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1988248 pages. Every sailor's dream cruise: how a Canadian family (including Peter, 4, and Penny, 6) build a boat in their backyard and sailed it to Africa, South America and Panama on their way around the world. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Super copy. Book
1958Approximately 55 pages. Contents include: Uncle Tom and Clayton - Fact, Fiction, and Mystery; The Wilmington-Provincial, Atlantic Coastal Steamer and Toronto Yacht Clubhouse; Broad Pennants on Point Frederick; A Settler's Autobiographical Sketch; An Account of the First Mission of the Associate Synod to Canada West. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
1978128 pages. Dozens of black and white illustrations and line drawings. "All 30 of these toys have been built and tested by the authors, who have provided complete easy-to-follow instructions plans, diagrams, and photographs." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1962Features/Photos: Prince Philip Portrait; The Bloodhound - famous racing yacht purchased by the Queen; East Berlin escape tunnel; For the first time a floodgate opens on the Kariba Dam; Neolithic longbows of 4500 years ago found in the Somersetshire Peat; Television to the Pilot's aid; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
1900Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
198478 pages. Features: Limoelou Restored - Jacques Cartier's manor house at Saint-Malo; Bill Reid's Magnificent Bronze Haida Killer Whale; John O'Brien, Maritime Artist; Queen Victoria's Royal Barge; Arnold 176 - The Vancouver Chronometer; Boulton's Garden - Fifty Years in the Landscape of The Grange, Toronto; Year-Round Bouquets - preserved flowers help museums come alive; Signs of the Times - wonderful old advertisements; A short history of Toronto's Royal Canadian Yacht Club; Architect and Muralist - The Painter George Reid in Onteora, New York; Toronto in Music - Notes of a Collector. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
1927Stories: The Naked Man - a story from Africa; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - our experiment in orange growing; Nine Lives - an interesting cat story; Doctor Ash Takes Charge - an amusing story of how a lazy family came to do some real hard work - perhaps for the first time in their lives; A Flight to Save a Ship (The Lipari) - the author rents a plane to locate a beached vessel and claim it for his salvage company; Chinese Pirates of Today - photos; The Big Voyage of the Little Shanghai - from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a 42 foot yacht; A Trooper's battle with a Lion; The Old Rifle - a New Mexico Tale involving the Halleck and Howard Mill at La Madera; The Mail Bag Mystery - a delightful Irish story; A bear with a Brain - a very clever thieving Grizzly; The Diamond Smuggers - the author describes his gem-running exploits; Land of Volcanoes - a visit to the Tengger, the principal volcanic centre of Java; The Last of the Corsican Bandits - the meteoric career of Romanetti; Prior owner's name pencilled atop front cover else unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Back cover nearly detached. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1987106 pages. "What to do and how to do it, with illustrations, sample forms, insurance guidance, tax reforms, success stories and instruction." - from front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1978Features: Ships in the News - Flashback to Wartime; Royal Holland Lloyd Liner "Flandria" of 1922; "Oropesa" the Fourth; With Prince Line Round the Land; New Ships - North Sea Diving Support Vessel; Fleetwood Memories (2); Ships on Stamps - Steam Yachts and Cargo Vessels; French Line on the North Atlantic; Ferry Scene - Manx Challenge; Danish Sailing Coasters Decline. Book
1940Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Long Distance enters Canada's North Country; Telephone reunites B.C. Mother, Whilma Hincks, with son in Switzerland; Bayview and West win traffic service contest; Telephone calls that keep the doctor away; Article on diet/eating by K.F. Robins, Health Supervisor; The dial telephone's magic wheel and how it works - 4 page illustrated article; 2 photos and caption of the only Chinese telephone office outside of China - Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, San Francisco; Statistics re: number of telephone sets per community province-wide; Numerous changes in Vancouver's new telephone directory; Many merry mix-ups followed the directory changes; Calls to Australia now routed across the Pacific; Fred Buckle; A visit to London, England via its telephone directory; The Rolling Pin to the Rescue - the tabulators in the information office; B.C. Ship-to-Shore service expands rapidly in year; Harley D. Miller; Paving the way for Vancouver's dial system; White Rock to have dial system; Carrier now used on Gulf cables linking Vancouver and Nanaimo; New submarine cable laid from Copper Cove to Bowen Island; Greater Vancouver and Royal City have big cable programme; Half a million calls daily in Vancouver; William Tyre; Robert Browning Smith; Vacation from work but not from health; Cover photo of King George and Queen Elizabeth bidding farewell at Chilliwack; Gordon Farrell's yacht on Burrard Inlet; Telephones at the fingertips of Royal Couple throught the tour - 5 page article with great photos; Australia wins telephone 'ashes' in Port Day 'word match'; Wire Photos Transmitted from Vancouver for First Time - 3 pages with photos; "Our PNE exhibit was a crowd magnet - voice mirror"; Cecil Austin McMaster; Robert Smyth; Telephoning popular pastime of singers; Telephone equipment in new Hotel Vancouver - many photos plus article entitled "The House with 700 Phones"; White Rock now has dial system; Percy H. Wilson; Miss Dorothy Howard; Ernest E. Harris; Article on operators by Damon Runyon; Our Al Hunter now a one-man phone company in Liberia, Africa; Vancouver's First Dial Office now in service - 8 page article with photos; Thirtieth Year of Telephone Talk; Flood waters fail to keep Courtenay operators from work; Photos of heavy gang work near Kamloops; Fraser Office will go dial in fall of 1941; The Marine Office Power Plant; A.L. Creech; Some highlights of Vancouver's first dial office - 3 page article with photos; Take Care of your Skin; West Vancouver Office is doubled in size to keep pace with growth; Miss Grace D. Smith; Telephone displays are features of 'Bay' anniversary windows; Walter Hughes, Royal City Plant Man; Sunspots 'sabotage' service - one page article with diagram; Community gift of phone to Colebrook couple Mr. and Mrs. George Frith; Phone Company joins Vancouver's dial system; Allan W. Hunter in Liberia - 4 pages with photos; UBC Silver Jubilee section with many nice photos; Frederick J. Tremblay; Back cover devoted to Dunkerque (Dunkirk); Lumber for the Empire - 9 super pages of great photos (all with captions) of sawmills, logging scenes, buildings constructed of B.C wood; 3 page PNE report with photos; Marine Office now serves over 11,000 telephones; sensational 11-page photographic tribute to B.C's fishing industry; New Book
1971Features: Class A Yachts get good grades in SORC; Dorothy Crossley's Virgin Island Interlude - a life of cruising; A day of hard winter sailing; Swedish Mistress - a liberated gal; Yankee 30 - for MORC or offshore competition; Ericson's Dramatic look matched by high performance features; Allied's new 30-footer - a good chance to win; Schock's Santana 37 features expansive rig; Thunderbird; FUN is pretty, fast, seaworthy - and was built in a basement; Bolero on Satin; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
1972Features: Exotic Friendly Isla Mujeres Beckons; Easter Fleet found itself in difficiult straits near Vancouver; Columbia 30 more 40-footer than 30; Westsail is appealing double Ender; Gary Mull's One Ton Yacht in Production at Ranger; Three Bidders for the Canada's Cup - Merrythought, Dynamite, Aggressive; "Pert" family day-sailer of the 30s still a New England favorite; Two Gaff Riggers; Olympics here we come; Robin off Scituate; Can a sailor be liberated in a bikini?; 400 miles north to Charleston - the annual Fort Lauderdale to Charleston race; Number 4 for Capt. Gray and TIDA WAVE; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
1973Features: Autumn on the Chesapeake; Last Dance off Steel Shore (Chicago); Cape 25 is small cruiser with good looks; Luxurious Challenger 48 is large cruising sailer; The Triton - glass success of the fifites; A Portfolio... by Denis Mason; Schooners at play in race sponsored by Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
1974Features: Sea Hawk - profile of a cruising man's yacht - from navy launch to stately schooner; Dutchman in flight; William Crealock designs distant voyager - Westsail 42; Palmer Johnson SF 47, flush deck racer by Frans Maas; On Bonaire (off Venezuela) - like being at sea; 5-0-5 acrobatics; afternoon on the Indian River, Florida; Sally has a knockdown; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
