Bourne, Cardinal.MareMagnum
2800 risultati
191820p. + Plus frontis. Illustrated with full page photographs. 12mo. Original full printed wraps. Remains of album mountings on rear wraps. Signs of folding on front wrap. Nice copy. Very scarce. WWI 12
1939191 p. Pictorial end papers. Bookplate of Dr. John O. Haman on front paste down and first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, spine slightly faded. Origina dust jacket, slightly rubbed at extremities. First Edition. Signed by the author. Hardbound. Very good. Good information on famous outlaws like: Black Bart; Rattlesnake Dick; Dick Fellows; Tom Bell; etc. W7
1939191 p. Pictorial end papers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Second printing. Hardbound. Very good. Good information on famous outlaws like: Black Bart; Rattlesnake Dick; Dick Fellows; Tom Bell; etc. W7
1966186 p. Illustrated with drawings. Ownership inked out. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, front cover torn without loss. Fifth edition. Hardbound. Very good. W9 RT FRONT STK
Pet. In-4, 204 pages, illustr. In-t., index. Hardback with DW. VG/VG [EN-4].
in-8°, 433 pages, 1 carte en front., ill. hors texte N&B, tabl. geneal., broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [CA28-1][NAN-5]
Octavo, X-266 pages, black and white plates and other figures throughout. Hardback In very good condition dustwrapper in good condition [EN-2/3]
in-8°, (21x15), 198 pages, photographies n&b, plan, broche, couverture illustree à rabats. Exemplaire convenable, un peu vieilli. [LA-9]
in-8°, (19x14), 260 pages, photographies n&b, broche, couverture illustree. Bon etat. [CA31-2]
Hardcover. Very Good ++. Hardcover (no dust jacket) in very good ++ condition. Pages inside clean and bright. Plastic covers very clean. [NV-13]
Hardbound 232 pages. ill. Condition Very good with age being taken into consideration. / Bon etat. [HA-109/8]
Hardcover in-4°, 177 pages entierement illustrees en couleurs, cartonnage illustre sous jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire [VU-7] Histoire - Presentation - La course heure par heure - Resultats
Hardbound + DW - 212 pages. Illustrations + figures. A near fine copyin a very fine dustjacket/ Excellent etat. [NV-19]
Hardcover in-4°, 128 pp, fig.- No DJ GOOD [AFF-1]
creases, moderate wear & soiling to covers. Approximately 400 pages. Thoroughly illustrated. Contains service procedures and specifications for 1965 Rambler Classic 6, and V-8 (10 Series), and Rambler Ambassador V-8 (80 Series). GOOD [HP-3]
4 brochures in-4° oblong brochées. TBE - In very good condition. [PROF]
in-8°, 127 pages, figures in-t., broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [MI-5]
1995197 pages. "In September 1992, the phone rang in Peter Legge's car. It was his doctor. In the terrifying minutes that followed, Peter learned he had cancer, that the prognosis was not encouraging. Defeated? Momentarily. but two operations later, buoyed by his family and his own inner strength, Peter was on the road again as one of North America's most sought after speakers. This book was a lesson for his life. The stories in this, his second book, will inspire yours." - from the dust jacket. Author was presented with the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award in 1993, in recognition of excellence in the public speaking field. Author's signature on front flyleaf. Book
1988Very large volume; over 1.25" thick. Light wear and virtually no soiling. Green card covers. Book
1991143 pages. A pot pourri of nostalgia for those who love motoring - a companion for every reading mood: from the first acceptance of the motor car by societies devoted to the horse; through the beginnings of international racing in France in 1902; to the revolutionary Volkswagen People's Car of the 1930s. Lavishly illustrated in colour with rare and often unique photographs, drawings and paintings and posters from the archives of the Khachadourian Gallery. Light wear to each end of spine. Couple of small tears to otherwise glossy and attractive dust jacket. Book
1933Features: Mount Rushmore - Mountain sculpture - it was necessary to develop a new method of removing stone in cutting Stone Mountain and Mount Rushmore Memorials; Fast rail car on pneumatic tires - first pneumatic-tired, diesel-electric car of light weight and high speed goes into service in this country; Editorials - rehabilitiation necessary - planetary vibrations - progress; Delicate instruments tame wild airplanes - airplane characteristics are determined by instruments which measure stresses on models in wind tunnel gales; The new wave atom, elusive and mysterious - "a pleasing peep into a thing which, admittedly, only the mathematician can hope to bring into clear focus; Concrete that withstands the sea - new method of impregnating concrete with asphalt makes the concrete resistant to corrosion of sea water and chemicals; The amazing process of vision - an intensely interesting discussion of the infinite superiority of the eye over any lens that man can make; The disappearance of the red man's culture - the war paint and regalia of the Indian now belong only to the circus; Fiddling on aluminum - musicians said it couldn't be made, but the aluminum violin is an accomplished fact; The snow surveyor of the sierras - expected run-off during summer to city water reservoirs is surveyed in winter in the mountains; Invention - a coming profession - invention has come of age and is ready to be included in the curricula of schools; The Kukulograph (later marketed as "Spirograph") - the "Circle-circle-writer" with which intricate designs in loops and whorls may be made; Leather power-belts regain favor - improvements in leather belt making portend a reversion to group drive instead of the present individual drive; Science aids canners - new process of removing oxygen from foods before sealing in cans prevents oxidation that causes spoilage; Natural gas greets a substitute - newly developed gas manufactured from diesel oil may be used to replace natural gas in an emergency; Toothpaste facts and fancies - merits lie principally in imagination of ad writers, say chemists. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1932Lucky Strike cigarette advertisement upon back cover is graced with charming colour painting of Sue Carol who is quoted as saying "Now I use Luckies only.... I have had to smoke various brands of cigarettes in pictures, but it was not until I smoked Luckies that I discovered the only cigarettes that did not irritate my throat." Features: The navy's contribution to industry - the navy's usefulness to science and industry justifies its maintenance in the highest efficiency; Editorials - buy British - In Crime's grip - George Eastman - Wood Farming; New Light on Pluto - while Professor Lowell's calculations were sound, it was only by coincidence that Pluto was found where he predicted it; Beryllium - the production of beryllium on a commercial scale presages wide use of its alloys in industry; Watching the creation of the stars - evolution of the galaxies; Factory methods in coal mining - conveyor belts, car dumps, crushers, air cleaners and the like, add to mining efficiency; Viscount Grey and Lord Haldane - a biographical contrast of two loyal British colleagues; The new X-ray "Microscop" - The multicrystal spectrograph reveals electrons in motion within the atom; Forge welding - production process used in fabricating large pressure vessels; Where is television? - television comparable to home movie equipment in quality of image will probably not be available for some time; Glass and the machine age - new mechanical processes have greatly increased production and have lowered costs; A new chapter on Egyptian art; Archeologist's findings near Giza; The father of all skyscrapers - demolition of 47-year old Chicogo building settles a question of long standing; The snake -charming sisters of Holy Popa - three sisters on the sacred mountain of Popa are the only known women snake charmers in th east; The army general as captain of industry; How does the law protect slogans?. Average wear. Half inch opening at top of spine and front cover. Book
1932Features: Hoover Dam - purposes, plans, and progress of construction; Editorials - Dr. George K. Burgess and Dr. George F. Kunz - are there White Indians? - back to earth - construction - wages; Flying in the beginning - early experiments with man-carrying kites and gliders; Peregrinations of a freight car - as a railroad freight car travels here and there over the country, records are made of its movements in minute detail; New Planetary discoveries - the discovery of minor planets has fairly been put on a basis of mass production; The muscular power of insects - the muscles of insects give them much greater power proportionately than other animals possess; A masterpiece of Museum-craft - the largest existing monument of Greek sculpture has been re-erected in a museum in Berlin; Radio in the forest service - new transmitter-receivers, one weighing only 10 pounds, are to be tested this year; Solo man - a fossil skull - a new find of great importance; new notes on ancient man - recent discoveries throw new light on man's antiquity; Tropical fish as pets; Food for a floating hotel - the supplies for an ocean liner's next trip are ordered while the liner is still 1000 miles out at sea; Whirling molten steel to make gun castings - newly perfected centrifugal process promises better guns; Treasure trove in lowly "Sweeps" - all wastes and sweepings in jeweler's plants are carefully salvaged and precious metals recovered from them. Building safety into automobile glass - laminated safety glass for cars does not shatter; Quartz takes up fire fighting in the automatic heads of sprinkler systems; Advertising a curb on product design pirates. Back cover graced with colour Lucky Strike advertisement featuring painting of a sensuous young woman beneath the caption "OK - Miss America! We thank you for your patronage."Three inch opening between top of spine and front cover. Book
1931A particularly interesting issue with topics ranging from the 100 horsepower blower for the organ in the new Chicago Stadium to an English vending machine which dispenses individual lit cigarettes. Features: The eyes and ears of the railroad - the complicated signal system that spells safety for rail travel; Editorials - Arthur G. Halfpenny - An Awakening Due - Lopsided progress; International Affairs; Did a meteorite strike a car in Crawfordsville?; New light on old fools - ultr-violet irradiation to create vitamin D; Unique solutions of bridge construction problems - caissons sunk on artificial islands - divers employed; Vacuum tubes in industry - thermionic tubes, grid-glow relays, photo cells find wide use; A new use for radium - radiography possible without combersome apparatus; Radio goes man-hunting - radio alarm system reduces the criminal's chance of escape; New temperature measurements of the sun, moon, mars - sensitive thermo-couples reveal surface conditions; Chicago's "Madison Square Garden" - called "world's largest sports arena"; has unusual features; Butterfly farming - an intriguing business started by Iowa youth; When locomotives go to sea - special steamers built to accomodate monsters of the rails (excellent photos); A machine-age "milk maid" - the "rotolactor' milks 240 cows in one hour; Centrifugally spun concrete piles - new manufacturing process; mass production of preserved foods - a huge industry that grew from a market basket; Salt making in India - Primitive methods illustrated and described. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. Advertisement inside front cover features photo of luxurious Cord front drive automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automotive Company. Book
1931Features: Behind the scenes of news gathering - a co-operative, non-profit organization aids in disseminating accurately the news of the world (the Associated Press); Editorials - cause or effect of war? - fundamentals of education - "Rolling down to Rio" by airplane - drug control; More hard luck for the ether - a funal blow is dealt to the ether theory by experiments performed with a highly refined interferometer; Tungsten bows to the plating bath - this important metal can now be deposited electrolytically; The sun an atom builder - a new theory - an attempt to explain where the sun gets the energy which it radiates; Wings over three Americas - safety and comfort for passengers are the aims of international airways; Science lends a hand to the Red Cross; New paints from synthetic resins; Are swimming pools a health menace?; Some important exhibitions in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; A solar observatory for the amateur - how to build simple equipment for solare research work; Cotton stalks - a new source of rayon; Celluloid taxidermy; Taming Silicosis; Combating magnetism in watches - Elinvar makes possible non-magnetic watch parts; When a sunbeam splits - an elementary principle of physics and an unusual analogy; The private car, yacht of the rails - the utmost in luxury that can be built within the limitiations of a railroad car. Two creases to front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book