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"A humorous account of one guy attempting to work dishwashing jobs in all fifty states and which also examined the culture and history of dishwashers. Largely handwritten and with plenty of cut-and-paste graphics." [Dishwasher Pete in an interview] No date, circa 1990's. Staple-bound. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. Ink notes on back cover. A bit of waviness to pages. Rusty staple marks on spine.
"A humorous account of one guy attempting to work dishwashing jobs in all fifty states and which also examined the culture and history of dishwashers. Largely handwritten and with plenty of cut-and-paste graphics." [Dishwasher Pete in an interview] No date, circa 1990's. Staple-bound. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. A bit of waviness to pages.
Hardcover grand in-4to oblong, 192 pp. illustrées en couleurs, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée. Bel exemplaire [PLC-14]
160 pages including bibliography. Presents a multitude of current restaurant menus and intriguing tales from Victoria's past, along with fascinating heritage photographs, many of which date back to the early 1900s. "Did you know that a prominent Victoria hotel was once host to an indoor, nine hold golf tournament? Did you know that a Victoria heritage building, now home to a French restaurant, gained notoriety when its Chinese cook jealously beheaded a prostitute with the kitchen fish slicer?" - from back cover. Unmarked with minimal wear to glossy decorated covers. Contents clean and crisp. An unusual and interesting volume in giftable condition. Book
82 pages. Features: In Defense of (the possibly drunk) Fergie - Prince Andrew's ex-wife; Andrew Coyne on Rand Paul; Samantha Bee in conversation; Why is Stephen Harper in no rush to call an election?; Guy Giorno - national man of mystery; Senator Nancy Ruth; Fly-by-night immigration consultants; Grassroots revolt against the HST in British Columbia; Is that an IED in your backpack?; Mahmoud Yadegari - accused of supplying Iran with equipment to aid their nuclear program; Conflict in Thailand; Containing coastal oil damage in Louisiana; Say goodbye to the recovery - fear returns as a growing debt crisis threatens to tip the world back into recession; Why Apple's iPad spells trouble for Nintendo and the video game industry; The Can-Am Spyder; Dr. Anthony Galea - embattled A-list doctor; Breakthrough MS surgery not available in Canada; Docile dogs live longer; The death of John Connelly; How Air Conditioning changes the world; William still hesitating on Kate Middleton; Calgary's Rush - the ultimate restaurant kitchen; Mark Steyn argues that Europe's hedonistic benefits and low birth rates mean it needs protection from itself; In Memoriam - Kenneth Roy McAllister. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Shining examples of the Silversmith's Art; Porch Railings; Collectables - Eric Pearson pieces; Daryl McFadden - Food for Thought; Marilee Gardner's Modern Kitchen; Willie Zickrick's Fine Foods; Tess Goodier's Miniature Culinary Magic; Christine and Ray Lincoln - Food, Glorious Food!; The Flavors of America; Mini Fruits and Vegetables from Gail Wise; Mary Eccher's American Cuisine; Mom's Restaurant, by Joann; Kitchen Craft I - Floor Plans and Furniture for a contemporary kitchen; Waffles for Breakfast; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Bordeaux, Rousseau freres, 1955. in-4 broché, 45 pp avec double page centrale donnant "L'Union des grands crus de la Gironde classés en 1855"," la désignation des appellations d'origine controlée de la région de Bordeaux" et une carte du vignoble bordelais dessinée par Albert Saneur. Tirage à 100 exemplaires au prix de 2000 francs. Tirage non justifié.
