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195660 pages. Features: Editorial - Liberty is a Necessity; *Gorgeous* two-page colour photo ad for General Motors features the 1956 Checrolet Bel Air 4-door sports sedan, Star Chief 4-door Catalina, Oldsmobile ninety-eight deluxe holiday sedan, Buick Roadmaster 4-door Riviera and Cadillac Sedan de Ville; The super-bomb stalemate between NATO and the Soviets; The Bennett Brothers - Archie, David and Jacob - are Canada's Biggest Landlords - photos and feature article by Peter C. Newman; Nice one-page colour photo ad for the 1956 Plymouth V-8 with push-button transmission; Industrial Quebec - Part V of Bruce Hutchison's "The Unknown Country"; The Battle over Report Cards - in the new-style reports a child competes with himself - not against others - with photos and comments from L.B. Bissell, Dorothy Millichamp, Harold Whitley, A.E. O'Neill, Mary Mahon and N.V. Scarfe; The Man with the Acres of Lambs - William Hayward's 7500 sheep in B.C. - article with great photos; Who Would Marry a Riverman? (short story); The Rise and Fall of Canadian runner Tom Longboat - The Bronze Mercury (a Maclean's flashback to 1906); How to Survive a Children's Birthday Party; Truly magnificent 1956 Plymouth/Dodge/De Soto/Chrysler/Imperial colour-photo centrefold ad features huge photo of tail fin with fashionable lady and large plane in background; Nice colour one-page ad for the Ford Monarch; Attractive full-page colour ad for the De Soto Fireflite V-8, 4-door sedan, with push-button transmission; Nostalgic ad for Labatt's IPA features photo of farmer Howard Ella of RR#3 Weston, Ontario; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
réf. awd-1057Milano, GL editore, 1988. In-plano en feuilles, couverture rouge imprimée en noir (24 pp.).
1885réf. AQ35201Washington: Government Printing Office 1885. 438pp. Together with: US TRADE REPORTS. Reports of the commission appointed under an act of congress approved july 7 1884 "to ascertain and report upon the best modes of securing more intimate international and commercial relations between the united states and the several countries of central and south america." Washington. Government Printing Office 1886. First edition. 491pp 1. With two large folding maps to rear. 8vo. Modern burgundy cloth ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Very lightly rubbed. Very occasional spotting; edges of some leaves browned. The sole edition of several collected reports of the United States government outlining the details of the appointment of a Central and South American Commission in July 1884 with the aim of improving international and commercial relations with the nations of Central and South America. The ventures of the Commission were addressed by President Chester A. Arthur as he delivered to Congress the Annual Message of the President on December 1 1884: 'The Central and South American Commission appointed by authority of the act of July 7 1884 will soon proceed to Mexico. It has been furnished with instructions which will be laid before you. They contain a statement of the general policy of the Government for enlarging its commercial intercourse with American States. The commissioners have been actively preparing for their responsible task by holding conferences in the principal cities with merchants and others interested in Central and South American trade.' . First edition. Government Printing Office hardcover
1857réf. 1004304to 11 ½ x8 ¾ original law calf morocco illustrated 4 134 85102 114 2 iv 64 pp. Some scuffing and wear to covers slight gouge to front joint chipping to edges. Two plates detached one with a chipped corner. Overall very good. Organized by the War department under the direction of Jefferson Davis who was Secretary of War at that time a collection of volumes was produced in the quest for the best route for a railroad to the West. Jefferson Davis wrote part of the introduction to this series and outlines the goals of the project. This report is on routes explored in Northern California and Oregon. Specifically the expedition was to look for a railroad route crossing the Sierra Nevada near the source of the Carson River and to see if it was feasible to connect the Sacramento valley with the Oregon Territory. Most of the color plates in this volume are located in the first three parts of the publication which is focused on topography geology and botanical subjects. This volume includes 23 color lithographs of scenery and botanical subjects 2 hand colored plates of birds and 24 steel engraved plates. Wagner-Camp 264a. Beverly Tucker, unknown
