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1942212 pages. Features: The War of Distances - supplying our troops on distant fronts; Who Should Get the Ships? - The UN's methods, machinery, and difficulties of rationing; The Negro's War - a most fascinating look at the situation of America's blacks in WWII - with beautiful one-page color illustration by Romare Bearden and additional works by Charles Alston; Atlantic Area; They're Crowding the Rails - 51 trains/day on one Arizona track; Popguns on the Southern Front - Sterling Products Inc. is tasked with regaining its Latin-American drug market lost to I.G. Farben; Rubber Stocks - How Do We Stand?; "I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight" - Captain John Paul Jones; In Search of a Policy - Allocating scarce resources after the war; Anatomy of Public Spending - II; The Greatest Man in Canada - Prairie Editor John Wesley Dafoe of the Winnipeg Free Press; "Not Bold Enough" - thoughts of Archbishop Stritch of Chicago; and more. Many great ads including: Marion excavating equipment; White Trucks, featuring a beautifully illustrated scene in Yellowstone Park (?) with reference to Chiang Kai-shek; and back cover color-photo Chesterfield cigarette ad featuring Adrienne Ames, supervisor of canteen supplies for Bundles for Bluejackets (somewhat soiled). Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy of this great wartime issue. Book
196764 pages. Numerous pages of heartwarming black and white photos of sentimental Canadian scenes to accompany the songs, plus images of popular personalities and acts which appeared on the popular Don Messer's Jubilee television program on the CBC. Songs include: The Blue Laurentians; The Don Messer Jubilee; Eight Sails in the Breeze; Good Old New Brunswick; In a Little Shack Up the Pontiac; In the Land of Blue Tartan; The Log Driver's Song; Moonrise Over Ottawa; My Canada; My Red Headed Girl From Quebec; Nova Scotia Moon; Old New Brunswick Moon; Ook-Pik - Pride of the Eskimo; Prince Edward Island is Heaven to Me; We'll Rant and We'll Roar; When it's Apple Blossom Time in the Valley; The Avon Breakdown; Banks of Newfoundland; The Centennial Waltz; The Champion Hornpipe; David's Jig; Elliott's Favorite Reel; Expo '67 Two-Step; Happy Acres Two-Step; John A. Cameron's Jig; Lou Sullivan's Breakdown; The Paper Maker's Breakdown; Pictou Island Reel; The Slim Pine Reel. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful Centennial memento. You can't get much more Canadian than this! Book
200080 pages. "In this booklet, Ernst Zundel replies to an article in the Atlantic Monthly, February 2000 issue. Paragraph pairs are numbered and separated by a line. Mr. Zundel's answers are bolded." - page 1. The article deals with the libel suit brought by historian David Irving against American historian Deborah Lipstadt after she referred to him as "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial." Pencil underlining and marginalia up to page 31. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
19558vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper diagrams; elegantly bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 6pp publisher's advertisement at end. Metzler commanded U-69 from her launch until mid-1941 (encompassing the best of the 'Happy Time'). He gives a clear account of his experiences (with some valuable photographs) and a briefer note of the vessel's subsequent career and sinking in February 1943. One of the scarcer U-boat command memoirs. Enser, p.429; Law 1722.
