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Contains article by Erle Zwingle "Olive Oil : Elixir of the Gods' (pp. 66-81) Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
275 p. + Illustrations, charts, and maps. Highly illustrated in color. 4to. Original cloth binding. DJ. Small repaired tear in DJ. A fine copy of this famous commercial history, which includes a great deal of useful information on the Islamic world, Saudi Arabia, and the oil industry. every bit of this text becomes more significant in light of recent world events. ISLAM 3
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 10, [1] p., 1 folded statistics. Yemeklik zeytin istihsal ve ihraç durumumuz 1959.
909DGOel auf Karton. Bildausschnitt: 19 x 25 cm. Bildgrösse mit Rahmen: 29 x 35 cm.
908DGo.J. Oel auf Karton. Bildausschnitt: 17 x 23 cm. Bildgrösse mit Rahmen: 26 x 31 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, A
909DGo.J. Oel auf Karton. Bildausschnitt: 19 x 25 cm. Bildgrösse mit Rahmen: 29 x 35 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, A
66 pages. Features: "Imperial" cover roadster; How to build a custom dashboard - progress report #4; Restyling the 'standard of the world' - 1947 Cadillac convertible receives extensive modifications; The Triple Threat - a pedigreed "T" bone that had 3 owners with a one track mind; Hop Up Road Test #2 - trials of Olds-equipped Mercury ends in disaster (due to oil pump casting failure); Plastic Pioneer - Ken Fuhrman of Berkeley, CA invents clear plastic parts to cover your engine but show it, too; Cam-installation procedure; Installing top fabric in older cars; Building an exhaust system (part I); Floor shift for automatic transmissions - progress report #5; and more. Above-average wear. Writing on front cover and title page. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
944715Standard Oil Company Of California . Oversized Hardback . Very Good - Cash/No Jacket. Brown cover with gold text on the face. No date stated inside. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Standard Oil Company Of California hardcover
140 pages. Fiction: Let the Arctic Kill Him; Open Fire!; Come to the Wedding; The Women No One Needed; The Artless Heiress (part 2 of 8); No Blade of Grass (conclusion). Articles: The Worst Swindle - how these sordid criminals take $5 million/year from gullible women; How to Hire a Maid; Our Neutral Friends the Austrians; City of Silence - no one in Portsmouth, Ohio could use the phone for 61 days!; The Face of America - beautiful commencement photo by Don W. Jones; Gamest Fish in the Pond - Bass; Luxurious Wilderness - wonderful color photos and story about Jasper Park Lodge, Canada's 'zoo without bars'; America's Oldest Spectacular - Harvard's strange tribal rites before men are sent into the cold, cold world - with photos. Ads: Evinrude outboard ad; Nice color-photo De Soto ad features cowboy leaning on Fireflite 2-door Sportsman in Fiesta red and white; Charming two-page color Texaco ad shows crowd gathered at gas station around family car hauling a boat and motor; Interesting two-page GM ad features photos of John Cupler and his microscopic drills which he turned into National Jet Company of La Vale in Maryland; Buick Roadmaster 75; GE pink washer and dryer; Pall Mall cigarettes; Philco fridges; Salem cigarettes; Beautiful Dodge color photo ad features a swept-wing teale convertible at dusk; Nice color Underwood typewriter ad with 'Golden Touch'; Nice two-page color Chevrolet ad shows yellow Bel Air convertible on the beach; Tareyton; Kodak Brownie movie camera; Yardley grooming products; Rare Dixie Cup ice cream ad; GMC trucks; GE kitchen appliances; Eaton truck axle ad features photo of Paul Swartz, President of Swartz Oil Co.; Nice one-page color-photo Canada Dry ad shows girl with ice cream soda; The Antarctic watch by Croton; Coke ad on back cover features illustration of a scene at Lake Louise. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Cunard's bid for ocean supremacy; Editorials - Michelson - by submarine to the north pole - wages and prosperity - fighting the crooks - human engineering - television broadcasts; Riding with the signal in the cab - right-of-way signals are repeated within the engine cab; Quick-freezing solves food problems; Efficient medical department for brokers and employees at the stock exchange; Airplains land blind - guided by radio; A a splintered planet? - tiny elongated Eros may be a fragment of an older, larger asteroid; National Aircraft Show; The biblical deluge a fact - Archeological finds are stratified as though by a flood; Amateur astronomy in Pittsburgh - an observatory is built by and for amateurs; Television now on schedule - first broadcasts of television on a regular program; Science in search of oil - The last of three articles on salt, sulfur, and petroleum; A familiar truck becomes a locomotive - gasoline powered yard locomotive has commendable features; Professionnal methods in amateur archeology; American olives by the ton - large industry in California is over 150 years old; Preserved for 10,000 yeares to come - unique methods of preserving records of Tokyo earthquake; Mechanizing a giant foundry - Allis Chalmers. One inch opening at top of spine-fold. Half-inch tear to fore-edge of front cover. Quarter inch tear to fore-edge of back cover. Covers remain 50% attached to contents. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Sanity, Prohibition, and the federal deficit; A gasser blows in - heroic measures necessary to combat flames in oil fields; Where diamonds earn their keep - interesting life of a diamond in an industrial plant - whence it comes, how it is used, and how it ends; Editorials - radium waters - Philippine Independence - Frightfulness in warfare; A Nerve center of communication - how your radio or cable message is speeded through; Eclipses and the Sund's atmosphere - solution of an outstanding solar problem; Flying as fast as sound - considerations of what the future may hold for aviation - some physiological and mechanical aspects of the question; An early Christian cemetary - the Libyan desert gives up further secrets of antiquity; Viscount Grey and Lord Haldane - conclusion of a study of two famous World War personalities; Power from pipe lines to wires - natural gas used as fuel in steam electric plant; Watching the creation of the stars - more concerning the evolution of the galaxies; Unusual fishes - they build nests, walk on land, live in dried mud, and breathe air; Forty-noners starved in the midst of plenty - survey of plants and animals in Death Valley shows that pioneers could have survived the trials of the desert; Modern alchemy - photographing the birth of an atom; What next in elevator technology?; Inter-glacial man in England - human remains and artifacts tell an interesting story of pre-glacial migrations to and from England. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
Features: A button industry from ocean pearl; Editorials - more speed in the air; voices across the world; Wild life in a fire; Flying instruction as it should be; How you are influenced by color - color requirements, particularly in foods, are so rigid that methods of color comparison are widely employed in industry; Interstellar space wholly empty?; A day with a locksmith; The perspective of modern physics - has modern science reached an impasse?; A tinted statue from Pompeii's ashes - portrait statue of Livia, a notable discovery of last year; It pays to be a pioneer - a salaried employee who developed a great corporation of his own for noise-eliminating work; Natural gasoline from oil wells - Kettleman Hills field produces gasoline and natural gas; Pose yourself for your portrait - new portrait cabinet removes mental hazards from photography; Into a hidden world - observation of microscopic life in stagnant ponds is a fascinating hobby; Asquith and Kitchener - conclusion of a biographical study of two great British war leaders; Form letters with a personal touch - an automatic typewriter; World affairs and the telephone - circuits now reach most countries; How ancient is modern man?; Cotton cloth fit for a king. Few small white blemishes to lower left corner of front cover. Back cover is a colour Lucky Strike advertisement graced with a painting of a lovely Emily Boyle of Bronxville, N.Y. beneath the caption "Consider your Adam's Apple!! Don't rasp your throat with harsh irritants." Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1925155435Muncie Ind. ca. 1925. Softcover. Fair. General Catalog No. 23-A. 52 p. 28 cm. Numerous b&w product illustrations. Firsst page has illustration of factory. Two larger plates at rear. Stapled card covers. Includes letter on company letterhead from J. L. Galbraith to Mr. J. R. Armstrong of Swanton Ohio dated March 27 1925. Equipment lists attached. Staples rusting. Pages 25-8 detached. <br/><br/> paperback
24 pages. Contents: Attorney-General Homer S. Cummings' declaration that U.S.A. Has "Actual Socialism" Raises Questions; Farm Income Up 40% but Buying Power Less due to Price Boots; Murder Statistics; Sleeping Epidemic Unabated; Oil Industry Board; Schools Need Revenue; James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, lists 64 rulers of the country - none of whom are the President; Planning for World Police Force; President Roosevelt issues executive order requiring all holders of gold that has not been licensed for export or other purposes to report hoards of over $100 to the collectors of internal revenue; Foreign News - with photo of Marshal Pilsudski of Poland; Germany's Isolation in World Affairs - article with artist's rendering of Hitler; National Current events - with photo of Rep. James M. Beck of Pennsylvania; National Recovery Administration (NRA); Senator Huey P. (Kingfish) Long; Ambassador Sumner Welles; Marketing; Capital Chat - with photo of 'old underground vault where money is now stored in U.S. Treasury'; Science; Aviation; Article on Siamese Royalty and Movies - with photo of King Prajadhipok and his consort