Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1984
ISBN 10: 0888302673 ISBN 13: 9780888302670
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: USED_FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This work is a collection of the best writings about the Canadian Rockies and is peopled with a host of unforgettable personalities, both human and animal. Photographs and illustrations are included, as well as short biographies on all the contributors. This HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1986
ISBN 10: 0888302800 ISBN 13: 9780888302809
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. DJ shows very light shelf wear, the book is as new ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages; "This is the fascinating story of the golden age of arctic exploration , from Frobisher in the 16th to the controversial century Vilhjalmur Stefansson in the early 20th.".
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1986
ISBN 10: 088830305X ISBN 13: 9780888303059
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs & maps; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 289 pages.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1970
ISBN 10: 0888300433 ISBN 13: 9780888300430
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Canadian Edition. Boards show light shelf wear. DJ shows heavier wear, with short tears, light chipping and creasing. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Laid in are a couple articles, one about Dr. John Rae, a surgeon in the 1800s who searched for Franklin and his crew, the other an 1986 report on a postmortem examination done in 1984 on one of Franklin's crew members from the Terror - Petty Officer John Torrington. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 281 pages; "Sir John Franklin famously spent half his life attempting to find a sea route across northern Canada and in 1847 he died trying. Location of his doomed final expedition remained a mystery despite more than a dozen further expeditions to find him. This book covers these fruitless expeditions of 1848-1859.".
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888301448 ISBN 13: 9780888301444
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. DJ shows shelf wear, scuffing, short tears, price-clipped. Previous owner's bookplate pasted inside front board. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 414 pages; "The story of one woman's personal discovery of her Canadian-Ukrainian cultural origins and the impact of that invigorating discovery on her life. A must-read for those interested in the history of all the peoples who helped shape and enrich Canada with their unique cultures.".
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1970
ISBN 10: 088830093X ISBN 13: 9780888300935
Seller: Bruce McLeod, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. 1st Edition. Very Good First Edition Trade Paperback. Excellent covers, minor split in binding at pages 142-143, no markings, interiors like new. 6" x 9", 304 pages, index, b&w illustrations, 4 sections of color photos. The author was the host of the CBC radio show "Prairie Gardener" and for 22 years was the head gardener of the experimental farm at Morden, Manitoba, where he contributed to the study and development of hardy plants for the prairie region.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1986
ISBN 10: 088830305X ISBN 13: 9780888303059
Seller: ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles, Tantallon, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and dust jacket are both very clean.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888301391 ISBN 13: 9780888301390
Seller: arbour books, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light shelf rubbing; yellowing about the jacket spine; jacket front flap is price clipt; minor horizontal crease with small tear to jacket front bottom edge. Text is clean. Illustrated. 201+ pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1972
ISBN 10: 088830028X ISBN 13: 9780888300287
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Facsimile; Second Printing. Very light shelf wear to DJ, but sun-faded on spine. Prev. owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Blue cloth covered boards are bright with black and gilt title on spine. Two volumes in one. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 344 pages; "The Canada West of his colonial experience extended from the bush country just east of Toronto to the Huron Tract in southwestern Ontario. Typical of many scions of genteel but no longer wealthy British families, Samuel Strickland came to Canada in 1825 hoping to establish himself in a new open society. It was his earliest experiences as a gentleman pioneer in a thoroughlyuncivilized wilderness that provided the background for his narrative originally published in 1853".
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1967
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile. DJ shows some shelf wear, with small tears and light chipping. Price-clipped, with prev. owner's name in ink inside front cover. Light foxing on page edges. ; A bright solid, book, hinges intact, DJ in Mylar. Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt title on spine and gilt and white titles on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages; This is the Canadian facsimile edition of Grant's classic of Canadian exploration which has been enlarged and revised. Reproductions scattered through text and fold-out map at back of book.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1985
ISBN 10: 0888302762 ISBN 13: 9780888302762
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Light bumping to extremities. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1968
ISBN 10: 0888300840 ISBN 13: 9780888300843
Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
softcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. nd.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 088830322X ISBN 13: 9780888303226
Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
hardcover with a dust jacket. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Ex-Library book with usual stamps and labels.Dust jacket is in good to very good condition with minor wear, with light chips present.Pictures available upon request. nd.
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Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton AB, 1980
ISBN 10: 0888301863 ISBN 13: 9780888301864
Seller: arbour books, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A tragic story of cultural conflict involving a young Inuit artist and the old and new worlds.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1971
ISBN 10: 0888300018 ISBN 13: 9780888300010
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Facsimile; Second Printing. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. A few B&W illustrations with fold-out map at back. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages; This is the Canadian facsimile edition of Grant's classic of Canadian exploration which has been enlarged and revised. Reproductions scattered through text.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1967
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Facsimile; First Printing. Top fore corner bumped, a couple of short closed tears, some edge wear, light foxing of page fore edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations with foldout map at back. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 396 pages.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888301278 ISBN 13: 9780888301277
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvi, 415pp w glossary, bibliography and indices. Illustrated with colour photos for all species listed. Cartographic endpapers. Light brick red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. no wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ clean, showing moderate wear at corners, very light wear to head. DJ preserved now in archival cover. "Wild Flowers of Alberta describes some four hundred of the most familiar and most popular flowering plants found in the Province of Alberta. Colour photos are combined with concise descriptions of salient features of plant, flower and seed, its habitat and time of blossoming.".
Published by Hurtig Publishers Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1986
ISBN 10: 0888302940 ISBN 13: 9780888302946
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Canadian Edition. 217pp w index. Pale green endpapers. Light green boards w crisp gilt lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without edgewear.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1984
ISBN 10: 0888302657 ISBN 13: 9780888302656
Seller: Acadia Art & Rare Books. Est. 1931, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hard Cover With Complete Dj. 95 Pp. Over 50 Colourplates Plus Photographs In B/W. With An Essay By Lawren Harris. Ink Inscription To Front-End-Paper.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1977
Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Title/copyright page missing. Pictures available upon request.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1975
ISBN 10: 0888300891 ISBN 13: 9780888300898
Seller: arbour books, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Pitseolak, Peter (illustrator). Shelf wear to the extremities,vertical crease to the front cover right side. Text is clean. 159 pages. 8.5 x 10.25 inches. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1983
ISBN 10: 0888302541 ISBN 13: 9780888302540
Seller: Werdz Quality Used Books, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kurelek, William (illustrator). Clean, tight, unmarked; 3 cm closed tear to upper front edge of dust jacket; a few light scratches to dust jacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Here is the finest collection of William Kurelek's superb paintings and his own fascinating words of commentary on his ar. This book is based on the major exhibition of Kurelek's painting which travelled across Canada in 1983-1984. Painting the country from coast to coast was a way, Kurelek said, of "making the whole country min." He developed a monumental power in portraying the Canadian landscape, with an authenticity and emotional intensity that speak forcibly to Canadians today.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1972
ISBN 10: 0888300883 ISBN 13: 9780888300881
Seller: Werdz Quality Used Books, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Nanogak, Agnes (illustrator). Tight, unmarked; stain to bottom front corner; light creasing to spine; otherwise minimal wear; "This collection of 22 traditional legends and fables of the Copper Eskimos (Inuit) reveals a view of man, nature and supernatural very much influenced by the realities of a life style bound to the land." Beautiful colour illustrations by Agnes Nanogak.
Published by Hurtig Publishers Limited, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1986
ISBN 10: 0888302967 ISBN 13: 9780888302960
Seller: Werdz Quality Used Books, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; some wear to top edge of dust jacket; otherwise minimal wear; In order to remain culturally distinctive and politically independent, Canadians will have to make sacrifices. Unfortunately this is one product for which there is no export market. At the moment, a Canadian patriot is someone who flies to Palm Springs or Florida on a Canadian airline.
Published by M.G. Hurtig Ltd. Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1971
ISBN 10: 0888300506 ISBN 13: 9780888300508
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Canadian Edition. 285pp. One indexed, unpaginated section of colour photos w captions. Cartographic endpapers. Khaki cloth w bold gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1975
ISBN 10: 0888300964 ISBN 13: 9780888300966
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Canadian Edition. 271pp. Rust red endpapers. Light khaki cloth w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated red DJ clean showing light wear to head and tail, now preserved in archival cover. Octavo.
Published by Hurtig Publishers Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 0888303114 ISBN 13: 9780888303110
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Canadian Edition. xii, 283pp w index. One unpaginated section of bw photos w captions. Red cloth w crisp black lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved now in archival cover. Octavo.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, 1982
Seller: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Photographs (illustrator). SIGNED to the title page by Georgia. As new and appears unread. Interior is clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket is very gently bumped to extremities. The yearlong diary of a middle aged woman who came to the North and lived the day to day adventures of a new culture and lifestyle of a land in transition, Signed by Author(s).
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1976
ISBN 10: 0888301065 ISBN 13: 9780888301062
Seller: Great Books&Cafe @ The Williamsford Mill, Williamsford, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: USED_NEARFINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 207 pp. ".takes us back to this age of stout-hearted men and women, giving a lively picture of a vigorous (and contentious) young city." Light soiling upper page edges. Very light edgewear; dj shows fading along spine some surface wear, light edgewear.
Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888301448 ISBN 13: 9780888301444
Seller: Bruce McLeod, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VERY GOOD/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Trace of shelfwear to boards, crisp and clean, unmarked, binding separations in text. Clipped DJ has light shelf wear & minor chipping. 6.25" by 9.25", 414 pages. A critical and compassionate view of the history of Ukrainian immigrants and subsequent Canadian-born generations in western Canada.