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98 pages. Articles: Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 3) - The Common-law Marriage - his visit to Churchill in 1941; Saint-Lo Fights another Battle - much of the town still in rubble after Normandy invasion; Block that Toothache! - good news for those who don't like the dentist's drill. Fiction: The Bramble Bush (part 1 of 5); Dear Miss Phillips; Once to Every Woman; Shadow of Fu Manchu (conclusion); Important to a Man; It All Came Out. Ads include: Nash cars; Vitalis (with photo of Bobby Riggs); Borden's products - featuring Elsie the Cow; 'Jeep' Station Wagon; International School buses - rare ad!; Fisher Body; Douglas Shoes; Mercury cars (lovely 2-pages); DeSoto cars; Columbia bikes; Cory coffee-maker; Kodak; Santa Fe Railroad; Schlitz; Chrysler centerfold (puppy theme); Hamiliton watches; Jayson shirts; GM Electro-motive division; Kaiser Frazer; Fruit of the Loom; Chesterfield cigarettes (back cover) - featuring Alan Ladd. Unmarked with average wear. A nice vintage copy. 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
Features: The Carriage Watch; George Marsh - Ohio Clockmaker; Mystery of Breguet Watch No. 3224 - secret revealed?; Early Giants - Edwin B. Burt; The Clock Repair Primer - an introduction to the mechanics of pendulum clocks and basic clock repair for the novice - part 3; Serious Fun with Time; Carson City's Tower Clock; Union Loom Works Company; Correcting Crossman; British Horology 1650-1775; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. 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
416 pages including bibliography and index. Acknowledges that the province on the far left of the map has always been a pretty strange place, but it also tells a serious story of touchy race relations, heroic men and women, and the kind of romance that makes sensible people want to write books. It's a new kind of history - intensely personal, impeccably researched, intentionally provocative, unexpectedly spiritual, and laugh-out-loud funny - that encourages us to question received wisdom and ponder the elusiveness of history. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear and slight lean to spine. Dust jacket with closed tear to top of back panel and moderate edgewear with one or two chips missing. Solid copy. 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
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
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
164 pages. A tribute to the stars of stage and screen, past and present who are also gifted visual artists. Over seventy well-known actors and actresses have contributed their works of art - works that reveal a facet of their personalities many have never seen. Specially commissioned photographs taken inside their homes, gardens, and art studios, complement this stunning and varied collection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Book very lightly worn, clean, bright and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket bears one inch tear with missing chunk at top of front panel else is lightly worn. Nice copy. Book
In-8°; antiporta incisa all’acquaforte da R. Scott da un dipinto di A.W.Davis che rappresenta una bella scena tratta dal vero di indiani che lavorano al telaio; pp. XIV, 518 e 14 tavole ripiegate; le tavole illustrano costruzione del telaio in diversi modelli, motivi di disegni, principi di tessitura incrociata e di altro tipo, ecc. Fondamentale manuale sulla costruzione dei telai e sulla tessitura, che ebbe gran successo e varie edizioni. Nella prefazione una interessante storia della manifattura della seta e della lana in Europa e Gran Bretagna. Senza legatura; tracce di spotting. loom manufactures weaving tweeling silk wool tessitura telaio stoffe manifattura india manual tecnica seta lana
Would be graded higher but for a two inch tear on the front pastedown. Bright clean glossy boards. Unmarked. Children will love this charming story from the Hundred Acre Wood about Winnie-the-Pooh, and will enjoy learning the names of all his friends. The brightly coloured pictures and simple text make the book suitable for pre-readers as well as for young bookworms. Book
4" Piece of orange adhesive across spine suggests this is an ex-library book, but there are no other marks. 1" tear to bottom of front cover at spine. This book is well-travelled. A collection of poems celebrating the joys of mudpuddles, imaginary friends, the first day of school, and other events in the lives of children. Book
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
A paper portfolio containing thirteen 8 1/2" x 11" single sheets (some printed on both sides), each with a weaving pattern developed for tablemats, and two introductory sheets. The projects included are Patterned Mats, Plain Weave Mat, Plain Weave Mat - with a Twist, Striped Mat - Plain & Twill, Two Potholders, Double Weave Mat on a Rosepath Threading, Checked Mat, Linen Mat, Table Protecting Mat, Modified Swarthmore Lace Mat, Heavy Mat, Checked Mat in Huck, and Scandinavian Squares. The folder shows edge wear and some creases and closes with a button and thread style fastener. Previous owner's name on cover. No date given - circa 1985.
A paper portfolio containing thirteen 8 1/2" x 11" single sheets (some, printed on both sides), each with a weaving pattern developed as baby gifts by thirteen weavers, and one introductory sheet. The gifts are a Carrier for Baby, Cover for Baby, Shawl, Ribbons, Blanket, Grow Chart, Christening Dress, Christening Costume, Wallhanging, Cuddly Lamb, Bibs, More Bibs, and a Quilt. The folder shows edge wear and some creases and closes with a button and thread style fastener.
126 pages. Text in Dutch. Met 180 Afbeeldingen. 2E Herziene Druk. Small bookseller's sticker upon front endpaper else unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Above average wear to boards with small tear at base of spine. Front board remains attractive with gilt border, lettering and emblem. Book
