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Hardcover in-12°, 445 pp, abondammentt illustre en noir et en couleurs, index, cartonnage de l'editeur sous jaquette illustree. Très bon état. [BL-4] Avant-propos de G.Bauer - Textes de M. Brion, J. Desternes, H. Queffélec et J. Ribes - Illustrations de Beuville, Lars Bo, Jacques Liozu, Pierre Noel, Lillemor Tell, R. de Villepreux, etc.
in-8°, 241 pp, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [MI-12]
2 Volumes in-8°, 437 et 468 pages, broches, couverture illustree pell. Tres bel ensemble. [TX-7]
in-8°, 156 pages, broche, couv. illustree. Bon etat. [AZ-13]
in-8 etroit, 320 pp, broche, couv. illustree. Bel exemplaire. [AZ-11][FL-16]
in-8, 264 pp, broche, couv. Bon etat. [AZ-12]
in-12 carré, 190 pages, illustrations, broche, couv. ill.- Ex-libris en page de garde. Bon etat. [FL-10][WE-2?]
in-16, 509 pages, broche, couv. illustree. Bon etat. [LP-4]
in-8, 249 pp, broché, couv. Bon etat. [NV-4]
1986Small neat owner's label on title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked blue cloth boards, rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket repaired down fold but not price clipped or marked with a little sunning and light creasing to edges. 190pp. The story of Gustaf Erikson and the Aland Islands in Finland where the last bastion of commercial sail existed. Erikson's ships were part of the Grain Races from Australia to Britain and this in-depth account examines the ships and voyages in great detail and how the islands' wealth was derived almost entirely from shipping.
1949Features include: They Servant The Elephant - written by a man who spent half a lifetime in the forests of Southern India; The Rowboat Mystery - A decidedly awkward problem confronted the detective department of the Seattle (U.S.A.) police; The Smoke Jumpers - the latest development by the U.S. authorities against forest fires; Unlucky Launch - an amusing account involving a shipyard; The Money-Maker - An amusing confidence trick tale from the files of a Gold Coast District Officer; The "Lion-Men of Ussure (Part 1) - Tanganyikans are suspected of posing as murderous lion-men; The Accessory - rifles suddenly disappear from a battalion in India; Jim Darling's Last Shot - a store clerk catches 'gold fever'; Patrolling the Arctic - Adventures of the hardy members of the R.C.M.P. in the vast wastes of Canada's north; Forests Afloat - Benson Log Rafts; Wolf-Hunting in Finland. Illustrated in black and white. Above-average wear. Faint pencilled name atop back cover. Tears to spine. Magazine
198162 pages. A gastronomic guide to Finland. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Extensively illustrated with many colour plates. Very nice copy. Book
198799 pages. Features include: Gunslingers of the RAF - honing their Gattling skills; Harriers in the Fast Lane; Zulu Alert - USAF Eagles; V/STOL Fighters at Sea; Britain Chooses AWACS; Apilas for Finland - shoulder launched missile gains wide acceptance; Runway denial - grounding Soviet forces in a European war; Tactical Jamming Raven - Grumman EF-111; Britain's EAP vs. France's Rafale; NATO wargames training; Sherpa - Shorts C-23A with USAF; Cruise Missiles at Greenham U.K. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
198247 pages including index and colour photography. "Presents favourite Norwegian recipes including easy, step-by-step recipes from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Author's suggestions for setting the table and serving the meal will acquant you with Norwegian customs, and you can share what you've learned with your guests as you eat the delicious dishes found in this book." - from back board. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Solid working copy. Book
2000205 pages. Index. Eyewitness reports of a Finnish-American journalist, 1938-1997. Author spent a lifetime bridging the linguistic and cultural gap between Finland and North America. Covers Sibelius, the Winter War, the Continuation War and Finnish identity. Clean, bright and unmarked but for discard stamp upon top edge of text. Negligible wear. Very nice copy. Book
193696 pages. Features: Long Complete Air-War Adventure - to Sergeant Ryan there was One Square Mile of Enemy Territory that Must Remain Inviolate - yet Fate made it the Objective of the Most Daring Raid of that Crazy Band of Bombers, the Coffin Crew; Air Mystery Story - An R.A.F. Flying-Boat Vanishes on its Trial Flight and a Retired Fishmonger in Finland finds his Greenhouse Roof Broken by an English Schoolboy's Satchel; Air Mystory Story - The All-Seeing Eye of a Silent Witness supplied the Clue to a sinister secret that gave the German Raiders Supremacy of the Air by night; Thrilling Air War History - The full and authentic story of the rise and fall of the imperial German Air Service during the Great War; Real Life Story - I Flew for Bolivia - The Amazing story of the only Englishman who Fought and Flew for Bolivia in the Recent War of the Gran Chaco; Great Modern Air Story - The Peaslake Crash - the Dramatic story of a first and last flight; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
194686 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. Several colour plates. Text in Finnish. Writing atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Binding intact. Contents yellowed. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
199098 pages. Features: John Martin's VariViggen; Wing Incidence & Tail Size; Acey Deucy in Finland; Ford's Flying Flivver; Pietenpol's First 60 years; Electronic Ignition for Aircraft; Stauning '89; Is your alternator airworthy? Nice copy. Book
197896 pages. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Editor's signature and inscription atop front blank flyleaf which is loose but present. Originally published in 1973. "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by high school students in learning something of the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Canada, and of the cultural heritage of which Scandinavian and other Canadians are the heirs." - from preliminary page. Chapters include: Evidence of early Vikings in North America - the Viking sagas; Early Scandinavian immigrants in Canada and the U.S.A.; Gimli, Manitoba - a case study of a successful struggle for survival; Where have all the Danes gone? - the pros and cons of assimilation; Three attempts at Scandinavian colonization on the West Coast; How did we survive?; The Scandinavian touch in Canada; Scandinavia today. Sticker removal marks to upper corner of front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. An uncommon and excellent resource. Book
1971Features: The Washington Scene; The Madonna of the Rocks; Paulo Seel, President of the Scholarship Fund; Three Secrets of Gemstone Identification; Jewelry Maker's Handbook, Part 4; The Cab of the Month; The Parallax Cut; Abalone Picture Frames; Rockhounding in Finland; Iridescent Golden Amber Glass. Above-average wear but remains a sound working copy. Date stamp to front cover. Book
1993164 pages. Index. "A very personal book in which the author explains how his interests in Finland have developed in parallel with the transformation of the country from a pre-war agrarian economy to a modern welfare state with an advanced technological basee... An interpretation of the landscape is accompanied by a description of the features - often peculiar to Finland - that stir the five senses... Illustrates more familiar topics with a mass of 'unconsidered trifles' - a diary here, a manuscript there; an idea here, a critical observation there - to produce an unusual and often intimate picture of the country and its people." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
1973Features: The Lost Patrol - an experienced Mountie fails to turn back in time; Bringing Home the Cook - Roundup Cooks; When Lightning Strikes - The Ritch Family; Small Caliber Two-Man Placering; The Salt Hauler Murders - nothing would stop the Cheyennes; Elwha's Feuding Hermits - photo of a post office in a stump!; Attempted Break at Yuma Penitentiary; Little Finland - Snoma, South Dakota; Montana's Caveman Outlaw - Frank Brady; Wild Old Days!; They Found the Range Empty! - A ranger cleaned out by Comanches and Kiowas. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1976160 pages. Superb colour photography throughout. "The official history of Canada Cup '76. It relives in word and picture the great moments of the tournament, the drama and the excitement... Game summaries, statistics and double-page colour portraits of each of the six teams are included. The story of the development of international hockey and of hockey in each of the six Canada Cup countries is told. Includes chapters on the 1972 and 1974 Canada-Soviet series and the 1976 NHL-Soviet exhibitions... A permanent souvenir." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket bears several closed tears and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this sensational work. Hockey fans of they 1976 era will marvel at the many wonderful photos as they relive this memorable series. Book
1982314 pages. Decorated endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Provides the impressive history of the hardy Finnish pioneers who settled this district located about 20km north of Wapella, Saskatchewan, between Whitewood, Esterhazy, Tantallon and Rocanville, on the south side of the Qu'appelle River. Above-average wear to dark blue cloth. Binding intact. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound reference copy of this precious genealogical reference. Heidebrecht & Leutenegger p.112 Book
193796 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo (circa 1885) of steam (bull) donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply, Susanville, CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products, Ltd. mill at Port Tasis (Tahsis) is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier, Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton, Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish, WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek, OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled, B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless, Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa, CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty, C.A. Doty, Charles Gilchrist, W.C. Miles, Jerry Startup, S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren, PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical. Magazine