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1927Best.-Nr. 652H4445Canada: Canadian National Railways CNR 1927. Book. Very Good. Map. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 62 x 43.5 cm one-sided colour pictorial map reduces to 22.5 x 10 cm when folded inside original blue card cover lettered in black. Illustrates the route of the CNR's Triangle Tour of British Columbia which included "Jasper National Park Mount Robson Park the Canadian Rockies and the scenic seas of the North Pacific coast." Without saying so the right side of the map switches scales so as not to display Lake Louise a prime tourist attraction of rival railway Canadian Pacific. Includes eight sepia-tone photos of sights of interest along the way. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A well-preserved copy of this excellent piece of vintage Western Canadian tourist ephemera. Reference: Cornell University Library Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection 1219.01. Canadian National Railways [CNR] unknown
1956Best.-Nr. 201G4689Montreal: Maclean Hunter. 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 124 pages. Features: Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Editorial - If Nationalism's okay it's okay for everybody; Women are not a race apart - opinion piece by Anne Francis; Nice one-page colour-photo ad features inset photo of Dorothy Moreau Miss Canada 1956; How London Dimmed Liberace's Smile; Nostalgic one-page Christmas-motif ad for Ganong's Delector Chocolates; Electrohome TV ad shows dad babysitting; Two-page colour ad for Schick electric shavers for ladies; From Ottawa - Can politics compete with Howdy Doody; Panel Discussion about Women - with contributions by Nathan Steinberg Madame Renee Vautelet Miss Anne Hamilton Mrs. L.M. Baldwin Dr. Marion Hilliard Dr. Reva Gerstein Miss E.W. Loosley and Dr. Ashley Montagu; The Lady is a Labor Labour Leader - Huguette Plamondon; How Serious is the Threat of Radiation - we are constant targets of radioactivity - what is it doing to us - and future generations - some disturbing facts; Johnny Lombardi's Kingdom of Music and Macaroni - this war vet opened an Italian grocery broadcast Italian music and imported Italian movies; The Tragic Case of the Man Who Played Jesus - Peter and Mina Sala were key figures in the 1941 Belcher Islands murders - Peter posed as God Ouyerack as Christ and Mina went mad leading naked women and children on the ice where six died; Comic Paul Kligman - master of the Jewish joke - photo-illustrated article; The Story of Olga - novel; One-page colour-photo ad for McBrine luggage; Two-page colour-photo ad for Kodak cameras; Great Caterpillar one-page photo ad features D8 Cats pulling large loads across the vast wastes of Antarctica as part of Operation Deepfreeze; Two-page ad for Philishave for ladies features figure skaters; Hammond Chord Organ ad features home Christmas scene; Sensational two-page colour-photo ad for the 1957 Pontiac red Laurentian 4-Door Sport Sedan with white roof and stripe; Classy one-page diamond ad for Birks Jewellers features attractive lady and tropical fish; Canadian Club one-page colour-photo ad features Fred Klaus and Tom Morison who are hit by an avalanche while skiing in the Austrian Alps; Nostalgic Red Cap Ale / Black Label Beer colour-photo ad features "Mabel" and mand in red cap putting the finishing pieces on a beautiful Christmas tree; Classy one-page colour ad for Electrohome celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1957; Schick mens' shavers centrefold ad; Nice colour ad for Pyrex decorator casserole dishes; Colourful Moirs Chocolates ad features Santa; Nice colour ad for Maxwell House coffee; Colour photo of elegant couple in Wiser's whisky ad; Remington shaver ad features great colour photo of hatless Santa getting ready to shave; 3/4-page colour ad for B.C. Apples features illustrations of little boy and girl; Robert W. Service recounts his most memorable meal - after being lost at forty below; Interesting colour ad for Cummins portable electric tools; Great archival colour ad for Crown Zellerback Canada features nice illustration of Christmas package being delivered with written details of their kraft paper production at Elk Falls their Richmond B.C. box plant and their pioneer Ocean Falls mill; Attractive large colour-photo ad for Lawson & Jomes Limited features the labels they print for O'Keefe ale beer and double stout; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Page 57 taped into place with archival tape otherwise a sound and pleasing vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine December Dec. 8 1956 - Labour Leader Huguette / Johnny Lombardi Chalk River Nuclear Pollution Fluoroscopes Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Ed . Maclean Hunter paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 327c5598Canada: Harbour Publishing Co. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in Very Good dust jacket. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. Index. Extensive list of oral history sources. A superb reference abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Chapters include: The Coastal Forest; Beginnings; Early Steam Power; Yarding Them Out; The Railway Era; The Birth of Truck Logging; Final Mechanization; Postwar Conversions; Modern Logging. Appendix - B.C. Coastal Log Production. 304 pages. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper and half-title otherwise unmarked. Average wear to book. Light wear to handsome dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality signed example.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY LUMBERING LUMBER Logging Pacific Coast Northwest History The Coastal Forest; Beginnings; Early Steam Power; Yarding Them Out; The Railway Era; The Birth of Truck Logging; Final Mechanization; Postwar Conversions; Modern Logging.; Signed by Authors . 1550170724 . Harbour Publishing Co. hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 744a0321British Columbia: The Queen's Printer. Very Good. 1963. Reprint. Paperback. 12 pages. Bibliography. Thirty black and white illustrations of clubs. Inscribed and signed 'Wilson' atop first page. "Among the notes and photographs which the Provincial Museum acquired with the Newcombe Collection in 1961 was a small bundle marked 'Tsimshian stone batons.' It contained materials which Dr. Newcombe had assembled with the intention of publishing an article on a remarkable series of more than 35 carved stone clubs found together in a cache at an old village-site on the Bulkley Canyon near Hazelton in the upper Skeena area in 1898." - from page 1. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Stone Clubs from the Skeena River Area Provincial Museum Victoria British Columbia notes and photographs which the Provincial Museum acquired with the Newcombe Collection in 1961 was a small bundle marked 'Tsimshian stone batons.' It contained materia; Signed by Author . The Queen's Printer paperback
1939Best.-Nr. 417H2818Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited. Good. 1939. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 72 pages. Nice cover illustration of the H.M.S. Repulse by Eric Aldwinckle. Articles: Civilization in Danger - Liddell Hart explains how France and Britain have been forced into a defensive position; This Way Please - wonderfully nostalgic photo-illustrated article on the Motion-Picture Theatre Usher; Oil is Where You Take It - article on the 112000 miles of pipeline in North America; Co-ops Sell Fish and Homes - informative article on the history of the North Island Trollers' Co-operative Association Queen Charlotte Islands and the the Tompkinsville co-operative housing project at Reserve Mines on Cape Breton Island; To Be Blind Like This - James McDonald of Alberta explains how blindness since age 6 has not kept him from a full and happy life; Streamlined Groceries - great vintage article on food merchandising circa 1939 and how it eases the burden on housekeepers. Fiction: Graven Image of a Boy; South Sea Saga; So Nicely Put; Deep Waters serial. Great one-page photo ad for International industrial crawlers and tractors. Excellent two-colour orange one-page photo ad for Chevrolet trucks. Lovely one-page colour ad for the 1939 Dodge car orange. Colour Studebaker centrefold ad. 1939 Dodge truck ad. Bromo-Seltzer ad includes photo of Bridge expert Ely Culbertson. Photo of 97-year-old twins Hettie Brenton and Rhoda Dartt born in Brookfield Nova Scotia. Vintage one-page ad for Chrysler vans and pickup trucks. Willys Overland photo ad. Nostalgic colour-photo ad for Canadian Pacific's Banff and Lake Louise tourism features poolside ladies in bathing caps. Nice colour back cover 1939 Plymouth ad features a red Custom four-door Streamline Sedan. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue from the ominous months preceeding WWII.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's Canada's National Magazine April Apr. 15 1939 Vol. 52 No. 8 - Civilization in Danger H.M.S. Repulse by Eric Aldwinckle. Articles: Civilization in Danger - Liddell Hart explains how France and Britain have been forced into a defensive po . The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited unknown
1957Best.-Nr. 201G4707Montreal: Maclean Hunter. Good. 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Cover painting by James Hill depicts a pleasant scene in Victoria's Crystal Garden; Nice Colour ad for the Tea Council of Canada inside front cover; One-page Bank of Montreal BMO presents bankbook as a 'passport to better living'; Editorial about Mr. Pickersgill and Canada's policy re: Hungarian refugees; One page 1957 DeSeto car ad yellow with white trim; Rev. William Jenkins explains why he is against the United Fund; One-page ad for Gilson appliances; Careers in Canada - there are more jobs than people to fill them; Gretta Graffin's Grueling Pilgrimage on foot across Europe; Pierre Radisson - Canada's answer to Davy Crockett - he'll soon be featured on Canadian TV; Blair Fraser Reports from Cairo - article with photo of Colonel Nasser and General Burns; A Gift From El Presidente short