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Air Stories - Aerial Adventure in Fact and Fiction: April 1939, Vol. 8, No. 4
96 pages. Features: Palestine Party - The Air Fleet Arm is sent into action to meet the Greatest Menace of the Arab Rebellion; Masquerade Murder - the Squire's 'Ghost Plane'; Raiders Ride High - A Hybrid Monster bears a load of venomous purpose; True Narrative - The Conclusion of a British 'Ace' who served in the War in the Air from First to Last; The Bloke in the Bowler - When certain Brain Guys from the U.S.A decided to go into aviation, Flt.-Lt. Kinley of the Secret Service was bound for adventure; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Upper right corner of front cover obscured. Book
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Another Lost Whole Moose Catalogue: A Yukon Way of Knowledge II
156 pages. Covers: bush life; wilderness; adventure; love; stories; growing; things; dogs; recipes; cabin fever; rivers; hot saunas; languages; cloth; diapers; bears; potlatch; wood; horizontal life; storytelling; northern lights; Yukon sounds; stargazing. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful resource. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1951 Through November/December1952
Half-leather binding. 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: "Our Ladies of Ladysmith" - 4 photos and text re: operators in this Vancouver Island town; Photos of equipment upgrade in Victoria; New Haney office; Emerald central office in Vancouver; W.S. Pipes Appointed General Manager; Company seeks permission to increase capital; R.S. Argue; Penny Wise; Statement of Development - # of phones operating per exchange; Company fails to earn full dividends; Two fires; Forty years in company trucks; Port Moody-Ioco cable photos; Victoria's largest phone cable; C.C.F. Hall fire; New Union Bay office; rate increase sought; new pole-setting technique with crane - photo; 4 pages of photos and captions from Courtenay; Exchange comes to Fruitvale; Post-war development program continues; Border line pole; H.W. Stevens; Kerrisdale reunion; Haney Conversion; Mission may join B.C. Tel.; Royal Visit; Prize-winning float; North, West and Richmond endorse extended service; G.L. Frost; Company seeks new rates at hearing; Earl Squire; Memoriam for E.P. LaBelle, "Recognized as one of the outstanding men in telephony". Mr. LaBelle retired in 1947 after spending 27 years as General Plant Manager of the company. An impressive concise bio is presented. (This book bears the ink-stamped name 'E.P. LaBelle' on the top edge of the text. Presumably, this book belonged to Eugene LaBelle Jr.); Vancouver City Hall joins Automatic Systems; Vancouver dial service completes move to new quarters; Haney cut to automatic; Automatic service for Yarrow; Charlie Davis (helped publish every issue of Telephone Talk from inception in 1911 to the end of 1951; George McCartney - memoriam with photo; Elgin installation; New Cable for West Van; J.D. Johnston ends long service; Mission's new building; North Central Office Expansion; Square Dancing; Surrey program pushes ahead - photos; Chilliwack equipment added; Elgin automatic unit now in service; Photo of men working above Rock Creek Canyon at Bridesville; Hastings Reunion; Vancouver Toll Expansion; Powell River Photos; New automatic system for Aldergrove; New outdoor pay stations (pay phones); photos of construction of B.C.'s portion of the trans-Canada telephone line; Hammond Photos; Victoria Expansion - photos and text; Abbottsford-Mission cutover; Chilliwack telephone personalities - photos; Nelson-Penticton Toll Line construction photos; our biggest cable goes underground in Vancouver - photos; J.E. Carlile retires; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Book
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Commonwealth Today - No. 59
32 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1955. Wonderful black and white photos throughout. Features: British Columbia's Centennial Celebrations; Canada's Boy's Town in Malaya; Colombo Plan Steel Technicians in Britain; Ghana's Goodwill and Trade Mission; Designs of the Year - annual U.K. awards; Ceylon's Buddhists in London; H.M. the Queen Mother's World Tour; Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition; Child Welfare in Pakistan; Modern New Airport in Nairobi, Kenya; New Zealand's expanding forests; The Craft of the Nigerian Potter; Spare-Time Studies in Britain; Uganda's New Agrucultural School. Bonus: includes 8-page Canadian supplement which bears a lovely colour portrait of H.R.H. the Princess Margaret. Second Bonus: 13" x 9" photographic portrait of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, suitable for framing. Covers detached from textblock but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
