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2735 Foster, J A. MUSKETS TO MISSILES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CANADA'S GROUND FORCES. Toronto Methuen Publications, 1987 Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, illustrated endpapers. First Edition. A very good copy, slight slant to spine and shelfwear at bottom corners, in a near fine dustjacket. 0-458-81220-X
15.00

1830 Fraser, Antonia. BOADICEA'S CHARIOT: THE WARRIOR QUEENS. London Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988 The story of Boadicea's stand against the Romans and that of other warrior queens including Zenobia of Palmyra, Isabella of Spain, Elizabeth I, Queen Jinga of Angola, Catherine the Great, the Rani of Jhansi, Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher. Fifty-four black & white illustrations and sixteen colour illustrations. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0-297-79486-8
17.50

005044 Fraser, Antonia. THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND. London Pheonix Press, 2002 A near fine trade paperback. 1842126350
11.50

3936 Frayn, Michael and Burke, David. CELIA'S SECRET. London Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 2000 A look at the meeting of the German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his former Danish colleague Niels Bohr in 1941. First British Edition. A near fine copy, withdrawn stamp on back free endpaper, no other library markings, in a fine dustjacket. 0571205305
14.50

4508 Frewin, Leslie. THE HIGHLAND ROGUE : THE LEGENDS OF ROB ROY MACGREGOR. London Leslie Frewin Publishers, 1975 Reprint. Originally published in 1961 as The Legends of Rob Roy MacGregor. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0856321761
15.00

3316 Friedrich, Otto. CITY OF NETS: A PORTRAIT OF HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1940'S. New York Perennial Library/ Harper & Row Publishers, 1986 First Edition, a fine trade paperback. 0-06-091439-4
10.00

4817 Fry, Plantagenet Somerset. ALL COLOUR PICTURE BOOK OF BRITAIN. London Optimum Publishing International, 1984 Large hardcover, illustrated boards, 128 pages, photography by tony Stone Associates. A very good copy, corners slightly bumped, in a very good dustjacket. 0603036368
15.00

004944 Galland, China. THE BOND BETWEEN WOMEN : A JOURNEY TO FIERCE COMPASSION. New York Riverhead Books /Penguin Putnam, 1998 First edition. A fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. Histories of women, both real and mythological, from around the world. 1573220884
18.50

4402 Geiger, John: Beattie, Owen. DEAD SILENCE : THE GREATEST MYSTERY. Toronto, ON, Canada Viking Canada, 1993 Archaelogical study of the search for the truth of what happened to James Knight, and his men on the ships Albany and Discovery in Hudson's Bay in 1719. First printing, near fine in a very good dustjacket, light wear at edges. 0670843180
27.50

3681 Gelber, Sylva M.. NO BALM IN GILEAD : A PERSONAL RETROSPECTIVE OF MANDATE DAYS IN PALESTINE. Montreal Carlton University Press, 1989 First Paperback Edition, a near fine trade paperback, pages are clean, crisp and tight. 0-88629-104-6
20.00

2854 Gentry, Curt. J EDGAR HOOVER: THE MAN AND THE SECRETS. New York Plume / Penguin Group, 1992 A very good softcover, 846 pages. 0-452-26904-0
10.00

3766 George, Nelson. BLACKFACE: REFLECTIONS ON AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND THE MOVIES. New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers, 1994 First Edition, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0060171200
14.00

4877 Gerard, James W. MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY. New York George H Doran company, 1917 Green cloth covered boards, gilt lettering, 448 pages. A very good copy. By the late Ambassador to the German Imperial Court, his stay in Germany and his warning about German military and naval power, and the possibility of another conflict.
18.50

3640 Gibson, Gordon. THIRTY MILLION MUSKETEERS : ONE CANADA, FOR ALL CANADIANS. Toronto Key Porter Books, 1995 "How Canada is now and the problems that both separatists and nationalists have with government in Canada." First Paperback Edition, a fine trade paperback. 1-55013-706-9
12.00

005196 Gilbert, James. THE GREAT PLANES. New York Madison Square Press/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1970 A history of aviation from the Wright Brothers to Boeing Jetliners. A fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket.
18.00

4832 Gittings, Clare. BRASSES AND BRASS RUBBINGS. London Blandford Press, 1974 Third printing. A near fine hardcover, glossy boards, no dustjacket. Included is "Brasses; Historical Notes...", a pamphlet published by the London Brass Rubbing Centre, St James's Church, Picadilly, London. 0713705205
17.00

