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1982Features: Pakistan - from a smuggler's paradise comes hell; William Shatner in ad for Kero-Sun heaters; Nice Schenley Awards ad; War Machines do not bring Peace, by John F. Godfrey; Cover Story - Marc Lalonde's New Deal; Unsuspecting victims of a collapsed economy; Marc Lalonde's Board of Economic advisors; Ocean Ranger disaster inquest begins; Manitoba doctors' strike; Painting 'The Tribute Money' - not a Rembrandt?; The Socialists conquer Spain; $25 Billion MX missile decsion; Shake-up in the espionage trade - death of Kevin Mulcahy; Guatemalan terror; Canada confronts the Robotis age; K-Tel enters the publishing business; Dan Colussy to take over CP Air; Peter C. Newman on Dome Petroleum; NFL players association; Normand Leveille of the Boston Bruins almost dies of bleeding in his brain during game in Vancouver; Canada's leaking immigration lifeboat - our 'remarkable openness' may come to an end; The amazing recovery of Lise Gauthier; Education - the return of the strap - corporal punishment; Halley's comet returns to earth; Fallibility in the computer; Cash register kickbacks; Challenges to WCB in Ontario; Too few organs available to be transplanted; Nice ad for the 1983 Ford Mustang GT; Rough Trade - Carole Pope and Kevan Staples - article with colour photo; Movie reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
195372 pages. Features: The Caustic Genius of Sir Thomas Beecham; Christianity - Revival or Decline?; The Polish Art Treasures - colour Karsh photos of ancient and priceless heirlooms rushed from Poland at the outbreak of WWII; A Gift from the Princess - story by Mary E. Grannan - illustrated by Oscar Cahen; A Winter Vacation on a Summer-Cottage Budget - a cheap holiday for a family of four in hot Florida; Two-page colour-illustrated "Christmas Shopping Game" by Peter Whalley; An Excursion into Canada by Charles Dickens - a Maclean's flashback; The Alien - story by W.O. Mitchell - chapter 7. Average wear. External soiling. Coverfold partly open. Center page holding by one staple. Fore-edge opening to back cover which is missing 7"x2" chunk from bottom edge. Book
1962Features: Painless Diets; Jean Templeton stars in The Weighting Game; A Bolshevik Giant recalls the Revolution, by Ilya Ehrenburg; Westmount - a portrait of the capital of English Quebec, by Peter Gzowski; The Anglo-Sazon Jews, by Mordecai Richler; The Working Atom is Here - Jane Becker reports on Canada's nuclear industry; An Ingenue from the Rockies goes to Drama School - Susan Ringwood of Williams Lake, B.C.; An Eerie Postscript to the Bombing of Berlin, by Louis Greenburg. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1981Over one inch thick. Some of the many topics include: the powers that be decide Canadians can handle high mortgage rates; Haig and Gromyko agree to arms talks; Carole Laure; Applied Research is threatening free discovery; Fiction's Triumph; Bora Laskin story and cover illustration; Trudeau pushes Candus in South Korea; Solidarity re-elects Lech Welesa in Poland; Shannon Tweed; Glorious Crete; David Steinberg; Murder of Anwar Sadat; Appalachia struggles through coal's booms and busts; Gouzenko's case revisited; Jeff Conaway; The Montreal Expos were one game from the World Series; Birth of a new social order in Spain; Europe's New Left; New Leader in Poland; Jean Wadds; Peter Hodgson; Joanne Curran; Cancun Summit falls short of success; Via Rail; Poland's ruler tightens his grip; St. Jean Baptiste Day parade is back; Canada's national soccer team; Scott Hylands; Cutbacks loom for Canada's universities; Federal agreement - less Quebec; Evelyn Hart; the threatened caribou; Saudi peace plan makes headway; Dome Petroleum; Conchata Ferrell; Budget '81 - the gathering storm; Space Shuttle Columbia's safe return; Rene Levesque talks tough, but so does Trudeau; Martha and the Muffins; Sylvia Tyson; Robert Bateman; Howard Pawley's upset victory in Manitoba; Ulster's days of rage; Angie Dickinson; Canada's soccer team falls short to Cuba; Women and native groups fight for inclusion in the charter of rights; Edith Butler; Victoria Snow; Arab Summit Fez fell apart; Allan Gotlieb becomes ambassador to U.S.; Levesque plays for time; Special report on the Constitution; Barbara Amiel; Urban problem in Connecticut; Peter Munk; Poland's hour of agony; Deborah Harry; Trevor Berbick; Images of 1981; Grab for the Golan; Last stand at Szczecin; MacEachen gives in to screams about the budget; and many more. Light wear. Firmly bound. Former library copy with few associated markings. Book
