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195684 pages. Features: Cover illustration of children returning to home from school in Trail, B.C., with smelter in background; Wonderful one-page photo-illustrated ad by the Plywood Manufacturers Association shows construction of the Stanley Park Zoo's otter pool in Vancouver, as designed by Underwood, McKinley, Cameron; Editorial discusses the forbidding of Paul Robeson's proposed Canadian concert tour; Frank Tumpane says "Stop Pampering our Smart-Aleck Teen-agers; Why Does the British Press ban MRA (Moral Re-Armament)?; Attractive one-page colour Mercury car ad features red and black Montclair 4-door Phaeton hardtop; The Future of the Canadian Family - a Maclean's Report; Will Dewline cost Canada its northland? - photo-illustrated article wonders if, by allowing the US to cover much of the dewline's cost, if we've also handed over part of our national independence; The Magic Brain of Sigismund Gantzoff (short story); Can You Live to be 100?; Part 13 of Bruce Hutchison's series on Canada - The B.C. Interior - article with great colour photo of log sorting in Quesnel; Barbara Chilcott - The Girl Who Learned to be a Tempest - photo-illustrated article; The World's Biggest Fire Department - colour-photo-illustrated article on the work of the 2,000 men with Ontario's Department of Lands and Forests who battle thousands of fires annually over 223,000 square miles of bush; One-page colour-photo ad for the 1956 Dodge Mayfair, V-8, 2-door hardtop (two-tone pink); Crown Zellerbach ad; Pilkington Glass ad features colour photos in home of Mr. F.S. Hogarth in North York; One-page colour ad for 1956 Buick features white Roadmaster 2-door convertible druving by camels in zoo; Nice colour Stelco ad features canned goods being taken to Cottage; Nice colour Cinci ad features gent feeding pretzels to attractive lady; Royal Standard typewriter ad features large illustration of kissing couple in rowboat; Black Label beer ad features photo of Mabel; Nice one-page ad for Chevrolet Trucks; One-Page colour-photo-illustrated Canadian Club ad features Wendy Hilty and Balkan lancers competing at Sinj in their sport of Alka; Canadian Wine Institute ad features colour photo of Lorne Greene; Interesting half-page write-up about this issue's cover artist and how the illustration evolved; Labatt's IPA ale ad features photo of Toronto labourer Albert Chilcott; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
190596 pages. Contains sheet music for Tenor I & II, and Bass I & II for these songs: Annie Laurie; Bill of Fare; Blue Bells of Scotland (The); Bonnie Doon; Catastrophe (A); Cradle Song; Cruiskeen Lawn (The); Lead kindly Light; Minstrel Boy (The); Mother Goose Medley; My old Kentucky Home; My Pretty Maid; My Shepherd; Oft in the Stilly Night; O Happy Day; On the Sea; Owl and the Pussy Cat (The); Remember now Thy Creator; Robin Adair; Rock of Ages; Simple Simon at the Fair; Simple Simon; Sleep little Baby of Mine; Softly now the Light of Day; Tom, the Piper's Son. Above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage compilation. Book
194540 pages. Features: Cover photo of large portraits of Truman, Stalin and Churchill displayed in Berlin; Dumont TV ad features photo of Jimmy Durante; William fulbright writes of how America's role is to lead the world to continuing peace; The Floating Fortress - article on battleships; The Trail Blazers - piece of writing by Duffus on soldiers; This is Berlin Without Hitler - article with photo; A Base Surpassing All Others - The epic story of how engineers and Seabees are transforming the Philippines; Article on clothing shortages; What Makes for Presidential Greatness?; The Nations beautiful War Monuments; Nice one-page color ad for Drene Shampoo features three photos of Dorian Leigh, New York fashion model; One-page color ad for Kellogg's All-Bran cerial features talking plum; Healing by Magic - Dr. Abraham Hurwitz; Two pages of photos of fur fashions for ladies; Back page color-photo ad for the GE Musaphonic radio-phonograph; and more. Moderate external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
200260 pages. Features: Cover photo of Justin Trudeau entitled "When I Run" looks forward to the day when Canadians would elect his curly locks and famous last name to lead their national government; Related article discusses the question of when, not if, Justin will run for political office; Iraq - longing for piece as UN inspectors search for WMD; Tellier, who turned around CN, takes on troubled Bombardier; Sikh Gang Wars in B.C.; Advertisers use internet "adver-games" to reach kids; Metis war vet William Woodward fights Ottawa for compensation; More single young women are having babies on their own; No author can match the influence of J.R. Tolkien; Winnipeg Director Guy Maddin is celebrated - just not in Canada; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Please note: Address label clipped from front cover, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
1969108 pages. Features: Nixon's worst week; The Haynsworth Hassle (SCOTUS); Case against accused Green Berets taints nearly all involved; Chappaquiddick lingers; Radicals on trial in New York; Police hunt Hippies in Atlanta; Golda Meir tours U.S.; West Germany - outcasts at the helm - major coverage of Germany; Beautiful color ad for the 1970 Lincoln Continental; Olof Palme to lead Sweden; Postscript to Babi Yar; Color ad for the 1970 Buick Riviera; Two-page color-photo ad for the 1970 Ford LTD 2-door; Photo of youthful Roger Ailes; The art of Claes Oldenburg; Smog-free locomotion day in Berkeley; Biography of call girl Christine Keeler; Amazing Bills rookie O.J. Simpson; Calvin Hill of the Dallas Cowboys; 1970 Cadillac ad; The high price of repression in Czechoslovakia; Poor cotton harvest; Emilio Pucci; Big Surf opens in Tempe, Arizona; Nice back cover ad for the 1970 Dodge Coronet; and much more. Lacking pages 41-42 which contained foreign aid article. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1969104 pages. Features: Spiro Agnew - The King's Taster - feature illustrated article; Apollo 12 - off to the moon again; John Lindsay win's New York Mayor's election; The Haynsworth Showdown; Relief in Saigon after Nixon speech; Skyjacker Raffaele Minichiello becomes instant folk hero in Italy, the country of his birth; Joint Arab Defense Council meets in Cairo; The Polaroid 360 camera - two-page color-photo ad; The Rockefeller Report on Latin America; Color ad for the 1970 Ford Thunderbird with jets in background; What makes a city great?; Violence against teachers; Private Schools - the last refuge; IBM two-page color-photo ad features oceanographer Ed Coughran; Fascinating photo-illustrated article on electric cars shows awkward looking vehicles by Westinghouse (the 'Lotus Europa"), Ford (the 'Lead Wedge'), and G.E. (the 'Delta'); Artist Christo Javacheff; Bob Dylan Speaks - article with photo of him and wife Sarah in London; Big game hunter Fred Bear; Press Ethics - Carl Gilman; Nice color ad for the 1970 Mercury Cougar; Trial of Bobby Seale in Chicago - from the embarassing to the outrageous; Color photo of Al Hirt in Miller Beer ad; Color ad for the 1970 Olds (Oldsmobile) Delta 88 Royale; Northwest Orient airlines ad; Rev. Carl McIntire; The economy at the turning point; Glaciology article; Ornithologist Stephen T. Emlen studies migration of the indigo bunting; The first segment of Sesame Street runs on TV - article of Ernie and Bert with Joan Ganz Cooney; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197138 pages. Features: Foreign buyers dominate bidding for Dodge furniture; Records crash as old masters are sold; 10,000 GBP clock stolen - 8 day English Fusee bracket clock, signed 'Thomas Hughes, London'; Fine porcelain pieces stolen from home in Regents Park, London; Police seek information about miniatures - in possession of Scotland Yard; 'Finders keepers' - a saying that could lead to jail; Reappraising Satsuma; Theophile Alexandre Steinlen - the artist who loved cats, Paris - and life; Roman Glass - take a clear look at the past for future profit; Regency Furniture; Book review of "Refurbishing Antiques" by Rosemary Ratcliffe; Antique market opens at Bromley; Auction news; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
194140 pages. Features: Alfred D. Crimi Paints a Fresco; Introducing the Winters; The Art of Ceramic Sculpture - first of two instructive articles; Wood Engraving - part II of III; Paper Sculpture; The Lead Pencil and Charcoal; How Ervine Metzl uses the camera; Winners and Runners-up in the MOMA poster competition; Observations on a poster competition; The Lay-in - or dead colouring as underpainting in the glazing method; An experimental fresco panel; A Graphic Lark; A Morning with a Master; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1924xviii, 323 pages. Index. Many nostalgic black and white plates. "The object of this book is to gather together the known facts about lead and present them with a commingling of practical information and romantic sidelights to capture and hold those good folk who like facts well enough but prefer them to be not too dreary and long-faced." - Introduction. The twenty-three chapters include: Mining and Smelting, Characteristics, In Paint, In Building Construction; Babbitts and Solders; The Printer's Metal; In the Chemical Industries, Lead in Ammunition, In Musical Instruments, A Drier of Oils, Lead in Glass, Pottery and Enamels, Lead in Rubber, Lead from Radium, and more. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Light foxing. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. One-inch opening in cloth between top of front board and backstrip. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating vintage reference. An interesting gift idea for anyone involved in lead-related mining or manufacturing. Book
2012187 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "If you see that the Arabs are always portrayed as vicious terrorists and wonder why, then read this book. If you want to know why they 'hate' us, then read the book. If you believe that Zionism is your religion, or that you have an obligation to support it, then nothing will change your mind - not even this book. If you are confused, or curious, or just increasingly fed-up with the mire in the Middle East that the U.S. seems unable to extricate itself from, read this book. If you are curious as to what the Palestinians experience on a daily basis, then you will learn a lot in these pages." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
198432 pages. Features: Resurrection of a Series 14, 145 four door sedan; In Memoriam - Kenneth "Dutch" Kern; Passing of members Chester A. Copley and Robert W. Webb; The Short, Sad History of the Yarian Air Cooled Car of 1925 - informative article with reproductions of ads; Reproductions of portions of vintage ads discussing the Deauville Sedan on Franklin Chassis, the Sport Sedan de Capotable on Franklin Chassis, and Motor Car Bodies by designer Raymond Dietrich 1929-30; Early Morning Memories - memoirs from an automobile log of Dr. Fred Uhle of Norwalk, Connecticut, who owned a Cadillac and a new 1907 Franklin; The British Connection, or Franklin in the U.K.; Reproductions of three British Franklin ads; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration discusses lead in gasoline and valves and valve guides; Coast to Coast in a Franklin Pirate - photo-illustrated article by Al and Ellen Finseth who drove a 1931 Franklin. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
1945Features: Humorous cover art by Norris shows bored boy in church; Can We All Get Jobs? - an argument to boost exports; Home-Front Booby Traps - returning servicemen with their war earnings must beware sharpsters targeting their funds; It's The Happy Gang! - They boast over a million weekly radio listeners; Our Crazy Clothes - Eminent Toronto doctor claims never have so many worn so much - or so little - in the wrong places; This is Berlin - The crippled city struggles to its feet; Bug Busters - DDT and dimethyl phthalate; London Letter - Who Got Slapped?; Washington Memo - approval of the United Nations Charter; Backstage at Ottawa - Dominion-Provincial talks next month; Get in the Swim - photo-illustrated article on aquabats/ornamental swimmers/synchronized swimmers, including nine-time champion Doris Geldard of Toronto; It Happened in Norway - Paper shoes, paper clothes, no meat, but even traitor Quisling will get a fair trial; Turn Again Home (short story); A Date for Agnes (short story); Russian Lady (short story); Canny Canning; and more. Nice ads for: Fleet Aircraft; Moore Business Forms, Koroseal by B.F. Goodrich, Miracle Whip, White Rose petroleum products, Canada Dry sparking water, Absorbine Jr., John Labbatt Ltd., Kreml Hair Tonic, Arrid deodorant (featuring photo of Jessica Dragonette), Hiram Walker & Sons, Limited ("Serving the United Nations with War Alcohol"); Pep O Mint Life Savers; Eveready Flashlight Batteries (featuring photo of young radio singer Cleone Duncan of Calgary); Vitalis; Eversharp Red Top Lead (fantastic colour ad on back cover); Wonderful colour ad inside back cover by the Blue Top Brewing Company of Kitchener encourages readers to support Red Cross Blood Clinics to help soldiers. 52 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Small perforations in front cover to right of title. Several peripheral openings. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
1916réf. 295reprint with minor corrections.intinerary of Western US 1916 with stops and places of interesttopography and geology.great many maps some in color gpo hardcover
1996No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased. 144pp. A study of twenty-five sites within the pre-1974 boundaries of County Durham, ranging from Roman sites, mining centres, castles and cathedrals. A scarce book.
1974Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight fading to spine foot, a little foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or creased with small tears to lower edge. 224pp. Very detailed study of lead toxicology, extremely well referenced.
1972No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to front cover and to spine. A clean very tight copy with very faintly marked boards, well tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 237pp. The author discusses the short and long-term effects of some of the least understood materials released into the environment in waste streams or as a result of accidents - the toxic heavy metals, mercury, lead, cadmium, selenium, chromium and others In the case of lead the releases even came from all car exhausts back in the 1970s and beyond.
1981Blank label stuck to upper corner of front cover. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards. Appendix over 20 pages, bibliographry over 16 pages plus 116pp. A review of contemporary lead pollution and a commentary on the Government Working Party Report 'Lead and Health' prepared for the Conservation Society. Very scarce.
réf. 008105New York: National Lead Company 1930 1930 edition. 4to; 78 pp.; illustrated from drawings and photographs. Closed tear to front endpaper; else a very good copy in original string-bound embossed wrappers. Trade catalog for the Hoyt Hardlead product including spandrels steeples pipe heads gutters fittings etc. With photographs of the product as used in completed buildings and a catalog of decorative and ornamental fittings. New York: National Lead Company, (1930) unknown
réf. a49653Washington 1978 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA-600/8-77-017. 4to. about 200pp. wraps. Depository library stamp on title. A few ink numbers on cover. VG. . paperback
réf. 59921Fribourg - Paris, Office du Livre - Vilo 1979, 255x250mm, 228pages, reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. Bel exemplaire.
réf. AL1240Librairie des Amateurs 1919, Chez A. Ferroud – F. Ferroud. Reliure demi basane verte à coins, plats marbrés, illustrations en couleurs de Gustave – Adolphe Mossa, 33 pages. Exemplaire n° 551 / 1500 sur vélin. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 3864aafGenève, Sonor, 1970, in-8°, 223 p., envoi sur faux-titre signé JR: RIEN.... car le papier brüle et la fumée s’envole, 3 XII 70. brochure originale.
réf. 50055aaf(Marseille-Paris-Lyon-St.Etienne-Barcelone), s.d. ca. 1920, in-8vo, XXII p. ill. + 479 p. richement illustré de plus que 954 pièces, brochure originale ill. de titre & Tarif N° 1200.
réf. 122594aafLausanne, Imprimeries Réunies, 1968, gr. in-8vo, 174 p., brochure originale.
réf. 22346In-4 sous emboîtage plastique - N° 13 - Automne 1991
