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176 pages including index and glossary. Tells you everything you would need to know to build an authentic baidarka in your basement or garage for a fraction of what it would cost to buy an assembly line plastic boat. Provides clear, step-by-step, extensively illustrations to guide you through the process - from buying materials, tailoring the boat to fit your body, building the frame and deck, and sewing the skin. Also provides instructions for building a paddle, sewing your own paddling jacket and spray skirt, making repairs, and *using* your baidarka. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Scratch to front cover. A sound copy. Book
248 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. "Rosemary writes about the people and events she has known and witnessed - from her childhood in Jamaica and the family life that helped to shape her early views of life, to her rise within Canada's social fabric, as a politician and a concerned citizen... Filled with provocative statements about racism in Canada, the rights of women, education, the political process, abortion and a host of other issues at the heart of Canada's development as a free and democratic country." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
423 pages. Index. "Continues the intent of the original edition of 1974, to present a broad view of the major American fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. It has been intended as a guide - a guide only to the history of the fisheries, assembly of gear, fishing methods, the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products." - from page vii. Moderate wear. Discrete library markings. A sound copy. Book
Pages 381-428.. Features: Guinness ad inside front cover features Jane Welsh Carlyle; Nice one-page Benson & Hedges ad features ritzy scene aboard trainr; One-page ad for the David Brown companies features welder at work; Nice half-page ad for Westland helicopters; One-page ad for Cossor shows auto assembly line at Morris Motors; One-page Fairey Aviation Company ad honours the H.M. S. Illustrious; Two pages of photos of Princess Margaret being welcomed in St. Kitts, Jamaica and the Bahamas; Turkey and Iraq sign mutual defence treaty; King Hussein of Jordan engaged to Princess Dina Abd-El-Hamid Aoun; Passing of M. Paul Claudel and Huseyin Ragip Baydur; Farewell photos of the Shaw of Iran and his wife as they leave London; Czech skater Miss Miroslava NNachodska seeks asylum in the U.S.; Amazing photos of the underground thermal power of Wairakei, New Zealand - which will supply heavy water for Britain's atomic power stations; M. Edgar Faure; Page of photos of the Royal Navy's most formidable fighting unit - H.M.S. Ark Royal and its commissioning; Photo of snow in Riviera town; Missing Belgian airliner found after eight days on Mt. Terminillo; One-page colour-photo portrait of Princess Margaret; Six colour photos describe the "Powder Keg of Asia" - Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa; Excavating an important site inthe Malayan jungles at Gua Cha, in Kelantan; One page photo portrait of Dame Edith Evans; Two pages of photos of/in the first American hotel ever built in London - the Wesbury is the West End's first new hotel for over twenty years; Damage from fire at Shell refinery at Shell Haven, Essex - the three men who kep the fire from spreading - R.A. Jackson, T. Brookbank and H. Dobson; Storm and Explosion in Genoa Harbour - the Nordanland was carrying calcium carbide; Snow scenes in the Pennines and Cornwall; Launching of new British submarine "Excalibur" which uses hydrogen peroxide fuel; Huge wool fire dockside in New Zealand; Voting on the SAAR and Paris agreements; Photos of the amazing Ibex in the Alps;Toronto landmark destroyed by fire - Anglican Church of the Martyr;Nuclear device exploded at Yucca Flat; Nice colour photo ad for Dow-Mac (Products) Ltd.; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker with billiards theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 81-120. Features: Nice colour ad for Humber Hawk car inside front cover; One-page Recruting ad for the R.A.F.; Nice ad for the Armstrong Siddley Sapphire car; Beautiful and classy one-page photo ad for Rolls-Royce, "The Best Car in the World"; Cover photo of indo-China military negotiators and their hut; Photos of terrible flooding in central Europe; Large American navy ships practice spraying themselves off to decontaminate in the event of radiation; Various Royal photos; Lovely photo portrait of the Duchess of Kent and her debutante daughter, Princess Alexandra, in her garden at Coppins; Photos from the battle of Phu-Ly - a French withdrawal in the Hanoi 'Box"; Great aerial photo of fortified French position at Nhai Tuu, six miles northwest of Phu Ly; Photos of refugees in the Red River Delta - the evacuation of Vietnamese civilians; Excellent photos of 'Operation Auvergne' - the regrouping of French Union forces in the Red River Delta; Excellent one-page colour photo portrait of Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia since 1953; Nice colour photos of the H.A.C. Company of Pikemen and Musketeers; Photos of the Queen at the Royal Show in Windsor; Nice one-page aerial view of the crowded Royal Show at Windsor; Brighton Aquarium today and 80 years ago; London's re-built Dutch Church opened by Princess Irene of the Netherlands; Photos of personalities of the week, including F. Green and C.J. Chataway, Winston Churchill with Mrs. Pandit, President of the U.N. General Assembly, The Queen as Godmother to the younger daughter of the Earl and Countess of Euston; Mr. Gabriel Pascal, and golf champion Peter Thomson; Photos of historic horse-drawn carriages at the Show; The new "Lapwing" sailing rig; Sabena helicopter flight from Brussels touches down in London; Three photos about the Guatemalan revolution; New York Park Avenue skyscraper is walled in only 10 hours; Nice half-page Burbery's fahion ad; Color ad for Reed paper sacks on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 757 - 792. Features: Cover photo of Princess Elizabeth unveiling panels added to the Royal Artillery Memorial to commemorate gunners killed in the war 1939-1945; Page of photos illustrates the revival of an ancient English craft neglected since the middle ages - mead-making in Cornwall; Photo of Miss Anne Crawford naming "The Capitals Limited" train; The Gen. Assembly of the Church of Scotland - The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Edinburgh; Photos of South Africans playing Jukskei; Review of "Burma's Icy Mountains" by F. Kingdon-Ward; Royal scenes of Ulster welcoming the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh; Photos of captured Russian train in Berlin; Personalities of the week include Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Lord Greene, Mr. John McCloy, Lord Hazlerigg, Gen. J Lawton Collins, Mr. David Bruce, the Earl of Strathmore, Gen. S.H. Van Spoor, Gen. Shanker Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, Mr. S.M. McCready, Queen Mary, Miss Frances Stevens, Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle, Herbert Wilcox, Lord Leverhulme, Miss Jane Wyman, and Sir Lawrence Olivier; Greece and the Russian Plan - article by Cyril Falls; Photos of bandits being hunted in the mountains of Sicily; Photos of Royal occasions in London and Venice; Photos of the Chelsea Garden Show; One-page photo illustrates sailing race in King's Reach taking place in the heart of London for the first time in more than 100 years; Two pages of photos illustrate life in the little-known mountain kingdom of Afghanistan, including photo of the reigning King, H. M. Mohammed Zahir Shah; Photo of Field Marshal von Rundstedt who was released from military custody at Hamburg on May 26; Photo of Gerhard Eisler going free - the German born communist leaves Bow Street Police Station after the US application for his extradition failed; Photo of the West German Republic being signed into being; Photo of "unbeatable" machine which plays X's and O's; Article on the oldest skull yet found in France - a discovery which revises theories of human evolution; How Prof. Dorothy Garrod found the Fontechevade skull; Lovely one-page colour ad for Robinson's Lemon Barley Water; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather Cologne on back cover. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Milano, 1957, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 1279/1296 con fotografie, tavole fotografiche ed una cartina. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 104, [16] p., b/w plates. Koçgiri halk hareketi, 1919-1921. A study on Koçgiri rebellion in 1921 was an Alevi Kurdish uprising, in the overwhelmingly militant Koçgiri region. While waged by the Kizilbas Koçgiri tribe, it was originally suggested by members of an organisation known as the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan. The commander of the Central Army Nureddin Pasha sent a force of some 3,000 cavalrymen and irregulars including Topal Osman's battalions. Rebels were crushed by June 17, 1921. TURKISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE Atatürk National Struggle Kurdish politics Kurds Tribe East Anatolia.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 208 pages. Black and white photos and illustrations.
