Bainton, Roland H.MareMagnum
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278 pages. Bibliography. Index. Signed by author atop half-title page. "Only a scholar fully conversant with his theme could have achieved such a masterly compression of a century's almost chaotic detail; here the main aspects are clearly distinguished and the central issues receive significant comment." - Times Literary Supplement. Average wear. Minimal markings. Binding sound. Book
48 pages. Features: Reaping on the Margins; - a century of community gardening in America; Push Over, Paradigm; Light Winds Aloft; Seeing Ourselves Through The Bars - A Historical Tour of American Zoos; 'Bright Yard' Maps from Cheju Island; Symbols and Monuments - Images of the Skyscraper in American Art; Banff and The Canadian National Park Idea; Chicano Park - Personalizing an Institutional Landscape. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Canadian Scenes on 19th Century English Earthenware - Collard ROM Lecture; Confiscated Tiffany Collection sets new price records at Sotheby's in New York; Bernard Palissy - Creator of Rustic Pottery; Antique Beads - interview with Carol Wallingford; Refinishing and Restoring Wood Furniture - part 1 - stripping and basic repairs; Cornwall, Ontario - A Bicentennial History; Grand Opening of Tea Olive Company and Toys for Big Boys; Wick Support Lighting - informative photo-illustrated article; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Lockets; Report on ROM Lecture "East Meets West in China" - Mildred Motthedeh; Exclusive Interview with Mildred Mottahedeh; Nippon Figurals and Figurines; 1983 in review; The Beaver Hat - an item of fashion lures explorers to the west; Mapping Toronto's First Century 1787-1884; Collectible Valentines; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Why Bisque Heads?; Madame L. - Maker of Parisian Automata; Dolling In and Around London; Gifts I Would Like to Present; Ice Capade Dolls; Compo Corner; Preview of the Collector's History of Teddy Bears; Tammy and Dolls You Love to Dress; Dolls at Auction; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; Sailor Suit from Captain January; An Artist's Paper Dolls from a 19th Century Scrapbook; N.A.M.E. Goes to Boston; From Elspeth's Inkpot; Colleen Moore's Enchanted Castoe - interview with Colleen Moore. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
495 pages. Many black and white photos. Selected reading list. "Offers insights into the lives of Canadian women who pioneered new activities or expanded the boundaries of women's traditional roles. Through diary accounts, oral history, letters, paintings, quilts, dressmaking patterns, milliners' records, and posters, we see how women contributed to and have been influenced by the transformation of our society." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
Signed, without inscription, upon title page by author. x, 220 pp. Index, bibliography, map, list of houses by street address. Profusely illustrated, primarily in black and whilte. Oblong 20 x 25cm. "With researched lists of his commissions and those of his partners: Hubert Savage and Douglas James." - subtitle. "A book on P.Leonard James's [1878-1970] life and accomplishments. A well-researched view of this architect's practice, with lively anecdotes and a highly personal record of his home life and journeys before and between WWI and WWII. Will appeal to heritage and history buffs, biographers, architects and to anyone who likes a well-told tale with a flavour of Victoria as it was." - back cover. "A fascinating read." - Prof. Martin Segger. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this essential book for anyone fortunate enough to own a home designed by this illustrious architect. Book
72 pages. Features: Cover illustrations features Bell's Inks of Ottawa; "New" Bitters Claimed for Canada - Royal Italian Bitters, probably Canada's most beautiful bitters bottle; The Empress Fruit Jar; Digging Report - with photos; The Big Coca-Cola Dig - on the old Expo '86 site in Vancouver]; Canadian Glass Insulators - The Foster Brothers Glass Works, St. Johns, Canada East (1855-1880); Canadian Jar Talk - The American Nag Co. Porcelain Lined; The Beaver Soda Water Works; Black Glass in 18th Century Europe; C. Gates, Son & Company Limited Middleton, Nova Scotia - One of Canada's Oldest Medicine Companies 1840-1949; Bell's Inks, Ottawa; New and Unknown Gingers; Fraser Valley Show, Oct '93; Canadian Clubs; Show Listings; Interesting letters to the editor; Classifieds; Black and white illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this particularly informative issue. Book
48 pages. Features: Sacred Sands - The Civil Religion of the Indiana Dunes; The Diffusion of Silos; A Short Discourse on Cattle in the Hothouse; Recapturing History - a Plan for Gritty Cities; Wisdom and Wilderness; Juxtapositions; The Imprint of the Enlightenment - Tuscan Hill Farming in the Eighteenth Century; The Boutiquing of Cannery Row. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
170 pages. Features: Marc Rosen and Arlene Dahl's Hudson River Classic; George Washington's Mount Vernon home restored; Ingenious addition to New York's Whitney Museum; Restoration of a merchant's house in old Kyoto; Eccentric charm in Newport; 17th century Spanish still lifes; Buzz Yudell and Tina Beebe transform a tiny L.A. home; Peter Preller creates a perfect fit for fashion designer Jil Sander; Two barns converted by Carlos Brillembourg with Jonathan Lanman; Improvisation on an upstate New York home; D.C.'s Jade Garden; Great impressionist collections in the Palm Springs home of Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Annenberg; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
137 pages. Shares research and interviews from 1897 to the present. Many black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. Book
Features: The Right to Take Game; Wildlife Conservation through the century; 100 Years of Fish and Wildlife in Ontario; 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing in B.C.; Quebec - 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing; 100 Years on the Eastern Prairies; 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing in the Maritimes; Championship Fish Contest Entry Forms; and more. Bit of writing on front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
281 pages. Index, footnotes and bibliography. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Botanical Plates; The Doctor's Home - Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village; Medicines out of the Earth; Mrs. Traill's Books for Collectors; Feeding the 19th Century Baby; Preconfederation Medical Instruments; Colours from Nature; Flowers on English Pottery and Porcelain; Packing the Panacea - Medicine Bottles in Upper Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
50 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of view from Jasper Park Lodge; The New Prince George starts service this month; Jasper Park Lodge - a Quarter of a Century, with many photos; Canadian National Cameos - the meaning of train signals; Longmoor - a memorial window for the Canadian railway troops, who did their overseas training on the Longmoor Military Railway, was unveiled April 25 at the Garrison Church at Longmoor, Hants; Posters display our services - great pictorial display; The Reminiscing Run - a gabfest ensues when engineers get together; T.C.A. enters Bermuda - new direct air service inaugurated from Montreal and Toronto - with photos; G.T.W. (Grand Trunk Western Railway holds annual meeting; List and photos of staff working in Moncton's New Atlantic Building; System News; Chickens Without Wings - Dominica specializes in eating Crapaud (Frogs) which the natives refer to as "Mountain chicken"; Young Railroaders' Club; and more. Address label on back cover. Small piece missing from back cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
38 pages. Reference notes. Selected bibliography. Five colour prints, suitable for framing, in pocket. Please note: all pages present but, due to a binding error, four pages are loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
144 pages. Features: New Life for an Old Faithful Clock; The Ultimate Railroad Regulator; Clocks in 3D; Hermetic Watches - A Photographic Update, Part 2 of 2; A 16th Century Ivory Watch?; Let Us Cross Over the River and Rest Under the Shade of the Trees", by Dennis Cooper; Those Wonderful Automobile Clocks; The Balanced-Independent-Hand Clock; Rebirth of the Breslin Tower Clock; Maintenance of non-jewelled Pivot Holes; Early American Wristwatches 1900-1930 - Part II; The Elgin-Size B.W. Raymond, Part 2 - The 21 and 23-Jewel Watches; An Unusual Barnes Bartholomew & Co. Clock; Anglo-American Clocks; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
144 pages. Features: D.D. Palmer and the Waltham School of Horology; Military Timepieces - Bomb Timers of the 1920s - with super colour photos; The Detex Newman Quartz Watchclock; A Perpetual Calendar Regulator; An Early 18th Century Lacquered Longcase Clock by Hugh Davis of Speake; Ansonia Clock Company's Literary Statuary; Troubleshooting Tips For When a Swinger Won't Swing; Hamilton's Hayden W. Wheeler Bridge Model Contract Watches; Breitling - By Water, By Land, By Air - Part 1 - 1884-1951; and more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
420 pages. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's details neatly upon front free endpaper. Minimal light pencil markings to contents. A well-travelled but sound copy of this vintage Canadian reader. Book
Features: Editorial - Biggest News from EMD since 1939; What EMD will have in its showrooms in 1966 - 2 pages of diagrams and photos; Photos of the Mississippi Maelstrom; Steam News Photos; Night photo of No. 45684 in England; Can New York City live happily ever after with 34,000 commuters? - what price rails to suburbia? - long article with illustrations and map; The Case of the Curved-Side Lightweight, introduced by the Cincinnati Car Company - Traction Classics; Photo Section - American Railroading... in 1908; Monarch Branch... after; Boarding the Century at Utica - excerpt from a 'Trains' reader letter; and more. Date stamp atop front cover else unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: "Our Third All-Diesel Issue"; Born at Beloit - The Fairbanks-Morse Story - super long article with many photos; Dixie Line digs midtrain 'slave' units; Iron Horse Days on the B&O; Diesel News Photos; Uninvited Guest - In 1953 GE did an end run around its competitors and entered the diesel ocomotive party; Diesels within yard limits - enter the advance scouts of total dieselization - many photos with text; Up front on America's fastest CB&Q No. 21 implies a throttle in the 8th notch; Nice color centerfold by EMD; B-B, C-C, A1A-A1A, etc. - what do they mean? - a primer on diesel wheel arrangements; Great two-page photo of Alco's Century 628; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
66 pages. Features: The Nation's Crossroads - stand at Chicago's 21st St. Tower and you'll see trains from Canada, the Gulf, and both coasts - great article and photos; Asa Packer's Railroad - Coal means so much to the Lehigh Valley Railroad that even its crack passenger train is known as the Black Diamond - long article with full-page map and many photos; The Hiawatha Story - How the first engine to carry the Indian totem came to be, as recalled by a C.H. Bilty, a Milwaukee Road man who helped create it; Photo Section; The Atlantic & Danville (A&D) - photos, map and article; Early Days in Oregon - at the turn of the century the Union Pacific had its eye on a group of little roads which held the key to the Puget Sound gateway - map, photos and article; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Cover holding by one staple, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Disputes Between Masters and Their Workmen; The Use of the Ultra-Violet Lamp in Painted Dial Restoration; Visit to a Clerkenwell Clock Factory; The Froxfield Clock; The Rise and Fall of Chronometer Manufacturing; The 13th Century 'King Hezekiah' Water Clock - Addenda; A New Look at the Dating of Early English Clocks; Sundials at Hever Castle; Eclipses and the St. Alban's Clock; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
Features: The Foliot and the Natural Day; Twenty-Sixth Annual General Meeting; Edward Aldridge of Deal; The 13th Century 'King Hezekiah' Water Clock; Chronometer Escapements; A 15th Century Italian Clockmaker's Workshop; The St. Alban's Clock - Addendum; The Fly in the Grimthorpe Escapement; Further Thoughts on Grimthorpe's Fly; Section News; Huyghens, the Secret in the Coster-Fromanteel 'Contract' - the Thirty-Hour Clock; A Precision Clock by Josiah Emery; Scientific Notes - A Musical Time Beater; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
Features: Why Barrow?; An Early Pocket Sundial Illustrated in Art; The 13th Century 'King Hezekiah' Water Clock; The 19th Century Watchman's Clock; A.G.M. Report; The Clocks in Westminster Abbey; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