1975Features: A date with nostalgia - a fleet of square riggers and schooners off New Bedford, Massachusetts; Newport Again - this time the world prize for One Ton yachts; Rusty at the Helm - Sylvia Everdell of Boston; Why sail alone across Lake Michigan? - well, why not?; Racing the Trailerable; A Boast and a Big Prize - the first MacGregor Challenge; Tobago Cays - gems of the Grenadines; The Westerly Conway - offshore yacht from England; Allied Seawind II - New Gillmer Circumnatigator; Downeaster 38 - Traditional cruiser from California; Kaufman 30-footer - C-Flex 1/2 ton cup yacht; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1975Features: Landfall at Diamond Head - ONDINE surts to the Transpac finish line; The Widgeon - class close-up of a big 12.5-foot pocket sailboat, ready for abuse, designed to give a good ride; Footing up the (Puget) Sound - 26-footers on the Gold Cup course off Shilshole Bay Marina; The Tumlaren - she gets into your blood; On Shore, by Paul Darling; Where mountains loom over quite beaches and bowls of coconut chips grace the bar - the Windward Islands in the Caribbean; Hail Skipjacks! - last of a breed; Nicholson 33 - 3/4 tonner by Holland; Ericson Cruising 36 - Rakish cutter by Bruce King; Sea Sprite - 22'6" sloop by Carl Alberg; Shannon 38 - Modern Ocean Cruising Yacht; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1975Features: Two -Ton Test - who's the best at IOP 32?; They call it the greatest spectacle in yacht racing - from Newport Harbor, California to Ensenada, Mexico; Under iron canopies through pastures on an inland passage to teh lakes; Victoria Yachtscape - another Balboa?; Alden's MALABAR IV lives! - she's MISTRESS II of New Orleans; Innovative monocoque 1/4 tonner, a cruiser too - Art Paine and TWO BITS; English Archer type is connoisseur's cruising yacht - Charles Ward, builder of the Saga 34; Frers turns to cruising with attractive 40-footer - the Frers 40; Farallon 29 - stiff family cruiser, competent to weather; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1975Features: 1,046 boats plu 90 classes plus 14 yacht clubs equals one mega-regatta - the 46th Annual Southern California Yachting Association Regatta; The thriving Thunderbird - 26 foot sloop; Memories of Georgian Bay and the splendor of north country; Norway - land of sailors; A Sailing Legacy, by Taylor Walsh; Foul Weather Dinghy Sailing across the Atlantic - an invigorating view about the buoys by English photographer Alistair Black; A Look at Speed under Sail; 470s and a Tempest meet on Buzzards Bay; Marauder - innovations for the Canada's Cup; Newport 28 has good ideas from worlds of racing and cruising; Modern Maxi 95 - novel 32-footer by upcoming Swedish designer Pelle Petterson; Beautiful, distinctive 34-foot pinky is Jay Benford's own; Hinckley Sou'wester 48 - modern cruiser of conventional lines; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1975Features: Suddenly I wanted to go sailing - G.A. (Andy) Marken; Kialoa III; AMERICA Lives! (colour centerfold!); Little Yacht for blue water and big fun - the 20 foot Able; Swampfire - American level racer and 3/4 ton winner; Rating is no handicap for Wylie's impressive NO GO-7; Stylish Palmer Johnson cruiser 43CR built by Wauquiez; Miller & Whitworth design GINKGO type for glass production; Twin Screw Nicholson 70 designed for plush cruising; Bonjour Tahiti - Hobie sailors race in paradise - world competition at Baie de Matavai; Javelin - a class close-up; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
196668 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1967 Oldsmobiles inside front cover; Gordie Howe Goes Home - How Saskatoon proudly hailed a hometown hero; I was a hospital strikebreaker - people pitched in to keep Montreal General Hospital clean during the dispute; 49 things to do and see at Expo 67; The New Morality; The New Moralists; The Mouth That Roars - behind Montreal radio talk show host Pat Burns' hot-line toughness is a man critics don't know - he really cares; The land where fear lays siege - South Africa's apartheid 'solution' traps both the black and the white; 101 Ways to escape Montreal's St. Vincent de Paul Prison; Will success spoil PEI?; Photographing wildlife; The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's program for junior sailors - article with colour photos; Fantastic colour ad for the International Harvester Travelall, pickup and Scout; Cabbage Willows camp at James Bay; Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for the 1967 Pontiacs; Awesome two-page colour photo ad for Chevrolet's new Camaro; nice ad for Electrohome, "the only color tv engineered in Canada'; Nice Coke ad on back cover features soup and sandwich; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Coffee drop at top of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
