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48 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Canadian fish inside front cover; News digest topics include - dark influences at work, the anti-Russian case, An Alternative Pact, A policy of wreckage, One's own business, the plight of German churches, 90% heroic, and the problem of Palestine; Baseball's Centenary? - argument over whether or not baseball's centenary actually occured in June - article with photos of Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, Joe Vosmik, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Grover Cleveland, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, and others; Vernight Stop - photo-illustrated article of a trip to Wake Island; A Penny In Her Shoe (short story); The Genuine Tabard (short story); The Perdu (short story); Fairyland of the Boy-King Peter II of Yugoslavia - photo-illustrated article on his picturesque nation; If I Die Before I Wake (mystery); Half-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) which offers 'a thousand thrilling things to see'; Hollywood news, with photos of Frank Lloyd, Cecil B. De Mille, N.S. Van Dyke, Arthur Nornblow Jr., Lubitsch, Anatole Litvak, Eugene Forde, Edward H. Griffith and William Wellman; Photo and bried write-up on Ellen Drew; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Miss Nadine Beardmore; Dare to Smile - article for ladies; Pond's cold cream ad features photos of Mrs. Robert W. Armstorng of Toronto, and Blanche Brewer of Clarksdale, Mississippi; Small photo ad for Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby, Ontario shows girls on horseback with school in background; Sayings from around the world; Back cover colour Coke ad features man in white double-breasted suite with lady, and inset black and white photo of soda jerk; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
44 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady in swimwear by Corinne Malvern; Editorial mentions these three topics - the British Ministry of Air, Turmoil in Mexico, and Midsummer in Canada; Little Miss Hurricane (short story); Mr. Burgoyne's Octopus (short story); Wonders of Zululand - great photo-illustrated aritcle, including photo of chief Sidiya; Strictly Personal (short story); The Autobiography of Sir Herbert Barker (part III); Windmills for Sale (short story); Air Liner (short story); Tennis Stars Wanted - photo-illustrated article claims the tennis world will be boring until a challenger for Don Budge arrives on the scene - with photos of Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, Donald (Don) Budge, Frank Parker, Walter Senior, Bob Murray, and William Tilden playing Wilmer Allison on Wimbledon's famous middle court; Palmolive soap ad features photo of Dorothy (Dot) Cunningham of Montreal; Movie News with photos of Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Erroll Flynn, Ian Hunter, Don Ameche (performing swan dive), Johnny Weissmuller, Allan Jones and Dick Powell; Personal finance article; Cosmetics article; World Sayings; Elegant Heinz ad inside back cover; Kodak ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
40 pages. Features: Illustrated Oxydol detergent ad; News digest includes 'what disappeared in 1941, 'the end of U.S. Neutrality', American labor quarrels', 'the Roosevelt touch', 'price-ceiling and inflation', and 'Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen returns'; Anglo-American Link - photo-illustrated article on Viscountess Astor, M.P., who unites Britain with the U.S. by unique social gifts and will-power; Five Course Dinner (short story); The Corpse Wore a Derby (short story); Diamonds for Victory - photo-illustrated article suggests diamonds are 'cutting Hitler's throat'; By Midnight December Thirty-First (short story); The Marquis of Medicine Hat (continuation); Lana Turner photo in Woodbury Powder ad; Recipe section; From the Neck Up - beauty article with photos of seven Hollywood stars; Colourful patriotic back cover General Motors of Canada ad includes lyrics to the national anthem; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
Front cover illustrations highlight the death of Captain Webb in the Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls. Topics: The Suez Canal Question. Earthquake strikes Ischia, Italy. Cholera in Egypt. James Carey murdered. Echoes of the week. Wesleyan-Methodist Conference - sketch of the Rev. T. M'Cullagh. The Eclipse fo the Sun. Full-page engraving "The Cholera in Cairo - The People Leaving Boulak. The Playhouses. Music. City Echoes. The Silent Member. The Court. The Death of Captain Webb - the whirlpool in the lower rapids, Niagara - 2 page engraving. Parisian Sayings and Doings. Assassination of James Carey. National Sports. General Home News. Benevolence and Self-Help. Nice full-page seaside engraving entitled "Sketches in Cairo - The Harbour of Boulak". The Earthquake in Ischia - with illustrations of Casamicciola and Mount Epomeo. Science and Art. Classified Ads. Supplement includes: Chapters IX and X of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn. Obituaries. Chess. Wills and Bequests. Nice two-page engraving entitled "A Sharp Shower in the 'Row,' Hyde Park". Niagara and Captain Webb - article with map. A Shower in the Row. A Buried City of the Exodus - the excavations at Tell-el-Maskhutah. Patent Building Bricks - a new invention. 3 nice sketches on one page with the heading "The Excavations Pithom-Succoth". Two-page colour illustrations/cartoons illustrate the genesis of a rapid and dubious relationship and marriage. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Average wear. Magazine
