Chorney, Walter: EditorMareMagnum
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1986200 pages. Traces the storied history of this major Canadian organization. Contains considerable historic text plus dozens of archival illustrations. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1969Nice Wurlitzer theatre organ ad inside front cover. Contents: Lovely photo of the interior of the Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles. Theatre Organ on Campus - Indiana University. Miss Rose Diamond at the Console - as told to Peg Nielsen - nice 2-page article with photos. Syracuse Keith's Theatre Organ Finds a New Home with the Empire State Theatre and Musical Instruments Museum - interesting 3-page illustrated article. A report on theatre organ activity in the Utica-Rome, New York area. Music of the Silents - Furioso No. 1 - the third in a series on silent film cue music arranged by Col. Harry J. Jenkins (composed by Harry Norton in 1919) - with sheet music. Nuggets from Golden Days. Pipe Dreams, Chicago, USA - the last of two instalments on Chicago's Radio Pipe Organs - great illustrated 4-page article. Coverage of the Chicago conference and artists who performed there. Accidents will Happen - wonderfully nostalgic recollections of accidents in the heyday theatre days of the 1920s by John Muri. Technical article - Repairing and Rewinding Wurlitzer Magnets. Classified ads. Chapter news. Hollywood Cavalcade. Record Reviews. Reader submissions. Very impressive Rodgers Theatre Organ ad on back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1975160 pages. Wonderful nostalgic photos of some of the bands in colour and black and white. Includes hits from such performers as: the Beatles; Blood Sweat and Tears; Chicago; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Neil Diamond; The Fifth Edition; George Harrison; Kris Kristofferson; The Mamas and the Papas; The New Seekers; Nilsson; Helen Reddy; Lou Reed; Santana; Carly Simon; Three Dog Night; Donny Osmond; Marie Osmond; The Osmond, plus the movie theme Duelin' Banjoes, 47 songs in all. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this fun book! Undated but appears to be from the early to mid-seventies. Book
200348 pages. Features: Dubai Drydocks, the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East celebrates 20 years of success; OBO-to-Tanker conversion at Shanhaiguan; New offshore conversion for Sembawang; Gariep lengthened for improved diamond mining; Competing effectively for conversion contracts; Successful year for Huarun Dadong; Busy times for IZAR yards. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1992462 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Covers the years 1916 through 1992. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears a one inch opening at top of front fore-edge. A quality copy. Book
1984156 pages. Features: Breast Feeding; Molecular Clouds, Star Formation and Galactic Structure; The Diamond-Anvil, High-Pressure Cell; The Tornado; Vision by Man and Machine; Cell-Adhesion Molecules - a molecular basis for animal form; The nesting behavior of dinosaurs; Prehistoric rice cultivation in southeast Asia; and more. Nostalgic ads including several from the early days of the PC industry. Bit of writing on front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1999354 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "The true-life story of the man behind the great Canadian diamond discovery." - subtitle. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book
1962Pages 185-220 plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Presentation of Massey Medal, 1962 - Dr. Diamond Jenness; Captain Cook in Canada; Rudolph Martin Anderson; Inuvik - Canada's new Arctic Town; Old Skills Build a New Bounty - building a new version of the vessel which visited Pitcairn Island in 1789; Otavalo Fair in Peru; One-page two-colour recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1977407 pages. A *massive* compilation of almost eighty songs performed by the great 1970s duo of Seals and Crofts. Includes such hits as Diamond Girl, Hummingbird, I'll Play for You; We May Never Pass This Way Again, and so many more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this precious Seals & Crofts memento. Book
1945128 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth (Imp.), Gallator, Dolan, and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia, 1944 - 1945. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1944 - 1945. Printed upon glossy stock. Green card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. Book
1946136 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes one-page photo of Dr. Lyon H. Appleby, President of the B.C. Racing Breeders' Society, plus excellent one-page aerial photos of Landsdowne and Brighouse tracks, and one-page photos of the Hastings Park track and Victoria's Willows Park - all tracks are jammed with race fans. Includes photos of horses Cum Laude, Dalkeith, Koraway, Mouse Hole, Pacific Pearl, Spangle Cock, Brighton King, Fort Garry, Saffworth, Meadowvale Boy, Mabe Monday, Pasha, Papworth (Imp.), Dolan, and Carm's Victory. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia, 1945 - 1946. Part II reviews the racing season 1946. Printed upon glossy stock. Blue card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. Book
2012114 pages. Features: Richie Kotzen; Japanese Black and Gray wunderkind Krazy Kay; The Enigma and Serana Rose Story; Fanny Maurer aka Lady Diamond; Big Sleeps; Ryan 'Sullen' Smith and Jeremy Hanna; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this colorful issue. Magazine
198268 pages. Songs include: Be Mine Tonight; The Drifter; Fear of the Marketplace; Guitare Heaven; Love Burns; On the Way to the Sky; Only You; Rainy Day Song; Right By You; Save Me; Yesterday's Songs. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
197020 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs; Information about the Diamond Jubilee Congress on Prophecy, with photo of Rev. Emil D. Gruen; Incidents from the Field include 1157 Jewish Homes Contacted via a New York Times ad; Jewish Notes; 75th Annual Financial Report; Highlights of the Phoenix Work - photo-illustrated article by Ruth A. Backus; Q & A; Israel in the Spotlight - Chapter 2; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
19791065 pages. Index. List of family biographies. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Dark red cloth-covered boards decorated with gilt. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this very informative local history. Bibliographic References: Strathern 2994, Krotki (2nd Edn) 314. Book
1941Pages 221-286 plus 14 pages of ads. Features: Man-Eaters - Indian tigers; The Lost Secret - a lost mine near Visalia, California; The Merepur Mystery - Indian official is an amateur Sherlock Holmes; On the Mexican Border; A Winter Jaunt in Finland - with photos, including woman washing clothes in hole cut in ice; The "Stroaper's" Vengeance - while prospecting for gold in Dutch Guiana; The Tale of "Old Bill" - a famous elephant of Ceylon; The Hunting of "Wild Johnny" - a renegade Australian aborigine; The Diamond Smuggler; Crossed Trails - a tale of fate from the Santa Cruz mountains; The Prize-Fight; The Great Green Eel - three-day ordeal landing a 13.5 foot specimen!; "Fisherman's Luck" - angler's disaster off New Zealand when the launch Manaia is wrecked. Heavily worn. Covers detached but present. A worthy reading copy. Book
2000144 pages. Features: Seeing Africa as Hemingway Saw It: Enchanted Aerie for Expatriate Canadians - Toller Cranston and Mexico's Canadian Community; Yumi Eto; Hot Designers from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; The Allure of Aromas; Regeneration of the Cocktail; Businessman Jack Diamond; Suggestions for the next Sue Grafton novel; CDNX - Canadian Venture Exchange gets off to a fast start; Never to old to groove to Rap; The joy of weightless sex; Bernie Gest Busted; Tillson Lever Harrison - soldier of fortune, confidence man, medical hero; Spring's new purses; Remembering Robertson Davies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced publication. Book
1991xliii, 859 pages. Footnotes, references, index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Provides insight at a ground level of Jenness' long, tough voyage of discovery, so that anyone interested in Arctic America or Canadian studies will find this journal a rare and enriching experience. Further, for Arctic scholars, this journal presents the detailed context for those pioneer monographs that launched the career of young Jenness and led to his becoming Canada's pre-eminent anthropologist." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Modest bow to front board. Possible light cigarette scent. A sound reading copy of this fascinating early Arctic diary. Book
199840 pages. Features: Shipping urchin roe from Aristazabal to the cities of Japan; Nini Ginivisian recalls her wonderful trip by freighter; The day the Sun Diamond struck the Erawan off West Point Grey; Go-ahead for new transportation authority in Greater Vancouver; Fraser Port's new berth decicated; CN and Illinois Central plan merger; Another record year for the Port of Vancouver; Kyle Washington appointed President of Seaspan; Cover photo of diver Rick Corless seaching red sea urchins; Average wear. A sound copy. Book
198832 pages. Printed upon glossy stock sumptuously illustrated in colour and black and white. "From the soft lustre of rough diamonds in the Renaissance to the dazzling pyrotechnics of 20th century polished sophistication, the diamond ring, like a charmed circle, is the true gift of love and loyalty between man and woman - the ultimate seal on the promises made at marriage." - page 4. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this lovely work. Fascinating reading for members of the jewelry trade and those about to invest in wedding rings. Book
2003"Deals with the engineering and construction phase of the Diavik Diamonds Project. Presents the story of how teamwork can deliver results of which every contributor can be very proud. After three exciting years, pulling together in harmony, we have achieved a great result. This book is full of memories to be shared with our families and friends who have supported us." - Foreword. 120 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour photos printed upon glossy stock. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. A lovely copy of this proud chronicle of a massive and ambitious Arctic project. 9" x 8.75" Book
1997No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163p. This issue includes GA Henty auction report, Colin Dexter - Inspector Morse books, Rumer Godden, Thomas Hood - Victorian poet, AL Rowse, Simon Raven, Dandy Diamond Jubilee, index and letters and classified..
1982Willi Andergassen Il diamante oggi. , Paleani 1982, Libro in condizioni mediocri, presenta segni di usura sulla sovraccoperta e pagine interne ingiallite Mediocre (Poor) . 278
1972In 8? (cm 23,5), Brossura, pagg.156-(4) con numerose ill. b.n.e a colori n.t., cop. ill. a colorii, segni del tempo alla cop., buon es. Dal Sommario: "?Destituite quel piccolo borghese!?" di Heinz Holme; "Un segreto tra Marconi e Mussolini: il ?raggio della morte?" di Renzo Baschera; "Napoleone va in Egitto e gli anglo-napoletani gli soffiano Malta" di Luciano Zeppegno; "Toro seduto ?selvaggio in vetrina?" di Domenico Tarizzo; "Il pennello di Gros rese pi? splendida l'epopea napoleonica" di Olga Ceretti; "il Diamante Blu pietra maledetta" di Francois Stesser; "Tra elmi e bombarde, tra schioppi e corazze una cintura di catit?" di M. Rivieccio Zaniboni; "Una realistica sala parto per far giocare le piccole figlie del re" di Anna Evangelista; "Re Bomba rischi? la moprte per mano di un suo soldato" di Mario Gazzarra; "Anche Gandhi mor? per l'odio fra ind? e musulmani" di Franco Arturi; "Chi protegge Barbie, il ?boia? di Lione?" di Jos? Gallego; "Pi? mito che realt? nelle imprese dell'F.B.I" di Ugo Venturoli; "Tirava a campare a colpi di scure? in testa" di Adele Gazza Franchini. Tra le rubriche: "Scheda personale: Alessandro II di Russia"; "radiografia della storia: Anna Bandiera ?madre di eroi?"; "Quando come perch?: il monastero dell'Escorial"; "Viaggiatori e navigatori: Vasco da Gama"
LEGATURA EDITORIALE RIGIDA TELATA CON TITOLI IN ORO E DISEGNI, ALL'ANTIPORTA RITRATTO DEL TASSONI PROTETTO DA VELINA numero pagine: 453 + ELENCO DELLA COLLEZIONE formato: 10.7X7 stato conservazione: BUONO, SCRITTE DORSO LEGGERMENTE SCOLORITE edizione: SECONDA collana: COLLEZIONE DIAMANTE
