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1959Features include: Eulophiella roempleriana; Systemic Insecticides for the Control of Boisduvals Scale on Cattleyas; Diary of Our First Greenhouse; Cattleya intermedia and Some Important Varieties; Growing Orchids in the Home (Pt II): Old Standby Methods Prove Successful; Collectors' Item: Rodriguezia teuscheri; Mormodes lineatum: A Species in Transition; Hybridizing Cluster-Type Cattleyas; Orchids Classics (Pt III): Eulophiella roempleriana (peetersiana); Laelia splendida; A Fungus-free Asymbiotic Flask; Fir Bark Plus a Long-Lasting Fertilizer; and Aspasia and Its Bigeneric Hybrids. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
194632 pages. Reprinted from the American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery, 1946. "In this paper, it is my purpose to show you that we have been able to learn a great deal about the effect of malnutrition on the human being from x-ray studies. Just as we found that the shape of the skull of the newborn kitten was an index of its future health, so have we found that the skull of the newborn babe is likewise an index to the future health of the child." - from page 5. Contains dozens of black and white reproductions of x-rays. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with no wear. Excellent copy. Book
1934Pages viii + 256-352. Two fold-out maps at back: Rhodesia - Congo Boundary, Peake, Libyan Desert - Routes of Capt. Orde Wingate, 1933 and previous explorers. Map of The Old and New Rhodesia-Congo Boundaries near Elisabethville at page 266. Features: Douglas Freshfield, 1845-1934, by Dr. T.G. Longstaff; Northern Rhodesia-Belgian Congo Boundary - with fourteen black and white photos, by Lieut.-Colonel E.R. L. Peake; In Search of Zerzura - with six black and white photos, by Lieutenant Orde Wingate; Saxton's Survey of Northern England, by Gordon Manley; The First Sighting of Australia by the English, by Ida Lee; Moving Swamps in Ceylon - with two black and white photos, by W.G. Adam; The Carte Du Monde Au Millionieme, by Colonel Sir Charles Close; Obituary of Francis Henry Hill Guillemard; and more. Only external mark is a library stamp upon front cover. Similar stamps to back of fold-out Rhodesia map, upon photo at page 286, atop pages 295 and 311, and upon photo at page 322, Small bar code sticker atop page i. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A quality copy. Book
191832 pages plus 4-page advertising cover. Cover photo of large new WWI artillery piece being readied for firing. Features: The Way of the War; The Great German Offensive - photos; What the German Invasion means for France - photos; Our artillery in the Great Offensive - photos; With the American Army in the Field - by Henri Bazin; Bombing London - the story of a Hun (conclusion of the story begun in the previous issue) - Karl Lowenstein; Anarcy in Russia -illustrations by Russian artist Mr. Wladimiroff; Centerfold illustrations under the heading "The Rival Armed Forces of Russia - the real army in dissolution, the red army in revolution; The spread of Uric Acid - how to correct the gouty habit; Photos of women at work in the Humber (armaments) Works; ads for the following automotove manufacturers: Maxwell, Humber, Lanchester, Arrol-Johnston; Buick. Average wear. Bindint intact. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage issue. Book
197666 pages. Features: Dead Money Jewelry; Eagles in American Quilts; Collecting Civil War Images; Are You Sure It's a Real Arrowhead?; Documentary Dolls - costume dolls of Jacques and France Rommel; Quintuplet Collectibles; Victorian Bracelets. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197898 pages. Features: Price Guide to Antiques and Collector's Items, Fall Issue Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197766 pages. Features: Pisgah Forest and Nonconnah Pottery; Waterford Glass; Wedgwood Black Basalt Busts; How to Collect Japanese Swords; Stevens and Williams' - applied decorations on art glass; Advertising Booklets for Children; Some current prices on selected antiques; Pens in Infinite Variety. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197766 pages. Features: George E. Ohr - Eccentric and Genius; World's Largest Bread-Dough Dolls; Victorian Convertible Furniture; Alabaster Art Glass; Silhouette Art; Waterford Glass House; Mysterious Lizard Stone. Average wear. Bottom five inches of coverfold open. Center page loose but present. Unmarked. Book
