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200164 pages. Features: Chair Design 1700-1770 (part 1 of 2); Golden Age of Meissen - 18th century Meissen figures modelled by Johann Kandler; Heroic Staffordshire - on the trail of Victorian Staffordshire figures commenorating the Italian folk hero Garibaldi; Alfred Nizzey Newton, RWS, - Landscape with Whisky; Tapestries in two German palaces depict the Italian Comedy; Market Report - Golfing Antiques; many attractive ads; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Creases to last few pages. A quality copy. Book
195746 pages. Features: Editorial - "Let's Stay Live"; Game Outlook; Nice one-page two-colour ad for Weaver Scopes, made by the W.R. Weaver Co.; Half-page illustrated ad for the Pintail Sleeping Robe (sleeping bag) by Edward Lipsett Ltd.; Game Maps of B.C. 1957-58, Quick Reference; One-page photo ad for Little Brown Jug G&W Rye Whisky features four-man quartet with piano and banjo; The "Pheasants Unlimited" Program at Vernon, B.C. - article with photo of Bud Pratt and Mort Paige; Ad for Boat, Rod & Gun located in Vancouver at Seventh (near Kingsway) features large photo of well-known gun expert Bill Jagoe; Uncommon one-page, two-colour ad for Royalite gas stations; Where to Go Fishing; Clay Chips - article with photos of Frank Cooper, Frank Turner, Joe Williams, and Doug, Tommy and George Freeman; B.C. Game Commission ad inside back cover entitled "Ready For the Field" offers advice for hunters; Shooting competition results; Nice colour cover photo of Big Horn sheep; Many additional nostalgic ads. Pencilled name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1918Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part II of the first true account of the exploits of the world's most outlaws, The Dalton Gang, written by their only survivor, Emmett Dalton; A Concert Party In the Desert - The "Roosters" Concert Party entertain troops in the Sinai Desert (with photos); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part II of Fanny and William Workman's exploration of the Himalayas (with photos); The Cruise of the Cowboys - several men are Shanghaied at San Francisco but manage to escape on a small boat and get their revenge; The Hundredth Chance - illicit whisky distillers create major problems for Custom-house officer Alan Temple; ; Our Adventures in Sicily - travel adventures of Penelope and her husband; Boss of the Lava Walls - fight for dominance between two wallaroos; Children's Fight With a Panther - Anthony Farrer and Doreen Ashburnham, both of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, fight off a panther and are awarded the Albert Medal by the King; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part III - Eva Jordan continues her 4,000 mile trek through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa; The Mad Druid - a young French girl, Aline Etieve, falls into the hands of a madman thinking himself to be the last Druid, and plotting to offer her as a human sacrifice; The Romance of Platinum-Mining - Ashmore Russan provides a striking account of this much-sought metal - article with photos of related activity on the Rio Opogodo, including a large dredge under construction; My Wanderings Through Texas - a breezy and fascinating pen-picture of a tramp through Texas; How We Outwitted the Bandits - two hostages eventually escape from bandits in Patagonia, South America; Wonders of British Guinana - E.C. Stembridge is enthusiastic over the future of this, the only possession of Great Britain on the mainland of South America; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 90-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1929Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
1987A very small number of classified section listings highlighted in very pale yellow. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slighly tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 147pp. This issue includes Jane Austen, horror stories of Arthur Machen, whisky books, 'The Saturday Book', Dick Barton spin-off books and Bruce Bairnsfather and 'Old Bill'.
1983Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, a few tiny indents to front and no bumping to corners. 151pp. The story of scotch whisky distillers Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd.
1990Collana: Le Finestre, ottobre 1990. Traduzione di Marisa Caramella. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Roma, Newton Compton Italiana,1972. In 16°pp.229n.+3nn. figg.n.t.in bn.+8Tavv. bn. e a colori ft. Data a penna al frontespizio. Bross.edit. a colori.
1972Un volume di 266 pagine, tela editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Dimensioni: 16x22,5 cm. Minime tracce d'uso alla sovracoperta, per i resto ottime condizioni. Numerose illustrazioni in b/n nel testo, 27 illustrazioni a colori fuori testo. Prima edizione. Traduzione di Delfo Ceni.
1972MACCHIETTE ALLA COPERTINA; PER IL RESTO INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO. Nella chiave di un umorismo asciutto, tagliente, veramente scozzese, la storia di una comunità nella quale l'amore del danaro è alla radice di molte virtù e la moderazione in tutte le cose motivo di profonda considerazione. Un racconto autobiografico e insieme il ritratto di un'America rurale e parsimoniosa. Informazioni bibliografiche Titolo: Scozzesi in Canada Collana: Volume 97 di Saggi di cultura contemporanea Autore: John Kenneth Galbraith Traduzione di: Vittorio Di Giuro Editore: Milano: Edizioni di Comunità, 1972 Lunghezza: 160 pagine; 21 cm Titolo originale: The Scotch Soggetti: Elgin, Canada, Colonia scozzese, Scozzesi, Comunità, Agricoltura, Economia, Sociologia, Whisky, Cultura, Tradizioni, America rurale, Biografie, Vita urbana, Religione, Storia locale, Memorie, TALBOT, AIREY, MACALLUM, MCKILLOP, MAIN STREET, MCCOLL, MCKAH DOUGLAS, NEUBERGER, ROOSEVELT, ERMANTINGER, Vita politica, Genealogia, Umorismo, Humour
