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504 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Author's signature upon title page. A vibrant, human-interest history of Canada's most innovative member-owned financial institution. Traces VanCity's growth to the present day, with 220,000 members. Celebrates the collective achievements - as well as the individual strengths, frailties and foibles - of the men and women who helped create one of Canada's most dynamic financial instututions. Appears unread. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
60 pages including glossary. The story of a family who lived in London in the time of King Edward IV, almost 500 years ago. Intended for younger readers. Usual school markings. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
160 pages. Features: The Storys of Essex - a family shipbuilding tradition that spans three centuries; Brad Story - from shipbuilding to boatbuilding; The Light-Displacement Controversy - Farnham Butler's startling approach to practical yachts; The boats of Howard Blackburn, hero of Gloucester; Building the Kingfisher - Part I - a fast plywood single shell for the home builder; A RIVERKEEPER for the Hudson - high-performance patrol boat; The oldest boat from Fife still sails in Ireland; Harry Dring's Legacy - the ongoing preservation of ships; CHEROKEE - the several lives of a launch; Cold-Molded Overlay - How Bent Jesperson gets spectacular results. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: JENNY NORMAN comes alive - Jim Richardson builds a bugeye for himself; Pert Lowell and the Art of the Mast Hoop; VARUA - Soul of the Southern Sea - a tale of construction, reconstruction and new life; A Matter of Detail - the finer points of boatbuilding; A Story of Priorities - a realistic approach to restoration; My Brother Everett - The boatbuilder as artist, the artist as boatbuilder; Four great wooden boat regattas; A conversation with Dick Clarke - he keeps Lake Tahoe's classsics going strong; Bagging the GULL - Constant Camber goes Mono - Part II. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Initial Camber - Stabilizing Wood for Relief Woodcarving; New Works in Wood by Bayot Heer, Gerald Johnston, Tom McKenzie and Doug Haslam; Gothic Tracery; Dovetail Jig; Screws; Macrojoinery in the Maritimes; Making a Wooden Hand Plane the Fast Way; Armando's Story - Armando de Gobbo (misspelled as de Gobo) of Kingston, Ontario is a blind woodworker; Indexes to Woodworking Magazines and Newspapers; The Carvers' Quilt; Great photo of Farm Mechanics Students at the Prov. School of Technology and Art, Calgary, Jan. 25, 1926; Woodworking Incunabula; XceL multiple head wrenches, Nod and Shake goggles, and the Lunkenheimer "Universal" Glass Body Oil Pump are featured on back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this fine Canadian woodworking publication. Book
64 pages. Featuers: Trevallion (story); Country Skirts and Cardigans; A Dress From Her Old Suit; In Silk or in Cotton; With a Lace Insertion; Slim-Fitting and Feminine; Girl Behind the Counter (story); Ice Cream Sweets; Children's Ailments; Robin Hood sweater; Making a Gesture (story); V-Neck Cardigan (per cover photo); The First Year (story); Mrs. Marryat Advises; Nice vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
64 pages. Featuers: Woman's Weekly Whispers; New Ways to Beauty; Trevallion (opening chapters); The Little Girl of Two-To-Four; Knit it in an Evening - hat; Simple Wrap-Around Dress; With a High Collarless Neck; Every Minute of the Day; They are All So Becoming; The Young Gloucesters - photo article of the young sons of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; Give Me One Friend (story); On a See-Saw; Children's Ailments; Cardigans in Three Sizes; Shoes for the Doll; Tempting Cheese Dishes; A Cotton Jersey in Two Sizes; The First Year (story); Touring Cornwall; An Added Yoke in Check; Mrs. Marryat Advises; Nice vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features: I Get Along Without You Very Well (fiction); The English Woman of Shangri-La - Clara Hansen - colour-photo-illustrated article; Choosing the Job That's Right For You; A Career in Fashion?; Song in Her Heart (fiction); The Guilty Parents You Can't Punish; Hoover steam iron ad features photo of woman handcuffed to iron; Once and Forever (short story); Teddy Tinling - photo-illustrated article on the man who brought glamour to Wimbledon; The Private Life of a Beauty; The Sultan's Daughter (serial); The Facts About Shingles; Half-page colour ad for Robertson's Golden Shred marmalade features cute little black fellow; Glamorous colour-photo Yardley ad on back cover; Many other lovely ads; and more. Pages 33-34 missing. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
