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Articles: The Master's Measure - Remunerative Patterns for Hudson's Bay Company Captains, 1726-1736; Politics, Technology and Policy-Making, 1859-1865 - Palmerston, Gladstone and the Management of the Ironclad Naval Race; This Sad and Melancholy Catastrophe - Port Maitland, Ontario and the Wreck of the Troopship 'Commerce', 6 May 1850; A Dundee Ship in Canada's Arctic - SS Diana and William Wakeham's Expedition of 1897; The Historical Experience of Scaled-Down Nineteenth Century Drydock Technology; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Articles: Women and Seamen Don't Mix - VD in Canada's Merchant Navy, 1943-1945; Home Ports and Destinations - English Shipping in the Baltic Trade, 1536-1547; The Living Conditions onboard UK Distant-Water Trawlers, 1945-1970; This Fraudulent Trade - Confederate Blockade-Running from Halifax During the American Civil War; plus several Book Reviews. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
G/G beter than good reading copy. dj is worn to all edges, with areas to loss to bottom outside corners to both boards., and less so to top of spine. not price-clipped. boards beneath are clean and bright - except for the outside bottom corners. both front and back boards have corners missing as to about 1/2 inch or so, leaving the cardboard inner of the board showing. by some lucky chance, the damage has touched the inside text which is without damage or loss. no inscriptions. uncommon title showing the fight for the fur trade in canada.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, and reproductions, 705 pp.
First edition, [4], 26, [4]pp., frontispiece (coat of arms of the gild of shoemakers), disbound. The final two leaves is "An Abstract of the Accounts of the Stewards", 1878.
48 pages. This glamorous publication brought New York women important information including: news of the choicest fashion, entertainment, current happenings, where to go, what to see, and how much to pay. Features: Three-page photo-illustrated feature article on Gypsy Rose Lee "She Undressed Her Way to Fame!"; Full-page ad for the new Lastex Vassarette Girdle, featuring photo of designer Helen Wills; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Du Barry beauty preparations by Richard Hudnut; Letters; Fantastic one-page illustrated Macy's ad shows chef throwing knives at Thanksgiving turkey; Soundings - opinions of the New York Woman; Nice one-page illustrated fashion ad for Stern Brothers; Nice one-page illustrated fashion ad for Franklin Simon & Co. features upper half fashions; Seven fantastic photos of "Curb Commerce" in New York - radios, wart cures, picture postcards, socks, neckties, shoe shines, and photos; These Girls From Out of Town - fiction about 'those panting, galloping creatures - the lady buyers and how they wear down man; Romance Around Town - five photos of New York romance; Unfair to Organized Women - a man's complaint against the women of the world; Nice one-page color fashion photo of model in a glamorous Betty Wales ball gown; How to Collect Butlers; A Fashion Editor's Diary; What not to do to yourself - unfortunate accidents in the choice of clothes, cosmetics and behavior; Photos of the 'Best Dressed Women" from cities around the world; Attractive evening fashion centerfold features large black and white photo with color illustrations; So Much To Buy - and So Much to Spend!; Head to Toe - photos of fashionable hats and shoes; Cosmetics page; Two Quick and Easy Dinners Men Will Like; Photos of dinner table place settings; A Look at Our Medicine Chest; New About Food - a new thought on birthday cakes; "The Plough and the Stars" - Eight photos from the making of this movie which starred Barbara Stanwyck and Erin O'Brien Moore; "Valiant is the Word for Carrie" - photo-illustrated article about this movie; John Gielgud as Hamlet; Helen Hayes takes time to talk about backstage life as Queen Victoria; One page of color humorous illustrations by Dr. Suess illustrating how to attain social publicity!; One-page Schaefer beer ad - in cans!; Half-page photo ad for Best & Co. features pastel wool house coat; Manhattan Date Book; Glossy color cover photos feature woman attempting to install drapes which pipe-smoking husband reads paper; and more. Unmarked with modest wear. A quality copy of this great vintage depression-era item. Magazine
120 pages. Features: 10 Downing St. Cover Photo; What Bearing does Trade Have on the Cold War and the Chance of Peace?; Britain's Politics - and Britain's Future - photos and brief article; Passport Barrier - The State Department insists on deciding which countries Americans may Visit; The Draft - Many Threatened, Few Chosen; Article and photos of an 'uneventful day at the Berlin Wall; Senator George B. Russell of Georgia - symbol of civil-rights opposition; How JFK gets the answers; Photos of U Thant at the U.N. - 10am to 8pm; Photo-illustrated article on British Painter Francis Bacon; The A-B-C of Director Alan Schneider; Several Lovely fashion ads; Nice Indian Head's new fabrics ad; Photos of 'Folk Song Frenzy'; Nice color ad for Knorr soups; Photos from Spanish Harlem; Lovely fashion photos feature 'The New Decolletage'; Super one-page color Froot Loops breakfast cereal; Photos of the home of architect-designer Alexander H. Girard. Average wear. Crossword completed. Nibbling along spine. Openings along coverfold. Back cover in rough shape. A worthy vintage copy Book
