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8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, and tables in the text, title and following three leaves lightly spotted; black cloth, gilt back, fore-edge mildly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp copy of the maestro's first dedicated biography. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
99 pages. A detailed history of Mill Bay, British Columbia and its people. "When white men came in the early 1880's, Mill Bay was a vast forest, great trees covering the eastern slope to the water's edge. There was almost no undergrowth as sunlight could not penetrate to the forest floor. Since developers have discovered Mill Bay, there is very little uncleared land left." - from introduction. Includes interesting archival black and white photographs. Author was born in Mill Bay in 1904 and grew up on Cobble Hill Road. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
viii, 168 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A collection of stories about people who visited the pioneer home in Blair, Ontario in which the author grew up - a book for the social historian of the early twentieth century, as well as for the casual reader." - dust jacket. Book is tidy and unmarked with light wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Bibliographic reference: Bishop page 1051 Book
56 pages. Undated - appears to be pre-1950. Contents: Poems of British Columbia; Indian Poems; Various Ballads and Ditties. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
80 pages. Six lectures given at the Los Angeles Friday Night Forum December, 1952 - January 1953: America Under Eisenhower; The International Prospects of Capitalism and Socialism; Prospects of Socialism and Capitalism in America; The Coming Struggle for Power; America Under Worker's Rule; What Socialist America will Look Like. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Faint discolorations to orange card covers. Not listed in Seidman. Book
64 pages. "23 songs from the repertory of the world's best-loved folk singer, with historical musical annotations. Provides piano music, lyrics and chords for the following songs: Banks of the Ohio; Black is the Color; Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens; Copper Kettle; East Virginia; Fare Thee Well; House of the Rising Sun; I Will Never Marry; I Once Loved A Boy; Lady Mary; Lonesome Road; Long Black Veil; Man of Constant Sorrow; Old Blue; Once I Had a Sweetheart; Pretty Boy Floyd; Queen of Hearts; Railroad Bill; Rambler Gambler; Ranger's Command Wagoner's Lad; The Water is Wide; Wildwood Flower. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
51 pages. Features: The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; The Spotted Dove, by Paul Stevens; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - About Cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - by Arthur Freud; My Visit to Janss Road, by J.R. Greene; The Roller Female, by Haig Sarkisian; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Showing Budgies - Environment, Population and Strangers - by Jim Duke; Advice to Bird-shop Owners, by Don Thomas; Visits with Australian Birds; Show Winners. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy. Book
Pages 293-332 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Darlington," the estate of george Crocker, Esq., Ramsey, NJ; Designs Direct from Nature; "Annesden," the Summer Home of Miss Annie E. Quimby, Bridgehampton, Long Island; Playhouses for Children; A Group of Small Houses - costing from $3,000 to $10,000; Grape Culture in France; A House with a Guaranteed Cost - A House That Can Be Built for Seven Thousand Dollars; The "Wayside Inn", otherwise known as the "Red Horse Tavern" of Sudbury, MA; The Rochester, NY Chamber of Commerce Cheap Cottage Competition, won by Miss Esther M. Byers - The First and Second Prize Designs; House of James E. Wheeler, Edgehill Road, New Haven, CT; One-page illustrated ad for the "Invincible" Electric Renovator (vaccum) from the Electric Renovator Mfg. Co.; Back cover two-color ad for Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 217-254 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Casa-del-Ponte," A Summer Home at Tokeneke Park, Rowayton, CT, designed by Slee and Bryson, architects, of Brooklyn, NY; Scientific Poultry Breeding - article with great photos of a large poultry farm at Aurora, NY; Residence of Henry M. Kneedler, Esq., Chestnut Hill, PA; The Rose as a Summer Bedder; The Garden of Winthrop Sargent, Esq., Fishkill-on-Hudson, NY; Residence of John M. Chapman, Esq., Rock Ledge Road, Montclair, NJ; Private Automobile Garages; "Rocksym", the Summer Home of Burt L. Syms, Esq., Greenwich, CT; Nice color back cover ad for Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder features young lady at ship's wheel; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
132 pages. Features: It is Happening Here - Current Misconceptions about Communism, by Revilo Oliver; Lincoln's Greatness - 1865; Are Churchmen Burying Us?; Thunder Frightens - Lightning Kills - The Soviet Union and Psychological Warfare; African Witches' Brew Concocted in Moscow - by Major George R. Jordan, author of "From Major Jordan's Diaries"; The Smut Racket Must Be Stopped - "The most infectious point of the disease is the family mailbox. It is here that so much of the pornographical sewage is dumped into the hands of so many of our children"; Let's Take a Look at the Good Guy; "From Your Valentine"; They Make Earthquakes - using seismic technology to find oil; Is Cultural Diplomacy the Road to Peace?; Hollywood Makes Me Laugh - M.J.R. Arthur's journey to the Panamanian jungle; From Religious Rite to Billion-Dollar Business - the origin of the popular pastime of bowling may astonish you; Alcoholism - a major problem; Slave Labor - USSR; What Kind of "Tic" Do You Have?; Foreign Aid Summary; Subjection... Disguised as Rebellion - progress that veers left tends toward subjection; research is Risky Business; We Adopted Two Orphans - Madeline Angell and two squirrels; Socialism by Default; Food for Peace and the UN; Benefit Program; The Administrative Agency Colossus - how laws are made and perverted with neither Congressional action nor judicial review; Guard Our Youth; A Growing Indignation - distrust and resentment to decisions from the Supreme Court; That Temporary Act - enacted as an emergency 26 years ago the TAA has been a millstone around the neck of U.S. industry; How to Win a War; and more. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy bearing the address label of noted Madison, WI architect William Kaeser. Book
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, tiny label removal mark to front and rear foredges and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Pictorial review of Leeds Transport buses prior to 1974 and amalgamation into West Yorkshire PTE.
277 pages. Index. "The discovery of ancient road networks in the New World is a puzzle, since they predate the use of wheeled transport vehicles. But whatever their precise functions, they are among the only tangible indication of how extinct American societies were ordered in space." - back board. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Several blank stickers to contents. A sound reference copy. Book
ST-BRIEUC, Imp. de L. Prud'Homme - 1850 - Petit In-8 - broché - avec liste des évèques nés dans le diocèse de Syt-brieuc & listes des gouverneurs, sénéchaux et maires - 278 pages
Some of the characters and stories were used in the TV seried. Pbk. Condition : V.Good Book
Some of the characters and stories were used in the TV seried. Pbk. Condition : V.Good Book
Two video cassette package.(VHS) Disney version broadcast in Canada as "Anne of Green Gables : The Sequel" ... tells the continuing story of Anne Shirley as she makes the transition from a romantic, impetuous orphan to an outspoken, adventurous and accomplished young teacher. Based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's novels Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars. Canadian actress Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne. An emotional conclusion, full of wit and charm, to the epic tale of the beguiling red-head." Set of 2 VHS cassettes : Playing time 224 minutes. Electronic Book
The irrepressable ,orphaned Anne Shirley brings love and chaos into the lives of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on PEI. A perennial favourite, adapted for younger readers by Shelley Tanaka. Book
" The enchanting sequel to the Emmy award-winning "Anne of Green Gables" tells the continuing story of Anne Shirley as she makes the transition from a romantic, impetuous orphan to an outspoken, adventurous and accomplished young teacher. Canadian actress Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne. Colleen Dewhurst stars opposite her as the aging Marilla Cuthbert and British actress Dame Wendy Hiller appears as the prickly , dowager Mrs. Harris. An emotional conclusion, full of wit and charm, to the epic tale of the beguiling red-head." 10th. Anniversarty Collector's editionTwo video cassette package.(VHS) Running time 240 minutes. (Sealed in unopened box) Electronic Book
Two video cassette package.(VHS) " The enchanting sequel to the Emmy award-winning "Anne of Green Gables" tells the continuing story of Anne Shirley as she makes the transition from a romantic, impetuous orphan to an outspoken, adventurous and accomplished young teacher. Based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's novels Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars.Canadian actress Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne. An emotional conclusion, full of wit and charm, to the epic tale of the beguiling red-head." Set of 2 VHS cassettes : Episode1 playing time 112 minutes; Episode 2 playing tine 120minutes. Electronic Book
"In celebration of the centennial publication of L.M.Montgomery's original novel, and inspired by Montgomery's own creation of Anne ...Kevin Sullivan gives Anne fans a rare treat : a moving and complex glimpse into the circumstances that created one of the most beloved fictional charcters...[in this novel ] "Anne Shirley discovers the truth about her parents, the origins of her quest for 'kindred spirits' and the roots of he brilliant, magical imagination" Book
80 pages. Features: The Duryea - American Quandary - major article with great photos/illustrations; The Silent Sentinel of the American Road (Part 1) - fantastic article on vintage American gas pumps with super illustrations; Ormond Beach Meet; The A.R. Cheek Collection; The 1931 Franklin Salon - magnificent illustrations; The 1907 American Tourist; Glidden or Bust!; Restoring Wood Wheels; 1910 Straker Squire; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
80 pages. Features: The Evergreen Bentleys; The Blower Bentley; Our Man in Germany - Ernst H.E. Richartz; The Silent Sentinel of the American Road (Part 2) - Gas Pumps - fantastic article with great photos; Road test of the Supercharged 4.5 Litre Bentley which appeared in Autocar magazine in September, 1930; Climb to the Clouds - Mount Washington, July 1904; Start of a Love Affair - The American and His Car; Mercer Pioneer Passes - Finley Robertson Porter, 1872-1964; The Knights at Indy; Antique Automobile Index - 1963; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Viennese Arts and Crafts; Power of the Press - the clothes press is currently achieving higher prices than ever before; Artistry at Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory; Operatic Victorian Staffordshire Figures from the opera Masaniello; Unusual Chelsea - a survey of bird painting on a red anchor period Chelsea plate; Freedom of Expression - The Euston Road School of artists; Collecting Small Silver; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
New English Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English. 149 p., color ills. Archi-cultural interactions through the Silkroad. Selected papers. 3rd International Conference 25-27 March 2015, Istanbul / Turkey.
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