1798ref. 001593Philadelphia Pa: William McCulloch 1798. Paperback. Good . 1 6-48 4 p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 8vo. Lacking first 4 leaves title page and front matter. Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch printer bookseller and stationer No. 306 Market near Ninth-Street Philadelphia." Although lacking title page this first and perhaps only issue of this religious periodical was definitely published by W. M'Culloch William McCulloch as p. 19 contains a letter addressed to "Mr. M'Culloch" regarding the insertion of a letter in "your first number" of his "Christian Magazine." Not in Early American Imprints 1st series Shaw & Shoemaker. No other copies of this publication have been located. It is not known whether there is any connection to the publication of same name begun in Edinburgh 1797. Although his work as a printer is not well-documented in Early American Imprints Evans or Shaw & Shoemaker this is the William McCulloch of "William McCulloch's Additions to Thomas's History of Printing." Contents: On the Gospel by Eubulus; The Extent of a Minister's Work in Preaching the Gospel by Beart; Observations on the Manner of Travelling in the Holy Land from Harmer; On Christian Hope by Benevolus; Extract from a letter from the Rev. Booth of London with a plan for the establishmend of a Baptist Society in London for the encouragement and support of Itinerant Preaching; The Death of the Saints Illustrated by C.R.; An Essay introductory to the Study of the Controversy Between Christians and Deists by Y.; The Life of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel; "A Treatise on the Truth of the Christian Religion" by James Vernet; 4 poems; publisher's advertisements. No other copies of this 18th-century religious periodical published in Philadelphia have been located. In Good Condition: disbound; lacking first 4 leaves including title page; light foxing throughout; old damp stain on last few leaves. William McCulloch paperback
1942Pages 129-160. Features: Eight-photo, two-page feature on the full-scale production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury, Dr. Lang, announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat shelters being built on the Atlantic coast; Map of Southern Malaya where the Japanese are able to easily land using flat-bottomed boats; Photos after the Japanese sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse', with heads bobbing in water - and Captain William Tennant of the 'Repulse' after his rescue; Map of the Western Pacific, indicating dates of Japanese landings on many islands; Five photos of the U.S. Vanguard arriving in Great Britain; Photos of twelve people of the week including Admiral Chan-Chak, Admiral Husband Kimmel, Lieut.-General Walter Short, painter Richard Sickert, Mrs. Yvonne Llewellyn Roberts, Edward Elliott, and Major-General De Villiers; Events in Russia (article with three maps); Four photos of new battleship "Duke of York" and its carriage of Mr. Churchill to U.S.A.; Large photo portrait of General Douglas MacArthur; One-page map of Batan (Bataan) Peninsula, Philippines, where Gen. MacArthur, the Americans and Filipinos have gallantly held the Japanese at bay for four weeks; Fascinating two-pages with fourteen illustrations of how Aerodromes are defended, above and under the ground; Two-pages of twelve vivid photos of scenes on the Russian front; Bardia Recaptured - two pages with eleven fascinating photos; The Eighth Army's Trail - six photos of Benghazi after its capture; Six photos of the Royal Air Force v. the Weather in the desert; Four amazing photos of the "Flying Wing" designed gy John K. Northrop, including three photos of it in flight; Theatre Royal, Bristol, to be saved for the nation? - six photos; Marvelous two-color OXO ad on back cover shows young lovely offering a tray of steaming drinks; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this great wartime issue. Book
1982195 pages. Circa 1982. Chapters include: The First Inhabitants, The Parkland Beckons, Glidehurst District, The Search for Oil, Discovery, Atlantic No. 3, Birth of a Model Town, The Formative Years, Churches - A Part of the Plan, Schools, Recreational Facilities, Early Memories, Clubs and Organizations, Sports - a way of life, Special Celebrations, Devon in the Eighties, By Our Own Account. Many black and white photos. Front board nicely decorated with gilt. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
195048 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the Maid of the Mist beneath Niagara Falls, by Franklin Arbuckle; Colour ad for International trucks inside front cover; GMC truck ad; The Royal Family of the Seas - Canadian Sam Cunard's mighty Queenships shuttle across the Atlantic with 200,000 travelers each year; Why Half Our High School Students Quit; The Clumsy One (fiction); A Honeymoon at Niagara Falls, by June Callwood and Trent Frayne; How Red Dutton Made His First Million - the NHL's one-time bad man is now a rich contractor; Ellen Fairclough Goes to Ottawa - the only female member of parliament, and only the sixth Canadian woman M.P.; The Black Magic Murder Case (fiction); Joe Palooka - richest pug in the world - Ham Fisher's brawny clean-cut champion rakes in $8 million a year from comic strips, movies and candy; Rev. Lester Burry - The Mechanized Missionary of Northwest River - article with colour photos; The Day You Meet Your Skunk; The Bachelor's Dilemma, by Morley Callaghan; Page-Hersey heating ad features photo of Micheal, Marywinn, Marion and David Milne of 32 Kingsway Cres., Toronto; Li'l Abner cartoon in Cream of Wheat ad; Champion spark plug ad features racer Johnny Parsons; Back cover O'Keefe's ad features nice swimming illustration by Aileen Richardson; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
