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in-8°, 247 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, fig. in-t., broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [TA-1]
54 pages. Articles: What Hitler Told (Otto Strasser) About Peace; Up North - There's Mystery! - Intriguing photo-illustrated article of a mystery village on Canada's arctic front where men labour to produce power to produce warplanes; William S. Knudsen - Master Mechanic of Democracy's Defense - U.S. Arms production and the man behind it; I Start All Over Again - Alice Foote MacDougall opens a restaurant in Grand Central Station; How Clark Gable Created a New Hedy Lamarr; Baseball's Topsy Grows Up - Softball has risen from zero to 20,000,000 players; Arctic Eagle - Squadron Leader C.M.G. Farrell of the R.C.A.F. Serials: The Unobstructed Universe - life beyond the grave, part II; Footloose! - part 4; In Action with the R.A.F. - Conclusion; Short Stories: I'll Never Leave You; The Bell That Sang for Love; Rich Man. Ads: Nice photo ad inside front cover features large photo of Windsor's Norton Palmer Hotel, with inset photo of its CEO Preston D. Norton; Nice three-color, two-page ad for Chevrolet;; Frigidaire fridges; Eveready batteries; Brain Flakes; Canadian Pacific's Banff. Fantastic back cover photo ad for War Savings Certificates features dozens of kilted troops on the march. Cover photo of boy pulling girl's ponytail in classroom. Average wear. Crossword lcompleted in light pencil. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
54 pages. Articles: The U-Boat Menace - by Winston Churchill; The Private Life of One of the Prettiest Things on Legs - Carol Bruce from Brooklyn; My Old Kentucky Horse - some gay indiscretions by Bob Hope; What a Young Woman's Love Means to an Old Man - Renee Dahon is 40 years younger than her husband Maurice Maeterlinck; I Saw War's Hell in the Mountains of Albania; I Fought Joe Lewis with One Hand - This Time I'll Win! - Jewish Boxer Abe Simon. Short Stories: I Love You and Good-bye; Mr. Winters and the $10,000 Baby; Dear Ol' Deadline; Painless Extraction. Serials: War Girl - Part II; The Unobstructed Universe - Life Beyond the Grave- Part 4; Footloose - part 6. Ads: Great photo ad for Canadian War Savings Certificates features photo of dozens of kilted troops on the march; Mutual Life of Canada; Pepsodent Tooth Powder; Castoria laxative; Cameo Cigarettes; All-Bran Cereal; Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream; Mum sanitary napkins; Grape-Nuts; Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Stetson hats for men; Champion Spark Plugs; Sani-Flush; Nostalgic Three-colour back cover ad for Lifebuoy Soap. Nice cover illustration by John Murphy shows wealthy lady with mountain of luggage - and her exasperated porter. Average wear. Minor moisture exposure. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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
56 pages. Features: Cover painting of preparations for the Banff Winter Carnival; Nice colour photo ad for Red Cap Ale inside front cover; Outstanding full-page colour photo ad displays the 1959 Rambler automobile models; Eight ways to cut traffic deaths; The living mystery of the Rockies; The day I saw the Rockies' secret; Famous families at home - The Franklin Arbuckle family - nice article with several family photos; Pauze's - Famous Montreal seafood restaurant - article with photos; How I found the man who killed my son - Laurette Perrault's son Jean-Claude was killed by Hector Poirier; Mike Wardell's tempestuous love affair with the Maritimes; gorgeous full-page colour photo ad for Pontiac; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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
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
60 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features a Model L-195 Roadliner; Full-page Parker Pen ad; Editorial - The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) is not Canadian and not National; London Letter - Belgrade laughs at the Kremlin; How Social Credit Took B.C. - The astonishing story of how a group of rank amateurs suddenly found themselves forming a government - article with photos; Warrior - Sgt. George Thomas (Tommy) Prince, grandson of an Indian chief, won ten ribbons fighting Germans, Italians and Chinese, but now he must fight to prove a man's colour doesn't count on the warpath - article with great photos; Got two hours for dinner? - Le Bastogne restaurant in Quebec City - article with colour photos; Rhymes in a Ten-cent Scribbler - Edna Jaques is Canada's best-sellling poet - article with photos; Glen Dobbs - The Roughriding Mayor of Dobberville - a lanky and amiable American quarterback has set Saskatchewan on its ear; Guns are for Men - story by L. Johanne Stemo - illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Eva von Gencsy - the ballet star with the dishpan hands - article with photos; Put it Back, Lady! - how store detectives in the bustling supermarkets catch hundreds of food pilferers each year; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Nice colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Great Prest-o-lite battery ad features black and white photo of Detroit Red Wing star Red Kelly; Nice vintage colour La-Z-boy ad; Chevrolet ad; Colour Ford ad inside back cover; Massey-Harris colour ad on back cover shows their test track for power farming. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
60 pages. Features: Cover art by W.A. Winter shows husband returning to home filled with card-playing ladies; No Excuse Now for Atomic Hush-Hush (Editorial); The Man Who Clipped the King - Paul Emile ("Red") Tasse was barber at the Chateau Laurier Hotel for Thirty years; Jim Crow Lives in Dresden, Ontario - 300 of the 1,700 citizens have Negro blood but can't get a store haircut, a permanent wave, or a restaurant meal; - article with photos; Lucy Makes My Living (fiction); The Fabulous Fraud From Eastwood - Was Ontario's audacious Cassie Chadwick the world's greatest woman swindler? - she hoaxed her way into $1.5 million; Don't Be Scared of Your Heart - the truth about tickers by an M.D.; The Loneliest Man in Canada - Frank McLaren killed his wife in 1927 and spent twelve years in jail, but now he's out; Can You Tell Which Gems are Real? - the synthetic jewelry trade is booming; The Dauntless Deacon of Caulflower Row - the checkered career of John Finlay Allen; Jeanne D'Arc and the Siren Sea (fiction); The Battle of the St. Lawrence (conclusion) - Nazi U-boats in the St. Lawrence; Frank Gladstone Waddington is the dean of Canadian Auctioneers; Nice colour-illustrated Massey-Harris tractor ad shows farmer on tractor plowing his lane with cream cans at gate; and more. Back cover missing. Front cover secured with archival tape. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Hardcover in-4° 176 pp, nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, index, pleine toile rouge de l'editeur sous jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire (jaquette leg. us.). [PLC-11]
in-12, 254 pp., broché couverture illustrée (Mariette LYDIS). Bon etat. [MI-11] Ouvrage attribué à Raymond Queneau.
