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Editions Emile-Paul Frères, Paris, S. d. (vers 1930). Grand In-8, pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée, 95 p. Illustré de 17 planches h.-texte, dont 13 en couleurs sur papier couché. Première édition.
159 pages. Written at the time of the famous book "Joy of Sex", this book extoles, humourously, the virutes of Canada's real national game. Includes many humourous drawings. Pencil gift inscription upon front endpaper. Book
64 pages. Features: Cover art by John Little features Grey Cup final game at Vancouver's Empire Stadium between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes; The revolution that's changing your shopping habits - topsy-turvy trends produced by the frenzied battle for the consumer's dollar; Will they ever beat the Eskimos? - with their baffling split-T the Edmonton Eskimos have won the CFL's Grey Cup twice in a row - the task they pose is not to stop them but to find the ball; We adopted a family of criminals - Rev. Gordon Phillips and Bluebell Stewart Phillips took in prostitutes, murderers aand gunmen, and rejoiced when they went straight; Remember when we raved about the radio? - in the depression thirties, when there was little to laugh about, the comedians on radio convulsed a continent and made the radio in the parlor the centre of every family's life - many great photos; The Secret War of Charles Goodeve, Part Two - How they opened the door for D-day - with photos, including his floating bridge and rocket-propelled grapnel inventions; What would Carrie Nation do?, by Vernon Hockley; Amazing General Motors colour centerfold featuring a kitchen completely finished in pink; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of white water skiing in Austria's Salzach River, a sport (first called skiyaking) invented by Austrian champ Harald Strohmeier; Painter A.Y. Jackson recalls his most memorable meals - one in Tom Thomson's shack on Severn St. in Toronto, the other given by Lord Beaverbrook; Great colour vintage ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows man relaxing with smoke being served by his wife in front of the tv after he has been cutting grass; Expensive Sunbeam Bread promotion was Canada's biggest; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features old man in white rocking chair. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
London, The Studio, 1923, 32,5 x 26 cm., tela original, XV + 23 págs. + CIII láminas, 24 de ellas en colores. (Se refiere a deportes relacionados con el caballo principalmente y también de caza y pesca).
8vo., with additional portrait frontispiece, frontispiece, coloured plates, plates in monochrome and large folding map coloured in outline, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. African Hunting Reprint Series, vol. 6. High-quality facsimile reissue of the scarce Rowland Ward edition of 1898. The plates are by Millais, Caldwell and Lodge.
New Turkish Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [ix], 182 p. Oyun tekerlemeleri üzerine bir inceleme.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In German. 125 p. First German Edition. Holzpantinen. [= Nalinlar]. Translated by Cornelius Bischoff. TURKISH LITERATURE Theater Play.
in-16 (poche), 653 pp., broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Excellent etat [PO-2] En plaine, au bois, en montagne, au marais, a la mer et en estuaire - Les nuisibles - Les armes et les munitions - Le dressage des chiens - Le savoir-vivre
Madrid, Aldaba Ediciones, Madrid, 1991. 4to. mayor; LXIX pp., 245 pp. Ilustraciones entre el texto, cuatro dípticos encartados que reproducen las primeras hojas del manuscito y 10 láminas fotográficas en blanco y negro. Encuadernación original en cartoné.
36 pages. Features: Nostalgic CFL article looking back to the 1939 Grey Cup game played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; (with archival photos) by Andy O'Brien; Birth Control for the Unmarried - A canvass of Canadian universities asks if unmarried young people should have a statutory right to live together with access to the information and facilities for birth control now available to married couples, have single women a moral right to prescriptions for The Pill?; Nice full-page colour photo for Corning Ware; Nice ad for Sanyo portable radios; Alexandra Bastedo - The Girl Who Said No to Hitchcock - article with great photo; Hockey player Lou Angotti is featured in an smoking cessation ad; Great centerfold photo of a 4,000-head herd of cattle being moved to lower ground in B.C.; The Day Halifax Blew Up - fiftieth anniverary of the tragedy - article and photos; Nostalgic full-page colour ad for CCM products - bikes, skates, hockey equipment, etc.; Ads for electric knives; Nice large colour photo of the New Zealand Quintuplets; Snow Cruiser ad; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 215 p. First Edition. Rumeli Türk pehlivanlari: Kurtdereli Mehmet, Adali Halil.
