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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
197426 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Chicago's 1974 Design Awards - nine winners; Lincoln Park - walled in and messed up; Seigfried, Johnson & Edwards of Rockford, IL - a developing firm that works with developers; Marc Chagall and his 70-foot mosaic wall 'The Four Seasons' is unveiled in Chicago's First National Plaza; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
1991199 pages. Footnotes. Blbliography. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with reproductions of marvelous archival black and white photos and trade literature. "Most prairie settlers had to purchase materials for their homes and farm buildings. This work describes the massive lumber industry that grew to supply this vast market and the influence the industry exerted over farm building design during the formative years of 1880 through 1920." - from back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Light external wear. A quality copy of this fascinating work. Book
1976119 pages. Features: Studying British Columbia - A Recent Burgeoning; The Indians of the Northwest Coast; Discovering Totem Poles; Cook at Nootka - The Engraved Record; Preserving a Precious Heritage - The Totem Pole; An Interview with Bill Reid; Fort St. James; The Royal Engineers in British Columbia; The Restoration of Historic Barkerville; The Architecture of Samuel Maclure and Francis Mawson Rattenbury; The Restoration of British Columbia's Parliament Buildings; British Columbia Painters; A Chinese Herbalist in British Columbia; Artifacts of British Columbia Technology; Domestic Interiors; Two B.C. Samplers - Susan Irving and Mary Irving; Early Banks, Coins and Stamps of British Columbia; Restoring Victoria; Conserving Vancouver; Heraldic Stained Glass in Vancouver; Mission Churches; Maritime Legacy; The Crystal Glass Company - British Columbia's First Glass Factory; Chinese Decorative Art in British Columbia; and more. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Sound copy. Magazine
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
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
194550 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Christmas at Fort Pitt; Hobby for Booklovers - the Canadiana book collection of D'Alton C. Coleman; The House That Mac Built - the log buildings erected by the North West Company in the north and west originated in French Canada - interesting photo-illustrated article on early building styles; Redcoats at Fort Garry - nearly a century ago, 300 foot soldiers, with artillery and engineers, came from England to Red River, brought by the HBC to stand on guard for Canada; The Cowichan Sweater - photo-illustrated article; Mining in the North; Sled Journey - photo study; Peter Rindisbacher - Red River Artist; Chief Factor Dr. John McLoughlin's Letters, 1844-46; Arctic fur show - photos of Eskimo ladies wearing fur fashions; Atmospheric Defence - how HBC 'brass-pounders' heled guard our northern approaches during WWII - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Veteran of Two Wars - the good ship 'Nascopie'; Vintage back cover two-colour (orange and black) ad for the HBC's Imperial Mixture of tinned pipe tobacco. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
194328 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1988ref. 2091502135305756Kotohiragu 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Kotohiragu paperback
198727.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Great colour illustration by artist Jorge Veloso features black man with cigarette and coffee playing acoustic guitar in coffee shop with high-rise office buildings and business people in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Slight bit of loss to lower left corner. Pin holes at each corner and halfway down each side. Background colour may have originally been brown but appears to have mostly faded to pale green. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Sao Paulo service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
1889Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". Includes many street names. Principal buildings, steam roads and horse roads indicated. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive vintage copy. Book
2007244 pages. "To celebrate the centennial of its founding in 1907, the Historical Society presents this new index to cover all issues from 1953 to the end of 2006... Contains all articles listed by the author's last name and by title. Also includes names of all people mentioned in articles and photo captions, listed by their last name. Contains most place-names, including cities, towns, villages, forts, lakes, rivers, and some mountains, passes, hills, trails, buildings and other structures. Names of businesses and organizations have been indexed where relevant" - from Foreword. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Book
1948A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: The Daguerreotype; Boston's Carvers and Joiners - Part II - Post-Revolutionary; Earliest Signed Picture by T. [Thomas] Chambers; French Landmarks [Buildings] - Along the Mississippi; Flower Prints and Flower Printmakers of the Eighteenth Century; Kenmore - In Fredericksburg, VA; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 241-312. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers loosening. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
1894ref. 1511101Jena, G. Fischer, 1889 - 1894. 4to. 40, 281, (1); 6, 81, (1) S. m. zus. 155 Abb. u. 6 Kartenskizzen, 22 Lichtdrucktaf. (Gesamtreihe Heft 19, 20 u. 5). Neuer Lwdbd m. aufgezogenem OVorderumschl. (Papier teils gebräunt, teils gelbfleckig, mehrf. gest.).
ref. 8147ou description populaire des inventions modernes. 3 volumes in 4 demi-chagrin vert à nerfs,titre,caissons dorés,plats percaline chagrinée verte avec filets à froid en encadrement.Tome 1:faux-titre, portrait en frontispice, titre avec vignette :Machine à vapeur bateaux à vapeur, locomotion et chemin de fer, locomobile, paratonnerres, pile de Volta,électromagnétisme,743 pages, texte sur 2 colonnes, 400 figures dans le texte tranches dorées. Tome 2 : manquant.Tome 3 :faux-titre,titre avec vignette : photographie, stéréoscopie, poudre de guerre, artillerie ancienne et moderne, armes à feu, bâtiments, cuirassés, drainage, pisciculture… 752 pages, 612 figures dans le texte, tranches dorées Tomes 4 : faux-titre, titre avec vignette : éclairage, chauffage, ventilation, phares, puits artésiens, cloche à plongeur, moteur à gaz, aluminium,...744 pages, 446 illustrations dans le texte. Tranches dorées. Furne Jolivet & Cie éditeur sans date. Très bon état. On joint 2 volumes de supplément reliure identique. 1 supplément à la machine à vapeur, aux bateaux à vapeur, à la locomotion, aux chemins de fer, aux locomobiles, au télégraphe aérien… aux aérostats… 740 pages, 545 illustrations dans le texte et pleine page. Tranches dorées. Volume 2 : supplément à la photographie, aux poudres de guerre, aux armes à feu… 674 pages, 481 illustrations dans le texte et pleine page/ tranches dorée. Furne, Jolivet & Cie éditeur sans date. Très bon état. Peu courant avec les deux suppléments
1985ref. 2081502112500462A4 Hakotsuki Kozanji Temple Yamaguchi Agata City Mayor's Office 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 A4 Hakotsuki Kozanji Temple (Yamaguchi Agata City Mayor's Office) paperback
1997ref. 2091502135306724Yahatajinja 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Yahatajinja paperback
2005ref. 2091502135305095Nagasaki-shi 2005. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Nagasaki-shi paperback
2009ref. 2091202133209080Chuzanjinja 2009. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Chuzanjinja paperback
1987ref. 2091202133209879Sankeien Hoshokai 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Sankeien Hoshokai paperback
1999ref. 2091502135420362Tochigi Prefecture Senshu-ji Temple 1999. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 (Tochigi Prefecture) Senshu-ji Temple paperback
1994ref. 2091502135421353Shizuoka Prefecture Repair Committee 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 (Shizuoka Prefecture) Repair Committee paperback
1998ref. 2091502135412784Ichikawa City Daihonzan Nakayama Hokkekyoji Temple 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 (Ichikawa City) Daihonzan Nakayama Hokkekyoji Temple paperback
1992ref. 2091502135419433Chiba Prefecture Iikoji Temple 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 (Chiba Prefecture) Iikoji Temple paperback