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RAMBLER 65 CLASSIC AMBASSADOR Technical Service Manual.
creases, moderate wear & soiling to covers. Approximately 400 pages. Thoroughly illustrated. Contains service procedures and specifications for 1965 Rambler Classic 6, and V-8 (10 Series), and Rambler Ambassador V-8 (80 Series). GOOD [HP-3]
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[MILITARIA]
FieldMaintenance Scale for 1st Belgium Corps : FORD - DODGE - A.E.C. - ALBION
4 brochures in-4° oblong brochées. TBE - In very good condition. [PROF]
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SOLVEBORN, Sven-A.
Le Stretching du Sportif. Entrainement à la mobilité musculaire.
in-8°, 127 pages, figures in-t., broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [MI-5]
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Elli Bunt, Peter Butschkow, Uli Döring, Rainer Ehrt
Satire gegen Rechts - Cartoons, Karikaturen und Texte gegen rechtes Gedankengut
MEx. Titel Satire gegen Rechts / mit Beiträgen von Elli Bunt, Peter Butschkow, Uli Döring, Rainer Ehrt [und 22 weiteren] ; mit einem Vorwort von Marius Jung Person(en) Bunt, Elli (Verfasser, Künstler) Butschkow, Peter (Verfasser, Künstler) Döring, Uli (Verfasser, Künstler) Ehrt, Rainer (Verfasser, Künstler) Organisation(en) Lappan-Verlag (Verlag) Ausgabe 1. Auflage, Originalausgabe Verlag Oldenburg : Lappan Zeitliche Einordnung Erscheinungsdatum: 2021 Umfang/Format 122 Seiten ; 23 cm ISBN/Einband/Preis 978-3-8303-3594-8 Festeinband : EUR 14.00 (DE), EUR 14.40 (AT), CHF 20.90 (freier Preis) 3-8303-3594-6 EAN 9783830335948 Sprache(n) Deutsch (ger) Beziehungen In Beziehung stehende Ressource: ISBN: 9783830335078 Sachgruppe(n) 741.5 Comics, Cartoons, Karikaturen
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Legge, Peter; Holmes, Duncan
You Can If You Believe You Can
197 pages. "In September 1992, the phone rang in Peter Legge's car. It was his doctor. In the terrifying minutes that followed, Peter learned he had cancer, that the prognosis was not encouraging. Defeated? Momentarily. but two operations later, buoyed by his family and his own inner strength, Peter was on the road again as one of North America's most sought after speakers. This book was a lesson for his life. The stories in this, his second book, will inspire yours." - from the dust jacket. Author was presented with the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award in 1993, in recognition of excellence in the public speaking field. Author's signature on front flyleaf. Book
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Chrysler Motors
1989 Service Manual - Wiring Diagrams - Front-Wheel Drive Car
Very large volume; over 1.25" thick. Light wear and virtually no soiling. Green card covers. Book
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Prior, Rupert: Compiler
Motoring - The Golden Years: A Pictorial Anthology
143 pages. A pot pourri of nostalgia for those who love motoring - a companion for every reading mood: from the first acceptance of the motor car by societies devoted to the horse; through the beginnings of international racing in France in 1902; to the revolutionary Volkswagen People's Car of the 1930s. Lavishly illustrated in colour with rare and often unique photographs, drawings and paintings and posters from the archives of the Khachadourian Gallery. Light wear to each end of spine. Couple of small tears to otherwise glossy and attractive dust jacket. Book
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Munn, Orson D.
