Quennell, Peter & Hodge, Alan (editors)MareMagnum
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No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on 'The War Must be Ended' 1918 pt one, William Bartram in America's Eden, Cyrano de Bergerac, Supplying the Elizabethan Court, London life in the 1790s, British travellers to Rome in Tudor and Stuart times, the poisoning of William Cotesworth 1725, Notes on battlefields IV the Battle of Corunna plus book reviews and letters.
31pp.avec qqs.figures dans le texte, br.orig., 26cm., extrait de la "Vie contemporaine" (1er juin 1894), 2 cachets, bon état, rare
Very nice copy free of marking of any kind to text/interior, covers show only slight shelf wear. 188 pages. 8 3/4"w x 11"h. Black comb binding. Black and white photos and illustrations.
40pp.avec qqs.figures dans le texte, 2e édition avec appendice, br.orig., 26cm., extrait de la "Vie contemporaine" (1er juin 1894), 2 cachets, bon état, rare
First separate edition, 12pp., disbound. Reprinted from The Practitioner. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute.
Blank label stuck to upper corner of front cover. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards. Appendix over 20 pages, bibliographry over 16 pages plus 116pp. A review of contemporary lead pollution and a commentary on the Government Working Party Report 'Lead and Health' prepared for the Conservation Society. Very scarce.
12pp., margins of title page a little soiled, small nick to fore-edge, disbound. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute.
Features: The Berried Anemone; NESS - National Environmental Satellite Service; Three Critical Aspects of Underwater Photography; The Mussel's Secret Formula; Semisubmersible Ships; Fish and Food Poisoning; Growing Crops on Sand Dunes; Rare Albino Turtle; Voices in the Deep; The Unlikely flower gardens. Sound copy. Book
Features: Deepwater Archaeology; Northern Europe's Lighthouses on Stamps; Ranching in Salmon in Southern Seas - I - Australia and New Zealand; Ranching Salmon in Southern Seas - II - Chile; Sailors Learn Early; How big is a Whale; Red Water at Lysekil; Young Farmers go to sea; Folk Remedies for Tropical Fish Poisoning in the Pacific. Sound copy. Book
First edition, 12mo, 16pp., orig. printed wrappers, disbound. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute. Not recorded on Copac.
First edition, 34, [2 adverts]pp., disbound. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute.
144pp., 25cm., Doctoraal proefschrift (Rijks-Universiteit te Groningen), gebroch., stempeltje op achterzijde titelblad, tekst helder en in goede staat, P112769
Features: Lead Poisoning; Solid Stars; The Iroquois Confederacy; the prospects of fusion power; giant brain cells in mollusks; the fastest computer; the state of water in red cells; leonardo on bearings and gears. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine
Second edition, 63, [1, blank]pp., 16 illustrs., disbound. The diagrams serve to illustrate improved methods of ventilation.
Features: Cover photo of Helmut Schmidt; Bob Jones University - article with photos; Via Rail cutbacks; Hitler's Haunting Last Laugh - Rick Salutin argues against Israel's invasion of Lebanon; Byelection trouble for the federal Liberals - Jennifer Cossitt, and Peter Worthington; Jim Lee becomes PEI Premier; Alberta to sell PWA Airlines; Large gap between Australia's whites and Aborigines; Beirut - article with photos; Theft of gold and platinum from Rustenberg Refinery near Johannesburg; Cover Story - Helmut Schmidt becomes scapegoat for the recession; Germany after Schmidt - Helmut Kohl; the power of Green in Germany; The Brisbane Commonwealth Games; Peter C. Newman on Mitel and Kenneth Cowpland; The debacle of Dome Petroleum; LAV contract for GM Canada; One more push to rescue CANDU; Bendix, Asbestos and WCB; Last edition of L'evangeline of Moncton, N.B.?; Death by extra-strength - Tylenol poisoning; Interesting article on 'A Home-style computer' which looks at the current market - photo of a Dynalogic Hyperon; Jarvis Benoit - a lifelong case of fiddle fever; Otto Rogers - Landscapes of the Soul; Ford Lincoln Continental ad inside back cover; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
16 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: 'Carbon Coke' - the story of a personal crow; The Waves of the Sea; Character in Flowers; The Tame Deer of Nara; Birds' Eggs without Robbing the Birds; A Salt Water Aquarium - the seashore holds much interesting life; The turbulent life of the Sand-bug; Hyacinths; Conservation - exploiting wildlife; Wildlife in the National Forest - who owns it?; President Roosevelt receives Forestry Award; Have we learned anything? - an alarming falling off in the numbers of black ducks; Outlook for Waterfowl; Poisoning Predatory Animals; Venus Hides Behind the Moon. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Les deux condamnations sont des appels. Un premier procès en janvier 1764 avait condamné les deux accusés à être pendus. A la suite de l'Arrêt est reproduit l'Edit de 1682 sur les poisons qui sert de base à la législation actuelle sur la détention et la vente des substances toxiques.
