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Barris, Theodore (Ted)
Playing Overtime: A Celebration of Oldtimers' Hockey
264 pages. Index. Many humourous black and white photos. "Not only are we never too old to play hockey, Ted Barris proves that reading about those who play it endlessly is something for fans of all ages, too." - Dave Hodge, TSN. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Canadian Collector Magazine - July/August 1980, Vol. 15 No. 4: Cap-Sante, Quebec
Features: Seen at the shows; Rediscovering E. May Martin; Canadian Sports on Plates; 300 Years of Cap-Sante ,Quebec; The Macdonald Stewart Library; An Introduction to Japanese Art - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; The Old Catholic Cemetery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Massey (Agricultural Works) Memorabilia; The Careful Collector - Part III - Handling and Packing Art Objects. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
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The Camosun: Yearbook of Victoria (British Columbia) High School 1939-1940
92 pages. Charlie Ball's copy, with his name neatly printed atop front cover. Includes numerous student autographs beside their pictures, including that of celebrated British Columbia sports columnist Jim Kearney. Dozens of additional autographs upon back pages. Dozens of great black and white photos plus contemporary advertisements. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding sound. It would be interesting, and probably sobering, to know how many of these students went on to lose their lives in World War II which greeted them upon their graduation. Quality copy of this wonderful momento. Book
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Vancouver (Van.) Technical (Tech) School
Vancouver (British Columbia) Technical School (Vantech) Yearbooks: Hard Cover Bound Run from 1927 Through 1932
Bound run of Vantech yearbooks for the years 1927 through 1932. Each yearbook was originally bound in softcover. All covers included. Binding may readily be disassembled to reveal 6 sound and complete issues. Very rare. Moderate wear overall. Some years contain autographs. One loose page shows nice photos of the 1931 champion soccer and track teams. A precious and unique memento of early Vancouver. Book
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Madsen, C.V.; et al: Editors (Standard Historical Book Society)
From Danaview to Standard
381 pages. Index. Illustrated endpapers. Many archival black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Standard Village History; Family Histories 1909-1911; Agriculture; Pictures; Churches and Schools; Family Histories 1912-1920; Sports and Organizations; Family Histories 1920-1979; and more. Prior owner's name whited out atop front free endpaper. Gift greetings upon title page. Light wear to blue decorated boards. Binding tight. Nice copy. Book
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Seabern, Jack
How to Own a Yacht and Make It Pay
106 pages. "What to do and how to do it, with illustrations, sample forms, insurance guidance, tax reforms, success stories and instruction." - from front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Dyson, George B.
Baidarka: The Kayak
215 pages. Index. Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. "A grand, detailed book that will be a standard for years to come." - James A. Michener. "The history, development and redevelopment of the Aleut kayak" - from back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Garner, Joe; Costas, Bob
And the Crowd Goes Wild: Relive the Most Celebrated Sporting Events Ever Broadcast *Complete with 2 CDS*
179 pages. Complete with two CDs. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Cordes, Kathleen A.; Ibrahim, Hilmi
Applications in Recreation & Leisure: For Today and the Future *SECOND EDITION*
349 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
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MacLean, William P.
Modern Marlinspike Seamanship: Knots, Splices, Cordage, Terminals and Rigging
224 pages. Index. Recommended reading list. Glossary. "Written as a popular guide to ropes, cables, chain, and other materials used under tension." - from Preface. Profusely illustrated with black and white photography. Blue cloth boards and spine sunned. Binding sound. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. A sound reference copy. Book
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Mechanix Illustrated - May 1961
Features: McCahill tests the NEW Volkswagen; Mystery Ion Engine - tiny power plant to speed man 100,000 mph; Tiniest motor in the world; Model Airplains in Russia; Tick Tock Dough; Vacation Cabins; Turret Sprinkler; Last of the Coey Flyers; New Jaguar Sports Car; What to do with an Ostrich Egg; They make their own scooters in Great Neck, New York; and more. Tears to front cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
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Science and Mechanics Magazine, July 1964
Features: The Hypersonic Transport - 5,000 mph plane makes A-11 obsolete!; $25 new disposable Janoil-Sherman engine - 5 pounds and 5 horses last 500 hours; Amazing new do-everything drug - DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide); The Ford Mustang vs. the Pontiac GTO; World's Biggest Pearl - 14 lb Pure White; America's newest sports car - the Concourse Mk. 1; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1945 Through November/December1946
