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212 pages. Features: The War of Distances - supplying our troops on distant fronts; Who Should Get the Ships? - The UN's methods, machinery, and difficulties of rationing; The Negro's War - a most fascinating look at the situation of America's blacks in WWII - with beautiful one-page color illustration by Romare Bearden and additional works by Charles Alston; Atlantic Area; They're Crowding the Rails - 51 trains/day on one Arizona track; Popguns on the Southern Front - Sterling Products Inc. is tasked with regaining its Latin-American drug market lost to I.G. Farben; Rubber Stocks - How Do We Stand?; "I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight" - Captain John Paul Jones; In Search of a Policy - Allocating scarce resources after the war; Anatomy of Public Spending - II; The Greatest Man in Canada - Prairie Editor John Wesley Dafoe of the Winnipeg Free Press; "Not Bold Enough" - thoughts of Archbishop Stritch of Chicago; and more. Many great ads including: Marion excavating equipment; White Trucks, featuring a beautifully illustrated scene in Yellowstone Park (?) with reference to Chiang Kai-shek; and back cover color-photo Chesterfield cigarette ad featuring Adrienne Ames, supervisor of canteen supplies for Bundles for Bluejackets (somewhat soiled). Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy of this great wartime issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 69 plates on 24 and front and rear endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The story of the Allied POWs who, having built the Burma-Thailand railway, were en route to forced labour in Japan when their prison ships were attacked by American submarines. Enser, p.209.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE. Ottley 19351.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean bright boards with no bumping to corners. A lovely clean crisp tight copy. 59pp. Volume Two of two volumes published to mark the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway.
Book is in excellent condition in every respect, no flaws for blemishes of any kind. Text/interior is clean and neat with no marking of any kind. Dust jacket has very light wear, no tears. 160 pages, many b&w prints.
Wonderful vintage brochure in brown decorated card covers. Measures 23 cm x 10.5 cm when closed. Opens to reveal six large double-side leaves, each measuring 30.5 cm x 23 cm when folded-out. Includes twenty-three black and white reproductions of photos plus a map, all supported by considerable text. Rates for cottages and tents provided inside back cover. A plaque located near the former site of the inn states it closed in 1928 and burned down in 1936. It was purchased in 1910, a year before this brochure was printed, by Toronto feminist Flora MacDonald Denison who, inspired by the philosophy of Walt Whitman, set out to build a wilderness retreat for the avant-garde. Guests were offered painting lessons, amateur theatre, and poetry readings. Many well-known Canadian artists, including members of the Group of Seven, painted and sketched in this area, drawn by the strking landscape. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A marvelous piece of Canadiana. Book
Paris Dunod - Pinat 1909, fort In-12 reliure éditeur plein cuir aubergine. 1094 pages. Reliure un peu frottée, bon exemplaire.
1 vol. in-8 carré br., La Part des Anges Edition, 2005, 95 pp. Bel exemplaire (comme neuf) Français
296 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. Topics include: Bow City - early ranchers, 1900; First Homesteaders, 1906; River Bow; South-west of town; Townsite and Mining; Irrigation; Schools and Teachers; Camp; Cattle Brands; Rainier - Agriculture; The Railway; Clubs and Organizations; Public Services; Schools; Items of Interest; Family Histories. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound coyp. Book
50 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and bridges on almost every page, accompanied by very informative text. Several photos of contemporary construction projects. "Intended to give a general view of all the major features of this section of the CPR." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
1 vol. in-12 br., 157 ill. noir et blanc, Bibliothèque d'enseignement technique et professionnel, librairie Octave Doin - Gaston Doin éditeur, Paris, 1922, XIII-494 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (couv. lég. frottée, bon état par ailleurs). Peu courant désormais. Français
16p. 8vo. Original full blue grey printed wraps. Very nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13
540pp. 24 Hardcover Very good condition good
Collection " Archives de " . Nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc de personnages et de machines . Chemin de fer . - 222 p. , 1 kg 400 gr .
26 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: Editorial about the John Hart Highway and its single franchise granted to the provincially-owned P.G.E. Railway; Pioneers of the Bonaparte Valley; Last Trip of the Sternwheeler "Quesnel"; Along the Trapline; Case of the Frozen Brides - part 2 of 3; Pioneer Judge's Wife - part 3; "Caterpillar" diesel gen set ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this vintage British Columbia publication. Magazine
24 pages. Features: The Haidas of Skidegate; Pioneer Judge's Wife - Part 9; Arctic Justice; Arctic Justice - a 28-month search for the murderers of two priests; Yukon Telegraph Line; P.G.E. Silver Strike Special; The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Quesnel - Prince George Extension (Guest Editorial by Hon Ralph Chetwynd); Dozens of great nostalgic ads. Average wear. Small date stamp atop front cover. Short opening near top of cover fold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
46p. Magazine Very good condition
1 vol. in-8 br., Albin Michel, Paris, 1929, 357 pp. Volume 6 1ère partie seule. Etat satisfaisant (accroc au dos en tête). Français
1 vol. in-12 br., couv. ill., ill. noir et blanc, Imprimerie nouvelle A. Bellier et C., Bordeaux, 1888, 180 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (couv. frottée, bon état par ailleurs, avec intérieur bien frais) pour ce récit de voyage, par l'auteur. Celui-ci, Louis Boué (1849-1897) était avocat à Bordeaux. Exemplaire dont le bel état intérieur et la relative rareté pourraient justifier une reliure. Français
Two volumes in one. pp. 308; 207. Over 200 wood engraved illustrations. Lacks map as usual. 8vo. Attractive original full cloth leather binding, embossed in gold and blind. Some browning, but not brittle. Includes: Locomotive Sketches, with Pen and Pencil. From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. A book that deserves greater attention as a repository of: interesting local history; accounts of the coal, railroad, canal, and iron industries; as well as specifics of travel and sightseeing in mid-19th century America. PA 15
Pages 338-420 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: By Water in the Desert - an African witch doctor puts a curse on three white men; "Highclimbing" in the Tall Timbers - photo-illustrated article on high-climbers (high-riggers) of the Pacific Northwest which provides a vivid account of their work and its perils; Kwis-Kwis The Killer - British Columbia police sergeant Letherdale brings to book a most cunning and dangerous murderer in the vicinity of Queen Charlotte Sound; "Within the Law" - an unscrupulous Winnipeg estate agent tries to bring off an extra-smart deal; An African No Man's Land - the first crossing by white men of a queer region in the heart of the Belgian Congo - with photos; My Grandfather's Watch - after a watch is stolen in India, a servant suggests an unusual - and successful - method of retrieving it; Shark Catching Extraordinary - a local fisherman devises a novel method to take care of a shark which is threatening swimmers at a New Zealand resort; Through Spain in Disguise (part II) - Count and Countess Malmignati travel through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars; The Guru's Message - Journalist Colonel Charles Harrison Gibbons lay at death's door near the Khyber Pass but was relieved by a friend from a thousand miles away who was somehow contacted by an old native priest; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" (part IV) - the adventures of six young men sailing from Shanghai to Copenhagen; "On Construction" - the adventures of trying to build a new railway through the wilds of Africa; Experiences with the Alligators of Cambridge Gulf in Australia, with illustration of a Carl Jacobs alligator trap and photo of a massive 'gator caught at Wyndham; A Night with Lions - the appalling experience of corporal Fairweather of the B.S.A. Police on the banks of the Zambezi; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Fuller title: OUR NEW WEST. Records of Travel between The Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Over the Plains-Over the Mountains-Through the Great Interior Basin-Over the Sierra Nevadas-To and Up and Down the Pacific Coast. With Details of the Wonderful Natural Scenery, Agriculture, Mines, Business, Social Life, Progress, and Prospects of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia;and Of the Life of the Mormons, Indians, and Chinese. Published by Subscription Only. 524 p. Illustrated with 14 plates including Frontis engraving and map. Offsetting from frontis onto title page. Age stained. Lacks rear fly leaves. Large 8vo. 225 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine, corners worn with loss. Hardbound. Good. W7
140 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. "Presents a wonderful album of railroading in a coastal area of British Columbia. From 1895 to 1955 logging camps, mines and quarries all used railways and they were fascinating ones. Narrow gauge and standard gauge operations employed a delightful range of vintage locomotives and specialized equipment. They left a lasting legacy in the Powell River area and on nearby Texada Island. This is their enduring and intriguing story illustrated with over a hundred vintage photographs." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
