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68 pages. Features: Early morning photos of nostalgic scenes in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.; Weston's / George Weston Limited one-page ad features the Canadian share owner; Very colourful one-page colour ad for the 1948 Ford Meteor (green); Reconstrukzija (Reconstruction) - excellent photo-illustrated report from Moscow describes daily life for her citizens; I'm a Hermit (short story); Morley Callaghan explains why he prefers town life to the joys of a summer cottage; Article on 1920's Jazz - songs the author would like to see stay; "Poor Little Fellers" (short story); Lawrence Skey, M.P., Criticizes Canada's "Paper Air Force"; Encounter with Cinderella (short story); What is at Stake in Palestine (Israel)? - article by Dr. H.L. Stewart; Remembrance of Things Past - a poem by E.J. Pratt accompanies photos of Old Niagara which are part of an Art Gallery of Toronto exhibit; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad features their vessel the "White Empress"; Quarter-page ad for Thistle brand baby carriages; Photos of summer fair scenes; Gerhard Kennedy looks at women's fashions - with photos; Women - The All-time Flop in Politics! - article with photos of Mrs. Iva Fallis, Miss Agnes Macphail, Mrs. Martha Black, Mrs. Gladys Strum, Mrs. Dorise Nielsen, Mrs. Cora Casselman and Mrs. Cairine Wilson; Lovely one-page colour ad for Frigidaire fridges show mom and son standing in front of loaded fridge; Recipes for preserves; One-page Chevrolet ad features green car; Battle of the Hair-doos - shops hope to regain business lost to home perms; Nice colour Coke ad on back cover includes tennis racquet and ball; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
46 pages. Features: Can Russia Claim the Moon? - There's a red flag waiting for U.S. space men even if they are first on the planet; Classic full-page colour photo ad for Swanson TV Dinners (remember them!?); Crowds adore a Canadian Matadora - Carolyn Hawyard knows and revels in the dangers of the bull ring - article with photos; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau promoting use of the bean; Nice two-page colour photo ad for the various Christie's crackers/snacks; Toronto Restaurant the Gaslight Club employs beautiful female actresses, dancers and models to serve its patrons - article with many great colour photos of Shawna Wong, Agnes Simo, Eunice Beadle, Paula Jarvis, Yvonne Saunders, Lyn Chisham, singer Sonny Caulfield, Colleen Collins, Della Engen, Nina Prodon, Rochelle Ruland, Steffany Conwright, Heide Lamperstorfer, Jacqueline Gould, Paula Jarvis, and Kari Von Kantz; Hockey's Toughest Town - Mixing mayhem and money makes music in Chicago - article with photos in Chicago Stadium; Terror at the Carnival - Consuela Flores saves Randy Moore of Halifax from her 65lb African leopard - article with photos; Home Built on 2,000 Years of History - Michael and Elizabeth Moran of Beach Grove, BC discover native remains when building on their lot - article with photos; Centerfold advertisement for Ronson products; Montreal Lawye H. Carl Goldenberg - article with photos; Smitten with Knittin' - voluntary knitting classes after schooll at Capilano Elementary School in North Vancouver; Nice colour full-page ad for Shulton products; Du Maurier colour ad suggests giving cigarettes for Christmas(!); Cake recipes; Great colour photo and write-up on Montreal Canadiens player Gilles Tremblay; Santa visits Toronto's Firehall No. 7; Nipper comic. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
56 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
72 pages. Features: "Canada is Strong", one-page ad shows Canadian farmer tilling land; One-page Singer sewing machine ad features Mrs. S. Armstrong of Montreal; News Digest discusses Yugolsavia's 'purge', Slav vs. Teuton again, Washington News, and an 'inside job' for Hitler; Frigidaire ad; We Blockade the Continent - article with fascinating map explains wartime trade complications; Slave Labour Under the Nazi Scourge - Fascinating photo-illustrated article written by Oskar Lutze, a former trade-union official of Berlin; The Slide on Short Mountain (short story); War and Canada's Golden Age - article explains how Canada will benefit from WWII; The Designing Wench (short story); The Running Man (short story); Inside the Gestapo - conclusion of fascinating article about a strange and fatal bunch of documents, with photos of Franz von Papen and Countess Vera Fugger; Bluff by Holloway Horn (short story); The Woes of Wives; Longines watch ad includes photo of Sir Hubert Wilkins; Gay Garden Gadgets; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Norma Shearer in Woodbury cold cream ad; Nostalgic 1941 Chevrolet centrefold ad encourages readers to be "Feature-Wise", with illustrations of dozens of features available in their cars; Men and Their Wardrobes; Treasure in Strange Places; With Love from the Luftwaffe - article on German bombing of Britain; Birth of a Lipstick; Maple Leaf Fund - article with photo of Victor T. Goggin, President of the Fund; Department of National War Services half-page ad says "Save Scrap Metals, Rags, Paper and Bones"; Norway Fights On - one year after the Germans invaded; Watch Your Step; The Small Room (short story); Swimming and Health; Serve Them, They Serve You - cooking article with recipes; Fashion illustrations; Classy War Savings Certificates ad inside back cover shows mother with kids on hilltop and her 'pledge to them - and to Canada'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
52 pages. Features: Lovely photo-illustrated RCA Victor radio ad inside front cover; News digest includes 'Petain and Hindenburg', 'The Franco-British Naval Clash', 'Our Glorious Air Force', and 'Third Term for President Roosevelt?"; Oil Will Win the War - prophetic article on WWII; "Great-Souled Mahatma Gandhi - wonderful photo-illustrated article asks if his vow of non-violence will settle our empire's hugest problem; The Wicker Chair (short story); Best of Breed (short story); An Evening in Town (short story); Miracle Man of Australian Never-Never - photo-illustrated article on Australia, with photo of John Flynn; Beyond the Circle (short story); Tek Tooth Brush half-page two-colour ad; Photo-illustrated article on Hollywood mothers; Brief write-up with photo of Victor Mature; Colour fashion illustrations; I Like Her Because - article on female style; Pickling recipes; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad; Interesting orange and black Kellogg's Corn Flakes ad features photo of M. Maurice Aquarone, Chef-de-Cuisine of the Connaught Hotel, Hamilton; Back cover ad for Heinz Ketchup and more. Unmarked with average wear and external soiling. Top corner clipped from front cover. Binding sound. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
60 pages. Features: Cover illustration of girl with dog; Colour ad inside front cover for the Parker "51" pen features handwriting and photo of violinist and composer Albert Spalding; Danger Spots for World Peace; Editorial on the Menace of Communism; One-page ad for Knechtels Limited Furniture of Hanover, Ontario; Memo to My Countrymen - Let's get back to the business of being Canadians; Almost Indecent (short story); The Gobbler of Little Moccasin (short story); Art in the Streets - colour-photo-illustrated article on outdoor art show in Greenwich Village; Paco Thinks Fast (short story); Person Unknown (short story); The (Luther) Burbank Zinnia - Nice article on how David Burpee, Burbank's cousin, discovered seed in Luther's old trunk which Burpee used to create this marvelous new flower - article with colour photos; The National Home Monthly's 1948 All-Star Hockey Team - article with photos of Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Ken Reardon, Max Bentley, Ted Lindsay and Maurice Richard; Charming colour half-page V-8 veggie drink ad featuring smiling little girls; Wonderful two-page colour 1948 Chevrolet ad with huge header "More people drive - more people want CHEVROLETS than any other make of car!:Uncommon half-page colour ad for Crosse & Blackwell tinned Date & Nut Bread; Nice colour fashion illustrations; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; Baking recipes; Funky one-page colour Marboleum ad highlights 1940s interior design ideas; Father Holds the Baby (humour); Canadian General Electric (CGE) ad presents their Model C502 'Musaphonic' radio-phonograph plus the model C118 and C117 record players; Nice colour Frigidaire ad inside back cover shows attractive young housewives in dresses and heels with their range and fridge; Back cover colour Massey-Harris ad shows combine harvesters on train being exported to Kansas.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
40 pages. Features: The Golden Centennaires - article with colour photos and black and white head shots of T.P. Hinton, J.M. Swallow, R.C. Bennett, R.C. Dagenais, B.K. Doyle; R.W. Slaughter, J.M. McKay and O.B. Philp; Great full-page colour ad for A&W; The Loops of Learning - article with photos; Winnipeg gets ready to host the Pan-Am Games - article with photo of Jim Daly; Nice full-page colour contest ad for Neilson's Jersey Milk chocolate bars; The Curious Cures of Lunenburg; Awesome two-colour centerfold ad presents a variety of Chrysler cars; German POWs held in Canada return to Canada for a fresh start on life - article with photo of Harry Pohl and his children, Hans Pfeffel with his children Hans and Irene, Horst Niepel with his wife Alfreida and daughter Ragan, Hans-Ulrich Schulz and sons Roy and Rodney, Hus Haase and son Gerald, plus a photo of Camp 133; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Arrow shirts; Cream Puff recipes; Artist Richard Roblin - colour photos and article; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
1914réf. 22725Paris, Edouard Pelletan, R. Hellen, 1914 (Imprimerie Nationale) ; in-8° carré, broché ; 407 pp., [1] f. Achevé d'imprimer ; couverture beige illustrée.
1890réf. 143990Metz, Paris, A. Béha, E. Rolland 1890 In-12 18 x 11 cm. Reliure toile noire, premier plat de couverture conservé. XIII-255 pp., table des matières. Ouvrage d’une relative rareté.
1817réf. 108310Paris, chez Barba, Libraire, Palais Royal, impr. de l’Imprimerie de Hocquet, à Paris 1817 In-8 20,5 x 12,5 cm. Reliure de l’époque plein veau havane, dos lisse orné de filets encadrrés de dentelles et de pampres dorés, pièce de titre maroquin grenat, plats encadrés de filet et de roulette dorés, XIII-485 pp., table des matières. Très bon exemplaire, élégamment relié.
1889réf. 142458Paris, E. Dentu 1889 In-8 23,5 x 16,5 cm. Reliure demi-basane rouge, dos à nerfs encadrés de filets à froid et de petits fers dorés, XV-812 pp., 260 illustrations, dont 40 planches gravées, table des matières, table des additions. Exemplaire en bon état enrichi d’une dédicace de l’auteur.
Appears unused. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight fading to spine and no bumping to corners. 96pp. A Sainsbury cookbook. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
8vo., Third Impression, on laid paper, with frontispiece, illustrated title, and numerous full-page and smaller illustrations in the text, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, fore-edges very lightly speckled; original holland cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in bright, clean, unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss (just affecting lettering) at head of backstrip and with small loss at upper edge of rear panel. Published nine months after the first impression. David's second book, and to many the finest of the three classic titles that changed the nature of English cookery for ever. In common with her first work 'A Book of Mediterranean Food' this volume is greatly enhanced by the wonderful Minton illustrations. All early issues are very scarce in anything like this condition.
A well-preserved copy of this most charming vintage Canadian cook book, first published in 1913. 142 pages. Several colour photos. All coupons present. "A manual of good recipes carefully chosen from the contributions of over two thousand successful users of Five Roses Flour throughout Canada. Also contains useful notes on the various classes of good things to eat, all of which have been carefully checked and re-checked by competent authority" - from title page. Moderate wear and soiling for a cookbook of this era. Hand-written recipes on last two pages. Last leaf (pages 143-144) missing, presumably to remove additional handwritten recipes. Binding intact. A wonderful piece of Canadiana which will surely serve as a heart-warming gift. (For additional publishing history see page 137 of Driver, Q79.2.) Book
1767réf. 14265Paris Vincent 1767 In-12 Fort xvj+384+382 pp, toutes tranches cirées, dos orné de caissons dorés et décorés, filets sur coupes. Fortes épidermures, coupures, travail de vers et légers manques, manques de cuir sur coupes et coins. Quelques rousseurs, mouillures claires et fines galeries de vers à l'intérieur, corps d'ouvrage fragile.
