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140pp., 19cm., dédicacé par l'auteur sur la couv.: "A mr. Antony de la part de l'auteur", br.orig. (dos restauré) protégée par une couv. de papier cristal, texte et intérieur en très bon état, S84559
260pp. + 7 planches hors-texte et une carte dépliante, 25cm., brochure originale, dans la série "Institut Royal Colonial Belge. section des sciences morales et politiques, mémoires in-8" tome 12 fasc.1, pages toujours non coupées, bon état, peu commun, B99803
xiii + 211pp., 23cm., text in German, Doctoral Dissertation (Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktors der wirtschaftlichen Staats-wissenschaften der Hohen philosophischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen), softcover, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, G113181
xiii + 690pp., 25cm., editor's hardcover, very good, in the series "Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte" Beiheft 50, E89742
60pp. + 9 grandes planches dépliantes (tableaux de prix), 30cm., reliure cart. d'éditeur, publication par l'Académie royale de Belgique (Commission royale d'histoire), bon état, B102921
128 pages. Black and white illustrations in text. "Comprising an unusual collection of money-making, money-saving, and health-giving prescriptions, receipts, formulas, processes and trade secrets secured at considerable expense from a multitude of thinkers and workers in practical affairs." - subtitle. Appears to be a reprint of the 1889 First Edition. Prior owner's name in light pencil upon first blank leaf, otherwise unmarked. Front hinge just starting. Above-average wear to decorated red cloth-covered boards. Binding somewhat shaken but intact. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating and informative work. Book
227 pages including index. Lengthy author's inscription and signature upon half-title page. This copy presented to author's good friend Harry M. Graham. "It is a curious fact that most Canadians know almost nothing about one-third of their country, and what little information they pick up is at least partly incorrect." - from Chapter 1. This book was an attempt to correct this situation. Chapters include: Geography; Exploration; Furt Trade; Missions; Administration; Transportation and Communication; Oil, Gold and Radium; Yellowknife; Farming and Stock Raising; Tourist Traffic; Civilization; Literature and the Arts. Above average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Light yellowing to contents. Includes a good number of interesting black and white photographic plates. Book
xxx, 540 pages. Index and extensive footnotes. "Examines the role of print in the political, religious, intellectual, and cultural life of the colonies that eventually became Canada." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 376 pages. "Compiles 190 of the author's selected columns from beef industry periodicals over a twenty-three-year period. Readers will find most of these columns as relevant today as when they were written." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
168 pages. Index. Bibliography. Handsome colour illustrated boards. "...Extends back to the earliest days when Norsemen landed the first domestic animals on the North American continent at Nova Scotia... The story of the big historic spreads: Bar U, Oxley, Matador, Empire Valley, Douglas Lake, Hitchcock, Chilco, Gang, '76', McIntyre, Bow River Horse Ranche, 100 Mile, and many more throughout the 'northwest territories' and what is now British Columbia." Contains about 300 photos, many from private collections. Light wear. Pages yellowed with age. Binding tight. A nice copy of this entertaining and informative work. Book
58 pages. Features: The Hejia Village Hoard - a snapshot of China's silk road trade; The Burial location and dating of the Hejia Village treasures; Three Textiles from Turfan; The Illustrative Sequence on An Jia's Screen - a depiction of the Daily Life of a Sabao; 'Divine Presence' at Casa Asia in Barcelona; 'Ming - The Golden Age of Chinese Furniture' at the Musee Guimet; Blanc de Chine at the China Institute Gallery; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. An excellent copy of this beautiful issue. Magazine
506 pages. "A wonderful account of the history of Fort Garry" - from dust jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1871 first edition. Light wear. Binding tight. Moderate quantity of highlighting and pen markings to contents. Prior owner's details inside front board. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
355 pages. Addresses the following questions: 1. What reasons for holding wildlife in captivity does the committee wish to endorse? 2. Do we discourage wildlife in captivity or devise rigid purposes for captive wildlife? 3. Should captive wildlife remain crown property? 4. Who is eligible to capture and retain wildlife? What differences are there regarding public non-profit holders and private profit motivated holders? 5. What about endangered species? Do we want some in captivity for experimental breeding and propagation? 6. What standards do we want for captive wildlife facilities? - do we need a set of standards agreed upon in Western Canada? - What about developing a schedule of cage enclosure sizes for specific types of wildlife - do we have the expertise? 7. What principle features of captive wildlife legislation are common to Western Canad agencies? What differences in philosophy exist? Can these be resolved? 8. Do we wish to regulate zoos, monkeys and exotic wildlife? 9. What do we do about developing demands for trade in wildlife? 10. What diseases should we be worried about? 11. Should movements of wildlife beyond provincial borders be regulated between participating states? 12. Where does Health of Animals fit? 13. When will the Game Export Act be amended to include live animals? What effect will such amendment have on the movement of captive wildlife within Canada? 14. What records are required? 15. What a. management requirements exist in the captive wildlife field? b. research 16 What to do with problem wildlife? (e.g. bear, coyotes, wolves, bison, deer). Unmarked. Very light wear and soiling. Excellent copy. Book