197766 pages. Features: How to Collect Plates; English Epergnes; Snuff-Taking Adjuncts; The English Fly Trap; Early American Axes; How 'Go Withs' Can Expand Your Collection; Sarah Sorci - Phoenix Dollmaker. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197766 pages. Features: Experimental Pieces of Victorian Glass; Nita Gehlhardt - One-of-a-Kind Dollmaker; Schneider's Art Deco Glass; How to Clean, Repair & Restore Small Objects of Ivory, Bone, Wood; Collecting Coffee Makers; The New Century - Hires' Root Beer Collectibles; Some Early Buffalo Stoneware; Some Recent Prices of Selected Antiques; Jumbo Peanut Butter Jars - 'Good Enuf For Me'; Hooks for Coats and Hats. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197666 pages. Features: Collectibles of Moxie (Soft Drink); Some More Desks of the 19th Century; Taught to the Tune - District Schools of Yesterday; Those Very Small Victorian Lamps; The Ubiquitous Table - a Condensed History; Some Current Prices of Selected Antiques; The Antiques of King Coal - scuttles, bins, etc.; The Big Boom in Non-Postage Stamps; New Use for Wool Bobbins - a new collectible item in Northeastern states. Average wear. Bit of harmless writing atop page 58. Due to printer's error, pages 25-26 and 43-44 are laid in. Book
197666 pages. Features: Birmingham Glass; Ceramics at the 1876 Centennial; The Midwestern Small-bore Rifle- the firearm of the 1840-1865 period that has truly earned the term antique and classic; Art Deco Perfumes; Advertising Calendars; An Accolade for Thomas Chippendale; Some Current Prices of Selected Antiques; Those Early Funny Photos; Art Deco Fashion. Average wear. Small ads clipped from page 41 and 57. Some markings to front cover and contents. A sound copy. Book
197666 pages. Price Guide to Antiques and Collectors' Items. Somewhat above-average wear. Writing on front cover. Binding intact. Book
197566 pages. Features: The Chickering Piano; Lighting Accessories to Ferret Out; Unique Designs in Stoves; Dolls' Houses; New Metric System will Affect Antiques Importantly; Boom in 1876 Centennial Collectibles; Some Current Prices of Selected Antiques; The Turqoise - Fascinating but be careful what you acquire; Menus and Menu Holders; Seminole Indian Patchwork. Few markings. Small ad clipped from back cover. Book
194924 pages (pages 48-72). Contents: Your Washington Reporter; A Challenge to Foes of Organized Labour - President William Green outlines Labor's Objective for World Freedom; An American Labour Leader Abroad - Victor J. Sjaholm of O.R.C. is now in Sweden as adviser to Marshall Plan Unit - he provides a colorful account of experiences; Can German Labour Unite Humanity?, by Tom Gillespie, Labor Correspondent in Europe; Marshall Plan Working in Norway; Leslie Biffle; All our Lodges should affiliate with state federations of labor and city central bodies, by A.J. Bernhardt, Assistant General President; Updates from Robert Hewitt, Charles Burchfield, Henri Vaillancourt and J.T. Powell; News from various lodges; When can you retire under teh Railroad Retirement Act?. Address label on front cover. Five-inch opening to fore-edge of back cover which features a wonderful OshKosh B'gosh work wear ad on the outside and a masculine Lee work clothes ad on the inside. Both ads feature engineers. Book
194922 pages. Contents: Your Washington Reporter; President Green Denounces Taft-Hartley Act; Labor's Next Great Advance, by Tom Gillespie, Labour Correspondent in Europe; The Grim Reaper Strikes Again - Obituary of W.F. Donaldson, one of the organization's oldest members; Battle Over Health Insurance - foes bribe press and raise huge war chest; Columns by Robert Hewitt and J.T. Powell; News from various lodges; Know your rights - how much will you get when you retire?; Trade Education - the chilled car wheel - historical information about the development of rail wheels by the Griffin Wheel Company; Ad inside back cover for U.S. Savings Bonds; Ad on back cover for a special railman offering of zippered wallet, pencil-type flashlight, ball point pen, and monogram initialled key holder by Illinois Merchandise Mart of Chicago. Average wear. Address label on front cover. A sound copy. Book
194922 pages. Contents: Cover photo of President Harry S. Truman, The Man of the Year (for advocating repeal of the Taft-Hartley Law, and more); Your Washington Reporter; "Closed Shop" - An How! - considers the 'union security' of doctors and lawyers - by Ruben Levin; Some aspects of the Legislative picture, provided by Senator Wayne L. Morse; Harold L. Walker joins MacArthur's staff in Tokyo; Column by Robert Hewitt; Lodge news; Photo of Progressive Lodge 528, Brandon, Manitoba; Large photo of Pullman local Lodge Chairmen at Kansas City meeting, January 10-12, 1949; Photo from Pointsettia Lodge 78, Los Angeles; Trade Education - The Chilled Car Wheel - rail wheel history by E.W. McDonald of the Griffin Wheel Company; Gaylark Seatcover ad inside back cover; Illinois Merchandise Mart back cover ad for combination Zipper Billfold, Ball Point Pen, Pocket Flashlight and plastic key holder. Above-average external wear. Address label on front cover. A sound copy. Book
