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1980281 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations. Explains the far-ranging factors bearing on the Nootka stage: European War, the Russian presence in the northern Pacific, the onset of Spain's waning fortunes, America's thrust west, the British East India and South Sea trading monopolies, and the steady advance of coastal charting by explorers like George Vancouver. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A sound copy. Book
19388 pages. Includes piano music. Heavily worn. Tape repairs to covers. Book
189316 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Buckingham Palace, London; Cambridge University; Sulgrave Manor; Welbeck Abbey, England; City of Londonderry, Ireland; Royal Palace, Berlin; Bablesburg Palace at Potsdam; The Sleigh of King Ludwig of Bavaria; Frankfort-on-the-Main; Museum in Dresden; The Spanish Steps, Rome; City of Messina, Sicily; A Street in Pompeii; "The Meeting", by Marie Bashkirtseff; The Gallery of Apollo, Paris; City of Seville, Spain. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
2002250 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The humorous, bittersweet autobiography of Basil Johnston, a native ojibway, who was taken from his family at age 10 and placed in a 'residential' school in northern Ontario." - from back cover. Unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
198590 pages. Features/Articles: Forty Years Ago - the Society and World War II; Outport Resettlement 20 Years Later - between 1966 and 1969, 814 families were uprooted in the Placentia Bay region of Newfoundland; Tree planting in the Cascade Mountains east of Hope, B.C.; World's Largest caribou herd mired in Quebec-Labrador boundary dispute - includes terrible photos of dozens of dead caribou - killed by high flood waters; Divvying Up the Fish - World Court decision on Georges Bank still leaves tangled aftermath in Canada-US relations; Ukrainian Festival at Dauphin, Manitoba; Cleland Island - a special place specially protected; Ecological Reserves - B.C. leads the way with 113 'outdoor laboratories'; Black Holes, Quasars, Blastwaves - Canadian astronomers probing outer space for clues to the origin of the universe; Helping Eels over the Dam - ladder speeds them on their fascinating odyssey from the Sargasso Sea to Lake Ontario; Morley Thomas awarded 1985 Massey Medal; Spanish names along our west coast; Waterspouts over Lake Winnipeg. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1984Contents: Children and the elderly in the U.S.; Atomic memory; How embryonic nerve cells recognize one another; The digital reproduction; Prey detection by the sand scorpion; The world's deepest well - 12,000 m deep; Turning something over in the mind; The Spanish ship of the line - the Santisima Trinidad had 144 guns and a crew of 1,200. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
1958579 pages including index, verb appendix, summary of Spanish pronunciation, English-Spanish Dictionary, and Spanish-English Dictionary. Spanish language text for English speakers. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Some markings. A worthy working copy of this revered text. Book
192492 pages. Features: Cover illustration of Eskimo-American Girl by Neysa McMein; Lovely full-page black and white ad for Victola on page 3 (featuring model No. 360); Full-page black and white ad for P and G Naptha soap on page 4 entitled 'From Arizona to the Adirondack'; "A Great Rushing of Wings, by Emma-Lindsay Squier - illustrated by Maurice L. Bower; The Midnight Revel, by Thomas Hardy - illustrated by N.C. Wyeth; The Candle in the Window, by Margaret Hill McCarter - illustrated by Edward F. Ward; Christmas, by Gene Stratton-Porter - woodcuts by John J.A. Murphy; The Splendid Road, by Vingie E. Roe - illustrated by Robert W. Stewart; Reversion, by Robert W. Chambers - illustrated by Gerald Leake; The Loring Mystery, by Jeffrey Farnol; The Gods He Served, by Melville Davisson Post - illustrated by C.D. Mitchell; Spanish Sunlight, by Anthony Pryde - illustrated by James H. Crank; Charming 2-colour Campbell's Soup ad features Campbell kid with calendar and title 'Never let a day go by without eating soup!' - 21 kinds, 12 cents a can; Fels-Naptha ad; Pond' cream ad; Brown Durrell Company - Gordon Hosiery ad; Awsome colour ad for Mazola salad and cooking oil; Nice Eureka vacuum cleaner ad; Forest Mills Underwear ad; Davenport Bed ad; Montgomery Ward Catalog ad; Wonderful full-page color ad for Diamond Walnuts; Fantastic full-page color ad for Kraft Cheese; Page 64 contains a complete Christmas game which can be cut out and played; 13 pages of wonderful vintage clothing styles for women and children; Full-page ad for Fleischmann's Yeast; Lovely color Colgate ad on back cover features Christmas gifts 'that are sure to please'. Unmarked. Average wear to contents. Covers detached and heavily worn, but present. Please note: One-third of page 41 has been removed - it appears to have contained a 'tempting hint for holiday cheer'. Book
