Category: Biography

The Canadian Magazine, July 5, 1975 - Norman Bethune Cover Illustration

By: Allan, Ted; Cobb, David; Gormely, Sheila; Grescoe, Paul; Benoit, Jehane;

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Toronto, Southstar : 1975

Seller ID: 316g2183

28 pages. Features: Norman Bethune - The Sinner Who Became a Saint - article with many illustration in colour and black and white; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Benson & Hedges cigarettes features fishermen holding their catch; Plain Jayne - Actress Jayne Eastwood - with great full-page colour photo; Scotiabank centerfold ad; Joseph Sedgwick - Master of Advocacy - article with full-page colour-photo portrait of this great Canadian lawyer; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Crown brand corn syrup; The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Mailman - How Ottawa cut Tom Howard's Olympic Chances in...
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Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 15 March (Mar.) 1951 - Toronto Maple Leafs Front Cover / Comrade Tim Buck of Canada's Communist Party

By: Allen, R.; Fraser, B.; Anglin, G.; Neville, Charles; Bodsworth, F.; Robertson, George H.; Callwood, J.; Mayse, Arthur; et al

Price: $495.00

Publisher: Toronto, Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers : 1951

Seller ID: 201h2459

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

68 pages. Features: Great cover illustration of Toronto Maple Leaf locker room by Franklin Arbuckle shows button being sewn onto uniform of team captain Ted "Teeder" Kennedy by Tim Daly with Turk Broda in background; The Case History of Comrade Tim Buck - Leader of Canada's Communist Party for 21 years; You Too Can Be a Perfect Parent; The Hex-man of Croaker's Hole (fiction); Conscription! - How soon will it come?; Art Reaume - The Battered Boss of Windsor, Ontario; How to Pay Less Income Tax; Sir John Franklin's Folly; Regina's Always Starting Something; Whooping Cough - Number One Baby-Kill...
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Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, May 20, 1961 - The Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler / Aksel Schiotz / African Diary

By: Allen, Ralph; Mair, Shirley; Richler, Mordecai; Krantz, Judith; gardner, Ray; Stollery, Peter; Heine, William C.

Price: $299.95

Publisher: Montreal, Maclean Hunter : 1961

Seller ID: 201g4719

Binding: Paperback

72 pages. Features: Colour black label beer inside front cover; Very nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1961 Buick Electra 225 Convertible (black) at the Thornwood train station; Nice one-page colour-photo Pepsi ad shows couple with baseball and bat; First part of series by Ralph Allen features Sir Sam Hughes, who through together a citizens' army in months during WWI - with photos; Enter the Platypus - on Aching Feet - new 'Platypus Point' shoes will reduce the amount of deformation caused to women's feet by needle-point shoes; The Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler - the story of his fas...
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The Last Wooden Spar

By: Arthurs, Horace (Signed)

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Canada, Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) : 2002

Seller ID: 664g4421

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

176 pages. Index. Reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Signed by author upon title page. Oblong 8.5" x 11". An engaging account of the history of coastal British Columbia logging and the part the author played in it over his long career. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A handsome copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Last Wooden Spar Northwest Coast Pacific British Columbia Vancouver island Truck Logging History Narrative Biography; Signed by Author(s)
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Secret Germany - Claus Von Stauffenberg and the Mystical Crusade Against Hitler

By: Baigent, Michael; Leigh, Richard

Price: $69.95

Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape : 1994

Seller ID: 342h6091

ISBN-13: 9780224035255

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

"What was it that motivated this extraordinary aristocratic soldier, with the looks of a Hollywood idol, who was said to be the only man to stare the Fuhrer down until he averted his eyes? For Stauffenberg the bomb plot was not a political move but a moral and spiritual necessity. After forty-two serious attempts on Hitler's life in the previous twenty years, why did he too fail? In this remarkable investigation his whole life explains a troubled past to the present generation of Europeans as few have done in recent history." - dust jacket. 337 pages. Footnotes, Bibliography and Index. B...
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Trooper Bailey: A Soldier's Story [South African / Boer War Personal Canadian Narrative]

By: Bailey, Charles [Chas.]

