Job

Le page de Napoléon

Delagrave 1934, grand In-4 reliure éditeur pleine percaline verte illustrée. 312 pages. Illustrations de Job. Percaline un peu abimée en coiffe et en queue, coins légèreent émoussés, corps de l'ouvrage en bon état.

Up in the Morning, Out on the Job

192 pages. The autobiography of one of the rugged individuals who built the Vancouver Island sawmill industry with their blood, sweat and tears. Tells all - his sawmilling, his wives and kids, his hunting and fishing expeditions throughout the West. The hard-loving, hard brawling, hard-working story of one of the BC coast's true originals. Glossy and attractive illustrated boards. Book

Not Bloody Likely - The Shaw Festival: 1962-1973

160 pages. A personal chronicle of the struggling early years of effort and achievement. Others will write the story with greater skill and objectivity, but no one will do the job with greater love and gratitude. Author was Founder and First President of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Loaded with wonderful black and white photographs. Book

The New York Times Magazine, February 18, 1945 - FDR and Molotov / First-Hand Report on the German Soldier

56 Pages. Features: Cover photo of FDR and Molotov; One-page color ad for Commercial Travelers insurance; Nice one-page ad for Harriet Hubbard Ayer's Luxuria products; First-Hand Report on the German Soldier - photo-illustrated article by correspondent who questioned German prisoners fresh from the front; Photos of the "Big Three" meeting at Yalta between Stalin, FDR and Churchill; Poland - Country of the Missing - article and depressing photos; "People Must Speak to People' - article on freedom of communication to prevent misunderstandings; Notes of War Nurse Lt. Doris Schwartz - photo-illustrated article; Photo-illustrated article on France and how it must cleanse the faults which led to her betrayal by some of her citizens; Bold color one-page Celanese ad features red chain; Porto Rico Line ad; The House Washington Loved; Lovely color-photo one-page fashion ad for Tegra Labtex fabric; How Long Should a Movie Be?; Photo-illustrated article on Congressional freshmen Emily Taft Douglas and Helen Gahagan Douglas, "The Douglas Girls"; Coty has sponsored a classy one page announcement of the American Fashion Critics' Award for 1944; The Bull Cook - wonderful article on this camp job; Article on Black Market in Babies; San Benito Champagne ad; Nice one-page ad for Thor washing machines; West Point goes in for skiing - article with photos; Rinso ad features the Dietz twins, Merrie and Eiileen, of Flushing, Long Island; Meatless recipes; Parent and Child - Freedom from Prejudice against those of other races; Two pages of lovely fashion photos for spring; Nice one-page color-photo ad forDuo-Byrds reversible raincoats; Nice one-page ad for Shalimar; Nice color ad on back cover for Decca Records features Bing Crosby. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book

Das Buch Hiob, eingeleitet, übersetzt und erlautert [in: Oudtestamentische Studiën, 22]

xiv + 418pp., 25cm., in the series "Oudtestamentische studiën" volume XXII, cloth, 2 stamps, else VG, R69633

Das Buch Hiob, eingeleitet, übersetzt und erlautert [in: Oudtestamentische Studiën, 22]

xiv + 418pp., 25cm., publisher's hardcover in full cloth with gilt lettering, in the series "Oudtestamentische Studiën" volume XXII, very good condition, R96096

Car Craft Magazine, August (Aug.) 1956, Volume 4 Number 4: Cover Photo of Brian Burnou's '53 Chevy

66 pages. Features: Zephyr gears for Fords and Mercs; Brian Burnou and his '53 Chev Bel Air; Make yourself a tire cover; Engine Swap - OHV for '49-'53 Fords; How to Prepare Your Car for a Paint Job; Vann's Auto Body Restyles the T-Bird; Augie Ozolin and his '52 Ford Tudor; Customizing the Chev - Part IV; Chev V-8 headers; Tony Frenn and his '47 Ford; Special Grilles - Part II: Charlie Mann and his '34 Ford coupe; Eugene Cargill and his '48 Dodge; '49 Ford club coupe of Bill Helm; and more. Above-average external wear. Prior owner's name on front cover and title page. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book

How to Select and Install Your Own Speakers

234 pages including index. Contents: Where do you want it and why?; What your loudspeaker has to do; Fitting a loudspeaker to its job; How each kind does its job; Picking the right kind for the job; Ways to install simple inexpensive units; Ways to install multiple simple units; Putting together more sophisticated types; Things that can ruin your performance; The importance of a thing called phase; Feeding loudspeakers correctly; Making good connections. Front endpaper removed. Relatively few library markings, else unmarked. Very light wear. Bright gilt lettering to spine and front board. Solid copy. Book

Midlife Runaway : A Grown Ups' Guide to Taking a Year Off

304 pages including index. Helps you gather up your dreams and run away with them. Reveals how to: choose a destination; negotiate leave from your job; take care of your finances; take care of those you leave behind; pack for a year of travel; travel as a grown-up, not a teenaged backpacker; return to real life when your year is up, and more. Interviews with 10 other runaways prove that taking a year off is possible for almost everyone, at every stage of life. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket protected by attractive clear Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book

The New York Times Magazine, September (Sept.) 20, 1964 - The Peasant is Half of Russia

136 pages. Features: Gorgeous color-photo fashion ads; The Farmer Frustrates Khrushchev - the peasant who would rather work for himself than the state helps keep Soviet output down; The Peasant - Half of Russia - great photos; Why They Fight for the P.A.T. (Parents and Taxpayers Group) - pairing schools to obtain racial balance; Britain's Political Style is Not Like Ours; The Walls Do Have Ears - the electronic art of listening in on other people's conversations has reached new heights; A New Canal Dug By Atom Bombs - fascinating illustrated proposal to use nukes to create a new Panama Canal; The Job of White House Housekeeper - Anne Lincoln; Four Days Shalt Thou Labor? - the rise of technology pushes for shorter work weeks; Stamps for Art's Sake - new U.S. stamp dedicated to the arts was designed by Stuart Davis; Fantastic Dan River fashion ad shows man standing between steam rollers; Where the Old Cars Go; Which Sex Owns the Pants? - where will the trend end?; Nice one-page ad for Jerry Vale song albums; Cesar Romero is featured in Petrocelli suit ad; Article on African ants; Getting into the Act - photos of Peter Fonda, Pia Lindstrom, Lynn Redgrave, Mia Farrow, Tim Rooney and Edward Albert; The Puerto Rican Tide Begins to Turn - Migrants returning to their island now match the numbers moving to the island of Manhattan; Photos of Glamour Fashions by Tiers; The Making of a Conscience; Uncommon Tuffies ad shows boys playing roller hockey; One-page color ad for Grace Line shows their large fleet at sea; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Bolla wine; Heublein Cocktails ad features formal color photo of Michael Rennie; One-page color Benson & Hedges ad features badges of American President Lines, Matson Navigation, Italian Line, Furness lines, Cunard Steam-Ship Company and United States Lines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book

Industrial Canada [Magazine] March [Mar.], 1949, Vol. XLIX, No. 11 - Cover Photo of The Algonquin Hotel at St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, N.B.

This issue focuses on the Province of New Brunswick. 182 pages. Dozens of pages of ads for Canadian businesses provide an excellent overview of Canada's broad and highly-developed post-war manufacturing base. Articles: The Province of New Brunswick; New Brunswick's Beautiful Capital; Industrial New Brunswick; Canadian Achievements in Aviation - by Hon. Lionel Chevrier; Labour Management Relations - address by Hon. Dr. John L. Robinson; The Human Machine in Industry - by Dr. Victor G. Heiser; Research and Development in Aviation - address by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. James; Immigration to Canada in 1948 - statement by Hon. James A. MacKinnon; New Vitamin regulations Issued; The Foremen's Part in Accident Prevention; The Industrial Doctor; and much more association news. Unmarked with above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book

The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, June, 1916, No. 218, Vol. 37 - A Holiday in Mongolia

Pages 97-192 plus 32 pages of vintage ads. Features: A Battle With a Bear - a young sportsman drops into a lively rough-and-tumble fight with a big black bear; Real-Life Romances of the War (part I) - Malcolm Savage Treacher, a sergeant in a famous regiment who has been invalided to England after an exciting time in the Near East sets down stories - cameos of the Great War - told to him by soldiers during his seven months' sojourn in various hospitals (part I); From Job To Job Around the World (part IV) - the continuing remarkable adventures of two young Americans who set out from San Francisco with ten dollars between them to work their way around the world - this instalment featuring their adventures in the Philippines, with photos; The Darkest Hour (part I) - Our experiences in the Great Serbian Retreat; A Year in Arctic Siberia (part II) - a well-known Polish lady describes her experiences in the little-known regions of far-northern Siberia; The Strategy of Sister Madeleine - the story of a French Captain's Escape from the Germans; The River That Won't Behave - the mighty Mississippi regularly floods enormous areas - article with many dramatic photos; Fallen Among Thieves - the author finds himself in a very nasty hole after taking a job offered him by strangers; A Holiday in Mongolia - Juliet Bredon offers a chatty description, illustrated with photos - of a trip into Mongolia on donkey-back; A Prisoner of the Rocks - F. Hopkins Graves was caught in a British Columbia avalanche and only escaped death by a miracle, only to find himself caught in a veritable rat trap among the rocks which he only escaped after two days; Photo of terrible street-car accident in Spokane, Washington; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book

Acts of Balance : Profits, People and Place

163 pages. Can profits, people and place co-exist in harmony? Does conservation of nature necessarily mean a loss of jobs? Deals head-on with the massive ongoing threats to the world's ecosystems. Examines a number of case studies from different sectors of the Pacific Northwest and comes up with some surprising answers. Explodes the spotted owl myth by showing that employment and economic activity actually increased. Shows that future job opportunities exist when local residents steward their resource base, not when non-locals have the power to plunder it. "Grant Copeland is one of my eco-heroes..." - David Suzuki. Glossy illustrated covers. Average quantity of pencil markings to text. Light wear. Excellent copy. Book

The Granite Monthly, A New Hampshire Magazine, Devoted to Literature, History, and State Progress, May 1879, Vol. II, No. 8 - Hon. Levi W. Barton

Pages 225-256. Features: Article on Hon. Levi W. Barton with handsome one-page engraving of him; Congressional Papers, No. 5 - Forty-Fifth Congress; A Bit of Newspaper History - Henry G. Carleton and Matthew Harvey; An Old Sketch of Lancaster; Manners and Customs in Hopkinton - No. 3 - Funereal, Matromonial, Benevolent, Financial, Inter-Communicative, Mutual and Protective; One page ad for The Manchester Weekly Times inside back cover; Back cover ads for Evans, Sleeper & Evans Book and Job Printers of Concord, N.H., and Fred'k S. Crawford, Bookbinder and Blank Book Manufacturer of Concord, N.H. Average wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine

The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, November [Nov.] 1916, Vol. 37, No. 223: War in the Dolomites / New Glacier Park

Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Knife-Haft Clue - a tale of murder at Cavadiera Camp in Brazil; The War in the Dolomites - article and photos of extremely challenging terrain in Italy; Stalked! - L. Rogers was stalked on a lonely trail by a big mountain lion; The Return Match - follow-up to October 1915 article "A Prize-Fight in Mexico" by N.E. Guthrie, one of the principals in the fight; Two Girls in Camp in British Columbia - Miss H.W. Paul and her friend Fatima, two English nurses, describe their month-long holiday in the wilds of the B.C. coast; In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - part III - an American businessman was also a member of a Chinese tong; The Mutiny of the Z.___ - part I of a tragic story related by the first mate; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part II - exploring America's newest national reserve, Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Disappearance of Charlie Westcott - WWI story of a lucky escape; From Job to Job Around the World - Part IX - Alfred C.B. Fletcher recounts his voyage to Spitzbergen, his coal-mining experiences in the Arctic, and his final return to the U.S., with fascinating photos; "Mike" - The Story of a Mounted Police Sled Dog that rescued a man who had fallen unconscious in a blizzard; and more. pp. 5 [ads], [2], 96, 6-24 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book

La vieille garde impériale. Illustrations de Job.

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1932. In-4 reliure éditeur toile verte éditeur décorée de motifs impériaux, 318 pp., tranches dorées, avec de belles illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte (parfois à pleine page) de JOB. Dos éclairci.

Films and Filming Magazine, November 1978 - Cover Photo of Eric Roberts in 'King of the Gypsies'

50 pages. Features: 'Brass Targets' - photo preview'; Photo-illustrated article with James Coburn; Woody Allen's 'Interiors' - photos; The Taormina Festival Graduates as a Trendy Event - article with photos; 'King of the Gypsies' - photos; Reviews - 'Blue Collar', 'The Silent Flute', 'The Fury', 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', 'Driver', 'The Legacy', 'The Big Sleep', 'The Odd Job'; Photo preview of London's 22nd Film Festival; 'Short Eyes' - photos; 'The Domino Killings' - photos; Bob Dylan's 'Renaldo and Clara' - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

Enjoyment of Love in Marriage, The

Book is in excellent condition with small indent mark (screwdriver?) marring upper front cover only. 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. Red page ends, Crest # d645. Contents include: Marriage -- a primarily sexual relationship, Building a successful marriage on its sexual foundation, Some hints on sexual technique, (clitoral stimulation, B.O., buttocks, etc. )

The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, July 1930, Vol. 65, No. 388: The "White Indians" of North Carolina / The Opium-Smugglers / Nepal Exploration

Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book

Today's Woman - The Magazine for Today's Homemaker, September (Sept.) 1947 - Mary Augusta Rodgers

148 pages. Features: Charming color-illustrated ad for Alba Nylons inside front cover with gorgeous young lovely standing in tree; DuBarry Success Course ad features Berry Lou Arehart; Out of the Blue - complete novel by Vera Caspary; Is He In the Right Job?; Young Wife in Washington, D.C. - color-photo-illustrated article on author Mary Augusta Rodgers and her family; The Farmington Valley Republican Club; It Happened in Hollywood - How the Censors Cleaned up 'Forever Amber'; Several pages of attractive fashion photos in color and black and white; How Fast Can You Read?; My Life is Different Because... - by Joseph Pasternak; Nice color-photo back cover Maybelline ad features Norma Christopher, Queen of the 1947 Tournament of Roses; and much more. Unmarked with above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book

Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, July 9, 1949 - The Nation's Slum Problem / Irving Hoffman

74 pages Features: New Rebel Yell in Dixie - the roll of those who battle the South's determined opponents of progress; U.N. Is Doing a Job - author argues the U.N. isn't worthless; Democracy Can't Live in These Houses - the nation's slum problem - article with photos; Tales of Hoffman - play and movie critic - Irving Hoffman; Around the Young World; Indestructible Shortstop - Luke Appling; Culture-Crazy Colorado. Fiction: With Love and Best Wishes; The Iron Butterfly (part 2 of 4); Queen Size; Counterblow; Two Across; The Execution. Nice ads for these products: 'Jeep" Station Wagon; International Trucks; Studebaker Trucks - very colorful full-page ad showing 10 models; Chesterfield cigarettes - nice colour photos of Anne Baxter and Sam McLawhorn of Grifton, H.C. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book

The Wide World - The Magazine For Everybody, August (Aug.) 1924, No. 316, Vol. LIII - The Fire-Walkers of Fiji / Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico

Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book

Employment Security and Labor Market Behavior : Interdisciplinary Approaches and International Evidence

Spada al vento Traduzione di E. Salgari Edizione illustrata da Job

in 8° grande, tela edit. ill., vecchio restauro del dorso (muto) e degli angoli, fioriture e lievi bruniture, tracce d'uso alla copertina, erosioni alle cuffie