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USA: U.S. Army, 1944. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 169 pages. "International Law places upon an occupying power the obligation and responsibility for establishing government and maintaining civil order in the areas occupied." - from Introduction. Thus, this work was intended for civil affairs officers of the U.S. military in Japan at the conclustion of WWII. It provides a very straight-forward and interesting overview of Japan's Labour situation prior to the end of the war. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy..

USA: U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships, 1949. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 141 pages. Circa 1949. Black and white photos and diagrams. Concisely presented. Prior owner's name and date upon front cover, otherwise unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this practical and informative work..

England: Hal Leonard. Good. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0711917914 . Includes sheet music for melody (i.e. treble clef only), lyrics and guitar chords for these classic U2 tunes: Pride; Silver & Gold; Hawkmoon 269; Helter Skelter; Heartland; Desire; Van Diemen's Land; Freedom for my People; All I Want Is You; God Part II; Bullet The Blue Sky; Star Spangled Banner; When Love Comes To Town; Angel of Harlem; All Along the Watchtower; I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For; Love Rescue Me. 86 pages including several nice black and white and colour photos of the band and its members. Also includes fold-out two-panel black and white photo/poster of the band. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent U2 memento.; 4to; 86 pages .

Vancouver, B.C.: (U.W.A.C.). Good. 1979. Reprint. Plastic Comb. "We have tried to select various traditional Christmas and Easter recipes including also many other dishes which, because of their versatility, may be served on any occasion. Many of these are old family recipes handed down for generations." - Preface. Reprint of this beloved cookbook first published in 1963 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the "Lesia Ukrainka" Branch of the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada. 96 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Cirlox binding. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice tidy copy. ; 8vo .

Dearborn, Michigan: The Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926. Book. Illus. by Vander Heyden, Gerald (cover); Aaron, S.F.; Legge, Russell. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Wee, Timorous Beasties at Home - in the realms of fur and feather tiney creatures show their skill in nest building; Delaware Uses the Whipping Post - Are lashes on the bare back effective as crime prevention?; New Phases of Changing China - photo-illustrated article on how sedan chairs and moth-eaten donkeys are giving way to modern things; Have We an Educated Ministry? - only a minority of present-day incombents are from reputable colleges; Housecleaning in the Treasury - in 4 years there were 300 cases in which attorneys and agents practising before the Treasury Department were respondents in Suspension or Disbarment Proceedings; Parentage of Attic Strads - fake Stradivarius violins; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - 'of all parasites, the human species is the… Read More

Dearborn, Michigan: The Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926. Book. Illus. by Clarke, W.W.; Briggs, Austin Eugene; Kidd, Betty Jane. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo of William's Island in the Tennessee River; The Destiny of the Democratic Party Hinges Largely Upon the Two-Thirds Rule; Pay-As-You-Go in Building Good Roads - Tennessee Constructs its Highways with Funds from Current Revenues - nice photo-illustrated article; The Rise of Mustapha Kemal Pasha; Letter to the Folks - a letter franked by Abraham Lincoln in 1934; What's Wrong with the Press? - an newspaperman answers this perennial question (part 1); The Changing Fashions of Being Presented at Court; Henry Ford's Page - how to maintain a logical prosperit; Editorials - Mr. Mellon and the Tarriff Manifesto, the McFadden Banking Bill, The Education of Mr. Vare; Forces That Are Reshaping Mexico - a study of those who ruled the country before the… Read More

British Columbia: U.C.C.. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968335705 . 96 pages. References. "Describes 101 plants and animals used by or known to the Kwakwaka'wakw... Explains their importance in the daily lives of the people who relied on many of them for survival." - from page 6. Colour photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's details inside front board otherwise unmarked. A quality copy of this informative work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Northwest Coast Natives British Columbia Natural History Textbooks Alert Bay Vancouver Island Plants Animals Fish Survival .

England: Oxford University Press, 1972. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "A pioneering work. No similar study exists in any language. Discusses the modern system of Russian surnames in both its morphological and its semantic aspects. Covers not only thousands of purely Russian surnames, but also the whole range of Russianized names of both Slavonic and non-Slavonic origin, i.e. Ukrainian, White Russian, Polish, Western European, Baltic, Finnic, Jewish, Armenian, Georgian, Oriental, etc." - dust jacket. Text in English. 529 pages. Index of surname-endings. Extensive index of surnames. Bibliography. Heavily-worn former library copy with usual markings. Front hinge taped. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this exceptional reference..