Price: $1,500.00

Publisher: Saskatchewan, Self-Published : 1952

Seller ID: 223h2087

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

"I am writing this story from records of an old diary and that of an old police book, aided by a memory which is still very good. It is my desire to tell what actually happened without any attempt at fiction. I wish to give the reader some idea what a soldier's life was during [the Boer War] and also what a mounted policeman found to be his duties after hostilities ceased - in plain, simple language, to show the loss and futility of war to all concerned." - title page. At London, Ontario in 1901 Bailey volunteered for a three year enlistment to serve in the Boer War and as a mounted policem...
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Pictorial Weekly Magazine, February 25, 1928, No. 1,499, Vol. CXVI: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia / Woodbine Willie

By: Barber, Richard; Wass, E.J.; Cotroni, Muriel; Kennedy, G.A. Studdert (Woodbine Willie); Howard, F. Morton; Hope, W.E. Stanton Wallace, Edgar; Wilkinson, T.W.

Price: $129.95

Publisher: London, Amalgamated Press, Ltd. : 1928

Seller ID: 301g3816

Binding: Paperback

Pages 41-80. Features: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia - article with photos; Buried Treasure - a complete story; Photo tips of what not to do with your Gramphone; Most People Have a Double - but is sometimes means trouble - article with photos; Does Marriage Mean Going ThroughThe Mill? - a story that answers the problem; Lovers or Friends? - Woodbine Willie discusses the truth about companionship between the sexes; Wit of the Week; Open That Window! - and help yourself to health; "Stop & Look" pictures include Copenhagen church in the shape of an organ; Why George Tupper wis...
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New Liberty Magazine, September 6, 1947 - The Donnelly Feud / Elwood Hughes of the C.N.E.

By: Bassett, C; Murphy, J.; Kelley, T.P.; Bemelmans, L.; Hillman, G.M.; Schisgall, O.; Stern, D.

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Toronto, Liberty of Canada Ltd. : 1947

Seller ID: 301g3513

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

50 pages. Features: Personality Elwood Hughes - photos and article on the man behind the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) which draws millions; How to Sell Yourself; Famous Canadian Crimes - The Donnelly Feud; Best Canadian War Photos; Lois Maxwell; Howard Rutsey; Nora-Lucille Birchell; Woman of the Week - Madame Karsh - photos and info; Beryl Davis Invades U.S. Juke Boxes. Stories: Pale Hands; On Approval; Washington Murder-Go-Round; Condensed Book - Frances (part 2 of 2). Unmarked with average wear. Soiling to front cover Please note: 6 of the 8 pages of the feature on Canadian war ph...
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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me - The Extraordinary Account of One Man's Escape From a Soviet Prison Camp and His Three-year Flight Across Siberia to Freedom

By: Bauer, Josef M.; Translated By Lawrence P.R. Wilson

Price: $195.00

Publisher: New York, Random House : 1957

Seller ID: 431g2176

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Fair dust jacket

347 pages. "Surely one of the most dramatic human adventures of our time is this amazing escape story of a German prisoner of war, sentenced to twenty-five years of forced labor in a Siberian mine. Rebelling against the brutal life of a Soviet prison camp, Clemens Forell undertook three years of lonely, fear-haunted flight across the endless wastes of Siberia - in pursuit of freedom." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy mylar cover. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; As Far As My Fe...
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The New Liberty Magazine, July 12, 1947 - Profile of Dr. Harold Taylor

By: Bbarker, Steve; Barker, Linda; Welch, A.; Owen, B.; Wilson, E.; Callan, J.; Dressen, E.; McClusky, T.; Clapp Jr,, C.; Harrington, J.; reeve, A.; Westcott, J.

