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Fine Portuguese Original imitation brown leather bdg. Gilded titles in Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese on the front board. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and modern and old (Ottoman) Turkish (with Arabic letters). 238, 192, [2] p. pp. 192 facsimile in Ottoman script, and Arabic translation; pp. 1-238 translations into Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish with Latin alphabet. The first Ottoman travel account and ocean voyage into Brazil. This book has Spanish and Portuguese translations of this voyage as well as modern Turkish with facsimile of original text printed in 1871 [AH 1288] in Ottoman script. Ottoman qadi (judge) Abdurrahman Effendy's voyage to Brazil. First Edition, thus in this edition including multiple translations.
Unpaginated. "The story of Ontario's Barge Boards, also called Verge Boards and by the unversed, Gingerbread. A treasury of a fascinating aspect in our rich architectural heritage. Combines the best of scholarship, photography and delightful popular appeal to provide one of the most original books ever produced on a subject that is truly one of Canada's indigenous art forms." - from dust jacket and title page. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Modest wear to illustrated dust jacket. An indispensable work for those interested in Ontario's rural architectural heritage. Book
138 pages including references. Author's signature and warm inscription to his friend, Harry Walker, upon title page. Signed letter, dated 1976, from author to Harry Walker, laid in. Presents hitherto unknown material and personalities in B.C.'s 19th century period from 1859 to 1900. Presents a broader picture than the distorted view many have of the Movement's place in our history. Review stapled to table of contents. Moisure exposure has produced some waviness to pages and covers. Average wear. Some markings. Author was one of the main founders of The Greater Victoria Association on Alcoholism in 1966. A special copy. Book
Catalogue for sale held at Bonhams Wednesday 8th July 1998. Quality illustrations. 55 pages. Some creases on covers, small tear to edge of back cover.
Pages 265-352 plus 24 pages of great vintage ads. Features: My Adventures in the World War - a startling and thrilling contribution upon the great conflict by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Vengeance of the "Stroapers' - exploring for gold in Guiana leads to adventure and death; In the Land of the Lapps - great photo-illustrated narrative of Frank Butler's travels throughout Lapland; The Secret Press of Belgium - how 'La Libre Belgique' had the courage to tell the Belgian people the truth and counteract the evil influence of their brutalizers; Trooping Cattle in Paraguay - taking 1,000 cattle from the ranch of Zanja Moroti to the ranch of San Antonio; The Strangest Republic in the World - interesting photo-illustrated account of a recent visit to the Mount Athos Peninsula; Historic Crime and Mysteries - The Iron Judge of Malt; My Firework Display in China; In the Jaws of the Alligator - woman is pulled from the arms of her husband in Papua; Doctoring War Dogs - touching photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Countess Yourkevitch's hospital for wounded dog soldiers at Neuilly/Paris; The State Documents - How a great german spy system was laid bare in Rome; A Man-Hunt in the Arctic - A Royal North-West Mounted Police patrol from Fort Norman up the Bear River was the longest in the history of that famous organization; The Tragedy at Ras Elka - Sudanese stevedores revolt and pay dearly; Moderate wear. Openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this exquisite issue. Book
64 pages. Features: Can the Show Go On? - The Performing Arts are on the verge of financial collapse; Carl Sagan article on 'The Next Great Leap Into Space'; A New Visionary in German Films - Werner Herzog; We Want to Make These Kids Neurotic - Cornerstone Nursery in Yonkers seeks to help violent and disturbed kids; Nice color-photo centerfold ad for Beefeater gin; A Family's Affair with Japan - Andrew H. Malcolm and his family lived in Japan for 18 months; Too Beautiful Just for the Boudoir - Photo/Fashion feature; Living HIgh in the Sky - Wall St. Executive David Merriman's terrace; Katz in "The Mountains" - Shmuel Katz visits the US to ease American misgivings about Israel; Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Pages 170- 196. Features: Cover photo of huge illegal arms cache discovered in sealed cellars beneath a school in Tel Aviv; Two fascinating pages of photos of troubles in Palestine - curfew scenes, illegal arms, and illegal immigrants; A crime which shocked the world - photo of the King David Hotel explosion taken two seconds after the detonation of explosives laid in the basement by Jewish terrorists of the Irgun Zvai Leumi organization; Seven photos document the collision of the 'American Farmer' with the American steamer 'William J. Riddle', and the aftermath; Page of historic maps of Russia; Photos of personalities of the week include The King, the Princesses, Capt. Millers, chief officer J. E. Millers, M. Recep Peker, Lord Tedder, and Maj. Gen. H. E. Rance; Article entitled Norway and her Neighbours; Page of photos document H.M.S. Colossus being loaned to France; Two large aerial photos of Eastbourne - a target for Britain's postwar year holidaymakers; Amazing two page panoramic photo of the first Bikini atom bomb exploded in the air, showing many target warships blazing at their lagoon anchorage; Incredible centrefold photo of the underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini; Two pages of photos of Princess Elizabeth being invested as a Bard in Dufferin Park, Glamorgan; Photos of latest discoveries at the Low Ham Roman bath; Page of photos of personalities at the Paris peace conference; Two pages of Elizabethan silver gilt fruit dishes of unique beauty, acquired for the V. and A. Collection; Photo of Winston Churchill in his study at Chartwell; Fascinating and historic photo of wall map used by Gen. Eisenhower for the D-Day operations; Colour back cover add for the Lanchester 10 car. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 593-636. Features: Photos of U.N. and Communist negotiators who reached agreement on the repatriation of sick and wounded POWs at Panmunjom, Korea; Photos of Egyptian Cabinet Ministers receiving firearms training at the request of General Neguib; Interesting photos of Coronation preparations including some of the Gurkha contingent and the Sultan of Selangor with members of his family and retinue in London; Interesting photos from Panmunjon and Seoul; Photos of personalities of the week, including the victorious F.A. Amateur Cup-winning Pegasus team and wedding photo of Sir Alexander Fleming and Amalia Coutsouris; Photos from the Royal Wedding in Luxemburg; Amazing underwater shark photos; Photos of Kenya's strengthening hand against Mau Mau; Photos of Kenyan women being trained to shoot; Cyprus dig sheds new light on ancient siege warfare - with photos; Excellent centrefold illustration depicts how the Persians laid siege to Paphos in 498 B.C.; Photos of village of Lambourn wrecked by fuel tanker; London tube train disaster; Photos of world's largest model highway and railway track layout owned by Herr Rossmaier of Augsburg, Bavaria; Photos of 7,000 year old portrait busts discovered at Jericho; Photo of Turkish submarine Dumlupinar which sank in the Dardanelles after colliding with Swedish freighter Naboland; and more. Moderate wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
Unpaginated. "His morality encompasses everything from aggressive criticism of corruption and hypocrisy to praise of new nations and of beautiful women." - Timothy Dunn in The Peace Bulletin. Recital handout laid in. Gift greetings upon front flyleaf else unmarked with moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Paul Ditisheim - After Fifty Years; Merci Monsieur LePaute; The Verge Escapement; The Rockford Watch Company Ltd. Advertising Program; November 1909-November 1910; Modern Precision Pendulum Clocks; Nathan Fellowes Dupuis; John Joseph Merlin's Skeleton Clock; The Ansonia Rubber Company; The Frugal Clocksmith Part IV; Explaining Formula II; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
40 pages plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: "Chesterwood," The Country Home of Daniel Chester French, N.A., Glendale, Massachusetts; A Curious Collection of Bottles; Wild Animals in Captivity; The Summer Home of Theodore Conrow, Esq., Water Mill, Long Island; What Colonial Architecture Really Is; The Mimicry of Plants; The Residence of Atherton Clark, Esq., Newton, Massachusetts - an exceptional house built of Harvard Brick laid with Flemish bond; Colored Windows in the House; A Specimen of Mamillaria Rhodantha; The Dining-Room; Bamboo in the Occident; Economizing Garden Space; A San Antonio Bungalow - the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mavorick, on Alamo Heights, designed by Mr. Harvey L. Page; Color back cover ad for "The Sunshine Belt to the Orient", offered by the ships of Pacific Mail S.S. Co, of San Francisco; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Library and number stamp on title page otherwise complete and unmarked with average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Disbound from a hardcover volume with related residue along spine. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
92 pages. Features: Cover illustration of St. George's Island Park dinosaur in Calgary; Colour-photo Caterpillar ad inside front cover shows great scene of neon lights at night in Montreal; Great one-page colour Oldsmobile ad features a Super 88 Holiday Coupe and Deluxe Station Wagon, both red; Fantastic two-page colour-photo ad for Zenith radios, including their new shirtpocket radio (red); Classy one-page colour ad for Black Magic chocolates by Rowntree features scene in Venice; The Invisible Unemployed - an intimate report on the real distress of the unemployment that looks like prosperity - featuring the Vancouver family of John LaFleche, who was laid off from a plywood mill; The Rich are Coming out of Hiding - wealth is being flaunted; It's Telepathy That Brings Lassie Home; HMCS St. Laurent's race to rescue the enemy - it picked up 861 enemy survivors when the Arandora Star was sunk in July 1940 - article with photos; We Adopted a Negro - Hank and Joy Huycke adopt Ricky - photo-illustrated article; Weekend on Baffin Island - Telek is the only luxury resort under the midnight sun - photo-illustrated article; The Fatal Fascination of Car Racing - photo-illustrated article includes photos of the fatal wreck of Ted Pope, and Peter Ryan and Roger Penske winning the Sundown Grand Prix at Harewood Acres, Ontario; John Fienberg is the biggest little man in low-cost housing - photo-illustrated article on the chairman of Consolidated Building Corporation Ltd. of Toronto - fascinating article on how the baby-boom was housed in what is now the GTA; Medical diagnosis links alcohol and sex - a doctor examines increasing female alcohol use and how alcohols sometimes plays a constructive role in relations between the sexes; In Wrestling All the Indians are Chiefs - article by Mordecai Richler with great photo of Killer Kowalski wrestling Edouard Carpentier at the Montreal Forum; One-page colour-photo ad for FTD flowers; Half-page ad for Electrohome portable record players; Interesting one-page colour ad for Northern Electric features the province of Alberta; Colour centrefold Firestone ad features snow and snow tires; RCA Victor colour-photo one-page ad for their stereos features ballerina in forest; Philips Hi-Fi one-page colour-photo ad shows their draughtsman at work; 2/3-page colour ad for Ken-L dog food features bloodhound; 2/3-page colour ad for Puss'n Boots cat food features kitty leaning on can; One-page colour Pontiac ad features white 1961 Parisienne Sport Sedan driving through autumn leaves; Fleetwood TV and Hi-Fi ad; "Abraham Lincoln's" Indian Tombstone at Port Simpson; Back cover colour Coke photo ad features round loaf of bread used to make nice round sandwich; and more. Nibbling to top of spine. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
256 pages including selected bibliography. Inscribed and signed by author. Includes laid in copy of newsclipping re: this book and hand-written humourous comment by author. The fascinating story of a people alienated by unique historical experience from the main stream of North American development; the story of a people dispersed by harsh geography and economic necessity to hundreds of isolated communities along thousands of miles of inhospitiable coasts; the story of the horrendous problems associated with the planning and development of even minimal social services in the face of such harsh demographic realities; the story of hardship and suffering, of deprivation and of exploitation, of endurance and of survivial; but , withal, the story of steady advance towards the shimmering goal of social justice that so often seemed, except to the hardiest optimist, to be a will-o'-the-wisp that could never be grasped. Unmarked. Light wear. A special copy. Book
212 pages. Essays on the economics of housing in Canada and on the effects of rent control in the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria, France and Sweden. "If this account seems to boil down to a catalogue of iniquities to be laid at the door of rent control, that is no mere coincidence, but inevitable..." - Professor F.A. Hayek, Nobel Laureate. Minor lean to spine. Average wear. Few markings to contents. Binding aging but remains intact. Book
Presented to Sidney Murray "In remembrance of your safe return after services overseas in World War II" by St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Seebach's Still, Ontario, on 19 January 1946, by Pastor Albert F. Pollex. Laid in is a handsome two-colour certificate to Mr. Murray from the Army and Navy Commission of the Lutheran Church. Church blindstamp upon front free endpaper. Book is otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A very special copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle shows ducks being defeathered after hunt; One-page Bank of Montreal ad features the Kemano power house; Editorial discusses TV censorship; Lovely one-page vintage colour-photo ad for Ganong's chocolates; Mackenzie King and the "Revolt" of the Army - was the Canadian Army on the verge of an uprising in 1944 over conscription?; How They Saved the Worst Kid in Town - after four years of patient care an adopted brat becomes a happy, healthy kid (Children's Aid Society / CAS story from Toronto in 1947); It's a Sin What They Do To The Sandwich! - humorous article with comedian Mickey Lester; All the Fun of the Fair (short story); When Sears Joins Up with Simpson's; Where Even Women Stop Talking - retreats across the country are finding that a weekend of silence, prayer and meditation opens the door to a more personal peace; The Rollicking Republic That Doesn't Exist - nice photo-illustrated article on the parts of Maine, Quebec and New Brunswick which constitute 'The Republic of Madawaska'; Sailor A.G. Malan Fights His Greatest Battle - a legendary RAF hero spearheads a peaceful veteran's revolt against D.F. Malan in South Africa; Will Shakespeare Slept Here; Nice one-page Kodak ad features colour-photo of lady in Kodak-yellow dress; Very attractive one-page colour Coke ad features young lady pulling bottles from cooler at BBQ; Weston's one-page colour ad show's Grandma training grandchildren to pray at her knee; One-page illustrated ad for Elizabeth Arden with caption "She Holds Beauty in her Fingertips"; Sweet Caps (Caporals) cigarette ad shows puffing majorette; Awesome Pontiac centrefold ad with huge photo of two-door Catalina; One-page Noxzema photo ad features lovely Lally Pepler of Toronto, Florence Wood of Montreal, and Jeanette Horpestad of Vancouver; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner comic; Half-page Stanfield's ad features man smoking pipe standing in long underwear; One-page two-colour ad for Austin cars; Back cover colour ad for Old Dutch cleanser features pretty girl; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
109 pages. Covers over 100 subjects related to reflexes plus 16 graphs showing location of same. Illustrated in black and white. Fold-out illustrated chart laid inside back cover. Former price upon front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Printed in 1963 or later. Solid copy. Book
209 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. This is a very special copy for two reasons: i. it is signed by the author upon the title page and ii. it bears the presentation bookplate (dated 1960) of the City of Prince Ruppert to Mr. Carl Halverson, "a pioneer of the City". In addition, laid in is a "Pioneers Jubilee Banquet" programme, dated Sept. 7, 1960, which includes the printed name of Mr. Halverson. Binding sound. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Several smallish tears to and chips from dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new Brodart. A wonderful Prince Ruppert momento. Book
414 pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1801 edition. Fold-out maps. "One of the most remarkable and historically important journals of early North American exploration." - from dust jacket. Top three inches of front free endpaper neatly removed. Prior owner's blind stamp atop half-title page. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book and price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book