Pages 1317-1348. Many great black and white photos. Features: Extracts from the Log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes (continued); Britain's Coastal Trade; From Aegean to Black Sea - the series of straits dividing Europe from Asia Minor; The Glory is Departed - Beneath the dirty paint of many hulks to be seen in various parts of the world are concealed the beautiful lines of proud sailing ships that were once undisputed mistresses of the Seven Seas; Undersea Weapons - torpedoes, mines and depth charges; The "Rex" and the "Conte Di Savoia" - transatlantic records have been broken by these vessels of the Italia Line; Battle of Trafalgar. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
278 pages including bibliography and index. Illustrated in black and white. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. The first written history of the exchange. Details its 100 year saga from the beginnings of growing grain on the newly broken prairies to the complexities of the modern multi-billion dollar industry. "In this remarkable book, Arthur Levine has captured the sustaining myth of Western Canadian capitalism. It is highly compelling and often exciting reading about an essential institution that has found its ideal biographer." - Peter C. Newman. Closed one inch tear to base of spine. Minor bumping to two corners, else unmarked with very light wear. Book
271 pages. Glossary. Index. Wonderful black and white archival illustrations. "Examines the transatlantic trade and the significance of British metropolitan demand... Not a mere dryasdust account of tariffs and the course of trade, for its second part is concerned with the men and their ways - the merchants, importers, exporters, loggers, lumbermen, lumberjacks, timbermakers, raftsmen, sailors and their ships." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound working copy. Book
291 pages including index. Author's signature and inscription to a friend upon front endpaper. Author's humourous 'private' note to same friend written upon a removable post-it-note also upon front endpaper. Tells the story of British Columbia's dynamic credit union movement and the role played by its central organization, B.C. Central Credit Union. Ultimately, this is the story of thousands of individual volunteers who banded together to create financial institutions to meet their needs, and how their pioneering efforts have endured in the work of following generations. Superb giftable copy with only the faintest signs of handling. Book
Pages 39-80.. Features: Hurricane Insurance for Metropolitan Toronto - article with photos of Hurricane Hazel damage; Coastal Scenes - Prince Edward Island; Wascana Centre; Trading Posts of the Moose-Michipicoten trade route; Samarkand, Jewel of Central Soviet Asia. Nice back cover colour ad for the 1971 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe and Convertible featuring gold-coloured models. Somewhat above-average wear. Soiling to upper corner of some pages. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
114 pages. Features: Out of the Mist - Huupkwanum-Tupaat - Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs; The Trade in Navajo Textiles and culture at the Hubbell Trading Post; Dancing as Clan, Nation and World System at Celebration; Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Perfume and Cologne Bottles - article by Dave Cheadle; Applied Color Label (ACL) Soda Bottles, by Bryan Grapentine - long article with many great photos; Stiles Recheche Ware - A Second Look; Cleveland Pottery; Bottle Network News; Trade Card Trivia; British Bottle Bits - British Stoneware for Poisons; The Label Space - F.W. Devoe & Co., N.Y.; Staley & Zweifel Wallace, Idaho. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Toile de Jouy - textile pattern; Symposium '73; Loyalist Settlement of Upper Canada; British Sporting Prints; Chine Export Trade Porcelain; Chinese Chippendale. Average wear. Address label upon front cover. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
46 pages. Colour photos. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Marj Franklin's little people; Home is where you find it; Pert clown for under the tree - project; White Plains - haven of the renowned; Paris - a Day in the Country; Observer's View; Cover Story; Chenille Christmas Tree - Project; Dolls of All Ages; M.E.T.'s Children of the World; A Child's Toy Piano - Project; 'Meet Me At The Fair'; Creating in Canada; Trade Talk; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Argentina - a civilian solution?; Arson at Red Hot Video - B.C.'s war on Pornography; Cover article - John Crosbie - the Tory to watch; 1-page article on Jane Crosbie, John's wife; Nova Scotia's 'Tollgate'; Righting a terrible wrong - Donald Marshall; The Margaret Thatcher Factor; Rumour of war in mideast; Cracks in South Africa's wall of white; Canada's illegal alien trade - smuggling people into the US; Stock Market - some insist the current market is ready for another 1929 crash; Eastern Airlines - soaring debt load; Taxing burden for Canadian distillers; Peter Newman on Victor Rice, CEO of Massey-Ferguson; Joseph Borowski's legal challenge to Canada's abortion law; Nuclear power's soft underbelly - Indian Point; Revolution in Romance novels, by Anne Collins; Blue Thunder - movie review. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Articles: Adventures in the Sack Trade - London Merchants in the Canada and Newfoundland Trades, 1627-1648; The Battle for Convoy UC-1, 23-27 February 1943; Not More Ports, Better Ports - The Development of British Ports since 1945; Keeping the Local Economy Afloat - Canadian Pacific Navigation and Shipowning in Victoria, 1883-1901; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: Ginseng, Otter Skins, and Sandalwood - The Conundrum of the China Trade; Management Response in British Coastal Shipping Companies to Railway Competition; Toponymie ancienne et origine des noms Saint-Pierre, Miquelon et Langlade; Death was Their Escort, and glory passed them by - Life in the Marine Convoys of World War II; plus several book reviews. 3 items high-lighted in table of contents and sunning to spine else a clean and lightly worn copy. Book