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Toronto, Liberty of Canada Limited : 1947

Seller ID: 301g3512

Binding: Paperback

50 pages. Features: Should Husbands and Wives Take Separate Holidays?; New Hope for High Blood Pressure - the Rice Diet; Dr. Harold Taylor - photo-illustrated article on the young President of Sarah Lawrence College; Little Audrey - great photo-illustrated article on actress Audrey Totter; Do You Want to Run a Resort?; Rides That Thrill - and Sometimes Kill - a look at amusement park rides; Movie reviews - including 11 photos; Dinah Shore's favourite laugh; Why a Golf Ball has Dimples. Stories: Forty Words; Animal Crackers for Breakfast. Condensed Book: The Border Lord (part 2 of 2). Ads...
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Canadian Art [Magazine] Vol. Viii, Number 3, Spring 1951 - Georgian Bay Legacy / Aleksandre Bercovitch, 1893-1951

By: Bell, Andrew; Panton, L.A.C.; Ayre, Robert; Comfort, Charles; Reinblat, M.; Buchanan, Donald W.; Glover, Guy; Scott, Charles H.

Price: $129.95

Publisher: Ottawa, Canadian Art : 1951

Seller ID: 565h5411

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Fair

pp. [9], 94-144. Features: Painters in Water Colour - A Silver Jubilee Exhibition; Academies by any other Name - Some Provoking Observations; Creative Craftsmanship in Jewellery; Georgian Bay Legacy; Aleksandre Bercovitch, 1893-1951; Jack Shadbolt Explores a World of Roots and Seeds; reflections on Canadian Ballet, 1950; architectural Competitions - Can They Help Us to Obtain Better Public Buildings?; The Water Colours of Fred Amess; and more. Writing on several pages. Pastedown illustration missing from front cover. Average wear. A sound reference copy of this informative issue.
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Out of Bondage

By: Bentley, Elizabeth

Price: $950.00

Publisher: London, Rupert Hart-Davis : 1952

Seller ID: 326h3430

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

256 pages. "Author returned to America in 1934 after a year of studies in Italy, haunted by the possibility of a Fascist regime rising in her homeland. Befriended by a communist, she became one herself. Later, her horrified realisation of the true nature of her Russian masters led her to contact the F.B.I. and spy for them, while still working for the Soviets." - dust jacket. Bentley's story was serialized in McCall's magazine in 1951. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper, otherwise book unmarked with moderate external wear and soiling. Binding tight. Average wear to dust jacket whic...
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The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath

By: Bernanke, Ben S. (Signed)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: USA, Norton : 2015

Seller ID: 443h1765

ISBN-13: 9780393247213

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Signed and inscribed by Ben Bernanke upon half-title page. "Recounts and explains the worst financial crisis and economic slump in America since the Great Depression, providing an insider's account of the policy response." - dust jacket. 610 pages. Selected Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath TARP Bailout Too Big To Fail Banks Bear Stearns Lehman Brothers The Fed Feder...
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The Later Years : Public Relations Insights, 1956-1986 - Edward L. Bernays

By: Bernays, Edward L.; Swift, Paul (editor)

Price: $399.95

Publisher: USA, H & M : 1986

Seller ID: 15103697

ISBN-13: 9780961764203

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

152 pages. Commemorates the unique relationship between Edward L. Bernays and the Public Relations Quarterly. Bernays was considered the dean of modern public relations. He also helped introduce and popularize the works of his uncle Sigmund Freud to the English-speaking world. Clean, bright and unmarked. Tight and square. Light wear and rubbing to covers. Nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; PUBLIC RELATIONS BUSINESS ECONOMICS The Later Years : Public Relations Insights, 1956-1986 Edward L. Spin Control Media Manipulation Spinmeister Campaigns Marketing Advertising sales Selling Maste...
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That Lonesome Road - The Autobiography of Carrie M. Best

By: Best, Carrie M. [Signed]

Price: $795.00

Publisher: Canada, Clarion Publishing : 1977

Seller ID: 422h4287

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Neatly signed, without inscription, by Carrie M. Best atop title page. vi, 258 pages. Colour photo portrait of Ms. Best. Many black and white reproductions of photos in text. News clipping of Ms. Best's obituary laid-in. "A woman of outstanding worth, a tenacious crusader for good and noble causes, a gracious lady who has devoted her life and her generous gifts to the betterment of the human condition. She has given hope and dignity to her own race and is an example and inspiration to all people in both word and work. Poet, journalist, informed commentator, incisive critic, Mrs. Carrie B...
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Samuel Maclure, Architect

