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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
2001Features: Mennonite Architecture in Waterloo; Plain Old Heritage - the challenge of protecting old order Amish and Mennonite Landscapes; Looking for a positive outcome for the York Cinema; Fort Henry breaking down; Fire Protection of Seasonal Heritage Structures; Markham's Proud Heritage; Calgary Youth adopt buildings; The St. Roch II - makes a voyage of rediscovery; Harpist buys Stratford Public School; and more. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1999Features: A view from St. John's - heritage conservation and cultural landscape; Fogo Island - last chance for authentic outport culture; Bonavista; Heritage Precinct or Parking Lot - options for a gateway to Canada's National Captain; Fund-Raising for Heritage Buildings - The Saint George's Experience; The Henry Ruckle Farm on Saltspring Island; U.S. introduces Historic Homeownership Assistance Act; Nova Scotians want lighthouses protected by legislation; Gabrielle Roy's House needs donations; Curtain rises again on Montreal's Corona Theatre. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1998Features: Parodies of the Past - Vancouver is awash with fake heritage homes; New Buildings - Old Values - Vancouver's Recent Landmarks; Opportunity Lost - Vancouver's Canron Steel Plant falls to the wreckers; The economics of conserving built heritage; In Memoriam - Gabrielle Leger; Help for Heritage Tourism; Peterborough Armoury 'structurally unsafe' for Regiment; The Macdonell-Williamson House in Pointe-Fortune, on the Ontario-Quebec border; Heritage buildings on the block in Saint John, NB - Centracare Complex and Centenary Queen Square United Church; Brampton's sense of its own history questioned. (Please note: front cover incorrectly states this is the Spring 1998 issue) Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
199443 pages including bibliography and glossary. Black and White photos. "Over the years, the role of stone as a building material has changed considerably. Most of Victoria's buildings and monuments that have used natural stone in their construction can be found within four to six city blocks of Victoria's Inner Harbour. A tour ...is an excellent way to gain appreciation not only of the geology and history of building stone but also of the architectural and aesthetic qualitites associated with these structures." - from forward. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Book
1975170 pages. Archival black and white photos. Includes: The British Indian Department and the Frontier in North America, 1755-1830; The B.C. Mills Prefabricated System - The Emergence of Ready-made Buildings in Western Canada. Prior owner's small inkstamped name inside front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1952290 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword. Topics treated in this volume include: Regional Setting and Characteristics; Development of Settlement Pattern and Main Land Use Features; Communications and Transport; Employment, Industry and Population; Agriculture, Derelict and Marginal Land, and Forestry; Economic Geology and Mineral Resources; Housing; Public Utility, Educational, Library, Health, Recreational and Social Services; Landscape and Development in Rural Areas; Camping and Caravanning; Archaeology, Ancient Monuments and Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest; Development by Government Departments; Programming; Summary of Analysis. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1952301 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword to Part I. This part considers the following towns: Bodmin, Bude-Stratton; Falmouth; Fowey; Launceston; Lostwitheil, Newquay, Padstow, Saltash, St. Austell, Torpoint, Truro. For each of these towns the text is divided into the following sections and includes diagrams relating to Population and the Location and Growth of each town: introduction and brief description; Historical Summary and Population Trends since 1801; Regional Communications; Mineral Resources; Population Structure in relation to Employment; Topography and Existing Land Use; Housing; Public Utilities; Social Services; Analysis of Urban Survey; Other Primary Land Uses; Programming. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
189416 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Seven Dials, London; Eaton Hall, near Chester, England; Royal Library in Berlin; The Interior of St. Mark's Church, Venice; Panorama of Naples, Italy; St. Gothard Tunnel, Switzerland; Lady Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg; Private Mosque of the Turkish Sultan, Constantinople; Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand; Yale College; The Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada; Railroad Station, Santiago, Chili (Chile); Church and Convent of San Francisco, Lima, Peru; The Holy Family, by Murillo; The Lion of Lucerne; Street Scene in Melbourne. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
189416 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Poet's Corner, Westminster Abby; The Municipal Buildings, Aberdeen; City of Munich, Germany; Lake Maggiore, Italy; The Hotel De Ville, or, City Hall, Paris; Trollhattan Falls, Sweden; Water Carriers in Cairo; The City of Damascus; Tea Plantation in China; City of Calcutta, India; The State, War and Navy Departments, Washington, D.C.; City Hall Square, New York; The City of Zacatecas, Mexico; Hyde Park, London - a busy street scene; Royal Museum, Berlin; The Ghiberti bronze doors in Florence. Moderate wear. Tears/chips to fore-edge of first three pages. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
199395 pages. Kluckner has "drawn inspiration from his travels around the province, in most cases not from 'the days when I was drawn like a moth to the candle of a doomed building, or a doomed piece of landscape'... Records the mansions, cabins, churches, front porches and gardens, roadside shacks and grand panoramas that are the essence of the province." - from front flap. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
198186 pages. Features/Articles: Canada's international problems; Our new national currency museum in Ottawa; Log drive - a great Canadian tradition - great photos; Hunting dinosaurs in Alberta's great bonebed; The Acadians who had a problem in France; Salmon revival in Lake Ontario; Atlantic Salmon once teemed in Lake Ontario; How to Raise Sawllowtail Butterflies; Protein-rich wild rice - our only native cereal; Architectural Heirloom - The East Block of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings; Beautiful Barkley Sound - paradise for divers. Above-average wear. Covers almost loose. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
