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1987224 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Reference notes. "Like Beacon Hill in Boston and Nob Hill in San Francisco, Montreal's Square Mile was a golden enclave for the rich and powerful in the halcyon days before income tax, a small geographic area whose inhabitants controlled two thirds of the nation's wealth. The Square Mile was the cradle of Canada's commercial aristocracy home of the McGills and McTavishes (furs), Molsons (beer), Redpaths (sugar), Ogilvies (flour), and scores of families that came after them to live on the elm-shaded streets in the shadow of Mount Royal." - from dust jacket. Wonderful and abundant black and white archival photographs. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A solid reference copy. Book
1998Features: Ecoterrorism trials in Congress; Genetic Actions Sweep UK; Winona LaDuke Interview; NAFTA for Africa; Rendezvous Reports; ADC Buildings Torched; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1965470 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Topics include: Some New Concrete Bridges; Stithians Dam; Cruachan Dam; Prestressed Precast Concrete Construction at Cardiff; A Calculator for Concrete Mixes; Motorway M6 - Preston/Lancaster Section; New Equipment for Concrete Road Construction; Piccadilly Plaza Building Manchester; Prestressed Concrete Pressure-Vessel for Wylfa Nuclear Power Station; Building Constructed over a Railway Tunnel; Large Cooling-water Chambers at Tilbury; Sewage Works, Dalmarnock; Sewage Works, Godstone; Restrained Ribbed Slabs with Distribution Ribs; Library and Swimming Baths, Hampstead; The Analysis of Symmetrically-loaded Circular Conical Shells - I; Early Concrete Buildings in Britain; Precast Construction of Asbestos-cement pipe factory, Eire; A Precast Concrete Fire-drill Tower; A Cantilevered Concrete Grandstand - Coventry City Football Club; Pierced Shear-Walls - I; Modern Designs for Prestressed Concrete Bridges; Stockbury Viaduct; The Analysis of Symmetrically-loaded Circular Conical Shells - Parts II and III; Oil-Tanker Jetty at Milford Haven; Repairs to Piles in Sea-water; Market Hall, Wakefield; Pierced Shear-Walls - II; Developments in Formwork for concrete structures; Air-Permeability of Concrete; A simplified Method of Analysing Free-standing Stairs; Pierced-Shell-Walls - III; Recent Lightweight-Concrete Structures; Prestressed Concrete Pressure-Vessels; Research on Concrete Structures in Nuclear Engineering; Stresses in Wide-Flanged T-beams; Members Subjected to Bending and Thrust; Town Hall Extension, Ealing; Foundations and Other Construction Below Ground; The G.P.O. Tower during construction; The Design of the G.P.O. Tower, London; Data for Load-Factor Design of Beams and Slabs; The Interaction of Parallel Frames; A Pioneer of Concrete - George Semple of Dublin; Fatigue Behaviour of High-Yield Steel Reinforcement; A Computer Programme for the Analysis of the Effects of Torsion; Design of Continuous Concrete Slabs Supported on Steel Beams; Concrete Roads in Nigeria; Economic Design by the Ultimate-Load Method - Parts I, II and II; Cracking of Slabs Spanning in Two Directions; Design of Bow Bridge Intersection; Membrane Analysis of Parabolic Conoids; Concrete Dam in Yorkshire - The Thruscross Dam; A Code for Structural Lightweight-aggregate Concrete; A New Gauge for the Measurement of Internal Strains in Concrete; Circular Members Subjected to Bending and Thrust; Recent construction of silos; and more. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tightly bound. High quality copy. Book
1954Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Port Alberni operator's help save infant's life (photo); Abbotsford and Mission 'cut' to automatic - 8 pages of photos and text; Photo of laying cable between Mission and Abbotsford; New buildings for Richmond and Steveston; Script of two successive broadcasts by Dorwin Baird of radio station CJOR re: proposed telephone rate increases; Telephone growth sets all-time record in 1952; Interim rate increase authorized; Nice photo of North Vancouver automatic telephone being installed in preparation for cut-over; Photos of cable-laying near Lion's Gate Bridge; new buildings for Albion, Belmont and Colquitz; Company earns dividends but has surplus shortage; Mr. W.S. Pipes; Gerald Clarke - Memoriam with photo; New buildings for Richmond and Steveston; Photos of expansion of Vancouver Island; Doug Beckett, 19, - Big League Baseball Prospect - photo; New International Radiotelephone Link; The Telephone in our Air Defense Picture - article; farewell to Miss H.L. Montgomery; dramatic photos of conduit installation under and on Lion's Gate