Von Wiesenberger, ArthurMareMagnum
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1992235 pages. Bibliography. Illustrated in colour and black and white. "Offers a readable and information-packed guide to the world's most elegant variety of wine, and to several other luxuries as well... An ideal book for the connoisseur and armchair bon vivant." - from dust jacket. Possibly signed by author as gift greetings upon first blank leaf are initialled "A". No other markings. Book clean and bright with negligible wear. Dust jacket price-clipped. A lovely copy of this sumptuous work. Book
1960Features: Raiload News Photos; Steam News Photos; The Diesel that Did it - Electro-Motive No. 103 - the 83,764-mile test that doomed steam - super photos and article; A case of suicide - Virginia & Truckee No. 26; Peabody Short Line; The Drawbridge Dilemma - what put No. 3314 in the drink?; Photo Section; and more. Date stamp to top of front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine
1970Features: The Seven Best Highway Diners in Canada - Parkside Service Centre, Maberley, Ontario - Kanaka Bar Restaurant, Lytton, BC - Helen's Coffee Shoppe, DeWinton, Alberta - Headingley Husky Travelcentre - Headingly, Manitoba; Gil's Truck Plaza, Quebec City - Valley Restaurant, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick - Blanche's Grill, Moosomin, Saskatchewan; Miss Nude America... is a Canadian, Dianne Boisclair; Colour ad for GM Pontiac models - Firebird, Le Mans, Grand Prix; The NHL's Ten Best Fighters - John Ferguson, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Orland Kurtenbach; Ted Harris; Reggie Fleming; Eddie Shack; Derek Sanderson; Jim Dorey; Shades of Captain Marvel - fashion; Nice colour Hush Puppies ad; Nothing succeeds like failure - ask Marvin Fleishman of auctioneer Danbury Sales Ltd; Rebuilding a wreck and restoring a memory - an HS-2L flying boat and Don Foss; The Things you didn't know about Nature; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
1995364 pages. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Recipe index. Abundant black and white illustrations plus some colour photographic plates. "The most comprehensive book currently available." - The Malt Advocate. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bight and square. Nice copy. Book
197084 pages. Features: How Many Canadians Really Want Independence?; Turmoil in Quebec - the day the faces closed; Canada needs a 'National' National Hockey League; How Manitoba Turned 100 by Standing on its Head; The Outsider Moves In - Joe Borowski; Who is the Successful Canadian? - the Maclean's-Goldfarb Report; The Birth of a Movie - major article with photos of Genevieve Bujold and Paul Almond; ; The Battle for a Place Under Your Christmas Tree - an informative snapshot of Canada's toy industry; Food & Drink - Diets by Damned; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the Ski-Doo lineup of snowmobiles; Excellent uncommon full-page colour photo ad for CBC's The National with large photos of Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad; Sam the Record Man begins dealing in tapes - Should You?; Nice colour photo Christmas Coke ad on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
194878 pages. Articles: Between the bear and the dragon - Chiang Kai-shek's power in China has faded - article with great photos; Collier's Sports - the low-down on baseball salaries; Hollywood Goes to Rome - shooting the Cagliostro movie in Rome; Toward Peace in Labor - how the Labor-Management relations Act has worked so far; John N. Garner's Story (part 3) - reveals the former Vice-Presidents's attitude toward the Roosevelt lend-spend policy and the third term; Whether Man - New York's Blizzard of '47 put the forecasters on a spot; Hard Times Come To Wall Street - why the nation's money center is in the red in this boom era. Fiction: Jeff Coongate and the Stolen Crony; The Day Before Sunday; The Mysterious Way (part 5 of 6); Blessed are the Merciful; Dark Red for Love; Meet My Family. Nice ads include: The 1948 Studebaker (inside front cover); RKO movies of the month; nice diamond ad featuring portrait of Mrs. Lewis McCracken, the former Miss Francine Whitten, of Washington, D.C.; Philco radio-phonographs; Ford Cars (nice color photo one-page ad in Europe; Lucky Strike cigarettes; Rummy soft drink; Ballantine Ale - nice color one-page ad with cowboy theme; Great two-page color-phot ad for Heinz soups (they offered turtle soup back then!); Hamm's Beer; Stewart-Warner radio-phonographs; Brewer's Best beer; Bicycle playing cards; Emerson radios; National Guard recruiting ad; Miller High Life beer; Trav-ler radios; Clark's Tendermint chewing gun; Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan, VAlli and Gregory Peck. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
