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82 pages. Features: Understanding the Dyno; Manny Azevedo's Long, Long '50 Ford (cover story); '32 Ford deuce 4-door built for Chet Herbert by Bill Walker of LA was eventually owned by Lonnie Gaskin; Radiusing - rear wheel cutouts; Upholstering your own car at home; How to recognize the MXMXXXII (1932) Ford in its Natural Habitat; Seven years with the Oldsmobile Rocket V8; Building the Roadster for a dollar per pound, Part II; '52 Olds 88 Holiday owned by Tom Viviano; The Apache - roadster belonging to Ed Pardue and his wife, of Redwood City, CA; The Arkansas A-V8 - Johnny Conner of Corning, Arkansas puts a V8 60 into his Model A; Open Wheel Cutouts; Car rebuilt by Ray Van Elta of Columbus, OH; Stuart Randall and his 'Roadable Rod'; Pint Sized Deuce - a 5/8 scale '32 that contains no Ford parts; and more. Above-average wear. Faint name atop front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Stato di conservazione: OTTIMO, minimi segni alla sovraccoperta. I edizione. Collana: La Scala. Traduzione di Andrea Zucchetti
Stato di conservazione: OTTIMO, solo leggermente ingiallito. I edizione. Collana: La Scala. Traduzione di Paolo Valpolini. Edizione a cura di Maurizio Pagliano
80 pages. Features: The Camera Eye of Jacques Henri Lartigue; The Story of the Cup awarded to the winner of the annual race meeting at the Readville horse track in Massachussetts; Made in Maine - Three models of the Whitney; The Automobile Men in Maine - Rovin S. Whitney; The Philadelphia Motor Speedway; 1911 Hupmobile Touring; A Visit with Artist Peter Helck; The Forgotten Briarcliff; One-Owner 1907 Ford - Lynn C. Buskist's Model N.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
254 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. 'The London', one of the greatest hospitals of all, was founded in 1740 by six men who met at the Feathers Tavern, Cheapside and put up 100 pounds between them. From then on the story is one of constant dedication. In writing of the hospital he knows best, Dr. Clark-Kennedy speaks for teh whole Voluntary system, providing a fascinating comparison with the modern National Health Service. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Illustrated glossy covers. Nice copy. Book
216 pages including index. Author's signature and lengthy inscription to a friend upon half-title page, else unmarked. A disturbing, never-before-told story of religion tainted by politics and business, of divided loyalties. Recounts the fate of a controversial policy paper, Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis, issued in the early 1980s as a challenge to the government's social priorities. The church's internal fight over this radical manifesto makes for a troubling and fascinating story of palace intrigues, political deals and the uncomfortable overlap between church and state in Canada. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Numerous black and white photographic plates. "Relates the exciting and extraordinary story of the first 'breakthroughs' in transatlantic communications, and of the vision and endeavours of the few men who made them." - from dust jacket. Address label inside front board. Clean and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
Prize plate inside front board. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to lower front edge and bumped/rubbed spine ends, lightly foxed, very slight dustiness to a few pages and no bumping to corners. 265pp. Boy's school story. All illustrations present. Undated ca 1920.
64 pages. Contains dozens of glorious archival black and white photographs, maps, and facsimiles of local time-cards and fare lists. "All M&SC operations came to an end in 1956... This book has been published to record some of the events in the line's 47-year history, and to preserve details of the system's operations for the future." - page 4. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Nice copy. Book
321 pages. "Tells the incredible story of the beginnings of our intelligence service, its colourful history, and its successes and failures." - from dust jacket. Glossary, bibliography, index. Very light wear. Dust jacket price-clipped. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
18 [ads], 313-374 pages. Features: A Diver Down a Gold Mine - an Italian worker stranded 1,000 feet down a flooded Australian mine is saved by deep-sea divers; The Forgotten Islands - The Chathams; A Tasmanian Robinson Crusoe - In 1904 the British barque Brier Holme went down and the only survivor lived three months on an uninhabited island; The Green Scarab; The Thief-Catcher - a holy man in India; Money to Burn - experiences while left in charge of a Transvaal farm; The Woman Who Walked to Siberia - Lillian Alling; Smugglers All; On the Edge of the World - final installment of Richard Brenton's adventures in Tierra del Fuego; Coin counterfeiters in Tanganyika; The Taking of Ventotene - a naval story in the Drake tradition; The Jinx - a man brings bad luck to others but escapes unscathed; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
285 pages including notes, references and index. Tells the full statistical story of trends in Russian fertility since the first census in 1897 by examining the conditions - social, economic, cultural, and demographic - that existed at the beginning of and during the decline in human fertility. Among the characteristics considered are level of mortality, ethnic composition, literacy and educational attainment, proportion urban, and occupational composition. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Average wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
151 pages. Black and white illustrations. "This volume is the first authentic true story ever written and published completely by local (Quesnel B.C.) talent... Written during the author's years in the Cariboo Country northeast of Barkerville." - from insert. Illustrated endpaper. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Bold and dramatic Canadian Red Cross ad inside front cover shows nurse with outstretched arms pleading for help in a war-torn world; Why German Surrender Must Be Unconditional; Editorial on tax inequities between private businesses and co-operatives, mutual insurance organizations and government-owned businesses; Generalship with Genius - photo-illustrated article on Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander; A River Fights the War - photo-illustrated article on the St. Maurice River and the major industries it supports; Sky Duel (short story); The Sheriff Says "No" (short story); East Wind (short story); The Fleet is the Town - great photo-illustrated article on H.M.C.S. "Cornwallis" in Nova Scotia; Cocooney Kelly (short story); The Canadian Red Cross in Scotland - article with photos including N/S Barbara Stanton of Port Stanton, Ontario, Gunner Robert Lattman of Prince George, B.C., and seven Canadian Nursing Sisters working at the Canadian Orthopaedic Unit at Hairmyers Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland; One-page ad for Heinz soups features illustration of lady swooning over the taste; Great one-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Tpr. K. Kosak of Mundare, Alberta with Dutch lady in traditional garb; Mend Your Manners; Woodbury soap ad features photos of newlyweds Elizabeth Strong of Montreal and Flying Officer Leonard Barrett, of the Royal Australian Air Force; Photo of Bonita Granville in Arrid ad; Photo of Lucille Ball in Jergens Lotion ad; Easter Fare on the Kitchen Front; Chase & Sanborn ad features colour Charlie McCarthy comic; Great one-page wartime Canada Post Office ad includes photo of troops overseas receiving mail and instructions how to address letters "to face the rigors of war'; Fashion article and illustrations; Colour ad for Singer sewing machines; World Sayings; Proud Ford ad inside back cover entitled "These 700" explains how they stopped making civilian vehicles on March 31, 1942 but are now resuming civilian production - and all 700 of their dealers remain!; Colour back cover ad for Marboleum floors; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
208 pages. "SAAN Stores Ltd. is celebrating 55 years of serving Canadians. From our humble beginnings in Winnipeg as a surplus store, to a member of over 200 communities from Gander to Vancouver Island, we are proud to be 100% Canadian owned." - from back cover. Occasional black and white illustrations. Bright colour illustrated covers. Clean and unmarked but for patch of liquid paper atop title page. Negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
96 pages. Many pages of photos of Cohen in Greece and America. Includes melody, guitar tab. and lyrics for these songs: A Bunch of Lonesome; Heroes; Bird on the Wire; The Butcher; Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye; Lady Midnight; Master Song; The Old Revolution; One of Us Can Not Be Wrong; Priests; Seems So Long Ago; Nancy; Sisters of Mercy; So Long, Marianne; Stories of the Street; Story of Isaac; The Stranger Song; Suzanne; Teachers; Tonight Will Be Fine; Winter Lady; You Know Who I Am. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
8vo., Second and Best Edition, with 208 plates on 128, several illustrations and head- and tail-pieces in the text, a full-page facsimile and a full-page map; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Cole's standard history was first published for the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951. This edition continues the history through to 1980 (detailing the all-important governmental changes of the 70s) and adding a number of new plates. Scarce, especially in this condition..
245 pages with index and black and white photographs. A story of forty exciting years in a changing world. Over 300 names in index. Prospectors, miners, entrepreneurs, scam operators, con men and murderers, successful businessmen, and heroes, even the Queen of England: places, companies, countries: all move the reader down from the mountains, into the cities and across the seas. And it all happened because of Spud's Dream! Some curling to front cover. Unmarked inside. Moderate to average wear overall. Book
14 pages. "A Fold-up Bible Story Book with Prayers to Learn." - from front cover. A Bible story about Noah and his family. Each page provides scriptural reference(s). Clean and unmarked but for small name blacked out atop title page. Moderate wear. All tabs present and functioning well. Excellent copy of this unique and delightful work. Book
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Russian. 167, [1] p., numerous b/w plts. Noveysiye issledovaniya po arheologii Tuvi i etnogenezu Tuvintsev. Ethno-genetic of Tyva (Tuva) Republic and Tyvais (Tuvas) in the light of the latest archaeological researches.
104 pages. Features: Many gorgeous fashion ads; Nice color ad for the Zodiac SST Astrographic watch; Amazing one-page color-photo ad for Johnny Carson Apparel feature man in red (yes, red) jacket and pants!; One-page photo ad for Texfi features Gary Thorpe, Vice-President of Johnny Carson Apparel; Funky one-page color photo ad for Hggar's pants features three jaunty mustachioed gents; Fantastic one-page ad by the Village Voice features large photo of Richard Nixon look-alike in regal attire flashing his V for victory hand signals beneath the caption "Be Prepared"; Nice Omega watch ad; The Joe Alsop Story - feature article on this Washington columnist; In Anguilla it's the Spirit of '71 - St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla; The Little Priest Who Stands Up to Brazil's Generals - Dom Helder Camara, the Archbishop of Recife; The Return of Charles Lindbergh - at 69 he ends a quarter-century of silence to champion conservation; Expatriate Chess on the Other Side of the Wall - article with photos of Stefan Heym, Erich Honecker, Hilde Eisler and John Peet; Save the Children Federation ad features gaunt, haunting face of child Van Ky; Nice color-photo ad for Seiko watches; Foster Parents Plan ad features photo of poor Korean child Son Yoon Ja; Vintage Westclox ad features clock radio; 'Soft, Clinging - and Pretty' fashion photos; Nice color-photo ad for three varieties of Carlsberg beer; Photos of architectural design of a city co-op unit by Larry Durham and Barbara Greene of GKR, Inc.; and more. Tiny ink stamp atop page 59. Average wear. Minor markings to front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 4 1/8"w x 6 1/8"h. 24 pages. Decorations by Jay Van Everen. This essay first appeared in the book, "The Fountain of Youth" in 1927.
176 pages. An anthology which tells Canada's story by means of poems, plays, official records and other documents, and which also gives a wealth of statistical information. Illustrated with an excellent selection of photographs, this is a fascinating miscellany, both a primer of basic Canadiana and a collection of less familiar writings that have not before been easily available to the general reader. Book
64 pages. Features: Circus cover illustration; Interesting one-page photo ad says "You Can Play 9 Holes of Golf on 3 Slices of Bread", includes image of woman putting from on top of three slices of bread; Nice one-page ad for Frigidaire fridges; Only Let Me Live (short story); The Romance of Albania's Soldier-King and his strange little Balkan State - photo-illustrated article on King Zog; Call of the Hell Cats (short story); Safety First (short story); The Organist (short story); Dust over Canada - interesting article on million of dollars are spent to fight soot, dust and dirt; The Judges Robbed Me! - photo-illustrated article on how ultra high speed movie cameras are used to decide the winners of horse races; Cornishman's Chance (short story); Canada's Place in Cricket - article with photo of the Canadian cricket team in Britain last year; Palmolive ad features images of the Dionne Quints; Richard Hudnut cosmetics ad features photos of Canadian radio stars Billie Bell, Jean Haig and Kathleen Kidd; Colgate ad features illustraion of the Dionne Quints; Movie news with photos of Paul Muni, Charles Winninger, Mirian Hopkins, Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier, and others; Half-page Quaker Puffed Wheat ad features four adorable photos of Shirley Temple on Vacation; Business News; Quarter-page ad for the 1937 C.N.E.; Nice two-page Oldsmobile ad shows a green Oldsmobile Six Coach with Trunk; Sweet Caporal ad features photo of daschunds "Wanda" and "Otto" owned by Mrs. Herbert Yuile of Westmount, Quebec; When the Sun Runs a Temperature - beauty article; Vintage one-page Heinz ad entitled "In the best regulated families" shows mother and kids with cans of soup; Cooking article; World Sayings; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Nice colour-photo back cover ad for Maxwell House Coffee features dancer Paul Haakon, tennis star Carolyn Roberts, accordion player Charles Wright, and Mrs. John Carver; and more. Above-average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this vintage issue. Book
148 pages including index. A true story of courage and heartbreak which has many parallels in today's development of the Athabasca tar sands. A tribute to Ells and Ball, the forces behind Abasand, an unsuccessful 1930s attempt to develop the oil riches of northern Alberta. Abundantly illustrated with archival black and white photography. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning and average wear to illustrated dust jacket. Overall a nice copy. Book
