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Undated. Provides the meaning of over 140 opposites words made clear to all young readers through bright colourful pictures full of humourous details. Average wear. Contents unmarked. Two inch tear to outside of back hinge at base of spine, else average wear to yellow laminated boards. Book
156 pages. Features: Cover photo of clinic for street people; Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Hubert Humphrey article; The Rediscovery of Elvis - photo-illustrated article; Free medical clinic for street people in Cambridge MA; Now Pistol Pete Maravich is up Against the Pros; Photo-illustrated article on Bombay, India - "Wealth, Shantytowns, Speakeasies, Movie Aristocrats, Intellectual Admen and Death on the Trains; Mr. Chips ad features photo of 16-year-old Jonathan Ashby holding hockey stick; Qiana tie ad; Swank ad for 'Credit Card Ejector' card holder and 'Key-jector' key holder; Unusual Pellon textile ad features color photo of meat inspector at workTalon zipper ad features laughing faces of people telling someone their zipper is open; Mississippi 'Black Home' - a black poet from the North journeys to Mississippi and discovers the quiet, daily striving of the black community a 'gathering of triumph' - with photo of civil-rights lawyer Mel Leventhal and his wife Alice, with daughter Rebecca - also included is a photo of Fannie Lou Hamer giving an outdoor speech; Sexy Fruit of the loom ad features lady with very skimpy yellow dress - or is it a long shirt?; Great Supp-hose Obstacle Course centerfold ad features photo of ladies in playground; Nice PBM fashion ad; Two-page Dymo labelmaker photo ad; Of Time and the Child; Photos of Glittery Fashions;Photos of the interior of designer David Laurance Roth's renovated townhouse; Steinway piano ad; Dewar's Whisy ad features photo and bio info. of Steve Trachtenberg; NAACP ad features large photo of old man with caption 'Call it Backbone'. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
382 pages including index. Relates marketing to society. The carefully edited readings view the most important influences of the marketing system in the United States and describe the problems, solutions, and future directions of marketing. Average wear. Unmarked. Half-inch tear to top of front cover at spine. Solid working copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 90 pages. 8 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. Many b&w photos. Previous owner's name inside.
221 pages. Illegitimus non Carborundum (don't let the b******ds wear you down.) - Bill White. Average wear. One inch tear to bottom edge of back cover. Peeled area from front cover where sticker removed. Contents square and unmarked. "White's stories of the 'bad old days' of B.C. Labour will fascinate anyone interested in the largely unwritten history of this country. For those concerned with the current state of human and labour rights in B.C., Bill White's call for a return to the kind of gloves-off fighting that marked his heyday will seem appropriate and useful." - from back cover. Book
159 pages. Former owner's name and address upon front endpaper. Small sticker adhesive discoloration upon front endpaper. Half inch tear to dust jacket at top of back board, plus several other small tears. Illustrated dust jacket remains bright and attractive. The ideal book for the model builder who wishes to understand the elements of radio control operation; how to install it, how to make the most practical use of it and how it works. Book
230 pages including index plus black and white photographic plates. Subject (1873-1960) had two great careers, first as a missionary in China, and then as a collector and curator of one of the world's greatest museum collections of Chinese archeology. Recounts the history of a rich life that bridged two diverse cultures. Book unmarked, clean and square with minimal wear. Small tear and moderate edgewear to dust jacket. Book
227 pages including index. Here is the whole, incredible story of Chelation Therapy. You will meet the chelation pioneers and learn of more than 1,000 physicians who have given more than two million chelation treatments to over 100,000 patients - with no known fatalities and a remarkable record of recoveries. Rubber stamp and some writing upon front endpaper which has half-inch tear to top edge. Average wear. Variety of tears and average wear to dust jacket. Book
