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1958Features: Columbia's Victory in the First of the America's Cup Races; Lord Montgomery retires from active service after 50 years in the British Army; Found in Persian Azerbaijan - a unique mannaean golden bowl; The St. Lawrence Seaway Prepares for the Queen's Opening; Pottery of the Unknown Kisalian Culture - Grave Goods from Sanga; Cheltenham College; The Interpol General Assembly Photo; Radar Warning and Control System Installed in H.M.S. Victorious; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
2003268 pages. "Citizens across the country are seeing falling electoral turnouts and growing voter cynicism... they need a road map. This book provides that map." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with but a trace of wear. Excellent copy. Book
1911Features: The House of Death; In Mysterious Senoussi Lana - a story from the heart of the Sahara; Pietro's Lost Mine - fortune knocks on a gold prospector's door, only to vanish in a strange way; The Turk at Play - interesting pastimes, including camel-fighting!; The Undoing of Ba Tin - a curious story of murder from Burma as told by a high police official; Our Trek Beyond the Zambesi - Mrs. Maturin; An American Gretna Green - The Rev. A.H. Burroughs, the 'marrying person' of Tennessee; On the Shoals - a tale of desperate peril and splendid heroism on Lake Erie involving the steamer 'Clarion'; The Mountain of the Ark - a description of an ascent of Mount Ararat; Jim Christie and the Bear, by C.H. Gibbons of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria, B.C. - the story of an appalling adventure with a grizzly, the like of which does not exist in the annals of big-game hunting; My Wanderings in Crete; Professor C.H. Hawes studies head-forms and sets forth his experiences, incidentally describing some very curious customs which he encountered; Iveson's Trap - an extraordinary accident strikes a Yorkshire farmer while shepherding in Shunner Fell, Swaledale; Among Ryper and Reindeer in Norway - C.V. Pell hunts game and relates his experiences; Lighting a Bush Fire - an account of an experience in Victoria during the drought of 1898. Above-average wear. Covers holding but loosely. Bonus: Laid-in is a 2016 feature newspaper article on Jim Christie, who appears on the cover of this issue. The article includes an actual photo of the magazine we are offering. Magazine
1918Cover illustration of H.M. Field Pigeon Post. Illustration of a runner. "How Japan May Rescue Russia" by Lovat Fraser. Photos of Allenby's Anzacs reaching Jericho and the Jordan. Photos of Maple Leaf Heroes Who Hold the Line at Lens. Photos of Men of the Navy Active Mid Arctic Snow & Ice. Photos of Getting Ready for the Roaring of the Guns, including photo of a great dump/shell park along the French Western Front. Photos of Great Naval Ordnance that Awaits the Onset. "The Assembly Trench" by 'Sapper'. Photos along the Allied Line; Peaceful pursuits over classic battlefields. Illustration of Canadian narrow-gauge armoured engine supplying ammunition to the front. "F.O.O. in a Daylight Raid" - 20 minutes in an enemy trench. Wounded borne in barges by quiet waterways. Women's war work. Illustration of German observer post concealed behind an image of Christ on the cross. Safeguarding the Soldier - how Australia has taken thought for the future. Photos of Americans in France. Mascots and Pets share their masters' peril - photos. And more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
1990574 pages. Index. "This book is for those individuals charged with implementing an audio system for which preliminary engineering has been completed. The task at hand, then, is one of executing this basic design with detailed drawings and installation procedures in a way which will minimize systems problems. In this way the book complements most other audio books which focus on systems and equipment layout and configuration. A world of detail and knowledge is needed to turn a rough design into an optimized, functional system, and this book addresses many of the issues associated with building systems." - from Preface. Chapters include: Grounded Power Systems; Power Distribution Systems; AC Power Disturbances and Safeguards; Technical Power Systems; Technical Ground Systems; Earth Connection; Interconnection Principles; Signal and System Parameters; Interconnection Hardware; Interconnection Practices; Patching Systems; Noise in Audio Systems; Wire and Cable Construction; Wire and Cable for Audio; Cable Preparation; Wire Termination; Separable Connectors; Terminal Strips and Blocks (Permanent Connectors); Assembly, Outboard and Central Equipment Wiring; Raceway Systems and Cable Installation; The Equipment Rack Standard; Types of Rocks; Hardware and Accessories; Rack Layouts; AC Power, Grounding and Cooling; Rack Interfacing. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superb reference. Book
