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207 pages. References. "This seminal work focuses on Canada's premier collection of Heiltsuk art, the R.W. Large Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, illuminating its early twentieth-century origins and the continuity and power of Heiltsuk cultural expression. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Book
73 pages. This work "Emerged from work done to make the domestic rooms in the British Columbia Provincial Museum's Modern History display more historically accurate." - from Introduction. Average wear. Usual library markings. Stapled binding. Solid working copy. (Location: Reference Collection) Book
165p. 4to. Original printed wraps. Spine reinforced with cloth tape. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, Columbia University. Very good copy. Scarce. SCIENCE BOX 3
293 pages. Index of photos. Biography of Bob Scriver. Oblong 9.5" x 12.5". Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. "Includes all items in the collection... My desire is that this work will be valuable to laymen, artists, historians, and ethnologists. Most importantly, I hope this volume will enable the young Blackfeet of today to further their knowledge of and pride in their ancestry. Their culture was rich and deep, and as such it provided a basis for the creation of the magnificent works found on these pages." - from Preface. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Hinges intact but binding quite loose. Pages 71-74 loose but present. Ink drop to fore-edge. A worthy reference/reading copy. Book
Mm 170x240 Brossura editoriale, 605 pagine con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 170x240 Volume nella sua brossura originale, 712 pagine con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Greatest growth of company was during past year; Sound - a non-technical talk on a technical subject; Accidents which a careless workman may cause; Graph of the number of phones in service from 1903 through 1920; Table listing the exchanges in order of percent good toll calls; Statement of development - a table listing the number of phones in service per exchange across the province; Photo montage of three of the Agents of lower mainland offices; Proposed central office extensions indicate a busy year; Snow and wind storms seriously damage toll leads on Vancouver Island; Repairing submarine cable near Friday Harbor was trying experience; Preparing to lay a third cable between the mainland and Vancouver Island; Magnets - non-technical talk on a technical subject; Statistical Review of the province's industries; Nice photo montage of 5 lady Vancouver Island company representatives; Planned additions; Start of Export Trade in Bulk Wheat - nice photos; Naming a telephone office; Fourty Years of the Telephone; Photo montage of 4 lady company representatives on southern Vancouver Island; The Gathering of Material for Use of Telephone Men - 5-page illustrated article; Application for increased rates before Railway Board; Shipping railway ties to Egypt; Plant activities; Excellent 10-page article describes the laying of the second submarine cable to Vancouver Island (Point Grey to Nanaimo) - many great photos; Photo montage of four lovely ladies who serve as supervising officials in the traffic department; Railway board accedes to request for rate increase; Repair job on North Vancouver Submarine Cable - photos and map; First Convention of Canadian telephone companies very successful - 10 page article with photos; Convention Delegates tour Capilano Timber Company operations - photo montage; Photo montage of chief operators of mainland two-number offices; new Kerrisdale exchange opens; New P.B.X at Spencers (Department Store); Current phone directory is an improvement; 2 pages of samples of past phone directories; Construction of switchboard cords; laying conduit along Georgia St., Vancouver (2 photos); Emergency reveals bravery of B.C. telephone operators; photos of Port Coquitlam flood; amazing photo of washed out bridge over Capilano River; Pioneer line construction - telegraph line between Toronto and Buffalo, NY in 1846; Good Qualities of Loud Speakers; photo of timber cutting to clear a right-of-way to give service to the Broadview district; photo of underground conduit being laid in downtown Nanaimo, with horses and wagon in picture; What constitutes Central's activities at the Capital City Exchange - 4 pages with photos; Rubber covered wires and cables - 3 page article with photos; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Backstrip loose along front edge. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge else unmarked. Binding intact. Aside from backstrip, a sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with deep brown cloth HB covers, silver print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 308 pages with color photos throughout, mechanical drawngs, architectural drawings, engineered drawings, models, sketches, arial photos, measured, structural diagrams, etc. Bridges of all types: pedestrian, train, auto, aquaducts, and of all kinds of materials: stone, steel, reinforced concrete etc. and of all type of design: suspension, cable stayed, haunched beam, beam, truss, arched, etc. Contents include: How is a bridge designed, Guidelines for the aesthetic design of bridges, Influence of alignment, Building materials, Old stone bridges, Pedestrian bridges, Bridges at grade separated junctions, Elevated street, Large beam bridges, Large arch and frame bridges, etc. Dual language in English and German. copyright Pistil Books, 2011
96 pages. Provides anyone contemplating this type of construction with an idea of what is involved. Benefits are two-fold: a readily available, low-cost building material; improvements to stands of timber by removing low-quality trees. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Chapters include: The Cordwood Wall; The tall timber operation; Preparing the site; The total cordwood concept; Floor plan and elevations; Constructing the wall; Windows, doors and dividing walls; Roofing; Pyramid power; Cutting glass; Plumbing, Electricity and Heating; Patching and Chinking; If we had to to it all again; Designs; Photo Album; and more. Spine partially loosened from contents but remains attached. Moderate to average wear. Four words of marginalia upon page 49 else unmarked. Two minor coffee stains to front cover. Book
287 pages. Index. Black and white photos. Detailed diagrams. Features "Canada Tru-Lay steel wire rope for every purpose". Contents include: Flattened Strand; Wire Rope Slings; Wire Rope Fittings; Care and Maintenance; Splicing of Wire Rope; Excavating and Contracting Ropes; Industrial Ropes for Material Handling; Ropes for Mining; Logging Ropes; Marine Ropes; Gas and Oil Well ropes; Elevator Ropes; Engineering data; Glossary. Diagrams of the High Lead, North Bend/Tight Skyline, Skidder, Slack Line, and Tyler Systems of log transport. Great series of photos demonstrating how to splice a very thick wire rope. Decorated black imitation leather covers. Prior owner's detaills inside front cover. Binding somewhat tender but intact. Average soiling and wear. A worthy copy of this nostalgic, interesting and informative volume. Book
48 pages. Features: Super cover photo of a Seversky Pursuit in flight; Nice Ethyl Corporation full-page ad recalls Robert Lathan soaring over Baltimore, Maryland in 1910; Great photo ad for BG spark plugs; Guest editorial by M.E. Ashton about Canada's bush airline operators "Looking for Fair Treatment"; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features a scene in Delhi, India; The Ottawa Airport Opening - photos with article; Lockheed one-page ad; The 1938 John Webster Competitions - article with many photos; Nice one-page photo ad for the De Havilland Albatross; The National Air Races - many photos of faces at Cleveland, Ohio; Stinson ad features their Reliant; Cub Fleet Tours to Hamilton aand Toronto - article with photo of Miss Alma Heflin; Highlights in the Aviation News; Toronto Flying Club has outstanding record; One-page ad for the new 1939 Aeronca "50"; Radio Equipment in the DC-4 - article with photos; Fantastic centrefold ad for Fleet Aircraft features a very large photo of one of their biplanes; Kollsman Instrument Co. full-page ad with photo of their factory; Nice ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Transport; Nice one-page Brewster ad with photos; Nice Cub ad; Great Junkers ad inside back cover highlights their material inspection laboratory; A New Addition to a Famous Family; A New Pneumatic Ski Pedestal; The Luscombe at Winnipeg; Edo Floats for Bellancas; The New Moth Minor; Luscombes attend Ottawa Airport Opening; Portable ground station by Learadio; News from the West Coast; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; Fantastic Intava products two-colour ad on back cover features photos of the seaplane "Mercury"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
246 pages. Includes over 40 cases grouped under the traditional topics covered in Philosphy of Law courses. Each case edited to remove irrelevant material. Includes lucid and concise introductory material setting the cases in context for the student. Moderate quantities of underlining and marginalia in ink. Some writing upon half-title page. Yellowing at edges. Average wear. Book
240 pages. Features: Graydon Hall Designer Showcase; Jeanette Hlinka's chic urban sensibility; Four delicious kitchens; Bruce Wilson's tiny Vancouver condo; City dwellers and urban traditional style; Spectrum of yellow colours; Praising Cane - sevin DIY projects for this classic natural material; The modern pantry; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
30 X 29 CM., 104 PP., 43 TAVV. A COL. N.T., BROSS. EDIT. CON SOVR. A COL., NOTE BIOGRAFICHE DI ROMEO LUCCHESE, BIBLIOGRAFIA ESSENZIALE, NUOVO (M/M). FL 673
256 pages including song index. Includes over 80 songs. A book for singing, enjoying, and for learning. The rich array of pictures and illustrative material makes this piece of Americana as fascinating for the eye as the ear. Usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Above average wear. Binding intact. Book
Mm 215x235 Cartella in cartoncino morbido con campionario di tele colorate per legature editoriali, in ottimo stato.
261 pages. Contains a selection of 14 new case histories based on material supplied by practising psychiatric professionals. Diagnoses follow the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). This copy has been around the block and bears some highlighting but remains a solid working copy. Book
Previous owner's name on the back of the front cover, small black mark on the bottom page corner. 5th International Symposium Used
Reprinted from the Journal "Composites Science and Technology" Vol. 37 Nos 1 - 3. Numerous figures and tables, softening to head and tail of spine, bump and small tear to bottom corner of front cover, chipping to bottom corner of back cover, text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Ex - Library
312 pages. Index. "Covers all aspects of war gas. The history of the subject is covered as are the men behind the story, the various classifications of gases according to their composition and physiological effects, tables, figures, statistics, and all other pertinent material. The author has kept in mind the practical military applications of the gases as well as protection against them - he reveals a thorough understanding of the whole subject, its past history and future possibilities." - from dust jacket. Formerly of the U.S. Air Force Library at Fort Bragg, N.C. Usual library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book mildly musty with above-average wear. Binding sound. A worthy copy of this fascinating reference. Book
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.
90 pages. Features: Nice color Studebaker truck ad inside front cover; Photo of the NIM flying wing in flight; Nice Seabee airplane ad; There'll Come a Day (fiction); Atomic Age Navy - submarines may be the backbone of our future sea power; Escape at Noon (fiction); A Challenge to American Women - "American women are more cruel, more selfish and more material in outlook than American men"; Everything ShipShape (fiction); The Doctors Run the Show - the new Michigan plan offers veterans the best medical treatment in the world; You, Too, Can Drink Vodka (fiction); The Outraged Heart (fiction); Champagne Shower - Mitzi Green - article with many colour photos of ladies; Two of a Kind; Nice color one-page ad for the 1946 Ford Sedan Coupe; Running From Death - Charles Beaudry is America's greatest athlete; Nice one-page ad for the movid "Without Reservations" with photo of Claudette Colbert with John Wayne; Super color-photo centerfold ad for Schlitz beer shows hops being harvested; Nice one-page ad for movie "The Well Groomed Bride", starring Olivia De Havilland, Ray Milland and Sonny Tufts; The Happy Chance (fiction); Ad for movie "Her Kind of Man", starring Dane Clark, Zachary Scott and Janis Paige; Jungle Hoofer (fiction); Goodby, Berlin! - article with several color photos of war damage; Camel cigarette ad on back cover talks about how doctors enjoy their product; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Book
EINAUDI 1972 277 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: PRESSOCHé PERFETTO.
Hardcover (no jacket) with only light shelfwear. Pages are clean and sound. Used
