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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
258 pages, illustrated, appendices, index, small crease to front cover. eng
Signed and generically inscribed by author upon title page. 254 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index, and black and white reproductions of photos. Reprint of the 1985 first edition. "A startling expose of the development and workings of the animal-rights movement in North America and Europe." - back cover. "Although animal-rights groups may not agree with the author's evaluation of their worth, they will be hard put to quarrel with his recommendations." - Books in Canada. Unmarked with light wear. A quality signed copy. Book
This is a very good softcover copy in the original printed wrappers with a color plate tipped on to the front cover. This is an English trade catalog (with prices) from the late 1920's. There are 436 catalogued Oriental carpets and rugs. Also Spanish rugs, Aubusson, Peru loom embroidered fabrics, etc. 3 full-page color plates tipped in + many black & white photographs of carpets. Maps. 11" high X 9" wide, 79 pages.This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 119 pages with occasional b&w photos. Contents include: Inland steamers, the Squak, the Duamish River, Foreign trade, Crescent Mfg, Co. , Canneries, Mukilteo, Coal, Black Diamond, Mining camps, Salmon Bay, Snoqualmie Lumber Co. ,Puget Sound Lumber Co. Charles Barstow Wright, Green River Crossing, Chinese labor, Mill Street, Brothels, Die Tribune, etc.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 10"w x 9 1/2"h. 132 pages. Black and white photographs of Seattle's history.
240p., illus. Printed at the Anthoensen Press, Portland. Edited by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith Hardcover Very good condition good
Signed and humorously inscribed upon front free endpaper by author to the man who trained him as a gunner. 1941 First Edition. 302 pages. Index. Bibliographical Note. Three black and white map plates. Six charts. "The political basis of British sea power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was the navigation system. The primary object of this system of laws was the increase of British power through the extension of overseas trade. Colonial commerce was to be subordinated and adapted to the needs of sea power, and the mercantile marine was to be a principal nursery of seamen for the navy." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sunning to fore-edge of back board. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
bross. edit. ill. con bandelle, firma di appartenenza, lievi bruniture in cop.
bross. edit. ill. con bandelle, sottolineature a matita alle prima pp., firma di appartenenza
bross. edit. ill., brunitura al dorso
trad. di Adriana Crespi in 16°, bross. edit. ill., firma di appartenenza
220 pages. Features: The Mechanization of work; the mechanization of agriculture; the mechanization of mining; the mechanization of design and manufacturing; the mechanization of commerce; the mechanization of office work; the mechanization of women's work; the distribution of work and income; and more. Faint name and initials atop front cover. Many nostalgic color photo ads. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
56 Pages. Features: John Gamble Kirkwood - a personality in science; Breeding machine brains; The Road to Empire - II - an archeological discovery of unusual interest was made during the excavation of a sacred well in Minturnae; Science at the scene of the crime - J. Edgar Hoover with the inside story of how his special agents operate; New high-efficiency fluorescent mercury lamps; Are We Inside a Dark Nebula?; High-Speed Paving for California Aqueduct - fantastic photos; The operation of the human brain; Tracking down your trade mark title; Polar Molecules; Cutting metal underwater using pressurized oxygen; The senses of sight and taste vary greatly between individuals; The amateur telescope maker; World-wide radio; and more. Three-inch opening along top of front cover at spine. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Aluminum and its hard-boiled alloys; Super magnetic fields; Influence of the coconut on Philippine industrial life; Birds of a bleak arctic island; Fragmentary molecules of the sun; Beautiful bridges on new rail line - exceptional engineering problems on European railway; Sinanthropus - the Peking man; Coney Island's museum - the first institution designed to show play-reaction; Six great institutions now have naval R.O.T.C.; Linemen of the sea - with the men who splice broken transatlantic cables; Features of speed queen The Europa - faster than the Bremen; Is there an ether?; Better days for aviation; Tangled commerce abides where children smoke and swim - Manus are the pack peddlers of the pacific; Moving a substation underground; Power from the earth's hot interior?; Athens Broadway; an ancient bakery; Light furnishes Ballroom decorations. Camel cigarette ad on back cover features several suave temptors and a temptress. Top inch of spine missing. Cracks to spine. One inch tear to fore-edge of front cover. Significant overall wear. Book
Former owner's name faintly in pencil atop front cover, else unmarked. Stapled contents separated from cover. Covers well-worn but contents good or better. Back cover graced with black and white advertisement from the Committee on Mobilization of Relief Resources featuring image of a man tightening his belt. Features: Seeing with invisible light - use of ultr-violet light makes possible the 9000 power microscope; A new dam-reconditioning method - concrete facing is of novel construction; Editorials - synthetic rubber - studies in sex - we build ships; Is space expanding? - evidence points to the fact that the universe is exploding; Mechanical stevedores aboard ship - ship is converted into a "self-unloader"; Gorilla - greatest of all apes - thrills of a scientific expedition's hunt for gorillas; Safety rules for the airways - Department of Commerce regulations are all-inclusive; Eugenics for cows but not for humans - much of so-called eugenics is based upon fallacies; Marking the nations's boundaries - Questions of state's boundaries are complex and interesting; New York's newest subway cars - cars for new line are greatly improved; What science really is - why had the Greeks or the Chinese no Industrial Revolution?; Erosion Dares the west - a menace and the measures that must be taken to defeat it; From the archeologist's note book; Curious lead tablet, Luristan bronzes, a benevolent hippopotamus, a road of the ages; Analyzing "Archies" shots - Theodolite records shell-bursts in movies for close study; New and exotic delights for our table - many delicious fruit and vegetable immigrants in American markets. Book
viii + 199pp., 24cm., hardcover (marbled plates, spine in orange cloth), good condition, rare, E83165
224p. + Frontis. Text woodcut engravings. Very slight foxing. 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Extremities worn with slight loss. Hardbound. No mention of the Civil War. The topic of Slavery was avoided in the First Edition (1854-1855). Augusta Blanche Berard was born in West Point. She was postmistress at West Point for almost 50 years. She was appointed by President Polk in 1847 and served until 1897. **As a young woman she was engaged to an officer. He brought his horse to the post office to show to her, but was thrown from the horse and died of his injuries. She never married. When she took a leave of absence from the post office, she visited Europe and was presented to Queen Victoria. In addition to this popular history she also published: a School History of England (1861); a Manual of Spanish Art and Literature (1868); and has edited and revised Goodrich's Child's History of the United States (1878). PA71 FRONT
168 p. + 23 cooperplate engravinged leaves and illustrated engraved half title. Each plate leaf has three engravings. Lacks "Goats" (number 45) top engraving of one plate leaf. Some plates and text pages torn. Includes a map of Great Britain. Lacks rear endpapers. Damp stained. Text and plates browned and age stained. 12mo. 180 mm. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Binding very worn and soiled. Major loss on leather spine. S&S/AI 26177. Poor. Hardbound. A scarce and important book that was 'read to death' by adults and children alike. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 3
ALBIN MICHEL. 1935. In-16 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 187 pages- texte encadré de frises oranges COLLECTION LES SAVOIRS DU TEMPS PRESENT
ALBIN MICHEL. 1935. In-16 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Coiffe en pied abîmée. Intérieur frais. 187 pages- texte encadré de frises oranges COLLECTION LES SAVOIRS DU TEMPS PRESENT
GAUTIER - LANGUEREAU. 1957. In-12 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 415 pages. Jaquette couleurs illustrée un peu déchirée sur le haut. Le guide parfait de la correspondance moderne.
Topics: Shocking mess in civil defense; Canada-US Partnership problems; Lester Pearson - Peacemaking to Politicking; New Surgery repairs the heart - Dr. Wilfred Bigelow; Nice 2-page colour GM ad with five illustrations of Chevrolet through Cadillac; Canada's CF-100 - Boldest and Costliest Aviation Venture; How the Price Squeeze hit the Newspapers; U.K. Trade Mission - what it achieved; How to make money when stocks go down; Colour Chevrolet ad; Toronto Exchange in Losing Battle with Skulduggery; Let's not panic on Canadian Education; Playground of Danger in the Middle East; Small Investors invade Real Estate; Cover photo - Dr. E.J. Pratt; Cover photo of Conductor Walter Susskind; Our Shabby Airports - a growing shame; The Cigarette war comes to Canada; How we cover up our Racia Abuses; Confused Tax Laws cost you money; Cover photo of TV's Joyce Sullivan; Our 'forgotten force' in the middle-east - Snafu in UNEF; Closed-circuit TV catches on in Canada; Revival of Freedom on Latin America; Natural Gas Stocks - profit possibilities; Cover photo of George C. Metcalf; Election Pollsters; Can a machine prove you are drunk?; What free trade would mean to Canada; Cover photo of J.E. Coyne of the Bank of Canada; What do we need most in Canadian schools - money or brains?; A Long-Term Payoff in Labrador Power; Spoon-fed patriotism won't work in Canada; New market technique for skillful traders; Cover photo and story on Sir Robert Watson-Watt; Rescuing a world bent on Suicide; How many people are really out of work?; Our moonstruck U.S. Neighbors; Sales Promotion brings in hard cash; Cover photo and article on Rev. Dr. J.R. Mutchmor; The Recession; Dilemma of Diplomacy; Parlor politics and the video vote; New play in the copper market; Cover photos and article on CCF leader M.J. Coldwell; How Canada built and abandoned the world's first Jetliner - designed by James Floyd; Gold's new glitter brings out old glamor; Our religious revival - new faith or old fear?; Boating craze booms business; Cover photo and article of CPA's Grant McConachie; Business in British Columbia; Could we stop Russian missiles?; Global triple play - Ike to Dag to Mr. K; Vancouver's Deas Island Project - Submarine Highway Under the Fraser; Cover photo and story on Stratford's Charmion King; Trade Policy; Why the CF-105 had to be built *Great Avro Arrow Article with Photos*; The case against the Grand Jury; Mutual Funds; Cover photo and article on Labour Minister Mike Starr; Why the market rises while business slumps; Will resurgent Tories take over in B.C.?; How the DBS figures can make you money; Can leadership solve the world's ills; Cover photo and article on Federal Finance Minister Donald Fleming; Canadian-UK banks combine to develop South American trade; Terror in British Columbia - the Sons of Freedom in the Kootenays; NORAD and NATO and their affects on our national interest; New Trend - Mutual Life Companies; Dollars and cents re: Air Conditioning; Jason Robards cover photo and article; Cover photo and artile on Davidson Dunton; Hoffa Muscles in - will labor racketeers strangle the Seaway?; Feeble defense policy cripples our armed forces; TV inquisitors give journalism new depth; Mining market madness; Cover photos and article on Dag Harrarskjold; The State of Alaska - partner or problem?; Sherman Adams Case - Pharisee's Prattfall; What Shakespeare did to Stratford; Who benefits from Gasoline wars?; Cover photo and article on Maurice Duplessis; Will foreign cars drive U.S. Makers to Model-T thinking?; How NORAD worked in Mid-East Crisis; Successful Pay-TV - a first for Canada?; TBill sale can fight inflation; Cover photo and article on CBC's Jack Duffy (who bears a resemblance to Mr. Obama); The Family Fortunes; TV in Russia; Arab Showdown; Buy a house and stay solvent; Cover photos and article on Claude Bissell; Does Ottawa connive in U.S. attempt to tax Canadians?; Why emotion rules in U.S. School Fight; Army faces atom war without atomic arms; A hundred-y Book
371p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
