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In-8°, pp. XIX, 304,tela editoriale con sovraccoperta figurata. 4 carte e 15 tavv. f.t. Alcuni strappi alla sovraccoperta, per il resto bell'esemplare. Contributi di vari autori. A cura dell'American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
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
Features: Exclusive - I flew the Pterodactyl flex-wing; Silk-screen your own cards; Build a portable 5-minute car wash; 1962 Ford Fairlane with an all-new V8; Crowd Engineering; Football's fabulous foremen - keep your eye on the quarterback - with photos; The gas turbine goes to sea; Guns for the blue and grey; Salmon Fish farming in Washington State - Dr. Lauren Donaldson; and more. Average wear. Sound unmarked copy. Book
Features: *First 1959 Cars*; Are you wasting money on premium gas?; Accident at Windscale - World's first atomic alarm; A Reversing Hot-and-Cold Machine - heats or cools at the flick of a switch; Atomic Engines to Power Rockets and Missiles - Nevada tests for sensational flying reactors; No-hands system to land Airliners; GM bets on Flaring Fins; Buick; Cadillac; Oldsmobile; Rambler boosts mpg; How automatic shotguns work; and more. Average wear. Book
115 pages. Index. Black and white archival photographs throughout. "Here is an important contribution to Western Canadiana, for surely the struggles to establish new farms and obtain power for those farms deserve to be remembered, just as the stories about the fur trade, the rush of immigration, transportation, and the search for oil and gas should be remembered." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's ink stamp upon illustrated front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear overall. Sound working copy. Book
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photograpohs and illustrations throughout, and illustrated endpapers; navy cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Mm 170x245 Volume in copertina rigida con titolo oro su riquadro al dorso, sovraccoperta originale, xiii-370 pagine. Copia pari al nuovo; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Volume rilegato in tutta tela con titoli al piatto anteriore e al dorso, coperta lievemente imbrunita al dorso stesso, pagine in buono stato, libro completamente fruibile, con introduzione dell'autore e prefazione di R. Marchal, traduzione di V. Obolonsky, prefazione all'edizione inglese di Roxbee Cox, presenti numerosissime figure in nero nel testo, seconda edizione, numero pagine 455 (XV, 434, VI) USATO
59 pages. A small but information-packed booklet prepared for the guidance of the Canadian public by the Office of the Director of Civil Air Raid Precautions during the second world war. "This is a valuable booklet and the supply is limited. Preserve it carefully, study it, and have all members of your household do likewise." - from back cover. Provides surprisingly comprehensive yet practical guidance on many topics including: Types of War Gases (tear, nose irritant, lung irritant, blister, blood destroying, Paralysing, and other); How gas is likely to be used (gas bombs, gas sprays, poison smokes); How weather conditions and surroundings affect gas. How to detect gas; How to protect yourself (13 pages); The civilian respirator (gas mask) - 10 pages; First aid for gas casualties; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Minor moisture exposure to back cover. Despite its age, this work is still full of very practical and valuable information. Quality copy. Book
8vo., with plans and diagrams in the text, some very light age soiling; original wrappers printed in black, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. First issued in 1939. S.O. Code: 53968. These pamphlets are effectively the service equivalents of the ARP Precautions leaflets issued to the general population. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
In-4 (cm. 30.70), tela editoriale illustrata da una incisione, sovracoperta editoriale con riquadro, pp. 146, (14), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori nel testo. Volume redatto in collaborazione con Clarissa Contini. Presentazione di Andrea Lolli. Scritta d’appartenenza alla guardia. Sottolineature a matita a due pagine introduttive. Minime tracce d’uso ai tagli del riquadro e ad una punta della sovracoperta; peraltro, volume in buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
Mm 100x150 Collana Manuali Hoepli, volume di pp. VIII-266+64 pagine di catalogo Hoepli, 72 incisioni. Prefazione del prof. A. Sella ed un'appendice del dott. G. D'Ormea sulle azioni fisiologiche dei raggi Becquerel. Firma d'appartenenza, alcune sottolineature a matita, testo ben fruibile. Opera in buone condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY.
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
98 pages. Marion, Ohio - The Haunted City; Western Pacific's F-7 Revival; Cookin' with Gas - Union Pacific's Gas Turbines were an interesting experiment; Early Rock - 1st Generation diesel locos of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Diesel hydraulics - tried and failed; The Diesel comes to California's Cajon Area; The Maybrook, NY Yards - a spooky place; The story of steam 1920-1950 and why it came to an end; Amtrak's new Superliners; Oregon Live Steam; Old Stations gain new lives. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Buono stato, coperta illustrata in cartoncino patinato semirigido, bordo appena sfregato, ammaccatura, cerniera stretta, tagli e pagine in ottimo stato. Figure in nero. Fa parte della collana Cambridge texts in applied mathematics. I.a edizone. Numero Pagine 320 USATO
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...
<p>25 cm, rilegatura coeva in mezza pergamena, titolo in nero al dorso, piatti marmorizzati, p. 505. Con 9 tavole calcografiche. </p>
Bergamo, 1950 circa, pp. 12 sciolte con ill. a colori
Il fondatore della società gas di Pinerolo propone delle considerazioni sul gas di legna e di carbone fossile per la pubblica illuminazione della città. Un curioso documento che dimostra la strada percorso dall'uomo in soli 150 anni. Esemplare perfetto Brossura editoriale muta, pp.11, in 8°
Clean and unmarked, with a tight binding. Bumped top corners of cover. Edge wear to dust jacket. 12 1/2"w x 10 1/4"h. 256 pages. Approx. 400 color photographs of street signs, movie theaters, gas stations, fast food restaurants, motels, roadside attractions, miniature golf courses, dinosaurs, giant figures, and more.
74 pages. Features: Tune it On - Royal Foust can tune 5 extra mpg - part 1 of a series; Norm Grobowsky's 1923 Hennway; Closed cabin close-up photos - Ford, Chrysler, GM, Strange Stuff; Wescott's Auto Restyling; Chevy's Fourever - Chevy Cast Iron Four; Cam Grant of Burnaby B.C. makes a Model A the hard way; Care and Maintenance of Your Puzzle - set up a filing system during teardown; Phase 4 of "Chop it to it" - Jake finishes off the window frame and molding area; Chevy Up - Part 3 - tearing down a $100 Chevy engine; Part 3 of the "Pruf" is in his project - Aluminum fabrication for Tom Prufer by Ron Covell of Covell Race Cars; Pete Heacock's 1938 Bantam; Parts Meet in Hershey, PA; Very Special Buick - Report 5 - Gas Tank; Vintage Tin - photos; and more. Moderate wear. Chips from top corners of a a few pages. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
ca. 120 S. Original Karton mit Deckeltitel, einer davon farbig illustriert. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gut erhalten. Enthält 3 Hefte aus den Jahren 1966, 1970 und 1973. Mit zahlreichen, vorwiegend farbigen Abbildungen.
In-8°, brossura muta rifatta, pp. 56; alla fine una tavola incisa più volte ripiegata. Bruniture ai margini di alcune carte; nel complesso un buon esemplare. Cosimo RIDOLFI (Firenze, 1794 - 1865), fu membro dell'Accademia dei Georgofili e fondatore del 'Giornale agrario toscano'. Edizione originale di questo saggio dedicato al termolampo, primo impianto di illuminazione a gas; il Ridolfi propone qui il passaggio dall'antracite al legno come combustibile.
Topics: Shocking mess in civil defense; Canada-US Partnership problems; Lester Pearson - Peacemaking to Politicking; New Surgery repairs the heart - Dr. Wilfred Bigelow; Nice 2-page colour GM ad with five illustrations of Chevrolet through Cadillac; Canada's CF-100 - Boldest and Costliest Aviation Venture; How the Price Squeeze hit the Newspapers; U.K. Trade Mission - what it achieved; How to make money when stocks go down; Colour Chevrolet ad; Toronto Exchange in Losing Battle with Skulduggery; Let's not panic on Canadian Education; Playground of Danger in the Middle East; Small Investors invade Real Estate; Cover photo - Dr. E.J. Pratt; Cover photo of Conductor Walter Susskind; Our Shabby Airports - a growing shame; The Cigarette war comes to Canada; How we cover up our Racia Abuses; Confused Tax Laws cost you money; Cover photo of TV's Joyce Sullivan; Our 'forgotten force' in the middle-east - Snafu in UNEF; Closed-circuit TV catches on in Canada; Revival of Freedom on Latin America; Natural Gas Stocks - profit possibilities; Cover photo of George C. Metcalf; Election Pollsters; Can a machine prove you are drunk?; What free trade would mean to Canada; Cover photo of J.E. Coyne of the Bank of Canada; What do we need most in Canadian schools - money or brains?; A Long-Term Payoff in Labrador Power; Spoon-fed patriotism won't work in Canada; New market technique for skillful traders; Cover photo and story on Sir Robert Watson-Watt; Rescuing a world bent on Suicide; How many people are really out of work?; Our moonstruck U.S. Neighbors; Sales Promotion brings in hard cash; Cover photo and article on Rev. Dr. J.R. Mutchmor; The Recession; Dilemma of Diplomacy; Parlor politics and the video vote; New play in the copper market; Cover photos and article on CCF leader M.J. Coldwell; How Canada built and abandoned the world's first Jetliner - designed by James Floyd; Gold's new glitter brings out old glamor; Our religious revival - new faith or old fear?; Boating craze booms business; Cover photo and article of CPA's Grant McConachie; Business in British Columbia; Could we stop Russian missiles?; Global triple play - Ike to Dag to Mr. K; Vancouver's Deas Island Project - Submarine Highway Under the Fraser; Cover photo and story on Stratford's Charmion King; Trade Policy; Why the CF-105 had to be built *Great Avro Arrow Article with Photos*; The case against the Grand Jury; Mutual Funds; Cover photo and article on Labour Minister Mike Starr; Why the market rises while business slumps; Will resurgent Tories take over in B.C.?; How the DBS figures can make you money; Can leadership solve the world's ills; Cover photo and article on Federal Finance Minister Donald Fleming; Canadian-UK banks combine to develop South American trade; Terror in British Columbia - the Sons of Freedom in the Kootenays; NORAD and NATO and their affects on our national interest; New Trend - Mutual Life Companies; Dollars and cents re: Air Conditioning; Jason Robards cover photo and article; Cover photo and artile on Davidson Dunton; Hoffa Muscles in - will labor racketeers strangle the Seaway?; Feeble defense policy cripples our armed forces; TV inquisitors give journalism new depth; Mining market madness; Cover photos and article on Dag Harrarskjold; The State of Alaska - partner or problem?; Sherman Adams Case - Pharisee's Prattfall; What Shakespeare did to Stratford; Who benefits from Gasoline wars?; Cover photo and article on Maurice Duplessis; Will foreign cars drive U.S. Makers to Model-T thinking?; How NORAD worked in Mid-East Crisis; Successful Pay-TV - a first for Canada?; TBill sale can fight inflation; Cover photo and article on CBC's Jack Duffy (who bears a resemblance to Mr. Obama); The Family Fortunes; TV in Russia; Arab Showdown; Buy a house and stay solvent; Cover photos and article on Claude Bissell; Does Ottawa connive in U.S. attempt to tax Canadians?; Why emotion rules in U.S. School Fight; Army faces atom war without atomic arms; A hundred-y 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