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: awarding of Distinguished Flying Cross to Flt.-Lieut. Gordon Smith; Excellent photo of Vancouver radiotelephone operators at work; Long Distance Load in '44 set new record - statistics; Radiotelephone saves 3 lives when tug sinks; Annie Gillman - never late for work in 38 years as operator; Telephone Trouble - by Francis Aldham of the Vancouver Daily Province; Forty Miles of Telephone Bills - reprinted from the December 1944 issue of Western Business and Industry; Harold Morse retires; A few lines from the front lines - portions of letters from telphone employees on active service; Large black and white reproduction of B.C. Tel. Victory Bond advertisement featuring Winston Churchill; Expansion Programme will fall short of needs - with drawing of new central office building at Tenth Ave. and Yew St.; Digits control names of new Central Offices; Report shows phone situation still serious - no prospect of relief in near future; Al Miller retires after 36 years of service; Popular chief operator, Edna Green, resigns; Farewell to Don (Mac) McAuley; Photo of the "Kamloops Kid" - Dave Wilkie; Photos of Sports Starlets; A Telephone Man in the Navy - a lengthy letter to the editor from Elect. Lieut. N.J. Dunlop, R.C.N.V.R.; Article - Two Million Wait for Phones in North America, and relevant B.C. Tel advertisement; Cover photo of U.S. Army Bronze Star recipient Staff Sgt. Robert Creech; Photos of the three Stephan sisters who are operators; Photo of war shortage billboard; Voices with smiles - article from the Vancouver Daily Province by Gordon McCallum; Article - $64 question in the telephone business; Plagued by Shortages - article from the National War Finance Committee; article and photo - Pup Flies Atlantic with Flt. Lt. Gordon Heselton; Article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; B.C.'s First Emergency Phone Call - Pants torn by Dog; Construction photos of 'Cedar'; War's End Brings Record Long Distance Load; Heading Back to Normal - but still a long way to go; Death removes Ernest F. Helliwell; Radiotelephone service to the rescue; Photo of phone installer Charlie McAndrew, and the billboard which used the photo; Photos of North Vancouver staff and facilities; Secret of wartime 'what-is-it' building on Seymour finally revealed - photos and two-page article; 5 excellent pages of photos and article on the building of the Pacific Communications System, 'One of our Biggest War Jobs'; Daisy Bonde retires; Excellent photo of B.C. Telephone's 'Sky Riders', dangling 350 feet in the air over Rock Creek Canyon; 3 more billboard photos; We are establishing an F.M. Radio Network; We subscribed nearly $2,000,000 to the war effort; Farewell to Miss Mary Lloyd, Ernest Cole and William Silver; Many photos of employees knitting; Trail operators at work; Eighteen Thousand Calls a day - article; New record for telephone calls in 1945; Difficulties of supply situation again stressed in telephone company's annual report; Charlie McAndrew has installed 40,000 photos; Cupid is main cause of our traffic problems - article; Only photo available of Vancouver's first telephone exchange, established in 1885 in Tilley's book store, on the east side of Carrall St.; PNE float; Alma open house; Hastings Hay Ride; Better phone service to central B.C. points Book
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The Illustrated London News: July 14, 1883 *Daphne Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow*
Front page loose but present and presents six sketches of 'The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow" - The Daphne capsized upon launch with much loss of life. New items: Mr. Gladstone immolates eight ministerial bills; Wimbledon competition more popular than ever; Malagasy envoys leave for home; Good news from Ireland - a lessening of crime and upset; Update on Cholera outbreak at Damietta; The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow; Live-Saving Apparatus on the Serpentine; The New Steam-Ship Tartar; Banquet to Mr. Henry Irving; National Sports; Parisian Sayings and Doings; Death of the Duke of Marlborough; Royal activities; Church news; Benevolence and Self-Help; Ben Nevis Meteorological Station; Funeral of Mr. W. Spottiswoode; General Home News; The City of London College; Two pages of Classified Ads (please note that this page is loose but present). Full page of sketches of "Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Henry Irving at St. James Hall. Half-page illustration of 'Trial of life-saving apparatus on the Serpentine, Hyde Park. Half-page engraving of "The Union Steam-Ship Company's Royal Mail-Steamer Tartar. Very dramatic two-page engraving entitled "The Great Disaster at a Ship Launch on the Clyde - Sinking of the Daphne, with Two Hundred Men. Above-average but not excessive wear. Includes separate supplement which consists of two full-page engravings - the first shows a kneeling man gardening while tenderly holding an infant, the second shows a sad kitchen scene from a picture by W.H.Weatherhead with the caption "For men must work and women must weep, Though storms be sudden and waters deep, And the harbour bar be moaning - C. Kingsley". The Ben Nevis Summit Observatory - Six sketches on one page. Opening of the City of London College - two sketches; Funeral of the late Mr. W. Spottiswoode, F.R.S., in Westminster Abbey - 4 sketches. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling overall. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News: July 21, 1883 *Departure of Irish Emigrants*
Mr. Pakenham passes away under allegedly outrages circumstances at Tamatave. Suez Canal difficulty - cutting a second canal parallel to the first. Echoes of the week. The Playhouses; Weather; National Sports; The Cholera in Egypt - Quarantine, with full-page engraving entitled 'Quarantine Examination at Brinsisi'. Crab-Catching in Cornwall - 9 sketches on one page (plus text on next page); News from the Court and Church plus Benevolence and Self-Help. New Townhall, Dover - with sketch; The Westminster Townhall - with sketch; The Swanley Homes for Little Boys - with sketch; Sketches in Egypt - Thebes. The Advantages of Wet Weather. Supplement includes: Chapter V of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn; The Savage Club at the Royal Albert Hall (which is featured on front cover illustration and pages 52 and 53); The Jesmond Dene Park, Newcastle; A dramatic two-page engraving entitled "Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway (please note that this engraving bears a large tear); Obituaries; Chess; Wills and Bequests; Departure of Irish Emigrants; Classified Ads. The Jesmond Dene Public Park, Newcastel-on-Tyne - 8 lovely sketches. The Suez Canal - 3 pages of text and sketches, including map of the proposed Canal and sketch of M. Ferdinand De Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company. New Books. Musical Publications. Chipping at edges. Some pages loose but all appear to be present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
