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1938384p. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Spine decorated and lettered in gold and red. Hardbound. Very good copy. (Part of 24 volumes). The editor, Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (ca. 1886-1974) was a famous book collector, author, bibliographer, and a Sherlock Holmes scholar. SCIENCE BOX 1
1976126 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs, some in color. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding. Tail of spine worn with some loss. First American Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Without the cards and viewer that sometimes is contained in a separate folder. W100
1821pp. xi, (1) [List of plates], 660. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Some plates printed on tissue like paper. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Thomas Corydon Moore, 1865 on frontis and some plates. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's College Library on front paste down. XLib stamp on title page. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn and rubbed leather binding. Original leather spine label, loss on one corner. Head and tail of spine worn with some loss. S&S/AI 6473. First American Edition. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
199548 pages including index. Tour the intricate colonies of insects that contain tunnels, storage areas, and even nurseries. Revel in the wonders of camouflage and disguise that animals use to hide from their predators and hunt their prey. Investigate the world of monstrous animals and find out if they are fact or fantasy. Very educational and entertaining. Some damage to lower portion of spine. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
1990128 pages. In 1962 Benny Foster was serving his seventh term in the B.C. Penitentiary when the Canadian government decided to experiment in paroling addict inmates. It was a roller coaster ride of depressions and euphorias garnished with drug squad guzzlings and prison humour but Benny hung out to the end. Also provides two glimpses of life on B.C. coastal native reserves plus an insider's view of capital punishment. Unmarked copy with moderate wear. Author served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. Book
1977Features: Exclusive - For the First Time Anywhere, the Custer Flying Wing!; Rocket Fighter Pt II - Attacking the Bomber Streams; WW II's Pacific Graveyards; The Lightning in North Africa and Compressibility at 30,000 feet; Outlandish Winged wonders. Art: Lockheed P-38H; Lockheed F-5B; Messerschmitt 163S & 263; Kawanishi H8K 2 "Emily"; Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty"; Vought F4U Corsair Book
199865 pages including index. Circa late 1990s. Canada's westermost province is divided into nine distinct regions. Rich in history, each region is unique to its people and land, a key ingredient to any favorite recipe. Contains four or more wonderful recipes from each region, lavishly illustrated with colour photography of the food and its region. Includes such wonders as: seafood dumplings with wasabi mayonaise, tuna tataki, sweet potato chips, Nanaimo bars, wild rice with Porcini mushrooms, and many more. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Attractive glossy colour illustrated covers. Book
197848 pages. So many of us walk along the seashore unaware that we are surrounded by millions of small creatures hidden in the sand, under rocks or in masses of seaweed. The activities offered in this booklet will hopefully serve as guidelines for your exploration of the countless wonders along the seashore. The fragility of the environment makes it imperative that we develop the children's awareness of ecological factors and stress the importance of conservation. Many black and white illustrations and line drawings. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
1996277 pages including index. After ten years of research, a practicing psychotherapist has proof that eccentrics are usually healthier than the rest of us - as well as more creative, more idealistic, more opinionated, and much more fun to read about. "This book is as charming as its quirky subjects." - The Economist. Some writing atop acknowledements page else unmarked. Very light wear. Nice copy. Book
1980Unpaginated. A lovely collection of illustrated poetry. Author was born in Kaslo, B.C. on Kootenay Lake. She is a lover of birds, wild flowers, and other wonders of the natural world. This love she expresses through her poetry. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1998300 pages including index, notes and sources. "Focussing upon the three major areas of development - navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting - Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made the extraordinary scientific and technological discoveries needed to make these miracles happen." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Surprisingly light wear. Nice solid clean copy. Book
