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By: Berton, Pierre (signed and inscribed )
Price: $32.93
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed (see description)
Seller ID: 164915
ISBN: 0385257252
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Berton "Pierre Berton To Paul -best wishes Oct/01", , 632 pages, ---"From the Introduction ---"I have called this period Canada’s Turbulent Years - turbulent not only because of the battles we fought on the African veldt, the ravaged meadows of Flanders, the forbidding spine of Italy, and the conical hills of Korea, but turbulent in other ways. These were Canada’s formative years, when she resembled an adolescent, grappling with the problems of puberty, often at odds with her parents... View more info
By: Berton, Pierre (signed without inscription )
Price: $39.53
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 163941
ISBN: 0385257252
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Berton, 632 pages, ---"From the Introduction ---"I have called this period Canada’s Turbulent Years - turbulent not only because of the battles we fought on the African veldt, the ravaged meadows of Flanders, the forbidding spine of Italy, and the conical hills of Korea, but turbulent in other ways. These were Canada’s formative years, when she resembled an adolescent, grappling with the problems of puberty, often at odds with her parents, craving to be treated as an adult, hungry for t... View more info
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Stoddart, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1999
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 148709
ISBN: 0773730958
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
---------large (oblong quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, signed by Berton on a tipped-in plate which seems to be common to this book, 207 pages, packed with colour photos, chapters include: A Nation in Search of a Railway; The Spell of the Yukon; The Mountains and the Sea; The New North West; The Shield; The Inland Seas; Cain's Land; Maritime Memories; The Frozen World, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info
Price: $22.37
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 157401
ISBN: 0385255772
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Berton, 236 pages, ---"In this "compendium of the absurd," Pierre Berton looks back on some of the fads, follies, and fancies of his century--a period his grandchildren are already calling the Olden Days. In close to fifty essays, fables, and pseudo-documents, Berton covers a variety of twentieth-century customs, from modern funeral practices to Hollywood's immutable rules for movie car chases. He covers everything from TV talk shows that feature nutty female clairvoyants to James Bond... View more info
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Stoddart, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1999
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 152359
ISBN: 0773730958
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
---------large (oblong quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, signed by Berton without inscription, 207 pages, packed with colour photos, chapters include: A Nation in Search of a Railway; The Spell of the Yukon; The Mountains and the Sea; The New North West; The Shield; The Inland Seas; Cain's Land; Maritime Memories; The Frozen World, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 163845
ISBN: 0771012128
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton "To A____ Pierre Berton Nov '92", , 480 pages, b&w photos, ---"Niagara Falls has always been more than just a natural wonder. The sublime beauty and awesome power of the great cataract have made it a magnet for statesmen and stuntmen, poets and poseurs, ordinary sightseers and exceptional visionaries. This book traces the history of the Falls and those drawn to it: industrialists who come to harness its power, movie stars who come to garner publicity, photographers... View more info
Price: $31.61
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2002, 1st Edition, 1st Printing: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed (see description)
Seller ID: 161609
ISBN: 0385659385
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
---------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, LOOKS NEW, signed without inscription by Pierre Berton, -----143 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, ---"Who would have guessed that one of the great historian’s passions in life is cats? Over the course of his eighty-two years, and from his birthplace in Dawson City, Yukon, to his home in Kleinburg, Ontario, Berton has known and loved many cats. In this charming collection of stories, he has chosen his best cat tales to share with us. Pierre Berton is a master storyteller, and his lyrical writing and sense of pacing and a... View more info
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 152093
ISBN: 0385255284
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton without inscription, 440 pages, b&w photos, ---"For fifty years Canadians have had a standing date with Pierre Berton--in Maclean's and The Toronto Star, on the TV screen in Front Page Challenge and The Pierre Berton Show, and in each of his successive bestsellers. In his passion for truth and justice, he has taken on issues few others dared to touch: sex, religion, racism, feminism, national hypocrisy, civil liberties. Now he tells the stories behind the stories. --Berton... View more info
Price: $25.01
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 153301
ISBN: 0771012128
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton, 480 pages, b&w photos, ---"Niagara Falls has always been more than just a natural wonder. The sublime beauty and awesome power of the great cataract have made it a magnet for statesmen and stuntmen, poets and poseurs, ordinary sightseers and exceptional visionaries. This book traces the history of the Falls and those drawn to it: industrialists who come to harness its power, movie stars who come to garner publicity, photographers who come to test new techniques, and honey... View more info
Price: $13.13
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 1976, 1st edition, First Printing: 1976
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 153776
ISBN: 0771013930
Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )
-----------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy with some light edge wear, in a chipped and torn Good price clipped dustjacket, signed by Berton without inscription, 320 pages, b&w photos, contents include: The Great Cross canada Hike; The Pirate of the St Lawrence; Sailing Alone Around the World; Samuel Hearne's Epic Trek; Billy Bishop, the Lone hawk; The Strange case of the Brother, XII; The Last of the Red Indians; The Zeal of Charles Chiniquy; The Franklin Mystery; Bloody Sunday in vancouver; Ned Hanlon and the Golden Age of Sculling; The First Commando Raid; The Mysterious safari of Charles Bed... View more info
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 150817
ISBN: 0771012128
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ dustjacket, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton, 480 pages, b&w photos, ---"Niagara Falls has always been more than just a natural wonder. The sublime beauty and awesome power of the great cataract have made it a magnet for statesmen and stuntmen, poets and poseurs, ordinary sightseers and exceptional visionaries. This book traces the history of the Falls and those drawn to it: industrialists who come to harness its power, movie stars who come to garner publicity, photographers who come to test new techniques, and hone... View more info
Price: $32.93
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 156267
ISBN: 0385256620
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Berton, 391 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info
Price: $27.65
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2002, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 2002
Edition: Later Printing of the first Edition
Inscription: Signed (see description)
Seller ID: 162268
ISBN: 0385659385
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
---------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, LOOKS NEW, signed without inscription by Pierre Berton, -----143 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, ---"Who would have guessed that one of the great historian’s passions in life is cats? Over the course of his eighty-two years, and from his birthplace in Dawson City, Yukon, to his home in Kleinburg, Ontario, Berton has known and loved many cats. In this charming collection of stories, he has chosen his best cat tales to share with us. Pierre Berton is a master storyteller, and his lyrical writing and sense of pacing and a... View more info
Price: $22.37
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2002, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 2002
Edition: Later Printing of the first Edition
Inscription: Signed and Inscribed
Seller ID: 161461
ISBN: 0385659385
Condition: Near Fine (see description)
---------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine price clipped dustjacket, LOOKS NEW, signed and inscribed "To M____ Pierre Berton Dec/02", , 143 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, ---"Who would have guessed that one of the great historian’s passions in life is cats? Over the course of his eighty-two years, and from his birthplace in Dawson City, Yukon, to his home in Kleinburg, Ontario, Berton has known and loved many cats. In this charming collection of stories, he has chosen his best cat tales to share with us. Pierre Berton is a master storyteller, and his lyrical writi... View more info
Price: $98.93
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1993
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed (see description)
Seller ID: 163723
ISBN: 0771012144
Condition: Fine (see description)
-----------hardcover, about 9w x 11h inches, a Fine example, in a Fine dustjacket, ---really -this looks new, signed without inscription by Berton, 160 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations, includines some marilyn Monroe images and quotes, in almost 30 years of selling books this is the only copy I have seen signed and this one is in great condition, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, ---"The first man to describe this natural wonder, Father Louis Hennepin, in 1678, also provided material for the first drawing of the Falls, an engraving that wildly exaggerated the hei... View more info
By: Berton, Pierre (signed) ( Slipcased Edition )
Price: $39.53
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1980, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1980
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed (see description)
Seller ID: 165143
ISBN: 0771012357
Condition: Fine (see description)
----------hardcover, a Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, signed and dated without inscription in the year of publication by Berton, housed in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ slipcase, one of a non-specified limited edition from M&S, 363 pages, ---"To America's leaders in 1812, an invasion of Canada seemed to be "a mere matter of marching," as Thomas Jefferson confidently predicted. How could a nation of 8 million fail to subdue a struggling colony of 300,000? Yet, when the campaign of 1812 ended, the only Americans left on Canadian soil were prisoners of war. Three American armies... View more info