Mr. Pakenham passes away under allegedly outrages circumstances at Tamatave. Suez Canal difficulty - cutting a second canal parallel to the first. Echoes of the week. The Playhouses; Weather; National Sports; The Cholera in Egypt - Quarantine, with full-page engraving entitled 'Quarantine Examination at Brinsisi'. Crab-Catching in Cornwall - 9 sketches on one page (plus text on next page); News from the Court and Church plus Benevolence and Self-Help. New Townhall, Dover - with sketch; The Westminster Townhall - with sketch; The Swanley Homes for Little Boys - with sketch; Sketches in Egypt - Thebes. The Advantages of Wet Weather. Supplement includes: Chapter V of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn; The Savage Club at the Royal Albert Hall (which is featured on front cover illustration and pages 52 and 53); The Jesmond Dene Park, Newcastle; A dramatic two-page engraving entitled "Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway (please note that this engraving bears a large tear); Obituaries; Chess; Wills and Bequests; Departure of Irish Emigrants; Classified Ads. The Jesmond Dene Public Park, Newcastel-on-Tyne - 8 lovely sketches. The Suez Canal - 3 pages of text and sketches, including map of the proposed Canal and sketch of M. Ferdinand De Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company. New Books. Musical Publications. Chipping at edges. Some pages loose but all appear to be present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
Please note: First page not present. Pencil jottings to page 3 else unmarked with above-average wear. Full page engraving of The Late General Sir W. Knollys, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Two engraving under the heading "The Cholera in Egypt - Its Source and Cause. Wonderful two-page engraving entitled "The Dispute Between France and China - Examining and Packing Chinese Manufactured Rifles at the Arsenal, Shanghai. Garden party at Chelsea Hospital - text and illustrations. Classified ads. Supplement: a portion of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn. Two-page engraving entitled "Our Fishing Industries - Line Fishing for Cod". Half-page illustration of "Volcanoes of the World". Some pages loose but present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
Features: reproductions of two short articles from 'The Pierce-Arrow Salesman'; Organizational Chart of the Pierce-Arrow Company, circa 1918; Evaluating the 'Dymaxion' car, by Maurice A. Thorne (Pierce-Arrow Experimental Engineer, 1929-34); reproduction of an interesting "Alemite Equipment Sheet" circa 1920, which was mailed to a customer by his Pierce-Arrow dealer; Reproduction of a 1973 news story about the renovation of a 1924 Pierce Arrow Truck at Burlington County Votech - many photos; Large original factory photo of a 1914 Pierce-Arrow runabout; Six-page article entitled "Old Days Service Garage Experiences", by John M. Powers - includes chassis diagram of a 1915 48-B-3 Pierce-Arrow which shows 93 (!) greasing points; Service Section - New Haven Station is Model - nicely illustrated 2-page article about a P-A dealership in New Haven; Three *great* pages of photos and text about the Clarke-Leu Company, the P-A dealer in Albany, NY; Recollections about the Famous Pierce-Arrow Cars, by A.C. May; Pierce-Arrow Epigrams, circa 1916, are reproduced inside back cover; On back cover is a reproduction of a 1920 dealer's quote for a five-ton dual valve Pierce-Arrow dump with four-yard steel body ($7242.40). Moderate wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. A sound copy. Book
In-4, 239p. Première édition illustrée au tirage limité à 446 exemplaires. Celui-ci un des 400 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches. Illustré d'un frontispice en noir et de 18 lithographies en couleurs de Louis Touchagues tirées par Mourlot. Bel exemplaire.
2 volumes In-4, lxxvi-684; 676p. Une des nombreuses éditions de cette bible de l'enseignement écrite par Rollin à la fin de sa vie. Il y traite notamment des réformes nécessaires de l'enseignement, de l'emploi du français au détriment du latin et de l'enseignement de l'histoire. Exemplaire correcte, dans une reliure d'époque, mais auquel il manque le frontispice. Coins émoussés et charnières partiellement fendues. de la bibliothèque de Philippe Godet, avec son nom inscrit en page de garde du premier volume.
Features/Photos: The most daring and fruitful mail robbery in English history - The Great Train Robbery; Karsh photo of Nikita S. Khrushchev; Looking back on the test ban treaty; the probably base for Vespasian's western campaign during the Claudian invasion of Britain - new discoveries at the new Fishbourne site; The new British Chieftan tank compared to tanks of four other nations; the Farmobil - a light multi-purpose cross-countyr vehicle; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
100 pages. Personal signed copy of Albert Quine, business manager of this publication. Contains numerous autographs and inscriptions of graduating class notables, including Student Body President Roy Sohns. Contents in nice shape. Chipping and short tears to black covers. Lettering and decoration upon front cover worn but visible. Two identical news clippings ca. 1980s laid in. These clippings show Dr. Gunnar Berg, the first principal of the school, and his wife arriving at a reunion of the Class of 1925. Representative of its vintage, this yearbook stylishly presents and preserves the wonderful Gatsby-era fashions of the day. A truly unique and wonderful item. Book
2 volumes In-8, [28]-476-[24]; 556-[22]p. Nouvelle édition revue, corrigée & enrichie de figures. troisième édition, après celles de 1694 et de 1696. Illustré de nombreux portraits gravés et de planches de médailles hors texte. Exemplaire en parfaite condition.
In-8 carré, 51p. Edition originale numérotée 1/300 exemplaires sur vélin (après 6 exemplaires de tete sur Chine et 3 exemplaires hors commerce sur vieux Japon). Illustré de 5 lithographies hors texte de René Auberjonois. Très bel exemplaire. [Bringolf 36].
Splendid cover illustration of planes in spotlights by W. Gord. Wallace. 40 pages. Features: Nice Fairchild ad with photos of their Wasp, 21 and 41 models; Great photo ad for Canadian Vickers Limited showing their Vedette; Canadian Pacific Express photo ad shows packages beinng loaded into plane from a truck - super vintage ad for Canada's first air express service; Photo ad for Armstrong-Siddeley's Jaguar 455 H.P. air-cooled static radial engine; Great article with five photos discusses Industrial Photography in aviation - with aerial photos of American Falls at Niagara, Industrial Hamilton, General Motors of Canada's Oshawa Plant, and Ontario Hospital at Hamilton; The National Aeronautic Association of the United States - article by Senator Hiram Bingham; Saskatoon Aero Club - article with two photos including R. Randall, C. Yule, R. Schwinghammer, Dr. L. McConnell, T. Sigsworth, J.F. Bythell, S. McClelland and R. Mayson; News from the flying clubs; Expansion announced by Canadian Vickers, Limited; Photo of the inauguration of Canadian Pacific Express bi-weekly air service; Formation of the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; New metal Gipsy Moth passes strict government tests - article with photos; Helioplane developed by John E. Hess of New Westminster, B.C. - article; Great full-page photo ad for the Gipsy Moth by De Havilland; Short-wave wireless transmitter devised by R.N. Johnston and Charles Ward, two young engineers of the Ontario Forestry Branch; Ad for Montreal's Continental School of Flying with photo of Capt. J.H. St. Martein; Principles of Aeroplane Construction - article; Super vintage full-page photo ad for the rotary "Snow King" plow by J.S. Innes Limited; Full-page ad for the Wright Whirlwind engine; Nice full-page ad for the Woods Manufacturing Company of Ottawa shows their flying suits; Ad for the Monocoupe inside back cover; Rambler ad on back cover promotes their all-metal lighte aeroplanes. Average wear. Binding intact. One-inch opening to top of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent early issue. Book
2 volumes In-8, [12]-532-[26]; [4]-516-[26]p. Edition nouvelle, augmentée de plusieurs pièces curieuses, & enrichie de Figures & de notes pour éclaircir les endroits les plus difficiles. Edition illustrée de 13 planches gravées par Harrewyn, dont 11 portraits. Très bel exemplaire, élégamment relié et en parfaite condition.
8 volumes gr. In-8, environ 1700p. au total. Edition de luxe au tirage limité et numéroté sur Arches. Illustré de 173 aquarelles reproduites en pleine page de Dubout coloriées à la main par Maurice Beaufumé. Collection complète à l'état de neuf.
