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32 pages. Features: Cover photo looking up the Yukon River from the wheelhouse of a sternwheeler; Why Not From Krupps to Japan - an anti-Japan rant by Sahonovitch; And Why Not Join the U.S.?; "Delate Klush Muck-A-Muck" - article with fantastic photos of the native eulachon (oolichan) industry; There's Gougers in Them Thar Hills; From Montana to the Klondyke - Part 1 of 3 - The Stikine Trail to Telegraph Creek and Dawson City (1897); Now is the time to join the Registered Trappers Association; The Hospital Insurance Act; politically incorrect African cartoon; Great New Natural Gas Wells Favor Westcoast Line (with map of the Northwest Alberta and B.C. Natural Gas Field); Nice photo Finning ad shows a Caterpillar bulldozer dragging a scraper; Dozens of nostalgic local ads. Faint date stamp atop front cover otherwise unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Canada Lies in the Path of a Solar Eclipse - full-length article with illustrations; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Campbell's Soup features man lifting spoon to mouth; From Japan to Hollywood - Can Eiko Taki Capture the West? - brief article with photo; Emily Sartain - Painter of Canada's Wild Flowers; Barry Corbet - B.C. Boy Scout on Mount Everest - article with photos; British Track Coach Geoffrey Dyson Sees Canada in Top Ten in the world by 1973; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for BA gas stations features traveling family in Ford station wagon - with no seat belts in use; Douglas greeting card ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of gold panning on Eldorado Creek in 1898; B.C. Could Lose Peace River Block - If Southerners Don't Wake Up; Trapping is My Meal Ticket - article with photos; From Montana to the Klondyke - Part 2 of 3 - The Winter of 1897-1898 around Dawson City, in the words of Frank R. Miles, June 23, 1898 - article with great photos; Progress Report - Gas at an Estimated 70 lbs pressure blows mud from Kersley Oil & Gas Co. Test Hole - article with great photos; Sixth Annual Convention of Trappers' Association; Alcan Kitimat Plant Preparations; Red Cross Hospital at Alexis Creek; Nice Finning ad on back cover for the Caterpillar D4 with scraper; Dozens of nostalgic ads for local businesses. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of prairie grain elevators by John Phillips; O'Keefe's ad inside front cover features tribute to Sir Frederick Grant Banting, with reproduction of painting by Arthur T. Cooper; Colour ad for Ritz Crackers; One-page colour ad for Frigidaire home appliances; Why the Dominion-Provincial Conference Failed; Nice one-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System highlights long-distance calling with large illustration of old-style rotary telephone; Nice colour ad for Orange Crush features young lady holding brown bottle; One-page colour-photo ad for Jordan Grape Juice features young ladies harvesting grapes; New Hope, Pennsylvania - Boom Town for The Arts - article with several photos of local celebrities; Mrs. Minden Comes Home; Studio Cop - "Whitey" Hendry is chief of police for MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios - article with photo of Hendry with Donna Reed; Exploits of M.I.5 (Part 2) - the first detailed record of Britain's secret agents, contact men and saboteurs in Germany and German-occupied territory; The Neighbours; In the Time Appointed; Ottawa Roundup - Mackenzie King searching for alter ego; Water Safety Tips for kids; Wonderful half-page photo ad for Woodbury Soap features newlyweds Margaret Ellen Thorson and Theodore (Ted) Panos, both of the RCAF; Vintage half-page colour ad for Canada Dry Sparkling Water; Handsome one-page colour Oldsmobile ad features red car with Hydra-Matic Drive (and Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in background); Canadian Travel Bureau one-page ad features gas attendant and encourages all Canadians to be friendly to U.S. tourists; Great colour half-page Rice Crispies ad features man taking photo; Beautiful one-page White Rose ad features colour illustration of newlyweds in green convertible; Pressure Cooker article; Lovely Lux ad features colour illustration of Judy Garland; Adapting the School to the Child; Half-page colour ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Blue Top Brewing ad inside back cover features "The Colourful Home"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
175 pages. "Your taxes are going up; your electric and gas bills are costing more; and your government is telling you to use your air conditioner less in the summer - for an energy crisis that does not exist... Confirms the suspicion long held by many Americans that the energy 'crisis' is a hoax perpetrated on the American people by big government and abetted by big business... Exposes the energy 'crisis' plot, explains how it works and tells how the free market can sweep it away" - from back board. Moderate external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy. *Please Note* The isbn number printed on this book, 0916728048, is shared by an unrelated book on electrical repair. To prevent delivery of the wrong book, we have left the isbn field blank for this listing. Book
312 pages. Index. "Covers all aspects of war gas. The history of the subject is covered as are the men behind the story, the various classifications of gases according to their composition and physiological effects, tables, figures, statistics, and all other pertinent material. The author has kept in mind the practical military applications of the gases as well as protection against them - he reveals a thorough understanding of the whole subject, its past history and future possibilities." - from dust jacket. Formerly of the U.S. Air Force Library at Fort Bragg, N.C. Usual library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book mildly musty with above-average wear. Binding sound. A worthy copy of this fascinating reference. Book
Librairie J.-B. Baillière et Fils. 1924. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos abîmé. Quelques rousseurs. 656 pages. Illustré de très nombreuses gravures et photo-gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. 'Grandes Encyclopédies industrielles', J.-B. Baillière. Encyclopédie de Chimie industrielle, Dir. par C. Matignon. Les baumes et les résines. Etude particulière des résines. Les térébenthines-baumes. La Colophane. Le commerce des produits résineux...
