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194868 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover art by John Phillips shows farmers forking straw in field with mountains in background; Color ad for the Parker '51' pen inside front cover includes endorsement of Vilhjalmur Stefansson whose photo and signature appear at top; Great one-page colour Coke ad shows train dining car scene with black porter serving family; Wonderful one-page colour ad for B-A (British American Oil Company) shows thir products in use in farm applications; Lovely colour one-page ad for 1948 Ford Meteor cars; Socialism in Labor Pains - photo-illustrated article on the British scene; What Happened at Magnolia River (short story); Rev. E.S. Lautenslager opens the Pre-Marriage Clinic; Down Will Come Baby (short story); All the Doors Were Open (short story); My Brother Sir Stafford Cripps - photo-illustrated article on the U.K.'s economic czar; Nice one-page recruiting ad for the Canadian Army entitled "Step Right In" shows three soldiers in Jeep; Spalding ad features lady football player fumbling the ball beneath caption "Football Isn't For the Fair Sex!"; Wonderful vintage ad for the Thistle Comet kiddie car manufactured by Lines Bros. of Montreal; Seven-page photo-illustrated feature on Leduc, Alberta and its billion dollar oil bonanza, with photos of John Rebus, John Przystow, Mrs. K. Manchak, Bill Sycz, Brian Wallace, Don Lougheed, Joe Gleddie, Bill Flegel, C. Siferd, Campbell Aird, Guy MAdson, Carl Kosier, Charles Stelck, George MacDonald, Don Bishop, Fred Greenwood, and Bob Mathewell; Half-page colour ad for Monarch Hand Knitting Yards features lovely young lady in reddish sweater; One-page colour ad for O'Keefe's features painting "The Nurse" by Charles F. Comfort; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1949 Ford Custom features a red two-door; Attractive one-page colour ad for Waterman's Pens features university students relaxing in soda shop; Back to school fashion photos; Nice one-page ad for GE (General Electric) presents twelve of their consumer appliances; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers features photos in comfy family home; Cooking article entitled "Daughter Becomes Kitchen-wise"; Half-page colour ad for McClary ranges; Rare and wonderful vivid colour-photo one-page ad for Burns meat balls, bologna and hamburgers; Half-page colour ad for Canada Dry shows young ladies in soda shop; One-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Bacon; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Charming breakfast in bed colour scend in Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover; Sensational colour GWG (Great Western Garment) ad on back cover shows father and son strutting in their new Red/Strap overalls; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
1914Pages 503-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: Eight Days On a Capsized Ship - three seamen tough it out upon the overturned hull of the 'Anna Rebecca' in 1906 off Memel (with photos); My Adventures in Sarawak (part I) - Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak describes her experiences getting to know 'the loveable little people and their language' (with photos); The Girl Who Came to Copperfield, Oregon - Miss Fern Hobbs was sent at the head of a regiment of soldiers to restore order in the lawless town of Copperfield - article with photo of Miss Hobbs; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part II) - Photo-illustrated account of the second half of Mr. Wilby's arduous journey, ending in British Columbia; My Escape from Kelantan - a veteran pioneer of Malaya, W.E. Nash, relates how he took a frail stern-wheel river steamer across the China Sea in the teeth of a monsoon; The Case of "Jack Thompson" - an Englishman in a Bolivian prison; The Haunted Trees - The Malays believe evil spirits take up residence in certain 'hantu' trees; Pieter Erberfeld, Traitor - the story behind this man and a memorial tablet, bearing his skull, in Batavia, Dutch West Indies (Indonesia); The Hermit of Smith's Mountain - a strange character in San Diego County; Man-Eaters - the menace wild animals constitute to dwellers in less-favoured parts of the world; Sport in the Ukraine - with photos; Freshwater Pearl-Fishing - clam-fishing as carried out on the rivers of Illinois - with great photos; Wanted, A Wife - the amusing adventures of Dominick Forese of Butte, Montana; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