24 pages. Contents: How Mr. and Mrs. Consumer are the people who will win this war of the Great Depression; Organized Labor Sees its Destiny Fulfilled as Dominant Partner in American Industry; Why Japan Dumps Here; Inquiry into Detroit Bank Failures - Father Charles E. Coughlin, "Detroit's Radio Priest" is mentioned with a small illustration; Big Game in Forests; "Sleeping Sickness" (a.k.a. encephalitis lethargica) epidemic spreads; Plans to convert the Ocean Greyhand/Leviathan to a floating amusement park (with photo); Eastern seacoast hurricane damage great; Foreign News - includes mention of Hitler and the Saar, plus cannibalism due to starvation in the Ukraine; World Wheat Pact to Fix Prices and Exports; Raccoons are Dunking their food - not washing it; Current Events; NRA (National Recovery Act); Carlos M. de Cespedes; Money to help hog farmers; Marketing; Capital Chat; Is This Termite (White Ant) Invasion a Menace?; Science; Aviation; "The Greatest Jews'-Harp Ever Made"; Question Box; Italy- Austria Pact is Blow to Nazis; Photo of Billy Sunday; The History of Bloomers (fashion); George McKee, of Anderson SC, reflects on why the current depression is not so bad - in contrast to how he grew up; and more. Average wear. Age yellowing. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Cover photos of Alan Ball (Everton and England); Bobby Moore writes 'The Dressing Room - where the game is won or lost!'; b/w photo of Colin Green (Birmingham City); There'll always be a Liverpool - Thanks to Everton!; Is Charlie Cooke too good?; Bargain Buys - Keith Weller, Roy McFarland, Peter Collins, Francis Lee, Barry Endean, Bob Wilson; Colour photos of Willie Callaghan (Dunfermline); Colour Photo of Tommy Gibb (Newcastle United); Funny football photos; Watch out defenders - George Best aims to prove he's BEST; b/w photo of Don Rogers (Swindon Town); Colour centerfold photo of Crystal Palace - first division newcomers; The Real Mackay - Derby's hope at Albion; b/w photos of Alan Mullery (Spurs) vs. Frank Saul (Southampton); Leicester - down but not out; colour photo of Peter Knowles (Wolves); Colour photo of Ian Hutchinson (Chelsea); Focus on Tommy Booth (Manchester City); Rangers and Celtic Beat All England!; Wolves had their greatest season, but when they went into Europe... The Champions of England Crashed 9-2!; Colour photo of Tommy Craig (Sheffield Wednesday) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Please note: standup figure of Bobby Moore not included; Cover colour photos of Eusebio and Bobby Moore; Bobby Moore writes - 'Top clubs beware - the giant-killers can cut you big boys down to size'; b/w photo of Les Latcham (Burnley) vs. Bobby Tambling (Chelsea); Francis Lee - Finished with Football! - he almost gave up the game - now he's England's most exciting player; No one wanted to win the F.A. Cup in 1960; Colour photos of Bruce and Neil Rioch (Aston Villa); Colour photo of Jack Charlton (Leeds United and England); Kidology! - the secret of being a successful manager; Aladin's Lamp saved Huddersfield!; Nice colour centerfold team photo of the Sky Blues - Coventry City; b/w photo of Willie Whigham (Middlesbrough); b/w photo of Alan Stephenson (West Ham) vs. Wyn Davies (Newcastle United); You Can't be on top without a Scot!; My Most important Goal! - by Jeff Astle (Albion); Colour photo of Barrie Jones; Focus on John Holsgrove (Wolves); Great goalmouth photos; Have the Welsh Dragons lost their fire?; New boy Eusebio joins the Champions Benfica and... The Eagles Swoop to Conquire Again!; Colour photo of John O'Rourke (Ipswitch) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