story; Is Howie Howard William Meeker Tough Enough to Lick the NHL - the Maple Leafs hire a rough-and-tumble coach - photo-illustrated article; Your amiable cousin the sea gull; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Pontiac cars white car shown; One-page colour-photo Canadian Club ad features photos of Portuguese tuna trapping; BOAC ad features black and white photo of gourmet meal being served onboard; O'Keefe Ale ad features colour photo of CF-100 jet fighter beside knight on horse; Colour photo ad for the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel in Washington; Vintage colour-photo ad for Heinz spaghetti shows daughter dumping pot onto dad's plate; Dow Ale features colour hockey illustration; Nice one-page colour ad features pink 1957 Chevrolet '57 Chevy; Doris Hedges describes her most memorable meal; Colour-photo ad for the 1957 Studebaker-Packard; Attractive colour-photo 1957 Plymouth ad inside back cover; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad features young couple with portable record player phonograph; and more. 60 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Small chip from bottom corner of front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's Canada's National Magazine January Jan. 19 1957 - Victoria's Crystal Garden Cover Photo Cover painting by James Hill depicts a pleasant scene in Victoria's Crystal Garden; Nice Colour ad for the Tea Council of Canada inside front cover; O . Maclean Hunter paperback
1967Best.-Nr. 724j3077British Columbia: Penticton Herald. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Softcover. Signed and inscribed by author "From one 'Lead Swinger' to another" atop title page. Early settler Ted Logie recounts stories of growing up in the new town of Summerland B.C. "True tales from the pioneers when things were tough and funny!" - front cover. 183 pages. Many black and white reproductions of nice archival photos of Summerland B.C. Okanagan College and more. Foldout map at front. Address written inside front cover otherwise clean tight and square with moderate wear. A rare and signed first edition example. Hale & Barman 533.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ted Tells Okanagan Tales 183 pages. Author's signature upon title page. "Laugh away the years! True Tales from the Pioneers. Hectic Yesteryear! When things were tough and funny! Moderate wear. Unmarked. British Columbia Lore History; Signed by Author . 1967. Penticton Herald paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 201G4721Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers. Good. 1955. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of St. Joseph's Convent on Toronto's Bay Street with nuns raking fall leaves; The dream of Rt. Hon. L.S. Amery - his son Julian became an M.P. but son John was hanged for wartime pro-Nazi broadcasts; Nice two-page colour-photo ad for General Motors trucks presents a blue pickup and a red 2-ton stake truck; Vintage one-page photo ad for the Toro "Power Handle which allowed one motor to power numerous yard care attachments; What Virtue Has Done to Montreal - excellent photo-illustrated article discusses how the girls are being chased out of town and the bars being forced to close on time - with photos of Frank Pretula Louis Greco Pierre DesMarais Jean Drapeau Pax Plante Armand Courval and members of the morality squad; The Miracle that began in a Stable - Dr. J.G. Fitzgerald and the history of his Connaught Laboratories which makes vaccines - photo-illustrated article; How to Handle Women; Photo-illustrated article on the unlikeliest couple in show business - George Murray and Shirley Harmer; Will a Machine Ever Take Your Job - Article on what automation will mean to Canada; The Great Chinese Food Hoax - colour-photo-illustrated article on how Canada's Cantonese cooks are now being recognized for their delicious Chinese dishes rather than the Canadian food they had been preparing in their cafes; The Great Carlak's Bitter Magic short story; Life on the Gulf Islands - great photo-illustrated article on the 4000 Canadians enjoying the dream of living on an island in the Pacific - with photos of Margaret Robinson George Copeland Bob Holloman Derril Georgeson Winnie Lautmann Norm Preston and Mr. and Mrs. A. King; Who Was the Mad Trapper of Rat River - Illustrated article on Albert Johnson who shot others before being killed by a posse; How I Made my Killing in the Market - all you need is a few bucks and some 'inside dope'; One-page National Cash Register NCR colour ad features lovely redhead; Color ad features the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel Washington D.C.; Haig & Haig whisky ad features nice colour photo of Eilean Donan Castle; Sisman Tredders shoe ad features photo and endorsement by Lloyd Percival; Nice one-page colour Sylvania TV ad; Half-page Homelite ad shows large tree being brought down; Unusual one-page colour ad for Canada Savings Bonds CSB illustrates how to read a tea cup; Quarter-page Moosehead Pale Ale ad features illustration of moose looking at portaging canoeist; Great one-page illustrated Dunlop Tires ad features photo of hero Mr. Martin Binkle of Kitchener a driver for the Cope Transport Company who rescued children from a blazing farmhouse on highway 6 near Rockton; Labatt's IPA ale ad features photo of Wexford Ontario labourer Frederick Gilbert; Nice one-page two-colour ad for 1955 GMC trucks hilights their all-new V8 engines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine October Oct 1 1955 Sammy Kee's Lotus Garden Cafe Mrs. Mary Mah Robert Leong Jessie Lam Susan Woo Mah Ho Kang illustration of St. Joseph's Convent on Toronto's Bay Street with nuns raking fall leaves; The dream . Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers unknown
1976Best.-Nr. 744H3079British Columbia Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Signed by author beneath her photo. Note to prior owner signed by author stapled to title page. Author lived on this beautiful island for nearly forty years leaving in 1955. "This was a setting that people from all walks of life might admire and which many would claim as their own. And though the beauty would chage under the hand of man man would add a beauty of his making ; weathered cabins pioneer gardens and hard won fields." - Introduction. Includes sections entitled: Exploration; The First White Settlers; Settlers - the Second Wave 1900-1919; Early Industries; The Community Organizes; Arrival describes author's family's move to Lasqueti; Lasqueti in the 20's; The Thirties; Lasqueti During World War II; The Post-War Period; Return describes a return visit by the author to Lasqueti in 1972. 8 128 pages including index appendices and interesting 17 page black and white photo section. Prior owner's details written atop title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound example. Hale & Barman 583.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Mason Elda Copley Lasqueti Island History Strait of Georgia Gulf Islands History British Columbia Logging Settlers Pioneers; Signed by Authors . Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) paperback
1951Best.-Nr. 341c6559Vancouver B.C.: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1951. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 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. McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited Paperback
1952Best.-Nr. 844g0497Canada: Maclean-Hunter. Good. 1952. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 60 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features a Model L-195 Roadliner; Full-page Parker Pen ad; Editorial - The CNE Canadian National Exhibition is not Canadian and not National; London Letter - Belgrade laughs at the Kremlin; How Social Credit Took B.C. - The astonishing story of how a group of rank amateurs suddenly found themselves forming a government - article with photos; Warrior - Sgt. George Thomas Tommy Prince grandson of an Indian chief won ten ribbons fighting Germans Italians and Chinese but now he must fight to prove a man's colour doesn't count on the warpath - article with great photos; Got two hours for dinner - Le Bastogne restaurant in Quebec City - article with colour photos; Rhymes in a Ten-cent Scribbler - Edna Jaques is Canada's best-sellling poet - article with photos; Glen Dobbs - The Roughriding Mayor of Dobberville - a lanky and amiable American quarterback has set Saskatchewan on its ear; Guns are for Men - story by L. Johanne Stemo - illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Eva von Gencsy - the ballet star with the dishpan hands - article with photos; Put it Back Lady! - how store detectives in the bustling supermarkets catch hundreds of food pilferers each year; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Nice colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Great Prest-o-lite battery ad features black and white photo of Detroit Red Wing star Red Kelly; Nice vintage colour La-Z-boy ad; Chevrolet ad; Colour Ford ad inside back cover; Massey-Harris colour ad on back cover shows their test track for power farming. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's Magazine September 1 1952 International Trucks inside front cover features a Model L-195 Roadliner; Full-page Parker Pen ad; Editorial - The CNE Canadian National Exhibition is not Canadian and not National; London Letter - Belgrade laughs . Maclean-Hunter unknown