1994352 pages. Index. Colour illustrations. "Brilliantly illustrated, here are hundreds of questions and authoritative answers about space and earth, how our bodies work, why we observe age-old customs and traditions. There are revealing insights into nature's mysteries and the modern marvels of our homes and workplaces." - from back board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1914"The Wonders of Aircraft in the War Copiously Illustrated". Front cover photos of General Pau, one of France's most famous Commanders. Centerfold devoted to the Officers and Men of the Royal Flying Corps. Photos and illustrations include: types of german aeroplanes; Diagrammatic representation of a Zeppelin dropping a bomb on the ill-fated city of Antwerp; Bullet-proof cage of the Zeppelin Bomb-thrower; German anti-aircraft gun; Dusseldorf Zeppelin shed; Zeppelin 5 is brought down by the Russian cavalry; The 'Astra Torres'; Parisians observe a German aeroplane, the Taube, overhead; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover almost detached and bears 6" tear from left edge. 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
1990Features: Emperors of North America - Superbly adapted to the coldest, most desolate place on Earth, the Emperor penguin reveals its startling secrets to scientists; A Daybreak Diary - Learning Life, learning love - Seven days in Canadian Jean Vanier's federation of miracles; Romantic Revival - A team of Canadian horticulturalists hopes to restore one of the botanical wonders of the world; Courting Commerce - The brainchild of marketing geniuses, shopping malls have radically altered Canadians' lives, but they are more machines than traditional retail districts. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1991Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1994Features: Mongolia's Mysterious Reindeer People - the last remaining Tsaatan nomads carry on a centuries-old caribou culture; Spineless Wonders - Jellyfish may hold the key to life's deep mysteries; Heavenly Harmonies - Blending spruce, sweat, and sawdust, Linda Manzer builds guitars that dazzle music's top stars; Bones of Contention - Did crewman on the most famous arctic disaster choose the 'last resource' of cannibalism?; Moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1954Features: A Tigress for Escort - an amazing story of Indian big-game hunting; Football Crazy - An amazing story of the merchant navy in South Africa; Seeking Sunken Gold - may be regarded as a long-delayed 'sequel' to "The Wreck of the General Grant", originally published as far back as 1899; Garcia - by Kerry Wood of Red Deer, Alberta; Saskatchewan "Snowplanes" - includes photo of the winner of the 1938 'Derby Cup' race; The Land of Wonders - a visit to a little-known region in the heart of Turkish Anatolia; Diamonds Cut Diamonds - a quaint story from Queensland involving beachcombers collecting loot from a wrecked steamer; Search and Rescue - stirring stories of rescues by the Royal Canadian Air Force; Alpine Killer - an unusual story from the Austrian Tyrol by a chamois hunter - involves a savage ibex; The Death-Track - a white man seeks to develop land considered sacred. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
1919Cover portrait of Sir Robert S. Horne, K.C., M.P., Minister of Labour. Please note: does not include colur map. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Demobilisation of the British Army", with photos. Centerfold photos of captured German booty, including a large cache of gas shells at Luttre, Belgium. Chapter CCCVIII - The Demobilisation and Resettlement of the War Workers, with photos. Chapter CCCIX - The Wonders of Wireless in the War, with photos. Above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
1919Dozens of great black and white photos. Features: Cover photo of the Prince of Wales presenting colours to Canadians; Conclusion of Chapter CCCIX - Wonders of Wireless in the War; Chapter CCCX - The Empire and the War - Progress of the Overseas Dominions and India, 1914-18; photo of Princess Patricia decorating Canadian colours and inspecting the P.P.C.L.I.; Great centerfold photo of Anzac Day in London, 25 April, 1919 - Australian Cavalry marching down Fleet St.; Photos of Officers of the Canadian 4th Division leaving Liverpool for the west; and more. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
196147 pages. Features: The (bilingual) National Theatre School of Canada, located in Montreal; They Expect Miracles of (baseball player) Frank Howard; Dillies by Dali - the famed surrealist applies his ideas to a new medium - the designing of jewelry - with seven colour illustrations; Amanda Blake says "I don't need men" - marriage has no place in the life of the girl TV viewers know as Gunsmoke's Kitty Russell; Maurice Chevalier - the eternal youth; Anatomy of a Wedding - X-ray wedding photos!; Showing the flag - 798 Mini-minor cars are arranged to form a giant Union Jack (with colour photo); They have a word for it - a series of new Canadian dictionaries published by Gage; Essie Johnson - new model missionary - a Canadian works in Northern Rhodesia to prepare the Africans to educate their own people; Colour photos of birds; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1962Features: Unfair Tax Laws - you are probably paying more than your share, says Ross M. Robertson; Albania - where Stalin still rules - can this tiny, backward Communist nation continue to oppose Khrushchev's power?; People on