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The Archivists of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon
343 pages including glossaries, biographies and indexes. "A readily available general reference guide to the contents of the various archives of the Anglican Church of Canada in British Columbia and the Yukon." - from page iv. Average wear. Usual library marking. A worthy reference guide. Book
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Millar, Thomas P.
The Omnipotent Child: How to Mold, Strengthen and Perfect the Developing Child
267 pages including appendices and index. The Omnipotent Child is a realistic and practical guide to remedial parenting, based on the author's forty-plus years of experience as a child psychiatrist. "Parents today recognize that discipline is as important as love in child rearing. What they need is help with setting the limits and expectations that generate adaptive growth." - from page x. Above average wear. Pages 179-210 bound upside down. Highlighting and marking to contents. A sound copy. Book
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Sitwell, O.F.G.
Four Centuries of Special Geography: An Annotated Guide to Books That Purport to Describe All the Countries in the World Published in English Before 1888, with a Critical Introduction
668 pages. Index. List of sources. "The first comprehensive guide to this genre." - from Preface. Gift greetings and prior owner's small name ink stamp upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Smith, Jerome F.
Understanding Runaway Inflation - An Investor's Guide to Inflation Hedges
86 pages. Author is purported to have provided the spark which prompted the Hunt brothers to launch their attack on the silver market in the early 80s. Discusses: The Cause of Inflation; Runaway Inflation's Global Threat; Hyperinflation - The end and the beginning; Capital Survival Strategy; Capital Protection - the Right to Privacy; The E.R.C. Group of Companies. Includes useful charts. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Sunning to exterior. A sound copy of this important work. Book
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Taylor, Gordon A.
Milk Bottle Manual: A Collector's Pictorial Primer and Pricing Guide
112 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trademark list. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and diagrams. "A collector's guidebook for the USA." - from front cover. Chapters include: Introduction; Your Milkbottle Collection; How to Build a Milkbottle Collection; Especially Desirable Milkbottles; The Thatcher Story; Go-Withs for the Milk Bottle Collector; How to Display; Milk Bottle Mysteries; Studying the Milk Bottle Collection; "Bottoms Up"; How to Categorize a Collection of Milk Bottles; Amethyst Milk Bottles; Thatcher & Barnhart's Milkbottle Closure of 1886; Tin Tops; The Borden Company; Thatcher Company Catalog 1887. 1974 bottle-pricing guide laid in. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious reference. Book
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Mogan, Murray A.; Stainsby, Joseph A.
Contesting Income Tax Assessments in Canada - A Practical Guide
117 pages. Index. Glossary. Prior owner's name neatly atop first two pages, otherwise clean, bright and tight with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Winston, Winnie; Keith, Bill
Pedal Steel Guitar
126 pages. Black and white photos. "A complete guide to the pedal steel guitar. Beginning to advanced instruction in the E9 tuning and an introduction to C6 tuning. Special sections on additional knee levers, chord theory and its application, right hand blocking and set-up and maintenance of the instrument. Fully illustrated with photos and diagrams. In pedal steel tablature. Includes the personal tunings of Al Perkins, Buddy Cage, Curly Chalker, Hal Rugg, Weldon Myrick, Pete Drake and many other professional greats." - from front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Please note: record not included. Book
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Buchanan, George
The Making of Stringed Instruments: A Workshop Guide
205 pages. "...A straightforward guide to making a range of stringed instruments, written by a craftsman who understands beginner's problems and provides sensible solutions. With the help of over 500 clear illustrations and step-by-step text, the satisfaction of making a beautiful violin, a glossy mandolin or a stylish jazz guitar can by yours." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
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Yeadon Jones, Anne;Yeadon-Jones, Laurence
Vancouver, Howe Sound, and the Sunshine Coast, Including Princess Louisa Inlet & Jedediah Island: A Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide, Volume 3
191 pages. Index. "...Offers charts, tips and data that will enhance any boater's enjoyment." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Minimal library markings. A worthy working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Antiques Collector Magazine, October 1969, Volume 4, Number 10
30 pages. Features: A Collector's House - the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Gooderham in Forest Hill Village, Toronto; Cap Rouge Pottery; Galerie Hosmer-Pillow-Vaughan Gallery; Robert Whale of Brant; Coin Banks; Coaching and Toastmaster Glasses; Easy Guide to Duncan Phyfe Recognition; Four-Poster Beds - short article; Louis Quinze - short article. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian Antiques Collector Magazine, July 1968, Volume 3, Number 7: Parian Statuettes
30 pages. Features: Parian Statuettes; Maisons du Quebec - The Maillou Place; Burlington Glass Site; Scottish Silverware - the Royal Scottish Museum; Unusual Exhibits in a Handmade Country - there are about 400 museums and art galleries in the Netherlands; Dried Bouquets for your Antiques; Canadian (Kitchen) Woodenware; Guide to Canadian Woods - Part 1 - Hardwoods. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Schneider, Jason
Complete Guide to Woodburning Stoves
182 pages. Index. Glossary. Dozens of informative diagrams and black and white photos. "A comprehensive guide to stove selection, installation and efficient operation." - subtitle. "...covers every aspect of the subject, including: wood heating systems; comparisons of imports and American units; technical specifications of leading stoves; price versus quality; matching a woodburning stove to your architectural and heating requirements; how to make a simple, efficient barrel stove; where to get wood and how to harvest it." - from back board. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Reimer, Derek: Editor
Voices - A Guide to Oral History
74 pages. Index. Annotated bibliography. "A practical guide for creating, preserving and using oral history, the term commonly used for the tape recording of first person reminiscences of past events." - from Preface. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Sunday Times Magazine, 20 February 1972 *The Motorist and The Law*
54 pages. Contents: Four-page colour photo-illustrated tourism ad for Lebanon; Feature article on country music with many great colour photos, including Webb Pierce and wife at their guitar-shaped pool; Nashville Cats - photos of American cowboys, hobos, howlers, growlers, yodellers - and one dark stranger (country music stars); Motoring and the Law - automobiles produce more ways of breaking the law than any other aspect of modern life; Colour photo ad for Long Beach, British Columbia, Canada; Traps of the Trade - buying and selling a car is an area beset with pitfalls; Attractive full-page colour photo ad for Tonik; The Parking Jungle - a guide to the mystery of parking your car; When you Have an Accident; Colour photo ad for the Triumph 2.5 P.I. Chunk torn from fore-edge of page 12 affecting Hank Snow photo and part of the text of the country music article. Clipping from page 47 affecting text of article on 'when you have an accident'. Last page loose but present. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, November 1979
Features: Divinely Deco - Jewellery in the 1930s; The Forgotten Charm of Victorian Watercolours; The Renegade Pre-Raphaelite - John Everett Millais; Furniture from the East, Part II, China, Korea and Japan; Crested China Souvenirs of the First World War; Transfer printing on Worcester Porcelain, Robert Hancock; and more. Average wear. Three-inch opening to front cover at top of spine. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, January 1970
Features: Victorian Silk-woven Book-markers; Meissen Table Wares of the 18th Century; Dolls' House Collecting Today; The Story of Prints, Part II - Woodcut (xylography); Art Nouveau Jewellery; French Paperweights, Part II; The Pitfalls of Antiquities; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, July 1970
Features: Tribute to Henri Matisse; Restoration; Antique Cameos and Intaglios; Gold and Silver Pique; Urbino Delft; Tables with Many Purposes; Pin Boxes and other Fairings; English Sealed Wine Bottles; New Light on Worcester Wares; The Antique World of the Mayflower; The Splendours of Brighton Pavillion; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, July 1969 - Special Welsh Issue
