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152 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Describes a wide variety of inventions, which span the centuries from the Minoan-Mycenaean to the Hellenistic eras. Scores of diagrams and photographs, many specially gathered from museums in Greece, accompany the text." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Back hinge taped. Worthy reference copy. Book
petit in-4 obl., 192 pages, abdt ill. in-t. n., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [VU-1][DV-17][VER][SO-9]
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King and Duke of Kent welcomning U.S. Ambassador John G. Winant to England; Illustration of Don Alfonso De Bourbon of Hapsburg who died in Rome on February 28th; Seven photos of Mogadishi, capital of Italian Somaliland, captured by General Cunningham; Four pages of excellent photos show R.A.F. gunners undergoing intensive training; Page of photos of Turkey's dauntless leaders - Ismet Ineunu, Dr. Refik Saydam, and Bay Sukru Sarajoglu; Map-illustrated article entitled "The Germans in the Mediterranean"; Two pages of illustrations of the men and machines of the Turkish Air Force which confront the Axis menace; Two pages of photos illustrate the emancipation of Turkish women - shown are a judge, politician, professor, artists, and more; Centerfold illustration shows torpedoed ship with devastating damage in drydock for repairs (please note: significant coffee stains to this illustration); Full-page photo of British infantryman in Libya in full battle gear; Full-page photo of Fully-armed Greek infantryman on the Albanian front; Two-page illustration of R.A.S.C. men drawing rations in a typical skilfully concealed distribution centre; Photos of bomb damaged S. Mary's Church in Swansea; Photo of massive 1.75 ton unexploded Nazi bomb recovered from East Anglia; Photo of devastating R.A.F bomb damage to German rail marshalling yard; Photos of personalities of the week include G.W. Rendel, M. Filoff, M.N. Momtchiloff, M. De Vleeschauwer with General Cunningham, Mrs. Rex Benson with Air Marshal Portal, Joseph Kennedy giving evidence on the Lease-and-Lend bill in Washington, L. Von A. De La Periere, Dr. J. Rendel Harris, and the Rev. Eric S. Loveday; Two pages of photos of Lifeboatmen - always on duty defying the seas and Nazi bombers; Illustrated instructions how to personally deal with fire bombs; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
Book is in excellent condition, new. Reprint of a 1908 publication. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 217 pages with B&W illustrations, mechanical drawings, tables, graphs, etc. Contents include: Locating and boring holes in drill jigs, Precicision drilling and reaming machine, Master plates and their uses, Trigonometry in the tool room, Producing accurate tapers, etc.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Light creasing to front cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked front board and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Embroidery magazine with features on embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art, felt, peeled-paper textiles, tambour passing & rococo, automatic machines, Miao jackets from Guizhou, Kaitag, embroidered aprons, Dorset buttons and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
176, [4] ads, pages. Frequent grainy black and white reproductions of photos. Author seeks to inform his Western readers of "remarkable developments going on inside the USSR." - p.174. "In my opinion, we are kept in the dark about wonderful new Soviet technology because if our people knew these things they would see that the USSR is not a threat to us." - p.175. Scattered ink marginalia and underlining throughout. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy of this interesting cold war-era work. Book
127pp. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
226pp VG/none Second edition, published in the same year of the first. Original editorial red hardback, gilt lettering on spine, minimal wear on the cover, overall a very good copy. Important book on the subject, scarce in the early editions, with the Introductory Chapter by Dr Rudolf Diesel, profusely illustrated by diagrams, charts and b/w pictures, some in folding plates. Presumably the first book in English devoted to the subject: according to the author, in the Preface, "no book has been published dealing solely with this type of motor".
Etude tirée d'un rapport de mission aux Etats-Unis par Henri CHEFTEL et Gustave ROEBBEN en 1945, remis en 1946 à la Direction des Industries d'Alimentation du Ministère du Ravitaillement; croquis et photos d'appareils, 1 planche couleurs de tomates; liste des constructeurs des appareils décrits. Bulletin n°8 du Laboratoire de recherches des Etablissements J.-J. Carnaud, Forges de Basse-Indre; bibliographie. Français
1st UK edition. Good hbk in pictorial boards. Rear endpaper removed. Former public library copy. ISBN 0853407215. (Machines of today and tomorrow). 16383. eng
570 pages. Includes step-by-step procedures and detailed illustrations and photos to help you maintain and repair the following models/years: Formula MX (1990-1995), Formula MX E (1991), Formula MX II (1993), Formula MX LT (1990), Formula MX XTC E (1991), Formula MX XTC R (1992-1993), Formula MX Z (1993-1995), Formula Plus (1990-1993), Formula Plus E (1991-1993), Formula Plus EFI (1993), Formula Plus X (1993), Formula Plus XTC (1991-1993), Formula Plus XTC E (1991), Formula Plus LT (1990), Formula SS (1995), Formula ST (1994), Formula STX (1994-1995), Formula Mach 1 (1990-1995), Formula Mach 1 XTC (1991-1993). Moderate wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound working copy. Book
1 volume in-12° relié pleine percaline bleue éditeur avec fer spécial doré de la bibliothèque des merveilles, 328 pp. + 82 figures. Bon état mais quelques rousseurs. [VAR]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 117 pages. Many b&w illustrations. Previous owner's name inside.