34 pages. 10.5" x 7.5" string-bound booklet prepared in the author's name to alert the world to the plight of China's "warphans" and request support for them. Memoranda for adult readers laid in. The American distributor affixed a 1917 image of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, taken at Wellesley College in 1917, inside front cover, along with an explanation of the great efforts required to get this work into readers' hands. Many reproductions of black and white photos of smiling Chinese warphans and Chinese scenes, including war damage. Color photo on front cover. Laid inside back cover is a four-page 'Cabled Postscript' from the author intended for adult readers as it contains harsher details of the condition of millions of children she is not yet able to help. This postscript includes a quote and photo of Rear Admiral Yarnell, U.S.N., plus details of 'Coin-A-Meal' banks which were used to raise funds. Average wear. Unmarked. A somber memento of this difficult period of Chinese history. Book
24 Page exhibition catalogue. "Mangold is an artist who appreciates the elegance and tact of using limited means. That minority which enjoys dispassion and a sly wit will continue to admire his work... The quirkiness in his 'minimalism' links him to many Post Modernists. His careful intelligence, however, can teach some of the faster brushes a lesson in subtlety and restraint." - Mark Stevens. Prior owner's large distinctive signature inside front cover. (she obviously missed the point! :-) Includes a pleasing selection of plates in colour in black and white, as well as a six-page insert re: artist laid in by prior owner. Light wear. Moderate rubbing and soiling to covers. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of sulphur storage in B.C.'s Peace River Country; The Day the Yanks Flew Through Hell - treetop bombing of Romania's Ploesti oil refineries by 163 giant B-24 Liberators on August 1, 1943 - article with photos and illustration; Nice colour photo full-page ad for Ogilvie Macaroon Mixes; The 500 Children I Short-Changed - Fred Sloman taught school in Northern Ontario between Capreol and Foleyet for 40 years but feels there were many children he could have helped more than the many he did - article by him, with photos; Nice full-page ad for Lux soap featuring Mitzi Gaynor; Why Film Stars Get Into James - photos of Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney and Lana Turner; My MVD Man Can Lick Your MVD Man - Part 2, by Art Buchwald who recounts his recent three weeks behind the Iron Curtain - with photos; How Much Are You Worth To Your Widow? - Lloyd Lockhart examines Death Duties; Hollywood's Secret of Weight Control, by Jean Manning - with flattering photos of Alexis Smith, Ann Miller and Mrs. James Mason; Patterson's Just Too Good - Tex Coulter Writes of his former Montreal Alouettes star teammate Hal Patterson - with photo and illustration; Science Explodes Some Myths About Your Hair, by John E. Gibson; Nice colour full-page ad for Noxzema skin cream; Walter Murdoch - a man of many hassles; Noise Can Change Your Life - man is on the verge of becoming submerged in a sea of intolerable self-made sound; The Spanish Mick - fiction; The Wolf is Here to Stay! - a northern B.C. article with photos including a shot of Sylvia Woywitka with a huge wolf fur; Can We Justify Spending Millions in the Arctic? - photo illustrated article examines the development of infrastructure in the north; The High Places - Fiction; Debbie Reynolds in Lustre-Creme Shampoo ad; Let Teenagers Run Their Own Parties; Crossword; Rural Route Cartoon by Walter Ball; Food Article by Marjorie Elwood with colour photo of judges Denyse Pesant, Laura Pepper, Helen McKercher, and author; Colour photo full-page ad for Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti and meat balls; Nice colour full-page ad for Red Rose tea. Small piece missing from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear. A worthy vintage copy with lots of interesting content and photos. Book
150 pages. A series of lectures presented at Huron Anglican Theological College by leading spokespeople of many denominations. Introductory letter from Rev. J.G. Morden, Principal of the College, is laid in. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
46 pages. Features: early day mail lines in Texas; Bits of Historical Information; a desperate hand-to-hand battle; John L. Goforth - a plow pioneer of Parker; six-shooters in the old southwest; a journey through Texas in 1856; taking the law to the Rio Grande; Baileys and Polleys among Earliest Texans; Noah Smithwick recorded Texas history; "I'll know what you're talking about"; Rangers' desperate battle with the Indians; John B. Hood - the man of courage; old Rockport Road - laid out by a preacher. Clean and unmarked. Undated - circa 1990? Book