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1998Unpaginated. Includes auction results sheet. Excellent photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
1978Features: Botanical Plates; The Doctor's Home - Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village; Medicines out of the Earth; Mrs. Traill's Books for Collectors; Feeding the 19th Century Baby; Preconfederation Medical Instruments; Colours from Nature; Flowers on English Pottery and Porcelain; Packing the Panacea - Medicine Bottles in Upper Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
1719259 pages plus table of contents. Two fold-out illustrations. "In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virtue and the remedies against every vice and considerations serving to the resisting of all temptations, together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of Devotion fitted to all occasions, and furnished for all necessities." - from title page. Author was Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles I. Original boards and back strip. Above-average wear externally. Front board loose. Back hinge cracked. Few marks upon endpapers. Textblock intact. Library label upon backstrip. Sticker removal at top of title page has removed a minor quantity of print. Book
198544 pages. Undated. Circa 1980s? "Introduces the main instruments of the modern orchestra, as well as some of the more unusual ones, detailing their construction, usage and historical development." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1969Features: Science Policy in the U.S.S.R.; Nuclear Tracks in Solids; Wound Healing; Truth and Proof; Hormones in Social Amoebae and Mammals; Ultraviolet Astronomy; The Phalarope; Analytic Instruments in Process Control. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1918Features: The Coming Sweep Through Serbia - article by Lovat Fraser; Amassing men and metal to smash militarism; Some fine Australian 'Shows'; - my impressions of the great offensive, by Hamilton Fyfe; British Naval Might; Anglo-American Activity in and behind the line; Wars living pictures watched by little people; Instruments new and old that play a part in the world war's tremendous orchestra; Messengers of Mars in training for the field; Where the British are advancing by ancient ways; Up and Down - British & German Giants of the Air; The Luck of 'Lighthouse Luke' - an airman's adventures; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Magazine
1973383 pages. Index. "This interdisciplinary volume presents electronic knowledge vital to the efficient application of nuclear chemistry theory... Helps the chemist obtain better results, choose appropriate components, and save setup time on experiments." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket heavily worn but now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Overall a sound copy. Book
1983Features: Learning and Teaching: improve your playing; Do you have what it takes to teach?; Choosing teachers; Learning with Tapes, Computers; Teaching at College; Alternative Schools; Renting Instruments; Helpful Hardware; and more; History in Nashville; Frets Repair Shop. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1984Features: The new acoustic music - David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor; New acoustic music sampler; the family tree of acoustic music; Nashville action; Roy Clark on Stage; Jimmy Henley; Pickups vs. Microphones; Inside the JEMF; Frets' 5-year index. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1985Features: Electronic matchmaking - magnetic pickups, piezo transducers, and microphones; Inside the Black Boxes; Louder, Please! - the search for amplification without sacrificing tone; Market survey of today's acoustic/electrics; Spec sheet for 90 switched-on instruments; Readers Poll Awards. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1932Topics: "Break-Through" and how to cure it; An All-Power A.C. Eliminator; Radio Wrinkles from Readers; Choosing a Modern Valve; Tuning and Adjusting the Sonotone; A Simple Coil Winder; Noises - Their Cause and Cure (part 2); Making a Mains Transformer; Simple Chassis Construction - how to make up the all-metal type of chassis; The Heart of Your Set - part 3, output valves; Little Mistakes We All Make; Receivers and Their Records - The Portadyne "Atlantic" Portable S.G.4; Cossor Melody Maker kit model 337; Simple Tests Without Instruments; Below 100 metres; Telsen Jupiter S.G.3 - two-page ad; and more. Heavily worn. Bit of writing on front cover. Corner clipped from lower back cover. Covers seperated and loose but present. Book
1932Topics: Care and Upkeep; New Ideas in Wireless Cabinets - Part 1; Whe Why and the Wherefore - 2; About Variable Condensers (coupon clipped from page 80 removed part of this article; Practical Indoor Aerials; Variable Mu Valves - 1; How to Use a Blue Print; A Trip Round Europe on the Long Range Express; What will the Dolphon Do? - the Dolphin Three; The Voice of the Set; Simple Tests Without Instruments; Test reports of complete receivers - the Varley D.C. Receiver; Resistance-Controlled Volume; Below 100 Metres; Volts and Valves; and more. Above-average wear. Small clipping from lower back cover. Book
