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Features: 100 Years of Canadian Architecture; Christmas Toys of Yesteryear; Samuel Hawksett - Forgotten Artist; 500 Years of Wine in the Arts; Rocking Chairs; The Seven Wonders of London; The Wassail Bowl. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
20 pages. Contents: Winter Toilettes; Princesses at a Watering-Place; The Household Herald; Women and Men - every one that thirsteth; New York Fashions; Tapestry band for reclining chairs, etc.; background stitches for tapestry cushions ; fans and flowers for evening dress; Mrs. Burkes Pudding; The Woodlanders - continued; Family Living on $500 a Year - par XLVII; Some Christmas Suggestions; Sketches in Constantinople - text with illustrations; The Cocaine Habit - The Worst Slavery Known - New Revelations of Power; Nice centerfold illustration "Going to the Market in the Tropics" whows black man and woman on horseback; full-page illustration of "The Young Scion of the House of Alvarado on a Fiery Half-Broken Mustang; A Millionaire of Rough and Ready - continued; Knitted Chenille cape; Seal-skin wrap with beaver trimming; fur-trimmed mantle; Plain and plaid wool dress; India cashmere dress; A New Phase of Darwinism; humor. Above-average wear. Pattern included. Book
16 pages. Contents: Ball and Evening Coiffures - cover illustrations; Shabby Gentility; Blot-Ting Papers - No. VIII; New York Fashions - style of making, ball dress materials, trimmings; coiffures; Personal; Infant's bib with crochet edging; trimmings for ball and evening dresses; Pelerine with hood; Britta's Christmas Gift; Sayings and Doings; Centerfold illustrations of Ball and Evening Dresses as well as seven gorgeous opera wrappings; Debenham's Vow - continued; Paris Fashions; Lovely full-page image of birds eating grain from "The Christmas Sheaf"; Two coiffures of ribbon and flowers; Low Blouse waist with peplum; blouse waist with sqauare neck; Management of plants in rooms; humor; and more. Average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Jacket tripped with gold braid; Blot-Ting Papers - Culinary Grievances; Holiday Gifts; Cashmere Scarf with Netted Guipure Trimming; Beret for Child under one year old; Cashmere scarf with crochet and tatted fringe; fishu with revers for girl from 4 to 6 years old; Satin Ribbon and Lace Cravat; Flanel Blouse; Close-fitting jacket with Revers; The Evergreen Message - a Christmas Story; Gossip on Crests and Monograpms; Mrs. Burton's Mince-Meat; Centerfold illustrations present twenty-one girls and ladies wearing a lovely variety of dresses and casaques; Debenham's Vow - continued; Design for bell pull satin stitch; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
Features: Foot-loose and Fancy Free - Kenneth Oliver; Runestones and Tombstones - were Vikings in Oklahoma? Their calling cards exist; Early-day rodeo circuits; Lost ingots from the Ajo Mine; Queen Ann of Brown's Hole - the rustler was a lady!; Silver Lake, Oregon's most tragic Christmas; Ghosts of the men from Spain; Last days of the Park Reinsmen; So the doctor took a trip; Some men ain't sociable; Bronc Peelin'; Indian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas 1864 and 1869. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Magazine
24 pages. W.E. Woodward's "A New American History" is reviewed by Arthur M. Schlesinger. Noel Coward's "Tonight at Eight-Thirty" is reviewed by Frances Woodward. Frederic C. Howe's "Denmark - The Cooperative Way" is reviewed by Agnes Rothery; F.L. Lucas's "The Decline and Fall of the Romantic Ideal" is reviewed by Leonard Bacon. "The Story of Jack and Jill" (as it might be told by William Faulkner, P.G. Wodehouse, and Alexander Woollcott). Jane Whitney's "Elizabeth Fry" is reviewed by Henry Seidel Canby. The Bowling Green, by Christopher Morley. "The New Caravan" is reviewed by Gorham Munson. Unmarked. Average wear. Small white sticker on back cover. Book
Features: War aspects of Christmas by famous writers; Melody and Merriment Ringing in the Trenches; photo of the inhabitants of Cantaing returning to their homes; Photos of Canadian Heroes who Captured Hill 70; Photos of Naval and Aircraft Activity in the Adriatic; Illustrations of Tanks that Fought Forward to Fontaine; Photos of echoes and episodes of General Allenby's advance; Camera caught incidents from Ypres to Cambrai; Thw Work of the 'Waacs'; With the 'Waacs' in the war zone. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
