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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 hardcover in fine condition throughout. Boards are crisp and unmarked, with a tight, square binding. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout. Dust jacket is clean, showing some light shelf wear around the edges. First edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2009. Andre Agassi's Open: An Autobiography, written with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer, offers a candid account of his life and career, from childhood to his rise as a tennis prodigy. His relationship with Brooke Shields, and his eventual redemption both on and off the court under the guidance of his wife, Steffi Graf. Widely praised as one of the finest sports memoirs ever written.

A first edition, first printing hardcover in fine condition. Pages are crisp and bright, free of marks. Boards are square and tight. No dust jacket, as issued. Oudolf Hummelo: A Journey Through a Plantsman's Life (The Monacelli Press, New York, 2015) traces the evolution of Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf's celebrated private garden and nursery from its beginnings in 1982 through three decades of development. Written by longtime collaborator Noel Kingsbury, the book was published to mark Oudolf's 70th birthday. Oudolf is best known for New York City's High Line and Battery Park, and Chicago's Lurie Garden. He holds the Gold Medal and Best in Show from the Chelsea Flower Show (2000), the Gold Veitch Memorial Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society (2002), and the Prince Bernhard Culture Prize, the highest cultural honour in the Netherlands (2013).

A first edition hardcover in fine condition. The pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. The boards are unmarked and the dust jacket is well kept.

This beautiful First American Edition is in well preserved condition. The pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked, remaining tight and square in their binding. The blue cloth boards are well-preserved, with black leather along the spine. Although a former library book, the pages of this Reynal & Hitchcock copy are unaffected. The paper and print quality are excellent. Saint-Exupéry recounts his experience as a pilot for the pioneering French aviation company Aéropostale and chronicles his miraculous survival after the Sahara crash of 1935. This account later inspired The Little Prince, which begins with the pilot narrator stranded in the desert. Saint-Exupéry wrote the dedication to American airline pilots specifically for this Reynal & Hitchcock edition. Lewis Galantière's translation of Wind, Sand and Stars won the National Book Award for nonfiction. The American Translators Association later named a prestigious award in his honour — the Lewis Galantière Award.