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Features: The new planetariums for Chicago and Philadelphia; Editorials - C.F. Brush, Sea safety code, Men's clothes, air country clubs; Licorice the versatile; Uncle Sam gives us new money - the process, in brief, of making paper currency; Why does an oil gusher gush?; Charting Canada's wilderness from the air - more accurate than with transit and chain; Our army's mechanized forces - development of the American fighting tank since war times (with interesting photos); What becomes of star light?; Is the diesel airplane practical?; Silvering the world's largest telescope; Foiling the burglar III - vault combinations and clocks; Sea Safety contest; the Zeppelin's American home - huge hangar being erected in Akron; Steam Come-back - outdistancing water for generation of electricity; Designing large telescopes; World's largest vineyard in California; Ancient history from aloft; Compressed air used in Novel hospital - diabetes, anemia, and other maladies treated in an unusual manner; the 'heat makes cold' regrigeration unit. Attractive colour Packard automobile advertisement inside back cover. Colour Lucky Strike advertisment upon back cover features a puckered damsel and the caption "To keep a slender figure no one can deny... Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet." There are some rubbings/marks to this page. Page 198 is a full page advertisment for passenger aircraft manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn Michigan. Damage to bottom of spine. Unmarked. Magazine
Features: A button industry from ocean pearl; Editorials - more speed in the air; voices across the world; Wild life in a fire; Flying instruction as it should be; How you are influenced by color - color requirements, particularly in foods, are so rigid that methods of color comparison are widely employed in industry; Interstellar space wholly empty?; A day with a locksmith; The perspective of modern physics - has modern science reached an impasse?; A tinted statue from Pompeii's ashes - portrait statue of Livia, a notable discovery of last year; It pays to be a pioneer - a salaried employee who developed a great corporation of his own for noise-eliminating work; Natural gasoline from oil wells - Kettleman Hills field produces gasoline and natural gas; Pose yourself for your portrait - new portrait cabinet removes mental hazards from photography; Into a hidden world - observation of microscopic life in stagnant ponds is a fascinating hobby; Asquith and Kitchener - conclusion of a biographical study of two great British war leaders; Form letters with a personal touch - an automatic typewriter; World affairs and the telephone - circuits now reach most countries; How ancient is modern man?; Cotton cloth fit for a king. Few small white blemishes to lower left corner of front cover. Back cover is a colour Lucky Strike advertisement graced with a painting of a lovely Emily Boyle of Bronxville, N.Y. beneath the caption "Consider your Adam's Apple!! Don't rasp your throat with harsh irritants." Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Hoover Dam - purposes, plans, and progress of construction; Editorials - Dr. George K. Burgess and Dr. George F. Kunz - are there White Indians? - back to earth - construction - wages; Flying in the beginning - early experiments with man-carrying kites and gliders; Peregrinations of a freight car - as a railroad freight car travels here and there over the country, records are made of its movements in minute detail; New Planetary discoveries - the discovery of minor planets has fairly been put on a basis of mass production; The muscular power of insects - the muscles of insects give them much greater power proportionately than other animals possess; A masterpiece of Museum-craft - the largest existing monument of Greek sculpture has been re-erected in a museum in Berlin; Radio in the forest service - new transmitter-receivers, one weighing only 10 pounds, are to be tested this year; Solo man - a fossil skull - a new find of great importance; new notes on ancient man - recent discoveries throw new light on man's antiquity; Tropical fish as pets; Food for a floating hotel - the supplies for an ocean liner's next trip are ordered while the liner is still 1000 miles out at sea; Whirling molten steel to make gun castings - newly perfected centrifugal process promises better guns; Treasure trove in lowly "Sweeps" - all wastes and sweepings in jeweler's plants are carefully salvaged and precious metals recovered from them. Building safety into automobile glass - laminated safety glass for cars does not shatter; Quartz takes up fire fighting in the automatic heads of sprinkler systems; Advertising a curb on product design pirates. Back cover graced with colour Lucky Strike advertisement featuring painting of a sensuous young woman beneath the caption "OK - Miss America! We thank you for your patronage."Three inch opening between top of spine and front cover. Book
82 pages. Features: Fearless British MGBs during WWII; The U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo; A Mighty Task Force Prepares to Strike Iran; The USS Pennsylvania; Remembrance of the Iowa; British Naval Equipment on Show; Battleships of the French Navy, 1913-1965. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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. Contents include: Internment of Japanese Americans, Boeing's B-17 and B-29, Workforce is transformed, Warren Magnuson, Energy for war, Militarization of the economy, Cuc and African americans, Role of OPA, Seattle housing, Liberalism in disarray, Waterfront strike, etc.
