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1974454 pages. Index. Dozens of colour illustrations. "Designed primarily for the use of the visitor to Jasper, Banff and Waterton Lakes National Parks, Alberta, to help/him her to recognize and know a little better the commoner and more spectacular wild flowers within their boundaries, mainly in the alpine and subalpine zones; and, because a great many of the flowers described and illustrated are also common in the alpine country to the south and west of these parks, it will also be useful there." - from introduction. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound working copy. Book
199346 pages. Wonderful colour photography throughout. Features: B.C. - Land of Bouquet - Canada's First Province for Flowers; Cumberland - Coal-dust memories stir a sleepy village - an explosive and tragic past; A Little Block of heritage homes in Vancouver's West End; River of White Death - why the Alsek River's Turnback Canyon is so named; Whistler heats up in summer. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1985Features: Miniature dwellings; Helga Tacreiter's miniature 'Possum Huts; James Molnar and his designs; The Ottewill Challenge - renowned Canadian craftsman; Bev Lun's Double Life; Barbara Logan captures images of the past in wood; Pierre Ramet's Furniture Quebecois; A Shopping Spree on Mini Street - Nellie and Bob Street; Philip Aitken's Precious Pewter; Marie-Luce Pelletier's porcelain and stoneware pottery; Barbara D'Artois reproduces an early Canadian schoolhouse; Porcelain Primer - China Painting; New York night life clothing for men from the 19th century; Joann's Blooming Flowers; Mary Eccher's Tex-Mex Fare; Reproduce the looks of needlepoint, applique and crewel work with this stitch; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
197721 pages. Colour illustrations. Flowers described include: Wild Rose; Scottish Thistle; Planta Genista; Strawberry; Columbine; Madonna Lily; Florentine Iris; Shamrock; Cornflower; Poppy; Lotus; Crocus; Gillyflower; Gentian; Tulip; Daffodil; Pansy; Daisy. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this very attractive work. Book
194328 pages. Features: Cover photos of sappers searching for mines amongst the flowers in southern Tunisia; Air photos of Mosquitoes Bombing Locomotive Factory at Nantes as workers leave; The Opening Stages of the Battle of the Mareth Line - Now in British Hands - Eleven photos; Interesting road sings on entering Tunisia; With the Americans in Tunisia; Demolishing a derelict enemy tank - the sapper's hazardous task; Battle for the Mareth Line - article by Cyril Falls; With a Gurkha Battalion in Tunisia - Indians of the Eighth Army - eight photos; Photos of people in the news - Brig.-General N.F. Twining; Group Captain H.I. Edwards; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands with Monty; Captain D.R. MacFarlane and his wife; Photos of General Alexander with General Giraud; General De Gaulle takes the salute; Photo of the famous Brown House at Munich, H.Q. of the Nazi Party; The King is piped aboard the H.M.S. "Cumberland"; Centerfold illustrations show new types of flak over Berlin at night; Background to a Raid on Berlin - many illustrations of the ground crews who keep our heavy bombers in the air; Dismantling the R.101 mooring mast at Cardington - to salvage teh steel; Two photos of damaged aircraft which made it safely back to base; Soap from cocoa beans for the men of the Gold Coast Army units - five photos; Large illustration of Field-Marshal Smuts; and more. Unmarked. Chips/tears to lower corner of all pages, otherwise average wear. Please note: last 4 pages missing - they likely contained part some photos of aeroplanes from 25 years ago, and ads. . 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
186916 pages. Contents: Mantelet with Hood; Black Lace Mantelet; How to Make True French Dolls; Ceasing to Grow; Sympathy with Sickness; Manners upon the road; New York Fashions - fall bonnets, materials, feathers, flowers, ribbons, the scarf veil, manner of trimming, round hats, fall wrapping; different trimmings for under clothing; Embroidered Chemise Yoke; Two Buttons for under clothing; Basket with Netted Guipure Cover; Crochet Rosettes; Rosettes for Covers; Braid and Crochet Insertions adn Edgings; The Line of Distinction; Paris Fashions; The Woman of the Future; Sayings and Doings; Amazing centerfold compilation of illustrations of dozens of clothing items including lady's drawers with shirr, lady's ttucked night-gown, peignoir with full sleeves, gentleman's under-drawers, Lady's chemise fastening on the shoulder, Pique dressing sack, and many more; Miss Maquand; Foreign proper names; Debenham's Vow - continued; Lovely large illustration of Lady Jane Grey; Woman's political rights in England; Humor; and more. Above-average wear. Book
187016 pages. Contents: Trained Evening Dress (on cover); Mouldy Lemons; New York Fashions - millinery, frou frou gauze, lace, flowers, feathers, jet ornaments, round hats, Personal; 4"x4" chunk missing from top corner of page 595; Antimacassar of serpentine braid lace stitch, and crochet; Embroidered honey-comb coverlet; House and street dresses; Tulle Foundation for Blouses, Veils, Fichus; Crochet Rosette; Ladies' and Children's House and Street Dresses; Art of Bouquet Making; Out of the forest - a Story of Hungary - part IV; Pickles; Sayings and Doings; Two large beautiful illustrations by Edouard Dubufe entitled "The Conscript's Departure' and"The Conscript's Return"; For the Ugly Girls - No. IV; Paris Modes; The Cryptogram - continued; Morning in the desert; "Peaches and Milk" - nice illustration of two black children drawn by W.L. Sheppard; What One can Hit Upon; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
187016 pages. Contents: Ladies' and Children's Spring Toilettes - cover illustration; Ill-Regulated Temperament; Female Conversation; New York Fashions - summer bonnets, dinner and evening dresses, about dresses; Personal; Waist with square neck for girl from 14 to 16 years od; Medalions in application and satin stitch; silk and bead wall basket for dusters; Needle and Pin Case; Crochet edging for lingerie; Work-bag in Byzantine embroidery; Corners of borders in Byzantine embroidery; Netted Guipure edging for covers, curtains, etc.; Boy's Suspenders; Tapestry design for slippers, sachels, cushions, etc.; Spring Toilettes for children; Cashmere Shawls; My Private School; Sayings and Doings; Nice full-page illustration entitled "Fifth Avenue After Church" by C.G. Bush; Illustration "A Reception at the White House" by Henry J. Morgan; The Cryptogram - continued; Bridal Toilette - lovely illustration; Illustration - "Spring Flowers"; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
187016 pages. Contents: Ball and Evening Coiffures - cover illustrations; Shabby Gentility; Blot-Ting Papers - No. VIII; New York Fashions - style of making, ball dress materials, trimmings; coiffures; Personal; Infant's bib with crochet edging; trimmings for ball and evening dresses; Pelerine with hood; Britta's Christmas Gift; Sayings and Doings; Centerfold illustrations of Ball and Evening Dresses as well as seven gorgeous opera wrappings; Debenham's Vow - continued; Paris Fashions; Lovely full-page image of birds eating grain from "The Christmas Sheaf"; Two coiffures of ribbon and flowers; Low Blouse waist with peplum; blouse waist with sqauare neck; Management of plants in rooms; humor; and more. Average wear. Book
187116 pages. Content: Lady's watteau wrapper - front and back; Fish-Scale Flowers; Every Body to Blame; New York Fashions - the watteau wrapper, costumes, basques, over-skirts, lower skirts, polonaises, carriage costumes; evening and dinner dresses; Personal; Chair with embroidered cover; brown linen clothes-pin bag; intant's protector; gros grain apron; fault-finding; Otto of Roses; Ladies' and children's house dresses; lady's dinner dress; large illustration "Japanese Ladies at Their Toilette"; Paris Modes; My Big Blunder; Extremities - the head and hands; A Chinese Funeral in San Francisco; Useful Recipes; Will it Pay; Princess Johanna Von Bismarck; Mushroom Culture; Breton Women at a Pardon; and humor. Some staining. Average wear. Magazine
187216 pages. Contents: Girls' and Boys' skating suits; Novelties in wax-work; Unhappy Wives; Manners Upon the road - of new-year's calls; New York Fashions - evening dresses, faille and silk, embroidered tulle over-skirts, white tulle dresses; Personal; Crochet purse; embroidered work-box; embroidered work-box; embroidered canvas work-bag; collar in Genoese embroidery; Knitted veil; The Lovels of Arden - continued; Sayings and Doings; Beautiful huge centerfold illustration of "Ball and Evening Dresses"; Euphemia's music-box; The Lady Correspondents at Washington; Playing-Cards; ball and eveniing head-dress of blue flowers and ribbon; bow of embroidered tulle and velvet ribbon; embroidered cloth rug; embroidered glove-box; laundry book; port-folio with application embroidery; tapestry border for key-bags, napkin-rings, etc.; Novel Names; humor. Average wear. Book
187216 pages. Contents: How Shall We Furnish the Parlor?; Barbaric Behavior; Manners upon the Road - of little poems; New York Fashions - black costumes, white suits, simple buff linens, elaborate batiste suits, dolly varden suits, summer silks, sicilienne mantles, French polonaises, mantles; Personal; Irish guipure crochet collar; Embroidered tablets; case for sewing silk, thread, etc.; case for visiting cards, postage stamps, etc.; The Young Professor; Paris Fashions; Sayings and Doings; Collar and sleeve of linen with raised squares; embroidered card press; ribbon and cane knitting-work case; gray linen scrap-bag; English Gossip; London's Heart - continued; Evening Toilette; Tatted Rosette for Lingerie; crochet rosette for tidies, etc.; borders for table-covers, curtains, etc.; Keeping Flowers Fresh; humor. Average wear. Book
188616 pages. Contents: Spring Tailor Gowns - cover illustration; A Case of Survival; Women and Men - women as household decorations; Family living on $500 a year - VIL; New York Fashions - spring millinery, shapes of bonnets and hats, beads, gauze and crapes, ribbons, spring colors, flowers, laces, lace and silk jackets; Personal; Full-page illustration "Retaliation" shows cupid and his firing squad; Article and Illustration of King Theebaw and his wife; Illustration of Rangoon Burmese ladies; The Heir of the Ages - continued; Great centerfold illustration "The Nurses' Seat at the Orphanage of St. Valery" - from the picture by Paul Delance in the Paris Salon of 1885; The Orphanage of Saint Valery; Paston Carew, Millionaire and the Miser, by E. Lynn Linton - continued; Paris Fashions; Sketches at Monte Carlo; Muffs;;; Figaro Jacket; Bordered Wool Costume; House Toilettes; The Grand Old Palm-tree of Cos; humor. Average wear. Some yellow staining. Cover fold mostly open. Fore-edge tears to last two pages. A worthy copy. Book
188616 pages. Contents: Ascot Toilettes - cover illustrations; Between Husband and Wife; Women and Men - who shall fix the value?; Family Living on $500 a Year - XXXIV; New York Fashions - autumn dress goods, pin-striped woollens, braid stripes, pomponettes, beaded corded and velvet stripes, plain wools and black stuffs, silk velvets, plaids and cross-bars, cloakings, dress trimmings; Personal; British Water Birds - illustration; British Land Birds - illustration; Open-air preaching by the sea-side - article and super centerfold illustration; The Woodlanders - continued; Paston Carew, Millionaire and Miserj - continued; Summer Beverages; A Lover of Flowers, by Mary Wilkins; Decorative hints from Mount Desert and the Adirondacks; Unwritten Laws; Quiet Obsequies; Watering-place Toilettes; Table Mat - canvas embroidery and plush; a bit of ancient court gossip; chair back with embroidered band; summer toilettes; corsages; some German sweetmeats; humor. Average wear and soiling Book
188620 pages. Contents: Winter Toilettes; Princesses at a Watering-Place; The Household Herald; Women and Men - every one that thirsteth; New York Fashions; Tapestry band for reclining chairs, etc.; background stitches for tapestry cushions ; fans and flowers for evening dress; Mrs. Burkes Pudding; The Woodlanders - continued; Family Living on $500 a Year - par XLVII; Some Christmas Suggestions; Sketches in Constantinople - text with illustrations; The Cocaine Habit - The Worst Slavery Known - New Revelations of Power; Nice centerfold illustration "Going to the Market in the Tropics" whows black man and woman on horseback; full-page illustration of "The Young Scion of the House of Alvarado on a Fiery Half-Broken Mustang; A Millionaire of Rough and Ready - continued; Knitted Chenille cape; Seal-skin wrap with beaver trimming; fur-trimmed mantle; Plain and plaid wool dress; India cashmere dress; A New Phase of Darwinism; humor. Above-average wear. Pattern included. Book
187216 pages. Contents: Lady's and Child's Dresses; Home-made carpets; Drying Flowers in the Sand; Siesta; Manners Upon the Road - of Safety-Valves; New York Fashions - wraps, the dolman, the sacque with cape, yak lace, house sacques, opera cloaks, the national dress trimming; Box for ironing utensils; Cover for Flat-Iron; Alphabet for marking Linen; Breakfast Caps - many nice illustrations; London's Heart; Service; Sayings and Doings; Fantastic centerfold consists of dozens of illustrations of shirts, caps, under-drawers, chemises, collars, etc.; At Rye - by Harriet Prescott Spofford; Paris Fashions; Niss Nilsson's Last Appearance - with illustration "Christine Nilsson's Last Night at Drury Lane Theatre, London"; Subsitute for Cream; Needle-work and tatted chemise yokes; buttons and button-holes for lingerie; needle-work, point lace, and crochet borders, rosettes, insertions, and edgings for lingerie; humor. Average wear. Clipping from cover page. Large clipping from page 619. Book
1992Features: Special Effects - part II; Victorian Heart Pillow - dimensional embroidery; Step-by-step to an heirloom Christening Dress; Geraniums - Duplicate Stitch; Capital Odeas - Spring Fashions with an Accent on Flowers; Pull-out Pattern - Doll's Version of Lauren's Pocket Pants; Details that make a difference - close-ups from the Fashion Feature; A Grapevine Valentine Needlecase - Pulled Thread on Linen; Integral Interfacings - Sewing Techniques by Londa Rohfling; Smock Plate - by Linda B. Foss; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1992Features: The Old Fashioned Baby; Class of '92 - Commencement Fashions; Cutwork Apron - Linen Hostess Apron embellished with Cutwork; Pull-out Pattern - Ladies Nightgown, cutwork apron, Madeira Facings & Hankie; Elegant Hems - Focus on Hem Treatments; Fleurs de Soleil - A summer Design in Duplicate Stitch; Madeira Medley, Part II - pinstitched Facings and Companion Handkerchief; Waistband Magic - Professional Tips from Londa Rohfling; Stunning Stitcher - an interview with Primrose Sully by Carolyn Walker; Smock Plate - by Jeanie Baumeister; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
196831 pages Features: English Chair Styles 1660 - 1860; Royal Worcester Flower Making - History of flowers made in bone china (1751 - 1955), Royal Worcester porcelain; The Pre-Columbian Artifacts of Mexico - History, location and museums; J.S. McLean: A Tribute to the Modest Collector; and Silver Cream Jugs - History (1650 - 1780) and examples from the Mrs. William Bennett Munro collection. Small mailing label bottom right front cover. Moderate wear to front cover. Clean and unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
1930102 pages plus 10 pages of wonderful illustrated vintage advertisements. First issue of this prestigious publication. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations plus several colour illustrations of birds. Features: Wonderful one-page photo ad for the Royal Bank features a photo looking down a busy city street; Canada's Viceroy in the West Indies, The Right Hon. Viscount Willingdon - article with photo portrait of subject and many photos of West Indies locations; With the (1927) Arctic Patrol - F.G. Banting and artist A.Y. Jackson accompany the expedition of 1927, which was under the command of Mr. G.P. MacKenzie - article and fourteen illustrations by Banting; Some Canadian Birds - notes on a selection of four-colour plates reproduced from paintings of feathered friends by Allan Brooks; Dr. Charles Camsell - bio with photo portrait; Article on the Canadian Geographical Society; Excellent one-page photo portrait of Sir Francis Younghusband; In the Heart of Asia - A Summary of the Record of the Expedition to the Forbidden City of Lhasa, Tibet - article with photos; The Camera Takes To The Air - Exploration and Surveying Revolutionized by Flying in Canada and Elsewhere - article with many great photos; Inaugural meeting of the Canadian Geographical Society - article with photos; Lady Kitty Ritson describes her winter time in a shack at Metagama, Ontario - article with photos; Arctic wild flowers - article with photos; Titled Farmers of the Canadian West - The Prince of Wales and a number of other representatives of British and other nobilities in the Back-To-The Land Movement - article with photo of the Prince of Wales' ranch near High River, Alberta and Lord and Lady Rodney; Great one-page Canadian National ad for tourism in Jasper, Alberta; Nice photo-illustrated ad for Westinghouse of Hamilton, Ontario; Back cover Canadian Pacific ad promotes Banff tourism. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this historic item. Book
194168 pages. Features: Nice color-photo Nash car ad inside front cover; Nice one-page two-color ad for the April 5, 1941 issue of the Saturday Evening Post features articles on the U.S. Navy and occupied Poland; Marriage of Ilona Massey to Alan Curtis; Brief obituaries for Dr. Eugene Dubois and Lawrence Hills; Nice one-page black and white photo ad for H.J. Heinz soups features happy photo scenes of soup being served; US takes dozens of foreign ships into 'protective custody' - discovery of Axis sabotage, Nazi nationals rush home; Crackdown on former Communist leaders Earl R. Browder and Richard J.H. Krebs, alias Jan Valtin; Dr. John Romulus Brinkley - radios' goateed medicine man; White Slavery on Cow Island, MS - Mrs. Cora Lee Davis and her family were held for two years by sharecropper Joseph Walker; Yugoslav Stand Against the Nazis - Belgrade closes border and Bulgarian Army mobilizes; Grainy photo of Ribbentrop welcoming Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka; Color Good Year tire ad; Color-photo Canadian Club whiskey ad features photo of rowboat approaching iceberg to await rescue; Cine-Kodak movie camera ad; Strike tidal wave; Nice color Cadillac ad features front grill and Hydra-Matic Drive; Classy color-photo ad for Fisher Body shows lady holding flowers; Last run for 10th Avenue cowboy in New York - with photo of him leading freight train down street; Photo of bank in New Rochelle station waiting room includes partial view of classic 1941 magazine rack; Photos of boxers Lou Nova and Max Baer; John Kieran; Emiliano Zapata - Prince of the Peasants - with photo; Book review of "Chemical Warfare" by Dr. Curt Wachtel, including photo of author; Nice color ad for Grace Line Cruises on back cover shows older man lounging on deck; and much more. Middle page holding by one staple. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1994120 pages. Features: Best of the West - where to shop, where to eat, what to see, what's hot; This Vancouver home is a crisp canvas for a collection of contemporary furnishings and art; Feast of flowers in this small Vancouver garden; At home in Malibu, California with Canadian composer/producer David Foster; Island retreat for relaxed summer living; The well-appointed bathroom; Latest crop of bathroom accessories; Seven great inexpensive cushion sewing styles; Wei Chen and Lucy Waverman combine tastes from east and west - plus a recipe for your own fortune cookies; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
1943Pages 203-243 plus nineteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Toronto's 150 Years; Metal Crafts in Canada - many photos of beautiful creations; Western Mountain Flowers; Britain's Storied Stones and Crosses; Interiors of Pioneer Houses in New Brunswick; and more. Some of the best ads include:.Ford Motor company (military theme); Magnificent two-page two-color Victory Bonds ad features soldier on battlefield; CIBC (features photo of heavy navy guns); Gold Flake cigarettes (features photo of male and female military personnel); Canadian Women's Army Corps - nice colour ad on back cover Moderate wear. Bit of sticker remnant and peel mark on front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
193954 pages. Features: Attractive cover illustration of lady in swimwear; Let's Have Direct Relief for Our Real Forgotten Man - Editorial against high real estate taxes; Death Looks for Cinderella (part 1); Is Father Coughlin Anti-Semitic? - His Own Answer - article with photo; Country Club Scandal (short story); I Was a Showman Too - Volatile Ex-New York Mayor James J. Walker talks of brass bands and ballyhoo; Hearts in Danger (fiction); How to Win Sick Friends and Influence Them - flowers are lovely but show a little originality!; The Good Earth Answers (pioneer family fiction); Purge in Hot Springs (conclusion); Matinee Today (short story); To the Ladies; Hell's Bargainers - Traitors to the Law - Sam Leibowitz exposes the method of lawyer-criminals; Rancher-Artist Augustus (Gus) Kenderdine - candidate for the Canadian Hall of Fame (article with photo); Tennis is a Dub's Game - words of cheer from champion Helen Hull Jacobs; Toronto's Royal York Hotel is featured prominently inside back cover; Colour back cover ad for the Physical Culture Hotel, Dansville, New York. Somewhat above-average external wear. Light pencil doodling to cartoon on page 46 and art contest blank on page 51. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
