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1981ref. 162968New York: United Press International 1981. Vintage press photograph of "The Showdown" the professional boxing match between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns on September 16 1981. Printed mimeo snipe and United Press International stamp on the verso. Leonard would emerge the world welterweight champion after 14 rounds. The duo would meet again in a rematch eight years later on June 12 1989. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. United Press International unknown
1981ref. 162968New York: United Press International 1981. Vintage press photograph of "The Showdown" the professional boxing match between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns on September 16 1981. Printed mimeo snipe and United Press International stamp on the verso. Leonard would emerge the world welterweight champion after 14 rounds. The duo would meet again in a rematch eight years later on June 12 1989. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. United Press International unknown books
1916ref. ZB363974Sugar Publishing Corporation 1916. volumes 18-31 1916-1929 thick quartos bound ex library well illustrated an uninterrupted run good-very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Sugar Publishing Corporation unknown
1945Features: Nice Ford ad inside front cover features colour illustration of an old-time barn raising; Man From Missouri - A vivid close-up of Harry S. Truman, the onetime plowboy who was pitchforked into the White House; Here's a Fine Stymie! - humorous article about golf and the impact upon it by WWII; To Chuck - With Love (short story); "They're Full of Love and Mozart" - Maclean's War Correspondent L.S.B. Shapiro tours Eisenhower's Germany; Sissy Fish? No Sir! - Charley Hartman and his Ontario Government Trout Rearing Station (fish hatchery) at Cold Water Creek take care of almost 3 million trout (with photos); 25,000 Miles to Battle - Lieut. Stuart Keate, an officer of Canada's new cruiser, the H.M.C.S. Uganda, describes why war in the Pacific is different than War in the Atlantic; Well, Good Night (short story); Charles H. Scott, Director of the Vancouver School of Art, chastises Vancouver's art patrons of not supporting Canadian artists; Stage set for an election in England; Ottawa political report; On the Corner in the Sun (short story); What About Russia? - Will the men of the Kremlin enter the family of nations or erect a Russian Great Wall?; Music By Adaskins, Canada's most musical family - Murray, Naomi, Yanova, Frances Marr, John, Frances James and Harry; Three-Way X-Ray - LeRoy J. Leishman, a Los Angeles inventor, solves the problem of bringing depth perception to the fluoroscope with his stereofluoroscope; Nice colour half-page Orange Crush ad shows girl with dog; Additional ads for Canada Dry, Kotex, Palmolive soap, Castoria, Lysol, Absorbine Jr., Vaseline hair tonic, and many more; One-page ad for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board encourages readers to use sugar sparingly; Back cover Coke ad features colour painting of a happy scene in Brussels where Canadian troops imbibe with friendly locals. 50 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Faint discoloration to back cover. Please note: missing first page. Last page loose but present. A worthy copy of this vintage issue from the tail end of WWII, printed mere days before Truman, featured in this issue, authorized atomic bombs to fall upon Japan. Book
1931Pages 116-164. Features: Great cover illustration of men boating their load through whitewater; Bold red and whiite ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover; Nice full-page photo of an outdoorsy couple snapping a photo; Who Will Repay? - a plea for better understanding by Grey Owl - article with photos; Prizes Offered for Humane Traps; The Land of the "Fighting Rainbow" (Trout), by W.B. Gray; ; The Romance of Maple Sugar, by H. Lamontagne; ; Trees in Myth and Legend - part 1 by James Kay; Corvus - Black Sleuth of Big Timber - the despised 'croaking raven'; New Canadians with Old World Ways - some intimate details of the pioneering efforts of new comers to "Bush Country" in the North Prairies - with interesting photos, including Ukrainian mud construction; Sunday - A day of Observance or Desecration - Which?, by Jack Miner; When Forest and Farm Met; All Seals Don't Come from the Sea - some fur bearers starting out under other names wind up as seal coats; Quality of Wood Improves with Age - how knots are formed, why some wood warps more than others, meaning of heartwood and sapwood; Raising Game Fish by the Billion - restocking of Ontario's Lakes and Streams is being accomplished in a big way; Barnjum Forest - Big Trees saved for public monument on Vancouver Island between Duncan and Lake Cowichan by Frank J.D. Barnjum; Putting up a "Star Boarder" - keeping a Grebe at home; Telling time by the Stars; How the English Sparrow Came; Death of Robert Henry Grier of Nanaimo - photo and article; "Pee-Wee" Dog Derby Made a Hit; Training Covert-Shooting Dogs; Spring Time is Tree Planting Time; Nice Canadian National ad on back cover promotes their Alaskan service. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1974191 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos of Neil, Buffalo Springfield, and others, plus a great two-page color photo of Neil and his band. Includes piano sheet music, guitar chords and lyrics for the following songs: Broken Arrow; Burned; Cinnamon Girl; Cowgirl in the Sand; Dance Dance Dance; Do I Have to Come Over and Say It?; Down By the River; Everybody Knows This is Nowhere; Expecting to Fly; Flying on the Ground is Wrong; Here We Are in the Years; I Am a Child; If I Could Have Her Tonight; I've Been Waiting For You; The Last Trip to Tulsa; The Loner; (When You're On) The Losing End; Mr. Soul; Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing; The Old Laughing Lady; On the Way Home; Out of My Mind; Round and Round and Round; Running Dry; Sugar Mountain; What Did You Do To My Life; Wonderin'. Contents clean and unmarked. Average external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this classic compilation. Book
Port-Louis, Mauritius. 1941. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 209 pages. Illustré de nombreuses cartes en couleur hors texte, et de nombreux graphiques et cartes sur planches dépliables hors texte. Envoi de l'auteur en page de faux-titre. Avec la collab. de Marc Herchenroder, dir. adjoint du Royal Alfred Obs. Essai de comparaison. Influence des conditions climatiques à l'Ile Maurice, 1930-1939. Composition de la canne suivant les zones climatiques...
1941ref. RO40120295Port-Louis, Mauritius. 1941. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 209 pages. Illustré de nombreuses cartes en couleur hors texte, et de nombreux graphiques et cartes sur planches dépliables hors texte. Envoi de l'auteur en page de faux-titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 633.6-Plantes sucrières, le sucre
196390 pages. Songs include: Big Girls Don't Cry; Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It; Candy Girl; Christmas Tears; Connie-O; Cuernavaca Choo Choo; Dumb Drum; Happy Shades of Blue; Humdinger; If You Were a Rock and Roll Record; Jump Over; La Dee Dah; Lucky Ladybug; Magic Moon (Clair de Lune); Marlena; My Sugar; New Mexican Rose; Okefenokee; Palisades Park; Pony Express; The Push and Kick; Sherry; Soon (I'll Be Home Again); Souvenirs of Summertime; Tallahassee Lassie; That's The Only Way; Transistor Sister; The Urge; Voglio Cantare; Walk Like a Man; Woman is a Man's Best Friend. Above-average wear. Yellowed tape repairs. Few light pencil markings to contents. A worthy working copy of this wonderful vintage compilation. Book
1923Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Magician's Curse - a vendetta on Sardinia; With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea - using the ingenious technology invented by Mr. J. Ernest Williamson - article with wonderful photos; Three Asses In the Pyrenees - part 3 of a fun pursuit of adventure travel in Europe; The Soul of Burma - Part 2 of 2 - nice photo-illustrated article on a trip to Irawadi; "Sugar" - ; The Tragedy of "Miss Miami" - this flying boad crashed on a trip to Bimini from Miami; On the Spoor of the Elephant - J. Morewood Dowsett describes his escape from elephants, and recounts stories of his companion John Deacon - article with photos; My Boa-Constrictor - Sir Curtis Lampson and a snake which escaped in a crowded hotel; Paper Money - a quick tale from West Africa; Caught in a Death-Trap - Part 2 of 2 of the remarkable tribulations of two motorcyclists crossing the Mojave desert in California; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 3 of 3 of this incredible biography; Millions in Oil - the marvels of Mexia, America's latest field - article with photos; Luck - a story from Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1912ref. 134311912 P., Héliotypie Fortier et Marotte, 1912, 1 fort vol. in-folio oblong (300 x 415 mm) relié 1/2 percaline rouge à coins, plats de papier ciré vert foncé, reproduction d'une betterave encadrée des dates 1812 - 1912 estampée à l'or au centre du plat supérieur (cartonnage éditeur), de 179 pp. (faux-titre et titre compris).Bas du mors supérieur fendu sur 4 cm, quelques frottements au cartonnage, petits coups sans gravité en coupes, très bon état des cahiers intérieurs.
1911ref. 20847Paris, Dunod et Pinat, 1911 ; in-8, demi-basane vert foncé, dos à nerfs, titre doré (reliure de l’époque) ; [4], 311, [1] pp. et 36 figures in-texte.
1904ref. 20841Paris, Naud, 1904 ; petit in-8 (212 mm), demi-chagrin vert foncé, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, titre doré, couverture bleu foncé conservée (reliure de l'époque) ; 425 pp., [1] f.bl., 129 figures dans le texte.
1951ref. 401910No place: Regent Theatre 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Broadside. Printed on blue and red on cardstock. Measuring 14" x 10.5". Two small nail holes from posting very faint dampstains in the margins and light overall age-toning very good. A poster for a triple feature film showing. The boxing film The Fight Never Ends was released in 1949. Lucky Ghost a comedic short featuring the much underrated black comic Mantan Moreland was released in 1942 as Lady Luck but later re-titled and re-released. The "Extra" Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson reel refers to the rematch of the Welterweight Championship bout. In July of 1951 English boxer Randy Turpin surprised Sugar Ray Robinson with only his second defeat winning the World Welterweight title; Robinson won the title back two months later in the return match. This showing of the film was about two weeks after the rematch. Regent Theatre hardcover
1951ref. 401910No place: Regent Theatre 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Broadside. Printed on blue and red on cardstock. Measuring 14" x 10.5". Two small nail holes from posting very faint dampstains in the margins and light overall age-toning very good. A poster for a triple feature film showing. The boxing film The Fight Never Ends was released in 1949. Lucky Ghost a comedic short featuring the much underrated black comic Mantan Moreland was released in 1942 as Lady Luck but later re-titled and re-released. The "Extra" Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson reel refers to the rematch of the Welterweight Championship bout. In July of 1951 English boxer Randy Turpin surprised Sugar Ray Robinson with only his second defeat winning the World Welterweight title; Robinson won the title back two months later in the return match. This showing of the film was about two weeks after the rematch. Regent Theatre hardcover books
ref. 18941133Du Caire à Philae Décembre 1898 A Bord du Cheik Fadl. 97 heliotype photographs each printed on a separate sheet with printed captions and collected in a cloth-bound portfolio. Most sheets are light card measuring 6 x 9 inches but about 15% are on plain paper measuring 6 x 8. A few are chipped at the edges but no images are affected. Photographic record of a cruise in December 1898 to inspect the facilities of the Société Général des Sucreries et de la Raffinage d'Egypt the major force in Egypt's substantial sugar industry. Though relatively small in format these photos are detailed and evocative. Lots of great views of the Nile Pharaonic monuments growing and processing cane with one picture of imprisoned Sudanese Mahdists working in a chain gang. hardcover
ref. 9934Paris, Librairie Scientifique, Industrielle et Agricole de E. Lacroix, Ancienne Maison Mathias, 1861 (Nouvelle édition). 1 volume in-8, X-262 pp.-210 pp., reliure plein cuir moderne, couvertures conservéesmais défraîchies, intérieur propre et frais, bon état général.
1981411 pages. Dozens of archival black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Map of Canwood - Districts #494; History of Village of Canwood; Family Histories; Ahtahkakoop - Sandy Lake Reserve; School Districts; Organizations; Churches; Sports and Businesses; Pictures of Interest. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1945ref. 9277New York New York and Havana Cuba 1945. William John Mantz Jr. worked as an engineer and assistant manager for the West Indies Sugar Corporation for 10 years traveling back and forth frequently between his home in Tarrytown New York and the sugar plantations in Havana Cuba. This archive contains travel materials government documents and other personal artifacts pertaining to his time in Cuba and concerning his status with the draft during World War II. Most correspondence in original postmarked envelope. Included: - One black and white photograph of Bill and Marjorie Mantz - Birth certificate copy with raised seal for Bill Mantz dated January 1938 - Two personal letters from Marjorie to Bill in 1938 that mention her recent travels to visit him in Cuba - Cuban drivers license for Bill dated January 1940 with photo attached and stamped by the police department - Cuban Foreign Identification Card for Marjorie dated June 1940 with receipt and three copies of her photo attached - Receipt for surrendered passport in Miami Florida December 1940 - Letter from Bill's sister Margie in May 1942 forwarding paperwork from Selective Services - Two Cuban tax withholding documents from May/July 1942 - Letter from Bill in Spanish requesting the renewal of Marjorie's Foreigner's Identification card in May 1943 and follow up letter to a different recipient in English dated June 1943 regarding missing documents - Three permits from Selective Services for to depart from the United States 1943-1945 plus one duplicate - Four pieces of correspondence from the American Consulate in Cuba dated December 1944 - April 1945 regarding passports medical exams and registering the Mantz’s infant daughter - Sixteen letters and other correspondence between Bill his boss Arthur Kirstein and Selective Services mostly regarding Bill’s draft status but also some sugar industry business such as frequent air travel to Havana trains and fuel options and US politics after Truman assumed the presidency. . unknown
1879ref. 28762NANTES 1879 un projet broché de 16 pages manuscrit à l'encre noire et au crayon de bois, sur papier crème , format : 20 x 32 cm , projet de formation d'une société anonyme ayant pour objet l'exploitation de 2 raffineries de sucre Nantaises, une appartenant à Emile Etienne à Nantes, rue Grande Biesse et l'autre appartenant à Madame CEZARD, située à Chantenay au lieu dit le Cordon-Bleu, la Sté prendra le denomination de Sté Anonyme des Anciennes Raffineries Emile Etienne et Cezard, projet manuscrit réalisé en 1879 + Projet de traité broché de 4 pages, manuscrit à l'encre noire, format : 20 x 32 cm , PROJET DE TRAITE TRANSACTIONNEL ENTRE RENE EMILE ETIENNE RAFFINEUR ET EUGENE HENRI BOURCARD (CANDISERIE BOURCARD ET COMPAGNIE) - NANTES - 1879, ce traité a pour objet de liquider entre emile etienne et Mr Voruz tuteur de son neveu Jean Baptiste Etienne l'intérêt que la maison Emile et Gustave Etienne avait dans la raffinerie de Candy Eugene Bourcard et Cie, Nantes 1879
ref. LPZ1703_07an Francisco ohne Jahresangabe aber um 1910. Quart. Goldgepr. flexibles Ganzleinen gering berieben und bestossen. Titelblatt 56 unpaginierte S. mit fast durchgehend ganzseitigen Illustrationen nach Photographien 1 Bl. Impressum. Mglw. fehlt das erste unbedruckte Vorsatzblatt. Insgesamt gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Äußerst seltene und imposant illustrierte deutschsprachige Firmenschrift für uns nicht weiter nachweisbar. Eine vergleichbare englischsprachige Schrift listet Margaret Miller Rocq in ihrer Kalifornien-Bibliographie # 8745 aber selbst diese englische Ausgabe ist via worldcat nur in drei Exemplaren