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Multiple Contributors
1987 Nanaimo Bathtub Festival Guide - 20th Anniversary Souvenir Tubbing Guide
112 pages. Many photos and local ads, plus information about Nanaimo's famous annual bathtub race. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this nostalgic look back to earlier fun times in Nanaimo. Book
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Hister, Art M.D.
Midlife Man: A Not-So-Threatening Guide to Health and Sex for Man at His Peak *Signed By Author*
209 pages. Bibliography. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. "...A must for men who want their middle years to be the best they can be. It is also essential reading for any woman trying to understand the midlife man in her life." - from dust jacket. An excellent copy. Book
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Dickson, Alan
Free Parking : A 2nd Look at Financial Planning - Earn Less - Live More
184 pages. An RRSP can kill your financial plan. This book will change the way you look at financial planning and the experts that we follow when making important investment decisions in our financial life. Provides a practical guide on how to slow down and enjoy the first day of your future - today. Discusses: how to painlessly jump off the corporate ladder; the trouble with mutual funds; how to make time-share vacations pay-off; what is the one question to ask any financial planner before giving him your money. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this very practical and readable work. Book
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Author Not Stated
1957 Shell Street Guide and Map of Victoria, British Columbia (B.C.) And Vicinity
19" high x 18" wide fold-out colour street map. Service station ink stamp on front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Map
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Government of British Columbia
1968 Vancouver Island Tourist Guide
24 pages. Measures 9"x4". Dozens of small black and white photos capture Vancouver Island's tourist industry in 1968. Appears to have been provided free to tourists. Provides a comprehensive list of: Ferry Services; Things to Do; Where to Shop; Places to Dine; Where to Stay; Special Tourist Services; Seeing Vancouver Island; Mainland Services; Useful Information. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
Visitor's Guide: Victoria, Vancouver Island, Vancouver - Sightseeing Maps
64 pages. Undated but appears to be early 1960s. Many colour photos and other illustrations. Provides a comprehensive snapshot of the many tourist attractions and services of these areas several decades ago. Unmarked with average wear. A great piece for those interested in the history of the tourism industry in these regions. Book
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General Motors Corporation
1962 Pontiac User's Guide - Part No. 5773486
48 pages. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Bonus: included with this booklet is a copy of the 12-page 1962 Pontiac Owner Protection Plan booklet. Book
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Hudson, Rick
A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone & Mineral Sites of British Columbia, Volume 1: Vancouver Island
214 pages. Index. Glossary. Suggested reading list. "This comprehensive guidebook mines a rich vein of information including: geology and mining history of the region; prospecting techniques; over 100 sites on Vancouver Island and adjacent islands; at-a-glance information on types of minerals at each site, map location and accessibility; addresses of clubs and associations; Many maps and map sources. Heavily worn former library copy. Still a worthy working copy. Book
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Roseman, V. S.; Lee, Randall B. - Editor
Model Railroading's Guide to the Railway Express (Agency) (REA): An Overview
128 pages. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photography plus many diagrapms. "Opens the door on the history of REA, and tells about the company and some of the people who worked for this largest user of trucks in the world (with the possible exception of the U.S. government). A number of the special divisions and operations are discussed, as is the equipment and facilities that REA used to get those shipments where they were going... Gives an overview of the agency and tells how it worked. Finally, for model builders, there is both 'raw material' on prototypes and specific modeling information" Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Trains - The Popular Magazine of Railroading, April 1951 - Cover Photo of Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 No. 634
