‎Guide books‎

‎Wilson, Wendell E.; Bobrink, Ted‎

‎A Collector's Guide to Antique Miners' Candlesticks‎

‎145 pages. Index. Footnotes. Reference list. Supplemental 1984 price guide laid-in. "Contains nearly 450 illustrations covering every type of candlestick brand-name model, plain to fancy blacksmith models, folding and mechanical models. Also included are many wonderful underground photos from the turn of the century showing mine candlesticks in actual use. Includes a discussion of history, collecting pointers, and guides to cleaning and recognition." - from photocopy of publisher's book list laid-in. Wilson's superbly detailed diagrams exquisitely present these artifacts in their original form. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this magnificent reference. Book‎

‎Greater Vancouver (B.C. / British Columbia) Publicity Bureau‎

‎Fourteen (14) Days at Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada's Evergreen Playground‎

‎12 pages approximately 8" x 8" folded in half to make effectively 24 pages measuring approx. 8" x 4". Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos. Proposes fourteen days of activities/destinations for tourists to the Vancouver area. These include: Stanley Park and Marine Drive, English Bay Beach, Indian River Park, Grouse Mountain Resort, Grand Canyon Park and Capilano Canyon, B.C. Electric Observation Car and Crystal Pool, Bowen Island, Union Steamship Northern Trip, New Westminster and Cheakamus Canyon, Horseshoe Bay and the C.N.R. Triangle Tour, Vancouver Golf Courses, Hollyburn Ridge, West Vancouver, Squamish and Howe Sound, Lynn Canyon, Harrison Hot Springs, The Cariboo Road, and Vancouver Island Includes a great 3-panel aerial illustration of the lower mainland by H.E. White, looking inland from the southwest (there was no YVR in those days). Moderate wear. Unmarked. A high-quality example of this magnificent early Vancouver tourism booklet, undoubtedly highlighted by the colour illustration of a young lady in period swimwear on the beach at English Bay. Absolute magic! Book‎

‎Penchenier, Georges; Mohr, Charles; Reuss, Henry S.; Reagan, Michael D.; Wallich, Henry C.; Harris, Mark; Hechinger, Fred M.; Udall, Stewart L.; King, Seth S.; Peck, Seymour; Whitman, Arthur; Smith, Sherwin D.; Vincent Geoffrey; Hano, A.‎

‎The New York Times Magazine, September (Sept.) 13, 1964 - Sihanouk is a Prince Under Pressure‎

‎160 pages. Features: Cover photos of RFK and Kenneth Keating; Nice color-photo fashion photos; Close-up of the Vietcong in their Jungle - a French reporter held captive by guerrillas in South Vietnam reports on what he saw of the Vietcong; Barry Goldwater's Nine - photos and write-ups of Denison Kitchel, Dean Burch, F. Clifton White, Edward A. McCabe, John Grenier, Wayne J. Hood, Karl Hess, Tony Smith and Stephen Shadegg; An 'Ombudsman' for America; Uncle Sam is Really Needed - growing Federal role in local affairs; The More the Congo Changes - military photos; If 'Creeping Inflation' Begins to Run; Government as Patron of the Arts - there are dangers in official sponsorship and uncritical goodwill; The Flowering of a Campus Hybrid - the two-year community college; Sihanouk - Prince Under Pressure - article with photos, including his ballerina daughter Bopha Devi; Robert Goulet is featured in a color-photo fashion ad for The House of Worsted-Tex; K7UGA Will Get the Ham Vote - Senator Barry Goldwater may get votes from the 266,000 U.S. amateur radio operators; Thirty Years Ago - The Morro Castle burned off the New Jersey shore with a loss of 134 lives; The Basuto Enclave (Basutoland) in South Africa; 2/3-page color ad for movie 'Mary Poppins'; Some sports are 'in' and some are 'out' - a guide to the chic seven; Jokes LBJ has been telling lately; Fashion photos of French designs; When Children Discover Money; Designed for privacy - The New Haven home of Serge Chermayeff and Christopher Alexander; The movie 'Three Coins in the Fountain' has led to millions of dollars pelted into fountains and pools; Chesterfield cigarette ad features photos of J.W. Richards, Joan Lakow and Nelson Reed; Zero Mostel - Rome to Russia; and more. Average wear. Faint library stamp on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Copp, Terry & Bechtold, Mike‎

