Duncan Chamber of CommerceMareMagnum
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1954Oblong 6" x 9". Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos highlighting the many family amenities and successful businesses of the area. Undated but appears to be circa 1954. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful Cowichan memento. Book
19371632 pages. Black and white photos. "An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time." - from title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
19411480 pages. Black and white photos. "An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time." - from title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
1933Pages 199-246 plus XVI pages of nostalgic ads. Many great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Problems of Labrador; The Lordly Pyrenees; A Seigniory on the Ottawa;; Ice Fields of Western Canada. Back cover two-color Canada Pacific ad for the Empress of Australia's trips in the Mediterranean. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194132 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Full-page photo of four aircraft of the Netherlands Indies Air Arm in flight over Java; R.A.F. Pilot flies captured Italian Caproni 133 to the Sudan from Eritrea; Grim photos of action in the Albanian mountains - women packing heavy crates over the steep, snowy passes; Photo-illustrated text of Official Statement on the National Scheme for Pre-entry Preparation for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm - The Air Training Corps; Illustration by Montague B. Black shows the last minutes of the Italian sea raider Ramb I which was sunk by H.M.S. Leander, a cruiser of the New Zealand squadron; British Navy Raid on the Lofoten Islands - 11 great photos; Centerfold illustration by William McDowell shows "What we did at Lofoten Islands"; War in the Western front - Bengazi welcomes Australians, drilling a water well, an abandoned Italian encampment, and several other photos; Photo-Illustrated article entitled "An Eastern Arsenal - Large-scale production of Munition Supplies Effected by the Delhi Conference"; Two photos of winter with the Royal Navy; Three photos of the King and Queen in Scotland; A commentary on the war this week; Europe under the Nazis - anti-aircraft gun guarding Rumanian oil tanks, Luftwaffe men marching in Italy, full-page photo of Hitler addressing 'his dupes' at the crowded Sportpalast on the anniversary of the Nazi party; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
1961128 pages. Features: The Engineering of Consent - The Mental Health Movement is linked to thought control and is a powerful weapon of coercion; Straight Talk - why is freedom forever on the defensive?; A Scratchin' Good Time - fungus diseases, allergies and poison ivy are plaguing Americans as never before; Last Train to Silverton - the mountain wonderland of southwestern Colorado possesses an American heirloom; The Invisible Conflict - five popular beliefs, created and spread by the propaganda mills in this country, are proven to be false; ; What Will You Tell Your Children When They Ask About the America That Was?; Bobby-Sox Pandemonium - Washington is a scene of helter-skelter as everybody 'plays it by ear'; Revolutions Come in Different Packages - to claim a kinship between the American Patriots of 1776 and advocates of revolution today is a false assumption; "They'd Better Forget It" - Mr. A.G. Heinsohn, Jr. of Cherokee Textile Mills refuses to trade in his advertising postage plate to Pitney-Bowes; This Is Not a Democracy; How New Money Is Created - origin of the present fractional reserve system ob banking is traced back to the goldsmith bankers of western Europe during the 17th century; Strange Tale of Two Books - GUJA agents and their sinister activities; Kahn's Kernels; If I Were King; The First Prophet of Modern Communism - the evil legacy of Karl Marx; New York Is a Fabulous Town; What Happens to the Bond Money? - few citizens understand what happens to funds supposedly collected to pay off state and municipal bonded indebtedness; The Education Show-Case - more than anything, the teaching profession needs the development of character; A Milepost in Labor Relations - how an enterprising raiload track foreman got a good day's work from his men; and more. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy bearing the address label of noted Madison, WI architect William Kaeser. Book
