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1988[5], 6-144 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with maps and black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The fifth and final volume in the Maple Leaf Route series on the Canadian campaign in Northwest Europe 1944-45. Concentrates on the battles in the Rhineland during February and March 1945. A careful examination of the available documents, Canadian, British, American and German, has produced an account of this period which provides new insights. The Rhine crossing and the battles of April-May 1944 in the Netherlands and Germany are also described in some detail." - dust jacket. Average wear to book which is bound in golden boards. Binding intact. Prior owner's bookplate and tiny erasure upon front free endpaper. Fly specks [?) to right edge of front panel of dust jacket which otherwise shows average wear and is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this important Canadian military history. Cooke [3e] p.237. Book
1981[11], 252, [2] pages. Maps. Several black and white reprodutions of photos. "In this honest and often very moving book, James Roberts looks back over a business, military, civil service and diplimatic career, recalling the ups and downs and above all the people he has known and loved in a long and active life. Roberts served for Canada with distinction in WWII and rapidly rose to the rank of Brigadier at the height of the battle for the opening of the strategic Scheldt estuary. The next year, from within the German lines, he negotiated details of the unconditional German surrender on the Canadian front." - dust jacket. Few tiny markings to military map printed upon front endpaper otherwise book quite clean and unmarked with light wear. Minor lean to spine. Quarter-inch opening in publisher's olive cloth at lower tip of back board. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this fascinating life story featuring significant WWII involvement. Book
1961[6], 168 pages. 9.5" x 6.5". Includes black and white illustrations by C.W. Jefferys from the Imperial Oil Collection. "Here we have the history of [Albion Township] , written by Esther Heyes, who is well qualified for such research and writing by her previous newspaper experience, and published by Werden Leavens of The Bolton Enterprise, well-known for his interest in historical projects. The Township lay outside the land included in the Toronto Purchase from the Indians in 1787-8 and belonged to the Mississauga Indians until 1818." - Preface. Former library copy with usual markings and above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this informative Ontario local history. Bishop p.1100 Book
1949160 pages. Features: Lovely color-photo ad for General Electric televisions; Great 1-page color-photo ad for the Kaiser Traveler car; *Gorgeous* full-page color 7up (Seven Up) ad features huge illustration of bottle; Nice 1-page color ad for White Trucks features the new super power 3000; Very cute 1-page color ad for Monarch peas features classroom scene; *Magnificent* two-page color ad for movie 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' with large illustration of John Wayne in cavalry gear; Nice 1-page color-photo ad for Whitman's Chocolates; What's Happening to Germany's Jews? - photo-illustrated article reports on how Germany's Jews are trying to pick up the threads of normal everyday life; Malice Aforethought (fiction); I'll Gyp You Every Time - double-length photo-illustrated article in which a carnival sharpie explains how he clips the chumps on midway games of 'skill'; Where are we now on Polio? - photo-illustrated article on what we know, and don't know, about the most dreaded of youthful afflictions; Perfect Secretary (fiction); Nobody but the People Liked it - it's been 162 years since the American Constitution was written; Pigskin Preview; Color-photo illustrated article on Rockefeller Center; It's Never Too Late for Romance (fiction); Digging the Japanese Out of the Philippines - part 6 of 'Our Bloody Jungle Road to Tokyo' - photo-illustrated article; Bright Inferno (fiction); Feature color-photo illustrated article on the Isle o' Pines Resort operated by the Hadley family of Minnesota; Wanted for Murder (fiction); Glorious 1-page color Cadillac ad features green 2-door convertible and Harry Winston jewels; Renegade Canyon (fiction); Nice 1-page color-photo ad for Old Gold cigarettes features smiling lady; 1-page color ad for Plymouth cars; 1-page color Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Nice 1-page color ad for Packard cars features a green Golden Anniversary Packard Eight, 135 HP Club Sedan; Two-page Philco television ad; Nice color half-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes; 1-page 2-color Ford ad promotes their $100k car-safety contest; 1-page color-photo ad for Caterpillar illustrates a primitive form of landfilling next to a golf course; Beautiful color-photo 2-page ad for the new 1950 Studebaker features a red car with night city skyline in background; Nice 1-page color ad for International Trucks; 1-page photo ad for the Eaton 2-speed axle features Mr. Kevah Konner of Kevah Konner, Inc., bus operators of Pine Brook, NJ; Attractive color-illustrated 1-page ad for American Airlines features young lady and older man at airport; Nice 1-page color ad for Rice Krispies; Handsome 1-page color ad for Stetson hats features actor Dana Andrews wearing the Flagship in Cadet Blue with passenger aircraft in background; Nice 1-page Dodge Truck color ad features scene at boxing tournament; Nice 1-page color ad for Ritz Crackers; Beautiful one-page color-illustrated ad for Libbey-Owens-Ford Plate Glass shows picture window of character home being replaced; Nice 1-page color-illustrated ad for Kaywoodie pipes shows Colorado River scene in the Grand Canyon; Investors Diversified Services Inc. ad features photos of their successful salesmen Lewis Hunsaker of Utah, Arnold T. Baland of Minnesota, W.H. Walton of Georgia and Herbert G. Elsinger of New York; Nice color-photo 1-page ad for Allis-Chalmers shows corn cob harvesting scene; Nice Statler Hotel ad features cartoon by Tony Barlow; Color ad for Jeep trucks inside back cover; Wheaties 'Breakfast of Champions' ad on back cover features the Philadelphia A's Eddie Joost and members of his family. Several middle pages free from staples but present. Small clipping from page 108 affects Rice Krispies ad. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this interesting issue. Magazine
1978112 pages, including nine beautiful pages of color photos of Crystal. Includes piano sheet music with lyrics and guitar chords for these songs: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Beyond You, Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger, Cry Me a River, Why Have You Left The One (You Left Me For), Too Good to Throw Away, Hello I Love You, Heart Mender, Paintin' This Old Town Blue, Talkin' In Your Sleep, Somebody Loves You, We Must Believe in Magic, Someday Soon, The Wayward Wind, I Still Miss Someone, When I Dream, I'll Do It All Over Again, Let's Do It Right, Going Down Slow, ready For The Times to Get Better, I'll get Over You, One More Time, You, This is My Year For Mexico, Right in the Palm of Your Hand, River Road, The Green Door, High Time, Coming Closer, What You've Done For Me, All I Wanna Do In Life, I'm Not So Far Away, Wrong Road Again... and more! Store stamp on title page otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful compilation from back in the day when Crystal Gayle was at the top of the music world. Book
198448 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King George V; Large photo of the British India passenger vessel Sangola inside front cover; Full-page photo of the world's largest passenger ships Norway and QEII; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Under Sail; 'Southampton' class cruisers - a short history - part 2; The Royal Route to Canada - a history of the Royal Line - part 2; Requiem for a King - tracing the near 60 year lifespan of King George V, one of Britain's most famous excursion steamers which was recently broken up in South Wales; The "Otranto" Disaster - the tragic loss of the Orient liner "Otranto" in October, 1918; Shipping of the Dorset Ports - a review of present-day activity - part 3; Where to see the cruise ships; Ship Sales Nice photo of the Andes inside back cover; and more. Opening at bottom of coverfold otherwise average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2003170 pp. Bibliography of books [in English] about Bethune. Eighty-five black and white reproductions of documents. Opens with an informative fifteen page footnoted introduction by David Lethbridge. Dr. Norman Bethune [1890-1939] is revered to this day in China for his front-line medical service to the Communist Army in the late 1930s. "But from the moment he joined the Communist Party of Canada, the RCMP secret intelligence division kept extensive and detailed files on his every move. Only recently declassified, and fully reproduced for the first time in this volume, are the actual secret police files on Bethune. Never before have Bethune's own words spoken so clearly about the political convictions and personal courage that have led him to be remembered as a revolutionary militant of 'absolute selflessness.'" - back cover. Former library copy with usual markings and above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
1932Sensational vintage compilation of thirty-five 1930s lumberjack songs from the Pacific Northwest. Elmore Vincent was known as "The Northwest Shanty Boy" and the front cover art features his image superimposed over a scene of tall timber being brought down by hand, as chainsaws were but a dream at that time. 64 pages. Includes lyrics, guitar chords and piano sheet music for these songs: A Lumber Lad's Love, Ballad of the Lumberjack, Billy the River Driver, Canaday-I-O, Come With Me In My Little Canoe, Darling Janet, Down in That Lonely Valley, Drinking Song, Fair Charlotte, Grizzly Hogan, Lonesome Lumberjack, Lumberjack Memories, Moose Meat, Smart Johnny the Logger, Song of the Lumberjack, Strawberry Lane, The Death of George Phalen, The Flying Cloud, The Gambling Lumberjack and the Jim Creek Girl, The Good Old Times, The Great Fit, The Green River Girl, "The Jam at Gerry's Rock", The Lakes of Pontchartrain, Three Leaves of Shamrock, The Little Brown Bulls, The Lumberjack and the Pretty Girl, The Lumberjack's Alphabet, The Lumberjack's Bible, The Lumberjack in Town [as sung on Seattle's "Skid Road" by Syd Johnson], The Sandy Stream Song, The Stranger and the Maiden Fair, The Two Sisters, Who Feeds Us Beans, and Yodeling Lumberjack. Most songs have several verses or more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A rare and wonderful musical memento of the glory days of Northwest lumberjacking. Book
197060 pages Photos of Boots in color and black and white. Includes sheet music for B flat tenor sax, E flat alto sax, and piano for these songs: Ave Maria; Crackety Jacks; Games People Play; King of the Road; Little Big Horn; Lost Sinner; Mickey's Tune; Moon River; Night Train; Yakety Sax; Yodelin' Sax. Rare and wonderful songbook by the genius composer of Benny Hill's theme song 'Yakety Sax'. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1912Features: Big Improvements by Northern Pacific During 1912; Through Service Seattle to Texas; O.-W. R. & N. Enter Vancouver; Will Carl Gray Succeed L.W. Hill? - article with photo of Gray; Dangers Attending Hauling Explosives; New H-H-1 Locomotive Design; Seattle's Greatest Opportunity; Bush Terminal Company to Build on Harbor Land - article with photo of Model Loft buildings at the New York Bush Terminal, similar to those to be built on Harbor Island; Portland's Proposed Harbor Front Development and the Commission of Public Docks - major article; South and Central American Trade; Great Prospects for Vancouver, B.C.; The Official Statement of the [Seattle] Port Commission re: improvements and facilities; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 4) - major article which includes official map of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway showing proposed extension to Vancouver and Seattle, plus map of new thoroughfare donated to Seattle by Great Northern Railway with franchise for Interbay-Ballard Route; Bogue Plans for Tacoma Harbor Are Impressive - major article with map showing City section of harbor plans; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping for Year 1911 - Four full pages of fine print document the voluminous incidents of the year including the vessel and damage it sustained; Photo of Strathalbyn's bow after collision; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Big Company to use Panama Canal - International Mercantile Marine; and more. 44 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
1918Features: Title page illustration of British despatch-rider delivering Christmas pudding by bicycle in deep snow; G.K. Chesterton makes the case that the English are ignorant; One-page aerial photo of French tanks attacking a German trench-line; Excellent photo of hundreds of "China's Army of Labourers for the Western Front - A Big Muster on Parade"; Two pages of illustrations show the difficulties faced by British patrols in nocturnal search of German North Sea raiders; Three pages provide ten photos of the aftermath of the terrible Halifax explosion on December 7th, 1917; One-page portrait of Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss; Two photos show the difficulty of transportation after recent French snow; One-page aerial photo of French bombs raining down upon a German munition factory in Lorraine; Two-page illustration of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line near Cambrai with Ulster and Yorkshire troops advancing on Bourlon Wood and crossing the Bapaume-Cambrai Road; Two-page illustration of British troops moving forward to the River-front Line; Two-page illustration of brilliant infantry work by the Italian Army on the Northern Front; Eight photos on two pages illustrate the British victorious advance in Palestine - hoisting the flag at Jaffa, and other scenes;Two half-page photos show the restoration of a water well in Palestine which was blown up by the Turks; Article on the impending shortage of food; and more. 36 pages, including seven pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of nurses tending to the happy wounded on a British hospital-train; Two-page illustration of "The Glorious End of the 'Vindictive' - Blocking the Fairway at the Entrance to Ostend Harbour; War as The Artist Sees It (article); The "Vindictive's" Gallant End (article); Three sketches of "The Ostend Harbour Exploit - The First Attempt; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Prince Sixte of Bourbon, Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, and Commodore Hubert Lynes, C.M.G., who led the blocking operations at Ostend; Two excellent side-view photos of the "Vindictive" on her way to Zeebrugge; Two-pages with eight photos illustrating "Concrete Ship-Building - War-work for which there is a very urgent demand - showing main stages of construction; First six photos of German Tanks "Panzerkraftwagen"; Photo of the swearing in ceremony for Field-Marshal Lord French and Edward Shortt; Article on Stunt Flying; Six fascinating photos explain how flax is harvested and processed for use in Aeroplane wings; Dramatic centrefold illustration of the burning of Pozieres on the Albert-Bapaume Road; Malaria - The Return of an Old Enemy (article); Four photos of U.S. troops arriving in England under Colonel Whitman and Lieut.-Col. Wagner, including the Royal salute they received; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers, including Major William A. Craies; One-page Kenilworth Cigarettes ad shows couple chatting in front of fireplace; Illustration of a 'curfew' dinner-dress; Nice two-colour "Greys" cigarette ad on back cover features illustration of a Greys warrior on horseback circa 1678; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of British soldiers in a captured German "Communication-Trench" beneath the Hooge-Menin Road; The Merchant Seaman's Badge of Honour (article); Red Cross Pearls - A Meditation (article); The Herb Garden - Homely Plants (article); One-page illustration of the destruction of Captain Baron Von Richthofen; Two photos of German planes brought down over London; Photos of The Countess Markievicz, Novelist Darrell Figgis, Joseph McGuinness, Count Plunkett, Edmund De Valera, John McGarry, Dr. Thomas Dillon, William Cosgrave, Lord Glenconner, The Duke of Atholl, and Lady Glenconner; Photos of large allied bombers as they prepare to strike Cologne and Western Germany; G.K. Chesterton discusses translations of the words of the German Emperor - who can speak and write English; Grounding the Flying Services (article); Photo of British airmen inspecting a captured German "Kamerad"; One-page detailed illustrated explanation of the British food control organisation/The machinery of Meat Supply; From Field to Kitchen - Fascinating one-page illustration with text explains the controlled distribution of meat in Britain; One-page illustration of a French armoured car, out of ammunition, driving through a crowd of German soldiers; Wonderful centrefold illustration of a sky full of fighting German and British planes; Article on how wartime food rationing has forced some knowledge of chemistry onto people; One-page illustration inside the newly opened Chapel at Hampton Court; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers, including Capt. R.P.L. Dallas, M.C., KIA; Front and back photos of members of the American Expeditionary Force in France with captured German flame-throwers; Photo of W.A.A.C.'s playing basket ball with convalescing Tommies in France; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
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 with minor traces of storage. 173pp. The evolution of the bridge over the centuries. With a wealth of examples and drawings and their associated social histories. The counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire are chosen because many of the country's most historic and attractive bridges are to be found there.
2009Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 249pp. The first thorough study of medieval bridges which rewrites their history from early Anglo-Saxon England right up to the Industrial Revolution, providing new insights into many aspects of the subject.
1979292p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1994No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 98pp. This issue covers Ariel, Enfield, Harley-D, James Norton, Velocette, Welbike, Greeves 32DC Twin, Nobby Clark and lots more. Scarce.
2004Book in as new condition. 306pp. This study looks at the delivery of transport from a social policy perspective to assist in a better understanding of 'transport poverty' ie the lack of access to transport among low-income groups.
1987No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor foxing/dust to page fore-edges and tiny bump/scuff to lower rear corner and spine foot. 199pp. Haynes manual for the Austin MG & Vanden Plas Montego 1984-1987.
1964No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with sunned very slightly marked boards, bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Large pull-out map at rear of the No 53 route in 1930 in excellent condition. 40pp. The story of the No 53 tram and its route from Brook's Bar to Cheetham Hill including its passage through Rusholme and Belle Vue. Illustrated in black & white.
1972No marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing/rubbing to front cover, none to sunned spine. A clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 93pp. How to ensure your Lucas ignition system is in good health, including those of high performance engines. Very well illustrated and with extensive data tables for every model.
1988Ex library book with usual marks and stamps. Creasing to spine with rubbing around spine foot. A clean very tight copy with tape marks around spine foot boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Well handled dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight rubbing to upper edge. 377pp. A comprehensive history of the British car industry up to the late 1980s from its beginnings before the First World War.
1981No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and tiny bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine and margins and slight rubbing to spine ends. 249pp. Much on the history, formation and development of the Jaguar company followed by the cars themselves. Illustrated.
2012No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 178pp. Performance car magazine 'The Thrill of Driving' with features on Honda NSX, Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT 86, 20 page Lotus special, Nissan GT-R, Formula 1 stock cars, performance tyre test, restoring a Lotus Elan, Honda Civic Mugen 2.2, Renaultsport Megane 265 plus pages of news, performance car listings/statistics, engineering matters and lots more.
2002No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 178pp. Performance car magazine 'The Thrill of Driving' with features on Golf R32, Volvo XC90, Honda Racing Integra Type-R, Audi A8 4.2 V8, Janspeed MG ZR160, Focus RS, Clio Cup, Cooper S, Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Smart Roadster, Aston DB7 Zagato, Lotus Seven, Nissan 350Z, Datsun 240Z, Audi RS6, BMW M5, Jaguar S-Type R, Lotus Carlton, Bentley Arnage R, Mercedes F400, Porsche 964RS, Renault Clio Sport 172 plus pages of news, performance car listings/statistics, engineering matters and lots more.
