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The Wide World Magazine, December 1939
Stories: The Hunting of Bad Young Man; A Doctor In Korea; British Columbia Loggers; The Ways of Crocodiles; The Man Who Blundered; Down Channel; The Thieves Market; Our Treasure Hunt; The Odyssey of Idle Hour; To the Congo Volcanoes; White Man's Magic; The Uninvited Guest; Old Silas; A Bush Christmas. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Average wear. Covers separated from textblock but present. Book
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The Wide World Magazine, October 1939
Stories: The Great Porcupine Fire; Asking for Trouble; Singing Our Way Through Europe; Feats of Indian Fakirs; The Wyoming Outlaw; Worms that have Turned; Our Township; The Road-Makers; A Californian Lion Farm; Vanished Ivory; Pieces of Eight; Bird of Bad Luck; Two Collisions. Average wear. Book
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Hermand, Jost; Dembo, Margot Bettauer (translator)
A Hitler Youth in Poland: The Nazis' Program for Evacuating Children During World War II
148 pages. A clean, bright and unmarked copy with very light wear. Only defect is that two early pages are loose from binding, but present. Nice working copy. Book
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Stanley, Roy M., Col
Prelude to Pearl Harbor: War in China, 1937-41 - Japan's Rehearsal for World War II
Includes over 250 previously unpublished photos. Usual library markings and some underlining. Somewhat above-average wear. Useful reference copy. Book
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Buick Motor Division
Buick Shop Manual 1939 - to be Used in Conjunction with the 1938 Shop Manual
3/8" thick. Although this is a reprint, it has an air of originality to it, presumably because this copy itself appears fairly old. Although this manual is to be used in conjunction with the 1938 version, this book itself contains a sizeable quantity of detailed information pertinent specifically to the 1939 model year. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Locomotives International - No. 18, March 1993
Features: Gold, Diamonds and Overhead Electrics - West Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd. - South Africa's last original Narrow Gauge Surface gold Mine Tramway; Mallet Locomotives; Cab Forward - Part 2; Post 1945 Polish Industrial Steam Locomotives - Part 2; Ecuadorian National railways - the last steam-worked Andean railway - Part 2; Notable 2FT Gauge Lines - Estrado do Ferro Perus-Pirapora; The Origins of Narrow Gauge Steam Railways; Back Track. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Locomotives International - No. 28, Vol. 6, April 1995
Features: From the Camera of Keith R. Chester; A History of the Leeds Locomotive Building Industry - Part 5 - The Steam Plough Works fo John Fowler Ltd.; The Upper Silesian Sand Railway; Two Early French 4-4-0 Locomotives; Back Track; The German Locomotive Industry - 1945; Steam Travel and Photography Forty Years Ago - Part One; Locomotive Curiosities - The Bothwell Patent; Steam Locomotive Construction in Spain, Part 3 - Compania Euskalduna de Construccion y Reparacion de Buques, Bilbao; Latest from Poland. Faint date stamp atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
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The Sphere Magazine - The Empire's Illustrated Weekly: January 20, 1945
Photos include: scene from the Battle of the Bulge; the capture of Laroche; The capture of Samree; photos from the snowy battlefields of Belgium; scenes from Italy, Burma and Greece; the battle of Budapest; Hard weather on the North Atlantic supply routes; air relief of Bastogne; The new German Royal Tiger Tank; First photo of the American version of the V1 being built by Ford at Dearborn, Michigan; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Schultz, John; Miwa, Kimitada: Editors
Canada and Japan in the Twentieth Century
262 pages. Index. Reference notes. "A collection of essays meant to bridge the distance and the language barriers that separate Canadian research on Japan from Japanese scholarship on Canada." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Mitchison, Naomi
Among You Taking Notes... The Wartime Diary of Naomi Mitchison 1939-1945