194824 pages. Contents: Your Washington Reporter; George Meany says repeal of Taft-Hartley Law hinges on Defeating Congress Labor Foes; Who's to Blame for Inflation? - Ruben Levin contends that workers' earnings trail behind prices, while farmers and businessmen jump ahead; A Year of Taft-Hartleyism - record shows law has provoked strive and chaos and its advocates no longer boast about their 'brain-child'; Photo of Mr. A.C. Garrott, General Freight Agent of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, holding a large red feather as he leads a tour of railroad representatives; Labor-Management cooperation triumphs in Union Pacific's Apprentice-Training Program; Message from President Irwin Barney; Correspondence from Robert Hewitt and C.J. Kitchas; Retirement of John M. Patterson; Loyal Star of America - article by Hattie McDonald and Cecil Hill; Ad for combination Ball Pen and Mechanical Pencil inside back cover; Great Back cover ad for OshKosh B'gosh features Veteran Engineer Lehmon L. Shook who has spent 43 years in the cab... the last 30 in Oshkosh B'Gosh Overalls". Address label on front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
200378 pages in English plus 78 pages in French. Contents: Finding national defence policy in 2004; Canadian society and its army; The Korean War - reflections on shared Australian and Canadian military experiences; Institutionalizing change in NATO; The Kananaskis G8 Summit - a case study in interagency cooperation; The impact of Caffeine on cognitive and physical performance and marksmanship during sustained operations; A Transformation agenda for the Canadian Forces - full spectrum influence; The Iraq War - why Canada was right not to participate. Markings to page one covered by plain white labels, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy. Book
199872 pages. Features: Trudeau cover photo; When We Were Young - looking at the Truedeau phenomenon 30 years later; Jean Charest leaves the Progressive Conservatives to seek the Quebec Liberal leadership and go head-to-head with former federal colleague Lucien Bouchard; Nova Scotia election ends in dead heat; RCMP kills two on Tsuu T'ina reserve near Calgary; School shooting at Jonesboro, Arkansas by Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden; Yeltsin's cabinet cleanout; Photo of Bill Clinton with Nelson Mandela in the latter's prison cell; Has Oil Hit Bottom? - price per barrel is US$16.76; Deidre McMurdy on Dual-Class share structures and how they allow families and senior managers to enrich themselves; Allan Gregg on what the future holds for Canada; Atom Egoyan's Oscar Diary; Review of Michael Ignatieff's book The Warrior's Honour, with photo; Ontario education funding feud between teachers and boards. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's name stroked out on address label on front cover. A sound copy. Book
1983Features: On the brink of Calamity - the Philippines under Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos; Barbara Amiel on Feminism; Canada's lobby in Washington; Will Bill Davis seek the Federal Tory leadership?; Norwalk virus in Drumheller; Costly fight over agent orange in Cape Breton; Will Reagan run again?; Austria's Emperoro Bruno Kreisky steps down; Doubts over alleged Hitler diary; Rout of the White Panthers; Peter C. Newman on Marc Lalonde's federal budget; Cleaning up Canada's hockey image; Medicine - Lessons from the heart - The War on Strokes - cover story; Colour ad for the new TI Professional computer; The high price of candor - Mr. Justice Thomas Berger. Average wear. Book
1983Features: China - a showcase of consumer emancipation; Essay - Pondering the B.C. Condition - Hard Times in Canada's Lotus Land; Peter C. Newman on B.C.'s high-flying acquisitors - Nelson Skalbania, Jack Poole, Neil B. Cook, Herb Doman, Bob Carter, Peter Thomas, The Doumet Brothers, Jimmy Pattison, Peter Brown, Joe Segal, The Belzbergs, Edgar Kaiser Jr.; Bob Lee; Conservative M.P. Bill Kempling; Teaching hate in Alberta schools? - Jim Keegstra of Eckville, Alberta; Socialism in a tailspin in France; The Politics behind Soviet Spy Charges in France; Kampuchea - Vietnam's latest offensive; Nice multi-panel colour photo B.C. tourism promotional centerfold; Persian Gulf Oil Slick in the War Zone; Security Express robbed in London; James Kay and Dylex; Peter Pocklington's empire unravels; Canada takes on the curling world - LaRocque and Werenich; A close call - a happy end - Space Shuttle Challenger completes its maiden mission; Le Devoir joins the newspaper war; Worst flooding in 25 years in New Orleans - colour photos and article; Krugerrand ad; Canadian foresters and computer firefighting. Average wear. Book
1983Features: Guest-worker crisis in France; Devil's Lake Corral - white elephant; Barbara Amiel on Canada's native peoples; Cover Story - Thunder from the Tory Right - the PC federal leadership race; Bill Bennett's guessing game; Personal connection between Trudeau and Greece's leader Papandreou; Rampage in Campbellton, N.B.; Settlement of Skagit Valley flooding dispute; Reagan's new arms offer - colour photo of protesters around Greehnam Common; Tragedy in Ethiopia - when ideologies collide; Re-examining the Roberto Calvi Mystery; Columbia - tragedy in Holy Week; Uncertainty in the Beaufort Sea - Arctic oil development; Static in the Stereo industry with the introduction of the CD; Energy prices across Canada; Baseball's Blue Jays flutter to life; nice colour ad for the Commodore Vic 20 computer; Male adventure magazines; Tom Alderman - new star of The Journal. Average wear. Book
