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1st edition. VG pbk. (A Jarrold Cotman-Color Series Book).16581. eng
64 pages. Features: Gorgeous Revlon lipstick ad; Like Father, Like Daughter - Princess Anne; Could you live in Kitchener-Waterloo? - article with photos; The Girls Who Leave Home; Day of Storm (story); Former nun Leona A. Brady talks about leaving the convent, her marriage and motherhood; Communes - a new 'family' way of life - with photo of Jim and Pat Wilson and their baby in the Yellow Ford Truck on Toronto's Baldwin St.; Late Summer Fruits; Sew 18 Fashions for Half the Ready to Wear Cost. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Circa 1930s as horses are photographed pullling farm implements. Dozens of vintage prairie agricultural informational sheets, each with its own topic, stored in an original gilt-lettered black Eaton's two-ring binder. Topics are too many to list but include: Seed Grain Testing; The value of registered seed; Reward Wheat; Fall Rye; Growing Corn on the Prairies; Root crops; Ensilage crops; Sunflowers as Ensilage; Crop Rotations; Summerfallow Substitutes; Sweet Clover; Winter Egg Production; Hogs - Goitre and Iodine; The Farm Garden; Asparagus for Every Garden; Growing Fruit on the Prairies; Weeds and Their Control; Clean up! Paint up! Plant up!; Suggested books for the home library; Swat the Fly; Practical Cookery; The School Lunch; Beekeeping Advice; Fire Prevention on the Farm; and much, much more. Pages yellowed with age. Some pages all or partially free of binding. Some contemporary handwritten notes on blank pages at back of binder. A wonderful Canadian prairie collectible packed with timeless practical advice for how to survive on the land. Book
Paris, J.-B. Baillière et Fils, 1924. In-8 broché, XII-340 pages avec 131 figures dans le texte. Quelques rousseurs sur la couverture.
in-8 etroit, 96 pp., illustrations couleurs in-t, broche, couverture illustree plast. Tres bel exemplaire. [NV-30]
The original edition, with all the color plates, of this essential guide to identifying botanical prints. From a total edition of 2500 copies, this is one of 750 copies with the additional color folding plate with the list of subscribers. Folio, publisher's cloth with large leather label on front cover. Binding sunned and lightly worn, with leather spine label gone. Top edge gilt. Internally clean.
98 pages. Articles: Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 3) - The Common-law Marriage - his visit to Churchill in 1941; Saint-Lo Fights another Battle - much of the town still in rubble after Normandy invasion; Block that Toothache! - good news for those who don't like the dentist's drill. Fiction: The Bramble Bush (part 1 of 5); Dear Miss Phillips; Once to Every Woman; Shadow of Fu Manchu (conclusion); Important to a Man; It All Came Out. Ads include: Nash cars; Vitalis (with photo of Bobby Riggs); Borden's products - featuring Elsie the Cow; 'Jeep' Station Wagon; International School buses - rare ad!; Fisher Body; Douglas Shoes; Mercury cars (lovely 2-pages); DeSoto cars; Columbia bikes; Cory coffee-maker; Kodak; Santa Fe Railroad; Schlitz; Chrysler centerfold (puppy theme); Hamiliton watches; Jayson shirts; GM Electro-motive division; Kaiser Frazer; Fruit of the Loom; Chesterfield cigarettes (back cover) - featuring Alan Ladd. Unmarked with average wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
in-12, 346 pages, nombreuses illustrations, figures et tableaux, broche, couv., dos muet. Guide pratique en trois parties : La Culture des arbres fruitiers et de la vigne - La Culture des legumes - La Culture des fleurs. Bel exemplaire. [DV-1] [F] Bel exemplaire.
in-12, 365 pp., illustrations n&b, broche, couv.- Etat moyen (débroché, 2e plat manquant). [NV-40]
76 pages. Bibliography. Index to Common Names. Index to Scientific Names. Considers plants in the following classifications: house plants; herbaceous garden ornamentals; Ornamental trees, shrubs and vines; fruits, vegetables, forage and cover crops; plants causing dermatitis; ornamentals toxic to livestock; algae; fleshy fungi. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
197 pages plus index. Colour photos. Produced by the Downtown Vernon (B.C.) Association Cookbook Committee... "this collection of recipes is a co-operative venture by a number of local citizens who wish to share their culinary achievements, utilizing the pride of our valley - the Okanagan harvest." - from Mayor's Dedication. Average wear and soiling. Few markings. A sound working copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of Clement Atlee; RCA ad inside front cover with photo of RCA Laboratories at Princeton, NJ; Nice color ad for Dubonnet wine; Fairchild ad includes illustration of their Flying Boxcar in use by Western Union; The Atomic Bomb - problems confronting statesmen; FDR's Home, Hyde Park, becomes a new shrine; Teaching democratic ABC's to Nazi PW's (POWs) - a first-hand report; Four Million Families want ti build or buy a home; New Highways for a better New York - article with artist's renderings of the Cross-Bronx Expressway near Parkchester, the Cross-Bronx Expressway at the Washington Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge in Richmond, and an intersection of the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens; One-page color ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Dean Margaret Pickel challenges women to face the responsibilities of their full citizenship; Photo-illustrated article on what goes on in cow country when beef cattle are shipped to market; Interview with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Revlon's 'Fatal Apple' nail color; Five photos of New York-area Girl Guides in action; Eight gorgeous photos of dresses for dancing dates; One-page color ad for Gemey perfume; Bold red Schaefer beer ad features checkers board; One-page color ad for Croix Royale California wines; Nice color back-page ad features Cobbs Florida fruit gifts; and more. Moderate external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Mild age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
in-8°, 128 pp., broche, couv. illustree. Bel exemplaire [HA-4]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name or label inside. 382 pages. Many b&w illustrations. "Originally published in 1907, Stewart Culin's comprehensive work reveals a side of American Indian culture that is still rarely shown."
72 pages. Features: Cover illustrations features Bell's Inks of Ottawa; "New" Bitters Claimed for Canada - Royal Italian Bitters, probably Canada's most beautiful bitters bottle; The Empress Fruit Jar; Digging Report - with photos; The Big Coca-Cola Dig - on the old Expo '86 site in Vancouver]; Canadian Glass Insulators - The Foster Brothers Glass Works, St. Johns, Canada East (1855-1880); Canadian Jar Talk - The American Nag Co. Porcelain Lined; The Beaver Soda Water Works; Black Glass in 18th Century Europe; C. Gates, Son & Company Limited Middleton, Nova Scotia - One of Canada's Oldest Medicine Companies 1840-1949; Bell's Inks, Ottawa; New and Unknown Gingers; Fraser Valley Show, Oct '93; Canadian Clubs; Show Listings; Interesting letters to the editor; Classifieds; Black and white illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this particularly informative issue. Book
In 8° (21x13,5 cm); 8 pp. Brossura coeva gialla. Prima edizione singola rara, nessun esemplare censito in ICCU di questa memoria di interesse medico e farmaceutica dedicata ad alcuni esperimenti fatti dal noto medico torinese Vincenzo Cristin. Il libello, dopo un’introduzione sulla provenienza della pianta da dove si è ricavato il nuovo medicinale, passa poi ad indicare il processo e la composizione dello stesso, descrive i risultati ottenuti con l’utilizzo di questo nuovo tipo di china ricavato dalla pianta Hylocereus undatus. Questa è una pianta della famiglia delle Cactaceae. Il suo frutto viene chiamato Pitahaya o Pitaya e può essere rosso (in inglese Red Dragon Fruit) oppure giallo. Le ultime due pagine contengono il giudizio esperto del farmacista Schiapparelli. Raro ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione.
in-8 étroit, 165 pages, 120 photographies en couleurs, index, broche, couverture illustree plastifiée.- 9782801105900 Tres bel exemplaire. [TX-18]
A very rare catalogue of hundreds of fruit trees offered for sale by Cottin. 32 pp. Provides a full description of each tree and its fruit. An association copy from the collection of Comte Hippolyte de Castillon de Saint-Victor (1830-1898), who assembled a celebrated library in the field of botany (his signature on front wrapper). Several neat, contemporary manuscript additions. Small 8vo. Original wraps. Wraps worn but complete. Internally very clean. Extraordinarily rare: I have located no other copies.
96 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo (circa 1885) of steam (bull) donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply, Susanville, CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products, Ltd. mill at Port Tasis (Tahsis) is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier, Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton, Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish, WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek, OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled, B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless, Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa, CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty, C.A. Doty, Charles Gilchrist, W.C. Miles, Jerry Startup, S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren, PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical. Magazine
pp. 292, 171, 69, 93, 20 + Full page plates, a few chromolithograph plates. Large 8vo. 245 mm. Individually paginated reports from: the State Agricultural Society; the State Dairymen's Association; the State Horticultural Association; the State College; etc. Original full black cloth binding, slightly worn. Hardbound. Very good condition. AG BX 1
42 pages. Features: Behind the Scenes of the Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip - article with great colour photos; Ben Hogan Battles His Toughest Foe - article with colour photos; 60's Fashion - Lick-and Stick Tattoos called Put-Ons - colour photos; The Fruits of July - recipes; Wonderful colour photo centerfold shows huge crowd on Parliament Hill with the Queen; "I Had a Legal Abortion" - a Canadian woman discovers how minor a major operation can be in London's Harley St. 'Circus'; A Memory of Darkness (Part 1 of this novel by Margaret Summerton). Average wear. Unmarked. Sunning to lower left corner of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
fort volume in-16 (poche), 505 pages, nombreux dessins in-t., index, broche, couv. illustree plastifiee. Tres bel exemplaire. [MB] Le guide indispensable pour tout réussir au jardin.
Montauban 1960, 2 volumes In-4 brochés, 32 + 66 pages. Trés bon état.
FL 1989. In-12 cartonnage éditeur de 133 pages. Bon état
OCDE 1968, In-4 broché. 105 pages. Bon état. Broché