58 pages. Features: Built by American Car & Foundry (A.C.F.) - a photo story; Official Guide - presents hundreds of pages of timetables; The Diesel's Big Year - in 1950 steam was on the way out, but the gas turbine was a new opponent to diesel; Photo Section - includes centerfold photo of a Santa Fe eastbound freight near Kingman, Az; Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern - uncommon interurban in Iowa - article, photos and map of the "Crandic Route"; Astra Domes in the Northwest - article with photos; The Stewart Special - awesome article and photos of rail action in the Korean War; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, October 7, 1939
28 pages. Features: Strange cover photo of British troops at spray gas drill - crouching under their protective clothing; Full-page photo of Churchill at the radio microphone - First Lord of the Admiralty; Two pages of photos illustrating the British Ministry of Information - how the censors do their work and the issuing of news to the press; Nice two-page photo of British tanks practising in a smoke screen; Two-page illustration of a German air attack on a British squadron in the North Sea on September 27th; One page graph illustrating the ebb and flow of income tax rates1800 through 1939; Photos illustrate the transformation in England wrought by the war - urban and rural scenes; Poland crushed by two invaders - twelve photos; Dramatic photo of two British vessels at work - black smoke streaming from one of them; Photos of Poland and her destroyers; The Turkish mission in London; Nice full-page photo of a camouflaged long-range British gun with "Balloon Tyres"; Photos of people and events in the news, including a Dutch air liner attacked by Germany; 10 photos of various styles of gas mask container; German and Russian Maneouvres - article by Cyril Falls; 10 photos from behind the French lines; Interesting full-page photographic guide to the rations of the British field force; Five great photos of British troops en route to the front; Various photos of self-defence at home; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. First two pages loose but present. Two pages probably missing from back. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors Magazine, August 1931
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors Magazine, September 1931
48 Pages. Features: Dominion ammunition ad inside front cover; Full-page Sun Life Assurance ad; List of open seasons for game, 1931-1932; Sky Trails Above the Rockies - Hal Roach followed route of pioneer fur traders (along with Kenneth Allen - guide, Clair B. Brunson, and Harvey Crate - guide; The Perils of Woods Travel - by Grey Owl; Above the Timber Line - unusual animal, bird and tree life; Mowitch to the Minute - a true story of the hunt - why the big ones always get away, by Hamilton M. Laing; ; The Practice of Tree Surgery - article with great photos; The Plant as Artist and Architect; From Dwelling Place to Home - Herman Larsen, a prairie farmer and tree lover, shows how trees make home prosperous and beautiful; New Forests that Follow Fires; Forest Fires in 1930; Logging on the Pacific Coast - How B.C. Giant Timbers are Harvested - article with photos, by James Kay; Fenders Best Quality Spruce - a new use for spruce left following pulpwood operations; Little Puzzlements in Conservation, by Ozark Ripley; Half-page ad for the Waterous Twin Engine Feed for portable and small sawmills; Davey Tree Surgeons ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Please note: missing pages 19-22. Book
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Adams, Marian: Editor
Canadian Antiques Collector - a Journal of Antiques and Fine Arts: October 1967
31 pages Features: Nova Scotia Furniture - Brief history of furniture making in Nova Scotia; Stoke-On-Trent: City of Living Tradition - History of the Staffordshire Potteries; Art in London - A short guide to the wealth of art and antiquities in London; Victoria and Albert Museum - Brief look at the history and collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum; Transfer Prints on Worcester: First period porcelain; Glamour of Old English Drinking Glasses; Once the Cork is Pulled - Bottled wines antique or "rare" treasure?; Pioneer Living; and Samplers - The craft of sampler stitching. Moderate wear along spine. Small mailing label top left back cover. Clean and unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
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Thibodeau, Patton
The Human Body in Health and Disease - Study Guide
340 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Genesis; Banks, Tony; Collins, Phil; Rutherford, Mike
Genesis - Duke: Songbook with Sheet Music for Voice and Piano with Guitar Chords
