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Raisins and Almonds
by Maynard, Fredelle Bruser
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140080780
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- 1
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Toronto: Penguin Books, 1985. Not Stated. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 201 p. paperback. VG; book is clean, solid, unmarked, pages age darkened. The author's memoir of growing up in small Canadian prairie towns. Some portions originally published in magazines. Orig. pub. in HC Doubleday 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Raisins and almonds
by Fredelle Bruser Maynard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1973
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780773770461
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Don Mills ON: Paperjacks, 1973. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 189 p PB. VG condition minor wear and some page darkening. A memoir of groing up on the Canadian prairies pre WWII, "Through a series of short stories, Raisins and Almonds recounts the authors life growing up in the 1920s and 30s in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Memory Hold-the-Door
by Buchan, John
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Edition
- Later printing
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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Toronto: Musson, 1940. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. 327 p. incl. index. HC, VG in fair DJ, considerable edgewear and chipping. John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir) was a prolific writer of fictin, poetry, history, including "The Thirty-nine Steps" . He was Governor-General of Caada from 1935-1940, dying shortly before his term was to end. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Horses and Other Loves: The Life of Ivor Clarke
by Giesbrecht, Brenda
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- Apparent First
- Published
- 2004
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780973486704
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Valleyview AB: Self published, 2004. Apparent First. Paperback. As New. 176 p. incl. index. Tradepaper. As New. Signed by Ivor Clarke on title page. Based on extensive taped interviews with veteran cowboy/rancher Ivor Clarke, including work on geological surveys, CPR trail rides, rodeos, ranching, and his 58 year marriage to his belove cleo.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Young Baden-Powell
by Catherall, Arthur
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- Used - VG-
- Edition
- Not state
- Published
- 1961
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- Paperback
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1961. Not state. Paperback. VG-. 136 p. PB. VG-, some rubbing at spine. Gift inscription on ffep. Written for Scouts and Guides.
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Reminiscences of Charles Durand of Toronto, Barrister
by Durand, Charles
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1897
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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Toronto: Hunter Rose Co. Ltd., 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 535 p.; HC approx 8" x 5". Red pebbled binding with gilt accents. Moderate wear, slight damage to top of spine, pages age darkened. Ex library with usual markings. Overall VG condition considering its age. Born in 1811, Durand's acciunt of his life, education & professional… Read more about this item Item Price
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Indian Diary (Oxford Letters & Memoirs)
by Sidney Webb; Beatrice Webb
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1990
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780192827487
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA, 1990. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good- . 222 p; the Webbs' diaries from January 4 to April 25, 1912, as they travelled across India, Edited & introduced by Niraja Gopal Jayal. VG-, clean copy, corner bumped.
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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation
by Brad Ricca
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- Used - VG
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Published
- 2018
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781250160836
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New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2018. First edition, as stated. Paperback. VG. 440 p. TP edition, incl notes and index. Detailed and extensively researched biography of Grace Humiston (Quackenbos), pioneering woman lawyer and private investigator. VG condition, minor reading wear.
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The Buffalo Head
by Patterson, R. M.
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Edition
- Apparent First
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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New York: William Sloane Associates, 1961. Apparent First. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 273 p., HC in unclipped DJ in protective plastic. Ex Library with card pocket etc. Moderate wear, clean interior. Author's memoir of his ranch, the Buffalo Head, in a remote area of Alberta, where he lived from the early 1930s to post WWII. B… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mozart : A Meditation on His Life and Mysterious Death
by Stefan Carter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781896150253
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- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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Winnipeg: Heartland Publications, 2005. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 182 p., small HC, black cloth boards in unclipped glossy DJ. Dr. Carter combines a passionate interest in Mozart with his medical experience to unravel the circumstances of Mozart's premature death.
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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue
by John; Sosinski, Anthony Aldridge
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- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- Advance Uncorrected Proof
- Published
- 2017
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781602863286
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New York: Hachette Books, 2017. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very Good +. 240 p; a true story. On July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off his fishing boat, the Anna Mary. This is his first hand account of his survival and the desperate effort by his fishing partner Anthony Sosinski, the fishing community, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life and Breath - A love story
by Ducharme, Theresa
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- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$28.02
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Winnipeg: Pro-Pal Promotions, 1987. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 104 p.; digest size pb, overall good condition. Signed with personal inscription by author. Theresa Ducharme was born in 1945 and in 1953 was struck by polio in that epidemic year. In this small book she recounts her struggle to have an independent life despite… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Desire of Every Living Thing
by Don Gillmor
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679309772
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Toronto: Random House Canada, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 277 p; HC, VG+ in VG+ DJ. PO's bookplate on inside fc, otherwise clean and unmarked. Gillmor's quest to uncover family secrets, beginning with his grandmother's revelation that her "twin sister" was really her aunt, and the whole family had emigrated from Scotland to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Deserter's Tale
by Joshua Key (as told to Lawrence Hill)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780887842085
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$56.04
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Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. HC; 237 p.; NF in VG+ DJ; signed with gift inscription by Joshua Key. "Thr Deserter's Tale tells the story of a young man who went to war in Iraq believing in his government, and who was transformed into someone who ethically, morally. and physically… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cats I Have Known and Loved
by Pierre Berton
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Edition
- Apparent First
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385659383
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Canada: Doubleday of Canada, 2002. Apparent First. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 144 p; small HC. black boards, glossy unclipped DJ with photo of author and cat. VG+. Drawings and B & W photos by author.
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A Great Restlessness The Life And Times of Dorise Nielsen
by Faith Johnston
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- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780887556906
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Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 361 p. TP; incl. index, notes, bibliography. VG+. Signed by Author on title page. "Dorise Nielsen was a pioneering feminist, a radical politician, the first Communist elected to Canada's House of Commons, and the only woman elected in 1940." Faith Johnston "Illuminates the life… Read more about this item Item Price
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Son of Pioneers
by Tesarski, Felix
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Trade Paperback Original
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$22.42
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Winnipeg: F. Tesarski, 1987. First edition. Trade Paperback Original. Very Good- . 238 p.; memoir/autobiography illustrated with B & W photos, published in honour of Felix and Sofia Tesarski's fiftieth anniversary. Lots of local and period detail, from growing up and going to school in rural Manitoba in the 1930s to a teaching career and many community… Read more about this item Item Price
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Timothy Findley: Stories from a Life
by Carol Roberts
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Apparent First
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781550221954
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Toronto: E C W Press, 1994. Apparent First. Paperback. Very Good. 135 p. incl. biblio and chronology. VG overall condition, PO name on title page, front cover has light crease at lower corner. No other marks.One of the Canadian Biography series.
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PRELUDE TO A MARRIAGE, Letters & Diaries of John Coulter & Olive Clare Primrose
by John Coulter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Apparent First
- Published
- 1979
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780887502941
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Canada: Oberon Press, 1979. Apparent First. Paperback. Very Good. 146 p; softcover, moderate rubbing/edgewear, interior clean and solid. "John Coulter: penniless Irishman, playwright and broadcaster, working for a precarious living in London in the thirties. Olive Primrose, born into the sheltered life of a prosperous Toronto family, drawn by the excitement and sophistication of London between… Read more about this item Item Price
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Yes! She Knows She's Here
by Nicola Schaefer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1997
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781895418286
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Toronto: Inclusion Press, 1997. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 154 p.; small paperback, VG+ condition. In 1982 Nicola Schaefer published "Does She Know She's There?", a memoir of life with her profoundly disabled daughter Catherine. Yes! She Knows She's Here continues Catherine's story as she moves into a home of her own with 24 hour support. An… Read more about this item Item Price
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