253 pages. The true story of Frank Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, alias Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo - for five years the world's most hunted forger, fraudulent check writer, imposter, and con man extraordinaire. This story was recently made into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else book clean, and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. View More...
308 pages. Undated. Circa 1980s or 1990s. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Begins with the family about to emigrate to Canada from Far Sawrey... In Ottawa he is forty-two and a Medical Radiobiologist-Epidemiologist with appreciable practical and academic experience in the field of human radiation effects." - from preface. Light wear externally. Contents clean, crisp and unmarked. Nice tight square copy. View More...
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 325 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. Includes chapters on Akerman and Gyves family genealogy, plus the author's native ancestry. "Bob's incredible memory of the stories he heard from his family while he was growing up gives an excellent glimpse into what life was like for the early residents of Salt Spring Island. The stories he tells remind us of the importance of family, community and history: they remind us of our place as individuals and as part of the greater whole." - from Introduction. ... View More...
Approximately 110 pages. Black and white illustrations. "... Because these words were born of the visual images and impressions of a child and teenager, I beg you indulge the juvenile slant of these vignettes, excuse the fragmented and often chronologically disjointed record, and perhaps join me in returning to these simpler, kinder and happier days." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. View More...
108 pages. "This book contains a selection of pictures from our various expeditions (and a few more for good measure). You won't get the whole story, but you'll get a few clues." - from Introduction. Excellent photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. View More...
Signed and inscribed by Spiro Agnew upon half-title page. 288 pages. Index. "A powerful book in which Mr. Agnew challenges the widely held beliefs about his alleged involvement in bribery and extortion while in office. His testimony provides a detailed, well-documented, week-by-week account of the whirlwind of events leading to his resignation and unsnarls the tangle of distorted and wilfully contrived evidence that has burdened his life for the past six years." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A handsome copy. View More...
330 pages. Index. "Ogle Gowan... built the powerful Protestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than 100 years." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. View More...
Signed and inscribed by Al Purdy upon title page. 53 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. An autobiography of Purdy's formative years, accompanied with some of his verse. "Purdy is one of the best poets in the English-speaking world." - Saturday Night. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. View More...
297 pages including index and many interesting archival black and white photographic plates. This first full-scale biography of H.J. Heinz is a product of sound scholarship and an important contribution to American social history. It is based upon a mass of family diaries, letters, documents, scrapbooks, and other papers made available for this work. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears a one inch tear to bottom edge of back panel. Nice copy of this interesting and nostalgic work. View More...
144 pages. Index. Discography. "The Greatest Singer and Entertainer of the Century - Bessie Smith comes alive again in this unique collection of 30 of her most famous songs. Not just copies of sheet music, here are actual transcriptions of her most famous songs, with piano reproductions and guitar chords... Gunther Schuller contributes notes on her singing style - perhaps the only good critical description of her art. This is the ideal companion to the record set of Bessies's complete recordings." - from back cover. Songs include: It Makes My Love Come Down, Long Road, Jailhouse Blues, ... View More...
283 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Author was born in Kassel, Germany in 1919. He served in the German army in World War II and emigrated to Canada where his adventures took him from Halifax to Port Alberni on Vancouver Island." - from back cover. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop half-title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. View More...
43 pages. Nicely illustrated juvenile literature. "An adventure that will inspire young and old alike: Livingstone's determination to reach his goal, his humility and love for the African people and his storng faith in God." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. View More...
51 pages. Hudson arrived in China with an impossible task... yet he won the world's greatest nation through prayer. Juvenile literature. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. View More...
182 pages. Index. Maps. Black and white illustrations. Inside front cover is the interesting handwritten pertinent biographical information of Margaret Barwis (nee Matthews), who states she was "the first public health nurse to work in the Landeau Valley - from Kaslo to Nelson." In this book I have endeavoured to relate the memories and adventures of living and growing up in the Lardeau-Duncan Valleys from the day I was born (in 1914) until the present time." - from Introduction. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Very nice copy. View More...
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... View More...
83 pages. Several black and white reproductions of archival photos. Author was born in England in 1890. Here he recounts his B.C. pioneering memories. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. View More...
349 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Map endpapers. Signed by author upon back of front free endpaper. In 1947 the author re-trekked and re-lived the 'Gold Trails of '98' made famous by Robert W. Service - with only a clarinet, a typewriter and a dime. Sllight lean to spine. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this wonderfully high-spirited tale. View More...
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... View More...
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... View More...
144 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Autobiography of a Shell Marine Superintendent who survived the six years of war-time convoys and was recommended for a bravery award. His tanker refueled FDR's aircraft carrier on its way to the Tehran conference and he served 18 months on Merchan Aircraft Carriers which finally defeated the U-boat in the North Atlantic." - from back cover. Prior owner's details atop title page. Light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. View More...
