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Features: The Road to Murder - why were Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee killed 24 miles out of Ottawa on Highway 44?; What makes your car go?; Are we getting enough protection against the chemicals in our food? - Why doesn't the Canadian Food and Drug Directorate ban CMC (Carboxymethyl Cellulose)?; Phenacetin - a drug some authorities suspect may damage your kidneys; The brief beauty of wild flowers; Great full-page colour ad for International pickups; Doug Wright's Family; Maggie Grant. Nice colour ad for the line of Welch's grape juice products. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Please note: page 23/24 is missing and part of page 25 has been clipped, affecting ads only. Page 24 was the first page of an article on basketball star Bobby Croft. Book
52 pages. Features: Classy Stan Smith cover illustration of fashionable lady in white hat; Heroine of an Anecdote (fiction); Tale of the Cats - Anecdotes of sunken Caterpillars of Cat Trains in Canada's north which were amazingly salvaged; The House of Mystery (fiction); The Old Head (sports fiction); The Boy Who Rode Lightning (horseracing fiction); Return Engagement (fiction); Truce for the Beavers - photo-illustrated article by Grey Owl; Nice photo-illustrated Plymouth car ad; Classy two-page illustrated Oldsmobile ad; Colour-photo ad for Swift's Premium ham features illustration of Mrs. Robert E. Marsh; Marybelle and the Wishing Stone (juvenile fiction); Beauty article; Fashion Forecasts from Fifth Avenue - with illustrations; Dodge car photo ad features the "Airglide Ride"; Movie news and photos; Easter Recipes; Letters to the Editor; Interesting colour-illustrated Cellophane ad inside back cover features "Poor Johnny Microbe" whose food supply has been reduced by this product; Back cover Old Dutch Cleanser ad features colour illustration of elegant ladies in luxurious green bathroom. Unmarked with average wear. Complete and intact. A fascinating and charming vintage issue. Book
216 pages, illustrated, index, glossary of cosmetic terms. eng
8vo., First Edition, with numerous fine sepia-toned photographs (many full-page) throughout and a full-page map; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, yapped edges, a near fine copy. Published in the Homeland Association's series as Homeland Illustrated, No. 15. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
192p. Photo illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original cloth binding. Dust jacket. EROS3
128 pages including index. Topics include: preparing for parenthood; birth options; beauty, exercise, nutrition; the fertility question; comprehensive medical guide. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
102 pages. A sumptuously presented selection of the art collection displayed in The Regent in Hong Kong. This is a collection carefully acquired not only for its aesthetic beauty but also for the elements of oriental symbolism that are represented. Includes fine examples of skilfully executed screens, lacquerware and embroidery. There are specimens of Chinese export wallpaper, and several nineteenth-century China Trade oil paintings. These became popular as artistic records of the cultural and trading contacts of their period and are now collector's items. The selection of maps traces the pattern of adventure and romantic trade and travel over the centuries. Finally, a group of contemporary works pleasantly relate the collection to modern artistic trends. All illustrations in vivid colour photography. Attractive maroon cloth boards bear imprint of Chinese characters upon front board and gilt roman lettering upon spine. Illustrated slipcase shows light edgewear and several nicks. Book and slipcase bear the aroma of moth balls. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 7/8"w x 10 1/4"h. 120 pages. Full-page color photos.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Very slight edge wear to cover. 9"w x 12 1/4"h. 308 pages. Black and white illustrations.
Book is in excellent condition with two lightly bumped corners, slight wear at bottom edge. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Black cloth covers with a photo-illustrated dustjacket. Lavishly illustrated with full page mostly colour photographs, including endpapers. Published posthumously as an ode to Versace and his art collection just after his death in July 1997; it was the last book he worked on. Works from his art collection are included in close-ups with fashion shots of male and female models. About 150 pages, unpaginated.
106 pages. Features: Scottish Standing Mazers; Some Second Thoughts on Caughley Porcelain; Rembrandts for Non-Millionaires; English 18th Century Commodes; From Master to Promising Newcomer - this month's London exhibitions; Collecting for Lovers of Ships and the Sea; Masterpieces of Glass; The Beauty of Belleek; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Magazine
Features: Scrimshaw Art; Easter Egg "Toys" for the Collector; A Lover of Oriental Art - Sydney Moss; Past Aids to Beauty; The Story of English Drinking Glasses - Part III, Air Twists, Incised Twists and Composite Stems, 1740-60; Music for Monarch and Man - Mechanical Music; A Belfast Silver Trowel; Turkish and Hispano-Moresque Pottery; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Full maroon cloth boards with gilt title. Clean and unmarked; tight binding. 5 7/8"w x 8 1/8"h. 224 pages of text, plus 46 b&w illustrations/photos at rear. Previous owner's name neatly written inside front cover. Small spot on front cover.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Complete with separate "Directory" booklet of the artists featured in the book, silk bookmark. About 50 current fashion artists represented with several full color, full pages each.