195934 pages. Features: Nice illustrated ad for the Western Fishing Line Company shows fisherman with gorgeous mermaid; Mailbag; While They Sleep - conservation clubs that serve their communities don't have to worry about membership drives; Cut-Throat Trout - illustrated article includes photo of Joan Salvedo of New Jersey; Sportsmen of B.C. - Bert Palmer decided to preserve the Fraser River from hydro-electric development - article with photo of Palmer; B.C. Federation of Fish and Game Clubs - 2nd Annual Convention, with photos of Ian S. Mahood and Dr. Ian McTaggard Cowan; Electronics Goes Fishing - photos of upgraded equipment used by Western Fishing Line Co.; Harry Senn is rewriting the book on steelhead rearing - article with photos of Len Francis and Andy Foulks; Clay Chips - with photo of Eric Price, Doug Reynolds and Bert Whelan; Kids Fishing; That Missing Hatchet - a moose hunting tale by F.C.H.; Several pages of boating information and ads; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
195938 pages. Features: Nice illustrated ad inside front cover for Western Fishing Line company shows gorgeous mermaid witting with fisherman underwater; Photo of Henry Christenson of Richmond holding poem; Save our Salmon - article with photos of Neville Mayer of North Vancouver studying fry in dried up creek beds; Unusual photo-ad for the Northern Seed Potato Company includes photo of Charlie Bradbury with two large Spring salmon he caught not far from Vancouver; 3/4 page map of Howe Sound; Knots for Nylon Lines; Illustrations show how to get results from your Herring Bait; Silver Salmon - illustrated page of information; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Gibbs tackle; Fantastic one-page photo ad for Edward Lipsett Ltd. features the story of Bob Gilmour who won the 1958 B.C. Centennial Derby with a 41-lb spring salmon and won $10,000; The Coho - "Ballerina of the Sea"; Photo of Ian Kennedy with Tom Brown and Joe Meraw; Photo of Jack Wiley of New West; Photo of Carl Aos of Bellingham; Photo of trophy winner Frank Turner; Photo of George Crossley, Ross Duncan, Mrs. Veronica Savage and Mrs. George Crossley; Photo of Jim Zavitz on winning the Major McNeill Trophy; Photo of members of the winning Seattle Police team, Ray Carroll, Warren Meece, John Steele, and Jack Orewiler; Photo of Ray Coll, Jim Zavitz and Tom Cocking at the Ottawa Shoot; Keep That Head Down - shooting advice; Fishing in Wells Gray; Boats; It's Fun to Water Ski; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
189698 pages plus ads. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos; Features: Newport - a model New England year; The American and English Sanbornes, with a notice of Rev. Stephen Bachiler (concluded); A Trip to Western Texas; Orphean Music; Dr. J. Alonzo Greene; Rest; The Legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse; Esther's Defense; The Sunset Land; The Doctor's Thanksgiving Story; "Wahlspruche" for the New Year (from the German); Educational Department; New Hampshire Necrology; The Prize Stories. Chipping to periphery of covers and some pages. Back cover loose but present. Contents in quality condition. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
195918 pages. Features: Nice illustrated ad for the Western Fishing Line Company shows fisherman smooching with gorgeous mermaid; Mailbag; Photo of Joe Reuther and Fran Vanerbour with dozens of rainbow from Clearwater; When the Westerly Blew - waterfowl hunting article by Doug. Michie includes photo of him and photo of Gerry Haarbriicker; Keep Your Guns Clean; Clay Chips; Sportsman's Corner - includes photo of Dave Dahlbren and Bob Tuohey with steelheads from the Coquihalla River; Several pages of boating information and ads; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
195864 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
193996 pages. Features: Bats Fly Too - 'Bats' Trevor came within an Ace of Death before a flaming raider in the NIght Skies of London showed that Bats fly best at night; Battlefleet in Blue - A short moment of intense fright upon an Aircraft-Carrier; The Colonel Remembers - A Dramatic Story of Warfare in the Desert; Thunderbirds Fly Fast - Dick Reynolds was almost the Perfect Pilot of the Canadian North; The Gas Cow - Down from the clouds above the western front fell a strange derelect of the skies; Behind the Lines - An R.F.C. Officer experiences the Dark Labyringhts of Espionage; and more. Above-average wear. Small doodle upon front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Book
1969This is an extra large issue. Features: The Pursuit of Heritage; The National Gallery as Collector; Furniture for History; Preservation in Canada; Canada Council; Development of Museums in Canada; Prince Edward Island; Art Collection of Memorial University; The NovaScotia Museum; L'Art Traditionnel Musee du Quebec; Art Gallery of Ontario; R.O.M. Canadiana Gallery; Ontario Council for the Arts; Arts and Periodicals; Winnipeg Art Gallery; Vancouver Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; Treasures from the Northwest Coast; The Crisis in Art Museums; Saskatoon Art Centre; James Henderson - Western Artist; Edmonton Art Gallery; The Hudson Cup. Address label on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