Features: The Metal Japanners of Pontypool and Usk; A Welsh Dozen - Welsh artists; The Porcelains of Nantgarw and Swansea; Antique Welsh Love Spoons; Influence of Welsh Landscape in Painting; The Antique Glass of Wales; Silver in Wales; Jones the Clock; The Charm of Welsh National Dress; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, April 1969
Features: Scrimshaw Art; Easter Egg "Toys" for the Collector; A Lover of Oriental Art - Sydney Moss; Past Aids to Beauty; The Story of English Drinking Glasses - Part III, Air Twists, Incised Twists and Composite Stems, 1740-60; Music for Monarch and Man - Mechanical Music; A Belfast Silver Trowel; Turkish and Hispano-Moresque Pottery; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, March 1969
Features: The Fascination of English Porcelain Figures; Furniture for a Faith - Shaker Furniture; Thoresby Hall; The Story of English Drinking Glasses, Part II - Plain Stems and Newcastle Glasses, 1730-1750; Animals in Porcelain; Some Thoughts on Oriental Art; Charm and Variety in Victorian Silhouettes; The Powerful Lure of Self-Portraits; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, June 1966
Features: Treasures of George IV; Solving some Problems in Chinese Enamels; Pottery Garnished with Silver; Teapoys and Urn Stands; English 18th Century Glass; English Porcelain Sauce Boats; Silver Oar of Admiralty; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, August 1966
Features: How to Assess Georgian Long Case Clocks; Biscuit Pottery & Porcelain; Elizabethan Silver-Gilt Tankards; Byways in French Art; Lustre for the Modest Collector; Workbox Treasures; French Prisoner-of-War Work; Changing Fashions in Chairs; Antiques in the Kitchen; Hand-Made History in Victorian Albums; Index for Volume XX (Aug 65 - July 66) laid in; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, May 1967
Features: The Sir Edwin Landseer Revival; Charles Bourne's Porcelains; Ladies' Writing Tables; English Tobacco Jars; Dutch and Flemish Painters; Noble Silver - Punch Bowls and Monteiths; Martinware - Pottery studies in the Grotesque by four Victorian brothers; Money Boxes; Scottish Silver Hallmarks; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, August 1967
Features: Rare Derby Decoration; Gemmology For Jewellery Collectors; Lions about the house; From 18th Century art to Picasso as Sculptor; Screens for Every Taste; Lacquer - the Majestic Art; Newcastle Glass; Toby Jugs Up-to-Date; Clock that Named a Town - Ansonia; and more. Index for Volume XXI laid in - covers Aug 66 - July 67. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide, November 1967
Features: Solving Puzzles in Staffordshire Naval Figures; Memorial Jewellery Fashions; Dressing Table Accessories; Dutch Painters who Delight; Russian Lacquer Boxes; Early English Silver Spoons; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Hansen, Juergen
Table Manners for Round Tables - A Practical Guide to Consensus
93 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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MacDonald, S.O.; Myhrman, Matts
Build It With Bales: A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction - Version Two
143 pages. Index. List of literature cited. Black and white diagrams. Contents include: Starting with Bales; Three Basic Approaches; Developing a Plan; The Loadbearing Option; The Non-Loadbearing Option. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
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GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly) Magazine, November 2007 - Ryan Gosling Cover
288 pages. Features: Review of American Gangster; Francis Ford Coppola argues that doing business in Hollywood is bad for the soul; Bengal Chad Johnson's touchdown celebrations; Loel Lovell on money; Michael Hsu on making your pad more attractive - affordably; Fernando Botero tackles Abu Ghraib; Glenn O'Brien analyzes the sartorial choices of world leaders from W. to Kim Jong Il to Joseph Kabila; John McCain once seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination; Landmark trends of the past 50 years; Dressing up Dave Grohl in outfits under $200; Best Watches under $500; Chiwetel Ejiofor models designer suits; Uruguay's Punta del Este - The New Rio; Ten ways to wear a tweed sports jacket; Ryan Gosling - The Loner; Elizabeth Banks - funniest tramp in the room; A guide to London - the coolest city on the planet; Jerry Seinfeld interview; Kevin Durant - newest NBA superstar; Iraqis flee to Syria. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Breton, P.N.
Popular Illustrated Guide to Canadian Coins, Medals, &.&.