62 pages. Features: Inside View of the Big Political Powwow - an analysis by a delegate - of the performers and the ritual; "The Men Who" - A look back at dramatic highlights of the twelve most recent conventions of the major parties over twenty years; 'Co-Existence'? and 'Peaceful'? - Russia's challenge in international trade; The Student - a Key Man in Asia - upon him rests the future of the emerging nations; Tangled Problem of the Gang Girl - she is a major factor in triggering many tean-gang outbreaks; The Men Around "Fat Man" - Samuel K. Allison, et al; His Law Transforms Parkinson - C. Northcote Parkinson; Hammerstein - Words by Rodgers - the composer takes a plunge into prose to wish his partner well on his birthday; Monastery by 'Corbu' - French monastery designed by Le Corbusier is nearing completion; Hat Fashion Photos by Louis Faurer; Pepsi Ad "The Sociables Prefer Pepsi"; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Gently yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Five Basic Problems of Education, by Fred M. Hechinger; Where Airmen Become Missle Men - Vandenberg Air Force Base - with many photos; Somerset Maugham - "Free Man" at 85 - article with photos; Organization Man, Russian-Style - the 21st Communist Party Congress; First Line of Defence For Israel - pioneers of the kibbutzim guard the nation - article with photos; They Still Acclaim Puccini and Melody - on his centenary, audiences are still moved by the intensely human operas of Giacomo Puccini; Medico (Medical International Co-operation) at work with Palestinian refugees; From Adam to T.R. - Currier & Ives Exhibition; Sidney Poitier - a "Defiant One" Becomes a Star; Angels of Anzio - Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Army nurses proved their volor on the Italian beachhead; Nice color centerfold ad for Lord & Taylor; Nice full-page color-photo ad for Macy's; One Equals Two - flipping clothing inside out to create a second costume; Striking the Right Note - home fashion; Nostalgic color-photo ad for Libby's tomato juice is definitely from the 1950s!; Israel Government Tourist Office full-page color photo ad features Gen. Yigael Yadin, Director of the James A. de Rothschild Archaeological Expedition; Gwen Verdon; Domingo's Hideaway - Trujillo's Dominical Republic draws a large share of the ex-dictator trade - Juan Peron, Gen. Fulgencio Batista, etc.; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Six-inch opening atop front cover. Some yellowing with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
56 Pages. Features: Cover photo of "Russia's Winter Army on the March" showing soldiers on skis; United States Lines ad inside front cover features Eliot Wadsworth of the Chamber of Commerce; Color-photo one-page ad for The Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Association of America; One-page ad for Dumont televisions; Japan is Still a Dangerous Enemy - article with naval battle photos including a dramatic one-page photo of a U.S. rocket assault on Peleliu Island; The Delicate Balance to be Kept in Europe Demands Statesmanship; Poem to the leaders of the Allied Nations; Wonderfully illustrated article on Idlewild Airport (New York International Airport, later renamed in honor of JFK) by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia; Nice color one-page Celanese ad advertises their Lumarith plastic car parts; Harry Truman article on his new job as Vice-President; Article on music composer Richard Rodgers (with photo) explains that he writes musical amid office confusion; Lovely one-page color ad for Richelieu Pearls features lady in strapless top; Inside story of a Handbag - casing new light on the ways of womankind!; Nice color ad for Valliant Vineyards; Al Smith - a friend looks at the record - great photo-illustrated article on the life of Governor Alfred E. Smith; One-page ad for Congress Playing Cards; The Story of Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Nostalgic ad for the defoe Shipbuilding Company of Bay City, Michigan; Color photo ad for Thomas' Protein Bread features attractive lady in yellow dress; Color ad fo Presto Cake Flour; Photo-illustrated recipe for Coffee Cake Without Sugar; Wonderful one-page colour ad for Sand W Fine Apple Juice features two lovely young ladies; Article on tomorrow's refrigerators; Teen-Age Decalogue; Wheatena ad shows bride carrying groom over the threshold; Lovely two pages of photo of formal hat fashions for ladies; Chow for the Wacs - they don't need as much food as they've been receiving; Gorgeous one-page color-photo fashion ad for Donnybrook Classic; Color ad for Oxydol soap; Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder ad features sensuous scene; ad for Scott fine radio receivers; Color ad for Jackson & Perkins Co. flowers on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
Features: Cover photo on deck of U.S. destroyer in Taiwan (Formosa) Strait; There is No News From Auschwitz - Now nothing happens at Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, which fourteen years ago was a place of unutterable horror; Photos of famous people of the day; Captain of our Economic Campaign - banker-politician Douglas Dillon deals with foreign trade and foreign aid; Q. & A. With an American Tourist on a Moscow Street Corner; Professor in the Political Maze - Williams College Professor Jim Burns is a candidate for Congress in MA; Great Cliche Debate (continued); Golfer's Real Handicap - Pride; Glories of Versailles; Virtues of Veal; (Ladies') Paris Fashion Report - photos; Photo feature on a glass-walled home designed by Ladislav L. Rado; Teen-Age Tastes - Good, Bad or Inevitable?; Five photos of Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; Three photos of Jerome Robbins' new ballet "N.Y. Export, op. Jazz"; and more. 44 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos plus lovely illustrated ads, some of which are in color. Small clipping from ad on page 39 - text unaffected. Doodling on ad on page 33, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. 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
pp. xiv, 427. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Book Club edition. Hardbound. Very good. ECON/BUS BOX 1
First edition, folio, 2 vols., in one, engraved frontispiece and 79 engraved plates, UNFORTUNATELY LACKING PLATE 76, some light browning, recent suede with calf gilt label to spine, a nice copy.
pp. v, 249. Original full cloth binding lettered in gold. Original dust jacket torn with major loss. PA 28
314 pages. Appendices, references, bibliography and index. Black and white plates. "A study of the way in which slaves were exported from Africa after the British Trade had been abolished, and of the attempts to check that traffic." - from Introduction. Prior owner's details stroked out inside front board else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Sunning to spine. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
60 pages. Features: Very special colour ad inside front cover for the Parker "51" pen features large handwriting sample of Ernest Hemingway, whose photo appears in upper right corner; Toronto's Roly Curtin operates a dog beauty shop on wheels - photo-illustrated article; Half-page ad for the Canadian Bank of Commerce (CIBC) shows woman with bankbook open; Half-page ad for Canadian General Electric (CGE) portable radios; Hyde Park for Three?; One-page colour ad for Waterman's pens; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1949 Monarch car (green); One-page colour Carling's ad features reproduction of painting "Wood Duck" by T.M. Shortt; C.D. Howe - Big Man in a Hurry! - photo-illustrated article, including photo of Howe with E.P. Taylor and Col. W.C. Woodward after they were torpedoed while aboard the Western Prince; The Wonderful Old Gentleman (short story); Bounce - tips for good health; Celestial Broadcasting Country (short story); One Man's Poison (short story); The Clue of the Broken Rhythm; Classy one-page colour ad for the all-new Mercury car (olive green 4-door); Must There Be a Third World War?; The Royal Conservatory of Music - fourteen photos with supporting text about this music school led by Ettore Mazzoleni - photos include Mr. Mazzoleni, Margaret Butler, Dr. F.J. Horwood, Ruth Ross, Reta Fiddler, Eileen Parsons, Dr. Arnold Walter, Lois Ogilvie, Pat Hart, Dorothy Thornton, Diana Aylwin, Terry Spencer and Shirley Smith; This Month with Morley Callaghan; Odd Ontario ad says "Have you an itchy foot? Then hoof it to Ontario (Canada's vacation province); Lovely one-page colour Oldsmobile ad entitled "A Famous Drive in a Famous Car" shows a pinkish car being driven, beside map of the Niagara Parkway; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; Fashion photos of fairy tale frocks for young girls; Colour fashion photo of Habitant print dress; Salad recipes; Colour one-page ad for Frigidaire ranges shows ladies admiring roast in oven; Bridal fashion article with photo; Colour Massey-Harris ad inside back cover shows busy evening shopping street; Colour back cover ad for Community brand cutlery; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with surface rubbing and minor creasing to upper edge. 208pp. Detailed study of modern merchant ships including cargo liners, refrigerated ships, container ships, oil tankers, chemical carriers, gas carriers, passenger ships, fishing vessels, modern tramp ships, bulk carriers, support vessels and more. Well illustrated.
Undated. Total of 630 pages. Index in volume III. "The book is at once comprehensive and detailed, dealing progressively with every branch of brickwork and tile laying. It will be found that problems are discussed about which it is extremely difficult to obtain information elsewhere. A series of chapters on the business side of the trade will be found very useful. The book has been planned so as to enable the bricklayer to become a master of his subject from beginning to end." - from Preface. Each volume features colour frontis, numerous full-page black and white photographic plates and a profusion of line drawings. All bindings and hinges intact. Prior owner's name and address, dated 1932, upon each free front endpaper. Spines partially sunned. Average wear to red boards which feature decorative embossing and gilt lettering upon each front board. Half-inch opening at base of spine of volume III. Light to moderate yellowing to contents. Foxing to all edges and some pages. Nice copy of this superb reference. Circa 1932? Book
96 pages. Glossary. Many dozens of excellent black and white marginal illustrations. "The modern blacksmith must learn to do by himself what the old-time blacksmith and his helper did as a trade. It is that that the author teaches here: how to use the basic techniques and tools available and resort to whatever can be invented, improvised, and constructed to make 'things' out of 'nothing.'" - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
VG/VG First Edition. not priceclipped, no inscription. Octavo Follows the evolution of these three very different businesses and families told against a richly detailed historical backcloth of the changing food industry and shopping habits of the British
386 pages. Bibliography. "Written as the result of several years' extensive and intensive study of the role of the Federal Government in establishing labor and safety standards in the maritime industry. The matters dealt with extend over a period of about 150 years... The present war, with its extraordinary need for an efficient merchant marine, and the recent transfer of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard... clearly demonstrates the importance of Federal control over labor and safety standards in the merchant marine during the national emergency. Chapters include: Seamen's Need for Protection; Recruitment of Personnel, and Training Facilities for Seamen; Collective Bargaining and Seamen's Organization; Seamen's Right to Strike, and Settling Labor Disputes; Regulation of Seamen's Working and Living Conditions at Sea; Regulation for Seamen's Working and Living Conditions in Port; Safety of Life and Property at Sea; Inspection and Enforcement of Legal Standards; Past Achievements and Future Problems; Specific Conclusions; Appendices of statistics such as development of the American Merchant Marine as to Tonnage and Foreign Trade from 1789 to 1940, Nationality of Seamen, Strikes in Water Transportation, Average Seaman Wages, Casualties of the American Merchant Marine, and more. Top corner of front free endpaper neatly clipped. Prior owner's details neatly in pencil upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Notary Public's blind stamp atop half-title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
433 p. 8vo. 240 mm. Some pencil underlinings. Original dust jacket soiled in places. Still, a very good example of a very interesting book that includes in its 'motley crew' : slaves; pirates; castaways; Maroons; Gypsies; Indians; Anabaptists; Amazons; Levelers; Diggers; Ranters; and various rebels and revolutionaries. AFRO AMER 1
ix, (3), 263 pp. Index. Complete with eight black and white photographic plates. "No one who wants to understand England as it is today can afford not to read this book. It is the story of what happened to one-half of the British people - the half that now, generally speaking, votes Labour - in the long, dark tunnel between the rather confused half-light into which it is emerging today and the green land far away inhabited by our eighteenth- and seventeenth-century ancestors." - Arthur Bryant (in 1947). Heavily-worn with usual library markings. Reading copy only. Book
