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1970Features: Everyman's diesel primer - the abc's of 'phenomenally productive equipment; Ingersoll-Rand - catalyst of dieselization *extensive and profusely illustrated article*; Joy and Pain on the Boston & Maine. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Book
196448 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for the 1964 Chevrolet inside front cover; The Caravelle Uproar - TCA Wanted a good plane; Ian Sclanders writes on right wing US reaction to the passing of JFK; Massive sales of Soviet gold for western wheat; German family reunions permitted; Lyndon B. Johnson - A Frank Look, by Grattan Gray; Can Paul Hellyer Bring Common Sense to our Defense Policy?; The Violent Art of Rodeo - article by Ian Tyson with four pages of photos by Don Newlands; A Little Honest Graft Never Hurt a Politician at the Polls - with reproduction of BC Conservative ad featuring Phil Gagliardi, William Hawrelak and Kelso Roberts; Anthony Frome aka Abraham L. Feinberg - The Poet Prince of the Airwaves - Tells All - article with photos; Successes and Failures of Harvard man Jim Felstiner with the delinquent youth of downtown Toronto's tough Niagara district; Canada's First Foreign-War Heroes - flashback article on the lusty Canadian rivermen sent to relieve the beseiged Gordon at Khartoum; Nice colour-photo ad for Cameo cigarettes; Brief article on Galina Samtsova; How Armand Vaillancourt won a contest, divided a town - and lost $7,000; and more. Bit of sunning to upper left portion of front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
195996 pages. Features: Nice GWG apparel ad (for women) inside front cover; Two-page colour ad for Simmons mattresses; Canada should get out of the Arctic - so says Clement Attlee; White Rose service station ad; Great colour photo ad for the Chevrolet Nomad 4-door station wagon; The Sleazy World of the Call Girl; Frank Scott - the poet who fought Duplessis; The High and Mighty Mackenzie - Nile of the North; A renowned psychiatrist explains why common sense won't work with chilren; The complex riddle of missing persons; Donald Smith - the fur trader who grubstaked our nation; The Famed and Fearsome Muskellunge; Jack Kent Cooke and will Canada ever get a major league baseball team?; Nice colour photo Red Cap beer ad; Great colour ad for B-A service stations; Colour photo ad for the Renault Dauphine; Colour photo ad for Hertz features pink 1959 Powerglide Chevrolet; Sweet colour ad for the 1959 Dodge; Nice colour photo Caterpillar ad features loaded logging truck in B.C.; Colour photo ad for O'Keefe beer inside back cover features Irish setter licking lady; Coke ad on back cover features spring flowers; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
195972 pages. Features: Why Britain's biggest stars flopped on TV; Leslie Frost's masquerade as teh common man - the nation's second most important politician - article with many photos; Bruce Hutchison visits Zsa Zsa Gabor - article with photos; The Night of Terror We'll Never Forget - Victor Desgroseilliers, manager of the Dominion store in Cornwall, Ontario, and his family are terrorized by bandits - article with photos; Can we avoid a shooting battle for Berlin?; Self-Hypnosis could help you beat your tensions; Peter Gzowski writes about what it's like to have a famous ancestor (Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski); Breakout at Amiens Prison - amazing article with great photos; Great Tanners Association of Canada colour ad promotes giving leather shoes to dad for Father's Day; How do you get to be a magazine editor?; Nice colour photo ad for Bulova watches on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
199141 pages. Footnotes. "The common heritage is in blood, suffering, philosophy, and a common future." - from Preface. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
198854 pages. Features: Economic illiteracy; Monterey - A Poem, A Dream; Baseball Player Frank "Shanty" Hogan -article with photo; Today's Shirts; Common Cold Cure; Full-page ad for The Rader Institute which treated eating disorders; Selecting a Wine Shop; Recommended software for personal computers; plus a variety of interesting and rapidly dated ads offering products and services to jet-setting business people. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
1973Features: Cover photo of a 1934 Model 840A limousine; Reproduced news clipping of Ken Mausolf's 1920 Pierce Arrow; Pierce-Arrow in the Thirties - four-page article by Brooks T. Brierley; 1933-1938 Pierce-Arrow Registrations Chart; Two photos of a 1934 Model 836A four-door sedan; Reproduction of a 1973 news story about Charles Thompson, restorer of Woodrow Wilson's 1919 Pierce Arrow - reproductions of several related photos and articles included; Musings and many photos from the 1973 Meet; Back cover features a reproduction of a Pierce-Arrow Common Stock Certificate. Moderate wear. Some soiling to front covers. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1909Illustration of Queen Victoria Firing the First Shot on Wimbledon Common, July 2nd, 1860. The Territorial Marching Song, by Herbert G. De Hamel. Notes by the Commanding Officer. The Bisley Meeting - Jubilee of the N.R.A., with photo of the event and small photo portraits of Capt. St. John Mildmay and Col. C.R. Crosse. Handsome photo portrait of Lord Cheylesmore, Chairman N.R.A. A page from a Non.-Com's. Diary. Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, 14th (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The London Scottish). Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Book
1947296 pages. Special Features: Justice and Common Cause; Educating Children for Failure; Do Men or Women Lead the Harder Life?; Someone to Talk To; Which is the Weaker Sex?; Cancer - I've Had It; Your Money Or Your Life!; Accentuate the Positive; If I Only Had More Confidence; How America Lives: "Peace, It's a Problem" - William and Mary Conrad; "Combat Fatigue" In Marriage; and Your Baby's Best Food - Mothers Milk. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Ilustrators include: Al Parker, Roy Spreter, Harry Anderson and Douglass Crockwell. Full page colour vintage print advertising including 1947 Ford Sedan, Welch's Grape Juice, Camay and Seven-Up. Full page colour ad with Claudette Colbert promoting Max Factor Hollywood. Full page black/white ad with Esther Williams promoting Lux Toilet Soap. Average wear. Few small openings front/back cover at spine and fore-edge. A clean copy. Magazine
197679 pages. Bibliography. Chapters include: A Capsule History of Papermaking; Handmade Papermaking Methods; The Pressing and Drying of Handmade Paper; Sizing of Paper; Fiber for Handmade Pper; Handmade Paper Through the Ages; Mystical Watermarks and Ancient Symbols; Cooking and Bleaching Wood Fiber to Make Pulp; Modern Papermaking, or "The Mechanization of a Craft"; So you Want to Make Handmade Paper; Building the Deckle Box and Mold; Some Extra Things You Will Need; Recycle Pulping; Let's Make Paper; Couching and Stacking; Pressing and Drying; Watermarks and How to Make Them; Sizing and Coating Handmade Paper; Reprise, Odds and Ends. Two appendices includes: Watermarks from Olden Times; Common Sheet Sizes for Handmade Paper. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Library binding. A worthy working copy. Book
1983Features: Guest-worker crisis in France; Devil's Lake Corral - white elephant; Barbara Amiel on Canada's native peoples; Cover Story - Thunder from the Tory Right - the PC federal leadership race; Bill Bennett's guessing game; Personal connection between Trudeau and Greece's leader Papandreou; Rampage in Campbellton, N.B.; Settlement of Skagit Valley flooding dispute; Reagan's new arms offer - colour photo of protesters around Greehnam Common; Tragedy in Ethiopia - when ideologies collide; Re-examining the Roberto Calvi Mystery; Columbia - tragedy in Holy Week; Uncertainty in the Beaufort Sea - Arctic oil development; Static in the Stereo industry with the introduction of the CD; Energy prices across Canada; Baseball's Blue Jays flutter to life; nice colour ad for the Commodore Vic 20 computer; Male adventure magazines; Tom Alderman - new star of The Journal. Average wear. Book
198232 pages. Selected bibliography. In this publication "...we are made aware of the design of that space were landscape and architecture come together." - from page 2. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Some underlining and markings to contents. Crease to front cover, otherwise average wear. A sound copy. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 55 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of the ill-fated British troopship Lancastria, plus photo of hundreds of survivors loading onto a French trawler; Air ampulance purchased by the Girl Guides; Poland's government meets in England; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Lord Beaverbrook entitled "Builders of Britain's Aircraft" with interesting relevant photos; Photo of Arabs and Jews preparing to battle together against their common enemy; Jersey militiamen train to settle their score with the Nazis; Pilots of the Fleet Air Arm stand at attention before the King; Interesting photo of naval smokescreen in the Mediterranean; Photo of dozens of British armoured cars and their crews; British pilots relax after success against the Nazis who attacked Dover on July 29th; S. Drigin centerfold illustration of the aerial battle over Dover Harbour on the morning of July 29th; Photos of downed German aircraft and damaged English homes; South Staffordshires in Egypt; Photo of the merchant ship Meknes and some of its survivors after it was sunk in the Channel on 24th July; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair Lewis) entitled "Master of the Dike"; Photos of regimentl badges of teh British Army; U.S. Planes on the way - photos of a B.17 Flying Fortress and three PBY patrol flying boats in flight; A commentary on the war for this week; Eire's President Mr. De Valera detonates an electrically controlled mine; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
192970 pages. Index. Dozens of helpful and informative black and white photos and diagrams. "Discusses from the farm-home standpoint the canning of fruits, vegetables and meats canned by the processed-in-the-can method in open-top sealed-without-solder tin cans and the more common types of glass jars cooked in home-devised hot water outfits and home types of pressure kettles." - from page 2. A wonderful heritage canning published over 80 years ago. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Would make a lovely and practical gift. Book
1983160 pages. Features: The Nunes Brothers' Boat and Ways Company; Chainsaw Lumbermaking - Natural Knees - Will Malloff explains how to cut your own crook timber; The Shipsmith's Art - Turning your hand to forge work; A New ERA - Vic Carpenter's idea of a perfect runabout; Reviewing TARNE's Keel, Part II - the final steps in fitting, fastening, and fairing it in; Inside the Wood Block - a maintenance guide; Jack Tyrrell - a fourth generation boatbuilder; Irish Hookers; The Galway Bay Pucan - a new 'little hooker'; Ancient Curraghs - they may never become extinct!; Improving the classic dinghy - eliminating some common problems; Hardtack's Running Moor - practical sailorizing from times past; Lashmanship - keeping things in their proper place; Boatbuilding in Grenada - a last bastion of wooden boat building with hand tools alone. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
1982160 pages. Features: The BOWDOIN Project - Admiral MacMillan's Arctic Schooner; Common Sense and the Energy 48; Boat Plans and the Public Domain; Rowing the Maine Coast in a Matinicus peapod; Building MARTHA's Tender, Part III; Ceilings; On Deck - details that look good and perform well; Old Wooden Thistles provide stiff comptetion for their fiberglass competitors; The Vineyard Haven 15; Keeping a Cutting Edge - Handsaws; The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox; Getting the Old Girl Back in Shape - an ingenious resteaming method for easing the tension in new frames. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
187116 pages. Contents: Cover illustration of an Apron-Polonaise Walking Suit.; The Jewel of Constistency, by Gail Hamilton; New York Fashions - The Apron Polonaise, Imported Suits, Spring Paletots; Personal; Tapestry Border for Chairs, Sofas, etc.; Neglige basket trimmed with ruches; Brioche with cloth and knitted cover; Netted Guipure Edging; Trimming for blouses, lingerie, etc.; Hannah (continued); Old Ladies' Flowers; Bizarre full-page illustration shows new bride and groom emerging from church... but bride is an elephant!; Illustration on page 201 has been removed; Familiy breakfasts and dinners - recipes; Sayings and Doings; Common Ugliness; Tricks of Countenance; April Showers - with illustration; Humor on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Magazine
1903603 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. A wonderful overview of Nova Scotia over 100 years ago. The forty-one chapters include: History; Geology; County Histories; Mines; Indians; Tourism; Fisheries; Apple Culture; Agriculture; Institutions of Learning; Timber and Lumber Resources; Paper Pulp Resources; Quarries; Game Law; Birds; Manufacturing Concerns; Institutions for the Blind and the Deaf and Dumb; Governance; The Common School System. Prior owner's details neatly written atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Blue cloth attractively adorned with black decoration upon front board and bright gilt lettering upon backstrip. Binding intact with minor spine slant. Moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative work. Book
1944128 pages including index. 16 pages of color plate illustrations. "My Book of Insects, Seashore Animals and Fish describes the habits and characteristics of sixty-seven insects, twenty-one common seashore animals and nineteen fish. With its beautiful paintings and lively text, the book is an encouraging and instructive reading book, and children will be eager to verify and increase the knowledge gained from picture-study and reading, by actual observation." - from preface. Bright and unmarked with minimal wear and sound binding. Book
196562 pages. Features: Railroad News Photos; Steam News Photos; Photo feature on the US Railroad Administration's 4-6-2 of WWI - the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL); A Tale of Two Railroads - Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley have more in common than their deficits - article with photos and map; Ad with colour photos for GM's new locomotives at work in the Rockies; Photo Section; Super 1.5-page 1909 photo of the Delaware & Hudson Camelback 837 on the turntable at Oneonta, NY; And Then There Was One - What's ahead for South Shore, sole survivor of Insull's Traction Triumvirate? - article with photos and map; and more. Unmarked with average wear A sound copy. Magazine
1952Pages 949-992. Features: Nice colour ad for Goodyear Eagle tires inside front cover shows eagle in flight holding fish; The Australian Prime Minister in London; Full page photo of the Queen's first official birthday photo; Excellent two-page photo of the finish of the 1952 Derby, won by Tulyar; One-page photo of the first Eucharistic Congress for fourteen years as seminarists enter the Montjuich Stadium in Barcelona; General Sir John Harding; Marie Noele Kelly and her travels in the Soviet Union; Photos of impressive Moscow buildings; Two pages of photos which penetrate the darkness behind the Iron Curtain - unofficial views of Moscow and scenes in the USSR 1949-1951 taken by the wife of the then British Ambassador; Two pages of illustrations of life on the new Amsterdam-Rhine Canal; Article on the intentions of the Soviet Union; Photos of the Signing of the European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty - towards a common European Army - with photos of M. Schuman, Mr. Eden and Dr. Adenauer signing; Centerfold illustration of the Old Court of Corpus Christi College, which celebrates the sixth century of its unique foundation on 12 June; Riots in Johannesburg; Photos of the discovery of a new step pyramid at Sakkara; Photos of personalities of the week, including General Sir Ouvry L. Roberts; Photos of foundation preservation work in the canals of Venice; Nice colour ad inside back cover for Ilford Colour Film 'D" features photos from the 1951 Everest expedition led by Eric Shipton; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
194548 Pages. Features: Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur on front cover; Charming one-page color ad for HArriet Hubbard Ayer's Pink Clover fragrance; One-page photo ad for General Electric demonstrates some of their war machines that save lives; The Japanese Common Man is our Problem in Japan - article with dramatic photo of Japanese POWs in Guam listening to surrender broadcast from Tokyo; Two-page photo montage of faces of the Japanese people; Let Us Remember What Our Dead Died For; The British Labour Party seeks socialism, not communism - Harold Laski explains the difference; Highballing Over the 'Big Hump' - viewing the continental divide by rail is very popular; France requires a new birth of freedom; Color ad for De Beers; Confessions of a Sunday Painter; Charming one-page color ad for Florida Grapefruit juice shows happy family in garden; Twelve photos of popular outdoor night dancing in New York; Leslie L. Biffle is the Sage of Capital Hill; Nice Temple Radio ad; American Export Lines one-page ad features nice woodcut by Rockwell Kent; Full-page Boeing ad shows photo of a C-97 transport being loaded with a truck; Charming full-page color ad for S and W apple juice; Mrs. Clement Atlee - Hostess of No. 10 Downing St.; Chinese Food and Flavor; Parent and Child - what to do when father comes home; Nice color ad for Ten-B-Low cream; Two pages of gorgeous formal ladies' fashion photos; Sexy/leggy ad for Mojud hosiery; Charming full-page color-photo ad for Revlon "Sheeer Dynamite" face powder; Central Park Skippers - sailing model boats; Nice full-page color ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Controversies over the Star Spangled Banner (national anthem); Nice color ad for Hellmann's Mayonnaise on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
1975179 pages including index, references and glossary. "Includes but a fraction of the number of larger fungi known from British Columbia. Emphasis is placed upon the fleshy species, especially mushrooms. Covers Club fungi (basidiomycetes), Gill fungi (agarics), Fleshy pore fungi (boletes), Pore fungi (polypores), coral fungi (clavarias), tooth fungi, puffballs, cauliflower fungus, sac fungi (ascomycetes), plus mushroom cookery and mushroom poisoning." - from Introduction. Includes detailed diagrams plus dozens of excellent black and white photographs. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative eference. Book
196790 pages including index and bibliography. "Includes those plants which seem to be most easily available, most easily recognized, and most difficult to confuse with poisonous plants. Selected from as wide a geographic range as possible." - from Introduction. Includes species from beaches, alpine meadows and the northern tundra. Covers: bracken fern, sword fen, ostrich fern, the junipers, lodgepole pine, western yellow pine, june berry , alpine and red bearberry, kinnikinik, orgeon grape, crowberry, salal, labrador tea, bob cranberry, choke cherry, gooseberry and currant, wild rose, blackberries, raspberries, thimbleberry, salmonberry, cloudberry, elderberry, buffalo berry, blueberry, huckleberry, bilberry, whortleberry, cranberry, mountain bilberry, evergreen huckleberry, red huckleberry, mountain cranberry, squashberry, couch-grass, wild onion, milkweed, orach, balsam root, plus over 30 more edible plants from the B.C. landscape. Includes dozens of black and white detailed illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked.. A sound vintage copy of this handy and possibly life-saving reference. Book
1965203 pages. "Designed specifically for the instruction and use of analysts undertaking established or new oceanographic chemical analyses under operational conditions for the first time." - from Preface. Average wear. Signature and stroked out institutional stamp atop front cover. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
