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1946136 pages. Many black and white photos plus some color ads. Features: Russell J. Smiley's cover art depicts his triumph over a mighty marlin; Wood Ticks and Dog Tricks - The wood tick causes deadly spotted fever; The Education of the Wrecker - Training a problematic dog; Death in the Timber - The peril caused by forest fires; The Gristmill Whopper - The real fisherman knows what to do if he lands the whopper; Bass Plugs and Bass (Part 2); Jungle Journey - Part 4 of E.P. Haddon's adventures hunting and fishing in the almost unexplored back-country jungles of tropical Yucatan Peninsula; Farm Fishponds - Second article on farm fish ponds, reporting on a co-operative experiment in constructing 60 ponds in North Carolina and the result after two years; The Lizard of "Was" - The Gila Monster; Know Your Ducks (7) - The Blue-Winged Teal; One-page photo of George Paulson stepping out of his boat on Leech Lake, MN, with a string of fish; One-page photo of Bernard Rocha casting into the Owens River in California; Matinee on the Marsh - Hunting and betting; The Champion - The record and life story of perhaps the most brilliant handler of all time, Clyde Morton of Alabama; Bucktails for Steelheads (Part 2) - Peter J. Schwab reveals how to tie his sensational new wire-body bucktails for steelheads; Iron rifle Sights - The peep type site is very accurate; and much more. Many great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1956viii, [1], 162 pages. Attractively colour-illustrated maroon boards. Two maps in pocket inside back board. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos, illustrations, graphs and tables. "Seven of the papers are devoted to discussion of stratigraphy and stratigraphic problems, three are discourses on structural problems, two are concerned with economic geology, and one with the development of hydroelectric power in the Bow River drainage basin. Begins with a brief sketch of the human history of the area being studied." - Preface. Intended to serve as a useful and valued part of every geologist's library. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
1956295 pages. 8vo. Black and white photographic plates. 100 Year Red River Chronology. Map endpapers. "Records, accounts, historical studies, data, reports, letters of the section of Manitoba, Canada lying southwest of Winnipeg in the Red River Valley and centered on the town of Roland, Manitoba." - subtitle. "Accompany me as we look around this wide, level stretch of the Red River Valley of Manitoba, and meet the people, see the places, talk with second, third or even fourth generations of the families living here. In some cases we will enter the homes of these people. But wherever we happen to be we will tell you what our district is like, what the people do, and how they first settled here." - Introduction. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative and important local history and genealogical reference. HACKETT [2e] 310. Book
196968 pages. Features: Cesar Chavez and The Little Strike That Grew to La Causa - major article; Nice two-page ad for the Mercedes-Benz 280 S; Manitoba - Three weeks to Victory - article with photo of Howard Paulley with the Schreyers; Color photo of smiling Nixon with Trudeau at Terre Des Hommes; Major photo-illustrated article on Native Canadians and the federal government; The Curious Case of Dr. John Knowles; Great photo of "Rural Alabama Negroes at Polls", lined up outside "The Sugar Shack"; JDL / Jewish Defense League article - threat breeds counterthreat; Europe's dreams of unity revive - article with photo of new EU headquarters under construction; France's new cabinet; Rhine River pollution; Latin America - protest and progress; Commando assaults in the mid-east; Interview with General Yakubu Gowan of Nigeria; Legacy of the Warren Supreme Court; Article on the passing of Judy Garland; Measuring earth's motion; Photo of strike scene at San Francisco State; Passing of Willy Ley, Westbrook Pegler, Alene Stern Erlanger and Frank King; Showdown in Trade with Japan; Agnellli intends to acquire Ferrari; The Mobile Millionaire - Arthur Decio, founder of Skyline Corp., of Elkhart, IN; Westbrook Pegler - master of the epithet; The Film Maker as Ascendant Star - article with photos of Stanley Kubrick and Penn, with four pages of color photos of directors at work; Joe Frazier pummels Jerry Quarry; Pole vaulter John Pennel sets new world record; Nature Conservancy of Canada ad shows polluted river; and more. Moderate wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Minor evidence of address label removal. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1975pp.xi, [1], 387. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Three maps. "Ear Falls is a bush town in a slow-growth area of Ontario. It has been carved out of the forests and imbedded in some of Canada's most picturesque countryside. The history of Ear Falls is a tale of fortitutde, of struggle against unbelievable odds. It is a story of how men survived and pioneered in rugged bush country. The tough ones survived, became tougher, and learned to love this country with a passion; the weaker ones scuttled back to the safety of town or suburban life." - Introduction. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper. Average wear to book bound in chocolate brown faux leather lettered in gilt. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative Northwest Ontario local history. Bishop p.1111. Book