‎The Canadian Battlefields in Normandy - A Visitor's Guide‎

‎152 pages. Suggested Reading list. Many excellent maps and archival photos, some in colour. "Intended to encourage Canadians to set out on their own journeys to these places - not just the landing beaches, memorials and museums, but the villages and fields where young Canadians fought with such bravery to liberate France from the yoke of Nazi tyranny." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book‎

‎Kelcey, Barbara E.: (Editor) Davis, Angela E. (Introduction)‎

‎A Great Movement Underway: Women and The Grain Growers' Guide, 1908-1928: Selected Letters and Editorials from the Woman's Page‎

‎253 pages. Index. Volume XII of the Manitoba Record Society Publications. "Between 1908 and 1928, 'The Grain Growers' Guide' was the official weekly newspaper of the United Grain Growers Association. 'The Guide' provided its readers with commentary on politics, co-operative association, animal husbandry and the newest agricultural techniques. In addition, it included content of interest to women. Reproduced in this volume are a selection of letters and editorials which reflect the topics of interest to both the editorial staff and readers." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Schermerhorn, James; Bentley, Max; Ulm, Aaron Hardy; Johns, E.B.; Shore, W. Teignmouth; Terry, Hynes E.; Pye, Captain W.S.‎

‎The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, February (Feb.) 27, 1926 - Vol. 26 No. 19 - Review of "Jesus of Nazareth" By Rabbi Joseph Klausner‎

‎34 pages. Features: Briefly Told - fascinating news bits inside front cover; William Jennings Bryan - The Great Commoner - article with photos; Who is the Governor of Texas? - Miriam A. Ferguson - photo-illustrated article; Home Crafts for Idle Hands; A Jewish Rabbi in Jerusalem (Joseph Klausner) Writes "Jesus of Nazareth" and refutes Jewish traditions - a review of this much discussed book; How the Coolidge Cabinet Funcations; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - The Qualities of Practicability in Ideas; Editorial - What is the Neglected Truth?; The Couzens Investigation; Chats with Office Callers - Who Owns the Movie Industry? - A Man From Poland Describes Conditions in his Country where 'business is entirely out of the hands of the Poles', General Coxey of "Coxey's Army; Sapiro Officials Run a Sideline - second article on the plight of Sapiro's tobacco co-operatives, "all members of Sapiro associations should read these articles"; Famous Conductor Sir Henry Wood, of Queen's Hall Orchestra in London; Hynes E. Terry Guides People Through the Capitol; Bell Collection at the Glenwood Mission Inn, California; Interesting news items from across the nation; Aviation from the Navy's Viewpoint - conclusion of a photo-illustrated article by Captain W.S. Pye, U.S.N.; An Icelandic Tale; Are the Movies Cruel to Animals?; Some further instruction on the Correct Movements in a Plain Quadrille Dance - with illustrations; Aerial photo of cloud-shrouded Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. Some pages free from staples but present. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎2000 Golden Memories Book Committee; Palumbo, Colleen‎

‎2000 Golden Memories‎

‎420 pages. Documents the history and families of Golden and the Columbia Valley district of British Columbia. Chapters include: Native Peoples; Business; Transportation; Logging; Trapping Guiding and Hunting; Mining; Agriculture; Churches; Schools; Hospitals and Health Care; Clubs and Organizations; Sports Social Activities; Law Enforcement and the Military; Families; Swiss Guides and their Families; Neighbours to the East, West and South. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book‎

‎Legge, W.Heneage‎

‎A New Guide to Lewes: Its Castle, Priory, Churches, and Neighbourhood‎

‎52 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Foldout map at back. Three pages of ads at front. Includes notes on the Museum, an account of the Battle of Lewes, and much more. Unmarked. Covers almost loose from textblock. A worthy vintage copy of this informative work. Book‎