350 pages. "She writes as a woman of striking individuality and intelligence, acknowledging the particular problems of being female during the confusion and uncertainty of the war years." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy working copy. Book
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Bishop's '39 - The Year Book (Yearbook) of the University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Quebec
68 pages plus advertisements. 11.25" x 8.5" x 0.5". Nicely decorated and textured maroon boards bear some manner of white residue which *may* be removable if you are very patient - please see our photo. Average wear overall. Contents very clean, bright and unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Drummond, Anthony
United States Naval Test Pilot School: Historical Narrative and Class Information 1945 to 1983
180 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "We have attempted to provide specific data for each class and at the same time develop an 'impression' of the School as it evolved against a background of the forty years of change in naval aviation since World War II. Hence, the book's structure: historical narrative for each year followed by specific class data for each year. A running line of classes appears on the narrative pages. Alumni activities (if any) are appended to each narrative... The service affiliations of military personnel are indicated... Where appropriate, the list of class members on a class page is headed by a an In Memoriam note." - from Foreward. Printed on glossy stock. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear - the only exception being a library stamp atop front free endpaper. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Trains - The Magazine of Railroading: June 1965
Features: Editorial - Biggest News from EMD since 1939; What EMD will have in its showrooms in 1966 - 2 pages of diagrams and photos; Photos of the Mississippi Maelstrom; Steam News Photos; Night photo of No. 45684 in England; Can New York City live happily ever after with 34,000 commuters? - what price rails to suburbia? - long article with illustrations and map; The Case of the Curved-Side Lightweight, introduced by the Cincinnati Car Company - Traction Classics; Photo Section - American Railroading... in 1908; Monarch Branch... after; Boarding the Century at Utica - excerpt from a 'Trains' reader letter; and more. Date stamp atop front cover else unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Trains - The Magazine of Railroading: April, 1958
Features: All West Issue; Robert R. Young 1897-1958; Railroad news photos; Great Photo of 'The Day They Tamed the West', 10 May, 1869 - rails meet in Utah; What the 'W' stands for in D&RGW - Rio Grande's Salt Lake Division; A Place to Watch Trains - David P. Morgan thumbs his diary back to 1945 and recalls Denver Union Station in 1945; Photos through the Rockes; Nice 2-page photo of a train puffing through Marias Pass in 1940; Day of a Railroader - 2 - a fan goes firing for pay and falls in love with 4-6-6-4s; The Case of the Verdi Villains; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy., Magazine
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Martin, Arthur; Purdon, Lucyanne: Co-Editors
Maple Leaves 1939: Yearbook of Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School, Missouri
104 pages. Signed by Principal E.R. Adams beneath his photo. Numerous staff autographs. Frequent student autographs throughout and at back endpapers. Average wear. This copy belonged to Anne Disana. Binding intact. A sound square copy in attractively decorated blue boards. Book
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Collectible Automobile Magazine, October 1993
Features: 1952-55 Lincoln 'Road-Race' Champs; 1958 Pontiac - between 'Silver Streaks' and 'Wide-Track'; Paul W. Gillan - Retired Pontiac Chief Designer; 1947-50 Kaiser - History could have been different; 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A - photo feature; 1966 Exner Bugatti - photo feature; 1939 Ford Pickup; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Collectible Automobile Magazine - October 2004
Features: The Coachcraft story; 1960-61 DeSoto; The 1970-77 Triumph Stag; Malcolm McKellar - Pontiac's Unpretentious Genius; 1971 Chrysler 300 Hardtop Sedan; 1939 Buick Century Convertible Coupe; 1940 Ford Half-ton Panel Truck. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Finkelstein, Dr. Norman
