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First edition, vi, 442, [2]pp., large folding frontispiece of "a ground plan of the antient Roman Bath" (foxed and partially offset onto title), presentation inscription on upper blank margin of title "W. Godwin with the author's best regards.", original boards, uncut, rebacked.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the siege that began the Boer War
Second edition, greatly enlarged, xii, 422, xvi appendix, [6] index & glossary, [12]pp., subscribers list and errata, 11 plates number 3-14 (omitting plates 1, 2 & 11 which where never published), some folding and coloured, large folding Strata table (closed tear to first fold), nineteenth-century half calf, rubbed, upper joint cracked, ownership name in gilt on upper board "T. Rontree". Challinor, 25.
Book is in excellent, as-new condition with sraight, tight, solid binding, sharp corners, creaseless covers. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 51 pages with maps, charts, b&w photos, lots of very specific and descriptive detail regarding the system.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps, top a little dusty; original cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Armstrong's second novel (following 'The Crowthers of Bankdam') set in nineteenth-century Yorkshire.
259 pages. This book can lead you to the adoption of your choice - whether that be of an infant through a private, independent arrangement, a special needs child through a public agency, an international adoption, or some other plan suited just for you. "A unique and important contribution to the literature on adoption." - Jim Pahz, Past President, The International Alliance for Ethics in Adoption. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Features: We shall never surrender - a look at the vintage planes flown by the RAF and FAA; The RAF's first jet fighter - a close look at the Gloster Meteor - in service for nearly thirty years!; De Havilland's Vampire - was England's first single engine jet fighter; Sea Hawk - the FAA's first modern jet fighter; The Hunter - Hawker's Classic Jet Fighter; The Delta Javelin; Blackburn's Battling Buccaneer; Two for the Sea - the venom and the vixen, protectors of the fleet; Twin-Engine Lightning - one of the first interceptors ever built; Phantom - the F-4K and F-4M help modernize the FAA and RAF; Harrier - the world's only operational VTOL aircraft; the early machines flown by the American military; the idea of a small easily stored fighter fascinated early designers; the Fledglings - the early Boeing fighters led the way to more modern warplanes; The elegant Curtiss Hawks - Curtiss kept its Hawk series of fighters in action for 20 years; Boeing's Battling Biplanes - a close look at the famous F4B/P-12 series of bi-winged fighters; XF7B-1 - Boeing's Model 273 boasted many new features; The fighters of Berliner Joyce - a company that is now almost unknown produced a number of reliable fighters; Grumman's Flying Barrels - Grumman's early biplanes firmly established their lead with naval fighters; P-26 Peashooter, first of the modern fighters; Some little-known fighters; Rumblings of Mars - surviving examples of the P-35, P-36, and P-64 are rare; P-38 Lightning; The Cobras - the unusual Bell P-39 and P-63 are virtually extinct types; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part One; P-40 Hawks; P-47 Thunderbolt; P-51 Mustang; Wildcat; Corsair; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part Two; Hellcat; Tigercat; Bearcat; Joe McConnell - Top Korea Ace; Thunderjet over Korea; The Last Thunderstreak; Lost at Sea - dramatic naval aircraft accident photos on the high seas; Skyraider - the best all-around airplane of the bloody Korean War; Korean Invaders; Leatherneck Corsairs over Korea - a pictorial essay; 'Mayday, I've been hit!" - a young naval pilot's experiences during the Korean War; Sea Fury MiG Tangler - the Hawker Sea Fury distinguished itself vs. the MiG; Flying the F-82 in Combat; Project Firefly - the Gooney Bird; The Mustang's Last Stand - the (P)F-51 Mustang reached the twilight of its combat career above Korea; The Sabre Saga; The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star's Short-Lived Glory - it was no match for the MiG-15 over Korea; Flying the F-82 in Combat; and more. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Resurrection of a Series 14, 145 four door sedan; In Memoriam - Kenneth "Dutch" Kern; Passing of members Chester A. Copley and Robert W. Webb; The Short, Sad History of the Yarian Air Cooled Car of 1925 - informative article with reproductions of ads; Reproductions of portions of vintage ads discussing the Deauville Sedan on Franklin Chassis, the Sport Sedan de Capotable on Franklin Chassis, and Motor Car Bodies by designer Raymond Dietrich 1929-30; Early Morning Memories - memoirs from an automobile log of Dr. Fred Uhle of Norwalk, Connecticut, who owned a Cadillac and a new 1907 Franklin; The British Connection, or Franklin in the U.K.; Reproductions of three British Franklin ads; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration discusses lead in gasoline and valves and valve guides; Coast to Coast in a Franklin Pirate - photo-illustrated article by Al and Ellen Finseth who drove a 1931 Franklin. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
