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168 pages. Copyright date 1973. Rare publication featuring over eight hundred bottles pictured and priced. Spine pulling away from back of pages but is not torn. Average wear and rubbing to covers. Former owner's name and information inside front cover. Chapter titles include: Inks; Spirit Bottles; Sodas; Pottery; Foods; Medicines & Drug Store Bottles-Poisons; Beer and Ales; Miniatures. A superb reference with emphasis upon bottles from British Columbia. Book
305 pages including index. Although this is the story of one county in Ontario, it covers facets universal in Canadian growth: road-building, land-clearing, the development of health and educational services, and the progress and dreams of the people themselves. The story, from Indian times to the present atomic age, is told in more than 500 black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderate wear to book which has moderate twist to its orange cloth spine. Dust jacket, bearing a wonderful large photo of a mechanical railroad shovel, is well-worn but remains functional. Book
326 pages including index and black and white photos. The personal story of Theoren Fleury. Follows him through an entire hockey season while he was with the Calgary Flames. More than a sports biography, this is an engaging and insightful look at hockey as a child's game, an adult's profession, big business, mass entertainment, family pastime, and the greatest spectator sport yet invented. "...a fascinating glimpse of human nature on the rampage." - Peter C. Newman. Published before Fleury's problems in New York and Chicago. Includes 16 pages of black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked. Faint signs of handling. Excellent copy. Book
1293 pages including index. 74 chapters divided into the following nine sections: The Ingredients of Western Civilization; The Early Middle Ages (400-1000); The High Middle Ages (1000-1300); The Age of Transition (1300-1500); The Age of Religious Revolt and Reform (1500-1600); The Age of Dynastic Statecraft (1600-1775); The Age of Revolution (1775-1850); The Age of the National State (1852-1919); The Age of Total Politics (1919- ). Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Bright silver lettering upon navy boards and spine. Excellent copy. Book
284 pages. "Contains dozens of wholesome, nourishing dishes which reflect the traditions, nationalities, the customs, and the diets of the 'common-folk' who are the backbone of our party and our country' - from Foreward. Includes photos and biographical information of Tommy Douglas, George Williams, Ed Broadbent, Allan Blakeney, Woodrow Lloyd, and M.J. Coldwell. Well-used. Unmarked. Provides nostalgic recollections of earlier days of Canada's New Democratic Party. Book
Please note: Front cover missing. Features include: The Haunted Mine - Author's experiences at a Canadian gold-mine; The Rest-Cure - A sea captain's story of a voyage across the Atlantic with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest - Frank Norfleet, a Texas confidence victim, pursued the pertetrators for three years before achieving vengeance; The Living Death - An eccentric chemist marries an Aztec royal descendant to ferret out the secrets of the ancient Aztec dyes; The Sky Riders - Canada's RCMP, the world's first 'flying policemen'; The Lawra Lion - a lion adventure on the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - A remarkable experience which befell two British officers in the Himilayan foothills; A Matter of Witchcraft - A strange story from New Guinea; The Australian Stockman - the drover of Australia's outback; Tears to spine with chips missing. Contents in good condition. Magazine
142 pages including numerous excellent black and white photographic plates. Up to the time of his death, Keith Moon was a tragic enigma. To the gossip columns, he was "Moon the Loon", "The Wild Man of Rock." To fellow musicians he was a brilliant, original percussionist. To his fans, he was a unique part of a legend called The Who. Author knew Keigh Moon well and has spoken to his closest friends and colleagues of the exhilaration, wild humour and secret tragedy of a rock'n roll legend. Well-worn. Contents partially yellowed. Date and discard inkstamps upon top edge of text. Some lean to spine. Binding intact. Book
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A single thick cirlox bound volume in stiff plastic wraps containing collections of two different publications: The Lenkurt Demodulator - 02/65, 01/65, 12/64, 11/64, 10/64, 9/64, 8/64, 2/64, 1/64, 12/63, 11/63, 10/64, 9/63; and RTTY - 3/63, 2/63, 12/62, 11/62, 10/62, 9/62, 8/62, 7/62, 6/62, 5/62, 4/62, 3/62, 1/62, and 2/62. The Lenkurt Demodulator was published monthly by Lenkurt Electric of Vancouver, British Columbia for individuals interested in multi-channel carrier, microwave radio systems and allied electronic products. RYYT was published by RTTY, Inc. of Pasadena, CA and presented news of amateur RTTY. Moderate wear. Solid condition. Each of these volumes was mailed to a Mr. R.J. Prosser, whose name is screen printed atop front cover. We surmise that Mr. Prosser may have been an official with Lenkurt Electric. Spine leaning. An interesting and informative collection with many illustrations throughout. Book
Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
Circa 1961. Provides the serviceman with a fast and convenient reference to information on operations, maintenance and repairs, as well as descriptions of the major units and their functions in relation to other components of the tractor. Covers: Cooling System; Electrical; Engine; Engine Clutch; Transmission and Bevel Gear (14 and 18 series) Transmission (15 and 20 series); Steering Clutches and Brakes; Sprocket and Sprocket Drive; Tracks and Track Frame. About average wear to covers but contents surprisingly clean and bright. Numbers written on spine and front cover (probably serial numbers). Approx. 5/8" thick. Book
Cover shows smiling cowboy on rearing horse. Features: Wise Old Man - Adventures of author while conducting scientific research in remote Amazonia; A Sailor on Horseback - The American adventures of a former British Merchant Seaman, first as a lumberjack and then as a cowboy on a 'dude-ranch'; He Knew Too Much - A grim story of dope-running on the Egyptian border; Lunch-Time Tiger - Author is called upon to deal with a tiger which was terrifying the inhabitants of a Pathan village; The Castaways of the 'Dundonald' - reprint of one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - describes how a British ship was driven ashore on a barren islet in the remote Southern Pacific, where for many weary months the survivors endured many privations in a desperate struggle for existence; A Taste of Freedom - Three firemen jump ship in a South American port... but fate was against them, and they were almost glad to get back; Ghost-Town Memories - Tourist visit the Western U.S. abandoned mining-camps of long ago; Across the Kalahari Desert - The author traversed the trackless Kalahari in a motor-car by way of a dried-up river bed. Black and white illustrations. Chipping to spine. Above-average wear. Magazine
Features include: The Donkey - A humble donkey co-operates to bring about the discomfiture of sundry Arab thieves; It Pays to Advertise - The Amazing result of the nefarious activities of a rascally 'wild-cat' company promoter and an unscrupulous newspaper reporter in Canada; Mr. Zaru - story from a ship; Into the Unknown - exploratino work in Tanganyika; Farm Life in South Africa - intended for aspiring British immigrants to South Africa; Through the Iron Curtain - an ambitious motor-cycle voyage through Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey; Beyond the Barrier - Extraordinary incidents related by a famous stage magician, Jasper Maskelyne; A Matter of Boundaries - an amusing tale of a tribal land-dispute in Nigeria; The Little Gold Disc - A veteran seafarer's account of a remarkable experience on the China Coast; The Tiger That Thought; The Red Lacquer Pagoda; The Ship That Became a House; Guarding New Zealand's Forests - Illustrated in black and white. Chips from and tears to base of spine else average wear. Two inch opening at top of back cover. Magazine
222 pages including index and bibliography. A revision of the author's thesis, Princeton University, 1974. Using data from the 1897 Imperial Russian Census, the author examines two types of migration: that to an already settled, relatively modern area, such as the major cities; and that to a sparsely populated, relatively traditional area, such as the agricultural frontier. Concludes that migration within European Russia and from European Russia to Asiatic Russia supports the model. Book clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket bears closed half-inch tear to top of spine, else moderate wear. Very nice copy. Book
270 pages including index. Frontis is black and white plate of author with Luther Burbank, John Burroughs and Edith Simonds. Unmarked. "There are plenty of garden books giving all the facts - for reference... This book is for consecutive reading. The important facts are here, too, but sugar-coated with wise and witty remarks and spiced with anecdotes and other things that suggest the perfuned atmosphere of the gardedn and appeal to the garden maniac... The world's most famous gardener, Luther Burbank, wrote to the author of this book that its chapters are, in his opinion, "The best that have so far been written on garden subjects. You get the facts in such a pleasing, human way that they are irresistible." - from page xiii. Chapters include: Educated Strawberries and Burbank Plums; Commercial Value of Burbank's Creations; Japanese Burbanks and Morning-Glories; Must We Raise Our Own Fruits Too?; Do Apples Keep the Doctor Away?; Why Not Grow Papaws, America's Most Delicious Fruit?; The Retired Rich Need Not Die; The Joys of Creative Gardening. Above-average wear to exterior with lettering nearly gone from spine. Binding intact. Book
193 pages. The timeless investment secrets of the Swiss bankers..."Useful arguments... refreshing and worth considering." - The New York Times. 12 major axioms and 18 minor axioms that can help you succeed in investing - Swiss-style. Bookseller's inkstamp upon front flyleaf else clean and unmarked. Average wear. Spine leaning. Good working copy. Book
256 pages including index. Over 50 black and white illustrations. Author's intent was to suggest that Science is more than a body of doctrine - an illumination of life. Chapter titles include: Introductory; The Vegetable Kingdom and the Members Thereof; The Manufacture of Food-Materials by the Green Plant; The Absorption of Radiant Energy by the Green Leaf; The Mobilization of Food-Materials; The Use of the Food-Materials for Construction and Power Production; The Environment of the Land Plant; Variation and Heredity; The Plant Commonwealth and its Government. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Partial lean to spine. Average wear to navy cloth boards adorned with bright gilt lettering. Faintly visible staining to front board. Nice copy. Book
Features include: Sunken Treasure - In 1799 the British frigate Lutine sand off the Dutch coast and in 1933 a new method of salvage was attempted; A Burmese Houdini; Tiger's Teeth - An English Adventure; The Major's Panther - Amateur big-game hunters get lucky; #20,000 - the eventful life of a banker; On the Trail in Wonderland - Travels through Navajo Indian country; Three Queer Mysteries from Malaya; Our Trip to the Buffalo Country - An Australian Journey; Looking Down the Devil's Throat - A trip to Iguassu Falls in Brazil; The Naga Head-Hunters of Assam; Where Water Burns - An Alberta Story; Passed with Honours - by Lieut.-Col. M.C.A. Henniker. Illustrated in black and white. Somewhat above average wear. Openings at each spine end. One inch tear to fore-edge of back cover. Magazine
Features Include: The Fruit Ranch Riddle - An interesting murder investigation at the Morrisey fruit ranch near Selah, Washington, USA; Interviewing an Eruption - Filming a volcano in the Belgian Congo; The "Lion-Men" of Ussure (Part 2) - The amazing story of Tanganyikans posing as "lion-men"; Exploring the "Great Diagonal" - an ambitious attempt to open the interior of Brazil; Stowaway to Spitzbergen; "Book-Keeper Wanted" - a colourful story from Western Australia; The Blind Malik - A Quaint Tale from Waziristan; The Dingo - An amusing story from the outback; The Bull-Gang - a young Englishman finds his way into a dirty pulp mill job in Canada; Ship's Guard; Ramaswamy's Pal - from 'the queer side of things' . Average to above-average wear. Some staining and prior owner's name upon back cover. Chips from spine. Decent copy. Magazine
Features include: They Servant The Elephant - written by a man who spent half a lifetime in the forests of Southern India; The Rowboat Mystery - A decidedly awkward problem confronted the detective department of the Seattle (U.S.A.) police; The Smoke Jumpers - the latest development by the U.S. authorities against forest fires; Unlucky Launch - an amusing account involving a shipyard; The Money-Maker - An amusing confidence trick tale from the files of a Gold Coast District Officer; The "Lion-Men of Ussure (Part 1) - Tanganyikans are suspected of posing as murderous lion-men; The Accessory - rifles suddenly disappear from a battalion in India; Jim Darling's Last Shot - a store clerk catches 'gold fever'; Patrolling the Arctic - Adventures of the hardy members of the R.C.M.P. in the vast wastes of Canada's north; Forests Afloat - Benson Log Rafts; Wolf-Hunting in Finland. Illustrated in black and white. Above-average wear. Faint pencilled name atop back cover. Tears to spine. Magazine
Features include: Five Hundred Miles to Freedom - the story of nine survivors of the Japanese capture of Rabaul; The Land Sharks - Would-be settlers in Canada fall victim to wonderful stories from plausible strangers of how to 'get rich quick'; Man-Eater - A former member of the Burma Frontier Service describes the eventful career of a tiger; Vale of the Gods - a curious blend of immemorial ritual and popular merrymaking in the Northern Punjab; The Ju-Ju Doctor - The facts of an amazing occurence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - Author gets the scare of his live on an East Indian Island; The Sea-Dayaks of Borneo - Author finds the fromer head-hunters to be charming hosts; Section Man - A glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - A puzzling American murder case. Exterior heavily worn with chips missing from spine and front cover partially detached. Contents good. Pencilled name upon back cover. Magazine
Features include: How They Saved the "Ningpo" - A rare occasion when the tables were turned on Chinese sea pirates in 1945; Before the Fact - A missionary's puzzling story from primitive Africa; Seeking Sheba's "Lost" City - Author describes his adventures in Arabia and his accidental discovery of a practicable route to the mysterious city - abandoned for centuries; Over the Iron Curtain - Two R.A.F. officers endeavour to rescue a young Italian from Budapest in December 1945. The "WAFF" goes recruiting - Some amusing aspects of recruiting young tribesmen in West Africa; Wild Boars and Cattle Thieves - An adventure on a lonely island off the California coast; Zombies - a Haitian story; Island of Ships - Rouad, off the Syrian coast. Front cover detached but in good condition. Back cover almost detached. Most of spine missing. Contents in good condition. Name in pencil atop back cover. Magazine
Approx. 1 inch thick. Provides the service man with complete information on the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of various units of the 1949 to 1954 Series 2000 and 2200 Pontiac passenger cars. Sections include: unit serial numbers/lubrication; body; frame/shock absorbers; front suspension; rear axle/universal joints/rear springs; brakes; engine mechanical/engine cooling/engine fuel/engine clutch; transmission/1951-52 Powerglide/1953-54 Powerglide; fuel and exhaust; steering gear/power steering; wheels and tires; chassis sheet metal; electrical system. Bit of writing at top of front cover. Orange covers with average wear. Major lean to spine. Average soiling and wear to unmarked contents. Decent copy. Book
Cover portrait of King George visiting the ruins that once were Ypres. Water damage to pages at top corner of spine - text unaffected. Great Belgian photos in centerfold. Many black and white photos. Above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
386 pages including index. "Professor Johnson's well-documented synthesis covers the period from the trading Indians of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries through the late 1800s when the County of Ontario began to assume its modern-day profile. With fluid chronological organization he presents the elements, circumstances and events which contributed to our history of that era." - John A. Howden, Warden, County of Ontario, 1973. Book clean, bright, minimally worn and unmarked with the following exceptions: Prior owner's name and telephone number upon front endpaper. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Two drops of green paint in very top left corner of maroon front board. Dust jacket Brodart-protected and in very nice condition but for some wear at top of spine, one inch tear to top edge of front panel at spine and some rubbing to edges of back panel. Very nice copy. Book