4039 Goodrich, Norma Lorre. GUINEVERE. New York HarperCollins Publishers, 1991 Historical account of Guinevere, her role in the Arthurian legends and the reality. Stated first edition, remainder stripe at bottom along spine edge, otherwise tight, bright and clean in a near fine dustjacket. 0060164425
18.00

4465 Gournay, Isabelle (editor); Vanlaethem, France (editor). MONTREAL METROPOLIS 1880-1930. Don Mills, ON, Canada Stoddart Publishing, 1998 Large format softcover. A fine copy in original publisher's shrinkwrap. 0773759743
20.00

2984 Graham, Gerald S. A CONCISE HISTORY OF CANADA. New York The Viking Press Inc, 1968 Green cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 181 illustrations, 192pp. A fine copy in a near fine dustjacket.
12.00

4784 Greene, Donald. THE AGE OF EXUBERANCE: BACKGROUNDS TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE. New York Random House, 1970 History-Literary Criticism. A near fine trade paperback. 0394306384
7.95

1454 Grey, Michael. PRE-COLUMBIAN ART. New York Gallery Books, 1983 Forty colour plates, accompanied by detailed captions discussing artifacts of all types: heads, masks, vessels, mosaics, carvings, textiles, and gold ornaments which are representative of the Pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and Peru. Reprint of the Blacker, Calman, Cooper edition, 1978. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0831771755
14.00

1302 Gunston, Bill. NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG. New York Gallery Books, 1990 From the Classic Warplanes series. A fine copy. 0831714026
11.00

004911 Hagedorn, Hermann; Roth, Gary G. SAGAMORE HILL: AN HISTORICAL GUIDE. Oyster Bay, New York Theodore Roosevelt Association, 1977 Booklet, card covers lightly creased, 67 pages, black and white and colour photos and illustrations.
10.00

4629 Hague, Douglas B; Christie, Rosemary. LIGHTHOUSES : THEIR ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. Dyfed, United Kingdom Gomer Press, 1995 Illustrated by black and white photographs and drawings. A very good softcover. 0850883245
18.00

2357 Hall, Nor. THE MOON & THE VIRGIN: REFLECTIONS OF THE ARCHETYPAL FEMININE. New York Harper & Row Publishers, 1980 An examination of women in myth and literature, and the underlying archetypes, of androgyny, virginity, the myths and the symbols. First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dustjacket. 0-06-011703-6
21.00

3418 Haskell, Molly. HOLDING MY OWN IN NO MAN'S LAND : WOMEN & MEN & FILM & FEMINISTS. New York, NY, U.S.A. Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1997 First Edition, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0-19-505309-5
16.00

3660 Haynes, Sybille. ETRUSCAN SCULPTURE. London The British Museum, 1971 First Edition. Near fine softcover, illustrated white card covers, black & white and coloured plates. 0-7141-1234-8
10.00

1865 Hellyer, Paul. AGENDA: A PLAN FOR ACTION. Scarborough Prentice-Hall of Canada, Ltd., 1971 Argument that any free, open society can be operated with full employment and zero inflation within the private capital system. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket, author's inscription on front facing end page. 0-13-018572-8
17.50

1462 Hendra, Tony; Cerf, Christopher & Elbling, Peter, editors. THE 80'S: A LOOK BACK AT THE TUMULTUOUS DECADE 1980-1989. New York Workman Publishing, 1979 Colour and black & white plates with extensive commentary. Large format softcover, crease to top right back corner, some rubbing along edges of wraps. First Paperback Edition. 0894801198
10.00

1372 Hewitt, Gavin. TERRY WAITE AND OLLIE NORTH: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE KIDNAPPING AND RELEASE. Canada Little, Brown and Company, 1991 As new copy in as new dustjacket. First Edition. 0316359904
14.00

3659 Higgins, Reynold. THE GREEK BRONZE AGE. London The British Museum, 1970 First Edition, softcover, illustrated card covers. Black & white and coloured plates. 0-7141-1233-X
12.00

005086 Hill, Beth. SAPPERS: THE ROYAL ENGINEERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Ganges, BC Hosdal & Schubart, 1987 A very good trade paperback, wear at edges of covers, pages clean and tight. 0920663052
14.00

4764 Hill, Christopher. LENIN AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. London The English Universities Press Ltd, 1972 Eighth printing. A near fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket. 0340166509
17.50

3508 Hillen, Ernest. THE WAY OF A BOY : A MEMOIR OF JAVA. Toronto, ON, Canada Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1993 Uncorrected Proof, a near fine softcover. 0-670-85049-7
10.00

4306 Hillen, Ernest. THE WAY OF A BOY : A MEMOIR OF JAVA. Toronto, ON, Canada Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1993 First printing. A near fine copy, light rubbing at bottom corners, in a fine dustjacket. 0-670-85049-7
18.00

005080 Hochschild, Adam. KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST: A STORY OF GREED, TERROR, AND HEROISM IN COLONIAL AFRICA. Boston Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999 A near fine trade paperback, 366 pages. 0618001905
16.00

004968 Hodin, J.P. MANESSIER. New York Praeger, 1972 Art history. A near fine hardcover, red cloth-covered boards, 243 pages, colour plates. Dustjacket is edgeworn, now in mylar cover.
75.00

2249 Hounsom, Eric Wilfrid. TORONTO IN 1810. Toronto Ryerson Press, 1970 Preface by John C. Parkin. First Edition. A very good copy, corners bumped, in a good dustjacket, tears at edges, now in mylar jacket. 0-7700-0311-7
20.00

4257 Jacobson, Timothy. DISCOVERING AMERICA: JOURNEYS IN SEARCH OF THE NEW WORLD. Toronto Key Porter Books, 1991 Beautifully illustrated account of the discovery of the new world. First Edition, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 1550132113
18.00

005198 Jerram, Michael F. ANTIQUES OF THE AIR. Galahad Books, A good hardcover, with a split gutter at front board that has been repaired, in a good dustjacket. 0883654814
14.00

3665 Johns, Catherine. ARRETINE AND SAMIAN POTTERY. London The British Museum, 1971 A near fine softcover, white card cover, illustrated on front. Black & white and colour plates.
12.00

4639 Johnston, Basil. CRAZY DAVE. Toronto Key Porter Books, 1999 Biographical story based on Native life on a reservation. First printing. A near fine trade paperback, pages clean and tight. 155263051X
16.00

1775 Jones, Esmor. PAVED WITH GOLD: A SCRAPBOOK OF LONDON LIFE. London Blackie & Son Limited, 1975 Illustrations of London life through the centuries with commentary and quotations from writers etc. appropriate to the period. First Paperback Edition. A good copy in wraps, one chip at top of front cover, edgewear and crease to bottom front corner and pages. 0-216-89930-3
10.00

4665 Jones, Iris Sanderson. COUNTRY ROADS OF ONTARIO. Halifax, Nova Scotia Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Canada, 1994 A near fine trade paperback. Illustrated with drawings by Anne Tatgenhorst. 1551090775
9.95

4102 Karl, Frederick R.. FRANZ KAFKA: REPRESENTATIVE MAN: PRAGUE, GERMANS, JEWS, AND THE CRISIS OF MODERNISM. New York, NY Ticknor & Fields, 1991 First Edition. A near fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket. 0395561434
22.00

1901 Kaye, M M (editor). THE GOLDEN CALM: AN ENGLISH LADY'S LIFE IN MOGHUL DELHI, REMINISCENCES BY EMILY, LADY CLIVE BAYLEY, AND BY HER FATHER, SIR THOMAS METCALFE. New York Viking, 1980 Biography of Emily Annie Theophila Metcalfe, born in Meerut in 1830, raised in Delhi to the age of 5 when she was sent home to England to be educated, and who returned to India in 1848, later married to Sir Edward Clive Bayley in Delhi. Includes110 facsimile pages of the Delhi Book compiled by Sir Thomas Metcalfe, with colour illustrations by Delhi artists. Dark red boards with gilt stampings, decorated endpapers. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. 0-670-34400-1
16.00

4786 Keefer, Ralph. GROUNDED IN EIRE : THE STORY OF TWO RAF FLIERS INTERNED IN IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II. Montreal, PQ, Canada McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 A near fine hardcove rin a near fine dustjacket. 0773511423
20.00

1993 Kennett, Frances. FOLK MEDICINE FACT AND FICTION : AGE OLD CURES, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, NATURAL REMEDIES. London Marshall Cavendish Publications Limited, 1976 A charming book, illustrated throughout with drawings and decorative page borders, 88 pages, 55 colour photographs, 111 black and white photographs, illustrated endpapers. First Edition. A very good copy, previous owners inscription neatly in one top corner of title page, in a good dustjacket. 0-86585-162-0
10.00

1914 Kershaw, Andrew. COMBAT AIRCRAFT. John Wiley & Sons Canada Limited, 1979 First Canadian Edition. A very good copy, some wear at corners of boards. 0-471-99813-3
10.00

004884 King, Constance Eileen. THE COLLECTOR'S HISTORY OF DOLLS. New York Bonanza Books, 1981 Reprint, first published in 1977. Includes 430 black and whte illustrations and 30 colour illustrations. A very good hardcover in a very good dustjacket, front endpaper has been cut out neatly, otherwise near fine.
14.00

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