68 pages. Full colour photos of each member of the group. Songs include: Behind the Lines; Duchess; Guide Vocal; Man of Our Times; Misunderstanding; Heathaze; Turn it On Again; Alone Tonight; Cul-De-Sac; Please Don't Ask; Duke's Travels; Duke's End. Store stamp on title page otherwise unmarked. Above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this memorable compilation. Book
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Esso Staff
Esso Guia Turistica De America Del Sur (Esso South American Road Map)
24" x 34". Text in Spanish. Back side shows the continent overlaid with small color illustrations of dozens of items of local interest. Undated but appears to be circa late 1950s. Library markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Penhale, Barry Lloyd
Canadian TV (Television) Wrestling Illustrated - Canada's Official Wrestling Guide, Volume I - "Whipper" Billy Watson Cover Photo
48 pages. Photos and brief write-ups for dozens of wrestlers. Undated but appears to be circa 1950s. Complete facts and photos on your areana and TV favourites. Over 150 photos, wrestling analysis, Champion Lou Thesz, Canadian Promoters, Canada's Top Stars, Handsome He-Men, Leading Teams, Negro Favourites, Oriental Matmen, Flashy Mexicans, Top-Rated Indians, Beared Wrestlers, Colourful Wrestlers, The Midgets, Ring Giants, Pictorial Section, Salute to Former Greats. Above-average wear. Covers taped in place. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage guide to 1950s Canadian TV wrestling. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Theater Zeitung, August 1934, Nummer 15 - Theater am Gartnerplatz - Paganini Theatre Program
16 pages. Direktion: Paul Wolz, Otto Reimann. Includes black and white photos of Otto Reimann, Paul Wolz, Kappellmeister Karl Furmann, Franz Zwonik, Rudolf Seibold, Els Brandstatter, Mizzi Seibold, Fritz Radant, Hans Imhof - Spielleiter und Ballettmeister, Karl Gullich, Martin Kerble, Mathias Olschinski, Anny Horst, Franzi Heubl and Otto Guhl. Bits of writing on pages 8 and 9. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Levin, Caroline D.; Chattigre, Lauren K.
Canine Epilepsy: An Owner's Guide to Living With and Without Seizures
191 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. "...Shows readers how they can make a tremendous difference for their animals." - from back cover. Average wear. Lower corner a bit wavy. Unmarked. A sound reference copy. 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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Margolis, L.; Kabata, Z.; Arai, Hisao P.; Arai, Mary N.
Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada (Canadian special publication of fisheries and aquatic Sciences 107) - Part III (3/Three) Acanthocephala, Cnidaria
95 pages. Illustrated with black and white detailed diagrams. Extensive reference list. Multiple indexes. Please note: this book is Part III (3/Three) and covers acanthocephala and cnidaria. Parts I and II are not included. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy of this informative work. Book
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Bandoni, Robert J.; Szczawinski, Adam F.
Guide to Common Mushrooms of British Columbia - Handbook No. 24
179 pages including index, references and glossary. "Includes but a fraction of the number of larger fungi known from British Columbia. Emphasis is placed upon the fleshy species, especially mushrooms. Covers Club fungi (basidiomycetes), Gill fungi (agarics), Fleshy pore fungi (boletes), Pore fungi (polypores), coral fungi (clavarias), tooth fungi, puffballs, cauliflower fungus, sac fungi (ascomycetes), plus mushroom cookery and mushroom poisoning." - from Introduction. Includes detailed diagrams plus dozens of excellent black and white photographs. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative eference. Book
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Szczawinski, Adam F.; Hardy, George A.
Guide to Common Edible Plants of British Columbia - Handbook No. 20
90 pages including index and bibliography. "Includes those plants which seem to be most easily available, most easily recognized, and most difficult to confuse with poisonous plants. Selected from as wide a geographic range as possible." - from Introduction. Includes species from beaches, alpine meadows and the northern tundra. Covers: bracken fern, sword fen, ostrich fern, the junipers, lodgepole pine, western yellow pine, june berry , alpine and red bearberry, kinnikinik, orgeon grape, crowberry, salal, labrador tea, bob cranberry, choke cherry, gooseberry and currant, wild rose, blackberries, raspberries, thimbleberry, salmonberry, cloudberry, elderberry, buffalo berry, blueberry, huckleberry, bilberry, whortleberry, cranberry, mountain bilberry, evergreen huckleberry, red huckleberry, mountain cranberry, squashberry, couch-grass, wild onion, milkweed, orach, balsam root, plus over 30 more edible plants from the B.C. landscape. Includes dozens of black and white detailed illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked.. A sound vintage copy of this handy and possibly life-saving reference. Book