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Seidman, David
The Essential Wilderness Navigator - How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors
160 pages. Index. "Whether you're planning an extended wilderness trek or a dayhike on marked trails, here's how to stay found." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Fencelines and Furrows: Local History of the Frank Lake District of Alberta, Including Blackie, Herronton, Mazeppa and Frankburg
568 pages. General index. Family index. Contains many dozens of wonderful archival photos. Text is divided into the following sections: Historical Development; Indians, Homesteaders and Settlers; The Towns and Settlements; For King and Country; Social Life; Sports Throughout the Years; Family Histories - Blackie, Herronton, Mazeppa, Frankburg; Miscellaneous. Gift greetings, dated 1970, upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Printed upon glossy stock. A sound copy of this excellent compilation. Book
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Daysland History Book Society
Along the Crocus Trail - A History of Daysland, Alberta and Districts
818 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Topics include: The Early Days; Town Growth - hospital, businesses, recollections; The Halls of Learning - country and town schools; The Faith of Our Fathers - churches; Organizations; Sports and Recreation; Family Histories; Our Unsung Heroes - pictures of veterans; Memories. Decorated blue cloth boards. Endpapers illustrated with a wonderful photo of an obviously hardworking man posing proudly in front of his log house. Moderate wear. Unmarked but for two tiny ticks to index on the last page. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Semans and District Historical Society
Always a Hometown - Semans (Saskatchewan) and District History
527 pages. Index of family names. Illustrated endpapers. Many black and white illustrations. Decorated front board. Chapters include: History of the Village, Development of the Community, Churches, Our War Record, Organizations, Sports/Recreation/Entertainment, Schools, Family Histories, Memories. Prior owner's details handwritten on bottom of title page else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this substantial work. Book
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Devon Local History Community
For Devon's Sake - A History of the Town of Devon (Alberta)
195 pages. Circa 1982. Chapters include: The First Inhabitants, The Parkland Beckons, Glidehurst District, The Search for Oil, Discovery, Atlantic No. 3, Birth of a Model Town, The Formative Years, Churches - A Part of the Plan, Schools, Recreational Facilities, Early Memories, Clubs and Organizations, Sports - a way of life, Special Celebrations, Devon in the Eighties, By Our Own Account. Many black and white photos. Front board nicely decorated with gilt. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
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The Winnipeg Tribune - Weekend Magazine, September 23, 1961
47 pages. Features: Why girls run away from home - thousands of Canadian girls 'break out' yearly; Major Hockey looks west - Coley Hall spends $250,000 for a new team based in San Francisco's Cow Palace; Nancy Sinatra and Tommy Sands; Yarmouth's 200th Birthday; New hospital design places patient's rooms in ring around service unit - Montreal's new Santa Cabrini Hospital; Christopher Plummer plays Henry II and Richard III in London; The Stained Glass windows of Christ Church, Blackfriars, England; Montreal parapalegic Mike Harling races his sports sedan; Resurrection of a warship - the Swedish warship Vasa which sank near Stockholm in 1628; For Canadians visiting England, there are 3 kinds of luck - good, bad and British; Blackbird attacks people - photos and text; Daffodils; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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The Winnipeg Tribune - Weekend Magazine, 23 September, 1961
47 pages. Features: Why girls run away from home - thousands of Canadian girls 'break out' yearly; Major Hockey looks west - Coley Hall spends $250,000 for a new team based in San Francisco's Cow Palace; Nancy Sinatra and Tommy Sands; Yarmouth's 200th Birthday; New hospital design places patient's rooms in ring around service unit - Montreal's new Santa Cabrini Hospital; Christopher Plummer plays Henry II and Richard III in London; The Stained Glass windows of Christ Church, Blackfriars, England; Montreal parapalegic Mike Harling races his sports sedan; Resurrection of a warship - the Swedish warship Vasa which sank near Stockholm in 1628; For Canadians visiting England, there are 3 kinds of luck - good, bad and British; Blackbird attacks people - photos and text; Daffodils; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
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The Saturday Evening Post, February 16, 1963 *SID CAESAR / DAVID SARNOFF*
Features: Oceans of ignorance - by Dr. Milner B. Schaefer - how the US may lose the wet war unless it steps up marine research; Babies without Homes - for the first time in a generation, there are more children available than couples wanting to adopt; Mona Lisa - Leonardo's famed masterpiece keeps a wacky date with America; Hush-Hush Resort - Mexico's unspoiled Puerto Vallarta; ; Hail Caesar - Sid Caesar returns after two years in semi-hibernation; David Sarnoff's Vision - he dreams of how electronics will change our future; Wild World of European Sports; My Secret Swiss Stake; Jewish Cooking; Progress goes marching through Georgia - Gov. Carl Sanders and the advancement of racial integration. Colour Coke ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 20 June 1964 - Heaven or Hell Drugs
56 pages. Features: Colour photo Black Label beer ad inside front cover features fresh fish in the frying pan; Labour strife at American Standard in Toronto briefly involves Alphonsus Dooley; The Heaven or Hell Drugs - article by Sidney Katz includes multiple drawings by artist who describes her LSD trip - wild stuff; Fourteen Days in Cyprus - Ralph Allen's vivid account from Canada's newest battleground; The Segregationists Dig In - "Negroes schooling may end up being separate but better; Who Pulled the Plug from the Great Lakes? - water levels are far below normal - scary photos; Why King Edward VIII Quit - Maclean's flashback to an article by Beverley Baxter; The Prettiest Event in Sports - The Queen's Plate; Photos of dozens of Mutual Life of Canada's top agents; Marcello Mastroianni's Rise - short article with small photo; Howard Marcus - the world's hottest ballet prospect; Donald Coxe says Canadians are tolerant of communists - but they're bigots about the U.S. Right Wing. Average wear. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Steward, Hartley;
The Canadian Magazine, January 27, 1973 - RCMP-Theme Issue
28 pages. Features: Mounties are Fun - article which includes full-page colour photo of their gear; Article on RCMP Commissioner William Leonard Higgitt - with colour photo; 250 Arrests in One Day - Drug bust after months of undercover work; The RCMP's Hollywood history; Proposals for new uniforms for RCMP officers by Jack Warden, Paul Minichiello and David Simons; Nikki the 2-year-old drug-sniffing Labrador retriever; Colour illustration and description of RCMP badges, ribbons, epaulets, aiguillettes; Full-page colour ad for the ill-fated Pontiac Astre; Doug Wright's Family; Patricia Jackson - Director of Intercollegiate Sports at the University of Saskatchewan; Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
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Lewis, Robert; McDonald, Marci; Enright, Michael; Hamilton, Jacques; Zwicker, Barrie;Fischler, Stan; Friedman, Richard; Porteous, John; Conlon, Patrick
Maclean's - Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine, November 3, 1975 - Montreal Alouette Running Back Johnny Rodgers Cover Photo
80 pages. Features: Great cover photo of Monreal Alouette Johnny Rodgers; Interview with Germaine Greer; Balking at Trudeau's wage and price controls; J.R. Superstar - feature article on Johnny Rodgers with *fantastic* colour photos; Superb full-page Timex colour photo ad beautifully displays 18 of their watches; Ron Basford feature article with photos; The Royal Canadian Legion - article with great photo; Dave Barrett at the Premier's Desk; Sports Journalists Dick Beddoes and Christie Blatchford; Will France bring back Film Censorship?; Murray Chercover and CTV's 'Woes'; Lorne Michaels leaves the CBC for NBC; Rene Simard - short article with photo; Roy Payne - short orticle with photo; Moderate wear. Three inch opening to top of back cover is neatly taped. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this superlative issue - a magnificent shapshot of Canada in the mid-70s. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Ritchey, V.J.; Keith, R.A.; Bradbrooke, F.D.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, October 1938
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of a DeHavilland Dragon Rapide floating on a lake; Nice Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover features photo of the Douglas DC-4; Test Flying the DC-4 - article with photo; Fascinating Stinson full-page ad features photo of a plane snatching a bag of air mail from the ground; Gold in the Sky - article and photos of air travel in gold country between Winnipeg and Hudson, Ontario; Attractive one-page photo ad for Beechcraft; Nice two-colour centerfold ad for the Bellanca "Aircruiser"; Full-page ad for Brewster Wing Tip Floats; Reviewing the Aviation News; Sports Day at Trenton; Flying Club Briefs; News from the West Coast; Cub Aircraft ad features photo of the Orillia Flying Club's J3 Cub on Edo Floats; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; Old Country Gossip; Bristol Engine/Blenheim Bomber ad inside back cover; Nice photo ad for Intava lubricants on back cover; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Thoroughbred and Classic Cars Magazine, September 1979 - The Making of the Mini
120 pages. Features: Buyer's Guide - some good buys; Sir Alec Issigonis and the Making of the Mini, Britain's most revolutionary car; The Story of the Jowett R4; - the attempt to produce a hundred mile an hour glass fibre sports car; The Real Talbot - a look at the change of name from Chrysler Europe to Talbot, with recollections of the great days of the original company and the tortuous path taken by its successors; The Wheeldon Process for reproducing parts of classic cars; On the road with - Renault 5 Gordini, Alfasud Spring 1.5; 427 GT - AC Ghia Willment Cobra; Fabrication of replacement panels with Glass Fibre - part 2; Donington '79 - classic car week; Automobiles Lambert Cars, 1926-1954; Awesome colour centerfold; 60 Years of Bentley; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Plonski-Harrington, Erin; et al
Studio Photography and Design, November 2003
62 pages. Features: Dave Black - world-class sports classic; America 24-7 - a look at what it took to create the book; John Solano and Brian Marcus capture a wedding; SP&D's guide to PDAs; Bruce Boyajian escorts Miss America into digital realm; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Magazine
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Dunn, Bob; Mitchellk, Stevie; Douglas, Greg; Sigurdson, Hal
Vancouver Canucks Magazine, March [Mar.] 26, 1974 - Colour Cover Photo of Paulin Bordeleau
72 pages. Features: Colour photo of Bobby Orr in Yardley ad inside front cover; Interview with Yvan Cournoyer; Can the Canadiens with the Stanley Cup this year?; Canucks Quiz; NHL History; Photos of Canucks staff and management; Photos of Montreal Canadiens players; B.C. Sports Hall of Fame; Nice Barry Wilkins photo feature; Article on goal judges; Frank Mahovlich is featured in a VanCity ad; Dave Dunn - player of the week; Some names from past seasons; Ads for the Irish Rovers and George Carlin; plus many other great vintage ads. Umarked with light wear. Please note: pages 35-38 missing. They contained the team rosters. Otherwise, a nice vintage copy. Magazine
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Spooner, Stanley (Editor); De Bazillac, Louis ; Benn, Ernest J.P.
