Matthews Major (30 results)

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor wear C4.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Small 4to. (2011). Very Good. Top fore edge corner bumped. No names or marks.

Condition: New. In.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Second Printing. Reprint. Various articles about early Vancouver, some historical documents in facsimile, with B&W illustrations from photos. Glossy cover and text pages. 70 pages.

Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Small faint sticker shadow bottom of front cover. 40 pages (unpaginated) of mainly B&W illustrations from photos of various aspects of Stanley Park.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. 1st ed. xiv+207+(3, book list, puffs for Tavistock Clinic and Church Tutorial Classes Association - of which author was Hon.Gen.Sec.); browning to half-title (no endpapers in this p/back ed.), occ.brown foxing spots throughout presumably common to all copies, otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked. Light green paperback cover clean & minimally worn bar sl. rubbing to extremities, spine has vertical rippling, spine and edges all sunfaded. . Apparently extremely scarce. An interesting pious examination of the Hebrew prophets utilising the new ideas of Freud and Jung by someone clearly closely involved with the Tavistock Clinic.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1st ed. xiv+207+(3, book list, puffs for Tavistock Clinic andChurch Tutorial Classes Association - of which author was Hon.Gen.Sec.); browning to endpapers and, marginally, to pastedowns, occ.brown foxing spots throughout presumably common to all copies, may be occ.traces of pencilled marginal lines, generally however internally clean, tight and unmarked; c overs clean & minimally worn bar sl.sp.end rubbing & sl.vertical sp.ridge. Apparently extremely scarce. An interesting pious examination of the Hebrew prophets utilising the new ideas of Freud and Jung by someone clearly closely involved with the Tavistock Clinic.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Vol.1, 168 pages, plus index. Vol.2, 316 pages plus index. Slight offset on the first and last blank pages, bottom corners bumped on V.1. Both volumes thoroughly illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Publisher assumed to be City of Vancouver Archives, printed by Brock Webber Printing Co. A rather odd publishing history (see photo for explanation) From "Hudson's Bay to Haro Strait" by Kim Whale. ".wonderfully eccentric, and exasperating, mix of history and stories.".…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 20 page booklet published on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of Vancouver's incorporation as a city, and celebrated with a dinner at the Stanley Park Pavilion, Monday, May 7th, 1956. Includes list of hosts, roll of former Park Commissioners, guests and speeches. Photo and discussion of "The Barkley Chair, 1787". Also included is a five-page list of names and addresses of all surviving pioneers resident in or about Vancouver before the arrival of the first trans-continental passenger train, 23rd May, 1887 (163 invited - 81 attended). Finally, included is a list of the names of all 125 petitioners to the Province of British Columbia to change the name of the Village of Granville to the City of Vancouver in 1886. Printed upon glossy stock with black and white illustrations and reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this interesting piece of Vancouver history. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bronze Star winner Sgt. Robert Creech, son of A.L. Creech, Nelson wire chief; Photos of photographer Allan Evers, bathing beauty Stella Wintemute and dancer Donna Simpson; Beach party photos; Photo of dressmaker Cecilia Lillico; Three sister operators Inez, Florence and Lucille Stephan; How girls learn to be operators; photo of billboard explaining wartime shortages of phone equipment; Photo and article on Flt. Lieut. Gordon Heselton and his flying dog "Whisky"; Many photos of lady employees; Illustrated article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; Article on Vancouver's first emergency phone call (pants torn by dog); In Memoriam - T.L. Lewis, Robert F. Bird and Dorothy Colk; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Spy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 22-page booklet published on the occasion of the sixty-seventh anniversary of Vancouver's incorporation as a city, and celebrated with a dinner at the Stanley Park Pavilion, Monday, April 20th, 1953. This copy includes the hand-written name of Mrs. W.H. McLeod on page 3 where she is formally invited to the dinner. Contents include a (written) survey of Vancouver, 1885, statements by the hosts of the evening, photo of sculptor Sydney March (who created the panel as shown on the cover of this booklet), list of 195 names and addresses of surviving pioneers from the time of the city's incorporation (103 attended), and more. Printed upon glossy stock with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Average wear. A sound copy of this engaging piece of Vancouver history. Hamilton, L.A. (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 94 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high-quality reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Topics include: The Great Vancouver Fire, June 13, 1886; Vancouver is Named; Photos of massive trees; Clearing the C.P.R. Townsite; Vancouver Becomes a City, 6 April 1886; First Meeting of City Council; The First Morgue; Discover of the Source of Capilano Creek; Conversation With A.P. Horne; Unveiling of the Capilano Dam and Capilano Lake. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this highly informative and superbly illustrated issue. Lowther 2057, Hale 12375.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; History - Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver - Fire, Capilano Creek - History, Capilano Dam - History. …

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1860 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 138 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 138 Language: English.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 124 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1860. A concise practical treatise on whist and short whist, offering guidance on the rules of play, tactics, and sound card-room management. Of interest to collectors of nineteenth-century gaming literature and to readers interested in the history of card games and social recreation. Book images are non-contractual.…