Downs, Arthur; McNeill, Billy; Cumming, R.D.; MacBride, W.D.; Steffens, C.G.; Downs, ArthurMareMagnum
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40 pages. Features: Cover photo of the upper Fraser sternwheeler "Quesnel" arriving at South Fort George in 1910; 1950 in Review and Forecast for 1951; Somebody Loves Them (Tourists) - But Why?; Photos of placer miners working on ice with diver near Lillooet in 1926; Historic Pavilion Mountain; Yukon Dog Tales - article with photos, including three photos of recoving a 3-ton truck which had sunk into 400' of water in Atlin Lake; $20,000 Reward - a true story about one of the northwest's most notorious bandits - Bill Miner and his accomplices; Saga of the Upper Fraser Sternwheelers - feature article with many great photos; Back cover photo Finning ad for Caterpillar diesel engines which power sawmills; Dozens of nostalgic local ads, many with photos. Name and faint date stamp upon front cover. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
n.p. Profusely illustrated by many well known artists of the era. Text stained red from binding. 4to. 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Spine torn. Very worn and damp stained. Lacks end papers? HUMOR 4
194 pages. Features: American Rambler - virtually ignored by automotive history; The Chevrolet Story - Part II; Lagonda Comes of Age - before the days of planned obsolesence; The Sting Ray - Racing represents a small segment of its role in Corvette history; How to Participate in an auction or concours; Mid-Century Masterpiece - The Lotis Elite's sales career was spectacular; Cover Car - 1932 Packard Five-Passenger Phaeton; and more. Some moisture exposure with related staining/waviness, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
210 pages. Features: Budget Cords - the Graham Hollywood and Hupmobile Skylark; The 'Shark' - the new generation of Corvette in 1968; Big Studebakers - the Lark; Cover Car - 1933 Chevrolet Eagle Coupe; Mr. Mustang - the rags-to-riches story of Carroll Shelby; Olds F-28; Pierce-Arrow - Crowning a new champion; Using high-build primers; Ferrari - the short-wheelbase 250GT makes its mark; Ford Courier - the first one appeared in 1955; 1929 Packard Phaeton 645 with Dietrich body; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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
194 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - part III; The Edsel Story; Run of the Canary Teakettle - coast-to-coast via MGTC '49; College Student Gets His Wheels - a 1940 Buick Special; Rear-Engined Revolutionary - the Cooper Racing Car; The Real McCoy - Part II (continuing the Corvette story); Cover Truck - a 1929 Hug Roadbuilder; and more. Average wear. Some moisture exposure. A sound copy. Magazine
162 pages. Features: Packard Darrin - H. William Kranz has owned his 1942 Packard 180 Darrin Victoria convertible for over 25 years; Buick Phaeton - the 1930 Buick Model 69 Phaeton; Ford Parklane - Ford's answer to the Chevy Nomad - a 1956 Ford Parklane Station wagon is shown; 1954 Willys Lark; Teague's Toys; Duesenberg - the story of an American legend; Dodge - the Victory Six debuts with unique body construction; Oldsmobile - riding high in a 1914 Model 54 Touring Car; Harrah's Auto Collection; Memories - 1910 - quick takes of the Hudson plant; Auto Safety - they don't test them like this any more; Windshield Repair for under $10; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
178 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - Part II; The Real McCoy (Corvette History) - Part X; Chrysler's Early Eights (Part II); The Road to Concours d'Elegance - from junk to show winner; Mustant - Ford's Wonder Car - Part I; Vintage Car Races; Degreasing Auto Parts; Cover Car - 1929 Packard Model 6-26; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
162 pages. Features: 1928 Jordan Playboy Roadster; 1940 Ford Mercury; Harry C. Stutz; 1954 Dodge Royal Pace Car; Revealing original factory and agency photos; Harry Bennett - Henry Ford's tough guy tells his story; Early Day Motoring - the trials and tribulations of touring; A history of the motor car tire in America. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