Scientific American January 1933 Volume 148 Number 1
Features: Mount Rushmore - Mountain sculpture - it was necessary to develop a new method of removing stone in cutting Stone Mountain and Mount Rushmore Memorials; Fast rail car on pneumatic tires - first pneumatic-tired, diesel-electric car of light weight and high speed goes into service in this country; Editorials - rehabilitiation necessary - planetary vibrations - progress; Delicate instruments tame wild airplanes - airplane characteristics are determined by instruments which measure stresses on models in wind tunnel gales; The new wave atom, elusive and mysterious - "a pleasing peep into a thing which, admittedly, only the mathematician can hope to bring into clear focus; Concrete that withstands the sea - new method of impregnating concrete with asphalt makes the concrete resistant to corrosion of sea water and chemicals; The amazing process of vision - an intensely interesting discussion of the infinite superiority of the eye over any lens that man can make; The disappearance of the red man's culture - the war paint and regalia of the Indian now belong only to the circus; Fiddling on aluminum - musicians said it couldn't be made, but the aluminum violin is an accomplished fact; The snow surveyor of the sierras - expected run-off during summer to city water reservoirs is surveyed in winter in the mountains; Invention - a coming profession - invention has come of age and is ready to be included in the curricula of schools; The Kukulograph (later marketed as "Spirograph") - the "Circle-circle-writer" with which intricate designs in loops and whorls may be made; Leather power-belts regain favor - improvements in leather belt making portend a reversion to group drive instead of the present individual drive; Science aids canners - new process of removing oxygen from foods before sealing in cans prevents oxidation that causes spoilage; Natural gas greets a substitute - newly developed gas manufactured from diesel oil may be used to replace natural gas in an emergency; Toothpaste facts and fancies - merits lie principally in imagination of ad writers, say chemists. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
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Munn, Orson D.
Scientific American May 1932 Volume 146 Number 5
Lucky Strike cigarette advertisement upon back cover is graced with charming colour painting of Sue Carol who is quoted as saying "Now I use Luckies only.... I have had to smoke various brands of cigarettes in pictures, but it was not until I smoked Luckies that I discovered the only cigarettes that did not irritate my throat." Features: The navy's contribution to industry - the navy's usefulness to science and industry justifies its maintenance in the highest efficiency; Editorials - buy British - In Crime's grip - George Eastman - Wood Farming; New Light on Pluto - while Professor Lowell's calculations were sound, it was only by coincidence that Pluto was found where he predicted it; Beryllium - the production of beryllium on a commercial scale presages wide use of its alloys in industry; Watching the creation of the stars - evolution of the galaxies; Factory methods in coal mining - conveyor belts, car dumps, crushers, air cleaners and the like, add to mining efficiency; Viscount Grey and Lord Haldane - a biographical contrast of two loyal British colleagues; The new X-ray "Microscop" - The multicrystal spectrograph reveals electrons in motion within the atom; Forge welding - production process used in fabricating large pressure vessels; Where is television? - television comparable to home movie equipment in quality of image will probably not be available for some time; Glass and the machine age - new mechanical processes have greatly increased production and have lowered costs; A new chapter on Egyptian art; Archeologist's findings near Giza; The father of all skyscrapers - demolition of 47-year old Chicogo building settles a question of long standing; The snake -charming sisters of Holy Popa - three sisters on the sacred mountain of Popa are the only known women snake charmers in th east; The army general as captain of industry; How does the law protect slogans?. Average wear. Half inch opening at top of spine and front cover. Book
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Munn, Orson D.
Scientific American September 1932 Volume 147 Number 3
Features: Hoover Dam - purposes, plans, and progress of construction; Editorials - Dr. George K. Burgess and Dr. George F. Kunz - are there White Indians? - back to earth - construction - wages; Flying in the beginning - early experiments with man-carrying kites and gliders; Peregrinations of a freight car - as a railroad freight car travels here and there over the country, records are made of its movements in minute detail; New Planetary discoveries - the discovery of minor planets has fairly been put on a basis of mass production; The muscular power of insects - the muscles of insects give them much greater power proportionately than other animals possess; A masterpiece of Museum-craft - the largest existing monument of Greek sculpture has been re-erected in a museum in Berlin; Radio in the forest service - new transmitter-receivers, one weighing only 10 pounds, are to be tested this year; Solo man - a fossil skull - a new find of great importance; new notes on ancient man - recent discoveries throw new light on man's antiquity; Tropical fish as pets; Food for a floating hotel - the supplies for an ocean liner's next trip are ordered while the liner is still 1000 miles out at sea; Whirling molten steel to make gun castings - newly perfected centrifugal process promises better guns; Treasure trove in lowly "Sweeps" - all wastes and sweepings in jeweler's plants are carefully salvaged and precious metals recovered from them. Building safety into automobile glass - laminated safety glass for cars does not shatter; Quartz takes up fire fighting in the automatic heads of sprinkler systems; Advertising a curb on product design pirates. Back cover graced with colour Lucky Strike advertisement featuring painting of a sensuous young woman beneath the caption "OK - Miss America! We thank you for your patronage."Three inch opening between top of spine and front cover. Book
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Munn, Orson D.
