Gard, Robert E.: Editor; MacDonald, J.K.; Adam, Francois; Pearson, Robert P.; Soars, NormanMareMagnum
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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
Book is in excellent condition but with green highlighting throughout, otherwise as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes. 62 pages with tables, charts, many drawings, some measured. Chapters includeSelection of head sails, 150% staysail, Tallboys, Spinnaker staysails, Cheater staysails, Mizzen staysails, Choosing materials, Sewing, Draft placement Producing the full-sized outline, Laying down cloth panels, Gluing panels together, Sewing, Fashioning foot portion of sail, Trimming excess cloth from sial, Cutting and sewing patches, Installing a leech line, Attaching luff reinforcement, etc.
Book is in excellent condition but with green highlighting throughout, otherwise as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes. 51 pages with tables, charts, many drawings, some measured. Chapters include: Developing a sail plan, Choosing materials and using them, Draft and draft placement, Lofting, Panel placement, Sewing, Foot assembly and sewing, Trimming, Patches, Hemming, Luff reinforcemnt, Finishing.
Oblong, 34 p., col. illus. PAMPHLET Very good condition Sales brochure for pre-fabricated DIY homes
15x14. 32p. Fotogr. Ed. Bilingüe en griego e inglés.
Editions Formart 1977. In-4 en feuillets non paginé. Bon état
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
20x14. 111p. Lomo tocado en cabeza. Ilstr. Col. Manueales prácticos Molino.
180 pages. "A unique guide to how contemporary designers interpret ethnic style, captured in over 300 stunning color photographs." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Book
A few ink marks and small liquid stains inside. Staple-bound. 10 1/4"w x 13 3/4"h. 30 pages. No date shown; circa 1962.
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
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
Usual library labels and stamps. DJ badly torn and falling apart. Cover a little faded and shelfworn but solid, and all contents clean, tight and bright. Ex - Library
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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 180 pages with full color illustrations throughout, contents include: Animated toys, Balancing toys, Climbing toys, Catch toys, Wooden dolls, Wheeled toys, Elastic band power, Flying toys, Skittles, Spinning toys Trreet toys, Whistles, rattles and noismakers, Optical toys, Second world war toys, etc.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and 6 plates on 5; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
69 pages. "Designed to describe a scheme of precautions which it is hoped would prove effective in preventing avoidable injury and loss of life, or widespread dislocation of national activities." - from Preface. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Sticker removal mark on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
292pp. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Portfolio educational package containing newspaper reprints, letters, plans, maps, broadsheets and the like relating to Louisbourg -- Nova Scotia; New France. 12 items and 4 of the 5 broadsheet (newspaper) reprints: one is missing. Otherwise complete and in excellent condition.
Book is in excellent condition with the upper corners of the book very lightly bumped as the only flaw. Binding is solid and square, other covers are sharp, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is Fine. 128 pages filled with full color prints and photos of the sculpture of the artist. Lots of large prints, many full page.
A clean, unmarked book. Front hinge a bit loose. 66 pages. 5"w x 7 5/8"h. Black leatherette cover. Blue marbelized endpapers. Many b&w illustrations, including fold-out diagrams. Contents: Patternmaking Materials (Wood, Metals, and Plaster of Paris), Pattern Requirements, General Patterns, and Pipe and Valve Patterns.
numerous figures and tables, minor softening to head and tail of spine, tiny scrape to bottom corner of back cover, pages 99 - 106 detached but intact, otherwise text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout Ex - Library
VG paperback. 10076. eng
VG paperback. 10078. eng
