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1942386 pages. Bibliography. "Written as the result of several years' extensive and intensive study of the role of the Federal Government in establishing labor and safety standards in the maritime industry. The matters dealt with extend over a period of about 150 years... The present war, with its extraordinary need for an efficient merchant marine, and the recent transfer of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard... clearly demonstrates the importance of Federal control over labor and safety standards in the merchant marine during the national emergency. Chapters include: Seamen's Need for Protection; Recruitment of Personnel, and Training Facilities for Seamen; Collective Bargaining and Seamen's Organization; Seamen's Right to Strike, and Settling Labor Disputes; Regulation of Seamen's Working and Living Conditions at Sea; Regulation for Seamen's Working and Living Conditions in Port; Safety of Life and Property at Sea; Inspection and Enforcement of Legal Standards; Past Achievements and Future Problems; Specific Conclusions; Appendices of statistics such as development of the American Merchant Marine as to Tonnage and Foreign Trade from 1789 to 1940, Nationality of Seamen, Strikes in Water Transportation, Average Seaman Wages, Casualties of the American Merchant Marine, and more. Top corner of front free endpaper neatly clipped. Prior owner's details neatly in pencil upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Notary Public's blind stamp atop half-title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1932142 pages. Index. "Endeavours to present a complicated subject (Economics) in the simplest possible terms. Chapters include: The Daily Miracle; The Shop; The Farm; Some Definitions; Capital; Labour; Modern Business; Money; Banks and Banking; Overseas Trade; The Machinery of Trade. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper. School stamp inside front board. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A nice copy. Book
1968Features: Is there a freight car shortage? - No! - The Rolling Stock Riddle - 4; 100 mph plus on the MILW (Milwaukee Road) - a quarter-century ago steam made time that would make a diesel blush; Parlor Car East - the Long Island caters to the carriage trade (LIRR); Photo Section; The Crow and the Kettle - Canadian Pacific's unremarked crossing of the Continental Divide - article and photos; The Demi-Empire of Georgia-Pacific; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
192742 pages. "An educational periodical published weekly for the dissemination of technical information, with a commentary and review of the news and conditions of the Textile Industry in Canada." - from masthead. Contains many finely illustrated advertisements which clearly present the contemporary state of the art. Features: Customs Commissioner's Report; News of the Industry; The Stockinette Tariff; The Edinburgh Textile Exhibition; Some Typical Hosiery Trade Problems - calculations every knitter should know; Glossary of knit underwear terms; Silk doubling and spinning machine; Cotton Mill Efficiency; The Dyeing of Acetate Silk; British Wool Letter; British Rayon News; The Markets; British Wool and Top Quotations; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present, but for top third of back cover. Book
2004Over 500 pages. Minimal pencil underlining else clean with light wear. A nice copy. Book
2000763 pages. "Draws upon international intellectual currents and a range of political traditions, including liberal, social democratic and Marxist... Provides a sample of the best in this recent scholarship" - from back cover. Average wear. Binding sound. Moderate quantity of high-lighting. A quality working copy of this hefty volume. Book
1998336 pages. List of sources. Index. Black and white illustrations. "David Thompson records his exploration of the North West Company to establish good trade routes across the Rocky Mountains." - from back cover. Discard stamp atop half-title page else clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
196039 pages. Features: Berlin's Girl Spies trade Allure for Secrets - Ernst "Jellyroll" Wollweber's Red Mata Haris keep Allied spy catchers busy - Ermgard Schmidt; Margarete Pfeiffer, 'Gardy' Schmidt, Ursula Schmidt; Trappers hit the Convention Trail to discuss Saskatchewan't oldest industry, trapping; Their Sound of Music Carries Far - Les Jeunesses Musicales; Lively sketches by the talented pen of Queen Victoria (part 2 of 2); Madame Butterfly's New Look - western influence has revolutionized the Japanese idea of feminine beauty (with photos); House party with a purpose - six California women (led by Mrs. Harold Collins) get together to clean each other's homes; Colour photo and feature of Boston Bruins star Leo Boivin; Ladder you can roll up; Marlene and Margaret Meldrum of Saskatoon perform in the Ice Follies; Great colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1961Features: Rev. Dan McLellan has helped rescue 1,000,000 Peruvian Indians from poverty; After 3 centuries, leadership of America may be shifting from the weary East to the dynamic land beyond the Mississippi; We learned to live with tragic illness - a father tells what happened after his son and daughter-in-law, the parents of two youngsters, were stricken by crippling polio; Our new super-road - the controversial 41,000 mile interstate highway system and how it will change our lives; The Mystery of Charles de Gaulle; The Fleeting Fame of No-Hit Pitchers; The Great Wilderness Fight - Conservation vs. Commerce. Somewhat above-average external wear. A sound copy. Book