1856réf. 1006214to leather spine and tips with marbled boards 36 Illustrations include 21 tinted/color lithographs one folding diagram two folding maps and a couple of black and white plates 36 14 136 127 175 pp. Binding with some wear at the spine and extremities hinges cracked some pages are a bit loose plates all present but probably not bound in correct order folding maps have a few tears some staining to front endpapers but not into the balance of the text plates and text show some aging foxing and browning but most plates resonably are clean. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. The substantial amount of information on various Indain tribes makes this installment an important one. Since many of these volumes are broken for the plates they are getting somewhat scarce. Beverly Tucker, hardcover
1856réf. 1004314to original cloth rebacked with original spine strip laid on new endpapers. Illustrated with 20 of 21 color lithographs several steel engraved charts and shell engravings and three color lithographed folding maps. Table of contents list 20 color plates but some copies seem to have twenty-one. Two of the folding maps/charts have been placed in a rear endpaper pocket; one has a neat repair. A little rubbing to cloth and some minor darkening within. Could be missing one plate. Overall very good and nicely restored. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. Wagner-Camp 263 Beverly Tucker hardcover
1857réf. 1004304to 11 ½ x8 ¾ original law calf morocco illustrated 4 134 85102 114 2 iv 64 pp. Some scuffing and wear to covers slight gouge to front joint chipping to edges. Two plates detached one with a chipped corner. Overall very good. Organized by the War department under the direction of Jefferson Davis who was Secretary of War at that time a collection of volumes was produced in the quest for the best route for a railroad to the West. Jefferson Davis wrote part of the introduction to this series and outlines the goals of the project. This report is on routes explored in Northern California and Oregon. Specifically the expedition was to look for a railroad route crossing the Sierra Nevada near the source of the Carson River and to see if it was feasible to connect the Sacramento valley with the Oregon Territory. Most of the color plates in this volume are located in the first three parts of the publication which is focused on topography geology and botanical subjects. This volume includes 23 color lithographs of scenery and botanical subjects 2 hand colored plates of birds and 24 steel engraved plates. Wagner-Camp 264a. Beverly Tucker, unknown books
1856réf. 1004314to original cloth rebacked with original spine strip laid on new endpapers. Illustrated with 20 of 21 color lithographs several steel engraved charts and shell engravings and three color lithographed folding maps. Table of contents list 20 color plates but some copies seem to have twenty-one. Two of the folding maps/charts have been placed in a rear endpaper pocket; one has a neat repair. A little rubbing to cloth and some minor darkening within. Could be missing one plate. Overall very good and nicely restored. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. Wagner-Camp 263 Beverly Tucker hardcover books
1856réf. 1006214to leather spine and tips with marbled boards 36 Illustrations include 21 tinted/color lithographs one folding diagram two folding maps and a couple of black and white plates 36 14 136 127 175 pp. Binding with some wear at the spine and extremities hinges cracked some pages are a bit loose plates all present but probably not bound in correct order folding maps have a few tears some staining to front endpapers but not into the balance of the text plates and text show some aging foxing and browning but most plates resonably are clean. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. The substantial amount of information on various Indain tribes makes this installment an important one. Since many of these volumes are broken for the plates they are getting somewhat scarce. Beverly Tucker, hardcover books
2011réf. __184661306Xjordan Publishing Limited 2011. Hardcover. New. 1242 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.25 inches. jordan Publishing Limited hardcover
First edition, xi, [5], 84 pp., light stain to lower outer corner of text, two-tone modern boards, paper title label on spine, uncut.
