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1947167 pages. Few grainy black and white reproductions of black and white photos. "Provides many interesting side lights on the famous Klondike gold rush of 1898, and his personal experiences bring home to the reader the sufferings and sin, the mercenary triumphs and defeats of that god-crazed age." - from Foreword. Former library copy rebound in brown hardcover binding which remains intact. Above-average external wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
199964 pages. Features: A different take on the Y2K computer bug; One Woman's remarkable spirit; Distant Healing; Consciousness - nonlocal or nonlocated; Returning to practice in religion; Observations on a missing elephant; Mathematics and dreaming; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1989272 pages. Features: Letitia Penn - Mystery Unraveled; Kewpies Birthday; Jem - Beautiful or Outrageous; Make Japanese Doll Kimonos; 19 project pages; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
195416 pages. Prepared especially for the International Sourdough Re-Union, Vancouver, B.C., August 16-18, 1954. Generically inscribed and signed by author beneath his photo upon verso of title page. Includes the following works: The Old Time Sourdough - A Toast; No Scalp McFarlane (a tale of the trail of '98 - a true story); Day Dreaming; A Sourdough's Dream; The Golden North; My Old Sourdough; A Heart of Gold; Saanich Gold - The Daffodils. Moderate wear. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Book
1956100 pages. Black and white photos. Several pages of nice vintage ads. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Average external wear. A quality copy. Book
1949367 pages. Brown faux leather covered boards. Gilt decoration upon front board. Average wear. Unmarked. Top corner of title page clipped. Binding tender but still holding. A worthy vintage copy. Book
195798 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in black and white. Light wear. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper. Couple of autographs at back. Nicely illustrated gold exterior. A quality copy. Book
195587 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Several nice vintage ads. A sound vintage copy. Book
1934288 pages. Index. Bibliography. Twelve charts. The first book on Douglas Social Credit with particular application to the Canadian economy. - from Foreword. Written in the depths of the great depression, this work includes twenty-three chapters including: Why are we Poor?; The Great Deficiency; The Monopoly of Credit; A New Synthesis of Money; The Fiction of Foreign Trade; Alternatives to and Critics of Social Credit; and many more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
195632 pages. Reprinted from the Monthly Review. The slightly revised text of a speech delivered at the University of New Hampsure on May 22, 1956. Some age-toning to blue covers. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
194628 pages. Features: Nice photo of Iris Steeves with photo of post-war 'shortages' company ad; Two pages of photos of lovely young lady employees; One-page photo of operator and swimming star Miss Mary Baggaley; Photo of the Trail switchboard at work with related article - 18,000 calls a day; Welcoming employees back from the armed forces; Article on the supply difficulty situation (result of war); Photo of Charlie McAndrew who has installed 40,000 phones!; Article on new Air-Sea-Land phone service; Fascinating article on page 19 requests female operators - either single or widowed; In Memoriam - James H.H. Nelson and David H. Charles; Much company ocial information. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1928Pages 41-80. Features: The Saddest Woman in the World - Marie of Russia - article with photos; Buried Treasure - a complete story; Photo tips of what not to do with your Gramphone; Most People Have a Double - but is sometimes means trouble - article with photos; Does Marriage Mean Going ThroughThe Mill? - a story that answers the problem; Lovers or Friends? - Woodbine Willie discusses the truth about companionship between the sexes; Wit of the Week; Open That Window! - and help yourself to health; "Stop & Look" pictures include Copenhagen church in the shape of an organ; Why George Tupper wished his wife many unhappy returns (fiction); In a Floating "Hell" - horses break loose aboard a storm-tossed ship enroute to Russia from Canada; Angel Esquire (continued); The Story of the Birmingham Municipal Bank; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1934442 pages. Index. Selected bibliography. Signature of Frank Cyril James upon front free endpaper. Dr. James earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1922 and went on to serve as Principal of McGill University from 1939 to 1962. - online reference. This copy was apparently donated to McGill as its deaccession stamp is placed over Dr. James's signature and faint evidence remains of a label removed from the spine. "No one... can possibly appreciate the great importance of the subject of which this book treats until he has acquired a realizing sense of how, all his life, he has been the victim of the 'money illusion.'" - Introduction. Textured navy boards. Backstrip lettering rubbed but legible. Moderate soiling to edges. Binding intact. Average external wear. A sound first edition copy of this monetary classic. Fisher M-2058, Cohen p.186. Book
