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2020New Turkish Original bdg. in publisher's special box. Folio. (31 x 22 cm). In Turkish. [v], 160 p., richly illustrated. History of the 'cheque' in the Ottoman and Turkish period from its beginning to the present. With many illustrations from a special collection.
1976cm. 21 x 29, 720 pp. con 24 ill. n.t. e 2 tavv. f.t. Istituto internazionale di storia economica ?F. Datini? Prato - Pubblicazioni. Serie II: Atti delle ?settimane di studio? 2060 gr. 720 p.
1854P., Durand & Dumoilin, 1854. In-8 relié demi toile rouge, 208 pages.
19213 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and large folding map; red cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean extended set. EXTENDED SETS WITH THE SCARCE SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME ARE RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
196968 pages. Features: Cesar Chavez and The Little Strike That Grew to La Causa - major article; Nice two-page ad for the Mercedes-Benz 280 S; Manitoba - Three weeks to Victory - article with photo of Howard Paulley with the Schreyers; Color photo of smiling Nixon with Trudeau at Terre Des Hommes; Major photo-illustrated article on Native Canadians and the federal government; The Curious Case of Dr. John Knowles; Great photo of "Rural Alabama Negroes at Polls", lined up outside "The Sugar Shack"; JDL / Jewish Defense League article - threat breeds counterthreat; Europe's dreams of unity revive - article with photo of new EU headquarters under construction; France's new cabinet; Rhine River pollution; Latin America - protest and progress; Commando assaults in the mid-east; Interview with General Yakubu Gowan of Nigeria; Legacy of the Warren Supreme Court; Article on the passing of Judy Garland; Measuring earth's motion; Photo of strike scene at San Francisco State; Passing of Willy Ley, Westbrook Pegler, Alene Stern Erlanger and Frank King; Showdown in Trade with Japan; Agnellli intends to acquire Ferrari; The Mobile Millionaire - Arthur Decio, founder of Skyline Corp., of Elkhart, IN; Westbrook Pegler - master of the epithet; The Film Maker as Ascendant Star - article with photos of Stanley Kubrick and Penn, with four pages of color photos of directors at work; Joe Frazier pummels Jerry Quarry; Pole vaulter John Pennel sets new world record; Nature Conservancy of Canada ad shows polluted river; and more. Moderate wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Minor evidence of address label removal. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
195680 pages. Features: Is Your Child a Lazybones?, by Sybil Shack; Gordon Sinclair Says - Billy Graham is glamorous, but I knew the champion psalm-singing Bible-thumper, Canada's Aimee Semple McPherson; *Fantastic* colour illustrated ad for the Buick Roadmaster, 2-door, 6-passenger convertible (red and white model shown); Coke ad including seven colour photos; My Hectic Life as a National Heroine, by Lake Ontario swimmer Marilyn Bell; I Helped 2,200 Canadians quit smoking, by Jack Scott of the Nevertouchem Club; Why I Still Live in Terror of Canada's Reds (Communists), by Igor Gouzenko, in hiding for 11 years; I'm Teaching my Babies to Swim, by Charline Quince; My Halifax Wife Deserted Me, as told to Jarvis Warwick; Rackets and rewards in work-at-home schemes for Canadian women - but beware of gyps peddling slick frauds, by John Dalrymple; Squabbles Spice Up Our Happy Marriage, by Janet Leigh and Tony Curtiss; Why We Canadian Vegetarians Aren't Fad Fanatics, by Lee Pritzker, President of the 30,000 strong Canadian Vegetarian Union; Toronto Beach Beauties are so gosh darn Romantic!, by Dale Clark - a one-page story; The Gold Mine Murders of Nine British Columbian Women - John Slumach, a full-blooded Salish Indian, was hung for the crimes; Japser Avenue - Edmonton's big boom boulevard, by Dora E. Davies - article with great photos; Can you win the $64,000 Question?, by TV show host Hal March - with photos of past winners, including Dr. Joyce Brothers!; Revenge of an Alberta Cowboy, one-page story by L.I. Foreman; Colour photo ad for the Canadian Bank of Commerce features scuba diver face-to-tace with brown boxer dog on the shore of Lake Muskoka; Molson's Golden Ale colour illustrated ad shows lion at executive desk; Winners of Liberty's $1,500 contest want more Canadian humour, themes on CBC; Wonderful colour-illustrated ad for the Ford Monarch featuring a great looking yellow and black two-door model; Build a backyard waterpool; The Cleverest pickpocket in Quebec - story by Edwin Rutt; Canadian Fashion - Surf and Sun Clothes - Black and white photos plus text; My Anglican Faith bridges Catholics and Protestants, by Isobel Ruth Waugh - Canada's 2,000,000 Anglicans split into 'high' and 'low' churches; Fantastic colour-illustrated full-page for Brading's "Cinci" Lager beer; Merry Minstrels of New Brunswick - they entertain Tuberculosis (TB) patients; Canadian Coolers - tall drinks and summer salads; Nice colour ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows relaxing man in chrystal ball; Great colour ad for the Oldsmobile "88" Holiday Coupe (red and white model shown); Back cover ad features photo of the Seagram Cup, presented to the winner of the Canadian Open Golf Championship. Above-average wear. Some middle pages loose but present. Front cover loose and chipped, but present. Back cover almost loose with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