196482 pages. Features: Excellent cover photo of Premier Ernest Manning in front of the Alberta Legislature Building; Nice colour photo ad for 1965 Mercury Park Lane convertible; Big Canadian Push to Analyze Easter Island before civilization spoils the place; Why Canadians are practically the only diplomats that Washington trusts; How Sault Ste. Marie built the biggest little medicare scheme in Canada; Britain issues booklet "Treachery Is Their Trade" as required reading for civil servants vulnerable to attacks by Soviet spies; Editorial - Let's make friends, not enemies, with the mainland Chinese; How Arthur Hailey turned Reporter in Manning's Alberta; Ordeal by Rumor - The Skeletons in (Ernest) Manning's Cabinet, by Arthur Hailey - long, informative article including photos of cabinet ministers under clouds; Is the Family Doctor Vanishing?, by Claude P. Gendron, MD; How I Found Out the Toronto Argonauts Don't Really Lose Games on Purpose, by Peter N. Allison; Canada's 1967 Centennial celebration preparations - Will we be late for our own birthday parth? - a 'non'-progress report by Hal Tennant; When Mama Cooked Solomon Grundy, by Helen Wilson; The Killer That Could be Hiding in your car - Ray Stapley warns of the danger of metal fatigue in autos; The Many Worlds of Soviet Russia - Kenneth Bagnell reports on his five weeks in Russia, traveling from Moscow to Siberia to Central Asia; Nice colour-illustrated ad for the 1965 Ford Mustang Hardtop; Magnificent colour photo ad for the Lincoln Continental - featuring a white model with suicide doors; Nice colour-illustrated ad for the 1965 Ford Galaxie 500/XL Convertible (red); How Talk Show Host Pat Burns Won Fame and Fortune by Talking on the World's Biggest Party Line (CJOR) - article with photo; Quebec censor board censors La Terre a Boire; John Bradshaw - the man who got rich by making gardening sound easy; Colour photo ad for Coke on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1990520 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Early History, The Fishing Industry, Lumbering, Agriculture, The War Years, Education, Winnipegosis News Reports from the Dauphin Herald; Local Government, Sports, Churches, Organizations, Family Histories, Mini Histories, Reminiscences and Diary Excerpt. Attractive silver decoration and lettering upon dark blue front board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy of this substantial work. Book
réf. BN370402Philipp von Zabern in Herder. Antiquities of Northern Pakistan Vol.4 Sazin: A Fortified Village in Indus-Kohistan Antiquities of Northern Pakistan. Reports and Studies Andrews Peter A; Jettmar Karl and Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften Antiquities of Northern Pakistan Vol.4 Sazin: A Fortified Village in Indus-Kohistan Antiquities of Northern Pakistan. Reports and Studies Andrews Peter A; Jettmar Karl and Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften Antiquities of Northern Pakistan Vol.4 Sazin: A Fortified Village in Indus-Kohistan Antiquities of Northern Pakistan. Reports and Studies Andrews Peter A; Jettmar Karl and Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften Philipp von Zabern in Herder unknown
réf. 9206année 1894 complète, publication mensuelle, in folio, couverture illustrée en couleurs, texte sur 2 colonnes Année complète 12 n° janvier à décembre. En un volume demi-chagrin rouge à nerfs et à coins, titre doré. Filet à froid sur les plats. Non rogné, tête dorée. JANVIER G MONYTIERE L a sorcière illustrations en couleurs de LAURENT- DESROUSSEAU. Dentelle de BRUGES par Georges RODENBACH. Illustrations de CASSIERS- Pour le drapeau par G. LE FAURE illustrations en couleurs de JEANNIOT. CHOU par Paul FOUCHER illustrations en noir de A.VIMAR. FEVRIER : La Grange–aux-Belles chronique du XVIIIème siècle illustrations en couleurs d’Adrien MOREAU. –Le chat d’Argent par Jacques FREHEL., illustrations de T.L DEYROLLES- Le plaisir de Paris- Les bals et les carnavals par Gustave GEFFROY 6 illustrations en couleurs de TOULOUSE LAUTREC. Le carnet de voyage de Mademoiselle Madeleine. NICE et MONACO –photos couleurs de J.LEVY. Une page illustrée par DOES (une déchirure page 38) MARS : Les trois dévotions par Maurice VAUCAIRE 4 pages illustrées en couleurs par LOURDEY. Salons du XVIIIème