1978101 pages. Wonderfully illustrated. The first of a two-part series to commemorate the Captain Cook Bicentennial. Includes the following articles: Nootka Sound in James Cook's Pacific World; Spanish Exploration and Settlement of the Northwest Coast in the 18th Century; The Contact Period as Recorded by Indian Oral Tradition; Impressions of Nootka Music; Vanished Companions - the changing relationship of the West Coast People to the Animal World; Plants of the Nootka Sound Indians as recorded by Captain Cook; Linguistic Acculturation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. A note on Linguistic Orthography. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1973356 pages including index, 110 illustrations, map and list of shipwrecks. Signed by author upon title page. Endpapers decorated with local maps. A condensed summary of practically every event of historic value which occured in the area. Commences with the sighting of the shores of the Northwest Coast of America for the first time - by the Spaniards - and the landing of Captain Cook at Nootka, where the history of British Columbia begins. Old West Coasters will enjoy reading the pages which so vividly recall the pattern of life and the customs familiar in that part of the island half a century ago. Includes list of 243 ships wrecked on this part of the coast. This list includes type of vessel, date and locality. Moderate wear to book. Binding firm. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
196796 pages. Contents include: Elementary Principles of Music; Preliminary Instruction; Exercises - 1st Position; Time Lessons; Chords; Arpeggios; The Rest-Stroke; The Barre; Appogiaturas; 15 Studies; Harmonics; Advanced Studies. Average wear. Binding intact. Minimal markings. A sound copy. Book
1970128 pages. "This volume contains some of the finest etudes ever written for the clarinet combined with the complete 1st Clarinet parts to three outstanding symphonic works for orchestra. These clarinet parts may be used to great advantage for play-along study by working with records of these important compositions. Also included is the clarinet part for a very important solo." - from page 1. Contents include: Twenty-Six Exercises by Fritz Kroepsch; Thirty Caprices by Ernesto Cavallini; Suite from the Opera Le Coq D'Or, by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff; Capriccio Espagnol, by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff, Op. 34; Symphony No. 6 (pathetique), by Peter I. Tschaikowsky, Op. 74; Concertino by Carl Maria von Weber, Op. 26. Average external wear. Contents clean and bright. A quality copy. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Book
196990 pages. Text in French. Exhibition catalogue. Sixty magnificent illustrations almost all in colour, most of which are tipped in. Substantial accompanying text. Average wear. Binding sound. Clear glassine protective outer sleeve missing pieces. A sound copy of this most enjoyable work. Book
19324 pages. Average wear. Music seller ink stamps to top of front cover. Chords and additional notes hand-written onto Hawaiian guitar solo page. Sheet music
194716"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Fascinating photos and text present harsh life behind bars for Netherlands black market criminals; Beautiful large photo of Penny Edwards - discovered for movies because of her 'lovely legs'; Colour ad for Chase & Sanborn coffee; Armadillos on Texas Farm turned into lampshades by Mr. Apelt; King of Lumberjacks - Benoit Turcotte averages 3.5 cords a day - fantastic photos and text *Will be of considerable interest to anyone who has marvelled at William Kurelek's book "Lumberjack"; Icebreaker - opening of Stl Lawrence ship channel marks the first coming of spring - with photos of icebreaker the N.B. McLean at work in the St. Lawrence; Experiment in Socialism - A.J. Cummings reviews Labor's 20 months of office in London; Bulls and Banderilleros - Mexico ads new color to the traditional Spanish sport of bullfighting - photo and article; NHL Hockey Playoffs Are Here Again - Article and photos of (much smaller) Stanley Cup; Experts predict world mineral supplies will not last another war - major article by C. Fred