Over 3/4" thick. Provides diagnosis, disassembly, repair, assembly and installation procedures coupled with complete specifications and tightening references. Book
264 pages. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Cover illustration of "Goa Street Scene" by Manohara Joshi; Full-page ad for Gemini's movie "Chandra Lekha"; Coverage of President Harry Truman's Inauguration; Durban Riots - photos and text; Photos of Pakistani dignitaries involved with Inter-Dominion Rapprochement; Nice two-page article on the Chor Bazar; Saurashtra Assembly Meets - photos; Photos of people in the news, including Sheikh Mohammed Abdullay, Prime Minister of Kashmir; Bathing the Beauty - fiction about a python; Animal Albinos; One-page colour photo of Jaipur Milkmaid with two brass pots of milk on her head and Hawai Mahal in the background; War unlikely in Europe for a decade?; Changing of the Guard in Delhi; Last of the (Moulmein) Moguls - article with photo of 36 of the 47 members of the family of Mirza Tymoor Shay; Shakespeare in Japan; Nice article on artist Manohara Joshi with three of his paintings in colour; Don Show at London's Seymour Hall; Photo of Pushpa Hans in "Apna Desh"; Photos of beautiful beadwork of Saurashtra; Photo of Inter-School Cricket Champions Anjuman-I-Islam High School; Photo of field hockey game involving Eve Edwards, Audrey rodrigues, Louise Lynn and Joy Hibbert; Nice colour back cover ad for Madorina watches. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Westward Ho! - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W.M. "Dutch" Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Eisey share the long distance awards at 1979 Westrek; Franklin photo spurs search for Origin - Herbert H. Franklin's personal Torpedo; Harry T. Gardner Feature - he rose from company mechanic to travelling Service Engineer; The 8HP Rover Car 1922 - 8-page reproduction of sales brochure; An Improved 8 HP Rover (reprint of article from The Autocar, Feb. 18, 1922; 1910 Franklin completes Can-Am transcontinental reliability tour from Key West to Halifax - Dale and Nancy Westermeyer; Frankline Motor Home circa 1909; Progressive Assembly Reduces Costs in Franklin Trim Shop - reprint of 3-page article from Automotive Industries in 1923; John Burns Column on restoration and repair; Through the Deserts and Mountains of South Africa - letter by General Electric executive J.W. Kirkland in 1915; Back cover features reprint of 1930 Franklin ad which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
86 pages. Features: Color 7up ad with trampoline illustration; Great color-photo 1961 Buick ad shows red convertible being rafted across river; Gorgeous Smirnoff ad shows alluring temptress with booze on tiny desert island in romantic sunset; Whitman's Sampler chocolates color-photo ad; Wonderful color-photo-illustrated article on actor James (Jimmy) Stewart (part 1); The Tale of the Tommy knockers; The Winning Ways of Clifford Case - New Jersey's liberal Republican senator won re-election by a landslide while his party lost the Presidency; Cloak of Cowardice (short story); I've Got Ski Fever - Eric Hatch takes up skiing at age 54; When the Honeymoon is Over (short story); Psychiatrists on the Assembly Line - industrial psychiatrists; Terre Haute - Indiana's Delinquent City - photo-illustrated article; Great color photo of racing dogs at the $50,000 Phoenix Futurity at Greyhound Park; L.E. Chittenden almost signed his life away in 1861; The Professor is a Beatnik (short story); The Case of the Curious Spinster (short story); Nice color-photo ad for a pale green 1961 Dodge Dart; Captives of the Storm (conclusion); Nice color-photo Pepsi ad shows couple in front of white brick wall; Nice one-page ad for the 1961 Ford Falcon; Interesting color-photo ad for electric power companies shows multiple historic queens in yellow kitchen; Back cover color Coke ad shows lady in pink gown with hearts. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Transcripts of United Nations debates and resolutions by the General Assembly and the Security Council. Published in Nicosia, December 1975. 248p. [ 2 copies found in WorldCat] Book
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 339, [4] p., maps and plates. Kürdistan tarihinde Dersim.