siècle par Mary SUMM- supplément hors-texte en couleurs sur double page –La Grange Aux Belles chronique du XVIIIème siècle par Maurice MONTEGUT illustrations en couleurs par Adrien MOREAU. Les Rois chez eux : RANAVALONA III Reine de Madagascar par A. FITZ- MAURICE, illustrations. AVRIL : Le fantassin français L’entrainement : 1) en manœuvres 2) à la caserne illustrations en couleurs, un supplément hors-texte en couleurs. Jean VEZY Nos Alpins illustrations en couleurs de p. COMBA. Germain BAPST Les trophées de France, illustrations. La bataille d’Arcole extrait des souvenirs inédits de André ESTIENNE surnommé le petit tambour d’ARCOLE, illustrations en couleurs. MAI : Jules SIMON Grande question Petit roman illustrations en couleurs de Georges RECIPON. Un supplément hors-texte en couleurs couleur de Pierre GAVARNI. Armand DAYOT Jean Etienne LIOTAR 1712-1790. Illustrations. (une petite déchirure en marge inférieure page 88) Edouard ROD Etude Slave, illustrations en couleurs de Georges AMIGUES. Supplément illustré en couleurs. Ch de COYNART l’aventure de Casimir illustrations de Eugène COTTIN. Léo CLARETIE les femmes de théâtre illustrations photos. Paul PERRET GAVARNI au théâtre illustrations en couleurs, un supplément hors-texte en couleurs. TANCREDE PARCEL Les humbles au théâtre illustrations de Jean VEBER. Un supplément hors-texte couleurs. Le vieux théâtre par Henri BOUCHOT, illustrations. JUILLET : Ernest DAUDET Nuit de noces récit des Temps Révolutionnaires, illustrations en couleurs de F.H KAEMMERER dans le texte et à pleine page, un supplément hors-texte en couleurs Les temples de NIKKO- Albert CHEVILLARD Amour de saison couleurs de Melle Maximilienne GUYON. Un supplément hors-texte en couleurs. Jules MOINAUX M. X… banquier illustrations de F. COTTIN. Ne forçons point notre talent une page illustrée par A. VIMAR. AOUT : Numéro spécial sports nautiques L’aviron en Seine et Marne par Paul FIELD. Illustrations en couleurs, un supplément en couleurs, hors- texte- TANCREDE-MARCEL Les canotiers autrefois illustrations. La voile à Paris par F.MOUGEL, illustrations en couleurs- La voile en mer ARCACHON-PORNIC par Nautus, illustrations en couleurs ; les trois mousquetaires de mer par Pierre NERIS illustrations de VIMAR. SEPTEMBRE : Jeanne MAIRET A la légère, illustrations en couleurs de Lucien ROSSI. Chez la somnambule texte par Ferdinand BAC. Alfred de BEAUREPAIRE Les armistices à Sébastopol, texte et illustrations – D’ARJUZON Une prison sous la terreur-port libre, illustrations. OCTOBRE : NUMERO SPECIAL La chasse à tir. ONEFF la chasse au grouses, illustrations en couleurs. Chasse à tir par Charles LALLEMAND. Chasse souveraine par Frédéric MASSON. BOUCHOT la femme qui chasse ; SIANT ALBIN le vrai chien d’arrêt- Edmond RENOIR Mémorable ouverture illustrations de LA FERE. NOVEMBRE : Georges OHNET le portrait illustrations en couleurs d’Albert LYNCH. Un supplément illustré en couleurs, hors-texte. Les Rois chez eux S.M DON CARLOS Ier Roi de Portugal. Par A. L VINCENT un supplément hors–texte en couleurs. Charles JOLLIET le collégien de Violette illustrations de Jules GIRARDET. Frédéric MASSON l’alliance Franco - Russe en 1887. Et les souvenirs populaires. DECEMBRE VERNON LEE le Pape Jacinthe illustrations en couleurs d’Albert LYNCH. Guy de MAUPASSANT Après, illustrations de LAURENT-DESROUSSEAUX. Paul PERRET un complot illustrations de Georges CAIN. Louis DIEMER Barcarolle illustrations de Louis MORIN. Louis ENAULT La tresse bleue illustrations de CUSACHS. Eugène GIGOUT Noël Provençal illustrations de Louis MORIN. , Une page illustrée en couleurs de JOB. (Petites déchirures, sans gravité, page 246)
1946réf. 38698New York: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 1946. First edition. Original illustrated orange paper wrappers with framed illustration of a mother holding her children from "The Flowers of Oswiecim" by Zinovii Tolkatchev. 4to. 32 pages 6 page report laid in "J.D.C. During the First Months of 1946"; 22 x 28 cm. The 1945 Annual Report of the JDC detailing their aid to Holocaust survivors and refugees from around the globe including Europe South America Shanghai and Palestine. Contents of the 1945 report include: - Letter from President Harry S. Truman. - Letter from Dean Earl G. Harrison. - J.D.C.-A Living Tradition by Edward M. M. Warburg - 1946-The Year of Decision by Dr. Joseph C. Hyman - So They May Live Again by Paul Baerwald - The J.D.C. in 1945 by Moses A. Leavitt - An Open Letter by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz - The American Scene by Albert H. Lieberman -Auditors' Statement Financial Tables Peppered with captioned black-and-white photographs some full page of Jewish refugees around the world. “The year 1945 opened with much of Europe still under the heel of the Germans. Again as in previous years the first task was to rescue the Jews in deadly peril of their lives.” The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee also known as the Joint or the JDC is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City. Following WWII “JDC distributed emergency aid but also fed the educational and cultural needs of the displaced providing typewriters books Torah scrolls ritual articles and holiday provisions” Wikipedia. Lists 216 names of officers and members of the Joint's board of directors on the inside rear cover. SUBJECTS: Holocaust Jewish 1939-1945 Jews -- Europe. World War 1939-1945 -- Jewish refugees. Holocauste Juifs -- Guerre mondiale 1939-1945 -- Re´fugie´s juifs. OCLC: 82559019. Minimal edgewear. Library bookplate partly obscuring Truman letter. Very minimal markings. Otherwise very good condition. B/1 Holo2-103-47B-BALCC-'mme. New York: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee unknown
1725480, [22] p. 32 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, in rebacked leather binding Legal decisions by theSir Henage Fince, Earl of Nottingham, Lord chancellor of England (1675–82), called “the father of equity.”
1931réf. wq699Larousse Reliure d'éditeur 1931 "Rare série quasiment complète de la revue ""Monde et Voyages..."" publié entre janvier 1931 et septembre 1939 par Larousse. Ici nous possédons 14 volumes reliés par l'éditeur de 1931 à 1938. Il nous manque le premier semestre 1937, ainsi que l'année 1939 qui s'est arrêté en septembre. Les années de 1931 à 1937 sont en deux volumes, l'année 1938 tient en un volume. Les couvertures ont été conservé dans ces volumes reliés par l'éditeur. Chaque volume commence par un index des principaux articles parus et une table des illustrations. Riche iconographie en noir et blanc; bel ensemble, dans un bel état général de conservation. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
194196 pages. Features: Cover photo of the first Canadian-built Hampden Bomber leaving Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. hangar for its first flight; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Great illustrated full-page ad for Brewster shows a great aircraft carrier scene; Nice full-page Vickers ad includes photo of a "Stranraer" - the largest aircraft ever built in Canada; Full-page ad for the Ryan ST-3; Great Wright Aircraft Engine full-page photo ad shows dozens of their large new engines in a warehouse waiting to be shipped; Nice two-page two-colour ad for Snap-On Tools shows a map with their 35 dealer branches in North America; Canada Wire & Cable ad shows their product being used by assemblers at Fairchild; The Bristol Bolingbroke Bomber-Night Fighter is Made in Canada - article with fantastic photos; When Pilots Reach the Ceiling - what the Luftwaffe has learned about the effects of altitude on men; Observations in an Avro Anson - article with photos; Great two-page two-colour photo ad for Snowgo runway snow removal equipment; Ad for teh Vega 35; Canadian Fighter Pilots Score - the story of Bader's Famous All-Canadian Squadron in the R.A.F.; There are no Miracles in Aircraft Production - the case for a great, growing industry; National Steel Car ad with photos; Canadian Aircraft Production - major feature articles; Intelligent Vigilance is check on Saboteur in aircraft production; Great two-page colour Lockheed ad boats of their stamina; Great photo ad for the National Defense Cessna AT-8; Aircraft Accessories offer Easy engine starting; Beautifully illustrated Bristol engine ad shows what appears to be a large Caribou flying over a huge ship; Text of speech by Horace T. Hunter on Courage; Great illustrated Avro ad for their Reconnaissance and Training Aircraft; Cygnet ad; Stylish ad for Bell Airacobra; T.C.A. Reports Year of Rapid Expansion; Index to advertisers; Report on Contracts Awarded by Munitions and Supply Dept; Intava ad on back cover announces their new Aviation Oils D.M.S. oils; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Clipping from page 73 has removed half the page; Covers present but free of staples, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
1956Features: Editorial - Parliament No Longer Governs; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for the Chevrolet 2-door Bel Air Hardtop; Let's stop building $15,000 shacks - how unscrupulous inept builders cheat thousands of Canadians; How Stratford went to Broadway; Southern Ontario - Bruce Hutchison Rediscovers The Uknown Country, Part VII; The Lady and the Crooks - Lawyer Vera Parsons - she mingles with some of the toughest hoodlums in Canada; The Enchanted Isle of Sudden Death - Lionel Shapiro reports from Cyprus; Robert Thomas Allen says "Don't Tell Me Your Secrets"; Is Jean Beliveau the Best Hockey Player Ever? - by Trent Frayne; Colour Chrysler centerfold promotes the safety features of their vehicles i.e. seat belts, safety-rim wheels, sealed-beam headlights, electrically-driven windshield wipers, wrap-around windshield, etc.; Colour half-page ad for the 'Big New Studebaker' car; Quarter-page black and white ad for the movie "Simon and Laura"; Nice colour photo ad inside back cover for the Plymouth 6's and V-8's, with photo of the transmission push-buttons. 3/8" chip from lower edge of front cover. Surprisingly moderate wear. A nice tight copy of this vintage issue. Book
1869réf. SKU0006003Government Printing Office 1869. First separate printing . Washington DC . Good. First separate printing of Samuel Morse's only printed work on this topic. He died just 3 years later 1872. Very scarce. Modern faux alligator hand binding with decorated endpapers no labels or printing on spine or boards. Original front wrap laid in with tissue guard fused to front wrap chipped at the hinge. 166 pages with a "Catalogue of Works on Telegraphy" and list of exhibition entries listed at end. Uncut as issued. Pages in good condition with a few minor creases. Drawings and charts in text. Government Printing Office unknown
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
195760 pages. Features: Cover painting by James Hill depicts a pleasant scene in Victoria's Crystal Garden; Nice Colour ad for the Tea Council of Canada inside front cover; One-page Bank of Montreal (BMO) presents bankbook as a 'passport to better living'; Editorial about Mr. Pickersgill and Canada's policy re: Hungarian refugees; One page 1957 DeSeto car ad (yellow with white trim); Rev. William Jenkins explains why he is against the United Fund; One-page ad for Gilson appliances; Careers in Canada - there are more jobs than people to fill them; Gretta Graffin's Grueling Pilgrimage on foot across Europe; Pierre Radisson - Canada's answer to Davy Crockett - he'll soon be featured on Canadian TV; Blair Fraser Reports from Cairo - article with photo of Colonel Nasser and General Burns; A Gift From El Presidente (short story); Is Howie (Howard William) Meeker Tough Enough to Lick the NHL? - the Maple Leafs hire a rough-and-tumble coach - photo-illustrated article; Your amiable cousin, the sea gull; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Pontiac cars (white car shown); One-page colour-photo Canadian Club ad features photos of Portuguese tuna trapping; BOAC ad features black and white photo of gourmet meal being served onboard; O'Keefe Ale ad features colour photo of CF-100 jet fighter beside knight on horse; Colour photo ad for the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel in Washington; Vintage colour-photo ad for Heinz spaghetti shows daughter dumping pot onto dad's plate; Dow Ale features colour hockey illustration; Nice one-page colour ad features pink 1957 Chevrolet ('57 Chevy); Doris Hedges describes her most memorable meal; Colour-photo ad for the 1957 Studebaker-Packard; Attractive colour-photo 1957 Plymouth ad inside back cover; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad features young couple with portable record player (phonograph); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Small chip from bottom corner of