Bridge; Photos of Port Coquitlam progress; Cloverdale's automatic program; R.S. Argue is new traffic manager; John Dickson Johnston in memoriam, with photo; Fred Buckle winds up record career; great Cloverdale office photos; Expansion photos from Kamloops, Vancouver and the Fraser Valley; A.J. Jack retires after 41 years; Trail and Rossland favour 'Free Calling'; 18,000 attended civil defense show; Kootenay Company joins B.C. Tel.; wonderful photo of 'sky-riders' working on lines over the Columbia River at Trail; North Van. goes automatic; Stirling Ross closes 50 year career; Nice photos of some of the company's heavy work gangs in the field; Photos of the company's war against winter; Company expansion sets new record; List of Exchanges - # of lines operating per community; Albion-Belmont Colquitz Cut-over; Radiotelephone network still expanding - article with 2 maps; Stirling Ross - in Memoriam, with photo; Port Coquitlam Photos; photos of a cable repair off Mayne Island; new New West Plant Center building; Cranbrook construction - photo of breaking ground; Editor of Telephone Talk, Peard Sutherland passes away - article with photo; Chilliwack joins B.C. Tel; photos of some of the equipment used to serve the British Empire Games in Vancouver; British Empire Games Transmitted in Record time - 2 page article; Inside New Westminster; Victoria Expansion Photos; A.H. Lemmon - Memoriam with photo; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of company employee E.P. LaBelle stamped on top and bottom edges of text. Book
1927Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Miss K. Perrin joins as health supervisor; New West office upgraded - super photos; New York Engineer describes latest developments i.e. transmitting photos over phone lines; the truth about instrument zoning; Excitement at Duncan office; Diary describes observations on Chilliwack line; New cable successfully laid from Galiano Island to Point Grey - 9 pages of text and good photos; New Trans-Gulf circuits opened; sleeping car reservations by phone; Joe Gagnon; Phone expansion in Bay store; Seymour remodeling complete; Operating room photos; Coal, Travelling Men and Toll Lines Feature Nanaimo; High Poles removed from Seymour St. - 6 pages of text and great photos; Miss E.R. Walker - manages traffic on Vancouver Island; Cobble Hill Exchange; photo of updated Ladysmith office; Coast now linked with Okanagan by phone; Miss A. Falconer of the Port Coquitlam office; Successful Canadian jubilee broadcast from Ottawa; Photo of Chemainus Office; Royal Alexandra Apartments Fire - phones used from burning buildings by reporters; Company will have its own line to Vernon; Photo of public phones/'Pay Stations'; Photo of Belmont office near Victoria; Table of phones in use per province in Canada; Six pages of info. and great photos re: Kootenay; Battling Storm King; Mexico City can now communicate with Vancouver; Direct cable to be laid to West Vancouver; Article on poles; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Substantial wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
191848 pages. Black and white photos. Includes: separate group photos of staff and students of Claresholm School, Olds School, and Vermilion School, with name lists of staff; General Information; Admission Requirements; Regulations; Prizes; Details of Courses; Nice 5 panel fold-out photo of the "School of Agriculture and Demonstration Farm, Olds Alberta" (beneath which is a caption reading 'Buildings and Equipment are Identical at all Schools); Various photos of students at work and one shot of the Boys' Hockey Team. Blank 'Application for Admission to the Provincial School of Agriculture' remains affixed to perforated tab inside back cover. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop front cover else unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A most wonderful item from Alberta's distant past! Book
1982429 pages. Illustrated in black and white. A substantial history of Stokesley. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
196239 pages. Features: My holiday ended in a red jail - Milorad Cop went to see his son in Prague and was accused of spying; Marie St. Laurent at the Florida Message Centre helps Canadians down south; Skiing for Eight - On a Budget: Fun-filled weekends are a way of life for the Moore Family (son Tim went on to great success with AMJ Campbell Van Lines); Arlene Phillips Braves the Heights - goes atop buildings with her high-steel worker father Joey Phillips, one of the hereditary chiefs of the Caughnawaga Indian reservation near Montreal; I live for work and love says Melina Mercouri - the star of Never on Sunday; Seat of Trouble - comic; Great colour photos with story about NHL goalies Gump Worsely and Jacques Plante; The Rockefellers Change with the Times - the fourth generation of the family has a different approach to wealth - inclues 8 interesting black and white photos; The Fleet Nobody Wanted - British Columbia's government-owned ferry service (B.C. Ferries); Nipper by Doug Wright. Many great colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