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
182 pages. Index. "... Finkelstein has raised some important and uncomfortable issues... examples cited can be breathtaking in their angry accuracy and irony." - The Jewish Quarterly. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Book
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Graf, Josephine A.; Ewbank, Louis B.; Evans H.H.; Wetherill, Richard B.; Morris Martha Tucker; Coleman, Christopher B.; Lynch, William O
Indiana Magazine of History, December 1939
Pages 362-452. Features: The Brown County Art Colony; Judges of the Federal District Court of Indiana; Orland, Indiana; The First Official Air Mail; The Society of Indiana Pioneers; Indiana Historical Society; History Teachers' Forum - Tried and True Goals; Dunihue Correspondence, 1832; The Southern Appalachians; Indiana Genealogy; and more. Moderate wear. Prior owner's stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Musel, Robert; O'Brien, Andy; Robinson, Cyril
Weekend Magazine, 2 December 1967
36 pages. Features: Nostalgic CFL article looking back to the 1939 Grey Cup game played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; (with archival photos) by Andy O'Brien; Birth Control for the Unmarried - A canvass of Canadian universities asks if unmarried young people should have a statutory right to live together with access to the information and facilities for birth control now available to married couples, have single women a moral right to prescriptions for The Pill?; Nice full-page colour photo for Corning Ware; Nice ad for Sanyo portable radios; Alexandra Bastedo - The Girl Who Said No to Hitchcock - article with great photo; Hockey player Lou Angotti is featured in an smoking cessation ad; Great centerfold photo of a 4,000-head herd of cattle being moved to lower ground in B.C.; The Day Halifax Blew Up - fiftieth anniverary of the tragedy - article and photos; Nostalgic full-page colour ad for CCM products - bikes, skates, hockey equipment, etc.; Ads for electric knives; Nice large colour photo of the New Zealand Quintuplets; Snow Cruiser ad; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Keith, R.A.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, September 1938
48 pages. Features: Super cover photo of a Seversky Pursuit in flight; Nice Ethyl Corporation full-page ad recalls Robert Lathan soaring over Baltimore, Maryland in 1910; Great photo ad for BG spark plugs; Guest editorial by M.E. Ashton about Canada's bush airline operators "Looking for Fair Treatment"; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features a scene in Delhi, India; The Ottawa Airport Opening - photos with article; Lockheed one-page ad; The 1938 John Webster Competitions - article with many photos; Nice one-page photo ad for the De Havilland Albatross; The National Air Races - many photos of faces at Cleveland, Ohio; Stinson ad features their Reliant; Cub Fleet Tours to Hamilton aand Toronto - article with photo of Miss Alma Heflin; Highlights in the Aviation News; Toronto Flying Club has outstanding record; One-page ad for the new 1939 Aeronca "50"; Radio Equipment in the DC-4 - article with photos; Fantastic centrefold ad for Fleet Aircraft features a very large photo of one of their biplanes; Kollsman Instrument Co. full-page ad with photo of their factory; Nice ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Transport; Nice one-page Brewster ad with photos; Nice Cub ad; Great Junkers ad inside back cover highlights their material inspection laboratory; A New Addition to a Famous Family; A New Pneumatic Ski Pedestal; The Luscombe at Winnipeg; Edo Floats for Bellancas; The New Moth Minor; Luscombes attend Ottawa Airport Opening; Portable ground station by Learadio; News from the West Coast; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; Fantastic Intava products two-colour ad on back cover features photos of the seaplane "Mercury"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Ketchum, J.D.; Selinger, Jack; Fraser, Blair; O'Leary, Grattan; Shapiro, L.S.B.; Bazter, A. Beverley; Crawford, Kenneth, G.; Nichols, Charles; Bauer, W.W.; Frost, Rex; Mayse, Arthur; Raddall, Thomas H.; Cooke, William, C.; Campbell, Helen G.