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Doll Design Magazine, January 1989
Special Features: Dotty Lee's Soap Dolls; The Wright Bears; New dress for your Raggedy Ann!; Winter Wendy - coat and dress pattern for your 14" doll; and more. Light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Doll Designs Magazine, Winter 1987
Build a better Bru - step-by-step instructions; Harold Payne's Handcarved Dolls; 11 Full-Sized Patterns; Treetop Teddy; Jointed Bears; Mexican Angel; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: December 1994 - Canada's Cajun Cousins
Features: The New Nature - welcome to the world of digital media; Polar Energy - the annual gathering of Polar Bears near Churchill, Manitoba has brought tourism to the tundra; Swampbillies no longer - Canada's Cajun cousins are reborn on the bayou, leading a French revival in the Deep South; Spirit of the Land - a pilgrim's tribute to soul power in native North America; The Sorry Saga of Superjuice - Premarin is a popular menopause drug... Few users know the side effects of its creation - horses as urine machines and a fouled prairie river. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: January/February 1991 - Rafting the Tatsenshini
Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, June 1979
Features: The First Men on the moon - the ultimate assignment, by John H. Faber; Caucasus Mountain Expedition - a naturlist returns to Central Asia; Sea Bears of the Pribilofs - will they survive human predation?; Saturation Diving - a new frontier of nautical archeology; Exploring Nepal's Rivers - the Talu Beri, Beri and the Karnali; Australia's Lake Eyre - when the rains came; East African Field Trips - students sample ethnic lifeways; Solar Energy - a return to basics; Sea Snakes of Gato Island - an exotic resource of the Philippines. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 1 April 1938: Hockey's All-Stars
68 pages. Fantastic colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover bears the heading '104 International Trucks Prove Their Stamina Off The Highway for Dowell, Incorporated. Handsome Colour Ford ad on back cover features the 1938 De Luxe and the Standard. Full-page two-colour Pontiac ad on page 5 shows a woman shifting gears on the steering column. Features: Voice off Scene, by Herbert Dalmas and Maurice Geraghty; Why (Anthony) Eden Quit, by Beverley Baxter - with photos of Mussolini and Hitler; Mr. Hepburn's Treasure Hunt - a candid review of the administration of the Ontario Succession Duty Act, by Frederick Edwards; James C. Hendy nominates Hockey's All-Stars 1937-38, with head photos of Eddie Shore, C. Thompson, A.C. Siebert, Syl Apps, P. Thompson and Gordon (Gordie) Drillon; Springs of Courage, by Garnett Radcliffe - a story of the South Seas, 'the girl back home' and a magnificent gesture; Chundra the Elephant, by Paul Annixter; Little Corporals of Finance - Banker humour by C.W. McGannon; Zeballos Gold Rush, by Charles Lugrin Shaw - with black and white photos; The Seventh (7th) Day, by Max Brand; Wheat to Flour - photo page; Full-page black and white ad for General Electric Refrigerators; The Dotted Line - Braille, by Harris Turner; Page 26 cartoon of a smiling Hitler repapering an Austria wall with Swastika wallpaper; Ethiopian Chaos - a brief report on how the Italians have failed to consolidate their conquest; Bold centerfold Dodge ad featuring skater Sonja Henie; Sir Frederick Haultain - Pioneer Statesman; Full-page black and white Plymouth ad; Lovely full-page colour photo ad for the 1938 Studebaker; Full-page black and white ad for the Nash car company; Crossword completed in pencil on page 46; Full-page black and white ad for the McLaughlin-Buick; Movie News by Ann Ross; Nice full-page black and white DeSoto car ad. Above-average wear to covers which are detached from textblock but present. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy copy of this vintage issue. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 15 September, 1956 *ROBERT FOWLER AND HIS T.V. ROYAL COMMISSION*