the Way Up - Giancarlo Baghetti, Jane Powell Rosenthal, Mark Wilson (TV's top magician); The Grass Craze - lawn lovers by the millions have taken the greensward to heart - here's how to work wonders with your private pasture; The New Frontier Women - wives of White House insiders battle to keep up with the sophisticated, hectic life in the Capital, by Flora Lewis; We Waste a Million Kids a Year - can our schools bridge the gap? - part 2 of 3; Timeless Idaho - how this wildly beautiful state preserves a slow-paced, independent way of life; The Last Days of Sugar Ray - the rise and fall of America's flashiest titleholder, the boxer they said would never have money trouble. Uncommon full-page advertisement for Tea ('The Hot Refresher') features the Detroit Red Wings NHL Hockey Team with black and white images of Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, and others. Average wear. Tears to to some interior pages at fold, otherwise a sound copy. Book
194196 pages. Features: Cover photo of the first Canadian-built Hampden Bomber leaving Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. hangar for its first flight; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Great illustrated full-page ad for Brewster shows a great aircraft carrier scene; Nice full-page Vickers ad includes photo of a "Stranraer" - the largest aircraft ever built in Canada; Full-page ad for the Ryan ST-3; Great Wright Aircraft Engine full-page photo ad shows dozens of their large new engines in a warehouse waiting to be shipped; Nice two-page two-colour ad for Snap-On Tools shows a map with their 35 dealer branches in North America; Canada Wire & Cable ad shows their product being used by assemblers at Fairchild; The Bristol Bolingbroke Bomber-Night Fighter is Made in Canada - article with fantastic photos; When Pilots Reach the Ceiling - what the Luftwaffe has learned about the effects of altitude on men; Observations in an Avro Anson - article with photos; Great two-page two-colour photo ad for Snowgo runway snow removal equipment; Ad for teh Vega 35; Canadian Fighter Pilots Score - the story of Bader's Famous All-Canadian Squadron in the R.A.F.; There are no Miracles in Aircraft Production - the case for a great, growing industry; National Steel Car ad with photos; Canadian Aircraft Production - major feature articles; Intelligent Vigilance is check on Saboteur in aircraft production; Great two-page colour Lockheed ad boats of their stamina; Great photo ad for the National Defense Cessna AT-8; Aircraft Accessories offer Easy engine starting; Beautifully illustrated Bristol engine ad shows what appears to be a large Caribou flying over a huge ship; Text of speech by Horace T. Hunter on Courage; Great illustrated Avro ad for their Reconnaissance and Training Aircraft; Cygnet ad; Stylish ad for Bell Airacobra; T.C.A. Reports Year of Rapid Expansion; Index to advertisers; Report on Contracts Awarded by Munitions and Supply Dept; Intava ad on back cover announces their new Aviation Oils D.M.S. oils; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Clipping from page 73 has removed half the page; Covers present but free of staples, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
1919Pages 354-440 plus 24 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The Bullet-proof Scotchman - an adventure of John Mundell in the Pampas of Uruguay; ; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part I - wonderful photos in China; An Exciting Trading Trip - efforts to trade with a warlike tribe in East Africa; Some Strange WWI Escapes from Germany - part II; Interesting photo and short article of Dog Rib Indians in Canada receiving their annual grant of one pound, as well as presents, from the Canadian government; Among the Wild Tribes of Darien - exploring the native tribes of Panama - with great photos; Stories of the War - Thirty Hours in No Man's Land - in WWI an Australian trooper on the Western Front is wounded and must make his way back to his own lines; Siringa's Last Battle - a native boy helps in one of the first fights in German East Africa, A Week in a Lens Dungeon - McLean and Ebbs of the 87th Canadian Battalion hid in a cellar for a week before making their way back to their lines; Miraculous Escapes from Sunken Submarines; An Adventurous Hunt After Man-eating Crocodiles - in Victoria Nyanza; The Mountain Warriors of France - excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - part II of what happend when Zulus killed an Englishman to use his body for love medicine; Wonders of Northern Syria - article with many great photos of architectural remains; Carter's Exoneration - a stirring story of the Australian Mounted Police. Great multi-page advertising feature on the Waterproof Products Corporation. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1936Pages 293-324. Features: Story of the Marine Engine (1); The Record Breaker "Lightning" - a famous racing clipper; Through the Ithsmus of Panama; Alain Gerbault and the "Firecrest"; Launching Ceremonies - various methods are used to launch new ships; Epics of Submarines - stories of gallantry and escapes from death. Includes photos of the liner St. Paul on her side beside a quay in New York. Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine