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1997This book was a project to mark the Bicentennial of the creation of East Flamborough Township, and the 25th Anniversary of The Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society.... a celebration of the creation of the township and a visible record of what the first settlers had achieved. The collection of rural pre-Confederation buildings in the Township of East Flamborough is among the finest in the province. Recognition of this heritage is the theme of the book and around it have been woven the stories of the families, businessmen, entrepreneurs and religious leaders who created this inheritance. Divided into sections on Aldershot, Waterdown, Carlisle and Mounstberg, each building is captured in beautiful black and white photographs and the history of the land and the families who lived there is told in detail. lllustrations and maps by Patricia Green, Photographs by Maurice Green. 97p.illus Book
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
1889Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Steam and horse roads indicated. Includes many street names plus lists of prominent buildings and hotels. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
1889Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Steam and horse roads indicated. Includes many street names plus lists of prominent buildings, hotels, depots and theatres. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
1991166 pages. Notes. Index. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. "While focussing on the building itself throughout, an attempt is made to convey something of the human dimension of the office as reflected through the varying personalities of the individuals who accepted the vice-regal appointment over the years. As well, the evolving political and social role of the lieutenant-governor from the inception of the office in 1870 to the present is touched upon, and all are placed within the historical context of the times." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. 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
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
2008144 pages. Features: The Home of Howard and Marjie Wilson in Durango, Colorado; The affordable arts and crafts of Jill and Michael Clark; Syracuse businessman's 3-Storey Adirondack Summer Retreat; Reclaiming the buildings of Stinesville, IN; The Delahunt House of Portland; Theodore Ellison's "Decatur" line of windows; Diana Mausser's native roots; and more. Unmarked. with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1910Pages 453-492 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Country Seat of Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, PA; The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling; Decorations and Furnishings For the Home - X - Treatment of Fireplaces and Mantels; Old South Salem in Northern Westchester County - article with photos of local buildings including the Horse and Hound Tavern; Artistic Wax Work; A Group of Modern Houses Costing From $1,800 Upwards - nice 12-photo 2-page spread includes the homes of Mr. Warren Bartholf, Mr. W.A. Westerson, Mrs. Colgrove, Mr. R.E. McGregor, Mr. Benjamin A. Paust, Miss Helen J. Holboe, Mr. W.W. Huntress, Mr. Benjamin Waller, and Mr. Ellis Ashley; Handicraftsman - Leather Craftwork; Crafts That Children Can Do; Ostrich Farming as an Industry; The Small Country House - A Dutch Colonial House Costing $2,150 Complete; A Craftsman's House Costing $2,400 Complete; A House of Modern Design Costing $3,200 Complete; A House and a Garage - the home of James Masterson, Esq., at Crescent Hill, Bay Ridge, NY; Garden Notes; American Homes and gardens' Garden Competition - First Garden Prize wond by Dr. Shiro Miyaki, St. Louis, MO, Second Prize Won by James M. Hull, Esq., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Third Prize wond by M.F. Ault, Indianapolis, IN, with photos of all three; L. Wolff Mfg. Co. ad features photo of the new North Western Passenger Terminal Station in Chicago; Ad for Hotel Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort, VA, with small photo of the large hotel; Index to American Homes and Gardens, Volume VII, January to December, 1910; Back cover color ad for the Columbia Grafonola "Regent" and Graphophone; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Small date stamp atop back cover and small piece missing from bottom of page 457, otherwise complete and unmarked with average wear. Disbound from a larger volume with some of the former binding affixed to spine. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1990176 pages. Footnotes. Oblong 9.25" x 12.25". A collection of vintage photos by Leonard Frank who documented the development of British Columbia. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
199664 pages. Features: Museums in Historic Buildings; The Process of Compromise - A Team Approach to Conservation Environments; Humidity and Moisture in Historic Buildings - the origins of building and object conservation; Quantified Risk Reduction in the Humidity Dilemma; What Made Lucy Rot? - a case study of cyclical moisture exposure; The Cabildo in New Orleans; and much more. Bit of writing atop front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1970219 pages including index, 84 illustrations and 5 tables. Discusses the two main aspects of architectural acoustics - the control of noise in buildings and the design of auditoria. Written to satisfy the needs of the architect who wishes to gain a clear practising knowledge of acoustics. Part I covers basic theories of sound and hearing. Part II covers control of noise in buildings. Part III covers auditorium desing. 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
1978[ISSN 0066-6262 ]. Text in Greek, with explanatory abstracts in English Some articles discussing historical background and topics like urban apartment buildings, with survey of some new (public, domestic and, commercial ) buildings being built in Greece and an interesting section on submissions to architectural competitions (including a proposal for the New Acropolis Museum !) 278p. Plans elevations, diagrams. photographs illus ( B & W) Journal
1990111 pages. Footnotes and bibliography. Many informative maps, diagrams and black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Records the structures that were key to Clinton's development. From the archaeological remains of Native Indian shelters to the churches, schools and residences of the white settlers, the architecture of Clinton provides a fascinating record of those who lived and worked 'at the 47 mile.'" - back cover. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this interesting history. Book
1995ref. 1125559835Hamilton : Bermuda National Trust 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper cover 6 xi 93 p. : ill. maps ; 29 cm. 28 cm. Bermuda's architectural heritage series 1 Includes bibliographical references p. 76-89 and index. Bermuda National Trust Paperback
1998ref. 1125559836Hamilton Bermuda : Burmuda National Trust 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. pictorial paper covers 14 190 pages : illustrations maps 1 folded ; 29 cm. Includes indexes 1 tipped in "Volume two of the Historic Buildings Book Project.". Burmuda National Trust Paperback
1985(iv), 164 pages. Bibliography. Tables. Many black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. Two fold-out maps. Author discovered the remains of Blakeburn while on vacation and, after finding a dearth of relevant history, decided to write a history of the town, located northwest of Princeton, B.C. First fold-out map shows the major buildings in Blakeburn and the underground workings of her three major mines in 1935. Second map shows No. 4 mine after the August 13, 1930 explosion. (Hale & Barman 84) 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
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
1971Kingston is known for its historic properties, as reflected in the city's motto of "where history and innovation thrive". Including World Heritage Sites, National Historic Sites, Provincially Significant sites, municipally designated heritage properties, and listed or non-designated heritage properties, the city has 1211 properties listed in the heritage register it maintains pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act.[61]the 1970 City of Kingston Act gave it authority to protect this architectural heritage. This volume published in1971 by the City Architectural Review Committee is the first part of the formal inventory of such buildings. A typescript of 104 leaves with illustrations. maps and appendices bound in paper covers. ame of previous owner , else fine Book
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
197240 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Discovery - Gold Town in the Atlin District of B.C.; The Collector's Page; Edward Dossetter's Queen Charlottes - he was a photographer who travelled the northwest coast in the late 1870s; The 1913 Liberty Nickel; Billy Ballou - The Forgotten Expressman; Canadiana - spitoons/cuspidors; The Cliff Dweller; Letters from the North-West - Part II - A.R. Dyre was a young North West Mounted Police Constable from 1882 to 1885; Our Vanishing Heritage - false front buildings; Gagnon and His Flying Machine - was he the first to make a vertical free (helicopter) flight in 1907?. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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