Flight (Magazine) And The Aircraft Engineer, June 13, 1918
Pages 635-666 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Nice full-page ad for Whitehead Aircraft; Nice full-page illustrated ad for The Regent Carriage Co.; The work of our seaplanes; Air raid insurance claims; The Supreme War Council and the crisis; Great full-page illustrated ad for the Sopwith Aviation Company, Ltd; Aerial photo of the Oise-Aisne Canal - blown up by the French; Details of war-induced paper rationing (re: this publication); Birthday honours for war workers; Notices to members of the Royal Aero Club of the U.K.; The A.E.G. Bomber, G. 105 - a very detailed article with numerous photos and diagrams; The 240 H.P. (8-Cylinder) Mercedes (conclusion) - article with photos, diagrams and charts; The Roll of Honour - lengthy list of war casualties; The facts about the Liberty Motor; The Flight of an Aeroplane at Different Altitudes - detailed analytical and graphical approaches; A Full Day III - being some more ordinary incidents in the ordinary lives of pilots of No. X Squadron; Airisms from the Four Winds; Photo of Major Raoul Lufberry, the American 'Ace' of the American Expeditionary Force in France, who was shot down on May 19th; Answers to Correspondents; Trade Parliaments and their work - part VIII; Personals; The British Air Services - Announcements; Aircraft work at the front; Aviation in Parliament; Photos of the Humber Company's annual Sports Day; Buyer's Guide/Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A nice vintage issue. Magazine
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Prebble, John; Whitehill, Joseph; Campbell, Pat; Godley, John; Raven, Charles; Curtis, John; Gulliver, Lemuel; Arlott, John; Boddy, W.; Lane, Richard; Christopher, F.J.; Forster, Peter
Lilliput Magazine, September 1957
80 pages. Features: Q-Ships were expendable; The Propagandist; Ape for Murder; Bog for Sale; Sir Barney Rides Out; The Comanche; Beloved Brethren; Cricket's Cavalier Carries his Bat; Dollars for Sports Cars; Clean, Bright and Lightly Toiled; Afro-Eborican Marie Lloyd?; Making a Hole in it; Admirable Bivalve; Concerning Clothes; Homo Sapiens; David Langdon's New York Sketch Book - "Dollar Holiday"; Future Hopes - A.G. Davies and Michael Lindsay; How to Make a Girl Dance in the Nude; Gulliver Awheel; Good Books Lately; and photos of Rita Boel, Shirley Deane and Karen Sharpe - gorgeous centrefold photos; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Magazine
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Newman, Peter C.; Fulford, Robert; Dacre, Douglas; Cronin, Fergus; Allen, Robet Thomas; Kroetsch
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, February 4, 1956 - Canada's Biggest Landlords - The Bennett Brothers and Their Principal Investments Ltd.
60 pages. Features: Editorial - Liberty is a Necessity; *Gorgeous* two-page colour photo ad for General Motors features the 1956 Checrolet Bel Air 4-door sports sedan, Star Chief 4-door Catalina, Oldsmobile ninety-eight deluxe holiday sedan, Buick Roadmaster 4-door Riviera and Cadillac Sedan de Ville; The super-bomb stalemate between NATO and the Soviets; The Bennett Brothers - Archie, David and Jacob - are Canada's Biggest Landlords - photos and feature article by Peter C. Newman; Nice one-page colour photo ad for the 1956 Plymouth V-8 with push-button transmission; Industrial Quebec - Part V of Bruce Hutchison's "The Unknown Country"; The Battle over Report Cards - in the new-style reports a child competes with himself - not against others - with photos and comments from L.B. Bissell, Dorothy Millichamp, Harold Whitley, A.E. O'Neill, Mary Mahon and N.V. Scarfe; The Man with the Acres of Lambs - William Hayward's 7500 sheep in B.C. - article with great photos; Who Would Marry a Riverman? (short story); The Rise and Fall of Canadian runner Tom Longboat - The Bronze Mercury (a Maclean's flashback to 1906); How to Survive a Children's Birthday Party; Truly magnificent 1956 Plymouth/Dodge/De Soto/Chrysler/Imperial colour-photo centrefold ad features huge photo of tail fin with fashionable lady and large plane in background; Nice colour one-page ad for the Ford Monarch; Attractive full-page colour ad for the De Soto Fireflite V-8, 4-door sedan, with push-button transmission; Nostalgic ad for Labatt's IPA features photo of farmer Howard Ella of RR#3 Weston, Ontario; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Nicholson, Henry P.; Bowen, Rae; Karin, Francis M.; Cook, David E.; St. Hubert, Henri; Wesley, George
Rod & Gun in Canada Magazine, February 1968
Features: Outstanding Dogs; Jacks are Wild (part 2 of 2); Gunning the Willow Ptarmigan; El Tigre; Sports Tid-Bids; Canadian Sportsmen's Corner; Fletcher Lake and Trout; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Furnas, J.C.; Asbury, Edith; Wilkinson, Burke; Piel, Mary Bird; Frazier, George; Lagemann, John Kord; Schiffer, David; Small, Collie; Nagler, Barney; Courtney, W.B.; Lobsenz, Amelia and Norman; Tighe, Eileen; Beggs, Russell; et al
Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, February 12, 1949 - The Man Behind Clark Gable / Bess Truman
74 pages. Features: Darkness is Danger - the danger of driving at night; Meet Harry's Boss, Bess - the story of first lady Bess Truman; Erin Goes Briny; We Took Our Child to a Psychiatrist - Danny Piel's psychological battle; Toughest Job in Sports - Hockey Goalies; The Man Behind Clark Gable - article with great one-page photo; Freezing for Freedom - military operations in frigid Churchill, Manitoba; I Stole a Million - insurance fraudster David Schiffer (part 2 of 2); Tito of Yugoslavia Learns the Hard Way - back page illustrated editorial. The Face Everyone Knows; Charge Account for Education; White Wedding; Creative in California; X the Unknown; The Best Boy with a Horse; Ringside Maiden (part 7 of 8). Includes these ads: Admiral entertainment products; GM Electro-Motive Division; Johnson outboard motors. Lord Calvert Whiskey - featuring large color photo of playwright Charles Bennett, RCA Victor televisions, Lucky Strike cigarettes - on back cover. Middle page holding by one staple. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Wallace, Ralph; Wickware, Francis Sill; Kent, George; Barcella, Ernest L.; Southern, Robert; Wilson, Herbert Emerson; Fay, Bill; MacBain, Alasttair; Ford, Corey; Williams, Ben Ames; Elkin, Sam; St. John, Darby; Lamb, Harold; et al
Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, May 28, 1949 - The 25 Men Who Rule the World
86 pages Features: Kid Killers at the Wheel are turning highways into human slaughterhouses; New York's Biggest Attic - The Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company - article with great photos; The 25 Men Who Run the World; Wizards of Words - The National Spelling Bee; The Great Larynx - Art Linkletter and Familiy; I Was the King of the Safecrackers (part 2 of 5) - Herbert Wilson; Inside Sports; Collier's Out of Doors. Fiction: A Young Man Marred; One Day When I Was Lost; How Are You in Trunks?; Lionheart; The Golden Dart (part 3 of 8); The Parked Car. Ads include: Magnificent Studebaker Truck ad inside front cover; Trailways Bus ad; Elsie the cow in Borden ad; Firestone; Pontiac; Fisher Body; *Beautiful* two-page color ad for Packard cars; Hudson cars; Dodge Trucks; *Gorgeous* Canada Dry ad features their Spur Cola, Ginger Ale, Club Soda and Hi-Spot; Greyhound bus lines; The US Army; Old Thompson Whiskey; Great color photo Blatz Beer ad inside back cover features photo of Brian Donlevy; Coke ad on back cover features many fashionable ladies. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Kalischer, Peter; Hodge, Carle; Froman, Robert; Meany, Tom; Maher, Sergeant Marty; Campion Nardi Reeder; Smith, H. Allen; Wodehouse, P.G.; Et al
Collier's Magazine, September 6, 1952 - The Koje Snafu / Zsa Zsa Gabor Cover
70 pages. Features: Nice color-photo portrait of distinguished builder Mr. Henry Doelger in Lord Calvert ad inside front cover; Bell Telephone one-page ad features photo and write-up of Denis Hartnett who was "Mr. Telephone" to the people of Homer, NY; Color photos of a Lion Luncheon in Kenya; Nostalgic 1-page 2-color ad for USS (US Steel) shows where their products were used; Vintage Goodyear 1-page color photo ad promotes their new Lifeguard Safety Tubes; The Koje Snafu - major article with color photos explains how U.S. Brigadier General Francis Townsend Dodd was seized by his captives and another was lured into signing Red propaganda - the astonishing inside story from the Korean War; What You Don't Know About Your Eyes; Article on Salt - 14,000 uses and $0.02/pound; Gabbing with the Gabors - article with great bedroom photos of Zsa Zsa, Magda, Mama and Eva; The Windfall (fiction); Pigs Have Wings (fiction); Baseball's Biggest Bargain - article on the Brooklyn Dodgers with fantastic color photos of many team members including Jackie Robinson; Blood Money (fiction); Ninety Saddles for Kengtu (fiction); Brief article and two color photos of native artist Frank White Eagle; First or Nothing (fiction); History Hinges on These Two Rivers - excelllent color photos of US troops near the Yalu River and US naval vessels in the Rhine - with brief article; Ike is My Boy - West Point's salty Old Sarge, Sergeant Marty Maher, reveals Ike's sports loves - article with four photos of Ike; Inch and a Half to Go - humor about women and maps; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features opera star Patrice Munsel. Couple of chips from top of back cover. Average wear. Library stamp on front cover and back page. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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O'Meara, Baz; Querrie, Charlie; Fitkin, Ed; Selke, Frank Jr.; Walker, Hal; Roxborough, H.H.; Tiffin, Egbert
Maple Leaf Gardens Official Programme, December 30, 1944, Toronto Maple Leafs Vs. Chicago Black Hawks - Elwyn Morris Cover Photo / Coke Ad with Swastika / Turk Broda in the Military
80 pages. Where to begin describing this incredible Toronto Maple Leaf souvenir? Colour-illustrated front cover features prominent black and white photo of Leaf player Elwyn Morris. Contents: Nice military-themed colour ad for B-A inside front cover; One-page ad for Simpson's overcoats for men; Page two displays the "Gardens" Executive and Board of Directors with photos of twenty-one gentlemen including Major Conn Smythe; Nice one-page ad for ENO's 'fruit salt'; Information about many players from the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, ; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Peoples Credit Jewellers, celebrating their 25th Anniversary; Wildfire Chocolate Bar ad; ad for Orange-Crush and Lime Crush rickey; Nice one-page ad for 'The House of Stone' high-end clothing business; Nice one-page photo ad for Brylcreem; Nice one-page military-themed ad for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum; Article by Frank Selke Jr.; Article on Toronto Sports Personalities; Nice Black Cat cigarette ad; One-page ad for Scott's Emulsion; Nice one-page ad for Midtown Tire features photos and write-ups of owners Stan Bacon and Sam Shefsky; Who's Who on the Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens?; Half-page Coke ad shows Allied airman talking to a group while he holds a remmant of a Nazi plane, the remnant bearing a large swastika; One-page ad for Maclean Stomach Powder; One page ad for Joseph Gould & Sons, maker of clothing; One-page ad for Du-Val products; Hockey's Immortal Characters - article on Newsy Lalonde; Centrefold, loose but present, lists fourteen Chicago players - one name stroked out and another hand-written in below, and seventeen Toronto players; Great vintage ad for Vernor's Ginger Ale; Who's Who on the Boston Bruins?; Royal York Hotel ad promotes Horace Lapp and his 'Orchestra of Funmakers'; Nice two-page ad for Bee Hive Corn Syrup; Illustrated ad for the W.H. Dunne Skate Co.; Ad for Tease Knitting Co. which makes jerseys for the Toronto Maple Leafs; Nice one-page ad for Germolene ointment; Odex soap ad shows man in shower; Nice illustrated ad for the 'Honey Dew Shop'; Thermogene Wool ad; Fantastic cartoon ad for the Chicken Palace restaurant in Toronto; Article - With Our Boys on Active Service (In WWII) - featuring Turk Broda; NHL Schedule for 1944-45; Only One Brother Act Left in Big-Time Hockey - The Bruneteau brothers of the Detroit Red Wings; Who's Who on the Chicago Black Hawks; Ad for Gordon Dunfield military outfitters; Nice vintage one-page ad for C.C.M. skating equipment, with illustrations of the Allan Cup, Stanley Cup, and Memorial Cup; Nice illustrated ad for Winnwell hockey equipment; Article - Hockey History of Ancient America; One-page ad for Veno's cough syrup; Nice one-page ad for "Export" - Canada's Finest Cigarette; Nice two-colour ad for Dentyne Gum inside back cover; Great colour ad on back cover for Sweet Caporal cigarettes features attractive lady and instructions how to order cigarettes for 'the boys overseas' (in WWII). Above-average external wear. Openings along coverfold. A magnificent Toronto hockey collectible. Book
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Bond, Courteney, C.J.; Malak; Hess, Quimby F.; Russell, Dale A
Canadian Geographical Journal, December 1970, Volume 81, No. 6 - Dinosaurs of Central Asia / Two Eastern Arctic Communities - Frobisher Bay and Cape Dorset
Pages 183-215. Features: Two Communities in the Eastern Arctic - Frobisher Bay and Cape Dorset; The Flowers of Christmas; The Study of Butterflies and Moths as a Hobby; The Dinosaurs of Central Asia; Index 1970 - Vols. LXXX and LXXXI; Great colour-photo ad on back cover for CBC Radio/TV Sports features a variety of famous Canadian athletes. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Storey, Red; Snyder, Brodie
Red's Story
245 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Red tells the stories of his life in his own inimitable style, and it's an engrossing, often hilarious account of the rough and tumble golden era of Canadian sport." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A great copy of what is sure to be an entertaining read. Red Storey was a great character. "Red has forgotten more about hockey than most guys know." - Don Cherry. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, 20 March 1965
Features: Fantastic two-panel fold-out colour photo ad for the 1965 Ford Galaxi 500 LTD; Year 1 of the LBJ Era - Canada's destiny, too, is hitched to this president hell-bent for greatness; Awesome colour full-page ad for the 1965 Buick Wildcat (Sports Coupe); How to be a Widow - if you are a wife, the probability is that you will outlive your husband; The Newfoundland - the ever-loving web-footed dog made in Canada; Our second chance at public housing - Toronto's Regent Park opened 15 years ago, but social stigma, shortsightedness and red tape all combined to dim this bright prospect; They can get Canada for you Wholesale - Toronto Promoters Terrance Howes and John Heaven; Hawks, Chicks and a Swinging Nest - it is now chic for girls all over the civilized world to come on skinny and to wear long hair and wispy little Mod dresses, and for boys to deck themselves out in a lot of buttons and leather - the chic-est is to manage somehow to look and act elegant and seedy at the same time - many photos; Robert Thomas Allen's sentimental journeys - #1 England; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; and more. Coverfold almost entirely open. Covers just holding to contents. Small calculation atop front cover. A worthy copy. Book
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Podnieks, Andrew
Canada's Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History, 1920-1998
242 pages. The first comprehensive history of Canada's incredibly successful Olympic teams... Complete with ana exhaustive Olympic Games summary and statistical archive, more than 75 black and white photos, and more than 30 colour shots of recent Olympic action." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
The London Scottish Regimental Gazette, No. 163, Vol. XIV, July 1909
Photo of "Reception of the Colours in Hyde Park". Photo of "H" Co. Team, Winners of the "Celestial" Cup. Photo of "Our Marathon Team Breasting the Tape". Article and Photo - Territorial Day - Presentation of Colours, Saturday, June 19, 1909. Article - Territorial Sports at the Stadium, June 26, 1909. A Page from a Non.-Com's. Diary. A Born Solider - second instalment. Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, 14th (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The London Scottish). Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Book
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Craven, Kurt
One Hundred One (101) Sucker Punches
94 pages. "When the stakes are life and death - or even just saving face - ANYTHING goes. He who strikes first in a fight often wins, especially if the opponent is caught flat-footed and off guard. This book offers an array of techniques for laying out a sucker with just one punch, strike, or kick." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this entertaining, practical guide. Book
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Chrysler Motors Corporation
Dodge Service Manual: Compact Sports Van Service Manual - B100, B200, B300 Sportsman Van
Genuine Dodge service manual. 3/4" thick. Undated. Appears to be circa early 70s. Above-average wear and soiling binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, 1 July 1938
40 pages. Features: Great colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover; The Wedding Present, by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Design for a National Capital, by J.F.C. Smith - a bird's-eye view of the fifty-year plan for the beautification of Ottawa, with black and white photos; Streamliner, by Ray Millholland; 29,000 Miles over the Arctic - by Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, who is convinced that airliners can fly the circumpolar skyway from America to Asia - with black and white photos; Arena Dramas - highlights from the sports parade as recorded by the dean of Canadian sports writers Elmer W. Ferguson - with photo of "Mighty Mite" Auriel Joliat; Beverley Baxter's London Letter - Cut the Barbed Wire! - he describes the addiction to war and military spending; Looms of Conflict, by Burton L. Spiller - in which crisis strikes at Rainbow Mills and a young man in love discovers romance can be bitter sweet; Norman Reilly Raine - a writing career launched in Maclean's leads to an Academy award for the best screen play of the year, by Harry Bossin - with photo of Mr. Raine; Who was Joe Boyle? (conclusion) - Snatching treasure from Bolsheviks, rescuing prisoners, defying fleets, signing treaties - "Uncle Joe" was nothing if not versatile, by Flora Alexander Boyle - with black and white photos; Nice full-page black and white ad for Pontiac cars; Gorgeous colour back cover ad for Buckingham cigarettes features a hummingbird illustration. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A quality copy of this lovely vintage issue. Book
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Graham, Frank W.