92 pages. Short Stories: The Marriage Question; Mob Victim; Bagpipe Brigade; Joe's Secret PLan. Articles: I Wanted to be Somebody (part 1 of 3) - great photo-illustrated article on Althea Gibson, the world's greateset woman tennis player; The Face of America - lovely two-page color photo of family meal in restaurant; I Was a Compulsive Gambler; Can Egypt's Nasser Take it All? - how far will the fiery leader go? - article with photos; Boss of the MIssilemen; She Made it the Second Time - great photo-illustrated article on Mitzi Gaynor; He Runs a Bird College - Dr. Paul Fluck. Serials: A Day in Monte Carlo (part 4 of 6); I Married Murder (part 7 of 8). Ads: Philco Slender Sevenmteen TV (inside front cover); Two-pages for Smith-Corona typewriters; New "7" Car Wax ad features Bill Dec of Huntington, N.Y. and photos of Ford Woody Wagon; Gleem toothpaste; Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli - with Italian sailboat photo backdrop; Simmons couches; Special K; Motorola TVs (house-moving scene); Squirt soft drink; Mutuals of Wausau ad features Robert L. Cohen of Navajo Freight Lines in Denver; Mayo Spruce Underwear ad features father and son photo of Del Crandall, catcher of the Milwaukee Braves; Allied Van Lines ad features kittens; Eaton truck axle ad features driver Jess Howard and Joe Swartz, VP of East Coast Fisheries of Miami; Seiberling Tires; Zenith 'Space Command' remote control TV tuning. Back cover missing. Above-average wear. Two pieces of masking tape along coverfold. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
60 pages. Features: Constructor's Review; Caledonian Railway 1-ton van - scale drawings; Lineside Huts - realistic details near Eccles; BR Class 25 Diesel; Electrics - 1 - The Wiring of turnouts; The Dormans RAilway - a Gauge 1 live steam line; Plans Page - GNR Twin articulated Restaurant brake car set; Sel-propelled Track cleaning Train; Tiles and Slates for roofs- Construction #9; Water tank at La Puebla; Building a Layout - 18, Signalling - 4; On from the Rabbit Warren - narrow gauge modelling. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
170 pages. Features: Lisa Steinberg is killed by her father, Joel Steinberg, who also beat his partner, Hedda Nussbaum - sad photos and story. Celebrity-studded opening of the Malibu Adobe eatery in Malibu; Charles and Di in Germany; 40th Anniversary of the King and Queen; Don Cappelletti sells his 90-foot-high home in Marshfield, MA; Jason Miller tests the new weather in Scranton; Donald Woods still seeking justice for Stephen Biko in the film Cry Freedom; Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher; Jonathan Butler of South Africa; Sam Lopata - clown prince of restaurant designers; Moon Pies; Lottery winner Michael Wittkowski - won $40 million in the Illinois state lottery in 1984; Auto Racer Jim Fitzgerald killed in wreck; The New Politics of Pot; Tania Aebi - around the world in 29 months by sailboat; Don Johnson and Sheena Easton announce their TV engagement and hope for a big reception; Poster artist Robbie Conal; Robert W. Duck; Designer Mary Ann Restivo; Staci Keanan of TV's My Two Dads; Marine Corps says good-bye to Charles Russell, its last active-duty WWII combat vet; Siedah Garrett. Average wear. Unmarked. One-inch opening to fore-edge of back cover. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Most deadly cargo of the century? - hauling nerve gas across the south; Railroad news photos; Thoughts on 30 years of train watching, by David P. Morgan; Super Restaurant on the rails; Steam over India - many photos, long article; Nader's raiders have attacked the ICC - Ralph in the roundhouse; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with a Tiny bit of edgewear to covers only; creaseless covers and spine. 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. 170 pages, heavily illustrated with full color plates throughout, some b&w, architectural drawings. Noted architect of the Canlis restaurant, Windjammer restaurant, Doubletree in, Sun Mountain lodge, Seattle Center St. Mark's Cathedral, Nordstrom, Bank of California (Seattlle) and much residential work.
