Downs, A.: EditorMareMagnum
1963192 pages. A very informative vintage driving travel guide to the entire province of British Columbia and parts beyond, complete with black and white photos and dozens of sensational ads for tourist-related service businesses. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Take a wonderful step back in time! Book
1900Pages 516-580 plus 10 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Illustration of Emma Woodhouse in "Emma"; Heroines of Nineteenth-Century Fiction (VI); Fate's Tablet; The Preaching of NAture's Sermon; Gardening and Life; Paquito; Books and Writers; The Meloon Farm (continued); Midsummer Fashions; New Effects in Lace Waist Trimmings; Cut Paper Patterns; Hydiene for the Stout - interesting vintage article on weight control; My Friend; Home Work in Embroidery; The Child and its World - II - The Child's Dress; Recipes for Warm Days; News of the Women's Clubs - with photos of Mrs. Charles Denison of New York, and Miss Margaret J. Evans, of Minnesota; Gala Luncheons for July; A Veranda Living-Room; Buying for the Household; and more. Few library markings. Above-average wear to covers which are detached but present. A worthy copy of this charmming vintage issue. Book
1974Features: We shall never surrender - a look at the vintage planes flown by the RAF and FAA; The RAF's first jet fighter - a close look at the Gloster Meteor - in service for nearly thirty years!; De Havilland's Vampire - was England's first single engine jet fighter; Sea Hawk - the FAA's first modern jet fighter; The Hunter - Hawker's Classic Jet Fighter; The Delta Javelin; Blackburn's Battling Buccaneer; Two for the Sea - the venom and the vixen, protectors of the fleet; Twin-Engine Lightning - one of the first interceptors ever built; Phantom - the F-4K and F-4M help modernize the FAA and RAF; Harrier - the world's only operational VTOL aircraft; the early machines flown by the American military; the idea of a small easily stored fighter fascinated early designers; the Fledglings - the early Boeing fighters led the way to more modern warplanes; The elegant Curtiss Hawks - Curtiss kept its Hawk series of fighters in action for 20 years; Boeing's Battling Biplanes - a close look at the famous F4B/P-12 series of bi-winged fighters; XF7B-1 - Boeing's Model 273 boasted many new features; The fighters of Berliner Joyce - a company that is now almost unknown produced a number of reliable fighters; Grumman's Flying Barrels - Grumman's early biplanes firmly established their lead with naval fighters; P-26 Peashooter, first of the modern fighters; Some little-known fighters; Rumblings of Mars - surviving examples of the P-35, P-36, and P-64 are rare; P-38 Lightning; The Cobras - the unusual Bell P-39 and P-63 are virtually extinct types; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part One; P-40 Hawks; P-47 Thunderbolt; P-51 Mustang; Wildcat; Corsair; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part Two; Hellcat; Tigercat; Bearcat; Joe McConnell - Top Korea Ace; Thunderjet over Korea; The Last Thunderstreak; Lost at Sea - dramatic naval aircraft accident photos on the high seas; Skyraider - the best all-around airplane of the bloody Korean War; Korean Invaders; Leatherneck Corsairs over Korea - a pictorial essay; 'Mayday, I've been hit!" - a young naval pilot's experiences during the Korean War; Sea Fury MiG Tangler - the Hawker Sea Fury distinguished itself vs. the MiG; Flying the F-82 in Combat; Project Firefly - the Gooney Bird; The Mustang's Last Stand - the (P)F-51 Mustang reached the twilight of its combat career above Korea; The Sabre Saga; The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star's Short-Lived Glory - it was no match for the MiG-15 over Korea; Flying the F-82 in Combat; and more. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
1987Cover photo of a Phantom 1 Brewster Piccadilly. Features: Mulliner, Park Ward Today - contemporary coachbuilding, a happy blend of old and new; 1986 Vintage Tour - Motoring in the mountains of New England; National Vintage Car Tour 1986 - an ode to a tour; Six-Cylinder Technical Seminar, November 8-9, 1986; Whenever you fall in love with a lady - solving a mystery - LWVH81 (with wheel spats!); The Expert's Dilemma - truly "a cautionary tale" (regarding a valve problem); Unclogging the P-I Front Wheel Lubrication System; Threading our way through fittings; From the Shadow's Corner - the world of S.U. carburetters (part 1 of 2); Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1991Cover photo of a Melhuish tourer. Features: Southern Highlands Vintage Tour, Georgia and North Carolina, September 9-14, 1990, with many great photos; Derby Bentley Seminar, September 28-29, 1990, Mechanicsburg, PA - 8-page article with many photos; Coachbuilder's Delivery Cards; Can a Phantom II Camshaft be Quiet?; Charles S. Rolls, Roads Scholar. Average wear. Some markings to classified section. A sound copy. Book
1992Cover photo of a RRCCW Pall Mall. Features: Je me Souviens - Recollections of the Quebec Vintage Tour, September 22-27, 1991 - six pages with many nice photos; From the Shadow's Corner - long term storage of a 1976 Silver Shadow, Fluid for convertible top and recharging accumulators, 1972 T Type Bentley with crankshaft oil leaks; 1965 Siver Cloud III with low oil pressure; Brooks-Ostruk Company - La Carrosserie - 3 pages with wonderful photos; Dipping systems on Lucas P100 Lamps; Nuts, Cheese & Worms - a confectionary of items needed to get your steering straight - 4 detailed pages with illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1995Cover photo a Brewster Limousine. Features: Wonderful West Virginia Vintage Tour, September 18-23, 1994 - 9 pages with dozens of photos; Silver Shadow, Early Silver Spirit, Tour and Tech, October 17-22, 1994; Western Inter-Regional, Santa Barbara CA, August 11-14, 1994; A Four Door Corniche Convertible. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1926640 + 439 pages. Text in German. Prior owner's name neatly written atop each title page. Pages gently yellowed at periphery. Bindings intact. Somewhat above-average external wear. A sound set. Book
1945Contents: Great military ad for Chevrolet military equipment; Doomsday strikes for the Nazis with Berlin dying, nation split - photo of American soldier mocking Hitler from the stadium box where the Fuhrer once harangued Nazis; Great full-page illustration of "Hitler's Two Fronts - Last Phase"; interesting photos of captured Germans, some being Nazi-saluted by passers-by; Lucky Count von Luckner is prize of Task Force Newman; photo of Russian tanks in Vienna; Davao (Little Tokyo) at bay; Government by co-operation is theme of President Truman's actions during first days in office; Great photo and coverage of Presidential press conference; GM Truck and Coach ad - with Leyte theme; Polish issue - Soviet failure to observe promises Stalin made at Yalta poses question of good faith; San Francisco prepares for United Nations conference; Nazi policy of organized murder blackens Germany for all history - civilized world shocked by evidence, living and dead, of Herrenvolk's brutality - article with graphic photos; Henri Dentz - a traitor's death; Vintage International Harvester Truck ad with caption "Till the Japs Say 'Uncle'"; English lady harnesses goats to pull her to market - uses almost anything for fuel!; Luis Carlos Prestes released from Jail in Brazil; OPA retreats under pressure of general public indifference - fight against inflation is revealed in Newsweek survey as losing on most fronts; Ernie Pyle shared the Doughfoot's lot, even to death in a roadside Okinawan ditch - photo and article; Seiberling Tire ad in color; Dr. Frondel's work with x-rays at Harvard; Nice Chesterfield cigarette color ad on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Address label at top of front cover. Unmarked. Two-inch opening to top of cover-fold. Cover attached by one staple. Book
1945Contents: Boeing ad boasts of their record coast-to-coast flight by a C-97, 6 hrs, 3 min, 50 sec.; Reo Truck ad; Full-page ad for a radio show called "Breakfast in Hollywood" with Tom Breneman on the Blue Network (ABC); Fisher Body color ad; Allies strike at Rundstedt's finest after 8-day race to the Rhine - Wehrmacht escapes disaster but loses heavily in pulling out and blowing up the bridges - great map; Sample of a 'safe conduct' pass showered down on Germans, as well as a humorous satirical German response; Two photos taken during the Bataan death march (stolen from the Japanese); News from Iwo Jima; Eighteen-year-olds fight and die as nation debates their status - European and Pacific wars were speeded by using youths Stimson says in defense; Photo of Erich Gimpel and William C. Colepaugh as they are led into court prior to being hung as Nazi spies; 67 Army nurses captured by the Japs on Bataan and Corregidor return the the US; Troubled return of vets - Mr. Jobe in