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Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The Luck of the 'Moro' - a vessel which possessed an uncanny knack of getting in and out of trouble; Photo of Harry Houdini in a strait jacket hanging from the twenty-story Oakland Tribune building; Old Man Crag - a New Zealand tale of a stolen map to a gold mine; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - the author penetrates deep into Amazonia - with photos, including photo of a floating island (part 1); Eskimo Wireless - a strange story from the Far North of Canada; The Ivory Raiders - paints a vivid picture of the dangers and difficulties of suppressing the ivory-raiders and their fierce satellites in Turkanaland, a wild district of Central Africa bordering on the western shores of Lake Rudolf - includes photos; A Woman Travels Across Arizona's Painted Desert - article with great photos; Zaman's Paradise - a story from India; The Resurrection of Klaas - the story of a Kaffir's miraculous escape from what seemed a certain and horrible death; New Zealand Sea Fishing - with photos of huge fish; From the Great Craters of the Congo Game-Lands - with gorilla photos (part 1); The Puzzle of Martenelle - it took 24 years to prove a death was not a suicide; A Missionary on the 'Mosquito Coast' - Rev. L. Taylor recalls tales from nine years spent as a Moravian missionary in Nicaragua - with photos; An Amazing Escape - Creswick escapes in South Africa; Full-page ad for a most unique General Electric electric truck for hauling utility poles. Above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Songs include: Story; Lazybones; Georgia on My Mind; Lazy River; Rockin' Chair; Judy; The Army of Hippocrates; Daybreak; Sing it way Down Low; Old Man Harlem; Thanksgivin'; After Twelve O'Clock; Moon Country; Down T' Uncle Bill's; Ballad in Blue; Mr. Bluebird; My Introduction to Love; New Orleans; Come Easy, Go Easy, Love; Poor Old Joe. Writing on front cover. Few markings to contents. Somewhat above-average external wear. Spine taped. A worthy vintage copy of this marvelous compilation. Book
162 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Average wear. Spine is leaning, but not overly so. Upper corner of front free endpaper clipped. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Last minute obituary laid in for Arthur Robert Slater, of Neatishead, and William Claxton. A worthy copy of this interesting history. Book
36 pages. Features: British Columbians All; Can We Learn From History?; Letters; Pioneer Pilots of the Skeena - article with great photos; Our We Slaves to Our Clocks?; 210 Miles on Horseback - in 55 degrees below - to attend the funeral of Charlie Fortier, Chief of the Chu Chua Indians; Nature Oddities; Wonder-Weed Ramie Grass Would Revolutionize Textile Industry; B.C. History - Finance and Early Vancouver Island Events; Some Observations of a Rambling Angler; The Monument - poem by an unknown author; Frontal Attack - From the Rear! - a skunk story; The Mighty Hunter; "Pacific Pete" in Big Program - Westcoast's ammended all-Canadian natural gas pipeline route to Vancouver and cities of the U.S. pacific coast; Stewart, B.C. - article with photos; Nice ads on covers include Finning, the Yukon Brewery Syndicate, Port Hope Garage Ltd., and The Charles Hotel; Dozens of nostalgic local ads, some with photos. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
26 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: Canada's Century - Maybe; A Native Indian's Version of The Story of Simon Peter Gun-a-Noot; Case of the Frozen Brides - Part one; Pioneer Judge's Wife - part 2; The Awakening; Along the Trapline; Finning ad for "Caterpillar" Diesel Sawmill Power on back cover; Dozens of ads for small local businesses; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this vintage British Columbia publication. Magazine
188 pages plus index. "The centennial history of an immigrant family, telling how it settled into the Canada of the 1880s and the way it was able to contribute to the development of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. An entrancing account, written with humor and insight, about a very full century in Canada's important Okanagan region." - from back cover. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
158 pages. "The story of the men and women of St. Dunstan's and of their remarkable achievements. Profusely illustrated by photographs from St. Dunstan's archives, most of which have never been previously published." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
X [ads], 465-554 pages. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos. Features: Jasper National Park - article which includes five full-page colour reproductions of A.Y. Jackson paintings; Five Million Tourists - Canada's second greatest industry; Asbestos - "Pierre a Coton" - article with dozens of excellent photos of Quebec's mighty asbestos industry; The Story of the R-100 Airship - largest and greatest in the world - article illustrated with many sensational photos; New Books; Glorious vintage ads for national Canadian brands; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this extraordinary Canadian aviation history memento. Book
180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
259 pages including index. "In a complex world which many face with feelings of ambiguous and divided loyalties, the role of secrecy and intrique in fantasy has grown progressively more significant. This work shows how some writers, by understanding and exploiting the public's need for such fantasies, have created successful novels - and, sometimes, major works of art." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
16 [ads], 63-118 pages. Features: Rogue Elephant Herd of the Sabi Valley - article with photos; Two Stowaways did not determine the destination of the ship they boarded, and problems resulted; Meeting the Wife - tragedy strikes as Mr. Barker journeys to meet his wife at a remote Tanganyika plantation; Land of Giraffe-Necked Women - the Mon-Khmer Padaungs of Burma - one-page article with great photo of Padaung beauty playing cards; Island Watchers of Koro Koro, New Zealand - one of the loneliest jobs in the world; A Night With Pirates - a man's small boat is taken over by pirates in Singapore waters and used to attack a junk; The Kwapa Diamond Chase - a curious development in the development of Nigerian mining; The Stone of Evil - story recounted by a missionary to Melanesia in 1928; Derby Commentary; "In the Bag" - interesting stories from P.O.W.s of the Japanese; Eight Thousand Dollars - South Seas silver robbery; Cattle-Droving in Australia - article with photos; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Very Good English In contemporary bdg. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 93, [1] p. Stories and memoirs of Enson. First and only edition. Gramofonlu garsoniyer. Hikâyeler.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 56 p. B/w ills. Second Edition. Düs ülke. Ills. by Füsun Iyicil.
48 pages. Features: Little Mosque on the Prairie - CBC sitcom; The Brother from Manaus - Lebanese immigrants in Amazonas; Splendid ruins of Patara; Story of a 250-ton obelisk; A cypress in the Sahara; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Minor moisture exposure to lower corner. A sound copy. Magazine
368 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The colorful story of a dynamic, eccentric journalist, who started off as a $5-a-week reporter and became a publishing giant, by happening to be in the right place at the right time - with the right idea." - from dust jacket. Includes interesting chapter entitled "Battling the Bolshevists" which describes Maclean's part in attempting to restrain Trotsky at Halifax so he could not return to Russia.News clipping laid-in provides 1993 obituary of the author, who rose from reporter to editor of the Financial Post before becoming honorary chairman of Maclean Hunter Ltd. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Average wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy of this important Canadian biography. Book
167 pages. "A vivid picture of life in the west in the years just after Confederation." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings and prior owner's details upon front endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
When William is taken - unwillingly - on a vacation in Wales he. encounters a Seal, stranded in a cave and works to save it. Book
132 pages. Author's lengthy inscription and signature upon front endpaper. The story of the Westminster Fellowship - how it evolved into a vital group of charismatic Christians made up from mainstream Protestants to Pentacostals, Roman Catholics and Jews. Meant to assist the Protestant congregation in search of new life, especially in the style of their worship service. Book
Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Tiger-Hunting Adventures in India; Adventures of Newspaper-Man, Frederic Martyn (part 2); Canada's New Wonderland - new railway in the neighbourhood of the Yellowhead Pass runs from Edmonton to Prince Rupert - article with great photos; The Raid - author brings down a Gotha; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part 4 - major article of times spent in China with many fascinating photos, including a 3-year-old couple engaged to be married!; Choking An Alligator; In a Cauldron of Fire; Lost in a Limestone Cave; Treed by a Leopard - a missionary's story of a Chinese farmer's terrible predicament; Through Holland in a Canal Boat - article with lovely photos; The Winter Tragedy of the Yellowstone - Corporal Thomas M. Connery recounts the life of the Yellowstone Mounted Police and the nerve-wracking, monotonous life of the winter guard, which led to a terrible tragedy; Photo of the smallest boot in the world; The