Mcguinness Fred (35 results)

Softcover. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 117 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD. Tiny nick to dust jacket along back fold. New archival mylar dj cover. 8vo 203 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slight edge wear otherwise very good. Robert Taylor (illustrator).

New! Hard bound, first edition, illustrated, viii + Pp203. Includes references and index. Pamphlet titled 'The Main Street Murals' laid in a front. Tight and unmarked - a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 600 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Boards are spotted, pages are clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In Excellent Condition. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. With Minor Wear/Tear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1988 1st Edition "Canada's future-some argued its very survival-rested on control of the West." So say authors Ken Coates and Fred McGuinness in describing Manitoba's evolution from fur-trade empire to agricultural and commercial bellwether. Today, resource and hydro development in the north combines with the agricultural and industrial base of the south to reaffirm Manitoba as Canada's Keystone Province.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; appears unread; "From his earliest working days as a CPR telegraph runner to his memorable war experience to his long and varied career as a journalist across Western Canada, McGuiness has maintained a sharp eye and sympathetic ear for the many remarkable characters he met along the way.".…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; "Christmas gift 2001" written on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; appears unread; "From his earliest working days as a CPR telegraph runner to his memorable war experience to his long and varied career as a journalist across Western Canada, McGuiness has maintained a sharp eye and sympathetic ear for the many remarkable characters he met along the way.".…

Stapled Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal shelfwear; Stories of successful entrepreneurs in rural Manitoba.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is signed by the author on the full title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 203 pp, index, plates, frontis map.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. 164 pages. Silver lettering on the spine, blind embossed lettering on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this history of this Prairie Canada's well known company. Illustrated throughout with b/w and full colour photographs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A Pictorial History of Brandon '. 119 pages of reminiscences - including author's bio sketch. The author of this work was associated with the Brandon Sun newspaper. These are photo memories - so you will see the Reno Hotel, the gun club, Lake Clement, runner Philip Tait, Billy Muir, the Dominion Fair, streetcars, Katherin Stinson, and Eaton's Foodateria circa 1930 - with horse-drawn delivery vehicles. There is a Bronfman (yes, that Bronfman !) connection - page 93. My favourite photograph is of the sign for Christie Biscuits on the side of the Ione Cigar Factory - page 59. Map ahead of page one. Cond : Paper wrapper is yellow and green with green lettering. Volume is clean and bright with very light general wear. No tears , no creases. Sound in binding. Excellent reference. Quote (p. 05) : " Brandon's success as a `jumping-off point' for settling families resulted in the community developing a continent-wide reputation for the quality and the number of its horse sales. While no pioneer would knock the motive power potential of a ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY FRED MCGUINNESS on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; gift inscription to previous owner on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; "Christmas gift 2001" written on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; appears unread; "From his earliest working days as a CPR telegraph runner to his memorable war experience to his long and varied career as a journalist across Western Canada, McGuiness has maintained a sharp eye and sympathetic ear for the many remarkable characters he met along the way.". Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; This is a look at the history of the agricultural exhibitions in Brandon, Manitoba from 1882-1985. Indexed with pictures.

[0-88833-270-X] 1988. (Mass market paperback) As new. 117pp. Illus., ports., map.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Ex Lib with usual stamps neatly covered by white label.

[0-89781-257-3] 1988. (hardcover) Near fine in fine dust jacket. 184pp. 4to. A history and unique portrayl of the hsitory of the businesss and organizations of Manitoba that have built the province as a force of Canada's global growth. There are more than 250 black and white photographs and over 40 in full colour chronicled by William R. Morrison.…

Staple bound. Condition: Near Fine. Soft cover rubbed on the corners and lightly age-toned. The inside is unmarked. The binding i tight. The pages are clean and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. McGuinness, Fred; Taylor, Robert MANITOBA Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press 1981 SIGNED NF/NF 8vo. Dust jacket is age toned with shelf wear and some markings as well. Edges show light wear and bumping. Dust jacket is now in a protective plastic sleeve to prevent further damage. Yellow boards are clean with a few faint marks and some sunning along the edges. Spine has red titling with bumping along the edges and light wear as well. Text is age toned but otherwise clean and pictures remain bright. Title page is signed by the photographer. This book does have a very slight musty smell. Overall book is in great shape. Taylor, Robert (illustrator). Signed by Artist.…

Softcover. pp. 117. Square 8vo. Pictorial covers. Black-and-white map, and many photographs, illustrations, facsimiles. Bright, clean, and unmarked; as new.

Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 4to Oblong pp 216. .this is the history of Brandon's agricultural exhibitions, paperback edition. book.

Condition: very good. no dustjacket. 8vo pp.117. book.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Corner Clipped. 8vo pp. 380, ep maps. book.

[0-920541-01-1] 1985. (Oblong 4to paperback) Very good. 216pp. Illustrations, photographs, index. Locale: Brandon--Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Agricultural Exhibitions--Manitoba, Fairs, Local History--Manitoba, Royal Manitoba Winter Fair).

Staple bound. Condition: Very Good. Staple bound, picture soft cover rubbed along the edges, it is lightly soiled and inscribed by previous owner on the rear cover. The rest of the book is unmarked. The binding is tight. The pages are clean and clear.

[0-9697804-2-7] 1994. (4to) Near fine. Issued without dust jacket. 256pp. Illustrated cover, black and white and color photographs, black and white and color illustrations, maps, chronology, bibliography, index. Contributors include Don Bailey (The Lost Decade), Ingeborg Boyens (The Transformation of Manitoba), Larry Krotz (Extending the Frontier), Allan Levine (Chicago of the North), Fred McGuinness (Breadbasket of the Empire), Jim Mochoruk (Dream of Expansion), Terence Moore (Growing Pains), William Neville (Charting a New Course). Vol. 2 Gateway to the West. Locale: ; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Agriculture, Depression, Immigrants, Railways, World War 1).…

[0-89781-257-3] 1988. (4to) Fine in fine dust jacket. 184pp. Black and white and color photographs, bibliography, index. Locale: ; Western Canada. (Manitoba, Business, Economics).