198 pages. Bilingual English/French. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Provides "commercial values of Coins as well as the most interesting Medals." - from Preface. Taped repairs to fore-edge of pages 103-112. Binding intact. Unmarked. Average wear to navy blue boards. A sound copy of this important Canadian numismatic reference. Book
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Watmough, Don (Signed)
Pacific Yachting's Cruising Guide go British Columbia Vol. IV (Four): West Coast of Vancouver Island - Cape Scott to Sooke Including Barkley Sound
214 pages. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Many great colour photos of the region. Signed by author upon title page. "Written for everyone who loves the rugged beauty of the coast of Vancouver Island." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings atop title page. Average wear. Binding sound. Moisture-induced undulations to lower corner of back 50 pages. A sound working copy of this popular guide. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 6, Number 7, July 24 - July 30, 1940
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 55 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of the ill-fated British troopship Lancastria, plus photo of hundreds of survivors loading onto a French trawler; Air ampulance purchased by the Girl Guides; Poland's government meets in England; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Lord Beaverbrook entitled "Builders of Britain's Aircraft" with interesting relevant photos; Photo of Arabs and Jews preparing to battle together against their common enemy; Jersey militiamen train to settle their score with the Nazis; Pilots of the Fleet Air Arm stand at attention before the King; Interesting photo of naval smokescreen in the Mediterranean; Photo of dozens of British armoured cars and their crews; British pilots relax after success against the Nazis who attacked Dover on July 29th; S. Drigin centerfold illustration of the aerial battle over Dover Harbour on the morning of July 29th; Photos of downed German aircraft and damaged English homes; South Staffordshires in Egypt; Photo of the merchant ship Meknes and some of its survivors after it was sunk in the Channel on 24th July; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair Lewis) entitled "Master of the Dike"; Photos of regimentl badges of teh British Army; U.S. Planes on the way - photos of a B.17 Flying Fortress and three PBY patrol flying boats in flight; A commentary on the war for this week; Eire's President Mr. De Valera detonates an electrically controlled mine; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Clausager, Anders Ditlev; Hughes, Mark: Editor
Original MGB - With MGC and MGB GT V8: The Restorer's Guide to All Roadster and GT Models 1962-1980
152 pages. "The definitive guide to model evolution and 100% originality. Outstanding examples of all MGB, C and V8 models covered in depth. Contains 265 specially commissioned colour photographs. Bodywork, interior and mechanical details illustrated. Minutely researched text covers original specifications and equipment." - from dust jacket. Book and dust jacket clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this suberb reference. Book
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Brown, Tom; Morgan, Brandt
Two-In-One Survival Library: Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival and Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking
282 pages. Index. "These volumes illustrate the basic survival skills that can both help us appreciate the richness of our natural environment as well as survive in critical conditions... A must for every outdoorsman to hone his skills as a hunter as well as to make him/her feel more at home in nature." - from dust jacket. Moderate moisture exposure to back panel of dust jacket. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Canadian Antiques Collector - A Journal of Antiques and Fine Arts, August 1968 - Burlington Glass Site
30 pages. Features: The Burlington Glass Site; Pennsylvanian German Folk Art; Canadian Furniture; Starting a Book Collection, by L.S. Loomer; The Children of Peace - a sect of the Quakers founded by David Willson and went on to build their first church in the village of Sharon, Ontario in 1819 - with illustrations; Horse Brasses - article with black and white photos; Guide to Canadian Woods - Part 2 - Softwoods and Imported Decorative Woods, by Michael Harmes; The Built-in English Rooms at the Royal Ontario Museum; Glossary of Pottery and Porcelain Terms. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Simonds Saw and Steel Co.
The Circular Saw: A Guide Book (Guidebook) for Filers, Sawyers and Woodworkers
Revised version of the 1924 first edition. 112 pages. Index. Diagrams. Black and white photos. "The natural successor to the 'Simonds Guide for Filers and Sawyers'... In preparing a new edition it seemed wise to remodel the work and add much new material." - from Introduction. Topics include: History of the Circular Saw; Steel; Making a Circular Saw; The Circular Saw Mill; Solid Tooth Circular Saws; Special Types of Circular Saws; Simonds Inserted Point Saw; Safety First; Specifications of various Simonds saws; Photos and details of various Simonds knives. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender but holding. A worthy reading copy of this informative vintage reference. Book
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Robbins, Peter; Lee, Douglass
Guide to Precious Metals and Their Markets
191 pages. Although written before the age of exchange-traded funds, this work provides a wealth of important fundamentaal information for the new precious metals investor. Covers the production, consumption, uses and prices of precious metals and explains in a non-technical way, the major factors influencing these complicated markets." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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WoodenBoat (Wooden Boat), January / February 1983, Number 50 - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers
160 pages. Features: The Nunes Brothers' Boat and Ways Company; Chainsaw Lumbermaking - Natural Knees - Will Malloff explains how to cut your own crook timber; The Shipsmith's Art - Turning your hand to forge work; A New ERA - Vic Carpenter's idea of a perfect runabout; Reviewing TARNE's Keel, Part II - the final steps in fitting, fastening, and fairing it in; Inside the Wood Block - a maintenance guide; Jack Tyrrell - a fourth generation boatbuilder; Irish Hookers; The Galway Bay Pucan - a new 'little hooker'; Ancient Curraghs - they may never become extinct!; Improving the classic dinghy - eliminating some common problems; Hardtack's Running Moor - practical sailorizing from times past; Lashmanship - keeping things in their proper place; Boatbuilding in Grenada - a last bastion of wooden boat building with hand tools alone. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Garden Beautiful in Canada - Annual Directory Edition, January 1934
88 pages. A rare surviving copy of this vintage Canadian gardening periodical. Contents include: The Pansy; Roses for the Garden; The Scree - What is it?; Some Further Notes on the Iris; The Lily Pool - a new idea in pool construction; Youth in the Garden - building cold frames for pocket money; Glass substitutes in gardening; Some of our garden pests; and more. Many interesting contemporary ads plus a major Annual Directory of the Trade in Canada for 1934, including retailers, wholesalers, nurserymen, seedsmen, allied trades and buyers' guide. Back cover features ads by Empire Garden Nurseries, Sidney Roofing and Paper Col, Layritz Nurseries Ltd., and H.M. Eddie & Sons Ltd of Sardis, BC. Minimal pencil markings. Somewhat above-average external soiling and wear. Book
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Chatelaine Magazine - The Canadian Home Journal, September 1960
154 pages. Features: Incredible two-page colour ad for Green Giant canned vegetables, featuring the bottom half of the Green Giant himself; Many great full-page ads for products such as Avon cosmetics, Pond's lipstick, Wabasso bedding, Carnation Milk Powder, Pond's ad featuring Elsa Martinelli, Pacific canned milk, Crane plumbing fixtures, Arborite, GE appliances, Heinz tomato products; The Quiet Revolution of Chinese Women - article with photos; How Close are We to Test-Tube Babies? - article by Christina McCall Newman; The Queen's Other Family - Recently Elizabeth added her husband's name to her own, and thereby raised a question - just who are her in-laws? - a scattered family the world hears so little about? - article with photos; House-Warming - story by Jean Loggie; How the Kesners Came to Canada - Jo and Fred Davis are involved in bringing a refugee family to Canada; - photos and article; Have Gun Will Shoot, by Sheila MacKay Russell; Death Comes to the Island - novel by Florence Ford; A Chatelaine Guide for Women Who are Going back to Work; Dos and Don'ts of Dressing for the Job; Special 14-page Homes '60 section featuring decorating news, housing, furnishings, etc.; Ad for Minute Spanish Rice inside back cover. Nice colour photo Red Rose tea ad on back cover shows lady in white dress pouring tea. Somewhat above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A worthy copy particularly worthwhile for its lengthy illustrated 1960 Home Fashion section. Book
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Gerber, Ernst; Introduction By Stan Lee; Theiss, Paul - Compiler
The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics, A-J, Volume #3 (Three)
170 pages. Welcome to the world of Marvel Comics; introduced by the master story teller, Stan Lee who championed the comeback of Comic book superheroes starting in 1961 and still going strong. 3,800 color photos. Relative value index. Includes these titles: Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Journey Into Mystery, Thor. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Gerber, Ernst
The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics, K-Z, Volume #4 (Four)
166 pages. Index. 3,900 Color photos. Includes: Marvel Tales, Sgt. Fury, Strange Tales, Sub-Mariner, Tales of Suspense, Captain America, Tales to Astonish, X-men. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact.. A sound copy of this useful and entertaining reference. Book
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Author Not Stated
Poster Prices VIII (8/Eight): Prices Realized and Index to over 21,000 Rare Posters Sold at Auction, 1985-2005
Unpaginated. 5/8" Thick. "This book should be taken with you wherever you go in your search for your dream poster. To galleries, to poster fairs, to flea markets, to make sure that you always know the most up-to-date fair-market-value of any poster that crosses your path." - from first page. Clean and unmarked. Light wear with the exception of bump to top of spine resulting in two inch opening along top of back cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, June 21, 2000: G20 - A Billion Dollar Waste of Time
98 pages. Features: The End of the Great Financial Stimulus Experiment; Iron Jean Chretien - a Liberal Party Fantasy; Presidential expert Gil Troy in conversation; Who doesn't get into Canada? - a new emphasis on applicants from Asia; Federal Liberals utter the dreaded C (coalition) word; $4 Million G20 Fence in Ontario; America's more friendly face; Ronnie Lee Gardner chooses death by firing squad; Translator of Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses is under attack; BP's PR disaster; Our Man in South Africa - Hector Vergara; Why are Hollywood films taking over high school math, history, even geography class?; Doctors are urged to get rid of their outdated pagers; Robot fish guides schools of fish from danger; New research to detect lung cancer is underway in Canada and the US; Did Anne of Green Gables have Fetal Alcohoal Syndrome?; Georges Marciano and his Montreal hotel; Fine dining at Vancouver's Cactus Club Cafe; Mark Steyn from Tangiers; In Memoriam - William James John Bleach. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Brown, H.E.
Classic Guitar Maker's Guide: Diagrams, Photographs, and Step-By-Step Instructions
44 pages. Dozens of black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Woods and Materials; Mold & Work Board; Boiling Through; Tools & Glue; Bending the Sides; Linings and End Blocks; Assembling the Sides; Jointing Top & Back; Top & Back Construction; Neck Construction; Fretboard; Bridge; Gluing Top and Back; Banding and Purfling; Finishing; Supplement - for folk guitar construction. Average wear. Moderate external soiling. Pencil markings to page three, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent guide. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Rail Classics, May 1973 *British Columbia Electric Railway - With Colour Photos*
82 pages. Features: Scotty's Fantastic Trip - record run from Los Angeles to Chicago on the Santa Fe, chartered by Death Valley Scotty in 1905; Memories of Frisco Steam - some of the most beautiful locomotives in the country; Farewell, GM&O (Gulf, Mobile & Ohio) - merger spells the end; Rio Grande on the Run - Utah's Wasatch Range offers quite a barrier to the D&RGW's run to the west; Steam at Christchurch; Commuting in British Columbia - great article with map and colour photos; Guide to Night Photography; Through Illinois on the Locals; Little Dumpy Steams Again - restoration of a locomotive for the Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Unitt, Peter; Worrall, Anne
Unitt's Canadian Price Guide to Antiques & Collectibles, Book Ten (10)
288 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
Vogue Knitting Internationa Magazine: Autumn/Winter 1985/1986
208 pages. Nice Angie Dickinson ad on back cover for Melrose. Features: Superstar sweaters from Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis and Adrienne Vittadini, and introducing Valentino; 8 Sensational very easy sweaters; Newest Nordics; Cabbage Patch Kids go Vogue; International Yarn Bying Guide. Above-average wear. Chip from front cover. Writing on front cover. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Model Railway Constructor Magazine, August 1984
53 pages. Features: Fabulous 50! - turns the Lima Class 50 into No. 50.007 Sir Edward Elgar; Pots and Kettles - beginner's guide to garden railway live steam; Another Brunelian Chalet - a small Brunel station building; Barnum & Bailey 55' stock and flat cars - scale drawings of UK 1898 circus cars; Maristow - minimum space gauge 0 layout; Hull & Barnsley all-wood signalbox - scale drawings; Burghausen - Aurthur Pickford's N gauge continental layout; Signal Chart - 5; Construction Reviews. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Country Guide Magazine, February 1945, Volume LXIV, No. 2: B.C. Co-operatives
58 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates, including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest, a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover, otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. Book
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Peterson, Richard
American Orchid Society Bulletin - June, 1979 Vol. 48 No. 6
102 pages. Features: A Method for Growing the Impossible Bog Orchids; From a Judge's Viewpoint; A Guide to the selection of Fluorescent Lamps; Mandai Orchid Gardens - A Singapore Showplace; Calanthe masuca; Stydying the Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi; Cattleya jenmanii - Late to the Party, Early to Leave? - Orchids of Venezuela. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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