132 pages. Colour photography throughout. Most text in English. Features: Interview with Shashi Kapoor; Travelling in Kashmir; Gulmarg - the ultimate winter destination; Trout fishing in Kinnaur; Skiing at Nainital; Animal Magic of Mudumula; Euphoria Lead Singer Palash Sen; Diet freak Sachin and foodie sibling Sarika Pilot remember their childhood; How the forest backdrop changed Goutam Ghosh and the crew of 'Abaar Aronnye'; Wow Macau!; Sangai Surprise; and much more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Otto Duecker Cover Illustration; Combining materials can lead to special techniques; Otto Duecker; Shirley Sturtz-Davis experiments with landscape painting; Jane Culp; Perfect Values for Pastels; Jane Sutherland's New Works; Virginia Artist Anthony Watkins; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Alfred D. Crimi Paints a Fresco; Introducing the Winters; The Art of Ceramic Sculpture - first of two instructive articles; Wood Engraving - part II of III; Paper Sculpture; The Lead Pencil and Charcoal; How Ervine Metzl uses the camera; Winners and Runners-up in the MOMA poster competition; Observations on a poster competition; The Lay-in - or dead colouring as underpainting in the glazing method; An experimental fresco panel; A Graphic Lark; A Morning with a Master; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features include: An Amateur's Experiments; Beginners' Handbook: Using Names and Terms Correctly; Epidendrum moyobambae - Collectors' Items; Effects of Growing Orchids Under Full Sun with Circulating Air; A New Lead from an Eight Month Old Herbarium Specimen of Thunia alba; Ten Easy and Delightful Orchids for the Amateurm Collection and Merits and Demerits in Cypripediums. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
38 pages. Features: Foreign buyers dominate bidding for Dodge furniture; Records crash as old masters are sold; 10,000 GBP clock stolen - 8 day English Fusee bracket clock, signed 'Thomas Hughes, London'; Fine porcelain pieces stolen from home in Regents Park, London; Police seek information about miniatures - in possession of Scotland Yard; 'Finders keepers' - a saying that could lead to jail; Reappraising Satsuma; Theophile Alexandre Steinlen - the artist who loved cats, Paris - and life; Roman Glass - take a clear look at the past for future profit; Regency Furniture; Book review of "Refurbishing Antiques" by Rosemary Ratcliffe; Antique market opens at Bromley; Auction news; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
70 pages. Features: Nice ad for Ford V-8 cars inside front cover shows scotty dog outside empty garage; Fascinating half-page ad shows a lead miner and extolls the benefits of lead paint; Nice color ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Seven Keys to Cape Cod; New Yorkers DO Garden; Biennials Stage the Greatest Show of All; Cool Little Touches - how to give that cool and summery feel to your rooms; It's more fun to play at home; July indoor and outdoor gardening guides; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's soups; Cook Hot, Keep Cool; *Charming* one-page colour ad for Certo features May Robson who says "I'm An Old Hand at Jelly-Making"; Down with Chaperons - and up with parental guidance; Nice one-page color ad for Heinz soup shows artist at work; Half-page two-color ad for Spam; Nice 2-color half-page ad for Libby's fancy tomato juice; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna features magician; Wesson Oil ad features artist Meysa McMein; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chesterfied cigarettes features young lovelies in red, white and blue hats; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Beautyrest mattresses; It Took Imagination - before and after photos and write-up of the makeover of "a wretch of a place"; Really nice color ad for Hellmann's mayonnaise inside back cover; Nice ad for Ralston shredded whole wheat on back cover features comic family the "Crabby Craigs" and an endorsement by Ida Bailey Allen.. 3" x 3" clippings from page 22, 23 and 27. Taped repair to page 14. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
545 pages including index. Chapters include: Commercial Explosives; Blasting Supplies and Accessories; Blasting with Safety Fuse; Blasting Electrically; Blasting with Detonating Cord; Loading Explosives; Blasting in Underground Mines; Blasting in Coal Mines; Tunnelling Operations; Surface Blasting Operations; Blasting Ditches, Stumps, Boulders, Gravel Pits, Fills, etc.; Seismic Prospecting; Use of Explosives for Special Purposes; Transportation, Distribution and Storage; Accident Prevention; Electric Blasting Caps - Average Resistances; Copper Lead Wire - Resistance and Capacity; Maximum Number of Electric Blasting Caps for Series-in-Parallel Circuits; Properties of C-I-L High Explosives; Properties of C-I-L Blasting Agents; Approximate Average Weight per Cartridge; Approximate Average Weight of Explosives per foot in Column Loads; Properties of C-I-L Permitted Explosives. Properties of C-I-L Blasting Agents; Loading Densities. Appendices include: Blasting Check-up Form; Calculations for a Large Electrical Blast; Average Weight of Various Materials; Abstract Revised British Table of Distances. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
32 pages. "A series of true events in the discovery of coal, gold, lead, silver and copper. Intended as a basic introduction to the story of mining." - from Foreward. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
287 pages. Index. Black and white photos. Detailed diagrams. Features "Canada Tru-Lay steel wire rope for every purpose". Contents include: Flattened Strand; Wire Rope Slings; Wire Rope Fittings; Care and Maintenance; Splicing of Wire Rope; Excavating and Contracting Ropes; Industrial Ropes for Material Handling; Ropes for Mining; Logging Ropes; Marine Ropes; Gas and Oil Well ropes; Elevator Ropes; Engineering data; Glossary. Diagrams of the High Lead, North Bend/Tight Skyline, Skidder, Slack Line, and Tyler Systems of log transport. Great series of photos demonstrating how to splice a very thick wire rope. Decorated black imitation leather covers. Prior owner's detaills inside front cover. Binding somewhat tender but intact. Average soiling and wear. A worthy copy of this nostalgic, interesting and informative volume. Book
31 pages Features: Canadian Cut Glass - Brief history of lead glass manufactured and/or cut during the period 1900 - 1925); The Proud Years of Farming - A look at artists that painted farm animals and landscapes of Ontario's rural life from the 1850's to 1870's (Henri Perre, Otto Jacobi); New Year's Greeting from Ancient Egypt - A brief history of the Egyptian calendar and New Year's Day (including a New Year's bottle circa 600 B.C.); Josiah Spode and the Chinese Trade - Brief history of Josiah Spode (1776) and importing Chinese porcelain to America; Chippendale Chinese - Thomas Chippendale's furniture designed in the "Chinese taste"; and The Chinese Taste in Silver - A look at Chinese influence (Chinoiserie) on England trading in porcelain and silver. Minimal wear along spine. Small mailing label top left back cover. Clean and unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
82 pages. Features: Ground Control Approach Radar for the RCAF; Pilot Error; Navigating from the Cockpit; Wings of Britain; Turbine Era is the Target; Gloom, Excitement in Jet Program; British Seek Transport Lead; Supersonic Fighters for British Arsenal; Aim to Reduce Lightplane Costs; Flight Simulator Trains Crews; Ottawa Report; Canadian Accident Analysis; Maintenance Section; Curved Maps for Navigation; and more. Many pages of great ads including the de Havilland Beaver. Small ink stamp atop front cover. Front cover partially loose. Average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
79 pages. Circa 1971. Includes the following classic songs: I Feel the Earth Move; So Far Away; It's Too Late; Home Again; Beautiful; Way Over Yonder; You've Got a Friend; Where You Lead; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow; Smackwater Jack; Tapestry; (you make me feel like) A Natural Woman. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. One of the best songbooks of all time. Book
194 pages. Features: Sting Ray - even in its final form the 1963 Sting Ray maintained an uncanny similarity to Bill Mitchell's original racer; Dodge Brothers - two-year court battle against Henry Ford; Alice Huyler Ramsey - first of the 'weaker sex' to show driving superiority - from Hell Gate to Golden Gate in 1909!; The Chevrolet Story - the 1932 Queen started a Chevrolet styling lead; The Trials of Early Motoring - a 1913 journey from Iowa to California in a 1913 Studebaker EMF; The art of leading; The Bud Cohn auction set a new single-car-sale world's record; Cover Car - 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
191 pages. More than a cookbook, this is a unique story, created and shaped by the very personal moments and memories of the 96 celebrities who have generously contributed to this book. Although they lead extremely public lives, all of them took time to respond to the invitation to help celebrate the importance of caring and sharing. These remarkable women are the "lights" behind Celebrity Lights - a book designed not as a collection of light recipes but as an innovative way to create a beacon of light in the battle against breast cancer. Contributors include Hillary Clinton, Aline Chretien, Adrienne Clarkson, Diana Krall, Anne Murray and many more. A very attractive volume in glossy pastel boards. Illustrated dust jacket is similarly attractive. Approximately 8" high by 7" wide. A perfect gift. Book
30 pages plus huge 64 page 1983 Plate Fair section. Features: Connoisseur Figures - The $1,000 lead soldier; Raymond Kursar - Profile; Inuit art and sculpture - a growing collectible; Huge special feature on the Collector Platemakers Association of Canada 1983 Plate Fair; Expert Opinion; Glossary; The Portland Vase; Happenings; Showcase. and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. Edge wear and small tears to dust jacket. 96 pages. 9 1/4"w x 11 7/8"h. Many color photos.
272 pages including glossary and index. Let two leading fertility experts lead you through the treatment process. Provides clear, concise information on everything from basic physiology to choosing a doctor, and covers the latest assisted reproduction technologies and ethical issues. Accompany a patient on her 30-day journey through a cycle of in vitro fertilization and discover not only the physical but also the emotional impact of infertility treatment. This book can help you get pregnant. "...Filled with useful and reassuring information. It will be a great help to doctors and patients alike." - Dr. Art Ulene, "The Today Show". Moderate wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
