Gard, Robert E.: Editor; MacDonald, J.K.; Adam, Francois; Pearson, Robert P.; Soars, NormanMareMagnum
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This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. Book
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Wilderness Treasure - travelling along the historic 'Voyageur's Highway' in the Quetico-Superior border region; Protecting the Canadian side of the Quetico-Superior region; 'Home is Some Taffy Hair' - tale from the HBC post at Lake Harbour; People of the Snows - photo portraits; Exploring the Kazan River in 1926 - Thierry Mallet - photo-illustrated article; 3000 Miles by Dog Sled - tale of missionary journey made by late Canon Turner, which was almost the best ever made with dogs north of the Arctic Circle, written from his diaries and letters by his brother Edward; James Bay Cabin - C.S. Maclean and his guide Arthur Smith; Sealing - New Style - photo-illustrated article; Photos of outside and inside of the HBC's new fur sales building in Montreal; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
179 pages. Presents an unforgettable portrait of a truly awesome and mighty land... both highly informative and a true visual delight... A book for everyone: for those who love to travel to remote wild places and for those who simply wish to sit back and dream a little, revelling in the majesty and the grandeur of one of the Earth's most spectacular and diverse natural realms." - from dust jacket. Includes 119 vibrant full-colour images. Clean, bright and and unmarked with light wear. Small chip from dust jacket at top of fore-edge of back board. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Few chips from backstrip. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
152 pages. Index. Bibliography. Reference notes. Map stored in pocket inside back cover. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "For the student of Chinese history, for those interested in pre-British Hong Kong and for the layman alike this is a fascinating and enjoyable book which while satisfying in itself will also serve as a guide to further research." - from dust jacket. Book clean and bright with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. A quality copy. Book
152 pages including bibliography, references, further reading and glossary of artist's names plus fold-out map of Japan. Black and white illustrations throughout. "The Art Gallery of Victoria is best known perhaps for its Asian Collection which is, to an overwhelming extent, the Fred and Isobel Pollard Collection of Japanese art. This group boasts one of the earliest collections of nanga paintings outside Japan. Nanga means Southern Painting, or Painting of the Southern School, a name later affixed to the idealist painting of scholar officials in China." - from Introduction. Contents include: Early Japanese Masters; Flowering of a National Style - Ikeno Taiga and His Followers; An Individualist in Kyoto; A Follower of Buson and Founder of the Shijo School; Eclectics in Edo and the Kanto Region; Progressives in the Kansai Region; Conservatives in Kyoto; Conservatives from Kyushu; Nineteenth-Century Progressives in Kyoto; The Last Great Flourish. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Attractive light-blue cloth-covered boards. Mild sunning at and near spine. Slight warp to front board. Negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
Features/Photos: The Necropolis at Salamis; On guard against terrorism in Cyprus; Underground discovery of water brings prosperity to an arid region of Egypt; Beatles capture America; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: A pictorial message for friends and relatives of war prisoners - sketches of POWs; Amazing photos of camouflaged Russian soldiers; Large overhead photo of Leningrad; Great overhead photos of military positions near Tobruk; Photo of Churchill in Liverpool; photo of Guderian; Photos of Fascist prisoners in Peveril Camp at Peel, Isle of Man; Science and World Order - The British Association Conference - photos; Article - The War with Nazi Germany - The New Developments; Large portrait of U.S.S.R. Marshal K. Voroshilov of Leningrad; Photo of Rumanian prisoners of the Soviets; Photo of German prisoners under Soviet escort; Photos from the Vast Eastern Battlefront - Russia fights on; Two-page illustration of the Caucasion Oilfield Region - Russia's Achilles' Heel - Objective of the German Drive on Kharkov and Rostov; Centerfold illustration entitled "Rosyth Dockyard", by Sir Muirhead Bone, showing H.M.S. "King George V."; Photos of "Mickey" The Dog mascot of the A.I.F.; Air force photos - electric gloves, larynx microphone, etc.; Photo of French Quadricycle; America's new light cruiser the "Atlanta"; New black state police uniforms in Vichy France; Inter-Allied Conference Photo; British tanks for Russia; Many photos highlight Sarawak's hundred years under the rule of the white rajahs - excellent photos of the Dyak (Dayak) peoples, including their tattoos; Personalities and events of the week, including Brigadier D.A. Sandford; London Sixty Years After the Great Fire - article; Illustrations of fire-fighting in the 18th century - early appliances in use; Large photo of London's Auxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S.) battling a large blaze; Article on Gourds - edible, ornamental and poisonous; Nice colour BSA ad inside front cover; Colour Dewar's "White Label" Scotch ad on back cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine and externally along spine. A sound copy. Magazine