pp. xiv, 151 +Plus 23 plates of illustrations. 12mo. 220mm. Publisher's red cloth binding with decoration and lettering in gilt. Cover designed with a stylized and personified depictions of wind, rain, and clouds. Cover likely designed by Charles Bennett. Spine lettered in gilt. Top and fore-edge gilt. Color on boards worn in places. Gilt bright on cover and spine. Corners bumped. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf, 'Christmas 1904. Miss Mary D. Schmidt, From her Friends, A.B. Farquhar.' Arthur Briggs Farquhar founded, in York, PA the largest agricultural machine factory in the world. Hardbound. Very Good. NW60
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88 pages. Stunning photography. Address label on back cover otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
104 pages. Stunning photography. Address label on back cover otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
296 pages. Features: Dorothy Coleman Tribute; Wendy Lawton's Marcella and Raggedy Ann; Doll Design Concept of the Year - DOTY Nominees; Pantin; Dolls based on the Fiammingo Head; Francois Duquesnois (Francesco di Fiammingo); A View of Christmas 1875; The Titanic Connection; A Country rag Doll; The Sewing Machine - a miniature marvel; Norah Wellings' Charm Factory - part 1; The Many faces of Santa Claus; Norah Wellings Novelty Dolls; Collecting the small Composition Doll; Six Composition Character Dolls by the American Doll Company - a comparison study; "Little Lulu, I Love You, Lu"; Betsy McCall Revisited; The Revival of the 1800 Mid-America Handmade Doll with a pattern for Lucritia; Making a Doll-size Version of Little Jocelyn's Late 1930s Dress; Brushes with the Past - John Ben Vanderpool; My Quanah Parker Doll; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. Numerous two-colour illustrations. Features: Christmas message from Enid Blyton; The Little Reindeer Bell; Sween Seven Mystery (chapter 6); Thank-you Corner; Joey's Here! Joey's Here!; Noddy comic; Five Go to Billycock Hill (chapter XVI); A Ship Called Storm-Rider; plus nostalgic ads. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy copy of this adorable vintage Enid Blyton collectible. Magazine
44 pages. Features: Dolls of the Grand Duchess of Russia; Focusing on - Dolls at Auction; Realistic Baby Dolls; Thuringian Creche Figures; Patchoque Doll Fanciers Luncheon; Antique Rubber Dolls; U.F.D.C. Convention in Denver; Christmas Dolls of the 1920s; This is "Bubbles by Effanbee" - part I; Photographic Essay - Lenci Dolls; In Time for Christmas 1900; Compo Corner; Dionne Quint Baby Doll Pattern; As the Doll's Dressmaker; Paper Dolls - large or small, take your choice; Eunice - the mother of the Paper Doll Family; From Elspeth's Inkpot; John Zweifel - "Our" man in the White House; Slide Programs - delightful or deadly. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
144 pages. Many archival black and white photos reproduced. Printed on glossy stock. Gift greetings upon title page. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative and interesting local history. Hale & Barman 294. Book
36 pages. Features: Christmas greetings from President Farrell inside front cover; Feedback on Kitimat service; Two pages of great photos of installation of cable between the Pattullo Bridge and Chilliwack features work above the Vedder Canal - Pete Meehan's gang are featured; Photos of plant men boosting sales of extension phones - Norman Bowman of Cedar is tops; First counterless office in North Vancouver; Photos of Ladner's conversion to new automatic phone system; Photos of workers in the Terrace district; Retirees; Great centerfold illustrations of radiotelephones in use on sea-going craft; Dawson Creek Cut photos; Photo of Miss Sharon Buck, Vanderhoof operator and Stampede Queen; Photo of Earl Cleland and Jim Wilson working above the Nechako River; East Kootenay personalities; In Memoriam - William D. Denholm, Percy Allen; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