195136 pages. Features: Cover photo of gold panning on Eldorado Creek in 1898; B.C. Could Lose Peace River Block - If Southerners Don't Wake Up; Trapping is My Meal Ticket - article with photos; From Montana to the Klondyke - Part 2 of 3 - The Winter of 1897-1898 around Dawson City, in the words of Frank R. Miles, June 23, 1898 - article with great photos; Progress Report - Gas at an Estimated 70 lbs pressure blows mud from Kersley Oil & Gas Co. Test Hole - article with great photos; Sixth Annual Convention of Trappers' Association; Alcan Kitimat Plant Preparations; Red Cross Hospital at Alexis Creek; Nice Finning ad on back cover for the Caterpillar D4 with scraper; Dozens of nostalgic ads for local businesses. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1947288 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Maps. Glossary. Endpaper maps of The Assault Beach and Bremen. "I had the great honour to command the 3rd Division in the early days of World War II. During those days the Division gained for itself a very fine reputation; it never failed to achieve what was required from it; it always stood firm as a rock in battle. This reputation was maintained in the campaign in North-West Europe from the assault on the beaches of Normandy until the capture of the City of Bremen; right up to the end of the war." - Foreword. Name upon verso of frontispiece photo. Narrow opening in binding at last page. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy of this important history. . Book
1993609 pages. Index. References. "Primarily told through first hand reports written by men to 'The New Canadian', a Japanese-Canadian newspaper, letters which the censors reported to the authorities, and other correspondence of the government authorities who were responsible for them." - from back cover. Extensively documents this most painful of times for Canadians of Japanese ancestry. Clean, tight and unmarked. An important and uncommon reference. Book
194260 pages. Features: Classic black and white photo ad inside front cover for the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada encourages readers not to stare at female war-effort workers wearing pants; News digest topics include conscription as 'total' war, why a plebescite?, an embarassing pledge, and more; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad shows hungry Europeans contrasted with well-fed Canadians; Hitler's Shadow over South America - article by Otto Strasser; Britain's Propaganda Agent No. 1 - Big Ben - photo-illustrated article on big bells and their importance; Hang on to Your Hat (short story); The River Brethren (short story); Assignment in Monte Carlo (short story); Canada Gets Scrappy with Scrap - scrap metal is used to support the war effort; Lisbon - Capital of Intrigue - fascinating photo-illustrated article on counter-espionage work in Portugal; Incurable (short story); India - war-related photos at home and abroad, including the Maharaja of Jodhpur, the Maharaja of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Begum Shah Nawaz; Vintage half-page ad by this publication offers bicycle 'Make-a-Lite Generator' to children who sell subscriptions; Appraisal of the best screen voices - article with photos of Conrad Veidt, Merle Oberon, and others; Pepsodent ad features photos of twins Lucille and Lorayne Usack; Woodbury ads feature photos of Bette de Lesseps of Toronto and actress Laraine Day; Article from the Kitchen suggests savings to 'help lick Hitler'; Fashion illustrations; Article on Canadian women; Photo of kissing children submitted by Mrs. J.B. Foster of Sexsmith, Alberta; Hollywood Patterns ad inside back cover lists the 600 outlets nationwide where their products are solf; Back cover Victory Bonds ad for the National War Finance Committee shows man looking in the mirror; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1981450 pages. Index. Many dozens of black and white illustrations. "Our aim is to recall names and incidents of the past and by relating individual experiences to help you see the real history of our community." - from Preface. Topics include: Some well-known people; Our roll of honour; Moose Range; Addington; Jordan River; Vercheres; Connell Creek; Megan; Pembina; Arborfield; Hillworth; Moosedale; Berkley; Ravenhurst; Family histories; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