194572 pages. Features: Gambling in Montreal - "operating wide open and crowded with civilians and servicemen"; A General Comes Home - General H.D.G. Crerar - short article with photo; When Memory Blacks Out - article on amnesia; John Mulloy Comes Home (fiction); Rockets are Coming - Prof. A.M. Low, president of the Interplanetary Society, predicts passenger rockets within twenty years; Manhunter's Moon (fiction); Why Not Pro Football? - by Lew Hayman; Latin America - Whose Customer?; "His Majesty From Sioux City" (fiction); Russian "Wireless" Car at Work - brief article with first photos to reach Canada; One-page Westinghouse ad features fascinating photo and details of a 100-ton cycloton they constructed in 1938; and more. Includes many nice ads in colour and black and white, our favourite being the colour back cover Coke ad which shows servicement engaged in a chess game. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
195748 pages. Features: Column - Grammar is snobbish nonsense; London Letter column explains political fallout of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal; Blair Fraser recounts what he saw in Gaza refugee camps; Colourful Allied Van Lines ad; Great one-page colour ad for the 1957 Dodge (with push-button transmission); Blair Fraser Reports from the 'seething cauldron' of Israel - article with photos; Mr. Benturian and the Beautiful Palimpsest; What's it like being married to a genius - Canadian Suzanne Cloutier married Peter Ustinov three years ago - article with photos; Frank McMahon's Five Lucky Lives - great photo-illustrated article on the owner of Pacific Petroleums Limited, of Calgary, backer of "The Pajama Game", and founder of Alberta Distillers Ltd.; Photo-illustrated article on Father Bernard Brown of Aklavik; Clyde Gilmour picks the best and worst movies of 1956; Rexall centrefold ad presents dozens of products at 1950s prices; Nice colour ad for Maxwell House coffee; Nice colour ad for the 1957 Monarch car (yellow and white)Richelieu Phaeton Sedan); John Norman Harris describes his most memorable meal; Half-page farewell to Maclean's illustrator Oscar Cahen who was killed in an auto accident on November 26, 1956; Striking Chrysler ad inside back cover features purple 1957 New Yorker; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196150 pages. Features: Colour Labatt's 50 Ale ad inside front cover features two couples frolicking in water at beach; Will Success Spoil Henry Makow, boy columnist?; One-page GM of Canada ad features photo of fly fisherman at work; The New Party Will Die if it's a mere Liberal Splinter - the past and present of the CCF; The Slow Comeback of Canada's Communists - Tim Buck (photo) will soon step down as its leader and his successor will inherit an organization that almost destroyed itself four years ago but is now unified, active, and anxious to rebuild its political influence; The Ottawa River - article with illustration by Jacques De Tonnancour; Vimy and Passchendaele - Canada's Bravest and Blackest Hour; First Report on Extrasenory Powers (ESP) Among Canadians - photo-illustrated article which explores the research of Dr. J.B. Rhine at his Duke University parapsychology laboratory; Photos and write-ups of Canadians who may have ESP - Mrs. Raymond Forgie of Toronto, CBC Announcer Rex Loring, Mrs. P.P. Wade of Keswick, Helen Brens of Montreal, Patricia Young of VancouverMrs. Evelyn Cox of Vancouver, John Hamilton of Victoria, and Mrs. Paul reading of Thornhill; Includes unique tear-out ESP self-test mailer; Can Everybody Be Beautiful? - Paul Pogue runs a chain of beauty parlors; The High and Low of a Present-Day Tramp - article with sombre photos of Walter Haslam and Patrick Rhody in the CNR's Mimico railyards; Nice colour-photo Sunoco ad features ladies with white convertible gassing up while uniformed attendant cleans their windshield; Vintage one-page two-colour Kentucky Fried Chicken ad lists the names, owners and locations of their 42 Canadian franchises, with $1 coupon for a family bucket; How to Make a Million in the Charity Game - Harold George Martin; The Field of Atomic Power - two experts meet; Walt Disney's first Canadian movie, "Nikki, Dog of the North"; George Knudson's Aggressive Golf Game; Coke ad on back cover features bottle and glass in blowing snow; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
193660 pages. Features: Russell Sambrook cover illustration of boy in pajamas sneaking his dog upstairs; Dominion Linoleum colour ad inside front cover features yellow and maroon interior design of a 'very lucky' young person's bedroom; AC spark plug ad features horse talking to man cleaning his shotgun; Premier Aberhart of Alberta ponders 'licensing' newspapers; Fantastic one-page photo-illustrated ad for Marconi radios includes photos of newscaster Christopher Ellis and Frances James, plus photos of the model 79 A.C., 81 A.C. and 85 A.C. radios; One-page ad for the Parker Vacumatic pen features marathon theme; The Red Boar (short story from Rajputana); Revolt in Quebec - The English-Canadian View - article with photos of C.E. Gault, Maurice Duplessis and Camillien Houde; A Matter of Business (short story); Forward-Pass Time - article explaining how the aerial attack has made a new game of Canadian football - with photo of Rosso of the Argos in 1935; Beverley Baxter shares interesting new from London, plus he explains how Hitler saw propaganda used against Germany in WWI and vowed to use that same weapon to avenge his nation; Finished Picture (short story about the marriage trap); J. Bull, Customer - article on Canadian exports to Britain; The Thin Woman (short story); Photo-illustrated article on the settlers of King Ridges, 25 miles north of Toronto, where 41 families formerly on relief are plowing, sowing and reaping to earn their own living from the land; The General Died at Dawn (short story); Vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Green Giant Fine Foods of Canada features their canned vegetables; Very nice one-page colour-photo Westinghouse Air-pilot radio ad; Charming one-page colour Kraft ad features their cheese products; Prestone anti-freeze one-page ad features illustrations of (now) classy vintage cars; Half-page Palmolive Soap ad features two photos of the Dionne Quints, plus Dr. Dafoe who helped birth them; Stanfield's ad features illustration of man proudly strutting in his long underwear; Ponds Cold Cream ad features photo of Mrs. William Jay Iselin; One-page ad for the Singer "Make-It-Yourself" Wardrobe Plan; Fantastic colour photo/colour comic ads inside back cover for Lifebuoy and Rinso soaps feature "True B.O. Experience No. 127"; Back cover colour ad by the federal Department of Fisheries encourages readers to eat fish often; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this marvelous depression-era issue. Book
1850rif. 19999England 1850. 18 cards 89 x 54 mm 9 printed on pink cardstock and 9 on yellow. Housed in original slipcover made of pebbled green paper over boards with chromolithographed label affixed to the front open at top and bottom. Light wear to edges of slipcover otherwise in excellent condition. A charming and unusual magic card game based on mathematical principles that purports to reveal anyone’s name and age. Using the pink cards for women and yellow for men the questioner holds onto the instruction and key cards and gives the player the rest of them which have lists of names and numbers and the letters A E I O U W and Y at the top. The player tells the questioner the letters corresponding to which cards have their name on them and using the key the questioner adds their corresponding numbers to get the player’s name provided it is one of the 127 names listed. The game is played the same way to determine players’ ages. The game actually works! unknown
1850rif. 19999England 1850. 18 cards 89 x 54 mm 9 printed on pink cardstock and 9 on yellow. Housed in original slipcover made of pebbled green paper over boards with chromolithographed label affixed to the front open at top and bottom. Light wear to edges of slipcover otherwise in excellent condition. A charming and unusual magic card game based on mathematical principles that purports to reveal anyone’s name and age. Using the pink cards for women and yellow for men the questioner holds onto the instruction and key cards and gives the player the rest of them which have lists of names and numbers and the letters A E I O U W and Y at the top. The player tells the questioner the letters corresponding to which cards have their name on them and using the key the questioner adds their corresponding numbers to get the player’s name provided it is one of the 127 names listed. The game is played the same way to determine players’ ages. The game actually works! unknown books
rif. 18263Editions MK2 Diffusion 2003. Magnifique affiche, pliée en son milieu, illustrée en couleurs par Philippe Caza, au format 54 x 40 cm. Œuvre réalisée pour la sortie du film d'animation " Les Enfants de la Pluie " réalisé par Philippe Leclerc, avec dessins de Philippe Caza, librement adapté du roman de Serge Brussolo " A l'Image du Dragon ". Minuscule trace de pliure aux coins.Superbe état général. Rare édition originale.
2009rif. 18184Editions Ville de Sèvres 2009. Magnifique affichette, illustrée en couleurs par Philippe Caza, au format 42 x 30 cm, pour les 6èmes Rencontres de l'Imaginaire, Science-Fiction et Fantasy, à Sèvres en 2009. Minuscule trace de pliure aux coins. Petite déchirure, au bas, avec au verso, un renforcement au scotch. Superbe état général. Rare édition originale, en petit tirage.
