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(FT) Cloth with dustjacket, 8vo, 128 pages , illustrated, in Yiddish. Series: Kinder-ring bibliotek of the Workmens Circle. SUBJECT(S) : Yiddish --- children ---- fiction. Edgewear and staining to cover, inner pages yellowed, dustjacket slightly worn, otherwise Very good condition (YIDCHI-5-14a)
(FT) Cloth with dustjacket, 8vo, 128 pages , illustrated, in Yiddish. Series: Kinder-ring bibliotek of the Workmens Circle. SUBJECT(S) : Yiddish --- children ---- fiction. Edgewear and staining to cover, inner pages yellowed, dustjacket worn and missing a few edges, otherwise Very good condition (YIDCHI-5-14b)
Approximately 110 pages. Black and white illustrations. "... Because these words were born of the visual images and impressions of a child and teenager, I beg you indulge the juvenile slant of these vignettes, excuse the fragmented and often chronologically disjointed record, and perhaps join me in returning to these simpler, kinder and happier days." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Book
247 pages. Blames 'permissiveness', an ideology which holds that common sense and limits on behaviour will stunt a child's development and creativity, for a range of problems with today's children and young people. Provides timely advice and case studies showing children need a balance between freedom and structure to equip them for happy, secure and successful lives. Author is a professor at York University. Book
Paris, Éditions J. Barbe, 1949; in-4 oblong, environ 30 pp., broché, couverture cartonnée et illustrée, couverture légèrement abîmée . Livre pour enfants entre le livre illustré et la bande dessinée.
Paris, Éditions J. Barbe, 1949; in-4 oblong, environ 30 pp., broché, couverture cartonnée et illustrée. Livre pour enfants entre le livre illustré et la bande dessinée.
Paris, Éditions J. Barbe, 1948; in-4 oblong, environ 30 pp., broché, couverture cartonnée et illustrée. Livre pour enfants entre le livre illustré et la bande dessinée.
Publishers boards. 8vo. 371 pages. Illustrated. 20cm. Singerman # 2502. Fold out frontispiece map titled A Map of Canaan: With the Supposed Portions of the Tribes. Historical descriptions for younger readers from Genesis to the Book of Job. Illustrated throughout with line drawings depicting various ancient tools and weapons with full page drawings of biblical and historical scenes. Subjects: Bible. O. T. -- history of Biblical events; Bible. O. T. -- study; Bible. O. T. -- textbooks; Bible. O. T. -- examinations, questions, etc. Rubbing and wear to boards. Pencil markings and previous owners inscription on endpages. Pasted in giftplate from Bloch Publishing. Front and rear hinge starting. Small tear to fold-out map. Text block is fresh and clean. Good + condition. (AMR-43-32-D)
Publishers boards. 8vo. 371 pages. Illustrated. 20cm. Later edition. Later reissue of Singerman # 2502. Historical descriptions for younger readers from Genesis to the Book of Job. Illustrated throughout with line drawings depicting various ancient tools and weapons with full page drawings of biblical and historical scenes. Subjects: Bible. O. T. -- history of Biblical events; Bible. O. T. -- study; Bible. O. T. -- textbooks; Bible. O. T. -- examinations, questions, etc. Light rubbing and wear to boards. Previous owners inscription in pencil on top corner of endpage. Front and rear hinge starting. Text block is fresh and clean. Very Good condition. (AMR-43-33)
Plessis-Bouchard, Arnaud, 1974; in-4, 20 pp., cartonnage d'éditeur imprimé. Bon état.
(FT) Cloth, 8vo, 96 pages, in Yiddish, illustrated, with illustrated cover. Illustrations: Kozlovski, Note, Kaminski, Sho'el, Port, Le'ah. A boy has a magical journey. Bialostotzky was born in Pumpian, adistrict of Kaunas. He immigrated to the U. S. In 1911 and was a Yiddish journalist and teacher. He was active in the organization of early Yiddish schools in the U. S. And a teacher in the National Radical and Workmens Circle schools. He was also a member of the Pedagogical Council of the Workmens Circle and was active in various Jewish cultural organizations. He contributed poems and essays to many Yiddish periodicals, including the Jewish Daily Forward, and was co-editor of Yunge Yidishe Kemfer, Di Kinder Velt and on the editorial staff of Yidisher Kemfer and Di Tsayt. SUBJECT(S) : Yiddish --- children --- fiction --- short stories. OCLC lists 30 copies worldwide. Shows some shelfwear, corners bumped, otherwise very good condition (YIDCHI-5-41)
Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1872; in-12, 4-280 pp., reliure d'éditeur pleine percaline estampée, texte et ornement sur le 1er plat doré, tranches dorées. Illustré de 54 gravures, par Émile Bayard. Très bon état.
IN HEBREW. 28x21.5cm. 270 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Cover edges and corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
56 pages. "Designed for use in the schools in British Columbia during the Centennial year. Contains songs suitable for all occasions for all levels above grade 3 and a list of songs for primary grades. Includes folk-songs from many of the lands whence our pioneers came, songs by great masters, hymns, songs composed especially for Centennial celebration, songs descriptive of the province, and other material liikely to appeal to youth." - from Preface. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A lovely collection of simple heritage tunes which are sure to please. Book
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Some of the troubles repairmen encounter - 6 pages with photos; Uses of the ringing macine - text and photo; Rope for many purposes made at Sapperton factory - 5 pages with great photos; Repairs made to San Juan Cable; Test calls made to eastern centers; Misues of toll circuits is costly Statement of Development - chart of # of telephones in service in towns throughout the province; Great full-page photo plus article on the "Aorangi" - largest motorship in the world, arriving in Vancouver; Increasing importance of Australasia; How much power is required to operate a phone? - 6 page article with photos; San Juan Cable pulled out of place; Central Information Office - 3 pages; New Douglas exchange relieves pressure on Seymour office; Accounting department story; The ladies take up ice hockey - 2 pages; Crude carbonic acid is wooden conduit's elixir of youth - with photo; Fred Meloche; Great cover photo of a trainload of coal leaving the Extension Mine on Vancouver Island; Revenue Accounting group photo plus office shots; 5-page mining industry feature with great photos; Change to Stub system successful; Traffic Fundamentals - 3 pages; fantastic Victoria Harbour photo including the new Princess Marguerite and the Princess Kathleen; 4 page article with photo - 'diplomats' at the adjustment counter; 5 page feature on the cement industry with photos and operating details of the Bamberton plant; Cable laid across Saanich Inlet - photos; 9 page Fraser River feature with many photos; Company's underground program largest in years - 4 pages with photos; Six page feature of Victoria's Crystal Garden - many great photos; Supplies Department - 3 pages with photos; How the phone was brought to far off lands; Qualifications and duties of a Chief Operator; wonderful interior photos of the new Princess Marguerite and Princess Kathleen; Mount Benson Forestry lookout served by telephone - 2 photos including view of Gulf of Georgia (Strait); CNRV photos and article; Toll dispatch system adopted; Six passenger steamers added to coastal fleets of B.C.; Company again using clay conduit; An Agent's responsibilities; New Collingwood exchange; Operation of building department explained; Company cafeteria system; Cuba talks to Vancouver; Bent Plugs system; Gymnasium class for company men; The Longest Cable in the World - New York to Chicago; George McCartney goes touring again; Photos by phone opens a vast field; Six-page features on Kerrisdale with many great photos plus additional sensational 2 page centerfold of great Kerrisdale homes; Common battery system installed in Trail; New toll testing equipment provided at Vancouver; New test used in cutting over working lines in cables; Advice on thrift; North Shore prospects enhanced by the New (Lion's Gate) Bridge - 9 page article with fantastic photos and illustrations; The Old Toll Desk recalls some telephone history - 5 pages; Phone stories from abroad; Excellent 11 page article on the Telephone Toll Trails of Vancouver Island - with many great photos; Electric drills and rats are enemies of cables; Safeguarding the career of the microwatt; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of backstrip which shows significant wear and is almost entirely loose. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle up Book
15.5x23.5 cm. 362 pages. Softcover. Spine slightly dirty. Else in good condition.
Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1884; in-8, 292 pp., reliure d'éditeur pleine percaline rouge, imprimée en noir et or, dos lisse, tête dorée. Illustré de 103 gravures par Fraipont. Très bon état.
3 vols. 16mo. with 2 engraved title-vignettes; strongly bound in contemporary half calf marbled boards tooled in blind backs with four raised bands tooled in gilt second compartments with red leather label ruled lettered and numbered in gilt red sprinkled VERY SCARCE. NCBEL II 971.
