Brayshaw, T. C.MareMagnum
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1989253 pages. Index. References. "Describes 98 plant species in the families Ranunculaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, and Berberidaceae, comprising the representatives of the Engelerian order Ranales that have been found growing wild, native or naturalized, in British Columbia." - from Abstract. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Tight and square. Sound copy. Book
1955Features: A Boy in the Bush - a young boy kills wild scrub bulls for bounty in Australia's outback; In the Dark - An Australian is tasked with catching gold thieves in a mine in Southern India; The town that was reborn - Williamsburg, Virginia; The Seaquake - adventure on a voyage from British Honduras to Yucatan; Hunting down the Black Jack Gang (conclusiont) - the worst band of desperadoes to ever trouble the south-western States of America; Frontier Gateway - Peshawar (great photo of a 'walking teashop); The Forgotten Islands - The Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia - several photos; Arctic Derelict - a strange sea-story from the Canadian Arctic; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1955Features: Dead Men's Diggings - Diamon seekers in British Guiana; Hunting down the Black Jack Gang in the South-West United States (Part 2); Bush Pilots of the Northlands - the far north of Canada and Alaska - photos; The Golden Chain - a delicious story from Malaya by a Quantas engineer; Unlucky Ship - the Ecola; The Silent Killer - a python story; Phases of Life from all over the world - kilometre eight in Venezuela; Stretton's Luck - Gold Prospecting in Sokoto, Nigeria; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover partially loose. A worthy copy. Book
1952Features: Operation Sikh - an incident from the ongoing 'hide-and-seek'war in Malaya against terrorists; A Sailor on Horseback; Phantom Fortune - the lure of gold and the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's 'Wild West', with photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in Wyoming; The Figurehead - a strange sea-mystery involving the L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an amusing story of thieves at an isolated army camp in Palestine; "Personal-Column" Crusoes - advice for would-be adventurers; Leturc's Island - a Frenchman takes over an uninhabited island and turns it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - an eventful 1,200 mile journey across North Africa, with photos; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Chips from backstrip. Back cover partially open. Book
1952Features: In Search of the Hairy Frog - An expedition into the little-known interior of the British Cameroons, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - An audacious hold-up in Malta G.C. of a navy van containing a considerable payroll, with photos; Luck of the Game - story from a Gold Coast Prospector; Ozark Excursion - interesting people including a cross-bow hunter; The Lost Mine - Tisingal, in the interior of Panama; The Cowrie Shell - white men usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bill - a fellow in Australia; House-to-House; Japanese glass net-balls (floats); Brown's Donkey - an incident from the North African Desert; The Rest House - a striking example of premonition from India; and more. Above-average wear. Brown tape secures covers. Book
1952Features: Operation Sikh - An incident connected with the strange hide-and-seek war now being waged in the steamy jungles of Malaya; A Sailor on Horseback - Jack ashore takes to riding at his peril; Two Miracles - An Army officer's experience in the Western Desert during World War II; Phantom Fortune - the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's Wild West; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in the Badlands of Wyoming; The Figurehead - a story involving the windjammer L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an isolated Army camp in Palestine is cursed with cunning Arab thieves; Personal-Column Crusoes - advice for prospective adventurers; Leturc's Island - Jacques Leturc took over an uninhabited South Sea Island and turned it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - 1,200 miles across Northern Africa to catch a steamer; and more. Three inch opening at bottom of cover fold; Somewhat above-average wear. Small opening at top of backstrip. Sound copy. Book
1922Original daily hand-written attendance register for this small rural Ontario public school which was located near Merrickville, Ontario. Three of the pages are loose but present. Includes detailed guidelines re: Religious Instruction as well as Forms of Prayer. Inside front cover is printed a detailed provincial act entitled Act for the Protection of Insectivorous and Other Birds, presumably so teachers could instruct their young charges to not kill certain birds. Also included is a blank "Form of Engagement of a Public School Teacher". Surnames of students attending this school include Richardson, McKibbon, Jones, Martin, McTavish and McRitchie. The teacher was Miss Ruth Bates. This register was examined and signed (twice) by inspector R. Rose. A wonderful piece of history from Montague Township and a rare memento of the way Ontario's public education system used to operate. Book
1999144 pages. Very rare conspiracy title with focus on New Zealand but clearly described global implications. The twenty-nine chapters include titles such as: Witchcraft in Cairo; The Significance of the Great Pyramid at Giza; New Zealand Innocently Borrowed Some Money; Proof of a Conspiracy; Think Tanks Named; Other Countries Affected; The Illuminati; America's Role in the New World Order; They've Sold the Gold; Come Back Henry Kissinger; Bringing Down the Old Order; and many more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1981Features: Conrad Kohrs' Race with 'The Innocents'; Pistol or shotgun which killed Billy the Kid?; The Remarkable Esther Pariseau, who later became the remarkable Sister Joseph; Rough Riders' First Reunion - Nostalgic Photos and article; Chief Tecopa and the 'Hikos' - Tecopa sensed that the white man's magic would prevail in this world and beyond; Quantrill's Skull - the missing piece in a morbid jigsaw of bones; A Cavalryman who Didn't want Rank - Rufus Somerby longed to be free to fight; The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, October, A.D. 1862; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1977Features: The Gun that Killed Billy the Kid; Legend of John McGaffey's Gold; 20th Century Vigilante Justice; The Town Named for Wyatt Earp; An Eerie Apartment House; Sharp Grover - 100% hero or a good deal less; Breakneck Trail; Trouble at the I M Ranch; Seven Brave Men; Soda Water Dippin'; The Fugitive; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1977Features: The Most Awful Abduction of Elegant Elaine; He Fought the Blizzard of 1880 and won!; Incident at Las Cruces; The Diamond E and Diamond X Ranches; First Movie House West of the Mississippi; Ruthless Relative; Wild Game Country; Adventures of an Army Post Photographer; Cow-boy life in Texas or 27 years a mavrick; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1976Features: Belling the Lead Steer; A Color-Blind Island; Kidnapped!; The Battle of the Mining Camps; J.B. Okie of Lost Cabin; Bear Island's Mysterious Gold; The Chinese Woman of the Nineties; A Downright Crooked Railroad; Little Bighorn Monument; A Lively Week at Tubac; Cattle Trails of the Old West; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1973143 pages. Index. "Deals with every basic handforming process used by the pewterer; how to set up a studio, draw a working diagram, cut, file, form, solder, bend, strengthen, polish and repair pewter." - from back cover. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding intact. Book
1993Features: The Twig Eater - somewhere between the cartoon character and the trophy room rack lies the reality of Alces Alces... researchers and the public alike are saying the moose deserves a little respect; Big Bluestream and a Tallgrass Dream - John Morgan's vision of restoring the 'prairie ocean' is serious business indeed; The Flower Kissers - the magical union between hummingbirds and tropical blossoms; The Chaco Connection - 'there is lots of pasture, but it is bitter grass, inedible... Raising cattle will be difficult, or impossible... If only I could go back to Canada I would never come to South America again!; Machines of Illusion - computer scientists are now labouring to transcend the boundaries of time and space with virtual reality. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1969Features: New instantaneous fire extinguisher for car, boat or home; Build PM's graceful grandfather's clock; What's new in snowmobiles and outboards; Dan Gurney's column; 1970's cars - in colour!; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1973Features: Recorders' Errors or Oversights? - Locomotive running past and present - No. 245; The Eleventh Hour of Steam - 1; The Preservation Bubble; First of the SDJR 2-8-0s; Cornwall to Caithness; Railway Club Photographic Competition; East European Journey; To Switzerland - for Steam (and so much else); The Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway; The Railways of Bord Na Mona; Annual Report on Railway Accidents; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Magazine