2000Best.-Nr. 731c6125Canada: University of Washington Press/Douglas and McIntyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. 029598080x . 250 pages. Bibliography. Chronology. Black and white illustrations. Photographic colour plates. ".Collects for the first time the most important of Bill Reid's widely scattered writings: seminal statements on the art of the Northwest Coast on the role of the native artist in a multicultural world and on the quintessential role of both the artist and the environment in the survival of human culture. In this book are thirty pieces of Reid's writing spanning forty years of active life." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A handsome copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; INDIAN ART INDIANS NORTH AMERICA Bill Reid Haida Art Solitary Raven Writings Northwest Coast of North America . University of Washington Press/Douglas and McIntyre hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 738G4502Canada: Douglas & McIntyre / University of Washington Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550547976 . 252 pages. Chronology. Bibliography. Colour and black and white photographic plates. "Collects for the first time the most important of Bill Reid's widely scattered writings: seminal statements on the art on the Northwest Coast on the role of the native artist in a multicultural world and on the quintessential role of both the artist and the environment in the survival of human culture." - from dust jacket. Light wear. Prior owner's details on page 251 and half-title page. Minor indentation to front panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Solitary Raven: the Selected Writings of Bill Reid Northwest Art Artists Native British Columbia . Douglas & McIntyre / University of Washington Press hardcover
1927Best.-Nr. 346H5260New York: The International News Company. Good. 1927. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati disguised as Arab beggars sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery of Main Street Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment disillusionment and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam near Pretoria South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine December 1927 Point Barrow The "Goldenburg Coward" Spruce River British Columbia goldrush summer 1900 Long-Haired Chinese Tiger Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy tiger hunting - China Through Arctic Seas Hudson Bay C . The International News Company unknown
1945Best.-Nr. 201G4762Winnipeg: Stovel / National Home Monthly. Good. 1945. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 72 pages. Features: Quink ink ad inside front cover; Seagram ad shows man of the future listening to self-reading book like a computer disk of the future; Repair work on a shattered world; photo of camp of Manitoba Indian muskrat trapper Lewis Head; Nice colour ads for Maxwell House coffee and Waterman's Taperite pens; Sombre one-page two-colour ad by the National War Finance Committee shows the burial at sea of an 18-year-old ordinary seaman on board H.M.C.S. Assiniboine killed by U-boat fire; Why Germany's V-Weapons Failed - fascinating photo-illustrated article; "Per Andrea" short story; Wilderness Suburb - photo-illustrated article on Ocean Falls B.C.; The High Side short story; Golf Swings to the Left - photo-illustrated article on Byron Nelson with photo of him putting out on the 18th green at Thornhill Ontario where he won the Canadian Open also included is a photo of B.C. golfer Stan Leonard; Tiny Fingers short story; So the Captain Stopped Smiling short story; Man of the Month - Jackson Dodds C.B.E.; Vintage one-page C-I-L ad illustrates the range of their products; Half-page Champion Spark Plug ad promotes Victory Bonds with illustration of Pan American Flying Clipper; Fascinating one-page two-colour ad entitled "Miracles of Make-Do" by Canada's Wartime Prices and Trade Board encourages Canadian women to conserve textiles #2 in a series of ads; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Elyse Knox; Half-page ad for Blachford Shoes of Toronto; Woodbury Soap ad features newlywed photos of Ann Elizabeth Bowman of Montreal and her RCAF husband Hugh Basil Heath; Glo-Coat floor polish ad features Molly McGee; Is it Measles - health article for juniors; Mexico's Public Enemy - illiteracy; Rolex ad; Advances in Science; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1946 Ford Super Deluxe red; Fashion illustrations; One-page photo-illustrated Singer sewing machine ad; Colourful Chase & Sanborn ad features Charlie McCarthy comic; Colour Frigidaire fridge ad shows birthday party scene; Colour Shredded Wheat ad shows boy in old-style football helmet; Photo of Jean Parker in Arrid ad; Portrait of Mrs. Randolph Scott in Tangee ad; Nice colour half-page ad for Clark's cream of mushroom soup shows chef; One-page illustrated ad for Helena Rubinstein White Flame perfume; Lovely colour illustration of Ava Gardner in Woodbury Powder ad; World Sayings; Fantastic colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific ad inside back cover celebrates their sixty years of progress; Back cover colour-photo ad for Jordan grape juice features lady at harvest; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; National Home Monthly Magazine November Nov. 1945 - Why the V-Weapons Failed / Golfer Byron Nelson German Rockets WWII Pacific Mills Limited Pulp and Paper "Senator" Fred Bennet Nettie Stade Quink ink ad inside front cover; Seagram ad shows man of the . Stovel / National Home Monthly unknown