1961Features: The embarrassment of Louisiana - this state was glowing with prosperity until the integration conflicts broke out in all their ugliness; Abortion (part 2 of 3) - a reporter's portrait of the abortionists - who they are, and how they practice their trade; The face of America - River of Ice - photo of the Mendenhall Glacier; Pitfalls of buying a boat - Richard Bertram's Miami 'supermarket' sold $5,000,000 worth of sail and power vessels last year despite the disdain of competitors who think he's too high-pressured; A Call on the 'Candid-Camera' Man, Allen Funt; Can Ivan read better than Johnny? - Arthur S. Trace Jr. points out that Russian kids are far more literate than their American counterparts; Adventures of the Mind - The Hidden Heart of Nature, by Elliot Lovegood (E.L.) Grant Watson. Nice color Pepsi ad. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1962Features: Gutter Politics, by Bruce L. Felknor - in every election year unscrupulous smear experts ply their shoddy trade; Eichmann and His Trial (Part 1 of 3), by Gideon Hausner - the full story, his prosecutor, the Attorney-General of Israel; Change of Pace on the Night-Club Scene - New York's grab bag of entertainment holds a varied fare for the enterprising visitor; His Car is Named Desire - with the racy Avanti, Studebaker's Sherwood Egbert hungers for big sales; 'Genius' at Green Bay - Jim Tayolr delivers running power for the Packers; From Greece - Food Fit for the Gods; Tale of Two Cities - San Francisco vs. Los Angeles; Memoirs of a Monster, by Boris Karloff - the world's most famous bogeyman looks back on his 35-year career in horror; Can we still be first on the Moon? (PLEASE NOTE: PAGES 83-84 MISSING FROM THE MOON STORY. Nice colour Cadillac ad inside back cover. Average wear. Book
199563 pages. Black and white illustrations. Oblong trade paperback. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
198028 pages. Features: Great colour photo ad inside front cover for Borg winter coat fashions for women; Brian Moore - We Were like the Jews in Nazi Germany; On the Rocks - the suburban lives of Vancouver Island lighthouse keepers - feature article with colour photos; 'Exiled' Author Norman Levine Comes Home after 20 years; The Royal Canadian Air Farce - article with great colour photo; Misadventure in the Jade Trade - Laurie Hughes has been fighting to stop the sellout of a rare and precious Canadian resource - article with colour photo of Hughes; Article on she fashion by Marina Sturdza; Howie Meeker appears in ad for Reed Career Service. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
198024 pages. Features: Dalton Camp; A Mother at 15 - Childbirths are on the rise among younger girls; Cathy Wilson and Martin and Downs Circus - Canada's last remaining 'Mud Show' visits Nipawin, Saskatchewan - article with great colour photos; The Last Romp - Ronnie Hawkins at 45; Table Tennis Miracle Spin - Tricks of the Trade #3 - Errol Caetano makes the ball move in mysterious ways; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
1938Pages 393-504. Features: The Education of Linton Usher; Descendants of the Dumonts of Vevay; The Fur Trade of the Ohio Valley; Pioneer Folklore Relative to Snakes; Indiana Historical Society; Social Studies in High School; Danger on Wabash (Vincennes Letters of 1786); Living in a Distracted World, 1914-1920; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
1937Pages 117-259. Features: Indiana Counties and Townships; Ohio Valley Commerce, 1787-1936; The Panama Libel Cases; Daniel E. Bruce - Civil War Teamster; Indiana Historical Society; History Teachers' Forum; The Ordinance of 1787; Six Long Years Go By; Indiana Genealogy; and more. Moderate wear. Prior owner's stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
193836 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bishop G. Breynat's Waco inspection plane being refuled on the beach at Chesterfield, Hudson Bay; Repercussions of an Old Case - the 1933 crash and death of Archie McDougall at Sanford, Manitoba; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; The Percival Q6 - article and photo, plus photos, in flight and on the ground, of the first Pou-du-Ciel, constructed by Oscar Demine of Montreal, to receive a license in Canada; Full-page photo collage of many of the best-known flying people at the Miami Air Manoeuvres in early December - including Rudy Kling and Frank Haines who were killed in the first minute of the first race; New De Havilland Tiger Moth ready for delivery; Nice full-page cutaway illustrated ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide; Siam Soars - Reginald Jackson operates Aerial Transport Company of Bangkok, Siam; Full-page Stinson ad with photo of a Model SR-9FM; Saskatchewan Good-will Tour; New Test House for