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Contains Acts relating to: Act Interpretation, Regulation of Coal Mines, Prospecting for Coal Mines, Coroners, County Courts, Assize and Nisi Prius, Superior Courts, Creditor's Relief, Attachment of Debts, Sumas Dyking, Evidence, Ferries in Municipalities, Game, Island Railway - Graving Dock and Railway Lands, Jurors and Juries, Justices of the Peace, Crown Lands, Married Woman's Property, Minerals, Prospecting for Minerals, Municipalities, Salt Spring Island, Provincial Officers, Quesnelle Lake Dam, Columbia and Kootenay Railway, Fraser River Railway, New Westminster Railway, South Wellington Railway, Sleighs (on Cariboo Trunk Road), Stipendiary Magistrates, Supply, Victoria City Official Map, Victoria Transfer Company, Voters, Eagle Pass Wagon Road, Yale Fire Brigade, Extention of Yates Street in Victoria. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Ex-Library
52 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover; Interesting instructions on what *not* to ship soldiers overseas (so fires won't be started in the holds of ships); Full page ad for Sal Hepatica; Argentine Goose Step - "Hitler's Imitators have scuppered democracy right in our own hemisphere" - article with photos; The Great Fridolin (M. Gratien Gelinas of Montreal) - article with photos; Spark Plug - hockey fiction; What do the federal Liberals stand for? - Mackenzie King answers questions; That Roarin' Game - Curling is sweeping the nation; Why Rundstedt Attacked - after its Ardennes gamble the dice are now in Allied hands; The Disunited Nations; They Also Serve (fiction); Unfinished Anthem - a Canadian by choice tells why he made his choice; Our Pilots Don't "Black-Out" - Wing Commander W.R. Franks O.B.E. and his research to aid Allied pilots - article with photos; Nice half-page two-colour Aunt Jemima pancake mix ad "sho' hits the spot"; Nice colour half-page Pepsi ad; Nice half-page colour Canada Dry ad; Tarts for Dessert. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A high quality copy. Magazine
96 pages. Features: Cover illustrations of Jasper the bear (and cubs) overlaid on Group of Seven paintings; how the Chinese plan to control their birth rate; How limited Free enterprise survives in China; Lovely ballroom colour ad for Matinee cigarettes; Crown Zellerbach ad featuring John MacNaughton, Editor of the Ladysmith Chronicle on Vancouver Island; Author of Jalna, Mazo de la Roche - "I Still Remember..." - our most famous - and least-known writer breaks a lifetime's silence to recall her childhood, books she loved, her first story, the secret drama of Jalna, and celebrities she has known - with nice black and white photos; Blair Fraser Reports from Peking on the spy system that covers all China, a co-operative farm for 82 families, a model factory town and a Shanghai slum, and Christianity under the Chinese rule - great photos; Arthur Hailey - the hottest playwright in the business; How Bamford-Gordon abolished the income tax, by John Gray; The launching of the Encyclopedia Canadiana; The lurking death of our crowded skyways - mid-air collisions; Father Maurice Metayer, OMI photographs the Arctic - great colour photos of igloos, etc.; 'How I'd Make Hockey a Better Game" - by Charlie Conacher with Trent Frayne; Nice colour '57 Plymouth ad; Two-page colour Canadian Pacific ad featuring "The Canadian" and its dome cars; Nice colour ad for the Sunbeam Automatic Mixmaster; Spectacular colour photo ad for the all-new Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner; Northern Electric centerfold ad entitled 'Forward with Canada'; Colour Pontiac ad; Nice full-page black and white illustrated ad by Trans-Canada Air Lines announcing 'Giant DC-8 jet-liners to bring startling advances in long-distance air travel; Colour O'Keefe ad; Colour ad inside back cover by the Tea Council of Canada. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A nice copy of this particularly wonderful issue. Book
56 pages. Features: The Guy With the Face, by Charles L. Shaw - Any dolt could see Igar's face was his future; Out of Torment - Peace!, by Beverley Baxter, who is optimistic about the future of Europe after the Munich conference; You're Driving Me Crazy, by Elmin Sproule - never call your wife a nincompoop; Canon Scott, by Hubert Evans - he was a padre who babbled poetry and ate potatoes out of his hat, but the First Division still remembers him as a hero who deserved a halo; The General Died In..., by Benge Atlee - Kent Power in the puzzling case of the General who thought he had no enemies; Drama the Crowd Misses - by Dink Carroll - the inside story of many a football battle is even more thrilling than the game itself; Medicine Man, by George Edward Allen - in which white man's magic dices with death and probes the secret of the Wild Wa's shrine; Nostalgic photos of a fall fair; They Knew Joy Boyle, by Flora Alexander Boyle; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1939 Dodge Custom; Great two-page colour centerfold ad for the new 1939 DeSoto (held by one staple), followed by another beautiful colour two-page ad for the 1939 Chrysler - this ad missing a 3" x 3" clipping from its right margin; Great colour ad for International trucks on back cover shows the range of their products from light delivery unit through dump trucks. Above-average wear. Pages 5-8 loose but present. Pages 49-52 missing. Address label atop front cover. Book
