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1870rif. 008003London: Longmans Green & Co 1870. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo. Half contemporary goatskin marbled paper boards gilt lettering and blind tooling to compartments. Marbled edges and endpapers. xvi 960 pp. Spine slightly faded some minor rubbing to boards and extremities. Bookplate to front pastedown. Fine overall. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
1870rif. 22407London: Longmans Green and Co 1870. New Edition. Hardcover. g. 12mo. 820pp. Three quarters black leather over marbled paper covered boards gold embossed floral decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontis reproduction of an engraving with protective tissue guard. Encyclopedic definitions from Aardvark to Zymotic. All leather edges rubbed and worn boards scuffed. Slight age toning. Title page retains 1/2" closed tear to fore edge. Shelf wear. Binding in fair interior in very good condition. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
1870rif. 22407London: Longmans Green and Co 1870. New Edition. Hardcover. g. 12mo. 820pp. Three quarters black leather over marbled paper covered boards gold embossed floral decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontis reproduction of an engraving with protective tissue guard. Encyclopedic definitions from Aardvark to Zymotic. All leather edges rubbed and worn boards scuffed. Slight age toning. Title page retains 1/2" closed tear to fore edge. Shelf wear. Binding in fair interior in very good condition. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
1971254p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
1971254p., illus. w/ drawings by the author. Hardcover Very good condition
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
1979Oversize. 153 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1979Oversize. 153 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1983120p., illus. Magazine Very good condition
1986No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 252pp. The sailing team of the author and his wife reflect their experience of sailing in all weathers, whether cruising or racing. It also covers his skills as a yacht designer including some of the mathematics involved in this work.
19478vo., with frontispiece, plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; original series binding of brown cloth boards, upper board lettered in gilt, brown buckram back blocked and lettered in gilt, brown top, a near fine copy.
1959rif. 63534Bielefeld - Berlin, Klasing & Co. GmbH, 1959, Auflage: 1. Leinen, gebunden; seeblauer, gelb geprägter Einband, mit illustriertem Schutzumschlag und Cellophanschutzumschlag / Anz. Seiten: 246 / 16 x 24 cm / mit zahlreichen Schwarzweissabbildungen auf Tafeln, mit Karten illustrierte Vorsätze / Zustand: gut, leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einband gering lichtrandig, Papier etwas gebräunt, Schutzumschlag leicht berieben und etwas rand- und rückenlädiert, Cellophanschutzumschlag gebräunt, gewellt und lädiert, Besitzereintrag auf Titelblatt
rif. DADAX1446517381New unknown
1897rif. 020270Paris - Liège Librairie Polytechnique, Baudry et Cie 1897 un volume in-8°, (4) 406 pp. Cartonnage éditeur en percaline bordeaux, dos et premier plat titrés blanc. (cartonnage légèrement frotté, présence de quelques piqûres situées en majorité sur la gouttière, premier mors intérieur un peu faible). Première édition ornée de 28 planches de figures en noir. Table des termes techniques. Table des figures. Table des matières. Signature manuscrite ancienne et tampon sur le faux-titre.
rif. P30567Mondomarine yachts: 1993 Italy softcover 3 pages.With photos specifications and lay-out. English language. In very good condition  paperback
1936401p. Hardcover Very good condition
1959194 p., illus. Designed by Eugene V. Connett. Hardcover Very good condition good
1959194 p., illus. Designed by Eugene V. Connett. Hardcover Ex-library, Good condition
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
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
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
1911Features: Tacoma's Union Station Thrown Open to the Public - two-page article including grainy photo of the new station; Oregon-Washington Station To Formally Open May 20 - new passenger station in Seattle (article with photo inside the main waiting room); Professional biography of self-made man Carl R. Gray, president of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle (includes photo of Mr. Gray); First Marine Producer Gas Installation on Pacific Coast - on the Barkentine Archer; Ongoing construction by Johnson Brothers & Blanchard, Georgetown of deep-sea motor cruiser designed by Seattle naval architect L.E. Geary for O.O. Denny of Seattle - article with diagram of outboard profile of the vessel; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Speediest Steam Yacht is Launched - brief article and photo of the Sovereign; News of Tacoma; One page ad for the new steel trains "The Olympian" and the "Columbia" which represent "The New Steel Trail to the East Through the Golden West, commencing service 29 May, 1911; Nice illustrated one-page ad for "The Finest Train in the West, The Shasta Limited" which speedily connected Seattle with San Francisco; Excellent half-page photo ad for Willamette Iron & Steel Works features photo of fireboat "Geo. H. Williams" belching black smoke while she pumps two heavy streams of water from her hoses; and more. 40 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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
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: 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