194794 pages. Features: Flight Safety (first of a series); Our Navy's Wings - The First of Two Aircraft Carriers Join Canada's Fleet; Report from Ottawa; U.S. Navy orders Jet Fighters - the XFJ-1 and XF6U-1; Let's Learn to Fly - Taxiing and Control During Takeoff; London Letter; Supersonic Quest; Western Skylines; The Case for Community Airports; Interior Decoration of Aircraft - Designing for Passengers; Sperry Gyropilot - Electronic Approach works with "George"; Northrop Pioneer - trimotor transport; Photo of the XC-99 under construction; and more. Many pages of great ads including one for Kashower Air Service Ltd. of Oshawa plus a Fairey ad featuring a photo of Canada's first aircraft carrier, the H.M.C.S. Warrior. Small faint ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
198372 pages. Features: Auction Report 1982; Architectural Stone Carving in 19th Century Guelph; Quebec House - James Wolfe's childhood home in Kent; Early Coins of Canada; Canadian-American Postal Relations - I - The Beginnings to the 1820s; A Dowager Clings to Dignity - Edmonton's Alberta Hotal set a standard of Western Hospitality; Legh Mulhall Kilpin (1855-1919); Restoration and Renovation VI - Landscaping Your Period House; The Graphic Art of Advertising Pot-Lids; Unsuspected Harmonies - an unusual exhibit investigates multicultural responses to aesthetic qualities. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1983269 pages. Papers include: Forest Soils of Western Montana; Past and Current Nutrient Cycling Studies; A Biophysical Assessment of the Regeneration and growth potential of forested land in Montana; The Western Spruce Budworm in Northern Rocky Mountain Forests and Silvicultural Practices; Predicting Growth and Yield for Managed Timber Stands in Montana; Genetic Tree Improvement in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Cable Logging and Second Growth Management; Forage and Livestock in Western Montana; Wildlife on Managed Forest Lands; Watershed Management in Western Montana; Recreational Resources Inventories in Wildland Settings; An Integrated Resource Management Approach to defining Operable Timber Stocks. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1918Illustration of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on front cover. Features: Continuation of Portugal's Part in the War; How the Progress of the War was Chronicled by Pen and Camera; Centerfold photos of Flanders scenes and Nova Scotians marching to the western front; The British Offensive at Ypres and the Battle of Lens - from the conquest of hill 65 to the French victory at Bixschoote. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. Book
1961Features: I say prisons are a failure, by Hal Hollister; England, Ever England - the English village survives the storms of social revolution; Hot-Tempered Baltimore Oriole - Jim Gentile ; Glamour Treatment for the Mentally Ill - helping women in mental hospital; He's Got Artistic Drive; The Untold Stories of the Civil War - An Infidel's Sword - Johnnie Ring's high sense of duty converted the captain; Adventures of the Mind - The Revolution in Western Thought, by Huston Smith; The Face of America - Nose Job on Lincoln at Mount Rushmore. First page of advertising missing. Pages 65/66 missing. Page 67 loose but present. Above-average wear. Book
195352 pages. Features: Montie Montana - Artist with a Rope; Riding by Reasoning, Part IV; Barn of Tomorrow; Training a Reining Horse; The Comanches - Lords of the South Plains; Picked Up in the Rodeo Arena; Down the Straightaway; Yesterday's Horse Roundup; Cow Cuttin'; Vet's Corner; Bunkhouse Bookshelf; and more. Nice color-photo ad for Plasti-Aire washable Panama hats inside front cover. Great full-page ad inside back cover for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. Back cover ad for C.H. Hyer & Sons boots. Lee jeans ad on page 35 features L.E. Matheres, Jr. of Mathers Bros., Mason City, Il. Levi's jeans ad atop page 36. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