1914Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1923Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1914100 pages plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: Real-Life Romances - six narratives of travel in Italy; Captain Thompson's 'Catch' - Captain Thompson of Knight's Key, Florida catches a huge bizarre 'whale/shark' - article with photos; Drifting Through Mesopotamia - Russian M. Dutkevitch and his photo-illustrated account of floating down the mighty Tigris to Bagdad; A Naturalist in the Arctic - Mr. Koren, a Norwegian naturalist, becomes a castaway in Siberia after his vessel is wrecked in the ice; The "Phantom Brigands" of Pegomas - how the puzzle of these these French criminals (described in the March, 1912 issue) was finally solved; Our Trip to the Kolahoi Glacier - a journey by two officers of the Indian Army to the source of the Jhelum River - with great photos; My Adventures in Sarawak (part II) - Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak describes her time as the Rajah's bride; Two Years in Guatemala - Alfred R. Lamb describes his eventful time organizing the police force of Guatemala; The Bishop's Visit - what happened when a Bishop visited the bungalow of an Indian planter; The Fur-Buyer's Peril - Frank J. Scheider nearly froze to death in the wilds of Ontario; Moose-Hunting in New Brunswick; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
[4], 376 pages. Index of Names. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The Town of Vauxhall (Alberta) and surrounding districts is a thriving community fondly called 'The Potato Capital of the West.' This publication has been designed to give a glimpse into the life of its people, its civic, its commercial, industrial, cutlural and financial strength." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. Orange illustrated covers. A sound copy of this excellent local history and vital genealogical reference. STRATHERN 3282, KROTKI (2) 1078. Book
1985252 pages. Examines the social and economic aspects of life in St. Edmonds since its beginning. Contains a blend of information from a number of sources including newspapers, scrapbooks, diaries, letters, photos, and other authors' research. Includes a treasure trove of genealogical information. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Black-and-white photographic endpapers. Other than some hand-written genealogical details hand-written upon the family tree on page 205, book is clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Moderate wear and bit of sunning to colourful dust jacket. Excellent copy overall. Book
1867réf. 10772Paris, E. Thunot, 1867 ; in-8, broché ; (4), 548 pp., couverture bleue décorée.
réf. ABE-2159569865AFFICHE FRANCAISE 120 CM X 160 CM-IMPRIMERIE LA LYTHOTYP ROQUEVAIRE (BOUCHES DU RHONE)-FILMS LEITIENNE-LE COUPLE AU CENTRE-MARILYN MONROE JOUANT DE LA GUITARE A DROITE-RADEAU ET PERSONNAGES A GAUCHE-4 PETITS MANQUES EN MARGE SUP. (SANS CONSEQUENCE-
1900réf. 10656Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1900 ; in-8, broché ; (4), 439 pp., 12 planches hors-texte dépliantes.
1938réf. 176381938 Paris, Emile-Paul frères, 1938, in-8 br. de 341-(1) pp., couvert. rose impr., bel ex.
réf. 45343Paris : Jean-Michel Place, 1991. 2 volumes (21,7x28cm) pleine toile imprimée sous jaquettes, 406 et 610 pages illustrées dans et hors texte. Fac-similé des 15 numéros parus, préface de Denis Hollier, index des auteurs et des illustrateurs. Exemplaires en bon état.
réf. 54639Paris, circa 1880, in-4, 9 ouvrages reliés en un volume, percaline violine à la bradel, dos lisse muet, décor géométrique à froid sur les plats (reliure électrique Paris-London Patent), Contient: - HAUTEFEUILLE (P.), CHAPPUIS (J.). Sur la liquéfaction de l'ozone en présence de l'acide carbonique et sur sa couleur à l'état liquide. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1880. 3pp. - CHAPPUIS (J.). Etude spectroscopique sur l'ozone. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1882. (4), 50, (1)pp. Thèse pour le doctorat ès sciences physiques. - CHAPPUIS (J.). Notions sur le potentiel. Extrait de leçons faites à l'Ecole Centrale. Paris, imprimerie de l'Ecole Centrale, 1882. 12pp. - CHAPPUIS (J.), RIVIERE (Ch.). Sur les indices de réfraction des gaz à des pressions élevées. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1882. 3pp. - HAUTEFEUILLE (P.), CHAPPUIS (J.). Recherches sur l'ozone. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1884. 32pp. - HAUTEFEUILLE (P.), CHAPPUIS (J.). Recherches sur l'acide pérazotique. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1884. 20pp. - CHAPPUIS (James). Sur une méthode nouvelle de détermination des températures critiques par l'indice critique. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1894. 3pp. - VINCENT (C.), CHAPPUIS (J.). Sur les températures et les pressions critiques de quelques gaz. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1886. 7pp. Extrait du "Journal de physique", 2e série, t. V, fév. 1886. - CHAPPUIS (J.), RIVIERE (Ch.). Sur la réfraction des gaz comparée à leur compressibilité. Sur les tensions de vapeur du cyanogène liquide. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1888. 42pp. Extrait des "Annales de chimie et de physique", 6e série, t. XIV, juin 1888. BON EXEMPLAIRE Couverture rigide
1722réf. 102310Paris, Cavelier, 1722, in-12, [26]-341-[18] pp, Veau havane de l'époque, Troisième édition de cet ouvrage qui a paru pour la première fois en 1696. L'auteur tente de déterminer le caractère des gens et la nature de leurs maladies d'après la couleur, les odeurs, le goût, etc. des urines. Ex-libris manuscrit ancien sur le contreplat. Rousseurs éparses. Coins usés. Blake p.109. Couverture rigide
1698réf. 963Paris, chez l'auteur et Barthélémy Girin, 1698 ; in-12 de [14] ff., 380 pp., [11] ff., veau brun de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, pièce brune, tranches mouchetées.
1845In 4. Dim. 28,5x23 cm. Pp. (186). Pregiata edizione del 1845 di queste due opere di letteratura classica. Il volume raccoglie le satire di Giovenale e le satire di Aulo Persio Flacco. Testo entro cornice floreale rossa Capilettera decorativi. Carta filigranata di finissima qualità. Tagli in oro. Bellissima legatura in piena pelle coeva di Riviere. La legatoria Bayntun Riviere venne fondata nel 1829 da Robert Riviere e George Bayntun con lo scopo di creare una legatoria all'antica dove i libri venivano rilegati a mano. La stamperia esiste ancora oggi e vanta la più vasta collezione di strumentazione per rilegare i libri a mano. In ottime condizioni. Copertina in piena pelle con decorazioni in oro al dorso e piatti in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure e parti mancanti ai margini e dorso. qualche macchia al piatto anteriore (vedere foto). Legatura in ottime condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. Precious edition of 1845 of these two works of classical litterature. The volume collects satyres ofi Giovenale and of Aulo Persio Flacco. Text in a red flower frame. Decorative initial letters Philigre paper of high quality. Golden external edges of pages. Very beautiful full leather coeval cover bound by Riviere. Bayntun Riviere bounder was established in 1829 by Robert Riviere and George Bayntun with the aim to create a bounder to bind books with the ancient method by hand. The bounder still exists and has the biggest collection of instruments. In very good conditions. Full leather coeval cover with golden title and decorations in the spine and plate in good general conditions slightly worn with missing parts in the edges and spine. Stains in the front plate. Binding in very good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings.
réf. 16532Paris, L. Genonceaux, 1890. In-8, 43 pp., demi-chagrin à coins orange de Flammarion Vaillant, dos lisse orné et mosaïqué de pièces de cuir de couleurs différentes, tête dorée, couverture conservée (petites taches).
1821réf. 1021348Weimar, Verlag des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1821. 12, 566 S., 2 mehrfach gefaltete gestochene Karten. Ppbd d. Zeit (Einbd gering fleckig, Rücken leicht beschabt u. m. kl. Signatur, Stempel auf Titel).
2019réf. 9005Sotheby's, 2019 in-4 broché (250 numéros décrits et reproduits).
1856réf. 10941Lyon, Bajat Fils, sans date (1856) ; 3 tomes in-8 ; demi-veau glacé aubergine, faux-nerfs et titres dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; (4), 528 ; (4), 516 ; (4), pp.[517]-944 pp. et en tout 6 planches hors-texte et 25 cartes dépliantes illustrées et lithographiées (imprimeries ou lithographies de Mlle Boyer ; Roche ; Pinsard à Saint-Etienne ; Ferlay à Roanne ; Vve Ayné, Honoré Brunet et Bajat à Lyon).