194948 pages. Features: Cover illustration by W.A. Winter of happy evening horse-drawn sleighs; O'Keefe's ad inside front cover features Clare Shragge illustration of boy dreaming of becoming a flyer; The Quarrel - winner of the $1k first prize in Maclean's story contest; Will the Atlantic Pact Work?; The Amazing Career of George McCullagh; The Starling - Saint or Sinner?; Why They Won't Let You Have Television - Ottawa balks the CBC and the CBC balks private showmen; Full Circle Round Shahli's (fiction); What, No Opium Dens? - Vancouver's Chinatown (article with nice photos); Smallpox - a sleeping killer; Arrangements by Cable - Radio's Howard Cable; The Vindication of Suzanne Pas-de-Nom; Li'l Abner cartoon in Cream of Wheat ad; Colour-photo Caterpillar ad shows bulldozer plowing through smouldering dump - a scene younger viewers may not believe!; Back cover colour Coke ad shows cooler with industrial backdrop, encouraging workers to drink up; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
196672 pages. Features: Great article on Lorne Green and Family with colour photos; Dr. Barry Goldthorpe - Canadian Doctor in the Malaysian Jungle - article with colour photos; Frances Drummond - The Boss of Twin Falls - she manages a chalet at Field, B.C. - article with great colour photos; What's ahead for Paul Hellyer - article with photos; Coin dealer Fred L. Samuels of Van Horne Sales, Ltd.; Great colour photo centrefold showing Canada's Navy in the Atlantic - the Kootenay, St. Croix, Saguenay, Stettler, Antigonish, Nipigon, Skeena and Restigouche; The Flying Ray-Dens Flying trapeze act - article with photos; Great ad for 1966 Mercury pickups and vans; Mickey Mantle - Baseball's Ailing Wonder - article with colour photo; Beautiful colour photo ad for Jantzen beachwear; Sensual full-page black and white photo ad for Warner bras; Strathcona (Alberta) County's volunteer firewomen - article with nice photos; Wild colour photo full-page ad for Philco TVs shows a large arrangement of TVs at the top of which is a model aboard an exotic moped - wild!; Nipper comic. Centerfold loose but present. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Magazine
198248 pages. Black and white photos. Includes chords, lyrics and piano music for the following songs: Nebraska; Atlantic City; Mansion on the Hill; Johnny 99; Highway Patrolman; State Trooper; Used Cars; Open All Night; My Father's House; Reason to Believe. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
194164 pages. Features: One-page Parker Pen ad shows 'active service set' which complies with military regulations; "Canada is Strong" - one page illustration of man harvesting grain, sponsored by Fleischmann's yeast; News digest includes 'Defining War Aims', A Roosevelt - Churchill Message to Europe'; Sombre one-page War Savings Certificates ad by the War Savings Committe features photo of British tots being led into bomb shelter; The Marquis of Medicine Hat, part 1 of 4; The Hitch-Hiking Trojan Horse (short story); The Battle of the Atlantic - great photo-illustrated article; Expert Touch (short story); Aid to Russia Through the Arctic; "Jack is a Prisoner of War" - great photo-illustrated article explains how the International Red Cross supports POWs, with photos of volunteers at Chorley Park, Toronto; Superfluous Murder (short story); What Happens in World Series Baseball, by J. Robert Shawkey; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Monique Jobin of Montreal and Eleanor Frothingham; The Oriental Box Office - photo-illustrated movie news; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Loretta Young; Kaaren Verne - photo and write-up; Rare 1/4-page Longines ad features photo of Walt Disney; The Plastics Era - how they are being used for home products; Beauty article; Wives without Husbands - how one English wife copes with wartime separation; Article on food storage; Nice one-page colour Nabisco shredded wheat ad shows military officer walking with his lady; Colour ad for Canadian Canned Lobster; Fashion illustrations; Photo shows ladies wearing Hudson's Bay 'Point' blanket cloth adapted to fall coats; Quotes from around the world; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover shows smiling man in suit aboard train; Colour Ritz cracker ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1799ref. 21608nantes 1799 un document, de 8 pages, préimprimé en noir et manuscrit à l'encre brune (sur 7 pages) sur papier vergé bleuté ligné et filigrané, format 22 centimètres de large par 34 centimètres de haut, en-tête "révolutionnaire" gravé en noir, fait à Nantes, le 15 Octobre 1799,
1548ref. 16543LE LOROUX-BOTTEREAU 1548 Un acte notarié : sur parchemin, format : 30,5 x 23,5 cm de 1 feuillet (2 pages), manuscrit à l'encre brune , daté de 1548 avec une très belle lettrine calligraphiée, des signatures calligraphiées et un cachet rouge aux armes, texte en latin, fait au LOROUX-BOTTEREAU - Loire-Atlantique - signatures illisibles...
1799ref. 21607nantes 1799 un document, de 2 pages, préimprimé en noir et manuscrit à l'encre brune d'une grande feuille sur papier vergé bleuté ligné et filigrané, format 22 centimètres de large par 34 centimètres de haut, en-tête "révolutionnaire" gravé en noir, en haut et au centre, timbre fiscal "Rep. Fra. Loire-Inférieure 1 F" en haut à droite en noir, fait à Nantes, le 10 septembre 1799,
1828In 12°, pp. XII, 112, (4). Brossura editoriale ril. in cartonato con tassello al dorso. Nel primo Ottocento la diffusione dei bagni di mare porta, in Inghilterra e Francia, alla commissione e alla stampa di diversi manualetti che gratificano e incoraggiano l’abitudine. Lavori come questo (che succede di un anno a un libro omologo pubblicato a Nizza) vanno a costituire fra l’altro la premessa all’avvento del turismo ricreativo come settore economico. An early title about the turism.
1804ref. 21251BEAUFORT-EN-VALLEE 1804 1 "bon de transport"- Facture, broché de 4 pages, sur papier vergé ligné et filigrané (Timbre National R.F.), manuscrite à l'encre brune sur une page, format : 35 x 25,4 cm, tampon Timbre Fiscal République Française à 1 franc en noir + cachet sec gauffré de l'Administration des Domaines de l'Enregistrement et du Timbre en haut de la première page, bon de transport désignant le voiturier par Eau, la marchandise transportée, le prix du transport, la facture de Vente et la destination finale : "MM BERSOLLE, LAMARTINIERE & FLOCK" Négociants à Brest et "Hèbre de Saint-Clément" négociant à Rochefort, FACTURE "BON DE TRANSPORT" adressée à Monsieur "LEBRETON Ainé" Négociant Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau à NANTES qui s'occupe de l'acheminement vers Brest et Rochefort et respectivement de la vente des Balles de Toiles à Voiles pour la MARINE IMPERIALE, BEAUFORT, LE 12 THERMIDOR AN 12 (30 JUIN 1804),
1789ref. PHO-853Paris, chez Maradan, 1789. in-8 (20,5 x 13 cm), [6]-581 + [4]-292-46-[4] p. + h.-t. 2 vol. reliés époque , dos lisse avec titre , tomaison et nom du collectionneur en queue. Édition originale de la traduction française, cet exemplaire comporte bien les tables dépliantes à la fin du volume 2 mais compte 19/22 planches et cartes hors-texte (manquent 18, 21, 22). Marques d'usure aux reliures, plusieurs fentes aux mors, restaurations de papier à la p. de titre et la suivante dans le vol. 1, mouillure claire sur quelques ff. du vol. 2 et tache en marge haute des derniers ff. Sabin, 20366, Chadenat, n°1593
1821ref. PHO-1025London: Longman, Hurst. 1821. in-8 ,XI + 320 pp. ,illustré avec 2 cartes (1 facsimilé)et 5 gravures in texte , relié pleine percale , dos lisse avec pièce de titre et auteur et date ,rousseurs sur le titre
ref. 13977718Paris: Librairie Artistique, Industrielle et Littéraire H. Vial (succ. de Charles Massin), 1930 in-4, 8 pp., 40 planches (photos et plans) présentant un choix de villas de La Baule-les-Pins des années 1929-1930. Couverture cartonnée fermée par des lacets, dos toile, premier plat illustré très lég. défr., 2è plat avec un petit manque de papier sinon bel exemplaire. Collection "Les Villas modernes".
ref. 210047Nantes, Vincent Forest et Emile Grimaud, 1884 in-8, XXXIX-475 pp., percaline brune, étiquette de titre au dos (reliure amateur).
1828ref. PHO-2111Paris, Baudry, 1828. 4 volumes in-8 (18,5 x 10,5 cm), reliés plein cartonnage d’époque, dos lisse avec pièces de titre et tomaison, quelques frottements aux pièces, coins légèrement usés, très peu de rousseurs. Illustré d’une carte dépliante en frontispice du premier volume.
ref. DADAX0199567956New unknown
1997ref. x-3540634746Springer Verlag 1997. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 368 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.75 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
2004ref. x-1402019483Kluwer Academic Pub 2004. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. Kluwer Academic Pub hardcover
