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Is Belgium's Deliverance Near? - events likely to follow on the capture of the Ridges - article by Lovat Fraser; Views on the road of victory over Vimy Ridge - 2 photos; Italian Boats that went by mountain ways; Under German fire in Aisne and Champagne; Canadians utilizing the 'tump line' for carrying heavy materials to the front line; Photos of enemy ingenuity i.e. a phony hollow-tree observation post; The Victory of the Flanders Ridges - how British troops won their first sight of Bruges - article; Seven 'Somersets' capture Forty-Two Huns; Rise and Fall of the U-Boat - how Germany's blockade of Britain is rendered ineffective; Prowess and pity in Mesopotamia and Palestine; Splendid work of the gunboats on the Tigris; Humour and courage of the 'jocks' - memories and episodes of the fighting on the Western Front; French air messages and hun air murders; Realistic tests of efficiency at Aldershot. Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
102 pages including index. Includes directions for selecting, buying and using beading materials; Guidelines for either buying or making your own beadwork loom; An examination of Indian beadwork designs, their development, significance and uses. Step-by-step instructions for all of the variations of beading techniques used in both look and applique work. Directions for beading round objects, rosettes and necklaces. approximately 200 illustrations, examples and photos of beaded articles from 1835 to present. Average wear. Some soiling and staining. Binding intact. Good 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
128 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
Features: Wide-beam Max concept extended by Stena; Effective purchasing with IT systems; New temporary surface-protection materials; Safety technology; Japan; CAD/CAM update. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
With 50 Illustrations. Notes on the Text and Index. Red cloth covers with gilt title on spine and gilt vignette on front cover. Dedication signed by author on front free endpaper. Rubbing to surface of dust jacket.
This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket. The jacket is a little toned. Completely clean inside and out. Illustrated in black & white with some color. Illustrations on every page. Edited by Ezio Manzini. With contributions by Pasquale Cau, Leonardo Fiore, Giuseppe Gianotti, Alberto Meda and Denis Santachiara. Stated first MIT Press edition. Glossary. Bibliography. 12" high X 8" wide, 255 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. 300 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations. "Centuries of architectural and building design achievements are explored from a structural and environmental point of view. Emphasis is on the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Gothic architecture, and the structures of the Renaissance and the Age of Reason, with briefer discussions of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. The text includes extensive research results, uncommon photographs, and numerous illustrations, many from obscure books."
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.
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.
96 pages. Index. Oblong 12" x 9". Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high-quality black and white photos. Author "shares his vast knowledge acquired by consistently applying himslef to solving the mysteries unique to the guitar... (He) shares in words and photos many of his techniques... Details alternatives so readers can make choices that suit their tastes... A balanced and thought-provoking treatment of the classical guitar." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this handsome work. Book
32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares "...For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Folio, Best Edition, with 100 engraved plates and many hundreds of wood-engraved illustrations in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; attractively bound in black half calf, brown cloth sides, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, red sprinkled edges, backstrip lightly scuffed at edges else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp copy. Lovely copy of the best edition of this immensely detailed manual, first published in 1857. In this edition several of the plates have been improved by the introduction of new figures, and several new plates added. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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.
Octopus books, 1973. In-8 relié cartonnage sous jaquette éditeur de 126 pages illustrées. Bon état
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 26 pages. 8 3/8"w x 11"h. Black and white illustrations.
97-192, [106] 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 Major J.H.H. Peshine, Santa Barbara, California - Myron Hunt, Architect; War Memorials; Housing Project Schedules; The Government's Housing at Bridgeport; Profiles and Materials; Modern Industrial Plants - Part IV; Some Doorways of Older New York; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Architect's Library; Notes and Comments. Heavy external wear. Faint library stamp atop front cover. Covers loose but present. Binding intact. Two small binding holes near spine. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
40 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. photo ad inside front cover features photo of the Sunset Mausoleum at Berkeley, California; Can construction work be made safe?; Keeping up interestin accident prevention; Job precautions are the best safety tactics - article with great vintage illustrations; Underbidding in Florida is ruining business, says builder; The A.G.C. Safety Promotion Program; Accident control in construction work; National Safety Campaign under way; The contractor and the courts; Hawk Co. offers new incenerator; vintage Skilsaw ad; Latest prices of materials; construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
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
40 pages. Features: Labor efficiency more important than wages; Inspector's salaries on government work; lien law injustice and loose credits; Arbitration to cut cost of disputes; bar joist floors expedite construction - photos of construction of the Lake Shore Hotel at Lakewood, Ohio; Akron Airship hangar presents some interesting steel problems; detailing concrete form work (1); Build school over unvacated roadway - the Joseph Heberle Memorial public school in Cincinnati; Using truck-mounted crane to wreck the Phelps Building in Binghampton, NY to make way for the new First National Bank Building; National wage scales in the trades; Westinghouse ad inside back cover features the Terminal Building in Cleveland, Ohio; The contractor and the courts; New Equipment and materials; Great full-page ad for Acco No. 8 Sash Chain features Chicago's largest apartment building and includes great detailed photos of their product being installed; Nice photo ad for Bates-Truss Joists; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
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
160pp., avec 170 illustrations dont 75 en couleurs, 33cm., reliure toile d'éditeur, jaquette illustrée, sous étui toilé (le tissu recouvrant l'étui a été imprimé spécialement pour cet ouvrage), bon état, ISBN 2-87660-144-3, C96787
Set includes 4 cassette tapes, book and materials package in plastic case. An employee's training course including: sample telemarketing scripts; special closing techniques; objection-handling techniques; company policies; compliance; and Sales Processing. A guide to developing a sales and training program. All materials in nice shape. Books clean and unmarked. Book
Plastic protected blue cover with gilt lettering in red spine panel. Illustrated with graphs and diagrams. Used
