Mosher Edith
White Rock The Story of Gypsum in Hants County
Hantsport NS: Lancelot Press 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. In good clean condition. Lancelot Press Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 006605 ISBN : 0889991154 9780889991156
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Moss George H.
DOUBLE EXPOSURE TWO Stereographic Views of the New Jersey Shore 1859 -1910 and Their Relationsip Tp Pioneer Photography
Sea Bright NJ: Ploughshare Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. 0912396075 . SIGNED by author twice; Dust Jacket: One tiny tear; Stereo viewer taped in - rear; Photographs; Quarto . Ploughshare Press hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 21283 ISBN : 0912396075 9780912396071
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Moss George H. Jr
Steamboat to the Shore A Pictorial History of the Steamboat Era in Monmouth County New Jersey
Locust New Jersey: Jervey Close Press 1966. Good EX-LIBRARY with the usual library markings. A solid reading/reference copy. "Limited Edition" is so stated on copyright page. Dust Jacket is very nice bright No chips No tears having been protected by a BRODART clear plastic sleeve probably since it was new. Inner hinges cracked but holding. Oblong. 12" wide by 8.75" tall. Lavishly illustrated with old engravings photos maps and full-color mounted tipped-in plates. "Here for the first time is a book that documents the 147 year history of steamboat service between New York and the Jersey shore." Has reproductions of early steamboat ads tickets & other ephemera. Bibliography. Bound in the original red cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Good EX-LIBRARY/Very Good dust jacket. 102pp. Jervey Close Press Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 013720
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Moss George H.; Introduction by Godfrey Harris
Steamboat to the Shore : A Pictoral History of the Steamboat Era in Monmouth County New Jersey
Sea Bright New Jersey: Ploughshare Press 1972. Oblong. 11.75" wide by 8.75" tall. A beautiful copy. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 10.95. No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable clear plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. Limited to 750 copies. Illustrated with maps and 93 prints paintings old photographs and facsimiles of memorabilia -- schedules timetables advertisements etc. There are 9 full-color mounted plates tipped-in by hand and a foldout illustration of the flotilla present for the start of the 1893 America's Cup Race. This is a 147-year pictorial and documentary history of the steamboat service between New York and the New Jersey shore. Includes detailed checklists of about 200 local steamboats with their names where built life of vessel length/tonnage principal port of call etc. Bound in the original green cloth with a gilt-embossed steamboat vignette on front cover. . Bicentennial Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 102pp. Ploughshare Press Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 005349 ISBN : 0912396024 9780912396026
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Moss Roger W.; Tom Crane photographs
Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes SIGNED
Philadelphia PA: University of Pennsylvania Press 1998. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SIGNED. Rust cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued now in mylar. xiv240 pp. illus. w/ color plates. Inscribed by author on main title full signature accompanied by generic "With Best Wishes!" inscription not personalized undated. University of Pennsylvania Press Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 045531 ISBN : 0812234383 9780812234381
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Mosser Benjamin
The Days That Were: An Historical Sermon Delivered In. Chambersburg PA.
New York: Eaton & Mains 1896. 42 pp. Front hinge weak. The final sermon delivered at the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Chambersburg on June 28th 1896 before the old church was torn down. Illustrated with photos. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Issued Without Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Eaton & Mains Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 3270
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Mossman David
Going Over A Nova Scotian Soldier in World War I
Lawrencetown Beach Nova Scotia Canada: Pottersfield Press 2014. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Nice clean copy. Pottersfield Press Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 005209 ISBN : 1897426615 9781897426616
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Mott Hopper Striker
THE NEW YORK OF YESTERDAY A DESCRIPTIVE NARRATIVE OF OLD BLOOMINGDALE The Bloomingdale Reformed Church
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited letterpress edition 500 copies have been printed. Clean orange cloth with blue cloth spine & corners. Text tight clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. With 78 illustrations diagrams and maps. A descriptive Narrative of Old Bloomingdate: Its topographical features; early families & their genealogy; old homesteads and country seats; French Invasion and war experiences; first Religious Society. Front internal hinge mended with cover fully attached or else VG. New York; B/W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 597 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 14900
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Mott Schuylar L. Ed.
AMONG THE BLUE HILLS. BERNARDSVILLE. A HISTORY
Bernardsville NJ: Bernardsville History Book Committee. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Edition limited to 800 copies of which this is number 122; Slight edge wear small faint dust rub on front cover errata slip tipped in ; Photographs . Bernardsville History Book Committee paperback
Ссылка продавца : 40440
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Motz Louis H.
HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS OF THE TAMPA BYPASS CANAL SYSTEM
Tallahassee: U.S. Geological Survey. Good; Collectible - bound; ex library w/markings; taped binding. 1975. Paperback. 42 pages . U.S. Geological Survey paperback
Ссылка продавца : 41161
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Moulton Elizabeth
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH New York
New York: St. George's Church. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. DJ shows wear and small tears; An account of the history of the venerable church from a parishoner with roots going back to the colonial era; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 206 pages . St. George's Church hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 9897
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MOUNES J / FREOR P.
VISAGES DU PAYS DE RETZ
1978 Editions Pays Retz 1978 Jean Mounès / Pierre Fréor. VISAGES DU PAYS DE RETZ . Editions du Pays de Retz, 1978,in8 broché,88pp. Abondantes illustrations. Couverture défraichie.
Ссылка продавца : M164255
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MOUNES J / FREOR P.
VISAGES DU PAYS DE RETZ
Editions Pays Retz Jean Mounès / Pierre Fréor. VISAGES DU PAYS DE RETZ . Editions du Pays de Retz, sd (1971),in8 broché,88pp. Abondantes illustrations.Nombreuses publicités Couverture passée par endroits.
Ссылка продавца : M164256
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Mowat Claire
The Outport People
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. " . A Beautiful Moving Memoir About An Almost Vanished Way of Life" A very clean tight copy. McClelland & Stewart Ltd Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 007465 ISBN : 0770423221 9780770423223
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Mowat Claire
The Outport People
Toronto: Seal Books McLelland and Stewart-Bantam Limited 1988. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. " . A Beautiful Moving Memoir About An Almost Vanished Way of Life" Creased on back cover. A few pages have rough edges. Pages clean. Seal Books McLelland and Stewart-Bantam Limited Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 000626 ISBN : 0770423221 9780770423223
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Moxley Berniece T
Hans Georg Thron A Genealogy
PA: Berniece T Moxley 1975. First. Paperback Square. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Berniece T Moxley Paperback
Ссылка продавца : A171122-11
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Moxon Rosamond Sawyer et al.
WOOD LAWN The Story of the Neilson Home Alumnae House New Jersey College for Woman
New Brunswick NJ: The Associate Alumnae New Jersey College for Women. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor dust along top edge; Illustrated by William Parker Hudson; . The Associate Alumnae New Jersey College for Women hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 22947
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Mrs Norman Spatz and Mr. Alex Heid
A History Of The Presbyterian Congregation Of Connecticut Farms Union N. J.
<p>This is an excellent copy of a local history one which parallels the history of the United States fron deep in colonial days up to the recent past. An essential source for anyone delving into this community's past.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> Typed By Miss Gladys Gassert paperback
Ссылка продавца : biblio526
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Muhlenberg Hiester H.
A Forgotten Retrospect: The Reminiscences of Hiester H. Muhlenberg - 1846
Reading PA: Berks County Historical Society 1926. Book. VG. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Booklet light brown wraps lettered in burgundy. Mild shelf/handling wear slight loss to bottom front cover corner slight crease to top corner. 21 pp. frontis. Scarce. Berks County Historical Society Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 030580
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Muir Marian et. Al.
OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL BOOK OF THE VILLAGE OF DELHI 1821-1971
Laurens NY: The Village Printer 1971. This sesquicentennial history of the Village of Delhi New York has a buff-colored heavy paper cover with black lettering. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos this book gives the town's history as well as information about churches clubs and other organizations' plans to celebrate Delhi's 150th birthday. Numerous advertisements for local businesses throughout. 100 pages; approx. 7"x10". Book is in good condition with edgewear and soil. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. The Village Printer Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 93511
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Muir Sara Toni Long Judy Umlauf and Bill Wedo
Leaders of Lehigh 1980
Allentown PA: Stiegler Advertising Agency 1980. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dark red cloth lettered in gold foil. One light scratch on front cover slightly rubbed at bottom text block corner otherwise as issued. 229 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Biographical profiles of Lehigh Valley leaders in business industry education public service government finances medicine and religion. Earlier editions were titled "Men of Allentown.". Stiegler Advertising Agency Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 020441
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Muldoon Paul
Madoc: a Mystery
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1991. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 1st American edition. 10 261 p.; 22 cm. Dark brown cloth with red-gilt spine title. Dust jacket designed by Cynthia Krupat with illustration from the George Catlin painting "Bull Dance Mandan O-Kee-Pa Ceremony." ISBN: 0374195579. Signed by author on title page dated 1999. An intriguing book-length poem based on the fantasy that Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey established a utopian community on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. Book is in Fine Condition. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: upper edge very slightly rubbed and sunned. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus, Giroux hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 002594 ISBN : 0374195579 9780374195571
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Mulford John
Cemeteries Can Be Fun: A History of Choconut Lake Cemetery Association INSCRIBED Susquehanna County Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA: Self-Published 1968. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Burgundy buckram lettered in gold foil. Light shelf wear w/ mild binding lean likely original to issue minor surface rubbing to rear cover. Inscribed by author to William Parke of West Chester on front flyleaf accompanied by 1-pg. TLS from the author's law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath dated Aug. 1972 to the inscribee signed by author with silverfishing along one edge and bottom corner. xviii161 pp. folding charts/plates maps. Reproduced typescript appears to have been bound and distributed by the author on an "as needed" basis thus very scarce. Self-Published Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 023681
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Mulford William C.
THE OLD BROAD STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN BRIDGETON NJ
Bridgeton NJ: Mulford. Very Good. Paperback. Unpaginated stapled booklet; Minor dust; Cover Title: Wood MansionHome of Cumberland County Historical Society . Mulford paperback
Ссылка продавца : 25681
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Muller J. W
Fishing Around New York
F. Weidner Pub. Co Brooklyn NY 1945. First Thus. Softcover. Good/no dust jacket. 64 pp. pamphlet pictorial covers. Many illustrations. PM5AD Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: New York; Ephemera/Advertising; Sports; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1629. . F. Weidner Pub. Co paperback
Ссылка продавца : 1629
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Muller Robert G.
New York State Lighthouses Postcard History Series
Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing 2005. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Stiff pictorial wraps. 128 pp. illus. w/ vintage postcard views. Slight wear to corners. Firm binding clean interior. Arcadia Publishing Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 037645 ISBN : 0738544965 9780738544960
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Mullica Hill Society Of Friends
MULLICA HILL MONTHLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 1797-1997 Two Hundredth Anniversary
Mullica Hill NJ: Mullica Hill Society of Friends. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Paperback. 14 page stapled booklet; Two Hundredth Anniversary weekend program laid in; Book sale stamp on top of front cover ; Drawings . Mullica Hill Society of Friends paperback
Ссылка продавца : 39405
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Mullins Janet E.
Some Liverpool Chronicles Limited Edition
Hantsport N.S.: Lancelot Press for C.D. Hemeon 1980. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Small pen mark on back cover. Otherwise book is in great condition. Scarce book. Lancelot Press for C.D. Hemeon Paperback
Ссылка продавца : 004073
