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Third Edition, revised and corrected, with additions, 8vo (205 x 120 mm), vii, [1], 432pp., large folding frontispiece a little browned, with the stamps of the "Oriental Club" at either side of the title, pp.366-372 have a small stain on lower part of text, nineteenth century half morocco, hinges rubbed, spine gilt, with the bookplate of the Oriental Club.
série de 48 facs.: 1934 (Année 11) nrs.9/10-11, 1935 à 1938 complet (12 nrs./année), 1939 nrs.1 à 6, [par nr./100 à 120pp., cachet sur couv., bon état], E30701
P., édité par l'auteur " Archéologie navale française", 1983. In-4 relié toile bleue avec jaquette 279 pages et in-4 broché sous étui de toile bleue avec rabat et jaquette, 63 pages avec des illustrations photographiques en noir et blanc, accompagné de 50 planches dépliantes (à l'échelle 1/48° ) .
8vo, xii, 479, [5]pp., 1 hand-coloured folding engraved map, 28 engraved plates (6 folding, 2 hand-coloured), occasional spotting and offsetting, recent buckram, morocco title label to spine. Provenance: From the library of the Royal Agricultural Society of England with their bookplate.
Full Title: "ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF CARPENTRY. A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, the Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of Floors, Centres, Bridges, Roofs; Uniting Iron and Stone with Timber, etc. To Which is Added an Essay on the Nature and Properties of Timber. 4th Edition, Corrected and Considerably Enlarged. With an Appendix Containing Specimens of Various Ancient and Modern Roofs, by Peter Barlow." pp. xxiv, 333 + Fifty-three (53) engraved plates [as called for], some folding. Old age stain. Partially unopened. Small folio. Original full cloth binding, embossed in blind. Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) was an important English architect and engineer. In 1813 he joined William Atkinson, architect to the ordnance in London, and in 1823 went into private practice as a civil engineer. These 'Elementary Principles of Carpentry' were first published in 1820. He also wrote 'Strength of Cast Iron' (1821), and 'The Steam Engine' (1827). Scarce and significant. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W150 / DC
6 volumes gr. In-8, XXIII-373; 357; 546; 391; 441; 218p. Complet en 6 volumes. Exemplaire en très bonne condition.
Paris, Edit. Librairie encyclopèdique de Roret, 1839. Colección Encyclopèdie Roret. Algunas ilustraciones en b/n. Algun desplegable ilustrado. 334 p. 8º menor. Holandesa con lomo de piel algo rozado. Dorados y hierros en el lomo. Ex libris. Buen ejemplar. Livre en français.
663 + 53pp., 36cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés, dos en toile avec titre doré), très bon état, rare, B81703
Rennes, Plihon & Hommay, 1935 - Revue In-8 - Brochés - T. XIV - Propre - 324 pages - bel exemplaire Exemplaire non mis dans le commerce
In-12, broché, couverture de papier bleuté d'origine, pièce de titre manuscrite à la plume, (2), xx [i.e. xxii], 238, (7) pages de table, approbation et privilège et catalogue éditeur. Edition originale dédiée à Christian VII, roi de Danemark. L'auteur intervient dans le débat ouvert par les physiocrates sur l'utilité sociale et économique des divers métiers. "Il place le savant au premier rang de sa hiérarchie, ensuite le militaire, le cultivateur et enfin le commerçant: 'Plus les sciences et les lettres sont cultivées dans un Etat, plus l'Etat est florissant' " (INED, n°2703). L'ouvrage est suivi de "l'Eloge du chevalier Bayard. Discours présenté à l'Académie de Dijon en 1769". L'auteur était prêtre et professeur de rhétorique à Chartres. (Conlon, 'Siècle des Lumières', 70/1099. Goldsmiths'-Kress, n°10612.10). Quelques piqûres & rousseurs éparses. Exemplaire entièrement non rogné, tel que paru.