193728 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Beechcraft 18 on Canadian-built Edo Floats; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover boasts of a 1208 mile flight from Canada to Mexico in under five hours by a Twin Wasp; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Laid-in is a 23.5" x 15.5" Imperial Oil map of Canada showing the airports, intermediate aerodromes, seaplane ports, and seaplane bases of Canada; A Heated Subject - a call for joint research into the protection of power plants operating in Canada's extreme temperatures; Nice illustrated full-page ad for Kollsman Instruments;Nice Gold Flake cigarettes full-page ad; The Toledo Cruise - article with photos; The Fairchild "Sekani" - article with photos; The Toronto Flying Club - 10th anniversary; Photo of the new Boeing XB-15 bomber in flilght; R.C.A.F. Appointments; The Sunshine Air Council; Fantastic centrefold cutaway illustration of the Fleet Freighter; McGill Receives New Glider; Northland Air Fleet Rests; Aviation Highlights from Winnipeg; News from the West Coast; The Students' Forum; Old Country Gossip - with amazing photo of Aviation's Boldest Experiment - the first Mayo Composite Aircraft - Mercury on top and Maia on the bottom; Nice ad for Cub Aircraft of Hamilton, Ontario; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.I.C. News; Imperial Oil ad on back cover shows how ski planes are speeding what used to be done by showshoe!; Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
193840 pages. Features: Cover photo of a DeHavilland Dragon Rapide on Lake of Bays, Ontario; Nice full-page photo ad for the Junkers JUMO 210 aero engine; Nice full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes showing the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt; The Boeing Stratoliner - fantastic illustrated article on the Boeing 307-type transport; Commendable Winter Operation by City of Toronto Squadron; Full-page ad for the 1938 Stinson Reliant; A Day at Fort Nelson - great travel article with photos by O. Nordling; Full-page ad for Fleet Aircraft; The Martin Ocean Transport - article with nice photo; Flying North of Edmonton; One Thousand Hours Between Overhauls - The Gipsy Major 130 H,P. engine; Photo of new hangar under construction at Edmonton; Photo of the world's largest aeroplane tire made by Dunlop; Nice full-page ad for McLaughlin-Buick; The Continental Powered Aeronca KC; Lear ARC-5 Radio Compass; Nice one-page photo ad for Taylorcraft planes; Dr. Klemin Predicts Era of Revolutionary Light Planes; McKee Trophy to Romeo Vachon - article with photo; Great photo of wings being added to a Douglas DC-4; Photo of a Fokker T.5; Photo ad for the Gray Rocks Inn of St. Jovite Station, Quebec; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; More About Instruments; Candid Camera Corner - photo and article on Sooren Topalian - Iraq's #1 Transport Pilot; Nice full-page ad for the new 1938 Cub Sport by Cub Aircraft; Blenheim Bomber featured in Bristol engine ad inside back cover; Intava products two-colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
194298 pages. Features; Interesting Canadian Pratt & Whitney photo ad inside front cover shows dozens of damaged propeller blades which will be repaired in Longueuil; Nice ad for the Bell Airacobra; Nice Dowty ad shows man standing beside huge tire/levered suspension; Snap-On Tools ad mentions Trans-Canada Airlines; Lockheed ad shows their Lightning shooting a Nazi plane; Great Canadian General Electric Aircraft Instruments ad for Canadian Bombers has great photos; Sweet two-page photo ad for "Avro-Ansons" by De Havilland; Nice Jacobs Engines ad; This is the Red Air Fleet - a verbal and pictorial blueprint of Russia's air power; Builders of Air Power - a brief sketch of the Air Council which is the Air Training Plan's Board of Directors; Aircraft Carriers in the Atlantic; Glider Training for Canada - the story of De Havilland's glider club, the glider they are building, and the training technique they will employ; Aircraft controls - an interesting description of engine and flight controls in general and of the Anson and Bolingbroke control boxes in particular; Astral Aircraft Navigation - the first article in a series; Canadian Aircraft Production; Nice colour ad for Wright engines with air transport theme; Great full-page colour-illustrated ad for Player's cigarettes shows a deptch charge exploding behind a Canadian destroyer; Interesting article on the replacement of low alloy steel and plywood for aluminum in advanced trainers; Manufacturing Propeller Hubs; Photo ad for Black & Decker portable electric tools; Brewster ad; Plane Builder William A. McGuire passes - article with photo; Interesting photo ad for Gleeson & Leahey of Ottawa who recycle oil; Canadian Car & Foundry photo ad for their propellers; Nice ad for Eclipse Aviation shows their North American advanced trainer; Photos of Pilot officer N.D.R. Dick of Cenora, Sask., Sgt. Pilot G.D. Robertson, Toronto, and Sgt. Pilot O.F. Pickell; Intava ad on back cover mentions T.C.A.; Index of advertisers; and much more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Chips from backstrip. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1936Pages 485-516. Many great black and white photos. Features: Floating Aerodromes (Aircraft Carriers) - their evolution; Donald McKay's Biggest Sailing Ship of Her Time - the "Great Republic"; John Brown's Yard at Clydebank - Where the "Queen Mary" Was Built - fantastic illustrations: The Instruments of Navigation; The Ship That Broke Her Back - The British steamer "Araby" blocked Boulogne Harbour. Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1947118 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Airlines Safety; Northrop's Pioneer; Across the Top of the World - Epic story of Dreamboat's 10,000 mile flight over the top of the world, as told by its navigator - article with super photos; Meet Your Instruments; Microwave Radio Bandwagon; The Farmer Takes a Plane - the airplane is definitely proving itself to be an agricultural and farming implement; Aviation Insurance; Alaska - Air Freight Yardstick; Learn to Fly - part 8; Behind the Beam - the radio range system of navigation; National Soaring Contest; The Ryan XF2R-1; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
1975160 pages. Index. A well-illustrated catalog offering tools, supplies and equpment for: Jewelers, Watchmakers, Clock Repair, Instruments, Electronics, Silversmiths, Opticians, Engravers, School Shops, Laboratories, Metal Workers and Die Sinkers. Average wear. Bit of writing on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
1988136 pages. Includes 627 lots. Dozens of excellent colour and black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1992Articles: Instruments of Security - The Royal Canadian Navy's Procurement of the Tribal-Class Destroyers, 1938-1943; Robert Steele and Company - Shipbuilders of Greenock; Hell Boats of the RCN - The Canadian Navy and the Motor Torpedo Boat, 1936-1941; plus part of Gerald E. Panting's Canadian Maritime Bibliography and several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1983Contents: Pittston battles for New Brunswick refinery in Eastport; Explosive student woes in France; Can we trust our spies?, by Barbara Amiel; Joe Clark searching for second ballot support; Robert Kaplan under attack for his new CSIS; Dave Barrett bows out leaving no heir; Militant Nova Scotia lobster fishermen; The trial of Gilles Gregoire; Inside Canada's Prisons - cover story with photos; Texas Instruments PC ad; British national election campaign; Scandal in Somalia; Congress approves the MX missile; Deadly new phase of warfare in South Africa; Canadian shipyards fighting to survive on government contracts; On the Nissan Assembly Line in Japan, by Peter C. Newman; NHL faces anti-trust challenge after refusing to allow the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a Saskatoon group - Bill Hunter; Commodore 64 computer ad; Into the tomb of HMS Breadalbane - interesting underwater photos; Bruce Allen - the most successful manager in the history of Canadian rock; Fotheringham on the Hitler diaries hoax. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1969Features: The True Father of English Clockmaking; Sulgrave Manor - The Northamptonshire Home of the Washingtons; 18th Century Soap-Boxes; Genius, Conformity and Eccentricity - The Bicentenary Exhibition at the Royal Academy; The Fromanteels - an Exhibition Illustrating the first Twelve Years of the Pendulum Clock; 16th and 17th century Swiss Stained Glass Painting; Opaque Twist Soda Glasses - are they of English or continental provenance?; English 18th century Furniture at Kenwood; Thoughts about Hallmarks on Silver; Interpreting Classic Landscapes by Old Masters; Paintings by Paul Huet (Exhibition at the Heim Gallery); New V. and A. Gallery for Musical Instruments; Fair news; and more. Few markings. Average wear. Magazine
1970Features: Paying to see the nation's art treasures; Fenton House, Hampstead, London - containing the Lady Binning Porcelain, and the Benton Fletcher Musical Instruments; Royal Portraits and Mementos - historic Occasions recorded in Delftward, Enamels and Porcelain; Fine Furniture Sans Pedigree; 100 Years of Red Cross Service - early illustrations of B.R.C.S. Aid for War Victims; Are Oriental Rugs Undervalued?; Some Later Chinese Bronzes; The East India Trade (Victoria and Albert Exhibition); and more. Average wear. Many pages loose but present. Book
197920 pages. Features: Daniel Ludwign and Jari Florestal - his massive pulp wood miracle on the Amazon which grows and harvests the fast-growing Gmelina tree; Colour ad for Player's tennis featuring photo of Bjorn Borg in action; The Sound of Musicke - The Six Members of the Huggett family play more than 30 musical instruments - all European-made replicas of 16th- and 17th-century wind and string instruments; Whistling Bernie Smith - Vancouver's Best-Known Street Cop; Large colour Export "A" ad featuring men men working with logs; In a Northern Light - northern Canadian movie viewers prefer reality as depicted in films like Asivaqtiin by young Inuk Mosha Michael; Harry Bruce - what you smell is all me; Doug Wright's Family comic strip; Peach recipes. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
198067 pages. Features: Treasures of Canada's Photographic Past; Bookmarks; The World of William Millikin; Antique Folk Toys - Walter Trier's Collection; Rare Instruments from world-wide collections brought together at Vancouver's Centennial Museum; The Victoria Cross; Search underway for exemplary Canadian antique furniture; The Careful Collector Part IV - Cultural Property Import & Export Act. Moderate wear. Address label on front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
