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294pp + cat. G/none First edition. Original editorial blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Boards lightly worn, spine darkened and frayed at head and tail (see photo), private ex-libris on pastedown and owners’ inscriptions on endpaper, paper slightly age-yellowed, overall a good copy. Based on a series of lectures given by the famous physicist and educator Silvanus Phillips Thompson on light and X-rays (Röntgen light), lectures delivered shortly after the amazing discovery of the X-rays in Germany by Wilhelm Röntgen. Scarce in first edition, full title Light Visible and Invisible A Series of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, at Christmas, 1896.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean in lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise Famous Regiments series, edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.312.
136 pages. Excellent copy of this yearbook. Very light wear. Unmarked but for prior owner's name upon verso of front free endpaper. Book
199 pages. A book for all ages. In introducing his subjects, author states that "it will not be hard to find yourself in these pages, to find someone whose past resembles your present and possible future. It's not true that only short skinny people live to be old; several people here are over six feet tall and some have weighed 245 pounds most of their lives." A book about people crossing boundaries, people overcoming fears and ignorance, people reaching out to their fellow human beings." Let these centenarians invite you to take a new look at old age - and in so doing, to take a new look at your own life. Attractive dust jacket with very light edgewear. Book unmarked with very light wear. Please note: front free endpaper removed. Book
32 pages. Features: Coal Creek Mine Disaster; The Day They Shot Ole; Fort Battleford; Blizzard; Quadra Island Petroglyphs; Vigilante Action; The B.C. Assay Office and Mint; the Haney Brothers. Light pen marks to upper right corner of front cover. Some red pencil writing upon back cover. Contents unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Almost 1.75" thick. An attractive volume with bright gilt lettering upon red spine and gilt lines upon green cloth and red faux leather-covered boards. Light to moderate edge wear to boards. Lovely marbled endpapers. Unmarked. Includes index and black and white diagrams. From a series of textbooks for persons engaged in the engineering professions and trades or for those who desire information concerning them. Fully illustrated and containing numerous practical examples and their solutions. Book
105 pages. "The Cree language never was a written language. Therefore, we are endeavoring to make these words as simple as possible. The Plains Cree is very simple and sounds are like English... We are doing our utmost to revive this language..." - from the introduction. Teaches the words for numbers, animals, verbs, people, and much more. Book has some minor bends due to improper storage but is clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. Light sunning near spine which is covered by publisher's black tape. Small erasure atop page one. A solid copy of this practical work. Book
736 pages. CD-ROM (included) highlights the key concepts in each chapter, as well as offering the whole book in a digital format. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
160 pages. Chapters include: selecting the puppy; The Adult Old English Sheepdog; Grooming the Old English Sheepdog for Show; Grooming the Family Dog; "Bed and Board" for the Family Dog; Maintaining the Dog's Health; History of the Genus Canis; Early History of the Old English Sheepdog; The Old English Sheepdog in the United States; Pillars of the Breed; Recent American Old English Sheepdogs of Note; The Old English Sheepdog as a Working Dog; The Personality of the Old English Sheepdog; Manners for the Family Dog; Show Competition; Genetics; Breeding and Whelping. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice solid copy. Book
160 pages. Features: Andrew Wyeth - everyday portraits; Building realism from abstract shapes; Painting en plein air with native spirits; Masking fluid; Annie Dover; Helene Beland; Norbert Baird; Anna Sims; How I captured the fleeting light effects of a blustery day in England; A masterful painter of inhabited sculture; 4 steps to watercolor passion; The making of an artist - part 3; Easy Ways to earn more money - part 19; Harley Brown - part 20; Falling in Love with your Subject; Sam Liberman; Kathy R. Partridge; L. Martin Pavletich; Cathy Mabius; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
56 pages. Text in English. Features: Fritz Kempe 75; In the light of the pharaohs-practical experience with the new Agfa films; Photo composing tips; New Agfa films; The Leica M6-a compact camera for the professional; Pradovit 153 projectors; Universal handgrip; 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-R; Colour reproductions of Leica Photography magazine covers from the 1930s; Leitz information service; Beaumont Newhall - exhibition at the Photokina; Icelandic impressions - Hans W. Silvester's experience with Kodachrome 64 professional; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. Text in English. Features: Space shuttle cover photo; Title slides - DIY; Lettering the easy way; Postcards DIY; The viewfinder image of the Leica M6; The wild West lives on - William Albert Allard - through the eyes of a cowboy; Photography of moving objects; Sunday only, please - Richard G Delagi - a true amateur; America in a good light - article with military photos by Fred J. Maroon; Kodak Elite - B&W Baryta papers on the advance; Once every year - Bill Varie - a photographic illustrator; There is music in his images - Ernst Haas - an American from Vienna; Macroflash + R-lenses; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
44 pages. Text in English. Features: Leica R4s mod 2; Against the light - Manfred Gorgen - winter landscapes and details; Specialist for ice hockey - Hansjorg Roth; 24 hours in the Ruhrgebiet - 72 photographers document a region; Ora et labora - Armin Fischer's thesis on a convent; Exposure measurement; Perfect black and white from colour negative; It is you're safe light okay?; A raincoat for your Leica; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
44 pages. Text in English. Features: Leitz variable programmed automation - the Leica R5 in detail; Dedicated flash units; Painting with light - Edmund Bugdoll - exploiting contre-jour effects; Fee Schlapper; "German" pictures? - Thomas Schadt - three years on the road with a Leica; Above the clouds - Alain Guillou - a photographer sought worldwide; Objective/subjective - telephoto and retrofocus systems; The new generation of black and white films; The colour negative - food for the quick minilab only?; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
44 pages. Text in English. Features: Experiencing foreign humanity - Renate Hein - around the world at 21; Leica R5 - new SLR camera announced by Leitz; New databack for the Leica R5; Gerd Nie; Colour + Structure - Wim Noordhoek - an old master of the Leica; When the cold wind blows - Volker Lampe and his passion for black and white; A master photographer and Leica pioneer - 100th anniversary of Dr. Paul Wolff; It's the right light which counts - Antonius - originality visualized; White on black - Bruno Mooser - colour in or out?; Dr. Werner Herold - photography in eternal ice (Antarctica); and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Text in English. Features: Light - a hard theme for budding photographers; Flowers close up - Ingeborg and Dr. Arnim Tolke; Arnold Sendler; Shooting in the right light, by Richard Hunecke; Man at the centre - Gerhard Graeb - showing youth the way; Artificial landscapes - PeterTrupp and his self-willed creations; The Imagon - a historic lens on the Leica R; "Singende Kamera" - Richard Stobener's visual rendition of poetry; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. Text in English. Features: Architectural impressions - Richard Hunecke; Caught by infra-red - Wilhelm Englmaier and his indivisible beams; Otto F. Stelzer's Birds in Flight; Tips and Technology - is colour negative film universal material for colour and black and white?; Process E6 - standard or pushed - do-it-yourself with the Tetenal Reversal Kit - why?; Light and illumination technique; Aids to better flash photography; The "perfect" landscape - Axel M. Mosler; Dieter Matthes - Master of the Leica; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
319 pages including bibliography, index and dozens of black and white illustrations. Will attract anyone interested in regional history and the early days of Ontario and anyone whose roots lie in southern Ontario. Light wear overall. Gift greetings upon and small clip to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Small bookseller sticker upon front endpaper. Very nice copy. Book
159 pages including index. This fascinating collection of photographs presents a period of startling chage in theatre - from 1954 to the present - in addition to the many changes Snowdon himself initiated in the style of theatre photography. These photographs capture the reckless, stylish spirit of genius of some of the world's greatest stage actors as well as directors, designers and writers. A stunning who's who of British theatre. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy in giftable condition. Book
Take the fear and embarssment out of speaking and writing. Provides must-know guidelines for mistake-free communication. Discusses: Sentence Structure; Plurals and Possessives; Active vs. Passive Voice; Flawless Punctuation; and more. Very clean. Very light wear. Excellent tape set in handsome case. Book
No book has yet portrayed Toronto with such brilliance, elegance and verve. 96 colour photographic images of the city . Gift greetings and two discard stamps upon front endpaper. Discard stamp also upon top edge. Light to moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
144 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Full of surprises, this is a book that will broaden your command of painting techniques, stimulate you to discover new methods, and bring new vitality to your work. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Sunning to top and bottom edges of blue cloth boards which show light wear. Edgewear to dust jacket and half-inch chip/tear to bottom edge of back panel. Overall a nice copy. 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
289 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Two hundred years of life in the Ottawa Valley, colourfully told and lavishly illustrated. Here, in the words of hte men and women who have lived or remembered them, are the remarkable stories which make up the history of Canada's Ottawa Valley. A rich oral history with a wonderful collection of original photos. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
324 pages. While the book's primary focus is the 1989-1990 season, Part One examines, in depth, the period of 1945 to 1988, during which Soviet hockey grew from an insignificant pastime to the highest level of international competition. Players from opposing teams, owners, critics and hockey power brokers are all heard from, and media reactions to the Soviet players are examined, as are the players' reactions to the media and other aspects of life in North America. Includes black and white photos. Book in fine condition except front endpaper removed. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Light rubbing to dust jacket. Book