76 pages. Features: Doctor's Diary - Colitis; Sweet Scatterbrain (short story); Adventure is Our Business - colour-photo illustrated of Pat and Glen Cottar and family in Kenya; Faraway Isle - short story; Monica Dickens article on originality includes photo of the Beatles; One-page colour ad for New Zealand butter; I'm So Happy Just to Be Alive - Paralysed Diane Thompson faced an empty future until she met a man whose love gave her the courage to live - photo-illustrated article; Song in Her Heart (serial); Photo of John Wayne with daughter Alissa; My Best Buy - colour-photo fashion feature with Venessa Denze, Jane Merrow, Mrs. Ted Dexter and Joanna Wallace; The Sultan's Daughtere (serial); Two-page colour-photo ad for Lion brand eggs (hard-boiled); Many lovely ads; and more. Tape repair to front cover. Chip fron top corner of back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: Doctor's Diary - Typhoid Fever; Cast a Tender Spell (short story); "I Cooked For The Queen" - colour-photo-illustrated article by Mrs. Alma McKee includes recipes; We've Learned to Live With Fear - colour-photo-illustrated article by Mrs. Graham Hill about her race car driver Graham Hill; Forever is a Long Time (short story); The Right Way to a Beautiful Neckline; Photo of Brigitte Bardot before many cameramen; Always in Fashion - three pages of clever, datelss clothes picked for you to buy now and love for years - article with lovely colour photos; One-page colour ad for John Moores high fashion for women; Design for Murder (serial); Photo of the Lancashire Hot-Pops "The Hollies"; Many nice ads; and more. Pages 5/6 missing. Page 51 loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
76 pages. Features: Doctor's Diary - Acidosis; Home is Where You Are (short story); Be the Smartest Family under the Sun - #4 in our great fashion holiday fashion series; Fun loving easy knits; Song in Her Heart (serial); Polly the Dog's devotion to her blind owner Harry; My Life with Bing - photo-illustrated article by Mrs. Kathryn Grant Crosby; An End to Dreaming (short story); Don't Be Afraid of X-Rays; Transform your fireplace; Short articles on four girls who made their jobs passports to happy adventure - Frances Mattheson, Pamela Hammond, Penelope Grimes and Maxine Ridell; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Wall's Ice Cream; Recipes and colour photos of Glorious cakes for sweet or tea; Maternity fashion ideas; Many lovely ads; and more. Pages 47-48 missing. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
76 pages. Features: Photo of illustrator Herb Tauss; A Shoulder To Cry On (short story); Colour photos illustrate before and after colour fashion photos of Jennifer Palmer and Barbara Macnee for work; Romance on the Safari - colour-photo-illustrated article on the life of Pat and Glen Cottar in Kenya; Design for Murder (part 1 of this serial); How Lucky You Are to be a Stay-At Home Wife!; Headache; Backache; Feetache; Illustratef Fashion Article - "Go For Glamour With A Plus"; The Boy Across the Street (short story); Photo of Aristotle Onassis dining with Maria Callas; Song With a Heart (serial); Photos of The Duchess of Bedford in Vitapointe ad; One-page colour ad for John West's salmon; Unusual one-page milk ad entitled "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" shows couple embracing in train station; Classy colour-photo ad for Goya's Entice Cologne on back cover features couple on formal dance floor; Many other nice ads; and more. Page 45/46 missing. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
80 pages. Features: Photo of Frank Ifield with female admirers; Alice in Bachelor Land (fiction); Holiday Separates -#2 in fashion series, with nice colour photo; The Sultan's Daughter (serial); Careers - Choosing the Job That's Right for You; Photos of Cliff Richard, Rupert (Maigret) Davies and Brian (Z-Cars) Blessed; One-page colour-photo ad for Danish bacon features Nottingham Canteen Manager Arthur Cox; Monica Dickens with a strange story from the Riviera; SOS Radio Doctors - real life casebooks of London's emergency medical service; 4-page baby week special; Edge of Darkness (fiction); Diana Day and the search for teenage beauty; One-page colour ad for Crosse & Blackwell baked beans features sexy lady in swimsuit; Many lovely ads; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
188 pages. A revision of the 1957 first edition. Author "gained her 'A' license in South Africa at age 17 and arrived in England just before WWII. As a member of A.T.A. (Air Transport Auxilliary) she ferried more aircraft than any other pilot. As a pilot in the post-war R.A.F.V.R. she flew jets. As a civilian she ferried Spitfires from the Middle East to Burma, becoming involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Covers partially detached from textblock. Inkstamps and prior owner details inside front cover and on half-title page. A worthy reading copy. Book
166 pages including list of suggested reading and black and white reproductions of photos. "Although this is the author's story, through her we can picture what and how all the trapper's lives were lived. Not only is this the first book written about the Labrador woman, it is also the first written by a native-born, Labrador woman." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in mylar. A sound copy. Book
175 pages. A fascinating story full of insight, humour and warmth. Author shares the knowledge she and her husband gained through their unique experience with Shunka the wolf, from the day they acquired him as a tiny abandoned cub. A plea on behalf of the wolf for and end to the fear and prejudice that have brought this magnificent and valuable creature dangerously close to extinction. With black and white plates. Book
Worn and slightly soiled cover. Library pocket appears to have been torn off front pastedown endpaper. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 82 pages. Black and white illustrations by Mike Chappell.
293 pages. A revised reprint of the 1937 first edition. "No one can fail to be interested by the vivid representation of life on a Canadian prairie farm. I should like to urge the British brides of this war [WWII] who are going to Canada to study this book with special care. They will find in its pages a story of sturdy courage and adaptability to new and difficult circumstances." - Foreword. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. [Peel 3589, Whiteman 1092, Watters p.583] Book
About The Book : This scarce text contains a number of classic poems by the poet Sa'di. A beautiful collection of poems, this compendium is a must have for any connoisseur of poetry or collector of Sadi, rightfully deserving of a place on any bookshelf. Abu-Muhammad Muslih alDin bin Abdallah Shirazi, Saadi Shirazi better known by his pen-name as Sa'di was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period, renowned for his unparalleled quality of writing and the astounding depth of his and moral musings. Saadi is widely recognised as one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition. Originally published in 1893, we proudly republish this valuable text with an introductory biography of the author. About The Author : Sir Edwin Arnold KCIE CSI (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia. Arnold was born at Gravesend, Kent, the second son of a Sussex magistrate, Robert Coles Arnold. He grew up at Southchurch Wick, a farm in Southchurch, Essex, and was educated at King's School, Rochester; King's College London; and University College, Oxford, where he won the Newdigate prize for poetry on the subject of "The Feast of Belshazzar" in 1852. He became a schoolmaster, at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and in 1856 went to India as Principal of the Deccan College at Poona, a post which he held for seven years, which includes a period during the mutiny of 1857, when he was able to render services for which he was publicly thanked by Lord Elphinstone in the Bombay Council. Here he received the bias towards, and gathered material for, his future works.
About The Book : This scarce text contains a number of classic poems by the poet Sa'di. A beautiful collection of poems, this compendium is a must have for any connoisseur of poetry or collector of Sadi, rightfully deserving of a place on any bookshelf. Abu-Muhammad Muslih alDin bin Abdallah Shirazi, Saadi Shirazi better known by his pen-name as Sa'di was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period, renowned for his unparalleled quality of writing and the astounding depth of his and moral musings. Saadi is widely recognised as one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition. Originally published in 1893, we proudly republish this valuable text with an introductory biography of the author. About The Author : Sir Edwin Arnold KCIE CSI (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia. Arnold was born at Gravesend, Kent, the second son of a Sussex magistrate, Robert Coles Arnold. He grew up at Southchurch Wick, a farm in Southchurch, Essex, and was educated at King's School, Rochester; King's College London; and University College, Oxford, where he won the Newdigate prize for poetry on the subject of "The Feast of Belshazzar" in 1852. He became a schoolmaster, at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and in 1856 went to India as Principal of the Deccan College at Poona, a post which he held for seven years, which includes a period during the mutiny of 1857, when he was able to render services for which he was publicly thanked by Lord Elphinstone in the Bombay Council. Here he received the bias towards, and gathered material for, his future works.
192 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of over 300 archival black and white photos. "Traces this history of electric transportation in Winnipeg from the predecessor horsecar system to the final run of the streetcar in 1955 and the trolley coach in 1970... Will be invaluable to the urban historian and the electric railway enthusiast... Shows how Winnipeg and its transportation system developed together, each influencing the other." - from dust jacket. Includes maps and images of tickets and transfers plus an all-time roster of cars and trolley coaches. The author has spent twenty years researching this subject. Moderate overall wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
54 pages. Features: P-Boat - Part I of the Consolidated PBY Catalina Story -development and production -article with many excellent illustrations and photos; Colour centerfold illustration of the Consolidated PBY-2 (Patrol Wing Four/Patrol Squadron 17); The Macchi Castoldi Fighters - excellent photo-illustrated article; Daredevil - Ormer Locklear - article with excellent photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Book
Features: The real story of Lockheed's XP-58 "Chain Lightning"; Hitler's wonder weapon arsenal - exclusive pictures; Valiant - First of the V Bombers. Art: Lockheed XP-58; Vickers Valiant Mk1 Book
Features: F6U-1 Pirate - Vought's First Jet - Color Profiles and Drawings; Flying the Boeing Clipper - Complete Operational History; Digging into Aviation's Archives - the Story of Huff-Daland. Art: Vought F6U-1 Pirate; Vought F6U Lineage Book
Features: 30 years and still not out! The story of the Canberra; Hellcat Nightfighters - WWII's best; "Gee Bee's" Q.E.D. - the Sky Conqueror; Boeing's PW-9. Art: Martin B-57 Canberras' Combat Canberras in Vietnam; Sarabia's "Sky Conqueror"; 5-view "Gee Bee" Q.E.D. Book