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326 pages including index and black and white photos. The personal story of Theoren Fleury. Follows him through an entire hockey season while he was with the Calgary Flames. More than a sports biography, this is an engaging and insightful look at hockey as a child's game, an adult's profession, big business, mass entertainment, family pastime, and the greatest spectator sport yet invented. "...a fascinating glimpse of human nature on the rampage." - Peter C. Newman. Published before Fleury's problems in New York and Chicago. Includes 16 pages of black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked. Faint signs of handling. Excellent copy. Book
1293 pages including index. 74 chapters divided into the following nine sections: The Ingredients of Western Civilization; The Early Middle Ages (400-1000); The High Middle Ages (1000-1300); The Age of Transition (1300-1500); The Age of Religious Revolt and Reform (1500-1600); The Age of Dynastic Statecraft (1600-1775); The Age of Revolution (1775-1850); The Age of the National State (1852-1919); The Age of Total Politics (1919- ). Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Bright silver lettering upon navy boards and spine. Excellent copy. Book
284 pages. "Contains dozens of wholesome, nourishing dishes which reflect the traditions, nationalities, the customs, and the diets of the 'common-folk' who are the backbone of our party and our country' - from Foreward. Includes photos and biographical information of Tommy Douglas, George Williams, Ed Broadbent, Allan Blakeney, Woodrow Lloyd, and M.J. Coldwell. Well-used. Unmarked. Provides nostalgic recollections of earlier days of Canada's New Democratic Party. Book
Please note: Front cover missing. Features include: The Haunted Mine - Author's experiences at a Canadian gold-mine; The Rest-Cure - A sea captain's story of a voyage across the Atlantic with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest - Frank Norfleet, a Texas confidence victim, pursued the pertetrators for three years before achieving vengeance; The Living Death - An eccentric chemist marries an Aztec royal descendant to ferret out the secrets of the ancient Aztec dyes; The Sky Riders - Canada's RCMP, the world's first 'flying policemen'; The Lawra Lion - a lion adventure on the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - A remarkable experience which befell two British officers in the Himilayan foothills; A Matter of Witchcraft - A strange story from New Guinea; The Australian Stockman - the drover of Australia's outback; Tears to spine with chips missing. Contents in good condition. Magazine
142 pages including numerous excellent black and white photographic plates. Up to the time of his death, Keith Moon was a tragic enigma. To the gossip columns, he was "Moon the Loon", "The Wild Man of Rock." To fellow musicians he was a brilliant, original percussionist. To his fans, he was a unique part of a legend called The Who. Author knew Keigh Moon well and has spoken to his closest friends and colleagues of the exhilaration, wild humour and secret tragedy of a rock'n roll legend. Well-worn. Contents partially yellowed. Date and discard inkstamps upon top edge of text. Some lean to spine. Binding intact. Book
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1985ref. 12439Fort Wayne IN: Mind Mirage 1985. First edition. Hardcover with Gilt outlined question mark on cover in full cloth. Very Good. Quarto oversized. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Top foredge corners bumped less so at lower corners. 145 p. w/ firearms page errata page a few illustrations and reprints of newspaper articles. An uncommon work by two respected effect creators of the Midwest. Mind Mirage hardcover
ref. 21991NY Hurst & Company Publ. HB NODustJacket UNDATED Fourth Revised Edition Stated with Preface in front To First Edition of May 1855 Lovely light green cloth with color illustrated with red & white Roses on Front Cover & embossed titles in Gold gilt decorations at Top NF-/NF- AS-IS NODJ Cover light rub wear FoXing Interior nice tight Clean light Wear FoXing 413 pgs Index . Hard Cover. NY Hurst & Company Publ. hardcover
ref. 6916592Edition: First . Excellent Condition. No Hassle 30 Day Returns Ships Daily Underlining/Highlighting: NONE Writing: NONE Publisher: BACKBONE Pub Date: 12/1/2024 Binding: Mobile Gaming Pages: 600 unknown
1971ref. 9048Merrimack Publishing Longman Group 1971. HBNODJ1971 Oblong Glossy color Pictorial Cover F/NF NODJ. Hard Cover. Merrimack Publishing Longman Group hardcover
ref. a32111NY 1865 Anson Randolph. Religious essays. small octavo. Hardcover. 264pp. original green cloth hardcover with gilt trim and decoration. Fine. Rare. No ownershp marks. . hardcover
ref. 1039712Books Nippan. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Book and Dust Jacket are both Very Good. Small old price sticker on back cover RH corner. Books Nippan unknown
A single thick cirlox bound volume in stiff plastic wraps containing collections of two different publications: The Lenkurt Demodulator - 02/65, 01/65, 12/64, 11/64, 10/64, 9/64, 8/64, 2/64, 1/64, 12/63, 11/63, 10/64, 9/63; and RTTY - 3/63, 2/63, 12/62, 11/62, 10/62, 9/62, 8/62, 7/62, 6/62, 5/62, 4/62, 3/62, 1/62, and 2/62. The Lenkurt Demodulator was published monthly by Lenkurt Electric of Vancouver, British Columbia for individuals interested in multi-channel carrier, microwave radio systems and allied electronic products. RYYT was published by RTTY, Inc. of Pasadena, CA and presented news of amateur RTTY. Moderate wear. Solid condition. Each of these volumes was mailed to a Mr. R.J. Prosser, whose name is screen printed atop front cover. We surmise that Mr. Prosser may have been an official with Lenkurt Electric. Spine leaning. An interesting and informative collection with many illustrations throughout. Book
Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
1925ref. 29318HBDJ VG/VG- STATED First Published in 1925 !st Edition SOME LITE STAINS ON DJ & EDGE CHIPPING RUB & WEAR blue embossed Cloth With Gold gilt tiles on Spine Cvr Some Interior Pgs FOX DJ edge wear. page edge marks METHUEN & CO LTD LONDON Printed in GB hardcover
1931ref. 29141HBDJ 1931 1ST edition with 265 Titles on Back & VERSO of DJ & Pre Zipcode Coupon & 95 centsVG/GOOD COPYRIGHT PG STATES The First Edition from New Plates was Printed Oct. 1931 Small brown cloth with gilt running man oin fron tGood condition. DJ has some wear & Fox on Front & small edge chips. with Misprint #14 on DJ spine Brown cloth with Gilt running streamer man on Front Cvr DJ SPINE ENDS SMALL CHIPS & FOX 447 pgs List of Publishers bks MODERN LIBRARY #14 ON DJ Spine hardcover
1920ref. 134025Brooklyn New York: Brooklyn Public Library 1920. Hardcover. Good ex-library with a few marks and stamps binding solid one or more postcards separated un-glued toning of old newspaper clippings pages wavy probably from glue moisture though there is an occasional localized dampstain. Blue library buckram silt spine titles unpaginated approx. 100 pages with with pasted color illustrations on both sites approx. 25 leaves blank. OVERSIZE GA2. A scrapbook of images of architecture and color images of many beautiful places and things produced the early 1900s. Many are of New York City but also around the country and world presumably collected by the Brooklyn Public Library. Includes many large samples of the work of illustrator Louis Biedermann 1874-1957 along with Clara M. Burd Charles Livingston Burd Adolph Triedler Wilfred Jones Fred Kulz Chum Vine Edmond Oakdale Vincent Lynch and Mary Bassett. News articles from the New York Herald show articles with large color illustrations of views of cities and bridges. Travel postcards from the era depict architecture throughout the world. Includes stained glass windows a real slice of life during an age when color images in magazines and periodicals were fairly new and illustrators. Artcyclopedia calls the years of 1880-1920 the Golden Age of Illustration: it "was a period of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration. It developed from advances in technology permitting accurate and inexpensive reproduction of art combined with a voracious public demand for new graphic art." Probably a librarian's pet project. Brooklyn Public Library hardcover books
Circa 1961. Provides the serviceman with a fast and convenient reference to information on operations, maintenance and repairs, as well as descriptions of the major units and their functions in relation to other components of the tractor. Covers: Cooling System; Electrical; Engine; Engine Clutch; Transmission and Bevel Gear (14 and 18 series) Transmission (15 and 20 series); Steering Clutches and Brakes; Sprocket and Sprocket Drive; Tracks and Track Frame. About average wear to covers but contents surprisingly clean and bright. Numbers written on spine and front cover (probably serial numbers). Approx. 5/8" thick. Book
Cover shows smiling cowboy on rearing horse. Features: Wise Old Man - Adventures of author while conducting scientific research in remote Amazonia; A Sailor on Horseback - The American adventures of a former British Merchant Seaman, first as a lumberjack and then as a cowboy on a 'dude-ranch'; He Knew Too Much - A grim story of dope-running on the Egyptian border; Lunch-Time Tiger - Author is called upon to deal with a tiger which was terrifying the inhabitants of a Pathan village; The Castaways of the 'Dundonald' - reprint of one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - describes how a British ship was driven ashore on a barren islet in the remote Southern Pacific, where for many weary months the survivors endured many privations in a desperate struggle for existence; A Taste of Freedom - Three firemen jump ship in a South American port... but fate was against them, and they were almost glad to get back; Ghost-Town Memories - Tourist visit the Western U.S. abandoned mining-camps of long ago; Across the Kalahari Desert - The author traversed the trackless Kalahari in a motor-car by way of a dried-up river bed. Black and white illustrations. Chipping to spine. Above-average wear. Magazine