194690 pages. Features: Nice color Studebaker truck ad inside front cover; Photo of the NIM flying wing in flight; Nice Seabee airplane ad; There'll Come a Day (fiction); Atomic Age Navy - submarines may be the backbone of our future sea power; Escape at Noon (fiction); A Challenge to American Women - "American women are more cruel, more selfish and more material in outlook than American men"; Everything ShipShape (fiction); The Doctors Run the Show - the new Michigan plan offers veterans the best medical treatment in the world; You, Too, Can Drink Vodka (fiction); The Outraged Heart (fiction); Champagne Shower - Mitzi Green - article with many colour photos of ladies; Two of a Kind; Nice color one-page ad for the 1946 Ford Sedan Coupe; Running From Death - Charles Beaudry is America's greatest athlete; Nice one-page ad for the movid "Without Reservations" with photo of Claudette Colbert with John Wayne; Super color-photo centerfold ad for Schlitz beer shows hops being harvested; Nice one-page ad for movie "The Well Groomed Bride", starring Olivia De Havilland, Ray Milland and Sonny Tufts; The Happy Chance (fiction); Ad for movie "Her Kind of Man", starring Dane Clark, Zachary Scott and Janis Paige; Jungle Hoofer (fiction); Goodby, Berlin! - article with several color photos of war damage; Camel cigarette ad on back cover talks about how doctors enjoy their product; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Book
195256 pages. Index. Illustrated. A marvelous vintage guide to developing a profitable fountain business. Chapters include: How to Attract Customers; Quality Control; Planning for Profit; Recipes and Techniques (sundaes, shakes, sodas, plus 46 useful fountain recipes); Do's and Don'ts; Glossary; Fountain Service Ware; Hungerford Smith products. Our favourite illustrations show how to scoop ice cream for maximum profit. Who knew? Unmarked. Average wear and soiling. A sound copy of this very wonderfully nostalgic and practical work. Book
1984168 pages. Index. Glossary. Over 100 photos, many in colour, and line drawings. "A guide to the world's cheeses: how to identify them, how to choose from the countless varieties available and which wines to set them off to their best advantage. A dictionary of 400 cheeses, the history of cheese and cheesemaking through the ages and detailed descriptions of cheesemaking processes." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound working copy of this excellent reference. Book
1990141 pages. "Explores the relationship of festival foods to nutrition, culture and economic concerns... A wonderfully engaging glimpse of the harvest season and its most important festival... Unique in that it not only discusses various festival foods and their nutritional value, but also gives the popular stories surrounding the origins of the foods. The simple recipes are a special feature that will, no doubt, add to readers' (and eaters') enjoyment." - from back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1998224 pages. Index. Glorious colour photos. "Be taken on a personal world tour by the doyen of whisky writers... a source of inspiration for whisky connoisseurs and novices and the traveller alike." - from back board. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy of this enjoyable work. Book
197666 pages. Features: Collectibles of Moxie (Soft Drink); Some More Desks of the 19th Century; Taught to the Tune - District Schools of Yesterday; Those Very Small Victorian Lamps; The Ubiquitous Table - a Condensed History; Some Current Prices of Selected Antiques; The Antiques of King Coal - scuttles, bins, etc.; The Big Boom in Non-Postage Stamps; New Use for Wool Bobbins - a new collectible item in Northeastern states. Average wear. Bit of harmless writing atop page 58. Due to printer's error, pages 25-26 and 43-44 are laid in. Book
1984258 pages. Index. "This unique and informative book makes sense of the often confusing array of condiments on the shelves of specialty food shops and many grocery stores. You will learn how to use condiments, how to cook with them and even how to make your own." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
192970 pages. Index. Dozens of helpful and informative black and white photos and diagrams. "Discusses from the farm-home standpoint the canning of fruits, vegetables and meats canned by the processed-in-the-can method in open-top sealed-without-solder tin cans and the more common types of glass jars cooked in home-devised hot water outfits and home types of pressure kettles." - from page 2. A wonderful heritage canning published over 80 years ago. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Would make a lovely and practical gift. Book
196060 pages. Features: Illegal housing in Vancouver; Roy Thomson tries to sell 5-pin bowling in Britain; Bank of Montreal ad inside front cover; Dorris Dodd and her battle against religion in the classroom; McKenzie Porter writes an early column in favour of free-range poultry; Nice colour full-page ad for Moirs Pot of Gold chocolates; Colour ad for RCA Victor Stereos; Why the Things You Buy Don't Last; Colour full-page ad for Black Magic chocolates; Canada's Final Agonizing Choice on Nuclear Arms - Peter C. Newman article; Twelve Days of Christmas; Yoga Anyone; The Communists are Hard at Play - Marika Robert's astonishing account of the lighter side of life behind the Iron Curtain; The Weirdest Secret Weapon of the War - Geoffrey Pyke sold Winston Churchill a vision of unsinkable carriers made of unmeltable ice; How to Improve Your Ploy - or, How to interview Stephen Potter, who discovered Gamesmanship; Football Weekend - The songs, the parties, the fallings in and out of love - even the fake cannon blast that knocked an old grad down - on the weekend when McGill came to Toronto, ostensibly to play football - by Peter Gzowski; Cartoon by Ab Sens; Canada Packers full-page colour ad featuring Christmas turkey; Two-Page centerfold colour photo ad for Remington Roll-a-matic and Lektronic electric shavers; Colour ad for Kodak cameras; Seagram's V.O. colour ad; Full-page ad for Molson's Canadian; Nice 2-page ad for the Pontiac Tempest; Nice colour photo full-page ad for Black Label Beer; Colour photo ad for O'Keefe Ale inside back cover; Wonderful Coke Santa ad on back cover shows Santa in green armchair having a drink poured for him and his slippers being put on by a group of elves. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. A sound, vintage copy. Magazine
1961142 pages. Features: The Man Princess Margaret Married (Lord Snowden) - his stepmother tells what Tony Armstrong-Jones is really like; Should doctors tell the truth to a Cancer Patient?; The Fourth Richest Girl; Condensed complete mystery novel; $15,000-a-year man - how he spends his money - Herbert (Bert) and Carol Herrmann; Travel Wardrobe - how to dress well on practically nothing - fantastic colour photo fashion section; How I Got into the Movies, by Dolores Hart. Ads: Frigidaire Fridges, West Bend appliances; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee; General Electric (Pink) Freezers; Cutex nail polish; Metrecal diet drink; Wrisley bath products; Enna Jetticks Shoes; Ray-Ban Sun Glasses; Royal gelatin; Betty Crocker Cake; Red Cross Shoes; Ken-L Ration (with poodle); Avon; Breck Shampoo; Modess (Beautiful colour photo ad of elegant woman in gold gown; back cover ad for Duncan Hines new Coconut Surprise cake mix. Average wear. Chips from spine. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Magazine
1981228 pages. Features: Industrial microbiology; industrial microorganisms; the genetic programming of industrial microorganisms; the microbiological production of food and drink; the microbiological production of pharmaceuticals; the microbiological production of industrial chemicals; production methods in industrial microbiology; agricultural microbiology; and more. Nostalgic colour photo ads. Faint name atop front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1995144 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. Printed upon glossy stock. Index. "250 recipes for jams, jellies, chutneys and sauces and how to use them in your cooking." - subtitle. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
1979186 pages. Glossary. Index. Profusely illustrated with photography in color and black and white. Author was Grand Master XV, Urasenke School of Tea. "... Sets forth the way of tea, which was founded by Sen Rikyu's great-grandson... Sets forth the way of tea as it has developed over the centuries and is practiced today. The reader is introduced to the setting, utensils, and refreshments used for tea, and is then guided through a tea gathering from the time the invitations are sent, through the serving and drinking of the tea, to the final bows of the host as the guests depart through the garden." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket which bears closed two-inch opening to upper edge of front panel. A quality copy of this wonderful work. Book
195260 pages. Features: Nice Ganong's ad inside front cover; Impressive two-colour full-page ad for General Motors of Canada shows photos of their major Canadian facilities and provides details of their sizes and dates; Nostalgic General Electric full-page colour ad presents 6 of their appliances as possible Christmas gifts; Look What We've Done to Christmas - examines how Canadians spend more on drink than on charity, and pile on debt during the Christmas season; Karsh's Edmonton - The Threshold of the Frontier - Six pages of photos; Sir Giles and the Knightfighter - story by Jacob Hay, illustrated by Len Norris; King of the Crazy Marathons - a flashback to Torchy Peden of B.C. who made twenty-thousand dollars a year racng his bicycle; Please! No More Office Parties - humor by Robert Thomas Allen - illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; The Ten Worst Mistakes Parents Make; The Inspired Doodles of Norman McLaren - a specialist in gentle violence - article with photos; The Mystery of the Mighty Buffalo - Was it really gun-crazy hunters who wiped out the Buffalo?; Bold and colourful General Motors centerfold ad promotes their range of brands; Photo of David Niven in Labatt beer ad; Magnificent Coke Christmas ad on back cover features smiling Santa at top with two youngsters opening presents below. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A very nice copy. Book
194648 pages. Songs include: Waltzing in a Dream; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes; La Golondrina; Vienna Beauties; Souvenir De Lucerne; Ma-Ha-Lo; Love's Last Word; Espana; Tesoro Mio; Valse Triste; Storvals; Minute Waltz; Monte Cristo; Dark Eyes; In Pekin; Kroll's Echoes of the Ball; La Belle Roumaine; Ny Fiskar; Poeme; Rose of Arabia, the; Slavonic Dance No. 1; Sounds from Aberdeen Medley; Sweet Molly Malone; Vision of Salome. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1916202 pages plus 6 pages of advertisements. Black and white photos in text. "Suggestions for the buying, handling, sale, and service of meats, poultry and fish for hotels, restaurants, clubs, and institutions. An expression of the practial experience of one who has spent thirty years in all branches of kitchen, pantry and storeroom work; Also as steward and buyer." - subtitle. Printed on glossy stock. Above-average external wear. Hinges open. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196520 pages. Features: Where the Beauties Are - They Migrate to the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. - with photos of Barbara Ahl; Battle Rankin, Barbara Jean Gup, Fran Eddy, Wing Eng Lee, Jayne Lahey and George Ann Miller; Impressions of Former First Lady Abigail Adams; Men Are Out and Women Are In - hiring in favor of ladies in Washington - with small photos of Rose McKee, Mary I. Bunting, Jane Fiquet Hanna, Liz Carpenter, India Edwards and Lee Walsh; Protocol Rules for Wives New to Washington, D.C.; White House Fare - LBJ's Presidential table has ranged from home style to elegant (with photo of LBJ and his wife at home in Texas. Nice color ads for: Dole Pineapple, Pillsbury Mocha Fudge cake mixes, Dole frozen fruit drink mix, Helene Curtis Tender Touch Bath Oil. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
1997135 pages. Songs include: Stomach vs. Heart; Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank; I Know; This Is Where It Ends; When I Fall; I Live With It Every Day; The Old Apartment; Call Me Calmly; Break Your Heart; Spider In My Room; Same Thing; Just a Toy; In the Drink; Shoe Box. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
200482 pages. Features: Ancestral Trust - The English in the Eastern Roman Empire; Dining with Angels - Cuisine of the Eastern Roman Empire; The Anti-Empire - a brief history of Armenia; The Changing Tale of Armenian Clothing; Kingdom in the Sun II - The Other Norman Conquest; Fighting Cardinals - Henry Beaufort & Guiliano Cesarini; The Work of the Sofer - reproducing the holy texts of Jerusalem; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