Chicago; Britain accepts the Yalta Charter but U.S. keeps fingers crossed - F.D.R.'s report to Congress is received with reservation despite its urgent tone; Poland - scores to settle - General Anders; White Truck ad in color; Canada Calling - new CBC 50,000 watt short-wave transmitter; America's join in Alliance to keep hemisphere peace - the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace, in Mexico City; Interesting ad for Bituminous Coas - presents its varied military uses; Coal owners are unlikely to sign UMW contract calling for pertentage on each ton; Kansas corn piled outside for lack of freight cars; Vintage color Borden's ad featuring Elsie the cow and her family; Photo of 26-year-old Frank Sinatra with details of his draft classification; Wacs at work; Photo of Martin (The Blimp) Levy, a 640 pound wrestler; Studebaker color military ad inside back cover. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1909Intended for beginning players. Contains 48 lessons and final review test in a duo-tang binding. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy working set of these charming vintage lessons. Book
1921A farm and home weekly for Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. Hundreds of vintage ads for such products as tree killer, rat-killing virus, one-man log-saws, organs, Kerosene engines, C.O.D. Revolvers (pistols), Dynamite (to dig ditches), Columbia Grafonola. Articles include "Are Tractors a Good Investment". Average wear. Usual library markings. Yellowed with age. Binding sound. Measures 14" x 10" x 1". A treasure trove of farming history. Book
1831This copy includes pages 11 through 160 so is missing the first few pages plus title page, etc. It appears that a page or more are missing from the end as well. Very heavily worn and soiled. Despite these glaring defects, this very old reader remains an absolute treat to hold as you imagine the many generations which have benefitted from it for over a century and a half. Possibly a first edition but we are describing this copy as a reprint until we can prove otherwise. Book
1922128 pages. Index. Circa 1922? "Prepared by a Ladies' Club in a friendly rivalry for the very best there is in tested recipes... With oven cooking guide for woodfire, gas and electricty, record of results, time table for cooking and other tables." - from front cover. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this pleasing vintage cookbook. Book
1966Features: Admiral Landymore mistimed his attack; Charlais - a vintage kine for our tables; The Great Beer Scare - the inside story which caused Dow to tump $600,000 of beer after 50 people were suddenly stricken with a strange illness - article with photos; Suddenly Canadian kids turn to "The Look" in their desire to appear foppish - article with great colour photos plus a black and white photo of the highest-paid model in the world, Jean Shrimpton, as seen by photographer David Bailey; Are they going to throw this town away? - Happy Valley in Labrador may be lost if the local U.S. Air Force Base leaves; A nondescript little man named Richard J. Needham is the expert nonpareil; Pope John XXIII started the thaw - and the Roman Catholic Church hasn't been the same since, by June Callwood; Is John McMaster the happiest man in the world? - he's a "clear", one of the saints of a new cult called Scientology; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; The Polish Don Quixote who came charging into Canada - Nils Szoltevcky von Schoultz; Barbara Amiel argues for the return of Debtor' Prisons; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1966Features: Where will Daniel Johnson lead Quebec? - article with photos; A Little Girl in a Big Big Town - girls like Barbara Fulton come to Toronto by the thousands for a career, a pad and a man - many photos with article; Sam Olan wanted to put on a good show (Opera) - so look where it got him - photos with article; Where's the Walking Woman Waling? - for the past five years Canadian artist Michael Snow has only painted walking women; Calgary Yanks - oil brought 30,000 Americans to Calgary; The Secret Life of Eddie Shack, Gourmet! - article and photo; One Man, One Wreck, One Cause - BC businessman Robert Malkin took action against lax drinking and driving laws after his son, Kit was killed, by Barry Broadfoot; Great vintage colour photo ad for Honda automobiles, the convertible and the G.T. Fastback Coupe; Postcript to death in the Arctic - L.A. Learmonth replies to Farley Mowat's indictment re: Aiyoot and Shooyook, two Eskimos charged with murder; When the Ghost Walked at Barrett's Landing, by Helen Wilson; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Bob Trimbee argues for athletic scholarships to keep our whiz kids north of the line; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1901420 pages. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's details neatly upon front free endpaper. Minimal light pencil markings to contents. A well-travelled but sound copy of this vintage Canadian reader. Book
