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Pages 169 - 267. Features: The First National Pastime in the Middle West; The Western Association of Writers; Old Landmarks of Goshen; The Shipley Ancestry of Lincoln's Mother; Caleb Blood Smith; and more. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry... Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians, United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First, an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second, a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. (power/chain saw manufacturer); British Columbia (B.C.) Packers; W.R. Carpenter (Canada) Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey, plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering (1940) Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation, brewing, the pulp industry, technical education, tourism, mining, highways, mining, printing, the British Columbia Police Force, New Westminster, Victoria, and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history. Book
62 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Directory of Architects Licensed in Illinois; Full-page photo ad for the Chicago Plastering Institute shows burned remains of McCormick Place; Memorial to William E. Dunlap; What Happened to Union Station? - article with photos, including its demolition; Architect Charles Edward Stade; Western Illinois Design Awards; Selling Chicago Architecture with Words and Music; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Carta geografica tratta dal Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem di Petrus Bertius, edizione latina del 1616. L'opera contiene 219 carte che illustrano questa nuova versione della geografia del Bertius, per la prima volta pubblicata nel 1612 con le carte di Barent Langenes. Le carte derivano dal grande atlante di Mercator/Hondius, delle quali molte rappresentano una semplice riduzione. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cfr. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Incisione in rame, perfette condizioni. A superior rival to the pocket Ortelius atlas appeared about 1598, under the imprint of Barent Langenes and Cornelis Claesz. Claesz also published the Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem, edition with texy by Petrus Bertius, in 1600. After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cf. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Copperplate, in very good conditions. Koeman p. 42; King p. 96/99.
Two volume set is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine, appears unread. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Each about 400 pages, contents include: From Boethius to Eriugena, The revolution from Rome, Mediterranean foundations of Western Europe, Hour of Aquinas, Dante to Machiavelli etc. Book II: Rise and fall of the Spanish , Italy of the counter-reformation, From Calvin to Descartes and Pascal, England: the counterweight to Europe, The inner kingdom: Germany 1601 -1800 etc.
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. 241 pages on glossy paper with a great many color photos, lots of detail to the carved beasts all about: green man, dragons, snail with a goat head, lavish stained glass, wood and stone carvings
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). In English. 181 p., color and b/w ills. Since its earlier periods, The Ottoman Empire has established intense relations with European states. Urged by curiosity and a certain degree of fear at times, the West's efforts, on the other hand, to be acquainted with and understand this government of immense military power and source of political authority, emerged as a political exigency. Undoubtedly, the encounter of markedly different cultures bore the most enduring fruit within the realm of arts. Wars, the increase of trade as a means for mutual prosperity, and conflicts of status were the most significant factors behind the intense traffic of diplomacy. Sprawled across a vast geography, the Ottoman Empire welcomed more ambassadors than it sent to other countries, and particularly until the 19th century; these ambassadors were embraced, per Ottoman tradition. In turn, western ambassadors were prompted by the need to document the cities, particularly Istanbul, social structure, customs, administrative and military organization of the Ottoman Empire; apart from the reports they drafted upon their return, they also took advantage of the gifts and paintings they carried along. Often presumed to be true-to-life visual documents, such paintings thus became the most evident expressions of respectability and social status, and attained a special place and meaning, partly due to their potential to address the masses. The works that ambassadors commissioned to artists they added to their retinue en route to the East or to their local counterparts they encountered during service, evolved into books with engravings or collections decorating the walls of European chateaus, and served as source material for works by other artists, thus generating a large visual repertoire on the Ottoman world. Ottoman ambassadors sent to European countries were subjects of monumental portraits painted by leading European artists of the period, immortalizing these historic visits. This selection from the Suna and Inan Kiraç Foundation Orientalist Painting Collection, not only allows us to travel across the meandering paths of diplomatic history under the guidance of art, but it also introduces us to intriguing personalities. Ambassadors and painters continue to communicate with us through a silent yet equally rich and colourful language of expression, presented in their reports and letters, and share with us their respective periods, worldviews, travels and experiences, as well as the ceremonies they joined. Listening to their extraordinary tales, it is impossible not to be enraptured by the splendor and elegance of a lost age. Often used as one of the clearest indications of status and identity in western art since Antiquity, portraits also served a similar purpose for ambassadors. Furthermore, documenting the physiognomy of ambassadors through portraiture was also regarded as a precautionary measure against espionage. Portraits were painted of European ambassadors sent to the Ottoman Empire as high-level officials that have attained great respectability; artists to which these portraits were commissioned strived to reflect not only the physiognomy of the ambassadors, but the power and authority of the state and the ruler they represented. The Ottoman State's political, military, commercial, and cultural relations with European states gained momentum from the 18th century onwards. In turn, the visits Ottoman ambassadors paid to western countries accelerated the spread of the Turquerie fashion of the period. While portraits of Ottoman ambassadors painted by renowned artists of the countries to which they were assigned served to honor the Ottoman Sultan and his representative, they also nurtured the West's penchant for exoticism. There is no doubt that the ever-changing trends, fashions, as well as the purpose of diplomatic visits and political relations were reflected in the portraits. For example, while Kozbekçi M
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (21 x 10 cm). In English. Color and b/w ills. [40] p. Intersecting worlds: Ambassadors and painters. Ambassadors portraits and art patronage of ambassadors from the 17th to the 19th century with works selected drom Suna and Inan Kiraç Foundation Collection. [Exhibition booklet].
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 440 pages. Previous owner's name. Discoloration mark on cover.
402 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A coup of literary detection." - Independent on Sunday. "The fascinating and, until now, untold story of the struggle of the Allied services to topple the Bolshevik regime during Lenin's first years of power... A remarkable history of espionage." - from back cover. Tight and square. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Some marking.
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. Heavily illustrated with color and b&w illustraitons, 240 pages.
198 pages including index. A practical, informative guide for the outdoors enthusiast dedicated to getting to all those 'off the beaten track' adventures that Vancouver Island is famous for. It is *the* book for the hiker, kayaker, canoeist, fisherman, off-roader, and anyone else seeking to get away from it all. Describes 35 adventures covering Provincial Parks and Forest Service campsites, logging road travel, wilderness trails, fishing lakes, canoeing routes and four-wheeling areas from Sooke to Cape Scott. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Fresh copy. Attractive illustrated covers. Book
Carta geografica tratta da "L'Europe. Dediée a Monseigneur/ Monseigneur le Tellier Secret. d' Estat/ par N. Sanson le fils Geograph du Roy" stampatao a Parigi nel 1656.Incisione in rame,in ottimo stato di conservazione. Map taken from "L'Europe. Dediée a Monseigneur/ Monseigneur le Tellier Secret. d' Estat/ par N. Sanson le fils Geograph du Roy", printed in Paris in 1656.Copperplate, very good condition.
Very Good English In modern aesthetic cloth bdg. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 208 p., b/w photos and ills. Islâm dini hakkinda konusmalar. Critics on Islam in the Bulgarian Turks. Extremely rare. First and Only Edition.
Fine English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 216 p. Islâm maneviyati ve bati. [= L'Islam et la fonction de René Guénon.]. Translated by Isik Ergüden.
New New English Original binding with original dust wrapper. 4to. (35 x 24 cm). 223 p. B/w and color ills. This book does not only aim at reminding us once more of Istanbul's past glory days, but also draws our attention to the point that at this moment of time, Istanbul is again a world city where many people from various language backgrounds can be found crowding its streets day and night. The impressions of famous Western travelers of years gone by, share the book's pages with the interpretations of contemporary ¿stanbul written by Sefa Kaplan. ISTANBUL Constantinople Travel Memoirs Ottoman culture Social life Description.
Very Good English In contemporary cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 188 p., b/w plates. A study on West Front of Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922). Istiklâl Savasinda Garp Cephesi nasil kuruldu.
An illustrated review of some aspects of British Columbia's first 100 years as a Canadian province. A melange of incidents and personalities designed to give readers a glimpse at the ingredients of the western contribution to the Canadian mosaic. Some rubbing and signs of wear to dust jacket. Book
Good English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. In Turkish. 152 p. 6 years in Italy. Italya'da 6 sene.
New English Original decorative cloth bdg. Folio. (33 x 33 cm). In English and Turkish.155 p., color and b/w ills., maps (some folded). Some of plans - maps and their makers from the contents of book: "The earliest city planning sketches displaying the then status of the city are the plans drawn by Livio Amedeo Missir located at the Santa Maria Church.", The well-known geographer Jean Denis barbie de Bocage's plan, In 1830s, British Navy Officer's plans, Luigi Storari's plan, Lamec Saad's plan, Charles Goad's plans, Karl Baedeker's plans, and very important maps of Izmir (Smyrna - Smyrne) city. 500 copies were printed.
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers slightly soiled. Volume Three, Number Twenty-Eight. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
88 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: Photo featue on glacial Alaska; Western Classical Music in Prague; Romantic Paris; Ireland's great literateurs; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
244 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: India's extreme landscapes; Scottish Treasures; Euro-Japanese Cuisine; Durban, South Africa; Vintage India; India's favourite contemporary things; Traditional architecture; Volcanoes of Western Maharashtra; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Bookshows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 240 pages with 76 full page, full color plates with descriptions on opposite page.