Fifth house ltd calgary (62 resultados)

Paper bound, revised and updated edition, illustrated, Pp220. Includes photo credites at back. Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 310 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Slight smoky odour. Inscription to previous owner on title page. Otherwise great condition.

Paper bound, first printing, illustrated, Pp184., Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 300 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1973 Softcover, Canadian Ranching AN, 343 pgs.

Soft cover. Condición: As New. As New. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Corner, Edges, and/or Spine. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Images. With Three Alberta Bestsellers Under His Belt, Brian Brennan Certainly Knows How To Find And Tell A Good Story. His Previous Books Have Awakened A Passion For Quirky Local Biographies And History In Albertans. In His Latest Collection, He Focuses On Events, Rather Than Individuals, And Offers A New Feast Of Strange And Wonderful Tales From Alberta's Past. While Many Of The Events In This Book May Be Familiar--The Frank Slide, The Edmonton Tornado, The Leduc Oil Discovery, Calgary's First Grey Cup Win--Brennan Approaches Them All From A New Angle, Uncovering Interesting New Details, Characters, And Stories. Other Stories Are Less Familiar, Like Why Father Lacombe's Preserved Heart Was Kept Under Lock And Key For More Than Seventy-Five Years By A Group Of Nuns. Or How A Group Of Single Male Ranchers In Dorothy, Ab, Become The Romantic Targets Of Women From Around The World. Or What The Connection Was Between Rudyard Kipling And Medicine Hat, Ab. Always Entertaining And Often Surprising, Boondoggles, Bonanzas, And Other Alberta Stories Celebrates The Ups And Downs, Triumphs And Scams, Of Canada's Most Independent Province.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. The burgundy boards have no bumps, no marks to text, many illustrations with 202 pages. The dust jacket is bright.

softcover. Condición: very good. Good to Very good condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Former owner's name inside. Pictures available upon request.? nd.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice soft cover copy without flaw. 6 X 9" 260 pages. In a unique combination of history, travelogue, and guide book, the authors trace the steps explorer David Thompson followed in his travels in Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in the early 1800s. David Thompson was employed by the North West Company as a surveyor. The McCarts describe the routes he pioneered, both as they are today and as they were 200 years ago, offering fascinating insights into his life. Included are excerpts from Thompson's journals, information about his background and travels, and detailed maps of the areas he surveyed.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice soft cover copy, without flaw. Oblong 9.5 X 8.5" 162 pages. The flavours of Alberta are as diverse as its landscape. Filled with recipes, colour photographs, and food sources, High Plains celebrates the wide variety of locally grown and produced foods available in this fertile province. Photography by Mike Sturk (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. A very nice unread copy. When Linda Cope is offered a one-year posting in Paris, husband/writer Gord goes along for the ride. Here are exuberant vignettes of Parisian life - the curse of the Vespa, the thrills of balcony gardening and fishmonger oysters, discovering Beaujolais Nouveau Day (and the morning after), learning the rules of French flea-market shopping - the odd and fascinating tales that just don't make it into guidebooks.…

Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. 316 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the edges and corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A scholarly examination of the social and political background of the On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot in June - July 1935. It began as a walkout of unemployed men in British Columbia, coordinated by Communist-affiliated Relief Camp Workers' Union, and was a direct challenge to the R.B. Bennett Conservative government and its handling of the single homeless unemployed during the Great Depression. Illustrated with black and white sketches and photographs.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; "Prairie Sentinel" preserves the history of the grain elevator in Canada. It covers the period from the first elevator in 1879 to larger, more efficient terminals of today. The detailed text and archival photographs provide a lasting tribute to these cultural landmarks.…

[1-894004-13-2] 1998. (Mass market paperback) Fine. viii, 207pp. 8vo. Wrappers.

[1-895618-87-8] 1997. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 298pp. 8vo. There are inscriptions to the inside front cover and the half title page. Else is clean and bright. Light wear to cover.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. 252 pp. Index. Photos. Edgewear, corners rubbed. A gem of a collection of first hand accounts of Canadians serving in the air and on the ground with air services in the Second World War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

[1-894856-29-5] 2003. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. viii, 326pp.

[1-894004-07-8] 1998. (Mass market paperback) Fine. ix, 150pp. 8vo. Fine copy. Full colour photographs.

[978-1894856-39-3] 2004. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. vii, 216pp. 8vo. Collection of true, historical stories that tell of Manitoba's past and the events that shaped the province. There is a neatly inked name (small) penned to the author page. Lower edge, rear cover, lightly curled. Otherwise a fine copy.…

[1-894004-36-1] 1999. (Mass market paperback) Very good. vii, 143pp. 8vo. The story of and a tribute to the author's mother who, in 1904 arrived in the rough and undeveloped Qu'Appelle Valley in what would ,the next year, become the Province of Saskatchewan. The pages give voice to the thousands of women who suffered those same barren conditions with few resources and offers insight into their lives. Frontispiece shows a family photo (1904). There are 2 spots of tape residue to the rear cover, guessed to be left from stickers now removed, otherwise a clean and bright copy. Western Canadian Classics.…

[1-894004-32-9] 1999. (Mass market paperback) Fine. x, 163pp. 8vo. Stories of and about Archie Morck, a Lutheran pastor, his wife, and their 7 children, of whom the author is the eldest. Includes black and white historical photographs. Fine copy.

[1-894856-40-6] 2005. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 212pp. 8vo. Stories of some of the men and women, who, over the last 250 years, found themselves intrigued by the mystery, romance, beauty and powerful attraction of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Fine copy.

[1-895618-59-2] 1995. (Mass market paperback) Fine. pp235pp. 8vo.

[1-894856-57-0] 2004, 1st Paperback Edition. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 212pp. 8vo. Head of top cover bumped. Internally tight and clean.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Holt, Faye Reineberg OUT OF THE FLAMES: FIRES AND FIRE FIGHTING ON THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES Calgary, AB: Fifth House Ltd. 1998 NF 124pp. 8vo. Cover does show some shelf wear with some light bumping along the edges and corners. The bottom corner on the front is lifting. Previous owners name is written at the top of the title page. Text is clean and binding is strong. Overall book is in great shape. …

Softcover. Condición: Very Good-. 308 pp. Index. Notes. Photos. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. A comprehensive look at the Riel Rebellion from the perspective of First Nations, and how they remained loyal to their commitment to the Canadian government. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Jones, David Laurence SEE THIS WORLD BEFORE THE NEXT: CRUISING WITH CPR STEAMSHIPS IN THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES Calgary, AB: Fifth House Ltd. 2004 FIRST EDITION Fine 178pp. 4to. Cover shows some light shelf wear but is otherwise clean with some light wear and bumping along the edges. Text is clean, pictures are bright, and binding is strong. Overall book is in fine condition. *This book is over sized and may require extra shipping charges.*.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Buck, George H. FROM SUMMIT TO SEA: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF RAILROADS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA Calgary, AB: Fifth House Ltd. 1997 FIRST EDITION NF/NF 202pp. 4to. Dust jacket does show shelf wear with bumping along both the top and bottom edges. Maroon boards are clean with some wear and bumping along the edges. Inside of the front cover and ffep have a stamp from previous owner and ffep is also inscribed by previous owner. Text is otherwise clean with some light age toning and binding is strong.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Jones, David Laurence FAMOUS NAME TRAINS: TRAVELLING IN STYLE WITH THE CPR Calgary, Alberta: Fifth House Ltd. F FIRST EDITION 128 pp. 4to. Paper cover is glossy and new looking save for some mild scratching on the front and back covers as well as a small stain near the bottom front corner. Pages are clean and crisp, held tight by binding.…

8° , Broschiert. ERSTAUSGABE. 212pp. best condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900.

[978-1897252-45-1] 2008. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 201pp. 8vo. A visual documentation of Saskatchewan, the photographs, taken in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, show the breadth and beauty of the province and its people. First paperback edition. Fine copy.