisoned kitten; a missing uncle; a slow-speaking gardener; a prospective bride-groom's "accident";..... More
Reap the Whirlwind: The Untold Story of 6 Group, Canada's Bomber Force Of World War II
Toronto: McCleland and Stewart, 1992. Soft Cover. 8vo. Soft cover. ix, 437 pp. [16 pp.] B&W plates of photos. Fine. Spencer Dunmore, the bestselling novelist and an expert on aerial operations, and William Carter, a respected historian whose research has focused precisely on this topic, team up to provide a...... More
The Evaders: True Stories of Downed Canadian Airmen and Their Helpers in World War II
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1992. Soft Cover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription from author to title page. Soft cover. [xiv], 262 pp., [3]. B&W illustrations and photos in text. Crease to upper corner of rear cover, sunning to spine, else fine. Read the remarkable stories of Greenburgh, the Patrick Boys, Lucky John..... More
The Russian Revolution
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Soft Cover. 8vo (small). Soft cover. viii, 199 pp. Fine. A stimulating and well-written account of the period 1917-37, one which situates the Russian experience in the wider comparative literature on revolutions and alerts the reader to the rethinking of the Soviet past that is..... More
From Amphibians to Reptiles: Shy Swamp-Dwellers in Study, Picture and Legend
Toronto: The Perkins Bull Foundation, 1938. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo (royal). SIGNED with inscription from William Perkins Bull. The Perkins Bull Historical Series. Quarter brown cloth, pictorial paper boards, unlettered spine. Pictorial endpapers. 89 pp, [6]. Eight half-tone plates (two fold-outs), three colour plates, plus 16 B&W line illustrations..... More
Debunkery: Learn It, Do It, and Profit From It - Seeing Through Wall Street's Money-Killing Myths
Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Full red paper boards. xxi, 234 pp. Fine condition. Want to be become a better investor? Fisher demonstrates debunkery on 50 of Wall Street's widely accepted "truths" and details in an easily accessible (and always entertaining) way why they..... More
Offside: The Battle for Control of Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto: Viking, 1996. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. Blue and white paper boards. xxii, 289 pp., [8 pp.] B&W photos. Light rubbing to spine ends, some discolouration to tail edges of boards. Some age toning to interior. In fine jacket. Revealing in its reporting, gripping and shocking, Offside is about..... More