‎Kane, Joe: Editor‎

‎The Monster Times - The World's First Newspaper of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Volume 1, No. 20 - March (Mar.) 1973 - Star Trek Super Salute‎

‎32 pages. Features: 20 Million Miles to Earth; Warp's the Word; Conqueror One; Your Complete Star Trek Review Guide; A Model Mr. Spock; Keep on Trekkin! (fantastic color centerfold features Mr. Spock in the 70's theme of 'Keep on Truckin'); Star Trek Yellow Pages; Star Trek Book Reviews; TMT Mailbag; Fu Wants You!; Ticks & Kicks; Fanzine Round-up. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Moderately age-toned. A quality copy. Newspaper‎

‎Selye, Dr. Hans; Bodsworth, Fred; Katz, Sidney; Mitchell, W.O.; Stevenson, Dr. George S.; Milt, Harry; Frayne, Trent‎

‎Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, August (Aug.) 15, 1959 - Winnipeg's Maverick of the Sports Mike, Jack Wells‎

‎56 pages. Features: Cover illustration of McGill tennis courts (before they were converted to a parking lot) by John Little; Great colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover features red dump truck; Interesting one-page Parke-Davis ad features Robert Thom painting 'Susruta' of a surgeon of old India at work; Nice One-page photo ad for Matinee cigarettes features couple in floral scene; Why Not a Written Marriage Contract?; Why Herbert Morrison won't take his just reward; One-page colour-illustrated ad for Canada Steamship Lines; Death is Not Inevitable - says Dr. Hans Selye; Will Our National Emblem Vanish? - A Mystery Affliction is Killing Our Maple Trees; Our Magistrates and Judges struggle with one of the most exacting and thankless jobs in public life - article with photos of Ontario Supreme Court Justice D.C. Wells and Ontario Court of Appeals Justices Morden, McGillivray and Roach; Holiday Weekend in Calgary - Bill and Merna Mitchell and kids invade Alberta's oil and cattle capital to pack a surprising amount of cultural pleasure into one weekend; How to Curb Your Tensions; Jack Wells - Winnipeg's maverick of the sports mike - article with photos; Nice 2/3-page colour-photo ad for Puss'n Boots cat food features three ginger cats; Champion Spark Plugs ad features photo of Jim Rathmann in Italy after he won the world's fastest 500 mile race at Monza; Nice colour-photo ad for Labatt's India Pale Ale features topless man with towel over shoulders; Canadian Club colour-photo ad features photos of a tyrolean traverse being performed in Alberta, courtesy of Guide John Dodds; Interesting CNR passenger train ad with photo insert of napping passenger over traffic jam scene; Great colour GWG clothing ad inside back cover features back-to-school fashions; back cover colour-photo ad sponsored by Fleischmann's Yeast features many ways to serve bread; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Details Magazine, June / July 2015 - Joe Manganiello Cover Photo‎

‎Over 100 pages. Features: Special grooming guide; How to build the perfect beach body; summer styles; best bathing suits; cool whisky cocktails; stylish alternative to flip-flops; and more. Average wear. Sticker shadow on front cover. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Justrite Pet Foods‎

‎Justrite Pet Foods Pet Owner's (Owners) Guide Book (Guidebook)‎

‎48 pages. 7.7" x 5.2". Illustrated in three colours - yellow, black and red, primarily to display the Justrite Company's many products. Provides concise general information on the care, feeding, breeding and training of: canaries, love birds, parrots, dogs, goldfish and tropical fish. Undated but appears to be circa 1930s. Above-average wear and soiling. Unmarked. No indication of any prior printings. A worthy vintage copy of this charming piece of pet ephemera. Book‎

‎Reid, Collins and Associates Limited‎

‎Managing Your Woodland: A Non-Forester's Guide to Small-Scale Forestry in British Columbia (B.C.)‎

‎Multiple paginations. Over 1" thick. A handbook specific to British Columbia. Contents include: Forestry Basics, Forest Inventory, Management Planning, Forest Access, Harvesting the Trees, Forest Products, Reforesting the Land; Tending the Stand; Forest Protection; Business Basics; Getting Help; Stumpage and Taxes; Multiple reference tables, etc. Appears to be unmarked with average wear and sound binding. A quality copy of this very helpful guide. Book‎

‎Guthman, Ensign L.C. (Editor)‎

‎Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook‎

‎370 pages. Index. "For every member of the Aircraft Warning Service, every member of the Armed Services, every member of aviation,, every air-minded citizen! This brand-new, complete and authoritative guide contains over 1,300 photographs and 3-position silhouettes of the world's leading war planes - both Allied and Axis types. It includes the amazing new 2-Line "Friend or Foe" flash identification system All recognition charactistics based on the famous WEFT formula. No less than 350 military aircraft are described and illustrated, including over 90 American warplanes, 70 British, over 60 German, over 30 Jap, and over 40 Italian planes. It also describes and illustrates planes of Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain and France. It includes Barrage Balloons, Blimps and Rotating wing aircraft. Beyond comparison this is the biggest, most comprehensive volume of its kind in America!" - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's name atop title page. Ends of backstrip discretely secured by tape. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful reference. Book‎

‎Reed, Chas. (Charles) K.; Reed, Chester A.‎

‎Guide to Taxidermy‎

‎304 pages plus 3-page index and 9 pages of ads. Profusely illustrated with detailed drawings and black and white photographs of mounted specimens. "The object of this book is to enable the reader to gain complete mastery of the art of taxidermy." - from Preface. Printed upon glossy stock. Somewhat above-average wear to brown cloth-covered boards graced with pastedown illustration of eagle on front. Gift greetings and prior owner's rubber stamp atop front free endpaper. Narrow opening along back hinge. Front hinge starting. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage guide. Book‎

‎McIntosh, D.‎

‎Farmer's Veterinary Guide: Treating the Diseases of the Cow, Horse, Poultry, Swine and Sheep‎

‎64 pages. Excellent color illustrations plus black and white photos and diagrams. Discusses exterior, internal organs, skeleton, muscle and blood systems. Includes a veterinary treatise on diseases and their treatment for these animals. Undated but appears to be circa 1950. No indication of any prior printings. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this helpful reference. Book‎

‎Barstow, Josephine; Steane, John; Johnson, Stephen; et al‎

‎Gramophone Magazine, January (Jan.) 1989 - Neeme Jarvi Cover Photo‎

‎Pages 1111-1254. Features: Neeme Jarvi completes his Tubin Symphony Cycle on BIS; Josephone Bardi Sings Verdi - An Interview; Cho-Liang Lin plays Nielsen and Sibelius; Antal Dorati Remembered; Hi-Fi Buyers' Guide; and more. Bit of moisture exposure to bottom corner. Small sticker blemish upon front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Frazer, Neil‎

‎Boat Camping Haida Gwaii: A Small Vessel Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands‎

‎172 pages. Index. "A practical guide for kayakers and small boat voyagers in the wild, remote archipelago known as Haida Gwaii ( The Queen Charlotte Islands). This essential guide provides detailed information for cruising and camping along the entire coastline, including the popular east coast of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, the treacherous west coasts of Graham and Moresby Islands (suitable for only the most experienced voyagers) and the sheltered waters of Masset and Juskatla Inlets, Haida Gwaii's great inland sea. There are comprehensive, detailed maps with GPS coordinates for campsites and important passages. The text is full of useful tips, local history and first-hand information collected by the author over four summers of exploration." - from back cover. Bit of high-lighting to contents, otherwise clean and bright with light wear. A nice copy. Book‎

‎O'Brien, R.; Verrill, A.; Galloway, F.; Stuart-Reid, G.; Shepherd, P.; beals, Carleton; Herschin, A.; Nolan, J.; Et al‎

‎The Wide World - True Stories of Adventure, April (Apr.) 1928, No. 360, Vol. LX - The Mitimoni Man-Eaters‎

‎Pages 422-504 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Ten Months Overdue - a stirring account of the luckless voyage of the Liverpool ship Denbigh Castle, which finally reached her point nearly a year overdue; Hunting the Tapir; Imam Baksh's Escape - a murder story from India; Sanna's Eagle - the strange fate that befell a South African lammarfanger, or lamb-eating eagle, which attacked a little Boer girl and caused her death; The Death Circle - two men wander in a Canadian prairie blizzard - one finds shelter, the other dies; In Quest of Gold - gold-seekers from San Francisco on their way to the land of the Yaqui Indians are forced to turn back; Levenson's Ordeal - Albert S. Levenson, a prominent California merchant, goes missing for five days while on a mountain holiday; Life in a Land of Death (part II) - adventures among the head-hunters and other picturesque inhabitants of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea - article with great photos; The Way of the East - a curious story from Vancouver's Chinatown; The Mitimoni Man-Eaters - two white men get involved with African native witchcraft, resulting in their responsibility for fatalities caused by two man-eating lions; "Square Pegs" (part II) - This absorbing tale will teach prospective immigrants more about Canadian prairie life than stacks of guide-books and official pamphlets; Wind - a tale told at the Roscoe Hotel in Campbell River, B.C. which explained why a man dreaded wind; The Yellow Box - a missing box sets a whole West Africa colony seething; The Smallest Park in the World. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎Storey, Dr. Vernon J.; Bareham, Steve; Chandler, Melanie‎

‎Guarding the Trust - Board Development & Self-Evaluation‎

‎112 pages. "A guide for public and nonprofit boards and councils." - subtitle. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Few markings to contents and front cover. Please note: back cover indicates the ISBN number for this book refers to a 'set'. We are offering the book only. Book‎

‎Brewers Publications‎

‎Brewery Planner - A Guide to Opening and Running Your Own Small Brewery‎

‎172 pages. "An essential resource for anyone considering opening a small brewery." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Excellence - The Magazine About Porsche, June 2011 - Cayman R‎

‎160 pages. Features: 2012 Cayman R; Huschke Von Hanstein - Porsche man through and through; Matthias Muller - Porsche AG's new CEO speaks about the future; 1971 911T Mild Mod - a home built early 911; 1998 911 Carrera S Cab - one of five rare 993s Porsche never built; 1962 356 B Cabriolet-driving a 71,000 mile survivor; 1970 914-6 - behind the wheel of a famous IMSA racer; 1987 944 - a 968-engined sleeper that you won't forget; 356 and 912 buyer's guide; 2011 Cayenne; Tech forum - Q and A from 911 to 997; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine‎

‎Brodie, Jean‎

‎A Guide to Good Cooking‎

‎192 pages. Several pages of nostalgic colour illustrations. "Being a collection of good recipes carefully tested and approved by expert authority, under the supervision of Jean Brodie to which have been added recipes chosen from the contributions of over fifteen thousand users of Five Roses flour throughout Canada together with many economical and time-saving cookery suggestions of value to the modern housekeeper." - subtitle. Above-average external wear. Writing on back page. A sound and sturdy copy of this vintage Canadian cookbook. Book‎

‎Unitt, Peter; Unitt, Doris‎

‎Peter's Clock Book: Illustrated Step-By-step Guide to Cleaning Spring or Weight-Driven Clocks‎

‎48 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes special cleaning fluid formula. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative and practical guide. Book‎

‎Scott, Anna Lee‎

‎The New Purity Cook Book (Cookbook): The Complete Guide to Canadian Cooking‎

‎222 pages. Index. Illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. In surprisingly good condition for a vintage cookbook. Aside from a few spots of soiling to the fore-edge, this copy shows only moderate wear and the binding is tight and square. Prior owner penned heartfelt gift greetings to first blank page which is blank on the other side so may be removed if you wish. A high-quality copy of this often-gifted Canadian favourite. (Driver O771.4) Book‎