Features: Monster in the Deep Blue - a Lac La Ronge article; Gourmet's Delight - fillet that fish; Guides to Good Composition (photography); "Far Too Much Poison!" - talk of poisoning magpies; Impressive full-page C-I-L ammo ad shows groundhog in crosshairs; Hunting Dog Field Trials; Lamprey Extermination; Belt Guns; The .243 Winchester and the .244 Remington have a real future; and more. Average wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book
Features: Radio Shack TRS-80 computer ad; Pontiac 6000 ad; 1983 Honda Accord LX Sedan ad; Los Angeles - keeping the lid on a pressure cooker; Ocean Ranger inquest; Alden Nowlan on Ernest Angley, and others; Cover Story - A Question of Trust - Pierre Trudeau; Peter Pockington on a cross-country odyssey against socialism; Ford LTD ad; BC Grainhandlers walkout; John Robarts obituary article with photos; Peter Hamilton of Life Force; Grant Devine in Saskatchewan; Reaganomics' bottom line; Article on John De Lorean with great photo of he, his wife, and his car in the desert; IRA scores a victory; Pretoria decides to stop the clock; Open season on the CBC; Commodity investing - a high-risk game; 1983 Cutlass Ciera ad; Whoops - WPPSS - Washington Public Power Supply System; Peter C. Newman claims Trudeau is a fiddler for the national (economic) fire; Hard evidence on Sasquatch (Bigfoot) - Grover Krantz; Dr. Hans Selye obituary; New leads in Tylenol poisoning case; The fading of Toxaphene; Chainsaw injuries; The ragged race for computer literacy; 1983 Mazda RX-7 ad inside back cover; Movie reviews. Moderate wear. Front cover nearly loose. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 128 pages. Full black cloth boards with white plant illustration. Discolored marks on yellow endpapers. Tears on worn dust jacket. Black and white drawings. "Deadly Harvest gives a clear and detailed explanation of where poisons are found, and lists the varieties of garden plants, hedge plants, and wild plants which are potential dangers to us all. The book's practical and valuable advice covers both the problems of antidotes and the eradication of the plants themselves. There is also a fascinating history of man's encounter with plant dangers, including several medieval methods of deliberate poisoning, as well as many illustrative cases of accidental poisoning." Hard-to-find book.
Features: Exploring the Green Hell - describes journeys to Brazil's Matto Grosso; Ning Wo Intervenes - reprint of a 1928 story involving a Chinese Sherlock Holmes; The Mystery of 'Lost Creek Mine' - sequel of a 1941 story of a lost gold mine in the wilds of British Columbia; The 'Man-Leopards of Malimbu - a Nigerian story; Among the Hairy Ainu of Japan; The Mosquito Net - another elephant hunting tale by Capt. B.B. Celliers; The Train Robbers - Indian Railway Thieves; The Accursed Island - landing on an uninhabited atoll to repair his schooner, the author made an amazing discovery; The Hirazawa Case - a strange mass murder/poisoning case in Japan; and more. Covers loose but present. Tape along backstrip. 2"x2" chunk missing from back cover. Above-average wear. Still a worthy copy. Book
68 pages. References. Tables. Graph. Map. Colour photo of bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in Dixon Entrance. Chapters include: Shellfish Poisoning; Assay Procedure; Chemistry of P.S.P.; History; Specific Occurences in British Columbia; Ecology; Forecasting; Detoxification; Control Measures; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. Bit of price sticker remnant upon front cover. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
136 pages. Features: What Our Air Force Found Out About Flying Saucers - Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, USAFR was in charge of Project Blue Book, the official Air Force investigation of UFOs, from 1951 to 1953 - this is what he learned about them - article with photos; Lord Calvert ad inside front cover features photos of Mr. Tom May of the May Company with stores in many states; Thirteen Against the Gods - P-32 and Corregidor; Beyond the Hindu Kush; The Artful Walter O'Malley and the Dodgers; Double-Duty Duds; Camera in the Wilderness - Herb Crisler; Stanley Ketchel Was a Wild Man; Sports Cars vs. Gas Bag (balloons); GI's at last are learning how ot shoot; The Great American Mystery (Fishing) Fly - the nymph; Bunyans of the Back Yard - garden tillers; Paintings by Remington; Lucky Strike ad features tennis player Jack Kramer; Wild ad called "Mental Poisoning" by the Rosicrucians of San Jose, CA; and more. Nibbling to upper half of backstrip means covers are partly loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Book
Features: What we can do about fallout - how to protect yourself from the hottest year for nuclear fallout since testing began - Canada is the hottest country in the world; What is a Screen Gem? - the tv show machine that turns out the lion's share of the canned entertainment on our screens - a profile of the factory and the shrewd men who run it in the United States and Canada; Mordecai Richler reports from the world hockey tournament in Sweden; The cottage industry of Timmins, Ontario - Stealing Gold; Moral Re-Armament/MRA - a private citizen's security check on this 'mysterious organization that claims to be fighting communism'; Mackenzie Porter among the Bunnies - what these lovely young women are like on their own time; Pierre Berton spends election night with the Pearsons. Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows young lady in red gown and young man in clown suite. Some chipping and sunning to edges of front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
First Edition, 4to, small stamp on title, 3 coloured plates, [2], 20, [3], 24-103, [1] pp., original cloth, 11 inch spine with 2 inch piece missing, otherwise a good copy.
