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1960270 pages plus 68 pages of advertisements. Dozens of wonderful vintage black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Minimal autographs. Narrow opening to binding at title page. A worthy copy. Book
194092 pages. Charlie Ball's copy, with his name neatly printed atop front cover. Includes numerous student autographs beside their pictures, including that of celebrated British Columbia sports columnist Jim Kearney. Dozens of additional autographs upon back pages. Dozens of great black and white photos plus contemporary advertisements. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding sound. It would be interesting, and probably sobering, to know how many of these students went on to lose their lives in World War II which greeted them upon their graduation. Quality copy of this wonderful momento. Book
194096 pages. Principal's handwritten signature beneath his full-page photo. Also autographed by the following teachers: Arthur Hutton, George Sheane, A.L. Doucette, C.I. Giles, W.D. McDougall. Numerous female students have signed beside their pictures. Sadly, beside the photo of a young man, R. Burton, is written "Killed in action - 1940." Prior owner's name (Ruth Godwin) atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy of this very nostalgic work. Book
1931340 pages. Many great black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear. Autographs to pages 338 and 339. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Book
1972432 pages. Black and white archival illustrations. Includes military honour roll and index of family stories. "The district described in this history is the entire Township 31 and te south-half of Township 32 in Range 27 plus a one-mile strip along the east side of this area in Range 26. This area is the Lone Pine District so named because of the Lone Pine Creek which meanders through... We take in four school districts (or portions thereof) namely Poplar Creek, Berlin (Jutland), Burnside and Stuart." - from page 13. Chapters include: The Lone Pine Story; Towns and Local Government; Schools; Clubs and Organizations; Reminiscing; Family Histories. "Dedicated to the Pioneers who, with their bucking poles and other haying equipment, put up hay for Burns, and to the women, who sold or traded butter for groceries in order to provide a living for their families." - from Dedication page. Prior owner underlined some familiar names and added the occasional interesting marginal note. Light to moderate wear. Binding sound. Partially rubbed gilt decoration and lettering upon black front cover. Quality copy. Book
194944 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Newfoundland outport by John Phillips; Morley Callaghan asks "Which Myth Do You Follow?"; Half-page colour ad for Swift's Prem tinned meat; Handsome one-page ad for Snyder's Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Newfoundland (is welcomed to Confederation) - Photo-illustrated article by Prime Minister Joseph R. Smallwood; Quicksand (short story); Girl Overboard! (short story); Nice one-page colour O'Keefe's ad includes large reproduction of John Worsley painting of boy watching construction of new high school; Hot From the Cold War - Austin Cross reports from Europe; Half-page two-colour ad for Canadian Admiral Corp features their AC-DC-Battery "Personal" portable radio and Model 5R12 Mahogany radio; 3/4-page two-colour (black and blue) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) recruiting ad; Cats, Cats, Cats! - photo-illustrated article; Half-page ad for the 1949 C.N.E.; Uncommon half-page ad for Burgess batteries; Half-page Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows paperboy visiting accountant in branch; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry; Photo-illustrated article on swimwear fashions for ladies; Half-page colour ad for Heinz baby foods; Attractive half-page colour ad for Aylmer Tomato juice, catsup and soup; Great vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Burns tinned meat balls, bologna and hamburgers; Cooking article with recipe for blueberry jelly; Small photo ad for Kranich & Bach pianos of Toronto; Tips for keeping your home cool; Half-page Javex ad; Half-page ad for Frigidaire ranges; Nice one-page Frigidaire fridge ad; Magnificent back cover colour Coke ad shows aerial image of busy supermarket with enormous Coke cooler on its roof; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
1943148 pages. Wonderful vintage black and white photos throughout. Noteworthy for its military - WWII - theme throughout. Many students photographed in their military uniforms. Autograph atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with lilght wear. An excellent copy. Book
1913100 Pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Features: The Crusader's Ghost a tale from Manorbier, a village in Pembrokeshire; The Ice-Harvest of Norway - *fascinating* article and many descriptive photos explain how large blocks of ice are produced and transported to London for sale; Twenty Dreadful Days - Captain W.H. Derard's vessel, the "Siddartha" was dismasted in the Atlantic; Through the Land of Witchcraft - Part 3 - "Ju-Ju" in remote bush districts of West Africa; How We Saved the Team - an Australian teamster saves his runaway bullocks as they hang over a precipice; Paid in Full - Captain G.D. Haigh was captured and mistreated by Boers but he escaped and brought justice to his former captors; Our Trip to the Cedars of Lebanon - *magnificently* photo-illustrated article; The Hunted Hunters - While chasing a French-Canadian lumberman/murderer the pursuers are hunted by wolves!; Stopping a Runaway Engine; Across the Congo - Part 4 - photo-illustrated article describing the 3,500 mile journey of Marguerite Roby from Boma to Elizabethville; The "Beast-Man" - John Tornow vowed a vendetta against the entire human race in the Chehalis County area of Washington state; A Wanderer in Sicily - wonderful travel article with many great photos; School-Teaching in the West - wild times at a mixed composition school at Beaver Creek near Fort Benton, USA. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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
196246 pages. Features: Can Russia Claim the Moon? - There's a red flag waiting for U.S. space men even if they are first on the planet; Classic full-page colour photo ad for Swanson TV Dinners (remember them!?); Crowds adore a Canadian Matadora - Carolyn Hawyard knows and revels in the dangers of the bull ring - article with photos; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau promoting use of the bean; Nice two-page colour photo ad for the various Christie's crackers/snacks; Toronto Restaurant the Gaslight Club employs beautiful female actresses, dancers and models to serve its patrons - article with many great colour photos of Shawna Wong, Agnes Simo, Eunice Beadle, Paula Jarvis, Yvonne Saunders, Lyn Chisham, singer Sonny Caulfield, Colleen Collins, Della Engen, Nina Prodon, Rochelle Ruland, Steffany Conwright, Heide Lamperstorfer, Jacqueline Gould, Paula Jarvis, and Kari Von Kantz; Hockey's Toughest Town - Mixing mayhem and money makes music in Chicago - article with photos in Chicago Stadium; Terror at the Carnival - Consuela Flores saves Randy Moore of Halifax from her 65lb African leopard - article with photos; Home Built on 2,000 Years of History - Michael and Elizabeth Moran of Beach Grove, BC discover native remains when building on their lot - article with photos; Centerfold advertisement for Ronson products; Montreal Lawye H. Carl Goldenberg - article with photos; Smitten with Knittin' - voluntary knitting classes after schooll at Capilano Elementary School in North Vancouver; Nice colour full-page ad for Shulton products; Du Maurier colour ad suggests giving cigarettes for Christmas(!); Cake recipes; Great colour photo and write-up on Montreal Canadiens player Gilles Tremblay; Santa visits Toronto's Firehall No. 7; Nipper comic. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194076 pages. Features: Cover art of girl being thrown from saddle; Editorial entitled "If Germany Wins" in the wake of US Ambassador to Canada, James H.R. Cromwell being rebuked by his superiors for telling a Canadian audience that the future of world democracy depends upon victory over Germany; Nice full-page Fargo truck ad shows a Kraft cheese vehicle in service; The Passport (fiction); Your Mind and Your Car - safe driving is an attitude of mind; Political comments on the absence and return of U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Joseph Kennedy; Tux Luck (fiction); James H.R. Cromwell - U.S. Ambassador to Canada - photo and article; How many civic, home and health problems in Australia and New Zealand have been solved through direct land taxation; Red Drops Falling (fiction); Wonderful article and photos of Canada's Library of Parliament; Wakeville, Awake! (Part 3) (fiction); Full-page ad for the 1940 Dodge car; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 8 - Coast Defense - article with photos; Gordon Dunstan's Thirteenth Quiz; Nice Chevrolet Truck ad; Full-page colour photo ad features the beautiful Dionne Quintuplets!; Colour full-page ad for the Ford V-8 engine; Photos of Miss Diana Blythe Barrymore in Woodbury soap ad; Nice 1940 DeSoto car ad; The Winnipeg Volunteer Signal Training School; College for Indian Youth at Ohsweken, Ontario; Half-page two-colour ad for Alka-Seltzer features photo of hockey game between the Maple Leafs and New York Rangers with Syl Apps and Gordie Drillon on the ice; Nice colour photo ad for the 1940 Studebaker Champion inside back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. A nice vintage issue. Book
194980 pages. Features: William Winter cover art shows Boy Scout campfire lighting; Nice colour Internationa Truck ad inside front cover shows red semi- driving past kids; RCAF one-page recruiting ad; Nostalgic one-page black and white photo ad for Canadian General Electric radios features the model C182, C150P, C66/67 and radio phonograph; Lionel Shapiro and photographer Ken Bell return to the WWII battlefields where they served - major article with many photos, including some before and after shots; The Startling Inside Scientific Story of the fiery Aurora Borealis; Beads to Billions - The Story of the H.B.C. (Hudson's Bay Company), Part II - photo-illustrated article; Spinnaker Spinster (fiction); How to Save Your Husband's Life - famous psychologist George Lawton gives instructions to help wives avoid becoming widows; Leonard Levinson's Impossible Pictures Inc. makes cartoons for 1/3 the usual cost; A Bush Wife's Life for Me - Women in the wilds get treated like duchesses by the grizzled guys of the mining camps, but there's no movie on the corner - with photo of Red Lake country writer Freda Woodhouse washing clothes by hand; George Young - Yesterday's Hero - at 17 Canada's boy wonder, and perhaps the world's greatest swimmer ever, swam his way into a fame that tore his life to shreds - once offered a quarter million dollars for a movie contract he is now penniless - photo-illustrated article; The Wind in the Juniper (fiction); Ten ways to Save Money on Clothes; School and Me, by Ernest Buckler; The Land of Black and White - Alan Paton tells the tragic story of his land, South Africa; Small clipping from ad on page 37 affects ad on page 38; Colour Westinghouse refrigerator centrefold ad; Nice color one-page RCA Victor ad shows their Models 9-W-91, 9JY and 9EY3 phonographs and coloured records; Massey-Harris one-page ad shows European village scene with tractor; Nice colour Hudson car ad; Back cover O'Keefe's Brewing ad features J.S. Hallam illustration of boy on tricycle passing bus. Please note: Very heavy wear to covers which are loose but present and bear multiple clear archival tape patches. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this uncommon issue. Book
194656 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of prairie grain elevators by John Phillips; O'Keefe's ad inside front cover features tribute to Sir Frederick Grant Banting, with reproduction of painting by Arthur T. Cooper; Colour ad for Ritz Crackers; One-page colour ad for Frigidaire home appliances; Why the Dominion-Provincial Conference Failed; Nice one-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System highlights long-distance calling with large illustration of old-style rotary telephone; Nice colour ad for Orange Crush features young lady holding brown bottle; One-page colour-photo ad for Jordan Grape Juice features young ladies harvesting grapes; New Hope, Pennsylvania - Boom Town for The Arts - article with several photos of local celebrities; Mrs. Minden Comes Home; Studio Cop - "Whitey" Hendry is chief of police for MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios - article with photo of Hendry with Donna Reed; Exploits of M.I.5 (Part 2) - the first detailed record of Britain's secret agents, contact men and saboteurs in Germany and German-occupied territory; The Neighbours; In the Time Appointed; Ottawa Roundup - Mackenzie King searching for alter ego; Water Safety Tips for kids; Wonderful half-page photo ad for Woodbury Soap features newlyweds Margaret Ellen Thorson and Theodore (Ted) Panos, both of the RCAF; Vintage half-page colour ad for Canada Dry Sparkling Water; Handsome one-page colour Oldsmobile ad features red car with Hydra-Matic Drive (and Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in background); Canadian Travel Bureau one-page ad features gas attendant and encourages all Canadians to be friendly to U.S. tourists; Great colour half-page Rice Crispies ad features man taking photo; Beautiful one-page White Rose ad features colour illustration of newlyweds in green convertible; Pressure Cooker article; Lovely Lux ad features colour illustration of Judy Garland; Adapting the School to the Child; Half-page colour ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Blue Top Brewing ad inside back cover features "The Colourful Home"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
194360 pages. Features: Cover photo of baby gnawing on huge Easter egg; Canadian National - Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover called "War Whoop" shows speeding night train and illustration of native warrier to explain how the night-time whistle of a locomotive means men and materiel are being rushed to the front; News digest discusses German propaganda efforts to incur western suspicion against Russia; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System ad implores long distance users to "Be Brief!", given wartime restrictions on their ability to increase capacity; Editorial comments on support for Russia and the need for those unable to fight in person to contribute financially to the war effort; Brain Waves For Winning the War - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations used in the war effort; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the new Canadian Pacific Airlines includes photos of Stewardess Ethel Hailes, Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, Grant W.G. McConachie, C.H. Dickins, and veteran parachutist Jack McGovern (at No.l 2 Air Observer School); Earthbound (short story); The Pomander Walk Myster (short story); Alterations (short story); The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders - nice photo-illustrated article; Sight Unseen (short story); Hollywood news and photos; GM one-page ad highlights their "Victory Service"; One-page Ford ad features illustrations of some of their 1943 military vehicles; The United Service Centre, located in the Eaton Annex, Winnipeg; Centrefold Victory Bonds ad sponsored by the National War Finance Committee illustrates seven Canadians from various walks of life and explains their financial contributions to the war effort; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Barbara Sellers of Winnipeg; Woodbury Cold Cream ad includes photo of film star Janet Blair; Food article on "Russia's Nutrition" explains how Russia is tightening its belt to support the Red Army - with photos; Fashion illustrations; Photo-illustrated article on the women of Russia; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how "To Make Plain Foods Taste Like Banquet Fare"; Fantastic colour-illustrated back cover Coke ad shows soldier proudly walking in great coat, with smaller images of additional members of the military; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
194244 pages. Features: National War Finance Committee ad inside front cover features mature man and woman encourages readers to financially support the war effort; News digest discusses second front difficulties, if Russia were to fall, and the Nazi "Pincers"; Editorial discusses propaganda; I Was Very Happy (short story); Warriors of Hindustan - photo-illustrated article on India and her fighting potential ; Samaritan Seed (short story); Cattle Emperor - photo-illustrated story on Sir Sidney Kidman who built up the world's greatest cattle rance; Johnny for Granted (short story); Camellias... Red and White (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Pepsodent ad features photos of the Brautigam twins, Charlotte and Beverly; Group photo of the Graduates of Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario at the 1942 Convocation in Garden Theatre; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Margaretta Smith of Vancouver; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rosalind Russell; Back to school hints and recipes; Photo of Mr. John Manooch, 82-year-old pensioner of Christie, Brown and Company; Glamour Girl 1942 - beauty and fashion article; Fashion illustrations; Quotes from around the world; Government of Canada, Income Tax Division, ad inside back cover states "There Will Be Less Money in Pay Envelopes", and explains in detail deductions which will be taken from paycheques; Marboleum Flooring colour ad on back cover shows military airfield; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
194860 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady with three kittens; Great colour GWG (Great West Garment ad inside front cover features farmer with pitchfork in his Red Strap overalls; Half-page colour Canada Dry ad shows happy kids with mom; Massy-Harris one-page colour ad shows combine harvester at work; Fascinating post WWII article considers Liberty, Imperialism, Food Controls, and Cost of Living; Nice one-page colour B-A ad shows four happy motoring scenes; Colour half-page V-8 veggie drink ad; Vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Sunworthy Wallpapers shows elegant lady and wallpaper photos; Great one-page colour Coke ad shows high school kids at lunch time and a large Coke ice chest full of bottles; What's Wrong with Canada-U.S. Relations?; Partners in Fact (short story); The Boy Who Stopped Niagara - children Jeff Martin and Norah McFarlane made a very successful movie; In Post-War Italy - photo-illustrated article discusses the 'black market mind', and the intriguing story of the Monks and the hand grenades; The Blonde Baby (short story); Professionals (short story); The Tug with a History - photo-illustrated article on London's Tower Bridge Tug; , with photos of John Sumpter, Roy Evans, Richard Dominy Hollingum and William Adie; One-page ad for the 1948 Chevrolet features red 2-door Fleetmaster with black background; Watch Your Laundry (short story); Article on records with photo of Johnny Long; One-page Champion Spark Plug ad features illustration of racer Ted Horn, national AAA champion; Fashion illustrations; Spalding ad shows lady hockey player sprawled on ice beneath caption "Hockey for Housewives? NO!"; Beauty article; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Fashion article with photos; Classy half-page colour-photo ad for Monarch's debutante hosiery includes photo of lady with stocking lines up the back of her legs; Easter recipes; Uncommon half-page colour ad for Sovereign Potters of Hamilton, Ontario features their Montcalm Pattern, Number 718 Maroon; Nice mother and daughter colour ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover; Back cover O'Keefe's colour ad features reproduction of painting "The Miner" by Rex Woods; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
1950933 pages. The Commission was appointed in 1945 to "inquire into and report upon the provincial education system, and without derogating from the generality thereof, including courses of study, text books, examinations, financing, and the general system and scheme of elementary and secondary schools involving public schools, separate schools, schools for the training of teachers and all other schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, as well as the selection and training of teachers, inspectors, and other officials of such schools, and the system of provincial and local school administration." - from page vi. Includes the following sections: The Educational Scene; Aims of Education; Proposed Reorganization of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Pupil's Growth and Progress; Programmes for the Schools of the Reorganized Educational System; Social, Spiritual, and other Aspects of Education; Centralization and Decentralization in Administration; Development and Present Status of Local School Administration; Local School Administration Under Other Jurisdictions; Local Education Authorities in the proposed Reorganization; Other Aspects of the Local Administration of Education; The Supervisor of Education; The Central Education Authority; Exceptional Children; History of the French Language in teh Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations on the Teaching and Use of the French Language; Origin and Development of Separate Schools in Ontario; Roman Catholic Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; Protestant and Coloured Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; The Teaching Staff of the Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations with Respect to the Professional Preparation of Teachers; Conditions of Service of Teaching Personnel; Community Programmes of Adult Education and Recreation; School Site, Plant, and Equipment; Other Educative Agencies; The Development of Methods of Financing Education in Ontario; Our Proposed Method of Financing the Educational Programme; Divergence of Opinion Within the Commission; Conclusion; Minority Report and Memoranda; Appendices. Navy boards. Well-preserved with very light wear and soiling externally. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding sound. A superior copy of this landmark work. Book
1927The Eleventh annual report from 1923 includes: Annual Meeting, President's Address - Early Settlements in Upper Canada - W.H. Breithaupt; Aboriginal Agriculture in Southwest Ontario - William Herriot; War Memorials of Waterloo County - Miss L.M. Bruce; Brubacher Family History - Benjamin Brubacher; Eby Family - A.A. Eby; Biography of Miss L.M. Bruce; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier; Illustrations of the Ayr Monument, Trinity Church Tablet (Galt), and Miss L.M. Bruce. Twelfth Annual Report from 1924 includes: Early Days in Ayr - Miss E.D. Watson; The Trees of Waterloo County - William Herriot; Jacob Y. Shantz and Russian Mennonites - H.M. Bowman; Reminiscences of Freeport - M.G. Sherk; Biography of Thomas Carscadden; Biography of David Forsyth; Illustrations of Jacob Y. Shantz, Shantz homestead, Shantz barns, Freeport Academy, Group photo of Freeport Academy teachers and students (with names) circa 1869, Thomas Carscadden, David Forsyth. Thirteenth Annual Report from 1925 contains: History of the Galt Collegiate Institute, 1881-1914; Reminiscences of Early Waterloo; Galt, Sixty Years Ago; The Exiles of 1838; Biography of Sir Adam Beck; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier (Supplemental). Includes illustrations of Galt Collegiate Institute, Thomas Carscadden, The Old Galt Hish School, Sheriff A.S. Allan and Sir Adam Beck. Fourteenth Annual Report from 1926 includes: The Galt Collegiate Institute 1914-1926; The Waterloo County Pioneers Memorial Tower; The Public Schools of Galt; Also includes a biography of Dr. Augustus Stephen Vogt. Illustrations include: Pioneers' Memorial Tower; Galt Collegiate Institute, 1924; Dr. Augustus Vogt; Officers Pioneers' Memorial Association. Additional articles: Blazing the Trail in New Dumfries; The Pennsylvania-German in History; Significance of the Memorial Tower. Fifteenth Annual Report from 1927 covers: The Trail of the Aborigines through Waterloo County; History of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School; Early Days of Elmira; Hespeler Public Schools; Hespeler Public Library; The Reserve of the Six Nations Indians on the Grand River, and the Mennonite Purchase; Origin of the Place and Stream Names of Waterloo County; Museum Report, etc.; Current History; plus biographies of Hugh McCulloch and John Mickleborough. Illustrations include: Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School; Map of Waterloo County-Places and Streams; Old Waterloo Mill. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Gilt lettering upon green spine. Prior owner's small bookplate inside front board. A sound copy. Book
1932Bound run of Vantech yearbooks for the years 1927 through 1932. Each yearbook was originally bound in softcover. All covers included. Binding may readily be disassembled to reveal 6 sound and complete issues. Very rare. Moderate wear overall. Some years contain autographs. One loose page shows nice photos of the 1931 champion soccer and track teams. A precious and unique memento of early Vancouver. Book
2006rif. BN555271Butterworth-Heinemann 2006. 2006. Softcover. CIM Coursebook 06/07 Marketing Communications CIM Coursebook 06/07 Marketing Communications Director of Fillassociates Visiting Professor at Poitiers Business School Fill et M D Graham Hughes MD Butterworth-Heinemann paperback
1936rif. 5563629Cambridge Massachusetts: Standard Engineering and Publishing Co 1936. Edition V. Hardcover embossed design on cover gilt letering corners bumped minor edgewear pages brown illustrated name written on title page name scratched on rear cover. near fine. cover has embossed International Correspondence Schools and Science Instruction industry "Complete up-to-date information covering Batteries starters Ignition Generators Relays and Lighting Systems of many makes of cars." DP3. Standard Engineering and Publishing Co hardcover
1932rif. 182781932. Silver gelatin portraits of faculty and graduating class from the University of Manitoba Medical School. Canada 1932. Measures 16 x 12.5 inches. 42 student subjects including a single female student. 2 faculty members with illustration of school building between them. Mounted to photographer's board. Photographer's info in bottom corner "Campbell." After fierce educational activism throughout the 19th century led to the admission of women into medical schools at the turn of the century the twentieth century saw a decline of women in the profession. By 1949 only 5.5% of students entering medical schools were women. Students are shown in graduation gowns with sashes across their chests. student's name are listed including Female medical student as "V. McDorman." In very good condition. unknown
rif. 22724Boston: Hubbard W. Swett & Co. 128 Washington Street. 1859. William White Printer 4 Spring Lane. The 'Rebellion' was precipitated by the whipping of Thomas J. Whall a Catholic boy at the Eliot School for refusing to recite the ten commandments in the Protestant King James translation. It resulted in the creation of nationwide Catholic parochial schools. 29pp 8vo. Saddle-stitched pamphlet with uncut edges and without wraps. On aged and worn paper. In double column and small print. A transcript of the closing arguments in the case without editorial interpolation. Scarce. No other copy traced of original edition. Boston: Hubbard W. Swett & Co., 128 Washington Street. 1859. [William White, Printer, 4 Spring Lane.] paperback
1900rif. C68744C.1900. Hardback Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. pp. 60. Rebound/ recased in quarter red cloth gilt ruled red morocco lettered gilt on spine preserving the original corners. A photo album that depicts scenes from Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting which was situated at 54 Baker Street from 1894 until 1911. He then built a new school in conjunction with his own house and studio in Kensington. A summer school took place at Headly Mill Farm Midhurst where students could draw a variety of animals outside. The photographs include images of Calderon his wife Ethel and the artist Lionel Edwards who specialised in painting horses and scenes of country life groups of students drawing in both London and Midhurst fellow students some of whom are named children possibly family members at Versailles Road and other locations the Roman Court at Crystal Palace sculptures Midhurst buildings hay-making numerous animals including cattle pigs horses goats dogs and sheep Cornwall Wareham in Dorset and sailing boats. Mounted photograph of cattle taken Nr. Budleigh Salterton dated 1931 loosely inserted. The anonymous owner of the album does include one or two photographs that feature herself. William Frank Calderon 1865-1943 was a figure landscape and sporting painter who taught Lionel Edwards Cecil Aldin Alfred Munnings Lady Helena Gleichen Frederic Whiting and George E. Studdy. He married the daughter of H. H. Armstead sculptor and occasional illustrator. A few photographs faded edges of pages a little worn otherwise very good. Light wear otherwise very good. hardcover
rif. 21071All four undated one circa 1953 and the others earlier. One item from 5 Belsize Crescent Hampstead NW3 London and two others from 17 Welbeck Mansions Inglewood Rd NW6. Sequeira was born in Aldgate. In the years following his service in the London Regiment during the First World War he acted in Shakespeare at the Old Vic and he would continue as an actor into the age of film and television. In addition to acting Sequeira taught including a youthful Peter Cushing at Guildhall School of Music and Drama painted and in 1953 published a book on stage make-up. The present four items all undated are in good condition lightly aged. ONE: Autograph duologue titled 'Seeing the Coronation'. 5pp. foolscap 8vo. With revised conclusion 1p. 12mo. The six leaves pinned together. The five foolscap leaves carry duplicated pages of another dialogue on their other sides. A humorous interchange between 'Alice' and an increasingly-hysterical 'Maud' in the London crowd to see Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation procession. TWO: Duplicated typed dialogue titled 'A Quiet Day's Sketching in Sussex'. 4pp. 4to. On four leaves. Sewn into makeshift brown paper wraps with the following on the cover: 'A Quiet Day's Sketching in Sussex Horace Sequeira 5 Belsize Crescent Hampstead N.W 3 Miss G. Russell'. At head of first page: 'The Characters are two artists Miss Vandyke Brown and Miss Rose Madder Both very arty.' THREE: Printed price-list of 'Original Monologues Duologues and Sketches by Horace Sequeira May be obtained from 17 Welbeck Mansions Inglewood Road N.W.6 Phone: HAMpstead 0968'. 4pp. 4to. Bifolium. With addendum slip. Prices are given for numerous monologues and duologues as well as sketches 'Farcical Sketches' and 'A Costume Thriller'. With notes and details relating to arrangements for performance. Presumably produced for students of acting there is a reference to 'Elocution Teachers'. Some of the sketches require pianos and telephones as props 'Telephones are made to order price 10/6 this does not include bell.' FOUR: Printed price list headed 'Ready Now New Monologues Duologues & Sketches by Horace Sequeira.' 1p. 8vo. With addendum slip. At foot: 'Please Apply to: - 17 Welbeck Mansions Inglewood Rd N.W.6'. All four undated (one circa 1953 and the others earlier). One item from 5 Belsize Crescent, Hampstead, NW3 [London], and two oth paperback
