Kaellgren, C. Peter; Sheeler, John; Hanrahan, Paul; Watt, Robert D.; Holmes, Janet; Jones, OliveMareMagnum
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172 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Text almost exclusively in English plus a bit in French. Contents include: Glass Used in Canada - A Survey from the Early Nineteenth Century to 1940 using primarily Ontario evidence; Factors Affecting Attribution - The Burlington Glass Works; Bottles in the Place Royal Collection; Art Glass Window Design in Vancouver - The Role of the Pattern Book; Glass in Canada - An Annotated Bibliography . Last page loose but present. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Average wear. A good working copy. Book
242 pages. Index. Bibliography. "This superb volume, the definitive volume on Haida art, presents the most treasured works in what is considered the world's best collection, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization... Richly illustrated with 90 full-color photos of artworks (such as masks, pipes, rattles and other ceremonial objects)... and 95 black and white photos of artworks and rare historical images... The descriptive text... provides an informed overview of Haida art in a historical, cultural and cosmological context." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated endpapers. Other than an attractive library bookplate upon verso of front free endpaper, a blindstamp to the title page and a card pocket inside back free endpaper, clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this wonderful work. Book
Features: Julia Clements Writes for you; Winter in the Flower Garden; Planted Bowls; The Spirit of Ikebana; Christmas Decorations; Flowers at Cliveden; Flower Arranging in South Africa; Nina de Yarburgh-Bateson - an interview; Painting with Flowers; Winter Leaves; Seven Grasses for the New Year; St. Paul's Crib; Annuals for flower arrangers; The Economy of Dramatic Effect; False Flowers; Miniature Roses; A Diplomat takes to flowers; Winter Hostess; St. Andrew's Eve; Are you a flower club member?; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
168 pages. First 33 pages bilingual Russian/English, balance Russian. "Two hundred years have already gone by since Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic was born. The entire world has joined us in celebrating this anniversary in 1987. The Belgrade Television has filmed one of the most ambitious biographical history series in the thirty years of its existence. Here we have the monograph VUK, TELEVISION, PHOTOS, which was created at the same time the Vuk Karadzic series was being made. This is not documentary material from Vuk's time. It is Vuk in our time - a feat worthy of Vuk and his teachings." - from introduction. Moderate wear. Small circular mark on page 165, else unmarked. Very good copy in glossy black covers. Book
Revised version of the 1924 first edition. 112 pages. Index. Diagrams. Black and white photos. "The natural successor to the 'Simonds Guide for Filers and Sawyers'... In preparing a new edition it seemed wise to remodel the work and add much new material." - from Introduction. Topics include: History of the Circular Saw; Steel; Making a Circular Saw; The Circular Saw Mill; Solid Tooth Circular Saws; Special Types of Circular Saws; Simonds Inserted Point Saw; Safety First; Specifications of various Simonds saws; Photos and details of various Simonds knives. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender but holding. A worthy reading copy of this informative vintage reference. Book
Features/Photos: Brunei released from rebel hands - and aspects of the hunt for the leaders of the rebellion; Mr. Chester Bowles; Stalactites as a tool material for the Australopithecines; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Numerous figures and tables, creasing to spine, minor chipping to head and tail of spine and corners of soft cover, light bump to head of spine, minor soiling to page block, previous owner's name on half - title page, text clean and tight. Used
A Paris, Chez les frères Estienne - 1770 - IN8 - Reliure d'époque plein veau, Dos à 5 nerfs ornés, avec pièce de titre cerise - Tranches rouges - Tome VI : Frontispice & 29 planches Dépliantes sur 30, sur diverses machines domestiques, textiles et concernant "L'Homme en Société" - 601 pages + Table - Bel exemplaire
Please note: This is a fakebook i.e. it includes only lyrics, guitar chords and sheet music for the melody/top line arrangment of these songs: Crossroads; Bridges; Freedom Now; Material World; Be Careful of My Heart; Subcity; Born to Fight; A Hundred Years; This Time; All That You Have Is Your Soul. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
36 pages. Features: Labor trouble in New York; Definite basis for wage settlement; Opportunity in airport construction; Cuts cost of handling stone - article with nice photos of Youngstown, Ohio Hospital construction; Steel core reinforcing in construction of Denver bus station - article with photos; Concrete volume formula; Bookkeeping for contractors - part I; Why grade-marked lumber?; The contractor and the courts; Mack offer new dump warp-resistant truck body; Oxweld generator; Oldest skyscraper coming down - the Tacoma Building in Chicago comes down - article with photo; Lockout in New York; Nice ad for Bates-Truss Joists; Wonderful full-page photo ad with photos for Gold Metal patent tubular scaffolding; vintage Skilsaw ad; Great full-page ad with photo for Transit System Concrete Mixers; Latest material prices; Building trades wage scales nationwide; Mahon steel roof deck ad on back cover; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
36 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of J.C. Penney warehouse, St. Louis; Great vintage photo full-page ad for the Koehring Dandie cement mixer; Great photo ad for Gypsteel shows construction of the Convention Hall at Atlantic City - the world's largest single span roof; Skilsaw ad; Interesting illustrated ad for Kernerator incineration systems; The New Paxton Hotel in Omaha is featured in an ad for Meyer Steelforms; A residence is constructed beneath a temporary winter shell - the Henry C. Ulen residence in Indiana - article with photo; Bookkeeping for the contractor - II; Improving bidding standards; The contractor and the courts; New Koehring weighing cement mixer; Latest material prices; construction activity this week; sealed proposal announcements; back cover photo ad for high-early-strength universal concrete used to make 50 foot long piles used beneath a highway bridge at Florence, Illinois; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
Mm 310x310 "Collana Altrouno" a cura di Magdalo Mussio. Redazione e grafica di Magdalo Mussio e Claudio D'Angelo. Stralci di scritti di Giulio Carlo Argan, Italo Tomassoni, Nello Ponente, Umbro Apollonio, Lara Vinca Masini dedicati a D'Angelo Impaginazione di Olivio Galassi, realizzazione grafica di Paolo Sacchetta e Giacomo Germondari. Elaborazione fotografica di Luisa Scarabotto. 300 pagine circa. Si tratta di uno dei 25 esemplari fuori commercio con una serigrafia originale numerata e firmata dall'Autore. Copia ottima; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
135 pages. "We are in an era when material possessions are abundant, when science has made great strides in the fight against disease, and when the age-old problems of communication and transportation are being rapidly overcome. Yet it is a time of vanishing freedom, catastrophic wars, and terror. The author, a Washington D.C. attorney, explains, for the first time, the necessary and disastrous consequences of industrialism, and proposes an entirely new political philosophy - Proprietory Individualism." - from back cover. Remnants of price sticker adhesive upon each cover. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
76 single-sided pages. Duo-tang binding. Above-average wear. Occasional pencil marks to contents. A worthy reference copy. Book
73 one-sided pages. Duo-tang binding. Covers heavily worn. Contents sound. A worthy reference copy. Book
Reprint of the 1916 first edition. 224 pages. The Lusitania Massacre is one of the great landmarks in history, not alone in American history but in human history, because it ensured German defeat in the World War. Chapters include: Should passenger vessels carry war material?; English orders to fight submarines; The German warning; The American warning; The Cunard Company's warning; American Ruling (not law) on foreign armed merchant vessels; Was the Lusitania armed?; The Manifest of the Lusitania; Who is responsible?; View of the English, Austrians and Germans; The official English investigation; and more. Black and white illustrations. Some markings. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge secured with librarian's tape. Spine leaning moderately. Remains a decent working copy. Book
310 pages including bibliography and index. Will aid those interested in the practical art of horology. Intended to serve as a course of study, as a means of reference, and as a textbook or working manual to be used in the school, at the bench, or in the library. Completely revised to include new material on automatic watches, shock-proof watches, and other recent developments in watchmaking. Features a handsome set of handsome illustrations in full colour showing exploded views of alarm and self-winding watches. Rubber stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some foxing to top edge. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is missing some chips and is partly sunned at top of front panel. Solid copy. Book
380 pages. "Updates and expands our understanding of the nature and evolution of precontact Northwest Coast society to reveal the vibrant, rich cultures that existed there. Scholars and students of archaeology and anthropology, and those with an interest in Northwest Coast history will find this volume especially rewarding." - back board. Maps, diagrams, tables, graphs, black and white reproductions of photos, and index. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound working copy. Book
Features: Cover artist - Shigeki Kuroda; Notes on flowering material; Saga Goryu; Ohara School; Ichiyo School; Koryu Shohtohkai; The Genius of Japanese Design; Ikenobo School; Sogetsu School; Ryusei-Ha; Chiko School; Soami School; On Tour in a Japanese Play. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Cover Artist - Fred Harris; Ohara School; Soami School; Ichiyo School; Sogetsu School; Western Art and its Japanese Influence; Involvement with Nature; Ryusei-Ha; Ikenobo School; Chiko School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Saga Goryu; Hiroshi Teshigahara - Headmaster, Sogetsu School; Notes on Flowering Material. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Floral Focus - Hydrangea - a rainy season delight; Guardians of Serenity; The Stone Lanterns of Kyoto; Blending East and West in Your Home - obi, hibachi, wook, paper; Notes on Ikebana Material; Ikebana Portfolio; Hana Kagami - commonly used containers for arrangements. Unmarked with light wear. Beautifully illustrated cover. A nice copy. Book
Features: Floral Focus - Winterberry - a splash of cold weather colour; The Beloved Plant - Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection; Shokei Moji - Voices of Ancient China; Traditions in Chinese Floral Art; Ikebana Portfolio; Hana Kagami - treatment of Ikebana material. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
This listing consists of pages 1-4, and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: spectacular destruction of three of the Bedaux Canadian Expedition's caterpillar cars; photo of rock formation in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve where Indians practice pagan rituals - Canada's Stonehenge?; Evidence shows Germany storing up war material; Request for survey of sanitary conditions in Saanich district; Ad for Oak Bay home - $2,625!; Editorial page; Cartoon page (missing two-inch strip along edge with partial loss to 3 cartoon strips; two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
112 pages. Includes guitar sheet music and lyrics for these great Police songs: Born in the Fifties; Canary in a Coalmine; Can't Stand Losing You; De Do Do Do; Don't Stand So Close To Me; Every Breath You Take; Every Little Thing She Does is Magic; Invisible Sun; King of Pain; Main in a Suitcase; Message in a Bottle; Omegaman; Roxanne; Secret Journey; Spirits in the Material World; Synchronicity II; Walking on the Moon; When the World is Running Down You Make the Best of What's Still Around; Wrapped Around Your Finger. Moderate wear. Minimal markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great compilation. Book
148 pages. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. Features: Creating the new Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia; Between the Mobile and the Settled - Rediscovering Steppe Objects showing interregional contacts essential to China; Stories on Cizhou Wares at the British Museum; The Revival of Xipi Lacquer - a new acquisition at the British Museum; Something Old, Something New - contemporary Chinese paintings and prints; The Indus Civilisation and long distance exchange networks across middle Asia in the 3rd Millennium BC; Jaina material on display in the Hotung Gallery; From Tipu to Ambedkar - retelling the story of South Asia at the British Museum; Japanese Bamboo Art at the MOMA; The Asian Art Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Saleroom news; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