194 pages. Features: Sting Ray - even in its final form the 1963 Sting Ray maintained an uncanny similarity to Bill Mitchell's original racer; Dodge Brothers - two-year court battle against Henry Ford; Alice Huyler Ramsey - first of the 'weaker sex' to show driving superiority - from Hell Gate to Golden Gate in 1909!; The Chevrolet Story - the 1932 Queen started a Chevrolet styling lead; The Trials of Early Motoring - a 1913 journey from Iowa to California in a 1913 Studebaker EMF; The art of leading; The Bud Cohn auction set a new single-car-sale world's record; Cover Car - 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
162 pages. Features: The Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham - an exclusive automobile; The Chevrolet Story - Part I; Dodge Automobiles - without the Brothers?; Rebuilding a Model T - there's more than one way; Painting and Finishing - a restoration feature; Mustang - Ford's Wonder Car - Part II; Cover car - 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
194 pages. Features: Early Motoring - in 1913 Hiram Kneedler packed his family into a Studebaker EMF 30 and headed from Iowa to Los Angeles - his day-to-day diary makes a classic story for car buffs; Morgan Sports Car - the 'flat radiator' Morgan is the classic model of an equally classic marque; The Cars & Parts Story - the story of this magazine; The Chevrolet Story - Part III - Ford, the champion - is challenged by Chevrolet; The Dodge Brothers Four; In the Rear View Mirror; Hudson Jet - brought its producer to its knees; Cover Car - 1926 Chandler Comrade Roadster; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
162 pages. Features: Cover Car - 1932 V16 Cadillac; Four Wheel Drive - Part I; 5-pages of reproductions of fabulous brochures for the Ford 1 1/2-ton truck (circa 1930s?); Plymouth's Fifty-Year Voyage - production approaches 23,250,000; Invicta - unconquered; The Real McCoy - Part VI of the Corvette Story; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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
477 pages including index and several black and white plates, including frontis of subject. The definitive life of the Mother of the Salvation Army, written by her grand-daughter. Based upon much hitherto unpublished material including Booth family letters and papers. The ruling motive in her life was always love for God, for her fellow men and for her own closely united family. The love story of William and Catherine is as enchanting as any in recorded history, and their life-long devotion to one another played no small part in the success of the great achievement of their lives - the founding of the Salvation Army. Blank white address sticker placed over former owner's name upon front endpaper. Price-clipped dust jacket in protective Bro-dart cover. Spine with a touch of twisting. Boards very fresh and bright. Staining of unknown origin to top edge of text. Book
46 pages. The Rescue Rangers are confronted by fierce mechanical dogs. Please note: major damage to spine. Otherwise, average wear. Minimal markings. Remains a useable reading copy. Book
266 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Illustrated with maps and more than fifty rare photographs, Cattle Ranch chronicles the early years, the scheming of big business and the modernization of a huge ranch in a story inseparable from the history of the Canadian west." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear. to dust jacket. A sound copy. Book
191 pages. More than a cookbook, this is a unique story, created and shaped by the very personal moments and memories of the 96 celebrities who have generously contributed to this book. Although they lead extremely public lives, all of them took time to respond to the invitation to help celebrate the importance of caring and sharing. These remarkable women are the "lights" behind Celebrity Lights - a book designed not as a collection of light recipes but as an innovative way to create a beacon of light in the battle against breast cancer. Contributors include Hillary Clinton, Aline Chretien, Adrienne Clarkson, Diana Krall, Anne Murray and many more. A very attractive volume in glossy pastel boards. Illustrated dust jacket is similarly attractive. Approximately 8" high by 7" wide. A perfect gift. Book
80 pages. Features: 15 Step-by-step projects in color; Profile of Aaron's Royal Gallery; Cover Story - Aztec Bubble Vase; Magnificent Majolica; Hamming it up - Eggs and hash browns; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 7 plates and full-page map in the text; cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. SCARCE.
