Armstrong John Griffith (21 results)

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paperback. Condition: Softcover. Softcover. Minor shelf-wear. Mild age tanning top edge, Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. With a long personal note about the Halifax Explosion by someone who was a guide in Halifax. x, 248 pp. With maps, illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book is clean inside and out.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (CAD) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 248pp, index, B&W photos. Until now no one has consulted the large federal government archives that contain first-hand accounts of the disaster and the response of national authorities. Canada's recently established navy was at the epicentre of the crisis. Armstrong reveals the navy's compelling, and little-known, story by carefully retracing the events preceding the disaster and the role of the military in its aftermath. He catches the pulse of disaster response in official Ottawa and provides a compelling analysis of the legal manoeuvres, rhetoric, blunders, public controversy, and crisis management that ensued. His disturbing conclusion is that federal officials knew of potential dangers in the harbour before the explosion, took no corrective action, and kept the information from the public. (1.9 JM LVR 200/4 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. King, J. D. - Front and Back Cover Illustrations (illustrator). 1993 Reprint of No. 1. 80 Pages. No marks of stamps to this tight bright book with flawless interior pages. Light up those joints, pop open those brews and crank up yer MTV!!! It's party time, comic creeps. So, join in on the fun while you still can. Nothing lasts for- ever and trash like this is always doomed to commercial failure. But do we care??? Hell no!!! As big-time publishers of religious literature (we're all ex-dope dealers), we've got bundles of dough to burn on this mindless mag. But who knows for just how long??? If we get caught peddling this idiotic literature to all you weirdos out there, it could mean curtains for us! Contents: Destruction of the Innocent by Monte Beauchamp, Notes From the Underground (25 articles by various authors and artists), and After Thought by J.D. King. This is a tribute to the writers and artists behind EC Comics and Mad Magazine - their memories, thoughts, and opinions. Illustrated throughout with typical Mad humor. This reprint edition is dedicated to the memory of William M. Gaines and Harvey Kurtzman.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Stiff crisp unmarked book. ; 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.8 inches; 256 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket bright and shiny with light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear. Ships within 24-48 hours via media mail.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Studies in Canadian Military History 1. x, 248pp., index, biblio., notes, map, ill. Half-title page is slightly misaligned in binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In great condition with few if any signs of use. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and crisp. The DJ has little shelf wear with edges mostly straight and crisp. 30-day returns. Ships from Canada. For shipments to the United States, any custom duties will be paid prior to shipping. ; 6.58 X 0.89 X 9.02 inches; 256 pages; R0 1.8m/1.4m s0.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: A/c. Vancouver, B C: UBC Press, 2002 Hardcover, 8vo, illustrated, 248 pages Like-new, unmarked, unsoiled in a like, unmarked dust jacket As New/A/c +.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Blue cloth with dust jacket. Condition: Very good. x,248 Pp. 16 b. & w. photo illus. and 3 maps.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book is in near new condition and very clean with no writing or markings anywhere, also well bound with no loose or missing pages. **Signed by Author** and inscribed to previous owner, "With Best wishes 04 December 2003". Author is a retired career officer who taught history at the RMC of Canada. He carefully retraces the events preceding the disaster and the role of the military in its aftermath, and concludes that federal officials knew the potential dangers in the harbour before the explosion and took no corrective actions. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: New. Reprint. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The Halifax Explosion of 1917 is a defining event in the Canadian consciousness; this title offers a sustained analytical history of the disaster, using the large federal government archives that contain first-hand accounts and the response of the national authorities. Canada's recently established navy was at the epicentre of the crisis. Armstrong reveals the navy's compelling and little-known story by carefully retracing the events preceding the disaster and the role of the military in its aftermath. He catches the pulse of disaster response in official Ottawa and provides an analysis of the legal manoeuvres, rhetoric, blunders, public controversy and crisis management that ensued. His disturbing conclusion is that federal officials knew of potential dangers in the harbour before the explosion, took no corrective action and kept the information from the public. As a result, a Halifax naval officer was made a scapegoat and the navy received lasting, and mostly undeserved, vilification. This investigation should be of interest to military and naval devotees, and for anyone who wishes to understand one of the events that shaped Canada in the 20th century. Ref TT 7.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. The explosion had a big affect on the Canadian Navy. pp.x.248. Illus. Maps.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.248. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rare 1st printing (#1354 from only 1,500 self-published). Predates the later Kitchen Sink Press edition. Content is well-known underground cartoonists (most cited above) all describing how they discovered and appreciated ED Comics. From the estate of New York/Northampton/Paris rare book dealer and collector Norman Witty.