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Dozens of great black and white photos. Features: Cover photo of the Prince of Wales presenting colours to Canadians; Conclusion of Chapter CCCIX - Wonders of Wireless in the War; Chapter CCCX - The Empire and the War - Progress of the Overseas Dominions and India, 1914-18; photo of Princess Patricia decorating Canadian colours and inspecting the P.P.C.L.I.; Great centerfold photo of Anzac Day in London, 25 April, 1919 - Australian Cavalry marching down Fleet St.; Photos of Officers of the Canadian 4th Division leaving Liverpool for the west; and more. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Operation Sikh - An incident connected with the strange hide-and-seek war now being waged in the steamy jungles of Malaya; A Sailor on Horseback - Jack ashore takes to riding at his peril; Two Miracles - An Army officer's experience in the Western Desert during World War II; Phantom Fortune - the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's Wild West; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in the Badlands of Wyoming; The Figurehead - a story involving the windjammer L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an isolated Army camp in Palestine is cursed with cunning Arab thieves; Personal-Column Crusoes - advice for prospective adventurers; Leturc's Island - Jacques Leturc took over an uninhabited South Sea Island and turned it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - 1,200 miles across Northern Africa to catch a steamer; and more. Three inch opening at bottom of cover fold; Somewhat above-average wear. Small opening at top of backstrip. Sound copy. Book
Imprimerie Saint-Bruno, Grenoble. 1921. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat passable. Plats abîmés. Dos abîmé. Intérieur acceptable. 480 pages pour le tome I et 448 pages pour le tome II. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. 2e plat du tome I défraîchi, avec quelques mouillures en fin d'ouvrage. 1er plat du tome II se détachant. (Rare) Etude préliminaire, historique et critique. Miracles principaux. Miracles secondaires.Anthologie et série chronologique des Miracles de La Salette...
40 pages. Features: The Cost of Living Mystery - Why the index figure today is unfair Perilous Island - a story of the eternal triangle in the tropics; Keeping the Zoo Fit - the latest medical aids for aiding birds and beasts; Under Cover - a new adventure of Detective X. Crook; "Stop and Look" Interesting pictures, including a 'mobile home' carved from a huge tree trunk; Spook Ships of Britain - ghostly vessels that haunt our shores; British Boys in Slavery! - no greater scandal exists today than the practice of sending British orphan boys and 'first offenders' to Canada and Ireland to be 'apprenticed to farm work, for which they are wretchedly paid and poorly looked after; Love is Blind; Air Wonders of Today - article with great photos; Angel Esquire (fiction); All About Old Age Pensions; Unmarked. Coverfold half open. Several middle pages loose but present. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Heritage Farms; Heritage 2000; Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation - a New Approach; Judgement expected on Prince County Courthouse, P.E.I.; The Railway Car that Built Canada - the car used by William Cornelius Van Horne; Conserving Heritage in Saskatoon; Edmonton's new Market Value Assessments; Miracles do Happen - the rectory of Sainte-Euphemie in Casselman, Eastern Ontario. Bilingual English/French. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
Félix Alcan, Paris. 1891. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos abîmé. Quelques rousseurs. 446 pages pour le tome I et 456 pages pour le tome II. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Dos très abîmés. Quelques cahiers se détachant. 2e édition. Méthode spititualiste.
Centre Saint-Joseph, Agen. 1977-1980. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 108 pages pour le tome I, 143 pages pour le tome II et 123 pages pour le tome III. (Rare) Tome I: A la recherche de Dieu, 1re partie, Dieu, Histoire des religions, mort de Dieu ? 2e partie, Dieu des croyants, Dieu des philosophes ? Tome II: 3e partie, Chemins vers Dieu. 4e partie, Dieu existe. Tome III: 5e partie, Dieu est humain ou Que savons-nous de Dieu ?, 6e partie, Le problème du mal et la religion des hommes.
AUCHER-ELOY. 1825. In-8 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. XLI + 354 + 325 + 344 pages - Tranches bleues - Plats jaspés - Etiquette collée en coiffe en pied - Auteur, titre, roulettes dorés au dos - Taduit de l'anglais par RICOTIER / NOUVELLE EDITION.
DIDIER ET CIE. 1865. In-8 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage. Coins frottés. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 400 + 432 pages - Plats et contre-plats jaspés - Etiquette collée en coiffe en pied - Auteur, titre, filets , roulettes dorés au dos - Coins émoussés.
pp. xi, (1) [List of plates], 660. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Some plates printed on tissue like paper. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Thomas Corydon Moore, 1865 on frontis and some plates. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's College Library on front paste down. XLib stamp on title page. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn and rubbed leather binding. Original leather spine label, loss on one corner. Head and tail of spine worn with some loss. S&S/AI 6473. First American Edition. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
2 vols., roy. 4to., First Editions, titles in blue and black, with nearly 2,000 photographs, illustrations, maps and charts (including 30 in colour and 120 in photogravure) in the text, free endpapers very faintly spotted; original blue cloth elaborately blocked in blind, gilt backs, gilt tops, a very good, clean set. A magnificent compendium of naval and maritime history, written by acknowledged authorities, profusely illustrated and generally accepted as the finest encyclopaedia of its kind.
285pp.avec 13 illustrations, 1e et seule édition, 19cm., br.orig., qqs.rousseurs (texte toujours bien lisible), Caillet no. 4087, rare, [Contient entre autres les chapitres suivants: Tables tournantes et esprits frappeurs, La croix de Migné, La sainte robe d'Argenteuil, Le pardon de Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Le miracle de saint Janvier, Les esprits des eaux, Les superstitions agricoles, Les superstitions des grandes villes de province, Stigmatisés et stigmatisées, Les phénomènes cosmiques,...], Q77843
Features: Explorers Club members help select the "Seven Underwater Wonders of the World"; High Points of Climbing in the Alps; Nepal's Karnali Zone - Land without Rice; Mountains in Crisis - Man Vs. Nature; The cutting edge of low technology - pack animals; Galapagos Gourmets and Gourmands; A Benediction for Voyager 2. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Victor Palmé, Paris - A. Vromant, Bruxelles - Pierre Bruck, Luxembourg. 1872. In-12 Carré. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage. Coins frottés. Dos frotté. Quelques rousseurs. 621 pages. Auteur, titre, tomaison, fleurons, roulettes et filets dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Quelques épidermures sur la couverture. Couverture se détachant légèrement. 5e édition revue, corrigée et augmentée.
Victor Palmé, Paris - A. Vromant, Bruxelles - Pierre Bruck, Luxembourg. 1872. In-12 Carré. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos frotté. Quelques rousseurs. 719 pages. Auteur, titre, tomaison, fleurons, roulettes et filets dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Quelques épidermures sur la couverture. Couverture se détachant légèrement. 5e édition revue, corrigée et augmentée.
Félix Alcan, Paris - Th. Falk, Bruxelles. 1892. In-8 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 328 pages. Titre et filets dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons et annotations de bibliothèque. Conférences faites en Angleterre sur l'invitation des administrateurs de la Fondation Hibbert.
Sanard et Derangeon, Paris. 1893. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 406 pages. Illustré de nombreuses gravures décoratives encadrant le texte. Auteur, titre, fleurons et filets dorés sur le dos. Tranche rouge. 4e édition. Edition illustrée d'encadrements variés à chque page et d'une chromolithographie, scènes, portraits et paysages. Le Miracle de l'Assomption. Le Menuisier de Lavaur. Mademoiselle de Fontenay. La Neuvaine du Curé d'Alger. Les Témoins de ma guérison. Notes et pièces justificatives.
viii + 447pp., signed with short dedication by the author, bound in hardcover, spine in black leather with gilt title, marbled endpapers, few foxing, stamp, good condition, Academic dissertation at the University of Louvain 1869, text in latin, R106252
Features: 100 Years of Canadian Architecture; Christmas Toys of Yesteryear; Samuel Hawksett - Forgotten Artist; 500 Years of Wine in the Arts; Rocking Chairs; The Seven Wonders of London; The Wassail Bowl. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
This is a very good or better hardcover copy with an about very good dust jacket. The jacket front panel and spine are fine, the rear panel has chipped edges, top and bottom. Completely clean. Text in Spanish. Illustrated throughout in black & white with phoyographs taken by Jack Delano, John Vachon, and Edwin Rosskam who were all Farm Security Administration photographers in the 1930s. Bibliography. 9" high X 8" wide, 190 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
In-folio, 8pp, iniziale e finalino xilografico. Macchie al margine inferiore di tutte le carte.
viii + 447pp., original softcover (spine repaired), some foxing, stamp, good condition, Academic dissertation at the University of Louvain 1869, text in latin, R40479
Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: the Garden of Wonders at Montreal's LaFontaine Park; Tiny Chapel in the badlands near Drumheller; Saint John County Court House remarkable stairway - no posts; Stalactites in Ontario - the Bonnechere Caves; The West's First Post Office - on Winnipeg's Higgins Ave; Little Lake Manitou, Saskatchewan; Acadian heritage; Buddies on the Border - the New Brunswick/Maine border; Land of Monsters -Okanagan's Ogopogo; Little Britches Dude Ranch at Patricia, Alberta; Car Maintenance points to check. Small piece missing from lower corner of front cover. A sound copy. Book
15 pages. Features: The Wonders of the Champlain Trail; New Tourist Wonderland in Alberta, thanks to the completion of the last section of the Bow River-Nordegg Forestry Road; The Glamour of St. Andrews by-the-Sea; Roll back the years with a Roadmap; International Opera House of Rock Island, Quebec. Happy Motoring (on a budget) with the Little Woman. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