Features: What will Robert Fowler say about TV? - a report on the head of the Royal Commission on Broadcasting and what he's likely to suggest; Karsh visits Hollywood; How Harry Orchard murdered twenty men - a Maclean's flashback in two parts; Why we're getting more disastrous hurricanes; The secret war of Charles Goodeve (conclusion - The weapons of tomorrow) - the Panjandrum, the Alligator, and Lily the floating airport... these revolutionary inventions created under the guidance of a little-known Canadian have yet to be tested in combat; The life and death mystery of our liver; Frank Merrill's winning way with horses; She didn't care what people thought - fiction by Ronald R. Smith; Does more money than brains go to collete? - Dr. Sidney Smith; Ross Thatcher's glum conversion; My most memorable meal - Maj.-Gen. J.M. Rockingham. Somewhat above-average wear. Small chunk missing from front cover which bears two closed tears ***PLEASE NOTE*** pages 15-20 are missing. They contained the Karsh story plus the first page of the Harry Orchard story. Two-page Chysler ad for PowerFlite pushbutton automatic transmission (missing 3"x 2" chunk from upper left corner. Cartoon clipped from page 82 has removed part of the Harry Orchard story. Magazine
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Maclean's Magazine, 8 November 2010 - Europe Protests Welfare State Cutbacks
126 pages. Features:Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue in conversation; Russell Williams - where it all began; Randy Quaid - Asylum in Canada?; How Rob Ford became Mayor of Toronto; Saskatchewan opposes Potash takeover; Europe loses its cool - rollbacks in the pampered continent - feature article; Refugees from Iran; Bears in Japanese towns; Canada's best employers; Siamese Twins Tatiana and Krista - joined at the head at age 4; Anne-Marie Losique and Quebec's all-porn TV channel; Benjamin Theodore Pearson in memoriam; and much more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, August 15, 1937 *Rabbit Maranville - Manager of the Montreal Royals*
48 pages. Cover illustration by Eric Aldwinckle shows dapper tourist inspecting totem pole. Contents: Short article with photo on North American drought - photo shows sand drifts two to five feet high on the road allowance at Kisbey, Saskatchewan, 4 June, 1937; Uncommon full-page ad for Nesbitt, Thomson & Company - Gold Prospecting Theme; Parcker Vacumatic Pen Ad; The Man Who Was Careful - story by Elmer Davis; Via the North Pole - Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon on what Russia's trans-polar flights mean to the future of aviation - with photos and map; The Road Never Dies, story by Bruce Hutchison; Television Broadcast, by Thomas Wayling - a layman's description of how the new wonder of the air works its miracle - with photos; Beverley Baxter on What's Happening in Europe; - with photos of Von Ribbentrop and The Leipzig; Yellow Cargo - story by Gordon Carroll; How's Your I.Q., by R.E. Knowles, Jr.; No More Bad Men - Dink Carroll writes about Rabbit Maranville, Manager of the Montreal Royals - with photo; Murder in Amber - story by Colver Harris; Animal Anecdotes - Fighting Turtles, by Phil H. Moore; Cigarettes, by Frederick Edwards - article with many great photos of cigarette production; Palmolive Soap ad features the Dionne Quintuplets; Full-page black and white Maxwell House Coffee ad bears the caption "What a Gay Dog You Are!" - as a woman dressed as Cleopatra chides her sullen husband dressed as a clown; Page of wonderful ads for thirteen private schools, including photo-illustrated ad for Ontario Ladies' College; Quarter-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition's Coronation Year; Lovely half-page four-photo ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat featuring Shirley Temple; Article on How to Ice a Cake, by Helen G. Campbell; Lovely colour ad for Westinghouse radios on back cover features violin-maker Antonio Stradivari; Many more vintage ads. Moderately above-average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great issue. Book
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McCall's Magazine, March 1963
192 pages. Cover photo of Jacqueline Kennedy and kids on horseback. Features: Lucille Ball - How I Got to Be President; More Wives Ask - Who Am I and What Should I Do With My Life?; Louis Nizer - How to Tell the Truth in Court; Gary Cooper - A Final Act of Courage; Perle Mesta - Seven First Ladies I Have Known; Nice full-page colour photo Coke ad featuring Clown and lady in dress; Many pages of great vintage colour photo ads; Child Care in Russia Better Than Ours?; Great colour ad for Carter's "French Doll" Clothes; The Fraud of Femininity, by Betty Friedan; The Girl Who Said No, by Mel Heimer; Donovan's Retreat, by James Robbins MIller; A Friend of a Friend, by Margaret Cousins; The Moonflower Vine, Jetta Carleton; Captain Kangaroo Play-Together Page; Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Book
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Nature Canada Magazine: Summer 1986
