Macewen Grant (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Canadian First. First Printing stated on verso of title page; lacks a dust jacket; some edge wear to boards; previous owner's name inked out on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with one black and white photograph of the Calgary Stampede. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. x, 246pp., index, ill. Light bumps, light wear to spine head and foot, other light wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. 1958. 1st Printing . 246 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Notable water marks to page edges and corners. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are moderately bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Large water mark to front. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Large water marks all over.

Condition: Good. 1965. 246 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are creased in places. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing of 1958 Edition. x, 246p. A near fine copy, with eleven signatures (neatly written) on the front free endpaper, in a very good d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. No dust jacket, very light wear at the top and bottom of the spine, name, address, date on decorated front end page. 6 X 8.5" 227 pages, published 1958. A newspaper clipping from the Herald Magazine May 13, 1961 is laid in between pages 144 & 145 and has stained the pages. The article contains a copy of Bob Edwards' resignation as chairman of the Advertising Committee of the Board of Trade, Calgary, Feb. 22, 1907. His job was to entice newcomers to Calgary through pamphlets and advertising literature, which he refused to do any longer because of the lies he had to tell. He goes on to say "Here in Calgary we pay 10 cents for a loaf of bread, and the farmer gets 50 cents a bushel for his wheat. Why don't you put that in your pamphlets?" He was loved by the fortunate ones who knew him well, enjoyed by thousands who read his humor and recognized traits of genius, and feared and hated by any who did not care to face the truth.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Red cloth bds with gilt lettering to spine and upper panel, old small damp stain (akin to waves 1. 5cm at widest point) to lower part of outer edge of upper, with similar to first few leaves, sl rubing to spine ends, dw has edge wear with many tears and several chips, with largest being 30mm loss to tail of spine, now in protective removable plastic wrap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A History of Calgary's Firefighters. 199 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Bound in red cloth with a gilt-embossed pictorial design. Some small stains on the lower cover. Overall FINE. 1ST EDITION. F. Book.