237 pages. List of Mickey Thompson's speed records. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The thrilling life story of America's Number 1 hot rodder who built - and drove - the fastest automobile in all history!" - from front cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
104 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for All detergent features housewife giving thumbs-down to high suds; One-page colour-photo ad for Northern Electric shows a variety of their phones; Volunteers help the Teismaki family of Banff; Dorothy Stronach of London, Ontario helps boys with hockey; Nice two-page colour-illlustrated ad for Swift's Premium Ham shows lady with platter holding off two gents in suits; Sexy colour-photo ad for Tex-Made sheets; Are Old Maids a Vanishing Breed?; Prince Charles - The Loneliest Boy in the World - article with photos; Keep Supper Warm (story); The Best and Worst TV Shows for Children; Edge of the Circle (story); 70 Best Jobs for Homemakers Returning to Work; The New Approach to Entertaining; Spectacular Party Foods; Romantic At-Home Clothes; Get the best results from Home Perms (Permanents); Nice one-page two-colour ad for Cream of Wheat; Nice colour-photo ad on back cover for Red Roase tea shows smiling couple watching tea pour. Covers loose but present. Chips from backstrip. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
58 pages. Features: Nice Ipana photo ad inside front cover; To Girls Who Want to Get Married; - Lux ad; Candles Without Cake (fiction); Night Call (fiction); The Better Man (fictitious tale of a young pretty newspaper woman in Ethiopia - "From every side black men closed in, howling lustily, frothing themselves up..."; Shadowed Wedding (fiction); Look Your Best - tanning/makeup advice for the summer; Love Doesn't Last (fiction); 45 and Glad of It - middle age can make a woman a master or a slave; Nice full-page colour ad for Campbell's vegetable soup includes the Campbell kids; Full-page colour reproduction of a beautiful flower painting by Archibald Barnes, A.R.C.A.; Nice full-page Cream of Wheat ad features photo of cute little girl and small dog; I Nursed the Quintuplets - part 2 of Madame Louise de Kiriline's story of her work with Canada's famous Dionne quints - story with photo; Fashion photos; Photo of Bette Davis in Quaker cereal ad; The Movie Go-Round - a dependable monthly guide to good movie entertainment for the family; Honourary life membership in the Canadian Public Health Association awarded to Dr. McCullough, a columnist in this publication; Pie-making; The Weekend Guest - advice for hostesses; Meals of the Month; News Bits by Lotta Dempsey; Nice colour cartoon-style ads for Rinso and Lifebuoy inside back cover; Gorgeous colour ad for Buckingham cigarettes on back cover features young lady golfer. Address label atop front cover. Average wear. A nice vintage issue. Magazine
154 pages. Features: Incredible two-page colour ad for Green Giant canned vegetables, featuring the bottom half of the Green Giant himself; Many great full-page ads for products such as Avon cosmetics, Pond's lipstick, Wabasso bedding, Carnation Milk Powder, Pond's ad featuring Elsa Martinelli, Pacific canned milk, Crane plumbing fixtures, Arborite, GE appliances, Heinz tomato products; The Quiet Revolution of Chinese Women - article with photos; How Close are We to Test-Tube Babies? - article by Christina McCall Newman; The Queen's Other Family - Recently Elizabeth added her husband's name to her own, and thereby raised a question - just who are her in-laws? - a scattered family the world hears so little about? - article with photos; House-Warming - story by Jean Loggie; How the Kesners Came to Canada - Jo and Fred Davis are involved in bringing a refugee family to Canada; - photos and article; Have Gun Will Shoot, by Sheila MacKay Russell; Death Comes to the Island - novel by Florence Ford; A Chatelaine Guide for Women Who are Going back to Work; Dos and Don'ts of Dressing for the Job; Special 14-page Homes '60 section featuring decorating news, housing, furnishings, etc.; Ad for Minute Spanish Rice inside back cover. Nice colour photo Red Rose tea ad on back cover shows lady in white dress pouring tea. Somewhat above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A worthy copy particularly worthwhile for its lengthy illustrated 1960 Home Fashion section. Book
64 pages. Features: Gorgeous Revlon lipstick ad; Like Father, Like Daughter - Princess Anne; Could you live in Kitchener-Waterloo? - article with photos; The Girls Who Leave Home; Day of Storm (story); Former nun Leona A. Brady talks about leaving the convent, her marriage and motherhood; Communes - a new 'family' way of life - with photo of Jim and Pat Wilson and their baby in the Yellow Ford Truck on Toronto's Baldwin St.; Late Summer Fruits; Sew 18 Fashions for Half the Ready to Wear Cost. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