1920ref. 134025Brooklyn New York: Brooklyn Public Library 1920. Hardcover. Good ex-library with a few marks and stamps binding solid one or more postcards separated un-glued toning of old newspaper clippings pages wavy probably from glue moisture though there is an occasional localized dampstain. Blue library buckram silt spine titles unpaginated approx. 100 pages with with pasted color illustrations on both sites approx. 25 leaves blank. OVERSIZE GA2. A scrapbook of images of architecture and color images of many beautiful places and things produced the early 1900s. Many are of New York City but also around the country and world presumably collected by the Brooklyn Public Library. Includes many large samples of the work of illustrator Louis Biedermann 1874-1957 along with Clara M. Burd Charles Livingston Burd Adolph Triedler Wilfred Jones Fred Kulz Chum Vine Edmond Oakdale Vincent Lynch and Mary Bassett. News articles from the New York Herald show articles with large color illustrations of views of cities and bridges. Travel postcards from the era depict architecture throughout the world. Includes stained glass windows a real slice of life during an age when color images in magazines and periodicals were fairly new and illustrators. Artcyclopedia calls the years of 1880-1920 the Golden Age of Illustration: it “was a period of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration. It developed from advances in technology permitting accurate and inexpensive reproduction of art combined with a voracious public demand for new graphic art.” Probably a librarian's pet project. Brooklyn Public Library hardcover
1935ref. 28128UK by Hodder & Stoughton 1935. HBDJ 1935 10th Edition STATED Very Good copy in a Very Good wrapper The wrapper is generally bright and sound. It is worn and rubbed at the edges with Tiny Chips. The DJ spine and back panel are Lightly soiled. Unclipped. The book is bright embossed Red Cloth Title in Black on Spine Cvr. Very clean boards. Sharp corners. Clean pages. tight binding. Light Wear Fox. No cracked hinges no loose pages. 320 pgs NO ADS in Back DJ IN Clear Protective Mylar 4 1/2 X 7 in small Light creases btm front DJRed Topstain. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. UK by Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
Features include: The Donkey - A humble donkey co-operates to bring about the discomfiture of sundry Arab thieves; It Pays to Advertise - The Amazing result of the nefarious activities of a rascally 'wild-cat' company promoter and an unscrupulous newspaper reporter in Canada; Mr. Zaru - story from a ship; Into the Unknown - exploratino work in Tanganyika; Farm Life in South Africa - intended for aspiring British immigrants to South Africa; Through the Iron Curtain - an ambitious motor-cycle voyage through Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey; Beyond the Barrier - Extraordinary incidents related by a famous stage magician, Jasper Maskelyne; A Matter of Boundaries - an amusing tale of a tribal land-dispute in Nigeria; The Little Gold Disc - A veteran seafarer's account of a remarkable experience on the China Coast; The Tiger That Thought; The Red Lacquer Pagoda; The Ship That Became a House; Guarding New Zealand's Forests - Illustrated in black and white. Chips from and tears to base of spine else average wear. Two inch opening at top of back cover. Magazine
222 pages including index and bibliography. A revision of the author's thesis, Princeton University, 1974. Using data from the 1897 Imperial Russian Census, the author examines two types of migration: that to an already settled, relatively modern area, such as the major cities; and that to a sparsely populated, relatively traditional area, such as the agricultural frontier. Concludes that migration within European Russia and from European Russia to Asiatic Russia supports the model. Book clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket bears closed half-inch tear to top of spine, else moderate wear. Very nice copy. Book
270 pages including index. Frontis is black and white plate of author with Luther Burbank, John Burroughs and Edith Simonds. Unmarked. "There are plenty of garden books giving all the facts - for reference... This book is for consecutive reading. The important facts are here, too, but sugar-coated with wise and witty remarks and spiced with anecdotes and other things that suggest the perfuned atmosphere of the gardedn and appeal to the garden maniac... The world's most famous gardener, Luther Burbank, wrote to the author of this book that its chapters are, in his opinion, "The best that have so far been written on garden subjects. You get the facts in such a pleasing, human way that they are irresistible." - from page xiii. Chapters include: Educated Strawberries and Burbank Plums; Commercial Value of Burbank's Creations; Japanese Burbanks and Morning-Glories; Must We Raise Our Own Fruits Too?; Do Apples Keep the Doctor Away?; Why Not Grow Papaws, America's Most Delicious Fruit?; The Retired Rich Need Not Die; The Joys of Creative Gardening. Above-average wear to exterior with lettering nearly gone from spine. Binding intact. Book
193 pages. The timeless investment secrets of the Swiss bankers..."Useful arguments... refreshing and worth considering." - The New York Times. 12 major axioms and 18 minor axioms that can help you succeed in investing - Swiss-style. Bookseller's inkstamp upon front flyleaf else clean and unmarked. Average wear. Spine leaning. Good working copy. Book