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. 78 pages. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
216 pages. An attempt to inform the American public that the road to world peace does not lie in the direction of disarmament, but rather in the maintenance of a posture of overwhelming strategic nuclear superiority. Some yellowing. Moderate wear. Book
64 pages including index. Copyright 1969. Many illustrations in black and white. Chapters include: The Explosion; How are Unions Organized?; From Then to Now; The Growth of Unions and Their Differences Now; Disputes, Strikes and How They are Settled; Unions and Politics; Unions Abroad and International Unionism; The Future; Suggestions for further reading and references. Several school marks. Orange and white illustrated covers. Average wear. Book
120 pages. Select bibliography. Dozens of great black and white archival photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Art des Inhalts Kochbuch Titel Sunshine kitchen : sexy, sporty, healthy ; 70 Rezepte aus Kalifornien / Marita Karlson ; Fotos Stephanie Bjelkstam ; Übersetzung aus dem Schwedischen: Jenny-Anne von Rußdorf Person(en) Karlson, Marita (Verfasser) Bjelkstam, Stephanie (Illustrator) von Rußdorf, Jenny-Anne (Übersetzer) Organisation(en) Christian Verlag GmbH (Verlag) Werk(e) Superhälsa Verlag München : Christian Zeitliche Einordnung Erscheinungsdatum: [2016] Umfang/Format 183 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 27 cm ISBN/Einband/Preis 978-3-86244-970-5 Festeinband : EUR 20.60 (AT), sfr 26.90 (freier Pr.), EUR 19.99 (DE) 3-86244-970-X Bestellnummer(n) 44970 EAN 9783862449705 Sprache(n) Deutsch (ger), Originalsprache(n): Schwedisch (swe)
Bella litografia di architettura della fine del XIX secolo tratta dal periodico mensile "Ricordi di architettura" pubblicato tra il 1878 e il 1900 diretto da Giacomo Roster, C. Corinti e E. Bartoli.<BR>La rivista documentava le numerose progettazioni, talvolta anche di riduzione e di ampliamento che fecero molti architetti dell'epoca. Di grandi dimensioni. TECNICA: Litografia DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 53x38 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 45,5x31,5 EPOCA: fine XIX secolo CONDIZIONI: Buone condizioni, qualche fioritura. Beautiful lythography of architecture of the end of XIX century taken from the monthly magazine "Ricordi di architettura" published between 1878 and 1900 directed by Giacomo Roster, C. Corinti and E. Bartoli. The magazine documented different projects, sometimes alos of reductioning and expansion done by many architects of that time. Of big size. TECHNIQUE: Lytography PAGE SIZE: cm 53x38 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 45,5x31,5 PERIOD: end of XIX century CONDITION: good conditions. Some yellowings and little missing parts in the edges
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Farewell Banquet to Earl Grey; Russo-Japanese War; American Federation of Labor petitions congress to legislate against Mikado's subjects; The Rock Bay Bridge Question; Alberta Company Makes Big Strike - Fine Flow of Oil near the B.C. line and the Rich Flathead Valley - Pincher Creek; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) Railway Time Table No. 53 with stops in Victoria, Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Wellington" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Clipping from lower corner of page 2. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, September 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the third of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 131; Green & Gibson p.55.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, October 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the fourth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 21; Green & Gibson p.55.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, March 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the ninth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 64; Green & Gibson p.57.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, November 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the fifth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 71; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, December 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the sixth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 499; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, January 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the seventh of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 13; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, February 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the eighth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 379; Green & Gibson p.57.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, April 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the tenth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 171; Green & Gibson p.57.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, May 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the eleventh of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 5; Green & Gibson p.58.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, June 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the twelfth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 38; Green & Gibson p.58.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, January 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the second of the second series of twelve Holmes short stories later collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]), it was omitted (apparently at Doyle's request) from the first and several subsequent editions due possibly to its theme of adultery; it was not published in book form until 'His Last Bow' (1917). Notably, when the tale was omitted from the 'Memoirs', Doyle transferred Holmes' famous thought-reading episode to the beginning of 'The Resident Patient'. Only one of Paget's illustrations is included in the book version. De Waal 33; see Green & Gibson pp.74-76.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, June 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the seventh of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the sixth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. In book form the title was changed to 'The Reigate Squires' to reflect both villains. De Waal 225; Green & Gibson A14.vi (both wrongly recording the altered title).
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text, recto of first leaf (not part of the story) lightly scarred; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, February 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the third of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the second when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 518; Green & Gibson A14.ii.