66 pages. Features: Cover photo of lady curler; Carling Black Label ad inside front cover claims it is Canada's best-selling (international) beer and shows ship exporting it to the world; Stephen Lewis - boy socialist of the NDP who's giving the old-line parties lessons in winning elections - article with caricature; How Computers May Catch Bad Drivers Before They Smash Up; Since When Did the Truth Become More Dangerous Than Danger Itself? (Editorial); Will Wawa's gun-totin' Christians fight for peace in Tanganyika? - Leigh Coop and Canadian Lay Missioners; Vintage one-page colour ad for the 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible (blue) entitled "Economy Car of GT Racer?"; One-page colour ad for the 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible (light blue); Kodak camera colour ad; Glorious one-page colour-photo ad for the 1965 Ford Lincoln Continental shows lady with grey car picking up her mail at end of her private road; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for Sheaffer pens; Today's Religion - article with photos of Rabbi Abraham L. Feinberg, Father Frank Stone and Dr. Ernest Marshall Howse; The Guns of Christmas - a story of two thousand Canadian soldiers and the most gory and gaudy Christmas week of their lives as they fought, hand-to-hand, it Ortona, Italy during WWII; Two Solitudes Revisited; Would Canada Be Better Off Without Quebec?; Walter Homburger - the modest merchant of music - article with nice one-page photo; Push a Button, Housework's Done!; Curling article with input from Lyall Dagg; Report from Utopia - Alan Phillips sizes up havens to escape to; One-page ad by the "Ontario Government Trade Crusade" encourages readers to buy Canadian-made toys; Publisher Gray Campbell of Sidney, B.C. - article with photo; Toronto entertainer Randy Martin's latest gimmick - a two-man standup comedy team in living black and white; "We're Wasting Our Money Trying to 'Help' Canada's Delinquent Teenagers"; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad features basket of beagle puppies; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
351 pages. Contains reports from 1868 through 1894. A wonderful highlight of this volume is the black and white photographic plates of the bank branches in the following locations: Head Office; Ayr; Blenheim; Brandon; Carman; Claresholm; Cobalt; Collingwood; Dawson; Dundas; Dunnville; Edmonton; Fernie; Galt; Guelph; Halifax; Hamilton; Innisfail; Kamloops; London, England; London, Ontario; Middleton; Moosejaw; Nanaimo; Nelson; New York; Orangeville; Ottawa. Narrow opening along front hinge. Back hinge starting. Unmarked. Average wear to partially dulled dark green boards adorned with clearly legible gilt lettering. Overall a quality copy of this rare and informative momento. Book
80 pages. Provides colour maps and information on accommodation, entertainment, bush pilots, fishing regulations, and more. Dozens of great vintage ads for related local businesses. Nice colour photo ad for Thitfield Lodge, Hotel & Motel inside front cover. Back cover ad for Sudbury sponsored by their Chamber of Commerce features colour photo of molten slag being poured with belching smokestacks in background (Say what?). Other nice ads for Caswell Motor Hotels, Rusty Myers Flying Service, Camp Beaverhead, Camp Manitou, Dalseg's Shopping Centre, Swenson's Camp, Sabourin Lake Lodge (in colour), Barney's Ball Lake and God's Lake Lodges, Doug Hook's Separation Lake Camp, Sault Airways, Wawa's Lakeview Hotel, The Kitchener Hotel in Parry Sound, Moose Lake Lodge, Eden Roc Motel, Larry's Tavern in Pointe Au Baril, Red Pines Lodge, and dozens more. Somewhat above-average wear. Bit of writing atop front cover and small bookseller's stamp inside back cover. A great vintage item sure to help readers recount happy vacation times spent in Northern Ontario many moons ago. Book
199 pages. Many black and white reproductions of interesting archival photos and maps. An updated edition of the 1967 first edition. "A vivid chronicle of the creation and development of the northern Ontario resource town of Marathon." - Introduction. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history. Bishop p.1059. Book
Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
24 pages. Features: Dalton Camp; A Mother at 15 - Childbirths are on the rise among younger girls; Cathy Wilson and Martin and Downs Circus - Canada's last remaining 'Mud Show' visits Nipawin, Saskatchewan - article with great colour photos; The Last Romp - Ronnie Hawkins at 45; Table Tennis Miracle Spin - Tricks of the Trade #3 - Errol Caetano makes the ball move in mysterious ways; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 27 January - 18 March 1990, and travelling to other galleries. "Highlights the Canadian subject matter of Frances Anne Hopkins"- page 9.. 112 pages. Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Includes excellent contextual essay by Robert Stacey. Text in English and French. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Please note: extensive high-lighting and some writing to contents. Average wear. Minor soiling inside front cover. Binding sound. A worthy reference copy of this excellent reference. Book
220 pages. Dozens of pages of ads for Canadian businesses provide an excellent overview of Canada's broad and highly-developed post-war manufacturing base. Articles: B.C.'s Vast Potential Hydro Power; The Medical Department of Swift Canadian Co. Ltd.; The Cost-of-Living Index - how it is made and what it tells; The Role of canada's Weekly Newspapers; Patents Available to Manufacturers - Canadian Patents and Developments Limited; Industrial Gas in Canada; State Old Age Pension Plans; Representation Made Re. B.C. Sales Tax; Principal Changes in the Conciliation and Arbitration Provisions of the Alberta Labour Act; The Visit of G.H. Ward to Canada; Canada's Great Experiment in World Trade Promotion a Success; Industrial Defence Preparedness Committees Formed; Royal Commission on Prices Established; Alex Skelton Appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce; and more. Nice two-colour Dofasco ad on back cover features their gigantic steel casting program which serves the hydro-electric power industry. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Reprint of the 2006 first edition. Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Appears to have been privately printed in limited quantity. "The modern history of Departure Bay began in the 1800's after the discovery of coal in Nanaimo. For a short time it was the centre of a hub of commerce and industry, only to settle back into relative obscurity. This is the story of the place and its people." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy of this highly-informative work. Book
50 pages. Features: Cover art by Oscar Cahen featues sleeping hobo surrounded by birds and little girl; Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry? - photo-illustrated article on the threat posed by Communist Canadian labour leaders; Lady Who Has Lived - the extraordinary story of pianist Maryla Jonas, who crossed hell and high water to Carnegie Hall - and sudden fame, riches, and glory; Good News for Ulcer Sufferers - relief may be two years off; Personality - Old Camper - Taylor Statten uses his top-flight Ontario summer camps to train a new school of boys' workers - and even to finance a camp for street boys in far-off India; Why Not Build a Mud House? - author describes the amazing experience of living in her Indian mud house; Tricks of the Baseball Trade - article with photos of Jim Tabor, Clint Hartung and Carden Gillenwater; In Darkest Mexico - in filming 'The Macomber Affair', Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, and Robert Preston outsuffered the original Hemingway characters; Esther Williams provides her favourite laugh; Movie Reviews - with photos. Stories: Iron Man; Silent Partner; Party Line. Condensed Book - Mr. Adam (part 2 of 2) and more. Ads: Uncommon two-colour photo-illustrated ad inside front cover recruits student nurses across the country; Polaroid Visors; Vaseline Hair Tonic for women; Colour Carling's ad inside back cover promotes conservation of the small-mouthed black bass; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover features young lovely beckoning readers to join her on her patio for a cool drink. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Book
301 pages including index and black and white photographic illustrations plus at least one colour plate. Recounts the years during which the bank toughed out the worst depression the world had ever seen, helped to fight a global war, saw Canada emerge as an industrial nation and world power and saw credit become universal with the advent of credit cards. Also covers the merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Bright red boards and spine emblazoned with gilt lettering and bank logos. Please note: Table of Contents and Foreword have been bound upside down. Very clean, unmarked and minimally worn. Appears unread. Excellent copy. Book
421 pages. "Provides the information and analysis necessary for understanding the impact of the Tokyo Round of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN). Presents the background leading up to the negotiations, analyzes the negotiations themselves, and discusses the implementation of their results. The GATT negotiations of 1982 are discussed, and there is an evaluation of the current situation. Extensive appendices provide a wealth of original source material, much of which is not otherwise readily available." - from half-title page. Average wear and soiling. Bit of underlining else unmarked. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Book
10-1/4 by 7-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches. Topics include: Domestic Animals, Stock Brands, Maintenance of Children of Unmarried Parents; Coroners; Deserted Wives' Maintenance; Evidence; Prevention of Minors Carrying Firearms; Fires and Fire-escapes; Game; Highways; Industrial Home for Girls; Industrial Home for Boys; Infants; Trade Licences; Liquor Control; Magistrates; Mental Hospitals; Parents' Maintenance; Provincial Police and Prisons; Pool-rooms; Sheep Protection; Summary Convictions; Trespass; Noxious Weeds; Women's and Girls' Protection. Binding intact. Average wear. Unmarked. Age-toning to contents. Laid-in are chapters 50, 31, 11, and 5, plus Amendments to Statutes compiled for the use of Magistrates, Police, etc. passed by the Legislative Assembly, 1930 and 1931 sessions. A fascinating shapshot of these B.C. laws early last century. Times have definitely changed. Book
277 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Provides a full-scale picture of the American businessmen who dealt with the Nazis right through World War II... A meticulously documented, dispassionately told behind-the-scenes picture of American involvement with the Nazis before, during and after World War II." - from dust jacket. Light wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart cover. Very nice copy of this important work. 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