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The Best of Hopscotch

By: N/A

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Manitoba, Canada, Norquay Printers: 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 217C5071

ISBN: 0969227604

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

0969227604 179 pages. Archival black and white illustrations. A compilation of the author's newspaper columns. In this book "... readers can experience the best of life in a particular corner of Manitoba and abroad - written, as it was lived, with liberal dashes of Stewart humour." - Helen Mulligan. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.
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The Pierce-Arrow Showroom is leaking;: An insider's view of the C.B.C

By: Barris, Alex

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Toronto, Ryerson Press: 1969

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 72109830

ISBN: 0770002927

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

0770002927 197 pages. A book about television in Canada, particularly the CBC and particularly as seen through the eyes of one who has been involved in television for a dozen years. A gifted raconteur, Barris shares the experiences of his association with the CBC, partly because "I have always enjoyed telling a story, sharing a yarn, passong on an anecdote. Combines humour with thoughtful analysis in discussion of the CBC's inner machinations, personalities, attitudes and policies, producers, stars, visiting celebrities, television critics, and the viewing public. Discard stamp upon fr...
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Meet Your MPs: 1993-1997

By: Bellemare, Eugene

Price: $299.95

Publisher: Ottawa, House of Commons: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 114A9741

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Unpaginated. Book is over one inch thick. "The caricatures of my colleagues of the 35th Parliament (of Canada) are dedicated to their sense of humour. If I have captured a feeling, a mood, or a particular look, I thank my models for having inspired me." - Artist. *Hilarious* caricatures of many Canadian Members of Parliament who sat from 1993-1997 by one of their own. Book is clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. After viewing these wonderfully detailed and creative images it is hard not to wonder what the artist actually spent most of his time doing wh...
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God the stonebreaker (Caribbean writers series)

By: Bennett, Alvin

Price: $99.95

Publisher: London, Heinemann: 1973

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 56403461

ISBN: 0435981005

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

0435981005 246 pages. "Granny Brown, known as GB to her many friends and enemies, was tennant of one of the king-sized dust-bins constructed and filled with rubbish by the slum area behind Montego Bay, Jamaica. She was a stonebreaker by profession and by genius historian of all the scandalous gossip of the community". - from back cover. Underlining and/or marginalia interspersed throughout. Average wear. Binding intact. Solid copy.
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The Tech Flash, March 1933: Vol. 8, No. 4

By: Bennett, W.E. (Editor in Chief)

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Technical College: 1933

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 873G3578

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

62 pages. Features: Science articles; Four works of literature; School athletic news; Alumni and College News; Humour; Nice vintage ads; and more. Older clear tape repair to bottom of backstrip. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy.
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A Mother's Little Instruction Book (Little Instruction Book Series , No 6)

By: Birtles, Jasmine

Price: $49.95

Publisher: London, United Kingdom, Macmillan UK: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 44606756

ISBN: 0752211048

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

0752211048 128 pages. Provides the wipe-clean facts on the sticky and strenuous world of sons and daughters. It's grown-up, it's good value and, above all, it's for you. Because it's rough being a mother; after all, if it were easy, fathers would do it!
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SEEDTIME & HARVEST : A History of the Narembeen District 1888- 1988

By: Bristow, Iris

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Narembeen, Western Australia, Narembeen Shire Council: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 734H5040

ISBN: 0731623169

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

0731623169 x, 205 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "A story of past courage and perseverance, humour and pathos, also present day gratitude and pride - all richly illustrated in some 130 short family histories taken from the period 1910 to 1940. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. 9" x 6.25". A handsome copy of this invaluable genealogical reference.
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Grapes: A vintage view of hockey

By: Cherry, Don

Price: $495.00

Publisher: Canada, Prentice-Hall Canada: 1982

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 154H3858

ISBN: 013363499X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

013363499X Signed and inscribed by the iconic Don Cherry upon front free endpaper. 218 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Biography of the star of Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner". "Only once in a generation is a sport graced by a personality who distils the essences of humour, pathos, and unrefined honesty to a perfect blend. Such a character is Don Cherry or Grapes as he became known to both friend and foe. Logging hundreds of thousands of miles as a minor leaguer, he played everywhere from Springfueld to Spokane and, somewhere in between, managed to s...
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The Best and Worst of Doug Collins

By: Collins, Doug

Price: $49.95

Publisher: North Vancouver, BC, Whitecap Books: 1987

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 714G4565

ISBN: 0921061137

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

0921061137 207 pages. "Many attempts have been made to put Collins out of action, as will be seen from this book's 'Doug in Censorland' section. Human rights groups, academics, ethnic associations, clergymen and even an archbishop have all tried to silence him. But it's not all serious. There's a thick thread of humour in these pages. You may not laugh and grow fat, but you will laugh.' - from dust jacket. Contains columns from the North Shore News. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.
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Humor in Hockey

By: Conrad, Ed

Price: $69.95

Publisher: USA, Self-Published: 1971

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 216A1261

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Heavily worn. Unmarked. Candid photos of NHL players, on and off the ice, from the early 1970s, complete with humourous captions. Most photos feature Philadelphia Flyers players such as Doug Favell, Bernie Parent, Bobby Clarke, and many others. Staples rusty.
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One for sorrow, two for joy

By: Cook, Mary

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Deneau: 1984

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 72106653

ISBN: 0888791100

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

0888791100 148 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Bookseller's rubber stamp inside front cover. Recaptures the bittersweet depression days in fifty short stories. The scene is a rural farm in the 1930s where the Hanneman family, with grace, good humour and affection, struggle to make ends meet. Author grew up during those years in the Ottawa River Valley as the youngest child in a warm, close-knit farm family. Some of the characters are real, some are not. While some stories are based on actual events, other come "mind-the-time" exchanges at family gather...
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Canadian Military History, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2013

By: Copp, Terry; Fowler, Michelle; McGeer, Eric; Stewart, William

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Canada, LCMSDS: 2013

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 838G4571

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

80 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: First Canadian Army in France, July-September 1944; Approaches to Canadian Epitaphs of the Great War; The Unhappy History of the 5th Canadian Division in the First World War; Canadian Soldiers' Humour in the Great War; The Historical de la Grande Guerre and the Interplay of History and Memory; Lieutenant-General Robert Moncel on Wartime Leaders; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.
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Form three ranks on the road!: A novel

By: Cross, Cordell

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Surrey, BC, Canada, Aggie Blinkhorn Organization: 1993

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 138A6952

ISBN: 0969624816

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

0969624816 605 pages including extensive historical information about Vernon Army Cadet Camp (VACC). Black and white photos. "The amusing tale of eight friends who are more than 'survivors.' This is their fourth and last year at the same army cadet camp, and as such, they are expected to make use of their previously learned knowledge, by instructing their juniors... but when 1400 cadets get together, there are new knots devised daily." - from back cover. Prior owner's details inside front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy.
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Stand by Your Beds

By: Cross, Cordell

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Surrey, BC, Canada, Aggie Blinkhorn Organization Inc.: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23305353

ISBN: 0969624808

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

0969624808 370 pages. Second Printing. Light wear and soiling. Black and white photos. With the Korean War winding down, crack Canadian troops were posted to cadet camps in Canada. This tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of seven boys in a camp that holds twelve hundred. To say the least, when the boys arrive in camp, the arms of the Sergeants and Sergeant-Majors, are not quite the same as the arms of their mothers who tearfully said good bye to their departing 'soldiers' at the train station.
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Moving on

By: Curteis, Eileen

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Victoria, BC, Canada, Ekstasis Editions: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23102647

ISBN: 1896860133

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

1896860133 95 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "This cycle of compressed lyrics traces the journey of the soul through brokenness and pain to regeneration. These are tangy, surprising mini-parables for our time, moving out of silence into living speech. They display the cryptic humour and metaphoric energy of a contemporary Emily Dickinson." - Susan McCaslin. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy.
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It Was Quite a Performance : The Memoirs of Ron Dalziel

By: Dalziel, Ron

Price: $179.95

Publisher: Canada, Classic Memoirs: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 716C8495

ISBN: 096826820X

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

096826820X 171 pages. "Ron Dalziel came of age in a peried when it was believed that any man in British Columbia could be successful - if he'd just work hard, and take a few chances. Like others of his generation, his confidence in the future of B.C. was subsequently rewarded. For nearly a half century, he fished and logged across central Vancouver Island, and up and down the Georgia Strait. This is the story of the years from the 1940's to the 1980's, and of the successes and failures of one man who embodied the spirit of the period... Presents with good humour an array of interesting...
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Notes from the Netshed

By: de Cosmos, Mrs. Amor

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC, Canada, Harbour Publishing: 1997

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 72409143

ISBN: 1550171720

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

1550171720 255 pages. "Writing about fishing is sort of like dancing to describe architecture. There are endless technical matters and tricks of the trade, but no matter how you fish there is always the indescribable joy of it all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear.
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The Loghouse Nest

By: De Kiriline, Louise

Price: $59.89

Publisher: S.J. Reginald Saunders: 1945

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 124A5513

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

173 pages. "The enchanting story of a bird's year, told with keen insight and gentle humour." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear and small opening to top of back hinge. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy.
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Brabanders in Canada : Their Heritage in the Netherlands, Their Experiences in Canada

By: Dortmans, John H.

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, John H. Dortmans: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 63AH1473

ISBN: 0969880308

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

0969880308 319 pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos plus some colour photos. Intended to "preserve some of the history of Noord-Brabant's post-WW2 emigrants to Canada. This includes a portrayal of the games they played, their religion with some of its strengths as well as some of its weaknesses, their attitudes, their revered symbols, their humour, and of course their struggles and assimilation into Canadian society. I also want to provide a timeless link between Canadians of Noord-Brabant origin and their roots in the Netherlands." - from Foreword. Somewhat above-a...
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Against Wind and Weather: The History of Towboating in British Columbia

By: Drushka, Ken

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre: 1981

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 75203171

ISBN: 088894327X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

088894327X 258 pages including index. "The blend of anecdote, humour and hard information brings to life the history of men and ships along the British Columbia coast. Every turn of the story is accompanied by superb photographs - over 150 from a wide range of private and public sources." - from dust jacket. Remnant of prior owner's address label atop decorated front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Light wear overall. Binding solid. Very nice copy.
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Keyword: humour