239 résultats
251 pages. Black and white illustrations. Intensely describes the various states of mind of a scarred hockey player who sets about the task of riding his strong wrists to glory and success. Lafleur's confidant in certain disquieting circumstances, Larochelle embellishes his account with previously unpublished disclosures that are both moving and profoundly human. - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Average wear to dust jacket. Solid copy. Book
153 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and line drawings. "The species in this handbook are found in the marine waters of British Columbia, from Juan de-Fuca Strait in the south, to Dixon Entrance in the north and from the intertidal zone to a depth of 200m." - from preface. Designed for both the amateur and the expert. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
Book shows light wear to covers only, some edge wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, save previous owner's inscription back front cover. 305 pages, heavily illustrated throughout with color photo section at back
8" x 9" stiff beige card folded in half to form four-panel booklet. "Gives a close approximation of figures used in actual problems, sufficient for proof of correct application of formulas; and eliminates the necessity of remembering rules for obtaining the various quantities." - from second panel. Third panel contains rotating map and three independently rotating arrows representing the sun, vernal equinox, and stars, which may be positioned to make the appropriate calculation. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling. A sound example of this intriguing tool. Book
96 pages. Features: Weaving for a guild sale - log cabin runner; Peacock scarf - a winning inspiration; Elegant silk scarf - a spt weave show stopper; Show off your yarn with honeycomb - three purses; Eyelash scarves - sensational show-offs; Paradise puffs poncho - a winner in chenille and elastic yarn; Monk's belt pillows and tips on weaving for sale; Reviving the show towel - stars in the kitchen; Doubleweave pillow - from risk to reward; Tips for guilds and galleries; How to pack and ship a garment for shows; Tips for photographing your work for a whow from the Chattahoochie Handweavers; Notes from a Juror; Copyright Law for handweavers; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
A picture of the Universe and of the place that the Earth occupies in it, as revealed by astronomical observations. viii, 262 pages. Index. Light brown cloth covers with blind stamped ruled decoration. Dust jacket has loss at top of spine, wear to edges with creases and small tears. Foxing on page edges. Slight stains to spine at top and tail.
24 pages. Black and white photos of the artist. Contains English and Portuguese lyrics, table of bossa nova rhythm patterns and guitar diagrams. Provides piano music for these songs: The Girl from Ipanema; Meditation; One Note Samba; How Insensitive; Quite Night of Quiet Stars. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Hbk reprint in dustwrapper. VG/G. Previous owner's inscription on the inside front cover. 11805. eng
4to, 96 pages, colour illustrated, ex library copy with usual signs. eng
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 54 p., b/w plates. Harekât-i kevniye yahud tehavvülât-i arziye. In his book, Nazmi explains in above all, the formation of the earth with seas and lands. And he explains that the earth was formed in three major geographical times. And book includes Solar System and planets forming it (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and their structure. Nazmi tells that being 309 newly discovered planets until his time and he acquaints more than 500 stars which rotating around the Sun. At the last chapter includes structure of the Moon. (Source: History of geographical literature during the Ottoman period, Edited by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu). Özege 6915.; TBTK 12959.; MÇOB 164.; Not in OCLC. Extremely rare.
52 pages. Features: Beverley Baxter on Censorship and Sex; Nice one-page colour ad for Oldsmobile featuring a convertible and little flower girl in back seat; A look forward to the fall TV lineup - article with many photos; Theo Parker's One-Man War Against the State - hog farmer resists Hog Board - article with photos of Parker in barn and with his wife Laura; The Native Genius We've Never Discovered - Montreal artist Jean-Paul Riopelle - article with colour photos; Vancouver's Enchanted Evenings Under the Stars - Theatre Under the Stars - article with photos; The Canada Aerial Surveyor Douglas Kendall Sees From the Sky - article with photos; We Travel With Our Kids - And Like It! - article with photos of how Joseph N. Bell and his family vacation by car; Colour General Motors centrefold ad called "The Saturday Trip to the Moon" features grocery store scene with little boy in spaceship ride; Coke ad on back cover shows beach couple admiring their instant photos; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
235p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Pages 646-710 plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Heroines of Nineteenth Century Fiction - VII; Immortal (poem); The Paris Exposition Up-To-Date; Midsummer Days at Cos Cob - ovely photo-illustrated article; The Composite Girl Graduate of 1900; Amateur Stars at Smith College - several lovely photos; The Girl Who Writes; The Gift of Cyrilla; The Meloon Farm (continued); The World of Fashion; Paris Dress Novelties; Cut Paper Patterns; Decorating the Summer Table; Woment of the Moment - photos of Lady Randolph Churchill, Mrs. W.H. Jones, Eleanora Duse, Miss Helen Gladstone, Miss Elsie French; In Jocund Vein; Editorial Comment; Lovely back cover Ivory Soap ad features little girl reaching up to table for cream to feed cat; and more. Few library markings. Average wear. Taped repairs to interior of front cover. A worthy copy of this charmming vintage issue. Book
52 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration of calf kicking up its legs in the spring flowers; One-page Chipso photo ad features the Williams family - Thomas Vance, Calvin Edward, Mrs. Calvin C., Stephen, Charles Judson and Henry Kerr; One-page yeast ad features large photo of Dr. Gudzent of the University of Berlin; Nice one-page Pontiac ad features yellow Economy Straight 8; Order to View (short story); Green Mantle (short story); Restoration Work in France - photo-illustrated article on work done to preserve Versailles and Fontainbleau for posterity; Small Talk (short story); Beating the Star (short story); At the Edge of the Great Unsurveyed (short story); Wedding Bells Around the World - photo-illustrated article on world wedding traditions; The Man Who Taught London to Dance - photo-illustrated article on Santos Casani; A Gabled House; Pond's cold cream one-page ad features photos of Lady Diana Manners; The British Way; Nicely illustrated one-page Maxwell House coffee ad; Laboratory in the Snow - Dr. H.R. Wolf of General Motors tests cars in the winter conditions of Saskatchewan; Lovely one-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Hams; Great one-page Chevrolet truck ad includes diagrams of 10 interesting vehicles; Three pages of photos of movie stars; Radioland - article on radio stars; Movie reviews; Little Rambles in Hollywood; Champion spark plug ad includes photo of Mr. S.G. Baits, Chief Engineer of Hudson-Essex of Canada, Ltd.; Easter cookery ad; One-page illustrated ad for the Northern Electric Model 800 Gurney Range with automatic oven; Fashion article with illustrations; Lovely colour Palmolive soap ad inside back cover features elegant lady in long maroon gown; Crisco colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
192 pages. Black and white illustrations. Partial list of films - almost four pages long. "In the world of adult cinema, one name stands out above all others - John Holmes. For nearly twenty years, from 1967 to 1987, Holmes reigned as the undisputed king of X-rated films, having appeared in a record 2,200-plus productions... From start to finish, this book is a sizzling, sensuous, fast-paced story laced with controversy." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding opening at page 191. Some soiling to fore-edge. A very rare copy of this work which recounts the life of the quintessential American porn star. Book
78 pages. Articles: The A-Bomb Won't Do What You Think! - a cautionary article; The Wide-Awake Business of Sleep; How a Movie Gets Made (part 1 of 2) - The making of the film "The Stratton Story" with colour photo of Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and Agnes Moorehead; Jane Pickens - the Big Pickens Sister; Tanker Run North - life aboard the F.S. Bryant, a big oil tanker operated by Standard Oil of California; St. Louis Cardinal Edward (Eddie) Terrance Kazak; The Right Shirt on Your Back - Great colour fashion photos of stars including Alan Ladd, Frank Lovejoy, Richard Basehart, William Bishop and Lloyd Nolan. Fiction: The case of the Negligent Nymph; Summer's Ending; Surprise; Deadfall (conclusion); Send Me Home in a Barrel; Ott in the Cherry Tree. Includes nice vintage ads from: Lord Calvert whiskey - featuring color photo of Ian Hunter, stage and screen star; Listerine - for use as an anti-dandruff shampoo(!); DeSoto cars; Pontiac cars (very attractive!); "I Married a Communist" movie (full-page); Oldsmobile cars; Brunswick bowling equipment; Botany 500; Dan River clothing; Mallory hats; Smartair corduroy men's fashion (nice!); Blatz beer - featuring nice color photos of Pat O'Brien, co-star of RKO's "The Bail Bond Story"; Back cover ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes featuring L.G. Griffin, tobacco auctioneer. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, extremely slight sunning to page margins and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with some sunning. 220pp. A review of the discoveries and scientific instruments used to study the heavens over the period 1781 to 1930. First English edition.
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor rubbing to bottom of spine, small crease to lower corner of half-title page and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tiny nick to rear upper corner and traces of handling. 192pp. This volume explores the most violent and awesome objects in space and time through the cosmos and discusses the planets in the Solar System and other planets around other stars.
48 pages. Features: Nice colour cover New Year illistration by Russell Sambrook; Gorgeous colour ad inside front cover celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Stovel Company Limited, the publisher of this magazine; News digest includes these headings "A Coming Year of Peace?", "American Isolationism", "Economic Appeasement", "Scared into Sanity", "Ambition or Hardship", "A Moral for Canada", and "Significant Books"; Tragedy and Glamor in Hockey - photo-illustrated article mentions many contemporary stars and teams, and explains the big challenges faced by professional and amateur hockey; Arabia's Warrior-King - magnificent photo-illustrated article on the Saudi Arabia's leader; Gluskap's Showshoes (short story); The Jig-Saw (short story); County Clean Up (short story); Recording the Wars in Europe - article with seven photos, including Hitler crossing the Wildenau frontier; The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 3 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Hollywood news with photos of Deanna Durbin, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Fonda, Margaret Tallichet, Alland Jones, Robert Young, Barbara Stanwyck, Hedy Lamarr, Sally Eilers, and more; Half-page Italian tourism ad sponsored by E.N.I.T.; The Song of the Dental Demon (short verse); Colour one-page photo-ad for Swift's Premium Ham; Scott's Emulsion ad includes Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; I'm Telling You- self-help article for ladies; Sweet Caporal cigarette ad features photo of Mikky and Pete, two Samoyedes owned by Miss L. Lileda Dodds of Westmount, Quebec; Great Two-page colour-photo-illustrated article entitled "Household Allies" includes photos of 17 vintage home products; World Quotes; Nice back cover ad for the 1939 Pontiac Arrow Coach; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Turkish. 96 p. Yildizname ve büyü. SPIRITUALISM Prophecy Magic Stars Fortune telling.
pp. xviii, 556 + 8 Chromoxylographic plates, a folding map and numerous woodcuts. XLib bookplate. Gift of Aaron Rabinowitz. Large 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding. Front board decorated in black with a drawing of mountains, bridge, river and town with a rainbow in gold. Spine decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Head of spine torn with some loss. Extremities slightly bumped and worn. Binding slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. Includes interesting material on: flying machines; balloons; pleasures and perils of aerial navigation; the Great Nassau Balloon; Scientific aerial voyages; the Balloon in War; weather; etc. JUN5 BOX 4. DC/14
406 pages plus a 32 page catalogue of books from the publisher. Military biography. Chapter headings include: Learning Arabic; Cairo; Old Egyptian Army Worthless; Formation of the New Army; The Duke of Hamilton and Turner; Conscription done unjustly; Lying evidence to Escape Military Service; The Mahmal or Holy Carpet; Sir Samuel Baker's Letter; The Second Battle of El Teb; The Battle of Tamai; More about Tamai; The Road to Berber; A Journey to Senheit; The Mission at Keren; To Aden; The Albacore's Search-Light; Gregorie's Little Ways; The Calvary Enter Pped; The Effendi Miz Salute; The Stars Fall Down; Kosheh; No Advance on Dongola; Wady Halfa the Frontier. Includes black and white photographic frontis of author in military dress. Above average wear and soiling. Both hinges cracked. Prior owner's rubber stamp applied multiple times through book. Cigarette ordour. Occasional child's pencil markings. Despite the above, binding remains relatively tight. Decent reading copy. Book
(Milano) Frassinelli, 1990, 8vo (cm. 22 x 14) legatura tutta tela con sovraccoperta illustrata, pp. 428 con numerose tavole fotografiche fuori testo.
Edge wear to cover and spot on blue cloth spine. Foxing to inside of worn dust jacket with small tears. Previous owner's inscription inside. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. 58 pages.
110 pages. Songs include: Sneakin' Up Behind You; Lovely Lady; What Can a Miracle Do?; Levitate; A Creature of Many Faces; D.B.B.; Some Skunk Funk; Keep it Steady; Oh My Stars; I Love Wastin' Time With You; Slick Stuff; Grease Piece; Sponge; Twilight; Night Flight; Rocks; If You Want to Boogie, Forget It; Dig a Little Deeper. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this absolutely stunning compilation. Book