nachweisbar eine vermutlich ebenfalls gleichartige jedoch französischsprachige Ausgabe sogar nur in einem Exemplar Bayreuth. Die Abbildungen zeigen den gesamte Herstellungsprozess der Hölzer vom noch unberührten Baum in den Kalifornischen Wäldern über das Fällen Zerlegen den Transport durch teils extrem unwegsames Gelände z.B. via Eisenbahn über ein Gefälle von 87% ! die Lagerung und anschließende Veredelung zu Furnieren etc. bis schließlich hin zu einigen Endprodukten. - Beiligen zwei Blatt mit ausführlichen deutschsprachigen Angaben zu lieferbaren Konfektionen und Verwendungsmöglichkeiten von Weißtanne und Kalifornischer Incense Zeder diese jeweils mit dem Briefkopf der Firma ein Blatt etwas knickspurig. Äußerst seltene und imposant illustrierte deutschsprachige Firmenschrift für uns nicht weiter nachweisbar. Eine vergleichbare englischsprachige Schrift listet Margaret Miller Rocq in ihrer Kalifornien-Bibliographie # 8745 aber selbst diese englische Ausgabe ist via worldcat nur in drei Exemplaren nachweisbar eine vermutlich ebenfalls gleichartige jedoch französischsprachige Ausgabe sogar nur in einem Exemplar Bayreuth. Die Abbildungen zeigen den gesamte Herstellungsprozess der Hölzer vom noch unberührten Baum in den Kalifornischen Wäldern über das Fällen Zerlegen den Transport durch teils extrem unwegsames Gelände z.B. via Eisenbahn über ein Gefälle von 87% ! die Lagerung und anschließende Veredelung zu Furnieren etc. bis schließlich hin zu einigen Endprodukten. - Beiligen zwei Blatt mit ausführlichen deutschsprachigen Angaben zu lieferbaren Konfektionen und Verwendungsmöglichkeiten von Weißtanne und Kalifornischer Incense Zeder diese jeweils mit dem Briefkopf der Firma ein Blatt etwas knickspurig. Äußerst seltene und imposant illustrierte deutschsprachige Firmenschrift für uns nicht weiter nachweisbar. Eine vergleichbare englischsprachige Schrift listet Margaret Miller Rocq in ihrer Kalifornien-Bibliographie # 8745 aber selbst diese englische Ausgabe ist via worldcat nur in drei Exemplaren nachweisbar eine vermutlich ebenfalls gleichartige jedoch französischsprachige Ausgabe sogar nur in einem Exemplar Bayreuth. Die Abbildungen zeigen den gesamte Herstellungsprozess der Hölzer vom noch unberührten Baum in den Kalifornischen Wäldern über das Fällen Zerlegen den Transport durch teils extrem unwegsames Gelände z.B. via Eisenbahn über ein Gefälle von 87% ! die Lagerung und anschließende Veredelung zu Furnieren etc. bis schließlich hin zu einigen Endprodukten. - Beiligen zwei Blatt mit ausführlichen deutschsprachigen Angaben zu lieferbaren Konfektionen und Verwendungsmöglichkeiten von Weißtanne und Kalifornischer Incense Zeder diese jeweils mit dem Briefkopf der Firma ein Blatt etwas knickspurig. an Francisco, ohne Jahresangabe, aber um 1910. unknown
ref. 12770Le confiturier royal. Ou nouvelle instruction –les confitures- les liqueurs et les fruits. Où l’on apprend à confire toutes sortes de fruits tant secs que liquide, la façon de faire différens ratafias, et divers ouvrages de sucre qui sont du fait des officiers et confiseurs avec la manière de bien ordonner un fruit et des dessins de table. Sixième édition, revue et corrigée. In 12 broché, couverture d’attente, papier gris,. Titre, VIII, 542 pages. 2 pages d’approbation. 1 planche dépliante en regard de la page 448 et 3 gravures en deux planches dépliantes, en fin de volume. A Paris chez les libraires associés 1791. Bon exemplaire à grandes marges.
1858ref. 11257Paris, Durand, 1858 ; in-8, broché ; (4), 352 pp., lithographie en frontispice, couverture imprimée.
ref. 8909Paris, Librairie Scientifique, Industrielle et Agricole de E. Lacroix, Ancienne Maison Mathias, 1861 (Nouvelle édition). 1 volume in-8, X-262 pp.-210 pp., demi-reliure cuir, dos à nerfs, plats cartonnés marbrés, intérieur propre et frais, bon état général.
2017ref. x-1138410322Taylor & Francis 2017. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 9.01x5.98x1.42 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