36 pages. Cover photo of Pat James. Contents: Christmas greetings from Mr. McLean, head of the company, inside front cover; Photos of D.C. Watt, Earl T. Squire and T.D. Owen-Turner; Details of construction around the province, with photo of new structure in Keating on Vancouver Island being built by Farmer Construction; Treasury cheques now processed by I.B.M. - with photos of the new technology at work; Ladysmith Conversion to dial service - with one-page photo of Mrs. Laura Ryan removing her operator headset for the last time, plus 8 more photos showing Tom McCormick, Doug Baigent, Kerry Condon, Stuart Telford, Chrissie Robertson, E.R. Walker, Martha Watson, Adelaide Willmon, W.F. Matthews, L.A. Huxtable, Don Morison and Koos Rauwerda; Aerial photo of construction of the new William Farrell Building in downtown Vancouver; Retirement photos of Lloyd Purdy and Percy Crute; June Watt appears in advertising photo used to sell extension phones; Victoria 2-5 Conversion - with 5 photos including Gerry Barber, Herb Peters, Pete Fouldes, Ken Findler, Cliff Adams, Lorne Bradshaw and Ed Pierson; Transistor 10 years old; Photos of the Telephone Choral Society plus head shots of 8 of its key people, Florence Allen, Kathleen Russell, Connie Busby, Campbell, Buchanan, Dorothy Healy, John McCabe, Shirley MacDonald and Early Harison; Photo of Norman Fisher and one of his innovations; Photo of Mike Perkins holding new electronics; Recent department moves; Article and related photos relating to Mr. and Mrs. Herb Fletcher and their dachshund called "Grief"; Photo of mobile phone exchange owned by North-West Telephone Co. being used at Chetwynd; Interesting two-page photo-illustrated article on how microwave sites are being prepared for winter's onslaught; Magnetic tape solves problem for CBC in Calgary; Group Annuity Plan details; Roy Grigg, Dan Holliday, William Mackie, Doris Lacey and Florence Grull retire; Photo of new Prince George North-west Telephone Company office with 'sidewalk view' of racks; Photo of Ron McIntyre and Vern Kunkerson repairing lightning damage to cable spanning the Columbia river at Trail; several yellow pages ads; Photo of new B.C. Telephone Teletype Service VW (Volkswagen) service and installation van, utilized because of its double side-loading doors and low floor; Sports photos; Surprise shower photo of Miss Armande Levasseur with Annie Guranich and Marjorie Laughlin; Photo of Ladysmith chief operator Miss Christine Robertson cutting the old wire cord to her phone as her new dial service goes live; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
52 pages. Features: Masking Tape - The Woodworker's Third Hand; The Pencil Sharpener as a Basic Shop Tool; Rebirth of the Workbench; Snowshoes; Crosses; Christmas Projects; An Altar for Parson Payne's Church on Saturna Island; Woodworking Incunabula; Stanley #1 smooth plane featured on back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this fine Canadian woodworking publication. Magazine
222 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Norwegian missionaries were strategically located witnesses to history who recorded their observations and opinions of inter alia Zulu culture and religion, the impact of European civilisation on indigenous life, events surrounding the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, epidemics and natural disasters and the nascent Zulu church. This volume contains a translated and meticulously edited selection of the most revealing of these illuminating documents." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
114 pages. Profusely illustrated, frequently in color. Features: Chipperfield's Circus; Dr. John Dee - 16th century astrologer, alchemist, cryptographer and navigator; New sculptures for Exeter Cathedral; Underground (short story); London's Livery companies; The Hidden Language of Art; Christmas Bazaar 1913; A Return to King Solomon's Mines; A History of Jousting and its modern devotees; Skiing at St. Moritz; Beatrix Potter's Magic World; Illustrating the 18th Century; Ship's Figureheads; American Pieced Quilts; The Legend of Clicquot; Cheese - A Taste for All Times; Lost Palaces; Piaget watch ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Excellent illustrated article on Mine Warfare by Professor A.M. Low; Nazi reconnaissance photo of British Contraband Control Station; French Contraband Control at Work; French catapult-launch flying boats join in the U-Boat hunt; In