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Unpaginated. With its sensitively written text and lovely, full-color illustrations, this volume tells an unusual and heartwarming story that perfectly embodies the spirit of the Christmas season. Book shows minimal wear, is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket in similar condition and is price-clipped. Book
90 pages. Profusely illustrated, frequently in color. Features: The Pantomime Tradition; The Plant Artists of Kew; Modern Ephemera; Love; Frost Fairs on the Thames; Mr. Bellingham's Crime; Two Centuries of Jigsaws; Getting Steamed Up - the National Traction Engine Club at Kendal; Tiles from Turkey; Pots for Keeping Things In; The Social Nuances of the first name, surname, initials and nickname from the rigidities of Victorian times to the informality of today; Six Centuries of Food; Antinori family history; Trends in art book publishing; Reviving the art of embroidery; Nice ad for the Jaguar XJS; The Runaway Christmas Pudding; During holidays our ancestors served a much wider variety of tame and game fowl with elaborate and complicated garnishings; and more. Average wear. Faint newsstand inkstamp atop back cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
21 cm. Paperback Very good condition
Pages 1009-1048. Features. Amazing cover-page photo of 10% of South Africa's white population gathered for the inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16th (plus two more photos inside); Five photos of the 30-hour Covent Gardens blaze where firefighter Station Officer Fisher lost his life; Two photos of the funeral procession of the late Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Stewart, in Singapore; Photos of Princess Elizabeth's tour of H.M. Dockyard, Malta; One-page photo of the consecration of the New Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy; Two-page illustrated chart showing the cost of some imported commodities and the proportion obtained from the dollar area, and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948; In the hands of the Gestapo for six years - Mr. Hugh W.A. Oloff De Wet; Six illustrations show the House of Commons new Annunciator system which keeps members informed when absent from the chamber; Six photos of construction of the new House of Commons; Six nice photos of food galore in 'Dublin's Fair City', in contrast to Britain's food shortages; Fantastic two-page spread of eight photos illustrates "One of Tokyo's Most Westernised Aspects - Shopping in the Japanese Capital's Great Department Stores"; The Russian Theatre of the Second World War - a review of 'La Guerre Germano-Sovietique, 1941-1945, by General A. Guillaume; Page with large photo and smaller photos and text entitled "Seventy Years Old - The World's Most Powerful Dictator and Least-Known Ruler - Joseph Stalin"; Five fascinating large photos illustrate the mining and production of clay which is used to make porcelain - with one-page photo of a deep Cornish China stone quarry; Two-page photo-spread illustrates Bertram Mills' Christmas Show (Circus) at Olympia, including elephants, The Seven Ashtons, the great Arturos Troop, and drinking polar bears, all under the "Big Top"; Two pages of photos of Wyoming Rancher Frank Robbins and the round-up of wild horses using aircraft; Two pages of photos of fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770-1927; 600th Anniversary of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; American excavations on the Athenian Agora in Greece; Photo s of personalities of the week included Mr. Albert Toft, Dr. George De Hevesy, Field Marshal Von Manstein, Mr. George H. Lloyd Jacob, Mr. Richard G. Casey, Dame Enid Lyons, Dr. J.P.S. Jamieson, Vice-Admiral R. Ivelaw-Chapman and Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey; and more. Taped repairs to outer advertising pages which are lacking back page. Contents complete, intact and unmarked. A sound reference copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 28 plates on 14 and endpaper maps in blue, fore-edges lightly mottled; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (AND ANNE ROPER, EDITOR) ON TITLE. One of Stagg's acclaimed monographs on the history of Norway, this is first study in English of Central Norway from the earliest times to the German invasion of 1940. SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER; SIGNED COPIES ARE PARTICULARLY RARE.
8vo., with frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
112 pages. Features: He Works in God's Back Pastures - Young Minister Sam Varnell chose to work in the "knob country" of eastern Tennessee; The Horse That Was Hard to Believe; The Story Behind Quemoy - How this small island on the coast of China has led America to the brink of War; They Can't Wait to Grow Old - tricks used to illegally receive Social Security payments; Adventures of the Mind, 16 - The Power Holders of the American economy; Battle Against the Lake - great photo-illustrated article on how the Southern Pacific Railroad is laying a roadbed across the Great Salt Lake. Fiction: The Swindler's LIfe; Hopeless Case; Marriageable Age; Ambitious Cop; The Midtown Bomber (part 2 of 5); The case of the Greedy Grandpa (conclusion). Ads: Nice color-photo Ronson lighter ad inside front cover; Fantastic one-page photo-ad for the Philco Predicta TV (which looks like something out of the Jetson's); Nice one-page color-photo ad for the 1959 Studebaker Lark station wagon (blue); Nostalgic one-page color-photo ad for Gulf shows snow white Cadillac with back seat loaded with Christmas gifts in service station; Nice color one-page ad for the Ford Edsel (yellow); Whitman's Chocolates color-photo ad features Santa; One-page black and white photo ad for Motorola TVs; One-page color ad for the 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sportsedan and Dynamic 88 Holiday Scenicoupe; AC Oil Filter ad features color photo of Dale Robertson of the "Wells Fargo" TV show; Wonderful two-page color-photo ad for 1959 Lincoln cars (white) and Helen Hayes; Idyllic three-color-page wedding-themed ad for the new for Ford Galaxie; Color-photo ad inside back cover for the 1959 De Soto station wagon (yellow) filled with dalmatians has some discolorations. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine
184p. illus. Eight color plates Hardcover good in 3/4 leather hinges rubbed
Copyright 1951. Unpaginaged pop-up book. All pop-ups function very well and have not needed repair. Chip missing from fore-edge of front cover. Average soiling and wear to covers. Contents moderately worn and gently yellowed. Christmas pin missing. Small hole in center of first page where, presumably, pin was mounted. Faint pencil marks visible in this vicinity. A very lovely vintage Christmas pop-up volume. Book
23 p. Printed by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston. Hardcover Good condition Smith 63.
23p. Decorated title page. Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Slightly worn at extremities. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
23p. Decorated title page. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
44 pages. Features: The whole world is drifting apart - Dr. J. Tuzo Wilson played a key role in developing the continental drift theory - article with photo; Shoplifting costs your family about $75 a year; Nice colour photo ad for the 1973 Plymouth Satellite; Some of our doctors are getting very interested in acupuncture; Bob Wright is wild about Whales - article with colour photos; 17 Great Christmas Gifts - colour photos; Great full-page colour-photo of Betty Kennedy and Austin Willis as part of fashion feature; My heroes are older now - Tom Alderman recalls the Pony Line of Max and Doug Bentley and Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Black Hawks; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Mattel toys displays 15 of their toys; Colour photo ad for Sony TVs; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Chipping and openings to top edge of spine otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
18 pages. Features: Ice Fishing; Fish killed by industrial waste; U.S. Economic Survey on Hunting & Fishing; Lease of land for the West Kootenay Rod and Gun clubs; The Christmas Dream - "The Night Before Christmas" is transformed into a B.C. political statement, with image of W.A.C. Bennett in Santa suit; Photoso fo John Truttman of Richmond and his pet geese; Photos of Bill Otway of the Port Coquitlam Hunting & Fishing Club presenting shooting awards to Doug Michie and Ian Jack; Salmon Report - estimated catches of Spring, Jack, Coho, Pink, and Grise; Photo of Omar Alendal; Photos of Frank Heff, Mickey Galawan, Bill Bowman, Bob Frearson, Gordie Ezart, Gordon Palmer and Jim Kingsley, most of whom are executives of local Sportsmen's Clubs; Boats; Many nice vintage ads; and more. Unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