Rambaibarni; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: General Dynamics F-111; Indian Air Force at War; Flying Jeep; Around the Airlines; No. 115 Squadron History; Fokker Fellowship; Between the Wars; Bridging the Production Gap; Below Zero Flying; Pakistan Air Force; Air League on Defense; Vickers Windsor; Stratoliner up to date; "The Blue Max"; No. 205 Squadron History; Power for the Concorde; The Spey-Mirage; Swissair in 1966; Kavochkins over Slovakia; British Production; LTV A-7A Corsair II; Skyways Coach Air; The British Spads; Beagle joins the R.A.F.; Bolkow Junior Air-Test; R.A.F. in the Far East; Britain's Defense Plans; Soviet Stratospheric Aircraft; Concorde Takes Shape; Supermarine Attacker; "Southern Cross" - Sir Charles Kingsfors Smith's Fokker Monoplane; British Spads - Part 2; Alpavia R.F.3 Air-Test; German Aircraft Industry; Aircraft Carriers after the 1966 Defence White Paper; Ancestor Airline No. 2; "Winter Express"; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - I; Sud Horizon Air-Test; Death of a Squadron; German Naval Air Arm; R.A.F. 'Nav.' Training; Aer Lungus History; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 2; Potez 41; No. 114 Squadron History; West Country Museums; Dornier Do 28 Air Test; The European Airbus; Report from Hanover; U.S.A.F. Displays; Biggin Hill Air Fair; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 3; Gliding Championships; Lufthansa Pilot Training; Sunderland at Pembroke; Military Miscellany; H.M.S. Theseus in Korean War; Reconnaissance Victors; Aircraft Oil Engines; 'Mods' to the Belfast; Brazilian Photo Review; VARIG, Brazilian airline; Atlantic Crossing 1922; Centre Est DR 250; Sheila Scott's Flight; Britain's Aircraft Industry - at the crossroads; What to see at Farnboro'; Tiger Meet; R.A.F. Persian Gulf; R.A.F. Strength 3/9/39; R.Ae.S. Centenary; Slingsby Dart 17R; Farnborough Report; Farnborough checklist; Argentine Airlines; Boulton Paul Overstrand; U.S.A.F. "Airevac"; No. 72 Squadron History; Slovak Air Force; Airshipping in 1966; Spanish Fighters; Ancestor Airlines - 3; Strike on Farnborough; Holland's Air Museum; Swedish Mustangs; Alon A-2 Aircoupe; Another look at the U.S.A.F.; South African Airways; Indian Air Power; Wassmer Super IV Baladou; and much more. Includes index . Gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. Moderate wear. Partial slant to spine. Book
64 pages. Features: Spruce for Tomorrow's Paper - Can the Pulp and Paper Industry of the Northeast Survive? - with good photos; The Oldest Cultivated Trees in the World - Cypress Arches of Chapultepec Park, or the Bosque de Chapultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City - with photos; Redwood Burls - by Emanuel Fritz - article with photos; The Forest and the Great Stone Face, by Allen Hollis; The Barred Door - by W.N. Craigie; Uncle Sam's First Timber Sale - near the quaint village of Nemo, South Dakota - with nice photos; Canada and the Migratory Bird Treaty; Don's Christmas Adventure - a story by Erle Kauffman; Shapshots of European Forests - In a Fir Forest of France - article with photos by John D. Guthrie; A Plea for the Forests - by Hon. John Q. Tilson; Planting Woodland Gardens - by J. Farnworth Anderson; A Man and a Mountain - Lije Coalman and Mount Hood, by Ethel Romig Fuller; Wasting Fortunes fo Make Fortunes - Guy Elliott Mitchell explains how vast quantities of Natural Gas are wasted in the search for oil - great photos including an an amazing shot of a forest of derricks in California; A Tale of a Bunny the Woodchuck - by C.H. McDonald; Nice two-color ad for the Pacific Pumper manufactured by Pacific Marine Supply Company of Seattle; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
182 pages. Features: Honor Roll of visionary architects and interior designers; The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland update England's storied Alnwick Castle; A 1960s hillside home in Bel-Air is reconfigured - foot for 007; Splendor in Manhattan - a dramatic setting for antiques and art high above New York's Ritz-Carleton; An informal family retreat in the Hamptons; View home in San Francisco; Carving a modern home from old on an island near Sicily; New York penthouse by Mojo; Couple's new home in Washington by Robert S. Brown and Todd Davis; Special Motoring Section - automobiles are changing with the times, ahead of the curve at Renault, celebrating 40 years of the Porsche 911, Daryl Hannah's El Camino runs on biodiesel - an ethanol-thinned vegetable oil. Light wear. Unmarked. A nice copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: The most beautiful bottle in the world!; Bottle Landmark to be Restored - Brooks Catsup bottle water tower, located 15 miles east of St. Louis; Shoe Polish in Advertising - Part 2; The Whittemores of Boston - brothers David and Joshua; An exhibition of tongue-in-cheek in proprietary medicines; Jar Talk; Many great ads; The Label Space - Cruikshank Brothers Co.; Ancient wine, water & Olive Oil - a glimpse at containers of another kind. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Apothecary - Dick & Lil Richardson's Apothecary Collection preserves pharmaceutical history - lengthy article with many great photos; Is this a Great Hobby or What?, by Cecil Munsey; Jar Talk - Jack La Baume visits the desert home of Don & Opal Wellman; Hair Raising Stories - Mrs. S.A. Allen's World's Hair Restorer & Balsam; Mermaid Oil - unusual poison bottle from overseas; British Bottle Bits - The Chepstow Show; Extra Special Deliveries; B.N.N. - the great Bellingham Show and Sale; Photos of Dale Mooney and Gary Dunsmore digging up fantastic finds... at an undisclosed location; Las Vegas Show; Up-Dates; Auctions; The Pontil - John C. Tibbitts recounts his recent travels to significant bottle destinations. Couple of external markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Photos and details of glass powder horns; The Magic of Metamorphic Trade Cards - Part II - Beyond Patent Medicines - fantastic vintage ads; Hair Raising Stories - Circassian Hair Oil and Restorative - A.L. Scoville & Co.; Bryan's Top Shelf - his tall and short bottles; Embalming Bottles - informative and wonderfully illustrated article by Adrienne S. Escoe; Jar Talk in Fredericksburg, Texas; Dr. Pepper's Mountain Herbs; "Dr. Pepper's Phos-Ferrates"; Extra Special Deliveries; Bottle Network News; British Bottle Bits; Auction Directory; The Label Space - The Bunker Hill Monument is popular on labels - Bunker Hill Pickles; Up-Dates; "Nyal" - a Poison Bottle story by Ben and Mirriam Glassman. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
64 pages. Black and white photos. Features: Pre-historic Baseball Cards, by Dave Cheadle; Drinking Homage to the Scottish Highlander, by Jack Sullivan; The Nickels House and Isaac A. Nickels, by Charlie Barnette; Bryan's Top Shelf - the Fabulous Ruby Red Beer Bottles, by Bryan Grapentine; Auction Directory; Bottle Network News; British Bottle Bits - Scent Bottles of the 18th Century, by Rob Goodacre; Mary in Bottleland, by Jodee Holzwarth; Containers with a European Flavor - England's Crosse & Blackwell Company, by Tom Caniff. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Hundred Thousandth phone installed - lengthy article; Essentials of good maintenance; Statement of Development - number of phones per exchange in the province; B.C. Telephone Company takes over East Kootenay System; Prompt service aids with Sidney fire; The office boys dream; Telephone assists in Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) Rush - great photo; Automatic phone system installed at Hammond; Keeping the electrons on the proper path; Photo of J.P.D. Malkin takes part in first Vancouver-London phone call; Shell Oil operator; Health Tips; Greater Vancouver can now talk to the European continent; Cable damaged by anchor; Radio interference putting music on phone lines; Production of phone directories - 4 pages with photos; Laying cable through Stanley Park; Direct Route to West Vancouver completed - 5 pages of interesting text and photos; Langley Prairie phone service restored during the fire - article with photos; Phone given as wedding gift in Vancouver; F.C. Paterson; Vancouver Power House Fire; Mr. George H. Halse becomes Chairman of the Board; Close-up photos of splicing job; Transatlantic phone service still expanding; photo of horse-drawn 'drop wagon'; Photo on Cordova St. after fire 42 years ago; There's more to installation work than just placing a telephone - 4 pages with photos and text; Good-bye to operating when Dan Cupid comes along; Sending news stories to Vancouver from California over phone wires; We are linked with 80% of the world's phones; photo of conduit laying on forty-first ave; The Monophone - advertisement; B.C. Tel. acquires government lines in the Interior; New trans-atlantic long distance mark; Photo montage of vehicles used by the Plant Department; B.C. Box Factory Fire; Baby causes problem by teething on phone cord; Chilliwack phone system now affiliated with us; Regular fire drills; Photo of Premier Tolmie participating in first call from Vancouver to Calgary - with detailed related story; The longest circuit in the system of the B.C. Telephone Company; A new radiotelephone company will be organized; New Fraser River Cable serves South Westminster Subscribers; Eleven european countries with telephone reach of Vancouver; Now installing a new type of telephone typewriter; New faster system for handling telegrams; Benefits of new telephone ownership are evident in 500-mile circle; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Significant wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
30 pages. Features: Royal Ontario Museum - Vienna Porcelain; The Art and Science of Collecting Drawings by Old Masters; Indian Cradle Boards; Silver Markings Complex Study; Two Recent Discoveries and Other Items of Interest; The Joy of Collecting; Miniature Oil Lamps; Letters to the Editor; Collector's Dictionary; Where to Find it. Bit of writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
