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226 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Features: Jordanian Rapper Satti; Asmara - Eritrea's sweet, sleepy capital; Myriam Mourabit - this Moroccan ceramicist and designer invites us into her Rabat studio; Profile of Lara Baladi - this Egyptian artist takes inspiration from coffee cup readings; Profile of Kamel Mennour - the French-Algerian gallerist making his private collection public in Paris; WTD - new magazine on Middle Eastern architecture; Arabic Coffee Culture - meet the people rethinking and reviving the tradition; The prints of Moroccan-based designer Artsi Ifrach; The redesign of Amman's airport; Aria - the art deco Algiers apartment offering artists a home away from home; How to make olive oil - a lesson from Lebanon; The contemporary flair of Bahrain's Manama. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced Middle East periodical. 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
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
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. 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. 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
1182 pages. Index. Many fold-outs of detailed diagrams. Undated. Appears to be circa early 1900s. Topics include: Strength of Materials; Shipbuilding; Heat; Definitions; Electricity; Turbines; Steam Engines; Condensers and Auxiliaries; Refrigeration; Boilers; Oil Fuel; Internal Combustion Engines; Fire Precautions. Above-average wear to maroon cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. Some pencil writing upon endpapers. Central portion of back free endpaper torn. A worthy reading copy of this magnificent tome. Book
New New English Original bdg. with original dust wrapper. Oblong 4to. 219, [1] p. In Turkish. B/w and color ills. Corporate history of BP in Turkey. Bir asrin ardindan BP Türkiye.
70 pages. Features: Nice ad for Ford V-8 cars inside front cover shows scotty dog outside empty garage; Fascinating half-page ad shows a lead miner and extolls the benefits of lead paint; Nice color ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Seven Keys to Cape Cod; New Yorkers DO Garden; Biennials Stage the Greatest Show of All; Cool Little Touches - how to give that cool and summery feel to your rooms; It's more fun to play at home; July indoor and outdoor gardening guides; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's soups; Cook Hot, Keep Cool; *Charming* one-page colour ad for Certo features May Robson who says "I'm An Old Hand at Jelly-Making"; Down with Chaperons - and up with parental guidance; Nice one-page color ad for Heinz soup shows artist at work; Half-page two-color ad for Spam; Nice 2-color half-page ad for Libby's fancy tomato juice; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna features magician; Wesson Oil ad features artist Meysa McMein; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chesterfied cigarettes features young lovelies in red, white and blue hats; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Beautyrest mattresses; It Took Imagination - before and after photos and write-up of the makeover of "a wretch of a place"; Really nice color ad for Hellmann's mayonnaise inside back cover; Nice ad for Ralston shredded whole wheat on back cover features comic family the "Crabby Craigs" and an endorsement by Ida Bailey Allen.. 3" x 3" clippings from page 22, 23 and 27. Taped repair to page 14. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
A very nostalgic 'scribbler' ca. 1950s, perhaps earlier. Back cover features full-page advertisement for the famous Bee Hive 5"x7" N.H.L. hockey pictures. This ad features facsimiles of several Toronto Maple Leaf players. Inside and outside of front cover, and inside of back cover consist exclusively of bright colourful ads for: Bee Hive Corn Syrup, Durham Corn Starch, Ivory Laundry Starch, and St. Lawrence Oil. Contents consist of 24 ruled pages, 14 of which contain hand-written notes. Light to moderate wear. Measurements: 7" wide x 9" high. A very nostalgic and collectible item, particularly for Maple Leafs fans. Book
40 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: The Village of Fort St. James; Ginger (Part 2) - Ginger Coote buys a Fairchild 51 and a Fox Moth, starts a pioneer BC airline and hires Russ Baker; Port McNeill; Grumman Mallard; Tech-Log - Oil and Airplanes; Robinson 22's (R22s); a restored Avro Anson. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Milano, Edizione della The Texas Company (Enneci' - Bertieri), 1933, in-8, br. editoriale, pp. (16). Con 12 illustrazioni umoristiche in tricromia. Omaggio della Texas Company agli automobilisti italiani.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 184 pages. Many b&w photos. Small tears on super-groovy dust jacket.
Book is in excellent condition. 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 the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 706 pages,
Mm 230x270 Catalogo della mostra di: Udine, Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate; Pavia di Udine, Villa Caiselli di Cortello; Bicinicco, Sede polifunzionale Don Lino Andrioli, 16 ottobre - 9 gennaio 2011. Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 333 pagine, ricco apparato iconografico a colori. Libro in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink wrap. Testi in inglese e in italiano - English and Italian texts. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
in-12, 165 pp., croquis in-t., broché, couverture illustrée. Très bel exemplaire. [CA33-1]
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
[x] 343pp.richly illustrated, cloth (lower hinge bit repaired), 28cm., G
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 Paperback. Clean copy. xiv + 272p
161 pages. Index. 117 figures. "A complete, self-contained discussion of hydrodynamics for geologists and geophysicists actively searching for accumulations of oil and gas." - from back board. Corporate library stamp upon front free endpaper and fore-edge else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Quality copy. Book
176 pages. Undated - circa 1990s. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. An excellent copy. Book
pp. (575)-(918) + Two large folding pocket charts and 3 maps. 9 p. List of publications of the PA Geological Survey 1874-1886. Original black cloth binding. Old damping. Charts dampstained. This volum e is the second of the four part series.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Staple-bound. 10 1/4"w x 13 3/4"h. 40 pages. No date shown; circa 1962.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Staple-bound. 10 1/4"w x 13 3/4"h. 40 pages. No date shown; circa 1962. Edge wear and tears to cover.