the French lines at the front; The Ark Royal calls at Cape Town - a warship the Nazis claimed to have sunk; Tommies spend Christmas at the front; Text of The King's 1939 Christmas Day message; How the R.A.F. forecasts the weather; Newfoundland fishermen train for the navy; Britain gets ready her big guns - 9.2 howitzers in southern England; Centerfold illustration/map of mine-layer bases which the R.A.F. continually patrol; The Finns continue to resist Soviet agression - counter-attack in the Karelian Isthmus plus 8 other photos; Patrolling the Empire's trade routes - full-page photo; South African forces in training; Illustrated article entitled "How Australia Plans to Help" - the second A.I.F. in training; Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) prepares for war effort - eight great photos; Mortar gun crew in training; A commentary on the war this week; General von Brauchitsch on the Siegfried Line - six related photos; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
208 pages. Features: A Victorian Christmas; Fayzah Spanos Creates; Santa and Angel Dolls; Jim Fernando's Antique Dolls; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. Features: Louisbourg Sideboard - Reproducing an 18th Century Piece of Furniture; Christmas Projects; The Prop Shop; Parson's Chair; Gregory Brown - Master Craftsman; Turning in Japan - The Woodturners of Shogawa; Japanese Lacquer; Good Intentions/Bad Solutions - Trading Butternut for Brazilian Rosewood; Making the Perfect Moulding Joint on an Inside Corner; Hydrocote Equal Water-Based Lacquer; Woodworking Incunabula; Prairie Rear Prop Snow Planes are featured on back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this, the final issue of this wonderful Canadian woodworking publication. Magazine
116 pages. Short Stories: The Susceptible Scientists; Rich Man's Daughter; In Ememy Hands; The Third Man in the Boat. Articles: Con Man of the Country Clubs - David Goldreyer passed bad checks; The Hunt for HIdden Diabetics - Fresno, CA tracks unsuspecting victims; ; Biggest City in the World - great photo-illustrated article on Tokyo, Japan; "Background Music" - Persuasion in the Air; Robert Preston - The Happiest Actor on Broadway; What's New in Toyland? - lovely color-photo-illustrated article; Does Pro Basketball Have a Future? - with photo of Richie Guerin of the Knicks attacking referee Mendy Rudolph; Serials; The Midtown Bomber (part 1 of 5); The Case of the Greedy Grandpa (part 7 of 8). Ads: Nice Santa-theme Alka-Seltzer ad; Kaywoodie Pipes; GE TVs; *Fantastic* color ad for the Lincoln Continental Mark IV (maroon); United States Steel; Hammond Organ; Chanel No. 5; Nice Cadillac (yellow) evening ad; Stanley Tools Christmas ad; Vintage Shulton Old Spice ad; Lowry organs; Magnavox TVs (color photo); Campbell's Oyster Stew Soup; Fisher Body; L&M cigarettes; Arrow Shirts; Toastmaster Appliances (2 pages); 1959 Edsel; King Sano cigarette ad features photo of former U.S. diplomat John S. Young; Westinghouse Appliances ad feeatures color photo of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wearing crowns; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Pizza; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features family shopping scene with the 1959 Mercury Park Lane 4-door hardtop cruiser (beige); Viceroy cigarettes; Gem Push-Button Razor; Douglas DC-8; Norelco shavers; Avis; Black and Decker Tools; GMAC; Borden's Ice Cream; Singer Sewing Machines and Vacuums - color photos; Arvin Hi-Fi Stereo Radio; Thor Electric Tools; Lady Schick shavers; Cushman Scooters; Dormeyer appliances; Rex-Flex shoes; Kodak cameras. Back cover color photo Lucky Strike ad features Jack Benny writing his 'giving' Christmas list. Piece of masking tape on front cover which shows above-average wear. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Adventure Training for Army Cadets - Summer Challenge; Drop-out Kings - over 35,000 pounds of JP-1 aviation fuel delivered to the North Magnetic Pole; My First Jump - photographer becomes paratrooper; Fencing; La Citadelle - changing the guard in Quebec City; Last of the Few - Battle of Britain Pilot, Col. B.E. 'Bev' Christmas retures; Rockliffe Roll-out - the national aeronautical collection; CMR at Saint-Cyr - officer cadets visit France. Quality copy. Book