By: Bingham, Janet; Erickson, Arthur (Foreword)

Price: $149.95

Publisher: Ganges, B.C., Horsdal & Schubart : 1985

Seller ID: 518h1688

ISBN-13: 9780920663028

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

"Between 1890 and 1929, Samuel Maclure designed many comfortable, gracious houses, mostly in Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria, British Columbia. From large projects, such as Hatley Park (now Royal Roads) and Gabriola Mansion, to modest bungalows, his buildings are all noted for their exquisite detail, thoughtful layout and elegant proportions. Other members of the energetic Maclure family did important pioneer work in British Columbia, in surveying, brick making and newspaper publishing, and their ventures are also described in this book." - back cover. 164 pages. Footnotes, list of ...
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Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, November (Nov.) 2, 1964

By: Blair Fraser; Ian Sclanders; Alan Phillips; Richard J. Needham; Norman Phillips; Dr. Benge Atlee; Jack Batten; Don Newlands; et al

Price: $129.95

Publisher: Toronto, Maclean-Hunter : 1964

Seller ID: 201h0203

Binding: Paperback

52 pages. Features: How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new boost for the Kennedy memorabilia industry; Merv McKenzie and the Toronto-based campaign to unseat Cassius Clay; Roy Peterson cartoon of Bob Thompson/Real Caouette (Social Credit); Let's stop kidding ourselves about civil defense; Can Canada win the U.S. Election? - should Canada hope for a win by Goldwater or Johnson?; The Cranky conclusions of un-American Canadian Ian Sclanders; The Egg and Donald Shaver - th...
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Rubber Boots for Dancing and Other Memories of Pioneer Life in the Bulkley Valley

By: Bourgon, Nan; Rosberg, Marjorie (Editor)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Smithers, BC, Tona and Janet Hetherington : 1979

Seller ID: 648g2181

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

138 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Biography of Nan Bourgon wonderfully intertwined with the history of British Columbia's Bulkley Valley. Prior owner's name discreetly atop title page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Hale and Barman #98.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; History Bulkley Valley British Columbia History Pioneers Genealogy Settlers Smithers Nan Bourgon Hubert Round Lake
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Bobby Braddock - 50 [Fifty] Country Hits: Songbook [Song Book] with Piano Sheet Music, Lyrics and Guitar Chords

By: Braddock, Bobby; Putman, Curly; Berg, Matraca; Prine, John; Howard, Harlan; Throckmorton, Sonny; Vanhoy, Rafe; Lawrence, Sparky; Gilmer, Jimmy

Price: $795.00

Publisher: USA, H.L.P. : 1984

Seller ID: 107h5800

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

"Bobby Braddock is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including thirteen number-one hit singles. The George Jones classic, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which Braddock co-wrote with Curly Putman, was voted "Country Song of the Century" in a poll by Radio & Records magazine, as well as "Best Country Song of All Time" in a poll conducted by the BBC and Country America magazine." - Wikipedia. 184 pages including seven pages of wonderful glossy color and black an...
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Alberta Historical Review, Volume 9, Number 3, Summer 1961 - Robertson-Ross' Diary

By: Braden, Thomas B.; Ostlund, Anna Brandley

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Alberta, The Alberta Historical Review : 1961

Seller ID: 816h6092

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Good

Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Cover photo of the Turkey Track Railroad at Dunmore Junction in 1890; When the [Calgary] Herald Came to Calgary; Col. P. Robertson-Ross' Diary - Fort Edmonton to Wildhorse, B.C., 1872 - includes interesting statistics about several Alberta native tribes and a one-page map of the journey; My Father, Theodore Brandley - This Mormon Bishop and Patriarch gave up all he had when asked to open a new frontier on the prairies of Canada; Obituary of Cree historian Joseph F. Dion; Information about the famous MacLe...
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Category: Biography