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Mulllins Lisa C. series editor; Roy Underhill pref.; Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown original editors
Colonial Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic The Architectural Treasures of Early America - Vol. IV
Harrisburg PA: The National Historical Society Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Laminated green b&w pictorial boards. Slight spotting along top text block edge otherwise as issued. 248 pp. illus. w/ green tinted photographs site and floor plans diagrams. Re-published from material originally published as The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs. The National Historical Society Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 035827
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Mulllins Lisa C. series editor; Roy Underhill pref.; Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown original editors
Homes of New York and Connecticut The Architectural Treasures of Early America - Vol. V
Harrisburg PA: The National Historical Society Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Laminated green b&w pictorial boards. As issued. 254 pp. illus. w/ green tinted photographs site and floor plans diagrams. Re-published from material originally published as The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs. The National Historical Society Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 035828
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Multiple Authors
THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW - MAY 1969 - VOL. 1 NO. 2
Furman University. Good with no dust jacket; Age wear and discoloration. 1969. Paperback. Vol. 1; 64 pages . Furman University paperback
Ссылка продавца : 101439
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Multiple Authors
THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW - JUNE 1972 - VOL. 4 NO. 2
Furman University. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Paperback. Vol. 4; 54 pages . Furman University paperback
Ссылка продавца : 101438
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Multiple Contributors
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL MANAGERS OF THE EXHIBIT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK At the World's Columbian Exposition 1894
Albany N. Y.: James B. Lyons. Very Good. 1894. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight clean & intact. Tipped in " Compliments of the Board of Managers". Numerous B/W illustrations. Rear pocket contains a large folded color map of New York State. Small dull area on front cover's top corner. New York ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 647 pages . James B. Lyons hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 9428
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Multiple Contributors
Air Combat Magazine, July 1980 *F-16 for Israel*
74 pages. Albatross over Vietnam - faithful service from an antiquated design; Atlantic Fleet Orions - these sub-hunters guard the vital Atlantic sea lanes; Thunderbolt II - part 3 of our complete coverage of the evolution of the A-10's camouflage and markings; F-16 for Israel - the first General Dynamics F-16 has been delivered to the government of Israel; Aermacchi MB-339 - this Italian Trainer is a contender for the Navy's VTX program; Starfighters in Foreign Service - the Lockheed F-104 was one of America's most successful export fighters. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: April 1977
Features: NATO Today Supplement; JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force) - long article with multiple photos; Future Trends in Fighter Aircraft - CCV and ECM gain prominence; Is the Super Cargo on the Way In? - by Claudius Dornier Jr.; Pocket Rama - Light Forces Today; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: May 1977
Features: Civil Turbofan - the reasons for the success of turbofans with ever-higher by-pass ratio, Good results with bigger models and prospects for the 10T thrust class, future tendencies; Spruance Class - monorama special report with super colour fold-out illustration and much more; Shipboard Fire Control Systems - their characteristics and applications as adopted by the various navies; Japan's satellite program; The Mounties of the Sea - De Havilland DHC-7R; Aero-Caster used by Vancouver Shipyards; Ilyushin's Aircraft; Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (II); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: June, 1977 *JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING*
Features: Salyut 5 - drawing a thermal image of the universe; Projects - the military jetfoil; Meeting at le Bourget - the 32nd Paris International Air Show; Japanese Shipbuilding Industry - a wide survey; Military Aircraft of Today - Pocket Rama with 41 models illustrated and described; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Magazine
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: July (August), 1977 *WARSAW PACT - POLITICS AND ARMED FORCES*
Features: The MIG-Hunting School (part II); Invincible launced; Bourget '77 - pictures from a show; The USSR and the Warsaw Pact - the Soviet Union's post-war strategies, from defense of the national territory to world expansion; Survey of the air forces of the Warsaw Pact Countries - the ever-increasing power of these forces; The Navies of Warsaw Pact Countries - their strength and strategy, upperly subservient to Soviet strategy; Sabres in Korea; Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (Part III); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: September, 1977 *MONORAMA - NITEROI CLASS*
Features: Farewell Pegasus; First AWACS delivered for operational use; Sagittario Launched; Kormorans on the Baltic - anti-ship missile; USA industry at the end of the 70's - 'No' to the B-1 signals the end of an era - long article; Greenwich '77; The Niteroi Class - Super fold-out colour illustration and much more; Surveillance Radar for air transport control and warning systems; Sabres in Korea (Part II); Kaiten Guided Torpedoes (Part IV); Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: February/March 1978 *SCHNELLBOOT 148*
Features: Merchant Marine Today - significant illustrated article; The Bundesmarine Today - substantial article; Tactical Transport Aircraft; Schnellboot 148 - article with great colour foldout; Electronic Warfare (part III); Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: May 1978 *EXCLUSIVE MI-24*
Features: SSR.N4 MARK3 starts test program; Type 209 for Iran; Soviet SSNs in the Baltic; The Mil Mi-24 - Exclusive; Genoa 7 May 1978 - the Italian naval industry is on show - long article; Single-engined touring aircraft; Warships of Today - Pocket Rama with dozens of colour illustrations; Additional illustrated stories. Former price on front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: June 1978 * Oliver Hazard O.H PERRY*
Features: Merchant Fleet Today; Strengthening the Soviet Amphibious Forces; Thousandth Cosmos Launched; Kashin for India; Hypersonic USA - with hydrogen propulsion!; The Second Genoa Naval Show; Giuseppe Garibaldi - philosophy of a project; Hannover Air Show; Great article and colour fold-out of the O.H. Perry (FFG 7); Panama Canal Treaty Selected Documents (part II); Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: July/August 1978 *THE 5000TH PHANTOM II*
Features: Airlines Today; F-15 Anatomy; The Israeli Lion - An outline of what will be the I.A.I. Arye (article with colour illustrations); The Phantom II Legend; Rotterdam Naval Technology Expo; The Pacific Ocean Today; Western Pacific Air Forces; 18 Navies to One Ocean; Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Aviation and Marine International - Atlantic Edition: September 1978 *EUROPEAN POINT DEFENSE SYSTEMS*
Features: BHC (British Hovercraft Corporation) - a leader in the sector; Which frigates for Canada?; Project - Lamurs 40; European Point Defense Systems - naval Crotale, Sea Wolf, Albatros, Dardo, OE/OTO 35 mm, GDM-A, Sea Sparrow; Farnborough '78 Preview and Buyers Guide with specs and illustrations; Additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1930 Through December 1930
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Twentieth Year of Telephone Talk; P.A.B.X. for Telephone Company in Vancouver; When this magazine was a bab - by the first editor of Telephone Talk; North-west Telephone Company acquires Prince George System; Hard battle for phone men in rough country along Howe Sound; Christmas gale puts 75% of toll lines out of order; cover photo of 20 ton cable reel for use in Fraser River link in Vancouver-Victoria line; Preparatory work on new trans-gulf cable job nears completion; Speeding Aeroplanes can keep in touch with the earth - two; George Gaetz - Victoria 'heavy' gang foreman; Cover photo of woman demonstrating how to use dial phone; Full page photo of cable barge Brico; First section of new trans-gulf cable successfully laid - 6 pages with many photos; New construction in Victoria; Night work required to build line across Ladner Marsh; The Brico succeeds the Iwalani; Heavy Gang Foreman Andrew Bertram (Andy) Jackson; Land portion of new Victoria-Vancouver cable route now complete - 3 pages with many photos; New Traffic Headquarters in the Georgia Building - several photos; Richmond is thriving Neighbour of big coast cities - photos and text; Picture for Telephone Talk obtained via ship-to-shore phone call; Over half of Trans-Atlantic calls are with Great Britain; We can now talk with South America; Nanaimo heavy gang restores Nanaimo-Victoria service; Vancouver can talk to ship on the Atlantic; Wilfred Calman; 5 page illustrated article announcing completion of Vancouver-Victoria cable; B.C.'s first radiotelephone service now open; Second Calgary Circuit provides Windermere Valley connection; Cable to link Europe with North America; New type of conduit being used for underground work; Record load handled by New Westminster staff; Work on Victoria's central office equipment progressing - many photos; Nice cover photo of the Prince Henry, first passenger ship on the Pacific equipped with dial phone system; New type of pay telephone in Vancouver; Burnaby feature - rapidly industrializing; Bob Perry - Blaster - The Lone Canadian; Ruined Burrard Inlet cable to be replaced; Phone service now available to/from a train; Dunsmuir residence in Victoria speaks with London, England; Dials being placed on Victoria phones - 4 pages with photos; Direct coast and Alberta service now available for Revelstoke; Phone men fight fire which takes 5 buildings in Nanaimo; Dial demonstration popular at Victoria Exhibition; John (Jack) C. Miles; Prince George Reconstruction; Many photos of new Plant and Engineering building in Vancouver; Radiotelephone experiments at coast points successful - 6 pages with photos; William Palliser; Powell River System joins phone family; Trans-Gulf cable now in service; The Terminal and Repeater Equipment of the all-cable toll route - 4 pages with photos; Victoria now using new dial system - photos; Nanaimo high span replaced with submarine cable; Building the B.C. link of the Trans-Canada Line; 17,500 mile link connects Vancouver to Australia; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Backstrip almost entirely loose. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1923 Through December 1923
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of downton Nelson; Bird's-eye photo of Nelson from atop a mountain on north shore of west arm; Kootenay Feature 'The Romance of the 1890s - 8 pages of text and archival photos, including electric street cars in Nelson!; Table showing 'Exchanges in order of percent good toll calls; Cover advert. for Northern Electric Vacuum Cleaner!; Review of growth show steady expansion - 3 pages; Telephoning across Atlantic by AT&T Wireless continued for hours; When the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company issued its own (one call) nickels; B.C. Industrial Review - statistics; Bar graph of # of phones operated from 1906 through 1923; the company's operator school; Issuing of monthly phone bills a work of magnitude - 4 page article with photos; photos of the halibut industry before 'the fish were scarcer in quantities and their habitats more scattered'; William Farrell- an appreciation of the former company president; 7 page article on B.C.'s deep sea fishing industry - great photos - halibut, herring, flounder; multiple photos from the Kootenays of snakes which have climbed up phone poles onto the wires!; photo of 25 year-old phone; Great full-page photo of the CIBC building at Hastings and Granville; 8 page article on the banks of vancouver with excellent photos; First interdepartmental football game; new power plant at Seymour office; A phone in B.C. for every 6 persons; Feature on Dams and the water-powers that turn the wheels of industry - photos of dams and various industries which use electricity, including the American Can factory and grain elevators; new power plant at Seymour office - illustrated; photos of productive farms and ideal homesites with super centerfold luxury Saanich home; Cover photo of U.S. President Harding in Stanley Park; Full-page photos of the U.S.S. Henderson entering the narrows and at dock with President Harding aboard; 13 page illustrated feature on the visit of President Harding - the first visit to Canada made by a President of the United States (President Harding died mere days later on August 2nd in San Francisco and this is reported as well); Photo of Crosland Bros. Farm in Duncan; 9 page illustrated feature on the seed growers of B.C.; photo of Duncan office under construction; Nice 8-page illustrated feature on Haney and area; photographing sound; Exploring Kootenay - Bill Skilling; 9 page illustrated feature on the Delta and Ladner district; Many miles of new long distance circuits; Improved inter-office trunk lines in Vancouver; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of the backstrip which is missing small chips and loose at back edge. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge else unmarked. Binding intact. Spine leaning moderately. Book
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British Columbia Western Fish and Wildlife June 1975 Vol. 10, No. 5
46 pages. Features: Atlantic Salmon - First of 3 parts - What can they teach us about steelhead?; The B.C. Flyfisher - The Tackle and Terminal Gear; Peace River Expedition - 1st of 3 parts; Hatcheries and the Angler - First of Two parts; Smutting - Don't cuss the midgets, duplicate them; The "Mosquitoes"; Okanagan Lake. Light wear. Address label upon front cover. Very nice copy. Book
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Canadian Antiques Collector Magazine, March 1971 - Ontario County Atlases
40 pages. Features: County Atlases of Ontario; For to Breakfast on - Pembroke Tables; How Old is My Antique; Old Toronto on the Move - moving homes; Leading English Dealer Crosses Atlantic - Mallett and Son; and more. Crossword on back cover has been completed. Address label on front cover has been blacked out. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Canadian Forces Sentinel, November-December 1969, Volume 5, Number 10
Features: Cadets climb mountains (7 pages); 405 Squadron takes anti-submarine trophy; Militia take to the field at Camp Dube; Interesting collections and hobbies at La Macaza; How are you with the Press?; Annual Art Competition; They shall never forget - Shelburn and the other escape organizations set up throughout Western Europe; A North Atlantic Christmas - MWO J.L. Wilson. Sound copy. Magazine
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Canadian Geographic Magazine, August/September 1981 - The Log Drive Tradition
86 pages. Features/Articles: Canada's international problems; Our new national currency museum in Ottawa; Log drive - a great Canadian tradition - great photos; Hunting dinosaurs in Alberta's great bonebed; The Acadians who had a problem in France; Salmon revival in Lake Ontario; Atlantic Salmon once teemed in Lake Ontario; How to Raise Sawllowtail Butterflies; Protein-rich wild rice - our only native cereal; Architectural Heirloom - The East Block of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings; Beautiful Barkley Sound - paradise for divers. Above-average wear. Covers almost loose. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
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