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 146 pages. Bibliography. "Takes the reader on a 1783 canoe trip along the Rideau Route, revealing the landscape as it appeared prior to any European settlement. Transcriptions and maps of Lt. French's 1783 survey, as well as those of Lt. Joshua Jebb in 1816 and Samuel Clowes in 1823-24, are included as first hand accounts of the route. This newly revealed pre-canal engineering achievement will allow readers to better understand and appreciate the enormous engineering achievement of the Rideau Canal. Profusely illustrated with maps and period paintings." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
219 pages. Black and white illustrations. "The first book to detail the prehistory and culture history of the Central Westcoast (Nootkan) people, the Tseshaht and Opetchesaht, whose traditional homeland includes the Alberni Valley and the Westcoast region of Vancouver Island.... Represents the long-awaited completion of a community archaeology project initiated in 1973. Includes a full report on the analysis of the data excavated from one prehistoric native village site, a survey of all other recorded archaeological sites in the study area, plus detailed ethnographic and historic information on native groups and their seasonal cycle of activities." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Light to moderate wear externally. Nice solid copy. Book
274 pages including index. A progress report of what is going on in Michigan archaeology. Illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Tight and square. Solid copy. Book
96 pages. Features: British Columbia struggles to find its way to influence national debates - feature article with photos and contributions by Roy Henry Vickers, Jack Shadbolt, Jenny Kwan, Arthur Erickson and Tina VanderHeyden; Glen Clark and Gordon Campbell battle to lead B.C.; Raising the Canadian National Unity Stakes - Ottawa endorses the concept of Quebec partition; Battle Over Borders - Splitting Up Quebec; Ontario Hydro moves towards a sell-off of its assets; Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin; Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination - with photo of Steve Forbes; Ethnic Fighting in Burundi; Nokia cell phone ad; Canadian Airlines struggles against Air Canada; Mergers in Canada's Mutual Fund industry; The Loewen Group's near death in Mississippi; Many pages of ads by mutual fund companies; Paul Martin says No Flat Tax; Passing of Gene Kelly, Joseph Brodsky and Sally Gribble; David Parr of the Paramount Strip Club in New Westminster offers free dance lessons; Ontario Teachers and Students Fight Back Against Provincial Cuts to Education - article with photo of John Snobelen; Plan to relocate wolves from Fort St. John, BC to the U.S. draws ranchers' wrath; Photo-illustrated article on figure skater Josee Chouinard; Magic Johnson returns to play for the L.A. Lakers (color photo); Bolstering the CBC; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Barenreiter, 1970 - In-4 - Reliure éditeur sous jaquette - Fac-similé de l'édition de 1655 sans les textes de Zeillerum - Cartes & Planches dépliantes - Textes de l'éditeur in fine en allemand et français - Un accroc sur la jaquette sinon très propre, très bel exemplaire - envoi rapide et soigné De 1655 à 1661, Gaspard Merian édite en allemand et en caractères gothiques, les 13 parties de la Topographia Galliae. Le “Merian” comme on le nomme parfois en France est un célèbre recueil in-4° de gravures illustrant la France du XVIIe siècle. Le titre de l’ouvrage dans son édition originale allemande “Topographia Galliae, oder Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmsten, unnd bekantisten Oerter, in dem mächtigen und grossen Kônigreich Franckreich.” peut se traduire par Topographie de la France ou description et (visage?) des lieux les plus connus du grand et puissant royaume de France.”. L’auteur du texte n’en est pas moins le géographe allemand d’Ulm, Martin Zeller, qui parcourut la France pendant un an et demi. L’illustration profuse de cette topographie constitue tout l’intérêt de la publication. Gaspard Merian s’est également inspiré de gravures déjà publiées de Nicolas Tassin, Israël Sylvestre, Jan Peeters ou Jean Marot
Mm 110x195 Volume rilegato in mezza tela con titolo in oro al dorso, 62-(2) pagine con una cartina dei luoghi applicata in chiusura del volume. Opera non comune di difficile reperibilità. Libro in ottime condizioni; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
122 pages. Proceedings of a Workshop held June 7-8, 1995 in Courtenay, British Columbia. 14 papers were presented to an audience of 100 participants, primarily from the Vancouver Forest Region. Book
100 pages. Features: Duke of York's tureen's reunited at Christie's; Art and Culture of the peoples of the Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories Quillwork and Tufting; Parks Canada - Prairie Region; Personal Possessions of Fur Traders and Trappers 1800-1920; Buttons for the collector and the archaeologist; Preserved Provisions - Food for the Royal Navy in the High Arctic, 1818-1875; Tin (Can) Archaeology on the Chilkoot Trail; Selections from Fort Garry - Hudson's Bay Company historical collection enters sixth decade; Bottles from a cellar at St. Andrew's rectory, Manitoba; The Motherwell Homestead - The home of the Grand Old Man of Canadian Agriculture, restored to the summer of 1912; Keiller's Dundee Marmalade date code deciphered; The significant collections of Klondike National Historic Sites; Ephemera for the china collector - ceramic trade cards; Kenderdine's Prairie Vision; Cape Breton Woodworker - Leo MacNeil and the re-furnishing of Louisbourg. Mended tears to front cover else moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
256 pages. Lovely colour photography throughout. "Renown restauranteur, chef and author Joyce Goldstein has collected over 200 authentic recipes that capture the variety and tradition of Mediterranean cuisine. These are dishes that have been prepared for centuries in the kitchens of Souther Spain, Provence, Southern Italy, Greece and the Balkans, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. A comprehensive glossary follows the recipes with basic techniques and definitions fundamental to Mediterranean cuisine." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Openings at top of each hinge else binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Book
Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map of Erzurum city center and it environment. Folded. 69x42,5 cm. In Ottoman script. One sheet. Shows center of Erzurum city and topography environment. No scale info. Hegira: 1336 = Gregorian: 1920. Not description on map-maker. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Extremely rare.
Book is in excellent condition in embossed black vinyl covers, no print at spine. Page block is made of heavy, glossy paper with a great many full page, full color photos throughout of exteriors, interiors, detail photos and some architectural drawings and paintings. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear with chipping and small tears. Contents include: The house in historical perspective, with subsections: Early Anatolia, The Pre-Anatolian Turks, The influence of Byzantine architecture, The Seljuks and Beyliks (Anatolian Lordiness / Principalities).; Factors in the development of the vernacular house, with subsections: The physical environment; climate and terrain, local building materials and structural; The cultural environment; Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia, Caucasia. The house and its units; The room, sofa, service areas and storeys. Evolution of Anatolia house plans; Plans without a sofa, Exterior sofa plans, through sofa plans, central sofa plans.; Regional characters of Anatolian vernacular house, with subsections: Centers of development; Anatolia and Rumelia. Northern Anatolia; Marmara and Thrace; Western Anatolia; Central Anatolia; Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, etc. 296 pages with a 16 page supplement.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map on cloth. Folded. Wrinkled on paper. Stains on cloth. 12 sheets on paper. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script.[MAP of ALEXANDRETTA] Iskenderun - Tayakadin. It shows villages and settlements in Tayakadin of Iskenderiye. Scale: 1/25.000. Hegira: 1329 = Gregorian: 1913. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Not description on map-maker. A very detailed map. Extremely rare.
New English In original bdg. In special slip-case with magnetic flap. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). In Turkish. Color ills. 626 p. A very heavy volume. Samsun City (Amisos) cultural inventory. Samsun tasinmaz kültür varliklari envanteri 2009. Prep by: Ertan Abdik, Semra Özdemir, Elvan Uçarli, Ugur Terzioglu, Kenan Sürül.
Signed by author to W. G. Forrest, classics scholar. Dustjacket has edgewear with a few chips and tears. Slight discoloration to section of DJ. ; En Français ; 314 pages; Signed by Author
320 pages. Presents decoys in the most sensible and comprehensive way: by region, with each region discussed by a recognized expert in that area. Thus the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast and inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana and up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes and across to California and Oregon. Also included are chapters on European decoys, the history of decoys, how decoys were made, and how to go about collecting decoys. A list of public collections of decoys, a bibliography, a record of top auction prices, maps of waterfowl flyways, and an index complete the package. Beautifully illustrated with colour photography throughout. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket bears tape-repaired tear to central portion of front panel and large chunk missing from base of back flap. A small part of this chunk is from bottom corner of back panel. Other than this, dust jacket is bright and attractive with moderate wear. Overall, a nice copy of this most substantial work. Book
