Blair Fraser (76 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Our Diplomats at Work. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Front cover is a bit bowed. Edgewear to price clipped dj.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library marks. Covers and endpapers yellowed with age, text and photos are clean. Small tears at spine ends. Heavy to ship. Both English and French language text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. 75 pp.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: VG. Vol. 74, No. 18. Single issue of Maclean's magazine for September 9, 1961. Cover features photo of Summer Forest Fires. Political slush funds - rare birds - Forest Fires - Brock Chisholm - Juvenile Courts - UNESCO - Montreal women, and more. 82pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Innocuous address label to bottom margin. Weight, 263g. Size: 10.5" by 13.5". Magazine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Light dampstaining to lower interior DJ and lower page edges near binding; Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Printed Wrappers. Condition: VG+. Vol. 74, No. 18. Single issue of Maclean's magaine for Sept 9, 1961. Cover features photo of a Forest Fire. Beauty of Montreal's Women. Brock Chisholm. Juvenile Courts. UNESCO. Rare Birds. etc 82pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Innocuous address label to bottom margin. . Weight, 218g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 10.5" by 13.5". Magazine. …

Printed Wrappers. Condition: VG. Vol. 74, No. 6. Single issue of Maclean's magazine for June 3, 1961. Cover features photo of construction in a big City. To articles by Peter Gzowski Short Story by Adrienne Roy. Georgetown, USA. 70pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Innocuous address label to bottom margin. Minor wear. Weight, 218g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. …

Printed Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Single Issue of Maclean's magazine for May 7, 1960. Cover art by Gabriel Bastienr. Articles - Is Air Travel Obsolete?; Larry Mann, TV Star ; Will cash ever come back ; Arthur Lismer ; Bar Tending etc. 88pp. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Front cover unmarked except for a subscriber address label to bottom right corner, and, a tiny hole at top centre. Weight, 276g. Many more issues available. Gabriel Bastien (illustrator).…

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. Vol. 74, No. 17. Single issue of Maclean's magazine for August 26, 1961. Cover features - 'Berlin; The Propaganda Crisis' with a drawing of Khrushev and JFK. + The American Right, Empire Loyalists, Revolution in Quebec, Blood Transfusions, Rumrunning, and more. 52pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Innocuous address label to bottom margin. Weight, 170g. Size: 10.5" by 13.5". Magazine.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Contents are tight and clean; ex-library; No dj.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Acceptable.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Printing. Both English and French language text. The book is good with some edge wear, bump at lower spine end, one and a half inch split at lower spine end and light crease at corners. Laid in is the often missing Index of Photos and Credits.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ has light chipping along top and bottom edges.; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers; Canadian History series #6; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. NordamerikastudienKubakrise und Vietnamkrieg, Buergerrechtsbewegung und Great Society , Woodstock und Mondlandung - die Sixties zaehlen in der Geschichte der USA zu den ereignisreichsten Jahrzehnten ueberhaupt. Wie aber kam es zu den politischen, sozial.

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Condition: Used.

Condition: Used.

Condition: Used.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce first edition copy of this futuristic novel set ten years after its publication, a romance in the days of war written by Hamish Blair. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Marcia + David, with the author's affectionate regards, Christmas 1931'.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Great Gesture' is an intriguing interwar futuristic novel in which Europe is on the brink of another war, this time with an arrogant Latin Dictator. America offers a 'great gesture' to save the day, with the founding of a United States of Europe in 1941, providing the backdrop for this exciting romance.By Hamish Blair, the pseudonym of Andrew James Fraser Blair, a Scottish author who also wrote '1957' and 'Governor Hardy'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Spots to the fore edge. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small chips and closed tears, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, and to the folds of the fly leaves. Wraps are discoloured, mostly to the spine. Light marks to the wraps, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few occasional spots. Near Fine. None (illustrator). signed by author. book. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 48 pages. Features: Hilda Neatby makes the case against production-line education; The Kennedy Dynasty - the most powerful family in the world; Overmedication (part two) - the criminal record of the miracle drugs; Pauline Julien - the moods of a girl who sings about love; The Emotion of Fear, by June Callwood; Norman Jewison - the stars' status symbol; The case for a divided Germany, by Blair Fraser; Some people 'should' live in sin - so says Arthur Hailey; Those Summers in Toronto - episodes from Morley Callaghan's new book 'That Summer in Paris'; Phyllis Diller does the XBX - with photos. Unmarked. Above-average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Features: Lorne Greene - Big Daddy on Horseback is father figure to the whole world, but not in his Beverly Hills mansion [Bonanza TV Show]; The Vanishing Family House - if you don't own a house by now, there's a good chance you never will; House the U.S. Could Ruin Canada; Swimsuits - to stay - but barely - four pages of fantastic photos of women's skimpy swimwear; Cricket; The Boating Bit - an economical way to visit Expo '67; Good Teacher's Don't "Teach" Any More - revolutionaries like Helen Bumphrey are changing all that; Food for Leisure Living; Big Julie Fine arranges luxury picnics, complete with a Rolls-Royce; Quebec's Criminal Network - a behine-the-scenes report on what's been called "the worst network of criminals ever known in Canada"; One-page Canadian Club colour-photo ad shows Gordie Eve falling while climbing a spar tree in B.C.; One-page Mutual of Omaha photo ad features golfer Al Balding and family; Nice one-page colour ad for Expo '67 asks "What are Today's Kids Coming To?; Good-by Dobbin, the world's got wheels - article about the decline of Canada's horse population from over three million before the automobile and tractors came available; Review of Toronto performance by musical group The Monkees, with additional interesting info. about the group and its beginnings; Are Electric Cars Coming Back?; Louis Riel - Excerpt from a new Canadian Opera; Canada in 2067. 96 pages. Complete and unmarked. Contents moderately tanned with age. Heavy wear to covers which bear several archival-grade tape repairs and are loose as one but present. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; Folio. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 52 pages. Features: How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new boost for the Kennedy memorabilia industry; Merv McKenzie and the Toronto-based campaign to unseat Cassius Clay; Roy Peterson cartoon of Bob Thompson/Real Caouette (Social Credit); Let's stop kidding ourselves about civil defense; Can Canada win the U.S. Election? - should Canada hope for a win by Goldwater or Johnson?; The Cranky conclusions of un-American Canadian Ian Sclanders; The Egg and Donald Shaver - this iron-willed Canadian peddles millions of chickens in 44 countries - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Happiest Canadians - Newfoundlanders; Norman Philipps and his life and hard times as a Royal Baby-Sitter; Dr. Benge Atlee - the two things wrong with our schools is what they teach and how they teach it;Comeback of the Six-Day Grind - the six-day bicycle race is making a comeback in Canada (in Montreal) - great article with photos; The vanishing Sons of Freedom (Doukhobors) and the tough reporter, Simma Holt, who's finally told their story; Canadian Club ad features photos of Simon Khoury flying on kite behind boat; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, November (Nov.) 2, 1964 George Chuvalo Boxing How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new bo. Illustrated by Sid Barron; (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Features: Douglas Harkness - the lonely ordeal of a rebel Tory; All federal Tories like Duff Roblin; Clayton Boston (Slim) Delbridge and the B.C. Lions of the C.F.L.; Songs to Break Up Canada By - and an Anthem That Can't Offend Anyone - Editorial; The Outstanding Canadians of 1963, with photos - Sister Marie Laurent-de-Rome, Woodrow Lloyd, Glen How, Jack Leitch, Leo Plouffe, Claude Jutra, Leon Major, Ed Mirvish, C.B. MacPherson, Sylvia Fricker, Ian Tyson, Sharp, Mitchell, Peter C. Newman, Pat(rick) Watson; The Growing Acceptance of "Harmless" Narcotics; How I Worked My Way through College Peddling Pot; Douglas Duncan - The Man Who Discovered Canadian Painting; Mad Assault on Everest by Canadian Engineer Earl Denman (a Maclean's Flashback); How John Chester and Family are beating $20,000 in debts; The Older You Get, The Harder the Crooks go after Your Money; Old Books - The Fastest-Growing Cult on the Cultural Front; Old (Antiquarian) Books - The Fastest Growing Cult on the Cultural Front - article with nice photos; Fantastic two-colour one-page photo ad for Ian and Sylvia feature in the next issue of Chatelaine; The Incredible Pace of Modern Master John O'Hara; Ottawa Should Build Schools for Bilingualism in every Province; Nice colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features youthful gang singing with player piano; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Newlands, Don; Cameron, Duncan; Bonner, Wallace; Blackham, L.; Taylor, G.; Barron, Sid (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 48 pages. Features: Money - Suddenly everybody's owing it - Nine out of ten Canadian families are now living and playing with things they haven't paid for; Which Way Will Mexico Lead Latin America?; Lynn Seymour - what it takes to become an international star - many photos; The new assault on smoking; The anatomy of John Profumo's big lie - behind the greatest scandal of the century; I was shipwrecked on a coral reef - a girl sailor's log of a classic adventure at sea, by Myrna Birch; Great colour photo ad for Sterling London Dry Gin. 5"x4" clipping from Metropolitan Life ad on page 10 does not affect any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Newlands, Don; Dille, Lutz; Birch, Myrna (illustrator).…