Berton, Pierre Starting Out: 1920-1947 Canada's best known author-broadcaster of the 20th Century tells of his own beginnings. Cloth boards and dustjacket in great shape, pages have a warp to them however. So only Good condition overall. 6.5 x 10, 343 pp., with an additional 16 pages of b x w plates.
$30.

Canadian Army Training Pamphlet # 9: Instruction in Elementary Motor Mechanics With illustrations and instructions on how to operate any motor you could think of in 1942. 6.25 x 7.75. Brown cover stapled through with brown duct tape over the staples front and back. 312 pp. Hardy condition $42.

Cooley, Dennis Draft: An Anthology of Prairie Poetry One of those rare poetry books that got a seond printing -from Turnstone Press, Winnipeg in 1983. Over 50 poets included, Louis Riel among them. 6 x 9, 198 pp. Fine condition paperback $20.

Glassco, John, editor The Poetry of French Canada in Translation Second reprint edition of 1973 (printed in England) from Oxford University Press. Translators listed in table of contents. Generous selections of Saint-Denys-Garneau and Anne Hebert. 5 x 7, 170 pp. Good condition. $15.

Harris, R. Cole and Geoffrey Matthews Historical Atlas of Canada, Volume 1; From the Beginning to 1800. This is the big one of Canada from the University of Toronto Press, Toronto Buffalo London. Interestingy enough it's undated (it was 1987) and it doesn't say 'First Edition' but mine's one of those you had to stand in line for to order pre-publication for a Christmas present. 11 x 14, 198 pp with 69 fully documented plates. Some stains to the lettering on the dustjacket, otherwise as new overall. $125.

Houston, James Confessions of an Igloo Dweller The artist who promoted Inuit art to the western world tells his own story. 6.25 x 9.5, 324 pp. Blue cloth boards, dustjacket and text all in As New condition $40.

Klassen, Ingrid, editor D'Sonoqua. Volumes 1 and 2 together. An anthology of Women Poets of British Columbia. Volumes alphbetically divided by poet's surname: A-L in, #1, M-Z in #2. Leona Gom in Vol.1 and Nellie MClung in Vol.2 are notables. Sold as one, both are 5. x 8.5 and total 176 pp. Fine, $30.

LaMarsh, Judy Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage From the first woman ever to serve as a cabinent minister in a Liberal Party government (Lester Pearson's of 1963). Dustjacket torn but boards sturdy and text fine so Good overall condition. 6 x 9, 367 pp. with additional 16 pages of b x w plates. 1969 edition $30.

Smith, Marion Koo-Koo-Sint: David Thompson in Western Canada A kind of historical poetry monograph on the life of the Welshman who became Canad's greatest cartographer. 6 x 10.5, 64 pp., brown paper cover with green wood-cut of mountains printed on it. Aqua-blue print used for titles on front and spine. Fine condition of highly original project of Red Deer College Press. printed 1976. $25.

Sullivan, Rosemary Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen Takes its title from the subject's Governor General Award winning poetry book. HarperCollins First edition of 1995. This volume also won the Governor General's Award for that year for Non-Fiction. 6.5 x 9.5 in Mint condition $50.