1929120 pages. Cover illustration of young lady with umbrella and chicks by Elsie Deane. Features: Stylish colour Palmolive ad inside front cover; La Chasse-Galerie - the flying canoe of voyageurs and shantymen, by J.E. Le Rossignol; Nomads of the Sea - story by Beryl Gray; Women in Fascist Italy - article with photos by Lilian Gibson, teacher of English to Il Duce, Benito Musolini; The Challenge of Youth - article by Judge H.S. Mott of the Juvenile Court, Toronto, with photo portrait of the judge; The Female of the Species - story by sapper; The Land of the Rose, by Jean Graham; Music, Art and Drama News of the Month; Camberley's Bride - story by Leslie Gordon Barnard; Miss Helen Sparling, self trained in the world of finance, answers the question "Can Women Be Successful in Business?"; Jean Whitlock writes about the evolution of furniture in the wake of architectural and societal developments; What Easter means to women across Canada - with photos; Mary Louise Orr writes about the various forms of luggage available to travellers; Nice 1-page black and white ad for Plymouth cars; Essex automobile ad; Plans for a large English brick home; Nice colour illustrated ad for Johnson's Wax; Colour ad for Congoleum Rugs; Cute ad for Berry Brothers "Liquid Granite" floor varnish; The Canadian H.W. Gossard Co. ad for women's underclothing; Wonderful colour full-page ad for Hupmobile - the new Century Six and Eight; Gene Tunney golf photo in ad for Nujol; Nice colour full-page ad for Oriental Plush auto interiors - available in McLaughlin-Buick enclosed cars; Anna Pavlowa photos in Cutex ad; C.W. Stokes suggests the creation of a Bureau of Complaints; Dodge Brothers Six ad; Lovely 1-page black and white photo ad for Mercury women's hosiery and lingerie; 1-page Royal York Hotel ad; Willys Knight ad for the 70-B model automobile; Nice colour 1-page ad for Brookfield Butter; Wow! - Great colour centerfold ad for Red Seal Certified Cedar Chests!; 1-page colour photo ad for Puffed Wheat features infant photo of Richard Murphy on sled; Beautiful colour 1-page ad for Studebaker in yellow; Nice black and white one-page ad for Ford Motor Company; Lovely 1-page colour ad for Barrymore Rugs in desert motif; Woodwards "Gripe Water" ad; full-page 2-colour Knechtel furniture ad; Adorable Easter doll clothing cutouts by Grace G. Drayton; Nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fixtures insdie back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Few short openings to coverfold and cover edges. Address label and faint erasure atop front cover. Coffee stains to back cover and last page. Please Note: page 24-25 have been removed and are not present. They appear to have contained advertising content. Overall, a sound copy of this charming vintage issue. Book
191791 pages plus many pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: A detailed narrative of General Korniloff's 300 mile Escape from the Austrians back to the Russian lines; Some Exciting Experiences with Rhinos, by J.A. Jordan - with photos; Hindengerg's Death Trap - a terrible tragedy befalls the Russian armies amid the Masurian Lakes; The Pygmy People of Mount Marviveles in the Phillipines - the Negritos, or "little Negroes" - with photos; The Vengeance of Eugene Ristori - The Five-Year Story of a Corsican Murder Vendetta which ends in Panama; The House of the Chained Bear - a night of terror in the wilds of Transcaucasia; On the Borders of Tibit - Part 2, by Reginald Farrer, with nice photos; The Three Scarlet Feathers - the terrible experience of a white man who got into the black books of Voodoo people in Hayti (Haiti); A Flying Man in South Africa - Part 3 of John G. Barron's adventures - illustrated; My Experiences as a "Wild Girl" - Carl L. Thompson of Seattle and his strange job; Round Labrador and Hudson Bay - Part 4 - E.W. Hawkes' adventures, with great Eskimo photos; The Snake-Charmer's Vengeance - Alexander Feely recounts a circus tale; Our Catch - an extract from the diary of a Lieutenant of Alpine Chasseurs which describes how six Alpine Chasseurs bluffed three hundred Huns, with eight officers, into surrendering without a fight. Photo of Shrovetide Football at Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Harris-Goar Jewelry ad on back cover. Nice ad for Baseball Magazine Co. Great full-page ad for Canada Steamship Lines. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. Bit of writing atop front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