46 pages. Features: Nice one-page illustrated ad for International Trucks; One-page Memeograph ad includes exquisitely detailed illustration of their machine; Follow the Swallow - fiction by Lucian Cary; It's Safe to Fly - photo illustrated article by Commander Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N.; The Private Life of novelist John Erskine; Big Business (fiction by Lawrence Perry); When They're Not Working - two pages of wonderful photos of notables recreating, including Bruce Barton, E. Phillips Oppenheim, H.C. Witwer, Charles M. Schwab, Sir Harry Lauder, Ty Cobb, H.I. Phillips, Mme. Schumann-Heink, Emil Jannings, Tony Sarg, and John Philip Sousa; The Jack Dempsey - Jack Sharkey boxing match; Homer Gets Busy (fiction by Frank Condon); My Best Girl (fiction by Kathleen Norris); Every Germ In Its Place - suggestions to reduce doctor's bills; The Hope Chest (fiction by George S. Brooks); In by the Back Door - Tenor Edward Johnson; This Immoral Age (fiction by George Weston); Robin Hood - Infamous New York businessman Jim Fisk; Wonderful one-page ad for Chambers Fireless Gas Ranges features nostalgic photo of young lady in dress in flight after a backswing playing tennis; Nicely illustrated Timken Bearing ad looks into electric furnace. Back cover General Tire and Rubber Company ad features a Paul Gerding painting of "The Flight of Lindbergh" by W.A. Byrnes. Average wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Covers held by one staple. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 90-178 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The pitfalls of a man who purchased three submarine-chasing 'M.L.'s' and set out to bring them from Rosyth to the Thames - with only one boat reaching her destination - with illustrations and a photo of the boat which survived; Some Adventures with Jaguars; Photo and brief write-up of a nine-foot boa constrictor housepet in Ecuador which showed remarkable affection for its master; Unkown Peru - an Englishman who has lived in Peru for many years describes his experience in unknown regions - illustrated with his photos (part 1); Mangahau the 'Magician' - a Maori tale of a prodigal son and Tapu ; In Search of Sea Monsters - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges sets out on a two-year expedition to find and catch the world's largest fish - with photos (part 1); The Poker Bandits; a 'hold-up' at the Red Deer Lumber Company's camp in Manitoba leads to an exciting and tragic man-hunt; A Miracle of Marine Salvage - the strange case of the 'St. Paul' - with photos; The Road to Timbuctoo - another humourous adventure of Leo Walmsley of the "Three Asses in the Pyrenees" articles; A Motorcycle in High Albania - Kenneth Robertson was the first motorcyclist to cross the Albanian Alps; Winter Wild-Fowling in Friesland (Northern Holland) - with great photos of their decoys and more; Our Adventure in Normandy - a cycle-camping trip leads to an odd experience; Frank Miller's Last Fight - a gas bomb is used to overcome a cop-killing desperado in Jersey City, New Jersey - with photos; Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
84 pages. Index. Glossary. "Industrial operations in the prairie provinces and the Northwest Territories release airborne emissions that can injure surrounding forest vegetation. This report describes symptoms of these pollutants and of natural stresses that may appear similar. Nineteen pages of colour photos provide examples of these symptoms on forest vegetation." - Abstract. Prior owner's name inside front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Features: Tacoma's Union Station Thrown Open to the Public - two-page article including grainy photo of the new station; Oregon-Washington Station To Formally Open May 20 - new passenger station in Seattle (article with photo inside the main waiting room); Professional biography of self-made man Carl R. Gray, president of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle (includes photo of Mr. Gray); First Marine Producer Gas Installation on Pacific Coast - on the Barkentine Archer; Ongoing construction by Johnson Brothers & Blanchard, Georgetown of deep-sea motor cruiser designed by Seattle naval architect L.E. Geary for O.O. Denny of Seattle - article with diagram of outboard profile of the vessel; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Speediest Steam Yacht is Launched - brief article and photo of the Sovereign; News of Tacoma; One page ad for the new steel trains "The Olympian" and the "Columbia" which represent "The New Steel Trail to the East Through the Golden West, commencing service 29 May, 1911; Nice illustrated one-page ad for "The Finest Train in the West, The Shasta Limited" which speedily connected Seattle with San Francisco; Excellent half-page photo ad for Willamette Iron & Steel Works features photo of fireboat "Geo. H. Williams" belching black smoke while she pumps two heavy streams of water from her hoses; and more. 40 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