Features: How Polar Bears Keep Their Cool; The Great Bird that Beat the Odds - the Great Blue Heron; Out of Kiusta - young people discover inner resources they didn't know they had; Classroom in a Virgin Rainforest; Free Trade - The Environmental Dilemmas; Cross-Country Caravan to save South Moresby Island from logging. Minimal library markings. Moderate wear. Sound reference copy. Book
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Nature Magazine, August 1935
16 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: Beavers - intimate glimpses of a colony in the wilds; Bad Boy - the story of an interesting hawk pet; The Sand Dunes of Indiana; Giants of Hornet Land; The Cruel Vine our Grandmothers Loved - the Cruel Vine or flycatcher; Conservation - solving the bureaucratic jig-saw puzzle; Salmon or Kilowatts - Columbia River Dams threaten great natural resource; Carving the Mountains; Do Natural Enemies destroy more game than hunters?; Admiralty Island's bears; Mr. Darling and Leadership; Shall ducks follow the Dodo?; Meteors as a Hobby. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniatures Hobbyist, April 1987 - Beckoning Angel Children / Bunny Burrow
Features: Kathryn Besarany - Miniaturist of the Month; Dee Price Boquist and her Theatrical Flair; Dolores Kott's Can-Do Bears; Martin Silber built this mansion for his mom Rhea; Leslie Pinkston's Mission in Needlepoint; Susan B. Sirkis and her delightful greenhouse; The Stansbury-Burris House; Ethel Hicks' Angel Children; Myra Stell and her Arrow Head Trading Post; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniatures Hobbyist, July 1987 - Bouquets, Baskets, Bows & Bears
Features: Victorian Interiors; Treasuring Tiggy Winkles - Kathryn Franze's little bears; Q&A with Jan Wolf - Miniatures Architect; David and Jill Shepherd - delicate porcelain designs; Christine Casey's Romantic Bouquets; Edwin Baker - architect turned Miniaturist; Barbara Fagan's Wreaths and Baskets; Evelyn Lenz on how to make dolls with character; Carolyn Condon's original dollhouse; Mary Koshuta's Knitted Warmth - little sweater sets for doll children; Joann' Attic; A Jelly Cupboard; Clifton House - Part VI; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniature Hobbyist, March 1983 - Teddies - America's Hottest Collectable
Features: Bears & Bearophobia - How Rare is Your Bear?; Teddy Bears - America's Huggable Sweethearts; Tiggywinlkes Bears by Kathryn Franze and Susan Johnson; Mr. "T" Bear; The Drexel University Museum - a tucked-away treasure; Norma Slominsky -a very special touch; Carter's Grove keeps growing; Barbara Bunce - a multi-faceted jewel; Clifford Yerks - Simply Shaker; Erik Hansen - the Kitbash Kid; Jeanne Knoop - The Playful Imagination; DIY Instant Antiques; Room of the Month - Feminine Fancy; Building with Bob - Wiring and Masonry; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Nutshell News Magazine, December 1993 - 'Tis the Season
Features: Merry Makings; Flooring - the beautiful basis; Gretchen Deans; Angela Trotta Thomas; Sixteen Centuries of Santa; Karen Markland; The Guild School c/o Cloud Nine; Artisan Showcase; Old Friends; Build Your Dollhouse - Part III; A Sampler of Santas; The Bride of the 90s; An Inspired Hepplewhite; Christmas Bears; Nebraska Sod House - Part III; Dream Room VI - Log Cabin Retreat; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Nutshell News Magazine, July 1994 - Betty Martin's Magnificent Museum in Miniature
Features: From Tukwila to Kitsap - so much to see in Seattle; Museum in Miniature - Betty Martin's "California Institute of Art"; Laurie Sisson; Meet Ray Whitledge; Beach house gets indoor plumbing; San Jose's Good Samaritan Show; A Colonial Keeping Room; Paper Ware for your Picnic Fare; Ready Teddies - three bears; A 1/4" scale pool table; A Curved Back Sofa; A Cozy Corner - an elaborately draped and pillowed bay was a must have in the late Victorian home; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Old West Magazine - Summer 1966
Features: 'History and Reminiscences of J.W. Cooper, California Sheep Baron - reprinted in its entirety; Hell and Hight Water - early loggers; Colter's Boone - John Colter; Rattlesnakes I have known; The Murder of Simeon Turley; W. T. 'Slick' Clements - dead shot; Black Rock Swindle - Humboldt County, Nevada; The Harvey Houses - food and accommodation for travellers; Bitter Sunset - Gokliya, famed Apache war chief; They didn't stay for dinner - early Coloradan 'Zan' Hicklin got rid of bores; Old West Scrapbook; Bears are bigger in the dark; Sandon, British Columbia - Misfortune's Playground; White Man's revenge - what happened when a young Indian refused to submit; The Denton-Twiggs Feud - Jesse Roper; We ran the Jim - the James River, South Dakota in the 1880s; Bert Casey and the Hughes Ranch, Oklahoma; Longest stage route in the world; The meanest Cayuse; Cry of the Death Bird; Early Day Cow Hosses. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