2017New Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). In Turkish. 2 volumes set: (1580 p.), color and b/w ills. Bursa saglik tarihi. 2 volumes set. History of public and urban health, hospitals, medical care of Bursa city.
196466 pages. Features: Cover photo of lady curler; Carling Black Label ad inside front cover claims it is Canada's best-selling (international) beer and shows ship exporting it to the world; Stephen Lewis - boy socialist of the NDP who's giving the old-line parties lessons in winning elections - article with caricature; How Computers May Catch Bad Drivers Before They Smash Up; Since When Did the Truth Become More Dangerous Than Danger Itself? (Editorial); Will Wawa's gun-totin' Christians fight for peace in Tanganyika? - Leigh Coop and Canadian Lay Missioners; Vintage one-page colour ad for the 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible (blue) entitled "Economy Car of GT Racer?"; One-page colour ad for the 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible (light blue); Kodak camera colour ad; Glorious one-page colour-photo ad for the 1965 Ford Lincoln Continental shows lady with grey car picking up her mail at end of her private road; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for Sheaffer pens; Today's Religion - article with photos of Rabbi Abraham L. Feinberg, Father Frank Stone and Dr. Ernest Marshall Howse; The Guns of Christmas - a story of two thousand Canadian soldiers and the most gory and gaudy Christmas week of their lives as they fought, hand-to-hand, it Ortona, Italy during WWII; Two Solitudes Revisited; Would Canada Be Better Off Without Quebec?; Walter Homburger - the modest merchant of music - article with nice one-page photo; Push a Button, Housework's Done!; Curling article with input from Lyall Dagg; Report from Utopia - Alan Phillips sizes up havens to escape to; One-page ad by the "Ontario Government Trade Crusade" encourages readers to buy Canadian-made toys; Publisher Gray Campbell of Sidney, B.C. - article with photo; Toronto entertainer Randy Martin's latest gimmick - a two-man standup comedy team in living black and white; "We're Wasting Our Money Trying to 'Help' Canada's Delinquent Teenagers"; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad features basket of beagle puppies; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1907351 pages. Contains reports from 1868 through 1894. A wonderful highlight of this volume is the black and white photographic plates of the bank branches in the following locations: Head Office; Ayr; Blenheim; Brandon; Carman; Claresholm; Cobalt; Collingwood; Dawson; Dundas; Dunnville; Edmonton; Fernie; Galt; Guelph; Halifax; Hamilton; Innisfail; Kamloops; London, England; London, Ontario; Middleton; Moosejaw; Nanaimo; Nelson; New York; Orangeville; Ottawa. Narrow opening along front hinge. Back hinge starting. Unmarked. Average wear to partially dulled dark green boards adorned with clearly legible gilt lettering. Overall a quality copy of this rare and informative momento. Book
196380 pages. Provides colour maps and information on accommodation, entertainment, bush pilots, fishing regulations, and more. Dozens of great vintage ads for related local businesses. Nice colour photo ad for Thitfield Lodge, Hotel & Motel inside front cover. Back cover ad for Sudbury sponsored by their Chamber of Commerce features colour photo of molten slag being poured with belching smokestacks in background (Say what?). Other nice ads for Caswell Motor Hotels, Rusty Myers Flying Service, Camp Beaverhead, Camp Manitou, Dalseg's Shopping Centre, Swenson's Camp, Sabourin Lake Lodge (in colour), Barney's Ball Lake and God's Lake Lodges, Doug Hook's Separation Lake Camp, Sault Airways, Wawa's Lakeview Hotel, The Kitchener Hotel in Parry Sound, Moose Lake Lodge, Eden Roc Motel, Larry's Tavern in Pointe Au Baril, Red Pines Lodge, and dozens more. Somewhat above-average wear. Bit of writing atop front cover and small bookseller's stamp inside back cover. A great vintage item sure to help readers recount happy vacation times spent in Northern Ontario many moons ago. Book
1981199 pages. Many black and white reproductions of interesting archival photos and maps. An updated edition of the 1967 first edition. "A vivid chronicle of the creation and development of the northern Ontario resource town of Marathon." - Introduction. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history. Bishop p.1059. Book
1949Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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
1990Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 27 January - 18 March 1990, and travelling to other galleries. "Highlights the Canadian subject matter of Frances Anne Hopkins"- page 9.. 112 pages. Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Includes excellent contextual essay by Robert Stacey. Text in English and French. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Please note: extensive high-lighting and some writing to contents. Average wear. Minor soiling inside front cover. Binding sound. A worthy reference copy of this excellent reference. Book
1948220 pages. Dozens of pages of ads for Canadian businesses provide an excellent overview of Canada's broad and highly-developed post-war manufacturing base. Articles: B.C.'s Vast Potential Hydro Power; The Medical Department of Swift Canadian Co. Ltd.; The Cost-of-Living Index - how it is made and what it tells; The Role of canada's Weekly Newspapers; Patents Available to Manufacturers - Canadian Patents and Developments Limited; Industrial Gas in Canada; State Old Age Pension Plans; Representation Made Re. B.C. Sales Tax; Principal Changes in the Conciliation and Arbitration Provisions of the Alberta Labour Act; The Visit of G.H. Ward to Canada; Canada's Great Experiment in World Trade Promotion a Success; Industrial Defence Preparedness Committees Formed; Royal Commission on Prices Established; Alex Skelton Appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce; and more. Nice two-colour Dofasco ad on back cover features their gigantic steel casting program which serves the hydro-electric power industry. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2007Reprint of the 2006 first edition. Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Appears to have been privately printed in limited quantity. "The modern history of Departure Bay began in the 1800's after the discovery of coal in Nanaimo. For a short time it was the centre of a hub of commerce and industry, only to settle back into relative obscurity. This is the story of the place and its people." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy of this highly-informative work. Book
194750 pages. Features: Cover art by Oscar Cahen featues sleeping hobo surrounded by birds and little girl; Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry? - photo-illustrated article on the threat posed by Communist Canadian labour leaders; Lady Who Has Lived - the extraordinary story of pianist Maryla Jonas, who crossed hell and high water to Carnegie Hall - and sudden fame, riches, and glory; Good News for Ulcer Sufferers - relief may be two years off; Personality - Old Camper - Taylor Statten uses his top-flight Ontario summer camps to train a new school of boys' workers - and even to finance a camp for street boys in far-off India; Why Not Build a Mud House? - author describes the amazing experience of living in her Indian mud house; Tricks of the Baseball Trade - article with photos of Jim Tabor, Clint Hartung and Carden Gillenwater; In Darkest Mexico - in filming 'The Macomber Affair', Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, and Robert Preston outsuffered the original Hemingway characters; Esther Williams provides her favourite laugh; Movie Reviews - with photos. Stories: Iron Man; Silent Partner; Party Line. Condensed Book - Mr. Adam (part 2 of 2) and more. Ads: Uncommon two-colour photo-illustrated ad inside front cover recruits student nurses across the country; Polaroid Visors; Vaseline Hair Tonic for women; Colour Carling's ad inside back cover promotes conservation of the small-mouthed black bass; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover features young lovely beckoning readers to join her on her patio for a cool drink. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Book
1995301 pages including index and black and white photographic illustrations plus at least one colour plate. Recounts the years during which the bank toughed out the worst depression the world had ever seen, helped to fight a global war, saw Canada emerge as an industrial nation and world power and saw credit become universal with the advent of credit cards. Also covers the merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Bright red boards and spine emblazoned with gilt lettering and bank logos. Please note: Table of Contents and Foreword have been bound upside down. Very clean, unmarked and minimally worn. Appears unread. Excellent copy. Book
1984421 pages. "Provides the information and analysis necessary for understanding the impact of the Tokyo Round of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN). Presents the background leading up to the negotiations, analyzes the negotiations themselves, and discusses the implementation of their results. The GATT negotiations of 1982 are discussed, and there is an evaluation of the current situation. Extensive appendices provide a wealth of original source material, much of which is not otherwise readily available." - from half-title page. Average wear and soiling. Bit of underlining else unmarked. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Book
192910-1/4 by 7-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches. Topics include: Domestic Animals, Stock Brands, Maintenance of Children of Unmarried Parents; Coroners; Deserted Wives' Maintenance; Evidence; Prevention of Minors Carrying Firearms; Fires and Fire-escapes; Game; Highways; Industrial Home for Girls; Industrial Home for Boys; Infants; Trade Licences; Liquor Control; Magistrates; Mental Hospitals; Parents' Maintenance; Provincial Police and Prisons; Pool-rooms; Sheep Protection; Summary Convictions; Trespass; Noxious Weeds; Women's and Girls' Protection. Binding intact. Average wear. Unmarked. Age-toning to contents. Laid-in are chapters 50, 31, 11, and 5, plus Amendments to Statutes compiled for the use of Magistrates, Police, etc. passed by the Legislative Assembly, 1930 and 1931 sessions. A fascinating shapshot of these B.C. laws early last century. Times have definitely changed. Book
1983277 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Provides a full-scale picture of the American businessmen who dealt with the Nazis right through World War II... A meticulously documented, dispassionately told behind-the-scenes picture of American involvement with the Nazis before, during and after World War II." - from dust jacket. Light wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart cover. Very nice copy of this important work. Book
1983102 pages. A sumptuously presented selection of the art collection displayed in The Regent in Hong Kong. This is a collection carefully acquired not only for its aesthetic beauty but also for the elements of oriental symbolism that are represented. Includes fine examples of skilfully executed screens, lacquerware and embroidery. There are specimens of Chinese export wallpaper, and several nineteenth-century China Trade oil paintings. These became popular as artistic records of the cultural and trading contacts of their period and are now collector's items. The selection of maps traces the pattern of adventure and romantic trade and travel over the centuries. Finally, a group of contemporary works pleasantly relate the collection to modern artistic trends. All illustrations in vivid colour photography. Attractive maroon cloth boards bear imprint of Chinese characters upon front board and gilt roman lettering upon spine. Illustrated slipcase shows light edgewear and several nicks. Book and slipcase bear the aroma of moth balls. Book
1982192 pages. "This catalogue is of the section of rare books in English of the library of Amex Bank" - from verso of title page. Includes 502 detailed listings arranged by author with summaries, physical descriptions, publishing details and, in some instances, black and white reproductions of title pages. Noteworthy listings are specially identified with headings such as; "The Earliest English Work on Mining"; "The First Great Survey of Poverty"; "A Virulent Attack on Usury"; "The South Sea Bubble"; etc. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Gilt lettering upon chocolate brown cloth-covered boards. A sound copy of this informative reference. 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
1988From limited edition of 1,000 copies. 247 pages. Index. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Oblong 11.2" x 12.5". When this book first appeared in 1913 it represented the most extensive chronicle of Alberta's cattle country ever undertaken, and since then it has become a cornerstone in the written history of Western Canada. This edition includes every word of the original, complemented by 45 additional archival photos (of the same period and locale as the text). The author calls this the story of the work and play of the cowboys and the ranchers when the ranges were open and the cattle were wild. - paraphrased from dust jacket. Discrete handwritten gift greetings atop front free endpaper, otherwise book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A handsome copy. Book