108 pages. Features: More on marketing photography to customers who respond to a promotion; Challenges and rewards of group photography; Composite photos can introduce hundreds of new customers to your studio; Annual report gives photographers a chance to impress management; Don't offer old fashioned portraiture; 186 foot mural on revolving rooftop restaurant; Invade your competitor's market; An unusual print mounting method enhances portraits and wins praise; Is there a second camera room hidden upstairs in your studio?; License to create scenic backgrounds; Employee benefits. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
6 pages. Great cover photo of the Nixon Restaurant Orchestra, with inset photo of its director, Etzi Covato. Above-average wear. Tape repairs. Pages loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Sheet music
Jack Harris [1914-1981] was "a legendary leader in the agri-business of California, Arizona and throughout the West for over forty years. This is a book about a man's man - who dared to do - and do it first. His life encompassed dramatic developments in the farming and cattle business. A rugged individualist, an independent thinker, and a firm believer in free enterprise, he grew thousands of acres of crops, fed some 100,000 head of cattle, processed 800 head of cattle a day, and sold a portion of his meat through his store and restaurant." - dust jacket. [6], 7-145, [1] map. Chronology. Reproductions of photos in color and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this inspiring American success story. Book
88 pages. Features: RFK seeks New York Senate seat; Barry Goldwater and Republican Party leaders meet to seek unity; "Frontlash" - might be how LBJ described Goldwater's initiative; Cyprus - Precarious ceasefire; South Vietnam - guerrilla war returns; Congo - rebel siege/approaching chaos; Negro problems in Elizabeth and Paterson, NJ; Two-page photo ad by NBC features political convention coverage by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley; Interesting 2/3-page article on James Bond author Ian Fleming, with small photo; Leon Bibb; Canada's Maclean's Magazine faces financial challenges; Golfer Juan (Chi Chi) Rodriguez - article with photos; August is Europe's Mad Vaction Month; Excellent one-page color-photo ad for International Trucks shows cab being mounted on frame in assembly plant, and finished product on the road; Lee Iacocca - his bet on the Ford Mustang pays off; Who Drinks? - The Beer Brewer's Dilemma; Hammermill Bond ad features large photo of Don Steele of Kansas City; The first papal helicopter ride; Billy James Hargis and the Christian Crusade for Christ and America; Two-page NBC Radio Network ad features illustrations of Russ Ward, Robert McCormick, Peter Hackes, and Morgan Beatty; Interesting color-photo ad inside back cover for Bank of America Travellers Cheques features scene in formal Japanese restaurant; Back cover color ad for Tempo cigarettes "with far more activated charcoal"; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 70 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Photo of Darby Donnelly inside front cover; A Clash of Symbols - story by Ed Sauk; 3 Dates in New York for $5, $25, and $75 - Bob Ritterbush and Mary Lynn Mason live it up - article with photos; Behind the Velvet Rope - article about headwaiters by Jack Keating; The Top Prime Rib - The Old Homestead on Ninth Ave. in Manhattan; Sex vs. Censorship - Between the Post Office's trials of Lady Chatterly's Lover and Freud's discovery that the primal appetite to couple far exceeds our procreative needs there lies a gulf of confusion and dispute dating back to the prejudices and superstitions of the Dark Ages; Photos of Darby Donnelly - A Dilly of a Dallier; The Secret History of a Hero - story by Gerald Kersh; The Sensible Martini; Photos of lovely Shirley, part Irish and part Pawnee, from Dallas; Comic writer Jack Douglas; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Chip from back cover at top of spine. PLEASE NOTE: Pages 41-42 missing - They contained a photo(s) of Darby and the first page of the George Shearing article, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Book
16 pages plus 8 page supplement. Features: Ladies' and Children's Winter Suits; Mince-Pies, by Gail Hamilton; New York Fashions; ; humor; and more. Average wear. Top half of page 787 missing; Paris Modes; Ladies and Children's dresses; A Siberian Breakfast-Table; The Thanksgiving at Johnny Guptill's, by Harriet Prescott Spofford; Family life in a fashionable restaurant; useful recipes; Two illustrations of Thanksgiving-Day in the Northwest by W.L. Sheppard - "Dinner Waiting" and "No Dinner to Wait"; Full-page illustration "Family Life in a Fashionable Restaurant", by Sol Eytinge Jr.; The Lovels of Arden - continued; Love in the Winter Palace, or, the Czar Nicholas as match maker; Full page illustration "At Her Post", by Gaston Fay; The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia - illustration. Supplement contents: Blade-O'-Grass, by B.L. Farjeon - part I - with many illustrations. Small illustration clipped from first page of supplement. Average wear. Book