1925Best.-Nr. 652H4444Vancouver B.C.: Union Steamships Limited 1925. Book. Illus. by Jackson Ron. Fair. Pamphlet. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8 page promotional brochure. 23 x 20.5 cm when unfolded. Four pages of detailed text and black and white photos present the routes and features of four of the company's coastal tour packages including pricing. A back page colour illustration presents the company's coastal vessels including: Chilkoot Lady Evelyn; Venture; Camosun; Catala; Chelohsin; Cardena; Cheakamus; Lady Alexandra; Capilano; Lady Cynthia; Lady Cecilia; Chilliwack; and Chilco. Colour centrefold map of the British Columbia coast indicates the company's "inland sea-ways of romance" from Vancouver north through Stewart B.C. and all stops in between. Back page text refers to the company's thirty-six year history thus since Union Steamships was founded in 1889 this item was printed circa 1925. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear and soiling. A lovely vintage piece of B.C. nautical ephemera. Union Steamships Limited Paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 646c8602Coquitlam BC Canada: Self-Published. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550567853 . 136 pages. ".First and foremost a pictorial history of the police force supplemented with descriptions anecdotes and a short history of New Westminster. Included is a reference section for many of the badges pocket rank and hat used by the force over the years. There is also a shoulder patch collection assembled by Staff Sergeant Larry Smith. Outlines the growth of the force from a one man department in 1873 to a modern community-based Police Service with a staff of over 150 plus hundreds of volunteers." - from dust jacket. Large handsome gilt decoration upon navy front board. Nicely signed and dated by author upon verso of front free endpaper. Book like new aside from a faint spot of soiling atop front free endpaper with corresponding mark inside front board. Dust jacket bears negligible wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Policing the Royal City: A History of the New Westminster Police Service British Columbia; Signed by Authors . Self-Published hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789332858466Isha Books 2013. Hardcover. New. 28.94 x 22.59 x 13.14 cm. English Isha Books hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789332858466Isha Books 2013. Hardcover. New. 28.94 x 22.59 x 13.14 cm. English Isha Books hardcover
1884Best.-Nr. 143681London: James Imray and Son 1884. Very Good. London James Imray and Son 1884. A very large engraved chart printed on two sheets combined printed surface 1268 × 1015 mm overall total size 1280 × 1048 mm mounted on the original blue backing paper with the publisher's title-label on the verso. Chips and short tears to the margins in a few places clear of the printed surface; a few small light stains and other minor signs of age and handling; in very good condition with faint pencil annotations tracking a voyage to Hangzhou in September 1888. A very large and detailed blueback chart of the western rim of the Pacific Ocean including the East China Sea Philippine Sea and parts of the coastlines of Japan Korea China Taiwan the Philippines and New Guinea. It features eight inset charts: Guajan Island; Borodino Island; Umata Bay; Farralon de Medinilla; Rota; Alamagan; Guguan; and Rosario Island. Both sheets incorporate corrections to June 1884. The title-label on the verso reads 'Chart No 193. Western Pacific in Seven Charts. Chart No. 4. Price 8s.'. James Imray and Son unknown
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2007New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). Turkish Edition of EsseGesse's Capitan Miki. Every issue is 226 p. B/w ills. Tommiks 1-34. 34 volumes set. Hoz Comics Full Set. [=Capitan Miki]. Covers by Fatih Okta.
19982 vols., 4to., First Edition thus, with titles in green, orange and black, many hundreds of coloured and monochrome illustrations and maps, and coloured endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed publisher's illustrated board slip-case. Based on the nine-volume Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The set comprises: Vol. I: Non-Passerines; Vol. II: Passerines. Nice copy of a standard reference.
1879Best.-Nr. 014135London Ontario: Advertiser Steam Presses / Great Western Railway 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. 1879. Duodecimo 12mo. 102 pp. Very good. Black leather with flap enclosure binding. Gold titling to front board: "RULES. Great Western Railway. 1879." Ownership signature to FFEP: "Jos Anderson Conductor GWR Windsor July 29th 1879." A scarce rules and regulations book for the now defunct Great Western Railway in Ontario Canada. Marbled block. Clean throughout. The front hinge is lightly shaken though the binding is tight and fully intact. Black leather has a minor water stain to the front board. General wear and rubbing to the corners and extremities from use in the field. A scarce piece of rail and transportation history. A print copy is held in the Library and Archives of Canada. Securely shipped in a tracked box. Advertiser Steam Presses / Great Western Railway hardcover