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Teddy Bear and His Friends: December 1986
Features: Bears do the Darndest Things; Reflections of Teddy Contest - how Teddy makes life more bearable; Grand Prize Winner; Mr. Chuzzelwit Remembers Christmas Past; Decorationg with Teddy Bears - Thanksgiving and Christmas; Advertising Bears; Celebearities; Teddy Bear Artist Rebecca White; Show Santa Bear Got his Fame; Santa Bear and Miss Mouse; A Teddie from Eddie; Personality Dogs - Part Two; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Atlantic Magazine, November 1955 *Other Worlds Than Ours*
114 pages. Features: Reports on Canada's Boom, Washington, and Jordan; Other Worlds Than Ours, by Donald H. Menzel; British Cultural Fatique, by Kenneth Tynan; Hunting Moon, by William Wister Haines; The Kidnaping of Kamlon, by Agnes Newton Keith; Horizon Thong (a poem), by George Abbe; Soviet Industry, by Edward Crankshaw; Cockles, Brambles, and Fern Hill - Dylan Thomas in Wales, by John Malcolm Brinnin; Saturday Night, a Story, by Marjorie Anais Housepian; Educational Television, by Leland Hazard; The Wreath - a story, by Frank O'Connor; T.E. Lawrenc- Man or Myth?, by B.H. Liddell Hart; Charles de Gaulle, by Curtis Cate; Air Travel with Stopovers, by Mitchell Goodman (part 2). Interesting colour ad by the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company inside front cover; Black and white photo ad by the Bell Telephone System shows damage of Hurricane Diane. Nice black and white photo ad by Columbia Records features pianist Robert Casadesus; Colour ad for the European Travel Commission inside back cover; Nice color ad for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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The Great War - The Standard History of the World-Wide Conflict, Part 201: June 22nd, 1918 - War Scenes in Coloured Photography- No. 3
Features: Anzacs' Great Record During 1917 (conclusion); The Organisation of Youth in the War (by Sir Robert Baden-Powell and E.K. Nugent). Colour illustration laid in bears the caption "At a Franco-British Outpost in the Great German Advance, March, 1918". Centerfold illustrations of the Australians in the Holy Land. Average wear. Staples have disintegrated. Book
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The Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors Magazine, August 1931
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Saturday Evening Post, December 24 - December 31, 1960 *IS EUROPEAN EDUCATION BETTER THAN OURS?*
Features: The Franciscans - they possess an inner peace that modern people seek, but rarely find; Pursuit of a Painkiller - the development of Phenazocine, a synthetic narcotic to replace the useful but addictive drug morphine; Adventures of the Mind - Life's Mysterious Clocks, by Frank A. Brown Jr.; A Christmas Letter; How to Speak French without saying a word - humor by Stewart Alsop; Winter's wildest sport - iceboating; Is European Education better than ours? - a five-nation survey of 4142 school children provides an astonishing report - long and detailed article with many photos. Great color Schlitz ad inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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The Sphere Magazine - The Empire's Illustrated Weekly: April 7, 1945
Features: Horrific opening photo of the ruins of Wesel bears the caption 'German cities are being pulverised to dust; photos of the British jet plane, the Gloster-Whittle; photos of the crossing of the River Rhine; Photos and details of Hitler's Berhof at Berchtesgaden; Photos of the capture of Mandalay; photos from Iwo Jima; The capture of Wesel; New equipment for use against Germans and 'Japs'; Pictures from Russia; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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The Three Bears and Other Stories: 0511 - Red Riding Hood Series
Unpaginated. Undated. Circa early 1900s? Nice colour illustration on front board. Many black and white illustrations in text. Cracks along each hinge. Two-inch piece missing from bottom corner of one page - text unaffected. Somewhat above-average wear. Still a pleasing copy of this lovely vintage title. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, December 1954
Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, January 1955 - Australian Edition
Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Few chips from backstrip. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, May 1957- Australian Edition
Features: West to Adventure - the life of Arthur 'Jack' Letheby in Western North America (Part I); Fear at First Sight - man-eater danger in Africa; Introduction to Murder - Captain Philip Chambers' account of multiple-murder in Casablanca; Besieged by Sea Snakes - the horrifying encounter of an Ecuadoran fisherman; The Devil Follows the Net - The early story of the North Sea fishing grounds - sudden wealth, and sudden death; Karmuk's Prophecy - an Eskimo's experiences with polar bears in the Far North; Mangaia Trader - Part XI of "I Know and Island" - Rarotonga, main island of the Cook Islands; Bridal-Cake Sentinel - the unusually-shaped Guardian of the English Channel; Big City Leopard Hunt - Oklahoma City, 1950; Snatched from the Orient - adventure of the submarine Thule in the Singapore Strait, by Alastair Mars; Mystery of the Vanished Herds - Przewalski's Mongolian wild horses; Jungle Honeymoon; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, November 1954, Australian Edition
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Backstrip almost entirely missing. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Decent copy. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, October 1954
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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The Youth's Companion, August 26, 1926
Features: Lew Brady's Partner, by Samuel Merwin; Ingram & Co., by J.W. Marshall; Jack Farrington's Beanstalk - VIII, by David Loraine and Arthur Floyd Henderson; The Lost Legacy, by C.A. Stephens; Greenland Ho! (with black and white photos), by David Binney Putnam; Model Airplanes - V, by F. Alexander Magoun; The Wonder Story of Steinmetz - VII - photo of Steinmetz with Edison, by John Winthrop HAmmond; How Nancy Ann's Grandfather Scared Three Bears, by Frances Margaret Fox. Nice ad for the "Hawaiian Banjo-Uke" on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Murie, Adolph
A Naturalist in Alaska
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 302 pages.
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Müller Ruth
Petits ours dans la forêt
Hachette Album cartonné 1962 In-4 (20,7 x 24,5 cm), album cartonné, non paginé, photographies en couleurs ; mors inférieur fendu sur 6 cm au centre, quelques marques d'usage au premier plat, état moyen. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
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Nancy White Carlstrom Illustrated by Bruce Degen
Jesse Bear What Will You Whear
Macmillian 1986 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. F. Cloth. As New/As New. Presentation By Illustrator. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-02-717350-X. First edition third printing presentation with original art work Jesse Bear by Bruce Degen. Macmillian, 1986 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001055 ISBN : 002717350X 9780027173505
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Nancy White Carlstrom Illustrated by Bruce Degen
Jesse Bear What Will You Whear
Macmillian 1986 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. F. Cloth. As New/As New. Presentation By Illustrator. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-02-717350-X. First edition third printing presentation with original art work Jesse Bear by Bruce Degen. Macmillian, 1986 Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 001055 ISBN : 002717350X 9780027173505
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Natalia Ribas Mateos Laura Oso
The International Handbook on Gender Migration and Transnationalism: Global and Development Perspectives International Handbooks on Gender series
Edward Elgar Pub 2015-04-27. Paperback. LikeNew. 1.1800 inches 9.1300 inches 6.1400 inches. Edward Elgar Pub paperback
Bookseller reference : mon0002308318 ISBN : 178254772X 9781782547723
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Natascha Rosenberg Goldilocks and the Three Bears BOOK
Goldilocks and the Three Bears First Stories
Campbell Books Ltd. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Campbell Books Ltd unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP106122590 ISBN : 150982104x 9781509821044
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National Geographic Soci
Arctic Tale
Natl Geographic Soc. NEW PICTURE PAPER. 7/10/2007. 1426300840 :New . New. Natl Geographic Soc unknown
Bookseller reference : 1426300840 ISBN : 1426300840 9781426300844
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Neil Miller:
The Dean's Rag Book Company Limited: The First 100 Years, 1903-2003
VG/VG near fine. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. lovely clean copy. reprint. Virtually mint copy of book celebrating the centenary of one of the founding fathers of the toy industry & one of the few still in private hands, w/ colour photos of throughout
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Nick Jans
The Grizzly Maze
Dutton 2005. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo 274 pages clothbacked boards; <br/><br/>The story of Nick Treadwell who was obsessed by grizzly bears in Alaska and was ultimately killed by ursus major. Signed by Jans on the half-title page. Dutton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5718 ISBN : 0525948864 9780525948865
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Niclole Ours
Word Study Fun: Homophones Homographs Prefixes& Suffixes
Continental Press 1989. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Continental Press paperback
Bookseller reference : G0845466097I3N00 ISBN : 0845466097 9780845466094
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nicole ours
Word Study Fun Synonyms and Antonyms
Continental Press 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Continental Press paperback
Bookseller reference : G0845466089I5N00 ISBN : 0845466089 9780845466087
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Nieritz Gustave. Franz Agnes
The Bears of Augustusburg
Boston: Crosby Nichols & Co. 1856. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. 6 chromolithographs by J. W. Chandler Lith. of Boston. 16mo 251pp. variant brown embossed cloth gilt spine chipped rebacked with new endpapers but most of the original extra-gilt spine some stains to edges. Ex libris Henrietta Peirce from her Grandmother. <br/><br/>The first combined edition and the first illustrated edition of THE BEARS. It is based in the 18th century. Nieritz was a popular and prolific writer for German youth. The next two stories are by Agnes Franz. The first is about a rebellious pupil who learns to be good from a wise nun. This publisher printed the first paper doll in the United States only two years earlier in 1854. 6 chromolithographs by J. W. Chandler Lith. of Boston. Not in Bennett AMERICAN COLOR PLATE BOOKS . Crosby, Nichols, & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0005314
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NORTH SYDNEY BEARS FOOTBALL TEAM SIGNED POSTER.
Original colour wall poster of 19 of the North Sydney Bears football players with their polar bear mascot coach and with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background hand signed by eight of the players.
The original signatures on the poster include: Gary Larson; Josh Stuart; Greg Florimo; David Fairleigh; Billy Moore; Matt Seers; and two other players whose autographs are a bit indecipherable. Creasing to the poster but will look good once matted and framed. #AAA1. Original colour wall poster of 19 of the North Sydney Bears football players with their polar bear mascot coach and with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background hand signed by eight of the players. Buy with confidence from one of Australia's oldest bookshops established in 1975. unknown
Bookseller reference : 116275
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NOUNOUR
NOUNOUR AU CIRQUE.
Fernand Nathan 1962, cartonnage d'éditeur illustré en couleurs , 21x27 cm, non paginé , photographies de Anne-Marie BELOT .
Bookseller reference : 5753
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Nyquist, R.B.; Moore, W.A.; McCormick, James; Gold, Edwin; Edwards, Wilfred; Thomason, Capt. Hugh; Tench, C.V.; Young, F.A.; Adams, W.H.; Ward, Blanche E.; Charnley, W.C.; Tinsley, Henry E.; Thomas, T.J.; Morden, Harvey
The Wide World Magazine, June 1943
Pages 117-176 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: Forty-Eight Days Adrift! - after being torpedoed, nine Norwegian seamen spent weeks adrift; Three Mean Killers; Revenge! - in 1916 North Bay, Ontario Pole Leo Leopold vows to get Detective Fred Fefbyre when he gets out of prison; The Fatal Watch; Lost Mines; Cowboys Adrift - two youngsters from a Cariboo, British Columbia ranch make their first trip to Vancouver; Deck Passage; The Ming Jar - what happened after the author purchased a choice piece of porcelain; "Prickly Pete"; The Relapinawa Buffalo - an outlaw buffalo terrorizes an entire Ceylonese district; The Yellow Box; The Amateurs; The Finger of Fate; The Interlopers - an Australian cattle drover story; Adventures with Polar Bears; and more. Above-average wear to front cover and back strip so front cover holding loosely. Small bit of sticker remnant on front cover. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
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