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128 pages. In 1962 Benny Foster was serving his seventh term in the B.C. Penitentiary when the Canadian government decided to experiment in paroling addict inmates. It was a roller coaster ride of depressions and euphorias garnished with drug squad guzzlings and prison humour but Benny hung out to the end. Also provides two glimpses of life on B.C. coastal native reserves plus an insider's view of capital punishment. Unmarked copy with moderate wear. Author served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. Book
315pp. 17 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 354-440 plus 24 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The Bullet-proof Scotchman - an adventure of John Mundell in the Pampas of Uruguay; ; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part I - wonderful photos in China; An Exciting Trading Trip - efforts to trade with a warlike tribe in East Africa; Some Strange WWI Escapes from Germany - part II; Interesting photo and short article of Dog Rib Indians in Canada receiving their annual grant of one pound, as well as presents, from the Canadian government; Among the Wild Tribes of Darien - exploring the native tribes of Panama - with great photos; Stories of the War - Thirty Hours in No Man's Land - in WWI an Australian trooper on the Western Front is wounded and must make his way back to his own lines; Siringa's Last Battle - a native boy helps in one of the first fights in German East Africa, A Week in a Lens Dungeon - McLean and Ebbs of the 87th Canadian Battalion hid in a cellar for a week before making their way back to their lines; Miraculous Escapes from Sunken Submarines; An Adventurous Hunt After Man-eating Crocodiles - in Victoria Nyanza; The Mountain Warriors of France - excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - part II of what happend when Zulus killed an Englishman to use his body for love medicine; Wonders of Northern Syria - article with many great photos of architectural remains; Carter's Exoneration - a stirring story of the Australian Mounted Police. Great multi-page advertising feature on the Waterproof Products Corporation. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
93 pages plus 8 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: My Bear Hunt in the B.C. Rockies - Part I, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Thrilling stories of the Air, with amazing crash photos; A Doctor in the Holy Land - Dr. H.J. Bailey in Palestine - Gaza and Nablus; Facing Death for Cinema Thrills - some hairbreadth escapes of well-known motion-picture stars, related by themselves, with photos; Tales of the Service - part IV - Tossed into the Bog - a true tale by a Customs Officer from the West Coast of Scotland; The Pirate of the Pacific - Count von Luckner - with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - part V of Eva J. Jordan's 4,000 mile honeymoon trip across the dark continent; Beyond the Law - part IV, by Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the Dalton Gang; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part IV, by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with photos by the authors; The Drover Dempster - A.A. Beattie relates a deadly drive of 500 miles in Australia; The Disappearing Island - Helen Darbishire describes Ocean Island in the South Pacific - built entirely of phosphates - with nice photos; "Lionel - Because of the Lions" - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Porch) explains how she came to name a lonely station near the Congo, on the Cape-to-Cairo Railway; The Water Miracles of India - how the engineer has wiped out India's famine scourge and reclaimed millions of acres of land by the erection of vast irrigation works - with great photos; Photo of 28-lb lobster; Photo of French school-children in war zone wearing gas masks; Photo of a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City converted into an auto shop; photo of the quaint circumcision garb worn in Uganda. Nostalgic back cover ad by the Haywood Tire & Equipment Co. of Indianapolis proves that the tire repair business was booming in 1918! Full-page ad inside back cover boasts that the Newell Pharmacal Co. can banish the smoking habit in 48 to 72 hours. Small ad for Emblem motorcycles and bicycles. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. 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
Pages 178-264 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The Mystery of Ayers Valley - Miss Dorothy Belle Ayers receives an unexpected inheritance which leads to deadly peril; The Smuggled Diamonds - a perplexing mystery in Brazil; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-out Canoe - the experiences of a missionary-explorer during a trip down a little-known river in Brazil, visiting strange Indian tribes - with excellent photos; The Motor Thieves - a remarkable case of stolen vehicle recovery in southern California - with photos; A Woman in Albania - part 4 - Mrs. Lane's adventures among the remote northern mountains; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 7 of the continuing adventures of a husband and wife with their donkey; Our Trip to the Bird Islands - John Hogg's perilous journey - with many wonderful photos; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - Idelle Meng's 11 months on a deserted group of uninhabited atolls - with photo; Among New Guinea Cannibals - interesting experiences of H.C. Pratt - with photos; The Wonders of Cuba - article with nice vintage photos; Up in the Air - a ballooning story; The Ghost of Fort Severn - the story of an apparition that haunted a Hudson's Bay Company (H.B.C.) post in the Canadian north. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Faint pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: A Tigress for Escort - an amazing story of Indian big-game hunting; Football Crazy - An amazing story of the merchant navy in South Africa; Seeking Sunken Gold - may be regarded as a long-delayed 'sequel' to "The Wreck of the General Grant", originally published as far back as 1899; Garcia - by Kerry Wood of Red Deer, Alberta; Saskatchewan "Snowplanes" - includes photo of the winner of the 1938 'Derby Cup' race; The Land of Wonders - a visit to a little-known region in the heart of Turkish Anatolia; Diamonds Cut Diamonds - a quaint story from Queensland involving beachcombers collecting loot from a wrecked steamer; Search and Rescue - stirring stories of rescues by the Royal Canadian Air Force; Alpine Killer - an unusual story from the Austrian Tyrol by a chamois hunter - involves a savage ibex; The Death-Track - a white man seeks to develop land considered sacred. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: In a Submarine in War-Time - Perils and harships; Billy the Kid - Photo-illustrated article on his demise at the hand of Sheriff P.F. Garrett; The Valley of Wonders - The first description and photos ever published of Red Rock Canyon in Southern California; Photo of ostrich-powered cart in Pasadena, California - the ostrich is named 'Black Diamond' and is worth $2k!; The Golden Image; In Quest of Cannibals - part 2 - Exploration and adventure in New Guinea - with interesting photos; Brief photo-illustrated article of an Indian juggler who lifts heavy weights with his eyelids; Snipe-Hunting; A Sapper's Night Out; On Foot Through South America - part 1 - Author tramped the entire terrible length of the Andes, a feat probably never accomplished before - with nice photos; On the Trail of the Big Black Elk - Hunting adventure in the Umpqua Mountains of Oregon; My South African Adventures - part 4 - In Search of Kruger's Millions; Cutting Ships in Halves - Photo-illustrated article on how a difficult transport problem was solved; Desert Flying - part 2 - The difficulties of flying over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia; The Saving of Freddie Wilson - The incredible story of how Negro woman Agnes Henderson witnessed the Mexican murder of an American couple, saved their son, and took him to Tampico to return him to his relatives; African Snakes. Unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part II of the first true account of the exploits of the world's most outlaws, The Dalton Gang, written by their only survivor, Emmett Dalton; A Concert Party In the Desert - The "Roosters" Concert Party entertain troops in the Sinai Desert (with photos); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part II of Fanny and William Workman's exploration of the Himalayas (with photos); The Cruise of the Cowboys - several men are Shanghaied at San Francisco but manage to escape on a small boat and get their revenge; The Hundredth Chance - illicit whisky distillers create major problems for Custom-house officer Alan Temple; ; Our Adventures in Sicily - travel adventures of Penelope and her husband; Boss of the Lava Walls - fight for dominance between two wallaroos; Children's Fight With a Panther - Anthony Farrer and Doreen Ashburnham, both of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, fight off a panther and are awarded the Albert Medal by the King; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part III - Eva Jordan continues her 4,000 mile trek through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa; The Mad Druid - a young French girl, Aline Etieve, falls into the hands of a madman thinking himself to be the last Druid, and plotting to offer her as a human sacrifice; The Romance of Platinum-Mining - Ashmore Russan provides a striking account of this much-sought metal - article with photos of related activity on the Rio Opogodo, including a large dredge under construction; My Wanderings Through Texas - a breezy and fascinating pen-picture of a tramp through Texas; How We Outwitted the Bandits - two hostages eventually escape from bandits in Patagonia, South America; Wonders of British Guinana - E.C. Stembridge is enthusiastic over the future of this, the only possession of Great Britain on the mainland of South America; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 90-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
47 pages. Features: The (bilingual) National Theatre School of Canada, located in Montreal; They Expect Miracles of (baseball player) Frank Howard; Dillies by Dali - the famed surrealist applies his ideas to a new medium - the designing of jewelry - with seven colour illustrations; Amanda Blake says "I don't need men" - marriage has no place in the life of the girl TV viewers know as Gunsmoke's Kitty Russell; Maurice Chevalier - the eternal youth; Anatomy of a Wedding - X-ray wedding photos!; Showing the flag - 798 Mini-minor cars are arranged to form a giant Union Jack (with colour photo); They have a word for it - a series of new Canadian dictionaries published by Gage; Essie Johnson - new model missionary - a Canadian works in Northern Rhodesia to prepare the Africans to educate their own people; Colour photos of birds; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
64 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated with photos in colour and black and white. "Explores the diversity of media and art forms from Neolithic time to the Han Dynasty (201 B.C. - A.D. 220)." - from Foreword. Prior owner's ink stamp upon title page, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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.
ISBN : 221301163X. Fayard. 1982. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Quelques rousseurs. 287 pages. (Rare) 'Communio'. Comment accéder à une pensée de Dieu qui ne soit illusoire ni idolâtrique ?'
La Table Ronde. 1953. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos frotté. Intérieur frais. 123 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc et en couleur, et de photos en noir et blanc. Annotations en page de titre. Guide complet en couleurs. Illustrés par Fr. Cassou, G. Dastor, H. Faivre, M. Gêrard. Guide de Lourdes. Lourdes et sainte Bernadette. Lourdes et les guérisons miraculeuses.
Librairie Albert Dewit. 1923. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Non coupé. 560 pages. Troisième Centenaire de Saint François de Sales. Nouvelle édition par les Religieuses de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Bruxelles. Préface de S.E. Mgr Mercier (Malines).
PERISSE FRERES. NON DATE. In-16 Carré. Relié plein cuir. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos abîmé. Intérieur frais. XXXI + 711 pages - Plats, tranches et contre-plats jaspés - 1 etiquette collée en coiffe en TETE - Auteur, titre , filets dorés sur piece de titre rouge - Ornements et roulettes dorés au dos Coiffe en tete legerement abimée - Accroc coiffe (au mors) - Coins emoussés - Rousseurs naturelles.
ALFRED MAME ET CIE. 1848. In-16 Carré. Relié plein cuir. Bon état. Coins frottés. Dos frotté. Mouillures. 296 pages - Frontispice en noir et blanc sous serpente - Tampon sur la page de faux titre - TRaces de mouillure sans conséquence reelle sur la lecture - TRanches et contre-plats jaspés - Coins émoussés - 1 etiquette collée en coiffe en pied - Titre et roulettes au dos - Dos insolé - Coiffes frottées. + 4 pages de la "bibliotheque pieuse" de l'Editeur.
Ch. Delagrave et Cie, Paris. 1872. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Plats abîmés. Dos abîmé. Quelques rousseurs. 299 pages. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Dos fendu. 1er plat détaché. 'Nouvelle collection classique d'ouvrages philosophiques'. Edition revue et corrigée par Charles Jeannel (Montpellier).
NON PRECISE. NON DATE. In-16 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 568 pages - Rousseurs naturelles - Plats et contre-plats jaspés - Auteur, titre et filet dorés au dos - Dos insolé -
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.
EDITIONS VOIX DE L'AIN. 1967. In-12 Carré. En feuillets. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. Environ 25 feuillets illustrés de gravures noir et blanc dans le texte.
ISBN : 2213022941. FAYARD. 1989. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 200 pages- pages de garde légèrement jaunies- 1 annotation à l'encre en page de garde
ISBN : 2868399355. François-Xavier de Guibert. 2004. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 221 pages. Académie d'Education et d'Etudes Sociales, AES. Annales 2002-2003. Olivier Abel, Pierre Bernard, Wavier Bouthillon, Janine Chanteur...
ISBN : 2-85847-004-9. PNEUMATHEQUE. 1976. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 234 pages. Chemin à travers le renouveau charismatique. Collection du Chemin Neuf.