Brinck, WolfgangMareMagnum
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176 pages including index and glossary. Tells you everything you would need to know to build an authentic baidarka in your basement or garage for a fraction of what it would cost to buy an assembly line plastic boat. Provides clear, step-by-step, extensively illustrations to guide you through the process - from buying materials, tailoring the boat to fit your body, building the frame and deck, and sewing the skin. Also provides instructions for building a paddle, sewing your own paddling jacket and spray skirt, making repairs, and *using* your baidarka. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Scratch to front cover. A sound copy. Book
This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. Book
Several hundred pages - almost two inches thick. Attractive bright gilt lettering upon backstrip. Surprisingly moderate external wear to maroon boards. Contents pleasingly clean and unmarked. A nice first edition copy. Book
16 pages. Contents: Mantelet with Hood; Black Lace Mantelet; How to Make True French Dolls; Ceasing to Grow; Sympathy with Sickness; Manners upon the road; New York Fashions - fall bonnets, materials, feathers, flowers, ribbons, the scarf veil, manner of trimming, round hats, fall wrapping; different trimmings for under clothing; Embroidered Chemise Yoke; Two Buttons for under clothing; Basket with Netted Guipure Cover; Crochet Rosettes; Rosettes for Covers; Braid and Crochet Insertions adn Edgings; The Line of Distinction; Paris Fashions; The Woman of the Future; Sayings and Doings; Amazing centerfold compilation of illustrations of dozens of clothing items including lady's drawers with shirr, lady's ttucked night-gown, peignoir with full sleeves, gentleman's under-drawers, Lady's chemise fastening on the shoulder, Pique dressing sack, and many more; Miss Maquand; Foreign proper names; Debenham's Vow - continued; Lovely large illustration of Lady Jane Grey; Woman's political rights in England; Humor; and more. Above-average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Cover illustration entitled "Far Away"; How Women Become Morbid; Verbal Fastidiousness; New York Fashions - dress-making, fall goods, silks, woolens, cloakings, driving and breakfast jackets, embroidery, fall bonnets; Personal; Dress-making - two-pages of text, illustrations and diagrams cover taking the measure, increasing or diminishing the pattern, making the waist and skirt, making trimmings, methods of looping, sewing seams in heavy woolen materials; Bound to John Company - continued; Outwitted; Great humourous centerfold illustrations entitled "Husband Hunting Sketches"; Tolerance; Evening Parties; The Derby Day; Sola - continued; Toleration of women; Paris gossip; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
50 pages. Features: Intimate glimpses of our native trees - article with photos; Beautifying the small home grounds; How to carry the home expense; Christmas wreaths of native materials; Homes of Famous Americans, XXXVI - Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun at Clemson, South Carolina - photo-illustrated ad; Hardy wild plants for northern gardens; Winter injuries to trees and shrubs; The lure of early New England dressers; A homelike house of shingles (house plan); Unit house number four is a Dutch colonial - house plan; Holiday gifts for home use; 2/3-page illustrated ad encourages readers to buy western crop land in Canada; American women in the world of music; Cookies for Christmas; How to carve dinner meats; Last minute embroidered gifts for the home lover; Nice color ad inside back cover by the Oak Flooring Bureau; Nice color-illustrated Kohler ad on back cover features illustration of child peeking beneath shower curtain. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
X-147-[1] pp., 1pl. dépliante demi-maroquin vert à coin postérieur 1862, 1862, in-8, X-147-[1] pp, 1pl. dépliante, demi-maroquin vert à coin postérieur, Rédaction "succincte" des cours de mécanique appliquée donnés par l'auteur à l'École centrale des Arts et Manufactures. Mention de "seconde édition, augmentée". Jean Baptiste Bélanger (1790-1874) étudia à l'École polytechnique (X 1808). Il est associé à d'importantes recherches sur l'hydraulique et à l'équation qui porte son nom. Il fait partie des 72 savants dont le nom est inscrit sur le premier étage de la tour Eiffel. Étiquette ex-libris de Henri Vieillard. Cachet annulé de l'institut catholique de Paris
In-4, 234p. Edition numérotée 1/900 exemplaires sur vélin Renage.Abondante iconographie en noir et en couleurs. Bel exemplaire.