1981111 pages. Many photos in colour and black and white. Topics include: Preparation - Cost analysis and sequence plan; Disassembly - documentation, staging, body disassembly, body pull, chassis disassembly, engine disassembly; Research and Restoration - body, interior, chassis, engine; Assembly; The Presenation; The Art of Fiberglass Repair. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Book
1995176 pages including index and glossary. Tells you everything you would need to know to build an authentic baidarka in your basement or garage for a fraction of what it would cost to buy an assembly line plastic boat. Provides clear, step-by-step, extensively illustrations to guide you through the process - from buying materials, tailoring the boat to fit your body, building the frame and deck, and sewing the skin. Also provides instructions for building a paddle, sewing your own paddling jacket and spray skirt, making repairs, and *using* your baidarka. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Scratch to front cover. A sound copy. Book
1965Features: The Built-in Lie in our Immigration - thugs are let in, pacifists banned, and nothing, it seems, can be done; The Stratford Star Nobody Knows - Douglas Rain; Holiday Trails of Canada - W.O. Mitchell on the Kananaskis; Ontario's Controversial Coroner - Morton Shulman, the doctor who enrages everyone but the public; An Era Ends for Yesterday's People - a report from Easter Island where the stone age is meeting the jet age; Will Charm Spoil Susan Dexter? - or, how one girl writer took a ride on a beautification assembly line (charm school). Nice colour 1965 Chevrolet ad inside front cover. Average wear and soiling. Considerable water staining. Book
1988VHS video tape with case. "It was a plane 20 years ahead of its time, scrapped by a government that was out of touch with the times. Now the Arrow once again takes to the air. Compiled from rare film footage shot by Avro Aircraft this is a tribute to a great plane and to everyone who worked on her. See the Arrow from design through to its many test flights. Rare scenes include: design work, wind tunnel tests, test model flights, aircraft assembly, enging testing, taxi trials, the Arrow's first flight, beautiful shots of five Arrows that were completed, and in the end, the Arrow's final destruction." - from case. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
2004264 pages. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
1872Contains Acts relating to: Land Registry Ordinance; Justice of the Peace; Mineral Ordinance; Gold Mining; Municipality Act; Election of MLAs; Office of Sheriff; The Public School Act; Public Works Act; Drainage, Dyking, and Irrigation; Wild Land Tax; Road Ordinance; Election of MLAs; Gold Mining; Courts Merger; MPs ineligible to be MLAs; Fireman's Protection Act; Proof under Oath; Suits against the Crown; Supply of Water to Victoria; Land Ordinance, 1870; William Creek Fire Brigade; Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company (E&N), Incorporation of; Replevin; The Public Inquiries Aid Act; An Act to Secure Wives and Children; Indemnification of members of the Legislative Assembly; Asylums for the Insane; Rights of the Property of Married Women; Bills of Sale; The Constitution Act, 1871; Scale of Fees to be taken by certain officers; Agricultural Societies; Allowances to Jurors in Criminal Cases; the Legislative Assembly Privileges Act; Game Ordinance; Attorneys of the Supreme Court to be called to the bar of said court; The Homestead Ordinance; Defraying the expenses of civil government; Indemnification of Members of the Executive Council and others; Practitioners in the County Courts and other inferior Courts; Privileges of the members of the Legislative Assembly; An act to render legitimate, children born out of lawful wedlock. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