Aircraft Engines - Pratt & Whitney facility at East Hartford, CT - article with photos; Nice illustrated full-page ad for the BG Corporation and its spark plugs; Arctic Sky Pilots - Bishop G. Breynat, Vicar Apostolic of the Mackenzie; Nice two-colour full-page ad for the new 1938 Canadian Custom Waco by Fleet Aircraft; Regina Flying Club Highlights; Junkers Introduces the Ju 90 - interesting article with photos; Nice McLaughlin Buick ad shows the Series 46-19 5-passenger sedan with trunk; Great full-page photo ad for Canadian Marconi Company with photo of Pilot G.R. Spradbrow who rescued missing Quebec surveyors; How the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce Reports on Accident Investigations; New 50-h.p. Continental Engines; Full-page ad for Cub Aircraft features photo of Glenn White of Hamilton, aged 14, who soloed in a Cub after 7 hours and 20 minutes dual; New Marconi appointments - with photos; Sensational photo ad for Imperial Airways inside back cover features a great shot of the Canopus, and an endorsement by Mrs. Martin Johnson, the famous American explorer and air traveller; Who Wants a Transport License?; News from the West Coast; M.A.L.C. news; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover boasts of their 3 December 1937 flight from New York to Havana in just over 5 hours - pilot Major Alexander P. deSeverskey, while on the same date Jacqueline Cochran flew from New York to Miami in just over four hours; Super full-page illustrated ad for the Junkers JU 90; Three-colour Imperial Oil Asphalt ad on back cover shows the new hangar apron at Rockliffe Airport; and more. Average wear. Lower corner missing from page 21 - no material affect to contents. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
193836 pages. Features: Cover photos of the Fleet Advanced Trainer; Eastern T.C.A. Air Express Inaugurated Completing Transcontinental Service - article with photos; Commercial Operators form Traffic Control Company; Measuring Propeller Stresses; One-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of houseboating on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, capital of Kashmir; Unique Aerial Camera Being Tested by the R.C.A.F.- article with photo; Modified Blenheim's Performance a revelation; The 1939 Cessna Airmaster; Article and two photos of the very unusual Abrams "Explorer"; The Bellanca Aircruiser; The Curtiss-Wright "20" Transport; Full-page ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1; The Aviation Trade; The "Ensign" Makes Its Inaugural Passenger Flight - fantastic centerfold spread; Photo of the opening of a Sea Island runway at Vancouver; One-page ad for the 1939 Cub Coupe - "the finest light plane ever built"; The Sperry-RCA Automatic Direction Finder; The Lear ARC-6 Automatic Radio Direction Finder; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; News from the West Coast; Nice photo ad for Intava lubricants on back cover features American Airlines' flagship "District of Columbia", the first plane to land at the new Malton Airport near Toronto; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1942130 pages. Features; Canadian Pratt & Whitney photo ad inside front cover; General Electric Wire and Cable ad; Nice National Steel Car ad; Martin ad; Incredible full-page Beechcraft ad shows literally dozens and dozens of their aircraft under construction; Inner Motors ad; Interesting ad for Pyrene fire extinguishers; Great illustrated ad for the Douglas "Havoc" night fighter; Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific War - great article with photos; The Hoover Propeller - detailed article with illustrations; Editorial Comment; Annual Survey of Military Aircraft in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain - *Massive* section with photos and write-ups of 107 aircraft; Attractive colour full-page ad for Wright engines with futuristic theme shows people being loaded into a "Flying Daycoach" (which looks a lot like an Airbus A380); Nice ad for Sensenich Propellers; Fairchild ad shows two "Bolingbrokes"; Canadian Aircraft Production - The Priority System, Fairchild M-62 Manufacture, Good Posture boosts Production - correct seating aids plant workers; Nice Brewster ad; "So I Bailed Out" - report of a Canadian fighter pilot; Nice Rotal propeller ad; G.Q. Parasuit ad; New Equipment Section; Index to advertisers; Two-colour Lockheed ad inside back cover illustrates the "Convoy of Commerce" featuring a Hudson Reconnaissance Bomber in action over the sea; Intava ad on back cover; and more. Somewhat average wear. Unmarked. Chips from backstrip. Mailing label on front cover; A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1919Pages 354-440 plus 24 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The Bullet-proof Scotchman - an adventure of John Mundell in the Pampas of Uruguay; ; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part I - wonderful photos in China; An Exciting Trading Trip - efforts to trade with a warlike tribe in East Africa; Some Strange WWI Escapes from Germany - part II; Interesting photo and short article of Dog Rib Indians in Canada receiving their annual grant of one pound, as well as presents, from the Canadian government; Among the Wild Tribes of Darien - exploring the native tribes of Panama - with great photos; Stories of the War - Thirty Hours in No Man's Land - in WWI an Australian trooper on the Western Front is wounded and must make his way back to his own lines; Siringa's Last Battle - a native boy helps in one of the first fights in German East Africa, A Week in a Lens Dungeon - McLean and Ebbs of the 87th Canadian Battalion hid in a cellar for a week before making their way back to their lines; Miraculous Escapes from Sunken Submarines; An Adventurous Hunt After Man-eating Crocodiles - in Victoria Nyanza; The Mountain Warriors of France - excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - part II of what happend when Zulus killed an Englishman to use his body for love medicine; Wonders of Northern Syria - article with many great photos of architectural remains; Carter's Exoneration - a stirring story of the Australian Mounted Police. Great multi-page advertising feature on the Waterproof Products Corporation. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1953104 pages. Features: .Great colour photo ad for Chevrolet Trucks inside front cover; New Holland forage harvester ad featuring their Flo-Trac feed; Nice Buick ad; Great colour one-page ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes; Photo of Footballer Bobby Layne is featured in a Prest-o-lite battery ad; Nice color-photo one-page ad for International Harvester tractors features their Farmall Fast-Hitch; Let's eally Sell Milk; How to stay in the Beef business with Brood Cows and Feeder Cattle; Is Your Pond a Money Maker?; International Trade Makes You Prosperous; Jabez and the Devil's Seat; Careful Credit can work for you; Sweet color ad for Studebaker Trucks; Meet-type hogs save time and feed; Low-cost housing for small flocks of hens; "Ferguson 30" tractor ad; Great color-photo one-page ad for New Idea pickers; Great photo ad for Willys Jeeps and 4-Wheel-Drive trucks; Great GM auto products color centerfold displays many of their brands/products; Checking your cattle for 'Slow Drag"; Kohler Electric Plants (Generator) ad; Rhubard Ridge cartoon; Margaret Lindsay appears in a colour photo ad for Crosley fridges; Nice Ford car ad; Opera for Everybody; Colour fashion photos show creations by designer Helen Rose of M-G-M; Basic training for your dog; Article on teaching children the facts of life by Beulah France, R.N.; Ann Delafield cosmetics ad features her photo; Pansies for Sale - a nice small business; Nice one-page colour photo ad for 7UP features a family picnic of fried chicken; Just What is Wrong with Abundance?. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1936Pages 1317-1348. Many great black and white photos. Features: Extracts from the Log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes (continued); Britain's Coastal Trade; From Aegean to Black Sea - the series of straits dividing Europe from Asia Minor; The Glory is Departed - Beneath the dirty paint of many hulks to be seen in various parts of the world are concealed the beautiful lines of proud sailing ships that were once undisputed mistresses of the Seven Seas; Undersea Weapons - torpedoes, mines and depth charges; The "Rex" and the "Conte Di Savoia" - transatlantic records have been broken by these vessels of the Italia Line; Battle of Trafalgar. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
193032 pages. Features: Profitable Electric Service (conclusion) - the Layout of the Wilson Electric Service; Undercutting Mica on Armature Commutators; Correct Methods of Brake Relining - how to insure a satisfactory job; Wiring Diagrams - International Trucks; Shop and Showroom; Studebaker introduces Free Wheeling Principle - article with photos; Short Cuts for Handy Mechanics; Modern Equipment - Atlas makes new super service equipment; Modern Car Loading; Complete Mechanical Details of the American Austin; Passenger Car Prices F.O.B. Vancouver; Truck Prices F.O.B. Vancouver; Passenger Car Specifications for Engine, Pistons, Rings, Rods, Valves, Lubrication, Cooling, Clutch, Axles, Brakes, Steering, Springs, Crankshaft Bearings, Crankshaft Bearings, Camshaft, Electrical, Fuel; Photo of the Vernon Garage; Photo of the Beausejour Auto and Marine Shop; Nice Canada Cement Concrete ad inside back cover includes photos of the Fleet St. retaining wall near John St., Toronto and two other Toronto structures; Great vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1979158 pages. Features: Julius Shulman divulgues some tricks of the architectural photographer trade; Vacation photos can bring you more than happy memories; Corrective portraiture can save a lot of worry; Special convention section; Steichen retrospective; A special effect that multiplies opportunities for product photography; You have to make good employees for your studio. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1997256 pages. Glossary. Black and white illustrations. "A vivid mosaic of life in Alberta's Oil Patch as it was 50 years ago. These stories, anecdotes and tall tales are the legends of the Leduc Oilfield" - from page 11. "Compliments of" sticker inside front cover. Light wear. A quality copy. (Please note: possible light cigarette smoke scent) Book