196247 pages. Features: Prince Philip - Royal Patron of Science; Do-it-Yourself Broadway Musicals - twice a year a part-time Hamilton group stages a glamorous and glittering show - the Hamilton Theatre, Inc.; Winnipeg girl who belongs to Paris - Elaine Kennedy Gombault; Grasstronaut - an old space suit relieves a circulatory ailment and a man once bedridden can now walk again - John Pastor of Santa Monica; Raymond Massey Triumphs as a Doctor; Strong Arm Men - a wrist-wrestling contest held in Quebec produces two champions - O'Neil Corriveau and Andre Desbiens; A New Way with Glass - Artist Eric Wesselow creates stained glass with depth and dimension; Campaigning for Laughs - a cross-section of candidates tells about politics' lighter side - stories and pictures from eight political figures; Warren Spahn shows us baseball's $80,000 screwball; Britain brightens up - improving the appearance of buildings; Nipper by Doug Wright. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1925126 marvelous black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Occasional traces of foxing. Light wear to unmarked book. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
1928311 pages. Text in Danish. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundant black and white illustrations and diagrams. Possibly rebound in maroon boards. Prior owner's signature, dated 1929, atop half-title page else unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
196632 pages. Features: The C.N.R. gambles on passenger service - article with photos; Rita Tushingham - article and colour photos - filming of "The Trap"; Blair Richardson - The Hard-Punching Bible-Belter - article with photos of Canada's middleweight boxing champion; First Came the Vikings; When Our Parliament Buildings Burned - on a winter night fifty years ago a dreadful fire broke out - article with photos; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
1923Pages 197-249. Black and white photos. Features: Nice full-page photo portrait of Major Charles S. Walker, N.H. Department Commander American Legion; For God and Country - The American Legion - A New Hampshire Asset - major article with many great photos; The Legion - Maker of Americans - an interview with Maurice F. Devine; Behind the Lines; Behind the Lines - The American Legion Auxiliary at work; State Executive Board of the American Legion Auxiliary; A Portrait Gallery of Legionnaires - excellent photos with write-ups of selected individuals; New Hampshire's Labor Commissioner; Their Son; An Anthology of One Poem Poets; Over the Top with Ayrshires - The Sawyer Herd and Farrm Buildings - article with nice photos; In the Springtime; When Claremont was called Ashley III - Two English Maps of Revolutionary Times; Current opinion in New Hampshire; Old Home Week and the Tercentenary; Books of New Hampshire Interest; The Editor Stops to Talk; New Hampshire Necrology. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy of this particularly excellent issue. Magazine
1953Pages 125-168. Features: Cover photo of Vauxhalls and trucks in Coronation processions during the past month; Tale of Two Rallies - The V.C.C. Coronation Rally and the 1953 Vauxhall Motorist Norway Ralley - writeup with photos; Kimpling's Sussex; Vauxhall's Home Delivery Service - article with photos; Motels come to Britain - article with photos; The Seven Languages of Britain; England's Water-Mills - great photos; Details of a new steering gear and bonnet top; London has Wandered - many of her famous buildings have been moved from the city; Vauxhall introduces special oil-control rings for all models put into production since 1938 - article with diagrams; Wonderful travel photos from Mr. E. Richardson's 2500 mile trip with his Wyvern; Many pages of great vintage ads. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
197116 pages. Colour photos throughout. Printed on glossy stock. Appears to be circa 1971. Features: Deepsea Canoe - George Tocher and David Moon and their voyage aboard the native-style vessel Orenda to Hawaii - article with photos; Aspenite sales; Non-masonary fireplaces; The Hutterite Way - they choose Aspenite for the new farm buildings at their Morinville colony northwest of Edmonton; New K3 Woodgrains. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