front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1954178 pages. Features: Colour Parker Pen ad inside front cover; Douglas aircraft ad featuring the Skyrocket; Nice colour Brach's candy ad; Colour 2-page ad for Studebaker featuring the new 1955 models; Nice 20-page colour ad for Sun-Maid Sunsweet dried fruit products; The Mysterious Doings of CIA - America's Secret Agents - an exclusive report on its methods, how it recruits, how it is funded, and its accomplishments in Guatemala, Iran and behind the Iron Curtain - with photos; Frontier Frenzy, by John Reese; Will China Stay Red? - Joseph Alsop reports some curious and little-known truths about China - article with photos; The Man-Handler, by Williams Forrest; The Luckiest Girl in Hollywood - Grace Kelly - article with wonderful colour photos; Outcast of the Florida Keys, by Frank Skipp; The Truth About Congressmen - by Martin Dies, Congressman at Large, Texas; Confessions of a Football Recruiter - the hilarious adventures of Herman Hickman while hunting athletes - with photos; Tugboat Annie's Long Shot, by Norman Reilly Raine; My Old Man Groucho (Marx), by Arthur Marx (Part 7); The Zone of Sudden Death, by William Chamberlain; A Ten-Day Tiger Hunt costs $1,000 - with a kill guaranteed - Tigers are so plentiful in Central India that there is no limit on the bag! - with photos; Howard Morris has taught over 7,400 tourists to hula aboard the Lurline - with many great colour photos; House of Hate, by Storm Jameson; The Case of the Restless Redhead, by Erle Stanley Gardner - Perry Mason's informant learned the hard way that you can't make deals with criminals; Black and white photo ad by Chrysler Corp. shows their auto stylists at work; Nice colour 2-page photo ad for Admiral televisions; Two-colour ad for Pendleton shirts; Nice two-colour ad for Oliver tractors; Stromberg-Carlson television ad; Interesting 2-page Borg-Warner ad in 'Ripley's Believe it or Not' format; Glamorous colour Philip Morris ad; Two-page ad by REO Motors featuring the new mighty REO V-8 Gold Comet Truck Engine; Buck Skein Joe sport fasion ad; Colour ad by the Philadelphia Electric Company; Nice color Cream of Wheat ad features cartoon characters by Al Capp; Frank Thomas on "The Best Player I Ever Coached" - Dixie Howell; Colour ad for Dictaphone; Coke ad on back cover promotes Eddie Fisher on "Coke Time" NBC television twice each week. Average wear. Ink drops to top edge of last few pages. A sound copy. Book
194944 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Newfoundland outport by John Phillips; Morley Callaghan asks "Which Myth Do You Follow?"; Half-page colour ad for Swift's Prem tinned meat; Handsome one-page ad for Snyder's Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Newfoundland (is welcomed to Confederation) - Photo-illustrated article by Prime Minister Joseph R. Smallwood; Quicksand (short story); Girl Overboard! (short story); Nice one-page colour O'Keefe's ad includes large reproduction of John Worsley painting of boy watching construction of new high school; Hot From the Cold War - Austin Cross reports from Europe; Half-page two-colour ad for Canadian Admiral Corp features their AC-DC-Battery "Personal" portable radio and Model 5R12 Mahogany radio; 3/4-page two-colour (black and blue) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) recruiting ad; Cats, Cats, Cats! - photo-illustrated article; Half-page ad for the 1949 C.N.E.; Uncommon half-page ad for Burgess batteries; Half-page Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows paperboy visiting accountant in branch; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry; Photo-illustrated article on swimwear fashions for ladies; Half-page colour ad for Heinz baby foods; Attractive half-page colour ad for Aylmer Tomato juice, catsup and soup; Great vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Burns tinned meat balls, bologna and hamburgers; Cooking article with recipe for blueberry jelly; Small photo ad for Kranich & Bach pianos of Toronto; Tips for keeping your home cool; Half-page Javex ad; Half-page ad for Frigidaire ranges; Nice one-page Frigidaire fridge ad; Magnificent back cover colour Coke ad shows aerial image of busy supermarket with enormous Coke cooler on its roof; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