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: Service to Japan, Hawaii and the Philippines now available; Anchors foul cable 4 times within 10 days - Burrard Inlet; Classified system will be extended to remainder of territory - includes full-page rate sheet; Company gains telephones in 1934 after 3 year decline (presumably due to the Great Depression); Company architect, Hugh D. Simpson; Our overseas service kept growing last year; Employee Sales Team Results; Statement of Development, 1 January 1935 - show # of phones per community; System suffers heaviest storm damage in history - January 1935 - 8 pages with photos; New exchange for the Albernis; John C. Miles succeeds John Johnston as Building Head; World Telephone network now includes 60 countries; Billy Palliser - champion salesman for Victoria Plant; Sechelt Company picnic; New phone system for thriving Alberni area - 4 pages with photos; Record 19,000 mile call from Vancouver to Perth, Australia; Dog's bark in Vancouver heard in Scotland; Round the world telephone talk sets record; Telephony's part in Canada's Jubilee celebration - 2 pages with photos; Parksville Exchange has Dial Unit at Qualicum Beach; Arthur R. Harness - garden awards; New switchboard handled by sightless operator - article with photos; PNE float details and photo; 2-page bio. with photo of Eugene P. LaBelle, the company's General Superintendant of Plant *MR. LABELLE'S NAME IS STAMPED ON THIS COPY*; Carrier circuits established between Vancouver and Calgary; Number of phones increased last year; Miss Elizabeth Murray, Vancouver's first chief operator, dies; New radio stations established; Fraser telephone building remodelled; Conference calls link Canadian cities by long distance (!); Operator school reopened; George E. Pittendrigh of Cloverdale, BC - installed Vancouver's first telephones; Telephone folks to the rescue; New Long Distance developments embrace Howe Sound Points; Key to Safety on the Job; New radio link serves Quesnel and adjacent mining area; Vancouver's first emergency phone calls; Newcastle Island Picnic; C.A. (Charlie) Price - Queer theories prove that people read the 'Yellow Pages"; James Welsh - our first formen; Article on the challenges of information operators; Seymour operating room photo; Mr. W.F. Salsbury - helped pave the way for our present telephone system; *CARICATURE OF E.P. LABELLE* and other company executives; Vancouver Arena fire damage quickly repaired; PNE float photo and details; Long Distance developments this year; Dominion Telephone organization meets in Victoria; Ex-policeman Ernest A. Harris recalls use of telephone in 1891; Monte Butler wins more rowing laurels; and more. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon fore- and top edges, and inside front board, else unmarked. Half-leather binding intact. Backstrip loose along front edge. Book
Half-leather binding. 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: Photo of new office at Hope; 3 pages re: 'Up-to-the-minute' phone system for Vancouver's city hall; Article and photo of J.C. (Joe) Armstrong, founder of the B.C. Telephone Co.; Hope Joins our Phone System; 3 page article with photos re: The Jeffrees and the Pendrays - telephone pioneers in Victoria; The Birthplace of the Telephone - 2 page article; Employee sales plan resutls; Table of number of phone sets per B.C. community, January 1, 1937; The McMicking Family Tradition - 3 pages with photos; Roland (Sam) Nosworthy; North Vancouver Phones to Llanerchymedd; E.J. Haughton of Victoria; Linemen best Coquihalla avalanches; Lloyd Purdy; Peter McNeish; 'Thank-you' replaces repetition of numbers in Vancouver; George H. Halse, former CEO, passes away - 3 pages with photos; Cavalsky's Store was Nanaimo's first telephone office - 2 pages with photos; E. Purcell Johnston; Fire sweeps the Vancouver Sun - 2 pages; Harry Wilson; Great photo of construction men in front of Nanaimo phone office 25 years ago; 1886 fire leaves the Janes family home as Vancouver's telephone office - with photo; Robert Daniel Davies; We can telephone to China!; Life as a Vancouver operator; Low rates for Long-Distance calls Sundays and every night - with full-page rate sheet; Service to Britannia and Texada; Mrs. George Pittendrigh - Vancouver's first Toll Operator; PNE parade float cover photo; Service to Alaska now available; Operators rally to relieve load during Marpole fire; Edmund Esson; Juanita Booth, Seymour chief operator; James Cummins of Victoria - pioneer phone man; Newcastle Island picnic; Flat Rate Telephone Service for Greater Vancouver - 4 pages with photos; Dominion phone organization meets at Minaki Lodge; We can now talk to Haiti; "Operator, Get Me to the Police!" - 3 pages with photos; Anchor fouls North Vancouver cable; Engineers 'see' by