80 pages. Features: Carter and Begin meet for one last try to save peace talks; Jerry Brown's Budget Balancing Act; Jane Byrne knocks out Mayor of Chicago; American foreign policy in the middle east; Khomeini's Kingdom Qum; China's Putative War Against Vietnam; China's War with India; Saudi fears of subversion from Yemen; Queen receives valuable gifts from Dubai; Idi Amin's Big Trouble; The Oil Squeeze of 1979; Oil Authority Walter Levy; China Faces Reality - still much promise, but also worry about money and lower goals; Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal meets Hua Kuo-feng; Henry Bloch of H&R Block Co.; Concerns over fallout from nuclear testing; Chaos in Television as the networks claw for audiences; Manic of Mork - Robin Williams - article with color photo; Features with the heads of ABC, CBS and NBC, Fred Pierce, William Paley, Fred Silverman; John McPhee writes of his favorite restaurant, "The Bullhead" in Shohala, PA; Color-photo ad for the Peugeot 604 SL; Voyager 1's rendezvous with Jupiter; Passing of Dewey Bartlett, Mustafa Barzani, W.A.C. Bennett, Henrich Focke; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
4-page wine list measuring 8-3/4 by 5-3/4 inches when folded. Laid-in is an 8-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch card which lists 'Today's Menu'. Undated but, judging by the prices, appears to be circa 1940. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice vintage item. Book
30 pages. Features: Nice full-page ad for the Cameron Island development, Phase II; Great full-page ad for Anton's restaurant on Victoria Crescent in National Enquirer format with photo of an alleged Elvis sighting at their restaurant; Jim Smiliey considers 1984 ten years later; All in the family - part I of a two-part series on family and community in Nanaimo; Family Business in the 90's; Where to locate Nanaimo's new Ferry Terminal? (which was ultimately located at Duke Point); Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
46 pages. Features: Nice photo of Harleys in front of the Queen's; Beachcombing - photo-illustrated article by Dave Drexhage; Hiking - photo-illustrated article by Jean Macleod le Cheminant - with maps of local hiking destinations; Sanctuary of the Sea - Gabriola Pass may harbour one of Canada's first Marine Reserves - photo-illustrated article by Iain Cuthbert; Nice photo ad for the ill-fated Pacliacchi's Restaurant in the old downtown firehall features photo outside the restaurant with dozens of supporters; Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
P., Henri Jonquières et Cie, 1928. Petit in-4 broché, 205 pp. Orné de 107 dessins à la plume de Marie Alix. Couverture très légèrement insolée. Bon état. Paul Poiret (1879 – 1944), célèbre couturier et mécène, mais aussi fondateur du “Club gastronomique Les Purs cent” . P. Poiret propose 107 recettes “fameuses” que l’on pouvait trouver sur la carte des meilleurs restaurants parisiens dans les années 20. Très belles illustrations de Marie Alix. Le “carnet de publicité honorifique” présente sous forme de dialogue, les restaurants et fournisseurs les plus côtés de cette époque. Exemplaire bien conservé avec très bon état du papier couché, légère insolation de la bordure de la couverture.
Book shows light wear to covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for one ad with a location note in pen. Tourist guide from the Olympic Hotel for sights and establishments in Seattle. Publication date is estimated. Articles and ads throughout for such things as the Space Needle restaurant, Frederick and Nelson, I.Magnin, Baby & co. Pier 70, El Gaucho, Four Seas, China Gate, Gim Wah, the Wharf, Victoria Station, Merchants cafe, the Kingdome, Rosellini's Other Place, McCormicks, Bush garden, etc.
84 pages. Features: Interview with U.S. newsman Edwin Newman; Classy two-page ad for Seiko digital watches; Volkswagen Rabbit ad; This Country Showed Such Promise Once...; Nice color photo ad for Sears/De Beers Diamonds features new mother with child; CN Rail ad features image of executive R.R. Latimer; Media coverage of the House of Commons; Willy De Roos sails into Vancouver's False Creek Harbour, setting a world record for fastest Northwest Passage trip in the smallest craft ever to make the route; John McCallum burned by Winnipeg restaurant pyrotechnics; Bloody Italy - terrorist casualties mount; AMC Concord car ad; Ad for Montreal's Quen Elizabeth Hotel - the two storey hotel; Nice Pentax camera ad; Feature article on filmmaker Harry Rasky; Gilles Villeneuve - The Next Canadian Hero - photo-illustrated article; Lufthansa 737 hijacked to Mogadishu, Somalia - Entebbe-like rescue; The Ulster Peace Movement and Ciaran McKeown; Allan Bakke claims reverse discrimination at the University of California's medical school; Celebrity news about Linda Rondstadt, Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson and Billy Graham; People rush to Northern BC for pipeline and other opportunities; Trevor Pilley of the Bank of British Columbia (B.C.); Dodge Magnum XE colour-photo ad; The new 'Ottawa Today' newspaper; Ad for the Audi 5000; Musician Murray McLauchlan; Allan Fotheringham says Toronto may finally have something going for it!; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine