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1466 pages in two volumes. Index. A compilation of papers presented at the conference. Unread. Soiling to top of Volume II, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Book
80 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Contents divided into these sections: The Events and the Athletes; Notes on the Events; The Background to the Games; plus ads for prominent British Columbia businesses. This grand event is perhaps most notable for the miracle mile run by Roger Bannister in Vancouver. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this highly-collectible piece of Vancouver history. Book
56 pages. Features: Bold and dramatic Canadian Red Cross ad inside front cover shows nurse with outstretched arms pleading for help in a war-torn world; Why German Surrender Must Be Unconditional; Editorial on tax inequities between private businesses and co-operatives, mutual insurance organizations and government-owned businesses; Generalship with Genius - photo-illustrated article on Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander; A River Fights the War - photo-illustrated article on the St. Maurice River and the major industries it supports; Sky Duel (short story); The Sheriff Says "No" (short story); East Wind (short story); The Fleet is the Town - great photo-illustrated article on H.M.C.S. "Cornwallis" in Nova Scotia; Cocooney Kelly (short story); The Canadian Red Cross in Scotland - article with photos including N/S Barbara Stanton of Port Stanton, Ontario, Gunner Robert Lattman of Prince George, B.C., and seven Canadian Nursing Sisters working at the Canadian Orthopaedic Unit at Hairmyers Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland; One-page ad for Heinz soups features illustration of lady swooning over the taste; Great one-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Tpr. K. Kosak of Mundare, Alberta with Dutch lady in traditional garb; Mend Your Manners; Woodbury soap ad features photos of newlyweds Elizabeth Strong of Montreal and Flying Officer Leonard Barrett, of the Royal Australian Air Force; Photo of Bonita Granville in Arrid ad; Photo of Lucille Ball in Jergens Lotion ad; Easter Fare on the Kitchen Front; Chase & Sanborn ad features colour Charlie McCarthy comic; Great one-page wartime Canada Post Office ad includes photo of troops overseas receiving mail and instructions how to address letters "to face the rigors of war'; Fashion article and illustrations; Colour ad for Singer sewing machines; World Sayings; Proud Ford ad inside back cover entitled "These 700" explains how they stopped making civilian vehicles on March 31, 1942 but are now resuming civilian production - and all 700 of their dealers remain!; Colour back cover ad for Marboleum floors; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features: They All Quit Cold - photo illustrated article on the 1928 Canadian National Exhibition Swim, in which none of the 199 contestants finished, but Georges Michel was the last man to quit - and he attempted to claim the prize of $25k - article with photos of George Michel, Ethel Hertle, George Young and Ernst Vierkoetter; Canadian V.C.'s (winners of the Victoria Cross) - article with illustrations of Captain F.A.C. Scrimger and Lance-Corporal Fred Fisher; Naught Broken Save This Body (short story about air battle); The Gatineau (River's) Taming - great photo-illustrated article on how the Gatineau River was developed for hydro power generation - with photos of Olivier Lefebvre, Major Walter Blue, the great Baskatong Dam, and more; Coyote Joe (fiction); Grains of Destiny - the romantic story of how Canada's wheat wealth sprang from a stray kernel in a shipload - with photos of Dr. Charles E. Saunders and L.H. Newman; When I Acted with Terry - recollections by actor Arthur Stringer; The Lordly Vagabond - fiction concerning a trussed king, a rogue unmasked and Beauty riding to the aid of Valor; Canada's Concern in the Pacific - article in the future relationship of the British Empire and the United States as affected by their affairs in China and Japan - with photos of Port of Yokohama and photo of "The Empress of Canada" in Shanghai Harbor; Finn - short story of a shrewd Saint John skipper; The World's Toughest - photo-illustrated article on Al Young, who drove six-horse stage coaches in B.C.'s Cariboo in temperatures as low as -74 degrees; With a Nonino! - legal short story; Photo of Mackennzie King and Hon. P.C. Larking inspecting a figure for the Canadian War Memorial at the March Studios, Farnborough, England; The Victoria Order of Nurses - they nurse 3,000 patients every day - article with photos of Miss Elizabeth Smellie and Right Honorable George P. Graham; Color and More in the Bedroom - interior design article with photos. Ads: Nice one-page ad for the Essex Super Six car; The Marquise De Polignac is illustrated in a one-page photo ad for Pond's skin products; Nice one-page ad for Barrett Roofings shows roofer at work; One-page Northern Electric ad explains how they transmit power and sound; One-page Canada Dry ad shows family Christmas scene dated Dec. 25, 1928; One-page Canadian Marconi Company ad features their 6-tube battery operated receiver (radio), with cabinet by McLagan; One-page Arrow Shirt ad features pipe-smoking gent in suit; Splitdorf Radio ad; Nostalgic one-page contest announcement offers prize to the person who can create the largest list of words from the letters in the name of author L.A. Cunningham (whose photos appears in the ad); "Ceetee" underwear ad; Appleford-brand heavy waxed paper; Dodge New Senior Six car ad; Nice illustrated ad for Langmuir Luggage - with Yale pin-tumbler locks; Kotex; Stromberg-Carlson Radios; Tillson's Natural Bran; Squibb's Dental Cream; Royal Yeast Cakes; No-Mar furniture - manufactured by Malcolm & Hill, Limited, of Kitchener; One-page Ovaltine features lady on bed with nerves which need soothing; Moirs Chocolates; Weed tire chains by the Dominion Chain Company; Handsome one-page red and black ad for Rogers brushing lacquer; Seaman-Kent Hardwood Flooring; Westclox; Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup; The "Mona Lisa" doll by the Reliable Toy Company (with photo); Vintage one-page orange and black illustrated ad for "The Makers of Canada" book series is entitled "The Campbells Are Coming" and talks of the history of Scotchmen in settling Canada's west; Willard Batteries - one page in red and black; The United Bond Company of Toronto; Please note: back cover missing. Pages 17-18 missing - contained colour plates of war paintings. Pages 67-68 missing.(probably contained ads). A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
384 pages. Index. References. Specifications. Dozens of magnificent archival black and white photos. "Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this magnificent Canadian reference. Book
Over 100 pages including approximately seventy actual samples of 1920s Canadian wallpaper. The first thirty pages explain ordering, installation and offer numerous accessories, tools, drapery fabrics, etc. Oblong approx. 9" x 6". Front cover was taped in place but is loose again. Back cover in rough shape. Chipping to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average external wear. A truly wonderful repository of genuine 1920s vintage Canadian wall fashions, many offering brilliant gold and silver gilt accents. Book
116 pages. Features: Lovely Frankline Arbuckle cover art features Santa being photographed in the snow by Karsh while his reindeer look on; Colour ad for the Parker '51' pen inside front cover; One-page Birks Jewellers ad features pricey diamond adornments; One page ad for Canadian General Electric features their Musaphonic radio and also includes the C406, C405, C409, C408 and C625/6; Two-page Recall ad features Christmas gift suggestions - and their 1954 prices!; Sir Winston Churchill reaches eighty; Jordan is Britain's Anti-Britihs Ally; Lovely two-page colour ad for the Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe (dark green) features formally-attired folks; One-page colour ad for Westclox clocks; Does Israel Want to Start a War? - article with photo of woman holding casing of bomb which killed nine Arabs; How Lawyers Pacifique Plante and Jean Drapeau Licked the Montreal Underworld - article with photos of these men as well as Harry Davis, Louis Bercovitch, Fernand Dufresne, Harry Ship, Albert Langlois and Judge Caron; Colour Karsh portraits of Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso, Marshal Tito, Pablo Casals, Augustus John and Andre Malraux; I'm Leaving Canada - And I'm Glad - departing U.S. Vice-Consul in Toronto vents his spleen after two years north of the 49th; When the Women Went on Strike (fiction); What Happens to Family Allowances? - the full story of the world's most generous baby-bonus scheme - with photos of Mrs. Zillie Minor and some of her 18 children, who receive Ontario's largest family-allowance ($91); Sh-Boom! - The Crazy Career of The Crew Cuts - wonderful photo-illustrated article on this Toronto-based pop singing group; The Forgotten Whirlwind Who Put the World on Time - a photo-illustrated Maclean's flashback article on Canadian engineer Sir Sandford Fleming who gave the world standard time, planned most of Canada's railways, championed the Pacific Cable, and designed our first stamp; The Colossal C.O.D. Swindle (fiction); She Knows the Kind of Children You'll Have - Dr. Norma Walker of the University of Toronto is a heredity counselor who heads the genetics department of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - article with photo; Never Ask a Woman the Way; How TV is Changing Your Life; Trappers Hate the Wily Wolverine - which isn't smart enough to stop trying to fight porcupines; Great one-page colour ad for the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Regent (greenish-blue); One-page Seagram colour ad features painting called 'Montreal' by Albert Cloutier, A.R.C.A., whose photo is included; Fantastic two-page 1955 Plymouth ad features red and white Savoy; Centrefold colour ad for GE Appliances features Santa and GE Christmas gifts; Hudson's Bay Scotch Whisky ad features Kwakiutl Indian mask; Canadian Westinghouse ad includes photos of the Radasonic table radio and Combinette radio-phonograph; Nice two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Custom Royal (white on green); Two-page colour ad for the 1955 Pontiac "Laurentian" Sport Coupe (white on red); Wonderful two-page colour ad for the 1955 De Soto Fireflite (black with pale yellow trim); Two-page ad for the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe (yellow with white hardtop); Two-colour ad for McCulloch chainsaws features a Model 33 saw; Labatt's 50 Ale ad features illustration of hulking boxer; Colour ad for the Watchmakers of Switzerland highlights Daniel Jeanrichard, 'the man who founded a tickk-tock town'; Back cover colour ad for Community cutlery; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book
Contains Acts relating to: Assessment; Power of Attorney; Breeding Stock; Cattle Ranges; Choses in Action; Civil Causes; Foreign Companies; Voluntary Conveyances; Debentures; Debts and Choses in Action; Elections; Execution against Lands; Fences; Gold Mining; Jurors; Land; Licences; Loan; Methodist Church of Canada; Mining; Municipalities; Public Parks; Procedure; Qualification and Registration of Voters; Road Tolls; Roads; Public Schools; Supply; Taxes; Tolls; Trustees; Victoria and Esquimalt Railway (E&N); Voluntary Conveyances. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother, son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments, Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn, D.M. Martin, Leigh Capreol, and "Pete" Vachon, as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane, seaplane, and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of blonde on boat; Great vintage colour Imperial (Oil) ad inside front cover features old-style gas pump; Editorial topics include Prison Rule, Support the Schools, The Cause of Crime, Who Lost the Election?, Success or Failure?, A Faulty System, World Trade, and Interest Rates; Nice one-page photo-illustrated ad for magazine "The Nor'-West Farmer"; A Policeman's Point of View (short story); Yellow on White (short story); Newfoundland - Canada's Economic Partner - great photo-illustrated article; Serg'int Luck (short story); Modern Eve - article illustrated with amazine photos of reptile skins used in fashion, our favourite being a model clad in 25' of python skin!; Hot Cargo (short story); Ceylone - Tea Garden of the World - nice photo-illustrated article; Pond's one-page ad includes photo of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel III; Woodbury's one-page soap ad features photo of Baroness Ida Legan; Two-page General Motors (GM) of Canada ad highlights their design innovations; Movie news includes photos of Ruby Keeler, Dorothy Dell, Mary Carlisle, Muriel Evans, Ruth Channing, Gloria Stuart, Paul Kelly, and more; Business News discusses inflation and advertising trends; Young Man and his Problem; Legal Info.; Nice 1/4-page illustrated ad for Aylmer tomato catsup; Fashion illustrations; Heinz one-page ad includes illustrations of several of their products; Cooking article; World Sayings; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Nostalgic colour-photo ad for P and G naptha soap on back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Winner of the Sainte-Marie prize in History, 1971, Historical Sites Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. [16], 15-337, [43] pages. 228 x 148mm. Cream paper boards. Bibliography. Maps. Figures. "Here, in a single study embracing many fields, Conrad Heidenreich links the land, culture and people of Huronia in a full human geography. More than thirty pages of maps and figures offer a graphic account of Huron settlement and site architecture. Wherever possible, the intent of the work is to show areas for further research and experimentation, in fields as diverse as medicine, archaeology, site-surveying and Indian agriculture." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with some external soiling. Binding intact. Above-average wear and soiling to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Spadoni & Donnelly 2269. Book
232 pages. Signatures of Gordie Howe and Colleen Howe upon half-title page. Here, their stories are told - of the lives that went on behind the on-ice glory, the lives they and their families have lived after the applause died away. Includes black and white illustrations. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
96 pages pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Gold-Seekers - Edward J. Hoyt and William Palmer experience terrible Central American hardships in pursuit of wealth; Anso the Inaccessible - photo-illustrated article on this quaint Pyrenees town in Spain; Against Odds - in 1896 the natives of Matebeleland rose against their masters and massacred nearly four hundred - two survivors tell their tale; Across the Andes on Foot - amazing photo-illustrated article; Adventures of an Outlaw-Hunter - exciting experiences related by Sergeant Frank W. Northern who waged a relentless war against criminals in San Diego; A Tale of a Tiger - an extraordinary affair in Rangoon, Burma - with great photos, including the Shway Dagon Pagoda; The Wanderings of an Entertainer (part III) - Mr. Robert Ganthony relates his eventful tour in Canada; Curiosities of the Holy Land (part II) - the picturesque habits of peasant life in Palestine are described, accompanied by photos; The Missing Boatswain - how this strange mystery was solved; My Durian - a traveller in Singapore has his first experience with this awful smelling fruit; The "Hodag" - photo-illustrated account of an elaborate hoax involving Mr. E.S. Shepard in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that, after thirty years, is still remembered throughout the state; "The Woman Who Never Came Back" - a description of the tricks of No-ha-de-lan, an astute old Alaskan witch-doctress, with photos; and more. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
96 pages. Features: Cover art by Oscar Cahen shows different movie theatre lineups; One-page Birks Jewellers ad; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for International Trucks shows six trucks; Editorial - An Epitaph for Stalin; Why Derek Bentley Had to Hang; Backstage at Ottawa - Social Credit Feels Its Oats; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for GE's Roto-Cold fridge; The British West Indies Want to Join Canada - bonus-length feature article; How Elizabeth Was Taught to Rule - part 3 of 7 of a series on the family in Buckingham Palace - article with great royalty photos; Our Illegal Federal Elections - most of our lawmakers publish innacurate statements of their campaign expenses - who comes across with the money, and what do they get for it?; The Scramble for New Brunswick's New Millions - prospecting in the forests around Bathurst, N.B. - photo-illustrated article, including Jimmy Boylen, Pat Meahan and E.G. Eddy; The Long Night (short story); The Movies Stake Their Life on the 3-D (3D) Revolution; Louis B. Mayer Bounces back at age 67 as the Big Boss of Cinerama; How to Live With a Woman; Our Flabby Muscles Are a National Disgrace - great article by Lloyd Percival, Director of Sports College; Subject Centaur (short story); Leonard Walter Brockington - photo-illustrated article; Whitehorse is Heaven for a Single Girl - photo-illustrated article; Article on Diamonds, and how they remain popular; One-page colour Good Year ad features illustrations of fourteen vintage autos; Nostalgic one-page colour ad for Leonard Fridges; Sweet Caps (Caporals) cigarette ad features puffing majorette; Nice one-page colour Pontiac features a red 1953 Laurentian Sport Coupe and a blue Laurentian 4-door sedan; One-page colour ad for the 1953 Ford Customline; Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad features photo of young William Keeler of West Hill, Ontario; Very nostalgic one-page General Motors ad features photos of car-making at Oshawa, auto-parts making at St. Catherines, appliance-making at Scarborough and locomotive-making at London; Nice Nexzema one-page photo ad features lovely Betty Hickman of Toronto and Helen Schmick of Winnipeg; Nice one-page colour ad for Gibson fridges; One-page illustrated ad for 1953 Mercury Trucks; Vintage one-page Air France ad asks "Going to Calcutta?"; Gar Wood ad features photo of the home of Mr. McCallum of Chatham, Ontario; One-page Chevrolet Truck ad features "Comfort in the Cab"; Elegant colour Coke ad on back cover features ballet dancers; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Small chip from bottom corner of front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
210 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Handsome glossy colour-photo-illustrated boards. Excellent colour photography throughout supports considerable text - this is not just a photo book. Begins with Gretzky's final game then reflects upon a variety of momentous events in the Great One's career. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A magnificent Gretzky memento produced in Edmonton, the city of his biggest triumphs. A perfect gift for your special Oiler fan. Book
96 pages. Features: Nice Royal Winter Fair cover illustration; China may soon be *the* world power; Behind China's Smile - a troubled people; Fantastic colour ad for Hertz features the 1959 Chevrolet; Is the body its own best doctor? - fresh discoveries of the body's natural defenses; If war comes by sea or land (part 2); A better world for retarded children; Is Alan Jarvis mis-spending our art $ millions at the National Gallery; Confessions of a fellow traveler - Mordecai Richler lays bare an unsuspected aspect of underground communism - its lighter side; Wonderful historic William Notman photos of An Era of Ships and Timber, plus skills and crafts that are no more; The Royal Winter Fair - biggest of them all; The On- and Offstage life of boy wonder Marcel Dube - the hottest playwright in French Canada; Nice colour ad for Rambler's 1959 cars; Great two-page colour ad for the 1959 Fairlane 500 Club Victoria; Colour ad for Fleetwood televisions; Colour photo Coke ad on back cover "Making Happy Music Together"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
70 pages. Oblong: Approximately 9" x 11". Abundant black and white photography. Jessie Blair's copy. Autographs abound, including those of students, staff and administration. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy of this cheerfully nostalgic momento. Book
xv, 271 pages. Footnotes, glossary, bibliography, chronology, biographical list of names. "The first historical text on the Doukhobors to include an extensive selection of carefully annotated archival photos and original historical maps. A valuable new addition to the study of the Doukhobors which will be regarded as the definitive reference for years to come." - dust jacket. Former library copy with above-average wear, usual markings and taped hinges. Scattered underlining and marginalia to contents. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Book
355 pages. Circa 1977. Map endpapers. Abundant black and white archival illustrations. Topics include: Rural Municipality of Hazel Dell No. 335; Family histories; Western Construction; Town stories; Churches; Schools; Reminiscences; Interesting Documents; Dominion Telegraph. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
397 pages. Index. Lacking dust jacket. "...Achieves a nice balance between the simple presentation and adequate information to permit the attorney to intelligently discuss his or her client's injuries with a physician without wasting the physician's valuable time and the client's money." - Gregg Tinker, Longfelder, Tinker, Kidman & Flora, Seattle. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Appears unread. Bright gilt lettering upon spine and front board. Minimal wear. Very nice copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Colour ads for Parker Pens (Fit for a King!), and Canada Dry; What is to be Settled at San Francisco United Nations Meeting?; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System shows smiling Canadian soldier with crutch using payphone; Editorial on Postmaster's call that mail be more carefully addressed; Great one-page ad for movie National Velvet, starring Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor; Can Science Bring Back the Dead?; A Jump to Conclusions (short story); Let's Give Away A Million Square Miles! - proposal to give away a huge chunk of the North-West Territories to the U.S. who can then finance its settlement; The Flying Tiger of Tuttle Hollow (short story); Will We Want International Sport? - photo-illustrated article on international sport and its future after WWII (with photo of Canada's Percy Williams winning the 100m at the Amsterdam Olympiad in 1938; The Affair at Saltover Priory (short story); The "So-Creds" (Social Credit) Come to Town - interview with federal party leader Solon Low with photos of him and Alberta Premier Ernest Manning; Love at Second Sight (short story); One-page Kodak ad features photo of Cpl. A. Romeike of Medicine Hat and his sister Lieut. Amy Smith of Vancouver, taken at a Canadian hospital in northwest Europe; Ventures in Victory Gardening; Classy one-page "Buy Victory Bonds" ad sponsored by Northern Electric features the Soldier's Creed and the Civilian's Creed; Photo of Joan Davis in Arrid ad; 1/3-page ad for the Canadian Ice Foundation features photo of bayonet; Preventing colds in children; Interesting centrefold ad by the National War Finance Committee describes the eight types of Canadians; Article entitled "A Letter From Home" about Canadian seamen includes photo of Leading Seaman James M. Baxter, of New Westminster, B.C. distributing mail to his mates; Photo and description of newly discovered German landmine made mostly of glass to avoid detaction; One-page ad by the Department of Veterans Affairs explains that War Veterans Insurance is now available; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Marguerite Chapman; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Singer sewing machine ad; Colour Charlie McCarthy comic in Chase & Sanborn ad; Cooking article on the skillet; Conservation tips; Fashion illustrations; Charming colour illustration of Shirley Temple in Woodbury Powder ad; World Sayings; One-page ad by the Department of Veterans Affairs inside back cover explains government credits for education or land settlement available to returning veterans; Excellent colour back cover Coke ad features sailor in soda shop with two lovelies; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Lower seven inches of coverfold secured with archival tape. A worthy vintage copy. Book
100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of St. Joseph's Convent on Toronto's Bay Street, with nuns raking fall leaves; The dream of Rt. Hon. L.S. Amery - his son Julian became an M.P. but son John was hanged for wartime pro-Nazi broadcasts; Nice two-page colour-photo ad for General Motors trucks presents a blue pickup and a red 2-ton stake truck; Vintage one-page photo ad for the Toro "Power Handle which allowed one motor to power numerous yard care attachments; What Virtue Has Done to Montreal - excellent photo-illustrated article discusses how the girls are being chased out of town and the bars being forced to close on time - with photos of Frank Pretula, Louis Greco, Pierre DesMarais, Jean Drapeau, Pax Plante, Armand Courval, and members of the morality squad; The Miracle that began in a Stable - Dr. J.G. Fitzgerald and the history of his Connaught Laboratories which makes vaccines - photo-illustrated article; How to Handle Women; Photo-illustrated article on the unlikeliest couple in show business - George Murray and Shirley Harmer; Will a Machine Ever Take Your Job? - Article on what automation will mean to Canada; The Great Chinese Food Hoax - colour-photo-illustrated article on how Canada's Cantonese cooks are now being recognized for their delicious Chinese dishes, rather than the Canadian food they had been preparing in their cafes; The Great Carlak's Bitter Magic (short story); Life on the Gulf Islands - great photo-illustrated article on the 4,000 Canadians enjoying the dream of living on an island in the Pacific - with photos of Margaret Robinson, George Copeland, Bob Holloman, Derril Georgeson, Winnie Lautmann, Norm Preston, and Mr. and Mrs. A. King; Who Was the Mad Trapper of Rat River? - Illustrated article on Albert Johnson who shot others before being killed by a posse; How I Made my Killing in the Market - all you need is a few bucks and some 'inside dope'; One-page National Cash Register (NCR) colour ad features lovely redhead; Color ad features the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C.; Haig & Haig whisky ad features nice colour photo of Eilean Donan Castle; Sisman Tredders shoe ad features photo and endorsement by Lloyd Percival; Nice one-page colour Sylvania TV ad; Half-page Homelite ad shows large tree being brought down; Unusual one-page colour ad for Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) illustrates how to read a tea cup; Quarter-page Moosehead Pale Ale ad features illustration of moose looking at portaging canoeist; Great one-page illustrated Dunlop Tires ad features photo of hero Mr. Martin Binkle of Kitchener, a driver for the Cope Transport Company who rescued children from a blazing farmhouse on highway 6 near Rockton; Labatt's IPA ale ad features photo of Wexford, Ontario labourer Frederick Gilbert; Nice one-page two-colour ad for 1955 GMC trucks hilights their all-new V8 engines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
371 pages. Numerous black and white archival illustrations. Presents the history of McLean School and District #2900, just east of Lethbridge, Alberta. Topics include: Original land grant; Irrigation; Farming and Industry; Subdivisions; Jail; Electric Car; Experimental Station; Smith Farm; C.P.R. Home Farm; Communications; Mail Order Houses; Daniel Airplane; Streetcar; Fires; Japanese Settlers; School; Family Histories; Maps. Prior owner's name on back of first leaf else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy of this impressive and extensive compilation. Book
Signed and inscribed by Editor and all authors upon front free endpaper to Dr. R.E. Balch, of whom Wikipedia states "His five radio lectures for the CBC in the spring of 1965 were essential in introducing the word 'ecology' to the public." 332 pages. References, tables, graphs and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Contents include: The Analysis of Survival and Reproduction in the Unsprayed Area; The Analysis of Survival and Reproduction in the Sprayed Area; A Discussion of the Major Factors and Processes Affecting the Spruce Budworm. Bit of writing atop title page. Light wear to forest green boards adorned with brilliant gilt lettering. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
160 pages. Index. Bibliography. Chronology. "Provides insights into the artist's imagination and mastery of his medium. In three essays, and the quotations that accompany the paintings, we learn about Morrisseau's approach to his work and the important historical and cultural influences that shaped his art. He tells us, in his own words, about his travels to the dream-like House of Invention, his source of inspiration for both content and colour... Contains some of the most complex and colourful paintings the artist has ever produced... The exceptional volume stands as a testament to both Morrisseau's incredible talent as a painter and his inspiring depth as a man." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Superb copy. Book