1969Nice Wurlitzer organ ad inside front cover. Contents: Photo of the interior of the Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee. Ad for a Conn Theatre Organ. Edwin A. Link and the Roberson Center Organ - great 2.5 page article with photos. Letters. Theatre Organ Etiquette - don't overburden people who have moved organs to their private homes or buildings. Real Pipes for the Price of a Plug-In? - It Can be Done - comparing electronic with real organs. Did you bring your music with you? - comparing performers who did or did not play from music. Building a Back Beat Relay - technical article. Sooner Sonic Sights and Sounds - the artists and instruments (plus their nostalgic ad). The Real Crawford Special - wonderful 3.5 page article with photos. Record reviews. Hollywood Cavalcade. Eddie Weaver returns to New Haven Paramount. Nuggets from the Golden Days. Wonder Morton to be restored for New York Convention! - the four manual, 23 rank organ in the former Loew's 175th Street Theatre in Nyew York. Billy Nalle entertains at Canton Palace. Lee Erwin plays ten shows at Alexandria. The Tower (Theatre) Lights are Bright in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania - great 3-page article with photos. Tony Fenelon blows in from down under. Loew's Columbus, Ohio Theatre is Saved! Classified ads. Chapter news. Wonderfully nostalgic Larry Ferrari record ad inside back cover, as well as a copy of a Snuffy Smith cartoon from 1961 which features a large organ! Impressive Rodgers Theatre Organ ad on back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Excellent full-page aerial photo looking down on three Messerschmitt's raiding an English town; Great full-page night photo of a 4.5" anti-aircraft battery of the Western Command at work; Pill box vigil; Inside a watch post; photos of how shell-burst data is recorded; Problems of the Royal Navy - photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield; Dramatic illustration by Montague B. Black shows a Hurricane pilot ramming a Dornier; Greece also answers the call to arms - five photos and full-page map indicating where Greece and Italy are at Grips; Article on the air war on Britain - Official report on Germany's losses over a period of twelve weeks; photos of famous London buildings bombed; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Blackshows night attack on Naples with Vesuvius smoking in the background; Four dramatic photos of an Italian submarine under attack, going down, and having its crew picked up by a British destroyer; Photos of H.M. the King with the Eastern Command; Progress of the War - Commons Statement by Winston Churchill; Empire troops in the desert war; A commentary on the war this week; Exellent photos of Naples' Maritime Railway Station, The Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia and Essen - Germany's City of Steel with its Krupp works; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. Cover holding loosely. Contents tight. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of dozens of large British bombs on a Greek quay as they await use against the retreating Italians; Wonderful photo of a Sunderland flying boat above the Greek Islands; The Archbishop of Athens visits wounded Greeks back from the Pindus battle-front; Photo of rich booty claimed by the Greeks after the fall of Koritza; Great illustrated article containing text of a speech entitled 'All Because of One Man' which was broadcast to the people of Italy by Winston Churchill; Photos of soldiers of the Sudan; Illustration by S. Drigin shows the Netherlands Navy ship Van Kinsbergen, operating in the West Indies, boarding the German vessel S.S. Rhein which has already been set ablaze by her crew; photos depict how 1940 ended with the second great fire of London - with images of Guildhall, St. Bride's Church; St. Vedast's, St. Andrews, The Church of St. Anne and St. Agnes; Christ Church, Greyfriars; The famous photo of the miracle of St. Paul's shows the top of its structure visible through the smoke from fires in surrounding buildings; Wonderful photos of firefighters at work in London; Photos of utter destruction in London at Fore St. and Milton St., and Paternoster Row; Photo of Winston Churchill and his wife inspecting fire havoc; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the R.A.F. bombing Tripoli; Photos of the advance into Libya; Large aerial photo of terrible bombing in progress below in Mannheim; Illustrated article - Woodlands In the War - how felled native trees save valuable shipping space - with photos of Australian woodsmen at work; Photo of rail-mounted British Howitzers ready to protect the homeland; Photos of Abyssinia in revolt; A commentary on the war this week; Several great photos of the Royal Navy in action in the Mediterranean, including a shot of large bombs just missing the Ark Royal; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of French Saphis who are fighting the Italians in the Sudan; Photos of South Africa's General Smuts and South African troops; Photo of the launch of the H.M.S. Duke of York with the King and Queen in attendance; Photo of Boeing's California assembly line for DB-7 bombers; Illustrated article entitled "The Arsenal of Democracy" - President Roosevelt's momentous address to the United States Congress; Great photo of depth charge exploding behind a British vessel in the Mediterranean; London bomb damage photos including BBC headquarters, Ave Maria Lane, and Paternoster Square; Full-page photo taken from atop St. Paul's looks down on the devastation caused to bookland; Photos of unsafe fire-damaged buildings being brought down by the Royal Engineers; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the combined attack on Bardia by the Navy, Army and Air Force; Wonderful photos of the battle-scarred H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle and part of her crew as they pull in to Montevideo; Nice photo of Major-General Beresford-Peirse, Commander of the Indian Division, with two of his officers; Captured Italian booty; Panoramic full-page graphic of the battle for Bardia; A huge column of captured Italians in the desert; Bren carriers in battle formation; Illustrated article entitled "How the Ground Staff Keep R.A.F. Bombers in Order"; Full-page illustration of Bremen as an inferno of fire after a concentrated R.A.F. attack; Two nice photos of the new Blackburn Botha, a torpedo-carrying bomber; A commentary on the war this week; The Balkan war in pictures; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