192940 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
200295 pages. Recommended reading list. "A comprehensive illustrated guide to a national treasure, the freize in the centre of the foyer of Canada's Parliament buildings." - from dust jacket. Includes the origins of the project and a sketch of the artist, Eleanor Milne's, life. "An illuminating souvenir of one of Ottawa's most original works of art." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Original sales receipt taped inside back free endpaper. Light wear to dust jacket. A nice copy. Book
1985211 pages. Bibliography. Footnotes. Glossary of Ukrainian terms. Reproductions of black and white photos. An informative work which explains the background to Ukrainian immigration to Alberta followed by social details, then traces their agricultural architectural developments in Alberta. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1972142 pages plus 40 pages of full-page black and white illustrations. Index. Reprint of the 1892 first edition. "Intended to 1) Place on record a full and connected description of the Sanchi memorials; and to show their connection with religious systems antecedent to what is now called Buddhism. 2) To give accurate illustrations, from the author's hand-drawn originals, of the Sanchi buildings, and sculptures 3) To invite attention to the evidence, which the Sanchi remains supply, that the Buddhism of Sakya - which is usually attributed to the sixth century B.C. - was introduced, as a reform of the pre-existing semi-Mithraic faith, about the commencement of the Christian era; that is, shortly before the time when the gateway sculptures of Sanchi were executed." - from Preface. Heavy external wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Book
1983200 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. "Profusely illustrated with both original and archival maps, drawings and photographs this important study reflects the highest standards of scholarship and research throughout its pages" - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1987Pages 352-468. Features: Technique in American watercolors from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachussetts; The Ximenez-Fatio House in Saint Augustine, Florida; A Charleston, South Carolina playbill of 1794; The Architecture of Charles Bulfinch on historical blue Staffordshire - Part II - the later buildings, 1810-1832; John Seymour in Portland, Maine; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Damage to lower corner of front cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
1997192 pages. Index. Glossary. Directory. "Whether it is left in its natural state to show the variety of multi-patterned grains and depths of colours, or used as a canvas for a wealth of paint techniques developed over centuries, wood is a beautiful, living resource. With hundreds of inspiring photographs, this book explores the vast decorative potential of wood in our homes." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket price-clipped. An excellent copy. Book
1950156 pages plus 61 detailed plates. Index. The six parts include: General Principles governing provision of accommodation in a base and L of C; Hutted Accommodation; Camps; Installations; Work for the RAF; Maintenance of Permanent Buildings. Contains a broad range of detailed and practical instructions to provide infrastructure for a camp of up to 500 men, including various hut designs, storage buildings, military prisons, latrines, incinerators, disinfestor, disinfector, Grease trap and soak pit, ammunition depot, veterinary hospital, stables, and much more. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of faint writing atop front cover. Ink stamp of Chief Engineer's Branch, Singapore, atop first leaf. No other markings noticed. A sound copy of this fascinating and very practical work. Book
198368 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; Local Government; Military; Development. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Illustrated brown card covers. An excellent overview of the history of this dynamic city. Book
2002Features: Celebrating our Architectural Heritage; The Shapes of Georgian Halifax; Rare Example of Modern Heritage Threatened in Etobicoke; Site Investigations of Heritage Buildings; Preserving those familiar Gems - Two Nineteenth-Century Row Houses Restored in Orangeville; The Jewel of Halifax Harbour - Georges Island; Devolving British Columbia's Heritage Properties; St. Mary's School in Calgary is coming down - restoration bid ignored; Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Minor moisture exposure to upper corner, otherwise an excellent copy. Book