1927866 pages plus advertisements. Prior owner's details neatly written across from title page else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this lovely vintage Swiss household reference. Book
1992141 pages including bibliography and index. "The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek mahogany launches plied sparkling lake waters, glittering masquerade balls were held in the Pavillion, chamber trios played to Hollywood stars in the Tea House, and royalty lounged beside crackling fires in the Rotunda. Discover the magical secrets of this summer place. Its unforgettable story is a colourful chapter in Canadian history and an important part of our Canadian heritage." - from dust jacket. Light overall wear. Tight and square. Two short scratches to mid-fore-edge of front panel of dust jacket - please see our photo. Half-inch opening to dust jacket back panel near top of spine. Faint erasure atop maroon front free endpaper where prior owner's details removed. A quality copy of this treasured work. Book
193680 pages. Special Features: Presidents and First Ladies; What Do You Expect of College for Your Daughter? Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking, short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including DuPont Cellophane, Ivory Snow and Ivory Flakes (cartoons), Campbell's Soup w/ Kid, and Listerine Toothpaste. Above-average wear. 4 inch opening pg 1. Small openings front/back cover. Small mailing label top right corner. A sound copy. Magazine
1937100 pages. Front Cover: Al Parker illustration. Special Features: The Dilemma of a Pacifist; Star Factory; This Is My Story by Eleanor Roosevelt; Spots and Stains; and I Bring 'Em Up Alive. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking, short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Ivory Snow, Campbells' Soup, and Coca-Cola. Full page black/white ad with Ginger Rogers promoting Lux Toilet Soap. Full page black/white Lysol Disinfectant print ad with Dionne Quintuplets. Quarter page black/white "Shirley Temple Goes Fishing" Quaker Puffed Wheat ad. Above-average wear. Back hinge starting. Some yellowing to front cover and pages. Small mailing label top right corner. A sound copy. Magazine
1938118 pages. Special Features: Government By Gangs; What Do the Women of America Think About Religion? and Vitamins. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking, short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including DuPont Cellophane, Wrigley's Double Mint Gum, and Oxydol. Above-average wear. Few short openings front cover top and fore-dge. Front/Back cover partially loose from binding but present. Back hinge starting. Small mailing label top right corner. A sound working copy. Magazine
1980272 pages. Index. Glossary. Over two-hundred black and white photos. "... A complete and comprehensive study of the model from its inception in the late 1920s through the many changes and improvements to the time when the last Phantom II rolled off the line in 1935." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Book clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Minimal wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy of this magnificent reference. Book
1951Pages 1131-1173 (43 pages in total). Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. "In the following pages... you will find illustrated and described the world's finest offerings of up-to-date tackle - tackle that is particularly suited for use in the waters of British Columbia." - from Foreward. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superb vintage reference. Book
1911190 pages. Copiously and delightfully illustrated in black and white by the author. Some moth ball aroma. Although very heavily worn and soiled, the binding remains intact. School markings inside each board. Child's pencil drawings to preliminary pages. A worthy reading copy. Book
