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Mm 130x205 Collana "GUM. Storia e documenti". Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 460 pagine. Piccola macchia ai tagli, peraltro copia molto buona. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; red tweed cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Sandler 3185.
Stubbe, Lotte & Wolf: Anthonie Waterloo 1610-1690. Um 1660 auf Reisen gezeichnet. Ansichten aus Hamburg, Altona, Blankenese, Holstein, Bergedorf, Lüneburg und Danzig-Oliva. Hamburg: Christians, 1983. 232pp with 60 monochrome illustrations, good condition. Hardback. 29.5 x 23.5cms. Drawings of landscapes and townscapes during his travels, c.1660. With bibliography; index of people, landscapes, places and buildings. Text in German. Drawings of landscapes and townscapes during his travels, c.1660. With bibliography; index of people, landscapes, places and buildings. Text in German
56 pages. Features: Rex Woods cover illustration features WWII sailor dancing with attractive blonde; Drying Eggs - a new war industry - article with photo of egg drying room in Trenton plant of the Canadian Doughnut Co.; Are Farmers Indifferent? - article with photos of the homesteads of Orley Shaw near Forest, ON, and K.M. Betzner of R.R.2 Waterloo, ON; Farmers of the Lower Saint John - article with photos of the Fox and Dingee homesteads of Gagetown, N.B.; Treasure of a Derelict (fiction); Storm Tide (fiction); Fascinating half-page ad by the Department of Munitions and Supply says "Drastic New Regulations Are Now In Effect" restricting sales of new and used tires, tubes and retreading services; Half-page ad for Findlay Ranges of Carleton Place, ON shows military scene and housewife saying she can wait for her range in order to provide metal to the military; An Army Without Banners - article explains how women are producing food at home to supply the military, with photos of Beth Kellington and Mrs. Will Hewlett of the Stouffville district in York County; Photo-illustrated article on the 1942 Kemptville Conference of the Women's Institutes; Aunt Helen's Boys and Girls; Illustrated half-page ad by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario says WWII is "A War of Steel and Electricity"; Nice photo of horse-drawn hay wagon in action on the Cotton farm near Orillia; Photo of Wallace Knapp of Galt, Ontario on horse-drawn potato planter; Photo of young John McTaggart feeding lamb at the Don Head Farm in Richmond, Hill; Photos of prize animals owned by Featherstone Bros. of Oakville, Haas Bros. of Paris, Byron Rath of Mossley, J.R. Beattie of Aurora, R. Norman Hogg of Uxbridge, and Alfred Bagg of Edgeley; Poultry section includes photo of chicken 'apartment building' of Dr. D.F. McKinley of Unionville, ON; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label remnant on front cover. Five-inch diameter hole neatly cut from back cover, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
ONLY Volume One of Two. pp. xii, 401, (12)[Publisher's catalogue] + half title, frontis and folding maps and views. Numerous text engravings. XLib. Stamp on half title and elsewhere. Library bookplate. Text clean. Folding maps and views brown but not brittle. Tall 8vo. Original full gold decorated brown cloth binding, slightly worn. FRENG 1
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
292 pages including index. "Edna Staebler brings to her writing the same qualities of subtle perfection she brings to her bean saled." - Pierre Berton. "Chock full of old standbys and everything from coffee cakes to one-course meals. There are special recipes for celiacs and enough breads and cookies and cakes to keep even the most dedicated baker busy." - from dust jacket. Light wear to unmarked book. Some sunning to spine of lightly worn dust jacket. A quality copy. Book
170 pages. Index. of figures. "Raised a Mennonite, Peter Estril Snyder has devoted over twenty years to the creation of paintings that reflect the lifestyle of the gentle, industrious Mennonite farmers of South-Western Ontario. Snyder's love of nature and of country life is also revealed in paintings and drawings from his travels to Europe, Virginia and throughout Canada. Personal anecdotes by the artist about his approach to painting and life, accompany the paintings." - from dust jacket. Signed and dated (August, 1986) by author upon title page, else book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket bears two 2" closed openings to front panel and is now attractively preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
Fort in-8°, 450p+112p+LXV pp., frontispice, illustrations hors-texte, cartes, chronologie, cartonnage vert decor estampe de l'editeur avec jaquette rhodoid. Tres bel exemplaire. [DV-18]
8vo., SOLE EDITION, some age-marking on half-title, neat repair to last leaf without loss of text, fore-edges browned, new endpapers; newly bound in black coarse-grain cloth, gilt back, uncut, a very good, clean copy. WITH THE SIGNATURE OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL [HENRY] CLINTON, DATED JUNE 1810, ON HALF-TITLE. The author was an officer of infantry. Sir Henry Clinton, the younger (1771-1829), was the second son of Sir Henry Clinton the elder and victor of Charleston. Beginning his career as ensign in 1787 he served in Holland from 1788-89 and was gazetted captain in 1791. He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Duke of York in 1793 and promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1795. A distinguished career followed: as adjutant-general in India, 1802-5; military attaché with the Russian Army at Austerlitz, 1805; commandant at Syracuse, 1806-7; MP, 1808-18; adjutant-general in Sir John Moore's campaign, 1808-9; major-general, 1810, commanded sixth division in Peninsular, 1811-14; KB, 1813; lieutenant-general, 1814; at Waterloo, 1815. A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY OF A SCARCE WORK OF CONSIDERABLE NAPOLEONIC INTEREST. Apparently not in BLPC; not recorded by Sandler.
pp. 234 + Plus frontis. Illustrated with full page engravings. Decorated title page. Foxed and age stained. Inked ownership of R. J. Stewart, Texas, June 1st, 1850 and John C. Boone, Nov. 1st, 1879. Penciled manuscript quotation from Gibbons in Vol. 1. 12mo. Original full leather binding, worn. Slight loss at bottom of spine. Early schoolbook used in Texas in1850. FRENG 3
32 pages. Map, car rosters and many black and white archival photos. "The name Canadian Pacific Electric Lines is the unofficial title given to the small electric railways leased by Canadian Pacific in Southern Ontario in the early 1900s. These began in Waterloo County between Galt and Preston and the first line, the Galt and Preston Street Railway opened on July 26, 1894." - from page one. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Bit of sticker remnant atop front cover. Sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
8vo., Fourth Edition, with 2 folding maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. The separately published atlas is not present with this copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Sandler, 2909
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and double-page map; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Gerry Embleton. Sandler 2894.
Sm. 4to., Seventh Impression, with illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly browned at edges else a good, clean copy. Imrie/Risley Uniform Color Guides. Series No. 1. Booklet No. 1.
Hardcover grand in-8°, 236 pages, nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, cartonnage illustré. Etat proche du NEUF. [POR-3]
16°, pp.126 (2), br.ed. ill. Tra le notizie, sono particolarmente interessanti gli appunti sui costumi locali, prezzi di alcuni oggetti esposti nei negozi, osservazioni sul sistema giudiziario belga, note sul carcere di St.-Gilles (tra cui descrizione del mobilio delle celle, del riscaldamento, acune norme del regolamento, misure speciali, scuole interne al carcere, etc.),l'utilizzo dei cani poliziotti, l'Esposizione universale di Bruxelles, una gita a Waterloo, note sulle città del Belgio.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Conquered Canada - Memors of 1762, Hanry Salt Esq - Collector-Diplomat 1780-1827, Cavagnari of Kabul, Nicklaus Manuel and the Reformation in Berne, Between Waterloo and the Alma - the Polish Prussian War of 1831 - part 2 Ostrolenka, Bishop Salvado and the Aborigines, the Migrants plus book reviews and letters.
lvii + 291pp., 2e édition, 23cm., br.orig. (petit manque de papier au bout du dos), pages non coupées, bon état, G87667
92 pages. Features: Promo for Movie of the Month, "Du Barry Was a Lady" with photo of Red Skelton, Lucille Ball and Gene Kelly; Fantastic one-page photo ad for the Carbine Rifle made by the Underwood Elliott Fisher Company; Lana Turner's marriage annuled; Brief obituaries for Getulio Vargas, Jr., Frank Burke, Frank Calder, Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, and Woodbridge S. Van Dyke II; Nostalgic one-page photo ad for Bell Telephone shows Operator with clunky voicepiece hung around her neck; Axis armies take it in Europe; Japs punch back in Pacific - with photo of dead Japanese soldiers in New Guinea; Considerable war coverage, including Tunisia; Photo of Paulus surrendering to Rokossovsky and Voronoff; US manpower crisis looms; Outstanding one-page color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features Curtiss dive-bomber test pilot "Red" Hulse; War Dog Fund; Photos of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan of Waterloo, Iowa and their five sons (the fighting Sullivans) who were all lost after the sinking of the cruiser Juneau at Guadalcanal; Nice one-page color-photo ad for the Union Pacific Railroad showssome of their workers preparing bandages for the Red Cross; Errol Flynn is found not guilty of raping Betty Hansen, 17 and Peggy Satterrlee, 16 - article with photos; Finland puts out feelers for Red Peace; Depressing Michigan Smelting ad shows horse-drawn wagon collecting scrap; Germany defeated at Stalingrad; Nice one-page color Ballantine's Ale ad shows young couple inspecting house plans; Photos of glass fishing floats made in Seattle; Interesting two-page ad for Pan American Clippers shows young boy and girl and talks of curing disease; The Fight Against Runaway Inflation; Article about working the the mammoth Pentagon; Nice one-page color ad for Kimberly-Clark shows Pacific soldiers waiting in line for a meaty meal; Mrs. Beatrice Houdini quits trying to contact her husband's (Harry) spirit (article with photo); Boxing photo of Jacob La Motta snapping Ray (Sugar) Robinson's victory string; Artist Maxim Kopf - article with photos; Elmer Davis back on the air; and much more. Middle six pages loose but present. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Cm. 27; pp. (2), V, (3), 569, (3). Legatura editoriale in tela rossa, titoli in oro al piatto e al dorso. Ritratto di Napoleone in antiporta, una cartina nel testo a piena pagina, 10 tavole fuori testo, 5 carte ripiegate custodite in tasca al fine volume. Ottimo esemplare, qualche lieve traccia d'uso 729/P
Cm. 27; pp. (2), V, (3), 569, (3). Legatura editoriale in tela rossa, titoli in oro al piatto e al dorso. Ritratto di Napoleone in antiporta, una cartina nel testo a piena pagina, 10 tavole fuori testo, 5 carte ripiegate custodite in tasca al fine volume. Ottimo esemplare, qualche lieve traccia d'uso. (729/P) 958/32
un vol in 8 cm. 25x16,5 pp.VIII- 640 legatura moderna in mz. tela con angoli rinf. tassello con scritte al dorso piatti marezzati contropiatti e sguardie moderne in carta riso azzurra ritratto di Napoleone in antiporta fogli intonsi ultima carta restaurata ma buon esemplare.
44 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Newfoundland outport by John Phillips; Morley Callaghan asks "Which Myth Do You Follow?"; Half-page colour ad for Swift's Prem tinned meat; Handsome one-page ad for Snyder's Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Newfoundland (is welcomed to Confederation) - Photo-illustrated article by Prime Minister Joseph R. Smallwood; Quicksand (short story); Girl Overboard! (short story); Nice one-page colour O'Keefe's ad includes large reproduction of John Worsley painting of boy watching construction of new high school; Hot From the Cold War - Austin Cross reports from Europe; Half-page two-colour ad for Canadian Admiral Corp features their AC-DC-Battery "Personal" portable radio and Model 5R12 Mahogany radio; 3/4-page two-colour (black and blue) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) recruiting ad; Cats, Cats, Cats! - photo-illustrated article; Half-page ad for the 1949 C.N.E.; Uncommon half-page ad for Burgess batteries; Half-page Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows paperboy visiting accountant in branch; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry; Photo-illustrated article on swimwear fashions for ladies; Half-page colour ad for Heinz baby foods; Attractive half-page colour ad for Aylmer Tomato juice, catsup and soup; Great vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Burns tinned meat balls, bologna and hamburgers; Cooking article with recipe for blueberry jelly; Small photo ad for Kranich & Bach pianos of Toronto; Tips for keeping your home cool; Half-page Javex ad; Half-page ad for Frigidaire ranges; Nice one-page Frigidaire fridge ad; Magnificent back cover colour Coke ad shows aerial image of busy supermarket with enormous Coke cooler on its roof; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book