Book is in excellent condition, as new in all respects. 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 is as new also. Heavily illustrated with b&w photos, prints, drawings, interiors, architectural shots, etc. Chapters include: Iconology, iconolaters, iconoclasts, Other icons: the museums, Plagiarism: flok culture, Teh decorative art of today, The lesson of the machine, The hour of architecute, A coat of whitewash: the law of ripolin, Confession, etc. First published as L'Art decoratif d'aujourd'hui, 1925, translated in 1987 by Architectural Press.
First edition, 4to, vi, 199, [1]pp., with half-title, 6 folding engraved plates, some light foxing, disbound.
52 pages. Features: Review of the 29th annual Toronto Antique Show; Louis Wine Ltd. Makes Toronto its New Home - article with photo of Gary Wine; Tunbridge Ware; Grosvenor House Antiques Fair is Reborn; Toby and Character Jugs; Review of Richard M. Bueschel book on collectible slot machines; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Museum catalog in excellent condition in every respect. New. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 102 pages heavily illustrated with photos, prints and shots from the museum's exhibits, including sections on Furniture, Clothing, Interior Design, Textiles and Clothes, Metalwork, Jewelry, Toys, Machines and Industrial Appliances. Text is in English and Polish, includes museum brochure and two tickets.
petit in-4 carre, 175 pages, abdt illustré en noir et (surtout) en couleurs, cartonnage de l'éditeur, jaquette illustrée. Cylindres - Compas - Planimètre - Moulins - Claviers - Ordinateur. [P-52] Cylindres - Compas - Planimètre - Moulins - Claviers - Ordinateur.
116 pages. Fiction: The Second Mrs. Thorpe; The Mysterious Mr. Todd; The Lady Called Brazil; Tornado!; Ambush at Blanco Canyon (part 2 of 4); The Girl From the Mimosa Club (parf 4 of 7); The conclusiong of Doom Cliff. Articles: What Happened to the Magic of Childhood? - They are missing the aimless days we used to know; Alan Ladd - Hollywood's Unlikely Hero - with several photos including Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe; The Secrets of Jamestown - extraordinary treasures unearthed during restoration for 350th birthday; How the Israelis Blitzed Nasser's Army - article with photos of Dayan and his men, and other scenes; We Made the "Impossible" Tour - Conclusion - The Land of Fire - three agonizing miles of travel in southern Argentina; The Face of America - Great color photo inside caboose; Incredible New Frontier - Kitimat, British Columbia. Ads: Nostalgic two-page Inco ad explains their developments in the Mystery-Moak Lakes area of northern Manitoba (perhaps the site of modern-day Thompson?); Nice color one-page ad for Heinz Campside beans; Nice two-page photo ad for General Motors highlights Keene, New Hampshire, home of Kingsbury Machine Tool Corporation - with photos of Mayor J. Alfred Dennis, H.T. Kingsbury, Chester L. Kingsbury, Gunnar Swahnberg, Ed Kingsbury, Earl Riley, Jim Riley, and Blair Howe; Nice two-page ad for Westinghouse TVs; Whitman's Chocolates; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page Cadillac ad displays a red Sedan de Ville four-door hartdop; Tareyton; Pontiac; De Soto cars - nice color photo; American Airlines - two-pages in color; 1957 Mercury cars with great color image of a red Colony Park station wagon with new power-lift back window; Cushman Eagle mini-bike; Detroit Diesel - quarry scene in color; Frigidaire clothes washers; Canada tourism; GMC Trucks - the 860 Diesel; Chief Engineer Roebling, the man behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Great vintage National Cash Register (NCR) ad inside back cover - their new register calculates change!. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8 pages. Features: Robert Rundle Papers; Rare 1841 Map of Banff Area; New Exhibition of instruments and machines which were used to titillate, entertain, and amuse; Annual Report. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Hardcover petit in-4 (22x26,5 cm), 210 pp., abdt ill. in-t. n&b, planches couleurs, cartonnage ed., jaquette ill. Tres bel exemplaire. [QU-5]
68 pages. Features: Two-page photo ad for the Lockheed GV-1 refueling a fighter; Small Unit Operations - Conterguerrilla War - Part 3 of a series; Great illustrated two-page ad for the M113 troop carrier by FMC illustrates seven of their fascinating military vehicles; "Red Mide" Edson and his story from Tulagi Island in 1942 - photo-illustrated article; Paper Tigers Cost Money; Tips on how an LPH delivers machines, men and gear - with photos; Pacific Strategy 1792-1945 - Part 1 - major article by Samuel Eliot MOrison, Rear Admiral USNR (Ret.); Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War - Tactics, Soldiers and People - Part 5 of 5; Keep Strong - Keep Fighting; SOPAC Revisited - nostalgic photos from the South Pacific where action took place in WWII; Transfers and Promotions; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features include: Vacationing with Orchids; Fiber Pots for Orchids; Arundina graminifolia, the Bamboo Orchid; Orchids - Nature's Masterpiece; A Washing Machine and Cymbidiums; The New Fir Bark Mixtures; Orchids as Pot Plants; Book Review "The Orchids: A Scientific Survey" by Dr. Carl L. Withner; Diary of Our First Greenhouse (Pt II); Growing Orchids in the Home (Pt III): A Porch is My Greenhouse; Collectors' Item: Two Handsome Ecuadorean Maxillarias; and Liquid Fertilizer for Orchids in Fir Bark. Light wear. Small notations in pen on Front/Back cover. A clean copy. Book
LYON, Imp. Lescuyer - 103 pages - Photographies H.T. - Propre.