18 pages. Features: Mailbag, including letter from RCAF member Doug Lee and his photo; Xmas Moose - Dave Stewart and his hunting trip to Wells Gray Park, including map and four photos; Kapok life jackets unsafe; Fish and Game Federation News; Club Announcements, including photos of Bill Edgar, Art Arnold and Lyle Hurd, and Cece Hurd, Gordon Ezart, Jerry Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Scott; Two pages of boating information and ads, including photo of Wm. E. Drake; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover art of totem poles with mountain backdrop; Glorious colour Coke ad inside front cover features beauty lying on beach towel; News digest considers why Hitler attacked Russia, a bid for British 'appeasers', Hess as a bargaining agent, and what Hess relied on; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps; Summer Night (short story); Tower of Babel - photo-illustrated article on the Britain's B.B.C. which fights a war of words in over thirty languages from its London HQ; Best of Breed (short story); Gideon of the Dessert - photo-illustrated article on General Sir Archibald Wavell; Courtesy of Capricorn (short story); A Moment for Jerry (short story); Photo of King Farouk being invested as first King of an independent Egypt; Vintage one-year Good Year photo ad shows kids wading into water with title "Enjoy Canada on Goodyears"; 1/4-page photo ad for the 1941 CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto; Photo-illustrated article on "Those Hollywood Huns"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Lori March; Photo of Poland's Prime Minister, General Ladislaus Sikorski, giving radio address to his forces in England; Nostalgic two-page colour General Motors of Canada ad entitled "A Good Life Work for Any Man" pumps up the image of their dealers; Photo of Sir Noel Ashbridge at his desk; She Walks in Beauty - shoe fashion article; Article on food preserving; Quotes from around the world; Colour Shredded Wheat ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
68 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of shoeshine boy; Bright colour Parker pen ad inside front cover; Nice colourr Ritz cracker ad; Post-War Education - A Canadian Problem; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad; Canada Dry colour ad; What the War Has Done to Canada; A White Candle (short story); All in the Family (short story); Swap King Jack Redshaw of Granville Illinois - photo-illustrated article; Christmas Gift (short story); Dog Days in Paris - great photo-illustrated article of Parisians and their dogs; Man of the Month, G.B. Gordon, President of Dominion Textile Company; Jergens Lotion ad features lovely photo of Janet Blair; Lovely one-page colour-photo Oldsmobile ad features a blue 1946 four-door; Fantastic colour two-page ad for the 1946 Chevrolet (red four-door); Colour one-page Waterman's pen ad; Nice colour Maxwell House coffee ad shows lady struggling to hold her groceries; Colour ad for Stokely's tomato juice; Small ad for the Rosicrucians AMORC of San Jose, California; Anita Ellis appears in Don Juan lipstick ad; Mackenzie King goes to London; Rolex ad; Developments in Science; Nice half-page colour ad for Clark's Mincemeat; Fantastic Chase & Sanborn coffee ad features Charlie McCarthy cartoon; One-page colour-photo Swift's Premium ad features Christmas ham; Nice one-page Singer sewing machine photo- ad; Very nice one-page colour Pontiac ad features red Silver Streak leading a parade of previous Chevs from 1935 through 1942; Arrid ad features photo of Eleanor Holm; Nice colour Frigidaire range ad inside back cover features grandma cooking steak; Back cover features lovely colour-illustrated ad for GSW's kitchen pots (white with red trim); and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Nice Heinz beans ad inside front cover; Attractive one-page illustrated ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada proclaims "Canada's Industries in Action at Britain's Side"; Good Neighbours - photo-illustrated article on the St. Stephen-Calais border crossing between Canada and the U.S. (Maine and New Brunswick); Britain's Island Fortress - photo-illustrated article presents how her free people repel Hitler's invasion whilst massing forces for his overthrow; For Women (short story) The Fool-Proof Lift (short story); Discovery (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Hockey Despite Hitler - NHL hockey will go ahead buy military service makes it tough to predict the final outcome - article with photo of Howard and George McNamara, labelled the "Dynamite Twins" of hockey, back in 1911; Nice one-page green and white 1941 Chevrolet ad; One-page Kodak Christmas ad shows nine of their cameras, with specs and prices; One-page Parker Pen ad; Bold one-page Oldsmobile ad shows large clutch pedal stroked out by large red X; Movie news and photos; Photos of Josephine Johnson and Joan Bennett in Woodbury ads; Photo and bried write-up of Brenda Marshall; I'll Be Ready in a Minute, Darling! - article for ladies; Fashion illustrations; In the English Manner - cooking article; Colour subscription ad for this magazine inside back cover features row of Santas; World Sayings; Back cover colour Coke ad features classic image of Santa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
