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A McClelland & Stewart softcover in good condition. The spine shows no creasing, some shelf wear is visible to the front board only. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout. Published under the Douglas Gibson Books imprint at McClelland & Stewart, an imprint known for publishing major voices in Canadian literature. Andy Russell was a Canadian rancher, wilderness guide, and conservationist from Alberta, and a Member of the Order of Canada. The Life of a River traces the history of the Oldman River in southern Alberta, combining memoir, Indigenous history, and settler history,
A beautiful softcover edition in fine condition. The boards are unmarked and free of any creasing. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout. This edition of I Married the Klondike, by Laura Beatrice Berton, was published by Lost Moose, an imprint of Harbour Publishing, in 2005. In 1907, Berton left a comfortable life in Toronto to teach in Dawson City, Yukon, where she remained for the next twenty-five years, marrying into the Klondike and raising her family in the fading glamour of the post-gold-rush era. Among her children was Pierre Berton, who would go on to become one of Canada's most celebrated historians and popular writers, chronicling the very Klondike gold rush his mother had lived through. The memoir was first published by McClelland & Stewart in 1961. Printed and bound in Canada.
A handsome hardcover of the first edition, first printing. The grey cloth boards are clean, square, and unmarked, with gilt lettering along the spine. The dust jacket is unclipped, bright, and clean. Internally the book is tight and clean throughout. First edition of The Bully Boys, by Canadian author Eric Walters, published by Viking (Penguin Canada) in 2000. Set during the War of 1812, the novel follows fourteen-year-old Thomas Roberts, left to manage the family farm while his father serves with the British army. After foiling an attempted robbery by American soldiers, Thomas catches the attention of Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, the real-life officer who led the Bully Boys, and is drawn into the war himself. The novel is dedicated to FitzGibbon. Walters, a Member of the Order of Canada and one of the country's most prolific writers for young readers, brings a distinctly Canadian lens to this chapter of the War of 1812. Printed and bound in Canada.
A hardcover in very good condition, with a pleasing overall appearance. Boards show some shelf wear at the front top edges, otherwise clean, with gilt lettering to the spine and front board remaining bright and legible. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout, printed on bright, substantial stock. Sixth edition, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1981. John A. Willes, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations and Business Law at Queen's University, presents a comprehensive text on Canadian commercial law, covering the law of contract, legal capacity, and commercial relationships through a combination of principles and case law. A significant revision at the time of publication, with expanded chapters reflecting the changing business law environment and a greater business orientation in its examples and case material.
A softcover edition, first printing. Boards are clean and unmarked, with no creasing to the edges or spine. Pages are unmarked throughout, with deckled edges typical of this printing. Indigo exclusive edition, first printing, published by Viking Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2025. The Maid's Secret is the third and final novel in Nita Prose's bestselling Molly the Maid series, which has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Following the beloved, socially unconventional hotel maid Molly Gray, the novel uncovers a long-hidden secret from her late grandmother's past. This Indigo exclusive edition includes deckled page edges as a printing feature distinct from the standard trade paperback.
A beautiful hardcover edition in fine condition, first printing. Boards are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is clean and well preserved. Pages are clean throughout. Celebrity Lights II: A Collection of Favourite Recipes from Celebrity Women in Support of Breast Cancer Research. Celebrity Lights Foundation, Nanaimo, British Columbia, 1998. First printing. Printed in Canada by Fleming Printing Ltd., Victoria, BC and Friesens Book Division, Altona, Manitoba. Proceeds in support of breast cancer research. A Canadian charity publication.