réf. 5646Véritables secrets d’EMERY qui regardent la nature et l’art augmenté de beaucoup d’autres secrets forts curieux,très utiles & tirés de ce qu’il y a de meilleurs auteurs en le genre. Deux tomes en deux volumes in 12 plein cuir fauve raciné à nerfs, pièce de titre chagrin rouge, fers,roulette,filets et tomaison dorés,roulette dorée sur coupes.Tome 1: titre,VI préface,12 pages de table des matières. Tome 2 titre,II préface,414 pages,22 pages de table des matières et d’approbation.Tranches marbrées. A Paris chez Pierre Ribou 1713,très bon état.Rare
réf. 108506Lyon, chez Jean Certe, 1685, 1 volume in-16 de 150x90 mm environ, 24 ff. (titre, avertissement, préface, épitre dedicatoire, privilège, approbation), 476 pages, 13ff. (table des principales matieres), 1f.blanc, pleine basane brune, dos 5 nerfs, titre dorés, orné de caissons dorés aux entre-nerfs, tranches mouchetées de rouge. Des rousseurs et petites mouillures par endroits, petits trous et fines galeries de vers sur une partie de l'ouvrage, sans gêne pour la lecture, coins dénudés, cuir frotté avec dorure en partie effacées.
52 pages. Features: Undersea Killer - Photo-illustrated article on Germany's Grand Admiral and U-boat commander Karl Doenitz,; So This is Ottawa - Mary Lowrey Ross visits Ottawa for the first time; Science in a Red Coat - photo-illustrated article on how the R.C.M.P. are harnessing science to get their man; Music While You Work - brief article explains how it reduces worker fatigue and absenteeism; Lord Louis Mountbatten - Man of Mystery; Propaganda Maestro - photo-illustrated article on John Grierson, Commissioner of Canada's National Film Board (N.F.B.); Commandos Attack - the inside story of the parachute raid on Italy and the attack on Rommel's house in Africa; Corps Commander E.W. Sansom Moves Fast - A brief biography of this important WWII figure by Scott Young; Housing Headache - photo-illustrated article explaining housing hardship created by the war effort; Page of 'compact' recipes intended for wives confined to living on one-room Fiction: There Lies Magic, by Minta Meier; The Raiders (conclusion), by Norman Collins. Nice illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad inside front cover includes map indicating their domestic routes. One-page CN/CP ad shows wealthy lady mailing letter to her serviceman son - to be delivered by train. One-page Caterpillar shows huge dozer working in war zone above the caption "Coming At You, Schicklgruber!" (Hitler). Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the fine pianos of Heintzman & Co. of Toronto. Excellent half-page colour Pepsi ad inside back cover shows bearded sailor imbibing beneath cartoon of skinny-dipping boys. Back cover Good Year ad features excellent evening illustration of bombs being loaded into the bomb bays of a Lancaster(?) for a night bombing run somewhere over Europe. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this particularly excellent vintage wartime issue. Book
réf. 136315aaf1927-28, in-8vo, 195 p. numérotés à la main, cahier d.-toile avec pièce de titre: école ménagère Rue de Morat à Fribourg, Anne Marie Dresco:Rue de Lausanne à Payerne.
réf. 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.
8vo., Tenth Edition [styled 'Ninth Edition' on title], on laid paper, free endpapers mildly browned, title lightly dust-soiled, some mild and inoffensive age-staining (principally at fore-margins and edges); in SIGNED BINDING BY BIRDSALL OF NORTHAMPTON of nineteenth century cloth boards, tree calf back, backstrip with six gilt rules, second compartment with original leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, label worn but gilt mainly legible, uncut, sometime neatly recased with new endpapers to style, joints cracked (but binding entirely sound), a very good, crisp copy. Vernor and Hood [and many others], 1805 Charlotte Mason's important collection was first published in 1773 and Maclean records a further seven eighteenth-century editions. Bitting adds a Dublin imprint of 1778 as a result of which subsequent copies are one edition later than that stated, hence that with 'eighth edition' on title in actually the ninth (Cagle 864) and the present issue (styled 'ninth edition') is actually the tenth (see Cagle pp. 621-3). The present edition retains the introduction to the first edition, the advertisement to the sixth edition, and the appendix on poultry, the dairy, the kitchen and fruit gardens. Scarce in any early edition.
68 pages. Index. Apparently intended to help Canada's wartime homemakers prepare healthy and tasty box lunches for their war-plant-working husbands. Promotes the use of Appleford foodsaving products such as Para-Sani waxed paper, Canapar cookery parchment and Presto Pack waxed tissue. Includes nostalgic page of colour illustrations of these products. Contents include: The Art of Sandwich-Making Simplified; Packing Tips for the Carry-Along Lunch; 196 Suggested Sandwich Fillings; Recipes for Patries for the Lunch Box and Home Table; Recipes for Cookies, Cakes and Sweet Loaves; Recipes for Dishes with Sauces; Recipes for Biscuit Dough and Sweet or Savory Left-Overs; Meat Recipes; Croquette Recipes; Timbale Recipes; Souffle Recipes; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear and soiling. Binding tight. A quality copy of this wonderful and uncommon Canadian WWII-era dietary item. Bibliographic Reference: Driver O1065.1 Book
1056 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Text in English. Intended to become the standard reference book on Canadian cuisine. Heavily worn and soiled through use. Backstrip taped in place. Please see our photo. Cookie recipe taped inside front board. Recipes handwritten upon back endpaper. Not pretty but a rare surviving copy of this beloved vintage Canadian cooking reference. Madame Benoit was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1973 for her many contributions to Canadian culinary arts. 2.6kg. 27 x 22 x 7.5cm. Book
64 pages. Features: Nice color/photo ad for Quaker Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat inside front cover; Great full-page ad with photos for International Trucks; Full-page photo ad for Cream of Wheat features baby; Salesmen of Death - The Truth About War Makers - "This Frankenstein monster must be smashed or it will smash civilization", by Lieut.-Col. George A. Drew - article with photos of Dr. William B. Shearer and Sir Basil Zaharoff; Backstage at Ottawa; Air-Minded - short story; The Empress of Britain - article with great photos of/in this Canadian-owned vessel which holds the record as the fastest liner plying between Europe and North America; The Fourth Bridesmaid - short story; What's Wrong with our Lacrosse? - writer mourns Canada's first defeat at the hands of the United States; The Strange Case of Dr. King - short story; The New Partner - short story; Sciene Aids the Airman - J.H. Parkin and aeronautical research at the National Research Laboratories in Ottawa - article with photos; Don't Let Her Worry - short story; Back of the Hump - a vivid pen picture of Canada's newest national park - the Riding Mountain Reserve in Manitoba - with photos; The Silver Scale - short story; Stalin's Rule is Autocratic - the world's most powerful ruler according to many; Photo and bried story of the world's richest man, The Nizam of Hyderabad; Communism and the Ukrainians - a fascinating long letter by Arthur O. Rose of Hafford, Saskatchewan; Brickbats and Bouquets; Wonderful Canadian Nationa (CN) full-page black and white photo ad promotes their Montreal to Toronto service - 334 miles in 360 minutes; The Secret of Successful Salad Dressings - article with recipes; Crossword; Consider the Lily; Bankers adopt more hopeful attitude toward foregin bonds; Colour ad for Kodak Verichrome film on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound, informative and pleasing vintage issue. Book
128 pages. Index. Occasional black and white photos of Ogilvie mills in Eastern Canada. The first cookbook issued by a Canadian milling company to be distributed nationally. Average wear. Binding sound. One-inch piece missing from upper corner of title page and page 117. Bit of writing on back of last page. Pages 123-24 missing - may have contained household tips or order form, otherwise a sound first edition copy of this historic Canadian cookbook. (Driver Q55.1) Book