Bodsworth; Big Business Comes to Ste. Marie - story by Eric Morris; Roy Thomson and Jack Kent Cooke - They Built a warehouse of radios into a gangling Canadian business empire - photo and article; Leave it to the Ladies - fiction by Gregory Clark; The Peer and the Pit-Lamp - fiction by Peter Carter-Page; A Lady to Dinner - fiction by Marsden Starkey; 20 page colour comics section; Prescription for Murder - fiction by Jane Layhew; Amazing photo of a "Snow Egg" on Plateau Mountain in northern B.C.; Pint-Size Pottery - Mrs. Trasey Bond lives near New Westminster, B.C. - photos and article; Isaac Kert creates crossword puzzles - photo and article; New Diamond Industry beginning in Montreal - Julius Gutwurcel and Hermann Good and their diamon cutting operation in the CNR's Bonaventure station - photos and article; Richard Pifer - leader of northwestern Ontario's Secession Movement - photo and article; Electronic Piano - Don L. Hings is in charge of the Vancouver Electronic Laboratories - great article and photos; Net Factory - The manufacture of fishing nets at Drummondville, Quebec - interesting article and photos; Photo of Canadian WREN Frances Conley - Canada's newest screen starlet; Randi Andersen - flew to northern Manitoba on a picture-taking assignment and stayed to become the region's most beautiful prospector - story with photo; Geophysics Expert Dr. John Tuzo Wilson; U.S. company General Analine and Film Corp. received secret patents from Hitler's scientific plotters; Fishwife Extraordinary - Margaret Chambers of Toronto manages four highly-successful fish shops; Streamline Your Bathroom - design article with illustrations; Dorothy Henzel Willis Paints Her Dreams - photo with article; Hope for the Blind - Canadian government seeks to help Canada's 14,000 blind persons; Sports News; Story and photo of "Knucker" Burns of Halifax - the Boston Bruins' number one long-distance fan; Roger Whynott of Mahone Bay, NS - Middleweight Champ - photo and article; First Canadian surgery to insert esophagus into baby at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - illustration and story; Flying Fairies - Arthur Kirby Trains Aerial Ballets for England's Theatre Pantomimes - wonderful photos with brief write-up; Water Polo Revial in Montreal under the coaching of Jimmy Rose - write-up and photos; Barmen's School - Stan Owen and Pat Morell train 200 bartending students after 31 arid years in Toronto; Great colour ad for Horlicks Malted Milk on back page; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Unmarked. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Newspaper
190764 pages. Songs include: Angel's Serenade, Ave Maria, Bridal Chorus, Cavalleria Rusticana, Cavatina, La Cinquantaine, College Medley, Cradle Song, Enchantment (Waltzes), Loin du Bal, Love's Dream After the Ball, Lucia di Lammermoor (Sextette), Melody in F., Mignon (Entr'acte), The Palms, La Paloma, Pizzicato (Sylvia Ballet), Polish Dance, Santiago (Spanish Waltz), The Secret (Intermezzo), Serenade, Serenade Badine, Simple Aveu, Sing, Smile, Slumber (Serenade), La Sorella (Spanish March), Spring Song, Traumerei, Valse Bleue, Wooing (Valse Intermezzo). Please note: This book contains piano accompaniment for each song with the violin part added in a smaller font. As a result, we surmise that this book was intended primarily for piano accompaniment and a separate book was issued with the violin parts printed in a more easy-to-read font. Few markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding open at page 2. A worthy working copy. Book
193938 pages. Features: Full-page photo of the Pope's Coronation; Photos of Representatives of Great Britain and other powers at the Papal Coronation; Full-page photo of the Pope's Open-Air Coronation on the Balcony of St. Peter's; Papal Coronation seen by a vaster crowd than ever before; The "Scapa Flow" of the Spanish Republican Fleet!; A Bronze Age Potter's Workshop - The First Found in Palestine - photos; Lachish - Traces of Nebuchadnezzar's Invasions - and Art Relics - photos; Two photos of the first white giraffe seen in Kenya - an adult "Albino" Bull; Among the "Red Men" of Ecuador - article with photos; How the Colorados Dye Themselves Scarlet and Trim their Hair - photos; Two dramatic photos of the sinking of the S.S. "Lillian" after a collission with the German freighter "Wiegand"; Royal Events and Activities of the Week - photos; Sultan of Perak Installed; The Japanese bomb Shumchun Market near Hong Kong - photo; Strange photo of gas mask for babies; Incredible colour photo of literally a "Red Indian" - a Colorado of Ecuador with skin and hair dyed scarlet from seeds of the blood tree and wearing a silver nose pin; Colour centerfold illustration of the only town established by the Romans in Wales - Venta Silurum; Photos of personalities of the week including Mahatma Gandhi, Field-Marshal Goering (in civilian clothes) and his wife, Colonel Rodriguez Lister, Dona Dolores Ibarruri; The Crisis in Slovakia - photos of leading personalities and turbulent scenes - Hlinka Guards; King of the late King George V. in St. George's Chapel; and more; Average wear. Centerfold and pages 411-416 loose but present. Pages 445-450 and any pages beyond page 452 missing. Magazine