Catching of "Black Abyss" - involves Australian horseman Harry Pitt; The Fatal Curve - rail coach goes down an embankment; A Fateful Night - adventures in the west - where revolvers settled disputes and vigilance committees made quick work of trials; My Experiences in the "Black Republic' - wild tales from Haiti (Hayti) "where complete savagery has been permitted until even recent years; My Adventures with African Wild Dogs - savage and cunning creatures of which little is known; The Bushranger - adventures involving a crook in the Australian goldfields; The "Water Trees" of the Soudan - the amazing Tebeldi tree - article with photos; Photo of large fruit tree being gassed beneath a large canvas to kill pests; Interesting back cover ad for Haywood's Tire Surgery features illustrations of Richard A. Oldham of Illinois and E.T. Buchmann of Chicago. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Editorial touches on Communism, Unemployment and Social Credit; One-page Parker Vacumatic pen ad; Canada New Heart of Empire; The Timid Soul - Harold Tucker Webster; The Enchanted Chorus Girl (short story); Story Lady (short story); Hot Money (short story); The Electrical Industry - an interesting survey of new electrical technology with we now take for granted; Lonely Lady (short story); The Murder on the Linds (part II); Hockey article with photos of Bill Cook, Murray Armstrong, "Mickey" Blake, Jack Church and Jack Howard; Pond's Extract one-page ad features photos of Mrs. C. Henry Mellon, Jr.; Hollywood news with photos of Charles Boyer, Marie Walewska, Marcia Mae Jones, and many others; Centrefold Christmas gift ad for Packard Lektro Shavers, etc.; One-page Chevrolet features a green car; Business News; Half-page ad for Stanfields Unshrinkable Underwear; Scott's Emulsion ad includes Old Scottie comic; Beauty article; Christmas cooking article; World Sayings; Nice colour Waterman's pen ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Writing to bottom of front cover. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
PERFETTO, LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO. Un giallo religioso in cui aleggiano il pensiero di un delitto, la mano leggera della Provvidenza e un segreto che può sconvolgere l'esistenza della Chiesa. Inofrmazioni bibliografiche Titolo: Intervento divino Titolo originale dell'opera: Act of God Autore: Charles Templeton Traduzione di: Ettore Capriolo Editore: Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori, 1979 Collana: Omnibus Lunghezza: 331 pagine; 22 cm Soggetti: Letteratura americana, canadese, Narrativa contemporanea, Romanzi, Gialli, Mistero, Spy story, Mar Morto, Tomba, Papa, Cardinali, Delitti, Vaticano, Enclave, Gerusalemme, Londra, New York, Dan Brown, Prime edizioni, libri vintage, anni settanta Parole e frasi comuni Amman archdiocese asked basement Benedetti bones breath called Cardinal Maloney Catherine Cookson chair church Copeland dead Dead Sea Scrolls desk Dick Francis dinner door Eminence eyes face Father Jamieson floor Francis Dick glass Glucagon hair hand Harris Gordon Harris's heart Holy Father Israel Jack Higgins Jennifer Jennifer's Jesus kitchen Lady Hambleton lips living looked manuscript Michael mind minutes Miss Pritchard morning museum night Onedin Line ossuary paused pope priest question Qumran reason residence response Rinsonelli Roman Catholic church Schultz scroll seemed shook his head shrugged silence slowly smile Sophie sorry stairs street suddenly talk telephone tomb took turned ULVERSCROFT Uncle Vatican Vatican City voice What's word York
48 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: Administrative Beginnings; 70 Years with Hamilton Street Railway; A History of the Hamilton Street Railway; Origin of Some Street Names in Hamilton; The Historical Evolution of Hamilton Beach; The Story of Jean Baptiste Rousseau; Crown Patentees of Ancaster Township. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
241 pages. Index. "Reveals the formulas and step-by-step case histories of packages, trademarks and ads of national and regional brands and how they were pre-tested to assure success. Learn how the amazing science of Motivation Research can help you in your business to write your own success story." - from dust jacket. Author was director of the Color Research Institute. Former owner's ink stamps upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Sound working copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
"In the 1940s an armed task force infiltrated behind the invading Japanese army's lines and there waged long and hard struggle. This book tells the task force's story and in so doing reflects one aspect of China's War of resistance Against Japan which shows the viability of the concept of people's war as developed by Chairman Mao." - from front flap. Bit of writing upon back of first blank leaf otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A sound copy. Book
