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129 pages plus index. Former owner's bookplate inside front board. Attractive forest green boards. spine leans slightly to right. A reference work intended for readers requiring a compact, easy-to-read compendium of information on the area's ecology, its spectacular mammals and birds, their habitats, social organization, and migratory patterns. Includes many dozens of photographs, some in colour, plus hundreds of beautifully informative drawings. Part one deals with the general geography of the Rocky Mountain region and the behaviour and ecology of each major family or group of mammals and birds in the region. Part two, the Natural History Folios, gives a succinct textual summary and an extensive visual representation of each major species of Rocky mountain mammal, with emphasis upon photography. Book
160 pages including illustrations in colour and black and white. Hand-numbered copy 1045 of a limited edition. "This limited edition is presented for the enjoyment of all our members and we trust it will serve as a suitable commemorative on the occasion of the celebration of the Union Club of British Columbia's Centennial. We are deeply indebted to Paul L. Bissley, who authored this history. No living member is more qualified to reveal to us the story of our Club during its first hundred years. We hope this memento will provide many happy moments for us all and serve to remind us of the tremendous endeavours of our early members in the establishing of the Union Club of British Columbia." - R.J. Taylor, President. Gilt lettering and decorations upon spine and front board. Moderate wear and soiling to navy blue boards. Contents unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Book
148 pages. University College, the successor and heir of King's College, is at once the foundation on which the University of Toronto was erected and a separate and self-contained college with a peculiar history and distinctive characteristics. For a century it has been at the centre of humanistic studies in Canada, and its influence on the cultural development of the country has been continuous and profound. Bright gilt upon bright red cloth front board and spine. Writing upon front endpaper. Some names underlined in lists at back of book. Spine leans to right. Dust jacket well worn. Book
19952082702114603679Shinchosha 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Shinchosha paperback
19472082702114604860Asahishinbunsha 1947. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Asahishinbunsha paperback
19982082702114605337Nihonbungeisha 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Nihonbungeisha paperback
19742082702114607460Fixed 7500 Yen Kosho News Agency 1974. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Fixed 7,500 Yen Kosho News Agency paperback
295 pages including index and a profusion of detailed black and white photographic plates. Provides a summary of the embryology and microscopic anatomy of the oral tissues. Moderate lean to spine. Pencil underlining. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Water exposure has had minor impact to contents. Attractive glossy lettering upon green boards. Book
1856COLLECTI013653INEW YORK NY: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. VERY GO0D. PUB 1856. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. COVERING THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF VAN BUREN JOHN TYLER POLK ZACHARY TAYLOR & MILLARD FILLMORE 1837-1850 . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BROWN MUSLIN CLOTH-COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES AND USA SEAL ON THE SPINE IN GILT. BOOK IS NICELY PRESERVED GIVEN IT'S SIZE 788 PAGES WITH JUST A TRACE OF LOSS AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS SPINE COLOR-FADED AND BINDING STILL TIGHT. An important book that documents the newly minted United State's first foray into imperial conquest with Texas Mexico and Spanish California under the Polk administration and the push back by Whigs the exploration of the West by Benton's son-in-law John Fremont. Also a moving account of the death of John Quincy Adams in the House in 1848. . D. APPLETON AND COMPANY hardcover
216 pages including index. Beginning with the creation of Canada's first national park in Banff in 1885, the author provides a sympathetic story of the historical tension between conservation and profit which has marked Canada's national parks policy. Traces this motif from the era of MacDonald and Van Horne, through that of Mackenzie King to the initiatives of Trudeau and Chretien. One inch tear to bottom of front cover at spine. Covers show significant wear but contents clean and unmarked. Book
21991NY Hurst & Company Publ. HB NODustJacket UNDATED Fourth Revised Edition Stated with Preface in front To First Edition of May 1855 Lovely light green cloth with color illustrated with red & white Roses on Front Cover & embossed titles in Gold gilt decorations at Top NF-/NF- AS-IS NODJ Cover light rub wear FoXing Interior nice tight Clean light Wear FoXing 413 pgs Index . Hard Cover. NY Hurst & Company Publ. hardcover
19652082702114600362BARNES & NOBLE 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 BARNES & NOBLE paperback
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of Army Nurse at work; Unituq ad inside from cover for American Export Line shows teen girl holding record and caption 'The Japs Were Hard on Jive' - explaining that war meant the shellac needed to make records was hard to import; Fantastic one-page colour photo ad for Rheingold beer features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd on a ski hill; We Must Face Europe with Realism; Ad for Fairchild's Packet air cargo aircraft; Photos from the Battle of the Bulge; Plane's-Eye View of the Pacific War - an air voyage reveals what distance means and how brutal is the struggle; Photos of a Pacific beachhead landing; Four Fateful Inauguration Days - The atmosphere of crisis has surrounded Mr. Roosevelt on each historic occasion - article with photos; Backbone of China's Resistance - it is the enduring peasant, who supplies the rice and the soldiers, hates and thwarts the Japanese; Nice one-page color ad by De Beers; Hollywood's latest box office 'name' is Barry Fitzgerald - article with photos; Classy one-page color ad for Benson & Hedges Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Percy Pratt - Poet Laureate of Freeport, Maine's GI's; One page ad for movie 'A Song to Remember' starring Paul Muni and Merle Oberon; Photos and write-up of America's State Department Team - Joseph C. Grew, Edward R. Stettinius Jr., James Clement Dunn, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Archibald MacLeish, Dean Acheson and William L. Clayton; Half-page ad for Admiral fridges features two classy dames; Nice ad for Rameses "the aristocrat of cigarettes"; Soldier Souvenirs - mementos from Germany; Nostalgic one-page color ad for Florida Oranges/Orange Juice; Meals for the Family of One; A Lift from Lighting; Teen-age daughters; Two pages of lovely fashion photos featuring ladies' attire for the outdoor play season; Half-page color ad for Marlboro cigarettes features very fashionably-dressed lady; GIs bring daily news to the Pacific; Nostalgic color ad on back cover for Decca records states they insist their vocalists pronounce every word carefully, and that dance records must be thoroughly danceable - without fancy overtures or interruptions. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage wartime issue. Book
271 pages including bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Between 1870 and the depression of the 1930s, more than 80,000 children from the poverty of England were sent to Canada by well-meaning philanthropists to live and work with Canadian farm families. "Superbly readable... one of the finest pieces of Canadian social history ever to be written. It is, in every way, an exceptional book." - Calgary Herald. Address label inside front cover. Well-used copy with lean to spine. Unmarked. Remains a worthy reading copy. Book
6916592Edition: First . Excellent Condition. No Hassle 30 Day Returns Ships Daily Underlining/Highlighting: NONE Writing: NONE Publisher: BACKBONE Pub Date: 12/1/2024 Binding: Mobile Gaming Pages: 600 unknown
19662082702114606441Kodansha fixed 740 yen 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Kodansha fixed 740 yen paperback
19482082702114606888Tozai shubbansha 1948. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Tozai shubbansha paperback
27 pages including 12 detailed colour transparencies plus additional colour illustrations. Copyright 1962. A "Trans-Vision" picture book designed to help the physician answer many questions posed by patients, by providing illustrations for their answers. Contains a minimum of captions and organized in sections so it can be used from the patient's first visit to her postnatal check-up. Enables physicians to answer questions regarding breast enlargement, frequency of urination, constipation, nausea and vomiting, backache, varicose veins, and after delivery, the problems connected with involution. Former owner's name atop title page. Average wear overall. Slight lean to spine of black boards which fold over spiral bound contents. Book
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
6.25" x 6.25" Red fabric on spine beginning to peel from bottom. Plastic laminate on front cover bubbling significantly. Lots of wear to edges. Surprisingly bright inside. Books in this "Show Baby Plus" series are for children 1-3 years old. Book
Unpaginated. Wonderful detailed drawings throughout. No text. Allows child readers to make up their own story as they go. Contents clean and unmarked. Average wear to blue illustrated boards. One inch tear at top of spine. ISBN number partial worn from back board. Book
82 pages. "Being a Text-book of Data collected from Investigations in the Research Laboratories and in the Works of Thos. Firth & Sons, LTD., Sheffield." - from title page. Chapters include: The Requisitioning of Stainless Steel; Stainless Steel and its Manufacture; The Working and Treatment of Stainless Steel; The Strength of Stainless Steel as Shewn by Mechanical Tests; The Mechanical Strength of Stainless Steel at High Temperatures; General Physical Properites; Resistance to Rust - Corrosion Resisting Properties; The Effect of Various Reagents upon Stainless Steel; Contact with Other Metals; Stainless Iron. Illustrated. Undated. Circa 1950s? Unmarked. Moderate wear. Bright gilt lettering to front board and spine. Spine leaning. Binding intact. Nice clean copy. Book
120 pages including fold-out. Front endpaper decorated with the signatures of several dozen contemporary students of the school! Book is tired but gilt lettering and school crest upon front board remain bright. Spine leaning. Edges foxed. Average wear. Book
19662082702114610802Kotenbunko 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Kotenbunko paperback
19842082702114603889Ashi Shobo fixed 1200 yen 1984. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Ashi Shobo fixed 1200 yen paperback