PETHICK, DEREK

James Douglas Servant of Two Empires

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show very light shelfwear, however DJ shows scuffing, small tears and chipping, spine of DJ is severely sun-faded. Previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 306 pages; Douglas's importance as the first governor of British Columbia lay in keeping the colony from being claimed by the US during the clamor of the gold rush of the 1860s.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19162

Catalogue: Political Science::British Columbia

Keywords: Governor Gold Rush British Columbia History::Canada

ANON. & B&W AND COLOR PHOTOS

From Photography to Photonics; 50 Years of Spie 1955

Bellingham, WA: SPIE Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0819460451. Illustrated by B&W and Color Photos. Only slight wear ; Glossy decorative boards; 230 pages; SPIE is 'The International Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10611

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0819460451 Photo-optics Photographs PHOTOGRAPHY

PICKERSGILL, J.W.

The Mackenzie King Record. Volume I 1939

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ chipped, torn 2 inches down front edge, glue stains on front flaps of DJ, light wear to blue cloth covered boards ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Photographs; 723 pages; A record of William Lyon MacKenzie King political history during the years of WWII. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 12381

Catalogue: Political Science

Keywords: Canada Liberals, Canada Politics Political Science

PICKERSGILL J. W.

The Mackenzie King Record

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1960. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802011292. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Short tear top back fore edge of DJ ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 723 pages; A record of William Lyon MacKenzie King political history during the years of WWII as taken from the diaries of J.W. Pickersgill who had daily contact with the Prime Minister. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21448

Catalogue: Political Science::Canada

Keywords: 0802011292 Canada WWII Liberals, Politics Biographies & Memoirs Political Science Militaria

PICKERSGILL, J. W AND D. F. FORSTER

The Mackenzie King Record

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802015255. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 510 pages; Deals with the late war years, the debate over conscription and planning for the post war years.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21449

Catalogue: Political Science::Canada

Keywords: 0802015255 WWII Mackenzie King Conscription Political Science Militaria

PLANCK, MAX & DR WELDON VLASAK

Planck's Columbia Lectures

Clatonia, NE: Adaptive Enterprises, 2005. 1st Thus. Softcover. ISBN: 0965917630. Card covers show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, card covers are crisp and clean, text unmarked. ; Abridged and Unabridged Versions; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 479 pages; "Max Planck presented his now famous quantum radiation theory to the Berlin Physical Society in 1900. He described his theory in a series of lectures at Columbia University in 1908 These lectures were later translated and recorded, and the unabridged version in this books ia an accurate representation of the original document. An abridged version is also presented, which may be an easier read and includes clarifying comments." At the end of each chapter is a commentary by Dr. Vlasak.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 17915

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0965917630 max planck quantum radiation theory columbia university SCIENCE

POHL, FREDERIK

Heechee Rendezvous

New York: Ballantine (Del Rey), 1984. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; Heechee Saga # 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; "After millennia had passed, Mankind discovered the Heechee legacy (an alien culture that fled to the relative safety of a black hole) - in particular an asteroid stocked with autonavigating spacecraft. Robinette Broadhead, who had led the expedition that unlocked the many secrets of Heechee technology, is now forced once more to make a perilous voyage into space - where the Heechee are waiting. And this time the future of Man is at stake....". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21487

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: heechee Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

POHL, FREDERIK

Slave Ship

New York: Ballantine Books, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows heavy wear, foxing, front panel torn and separated but stabilized with mylar cover, rippling, soiling, chipped head and tail of DJ spine. Book has a couple of spots on front boards and small spot front pages otherwise light wear ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 7550

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

POHL (EDITOR), FREDERICK

Yesterday's Tomorrows

New York: Berkley Trade, 1982. Paperback. ISBN: 0425056481. Card covers show shelf wear with creasing, rubbing and light chipping. Pages yellowed. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 431 pages; An anthology of short science fiction gleaned from the fanzines of the 1930s, the pulps of the 40s, other anthologies, the Galaxy and If magazines of the 60s and paperbacks of the 70s. These are Pohl's favorites.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 21464

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0425056481 Science Fiction Anthologies Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction::Short Stories

PRATCHETT, TERRY

Truckers

New York: Delacorte Press, 1989. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385299842. Illustrated by Neal McPheeters jacket art. Light shelf wear present on DJ as well as light creasing and a couple of short closed tears.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Nome Trilogy #1; 8.40 X 5.80 X 1 inches; 246 pages; "Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people.They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful.They are the nomes.The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been Outside. In fact, they don’t even believe in Outside. But new nomes arrive, from – where else? – and they bring with them terrifying news: the Store is closing down and Everything Must Go .The fantastically funny first book of the nomes, from the author of the bestselling Discworld series.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 18570

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0385299842 nome trilogy Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy Juvenile::Young Adult

PRATT, H. K. (EDITOR)

Register of Dams in Canada 1970

Canada: Canadian National Committee of International Commission of Large Dams, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated by B&W and Color Photos. Only slight wear and light shelf soil to card covers, no creasing ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked, extensive bibliography. ; Trade PB; Maps; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 142 pages; Published under the auspices of the Canadian National Committee of the International Committe on Large Dams. This is a comprehensive list of the major dams in Canada, giving the age, location and technical specifications. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 7735

Catalogue: Science::Electricity::Utilities

Keywords: dams Canada Hydroelectric power Engineering SCIENCE

PRESTON, RICHARD

The Demon in the Freezer a True Story

Toronto: Random House, 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375508562. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.31 X 0.95 X 9.54 inches; 240 pages; "The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 New York Times bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21097

Catalogue: Science::Medicine

Keywords: 0375508562 bioterrorism Biological weapons USAMRIID Fort detrick Infectious Disease Science::Medicine

PRINGLE, HEATHER; ROWLAND, WADE

Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead

Toronto: Penguin Books, 2001. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670888028. Small spot top front board, otherwise only slight wear to book and dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W and color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages; "The Mummy Congress takes us on a journey over five continents and back nearly 7,000 years. Pringle tells how mummies have been venerated as saints, fought over by politicians, collected as artistic treasures and investigated for clues to ancient civilization's drug use. In these pages lie child mummies of northern Chile, preserved household pets of ancient Egypt and the new crop of mummification services being hyped on the internet. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21760

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0670888028 SCIENCE

PULLMAN, PHILIP

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Kindle Edition. ISBN: 0553510738. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Decorative endpapers, glossy illustration preceding half title page ; Book of Dust #1; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 449 pages; Pullman returns to the parallel world of His Dark Materials to expand on the story of Lyra, “one of fantasy’s most indelible heroines”. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21843

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0553510738 Dark Materials lyra Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

QUAMMEN, DAVID

The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

New York: Touchstone Books, 1997. Sixth Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0684827123. Card covers show some creasing ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 702 pages; " examines the mysteries of evolution and extinction and radically alters our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.". Very Good .

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Book number: 21541

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0684827123 extinction Evolution SCIENCE