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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
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name or label inside. 708 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations.
96, 158 [ads], pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Printed upon glossy stock. The many pages of ads include an abundance of nostalgic photos and illustrations. Features: The Residence of Heatly C. Dulles, Esq., Villa Nova, Pa - Mellor, Meigs & Howe, Architects; The Villa Frullino, near Florence, Italy; The Early Architecture of Pennsylvania - Part II; The San Antonio Country Club, San Antonio, Texas - George Willis, Architect; Training for the Practice of Architecture; A Louis XVI Shopfront; Building Material Prices in 1921; The New Plans for Paris; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Notes and Comments. Above-average external wear. Covers and backstrip missing. Binding intact. Two small binding holes near spine. A worthy reference copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 112 pages. Many b&w illustrations.
xiv, 24 pages. Features: The Contemplation of the Mediocre; Some Notes on Portrait Painting; Reader's Picture of the Month; Colours; From East to West; Points of Interest for the Amateur; Perspective for the Painter; Let Us Paint in Water Colours; Of Material Interest; The Creative Outlook; Four colour plates by - Carel Weight, D. Wu Ject-Key, Ethelbert White, and David Cox. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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
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
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
pp. xii, 408. Color pictorial PA German bookplate of Henry Kauffman. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Very good copy. SCIENCE BOX 2
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
Mm 145x205 Volume in copertina rigida originale, sovraccoperta editoriale, 493 pagine con testo in lingua inglese, spagnolo, portoghese ed italiano. Copia eccellente, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
248 pages plus index. "Provides an abundance of know-how and expertise, culled over the last hundred years from the experiences of family farmers, smallholders and rural advisors in different parts of the English-speaking world. The scope of the material is vast - from solutions to minor everyday problems such as how to keep a shovel handle dry when digging in wet soil, to the planning and tending of a small forest... A valuable classic for smallholders and do-it-yourselfers who are committed to conserving their natural environment and are working with limited financial resources." - from back cover. Densely packed with exceptionally practical information and helpful illustrations. 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
Pages 677-704. Features: Colour Dunlop ad inside front cover features The Mumming Plays; Cover photo of wartime munitions being scrapped for production drive; Five photos illustrate the United Nations new simultaneous interpretation system; Two pages of illustrations explain the Swedish Albatross marine expedition as it investigates seabed deposits; An account of the aims of the Albatross expedition and of the equipment used to obtain material for scientific investigation from great depths; Six-photo sequence shows an F8F Bearcat's failed attempt to land on the USS Tarawa - it ultimately crashes into the sea; Photo of road scouts delivering 800,000 signatures to the House of Commons with the aim of restoring the basic petrol ration; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Croft, Mr. Strachey, Malcolm McCorquodale, Lord Hemmingford, H. R. Macbeth-Raeburn, M. Tristan Bernard, Sir Reginald Stubbs, Marshall Tito, Mr. Dinnyes, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mr. Dimitrov of Bulgaria, Col. N. A. Filatov, Winston Churchill at Manchester Town Hall, and Arab leaders attending the Arab League Conference on Palestine at Almaza Airport; Article discusses the Marshall Plan and Mr. Molotov; Photos of Jewish Settlement Police trainees and map of the United Nations plan, dividing Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, with Jerusalem and International city; Two pages of photos and text describe troops of the Arab League states, including photo of Glubb Pasha, commander of the Arab Legion of Transjordan; Two-page centrefold illustration inside the Structures Department at the Royal Aircraft Establishment where students are taught how to test aircraft components; Six illustrations show young engineers training in model making and wind tunnel testing; Five photos document the state funeral of France's great tank General Leclerc, who perished in a North African air crash; Eritrea's commission of investigation - six photos with text; Photos of the first ramjet helicopter, on ground and in flight; Photo of 12 foot diameter pipeline carrying water to generate power from the Campbell River dam in British Columbia; Photo of Sir Alan Cunningham and G. Heddingham inspecting scene of rioting and looting in the commercial centre of Jerusalem; Photo of directors and officials of Krupps, Hitler's main armament maker, on trial at Nuremberg; Two pages of photos and text describe bronzes newly found in North Honan; Review of the film "Mine Own Executioner"; Back cover colour ad for Wright's coal tar soap shows dancing Arctic seals. Above average external wear with clumsy tape repair to coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. 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
Over 700 pages. Footnotes. Index. "A place so vast and so inclusive that it could never be housed in a physical building. It's a virtual museum of our country's history, a road map to the Canadain psyche whose signposts are physical artifacts that date back to the birth of life on our planet. Prior owner's details clipped from top of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this attractive and interesting work. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Slight wear to dust jacket. 240 pages. 9 1/2"w x 11 1/2"h.
Articles: The Concept of the Louisbourg Underwater Museum; The Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey; Maritime Museums and Material Culture Studies; Computer Database Applications in Maritime History; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
250 pages. 10.75 x 8.5". Black boards with yellow lettering upon front. Printed upon glossy stock. Nine one-page colour illustrations. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white illustrations and photos of 1930's sample artwork. The twenty-nine chapters include: Poster Layout; Water Color Posters; Velour Posters; Transparent Posters; Pastel Posters; Air Brush Posters; Lithograph Posters; Linoleum Posters; Foreign Posters; Painting in Oil; "Aplakay" Posters; Lettering (fonts); Design; Figure Drawing; Backgrounds; Theatrical Fronts (featuring spectacular photos); Animated Displays; Theatre Decoration; Silk Screen Posters; Pen-and-Ink Work; Color; Animal Drawing; Costumes; Reference Material; Holiday Posters; Posters of the Future; Pencil Sketch Posters; Set-Pieces; and Elementary Poster Art. Author gained several years of sign display experience prior to WWI, following which his career as a poster artist began, ultimately leading him to New York where he organized the Publix Theatres Corporation's art department which provided poster art for approximately 1,600 theatres. In 1932 he opened his own Duke Wellington, Inc. studio and contracted to produce lobby displays for theatres in the metropolitan New York area. - from Introduction. Above-average but not excessive wear. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Front hinge starting. Back hinge half open. Faint remnants of calculations erased from title page. Theatre rubber stamp and bit of writing atop page 11. A worthy copy of this rare and treasured work. Book
92 pages. Brings together George Woodcock's informative commentary and Tim Fitzharris's handsome colour photographs, along with archival material, to create an engaging souvenire of the University of British Columbia. Usual library markings. Average wear. Book
63 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. Text provides a commentary on the cultural and political forces which shape both the process of urbanization and its influence on the utilization of resources. A massive 40"x58" wall map (stored in sleeve) plays a mutually supportive role by providing background information, documenting the dynamic urbanization process, and presenting an analysis of relevant material. Together they provide an interesting collection of information concerning urban growth and its impact in the Strait of Georgia Region. Moderate wear to book. Map in excellent condition. Nice copy of this excellent and now historical reference. 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