1991157 pages. Abundantly illustrated with handsome colour plates. Text in English and Spanish. "A Spanish contribution to the commemoration of the expedition's arrival at the Pacific coastline of the United States and Canada... Gives some idea of the huge undertaking in various scientific fields committed by members of this enlightened naval expedition in the 18th century." - from Foreword. Book clean, tight and bright with negligible wear. Ink stamp to title page and top and bottom edges of text block. Very light wear to attractively illustrated slip case. A lovely copy. Book
194632 pages. Includes piano music and lyrics for these songs: Hymn to the Sun; Scheherazade; A Song of India; Coq D'Or; Gypsy Song; Capriccio Espagnol; Dance of the Tumblers; Fandango; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
2011Over 500 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
194248 pages. Provides a written analysis of dixieland style and sheet music for these songs: Ja-Da, China Boy, Bluin' The Blues; Runnin' Wild!; Clarinet Marmalade, The Wang Wang Blues, In a Little Spanish Town, I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You), The Darktown Strutters' Ball, Alice Blue Gown. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
197956 pages. Nice photos of Mr. Mills. Includes piano sheet music and lyrics for these songs: Blackfoot Country, From a Sidewalk Cafe, Hennessy's Island, Love Me Love Me Love, Love's Like That, Music Box Dancer, Spanish Coffee, The Poet and I, Theme from the Silver Broom, Valse Classique, When You Smile, You Don't Love No More. Somewhat above-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1990212 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Map endpapers. "Some forty thousand volunteered to serve in the Republic's International Brigades, the first army of its type in recorded history. Canada's Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, about 1,440 strong, formed part of the 15th International Brigade, itself made up of English-speaking volunteers. Among these young men and women were Canada's first dead in the fight against fascism. The story of the Canadians who fought in Spain in defence of democracy is movingly told by a man who was himself a volunteer." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
1980108 pages. Twelve pages of fantastic colour photos of the boys. Includes sheet music for songs from Van Halen's first two albums: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love; Atomic Punk; Feel Your Love Tonight; Ice Cream Man; I'm The One; Jamie's Cryin'; Little Dreamer; On Fire; Runnin' With the Devil; You Really Got Me; Beautiful Girls; Bottoms Up!; Dance The Night Away; D.O.A.; Light Up the Sky; Outta Love Again; Somebody Get Me a Doctor; Spanish Fly; Women in Love; Your're No Good. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy of this sensational Van Halen memento from the days when they took the rock world by storm. Book
193840 pages. Features: Dubinsky dissents as Lewis plans permanent C.I.O.; Theare Week - George Jean Nathan; The Angl-Italian Treaty; The Spanish Replublic faces doom on its birthday; China - the dragon turns; Governor Horner of Illinois knots a 'boa constrictor'; Nice one-page photo ad for Budd stainless steel passenger rail cars; Photo of Countess Vera Fugger; Conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine; Taierhchwant; Photo of repairs to the Tomb of Christ in Jerusalem after earthquake damage; Photo of the aluminum car John Cobb of London will use to try to break the land speed record; Chicago Black Hawks win Stanley Cup; Movie "Test Pilot" - with photo of Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy and Clark Gable; Jackie Coogan sues his parents for money he earned as a child; Treasury Desterilizes Gold - Reserve requirements cut; End of Pierce-Arrow; Back cover features nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes - man in white hat holds tobacco leaves. Clippings from page 7 and 19; Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy Book