197732 pages. Features: Jose Rafael and Portuguese reaction in Toronto to the murder of Emanuel Jaques; Pint Size - Canada's vanishing breed of independent beer companies; Detroit Feature - Life on the Assembly Line; Canada's Favorite Charities - a guide to Canada's major charitiable organizations, who they are, how they get your money, and what they do with it; Massive 6-page GM Preview of its 1978 Cars; The Unpopular Pope - Paul VI may not be the best-loved pope, but he has put his house in order; Facing Up to Psychotherapy - four patients reveal the reasons and methods of psychiatry; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
196732 pages. Features: Dalton Camp explains how he defied John Diefenbaker and forced a new look at the upcoming Progressive Conservative Party convention - with photos of many major PC players; The Crazy, Unbelievable world of Salvador Dali - article with great photos of Dali and Donyale Luna; Navies By Night - The biggest peacetime naval assembly in Canada's history is lit up in Halifax Harbour - article and great colour photos; Huge colour photo centerfold image of Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on June 30th; Interview with golfer Tom Weiskopf - with nice colour photos which also include Arnold Palmer and Mrs. Weiskopf; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
1938128 pages. Many dozens of detailed diagrams and clear black and white photos. Topics include: details of design and construction; explantion of rating tables; explanation of service factors; method of rating reducers; Selection of reducers; Typical examples; Horsepower ratings and permissible overhung loads; Dimensions and weights; Outboard bearings; Assembly diagrams; Information necessary for selecting reducers; Flexible couplings; Speed increasers; Herringbone reducers combined with V-Belt drives; Standard Industrial installation views; Special units and installation views. Above-average wear and soiling. The first 28 pages each bear varying degrees of paper remnants affixed to them - most text and images are unaffected. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this very detailed and informative catalog. Book
1961Approximately 24 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Illustrations include: Ideal Type Male Collie - full profile view; Ideal Type Female Collie - full profile view; Correct Forequarter Assembly (viewed from the side); Correct Hindquarter Assembly (viewed from the side); Correct Front - superficial muscles of front - skeleton; Correct Rear - superficial muscles of rear - skeleton; The Front; The Rear; Superficial Muscles; Skeleton; Headstudy of Ideal Type of Collie; The Bite; Head Faults. Prior owner's small ink stamp inside front cover else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
1980423 pages. Index. "Continues the intent of the original edition of 1974, to present a broad view of the major American fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. It has been intended as a guide - a guide only to the history of the fisheries, assembly of gear, fishing methods, the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products." - from page vii. Moderate wear. Discrete library markings. A sound copy. Book
194956 pages. Features and Articles: Dean Acheson - the Man from Middletown; Gerard Graham Dennis - Canadian criminal; Charlie Monak of Detroit becomes a top man in a Pyramid Friendship Club - the fad that is infecting the nation; Anna Louise Strong; Exposing 14 million people in Russian slave labour camps; Shortage of women in Germany; "Imported Anti-Semetism - Furor over Dickens' Oliver Twist movie keeps it from U.S. screens; Israel chooses Jerusalem for the opening ceremony of its newly elected Constituent Assembly - Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Zionism's elder statesman, is President; Canada's Baby Bonus; George Drew - new leader of the Progressive Conservatives in Canada; McGill students vote a black girl, Beryl Dickinson-Dash, as their Winter Carnival Queen; Using airplanes to evacuate suffering Eskimos from stormy Somerset Island; Latin American Development; Boxer dog Zazarac Brandy wins dog shows; Leon Birkhead claims 'The Churchman' and its editor Rev. Guy Emery Shipler are involved with at least 25 'Communist front or Communist organizations; Military desire for guided missiles - uninhabited aircraft; Great black and white photo ad for Labatt's; Harvey O. Brooks - writer of the song A Little Bird Told Me; English pianist 'Solomon' comes to Carnegie Hall; Conductor Willem Mengelberg; A.Y.D. - American Youth for Democracy - a renamed version of the Y.C.L. (Young Communist League); 3,610 Chinese university students in the U.S. struggle to pay their bills after the war in their homeland; the FCC takes over a 160-metre amateur band for the use of loran - U.S. Ham Radio operators will end up with more elbow room; Tabloid newspapers; New Hampshire's Senator Charles R. Tobey has guns for Textron President Royal Little after the company wives out 3,500 jobs in Nashua, N.H.; Photo of Duo's 'Flagship' trailer which features a 'flying bridge' at the back; Colour photo ad for John McHale shoes inside back cover. This Canadian edition contains editorial content identical with the U.S. edition except for added Canadian news. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1983Cover illustration of Leonard Rosenberg. Contents: Volvo car ad; California dispute over graveyards for old nuclear subs; John Hinckley's Legacy; How Economics lost its credibility, by Dian Cohen; The Tories Make Their Choice - preparing for the leadership convention in Ottawa - photos of each candidate and a summary of their policy positions; Air Canada DC-9 burns at 31,000 feet. Abortion war in Winnipeg; Canadian bullets in Nicaragua; Williamsburg summit; Is Arafat losing control?; Cover Story - The Fall of a Financial Empire - Leonard Rosenberg vs. Jack Biddell - Greymac Trust, Seaway Trust, Crown Trust; The price of medication - generic drugs - Apotex; Peter C. Newman on Japan - Assembly lines with a heart; Octopussy review and promo photo; Fotherinham discusses Jack Webster's receipt of an honourary degree from S.F.U.; Commodore 64 computer ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1983Contents: Pittston battles for New Brunswick refinery in Eastport; Explosive student woes in France; Can we trust our spies?, by Barbara Amiel; Joe Clark searching for second ballot support; Robert Kaplan under attack for his new CSIS; Dave Barrett bows out leaving no heir; Militant Nova Scotia lobster fishermen; The trial of Gilles Gregoire; Inside Canada's Prisons - cover story with photos; Texas Instruments PC ad; British national election campaign; Scandal in Somalia; Congress approves the MX missile; Deadly new phase of warfare in South Africa; Canadian shipyards fighting to survive on government contracts; On the Nissan Assembly Line in Japan, by Peter C. Newman; NHL faces anti-trust challenge after refusing to allow the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a Saskatoon group - Bill Hunter; Commodore 64 computer ad; Into the tomb of HMS Breadalbane - interesting underwater photos; Bruce Allen - the most successful manager in the history of Canadian rock; Fotheringham on the Hitler diaries hoax. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1982Features: Pat McGeer offers a lifeline for the sinking Canadian economic ship; TRS-80 computer ad; Q&A with Peter Lougheed; World Assembly of First Nations in Regina; Jean Drapeau suffers stroke; Problems at Matsqui Prison; IRA bomb blast in Hyde Park; Baby Doc Duvalier of Haiti; Poland - trickle of prisoners released; Philippine Minister of Foreign Affairs Emmanuel Pelaez gunned down - Horacio (Boy) Morales jailed; Re-examining nuclear test bans; America's infrastructure falling to pieces; Cover Story - the 1920s roar back into style - colour fashion photos with article; World trade system running amok; Harry Steele and Eastern Provincial Airways; Article on Decathalete Dave Steen - with colour photo; Nelson Skalbania's Montreal Alouette debacle hangs over the CFL; The return of farmers' markets - article with photos; Left-handers are not all gauche - article on left-handed people with photos; MPs flocking to cable tv to reach constituents; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1989248 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. "Rosemary writes about the people and events she has known and witnessed - from her childhood in Jamaica and the family life that helped to shape her early views of life, to her rise within Canada's social fabric, as a politician and a concerned citizen... Filled with provocative statements about racism in Canada, the rights of women, education, the political process, abortion and a host of other issues at the heart of Canada's development as a free and democratic country." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
1941Features: Photos of Russia's scorched earth policy; London's civil defence forces reviewed by Mr. Churchill - five photos; The Allied Capture of Damascus - Free French Troops March In - five photos; Photo of Frank Knox at the commissioning of the new super-battleship "Washington"; Four illustrations of Britain's latest shock troops in army tests - advance assault methods by a 'Recce" battalion; Photo of Russian pilots; Photo of Russian military officials in London; Photos of the Leading personalities of the week, including the first Indian V.C., Lieut. P.S. Bhagat who cleared landmines for four days and was blown up twice; Scenes of the Allied success in Syria - Twelve photos; Devastating R.A.F. daylight precision bombing in occupied France - four super aerial photos; Fascinating before and after air photos showing camouflage of Hamburg's rail station; Article - The Second Stage in Russia, by Cyril Falls; Air photos of bomb carnage in Munster; Eleven photos of Russian resistance to the "German Hordes"; Britain's Tank Drive - photos of tanks and their assembly - *includes photo of the first Canadian-built Valentine tank at the Angus works - admired by hundreds of workers after being handed over to Colonel Ralson, Canadian Minister of Defense; The Life of British POWs in a German Camp - ten sketches by Lieut. J.F. Watton at Oflag VII and Posen, Poland; Navy sporting events in a Mediterranean Harbour - the H.M.S. "Kelvin"; ME 109F of German flying ace Hauptmann Peter Pingel is recovered intact neara St. Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast; The "Alstertor" Nazi prison ship is scuttled - 3 photos of the sinking and survivors; Three photos of enemy vessls just hit by the R.A.F.; Navy pictures at the latest war exhibition; Article on Bees; Huntley & Palmers Biscuits full-page ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with manicured gardens in background. Average wear. Faint Ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
1944164 pages. Features: Three Main Ocean Routes Urged; $27 Million Ago - last month the Canadian government took over air bases established by the U.S. in the Hudson Bay area; Captain W.R. "Wop" May Goes North Again; de Havilland Assembly; The Magic Merlin; Report from Ottawa; London Report; Trends in Washington; Australia's Score; Air Board Claims Denied; "Gas Inn"; The Elusive Auster; Dinghy Drill; Children Save Pennies for Planes; Mark XIV Bombsight; Maintaining the Wasp Engine; Easily Made Wing Jig; New Equipment; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Front cover beginning to loosen. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1961100 pages. Features: Fulbright Becomes a National Issue - Internationalism; On and Off Stage at the 16th U.N. Assembly - Eight photos including JFK addressing the assembly; Close View of the 'Nonaligned' - an analysis of the deeds and omissions of the Belgrade group of nations; Russia - What We Don't Know, by Leon Goure; West Berlin Waits, uncertainly; On Patrol with the Seventh Fleet - roving the reaches of the Pacific under conditions of 'special readiness'; How to Lose an Election; Hurricane and Hunters; The Actor's 'Method' - His Life, by Lewis Funke and John E. Booth; Why Men Race with Death - Robert Daley explains the homage some pay to 'the voracious god of fast cars' - article with photo of the Von Tripps crash which killed 13 spectators at Monza; Diamonds are a Boy's Best Friend - Business Agent Frank Scott helps baseball players maximize their income from endorsements - article with photo of Frank Scott between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris; Fashion Photos - Taking Cover from the Weather; The State Department's Operations/Crisis Center; Conductor Aaron Copland - five photos; Art out of Anything; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Gently yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
1979194 pages. Features: Cover Car - 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air; Sting Ray - the Corvette retained its purity of purpose in 1963; Lincoln Highway - dedicated on October 30, 1913, but it was little more than a cow path; Rolls-Royce in the U.S.; Bearing Basics - referencing replacements and describing tell-tale signs of faulty bearings; Warmed-Over Dodges - 1927 found Dodge four-cylinder cars facing signs of rejection; Studebaker - they prepared a team of 5 cars for the 1932 Indy 500; Lancia Flaminia - after starting life as a sedan, the Flaminia series blossomed other variations; Antiques in Ohio - search for an early Rambler wiper cable assembly turns into an adventure; Avanti - in many ways the Avanti was as remarkable as the 1963 Sting Ray Corvette; and more. Average wear. Minor staining/waviness from moisture exposure. A sound copy. Magazine