Blaine, WA, U.S.A.: Hancock House Publishers Ltd., 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages including bibliography and index. Rightmost half inch of front cover has faded due to sunning. Former owner's inkstamped name on title page. Lifelike colour photographs will help you identify the more commonly found wildflowers of the coast and coastal valleys west of the Coast Range and the Cascades. Plants are grouped by colours, and those which are rather similar in appearance are generally placed close together for easy comparison. Includes notes on leaf formation, habitat and general plant form..

Victoria, BC: British Columbia Museum, 1976. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144 pages. Lovely colour photography. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy..

North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Hancock House Publishers Ltd., 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. Colour photography throughout. An excellent concise introduction to this fascinating topic. Average wear and soiling..

Canada: NUVO Magazine Ltd., 2000. Book. Illus. by Kahn, Daryl (cover); Nugent, Cynthia. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Features: Seeing Africa as Hemingway Saw It: Enchanted Aerie for Expatriate Canadians - Toller Cranston and Mexico's Canadian Community; Yumi Eto; Hot Designers from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; The Allure of Aromas; Regeneration of the Cocktail; Businessman Jack Diamond; Suggestions for the next Sue Grafton novel; CDNX - Canadian Venture Exchange gets off to a fast start; Never to old to groove to Rap; The joy of weightless sex; Bernie Gest Busted; Tillson Lever Harrison - soldier of fortune, confidence man, medical hero; Spring's new purses; Remembering Robertson Davies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced publication..

Kamloops, B.C.: United Church Women, Kamloops, B.C., 1969. Book. Fair. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Above-average wear. Nice contemporary ads. We estimate the vintage of this book by an Eaton's anniversary ad which it contains. A worthy working copy..

Canada: Clock House, 1969. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Index, Bibliography, Glossary. "Especially for those who want to know more about the pattern and form of Canadian glass. The identification of Canadian glass is made easier by illustrations of the many forms in which it was produced... The most outstanding reference book for the glass collector yet published." - from dust jacket. Circa 1969. Above-average wear with usual library markings. Binding intact. Profusely illustrated in black and white and several colour photographic plates..

Peterborough, ON, Canada: Clock House, 1970. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 255 pages. Index of merchants and manufacturers. Bibliography. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Decorated endpapers. "Included in this book you will find pictures of Canadian Silver, Silver Plate and Related Glass, copies of advertisements, photographs of the early factories, and trade marks. Also there is other information which we believe will add another chapter to the fascinating story of Canadian Industry and Craftsmanship." - from Author's Preface. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy..

Peterborough, ON, Canada: Clock House Publications, 1975. Book. Good. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages including index. Sections include: art nouveau clocks; bracket clocks; bee hive clocks; calendar clocks; carriage clocks; china clocks; clock sets; cottage clocks; cuckoo clocks; empire clocks etc.; frame clocks; grandfather clocks; mantal clocks; novelty clocks; ogee clocks; pequegnat clocks; schoolroom clocks; sharp gothic clocks; ships clocks; steeple clocks; vienna regulators; wall clocks; and more. Most clocks shown were offered for sale during the past seven years, but the values given are those current at the time of printing. Prior owner's rubber stamp and date handwritten upon front flyleaf, else unmarked. Average wear..

Canada: Clock House, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages including bibliography. Over 2,000 bottles illustrated in black and white. The collector's guide to seeking, finding, dating, pricing, and researching bottles. Decorated in endpapers. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal signs of handling. Tight and square. Dust jacket bears minor sunning to spine, light wear and is now in a clear Brodart protective cover. A very attractive copy. Gift quality..

Canada: Clock House Publications, 1983. Book. Good. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy..

Canada: Clock House, 1975. Book. Good. Plastic Comb. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes special cleaning fluid formula. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative and practical guide..

USA: Dover Bay High School, 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 471 pages. "Comprises lessons 31-72 of a course in modern Mandarin." - from back cover. Average wear. Binding sound. Unmarked. Solid working copy..