Postema, Stijn; Van Der Ziel, TjirkMareMagnum
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112 pages. Illustrated with colour photography. Inspires innovative entrepreneurship between city and countryside. "An intimate look into the life and process of Jan Huijgen and the creation of Eemlandhoeve." - from back cover. Text in English. Unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Oxford Street, London; Cheapside, London - wonderful busy street scene; Abbottsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott; The Glyptothek in Munich; General View of Syracuse, Italy; Palace of the Luxembourg, Paris; Riddarholms Church, Stockholm; Mosque of Tulun, Cairo; The Tomb of Rachel; Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California; Singapore Water Carriers' Wagon; The United States Navy Yark, Brooklyn; Glacier Bay, Alaska; The City of Guanajuato, Mexico; Famous Places in London - London Bridge, The Old Curiosity Shop; The Execution Spot in the Tower of London; Newgate Prison; Albert Durer's House in Nuremberg. Some corners folded. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
24 pages. Features: Pioneer Judge's Wife - Part 10; The Bridge; Rainbow's End - a tale of lost mines and treasure in the Cariboo; Indians of the Northwest - The Tsimpseans; Along the Trapline - interesting backwoods anecdotes; Dozens of great nostalgic ads. Average wear. Small date stamp atop front cover. 4" opening at bottom of coverfold. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Discovering Dundurn - from local curiosity to National Treasure; Behind the Doors at Dundurn; Ontario's Heritage at Risk - The case of the Eden Mills Bowstring Bridge; Heritage Conservation Tax Incentives in Winnipeg; Hotel Georgia Reopens!; Web of Steel - The Lion's Gate Bridge Turns 60 and survives; Calgary's Lougheed Building Threatened with Demolition; No Retirement for Newmarket Post Office; Historic Winnipeg Leland Hotel Burns; Historic 12-sided Ewen Barn Collapses in B.C.. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. 26 pages depicting General Layout and notes, General details, Rail option details, Fabrication details, Materials and construction recommendations, Construction recommendations & Design procedure for both Stress-laminated sawn lumber decks and Stress-laminated glued laminated timber decks with another section on Longitudinal stringer with transverse plank decks. Large oblong format with very detailed architectural drawings created for use by "smaller highway departments with limited engineering staff." Staple-bound. 16 5/8"w x 10 5/8"h.
in-16, pp. XVI, 327, leg. edit. Terza ediz.
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: Warwick Castle; Washington Irving's Room in Red Horse Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon, England; Dickens' House at Rochester, England; Stokepoges Church; The Celebrated Bridge at the Frith of Forth, Scotland; St. George's Square, Glasgow; Melrose Abbey; The Cathedral in Strasburg; The Famous Strasburg Clock; The Church of the Madeleine, Paris; Tower of St. Jacques, Paris; The City Hall, Delft, Holland; Palace of Justice, or Court House in BrusselsGeirangerfjord, Norway; Jaffa Gate at JerusalemThe Ponce de Leon Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida. Moderate staining/soiling. Unmarked. Chips from rust brown covers. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: The City of Mexico; City of Bombay, India; Island of St. Helena; Cape Town, Africa; The Royal Palace, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii); Constantinople; Ruins of the City of Capernaum; Royal Palace of Peterhof, near St. Petersburg; The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Devil's Bridge, Switzerland; Island of Madeira; Salon, Marie de Padilla; Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark; Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden; The Palace of Versailles, France; The Assumption of the Virgin, by Murillo. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Piccadilly Circus, London; Durham Castle, England; Hall of Knights in the Royal Palace, Berlin; Bridge of Sighs, Venice; Interiors of the Pompeiian Museum; The Sea of Ice, Switzerland; The Statue of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg; Natives of Australia Fishing; Native Street and Houses in Ceylon; Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; In the Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River; The Mission of San Antonio, California; The Cathedral of Lima, Peru; The Tomb of Canova; Niagara Falls, Winter of 1892-3; Jupiter Terrace, Yellowstone Park. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
36 pages. Contents: Company Revamps Sales Organization - with photos of R.B. Murphy, N.C. Millidge, R.L. Auld and A.B. Evers; Accounting Geared for Automation - with photos of Allan Bryce, L.A.D. Battrum, M.G. Butler, Robert Sutherland, Kenneth Crowter, J.D. Johnston, Curtis Rice and David Cameron; Personnel Expands Scope - with photos of T.H. Halford, W.E. Wain, O.E. Snead, Dr. J.A. MacMillan, H.L. Brown, A.J. D'Ath and F.G. Fredrickson; Excellent two-page photo and text feature on the closing of the Kerrisdale office, after 38 years, to make way for the more automated Amherst office - the biggest telephone number change in Canada's history - with photos of the operators and some of the new technology - and the old; Details of conversions which took place in March; Venerable Glenburn Yields to Cypress - Another great two-page photo and information feature on a major Burnaby upgrade on Glenburn which, grew from six operators to 155 over the past 35 years; Fascinationg one-page photo feature on new microwave equipment providing long distance service between Vancouver and Kamloops - features a novel 20 x 24-foot passive reflector; 1959 telephone directories issued in Vancouver; Retirement news; Dial phones come to residents of Sidney and Keating on Vancouver Island - with several photos, including Lew Millin, Art Ensor, Gordon Cooper, Harry Potter, and others; Photo and map-illustrated article by Mrs. J.W. Bond explains the impact of improved telephone service to James Island, just off the Saanich Peninsula; Two-page feature on Junior Achievement with photos; Pension plan personalized; One-page map extending from the Lion's Gate Bridge to Horseshoe Bay indicates historical circular (mileage) boundaries formerly used to figure mileage charges; Two historic switchboards now Silent - the old Victoria and Vancouver long distance switchboards - article iwth photos; Teletype sale to East Asiatic Company - article with photo of Robert Turner of this wholesale lumber company; Retirees - Mrs. Minnie Doggett, G.A. Einerson, Edmond McKim, Miss Mary S. Duncan; In Memoriam - John E. Carlile, Mrs. Lily Rollings, James A. Murray, James L. Ward, Arthur Mills.and more. Clean with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
81 Pages. Features: William Maclure; The Vincennes Bridge Over the Wabash River; The Importance of a Single Vote; The Old Sullivan Home in Madison; Childhood Memories of Vevay; Indiana's First Newspaper; An Autobiography - George S. Cottman; John Brown and Sons in Kansas Territory; and more. Prior owner's name atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
458 pages. Footnotes. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Chronicles an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. By war's end the ferry service, through its various incarnations, had created the basis for the network of international air routes and procedures that commercial travellers now take for granted." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A lovely copy. Book
50 pages. Features: Full-page ad for 'A Bridge Too Far'; Full-page ad for 'The Sentinel'; ad for 'Bound for Glory'; Photo-illustrated interview with George Pan Cosmatos; 'The Cassandra Crossing' - photos; San Remo 1977 Film Festival; Part two of a photo-illustrated article on the screen partnership and the individual films of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable; 'A Bridge Too Far' - photos; Reviews - 'A Bridge Too Far', 'Providence', 'The Cassandra Crossing', 'French Mustard', 'Twilight's Last Gleaming', 'Le Gang', Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus', 'Illustrious Corpses', '21 Hours at Munich', 'The Morning Spider', 'The Devil's Widow', 'The Prince and the Pauper', 'The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'; ad for 'Private Vices and Public Virtues'; 'Fire Sale' - photos; 'Citizens Band' - photos; 'The Car' - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
36 pages. Features: B.C. hosts 'biggest' telephone convention; Article on new Dog Mountain Tramway with great photos; Photo of George Forsythe and Floyd Adams repairing damaged Squamish cable; two pages of photos of employees who work at night; Howe Sound Line Rebuilt - with great photos of Foreman Davie McKinnon and his men at work; Photos of unique features of phone company buildings; new intra-system teletype system is inaugurated; Squamish Exchange - with five nice photos; Norman Fisher rescues girls near Spanish Banks; Great centrefold photos show how radiotelephones are used at the Eburne Saw Mills Division of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. in Vancouver; Phone personalities in Merritt - Myrna Petrie and Frank Shepherd; Before and after demolition photos of the east side of the 700 block of Seymore St. in Vancouver, making room for the new William Farrell Building; Interesting article on company paycheques - and all the deductions from it; Bowen Island Cutover; Retirees; Photo of cable-laying under the Fraser River at the Marpole Bridge; Passing of Charlie McAndrew; company baseball photos; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
36 pages. Features: Christmas greetings from President Farrell inside front cover; Feedback on Kitimat service; Two pages of great photos of installation of cable between the Pattullo Bridge and Chilliwack features work above the Vedder Canal - Pete Meehan's gang are featured; Photos of plant men boosting sales of extension phones - Norman Bowman of Cedar is tops; First counterless office in North Vancouver; Photos of Ladner's conversion to new automatic phone system; Photos of workers in the Terrace district; Retirees; Great centerfold illustrations of radiotelephones in use on sea-going craft; Dawson Creek Cut photos; Photo of Miss Sharon Buck, Vanderhoof operator and Stampede Queen; Photo of Earl Cleland and Jim Wilson working above the Nechako River; East Kootenay personalities; In Memoriam - William D. Denholm, Percy Allen; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos of the bridge and vicinity. Includes three illustrations of the anchorages and pier foundations supporting the structure. Colour photo centerfold of the bridge loose but present. Considerable supporting text. Proudly documents and introduces Vancouver's new Lions Gate Bridge, as well as boasting of many of Vancouver's amenities and features. One page describes Vancouver as "A City of Champions" due to the success of sprinter Percy Williams, boxer "Jimmy" McLarnin, hockey player "Cyclone" Taylor, and others. Two pages are devoted to the First Narros Bridge Company Limited which was incorporated in 1926 to build, own and operate the bridge. Map of British Columbia affixed inside back cover, dated 1937. Prior owner's name clipped from first leaf and its glassine protector. Minor doodling upon first leaf otherwise unmarked. Average external wear and soiling to illustrated brown covers. A lovely memento of Vancouver's earlier days Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustration of loading a twin-barrelled 4.7 on a British destroyer; Super photo of the proofing of a huge naval gun; Photo of a British vessel with 15" guns blazing; The King and Queen visit the Ministry of Information; A General Review of the War - House of Commons statement by Winston Churchill; Excellent full-page photo of kitchen pots being placed into smelting furnace; Map of Chad territory; S. Drigin illustration of R.A.F. planes attacking German guns bombarding Dover from France; Excellent aerial photos above the FIAT works at Turin and the Krupp works at Essen; Great photo of bombing action by 5 Wellesley bombers on the Asmara aerodrome in northern Africa; S. Drigin centerfold illustration of R.A.F. bombers hitting secret war bases in the Black Forest; Dramatic photos of London war damage plus photos of the King and Winston Churchill inspecting damage; Downed German planes in England; Very dramatic full-page photo of London's inferno of fire behind London Bridge; Amazing photo of contrails left by British fighters attacking Nazi raiders over London, September 6th; Photo-illustrated Article - The First Year for the British Army; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of British Cavalry in Palestine; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of Marshal Petain being welcomed aboard the Strasbourg by Admiral Darlan at Toulon; Photo of German troops parading through Bucharest; photo of 4 members of the Luftwaffe in Italy; Great full-page photo of a sailor aboard a "Rat Catchers" of the Royal Navy; Photos of the King and Queen in Portsmouth - inspecting the V.A.D. nurses and meeting with the Pioneers; Illustrated text of message broadcast entitled "Give Us The Tools", by Winston Churchill; Great photo of Churchill being cheered by members of his old regiment, the Royal Scots Fusiliers; Photo of Bengazi, now in British hands; Great photos show how Tobruk was taken; Full-page photo of the doomed San Giorgio burning and sinking in Tobruk harbour; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the port of Genoa being blasted by the Royal Navy; Great full-page photo of corvette captain Lieut.-Commander R.V.E. Case on his bridge; Photos showing "Arms for Abyssinia"; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Air-Commodore R.V. Goddard entitled "Battle-fronts of the Air"; Before and after aerial photos of Addis Adaba after an R.A.F. attack; W. Krogman illustration shows an Italian airman about to bail out of his smoking bomber over Malta; Photos of captured German airmen; Photo of the destroyed Haberdashers' Hall in London; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of ambulance parties on the alert; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Jacqueline Kennedy's 'Victory' re: William Manchester's "The Death of a President"; The FDR Memorial; R. Sargent Shriver's Last Stand?; Adam Clayton Powell; Clark McAdams Clifford - man for all Caesars; War of Ambush in Vietnam; Photo of Ho Chi Minh; Turkey's Premier meets Kosygin; How to Build a Publishing Empire - Otis and Norman Chandler of the Los Angeles Times; Fernand Petiot - the Bloody-Mary Man; Sensuous KDKA-TV ad; Buel Ray Wortham and Craddock M. Gilmour, Jr. in trouble in Russia; Charming Japan Airlines ad announces their new New York to Tokyo direct flight; The Reichstag fire and the Remagen Bridge capture are back in the news in Germany; Color-photo centerfold IBM ad features large image of astronomer Dr. Wallace J. Eckert; Photo of Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) with Marianne Moore; The Times-Mirror Co.; Edward (Zeke) Bratkowski; Rosemary Casals; Atomic test code-named Greeley; Father Charles Davis; How to Float on a Sea of Red Ink - The U.S. Post Office; Disney's Legacy - with photo of Roy Disney; Ravi Shankar; Lawrence Stehen Lowry; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
36 pages. Index of advertisers inside back cover. Features: Windjammer Days, by Captain C.c. Sainty; Westernmost Lighthouse in the U.S.A., by Eric Wahleen; International Tugboat Races; Princess of Vancouver; Ramblings in Indonesia, by Captain A. Cabot; Weather Observing in Ships, by L.K. McGlening; Ghosts of Old Seaman Behind Stained Glass, by Norman Hacking; Venture Proves Successful - Jervis Inlet Water Taxi Limited; New Freight Carrier Introduces "Pick a Back" System - the M.V. Clifford J. Rogers; New Company - The North Shore Dock & Warehouse Co., Ltd; ; Aerial Views of Harbours - Montreal, Sarnia, Prince Rupert, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Victoria; Lions Gate Bridge photo taken from south end - with two handwritten names; Pilot's Convention; The Appointment of Captain Lee, by Captain Thomas Gilchrist; Half-page ad for The Black Ball Line; Mere Figureheads, by James E. Carver; M.V. Chinook II; Business is Coming to British Columbia; Sixth International Tugboat Races; They Have Passed On; Pigs and Ships. Writing on front cover. Gift inscription on President's Message page suggests this copy formerly belonged to Captain H. Roach, President of the Guild in 1955. Average wear. A sound copy. A great memento from the earlier days of west coast maritime navigation. Book
Features: Railroads in Canada One Hundred Years Ago - interesting article with many nostalgic photos/illustrations; C.P.R. Track Construction - chart and map of progress of CPR track construction westward from Winnipeg Season - 1882; Diagram and details of CPR Sleeping Car circa 1882; Victoria Bridge - the Railway wonder of Canada in 1882 - great illustrations; Major Rogers discovers the Rogers Pass. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Coming to light - Two Landscapes in Nova Scotia; Acadian Architecture in Port-Royal; Vancouver's Art Deco Burrard Bridge Tops Vancouver's Endangered List; Documenting Heritage Buildings; Old theatres make new debuts; Eglington Theatre wins one-year reprieve; Mount Royal - threats and battles; Ontario's lost heritage properties studies; The battle for Fort York - lessons for heritage conservation; American funding spares historic Canadian Mansion - Willowbank to become a school of Restoration Arts. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
144 pages. Features: D.D. Palmer and the Waltham School of Horology; Military Timepieces - Bomb Timers of the 1920s - with super colour photos; The Detex Newman Quartz Watchclock; A Perpetual Calendar Regulator; An Early 18th Century Lacquered Longcase Clock by Hugh Davis of Speake; Ansonia Clock Company's Literary Statuary; Troubleshooting Tips For When a Swinger Won't Swing; Hamilton's Hayden W. Wheeler Bridge Model Contract Watches; Breitling - By Water, By Land, By Air - Part 1 - 1884-1951; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: On Wildlife - messages for a New Millennium; Death of a Comet - The discovery and Demise of Shoemaker-Levy 9; A Bridge to the Stars - Tethered Satellites in Space; Strange New Worlds - The Quest for Extra-Solar Planets; A View from Space - NASA's new generation of Satellites. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Features: News Photos; Engineers I Have Known , by Thomas O. Acree; Famous Locomotives - 25 - Two incredible photos of the Beyer-Garratt 6000 - locomotive hallmark of the British Empire; American Locomitive Company (Alco) - We're not a foundry any more! - impressive article with photos; Photo Section; When Steam Ruled the Monon; A Mikado & Friends - super photo of loco and crew atop bridge near Clear Creek, In; The Piedmont & Northern Story - 2; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