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, May 1, 1945
72 pages. Features: Great full-page colour military-theme ad inside front cover for International Harvester features tripical beach scene with earth movers; The German Prisoner Problem - Editorial; You Can't Try Socialism - scathing editorial; Full-page ad for the Trans-Canada telephone system; Home Won't Be Heaven Soldier - how some home-coming difficulties can be smoothed over; Trout Fever is Catching; River Demon (fiction); Those Sound Effects - production of background noises for radio - article with photos; Canada at San Francisco - what will Canada say at this meeting to shape the security of the post-war world?; The Man Behind Ilsley - Dr. W.C. "Cliff" Clark - Deputy Minister of Finance - article with photo; The "Herrenvolk" in Defeat - a look at the German people after the war - with photos from the town of Calcar; Russia and the Catholics; That Touchy Meat Problem - our failure to ration raised eyebrows in Washington; The Love Moon (fiction); The World's Oldest Company - The Hudson's Bay Company is 275 years old - article with photos; Cancer - medical science can save thousands of Canadians' lives if they seek treatment early enough; Ad for Maclean's $1,000 For a Story Contest; Full-page ad by Ford with caption "Looking Forward!" shows man in suit welcoming a Canadian soldier home from the war; Nice full-page colour GM ad reproduces an oil painting by Fred H. Brigden, R.C.A. overlooking distant autumn leaves with rainbow in background; Nice full-page Goodyear ad with colour illustration of doctor standing beside his car outside drugstore; Half-page Pepsi ad shows man 'buying off his dame' with a case of pop - "Be a Smartee! Pick a Pepsi!"; Nice full-page colour ad for GSW (General Steel Wares) shows young housewife at work in modern kitchen; Full-page ad by the Department of Veteran's Affairs informs readers that War Veteran's Insurance is now available; Kitchen Photography - wartime amateur Rex Frost explains how to set up a darkroom in your kitchen; Half-page Lifesavers ad shows soldier using this candy to improve smooching with his girl; Two-page Victory Bond ad; Ad for Arrid deodorant features photo of Ethel Merman; Gorgeous colour ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover. Only moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Jones, Stanley; Hayes, William Edward; Watkins, Richard Howells; Martyr, Weston; Baxter, A. Beverley; Moore, H. Napier; Blochin, Anne Elizabeth and Victor
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 1 July 1939 - The Truth About the Bren Gun Article
40 pages. Features: Hard-to-believe colour photo ad for an International Delivery truck inside front cover looks like a cross between a banana and a toaster; Net Results (short story); The Truth About the Bren Gun Article - feedback after the storm of controversey which resulted when Maclean's printed an article by Lieut.-Col. George Drew describing "the most abominable contract that could possibly have been imagined" - includes photos of many of the main players; Overload (short story); Britain Accepts Conscription - part of Beverley Baxter's update from London; Sea Room (short story); Edward Johnson of Guelph (part 2) - with indomitable will he conquered music, strange tongues and life's tragedy in his determined invasion of the operatic world - article with photos; Ribuck! (short story); Hot Dogs - how to help your pet during a heat wave; Nice Coke ad on back cover features young couple heading to a soda fountain, with photo of soda jerk inserted. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Gard, Robert E.: Editor; MacDonald, J.K.; Adam, Francois; Pearson, Robert P.; Soars, Norman
Alberta Folklore Quarterly, March 1945, Vol. 1, No. 1
This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. Book
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Lash, G.H.
Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies - 1939 Tourism Booklet
48 pages. Fold-out two-sided colour map at back. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Contents include: Accommodation; All-Expense Package Tours; Big Game and Camera Hunting; Canadian National Equipment; Canadian National Representatives; Columbia Icefield; Fishing; Golfing; Hiking Trips; Jasper Park Lodge - general information and rates; Maligne Lake; Maligne River Anglers' Club; Miette Hot Springs; Mount Robson Park; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this charming and informative vintage Jasper item. Book
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GM
1939 Oldsmobile (all Series "6" and "8") and Pontiac 2500 Series Shop Manual
280 pages. Genuine vintage GM shop manual. Heavy external wear and soiling. Back cover missing as well as, possibly, the last page of the book - probably a spec. sheet. Binding intact. Book
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The Canadian Magazine (Star Weekly) 13 June 1970 - Remember Tupperware Parties?