195372 pages. Features: Riding by Reasoning, Part III; Tops in Tailoring - well-dressed Cy Taillon, Casey Tibbs, and others, with photos; That Old Cotton Rope; Western Wear For Women; Popular Fallacies about Palominos; Just Like Dad's - a guide to pint-size western wear; Down the Straightaway; Picked up in the Rodeo Arena; Horses with Appaloosa spots; Vet's Corner; Tips on Care of Suede & Leather wear; Training the Roping Horse; Young Boys Operate Riding Stables; How to Take Better Horse Pictures; Wild Horse Man - Frank Robbins of Glenrock, Wyoming; Will Rodgers' Saddles - on dispaly in his memorial in Oklahoma; and more. Fantastic color "Friskie Babe" western shirt ad, by Tem-Tex, inside front cover. Nice Wrangler jeans ad on page 3. Fantastic full-page color ad for Fred Meuller, Inc. boots inside back cover. Ryon Panama hat ad on back cover. Lee jeans ad featuring Casey Tibbs on page 72. Levi's ad on page 43. Leddy Bros. boot ad. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1949Features Include: The Fruit Ranch Riddle - An interesting murder investigation at the Morrisey fruit ranch near Selah, Washington, USA; Interviewing an Eruption - Filming a volcano in the Belgian Congo; The "Lion-Men" of Ussure (Part 2) - The amazing story of Tanganyikans posing as "lion-men"; Exploring the "Great Diagonal" - an ambitious attempt to open the interior of Brazil; Stowaway to Spitzbergen; "Book-Keeper Wanted" - a colourful story from Western Australia; The Blind Malik - A Quaint Tale from Waziristan; The Dingo - An amusing story from the outback; The Bull-Gang - a young Englishman finds his way into a dirty pulp mill job in Canada; Ship's Guard; Ramaswamy's Pal - from 'the queer side of things' . Average to above-average wear. Some staining and prior owner's name upon back cover. Chips from spine. Decent copy. Magazine
1952Features: Land of Nightmare - grim events in the conflict between French Troops and the Viet Minh rebels in the jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave'; Roles Reversed - a female climber aids her male guide to safety from a 9,000 foot peak; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with photos; The "Devil-Leopard"; Jumbies - a tale from Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a westerner has his eyes opened; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases involving the Boston police; Shore Gang - nerve-trying experiences for the author; A couple of Fools - demonstrates how easy it is to become bushed in Western Australia; What Happened at Makene - a very curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Book
1952Features: Operation Sikh - An incident connected with the strange hide-and-seek war now being waged in the steamy jungles of Malaya; A Sailor on Horseback - Jack ashore takes to riding at his peril; Two Miracles - An Army officer's experience in the Western Desert during World War II; Phantom Fortune - the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's Wild West; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in the Badlands of Wyoming; The Figurehead - a story involving the windjammer L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an isolated Army camp in Palestine is cursed with cunning Arab thieves; Personal-Column Crusoes - advice for prospective adventurers; Leturc's Island - Jacques Leturc took over an uninhabited South Sea Island and turned it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - 1,200 miles across Northern Africa to catch a steamer; and more. Three inch opening at bottom of cover fold; Somewhat above-average wear. Small opening at top of backstrip. Sound copy. Book
1952Features: The Chief's Daughter - dark deeds in Africa; The Mystery Man - an unusual man who served in the Merchant Navy on the Western Ocean; Three Christmas Days - reprint of a 1905 story dealing with a series of coincidences in Australia; Big Game Farming on the border of Kenya and Tanganyika; Dead Man's Trouble - a man gets in trouble because of his (dead) double; Australia's 'Prison Trees'; My Crocodile; Matcheli Makes 'Medicine'; Crack of Doom - a former Mountie's graphic account of a touch-and-go experience in the Canadian Arctic; Desert El Dorado - Tennant's Creek, Australia and its early history; Our Trip to Robber's Roost - a roadless wilderness in Nebraska which provided haven for many outlaws in earlier years; The Wailing Waterhole - a tale from Australia's Outback; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. Covers attached. Book
1954Features: Diamond Fever - an adventurous trip into little-known country on the Upper Mazeruni in British Guinana; The Coffin-Ship - reprint of a 1929 story from Malaya dealing with a murderous Chinese secret society, a steamer and more; Saharan Adventure - a memorable journey through little known areas; Buster Burton - the amazing career of a most remerkable character known to the police of 5 continents; The Perfidious Plumber - a tale from Southern Rhodesia; The Captain's Night Out - this captain was the first to get off his ship; Kabul Bazaar - life in Afghanistan - photos; Diamonds for the Picking! - on the inhospitable western coast of South Africa lies Tom Tiddler's Ground; Meat for the Pot - curare, the deadly dart-poison of the South American Indians; The Seymour "Fish Day" - Seymor, Texas locks up for a day and goes fishing!; and more. Average wear. Tears and chipping to fore-edge of front cover. Water stains to upper corner of opening pages. Overall, a decent copy. Book