64 pages. Features: A Glimpse into the Colorful Past of the Ontario-Minnesota Border Lakes - by Ernest C. Oberholtzer - article with wonderful photos; The Search for 11-year-old Jimmy Blake in Arizona's Blue Range - article with photos; The Huge Tulip Trees of North Carolina - photo-illustrated article by Orpheus Moyer Schantz; The Murmer of the Forest - by John L. Coontz; The Chippewa National Forest - photo-illustrated article by H.H. Chapman; The Farmer and Game Conservation - photo-illustrated article by James F. Hoge; The First Year of the Association's Southern Forestry Educational Project; "Old Yolla Bolly" the Bear - photo-illustrated article by Allen H. Hodgson; Two-pages of photos of bizarre trees; George P. Brett (President of Macmillan Publishing) and his foremost private Pinetum in the country - photos and article by Erle Kauffman; Water-Cress - article by Rachel M. Hutchinson; The Hall of Fame for Trees - photos and captions; The Care of Young Forests - photo-illustrated article by G.H. Collingwood; Full-page ad for 4 Square Lumber; White-Pine Blister-Rust Quarantine, by R.A. Sheals; Nice ad for Pacific Pumpers on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
120 pages. Features: The Jump Dance Basket of Northwestern California; "The Indians Also Have A Game Somewhat Similar to Cards" - Native American Cards of French and English Derivation; The Frank T. Siebert Collection of Native American Art; Kemo Sabe - The Tonto Paintings of Jaune Quick-To-See Smith; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of downton Nelson; Bird's-eye photo of Nelson from atop a mountain on north shore of west arm; Kootenay Feature 'The Romance of the 1890s - 8 pages of text and archival photos, including electric street cars in Nelson!; Table showing 'Exchanges in order of percent good toll calls; Cover advert. for Northern Electric Vacuum Cleaner!; Review of growth show steady expansion - 3 pages; Telephoning across Atlantic by AT&T Wireless continued for hours; When the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company issued its own (one call) nickels; B.C. Industrial Review - statistics; Bar graph of # of phones operated from 1906 through 1923; the company's operator school; Issuing of monthly phone bills a work of magnitude - 4 page article with photos; photos of the halibut industry before 'the fish were scarcer in quantities and their habitats more scattered'; William Farrell- an appreciation of the former company president; 7 page article on B.C.'s deep sea fishing industry - great photos - halibut, herring, flounder; multiple photos from the Kootenays of snakes which have climbed up phone poles onto the wires!; photo of 25 year-old phone; Great full-page photo of the CIBC building at Hastings and Granville; 8 page article on the banks of vancouver with excellent photos; First interdepartmental football game; new power plant at Seymour office; A phone in B.C. for every 6 persons; Feature on Dams and the water-powers that turn the wheels of industry - photos of dams and various industries which use electricity, including the American Can factory and grain elevators; new power plant at Seymour office - illustrated; photos of productive farms and ideal homesites with super centerfold luxury Saanich home; Cover photo of U.S. President Harding in Stanley Park; Full-page photos of the U.S.S. Henderson entering the narrows and at dock with President Harding aboard; 13 page illustrated feature on the visit of President Harding - the first visit to Canada made by a President of the United States (President Harding died mere days later on August 2nd in San Francisco and this is reported as well); Photo of Crosland Bros. Farm in Duncan; 9 page illustrated feature on the seed growers of B.C.; photo of Duncan office under construction; Nice 8-page illustrated feature on Haney and area; photographing sound; Exploring Kootenay - Bill Skilling; 9 page illustrated feature on the Delta and Ladner district; Many miles of new long distance circuits; Improved inter-office trunk lines in Vancouver; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of the backstrip which is missing small chips and loose at back edge. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge else unmarked. Binding intact. Spine leaning moderately. Book
71 pages. Features: Conception Bay Furniture Maker - Henry William Winter; China for Children - Christmas gifts of other days were often replicas of adult tableware; Silver by any other name - Sheffield Plate, Electroplate, Paktong, German Silver, Britannia or britannia?; Chinese Pictorial Tapestries - Fine examples of k'o-ssu, a silk-weaving technique, in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; Collecting Glass Target Balls; Game Equipment - the games people play have a long and intriquing history; Restoration and Renovation IV - Reflections on Past Interior Decor; Appraising Your Heirlooms; Nutmeg Graters; The Macdonell House - Nor-Wester's Georgian House on the Ottawa contains elaborate decorative plaster. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