80 pages. Features: Nice ad for the Dodge Coronet V*; The Family in the Palace - Part 1 of 7 by Pierre Berton - the absorbing story of the House of Windsor; What Karsh Saw in Toronto - wonderful black and white photos - a precous snapshot of Toronto in 1953; The Girl Who Became Melissa Hayden - Millie Herman has become one of the top ten ballerinas this side of the Iron Curtain - colour photos; The Row Over the Three Rs - short of staff and space our schools can't decide on what kind of education our chikldren should get - part 2 of the Crisis in Education; William Aberhart - the Mand and His Shadow - a Maclean's Flashback - nice photos; A Friendly Game of Cards - story by Antony Ferry, illustrated by Keith Dalgleish; What's Put Hockey on the Skids? - article with full-page photo of a scrum between the Bruins and Leafs; At Grips With A Grizzly, by Colin Wyatt - the true story of probably the only man who has fought a grizzly bear with his bare hands and lived to tell the tale!; Nice colour Buick ad; Colour Plymouth ad; Nice Heinz soup ad with girl's photo; Colour ad for General Motors of Canada shows several car and truck models; Bing Crosby in Auto-Lite Spark Plug ad; 1953 Mercury car ad inside back cover; Attractive Coke ad on back cover shows well-dressed hostess setting a nice table. Light wear. Unmarked. A pleasing copy. Book
Features: Great colour photo of New York's WTC twin towers under construction - Newfies are making up to $23k/yr on high steel jobs; Any Game Played by 750,000 people can't be dull - curling... the world's top skip, Don Duguid; Maggie Grant; Art Galleries are great places to be caught dead in - how to beat the art snobs; So who needs a Ferrari? - a handful of Canadians who have up to $22k to spend; Girls, your Canadian manners simply won't do! - so says the London of England Modelling Academy - Clementina Chilvers; The backroom boys of the food business - they make Colonel Sanders (KFC/Kentucky Fried Chicken) secret blend - the industrial seasoning suppliers; and more. One-ince tear to magazine near base of spine else sound. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Book
50 pages. Cover photo of Lee Gore. Short Stories: The Prettiest Girls Live in Plum Grove; The Tattooing of Mrs. Joshua Worthington. Articles: Baseball Wakes Up - Now that Jackie Robinson has shown the way, other Negro stars hopefully eye baseball's big time - with photo of Don Newcombe after he became the first Negro pitcher to win a game in organized baseball, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Monty Irvin, Satchel Paige, and Little Leon Day; Blame the Girl - Jerry Geisler became Hollywood's most famous lawyer by convincing juries that a lady's past must be held against her - article with photos of famous female accusers; Atkinson is an Honest Jock - photo-illustrated article on horse jockey Theodore (Teddy) F. Atkinson; How to be a Successful Father - does the American family have too much momma and not enough pop?; I Fought with the Greek Guerillas - photo-illustrated article by Costa Couvaras; Truman's Bright Young Men - Clark Clifford and Gael Sullivan; Low Budget Vacations; America's Heroes Sound Off - with photos of heroes Paul Wiedorder, T.J. Kelley and Arthur Wermuth - what they think of peace two years after victory; Hope for the Hairless - Slav J. Youcheff announces the latest hair-restoring process; Mean Man - Actor James Mason is famous for slapping, caning and throttling women on the screen; Follow My Husband - photo feature on how private detectives are benefitting from California's rigid divorce laws; How to Buy a Suit; Can You Fix a Dog Race?; Photos from the movie "Copacabana"; Salutes to: Senator George D. Aiken, author Howard Armbruster, radio host Jack Barry, and tennis player Jackie Kramer; Salute's National Beauty Contest; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
214048Early 20th Century. Colour folding game sheet some light browning and a few small holes at folds but overall a good and attractive game. 54 x 80cm. The title of this board game sheet indicates that the game is designed for two opposing sides with one side acting as the attackers and the other as the defenders. The defending side possesses more naval power compared to the attacking side. Although specific playing instructions are not provided information on the right-hand side suggests that offensive tactics should involve either seizing or charging. <br> <br>At the top and bottom there are lists of rear force units for both sides including docks for housing captured enemy boats and sunken boats Red Cross field hospitals and facilities for casualties. Additionally in the corners two small illustrations of warships are printed in blue ink. . unknown
