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130 pages. Index. Bibliography. Frontispiece. Ten plates at back. Sixteen informative pages of advertisements. Text in English, translated from the German. Seeks, in part, to to address errors of Carl Christian Rafn in his 1837 work "Antiquitates Americanae". Forest green cloth exterior adorned with attractive gilt lettering and decorations. Top edge gilt. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
102 pages. A sumptuously presented selection of the art collection displayed in The Regent in Hong Kong. This is a collection carefully acquired not only for its aesthetic beauty but also for the elements of oriental symbolism that are represented. Includes fine examples of skilfully executed screens, lacquerware and embroidery. There are specimens of Chinese export wallpaper, and several nineteenth-century China Trade oil paintings. These became popular as artistic records of the cultural and trading contacts of their period and are now collector's items. The selection of maps traces the pattern of adventure and romantic trade and travel over the centuries. Finally, a group of contemporary works pleasantly relate the collection to modern artistic trends. All illustrations in vivid colour photography. Attractive maroon cloth boards bear imprint of Chinese characters upon front board and gilt roman lettering upon spine. Illustrated slipcase shows light edgewear and several nicks. Book and slipcase bear the aroma of moth balls. Book
Large slipcase contains the following maps: 1701A - Physiographic Map of the Canadian Cordillera; 17.1 Structural cross-sections of the Canadian Cordillera; 1714A Metamorphic Map of the Canadian Cordillera; 15.1 Distribution of Proterozoic to Miocene plutonic suites; 19.1A to I; 1713A Terrane Map of the Canadian Cordillera (sheets 1 and 2); Correlation chart for Canadian Cordillera (3 sheets). Minor reference markings to slipcase and each map. Please note: we are offering the map set only. Book not included. Book
53 pages. The London Street Railway received its charter in 1873 and commenced service in 1875. This work commemorates a century of planning and service. Author retired as General Manager of the service in 1971 and completed two years of research in preparation for this work. Prepared from the files of the London Street Railway Company and its successor, the London Transportation Commission, from newspaper stories, memories of veteran employees, and many other sources. "Includes a brief outline of London from its beginning as a pioneer settlement in 1826 to 1875 when public transportation commenced, because the story of horse-drawn trams, electric street cars and buses is really part of the story of our community and the people who built it over the years." - from Foreward. Includes numerous black and white illustrations and maps. Tiny prior owner's address label inside front board else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author atop first blank leaf. xii, 322 pages. Bibliography. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the history of this community on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay in the Parry Sound District. Chapters include: The French; The Fur Trade; The Cartographers; Nineteenth Century Transients; The Loggers; The Fishermen; The Hotels; The Summer People; Pointe au Baril Station; The Islanders' Association; The Arts; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history. Book
Approx. 27" x 19". Library markings. Faint discolouration to upper right corner. Map
Prepared for the Technical Assistant to CNO for Polar Projects. "While this work is primarily prepared for military planners, it also presents the foundation study for engineers undertaking any planned construction. It is hoped that the study leads to consideration of a transportation approach from the inland rather than depending entirely on the difficult and unreliable sea approach to certain areas requiring logistic support... Covers in detail the north Canadian mainland and Baffin Island." - from Preface. Includes several bibliographies covering the geographic areas studied. Black and white illustrations and maps. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
140 pages. Fiction: End of a Marriage; The Platoon of Pariahs; A Dream for Sale; Record Run; The Lady (part 3 of 4); Kiowa Moon (part 5 of 7). Articles: The Glamorous Governor of New Jersey - Bob Meyner abandoned bachelorhood mid-term; The Seven Dictators of Broadway - Reviewers John McClain, John Chapman, Richard Watts, Jr.; Robert Coleman, Tom Donnelly, Walter Kerr and Brooks Atkinson; ; The Woes of Willy Mays - why 1956 was almost a nightmare for him; The Oddest War Ever Fought - The Aden-Yemen war has been going on for 2,000 years, with daily time-outs for prayers and narcotic binges - article with maps and interesting photos; The Face of America - Prize Babies (photo); Pals of My Childhood - Farley Mowat writes of his two hilarious pets; My Daughter's Silent World - Adelyn Pagenstecher was told her daugher Mari was deaf; A Bloom for Mother-In-Law - beautiful color photos of tulips and daffodils ; Wonderful Wooden Sandwich - how plywood turns waste wood into a useful product - with photo of Sol Walter (Tony) of United States Plywood.. Ads: Liberty Mutual auto accident insurance; Savage brand lawn mowers; Bunnygrans - one-page photo ad featuring Lucille Ball and son; Nice Easter-themed two-page photo ad for Buick cars; National Cash Register (NCR) adding machines; Fantastic three-page color ad for International trucks; Vigoro plant foods; One-page black and white photo ad for movie "The Spirit of St. Louis" starring James Stewart; Great two-page color-photo ad for the 1957 Dodge Swept-wing convertible featuring Lawrence Welk; Pink Westinghouse clothes washer; 1957 Frigidaire pink (interior) fridge; 1957 Ford - two-page color-photo ad; Pall Mall cigarettes - cowboy scene; Page & Shaw chocolates; Chevrolet - two-page color photo of four 1957 models; Elgin Watches (graduation theme); American Airlines - nice color two-page ad shows glamorous lady boarding plane; L&M cigarettes - nautical theme; Eaton tandem axle ad features Joseph J. Hock of Baltimore; Longines-Wittnauer Watches; Nice two-page color ad for Kodak's broad line of cameras; Hit Parade cigarettes; Kings Men aftershave "I don't want to be a tycoon"; Douglas DC-7 airliner; Viewmaster; Johnson outboard motors; Harrison car air conditioning; Pullman cars; Evinrude outboards; Springfield mowers and tillers; Richard Harding Davis is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Vista auto wax; Nice color one-page Viceroy cigarette ad features tennis player Pancho Gonzales and his lovely wife Henrietta; Back cover Coke ad with sailing illustration. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
240 pages. Bibliography. Index of names. Index of geographical references. Handsome reproductions of historic maps and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Chapters include: Galleons, Pirates, Pearls and Fantastic Straits - California, XVIIth Century; Russian, French, British and American Incursions into "The Spanish Lake"; The Spanish Presence on the Northwest Coast - Sea-going Expeditions (1774-1793); Spanish Cartographic Surveys of the Northwest Coast in the XVIIIth Century - The Corps of Naval Steersmen; The Culture of the Indians of the Northwest Coast; Faces in the Forest - Mozino's Noticias de Nutka; A Personal View of the Northwest Coast - The journal of Tomas de Suria (1791); Nootka - the Crisis of 1789. Fore-edge of front free endpaper rumpled, othwerwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this handsome and very informative work. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Carte entoilée en couleur au format 94 x 68 cm, échelle 1 : 3500000, Maison Andriveau-Goujon, Henry Barrère, Paris, 1904 (mention rev. 1904), carte n° 15, atlas usuel n° 21 ; atlas universel n° 34, gravé : le trait par Smith, la topographie par Gérin, les Ecritures par Rousset, les Eaux par Mme Fontaine Belle grande carte entoilée de l'Empire ottoman (petites usures aux pliures, une petite annotation marginale). Français
Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". Includes many street names. Principal buildings, steam roads and horse roads indicated. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". Counties individually colored. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive vintage copy. Bonus: includes separate extensive list of Arizona counties and cities/towns, complete with their (1889) populations. Book
Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". Counties individually colored. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive vintage copy. Bonus: includes separate extensive list of Florida counties and towns/cities, complete with their populations in 1889. Book
Outer dimensions: 21.75" x 14.5". Counties individually colored. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A handsome vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Counties individually coloured. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
Pages 86-168+ 20 pages of nice ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, "The Muscle Builder". Features: Mazulla and His Sahib, part 1 - moving Indian adventures, with photos; Neilson's New Man -a story of country life in New Zealand; The Tale-Teller of Algiers - the strange adventure of a visitor to Algiers in October, 1925; Mussolini's War Against the Mafia in Sicily - describes the first stage of the great 'clean-up' - a most dramatic and exciting business - article with photos of Police Commissioner Spano, Signor Mori of Palermo, Gaetono Ferrarello, Carmelo Andaloro, Salvatore Ferrarello, and Nicolo Andaloro; Mr. Stepper, I.D.B. - a diamond story; The Trouble in Coeur D'Alene - part 2 - going undercover to investigage labor-management conflict in the mining district of Northern Idaho - with photos; "Free-Trading" in the Arctic - great photo-illustrated article about white traders living in remote Indian and Eskimo territories; Photo of Korean wedding; One Thing After Another - troubles on the Inyoka Tobacco Estate in Rhodesia, with photo of author and trouble-making jackal; Across North America in a Motor-Boat, part 4 of this record-setting 6,000 mile trip - with maps and photos; The Cleverest Thieves on Earth - The Criminal Tribes of India - a photo-illustrated account of the 'crims' and their hereditary war against society. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book