Ready... Set... Go! - A St. John's (Newfoundland) Sports Pictorial
260 pages including index. "Volunteer sports archivist for the Government of Newfoundland, Frank Graham has carried out extensive research into the origin and growth of sports activities in this province. This pictorial includes some 200 photographs of major sports events and groups up to 1950, as well as a few more recent photos of special significance. Graham's knowledge of the local sports scene is well demonstrated in the introductory comments about each sport as well as in the background information germane to the various sports and individuals." - from dust jacket. Gift plate and date stamp upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this wonderful archival compilation. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, 6 June 1949 *Cover Portrait of U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson*
60 pages. Features and Articles: Chairman David Lilienthal of the Atomic Energy Commission is questioned about Government-financed scholarships for Communists, and more; U.S. Foreign Aid is whacked to save money; U.S. Military in-fighting involving the Consolidated B-36 and more; Louis Johnson - Master of the Pentagon; The Angels of the Truman Campaign; Victor Reuther; Ralph Bunche; Berlin Rail Strike"; Communist Gerhart Eisler is freed in London on a technicality; Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan are engaged - with photo; China - "The Communists Have Come"; Japan's Emperor Hirohito shifts from divinity to human monarch; Kis Tarcsa concentration camp in Hungary opened again to hold 8,000, 90% of whom are Jews; Willy Messerschmidt mass produces homes of steel and 'foam concrete' in Germany - with photos; Colour ad for DeSoto automobiles; Colour ad for Woodwind suits for men; Grasshoppers in Saskatchewan; Quebec City's Maison du Bucheron provides 55 rooms for loggers; Full page election ad for "Canada's Great Leader", Louis St. Laurent; Railroad construction in Latin America; Soccer contest - Scotland vs. St. Louis; Archibald Henderson of North Carolina; Acne misery; Bill Stern of NBC's Sports Newsreel; Dow Brewery ad features the train engine heroics of 58-year-old Fred Ryan; Pope Pius XII delivers manuscript of Papal Bull - with photo; Pastor Salau; V-2's rival - the U.S. Navy's Viking rocket; Eddie Rickenbacker on the Airlines; Rudy Fah Tongg showed the people of Hawaii how to get rich - early in the second world war he formed a hui which bought up properties of fleeing Caucasions; Sir William Stevenson and the World Commerce Corp.; Colour Chevrolet ad inside back cover; Bruck Mills colour ad on back cover. Editorial content identical with U.S. edition except for added Canadian news" - from page 4. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Staining and occasional related damage to top one of two inches of many pages. A worthy copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, January 3, 1983 *IMAGES OF '82*
Features: Nice colour ad for Apple computers; Fading Hopes and Fortunes - Canada's economy in 1982; Photos of 1982 moments of celbration - Gretzky, a child for Princess Di, the signing of the Canadian constitution, Pat Morrow atop Everest; E.T.; Images of the wars of 1982 - Central America, Lebanon, The Falkland Islands, Iran/Iraq; Review of the economy of 1982; Photos of 1982 trends and discoveries; Domestic photos from 1982; Reagan meets King Hussein; Nice colour 3-panel photo centerfold for Export cigarettes; Judge Reid Scott declines to hear any more cases due to constitutional concerns; Peter C. Newman on 1982, 'a year of very mixed returns', with photos of Andy Sarlos; Key business, foreign affairs, American, sports, entertainment, movies, deaths and people photos of 1982; Commodore 64 ad on back cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, December 27, 1982 - The Comic Triumph of SCTV - Andrea Martin Cover Photo / The Burzynski Cancer Cure?
Features: Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski of Houston and his expensive, unproven cancer cure; Who Said Canada was Dull?, by Charles Gordon; The economy - facing up to visions of 1930; Make-work jobs for the military; Yukon native land claims settlement; Huge Quebec power outage; Lech Walesa's joyless ride in Poland; Sentry Armoured Courier of New York is robbed; Earthquake in North Yeman; Risk of world economic breakdown; German politics; Peter C. Newman on high-tech pioneers in the west - Corvec Data Systems and Paul Daniell; Trent Frayne on money issues in sports; Cover Story - The Comic Triumph of SCTV with colour photos; Kerosene heaters - are they safe?; A defeat for the Garrison Diversioin project; New faces for kids with Down's Syndrome; Economy causes long, slow, squeeze in newsrooms and news coverage; The death of Aramaic; Canada's largest-ever foreign exhibit of Canadian culture, in Germany; Last Minute Vaction business. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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