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Alberta Military Institute Journal 1945

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Alberta Military Institiute, Calgary, Alberta, 1945,:

Seller ID: 43152

(ALBERTA MILITARY INSTITUTE). Alberta Military Institute Journal 1945. Calgary, Alberta : The Alberta Military Institiute, [1945]. Pp. [1]-172. Illustrated with some b&w photos, maps, &c. 8vo, red side-stapled cardcovers, blank spine. Contents : Message to First Canadian Army before launching of Operation "Overlord"; Portrait of General H. G. D. Crerar, C.H.. C.B., D.S.O.;Illustration—D-Day—A "Rhino Ferry" Approaching the Beach; Portrait of Lieu t.-General G. G. Simonds, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O .; Illustration—"The Old TownThat Had Cost So Much Blood Was Itself a Shambles...
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Almost Transparent Blue. arc.

By: MURAKAMI, Ryu ANDREW, Nancy, trans.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Kodansha International, 1976,:

Seller ID: 76397

MURAKAMI, Ryu. Almost Transparent Blue . Translated by Nancy Andrew. [N.pl.]: Kodansha International, [1976]. Advance Reading Copy from uncorrected proofs. Pp. (2),1-103,(3). 8vo, printed white card covers iwth blue letteringto front and spine. An advance reading copy of the first novel from the pr olific Japanese author. Prior to its publication in North America, this novel won the prestigious Akutagawa Literary Prize, after having sold more than a million copies in its first six months. Spine ends nicked, some corner creasing, else vg. 45.00
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America's Naval Challenge. signed, no dj.

By: MOORE, Frederick

Price: $110.00

Publisher: Macmillan, 1929,:

Seller ID: 33127

MOORE, Frederick. America's Naval Challenge. NY: Macmillan, 1929. Pp 166. 8vo, green cloth. Myron Smith, American Naval Bibliography V:2590. Moore, a correspondent for the New York Times in Paris, Peking, and Tokyo, here cautions his countrymen against a too ready embrace of "navalism". He rightly stresses the danger of post-Great War arms races, but his analysis of the strategic situation leads to some unlikely (in retrospect) conclusions: that the greatest likelihood of U.S. naval conflict was with the Royal Navy; andthat war with Japan was a remote possibility unless America provoke...
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American Women Missionaries at Kobe College, 1873-1909 : New Dimensions in Gender. First Edition

By: ISHII, Noriko Kawamura

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Routledge: 2004

Seller ID: 92271

ISBN: 0415947901

ISHII, Noriko Kawamura. American Women Missionaries at Kobe College, 1873-1909 : New Dimensions in Gender. New York & London : Routledge, (2004). First Printing. Pp (4), v-xiii,(1),1-265,(1). With 1 b&w photo and several tables in the text. 8vo (159 x 235 mm), printed light mauve paper-covered boards, with black lettering to boards & spine.

In the East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture series.

Noriko Kawamura Ishii (b. 1960).

1. Introduction.
2. American Women at Home: The Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior and Amer...
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An Artist of the Floating World. First Edition in dustjacket.

By: ISHIGURO, Kazuo

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, Faber & Faber: 1986

Seller ID: 684

ISBN: 0571136087

ISHIGURO, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. London and Boston : Faber and Faber, (1986). First Edition. Pp (8),7-206,(1). 8vo (144 x 223 mm), black cloth, with gilt lettering to spine.

Kazuo Ishiguro (b. November 8, 1954, Nagasaki, Japan) is a British novelist, multiple-times nominated for the Booker Prize. Ishiguro was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.

"World War II is over and Japan sets about rebuilding her shattered cities. Masuji Ono, an ageing painter, looks back over his life and assesses a career that coincided with the rise of Japanes...
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Annals of Lloyd's Register 1834-1884 : Being a Sketch of the Origin, Constitution, and Progress of Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping.

By: Lloyd's

Price: $170.00

Publisher: Lloyd's, London, 1884,:

Seller ID: 102450

(Lloyd's). Annals of Lloyd's Register 1834 - 1884 : Being a Sketch of the Origin, Constitution, and Progress of Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping. London : (Lloyd's), MDCCCLXXXIV [1884]. Pp (4),[v]-x,[1]-166 + portrait frontispiece + engraved title page + 1 portrait plate + 5 tables (1 folding). Large 8vo, olive cloth, gilt decoration and lettering to front board and spine, all edges gilt, bevelled edges. Contents : 1. Early History of Classification. — Marine Insurance. — Lloyd's Coffee-house. — Ships' Lists. — Oldest Shipping Registers. — Books dated 1764-65-66, 1768-6...
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Image for Anne's First Sixty Years. An article about the publishing of the book Anne of Green Gables in Canadian Author and Bookman and Canadian Poetry, Vol. 44, No. 3, Spring 1969

Anne's First Sixty Years. An article about the publishing of the book Anne of Green Gables in Canadian Author and Bookman and Canadian Poetry, Vol. 44, No. 3, Spring 1969

By: MONTGOMERY, Lucy Maud FITZPATRICK, Helen

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Canadian Author's Association, Edmonton, 1969,: 1969

Seller ID: 87968

FITZPATRICK, Helen. “Anne's First Sixty Years.” An article about the publishing of the book Anne of Green Gables in Canadian Author and Bookman and Canadian Poetry, Vol. 44, No. 3, Spring 1969, pp 5-7, 13 (with 4 illustrations). (Edmonton : Canadian Author's Association, Edmonton Branch, 1969). Pp [1]-24. Illustrated. Triple Column. Large 8vo (8½ A 11 inches), illustrated pale blue stapled card covers.

Cover photo of Lucy Maud Montgomery (with reproduced signature).

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"Marius Barbeau 1883-1969";
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Anthropologist in Japan : Glimpses of Life in the Field

By: HENDRY, Joy

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Routledge, London, 1999, ISBN:041519573X:

Seller ID: 54634

HENDRY, Joy. An Anthropologist in Japan : Glimpses of Life in the Field. L:Routledge, (1999). Pp. 167. 8vo, beige paper covered boards, black titles to front and spine. Vg. 50.00
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Antimodernism and Artistic Experience : Policing the Boudaries of Modernity. First Edition, softcover

By: JESSUP, Lynda, (ed.) McKAY, Ian

Price: $28.00

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto / Buffalo / London, 2001, ISBN:0802083544:

Seller ID: 108624

JESSUP, Lynda, (ed.). Antimodernism and Artistic Experience : Policing the Boudaries of Modernity. Toronto / Buffalo / London : University of Toronto Press, (2001). First Edition. Pp (4),[v]-xii,(4),[3]-223,(3),+ 66 pp plates. 8vo, illustrated green card covers, lettered in white and red. Of local interest : Chapter 7. "Handicrafts and the Logic of 'Commercial Antimodernism' : The Nova Scotia Case" by Ian McKay, (pp 117-129). "Antimodernism is a term used to describe the international reaction to the onslaught of the modern world that swept across industrialized Western Europe, Nor...
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APT : Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology, Vol. 12, No.1, 1980

By: APT Bulletin HOWREN, J. CURTIS, J.O. KANETA, K.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Association for Preservation Technology APT, Ottawa, 1980,:

Seller ID: 107798

(APT Bulletin). APT : Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology, Vol. XII, No. 1, 1980. (Ottawa : APT, 1980). Pp [1]-106,(2). Illustrated. 4to, illustrated white card covers, lettered in black. Contents : Letterto AFT: re mouldings issue (by W.L. Goodman); Letter to Editor: re favorit e profile gauge (by R.I. Ortega); Letter to Editor: ve Raynaud's Phenomena (by S.P. Browning, III); Correspondence with J.W. Lee: re Is This a Key? (by P. Stunes); Inquiry re adherence of Lead-based and nonon-lead-based paints (by J. Howren and M.E. Weaver); Preservation Law, Building Codes, and Ass...
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Aquaculture Problems and Increasing the Bioproductivity of the World Ocean

By: Aquaculture)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: VNIRO, 1977,: 1977

Seller ID: 48197

(Aquaculture). Aquaculture Problems and Increasing the Bioproductivity of the World Ocean : Theses of the papers presented at the Sixth Japan - USSR Joint Symposium on Aquaculture, 7-21 October, Moscow and Batumi. Moscow : VNIRO, 1977. First Edition. Pp. 1-131. 8vo, light brown printed paper covers, plain spine.

"Underwater Equipment for Sea Farming" by M.P. Aronev,

"Direction and Methods of Selection and Creation of Bester Breeding Flocks" by I.A. Burtsov

"Some Features of Striped Mullet Males' Reproductive System in the Black Sea" by L.D. Bolkvadze
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Architectural Anthropology : Semantic and Symbolic Architecture : Am architectural-ethnographic survey into hundred villages of central Japan. First Printing

By: EGENTER, Nold.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Structura Mundi, Lausanne, 1994, ISBN:3905451026:

Seller ID: 105050

EGENTER, Nold. Architectural Anthropology : Semantic and Symbolic Architecture : Am architectural-ethnographic survey into hundred villages of centralJapan. (Lausanne) : Structura Mundi, (1994). Pp [1]-250,(2). Illustrated. Maps. Triple Column. Oblong 8vo, illustrated red card covers, French flaps."Egenter's investigation is based on fieldwork which he did from 1972 to 1 976, concentrating on temporary cultic structures and festivals in the region of Omihachiman near Lake Biwa and including about one hundred surrounding villages. He considers this naturally bounded area to have preserved a...
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Architectural Colour in British Interiors 1615-1840. Paul Mellon Centre forStudies in British Art Series . First Edition in dustjacket.

By: BRISTOW, Ian C. JONES, Inigo WREN, Christopher

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, ISBN:0300038666:

Seller ID: 97125

BRISTOW, Ian C. Architectural Colour in British Interiors 1615-1840. New Haven & London: "Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press", 1996. First Edition. Pp (6),vii-xxi,(1),1-265,(1). Illustrated in colour and black & white. 4to, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "For many years, historical architectural colour has been anelusive topic, since paint fades and discolours, and most early schemes ha ve been obliterated by succeeding phases of redecoration. In parallel with this, the taste of later generations has also overlaid earlier ...
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Archive, Number 20

By: SMITH, W. Eugene) SMITH, W. Eugene

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1984,:

Seller ID: 106931

(SMITH, W. Eugene). The Archive, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Research Series, Number 20, July 1984 : W. Eugene Snith, Middle Years. (Tucson) : Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 1984. Pp (2),3-87,(1). Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated whitecard covers, letered in black. Contents : Director's Statement (by James E nyeart). W. Eugene Smith, Middle Years (by William S. Johnson). A Portfolio: Pittsburgh, Plates 1-16; Haiti, Plates 17-27; As from My Window I Sometimes Glance, Plates 28-36; The Loft from the Inside In, Plates 37-43; Hitachi...
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Arctic Anthropology, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1972

By: CHARD, Chester S. (ed.) BLEED, Peter MAGNARELLA, Paul J. AIGNER, Jean S.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1972,:

Seller ID: 106114

CHARD, Chester S. (ed.). Arctic Anthropology, Vol. IX, No. 2, 1972. (Madison) : University of Wisconsin Press, 1972. Pp (2),1-115. Illustrated. Maps. Double Column. 4to, tan card covers, lettered in green. An international journal devoted to all aspects of the science of man in the arctic, subarcticand contiguous regions of the world both past and present. Contents : Yayo i Cultures of Japan: An Interpretive Summary (by Peter Bleed, pp 1-23); Koryak Religion and Society: An Anthropological Analysis (by Paul J. Magnarella, pp 24-31); Preliminary Report of Archaeological Survey and Test Excavati...
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Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. Vol. 105, No. 3, July, 1975

By: STAINFORTH, C.H., Maj.-Gen. (ed.). SCHOFIELD, B.B. WOOD, G.N. WOLFE, James

Price: $8.00

Publisher: West of England Press, Publishers, Tavistock, Devon, 1975,:

Seller ID: 90194

STAINFORTH, C.H., Maj.-Gen. (ed.). The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. Vol. 105, No. 3, July, 1975. Tavistock, Devon : West of England Press, Publishers, Ltd., 1975. Pp i-iv,257-384,x-xii,+ 8 pp plates. 8vo, red printed card covers. Nautical content : Vice-Admiral B.B. Schofield's “Maritime Affairs” (pp 262-266). Other contents : Brig. F.W. Speed's “Japan, the Unknown Quantity”; Maj. P.A. Gray's “A Year in Korea”; Maj.-Gen. G.N. Wood's “The Defence of Canada 1812-1814” (pp 336-342); Vincent Keyte's “James Wolfe and the Highlanders” (pp 347-350); Lt.-Col. F.H. Anderson's...
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Around the World in 18 Years. First Edition.

By: MARCOUX, Hubert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: The author, 2005, ISBN:2980914916: 2005

Seller ID: 79109

ISBN: 2980914916

MARCOUX, Hubert. Around the World in 18 Years. [N.pl.]: The author, 2005. First Edition. Pp. (6),7-287,(1), + 8 p. of colour plates at rear. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated blue card covers.

Hubert Marcoux (b. February 2, 1941, Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada - lost at sea November 2009).

The New Brunswick-born author's account of his eighteen years sailing the world's oceans aboard the 30-foot sailboat, the Mon Pays. The vessel was wrecked while moored in Halifax during Hurricane Juan, September 2003.

Preface by Serge St-Martin of the Canadian Power and Sail...
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Art of Japanese Calligraphy.

By: NAKATA, Yujiro Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art, volume 27) WOODHULL, Alan (trans.) NIKOVSKIS, Armins (in collaboration with)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Weatherhill, New York, 1976,:

Seller ID: 69413

NAKATA, Yujiro. The Art of Japanese Calligraphy. Translated by Alan Woodhull, in collaboration with Armins Nikovskis. New York : Weatherhill, (1976). Second Printing. Pp. [1]-172,(4). Illustrated. Double column. Large 8vo, patterned blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art, volume 27. A survey of Japanese calligraphy, with information on how to create characters of the Tensho, Reisho, Zattaisho, Gakuji, Kaisho, Gyosho, and Sosho scripts. Very good in rear-panel chipped, corner-clipped dustjacket. 40.00
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Art Treasures From Japan : An Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. 2nd ed

By: Japan - Art)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Arts Council, 1958,:

Seller ID: 63712

(Japan - Art). Art Treasures From Japan : An Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. The Victoria and Albert Museum 2 July to 17 August. (L): The Arts Council, 1958. Second Edition. Pp. 62, followed by 67 plates. Coloured frontis. 8vo, pink card covers with pictoral onlay to front, black titles to spine. Faint crease to lower front corner, light rubbing to spine, else vg. 20.00
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At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: PRANGE, Gordon W. GOLDSTEIN, Donald M. DILLON, Katherine V.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1984, ISBN:0140064559:

Seller ID: 85785

PRANGE, Gordon W.. At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor . Incollaboration with Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon. (Harmondsw orth, Middlesex): Penguin Books, (1984). Later printing. Pp. 873. Illustrated. 8vo, white card covers. Faint cover creasing, else very good. 10.00
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