2010rif. 18194Editions Chalonnes sur Loire 2010. Magnifique affichette, illustrée en couleurs par Philippe Caza, au format 50 x 30 cm pour le 236ème Festival de BD, à Chalonnes sur Loire en 2010. Minuscules traces de pliures aux coins. Bel état général. Rare édition originale, en petit tirage.
rif. 14106Maison Rustique des Dames. Mention de 9ème édition Tome premier seul. In 12 demi cuir fauve, titre, gilets dorés Titre-XI-698pages, 110 illustrations dans le texte. Paris librairie agricole de la Maison Rustique sans date (1873) rousseurs fortes, plus concentrées à certaines pages . fin : potages, soupes, us, coulis, sauces, œufs, viandes, volailles, gibier, poisson, légumes, entremets sucrés, pâtisserie, menus de déjeuners et de diners,
2001rif. 1100302001 Editions Gerfaut - 2001 - In-4, cartonné, couverture illustrée - 232 p. - Reproductions photographiques en couleur in et hors-texte
1957rif. 62102New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1957. Three works in one vol. 8vo. xiii 1 233 1; 188; 197 1 pp. With illust. title photo plate tables charts. Orange tweed boards tiger paw print on front cover pictorial map endpapers minor shelfwear slight rubbing w/ d.j. cover art of tiger stalking minor scuffing edgewear price-clipped still VG/VG copy. First American omnibus edition of this extraordinary trilogy recounting Corbett’s experiences as big game hunter of Man-Eating Tigers in his lifetime career in India. He hunted down eight man-eating tigers and two man-eating leopards and in The Chowgarh Tigers he records his year-long quest from 1929-1930 to hunt and ill a female tiger that killed over 64 people in her five-year rampage. Corbett was a meticulous hunter expert tracker and persistent in preparation and often carried his favorite rifles - an M98 bolt-action Rigby-Mauser and a .450-400 Double Barrel Nitro Express. Oxford Univ. Press, hardcover
19468vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 3 plates and endpaper maps, long inscription on half-title; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small marginal nick, and minor loss (affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. This 'wartime economy' version is the first English edition of this big-game classic, first published in India in 1944 with profits devoted to blinded servicemen of WWII. Corbett's collection of true tales from the Raj is an undisputed keystone of big game hunting. THE UK EDITION IS FAR SCARCER THAN THE US EDITION, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
19468vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 3 plates and endpaper maps, neat contemporary inscription on frontispiece recto; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. This 'wartime economy' version is the first English edition of this big-game classic, first published in India in 1944 with profits devoted to blinded servicemen of WWII. Corbett's collection of true tales from the Raj is an undisputed keystone of big game hunting. THE UK EDITION IS FAR SCARCER THAN THE US EDITION.
1929rif. 63842London: H.F. & G. Witherby 1929. Tall 8vo. 223 pp. plus 1 pp. publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates throughout by W. Woodhouse. Red embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering & ruling on spine minor bumping to couple corners edgewear to lower fore-edges dustsoiling to upper fore-edge minor sunning head of spine w/ d.j. wraparound cover art image of hunter shooting at a man-eater lion w/ brushfire in the background chipping & tear to head of spine w/ about 1.75 in. of loss to lettering chipping & edgewear to foot of spine some minor creasing still a VG/G- copy w/ mimeographed private library slip laid-in for M.R. Steele and bookseller’s label on rear pastedown. First edition stated of this work describing the author’s hunting adventures while leading an American hunting party through the African bush tracking down man-eating lions and rogue elephants. Chadwick 1882 had first emigrated to South Africa in the 1920’s and became a transport rider and member of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police while working as a professional hunter earning a living selling ivory and lion skins from his trophies. The original dustjacket is exceedingly scarce with Ellen Herring of Trophy Room Books noting that they had only seen this one copy. H.F. & G. Witherby, hardcover
1942pp. xi, 118 + Photographs. Numerous line drawings. Mildly XLib. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Eighth printing. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 3
rif. I1-TAYS-KI47Fine. Mancala wood/glass game in vg condition in metal tin shipping daily. unknown
Madrid, Librería de Luis Santos, Sucesor de Cuesta, 1925. 4to.; 227 pp., con ilustraciones entre el texto. Intonso. Cubiertas originales.
Milano, Fratelli Dumolard, 1887, 23 x 16 cm., hol. piel, puntas, XI – 907 págs. con 117 ilustraciones intercaladas.
1890rif. GITj980Paris HAchette 1890. In-8 2 feuillets non chiffrés (faux-titre, titre) II-IV 6-415pp. Demi maroquin acajou à coins signés, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, non rogné, 1er plat de la belle couverture illustrée en couleurs conservé, reliure de l'époque. Orné de 2 plans de chenil à pleine page, 54 vignettes en tête de chapitre, cul de lampe et dans le texte d'après Bodmer et Krafty, 33 planches d'après Bodmer et de Penne (18 de races de chiens, 15 de gibiers). Rousseurs par endroits. Bel exemplaire complet du texte et des illustrations, reliure solide de bonne qualité. Thiébaud colonne 572. Edition plus complète que l'originale parue en 1858.
in-8, 199 pages, broche, couv. illustree. Bel exemplaire. [109B-9]