8vo., First UK Edition; black cloth gilt, gilt back, terracotta endpapers, faint age-mark on fore-edge else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Nice copy of the first UK printing of the final volume of Pullman's acclaimed trilogy. It won the Whitbread award and is the first children's book to be nominated for the Man Booker prize.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 358 pages with a great many photos in full color, charts, tables, architectural drawings, floorplans, detail photos, elevations, exteriors, interiors, stonework, wood work, woodworking tools, maps, interior layouts, framing details, etc. Includes laid-in map of Baghlar and Izzetpasa mah. areas with 31 buildings identified. Very detailed study. Contents include: Tradition of the Turkish house: Influences (with five subsections: Climate, Earthquakes, Building materials, Historical influences, Social influences), Forms (with five subsections), Methods (with two subsections) Safranbolu houses: Influences, Geography, Historical influences, Way of life, Family structure, Daily life, Forms, Methods, etc., each with many subsections. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
Exhibition catalog with printed cardboard cover (no string). Cover is a bit worn with indentations and spots on the cardboard. White cloth spine. 8 1/4"w x 11 7/8"h. 266 pages. Includes several loose copies of the floor plan of the exhibition with some of the previous owner's notes wrtten on them. Also includes The Clocktower, newsletter for The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc. from fall, 1985. Includes work by minimalists and installation artists such as Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Michelangelo Pistoletto and others.
Mm 250x350 Collana " Documenti e Riproduzioni, n°4 ". Volume rilegato in tela con titolo impresso al piatto e al dorso, xx-656 pp. con illustrazioni in nero e a colori, anche a piena pagina, nel testo redatto in lingua francese - french text. Weighing over 4 Kg. international orders may need extra shipping, Thanks. Opera in perfette condizioni di nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
(Al fin:) Sevilla, 2 de Diciembre de 1771, 30 x 20 cm., 8 págs. (Al final firmas manuscritas de Fernández de Cáceres y del Secretario del Cabildo. Traslado a Sevilla de la Pragmática sanción en fuerza de ley, por la que se prohíbe la introducción y uso en estos Reinos de los tejidos de algodón o con mezcla de él, de fábricas extrañas, bajo las declaraciones y penas que expresa).
Madrid, Antonio Sanz, 1770, 30,5 x 21,5 cm., 6 folios incluso portada con escudo grabado.
Large 8vo. Vol. 1: pp. iv,1-1122; vol. 2: pp. iv,1123-2253, index; with numerous drawings in 523 figs. Orig. printed cloth. Very good. - Last pre-war edition of this classic handbook (first: 1873) on raw materials from the plant kingom. The section "wood" in vol. 2 by W. von Bremer is particularly extensive, counting 524 pages and 125 figures, with an extensive list of literature references. A modernized version of the work appeared in the 60's.
Mm 245x295 Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, custodia editoriale, cartone protettivo, 496 pagine profusamente illustrate in nero e a colori lungo l'intero testo redatto in italiano ed inglese - English-Italian texts. Opera in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink wrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
304 pages. Index. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Maps. Foldouts. Chapters include: Limestones; Sandstones; Granites and Gneisses; The So-Called Black Granites and Related Rocks; Marbles; Serpenties and Serpentine Marbles; Slates; Glacial Drift; Rarer Decorative Materials; plus appendices. Average wear and soiling externally. Binding intact. Tears to top of spine. Solid copy of this authoritative reference. Book
52 pages. Features: Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Aircraft for Passenger Transportation; Recent Improvements in Airplane Structures; Materials in Aircraft Structures; Boeing Production Methods; The Junkers Aero Diesel - a water-cooled, vertical six-in-line operating on the well-known Junkers Opposed-Piston Two-Cycle Principle (article with photos); Aerodynamic Anomalies; Welding Our Air Transport Systems; Seaplane Design; New Aircraft - with photo of Fokker F-32 and more; News of the Industry; Airports and Airways - with photo of the first Saunders Fly-It-Yourself hangar at Fairfax Airport, Kansas City; New Developments; U.S. Hammered Piston Ring Co. ad includes photo of Arthur Nutt, Designer of the Curtiss Challenger; Western Electric ad for their Radio Telephone; Los Angeles County promotional ad; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Aircraft Engine Trends; Materials and Methods Used in the Manufacture of Aircraft Engines; X-Rays and Their Application to Aircraft Materials; Valves for Aircraft Engines; Equipment for Building Aircraft Engines - many photos; Motor Specifications; Electric Generators for Aircraft; Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S. (by state); New Radio Transmitter Developed; News of the Industry; New Developments; Chevrolet Aircraft Engines Corp. ad includes photo of Louis Chevrolet and his 333 engine; Handsome photo ad for the Packard-Diesel aircraft which 'flies the mail'; many more vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
40 pages. Features: Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. ad inside front cover features photo of the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company Building in Philadelphia; Nice full-page ad for the Indiana Limestone Company features photo of the Industrial Trust Co. Building in Providence, RI; Tidewater Red Cypress lumber ad features photo of 40-year-old water tank; Nice photo ad for the Bates-Truss Joists company; Tie-To Insert Company ad features photo of St. Mary's School of Nursing in Milwaukee; vintage Skilsaw ad; Largest Moving Job Successfully Completed - article and fantastic photos document moving the 9,000 ton Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church to a new Chicago location; Experiment with new credit structure in Denver, CO; Wear and tear on concrete floors -article with photos; Bookkeeping for the Contractor - part III; The contractor and the courts; Photo of construction of the Murray Wood Products plant at Memphis, TN; Photo of Andrew W. Mellon laying cornerstone of $10 million I.R.S. building in Washington, D.C.; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed Proposal Announcements; Great illustrated ad for International Harvester inside back cover with image of one of their trucks at work in Chicago; Back cover ad for General Electric features photo of the new home of the Alabama Power Company in Birmingham; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the first refueling endurance flight in history by Maj. Carl Spatz, Capt. Ira Eaker, Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, Lieut. Harry A. Halverson and Staff Sgt. Roy Hooe, of the U.S. Army Air Corps; The Merrill Movable Wing Stagger Decalage Biplane; A Technical Description of the Continental Model A70 Second Series Engine; Propeller Materials and Airplane Safety; My Observations at the French Aero Show - with photo of the Dornier Do-S flying boat and the S.E.C.M. two-engined bomber; The Curtiss-Wright Junior and its Characteristics; The Month's Best from the Foreign Press - Junkers F.13 Disaster caused by Buffeting; Tips on Designing an Airplane; Reviews - with photo of Grover Loening at the controls of U.S. Navy submarine seaplane; Weights of Aluminum Alloy Floats and Hulls; Radio Shielding for Pratt and Whitney Engines; Servicing the Aerol Strut; Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Aluminum Structural Parts; Airplane and Engine Repair Cost Accounting (part II); Servicing Problems; No Smoking; New Products; Nice ad for Detroit's Hotel Fort Shelby inside back cover; Back cover Packard-Diesel ad boasts of 9/10 of a cent per mile operating cost on 12,000 mile flight; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1182 pages. Index. Many fold-outs of detailed diagrams. Undated. Appears to be circa early 1900s. Topics include: Strength of Materials; Shipbuilding; Heat; Definitions; Electricity; Turbines; Steam Engines; Condensers and Auxiliaries; Refrigeration; Boilers; Oil Fuel; Internal Combustion Engines; Fire Precautions. Above-average wear to maroon cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. Some pencil writing upon endpapers. Central portion of back free endpaper torn. A worthy reading copy of this magnificent tome. Book
244 pages. Contents include: Physiography; Bedrock Geology; Surficial Materials; Hydrogeology; Climate; Vegetation; Soil Genesis; Soil Classification; Soil Mapping; Soil Groups and Units; References; Glossary; plus many tables, figures and plates. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
71 pages. Black and white illustrations. References. "This series of monographs is a new endeavour to present, in detail, the finer points of ceramic art in dentistry." - from Foreword. Topics include: The Nature of Dental Ceramics; The Nature of Glasses; Condensation and Firing of Dental Porcelain; The Strengthening of Dental Porcelain; Methods of Strengthening Dental Porcelain; Dispersion Strengthening of Glasses; Aluminous Porcelain; Dispersion Strengthening of Glass with Alumina Crystals; Enamelling of High Strength Cyrystalline Ceramics; Controlled Crystallisation of Glasses. Usual library markings. Sturdy library binding. Includes Errata list. Average wear and usual library markings. A sound working copy. Book
Photos: Materials being unloaded at Anzio bridgehead; Landing craft No. 349 is wrecked off the Italian coast; Berlin by daylight - as seen by American bombers; new pictures from the Russian front; stocking up the invasion supplies; and much more. Above-average wear to covers, otherwise a sound copy. Book
