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1984Giacomo Santini I GIORNI ROSA DI MOSER. , LUIGI REVERDITO EDITORE 1984, COPERTINA CARTONATA SOVRACCOPERTA CON ALETTE INFORMATIVE LEGATURA EDITORIALE CON AUTOGRAFO Molto buono (Very Good) . 199
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2008Book appears in as new unread condition. 173pp. Fifty weekend rambles/walks in New Zealand's North Island - 'tramps' to New Zealanders. These range in difficulty with something for every level of ability. Maps, photographs and detailed descriptions. Extremely scarce.
1989218 Pages including glossary. Quarter inch tear to front cover. First few pages have a quarter inch nick. Moderate wear. Light soiling. A comprehensive guide to the world of cycling by one of the world's greatest cyclists. Author designs bicycles, races them professionally at the highest level, and rides them for pleasure. Packed with information and presented in an easy-to-read format with many illustrations. Author won a silver medal at the Olympics and a bronze at the World Championships in 1984. He has won several major international races. Covers the history of bicycles, bicycle anatomy, choosing the right bicycle, fitness, diet, training, injury prevention, handling and riding skills, cleaning and maintenance, touring and more. Book
1984298 pages including index. Focuses on contemporary ecosystem ecology and particularly on energy flow, biogeochemical cycling, population ecology and community ecology; a final chapter on human ecology integrates these four major areas. Human ecology chapter treats air polution, acid rain, ozone depletion, CO2, and desertification. Expanded section on human food supply. Light wear to corners. Contents unmarked. Glossy laminated colour covers. Book
1979298 pages. "The forest soil has been the object of scientific study for a relatively short time. In the Pacific Northwest, one of the principal forest growing areas of the world, the evaluation of the soil as a factor in the production of forest resources has an even shorter history, but a great deal of progress has been made. This volume represents an attempt to synthesize the results of these studies and thereby add direction to future work as well as provide current guidelines for management. Chapters include: Geology of the Douglas-Fir Region; The Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of Northern California; The Oregon and Washington Coast Ranges; The Willamette Valley; The Cascade Range in Oregon and Southern Oregon; The Olympic Mountains Province; Northern Cascade Mountains; Surficial Geology of the Puget Sound Lowlands; The San Juan Islands; Bedrock Geology of Vancouver; Suricial Geology of Vancouver Island; Geologic Look at Soils of the Douglas-Fir Region; Geology Glossary; Climate; Vegetation; Physical Properties and Physical Behavior of Forest Soils; Minerals, Chemical Properties and Fertility of Forest Soils; Organic Matter of Forest Soils; Forest Soils Biology; Soil Formation, Classification and Morphology; Forest Soil Survey; The Cycling of Elements Within Forests; Forest Soil Productivity Relationships; Soil, Vegetation and Watershed Management; Forest Chemicals in Watershed Management; Some Engineering Aspects of Forest Soils; Soil Management in Douglas-fir Nurseries; Forest Fertilization Practices. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Prior owner's name printed upon fore-edge else unmarked. Average wear and above-average rubbing to card covers. Small openings at base of spine. Good working copy. Book
2000212 pages. "Provides an unprecedented glimpse into the machinations of political backrooms and bureaucratic boardrooms as one government surrenders power and another seizes it." - John Ibbotson, Globe and Mail. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
1932Features "The Hatfield-McCoy Feud", an 11-page illustrated article [part 1]. 84, [40 ads] pages. Additional Features: Canadian Indian Witchcraft; Smugglers of the Baltic; The Death-Shell; A Chinese Mutiny; Cycling to Eldorado; On a Ceylon Tea Estate; Twenty-Three Days Adrift; A Thousand Miles Through African Bush; Three Men on a Raft; Slippery Wiley's Clients. Heavily worn. Tape repairs to spine. A worthy reference copy of this special issue. Book
1932Stories: Canada's Radium Rush; Del Fut Bol; Floating to Freedom; Loosewallah; Into the Unknown Triangle - Part 2 of 2 - Captain F. Kingdon-Ward and Lord Cranbrook travel to Burma to explore the Upper Irrawaddy and collect rare botanical speciments - article with eight photos; Dangling in Space; Lions with a Vengeance; The Tiger that Forgot Itself; The Dingo-Trap; Cycling to Eldorado; My Tragic Honeymoon; The Keeper of the Crocodiles; What Happened in the Bat Caves; The Mountain of Gold. Average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
1954Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Backstrip almost entirely missing. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Decent copy. Book
1954Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1985Features: Cycling among mountains - BC's Golden Triangle is a peak-rimmed challenge; What get's a porcupine's back up?; Growing Wild - Wildflower Gardens revel in the subtle charms of woodland flowers in their own backyards; Manitoba's Mosquito Wars - Winnipeg battles an unbeatable foe.; Murres on the Menu - Marauding gulls and foxes take their share of murres, but ravens are the true robber-barons of Digges Island. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
1983269 pages. Papers include: Forest Soils of Western Montana; Past and Current Nutrient Cycling Studies; A Biophysical Assessment of the Regeneration and growth potential of forested land in Montana; The Western Spruce Budworm in Northern Rocky Mountain Forests and Silvicultural Practices; Predicting Growth and Yield for Managed Timber Stands in Montana; Genetic Tree Improvement in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Cable Logging and Second Growth Management; Forage and Livestock in Western Montana; Wildlife on Managed Forest Lands; Watershed Management in Western Montana; Recreational Resources Inventories in Wildland Settings; An Integrated Resource Management Approach to defining Operable Timber Stocks. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1935188 pages. "To Torchy Peden with Best Wishes, Ray Smythe, July 1 1935" written boldly upon front free endpaper. A newspaperman's close-up of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - subtitle. "Offers the first constructive close-up of the people who are administering the National Housing Act, and the banking, industrial and employment problems with which this group is dealing so effectively." - from dust jacket. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
199426 pages. Features: Great assortment of local ads; Bob Baker writes about the prolific use of portable classrooms at local schools; Photo of Thora Howell with Magnus Colvin; Getting Wired - Part I (of 2) - how to get your computer talking on the phone; Gearing Up for Backroad Cycling, by Linda Putnam; Why Are Taxpapers Obliged to Fund Grants in Aid? - Jean Blackburn and Larry Hume; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this pleasant memento of Nanaimo at the dawn of the Internet era. Book
200988 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: Architect Antonio Guadi; Outdoor Music Festivals around the world; A Photographer's journey into the remote Trans-Himalayas; Paris at night; Weddings in Kerala; Ireland - the masters of brew; Under the Inca sun; Cross-country cycling; the Mongolian Nomads; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
200988 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: London; Cannes; Budapest - City of Spas; The Danube; and more. Some soiling inside front cover otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
1897120 pages plus 38 pages of wonderful contemporary advertisements plus a two-page advertisement by Scottish Provident Institution and four detailed pages of advertising content by Kilby Pears & Son. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos. Contents include Ten Years of Cycling - a wonderful vintage view of bicycles, including alternatives to chain drive - plus a great article entitled Birmingham and Its Jewellery, which includes 16 excellent black and white photos plus considerable text. Binding intact. Name atop front cover else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A quality copy of this charming and informative issue. Book
188616 pages. Contents: Summer Toilettes; Cycling for Women; Groom and Bridegroom; Women and Men - new athletics for women; Family Living on $500/year, by Juliet Corson; New York Fashions - double aprons, wing drapery, ruffles, striped satin surah, other styles for summer silks, black point d'esprit dresses, marquise lace dresses, malines lace dresses, new white dresses, summer jewelry; Personal; Embroidered Piano Scarf; Pattern included with this issue; Work for Idle Hands; The Woodlanders - continued; A Paper Wedding; Creole House-Keeping; Graffiti; Amazing centerfold illustration "The Punishment of Nebuchadnezzar"; Cherrycote, by Mrs. Burton Harrison; Paston Carew - Millionaire and Miser, by E. Lynn Linton - continued; Paris Fashions; Borders for linen embroidery; embroidered work-pocket; embroidered waste-paper basket; a "Profeel Machine"; humor. Average wear. Some yellow staining. Book
1922Pages 169-252 plus 40 pages of ads. Features: A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part 1 - Prof. Propercio de Mello Saraiva travelled 25,000 miles documenting the Amazon - article with photos; That Christmas Dinner - a funny story; A Fairy Land of the Far East - photo-illustrated article on the Court of the Emperor of Annam in Indo-China; A Close Call - what happened when a whaler attempted to replenish its water supply at an unfriendly island; Photo of pelt of the world's record bear, with its shooter, Mr. Lionel J. Tucker, a forestry engineer of Vancouver; My Island of Dreams - Part III (conclusion) - The Adventures of an Amateur Robinson Crusoe, J.W. Frings; Cycling Over the Alps - G. Butler Morris recounts his interesting experiences, illustrated with his own photos; A South African Man-Hunt - an escaped half-breed was the terror of the district; Hank Vaughn - a young Englishman's experience with a 'bad man'; The Vengeance of Megana Kol - an Indian aboriginal armed only with a bow and arrow kills a panther which had killed over fifty people, including his own two children; A Man's Luck - Part IV of Hjalmar Rutzebeck's story of life and love in the Far North; Tiger's Teeth - tale from a Devonshire village; The Secret Dance - Mrs. S.A. Clarke-Kennedy witnesses a secret Australian aboriginal "corroboree" ceremonial dance; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book