56 pages. Features: Nice colour Christmas Wabasso Cottons ad inside front cover; News digest includes nervous tension in Germany, turning the tide in Egypt, and fascism's twentieth anniversary; One-page ad for Trans-Canada Telephone System includes illustration encouraging citizens to minimize long distance usage in favour of wartime needs; Nice colour-illustrated Ritz ad shows ladies in grocery store; Secret Eyes - fascinating photo-illustrated article on wartime espionage, with photos of Lieut.-General H.R. Pownall and "The Lark", Marthe Richer; Houses of Glass (short story); Low Pressure Salesman (short story); Unprofessional Services (short story); After They Bale Out - photo-illustrated article on what happens to pilots when they have to bale out of their planes; Ace High (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Nice colour one-page ad for GM of Canada says "Victory is our Business" and shows armoured vehicles in service; One-page Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) recruiting ad says "We're in another Team now"; Ford Motor Company ad shows wartime manufacturing; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Miss Mary Bishop of Toronto, in training as a field-to-field ferry pilot; Photo of Brenda Joyce in Woodbury Cold Cream ad; On the Kitchen Front - turkey recipe article; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Suggested gifts for women in uniform; Nice one-page Yardley ad; Fashion illustrations; Sayings from around the world; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover shows Santa and Christmas scenes; Nice colour back cover ad for B.C. (British Columbia) apples includes illustration of men in uniform; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
144p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
84 pages. Features: How Many Canadians Really Want Independence?; Turmoil in Quebec - the day the faces closed; Canada needs a 'National' National Hockey League; How Manitoba Turned 100 by Standing on its Head; The Outsider Moves In - Joe Borowski; Who is the Successful Canadian? - the Maclean's-Goldfarb Report; The Birth of a Movie - major article with photos of Genevieve Bujold and Paul Almond; ; The Battle for a Place Under Your Christmas Tree - an informative snapshot of Canada's toy industry; Food & Drink - Diets by Damned; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the Ski-Doo lineup of snowmobiles; Excellent uncommon full-page colour photo ad for CBC's The National with large photos of Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad; Sam the Record Man begins dealing in tapes - Should You?; Nice colour photo Christmas Coke ad on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Paperback. Minor edge wear on covers. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW Used
np. Printed in two colors with woodcut illustrations and vignettes. 8vo. Original textured batik paper boards, backed in faux vellum. In a matching slipcase. Edition limited to only 270 copies. A very attractive copy. W67.
8vo., First Edition; green tweed cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Third and final volume of the author's spirited autobiographical trilogy. Includes her service in the WVS throughout WWII. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Charles Mozley. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
64 pages. Features: Judith Jedlicka collects baskets; Boehm keeps spreading its wings; The collectible Creche; Christmas ornaments to collect; A new look at Peter Max; Arlene Francis - her TV fans have been showering her with symbols of love for years; The Western Art of New Yorker Gregory Perillo; What's all this flap about flappers? - desired objects of the jazz age; A Horatio Alger Anniversary; Ellis Nassour's elephant collection; Unknown Hummel Madonna with wings found. Ask the experts. Average wear. Name upon front cover. A sound copy. Magazine