546 pages. Black and white frontis of George Vancouver plus twenty black and white photographic reproductions. Author was well-equiped for this work. By disposition a student, he became greatly engrossed in his researches, and secured copies of all the old records of voyages to the coast of British Columbia and knew their contents intimately. His duties in command of the Quadra took him to every portion of the British Columbia coast, including a great many waters that were practically unsurveyed, and so he acquired a thorough knowledge not only of the charts in existence, but also of the unwritten lore of Indians and traders experienced in the intricacies of that most magnificent coast. Major damage and closed tears to pages 527-530 with two chunks missing from page 529. Fortunately all text remains and is legible. Once inch tear to interior of page 546. Map at page 547 removed. Back hinge open. Front hinge going. Prior owner's small initial rubber stamp upon front endpaper and bottom edge else unmarked. Average soiling. Moderate yellowing. Gilt lettering upon spine remains clearly legible. Above average wear to dark green cloth spine and boards. A good first edition reading copy of this comprehensive reference. Book
Mr. Pakenham passes away under allegedly outrages circumstances at Tamatave. Suez Canal difficulty - cutting a second canal parallel to the first. Echoes of the week. The Playhouses; Weather; National Sports; The Cholera in Egypt - Quarantine, with full-page engraving entitled 'Quarantine Examination at Brinsisi'. Crab-Catching in Cornwall - 9 sketches on one page (plus text on next page); News from the Court and Church plus Benevolence and Self-Help. New Townhall, Dover - with sketch; The Westminster Townhall - with sketch; The Swanley Homes for Little Boys - with sketch; Sketches in Egypt - Thebes. The Advantages of Wet Weather. Supplement includes: Chapter V of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn; The Savage Club at the Royal Albert Hall (which is featured on front cover illustration and pages 52 and 53); The Jesmond Dene Park, Newcastle; A dramatic two-page engraving entitled "Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway (please note that this engraving bears a large tear); Obituaries; Chess; Wills and Bequests; Departure of Irish Emigrants; Classified Ads. The Jesmond Dene Public Park, Newcastel-on-Tyne - 8 lovely sketches. The Suez Canal - 3 pages of text and sketches, including map of the proposed Canal and sketch of M. Ferdinand De Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company. New Books. Musical Publications. Chipping at edges. Some pages loose but all appear to be present. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
96 pages. Features: The Gamp - the ultimate design tool; Shadow-weave gamp; A twill gamp on eight shafts; A shadow-weave gamp for a table runner; the color gamp - beautiful and practical; Color-wheel clock - a study in color and pattern; A baby quilt from handwoven cloth; a color gamp in overshot; Rainbow scarf - a color gamp you can wear; combine weaving with quilting for coverlets and throws; a decorative sampler in spot Bronson; Designing on the loom for folkore vests in overshot; The magic of iridescence; Fabric forecast fall/winter 04-'05; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
136 pages. Includes brief bio of Travis, a list of his awards, and two black and white photos. Songs include: Anything; Diggin' Up Bones; Forever and Ever, Amen; Good Intentions; I Told You So; I Won't Need You Anymore; Messin' With My Mind; My Heart Cracked (Bit It Did Not Break); My House; 1982; No Place Like Home; On the Other Hand; Promises; Reasons I Cheat; Send My Body Home on a Freight Train; The Storms of Life; There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere; Tonight I'm Walkin' Out on the Blues; Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down the Walls; Too Gone Too Long; The Truth is Lyin' Next to You; What'll You Do About Me. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this great compilation. Book
128 pages including index. Shows that technology is already available to make all buildings - old and new - effectively self-sustaining in energy terms. Demonstrates how existing buildings can be made more energy-efficient in practical, graded steps, thus maximising the occupant's return on energy investment. Includes 60 illustrations, 50 in colour. Book as new. Dust jacket As New but for quarter inch tear to dust jacket to top of front fore-edge. Excellent copy. Book
102 pages including index. Includes directions for selecting, buying and using beading materials; Guidelines for either buying or making your own beadwork loom; An examination of Indian beadwork designs, their development, significance and uses. Step-by-step instructions for all of the variations of beading techniques used in both look and applique work. Directions for beading round objects, rosettes and necklaces. approximately 200 illustrations, examples and photos of beaded articles from 1835 to present. Average wear. Some soiling and staining. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
462 pages including index. "Covers the field of knowledge required by the skilled animal technician of the present day." Apparently such technicians engage in animal experimentation. Prior owner's info upon front endpaper. Minor yellowing at edges. One inch tear to exterior of front hinge at top of spine. Average wear. Book
Unpaginated. Average wear. Closed two-inch tear to fore-edge of front cover. From the Grosset Art Instruction Series - authoritative introductions to basic techniques and methods. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan with Chief Justice Earl Warren; Where does the liberal go now? - A challenge to focus on spiritual and cultural, rather than economic issues; Legal pilgrimage to London for American Bar Association's 80th annual meeting; A defence of bigness in business - an argument that it promotes research and competition; What the aged need in homes - they require special safety features and should be where their occupants can join fully into community life; Europe, too, runs into a traffic jam; The passing parade at Lindy's - for 36 years it mirrored Broadway; Haircuts in review; Festival of the Parks; Curriculum for tomorrow's world; Jersey fashion photos; The Pajama Game. Ads include: Lord & Taylor, Cranston, Ban-Lon; Cone; nice colour photo centrefold ad for Judy Bond; Springmaid Fabrics; B. Altman & Co.; Leotard Scandale; Wamsutta Mills; and Fruit of the Loom. Pages somewhat brittle with age and moderately yellowed at periphery. Covers loose but present. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Approx. 25 pages. Contents divided into the following sections: Repairs with Green Edge Materials and Vulc-Cement L5; Repairs with Sheet Material; Endless Joints; Conveyor Belt Cleats; Liquid Neoprene for Conveyor Belts; Tools; Infra Drying Hood; Double Acting Roller; Belt Tightening Clamps, Buffing Motors. Average wear. Unmarked. One inch tear to top edge of front cover. One inch opening at base of cover fold. Book
pp. 1-215. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Includes also a significant important Pennsylvania-Dutch dialect vocabulary: LINGUISTIC VARIANTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN DIALECT, by Albert F. Buffington. Limited edition. Extremely important and increasingly scarce study of loom woven coverlets. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XIII. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
Unpaginated. Text in German. Nice children's book. Tear to a page has been taped. Binding loosening but intact. About average wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Contents unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book
197 pages including select bibliography. Comment written upon page 81, line drawn upon page 160. Small tear to bottom of back cover. Considers the alternatives that might have averted yet another energy sell-out, and examines the remarkable power of the oil lobby in the Canadian political system. Book
256p. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. Extremely important and increasingly scarce study of loom woven coverlets. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
256p. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. Extremely important and increasingly scarce study of loom woven coverlets. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
133 pages. "There has always existed a basic body of Truth for those who had some desire to know more than what the herd knew. But this Truth was never shown in the Churches or religions, Christian or otherwise. It was always way off by itself somewhere and had to be "found" by digging persons. We Occult students do, however, apparently owe a debt to a religion - the religion of Islam - which did collect and protect some bacis Occult concepts which we now have in the form of the Qabalah system, and which system I have tried to give some Knowledge of in this book..." - from Introduction. Above-average wear to black boards. Partial lean to spine. Two inch brown stain to each endpaper at top of spine. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else minimal markings. Back hinge partially open. Two inch tear to bottom edge of page 1. Well-travelled copy of this uncommon work. Book
96 pages. Features: Turning over a new leaf - or petal!; Inspiration is where you find it; Chroma Kaleidoscope - unfolding design and delight; Designing from the stash; Set limits and gain designing confidence; Woven Shibori on four shafts; From Shibori to pleats - workshop dividends; Insights - an exhibition; Painting with Rags; The Answer Lady - simply design; Computer design software - a survey; A Pile rug and the Cranbrook loom; The rewards of collaboration; Alphabet blocks for weavers; remembering September 11th; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine