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48 pages. Features: Lovely full-page ad for Benger's Food; Front page photo of the King - Chief Mourner of the Unknown British Warrior; Article by G.K. Chesterton; Photos of notable world events in the news; Sport and Earnest - photos of notable events at home and abroad; Photos of personalities of the week; Illustrations and photos of the famous pall-bearers for the unknown warrior; Full-page photo of the H.M.S. Verdun; Gassing the Gassed - photos of Paris Doctor Arnold's apparatus for curing victims of Germany's poison gas weapons; Colour centerfold (loose but present) illustrates the burial place of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey; Excellent colour full-page ad for Treloar Carpets; Rare photo of doubl-column of fume and incandescent gas 40,000 feet high rising from the Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa; The Greatest Poison Trial of Modern Times - The Greenwood Case at Carmarthen - with illustrations of the dramatis personae and a view of the court in session; Full page ads for Johnny Walker Scotch Whisky, Cadillac automobiles, Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and smaller ads for other auto manufacturers. Full-page Michelin ad inside back cover missing chips, as is two-colour ad for McClinton's Colleen Toilet Cream on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Faint ink stamps on front cover. External advertorial coverfold mostly open. A worthy copy. Book
Features/Photos: Large feature on Mexico; Belfast Troubles - several photos; The election; Oil and gas search in the North Sea; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Magazine
38 pages. Features: Full-page photo of the Pope's Coronation; Photos of Representatives of Great Britain and other powers at the Papal Coronation; Full-page photo of the Pope's Open-Air Coronation on the Balcony of St. Peter's; Papal Coronation seen by a vaster crowd than ever before; The "Scapa Flow" of the Spanish Republican Fleet!; A Bronze Age Potter's Workshop - The First Found in Palestine - photos; Lachish - Traces of Nebuchadnezzar's Invasions - and Art Relics - photos; Two photos of the first white giraffe seen in Kenya - an adult "Albino" Bull; Among the "Red Men" of Ecuador - article with photos; How the Colorados Dye Themselves Scarlet and Trim their Hair - photos; Two dramatic photos of the sinking of the S.S. "Lillian" after a collission with the German freighter "Wiegand"; Royal Events and Activities of the Week - photos; Sultan of Perak Installed; The Japanese bomb Shumchun Market near Hong Kong - photo; Strange photo of gas mask for babies; Incredible colour photo of literally a "Red Indian" - a Colorado of Ecuador with skin and hair dyed scarlet from seeds of the blood tree and wearing a silver nose pin; Colour centerfold illustration of the only town established by the Romans in Wales - Venta Silurum; Photos of personalities of the week including Mahatma Gandhi, Field-Marshal Goering (in civilian clothes) and his wife, Colonel Rodriguez Lister, Dona Dolores Ibarruri; The Crisis in Slovakia - photos of leading personalities and turbulent scenes - Hlinka Guards; King of the late King George V. in St. George's Chapel; and more; Average wear. Centerfold and pages 411-416 loose but present. Pages 445-450 and any pages beyond page 452 missing. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Strange cover photo of British troops at spray gas drill - crouching under their protective clothing; Full-page photo of Churchill at the radio microphone - First Lord of the Admiralty; Two pages of photos illustrating the British Ministry of Information - how the censors do their work and the issuing of news to the press; Nice two-page photo of British tanks practising in a smoke screen; Two-page illustration of a German air attack on a British squadron in the North Sea on September 27th; One page graph illustrating the ebb and flow of income tax rates1800 through 1939; Photos illustrate the transformation in England wrought by the war - urban and rural scenes; Poland crushed by two invaders - twelve photos; Dramatic photo of two British vessels at work - black smoke streaming from one of them; Photos of Poland and her destroyers; The Turkish mission in London; Nice full-page photo of a camouflaged long-range British gun with "Balloon Tyres"; Photos of people and events in the news, including a Dutch air liner attacked by Germany; 10 photos of various styles of gas mask container; German and Russian Maneouvres - article by Cyril Falls; 10 photos from behind the French lines; Interesting full-page photographic guide to the rations of the British field force; Five great photos of British troops en route to the front; Various photos of self-defence at home; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. First two pages loose but present. Two pages probably missing from back. Book
220 pages. Fiction: Botts Runs For His Life; Weddings are For Women; Slum Kid; Murder Island; Anything for a Pal; Broken Promise; The Disappearance of Dolan (conclusion); Nothing to Lose (part 5 of 8). Articles: A New Trap for Runaway Husbands - the Fugitive-Husbands Law; Loveliest Wilderness in the World - Kew Gardens - color photos; The Amazing Mr. Churchill - Wonderful Winston, the Prisoner of War, part 3 of 8; So That's What You Dream About!; The Man Who Sets Off Atom Bombs - Dr. Alvin Graves; Sardi's - New York's Glamorous Hash House; The Pilots Who Lost Their Wings - Japanese Pilots; The Curious Ways of Manhattan Cliff Dwellers; Will Blood Flow Next in Morocco?; Our Most Arrogant Bureaucrat - Michael Straus, Commissioner of Reclamation. Ads: Studebaker Trucks; New York Life; Allis-Chalmers electric motors; Nescafe; American Gas Association ad features Mrs. Leslie Bonney of Cambridge, MA, Mrs. R.B. Butler of Tulsa OK, and Mrs. Geraldine Work of Santa Cruz, CA; Motorola radios; General Motors; Westinghouse Appliances; Ford cars; Inland Ice Cube Trays; Packard Cars - nice 2-page color-photo ad; General Electric Appliances; Eaton Truck Axles; Crosley Fridges - with Faith Baldwin; Handsome color United Air Lines ad; Great two-page color TWA ad; Nice two-page color Nash auto ad features the Ambassador Custom; Pall Mall cigarettes; Two-page color Chevrolet ad; Nice one-page color ad for Jarman shoes; Nice one-page Squibb ad shows faithful dog holding child's dress to prevent her from running into street; Nice one-page color ad for movie 'Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick' starring Dinah Shore; Two-page GMC truck ad; Color photo of Randolph Scott in ad for Stereo Realist 3D cameras; Olympic televisions; Permutit water softeners; Clorets; Johnston Lawn Mowers; Telechron clocks; Majestic Rotomatic lawnmowers; Homko mowers; Nice one-page two-color ad for Jacobsen power lawn mowers; Johnson outboard mowers; Nice one-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes features noted sportsman-engineer Paul Henry; Coke ad on back cover shows empty bottles and caps on counter. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 119- 152 plus sixteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Saskatchewan's Oil and Gas - major article with many excellent photos including Tommy Douglas on the podium; Some Birds of Canada; The Canals of England; The Craft School of Fundy; Voyages of Discovery - British Columbia; Canadair one-page ad with illustration of their Sparrow II guided missile; and more. Faint date stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo, 160 pages, illustrated.Cover spine torn, rear inner hinge weak. Inscription of a previous owner on the inside front cover. For use with "Bakerloo" "Newhome" "Reliable" and "Kitchenette" Gas Cookers. eng
Book is in excellent condition with one bumped corner, otherwise as new in black cloth covers with silver text at spine, decorated endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers otherwise have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, not price clipped. Heavily illustrated throughout.
Gr.8°. 95 S. + Anhang. Original Leinwand (gröbere Struktur) mit Deckeltitel. Einband leicht berieben, 1 Tafel im Anhang lose, sonst gut erhalten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungenausfaltbarer Karte und statistischem Anhang. In einer dafür vorgesehenen Lasche befindet sich die 4-fach ausfaltbare, mehrfarbige Übersichtskarte der Energieversorgungsunternehmungen.
ca. 21 x 15 cm. 36 S. Original-Broschur mit Deckeltitel. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Sonst guter Zustand. Sonderdruck aus dem "Jahrbuch der Heimatgemeinschaft des Kreises Eckernförde e.V." 18. Jahrgang 1960.
160 pages. Index. Contents include: Round Strand Ropes; Galvanized Wire Ropes and Strands; Flattened Strand Wire Ropes; Special Wire Ropes; Wire Rope Fittings and Slings; Ordering Wire Rope; Handing Wire Rope; Socketing Wire Rope; Splicing Wire Rope; Attaching Clips; Wire Rope Recommendations for Construction, Quarries, Gravel Pits, Elevators, General Industry, Logging, Mines, Oil and Gas, Ships. Prior owner's name and date in marker inside front board. Couple of drops of paint near base of spine. Binding tight. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Volume in ottimo stato, perfettamente fruibile in ogni sua parte, libro che analizza gli sviluppi più recenti in materia di sicurezza dell'approvvigionamento di gas e affidabilità in tutte le regioni dell'AIE. Con prefazione di Claude Mandil (Direttore Esecutivo), presenti numerose tabelle e figure in nero nel testo, numero pagine 494; da segnare: astuccio in plastica al contropiatto anteriore contenente CD-ROM USATO
Volume in ottimo stato, perfettamente fruibile in ogni sua parte, libro che analizza come si stanno sviluppando nuovi strumenti e meccanismi di flessibilità con la liberalizzazione del mercato e con l'evoluzione delle tendenze della domanda e dell'offerta evidenziando le differenze nei requisiti e nelle disposizioni di flessibilità tra i paesi membri dell'AIE. Con prefazione di Robert Priddle (Direttore Esecutivo), presenti numerose tabelle e figure in nero nel testo, numero pagine 273 USATO
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
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady standing atop sailboat; Vintage wartime Canadian National / Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover entitled "There Goes Your Letter To Your Boy" shows mother putting letter into mail box, to be delivered, in part, by rail; Brief news bits touch on the split to the Russo-Polish alliance, how Berlin chuckled, and the case for the Poles; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System implores long distance users to use the limited wartime capacity efficiently; Invasion Tactics - Great photo-illustrated article shows Canadian troops practicing for the D-Day invasion; Wolf at the Door (short story); Quick Ending (short story); A Photo Finish (short story); Our Invisible Ally - photo-illustrated article explains how the electron aids Canada's war effort with marvellous electronic devices; Momentum to Mutiny - photo-illustrated article explains how some German troops are rebelling, particularly Walter Bluthner, who refused a transfer to Norway to the Russian Front; No Double Cross for Dolly (short story); Hollywood news - article with photo of Vivien Leigh; One page ad for Woodbury Soaps features photos of Elisabeth Howe, of Ottawa; Nice half-page Heintzman & Co. piano ad features illustration of grand piano; Illustrated Johnson's Wax one-page ad entitled "The Lindsey Girls Have Had a Busy Day" shows ladies in uniform; *Sensational centrefold colour ad for General Motors features illustrations of fourteen of the 1943 military vehicles they are contributing to the war effort, including: four-wheel-drive service truck, gas tank truck, water tank purifier, general transport, staff car, plane gassing truck, and many more - and apparently they made an additional 36 vehicles; Photo and brief write-up of Mrs. H.M. Aitken, Supervisor of Conservation, and one of Canada's most versatile women; Modess ad features illustration of female aviation mechanic; On the Kitchen Front - recipes; Home Canning - Your Patriotic Duty; Attractive colour half-page Pepsi ad features young lovely and Frise illustration of boys fishing; Fashion illustrations; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Dorothy Lamour; The Housewife Takes a Job - article discussing how wives are taking jobs to support the war effort; World Sayings; Ford ad inside back cover includes large illustration of Canadian gun crew in battle; Back cover colour Coke ad entitled "Caps off to our fighting men" mentions the Victory Parade Program with Canada's Spotlight Band, featuring Mart Kenney and his Western Gentlemen; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this extraordinary vintage wartime issue. Book
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
pp. xi, 115. Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Tall 32mo. Original printed paper wraps, lettered and decorated in red. Small loss at edges. Stamped number ownership on rear cover. Nice copy. Includes an unusual plea for illumination by gas lamps. PRESS/W39
352 pages including index and numerous black and photographic reproductions as well as some in colour. From primitive beginnings Canadian natural gas processing has grown into a massive industry capable of processing billions of cubic feet of gas per day, and capturing a high percentage of the valuable hydrocarbon liquids and sulfur found in the gas. Relates the tale of an industry growing up from an uncertain infancy to confident maturity; tells of the businessmen, scientists, engineers, operators and manufacturers who found the means, both competitive and cooperative, to turn Canada's raw gas into safe and reliable fuel and by-products. Prior owner's small ink stamp upon title page and top edge of textblock. Opening to lower corner of front board (with corresponding loss to dust jacket) otherwise, clean, bright and tight with very light wear. A quality copy. Book
25 pages. Presents information in tabular format. Topics include: Quebec Peat Bogs; Ontario Peat Bogs; Miscellaneous Samples including coal, briquettes from organic city refuse, anthracite, oil shale and natural gas. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
68 pages. Presents data in tabular form. Documents 22 Alberta Coal Field regions, Alberta Natural Gas, Alberta Oil and Northwest Territories Oil. Average wear. Binding intact. Writing atop front cover. Sound copy. Book
29 x 20,5 cm. 24(1)S. + Abbildungstafeln und Anhang. Original Karton mit illustriertem Deckeltitel und Leinenrücken. Einband leicht berieben, papierbedingt etwas gegilbt, sonst gut erhalten. Mit einem Geleitwort des Oberbürgermeisters Otto Höchtl, einem Vorwort von Oberbaurat Rupprecht, 54 teils ganzseitige Abbildungen, 1 davon als ausfaltbare Karte. Am Ende etliche Seiten Werbung. Beiliegend eine Referenzkarte von R. Rupprecht.
16 pages. Black and white photos and diagrams. "Largely reprinted from Extension Bulletin No. 90, issued by The Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture for Manitoba. Undated. Circa 1929. A brief but fascinating work intended to show prairie farmers how to make use of their home-grown fuel (grain) to work their land with multiple-horse teams rather than purchasing oil products for their tractors. Provides clear and concise instructions for how to apply the multiple hitch - "The modern system for controlling big teams". Explains four and six horse hitches, seven to twelve horse hitches, the nind-horse hitch and the ten horse hitch. Above-average wear and soiling Unmarked. Binding intact. A wonderful reference whose time may come yet again. Book
60 pages. Features: Sven Hedin - The Go-Between; Can Nazi Ersatz Win? - great photos of material collection and innovative products borne of necessity; The Last Thirty Seconds before the Curtain's Up - photos of show-girls as they prepare to go on-stage; A Plea for Mothers - they fight for higher allowances while their men are away; Marineland in Florida - Porpoises' Paradise; Indoor Flying - R.A.F. Flight Simulators (the Visual Link Trainer); The Red Cross - interesting information and photos of this organization; Prison A.R.P. - French women prisoners of La Petite Roquette are provided with gas masks and other preparations in the event of German attack; Diary of the War, No. 29 - The Twenty-Seventh Week; Cartoon by Low mocks Goering; We Shall Win; Nice ad for the Bush Radio on back cover features Christopher Stone. Many other wonderfully nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy. Magazine
174 pages. The unforgettable story of courageous men and women who had only a rusty riverboat to carry them in their desperate fight from Hitler's gas chambers. The product of years of intensive research. Translated into English from Romanian. Unmarked. Average wear to book. Above average wear to dust jacket which is now in an archival-grade Brodart dust jacket cover. Solid copy. Book
pp. xii, 227 + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Very XLib. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, very worn. Hardbound. SPACE/3