Features: The Home Party Pitch - selling products through home sales parties - Tupperware and others; Paul Rimstead article on pool champion George Chenier, aged 63 - The loneliness of an old master, with great colour photo; Car Theft - wrecked Ontario cars morph with stolen Montreal cars - theft to order, theft by owner arrangement; theft for resale, theft for parts; Schussing the sands - in 1939 Robert Cote begain sand skiiing the north bank of the St. Lawrence at Tadoussac - the sport has taken off - colour photos; Maggie Grant column; Snake Charmers - fashion photos; Strawberry Recipes; Cybermedix is the greatest medical checkup ever; Art under pressure - colour photos of beautiful rock formations; Doug Wright's Family cartoon. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Old McGill '45 - Volume 48: McGill University Yearbook, Class of 1945
303 pages. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos. Padded red boards. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Above-average external soiling. A sound copy. Book
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Stevenson, John S.
Mercury Deposits of British Columbia: Bulletin No. 5
93 pages including bibliography. Black and white photos, illustrations and maps. "Includes geological descriptions of all known occurrences of mercury in British Columbia that were visited by author during field work from 1938 and 1939. To make bulletin more comprehensive, introductory chapter briefly describes the mineralogy, metallurgy, modes of occurrence and economics of mercury." - from preface. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. Book
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Harvey, Maurice
Scandinavian Misadventure : The Campaign in Norway, 1940
323 pages. Index. References. Black and white photographic plates. "The conflict in Norway between April and June of 1940 was the first occasion in the history of warfare that all three Services had been engaged in a totally joint operation. For the Allies the ramifications of this new method of warfare became painfully apparent as the campaign developed. Moreover, it occurred in an area that posed unique problems of topography and climate and was conducted throughout in an atmosphere of political indecision and strategic improvisation." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper else unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
28 October 1945 Weekly Bulletin of the First Baptist Church, Mason and Quadra Streets, Victoria, B.C.
Minister: Rev. G.A. Reynolds. Organist: Mr. Oliver Stout. Lists musical contributions by: Mr. Stanley Honeychurch, James Dinsmore, Mrs. H. Youson. Sermon was titled: "An Airman's Legacy" - a voice from the dead speaks to youth. Average wear. Unmarked. Fold mark across the middle. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 1 November 1938
56 pages. Features: The Guy With the Face, by Charles L. Shaw - Any dolt could see Igar's face was his future; Out of Torment - Peace!, by Beverley Baxter, who is optimistic about the future of Europe after the Munich conference; You're Driving Me Crazy, by Elmin Sproule - never call your wife a nincompoop; Canon Scott, by Hubert Evans - he was a padre who babbled poetry and ate potatoes out of his hat, but the First Division still remembers him as a hero who deserved a halo; The General Died In..., by Benge Atlee - Kent Power in the puzzling case of the General who thought he had no enemies; Drama the Crowd Misses - by Dink Carroll - the inside story of many a football battle is even more thrilling than the game itself; Medicine Man, by George Edward Allen - in which white man's magic dices with death and probes the secret of the Wild Wa's shrine; Nostalgic photos of a fall fair; They Knew Joy Boyle, by Flora Alexander Boyle; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1939 Dodge Custom; Great two-page colour centerfold ad for the new 1939 DeSoto (held by one staple), followed by another beautiful colour two-page ad for the 1939 Chrysler - this ad missing a 3" x 3" clipping from its right margin; Great colour ad for International trucks on back cover shows the range of their products from light delivery unit through dump trucks. Above-average wear. Pages 5-8 loose but present. Pages 49-52 missing. Address label atop front cover. Book
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Greene, B.M.: Editor
Who's Who in Canada, Including The British Possessions in the Western Hemisphere 1945-46 (1946)
1568. An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Trains Magazine, June 1945, Vol. 5, No. 8