48 pages. Features: Errol Black; The Tar Sands Comes to Ontario; Gaza is a window on our coming dystopia; Youth in Revolt; and more. Average wear. Couple of library markings. A sound copy. Book
120 pages. Cover illustration of young lady with umbrella and chicks by Elsie Deane. Features: Stylish colour Palmolive ad inside front cover; La Chasse-Galerie - the flying canoe of voyageurs and shantymen, by J.E. Le Rossignol; Nomads of the Sea - story by Beryl Gray; Women in Fascist Italy - article with photos by Lilian Gibson, teacher of English to Il Duce, Benito Musolini; The Challenge of Youth - article by Judge H.S. Mott of the Juvenile Court, Toronto, with photo portrait of the judge; The Female of the Species - story by sapper; The Land of the Rose, by Jean Graham; Music, Art and Drama News of the Month; Camberley's Bride - story by Leslie Gordon Barnard; Miss Helen Sparling, self trained in the world of finance, answers the question "Can Women Be Successful in Business?"; Jean Whitlock writes about the evolution of furniture in the wake of architectural and societal developments; What Easter means to women across Canada - with photos; Mary Louise Orr writes about the various forms of luggage available to travellers; Nice 1-page black and white ad for Plymouth cars; Essex automobile ad; Plans for a large English brick home; Nice colour illustrated ad for Johnson's Wax; Colour ad for Congoleum Rugs; Cute ad for Berry Brothers "Liquid Granite" floor varnish; The Canadian H.W. Gossard Co. ad for women's underclothing; Wonderful colour full-page ad for Hupmobile - the new Century Six and Eight; Gene Tunney golf photo in ad for Nujol; Nice colour full-page ad for Oriental Plush auto interiors - available in McLaughlin-Buick enclosed cars; Anna Pavlowa photos in Cutex ad; C.W. Stokes suggests the creation of a Bureau of Complaints; Dodge Brothers Six ad; Lovely 1-page black and white photo ad for Mercury women's hosiery and lingerie; 1-page Royal York Hotel ad; Willys Knight ad for the 70-B model automobile; Nice colour 1-page ad for Brookfield Butter; Wow! - Great colour centerfold ad for Red Seal Certified Cedar Chests!; 1-page colour photo ad for Puffed Wheat features infant photo of Richard Murphy on sled; Beautiful colour 1-page ad for Studebaker in yellow; Nice black and white one-page ad for Ford Motor Company; Lovely 1-page colour ad for Barrymore Rugs in desert motif; Woodwards "Gripe Water" ad; full-page 2-colour Knechtel furniture ad; Adorable Easter doll clothing cutouts by Grace G. Drayton; Nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fixtures insdie back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Few short openings to coverfold and cover edges. Address label and faint erasure atop front cover. Coffee stains to back cover and last page. Please Note: page 24-25 have been removed and are not present. They appear to have contained advertising content. Overall, a sound copy of this charming vintage issue. Book
68 pages. Features: Great war-theme ads; Briefing by Margaret Lawrence on the state of the world/war; The Last Armada, by Benge Atlee; Startling (Canadian) Army Revelations - the health of Canada's army recruits/youth; The Woman at Red House, by Erica O'Foyle; New Homes for Canada - abundantly illustrated; Ladybug, Ladybug, by Edward Stevenson; Nice colour Campbell's Soups ad; Colour ad for Woodbury soap; How to stretch your Meat Money (Home Economics); New Pastries - sweet and Savory; Colour ad for Canadian canned lobster; Fantastic 2-page, 2-colour ad for Victory (War) Bonds; H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth becomes Patroness of the Canadian Junior Red Cross (with photo of the Princess); Stars of Air and Screen; and much more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover detached but present. Address label on front cover, otherwise unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage wartime issue. Book
Collection " Grands Classiques " . Un merveilleux texte illustré par ce très grand illustrateur italien Benvenuti de peintures en couleurs hors-texte sur papier couché , qui ajoutent à la magie en campant nos rêves d'enfants sur les bateaux de pêche ( doris ) dans l'atlantique Nord à bord des goélettes . Enfantina . - 182 p. , 700 gr.
Collection " Les plus belles histoires du monde " . Un merveilleux texte illustré par un très grand illustrateur italien de très nombreux dessins en couleurs . Enfantina . - 218 p. , 1 kg 100 gr.
Paris, Éditions Bias, 1958; in-4, 20 pp., cartonnage d'éditeur illustré. Collection « Papillons ». Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs de Pierre Leroy. Très bon état.
12mo; 117 pages; In German. 2 long handwritten letters from the author laid in. A nicely done history. (GER-39-4)