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
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
64 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum inside front cover includes illustration of amourous military couple; Nice colour-illustrated Pepsi ad features pretty blonde and illustration of boys fishing; News digest includes The Marsh Report, 'Cradle to Grave' security, and more; Nice one-page illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad explains their substantial contributions to the war effort, amid dramatic air and land battle scene; Colour Ritz cracker ad includes service man and woman; Editorial discusses how the war has tarnished certain words and lifted others; Ford Motor Company one-page ad with illustration of Canadian troops in firefight; One-page Northern Electric ad includes illustration of deHavilland Mosquito; Friendly Invasion - great photo-illustrated article on construction of the Alaska Highway, with photo of Felix Murawski, 74th Engineers of Oklahoma City; Pigs' Feet (short story); The Penalty is Death (short story); Canada's Future Housing - photo-illustrated article explains ideas to be borrowed from Great Britain and the U.S.; Chowder Boy (short story); Sea Water Gurney's Boy (short story); Hollywood News and photos; One-page Parker Pen ad shows mailman handing mother a letter beneath caption "Your boy writes often now!"; Beer is Booze; One-page ad for the T. Sisman Shoe Co. includes great illustration of soldier on motorcycle; Canadian General Electric half-page ad boldly proclaims "Vitamins For Victory"; Woodbury Powder ad includes nice photo of Lana Turner; Magnificent centrefold two-colour (red and black) Victory Bonds ad entitled "Shoulder Your Own Share" includes text on left and, on right, a large illustration of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek super-imposed over scene of fighting in her war-torn China; Army Meals Go Modern - nice photo-illustrated article explains and illustrates meal preparation for the gigantic 7,000 man "army restaurant" at Webb Hall in Toronto; Nice colour one-page ad for Heinz Tomato soup includes illustration of tomato-headed aristocrat in top hat and monocle; Fashion illustrations; Is Your Daughter Happy in the Service? - article with photos of Daisy Horner of Dorset, Ontario, Dolly Mawson and Gay Sutton of Toronto, Elizabeth Cook from Creemore, Wren Barbara McClelland of Toronto, and twins AW2 Beryl and AW2 Daphne MacPhee of Charlottetown; Fashion article; Quotes from around the world; Elaborately colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific - Canadian National Victory Bond ad inside back cover entitled 'A Profession of Faith' includes calligraphy explaining their faith in Canada's future; Nice colour Wabasso Cottons ad on back cover shows mother, daughter and sewing machine; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. 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: Cathie - short story by Alexander Trocchi; First Class Luggage; A Guide to Stewardesses - Things a traveler should know about the skygirls, by Marvin Kitman; Lord Chatterby's Mistress - satire by G.J. Jaffe; Careers Abroad - article by Tom Martin; Photo feature of Laura Thurlow from Britain; San Severino Cartoons; Photo-illustrated article on Gerry Russell - Bartender at The Golden Door restaurant at New York's Idlewild (later JFK) Airport; Return of the Hero - story by Nat Benchley; Men's Fashion; Stan Gets - Expatriate of Jazz; The Golden Monster - story by Charles Shapiro; Photo feature of lovely Annick Rodin of France; How To Fix a Fight - article by L.J. Amster; and more. Unmarked with Average wear. A sound vintage 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
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
grand in-8°, 248 pages, illustre h.t. n/b, dessins in-t., relie cartonnage illustre plastifie. Bel exemplaire. [CA33-3] Un siècle de vie parisienne sur les Champs-Élysées.
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
Book is in excellent condition with foxing and dust on the upper page ends, some foxing on side page ends also. 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 except for previous owner's inscription on half title page. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Initialed by Andy on title page in black marker at half title page. Price-clipped dust jacket with some chipping at top of spine and corners, now wrapped in clear protective cover. Publisher's page has the words "First Editon" above the letters "B C D E"
This is a fine three volume set with virtually no wear, all held together with a large flat yellow rubber band. Completely clean. The large volume 'Noma Recipes' is a hardcover. The 'Journal' volume is a softcover, and the smallest volume 'Snap Shots' is also a hardcover. All three books document the process of thinking up interesting recipes and trying them out. Noma is a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark. Illustrated with color photographs and black & white drawings. The 'Noma Recipes' volume is 11" high X 9" wide, 240 pages. The 'Journal' volume is 9" high X 7" wide, 216 pages. The 'Snap Shots' volume is 6" high X 4" wide, unpaginated. Large heavy set, foreign shipping will be extra. This set will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
in-4° 342 pp. Paperback. VG+ [PL-EN]
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