46 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: NYC replaces Busy Switches - new slip switches at Harmon, N.Y.; The Rio Grande - General Palmer's little narrow gauge road of the Colorado mountains grew into one of America's most important 'bridge' systems; Driving Gear for Turbine Locomotives - Pennsylvania Railroad's experimental unit has uniform torque, fully balanced drive wheels, high efficiency at speed; new locomotive; Built in Roanoke - Norfolk & Western has been building most of its locomotives at its Roanoke Shops; Railroad Ticket Man - What does the passenger look like to the man on the other side of the ticket window?; Tall Stacked Old Timers - Three gems from a leading locomotive photo collection; Chicago Station Gets New Shed - Illinois Central Rebuilds - Illinois Central tears down old high arch and builds slotted roof. Average wear. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
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The Art Bulletin, March 1945, Volume XXVII, Number One (1)
84 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. Features: The Dome of Heaven; About a type of Islamic Incense Burner; The Secret of the Medieval Masons; An Explanation of Stornaloco's Formula; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Brigg, Emil
Stand up and Fight: The Story of Emil Brigg
176 pages. "When the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, Emil Brigg was 14. Captured several times by the S.S. and forced to witness the mass execution of thousands of his people, he was both resourceful and determined enough to escape each time and eventually reached Hungary. There he joined a small underground organization and, for his part in the killing of a German agent, he was imprisoned and severely tortured." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
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Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) Toronto Official Souvenir Catalogue and Program, August 25 - September 9, 1939 - Transportation and Communications Year
108 pages. Colour photo ad for Simpson's inside front cover features coffee set purchased by the Queen. First page is a large four-panel fold-out map of the fairgrounds with all major venues identified. Backside of map features ad for Olympene Linament endorsed by stunt driver "Lucky" Teter who's personal photo and action photo appear. Full page photo portraits of CNE officials George Brigden and Elwood A. Hughes. General index on page 2 itemizes the dozens of features in this informative publication which are interspersed with charming vintage ads, our favourite being the black and white photo ad for the Deer Park Livery which shows their large fleet of Cadillac and McLaughlin-Buick cars for hire on page 56. Lengthy lists of exhibitors included. Inside of back cover features vintage two-colour ad for the prominent baker Christie, Brown, and Company. Back cover features great colour photo ad for the T. Eaton Co. showing the front of their five-storey Toronto store adorned with colourful banners and British flags. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this marvelous and informative Toronto collectible. Book
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Clay, Charles: Editor
The Canadian Author and Bookman, December 1945
64 pages. Features: How do I Write? - Hugh MacLennan; Of Bread, Art, and Masterpieces - Philip Child; Where are Canada's Literary Critics? - Dana Doten; The Writer and his Audience - E.J. Pratt; Profit in School Book Writing - Claude E. Lewis; How to Win Prize Contests - Will E. Intersoll; Snappy Book Salesmanship - Philip H. Moore. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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WLS Family Album 1945
48 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos with captions. Somewhat above-average wear. Covers taped in place. A worthy copy. Book
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The Scarlet Letter: Yearbook of the 1939 Senior Class of Rutgers University
168 pages. Index. Hundreds of black and white photos. Average wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's bookplate, signature and gift greetings upon front free endpaper. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Metate 1945 (Nineteen forty-five): Yearbook of Pomona College, Claremont, California
135 pages. Dozens of wonderful vintage black and white photos. Average wear. Minor lean to spine. Binding intact. Sunning to spine. A sound copy. Book
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Bellem, Robert Leslie; Trent, Clive; Merrill, Lew; Maxwell, Clayton; Court, Harley L.; Speer, Hugh; Cooper, Ken
Spicy Adventures (Spicy-Adventure) Stories Magazine, October 1939, Volume 10, Number 6
128 pages. Great cover art by H.J. Ward. Stories include: Peril's Highway; Jackaroo; Bayou Madness; Rubies of Empire; Diana Daw; Graveyard of Missing Ships; She-Sheriff Barbara; Dangerous Bequest. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday March 18, 1939 - Pope Pius XII Cover Photo
38 pages. Features: Full-page photo of the Pope's Coronation; Photos of Representatives of Great Britain and other powers at the Papal Coronation; Full-page photo of the Pope's Open-Air Coronation on the Balcony of St. Peter's; Papal Coronation seen by a vaster crowd than ever before; The "Scapa Flow" of the Spanish Republican Fleet!; A Bronze Age Potter's Workshop - The First Found in Palestine - photos; Lachish - Traces of Nebuchadnezzar's Invasions - and Art Relics - photos; Two photos of the first white giraffe seen in Kenya - an adult "Albino" Bull; Among the "Red Men" of Ecuador - article with photos; How the Colorados Dye Themselves Scarlet and Trim their Hair - photos; Two dramatic photos of the sinking of the S.S. "Lillian" after a collission with the German freighter "Wiegand"; Royal Events and Activities of the Week - photos; Sultan of Perak Installed; The Japanese bomb Shumchun Market near Hong Kong - photo; Strange photo of gas mask for babies; Incredible colour photo of literally a "Red Indian" - a Colorado of Ecuador with skin and hair dyed scarlet from seeds of the blood tree and wearing a silver nose pin; Colour centerfold illustration of the only town established by the Romans in Wales - Venta Silurum; Photos of personalities of the week including Mahatma Gandhi, Field-Marshal Goering (in civilian clothes) and his wife, Colonel Rodriguez Lister, Dona Dolores Ibarruri; The Crisis in Slovakia - photos of leading personalities and turbulent scenes - Hlinka Guards; King of the late King George V. in St. George's Chapel; and more; Average wear. Centerfold and pages 411-416 loose but present. Pages 445-450 and any pages beyond page 452 missing. Magazine
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Green, John W. - Editor
The Totem 1945 - Yearbook of the University of British Columbia (UBC) - Volume Twenty-Eight (28)
292 pages. Includes an extensive eight-page list of names - and some photos - of UBC students who left the University since the start of WWII to go on active military service. Many never returned. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Brown, Carlton; Talmey, Allene;
Vogue (American) Incorporating Vanity Fair (Magazine), May 1, 1939 - New York World's Fair Issue
140 pages. Features: Iconic Benito cover illustration welcomes visitors to New York and the World's Fair; Welcome to New York; Invitation to the Fair; Dress Sense of a Queen; From Queen Alexandra's Day; The Queenly Figure; Mrs. Vincent Astor; Coats for the "Yankee Clipper"; World's Fair in the "Nineties"; Fruit from Paris - colour illustrations of fruity headwear; Polynesia in Print; Summer Preview in New Orleans; Southern Innocents; Land of Cotton; Vogue's Spot-Light; 5 PM to 2 AM - at the Fair; Photos of French doll Madeleine de Baine, purchased in Paris in 1868; A Wardrobe for visiting the Fair; Town Ginghams; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Miller's house; and more. Ads include: Wamsutta Supercale sheets color photo inside front cover; Tiffany & Co; Fromm Bros. silver pedigreed fox fur fashions; Best & Co; Bergdorf Goodman; International Silk Guild; Henry Bendel; McCallum Stockings; Fantastic one-page color ad for Shalimar perfume; Luxite Pantie-girdles; Bonwit Teller; Jaeckel; Van Raalte undergarments; Lord & Taylor; Stetson Tailorite Shoes; Nice one-page color illustrated ad for SeaMolds swimsuits by Flexees; Wallace Silversmiths; One-page color ad for Red Cross Shoes; S.H. Camp & Company - featuring large illustration of the Camp Transparent Woman; Macy's - Parade of Pants and Petticoats; "Lastex" Yarn; Dupont's Scuffless "Pyraheel" for shoes; Biberman Bros. - feminine frocks; Gansborough Snoodets hair nets; Vanity Fair Silk Mills; Pacific Mills; Enka Rayon; Laros Undergarments - lovely one-page color-illustrated; Everfast - one-page color-photo of model in Guatemalan print; Jacqueline Shoes; Pakables Hats; Vassarette foundations - nice one-page two-color ad; Kedettes Shoes - nice one-page color ad; Talon Placket Fasteners - featuring motorcycle cop photo; Saks Fifth Avenue; Frances Denney Make-up; Elizabeth Arden - nice one-page, two-color ad; Max Factor; Heel Latch Shoes; Daniel Green Comfy Slippers; Grace Ashley; Dobbs Hats; Jane Engel; Gorgeous color-illustrated Italian Line ad inside back cover shows charming passengers on deck; Back cover color-photo ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features tobacco auctioneer Joe Cuthrell - plus dozens of additional smaller ads. Complete and unmarked with no address label. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Short openings at each end of backstrip. A quality copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book
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Armin, Frances; Hersey, Jean; O'Brien, Harry R.; Albright, Rachel; MacKenzie, Ann; et al
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, July, 1939, Volume 17, Number 11
70 pages. Features: Nice ad for Ford V-8 cars inside front cover shows scotty dog outside empty garage; Fascinating half-page ad shows a lead miner and extolls the benefits of lead paint; Nice color ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Seven Keys to Cape Cod; New Yorkers DO Garden; Biennials Stage the Greatest Show of All; Cool Little Touches - how to give that cool and summery feel to your rooms; It's more fun to play at home; July indoor and outdoor gardening guides; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's soups; Cook Hot, Keep Cool; *Charming* one-page colour ad for Certo features May Robson who says "I'm An Old Hand at Jelly-Making"; Down with Chaperons - and up with parental guidance; Nice one-page color ad for Heinz soup shows artist at work; Half-page two-color ad for Spam; Nice 2-color half-page ad for Libby's fancy tomato juice; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna features magician; Wesson Oil ad features artist Meysa McMein; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chesterfied cigarettes features young lovelies in red, white and blue hats; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Beautyrest mattresses; It Took Imagination - before and after photos and write-up of the makeover of "a wretch of a place"; Really nice color ad for Hellmann's mayonnaise inside back cover; Nice ad for Ralston shredded whole wheat on back cover features comic family the "Crabby Craigs" and an endorsement by Ida Bailey Allen.. 3" x 3" clippings from page 22, 23 and 27. Taped repair to page 14. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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General Motors Products of Canada, Limited
Chevrolet and Pontiac 2200 Passenger Cars 1939 Shop Manual: Chevrolet Maple Leaf and GMC Trucks
263 pages. Profusely illustrated with photos and diagrams. Small name stamped upon title page and back page, otherwise unmarked. Typical soiling and wear for a well-used shop manulal. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this genuine, factory-issued shop manual. Book
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Leslie, Sara; et al
Official Souvenir Programme of the Visit to Calgary (Alberta) of Their Majesties the King and Queen, May 26th, 1939
16 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Nostalgic photos of dignitaries and Royalty. Logistical details of the visit. Average wear and soiling. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Nibbling near lower corner. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Frost, S.R.; Weeks, Kathleen; Lee, W/C H.T.I. ; Dean, S/L Basil
Canadian Geographical Journal, September 1945 - John Canuck Applies for Dependents' Allowance
Pages 106-152 plus fourteen pages of nice ads. Features: Canada's Nitrogen Industry; Monuments Mark This Boundary - the Canadian / US border - article with nice archival photos; John Canuck Applies for Dependents' Allowance - photo-illustrated article on the work of the Dependents' Allowance Board; England's Old Country Markets; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Schwartz, Sam: Editor
The Central Collegiate Outlook 1945 - Year Book (Yearbook): Of Central Collegiate, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Volume 36
72 pages. Abundantly illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos, Includes photo of and statement by R.G. Keenan, President of the student body, and oratory contest winner Ruby Newburg. Also includes a sombre list of 32 names of graduates killed in WWII during the prior year.. Many nice ads, our favourite being a one-page photo ad for Wong Brothers and their Exchange Cafe and Tea Garden. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate external wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful Moose Jaw memento. Book
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