1936Pages 1221-1252. Many great black and white photos. Features: Erling Tambs and the "Teddy" (continued); The Queen Mary's Engines - article, photos and nice colour illustration of the vessel at sea; Fifty Years in Sail - Vivid extracts from the log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes; Troops and Trooping - the work of troopships during the war of 1914-18 solved problems that had never before arisen on so large a scale; Yacht Cruising - amateurs may now set about yacht cruising in an economical and seamanlike manner; Battle of the Nile - the engagement in Aboukir Bay between Nelson and Napoleon on August 1, 1798. Moderate wear. Store stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Magazine
1927Features: Through Spain in Disguise - Part I of the story of an odd wager, by the Countess Guerrini Malmignati; The Tiger-Man of the Whynooche - locals of Chehalis and Mason counties in Washington state feared this killer; The Ghost of Ozwatini - a strange story from Natal; "Quarrelsome Mac" - a nautical story; The "Hell-On-Earth" Legion - five years with the French Foreign Legion; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Our experiment in orange-growing (with wonderful photos) - part II; Nature's Nightmares - ugly animals; Nurse Warburton's Ordeal - she became lost while tramping from Hope to Princeton, British Columbia; Hunting the Australian Buffalo - article with super photos; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part III of a trip from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a forty-foot yacht; Trial by Jury - an awkward trial in India; Tuk-Took - a little Eskimo girl, her step-mother, and her dog - with nice photos; A Dead Man's Diary - an unknown white man perishes in the African wilds, but leaves his diary; The Mystery of "Dutch Henry" who was wanted "dead or alive" by two governments; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
2010136 pages. Features: Building a Model Sailing Yacht - Part II; The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center; The Somes Sound 12 1/2; VIVA; A New Bronze Pulpit; Encounters of the Texas 200; One-off Wood-and-Canvas Construction; and more. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
1994Features: Cruising across the Arctic Ocean; Mapping the North - Who Was Really Where When?; The Last Resort - Cannibalism in the Arctic; Plying the Northwest Passage - The First Single-Season Traverse by Yacht; Plants of the Arctic Tundra; Capturing the North - The Work of Claire Fejes. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1982Features: In light of Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Barbara Amiel argues that the rabbis are wrong to suggest that debating certain questions is wrong; Turning off the tap of Soviet emigration; Alberta's separatist WCC party; Tough times for unions; Hospital lineups in BC; Troubles with Haitian taxi drivers in Montreal - Serge Veilleux shot; The Iraq Iran war; Geoffrey Prime - tip of an espionage iceberg; Unemployed Irishman finds his way into Queen's bedroom; Namibia - a faltering breakthrough; Trouble on Nicaragua's border; Geoge Schultz - new Secretary of State; Pulitzer Prize winner Fred Sparks bequeathes $30k to the PLO - Jewish lobby opposes; Cover Story - The Future of the PLO; Jamil Hilal of the DFLP - Q&A; Power play splits OPEC; Operation Exodus makes a haul - illegal computer shipments from US to Soviet Union; Bow Valley Industries increases its East Coast oil position; Dome Petroleum and its plan to build a $1.7 billion liquefied Natural Gass (LNG) plant and pipeline in Northern B.C. with terminal at Prince Rupert; Victoria - Maui Yacht race; Sweep Six proves very popular at Vancouver's Exhibition Park - horse racing/betting; Canadian team leaves for second Everest attempt; Another voice stilled - Today Magazine to cease publication - Paul Zimmerman; Homeschool article by Judy Shapiro - parents are battling for the right to educate at home; Rapes getting more violent - countermeasures being taken - Jennifer Isford; Branding cattle for a vacation; 1982 Toyota SR5 Corolla hardtop ad inside back cover. Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