Ensemble relié en 2 volumes in-4 (269 x 200 mm), plein veau porphyre de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de veau vert bronze, triples filets d'encadrement sur les plats, filets sur les coupes, dentelle intérieure, dorés sur tranches. Edition originale de la collection de format in-4°, des ‘Mémoires’ et des ‘Observations’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, comportant les deux séries, chacune en "quatre divisions", publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables "qui n'a été remise qu'à eux et pour eux seuls". Secrétaire de l’Assemblée, c’est Dupont de Nemours qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). Les "Troisième et quatrième divisions" des 'Observations' figurent en un volume séparé sous page de titre et de faux-titre particulières, paginées 222 à 696. Les "Première et seconde divisions" de ces 'Observations présentées au Roi' (222 p.) manquent. Très rare, ils n'ont été publiés qu'à petit nombre d'exemplaires Coiffes et mors frottés (fendus en tête du premier caisson sur 4.5 cm), quelques épidermures. Provenance: Famille de Bauffremont, avec ex-libris héraldique à la devise: "Dieu aide au premier Chrétien" au deux volumes. Très bon exemplaire, relié en veau porphyre de l'époque, imprimé sur papier fort.
Ensemble relié en volumes in-4, demi-chagrin acajou, dos lisse orné de filets à froid et petits fleurons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux (rel. XIXe). viij, 38 p., (1) f. bl. ; 84 p., 47 p. et 32 p., 2 tableaux dépliants. Collection, de format in-4°, des ‘Mémoires’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, en "quatre divisions", publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables "qui n'a été remise qu'à eux et pour eux seuls". Secrétaire de l’Assemblée, c’est Dupont de Nemours qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). "C’est un événement historique que l’apparition de tels documents émanant de source officielle" (Stourm, ‘Finances de la France’, p. 133). (INED, 913. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 13442. Stourm p. 135.). Taches à la page de titre et au dernier feuillet, auréoles brunes en marge inférieure de quelques feuillets, défaut de papier en marge de la p. 84 sans perte de texte.
In-8, demi-percaline taupe, pièce de titre de basane brique, titre en long (rel. fin XIXe), viij, 43 p. et 90 p., 8 p. ("Etat général des avantages..."), 2 grands tableaux dépliants, exemplaire imprimé sur papier fort, entièrement non rogné. "Première et deuxième division" des ‘Mémoires’ et des ‘Observations’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables. C’est Dupont de Nemours, secrétaire de l’Assemblée, qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). "Ces Mémoires méritent une lecture attentive, en raison de l’exposé historique et technique qui accompagne chaque sujet, et surtout en raison des vues de réformes singulièrement libérales dont s’inspirent leurs conclusions. C’est un événement historique que l’apparition de tels documents émanant de source officielle" (Stourm, ‘Finances de la France’, p. 133). 1ère division. Mémoire sur l'établissement des assemblées provinciales -- Mémoire sur l'imposition territoriale -- Mémoire sur le remboursement des dettes du clergé -- Mémoire sur la taille -- Mémoire sur le commerce des grains -- Mémoire sur la corvée. 2ème division. Mémoire sur la réformation des droits de traite ... -- Mémoire sur les droits qui seront acquittés uniformément à l'avenir sur les marchandises coloniales -- Mémoire sur les modifications nécessaires dans la jouissance des privilèges [sic] qui sont accordés à quelques provinces, relative a l'impôt sur le tabac -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit de marque de fers -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit de subvention par doublement ... -- Mémoire concernant la suppression des droits de fabrication sur les huiles & savons du royaume -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit d'ancrage ... -- Mémoire concernant la gabelle -- État général des avantages que procurent à chaque province le plan d'uniformité dans la perception des droits de traites & la suppression de divers droits imposés sur l'industrie & la fabrication nationale. (Goldsmiths'-Kress, n°13442. INED, 913). Petits accrocs à la pièce de titre. Reliure légèrement insolée. Intérieur à l’état de neuf, imprimé sur papier fort et entièrement non rogné. Provenance : l’homme politique français d’Angers Guillaume Bodinier (1847-1922) avec son ex-libris gravé et sa signature.
366 pages. Index. Almost 200 black and white illustrations. Three drawings of violin parts laid inside back board. Reprint of the 1885 second edition. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Illustrated maroon boards. A quality copy of this classic guide. Book
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 86, [10] p. Kürt millî meselesi (Komünist Enternasyonal Belgelerinde Türkiye Dizisi 2).
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 158, [2] p. Agri eteklerindeki ates: Bir Kürt ayaklanmasinin anatomisi.
pp. 129-160. XLib. Small 4to. Original printed wraps, worn with loss. Reprinted from "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography", for April, 1910. Read before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Nov. 9, 1909. PA PAMPH 20_2 BX3