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Margolis, L.; Kabata, Z.; Beverley-Burton, Mary
Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada - Part I (One) - General Introduction, Monogenea and Turbellaria (Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74)
209 pages. Index. References. Black and white diagrams. "It is expected that various parts of this guide will find use not only among fish parasitologists, but also among fisheries scientists and biologists, ecologists, aquaculturalists, fish health inspectors and diagnosticians, and technologists concerned with fish quality inspection." - from Introduction. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound reference copy of this important reference. Please note that this book is Part I (One) and covers Monogenea and Turbellaria. Parts II and III are not included. Book
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Margolis, L.; Kabata, Z; Rafi, Fahmida; Bousfield, E.L.;
Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada (Canadian special publication of fisheries and aquatic Sciences 101) - Part II (Two): Copepoda and Branchiura, Isopoda, Amphipoda
209 pages. Index. Reference list. This, Part II, is devoted exclusively to the crustacean parasites of fishes. Covers Copepoda, Branchiura, Isopoda and Amphipoda. Please note that this is Part II only. Parts I and II are not included. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy of this important work. Book
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Cross, A.F.; Shaw, C.L.; Abel, P.M.; Erdman, R.L.; Fry, H.S.; Barnard, L.G.; Haycox, E.; Kummer, F A.; Et al
The Country Guide Magazine, April 1952 - Foot and Mouth Disease in Saskatchewan / The Ardills of Farrell Creek, B.C.
102 pages. Great cover photo of boy writing love letter while sister looks on. Features; Nice GMC pickup truck ad; Nice half-page two-colour ad for the John Deere No. 5 mower; Nice ad for 1952 Ford cars; Foot and Mouth disease discovered at farm of Leonard Wass of McLean, Saskatchewan - a major threat to Canada's billion-dollar livestock industry; Green Leaves Falling (story); The perennial problem of soil losses from erosion; Farewell to the Years (storyy); Frontier Family - The Ardills of Farrell Creek, B.C. - photo-illustrated article; So You're Getting Power - article for farmers being connected to the electrical grid; Line Breeding for Daily Gain - some account of beef cattle improvement work at the U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station, Miles City, Montana; Runaway Trailer (story) - part II; Caterpillar diesel farm tractor ad features photo of J.B. Francis of Sedley, Saskatchewan; One-page ad for the 1952 Meteor car; Vintage 2/3-page photo-illustrated ad for the new Case DC-4 tractor; Sam Harker of Standoff, Alberta raises sheep; Fantastic vintage one-page multiple-photo ad for Farmhad loaders and power boxes displays their gangly equipment handling big loads; Ben Lodoen of Fox Valley, Saskatchewan and his irrigation improvement; Nice one-page two-colour photo ad for Firestone tractor tires features Lawrence O. Larson; Nice vintage one-page two-colour ad for the Ferguson Twenty 85 tractor; 2/3-page ads for the Cockshutt seed drill and Drive-o-matic Combine; Nice photo ad for the Oliver No. 8 tractor; One-page Dodge car ad - "test the new Oriflow Ride"; Nice one-page photo ad for the Massey-Harris No. 509 one-way disc with roto-lift; Nice ad for Ford tractors; Ad for Dodge 'Job-Rated" trucks; Fordson Major tractor ad; Fargo truck ad; Excellent one-page ad for Ford Trucks features their three V-8 engines; Lovely colour-photo ad inside back cover for Swiss watches; Awesome colour-photo ad on back cover features a variety of Minneapolis-Moline machinery at work on the prairie. Please note: pages 49, 50, 55 and 56 missing. Center page loose but present. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this nice issue. Book
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Wigfall, Rev. W.E.; Forster, J. Reay
A Small Guide for Visitors to Beverley Minster
28 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Faint ink stamp atop front cover. Average wear. Modest foxing to covers and title page. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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British Columbia Travel Bureau
British Columbia 1959 Road Map/Travel Guide with Campsite Locations
Traditional road map measuring 31" x 24" when unfolded. Provides excellent colour map coverage of the Province as well as detailed, and now historic, information about campsites in regions around the province. Moderate wear. Four-inch opening along a fold. A quality vintage copy. Map
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British Columbia Government Travel Bureau
British Columbia Road Map 1962-1963 - With Campsite and Fishing Guide
Traditional road map measuring 20" x 40" when unfolded. One side provides a colour map of the province. The back side provides very detailed information about campsites around the province and extensive information about B.C.'s native fish as well as hunting and fishing regulations, including fees. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Map
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British Columbia Government Travel Bureau
British Columbia Road Map 1964-1965 - With Campsite and Fishing Guide
Traditional road map measuring 20" x 40" when unfolded. One side provides colour maps of the province. The back side provides very detailed information about campsites around the province and extensive information about B.C.'s native fish as well as hunting and fishing regulations, including fees. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Map
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Lager, James L
Leica illustrated guide II (Two/2): Lenses, Accessories & Special Models
256 pages. "A richly illustrated road map through a territory as fascinating as it is unfamiliar for most owners, collectors, and enusiasts of Leica and Leicaflex equipment. Its subject: the lenses, viewfinders, motors, and other small accessories that were part of the classic screw mount Leica system between 1925 and 1960." - from back cover. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Leighton, Frances Spatz; MacDonald, John D.; Leiber, Leslie; Hyams, Joe; Paddleford, Clementine; Hilton, Conrad; Rice, Charlie
This Week Magazine, March 15, 1964 - Insert to the Boston Sunday Herald: Shirley MacLaine Cover Photo in Her Custume for the film"What a Way to Go!" / Billion Dollar Hat War
24 pages. Features: Conrad Hilton's Code for Success; LBJ's D.C. - a practical guide to what's in and what's out in hats, food, color schemes and does in the nation's capital now that Texas has moved in; The Loveliest Girl in the World (fiction); Billion-Dollar Hat War - who's winning the battle of milliners vs. hair stylists?; Peter Sellers - Brilliant, Unhappy Star - story with photo of Sellers and his two children - the most successful actor in films is a tortured man who finds his happiness in his chilren; Cooking is a Girl's Best Friend - story with photo of Carol Channing cooking with her son, Channing Lowe. Color ads include: Hush Puppies shoes; Fortrel - featuring three boys in Syntrel slacks; Natural Bridge shoes; Sunkist Oranges (very nice photo of woman holding orange); Centerfold two-color nostalgic Rexall ad; Miss Clairol; Bermuda; Golden Star Ham; Florida O.J. (orange juice). Average wear. Considerable soiling to front cover. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance, February 18, 1946: Opening the Arctic
112 pages. Features: Nice color Nash car ad inside front cover; Nice one-page Lockheed ad features cutaway illustration of their Constellation aircraft; Great one-page photo ad for Jeep shows its unique applications; Nice color Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; *Sweet* one-page color 1946 Lincoln car ad; 10,000 tons of horsemeat will be sent to Europe in 1946; Should Japan be annexed or put under U.N. trusteeship; One-page color ad for National City Bank features painting by Rockwell Kent and photo of John Willett; Famine Specter Stalks Old World in footsteps of war and crop failure; German fashion photos; Photo of Rudolf Hess and review of his (alleged) offer to the British; Photo of election rally in Russia; Nice color Kodachrome ad; Attractive color TWA ad; Palestine - Wrong Raid - Jewish terrorists raid the King's African Rifles camp near Tel Aviv; The Ainu Comes Back; Canada tests its icebound barrens with column of mechanized troops - "The Musk-Ox Trail"; Air Force finds danger in peace that takes its most skilled men; Attractive color-illustrated Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. ad shows train stopped by snow; How Bikini became the Bomb-Testing Ground; British war brides arrive stateside; Housing program latest answer to inflation -strike - shortage riddle; Nice color Kinsey whiskey ad; Behncke guides pilots' union; Nice one-page ad for Porto Rico Line "Who Made Rosita's New Dress?"; Nice New Haven Railroad ad; The Army's Eniac Computer - a roomful of brain (with photo); Color one-page ad for Seiberling Tires; Lord Calvert Whiskey ad features color portrait of actor John Boles; Cute one-page Dixie Cup ad features young boy with soda; Classy 2/3-page two-color ad for Gaylord Boxes; Boxing's Nat Fleisher; Hoopster Red Rolfe - photo; Photo-illustrated article on composer Bartok; Nice color Schlitz Beer ad shows charming outdoor gathering; George Arliss, 1868-1946; Japs escape to movies for Love and no Kisses; Metro. Oakland, California ad shows large tracts of land awaiting development; Ad for New Hampshire encourages industrial development; and more. Clear tape along spine. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Herman, Edward S.; Ahmad, Aijaz; Abunimah, Ali; Perlman, Fredy; Heinberg, Richard; Ray, Gene
Alternative Press Review - Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream: Volume 8, No. 1, Spring 2003
74 pages. Features: Parallel and Linked Genocides - Iraq and Palestine; The Nazification of Israel; The Growing Clamor for Ethnic Cleansing; Anti-Semitism and the Beirut Pogrom; George Bush and the American Empire; Ground Zero - Hiroshima haunts 9/11; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Foulke, Jan; Byfield, Magda; McFadden, Sybill; Bou, Cherry; Peterson, Leona; Coleman, D.; Axe, John; et al
Doll Reader Magazine - Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniature, April / May 1979 - Doll Tour of Great Britain
52 pages. Features: The Dolls of Jules Steiner; A Rare Find; A Doll Tour of Great Britain - Photo Essay; "The Many Faces of Belton"; Maryland Doll Club Regional; Expensive Dolls; Collectible Sonja Henie; The "Baby Peggy" Portrait Dolls; Kate Jordan, Designer of Dolls; New York Toy Fair; Compo Corner; The World of Ginny; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; 1886 Dress and Bonnet; Notes on Doll Restoration; "Viola"; Clinton the Father of the Paper Doll Family; From Elspeth's Inkpot. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Byfield, Magda; McFadden, Sybill; Hillier, Mary; Peterson, Leona; Walker, Frances; Foulke, Jan; Coleman, D & E.J.; Miller, M.; Schoonmaker; Shoemaker, Rhoda; Buchholz, Shirley; Noell, Dorothy; Williams, Sandy; et al
Doll Reader Magazine - Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniature, August / September 1979 - China Dolls
60 pages. Features: Beautiful Faces; A Doll Tour of Great Britain; "Made in England" - the Dolls of the Staffordshire Potteries - Part 2; New Jersey Keepsake Luncheon; Photo Essay - "Decorated China Heads"; Dolls from the Museum of Ruhamah von Hof; The Winthrop Collection of Dolls; Nancy Ann Story book Dolls - Part 1; Compo Corner; Max & Maurice; Will the Real Madame Alexander Doll Please Stand Up?; Cecilia Rothman; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; 11-1/2in. (29.1cm) Dionne Quint Todder Clothes; Miniatures at Auction; From Elspeth's Inkpot; A Fashion Doll Fantasy - Part 1; A Doll Buyer's Guide to London. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Walker, Frances; Mathes, R & R.; MacDowell, R & K.; Rosamond, P.J.; Foulke, J.; Miller, M.A.; Wolfe, A.; Schoonmaker, P.; Axe, John; Buchholz, S.; Et al
Doll Reader Magazine - Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniature, October / November 1979 - Alexander Dolls
68 pages. Features: Leather Mystery Dolls; A Gutta-Percha Doll; How to Buy an Antique Doll; 30th Annual U.F.D.C. Convention; Dolls from the Museum of Ruhamah von Hof; Alexanders at Auction; Nancy Ann Story book Dolls - Part II; Very Special Doll People; Compo Corner; Madame Alexander's Composition Dolls; Interview with Madame Alexander; Collectible Alice in Wonderland; Old Style Shoes for your Antique Doll; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; Miniature Bisque Animals; Miniaturia; From Elspeth's Inkpot; A Fashion Doll Fantasy - Part II; Supplement to Advertising Paper Dolls; Herbie - The baby of the Paper Doll Family. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Coleman, D. & E.; Hillier, M.; Foulke, J.; Elspeth; Smith, P.; Schoonmaker, P.; Axe, J.; Noell, D.; Chiara, J.; Rosamond, P.; waugh, C-L
Doll Reader Magazine - Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniature, December 1979 / January 1980
68 pages. Features: Why Bisque Heads?; Madame L. - Maker of Parisian Automata; Dolling In and Around London; Gifts I Would Like to Present; Ice Capade Dolls; Compo Corner; Preview of the Collector's History of Teddy Bears; Tammy and Dolls You Love to Dress; Dolls at Auction; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; Sailor Suit from Captain January; An Artist's Paper Dolls from a 19th Century Scrapbook; N.A.M.E. Goes to Boston; From Elspeth's Inkpot; Colleen Moore's Enchanted Castoe - interview with Colleen Moore. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Rossel Waugh, Carol-Lynn; Seeley, Mildred; Planton, P.S.; Coleman, E.J.; Groninger, M.; Schoonmaker, P.; Wolfe, A.; Foulke, J.; Noell, D.; Sirkis, S.; Axe, J.; MacDowell, R & K; Krebs, M.; Rosamond, P.
Doll Reader Magazine - Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniature, February / March 1980 - Cuddly Kewpies
76 pages. Features: Sheila Wallace - artist in wax; The Marque Doll; The Door of Hope Reopened; Mid-Victorian China-Headed Infant Dolls; Comic Strip "Pillow" Dolls from the 1920's period; Compo Corner; Preview of Collectors History of Teddy Bears, Part II; The New Baby; The Dolls with the Contagious Smile - a photographic essay; A House Full of Dolls; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; Dressing an 11.5" China Head Doll; Eugenia, A Lady of Quality; What is Restoring a Doll?; Schoenhut Restoration; Supplement to Advertising Paper Dolls, Part III; A Miniature Round-up Down Texas Way; From Elspeth's Inkpot. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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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
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Nicholson, Lt.-Col. J.B.R. (Editor)
Tradition - The Journal of the International Society of Military Collectors, Number Seventy-Three (73) - Special Indian Cavalry Issue No. 2
40 pages. Features: 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse); 7th Light Cavalry; 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry; The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse); 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force); Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force); Same Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force); 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers; Dress Regulations for the Indian Calvalry, Indian Army Regulations, Volume VII, 1913; Duke of Cambridge receiving Native Officers of the 9th Bengal Lancers, Malta, 1878; 2nd Bengal Lancers. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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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
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Safire, W.; Baker, Russell; Winn, Marie; Salisbury, Harrison E.; Kaiser, Robert Blair; Pelo, Marilyn; et al
The New York Times Magazine, December (Dec.) 23, 1979 - Georgia Rosenbloom and the Los Angeles Rams
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of child musical prodigies at the Juilliard School; Nice Jamaica ad; Chivas Regal ad; Baileys Irish Cream ad; Safire on Hyphenating Americans; No More Orange Motorcycles; The Pleasures and Perils of Being a Child Prodigy - article with full-page color photo of violinist Charlie Kim; Stalin Makes a Comeback; The Georgia on L.A.'s Mind - Georgia Rosenbloom has helped guide the Los Angeles Rams into the playoffs - article with photos; Black & White Scotch ad features photos of Backgammon players Onnik Hovanesian, Lewis Deyong, William Boyd, Gloria Donahue, Irving Kellman, and others; Shoe Fashions; Camp ads; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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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
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Rogers, Gay Ann
Price Guide to An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools
26 pages. Please note that this price guide is intended to accompanyy the author's book "Illustrated History of Needlwork Tools" which is not included. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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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
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Artiss, Laurie
Pin Collector's Guide of the 1988 (Calgary) Olympic Winter Games
80 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated with colour photography. Very informative with sections devoted to: Pin Glossary; Pin Photography; Pin Description; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound working copy of this interesting guide. Book
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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
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Cordoba, Mariano
Flamenco Guitar - A Folksinger's Guide to Flamenco Guitar / Guitarra Flamenca - Una Guia Completa Para La Guitarra Flamenca
244 pages. Bilingual English/Spanish. An instruction method in tablature and standard music notation for playing traditional flamenco style, with playing techniques, fingering, strumming exercises and a social history of Andalusian music. Somewhat above-average wear. Store stamp on title page. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
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