1992605 pages. Index. "We would not hesitate to recommend this book to any TV repair technician." - Modern Electronics. Shows how to repair nearly any problem you might confront, such as: defective horizontal sweep circuits; faulty remote control; high- or low-voltage power supply; brightness and picture tube problems; Defective Tuners; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1918Cover illustration depicts a Belgian and Briton meeting at Ostend - free after four years in Hun hands; Through the Tunnel at Last! - by Lovat Fraser; Cambrai Rescued from the Wrecker's Clutches; The Doom of Sergeant Ramroad, by Hamilton Fyfe; Canadian Chariots Gathered to Capture Cambrai; Deliverance & Trophies from Tunnels & Dug-outs; With Belgium's Armies Advancing to Bruges; Freeing the Soil of France of the Invader - Following up the Line of German Retreat; Sending propaganda pamphlets via balloon; Some of the quarter million taken since July - German Prisoners; Hardy Albanian Highlanders help the Allies; The Lighter Side of Flying, by Night-hawk; Where Saint George Smote the German Michael; Woman and the New Society, by W.L. George; Learning and Mercy as Victims of Vile 'Kultur'; Republic or Limited Monarchy? by Frederic William Wile; Shakespeare and the War. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy copy. Book
1876144 pages plus adverts at back. Contents include: On Making Hair-Springs; On Fitting Hair-Springs; The Adjustment to Positions; The Adjustment to Isochronism; Regulating, or Rating; The Adjustment for Heat and Cold. Hinges intact. Above-average but not excessive wear. Silver lettering on backstrip still legible. Small chips from each end of backstrip. Blind-stamped boards. Unmarked. Book
1990378 pages. Index. These essays "Reflect the diversity of Belnap's interests and contributions to logic and philosophy. The topics discussed include the concept of truth; relevance, modal, and tense logics; philosophy of mathematics; and probability and confirmation." - from back cover. Light wear. Occasional underlining and marginalia in red ink. Sound copy. Book
1986Features: Snow-Eater - Chinook winds turn winter into spring in an hour; The Gourmet Hummingbird - How to attract the viridescent beauties to your yard plus a photo essay by Rod Innes; A Gift to Last - what happens when big business and the Nature Conservancy of Canada join forces?; What Makes a Campsite Perfect? - It's not just the place, it's the possibilities that make a campsite special; Witches' Hair and Old Man's Beard - Hanging three tonnes or more to the hectare, hair lichens lend our woodlands a distinctive, shaggy look. Minimal library markings. Moderate wear. Sound reference copy. Book
19878 Cassette tape set plus book in case. Investing in a discounted mortgage or trust deed can be extremely profitable. If done correctly, it should yield a higher rate of return on your money than most other investment vehicles available. It usually produces an annual income stream which can be reinvested to compound your rate of return. Tapes, book and case clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. An excellent set. Book
1968Features: Line Camp Outlaw; My Mother, Ella Byler Dobie - Live Oak County, Texas; Prowling for Loot on Delaware Creek - Bill Cook's Train Robbery Loot; Lame Charlie Speaks - the solution to the old mystery of the Mainden's Grave?; Hell for Leather Ranger - William T. Henderson and Murrieta; Horny Toad Man of the Horny Toad Division of the Santa Fe Railway; Nick Eggenhoffer's West; Jornada Cattle Drive; Lure of the Gold Camps - Folks just had to get to California; The Search for Zonia - ghost town; Wild Old Days!; Washday in Indian Territory - with scrub board, tub and pails, the chore took all day. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1978Features: Hogan's Orphan Mine - Dan Hogan - Arizona's Grand Canyon Region; Outlaw Money - National Bank Notes; The Hawken - A Rifle to Swear By; Lost Nail-Keg of Gold; John Swisher - Boy Soldier - fighting at the side of Sam Houston; A Badman's Long Exile - Sam Goodson, Alpine Texas; The Encircled Thirteen - Jasper Johnson; Legendary Treasure of Pavell's Island; Town of the Swinging Doors - the Tomboy Trail and some of its early types; First Non-Indian Woman in the Black Hills - Sarah Campbell; Copper Camp Ghost. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1969268 pages. "This is the story, informally told, of the RNZAF and of the men and women, all ranks, who made the service what it is today." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Father of New Zealand Aviation; Kohimarama and Sockburn; The Bettington Report; Cochrane the Architect; Building Air Supremacy; The Famous Seventy-Five; Ordeal in South-East Asia; The 'New Zealand' Squadrons; Action in the Pacific; Fighters in Combat; The Later Bombers; 'Dumbo' to the Rescue; Tragedy at Green; Profiles; Surrender in the Solomons; Occupation Forces in Japan; Problems of Reshaping; Sojourn in Cyprus; The Hastings Story; 'Speak and it is Done'; The Coalmen of Berlin; Angels of Mercy; Ceremonial and Music; Coummunity Service; On - or off - the Ice; Coming-of-age; Morrison the Builder; Among the Builders. Appendices include: Operational Squadrons of the RNZAF; NZ Squadrons in the RAF; Air Board Members; Schedule of RNZAF Aircraft. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Former dust jacket cover, which left strips of black residue along dust jacket and endpaper edges, has been replaced by a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