Scientific American April 1931 Volume 144 Number 4
A particularly interesting issue with topics ranging from the 100 horsepower blower for the organ in the new Chicago Stadium to an English vending machine which dispenses individual lit cigarettes. Features: The eyes and ears of the railroad - the complicated signal system that spells safety for rail travel; Editorials - Arthur G. Halfpenny - An Awakening Due - Lopsided progress; International Affairs; Did a meteorite strike a car in Crawfordsville?; New light on old fools - ultr-violet irradiation to create vitamin D; Unique solutions of bridge construction problems - caissons sunk on artificial islands - divers employed; Vacuum tubes in industry - thermionic tubes, grid-glow relays, photo cells find wide use; A new use for radium - radiography possible without combersome apparatus; Radio goes man-hunting - radio alarm system reduces the criminal's chance of escape; New temperature measurements of the sun, moon, mars - sensitive thermo-couples reveal surface conditions; Chicago's "Madison Square Garden" - called "world's largest sports arena"; has unusual features; Butterfly farming - an intriguing business started by Iowa youth; When locomotives go to sea - special steamers built to accomodate monsters of the rails (excellent photos); A machine-age "milk maid" - the "rotolactor' milks 240 cows in one hour; Centrifugally spun concrete piles - new manufacturing process; mass production of preserved foods - a huge industry that grew from a market basket; Salt making in India - Primitive methods illustrated and described. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. Advertisement inside front cover features photo of luxurious Cord front drive automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automotive Company. Book
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Munn, Orson D.: Editor
Scientific American October 1931 Volume 145 Number 4
Features: Behind the scenes of news gathering - a co-operative, non-profit organization aids in disseminating accurately the news of the world (the Associated Press); Editorials - cause or effect of war? - fundamentals of education - "Rolling down to Rio" by airplane - drug control; More hard luck for the ether - a funal blow is dealt to the ether theory by experiments performed with a highly refined interferometer; Tungsten bows to the plating bath - this important metal can now be deposited electrolytically; The sun an atom builder - a new theory - an attempt to explain where the sun gets the energy which it radiates; Wings over three Americas - safety and comfort for passengers are the aims of international airways; Science lends a hand to the Red Cross; New paints from synthetic resins; Are swimming pools a health menace?; Some important exhibitions in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; A solar observatory for the amateur - how to build simple equipment for solare research work; Cotton stalks - a new source of rayon; Celluloid taxidermy; Taming Silicosis; Combating magnetism in watches - Elinvar makes possible non-magnetic watch parts; When a sunbeam splits - an elementary principle of physics and an unusual analogy; The private car, yacht of the rails - the utmost in luxury that can be built within the limitiations of a railroad car. Two creases to front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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Multiple Contributors
B.C. Historical News Volume 13, No. 1 Fall 1979
41 pages. Cover illustration of the first Motor Car in Prince Rupert, B.C. May 1909. Features: T.D. Pattullo's Early Career; Prince Rupert B.C. - adjusting to the peace after WW II; John Webber - a sketch of Captain Cook's artist; Old Trails and Routes in British Columbia - Pt. Palmer's Precipice; plus 6 book reviews. Unmarked but for number "105" on back cover. Average wear. Book
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GM
1958 Chevrolet Passenger Car Shop Manual: RS-62-S&M
Approx 1.75" thick in light blue covers. Provides the service man with complete information on the maintenance and repair of various units of the 1958 model Chevrolet passenger car including the Delray, Biscayne, Bel Air, Yeoman, Brookwood and Nomad. Sections include: general information; lubrication; frame and suspension; steering; rear axle; brakes; engine tune-up; engine mechanical; electrical systems; fuel and exhaust systems; clutch; transmission- manual; transmission - automatic; body and sheet metal; air conditioning. Only moderate wear. Average soiling. Unmarked. Sound, square copy. Book