1927Pages 169-252 + 20 pages of nice ads, Features: Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its Spell - the notorious city of Benin and the ill-omened "Palace of Blood" where human sacrifice once took place almost daily - article with great photos; The Mountain of Gold - part1 - a trip to Canada; "Tinclad" - a boat constructed of stolen material for a daring prison escape; A Tenderfoot in Canada - part 1 - H.P. Musson ventures across Canada and secures his first job; The "Devil-Leopard" of Poosapally - it killed 30 people; The Uninvited Guest - an Indian Panther tale; The Ming Jar - what happened after a collector purchased a choice example from a temple near Canton; Mazulla and his Sahib - part 2 - an inspiring record from India - with photo of Mazulla and two of his children; In Quest of the "Bearded Boar" - in search of a trophy of this rare species located on an island in the Dutch East Indies; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - conclusion - Triumphant arrival in New York City - article with photos; Tobacco Redeemer (smoking cessation) ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
198080 pages. Features: One-page color-photo ad for Corum watches made of ingots of gold; Nice two-page color-photo Jordache Jeans ad features topless lady with two topless men; Many more great color male fashion ads; How to Judge Quality; Cool, Crisp Classics; The Valet Did It; The Best New Knits; The Action Jacket; Shirts and Slacks; The Cool New Colors; Fine Accessories; Timely Classics; Care for Male Faces. Average wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning. A nice vintage copy. Book
1971104 pages. Features: Many great color-photo fashion ads; Will the Real Majority Stand Up for Scoop Jackson?; Normality is a Square Circle or a Four-Sided Triangle - the thoughts of psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz; Wankel - The Little Engine That Could be an Answer to Pollution; What This Country Needs is a Good Counter Counterculture Culture; Fantastic nostalgic color-photo one-page ad for the 1972 Chevrolet Station Wagons, Suburban and Sportvan - show your grandkids what a station wagon was!; Photo of native American child Lisa Redfox in ad for Save the Children Federation; Men's fashion ad for Impact 70's features photo of Keven M. Donahoe of the Patrician Paper Co.; Photos of the fashions of Norman Norell; SoHo flophouse is redesigned by Mica Ertegun, Chessie Rayner and Gilles Lesieur; Richard Nixon of the O.P.A; Edward Gelsthorpe, President of Hunt-Wesson Foods is featured in an ad for his food products company; French Chef Dione Lucas is featured in an ad for his knives; and more. Average wear. Library stamp atop front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
1967116 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; The People Around Bobby Kennedy (RFK); Dream Interpretation; Understanding Mao - or - Look Back to Stalin; Present and Future of Kingman Brewster; New Jersy's Great Swamp; Lovely Springmaid Centerfold ad features color photo of Miss February, Josyane LeRoi; Photos and floorplan of home designed by Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard; Where the Self Begins - Where Does the Human Mind Begin?; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
197180 pages. Features: Beautiful color fashion ads; The FemLib Case Against Sigmund Freud; Victor Louis travels the world peddling hot literary and artistic items for the Kremlin; The Future of Space Exploration - will we send flesh and blood, or computer chips?; The story of the Greek village of Lia, as told by a native son - article with photos; Foster Parents Plan ad features photo of Kim Young Sook and her mother in a wet suit. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
1933Pages 101-150 plus XIV pages of nostalgic ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Solitudes of the Arctic - Great photos; A Visit to Satan - in his sanctuary at Sheikh Adi, the leading shrine of the Yazidis or Devil-worshippers, that strange mysterious folk set amid the turbulent Kurds of northwestern Mesopotamia; The Prairie Orchestra - interesting article on grasshoppers; Winnipeg - the Prairie Capital; The Handicraft Renaissance in Quebec. Nice two-color Canadian Pacific ad on back cover features image of female dancer in Bali. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1985256 pages. Features: Jane Shuss; Jasper D'Ambrosi; Alfredo Arreguin; Bruce Hixson Smith; After Barbed Wire - Cowboys of Our Time; Masterpieces of the American West; CAA Gold - a salute to the Cowboy Artists of America; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
196172 pages. Features: Marines at Work - 4th MEB; Sikorsky ad for the S-58; SEATO and the Red China Threat; Red China's Military Revolution - major photo-illustrated article; Unlimited War - a Non-Nuclear Strategy - are tactical nukes practical or not?; A Military Briefing on Laos; Some Chinese Thoughts on War; Unexploited Concepts - submersible tanks and sub tank carriers; Recon For Regiments; The Last Confederate; Bigger Payloads for the HUS; Marine Corps Reserve; Misdirectives - why not issue 4-S orders?; Baseplate McGurk; Transfers and Promotions; Ad for the Kaman Huskie helicopter on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196268 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for the Sikorsky S-61 twin-turbine helicopter; So You're Going to Okinawa; One-page illustrated ad for the FMC 'winged' amphibious landing craft LVHX2; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - Part 4 of a series; Major Military Decisions of the 20th Century; How to Win at Combat Training; Pacific Strategy - Part 2 - Looking Ahead, by Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral USNR (Ret.); MABS or MOBS - Suggestions to prevent Marine Air Bases from running in circles; Recall and You - advice for Marines (and their wives) on what to do before you're called to go to war; Artillery vs. Guerrillas; Republic of China (Taiwan) Marines; Promotions and Transfers; Phantom II F4H-1 fighter color ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196280 pages. Features: Sikorsky ad illustrates their S-62, S-61 and S-64; Two-page illustrated ad for gun ordnance products by the Hughes Tool Company; Meet the Assult Support Helicopter; Combat Leadership - the greatest single or prolonged acts of combat leadership experienced by four experts - assult and capture of Guam, assault and capture of Buna, Schweinfurt-Regensburg Raid, Battle of Guadalcanal; Marine! - a special anniversary 16-page supplement; The Life of LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret.) - major photo-illustrated article (part 1); Over the Hill - a case for reverse slope defense; No Need for Despair - part II of Hanson W. Baldwin's analysis of WWI; Bois de Belleau - the Battle of Belleau; 2nd Lieutenant - the 44th man; Russian Small Arms and Tactics (part 2 of 2); Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - part 6 of a series; Transfers and Promotions; Color ad for the McDonnell Phantom II fighter on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196268 pages. Features: Use Your Rifle - For Strength - 12 exercises using your rifle; Hughes gun ordnance 2-page ad; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - Part 7 of 7; Illustrated ad for the new 'winged' LVHX2 LCA by FMC; KKo - Indonesia's Marines; Guerrilla War Factors and Reflections - Its Theory and Practice from Clausewitz to Castro; Syllabus Training for the Infantry Battalion; Hit or Miss - putting on a green suit does not make Marines into expert marksmen; The Life of LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret.) (part 2 of 2); CHICOM - small arms and tactics - photo-illustrated article; The Evolution of Firearms; Photos of helicopter activity in Vietnam; Transfers and Promotions; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
192632 pages. Features: The Senator Nobody Knows - William E. Borah will not play politics; Our Soldiers and Reform of Court-Martial System - Ex-Noncommissioned Officer says that in the World War American Soldiers were tried by Court-Martial System of George III; Heroes of the Air Mail - they carry on every day of the year, through rain or fog, over mountains and treacherous valleys; Lo! The Poor Indian, A Citizen Who Has Few Rights; Did High Freight Rates Occasion the Discovery of America?; Henry Ford's Page - America is a challenge to other nations to put their social foundations at the bottom instead of the top; Editorials - anti-American forces arrayed against Hon. Albert Johnson, Farmer Butte discovers dinotherium in Ohio, gunplay in Pittsburgh; Exploring Where Paul Preached - notable architectural and art treasures unearthed on the site of ancient Antioch - photo-illustrated article; The Lobster is Supreme in the village of Cape Porpoise; Can Courage be Cultivated?; Chats with Office Callers; The Strange Transient Woman - A One-Act Play; I Read In the Papers; Can You Tell Me? Soiling to front cover near spine. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