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, text in gold and black, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates, illustrations in the text and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and colours, gilt backs, black tops, a fine set in publishers blocked board slip-case with interior illustration. Fifth instalment of the splendid FS edition of 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. The set comprises Vol. I: Dreams and Dust; Vol. II: After the Feast.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xx, 464, 24 [publisher's catalogue] pp, fine color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis, tissue guard, 8 plates from drwgs and photo with tissue guards (one with letterpress key), other engraved illus, complete. original brown pictorial cloth with gilt mountain sheep in decorative border, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped & worn, corner wear, internal hinges repaired, faint blindstamp on title margin & cancelled libr bookplate on verso, good, copy. A Yakushi, M23: 'The author traveled from Srina -gar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo, Lingzi-tang in 1871'. Interesting descriptions of the peoples, their customs, cities, religion, and of nature including tiger, bear, mahseer, pheasant, partridge, jurrow, leopard, hog, musk-deer, ibex, swamp-deer, elephant, surrow, stag, yak, ovis ammon, goa, burrell, hunting and fishing, Goorkas, etc. Extensive travels including Cashmere (Kashmir), Sind, Ladak, Tibet, parts of China, India, Himalaya foothills, etc, over a 30 year period beginning in 1853. The author was an officer with the Gurkhas and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Later printings did not have the frontis in color.
2X-H16L-GH6TVery Good. hardcover no dust jacket as issued - text appears clean and unmarked binding is square and tight covers are clean -- Dependable seller since 1994 daily shipping with tracking from our brick and mortar store in Madison Wisconsin. hardcover
199452970Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1994. 8vo. xiii 1 238 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo illustrations plates maps. Blue simulated leather boards gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. NF/NF copy signed on limitation page by Woods and again on ffep. to John P. Archer Jr. 1924-2016 noted Maryland farmer big game hunter and a member of the Safari Club International. First edition signed & numbered 76 of 1000 copies presented to John P. Archer. This work offers excellent details on tracking and hunting the African leopard as well as shooting advice skinning details and more. Trophy Room Books, hardcover
193559984Birmingham & London UK: St. Mary’s Row 40 Pall Mall ca. 1935. Two pieces. 8vo. 37 1 pp. plus 2 pp. publisher’s ads. With numerous photo & text illustrations throughout. Textured green softcovers raised gilt lettering front cover yapp fore-edges slight shelfwear NF copy; 4 pp unpaginated. printed on gold-tinted paper photo & text illustrations self-printed softcovers NF. First edition of these exceedingly scarce Depression-era gun catalogues issued by the W.W. Greener William Wellington firm which had first developed the breach-loader gun as well as inventing the famous cross-bolt and an effective system of choke boring. This Greener Gun catalogue includes Greener’s Presentation Guns which could be chiseled and gold ornamented along with Side Lock Hammerless Ejector Guns miniature models trap models featherweith models and even the Greener Light Model Harpoon Gun. The second piece opens with long endorsement from Yeta III Paramount Chief of Barotseland who would rule from 1916-1945 and was an avid hunter who shot with Greener Rifles and Shot Guns noting here that three-quarters of his hippopotamus trophies had been made with the Greener .375 Double first purchased in 1904. No copies of either in Worldcat. St. Mary’s Row, 40, Pall Mall, paperback
192022166Paris 1920. Good overall. Beautiful printers proof of a french swimming game with vivid color images of swimmers from around the world flags spectators dogs fish and sailing boats game rules and peculiar oversized characters holding a broom! The object of the game is to find treasure and avoid monsters. Approx. 22 x 30" 3 closed tears repaired archivally from the back edges slightly ruffled not affecting text or images. unknown
56515London: T.Werner Laurie Ltd n.d. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Dampstain to lower edges of boards hinges starting short tear to edge of map else Very Good. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. T.Werner Laurie Ltd unknown books
2090202122600331Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 9 irregular Not Available paperback
Madrid, Miguel Guijarro, 1876, 18 x 12 cm., tela de época, 329 págs. + 1 hoja.
1952214222Tokyo.: 集英社. Shūeisha. Showa 27 1952. Folding colour game board 37.7 x 20cm with accompanying sheet of cut-outs of players and for constructing the stadium 19 x 27.2cm additional small card with punch-out cardboard bat and balls 1 ball missing; 3.5 x 8cm and original pictorial wrapper. Board is worn at edges with a little loss to paper on reverse at lower edge. <br> <br>Stapled booklet: 16pp line illustrations in coloured ink 18.5 x 17.2cm. Pictorial paperback covers little worn and lightly soiled. This collection comprises two items: a baseball board game and a sports guidebook. The board game was distributed as a supplement to Omoshiro Bukku おもしろブック released in March 1952. Enclosed in the game is a coloured sheet depicting a baseball field with an additional game on the reverse side. A cut-out sheet featuring players spectators scoreboards and advertising boards is included allowing children to construct their own stadium. Additionally there is a cardboard sheet featuring a bat and two balls. <br> <br>The sports guide booklet was provided as an add-on to Chūgaku no tomo 中学生の友 a monthly magazine for junior high school students published in 1949. This booklet covers various sports including baseball swimming athletics and basketball offering fundamental information on rules and games. The inaugural article titled 'Will you be able to become a professional baseball player' underscores the profound enthusiasm for baseball among young boys. . [集英社. Shūeisha]. paperback
201393Emile Nourry, Librairie Cynégétique Paris 1930 Grand in-8 ( 290 X 200 mm ) de 186 pages, broché sous couverture illustrée imprimée comme la page de titre en rouge et noir. Bel ouvrage illustré de quelques illustrations in-texte. Edition originale. Thiebaud col. 369. «Lintroduction est suivie dune bibliographie très détaillée des recueils de fanfares.» ( Thiebaud ). Un des 1000 exemplaires numérotés à la presse sur Alfa Satiné. Quelques rousseurs, bel exemplaire.
1931WOC-169Illustrations hors-texte et dans le texte du Comte Xavier de Poret.Paris«Le Document»,Édition D'Art,1931.Petit in-4(22,3x17cm)broché,couverture rempliée imprimée en rouge, noire et ornée d'un dessin de Poret.129pp.+table.Tirage à 771exemplaires,celui-ci n°574/750 sur Vélin de Navarre. Rare.
SONG1472415051Routledge 2015-07-28. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x1.00x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
1713134794A Paris, Chez Michel Clousier, M. DCCXIII. Avec privilege du Roy et Chez Hilaire Foucault M. DCCXII. (1713). Two parts in one volume. (12), 167 pages and (12), 33 pages. With a lot of illustrations (cards). Leather binding. (Spine not complete. Papier partially spotted. In the second part some pages on the wrong place, but complete). 16x10 cm
8090souvenirs d’un forestier,in 4 broché, faux-titre,titre VI 134 pages. Saïgon,Albert Portail Editeur,1925.1 28 planches hors-texte dont 6 en couleurs et de nombreuses illustrations dans le texte par André Joyeux.Une grande carte couleurs dépliante.Exemplaire sur Vélin pur fil Lafuma(un des 2475 ex.) Quelques rousseurs,surtout en début et fin de volume.Sinon bon exemplaire "L'Indochine est le paradis des Chasseurs".Ouvrage essentiel sur l'art cynégétique en Indochine.Chapitre 1:Le pays.Chapitre 2 : Les habitants.Chapitre 3:Les grands fauves. Chapitre 4 : Les pachydermes.Chapitre 5:Les bovidés.Chapitre 6:Les cervidés et suidés. Chapitre 7 :les singes. Chapitre 8 : Les petites chasses. Chapitre 9 : La chasse sur l'eau. Chapitre 10 : Les oiseaux à plumage précieux. Chapitre 11 : Pièges, armes et poisons indigènes. Chapitre 12 : Les chasseurs européens. Annexe : la règlementation de la Chasse en Indochine
21818PARIS, 21, rue de Clichy - Revue in-4, 31 x 24 cm - 20 pages environ - Nombreuses photographies et reproductions héliotypées en N&B in et hors texte - Couverture illustrée - Globalement propreAnnées : 1932 - 1933, sauf 03 - 1934 - 1935, sauf 07 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938, sauf 01 - 1939, 01, 02, 03 & 04, soit 4 années complètes - TOTAL : 87 Numéros
PARIS, 21, rue de Clichy - Revue in-4, 31 x 24 cm - 20 pages environ - Nombreuses photographies et reproductions héliotypées en N&B in et hors texte - Couverture illustrée - Globalement propre Années : 1932 - 1933, sauf 03 - 1934 - 1935, sauf 07 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938, sauf 01 - 1939, 01, 02, 03 & 04, soit 4 années complètes - TOTAL : 87 Numéros
