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1989265 pages. "The complete proceedings of CARC's 1987 conference on what has emerged as one of the most controversial issues affecting Canada's northern communities; the right of native people to hunt and trap wildlife, both for subsistence use and commercial trade." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Solid copy. Book
199563 pages. Black and white illustrations. Oblong trade paperback. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound 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
2000195 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1970Features: Paying to see the nation's art treasures; Fenton House, Hampstead, London - containing the Lady Binning Porcelain, and the Benton Fletcher Musical Instruments; Royal Portraits and Mementos - historic Occasions recorded in Delftward, Enamels and Porcelain; Fine Furniture Sans Pedigree; 100 Years of Red Cross Service - early illustrations of B.R.C.S. Aid for War Victims; Are Oriental Rugs Undervalued?; Some Later Chinese Bronzes; The East India Trade (Victoria and Albert Exhibition); and more. Average wear. Many pages loose but present. Book
199064 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Palmer Story - Palmer Perfumer, the First American Perfumer; Trade Cards - article with reprints of amazing vintage cards; Jar Talk - fruit jar wrenches and more canning information; Bottle-Dose - The Heckler - Skinner - Keene Show; British Bottle Bits - What was in those tooth pastes? - a fascinating article!; Extra Special Deliveries; Northwestern Show; Up-Dates; Messages; Auction Directory; Miniature Bottle Show - San Francisco Bay area; Chinese Gold Mining Camp - an account of our find during the drought of '76-'77, by Seth Simpson. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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
1991Features: Where Waters Run Brown - Once the 'pearl of the Caribbean', Haiti hovers at the edge of ecological collapse... a cautionary tale; Audubon's Wake - retracing the route of John James Audubon along Quebec's rugged lower North Shore; The Hounds of Summer - Sans tracks, touts and hustlers, the sleek sport of greyhound racing is catching on in southern Saskatchewan; Bound for Glory - with leather and gold, virtuoso bookbinder Michael Wilcox turns tomes into tiaras; The Great Fire - Early European explorers brought more than fresh ideas to North America - how a simple virus (smallpox) depopulated two continents, destroyed their cultures and helped create, among other things, slavery, the fur trade and capitalism. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1983Features: Krugerrand advertisement; Belgium - a flourishing hub of illicit trade in endangered species; Q and A with Alvin Toffler; Arafat leaves Beirut for Greece, ending 12 years of PLO activity in Lebanon; Marc Lalonde's federal budget - big for business; Is Canada's Tax System Fair? - by Linda McQuaig; Questions about Bryce Mackasey's Finances; Peter Blaikie leaves the federal PC leadership contest; Politics and property rights in Canada; Central American dilemmas; Bombing at U.S. embassy in Beirut - with photo; Vintage colour ad for Radio Shack TRS-80 computer family; Poland - heading back to the brink?; Ontario's great Trust Affair - Leonard Rosenberg; Brazil's struggle with debt; Peter C. Newman on Walter Gordon; Carling Bassett scores a big breakthrough; Canada's field hockey future; The new bad nuclear news - with photo of a B-52 on the 'Trestle' - shielding electronic circuitry from the EMP threat; Acid Rain controversy; Allan King's controversial documentary on the effects of unemployment; Great vintage colour ad for the Apple personal computer; the University of Waterloo has quietly become one of North America's leading training grounds for computer scientists; Canal to connect the Danube with the Rhine; Fine tuning for Canadian pay TV. Average wear. Book
1983Features: Times Beach, Missouri - Dioxin site; Warming relationship - George Bush with Trudeau - colour photo; Cathy Smith apprehended - friend of deceased John Belushi; Nicaragua - Sandanista offensive; Who Really Shot the Pope? - Bulgarian connections; Cover Story - The Ultimate Weapons Race - Ronald Reagan's strategy - Star Wars; Space Wars new weaponry - killer satellite scheme; How Alcan endured the recession; Offshore banking's secrets - the fast-growing global network has become the crucial element in serving worldwide criminals' financial needs; Secrets of the Money Changers, by Peter C. Newman; Setting sail for the America's Cup; Stokes Point - conservation concern; The Soviets stake an Arctic claim for the North Pole; Expanding computer market in schools; Barney Clark's battle for life with artificial heart; New Wave of Diets; The Tax Refund Trade - H&R Block; Art - the glorious trappings of battle; Ofra Harnoy - cellist with a gift of virtuosity and showmanship. Average wear. Book
1982Features: Pat McGeer offers a lifeline for the sinking Canadian economic ship; TRS-80 computer ad; Q&A with Peter Lougheed; World Assembly of First Nations in Regina; Jean Drapeau suffers stroke; Problems at Matsqui Prison; IRA bomb blast in Hyde Park; Baby Doc Duvalier of Haiti; Poland - trickle of prisoners released; Philippine Minister of Foreign Affairs Emmanuel Pelaez gunned down - Horacio (Boy) Morales jailed; Re-examining nuclear test bans; America's infrastructure falling to pieces; Cover Story - the 1920s roar back into style - colour fashion photos with article; World trade system running amok; Harry Steele and Eastern Provincial Airways; Article on Decathalete Dave Steen - with colour photo; Nelson Skalbania's Montreal Alouette debacle hangs over the CFL; The return of farmers' markets - article with photos; Left-handers are not all gauche - article on left-handed people with photos; MPs flocking to cable tv to reach constituents; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1979Features: The Nine Lives of Captain Frank Jones; "I am no Coward" - Caspar Collins, young Lieutenant in Wyoming; When the Law hit the Strip (the Territory of Oklahoma); Hanging Bill Coons was such fun!; When President Harding Honored the Pioneers - a great day in Oregon, with photos; The Fort Mims Massacre, August 30, 1813 in Alabama; Sam Peppard's Folly - his wind-powered windwagon sailed on a sea of grass; Wagontrain Bride - Nathan Olney's scouts had a strange assignment, kidnap a girl, find a preacher, then hold the line against an irate father; Chuckhole Chuckles - no holds were barred in the old days of journalism and conversation; The Southwest's Greatest Tracker - John Johnson, veteran Negro cowhand; A Ranger of Commerce, or 52 years on the road, by Howard W. Peak; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1934This listing consists of pages 1-8 and 13-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Photo of Japanese, British and U.S. diplomates in England attemtping to replace the old London Naval Treaty; Chuckwalla wrecked on west coast of Vancouver Island; Mayor Leeming will run again; Manchukuo disregarding protests against proposed oil monopoly in state; America wants to lead in removal of barriers against international trade - warns against extreme nationalism; Government passes first market plan under B.C. Statute to protect tree fruit growers; Burnett's Gin ad; Piggly Wiggly ad; Editorial page; nice illustrated ad for Rogers and Majestic "Mystery-Tube" radios; City and District News bits; Social pages; Travel page; Sports page with head photo of Aurel Joliat in story about the 1934-35 Les Canadiens hockey team; Business page; Cartoon page. two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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
200164 pages. Features: The Accomplished Sofa - historical development of the couch, sofa, setee and chaise lounge; many attractive ads; The idiosyncratic Bristol porcelain factory; The World of Automata; The Art of Commerce - advertising and commercial material; Country Themes - John Frederick Tayler (1802-89); Market Report - Clocks; Auctioneers Richard Winterton; The World of Mechanical Music, in the Cotswolds; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1908478 pages. Advertisements. Index. Chapters include: The Grip of the Protected Interests on the Government and the Press; The Repeal of the Corn Laws and Fiscal Freedom for Canada; The Movements for Free Trade and Annexation; Reciprocity - The movement for the Elgin-Marcy Treaty 1854-1866; Reciprocity - Overtures by Canada since 1866; The Beginnings of the Movement for a National Policy; The First National Policy Tariffs - 1858 to 1870; National Policy as a measure of Retaliation 1870-1874; The Fight in Parliament and in the Constituencies for the National Policy 1874-1878; The National Policy in Operation 1879-1896 - The Era of the Red Parlour; The Liberals adopt and extend the National Policy 1896-1904; The Tariff Revision of 1906; Politics and the Tariff. Usual library markings. Front hinge going. Back hinge open. Prior owner's details atop half-title page. Book
1993Features: Teardrops for the Trigull; Roundels, Stars and Bars; From Harvey Bergen's Journey Log; An episode of Merlins - the Rolls Royce RM 14-SM Merlin; Brisbane (1937-1952) - BC Aviation's Early Trade School; Auriga - a BC Kitplane; The Baron STOL Modification for the DHC-2 Beaver; Homebuilts in Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
1997250 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Map endpapers. "True-life story of author's father's life, beginning in South Africa during the Boer War, moving to Alaska, then to New York, Buffalo, Kansas, San Fransisco, Vancouver and back to Alaska. Based upon letters written to subject's family." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked in glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
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
195732 pages. Ffeatures: St. Lawrence Seaway; From Festive Rocket to Nuclear Rocket; Science Fair; Tennis Anyone; Competition Instructions; General Competition Instructions; Province of Quebec; Canada's Fur Trade. Includes several wonderful vintage colour ads intended for younger readers by such companies as: The Bank of Nova Scotia; Orange Crush; The Book of Knowledge; Gold Seal canned Salmon; General Motors of Canada; Face-elle tissues; Mil-Ko powdered milk; Shredded Wheat; Oxo products; Texaco; St. Lawrence Starch Company products; Toastmaster baked goods; Southam Newspapers; Rose Brand pickles (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this interesting and unusual education publication for younger readers. Book
1905plusieures centaines de pages, 23cm., reliure cart. d'éditeur (qqs. traces d'usage), qqs. rousseurs, bon état, rare, [Contient des dizaines d'articles relatifs à l'expansion économique mondiale, e.a.: Moyens et agents d'expansion commerciale belge, Role de l'initiative privée dans l'expansion économique des peuples, De la protection des entreprises nationales à l'étranger, De la création d'un office international de sténographie, Le service consulaire, Création de maisons d'exportation et de comptoirs, Le role de la spéculation dans la colonisation américaine, L'expansion économique de la Belgique, Le role du "Compradore" dans les relations commerciales en Chine, American development of the Philippine Islands, etc.], poids: 1.3kg., E101114
1905184 + 105pp., 25cm., Thèse pour le doctorat devant la Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Dijon, reliure cart., ex. de bibl. (quelques cachets, étiquette au dos), texte frais et en bon état, G112707
In-4, broché, 12 p. Loi du 6 juillet 1791 qui réorganise la circulation des marchandises entre la métropole et les colonies orientales. (Cf. Martin & Walter, IV:2, 9143). Signature autographe du l’administrateur du district, "Du Quesnoy". Exemplaire à l'état de neuf, non coupé, tel que paru.
1934In 8, pp. XI + 358 + (2). Lieve mancanza alla sovracc. Ex libris al controp. ant. e timbro al fr. T. tl. edit. con sovracc. First edition.
1969275pp., 25cm., gebroch., mooie staat (als nieuw), S87880