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bronze Star winner Sgt. Robert Creech, son of A.L. Creech, Nelson wire chief; Photos of photographer Allan Evers, bathing beauty Stella Wintemute and dancer Donna Simpson; Beach party photos; Photo of dressmaker Cecilia Lillico; Three sister operators Inez, Florence and Lucille Stephan; How girls learn to be operators; photo of billboard explaining wartime shortages of phone equipment; Photo and article on Flt. Lieut. Gordon Heselton and his flying dog "Whisky"; Many photos of lady employees; Illustrated article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; Article on Vancouver's first emergency phone call (pants torn by dog); In Memoriam - T.L. Lewis, Robert F. Bird and Dorothy Colk; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 320 pages. Oblong format: 6 1/2"w x 5"h.
355 pages including index and a profusion of colour photographs. Captures all the treasures and beauty of this unique island. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A superior travel guide. Book
Small format hardback: 5"w x 6 1/2"h. More than 600 prints, 100 designers, and 30 countries, organized by chapeter: Animals, jokes, miscellany, people, places, typography. Interviews with six top designers.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows very minor wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 128 pages with fashion designers, boutiques, city life, and film from the sixties era in London and beyond.
176 pages with selected bibliography. Oblong tan cloth boards have browned around the edges but are only lightly soiled and worn. Contents are clean with some yellowing at the edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Bright gilt lettering on spine. List of 98 plates is placed loose inside front cover. A haunting but beautiful look at this enormous lake and its environs. Book
Pink folio, b&w illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. Hairdressing -- Periodicals. || Volume "F," Number 12.
50 pages. Features: Cover photo of George Kiehl; Title page photo of James M. Hafey; The Emperor Giant - Severus; Incredible but True - the brain can still function after incredible injury; What You Should Know About the Body - blood flow and the major blood vessels; Some of the Best Exercises Without Apparatus - with photos of John Grimek; ; An Ideal - And Then Success - Feature article on cover subject George Kiehl; Making Marriage Successful - article with photos of Barton Hovarth, Bill Vanselow, Bob Harley and Orville Wertz-Baugher; A Woman's Life is a Real Beauty Contest - with fantastic double-page photo of female contestants in the "Inter City Beauties - Showmen's Variety Jubilee, Steel Pier" at Atlantic City, Sept 6-12, 1937; Why You Should Maintain a Tranquil Mind; Louis Abele - Latest Strength Sensation; Favorite Exercises of Champions - article with photos of Dave Mayor, Dick Bachtell, Tony Terlazzo, Elmer Farnham, Johnny Terpak, Walter Good, Weldon Bullock, Eddie Harrison and Wally Zagurski; How Strong was Abraham Lincoln?; More About Sex Relations and Health - with photos of Emile Mogyrosky, George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbysko, John Grun Marx, Otto Arco and Adrien Deriaz; and more. Nice ads for the York Barbell Co. (two in color) and the Perfect Voice Institute. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine
Well-read book with fraying at bottom of spine. paper stuck to front cover, tape marks on inside covers and endpapers. Tears and smudges/marks to a few pages. Charming brightly colored and black and white illustrations.. Includes classic stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Three Bears, Puss in Boots, Jack and the Beanstalk, and more.
Previous owner's name inside as well as heavy highlighting and some underlining to approx. ten pages. 528 pages. 7 1/8"w x 10 1/4"h. Glossy pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations with orange accents. An in-depth textbook originally printed in the thirties that covers everything the practicing cosmetologist needs to know: Hygiene and Personality, Sanitation, Facial Treatments, Haircutting, Electrolysis, Beauty Salon Management, and much more. Glossary of words; index.
Previous owner's name inside. 528 pages. 7 1/4"w x 10 1/4"h. Glossy pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations with orange accents. An in-depth textbook originally printed in the thirties that covers everything the practicing cosmetologist needs to know: Hygiene and Personality, Sanitation, Facial Treatments, Haircutting, Electrolysis, Beauty Salon Management, and much more. Glossary of words; index.
