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192784 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: An Elephant-Hunt in Canada - a six-week hunt results when seven valuable elephants escaped from a circus and took to the British Columbia woods - article with photos; A Fugitive in Thirstland - A former German officer who became a adventurer is South Africa is continually chased by the police; Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia - great photo-illustrated article; The Friendly Mosquito - how a mosquito saved the life of T.A. Shields; Our Salvage Job - a plucky attempt to salvage the crippled vessel Stiklestadt; The Decree of the Wild - a grim tale of the Canadian Far North, 1,200 miles north of Edmonton; "The White Man's Great War-Game" (part III) - amongst the savages of the Sura, Angas, and other primitive tribes of Northern Nigeria, Geoffrey Barkas produced a film founded upon the history of British Administration - article with great photos; Gulbaz Khan's Revenge - the story of a long-delayed vengeance for a trifling action that had far-reaching consequences; Where Everybody Plays "Cat's Cradle" - photo-illustrated article on the people of the Pelews (Pelew Islands); Fur-Getting in Australia - Australian men make a good living hunting rabbits and foxes for their furs; The Partnership That Went Wrong - four U.S. Army soldiers pool their savings to run a sawmill; What Happened to Wilson - struggle for life with an enraged tiger in the heart of a big city; Through France with "Sylvabelle" (part II) - Mr. Leslie Richardson's yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
194556 pages. Features: ; Nostalgic RCA photo-ad inside front cover shows civilian walkie talkies (early 'cell phones') at work; Why Do Men Strike, and What's To Be Done?; Fear Dominates Japan - a first-hand report by Frank L. Kluckhorn on the difficulties we face in remaking a whole people's way of life and thought - with photos; Teaching men to be free - in colleges today courses in basic human knowledge replace traditional electives; Winning the Peace - It is Our Job; Our New Concept of the Universe, by Harry M.Davis; Opportunities for Veterans with the help of the Veteran's Administration (VA); In Lisbon Falls, Maine a benefit is held to raise funds for Virgil Healey after his home was burned; S.J. Woolf Talks About New York; Hollywood Movies Defended - An American View; Nice one-page color ad for Elco, the Electric Boat Company; "Traditional Modern' home design photos; Moscow is not New York - all the differences between socialism and individualism are reflected in the streets; A Farewell to Ration Books, although in their use Americans found profit and a sense of sharing; Half-page of cartoons of GI life in occupied Japan; Color Super Suds ad features Mrs. Lorett R. Kelly; Nice one-page color ad for Sara Lee Fruit Cake; Delinquency has hidden roots; Attractive one-page color ad for Face Powder Tabu by Dana; Hope for the Home Laundry - washing machines and irons are being mass-produced; Two pages of attractive fashion photos for women called "The Importance of Details"; Nice one-page color ad for Chateau Martin wine; Nice one-page color ad for B. Altman & Co. hats for men; Back cover color ad for Knit-tex topcoats for men; and more. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII-era issue. Book
1993xiv, 301 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index. "Explores the relationship of a colonial people with English law, and looks at the way in which the practice of law developed among the ordinary population... Reconstructs the legal process with great detail and richness and evokes the everyday lives of people in the colony." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
2003423 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. "Examines governance in Newfoundland from the rule of the fishing admirals in 1699 to the establishment of representative government in 1832. Offers the first in-depth account of the rise and fall of the system of naval government that dominated the island for more than a century." - from half-title page. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
198948 pages. Wall-to-wall cartoons featuring: the new George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle administration, 1988 in review, Cathy's censored cartoons, Bill Bramhall interview, Election highlights, Gorbachev and the USSR, Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Affairs, Ed Meese, Takeovers; Environment; Works by Bill Costello; AIDS/Smoking; Relgion/Sports; Reproductive Issues/The Economy; Obituaries/JFK; Ronald Reagan. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1977xii, 371 pages. Bibliography. Index. Addressed to those concerned with improving police service. Penetrates beyond the matters that have tended to preoccupy both the police and citizens interested in police operations - to thereby direct attention to the fundamental issues that must be faced. Prior owner's name atop half-title page, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound working copy. Book
2013Signed and inscrobed by author upon front free endpaper. xi, [1], 515 pages. Index. Author "relates the journey that brought him from a modest neighbourhood of Montreal to the top echelons of legal power in Ottawa. Then takes readers backstage and leads them through the halls of power by explaining his experiences in the various positions he occupied within the federal administration. Offers a unique perspective on a period of significant change in Canada." - back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
197948 pages. Features: Cover photo of the RMS Pretoria Castle preparing to sail from Cape Town with the assistance of the coal-buring steam tug Danie Hugo in 1963; Photo inside front cover of RMS Brighton (F106); Full-page photo of P & O's cruising vessel Arcadia anchored at Kotor, Yugoslavia; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; European Commentary; Under Sail; Her Final Bow - HMS 'Ark Royal' photofeature; P & O SS 'Arcadia' - part 1 - a review of her career; The Last of 'the Vessels' - part 2 of a review of the decline of coastal sailing craft trading in British waters; Guide to the Ships of the Royal Corps of Transport and the Royal Air Force; Reader to Reader; South African Harbour Tugs - a report on the tug fleet of the South African Railways & Harbour Administration - a famous fleet which includes what is now probably the largest number of tugs actively still in steam; Ship Sales; Casualties; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Plover' in 1946 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1998Cover and contents in very good clean condition. Clean Copy
1975232 p. ; 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
2000128p., illus. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
1974stickers and stamps on the FEP and catalogue page, some markings on the cover, Ex - Library
1982This work is intended for those who teach the introductory course in operations research (OR). It presents the basic techniques and requirements for formulating specific OR models, and is geared towards the undergraduate business student Clean Copy
1989The cover is in good condition with minimal wearing to the edges and corners. The pages have yellowed but the text is still clean, bright and tight. Clean Copy
2007No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 411pp. The story of Valerie Plame Wilson who was outed as a CIA operative by a conservative newspaper pundit following her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic article 'What I Didn't Find in Africa' which refuted the White House's claims that Iraq had sought uranium from Niger. Some words out of this book have been redacted as the CIA still consider it classified.
2004Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 134pp. All text in Spanish. Easy to read study on leadership and management with particular reference to business. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
2007No marks or inscriptions. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with crease down spine and light rubbing and minor indentation. 411pp. The story of Valerie Plame Wilson who was outed as a CIA operative by a conservative newspaper pundit following her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic article 'What I Didn't Find in Africa' which refuted the White House's claims that Iraq had sought uranium from Niger. Some words out of this book have been redacted as the CIA still consider it classified.
1993Good+ Paperback. Crease to rear cover and last 20 pages of book. Gradually reducing on our shelves. Pages clean. 306p.
1990usual stickers and stamps on the inside of the covers, catalogue page and on the spine break, some pencil underlining in the book easily removed. Ex - Library
1996usual stickers and stamps on the FEP, writing on the FEP of the last owners name Ex - Library
2005Soft cover in a good condition with very light wear and creasing to corners and edges. Ex-library usual stamps and stickers. Contents very good and clean, text and illustrations bright and tight. Ex-Library
1970cm. 15,5 x 21, 672 pp. 0 gr. 672 p.
1971cm. 15,5 x 21, viii-516 pp. 760 gr. viii-516 p.
1958cm. 21 x 30, xvi-482 pp. con 6 tavv. f.t. 1555 gr. xvi-482 p.