Features: A River Dies - and is Reborn again - New Jersey's Raritan River; We are deluding ourselves in Vietnam - Hans J. Morgenthau; Even if they can't read, They should have the right to vote - Andrew Hacker; After Fifty Years the cry of Ypres still Echoes - 'Gas!' - the beginning of chemical warfare in 1915 - chlorine and tear gas; Secret of the Nureyev Spell; The New York World's Fair - Act II; Crossword completed, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. Features: Wonderful full-age photo-illustrated ad for Interlaken Summer Camp for Boys, La Porte County, Indiana, inside front cover; The Vilest Crime of the Ages - The movement to discredit the Germans at home as well as the German element in this country; An Obsolete Jeffersonian Doctrine - the right to traffic in munitions of war with belligerent nations; Did the Lusitania carry cargo like this? - The Cleveland Automatic Company's high explsive shells break into smaller pieces which are poisonous and will painfully kill victims in four hours without immediate treatment - an ad for these shells from the 'American Machinist' is reproduced here; The German Army as a National Backbone, by Frank Koester; $16,000,000 "Neutrality"; Let Sir Richard Crawford Pack his Trunks; Some "English Outrages"; The New York Herald Admits the Truth; Italy's Entry into the War; American Neutrality a Myth; English Poisonous Gases; British Cabinet Breaking; Gas Bombs used by the English and French; News from Germany; Kaffee Hag ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Three-inch opening to bottom of coverfold, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: The Loneliest Man in New York - an intimate study of Frank A. Munsey by one of his former newspaper executives; Through the colored glasses of Freudism the doctor looks at Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady - and decides that Freud should be repudiated; Building Good Roads by Gasoline - income from tolls, gas tax and licenses pays for U.S. roads; America's Scattered Children - the American flag flies in Alaska and more than halfway across the Pacific on thousands of islands; 'Bad English' is a Heritage from Olden Times - much of the grammar now classed as incorrect has come down to us by word of mouth from the time of Chaucer and before; Henry Ford's Page - understanding how the public mind moves from interest to disinterest; Editorials - the defeat of Mrs. Ferguson in Texas was actually a repudiation of her husband, Jim Ferguson, corn is a huge commodity, taxes hurt the British whisky-making industry; Voyage of the Victoria - The Passage of the Strait (part 9); The Women of Mexico Awake - they claim freedom which their American sisters enjoy; Pity the Poor Baseball Scout! - he deals in human ivory; Phoning in the Woods - photo-illustrated article on phone lines serving fire-fighting Forest Rangers in Montana; Chats with Office Callers - New Yorker article explains how for three times in a row the writer attended church, only to witness the uplifting of those of another religion; Rare Americana in a Unique Setting - the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Some Vanished Towns of Kansas - cities that died before they had lived/State Capital which could not be found; Interesting tree photos inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Conversations with Quebec's Revolutionaries, by Peter Gzowski; One Man's Intimate Picture of the FLQ; The Savage Legacy of Columbia's Civil War; The Life and Times of Wheeler-Dealer Ralph Farris - nice photos; The Wild Trade in new and used animals, by Robert Thomas Allen; The Gold-Braid Mind is Destroying our Navy - so says James Plomer; What Jack McClelland has done to book publishing in Canada; Portrait of a great modern shrine - Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal; Artistic full-page ad for TCA (Trans-Canada Airlines); Funky full-page colour photo ad for Martini & Rossi shows man and woman with dog at ice machine; Colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows rows of empty bottles on picnic table with smiling couple at far end. Somewhat above-average wear. Coverfold partially open and tender. A worthy vintage copy. Book
78 pages. Articles: Traffic Traps for Tourists - unjust arrests in many parts of the U.S.; Red Clouds over Olympus - Life in Greek village of Magoula is miserable under the Communists; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 13) - from Cairo to Teheran - the first meeting with Stalin;.Sunday Dinner - lady in the kitchen; Pot Shots by One Shot Ross - Boxing Manager Wirt Ross; "There Goes Rusty" - one of the world's fastest greyhounds. Fiction: Plenty of Time for Love; The Inspector had a Wife; The Fugitive; The Logger and the Lady; River Crossing; An Affair of State (part 3 of 4). Ads include: Studebaker cars; Vitalis (with Bob Feller); Philco radio-phonographs; Firestone "Super-Balloon" tires; Gillette Blue Blades (2-pages in color); Kaiser-Frazer cars (centerfold); Pllymouth; "Good Sam" movie with Gary Cooper; Schlitz beer; GM Electro-motive division; Coke - shows Coke machine at gas station; Texaco - shows young lady water skiing; Rice-Stix; U.S. Army; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Unmarked with moderate wear and minor bits of moisture exposure to top and bottom edges. A sound vintage copy. Book
287 pages. Index. Black and white photos. Detailed diagrams. Features "Canada Tru-Lay steel wire rope for every purpose". Contents include: Flattened Strand; Wire Rope Slings; Wire Rope Fittings; Care and Maintenance; Splicing of Wire Rope; Excavating and Contracting Ropes; Industrial Ropes for Material Handling; Ropes for Mining; Logging Ropes; Marine Ropes; Gas and Oil Well ropes; Elevator Ropes; Engineering data; Glossary. Diagrams of the High Lead, North Bend/Tight Skyline, Skidder, Slack Line, and Tyler Systems of log transport. Great series of photos demonstrating how to splice a very thick wire rope. Decorated black imitation leather covers. Prior owner's detaills inside front cover. Binding somewhat tender but intact. Average soiling and wear. A worthy copy of this nostalgic, interesting and informative volume. Book
56 pages. Features: Nice color ad inside front cover for Nash cars features a picnic scene; One-page Plymouth car ad; Igor Stravinsky marries Vera Sudeikina; Gracie Fields marries Monty Banks; Obituaries for Blanca Errazuriz de Santacruz, Col. Frank White, Sir Patrick Playfair Laidlaw and Sir John Harry Lee Fagge; Charming one-page photo ad for H.J. Heinz features Rene Black of the Waldorf-Astoria, and Crosby Gaige, Chairman of the Wine and Food Society; Murder for sale in Brooklyn; Article and photos on France's new war Premier, Paul Reynaud; War by Moonlight; Gandhi's Victory; Great color one-page Firestone "Champions" ad features color illustration of five racers who won on Firestone Tires - Louis Unser, Mauri Rose, Ab Jenkins, Wilbur Shaw, and Roscoe Turner; Nice one-page color ad promotes the new Golden Gate International Exposition; Finns withdraw before Reds - Swede concern grows; Search for Dr. Hjalmar Schacht aboard Italian liner Conte di Savoia at Gibraltar; The military significance of crisscrossing the North Sea with Air Raids; The Effect of Air Raids on future sea strategy; James R. Young convicted in Tokyo civil court; Vast British evacuation is altering class barriers; Photo of Maj. Armstrong - FM inventor; Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn arrives in New York to a hearty welcome; Classy one-page color ad for the major US airlines features Mr. & Mrs. Lang Wharton, Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Thomas and Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Howard; Nice one-page two-color ad for Texaco gas dealers features fire trucks; Billiard player Willie Hoppe; All-American rookie Lou Mandel of the St. Louis Cardinals; Centenary of dentistry; Student Joan Lawrence sues to avoid using shower room at Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra; Frank Davenport Duncan Jr. paints his way in college; Photos of Frank W. Andrew of Palmyra, Ill who watches his tractor work in circles by itself; Chairman of the SEC - Jerome N. Frank; Lord Calvert Whiskey color ad inside back cover features $75k Hawthorn Vase; Back cover color ad for Grace Line South American Cruises features couple preparing for fancy dress party; And much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Boeing photo ad features experimental military equipment powered by gas turbines; Korea Controversy; Ike's Patronage Problems; Senator Styles Bridges says "Atomize Foe if we Must"; High feelings in High Court on Dixie School Segregation; Investigations - Red Front Funds; Korean War coverage; Color ad for General Tires; Nice two-page color ad for National Steel; Fairbanks-Morse color ad highlights New Orleans; Riots and Riches in North Africa - many troubles beset France; Indo-China setback; White defiance in South Africa; Photo of Sweden's Greta Hoffstrom who now appears on that country's money; Nice one-page two-color Hilton Hotels ad features proclamation of Christmas; Illustrations of Moscow fashions; Nice illustrated two-color ad for Continental Motors Corporation features heavy equipment at work; Fantastic color-photo-illustrated centerfold ad for Lockheed features their new Super Constellation - awesome cabin photos!; Canada/CBC's TV "Iron Curtain" is finally pierced by private broadcasters; Artists with Brush and Talent Paint Americana for Americans - Norman Rockwell, Al Parker, Joe De Mers, Harold Von Schmidt, Floyd Cavis; Nice two-page color ad for General Motors (GM) trucks, locomotives and other heavy equipment; Nice two-color one-page ad for the Mallory UHF converter (radio); Basketball article; Fred Haney photo; Brief obituaries for Comdr. Charles H. Lightoller and Capt. Charles G. Duffy; Howard Hughes back in charge of RKO; Henry Hazlitt writes on the collapse of controls; Asiatic Fever; Gamma Globulin Bank; Champion spark plug ad features photo of Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer; Hyster forklift ad on last page; and more. Covers heavily-worn and loose but present. Above-average external soiling. Minor tape repair to spine. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: L'Existence du Canada est Menacee, mais... cette constatation de la commission Laurendeau-Dunton est minimisee par les journaux anglophones; Huit Semains a l'ile de Paques, parle Dr. Armand Boudreault; Apres l'explosion de Ville La Salle - (a natural gas explosion?); Sur un air des Beatles ou de Charles Aznavour - les discotheques montrealaises; La Maison Leclerc a plu de 200 ans - nice photos; Des Heros Costaudes - Au debut du siecle, les idoles des foules s'appelaient - Louis Cyr, le geant Beaupre, Barre, Hector Decarie, Michaud, Victor DeLamarre, Jos. Montferrand... - with photos. Text in French. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
88 pages. Features: Brief obituaries for Dr. James McKeen Cattell and Admiral Mark Kerr; Bing Crosby's crutch with folding seat; Cute color ad for Bryand gas heating features Chihuahua; Reynolds Aluminum ad features astounding photo inside Fort Worth plant building Liberator Bombers - as far as the eye can see!; Photo of Pvt. Bob Kearney and Sgt. Jack Malone on the beach below Rome; New Blows in Italy and Russia put more Cracks in Nazi Wall; Extensive war coverage; Release of Leningrad; Photo of 75-millimeter howitzer crew on Cape Gloucester, New Britain enduring mud and rain; Other photos of Marines tending fallen buddy and toughing out the heat; Photo of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani and his officers crossing Piazza Venezia in Rome; Discussions between de Gaulle and Churchill; Nice color General Tire ad with cartoon about recapping; Nice military-themed Camel cigarettes ad features Ethel Brett and Marine training photos; Koala rescue photos at Quail Island; Uncommon ad for Pennsylvania-Central Airlines; Photos of prison reform in Georgia which, until recently, had floggings, sweatboxes and chains; Rail settlement paves way for new wave of raise demands; Photo of Ford workers Neil Smith and John Elvin of the Edgewater, NJ plant - who were suspended from the union for working too fast!; Seagram's V.O. color ad features interesting artist's rendering of a future submarine salvaging submarine; Eddie Rickenbacker photo in Hotel New Yorker ad; War Bond ad sponsored by Timken features portrait of General Marshall; Nice one-page ad for movie "Destination Tokyo" starring Cary Grant and John Garfield; Nice 2/3-page Snap-on Tools ad for their Torqometer (torque wrench); And much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
73 pages. Intended to '...Furnish operators and drillers with a concise and convenient arrangement of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulations which directly and indirectly concern the operations conducted on Petroleum and Natural Gas Leases." - from Introduction. Gilt lettering upon front board. Large map entitled "Map of Alberta Showing Natural Gas Resources" stored inside back board. Government stamps, prior owner's details and some markings inside front board. Various ink writings and markings upon back free endpaper. Binding intact. Average external wear and soiling. A rare surviving copy. Book
Fine English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In special box. Folio. (31 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 188 p., richly b/w and color ills. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Dd created an exhibition "The Nobels and Baku Oil" that was displayed at the Baku Museum Centre. The exhibition was dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Contract of the Century and the 130 years since the Nobel Brothers opened their business in Baku. It told the story of the Nobel Company's accomplishments in Azerbaijan from 1874 to 1920 and its role in the economic, technological and social development of the region. The Nobel brothers - Alfred, Ludvig and Robert - once had with Baku. In fact, when the Nobel Prizes were established more than a century ago (1901), roughly 12 percent of the prize money was drawn from Alfred's shares in the Nobel Brothers' Petroleum Company in Baku. The Petroleum Production Company Nobel Brothers, Limited, or Branobel ("Nobel Brothers" in Russian), was an oil company set up by Ludvig Nobel and Baron Peter von Bilderling. It operated mainly in Baku, Azerbaijan, but also in Cheleken, Turkmenistan. Originally established by Robert Nobel (who contributed 25,000 rubles) and the investments of barons Peter von Bilderling (300,000 rubles) and Standertskjöld (150,000 rubles) as a distillery in 1876, it became, during the late-19th century, one of the largest oil-companies in the world. The Nobel Brothers Petroleum Company was an oil-producing company that had its origins in a distillery, founded by Robert and Ludvig Nobel in Baku in 1876, which, in 1879, turned into a shareholding company headquartered in St. Petersburg. The share capital of three million rubles was divided as follows: 53,7% Ludwig Nobel, 31,0% Baron Peter von Bilderling, 4,7% I.J. Zabelskiv, 3,8% Alfred Nobel, 3,3% Robert Nobel, 1,7% au Baron Alexandre von Bilderling. Pipeline transport was pioneered near Baku by Vladimir Shukhov and the Branobel company in 1878-1880. On 10 April 1902, the company signed a contract for the purchase of oil fields in Romany, which were owned by the oil producer Isabey Hajinsky. On 17 October 1905, in accordance with the Committee of Ministers, the company purchased the oil fields owned by oil producer A. Adamov. The company's fixed capital in 1914-1917 was 30 million rubles. By 1916, it was the largest oil company in Russia, producing 76 million poods of oil. Between 1877 and 1901, the company drilled over 500 wells, produced 150 million barrels of oil, and employed 12,000 workers.
68 pages. Colour cover photo of Canada's triumphant 100m Olympic world-record setting gold medal sprinter Ben Johnson.. prior to being stripped of his medal and record. Features: Ottawa offers compensation to Japanese-Canadians for their wartime humiliation; Ed Broadbent's Long Quest for Power; Marshal Inquiry testimony ends; Behind the boardroom doors of the Edper Group; Feature article on Ben Johnson - King of Seoul - with great colour photos; South Korea - Emerging Giant; Colour-photo one-page ad for Saga fox fur coats; Radon gas dangers; Vintage one-page ad for Zenith laptop computers; Special Report on Margaret Atwood's Triumph - article with colour photos; and more. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy of this memorable issue. Book
36 pages. Features: British Columbians All; Can We Learn From History?; Letters; Pioneer Pilots of the Skeena - article with great photos; Our We Slaves to Our Clocks?; 210 Miles on Horseback - in 55 degrees below - to attend the funeral of Charlie Fortier, Chief of the Chu Chua Indians; Nature Oddities; Wonder-Weed Ramie Grass Would Revolutionize Textile Industry; B.C. History - Finance and Early Vancouver Island Events; Some Observations of a Rambling Angler; The Monument - poem by an unknown author; Frontal Attack - From the Rear! - a skunk story; The Mighty Hunter; "Pacific Pete" in Big Program - Westcoast's ammended all-Canadian natural gas pipeline route to Vancouver and cities of the U.S. pacific coast; Stewart, B.C. - article with photos; Nice ads on covers include Finning, the Yukon Brewery Syndicate, Port Hope Garage Ltd., and The Charles Hotel; Dozens of nostalgic local ads, some with photos. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
