[Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Hisotrical Resources]

Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Hisotrical Resources, 1982. Stapled Wraps. pp. 10. 8vo. measuring 9" x 6". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Black-and-white maps, photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. .

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Book number: 6752

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: manitoba history; local history; canadian history; western canadian history; settlers

Akkerman, Bea (Ed.); Saray Yates (Ed.)

This Little Light of Mine

[Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada], Privately Printed [Jen Japes Publishing], 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 349. 8vo. Pictorial covers. Many black-and-white photographs, portraits, maps, illustrations, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. Scarce in commerce. Corresponds to OCLC #1066142727. Elisabeth Akkerman’s story is full of human interest. In a life well lived, there is comedy and tragedy and in the middle of it all, a strong family-centred woman whose life took her to three continents and spanned almost a century. My mother never lost her faith and hope in God, in family and in life itself. My mother touched each person that she met in some fundamental way because she had an open heart, an open mind and those wonderful open arms. Together my parents contributed a strong Canadian home to a growing number who became family.

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Book number: 6543

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: manitoba history; memoirs; immigration; autobiography

Allan, Ted; Sydney Gordan; Soong Ching-Ling (Madame Sun Yat-Sen) [Preface]

The Scalpel, the Sword: The Story of Dr. Norman Bethune (Scarce First Printing)

Boston, Little, Brown & Co. 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xiv, 336. Royal 8vo. Light teal cloth over boards with black rules, lettering to the spine. Black-and-white photographic fronstipiece of Bethune. Light bumping to the spine ends, neat ink name and date to the ffep otherwise the contents remain quite bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. .

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Book number: 2178

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: china; medicine; medical history; asian history; memoir; autobiography; canadian chinese relations; politics; communism; mao; communist party of china;

Alpern, Joil

No One Awaiting Me: Two Brothers Defy Death During the Holocaust in Romania

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, University Of Calgary Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xiii, 246. 8vo. Publisher's black boards, silver lettering to the spine. Black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+ and housed in very good+ dustjacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to Harold Buchwald, prominent Jewish-Canadian attorney, and member of the Order of Canada. This is a riveting account of two orphaned brothers whose courage enabled them to survive the rarely told horrors of the Holocaust in Romania. As Jews expelled from Bukovina & Bessarabia to Transnistria, young Joil & his brother Avrum witnessed the cruel deaths of their parents & many others. This is a deeply personal account told through the memories of a child. Readers will never forget the powerful & loving bond between these two brothers. This memoir becomes an inspiring & thoughtful experience for any reader willing to consider both the constructive & the destructive capacities of humankind. This is a story both poignant & triumphant as Joil recounts how he survived the Holocaust with an unmistakable optimism that ultimately brought him to the prairies of Canada.

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Book number: 6079

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: memoirs; holocaust; jewish history; judaica; world war two; nazi germany; canadian jewish history

Andersen, Christopher

Michael Jackson: Unauthorized

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 383. 8vo. Publisher's quarter ivory cloth over light-blue boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Many black-and-white and colour photographs, illustrations, etc. Neat ink inscription to the ffep, else, text-block remains bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; very good+ and housed in very good+, uncipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+. .

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Book number: 4813

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: music; american music; pop culture

Anderson, Jon Lee

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

New York, Grove Press, 2010. Revised Edition. Softcover. pp. xv, 819. Thick 8vo. Bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+. Revised and Updated, With A New Introduction By The Author.

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Book number: 2723

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: argentina; fidel castro; cuba; cuban revolution; communism; marxism; communist; ussr

Anderson, Jon Lee

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

New York, Grove Press, 1997. Softcover. pp. xv, 814. Thick 8vo. Illustrated covers. Rich with many black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. .

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Book number: 4794

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: cuban history; memoir; cuban revolution; fidel castro; communism

Anderson, Les

Days of Laughter, Nights of Fear [Signed]

[Winnipeg, Manitoba], Privately Printed, N.D. [Circa 200-?]. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. vi, 234. 8vo. Illustrated covers. Black-and-whtie photograph frontispiece of the author. Rich with many black-and-white and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, charts, tables, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. SIGNED, and inscribed by the author to the title page. Corresponds to OCLC #71851424. Since his days with the R.C.A.F. Les Anderson has maintained lifelong friendships with former members of the Belgian Resistance. As well, he and his wife have participated in many Squadron and P.O.W. reunions, both in Canada and Britain. Retired from Air Canada, Les and Helen, his wife of sixty two years, live in Winnipeg where they have raised five children, who return with their own offspring, 'most every summer to Les' Loft at West Hawk. The two spend the other seasons touching bases with each of their children which makes for a ruller and enjoyable life.

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Book number: 4922

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: military history; memoirs; world war two; great war; world war one; canadian military history; canadian history

Anderson, William

Laura Wilder of Mansfield: The Life of the Author of the "Little House" Books

[Burr Oak, Iowa], Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Musuem, 1982. Fifth Edition. Stapled Wraps. pp. 36. 8vo. measuring 5.5" x 8.5". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, maps, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Fine. Laura Ingalls Wilder Family Series No. 3.

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Book number: 4245

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: memoirs; autobiography; women's studies; gender studies; history; literature; children's literature

Anderson, William; Sylvia Hunnewell (Illust.)

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Iowa Story

Burr Oak, Iowa, Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Musuem, 1998. Fifth Edition. Stapled Wraps. pp. 50. 8vo. measuring 5.5" x 8.5". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, maps, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Fine. Laura Ingalls Wilder Family Series No. 7.

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Book number: 4249

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: memoirs; autobiography; women's studies; gender studies; history; literature; children's literature

Anderson, William

The Story of the Ingalls: What Happened Next to Laura's Family (Signed)

De Smet, South Dakota, Privately Printed by the Author, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 40. Slim 8vo. Illustrated stapled card covers. Black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations. Light rubbing to covers else, very good+. Signed and dated by Anderson to the title page.

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Book number: 2478

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: children's; literature; memoir; history; family history

Angelou, Maya

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Random House Of Canada, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xiii, 141. Small 8vo. measuring 5.5" x 8". Publisher's quarter lilac cloth over maroon boards, gilt lettering to the spine, untripped page edges. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in original, unclipped, dustjacket. Appears unread; near fine. Complete number line present to the copyright page. Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman, about living well, about the power of the word, and about the power do spirituality to move and shape your life. Passionate, lively, and lyrical, Maya Angelou's latest unforgettable work offers a gem of truth on every page.

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Book number: 5570

Catalogue: Literary Criticism & Biography

Livesay, Dorothy; David Arnason (Intro.) [Compiled by the staff of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, University of Manitoba Libraries]

The Papers of Dorothy Livesay: A Research Tool

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University Of Manitoba Libraries, 1986. First edition. Softcover. pp. 419. Pictorial stiff card covers. Light general shelfwear, ink stamp to title page else contents remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good. .

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Book number: 195

Catalogue: Literary Criticism & Biography

Keywords: bibliography; history; literature; poetry; canadian literature; english literature; canadiana;

Dore-Audibert, A.; A. Morzelle

Irène de Lipkowski: Le Combat Humaniste D'Une Francaise Du Xxe Siècle

[Paris, France], Siloë, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 279. 8vo. Textured, maroon "leatherette" over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board, lovely silk endpapers, white ribbon-market. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, et al. Neat ink inscription to the title page, othewise, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked; as new.

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Book number: 3631

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: memoir; gender studies; french language; francais; political memoir; women's studies; politics; autobiography; biography

Bacall, Lauren

Lauren Bacall by Myself (Signed, First Edition)

New York, Borzoi | Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 377. Royal 8vo. White linen cloth over boards with silver lettering to the spine, and front board; publishers' topstain. Replete with black-and-white photographs, photographic reproductions, etc. Small sticker affixed to the ffep, otherwise the contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+ and housed in near fine dustjcaket (not price-clipped) now housed in protective mylar. A lovely presentation. Near Fine Signed in ink to the ffep by Lauren Bacall.

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Book number: 1876

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: signed; rare; association copy; autobiography; film; theatre; media;