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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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
In 4 (38x27) hardcover, Legatura in tela illustrata; 24 pp riccamente illustrate a coloti, ottime condizioni generali. Ed. 1975
Book shows light shelf wear only with some sticker residue on front cover. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 48 page booklet with map at back outlining the subject with a large number of b&w photos. Sections include: Tribnal lands, men's way of life, women's way of life, dwellings, fire making, religion and ceremonies, magic and medicine, games and music, dress and ornament, watercraft, hunting and fighting, the boomerang, material possessions, stone tools, bone artifacts, trade and exchange, etc. Nice intro to the subject.
429 pages. Index. References. "This very much revised edition of a well-known study first published in 1962 brings up-to-date the appraisal of the whole scientific background to the distribution of windborne material injected into the lower atmosphere." - from dust jacket. 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
In 4 (30x22) Legatura in tela con sovracopertina illustrata; pp. 79 con numerose illustrazioni a colori; come nuovo
64 pages. Features: The Accomplished Sofa - historical development of the couch, sofa, setee and chaise lounge; many attractive ads; The idiosyncratic Bristol porcelain factory; The World of Automata; The Art of Commerce - advertising and commercial material; Country Themes - John Frederick Tayler (1802-89); Market Report - Clocks; Auctioneers Richard Winterton; The World of Mechanical Music, in the Cotswolds; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Very Good English Aesthetic modern cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 286 p., b/w plates. First and Only Edition. Ankara budun bilgisi. Signed and inscribed by Kosay to Akdes Nimet Kurat as 'Kardesim Akdes Nimet'e'. Extremely rare.
255 pages including index. Serves the needs of the beginning student of immunohematology in presenting him/her with the basic material to create a firm foundation in immunohematology. The whole field is covered, unencumbered by the 'latest' developments. Basic facts are presented in immunology, genetics, hematology and biochemistry and the material is divided into theretical and practical sections. Some high-lighting, primarily in first half of book. Average wear to boards. Book
First edition, viii, 109, [1] + 2pp., of adverts, several small neat stamps, orig. cloth, lacking spine and upper cover.
112 pages. Features: From the Kunstkammer to the Museum fur Volkerkunde - The Eventful History of the early North American Indian Collection in Berlin; Honoring the Past - Embracing the Future - Native American Art at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University; The Life and Work of Clitso Dedman, Navajo Woodcarver (1879?-1953); The Vamp and false Vamp Moccasin Decorations in the West - One Example of Eastern Material Culture influencing Western Native Peoples; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
128 pages. Features: A Tale of Two Carvers - The Rain Wall Screen of the Whale House, Klukwan, Alaska; Native Views - Influences of Modern Culture Aboard Artrain USA; "The Greatest Individual Hunter of Material in the North" - Collecting in Alaska, Canada and Chukotka with Captain Joseph-Fidele Bernard; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Book is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. High quality production printed on heavy, glossy paper, decorated, aluminized endpapers. A giant brochure for the industry, packed with large, b&w photos of every aspect of aluminum construction at the time. Contains Aluminum in modern buildings to page 226 then Conversations with noted architects. 255 pages, including sections on Factories, Offices, Residences, Schools, Churches, General: bridges, halls, hangars, Coulee dam, airports, shopping centers, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
Two volume set is in excellent condition, showing a tiny bit of corner wear as the only flaw. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors show no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. High quality production printed on heavy, glossy paper, decorated, aluminized endpapers. A giant brochure for the industry, packed with large, b&w photos of every aspect of aluminum construction at the time. Embossed stamp from previous owner at front, as well as residue from tag. Vol. I contains Aluminum in modern buildings to page 226 then Conversations with noted architects. 255 pages, including sections on Factories, Offices, Residences, Schools, Churches, General: bridges, halls, hangars, Coulee dam, airports, shopping centers, etc. Vol. II is an engineering reference book companion Vol I., 403 pages with charts, graphs, tables, scales, lots of mechanical drawings, b&w photos over chapters on Physical and mechanical properties, The production, fabrication and surface finishing of aluminum mill products and castings, Joints and connections, Potentials and limitations of aluminum as a structural material, Structural design, Architectural design and details (roof deck, roof shingles, siding, flashing, gutters, vault frames, cratings, railings, flagpoles and lighting standards, acoustical ceilings, luminous ceilings, store fronts, etc. etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
251 pages. Index of names. Bibliography. Maps. "Almost 50 years after the event, the Alliled intervention in Russia following the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 remains a conroversial issue. For that reason, and because so much government documentary material has remained inaccessible, it has been badly neglected by professional historians... Provides a wealth of completely new material... The obscure beginnings of the intervention, November 1917 to August 1918, are thoroughly explained, and the role of Japan and Czechoslovakia Corps in the military strategy of the Allies is examined." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge open. Reading copy only. Book
In-8 (cm. 23.70), brossura, pp. 75, (5), con illustrazioni a colori nel testo. Catalogo della Mostra: Milano, Studio Giangaleazzo Visconti, 28 Novembre 2012 - 23 Marzo 2013. Esemplare tratto da una tiratura di 500 copie impresse. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