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Volvo
Volvo Service Manual - New Car Features 1975 - USA and Canada
Almost 0.5" thick. Sections include: Servicing and Maintenance, Engine, Electrical, Transmission and Rear Axle, Brakes, Front End and Steering, Suspension and Wheels, Body. Moderate wear and soiling. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Book
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Nicol, John
The All Red Route : From Halifax to Victoria in a 1912 Reo
358 pages. In 1912, a 23-year-old mechanic with the Reo Motor Car Company of St. Catherines, Ontario set out in a 1912 Reo Special touring car with the English writer Thomas Wilby. There aim was to be the first to drive a car from the Atlantic to the Pacific entirely within Canada. A retired mechanic from Vancouver and the author recreated that historic trip 85 years later. Provides an account of both trips. An examination of the automobile and its effects on our cities and lives. A delightful travel and history guide to Canada as it is and was. Lovely giftable copy. Book
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Johnson, Timothy S.(Signed)
Searching for Sam : A Father's Quest for Meaning and Purpose
223 pages. Signed and inscribed by author. "I am profoundly touched by the thoughtfullness and sensitivity of this book... With this labour of love, the author has not only transformed his own thoughts and feelings, but has made it possible for others to do the same." Dan Sullivan, 'The Strategic Coach" Mint condition. Book
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Borton, Lady
Junk Pile!
Helping out in her father's auto junkyard has taught Jamie how to fix the school bus, but the other children's teasing still hurts until she learns how to fix a friendship as well. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Streeter, Eunice
Seasons - A Tapestry of Living
Unpaginated. Circa 1988. Includes black and white illustrations. "As you read these stories you will join Eunice in the celebration of a special family occasion, the appreciation of places and happenings in the Orillia area, the spirit of adventure as she hunts rocks in the rain or goes whale watching on the St. Lawrence River, and the all-too-familiar agony of choosing a new car. You will experience with her the changing glories of the seasons, the joys - and one sudden heartbreak - of grandparenting, the morning eagerness of setting forth on new ventures and the quiet pleasure of arriving home at the end of the day. Woven into this tapestry of one person's life are threads and patterns that are common to us all... perhaps you will find their colours glowing just a little brighter as you look at them through Eunice Streeter's eyes." - Dorothy Stripp. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Small sticker price patch atop front cover. Nice copy. Book
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Himmah, Gael (Signed)
Real Estate Listing Magic
210 pages including index. Author's signature upon front endpaper. Explains in detail the procedures to follow to secure listings on residential properties. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
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Houseworth, Steven D.; Rivkin, Francine V.
Coaching Softball Effectively - The American Coaching Effectiveness Program Level 1 Softball Book
160 pages. Practical, basic and accurate. Contains the information needed by every coach of beginning softball players. Emphasizes the teaching of fundamental skills to beginners. Provides the progressions for teaching basic skills. Contains seasonal plans, daily practice plans, and more than 50 drills. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Solid copy. Book
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Green, George; Conway, Ronald (editor)
Some Say "It Couldn't Have Happened to a Nicer Fellow": George Green - Vintage and Collector Car Restorer and Amateur Radio Enthusiast
197 pages. Occasional black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Kaye, Beverly L.; Jordan-Evans, Sharon
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em : Getting Good People to Stay
234 pages including index. Provides 26 effective strategies for retaining valuable employees. "This charming, clever, practical, and user-friendly book isa great desk-side coach for anyone who manages people." - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School. Glossy, clean and unmarked. Negligible wear. Superb copy. Book
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Aaseng, Nate
Hockey : You Are the Coach (You Are the Coach Ser.)
103 pages. Match wits with hockey's top coaches in 10 exciting NHL and international games. Usual library markings. Book is well-worn and not so pretty but abundantly illustrated with old black and white photos of yesteryear's stars, including a shot of the brothers Hull with their mom. Binding intact. Colour boards feature Bryan Trottier on front. Fun book for the true hockey fan. Book
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Memling, Carl
Ten Big Passengers
24 pages. Lovely children's book about a bus trip on a snowy day. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
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Peck, C.B.: Editor
1949-51 Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice
1308 pages. Contains definitions and typical illustrations of railroad and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars. Printed upon high-quality glossy paper. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographs and detailed line drawings. Errata sheet affixed to front free endpaper by printer. Clean and unmarked. Tight and square. Hinges intact. Evidence of very infrequent and gentle handling only - this copy has been pampered and is in superior condition. Book
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Robertson, Heather (editor)
Driving Force : The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car
402 pages including notes and index. Black and white illustrations. "Uses a colourful palette of biography, social history, and business lore to paint an unforgettable portrait of a tycoon, his family, his company, and the dramatic effects of his product - the motor car - on the landscape and social mores of Canada." - from dust jacket. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book. Attractive dust jacket is price clipped and bears light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Tihanyi, Jeno; Baumann, Alex
Swimming with Alex Baumann - A Program for Competitive and Recreational Swimmers
150 pages. A practical and easy-to-use program designed to teach both novice and competitive swimmers the most effective swimming techniques. Combines the scientific skill-learning approach to swimming developed by the renowned swimming coach, Dr. Jeno Tihanyi, with tips and personal observations from Olymbic gold medallist Alex Baumann. Generously illustrated. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
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Menzer, Joe
The Wildest Ride : A History of NASCAR (or How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars)
331 pages including index. "Tells the story of NASCAR's remarkable rise under the auspices of Big Bill Francis from rogue outfit to corporate darling - equal parts southern grit and Madison Avenue spectacle - whose television rights recently sold for an astronomical price. Profiles many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport." - from dust jacket. Average wear overall. 10 pages of black and white photographic plates loose but present. Still a decent copy. Book
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Garnier, Peter; Allport, Warren: Compilers
Rolls-Royce
256 pages including index. Fantastic black and white illustrations throughout. Seven decades of descriptions, reports and road tests in facsimile. Compiled from the archives of Autocar. An outstanding record, of compelling interest for motoring historians and enthusiasts. Light to moderate wear to unmarked book. Tears to and some chips from illustrated dust jacket. Book
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Gordon, Jeff
Keenan : The High Times and Misadventures of Hockey's Most Controversial Coach
232 pages. "From Keenan's earliest coaching days in junior hockey to his disastrous time with the Vancouver Canucks to his recent attempts to return to the NHL, Keenan takes an honest inside look at the most controversial coach in hockey history." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket in Brodart cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Nice gift for your favorite hockey fan. Book
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Townshend, Pete
The Who Anthology: Piano, Vocal, Guitar
208 pages. Includes the following songs: Acid Queen; Another Tricky Day; Baba O'Riley; Bargain; Behind Blue Eyes; Cache Cache; Can't Reach You; Daily Records; Did you steal my money?; Disguises; Dr. Jimmy; Don't Let go the coat; Five Fifteen; Gettin' in Tune; Goin' Mobile; Happy Jack; How can you do it alone?; I can see for miles; I'm Free; It's a boy; The Kids are alright; La-La-La-Lies; Love Ain't for Keepin'; Love, Reign Over Me; Magic Bus; My Generation; Odorono; Our Love Was, Is; Pictures of Lily; Pinball Wizard; Pure and Easy; Quadrophenia; The Quiet One; The Real Me; See Me, Feel Me; Slip Kid; The Song is Over; Sunrise; Squeeze Box; Tattoo; Who are You; Won't get fooled again; You; You Better You Bet. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
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Lorimer, George Horace: Editor
The Saturday Evening Post Magazine: Volume 203 September 20, 1930 Number 12
168 pages. Gorgeous period advertisements including Parker Pen, Westclox, Ivory, Campbell's Soup, Silverleaf Lard, Studebaker Trucks, Hudson Cars, Whoopee (Movie), Dills Best, General Electric Radio, Forhan's Toothpaste, General Motors, Good Year (Centerfold), Caterpillar Tractor (Super Photo!), Magic Chef, Prince Albert Tobacco, Post's Bran Flakes, Spur Tie, Hupmobile, Heinz Cooked Spaghetti, Sherwin-Williams, Colt, Philadelphia, Burroughs, Marmon Motor Car, Johnston's Chocolates, Old Dutch Cleanser. Articles include: Americans in the Caribbean, Management and Size (by Henry Ford), Leaves from the Lipton Logs by Sir Thomas J. Lipton, Sea Guns 1930. Average wear. Nice solid unmarked copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine - January 18, 1958: Who Own's Space?
56 pages. Features: The next world problem - Who Owns Space?; Barry Morse - The Barrymore of Canadian TV; Louis Archambault's Wonderful Wall; Diefenbaker's Home Town - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Nice Colour Ads: Matinee Cigarettes; Canadian Car Company; Caterpillar - New Brunswick Theme; Red Cap Ale; 1958 Plymouth Automobile; Dow Beer; O'Keefe Ales; Coke (back cover). Average wear. Please note! Pages 31 through 34 missing Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News Magazine - June 6, 1970 No 6827 Volume 256
Features: Europe will bring closer links to Africa; Man and the Heavens - 1; The Supermen; Southland Saga; In Search of the Sun God's Gold; Britain's rebel doctors; Earthquake devastates Peru; How Men turned Myths into facts; Cracking the cosmic code - signals from space; When life will be too rich for work; Southland (USA) Saga; Christian Roman Britain; Colin Chapman's super car - Elan Plus Two; Touchstone for T'ang; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, October 3, 1964
Features/Photos: The TSR-2; De Gaulle in Latin America; Report of the Warren Commission; Malta excavations in the footsteps of Cicero and St. Paul; Operation Teamwork- NATO's biggest sea exercise of the last 12 years; The new 1 million pound W.R.A.C. barracks; Car of the month - Citroen Safari; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - September 7, 1963
Features/Photos: New carpark at London Airport; Professor Alfred Jules Ayer, F.B.A.; Nice photo of President Kennedy in the White House with the leaders of the August 28th civil rights march, including Martin Luther King; the strange stone figures of Ijara, Nigeria; Mr. Ilya Ehrenberg; Centrefold - Civil Rights March on Washington; France's new model army; Car of the month - the Wolseley 6/110; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - April 6, 1963
Features/Photos: Ayala, winner of the 1963 Grand National; De Gaulle intervenes once more; the labours of Hercules - reliefs on an imperial Roman sarcophagus accidentally discovered near Rome; Old-age finery of Pakistan (colour photos); car of the month - the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - August 18, 1962
Features/Photos: Two cosmonauts orbit as a team; Jamaica moves to independence; "Flip" - a new type of oceanographic research vessel - designed for submarine investigation; London't underwater police; A French crossing of the channel by car - M.Tony Andal and his amphibious car/amphicar; Royal Family portrait upon the twelfth birthday of Princess Anne; Neolithic craft in Northern Nigeria; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - June 2, 1962
Features/Photos: The Consecration of Coventry Cathedral; Malcolm Scott Carpenter after his tri-orbital flight aboard the Aurora 7; 'Sarah', the British signalling device that helped locate Carpenter after his landing; French anti-fascist student demonstrations in the wake of the Salan sentence; A Homeric burial discovered in a royal tomb of the 7th century B.C. - Salamis, Cyprus; The new look of the Royal Engineers - Techniques and Equipment, including the Gillois amphibious bridging unit; The 1962 Pacific nuclear tests; car of the month - the Triumph Herald 1200; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - October 7, 1961
Features/Photos: Syria's break with Egypt/Colonel Nasser; 200 km/hr bicycle!; A primitive jungle race of Thailand exists mainly on bamboo; Commercial flying among the Swiss mountain peaks; Great London Livery Companies - The Vintner's Hall; Aden Colony through an ultra-wide angle camera; using pumps to save fish in frozen over lakes; The state funeral of Dag Hammarskjoeld in Uppsala; Car of the Month - the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - February 4, 1961
Features/Photos: The Queen before the Taj Mahal; the royal visit to India; Deterioration in the Congo; the Queen speaks before half a million people; large photo of the U.S. Navy's 'Mothball Fleet' at San Diego; After the fire which left 8,000 homeless - a helicopter view of the Valley Road area of Kowloon; The standard Vanguard Luxury Six Estate Car; and more. Centrefold loose but present. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - October 22, 1960
Features/Photos: Colour advert.- the Hillman Estate Car; Rover colour advert; Facel Vega - the world's fastest touring car; Colour Ford Auto advert; King Mahendra of Nepal in open carriage with the Queen; Princess Alexandra's return home; The outstanding Monckton Report; Yassi Ada, Turkey - the indictment of a whole government; Seeking the world's first farmers in Persian Kurdistan - near Kermanshah; Tepe Sarab; The Daimler Majestic Major; 1960 Motor Show; colour automotove centrefold (loose but present); Stonyhurst College; Britain's firsst nuclear-powered submarine, H.M.S. Dreadnought - cutaway drawing upon 2 pages; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - June 4, 1960
Features/Photos: Andean volcano in Chile - multiple horrific photos; Hawaiian effects of the Chilean earthquakes and the resultant tital waves - multiple photos; Soviet bug displayed; Turkish military coup d'etat; How to escape from a submerged car; Korean Queen; the Queen Mother in Rhodesia; Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada; the U.S.S. Saratoga collides with a West German merchantship off North Carolina; Field Marshall Montgomery in China; 420 mph tidal wave damage in Japan; Draining of the Grand Surrey Canal at Camberwell reveals a rubbish dump; The Simca Aronde Etoile; and more. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, October 1936 *Includes Marijuana Story*
Stories: Marijuana Story - Author describes how he first encountered this evil weed, and the perilous experiences in which it later involved him (12 pages with illustrations); Pork and Beans; Shanghaied!; The Back of Beyond; The White Death; Almost My Tiger; Flamingo Island; Crocodile Craft; The Border Patrol; Frozen Horror; Georgie the Ant-Bear; The Coolies' Revenge; Stage Coach Triumphant; The Puri-Puri Man; Dead Man's Opal. Somewhat above-average but not excessive wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, November 1935
Stories: My Friend the Sea; The Novice; Clearing the Road; Streets Paved with Gold; Derelicts of Misfortune; Through Borneo by Bus; The Tribal Law; When the Tanker Took Fire; The Shot that Failed; Work-Hunting in New Zealand; Tshaka's Treasure; A Run on Raincoats; When Davy Jones Invaded Eden. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, December 1933
Stories: Ruled Out!; Marooned in the Arctic; My Persian Journey; A Bishop in the Wilds; Chunner the Thief; Across America in a Twenty-Dollar Car; The Wizard; A Brush with Wild Indians; The Matelli Tiger; The Island of Sanctuary; The Unlucky Gunman. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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Author Not Stated
Daisy Chain Stories
80 pages. Undated. Circa early 1900s? Colour illustration upon front board shows two young girls and a boy making daisy chains. Colour plate frontis (by D.C.S.?) shows girl on park bench reading to three youngsters and a dog seated around her, with the caption "There sits fair-haired Effie." Stories include: Playing Horses; The Concert at the Zoo; The Holiday Coach; The Bravest Deed; Going to See the Queen; A Visit to the Country; Elsie's Team; Eric's Holiday; Mrs. Lion's Infant School; A visit to the West Indies; Five Peas in a Pod; Proud Mr. Drake; The Whistling Pig; The Stray Lamb; The Boy and the Monkey; A Merry Game; How do you Do?; Mrs. Otter and Her Young Ones; Morning Song; The Wonderful Doll's House; Tired of Waiting; Poor Mrs. Duck!; The Grand Duchess; The Clever Cat; Eddy's Accident; My Portrait; Father's Birthday Present; Will's Wondrous Story; Katie's Present; and Topsy and the Gypsies. Contemporary pencil gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Erased pencil writing inside front board nearly invisible. Hinges intact. Binding sound. Original maroon cloth backstrip intact. Average wear and soiling to boards. Moderate yellowing to contents. A sound copy of this charming work. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Friday, November 25th, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Archbishop of Canterbury supports Roosevelt; By-Election in Nova Scotia is fixed; Townsites in the Far North - Taku Arm/New Hazelton; Russo-Japanese War; Ladysmith Masquerade Ball; Mining Matters in Boundary; Alberni Greeting to South African Veteran John Redford; Live Stock Adventures - Public Warned against claims put forward by tricky Americans; Cumberland Coal Mine Fire; Yukon property deeded to the King of England; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "$650 - Good six-roomed house, on car line, James Bay." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
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Rand, McNally and Co.'s 1901 Colour Map of the Main Portion of Boston, Massachusetts
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
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