phone during construction of new Pattullo Bridge, with photo; Photo of the London international switchboard - heart of the world telephone network; Ocean Falls and Edinburgh linked; Vancouver's phone directory - with photos; Vancouver can now 'magic carpet' from Vancouver to Bagdad; T. Percy Waters; Ten Years of Transoceanic Telephone Service, with photos; B.C. ship-to-shore service now available on commercial basis; Voices under the sea, by Al Miller; Reginald H. Milner; Pioneer James Cowherd; Submarine link with Britannia - 4 page article with photos; New Whytecliff office; Alfred Crickmay and his brothers; Development of the phone in B.C., by James Hamilton, V.P.; Operators used to need great memories - 2 page article with great Victorian-era operating room photo; Zeballos and Alert bay join phone system - article and photos; Prince Rupert centre of new radiotelephone network; Police session told of proposed teletype network; First call from Atlantic ship to Vancouver; Radio hams in our company; Newcastle Island picnic; Miss Almina Eligh; West Van exchange now includes Whytecliff; PNE float details and photos; F.C. Patterson retires, replaced by C.C. Simpson; Two submarine cables severed by Pier D Fire - with photos and text; Ship-to-shore demonstration on CJOR radio; Vancouver's telephone system will be converted to dial; C.A. (Charlie) Price; Frank C. Paterson; Beware of the common cold; Vancouver toll ro Book
In-4, 91p. Edition limitée à 301 exemplaires illustrés de 10 eaux-fortes hors texte tirées en bistre de Gierolewski. Ornementations (culs-de-lampe et encadrement) en 2 couleurs. Traduction française d'Ostroya et G. Masson. Un des 275 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches. En excellente condition.
Pt. In-4, 64 pages non chiffrées. Edition originale. Un des 1000 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin Lafuma de Voiron. Illustré de 25 compositions en couleurs de Raoul Dufy. Impression soignée par Louis Kaldor, illustrations tirées sur les presses à bras d'Aimé Jourde et coloriées au pochoir par Richard. Exemplaire en parfaite condition, agréablement relié.
Petit In-4, 100p. Edition tirée à 371 exemplaires et illustrée de 75 lithographies originales de Hans Erni. Celui-ci est un des 240 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches (exemplaire nominatif), signé par l'artiste et par l'éditeur à la justification. Enrichi d'un envoi autographe signé (pour Daniel) et d'un dessin original d'Erni en page de titre.
In-folio, 120p. Edition illustrée de 41 lithographies en couleurs d'Edouard Goerg. Tirage limité à 115 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin pur fil à la forme de Lana. Celui-ci un des 15 exemplaires comprenant une suite en état définitif et une suite sur pelure. Enrichi d'une eau-forte originale en noir de l'artiste.
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: Miss K. Perrin joins as health supervisor; New West office upgraded - super photos; New York Engineer describes latest developments i.e. transmitting photos over phone lines; the truth about instrument zoning; Excitement at Duncan office; Diary describes observations on Chilliwack line; New cable successfully laid from Galiano Island to Point Grey - 9 pages of text and good photos; New Trans-Gulf circuits opened; sleeping car reservations by phone; Joe Gagnon; Phone expansion in Bay store; Seymour remodeling complete; Operating room photos; Coal, Travelling Men and Toll Lines Feature Nanaimo; High Poles removed from Seymour St. - 6 pages of text and great photos; Miss E.R. Walker - manages traffic on Vancouver Island; Cobble Hill Exchange; photo of updated Ladysmith office; Coast now linked with Okanagan by phone; Miss A. Falconer of the Port Coquitlam office; Successful Canadian jubilee broadcast from Ottawa; Photo of Chemainus Office; Royal Alexandra Apartments Fire - phones used from burning buildings by reporters; Company will have its own line to Vernon; Photo of public phones/'Pay Stations'; Photo of Belmont office near Victoria; Table of phones in use per province in Canada; Six pages of info. and great photos re: Kootenay; Battling Storm King; Mexico City can now communicate with Vancouver; Direct cable to be laid to West Vancouver; Article on poles; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Substantial wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
Petit In-4, 100p. Edition tirée à 371 exemplaires et illustrée de 75 lithographies originales de Hans Erni. Celui-ci est un des 50 exemplaires de tete numérotés sur papier Japon nacré blanc (exemplaire n¡ 38), mais qui ne comporte pas la suite annoncée tirée en vert. Ce qui le rabaisse au niveau des 35 Japon nacér ivoire qui est la deuxième tranche du tirage. Signé par l'artiste et par l'éditeur à la justification.