1971120 pages. Four pages of black and white reproductions of photos. Songs include: A Minor Ballad; Bitter Green; Black Day in July; Boss Man; Canadian Railroad Trilogy; Cold Hands from New York; Crossroads; Did She Mention My Name; Does Your Mother Know; Don't Beat Me Down; Early Mornin' Rain; Go Go Round; Go My Way; Home from the Forest; If You Got It; I'll Be Alright; I'm Not Sayin'; I Want to Hear it From You; Last Time I Saw Her; The Long River; Long Way Back Home; Magnificent Outpouring; May I; Mountains and Marian; Peaceful Waters; The Pony Man; Pussywillows Cat-Tails; Ribbon of Darkness; Rich Man Spiritual; Rosanna; Sixteen Miles (to Seven Lakes); Softly; Something Very Special; Song for a Winter's Night; Steel Rail Blues; (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me; Walls; The Way I Feel; Wherefore and Why. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Short openings at each end of spine. A quality working copy of this wonderful vintage compilation. Book
1945A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Frontispiece photo of English Delft in an American Setting; Some Notes on English Delft in the American Colonies; A Morse [painting] Puzzle; On Dating New England Houses - Part I - The 17th Century - Floor Plans and Framing; Painters of the Hudson River School; A Hudson Valley Portrait - The Moot Question of the "Master of the Stringy Hair"; Washington Square North; An Apartment on Washington Square - The Washington Square apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Dressner; George Washington Lived Here - Some Early Prints of Mount Vernon, Part II; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 129-192. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
1966[6], 157 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Contents include: Earliest Inhabitants; The Coming of the White Man; How the River Got Its Name; Local Industry; Tourism; Logging; Local Businesses; Early Settlers; A Town is Born; A Wharf is Built; Ships That Visited; Early Settlers and Builders; Development of Water Power; Education Arrives; The Hospital; and more. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative local history. Edwards & Lort 2445, Hale & Barman 604. Book
194558 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates, including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest, a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover, otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. Book
1974116 pages. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Reprint of the 1963 first edition. "Book in exceptional condition - clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear to publisher's brown cloth. Average wear and soiling to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1978Signed, without inscription, by George Zarn upon front free endpaper. Zarn was also known as "The Hired Hand at Idlewood Farm". "Set in southern rural Alberta, [this book] takes a nostalgic look at life during the Thirties for the folks living up and down Willow Creek. Today, this area boasts some of Alberta's finest ranching country, thriving in the heartland of the famous Chinook Winds. However, Willow Creek wasn't always as prosperous. But even through the Great Depression, the unique people of Willow Creek managed to survive; keeping intact a fierce pride and the welcome ability to find humor even in the seemingly hopeless situations which evolved. This is their story." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Approximately 140 unnumbered pages. Light wear to book which is unmarked but for a blank label over prior owner's name inside front board. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful piece of Alberta history. 22.5 x 14.3cm. Book
2007ref. x-0691074534Princeton Univ Pr 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 744 pages. 10.25x7.75x1.75 inches. Princeton Univ Pr hardcover
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1925Features: The Mine that Disappeared - a story related by a mining engineer about the Bocanegra Mine; Casshel's Escape - the story of Ernest Casshel, one of the few criminals to ever escape from the "North-West Mounted" (locale - Calgary, Alberta); On the trail of the Dinosaur - a recent expedition into the Colorado River section of the great American Desert, in the State of Arizona, claims to have found not only fossil tracks of the three-toed dinosaur, but a rock-carving of a dinosaur - a picture which man could not have made unless he had seen the reptile he attempted to portray - photos; Babes in a boat - a neophyte sailor and his wife set sail across the Pacific - Part II (conclusion); The Padded Room - one of the most amazing plots in the annals of the French police; Five Greenhorns in Canada - An amusing and illustrated account of the adventures of five inexperienced Englishmen who set forth to make homes for themselves in the Canadian wilderness; Lost in the heart of Peru - an explorer is abandoned by his guide in the upper reaches of the Amazon - part IV (conclusion); The Demon Lion of Bandari - Lion Hunt; At Grips in the Girders - an extraordinary battle; An Alligator-Hunter's Story in Mexico; Part IV of In Search of the Lost Oases - a desert trip from Sollum on the Mediterranean to El Obeid in the Sudan - many photos; The Phantom Reporter - a story from Canada's Pacific Coast by Charles Harrison Gibbons. Above-average wear. Faint owner's name atop front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Nothing loose. Decent copy of this broadly interesting issue. Book
1924ref. 24172Springfield MA Milton Bradley Company 1924. HBDJ 1924 1st Edition 2nd Printing Very Good-/Very Good- AS-IS Light cock Age tone; DJ edgewear 1" tears. Solid copy. All 5 titles listed inside book. Mattson binding 2. . Binding is HB Hardcover Green Cloth with Red & black of boy in hat with Dog in Circle on Front. Cover light rubwear & Fade to edge DJ Light Rub Wear & smallChip front Bottom Corner NotAffecting Titles or Illustration 254 pgs NO ADS in BackInterior Nice tight clean light FOX Wear Lists PreText Thru On the Trail . by the prolific and versatile creator of Uncle Wiggily and Stratemeyer ghostwriter supreme who wrote as Victor Appleton Laura Lee Hope Lester Chadwick and Roy Rockwood . First Edition. Hard Cover. Springfield MA Milton Bradley Company hardcover
1700ref. LRB71Paris: Chez Guillaume de Luyne et Nicolas Gosselin 1700 Paris: Chez Guillaume de Luyne et Nicolas Gosselin 1700 DAVACH DE LA RIVIERE Jean - Le miroir des urines par lesquelles on voit et connait les différents tempéraments les humeurs dominantes les sièges et les causes des maladies d'un chacun. Paris Au Palais Chez Guillaume de Luyne et Nicolas Gosselin 1700 . in-12 22 ppnch. 360 pp. reliure plein veau du 19ème siècle dos orné à 4 nerfs tranches jaspées. Seconde édition après celle de 1696. L'auteur tente ici de déterminer le caractère des gens et la nature de leurs maladies d'après la couleur les odeurs le goût etc. des urines. 2ème Édition. Couverture rigide. Bon. 2ème Édition. Bon. Chez Guillaume de Luyne et Nicolas Gosselin hardcover
1700ref. LRB71Chez Guillaume de Luyne et Nicolas Gosselin Paris 1700 in-12, 22 ppnch., 360 pp., reliure plein veau du 19ème siècle, dos orné à 4 nerfs, tranches jaspées
2000ref. x-9054107960Aa Balkema 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 236 pages. 9.65x6.46x0.75 inches. Aa Balkema hardcover
2007ref. x-1845453484Berghahn Books 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 214 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Berghahn Books hardcover
1884ref. RO80101779BAUDOIN L. et Cie. 1884. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 446 pages. Nombreux dessins et quelques cartes, en noir et blanc, dans le texte, en hors-texte et en planches dépliantes. Légères épidermures sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la coiffe en-tête et tampons de bibliothèque sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges.. . . . Classification Dewey : 943-Allemagne, Autriche, Hongrie
ref. ROD0113791NON PRECISE. NON DATE. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos à nerfs, Rousseurs. 1308+137+49 pages. Dos à 4 nerfs. Texte sur 2 colonnes. 16 premières pages désolidarisées. Contre-plats jaspés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 348-Lois, règlement, jurisprudence
2009ref. DADAX0813820618Brand: Wiley-Blackwell 2009-03-17. 9. hardcover. New. 8.60x2.40x11.10. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Wiley-Blackwell hardcover
2007ref. x-1845452933Berghahn Books 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 272 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. Berghahn Books hardcover
ref. BN377432Paris Philippe Sers 1989. Texte de Aya Louisa Mcdonald Texte de Aya Louisa Mcdonald Les trente-six vues de la Tour Eiffel par Henri Rivière Paris, Philippe Sers 1989. unknown
2004ref. BN575797American Mathematical Society 2004. 2004. Spectral Theory of Schrodinger Operators: Lecture Notes from a Workshop on Schrodinger Operator Theory December 3-7 2001 Universidad Nacional . Iimas Mexico Contemporary Mathematics Spectral Theory of Schrodinger Operators: Lecture Notes from a Workshop on Schrodinger Operator Theory December 3-7 2001 Universidad Nacional . Iimas Mexico Contemporary Mathematics Rio Rafael Del and Carlos Villegas-Blas American Mathematical Society unknown