178 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - Part I; New York to Paris - still the longest race; The Real McCoy - Corvette History - Part IX; Cadillac's Dream Machines - Eldorado to Cyclone; The Annual Hoosier Show; Adventure - the name of the game - Henry Austin Clark tells the story; Cadillac-LaSalle Meet; Cover Car - 1950 Ford Crestliner; and more. Moderate wear. Minor moisture exposure. A sound copy. Magazine
90 pages. Many wonderful photos in colour and black and white. Features: Colour photo ad for Divorce Hong Kong Style inside front cover; Ad for Luxor TVs features colour photo of lovely Frances Leong; One-page colour photos of Shau Yun Yun, Lin Fung Chew, Shu Feng, and Alen Teng; Two-page color-photo ad for The Chasing Game; Two pages of colour photos from Ching Lao's The Waves; Colour photo ad for New Fist of Fury and The Simple Minded Fellow; Lovely one-page colour photo of Shau Yau; Nice colour fold-out photo of Lin Ching Hsia and Charlie Chinon the beach; King Yu writes about love; Wan Yu and the Han Hwa Kwok Restaurant fight in Taiwan; The faded love of Wang Yu and Lin Ching; Produce Good Film Locally; A visit with King Hu; Trouble between Charlie Chin and Fang Fang; Trip to a Philippine beauty contest; Tsung Hua accompanies Lin Ching Hsia in Hong Kong; Can Yin Nan See's expectations be met?; Producer Lin Hsu; Interview with Chelsia Chan and Kenny B; Love is Like a Game; The Typical Admirable Doctor; Twenty Tomorrow; Low Society; Chiu Chen; The Midnight Song; Two Omniscient Men; The Saviour Monk; Kung Fu film by Chang Cheh; Interview with Hsu Feng, Chia Ling and Tang mei Fang; Colour photos of Shick Kung Chun inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
116 pages. Features: Norman Reedus; Gay Marriages's Final Frontier; 63 rules for the perfect fall wardrobe; Inside L.A.'s $500 million mansion; New Wine Revolution; How to Game Luxury Travel; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
74 pages. Features: Guns of the VoPos - East German police are being armed with the latest Russian guns, equal to the best; The Sharps and the Buffalo (part II); Coy is the Coyote - one of the world's toughest targets; Save One For the Teacher - a Deer Hunting adventure; Sit Down and Shoot better Big Game scores; Try This for Grouse - Nebraska's vas sandhill areas offer the nation's best Grouse Hunting; When Colt's Was in London - 109 years ago; One of Two? An 8mm Raphael; Shooters for Tomorrow - youth shooting clubs; and more. Slight musty scent otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this vintage issue. Magazine
74 pages. Features: Political candidates and the pro-gun issue; Winchester's new hot-shot, the .225!; Savage Guns Score! - their new line of rifles is a winner; Wads & Patterns; Taking the Kick out of Shooting - reducing the kick of a youngster's shotgun; Bear Rifles and Cartridges; Hunting the Hun - bag more of these game birds by learning their habits; No more 6 O'Clock Holds! - the new and unique air force aiming technique breaks many traditions; The Army's Duplex Load - two bullets from one shot is the army's answer to poor combat marksmen; Nice color photo Remington and Winchester ads on back cover; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
72 pages. Songs include: Any Way You Want It; Baby Don't Go; Back on My Feet Again; Computer Game; Fire in the Morning; How Do I Make You; I Pledge My Love; I Shoulda Loved Ya; I Thank You; I Wish I Was Eighteen Again; Lost in Love; Off the Wall; Outside My Window; Refugee; Rock With You; Set Me Free; Us and Love; Where Does the Lovein' Go; With You I'm Born Again; Years. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound working copy of this great compilation. Book
74 pages. Features: Our Prettiest Silk Ribbon Cushion; A Unique Tickling Game; Hilarious Duck Blanket; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine