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116 pages. Features: Great Rockwell cover illustration of excavator attempting to dig up kid's baseball field in a vacant lot; Our daughter had polio - Kay Reiten had to be treated in an iron lung; Don't sneer at the catfish - great article on the popular catfish with photo of Leon Bishop and Carl Yarbrough holding huge catfish they hauled out of the Tallahatchie River, near Abbeville, MS, with their bare hands; They Hit Red China Where it Hurt - over 4,000 Chinese Communists surrendered in Korea, allowing them a chance to explain why they swallowed Communism, and how Mao's tyranny can be defeated; The Republicans Muffed the Ball in Dixie - where are the Eisenhower voters now?; TV's Shoestring Surprise - The Johns Hopkins Science Review has rung up one of TV's longest hit runs; Colony of the Outcast Kings - color-photo feature of Estoril, Portugal, now a swanky resort; Never Marry an Actress - they may be delightful on stage, but around the house they're vain, insincere, and obsessed with themselves. Fiction: Shackles for the Groom; The Sitting Duck; The Seeds of Hate; The Hard-Luck Type; The Mask of Alexander (part 2 of 6); Invitation to Murder (part 6 of 8). Ads: Elegant one-page color-photo ad for Packard cars; Nice color-photo ad for a cream-colored Cadillac convertible; Two-page ad for Du Pont's nylon for truck tires features photos of Leonard Bisgrove of Red Star Express in Auburn, NY, and Edward Benkert of Fairmount Foundry in Philadelphia; Gorgeous color-photo ad for the 1954 Chrysler New Yorker De Luxe Newport (blue); Champion Spark Plug ad features photo and endorsement by racer Jim Kimberly; Nice two-page color ad for the Scenicruiser by Greyhound bus lines; Nice color Chevrolet ad features an off-white Bel Air Convertible plus an inset color photo of a Corvette convertible, "First of the Dream Cars to Come True!"; Fascinating one-page photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau of a trucker enjoying a 'Coffee-break', suggesting this campaign may have introduced this term now used throughout North America; Prest-O-Lite battery ad features photo of footballer Doak Walker of the Detroit Lions; Sweet half-page vintage color ad for Dairy Queen Malts and Shakes; Color ad for the Northern Pacific Railway's Vista Dome/North Coast Limited service; Back page Camel cigarette ad features photos of John W. Fincher of Cairo, GA, A.R. Schneidewind of Upper Montclair, NJ, Mrs. B. Collins Edgar of Lookout Mountain, TN, W.C. Fowler of Dallas, TX, J. Russell Fraser of Detroit, Mrs. Katharine B. Coelsch of The Dalles, OR, and Evelyn Terjesen of New York City. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
343 pages. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. An informative history of Ontario's Haliburton County. Average wear to book. Binding intact. Prior owner's name in red marker along fore-edge. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this detailed reference. BISHOP p.1151. Book
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Christmas at Fort Pitt; Hobby for Booklovers - the Canadiana book collection of D'Alton C. Coleman; The House That Mac Built - the log buildings erected by the North West Company in the north and west originated in French Canada - interesting photo-illustrated article on early building styles; Redcoats at Fort Garry - nearly a century ago, 300 foot soldiers, with artillery and engineers, came from England to Red River, brought by the HBC to stand on guard for Canada; The Cowichan Sweater - photo-illustrated article; Mining in the North; Sled Journey - photo study; Peter Rindisbacher - Red River Artist; Chief Factor Dr. John McLoughlin's Letters, 1844-46; Arctic fur show - photos of Eskimo ladies wearing fur fashions; Atmospheric Defence - how HBC 'brass-pounders' heled guard our northern approaches during WWII - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Veteran of Two Wars - the good ship 'Nascopie'; Vintage back cover two-colour (orange and black) ad for the HBC's Imperial Mixture of tinned pipe tobacco. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
82 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo Pepsi ad inside front cover; 1962 Zenith TV ad; Political slush funds corrupt all parties; The Year the Government Sold the St. Lawrence River (power rights) to the Beauharnois power company; Last chance to save the world's rarest birds; 1961 - Summer of the Angry Forest Fires in the northern bush - article with colour photos; Brock Chisholm - Incredible Canadian; Disturbing report from inside the juvenile courts; A Weekend with the 'Wild Ones' at Wasaga Beach - short article with photos; UNESCO - the hope of the world - on paper; Cherchez La Femme de Montreal - photo feature; Julie de St. Laurent - portrait of a royal mistress; What it's like to lose the Irish Sweepstakes - Tom and Elsie Marsh of Squamish B.C.; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
174 pages. Dozens of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Our endeavour has been to collect and record the stories and pictures of yesterday so they will not be lost, and to record our present Springbend neighbours' stories for future generations." - from Foreword. First 135 pages present family histories and photos. Subsequent chapters include: Pioneers Remember; Springbend School; Springbend Community Club; Springbend Activities; Springbend Businesses; and more. Back cover map indicates major landowners of past years. Prior owner's name and details in bold black marker upon first blank leaf, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Slight musty scent. A sound copy of this excellent genealogical reference. Bibliographic reference: Hale & Barman #871. Book
Unpaginated. Average wear. Lengthy handwritten note and autograph upon first blank leaf else unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
130 pages. Name index. Maps. Several reproductions of black and white photos. The earthy British Columbia biography and genealogy of Sidney Travers, 1904-1978 Handsome blue boards with gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Contents clean and unmarked. Faint bit of address label remnant atop front free endpaper. Moderate external wear. A quality copy. Book
24 pages. Features: Daughter of the Governor-General, Karmel Schreyer, in the Miss Teen Ottawa-Hull Pageant - with photo; Kid Cowboys - The Annual Victoria Day Rodeo at High River Alberta - article with colour photos; Cop Shopping - Calgary is Recruiting police officers from the Maritimes; Mad Money - The Case Against High Interest Rates; Muriel Sherrin and the Stratford Festival; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
310 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. "An attempt to examine certain aspects of the business history of Montreal in a crucial era of change from the late 1830s to the early 1850s. It follows the interaction of Montreal's business community with the ongoing 'transportation revolution' that was rapidly accelerating the pace of North American life in the mid-nineteenth century." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: Troops around the Water-Cart after Colenso, Seaforth Highlanders Bivouacking, "Joe Chamberlain", Transport Leaving Southampton, Camp on Look-out Hill, Pretoria Jail (laid in), Hospital Ship Lismore Castle, Lord Roberts arrives at Cape Town, Mr. Lynch's Captivity, The Brighton Artillery Position Battery, Hampshire Volunteers for the front, Ladysmith images, Lubbes Hoop Farm, 16 photos of men killed at Spion Kop, Ladysmith, and Modder River, "D" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, departs Ottawa, In the Trenches at Ladysmith (centerfold), Lord Iveagh's Field Hospital Staff prior to Departure, Two-page illustration of "Canadian Artillery Entraining at Ottawa for the Cape" (laid in). Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos include: The Colonel and Staff of the South Wales Borderers, The City Imperial Volunteers Farewell Supper, Scenes of the Departure of the City of London Imperial Volunteers, Queen Victoria shakes hands with Captain Seeley of the Imperial Yeomanry. Illustrations include: Dublins and Inniskillings across the Tugela, How Lord Roberts' Son Fell at Colenso, New South Wales Lancers, Incident at Modder River, Boer Prisoners from Belmont, Troops detrain at De Aar Junction, Inside the Johannesburg Fort, Trestle Bridge at Frere, Modder River Temporary Bridge Construction, Burial of General Wauchope (centerfold), Full-page Cadbury Cocoa Advertisement, Berkefield Filter Advertisement, The Highland Brigade Re-Forming after the Battle of Magersfontein. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Scenes of fighting in Natal. The seige of Ladysmith. Scenes at the front. Scenes near Estcourt, Natal. New South Wales Contingent departs for action aboard the 'Aberdeen' (photo). The "Medic" departs Fort Melbourne Pier for the Cape with Victorian and Tasmanian Contingents (photo). Bringing Boer Prisoners into Ladysmith (illustration). 16 Photos of Casualties at the front. Photo of the Canadian contingent passing up Adderly St., Cape Town. Photo of the Bluejackets of H.M.S. "Terrible" with 4.7" gun. Centerfold illustration entitled "The Transvaal War: The Loss of Our Guns at the Tugela River". The Khalifa's last stand at Umdebereikat, in Kordofan. The Battle of Abu Aada. Full-page Monkey Brand Soap advertisement. Photo of four officers of the Dublin Fusiliers. A jubilee group of colonials - photo. Quaker Oats ad upon back cover. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
40 pages. Features: Prominent photo of the French submarine "Phenix" which disappeared after a practice dive in Indo-Chinese waters with 71 on board; Piccadilly in the 'Eighties - and other items at the International Horse Show at Olympia; Japanes blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin by the Japanese - large map plus stark photos of electric fences, barbed wire and more; The Mauretania's Maiden Voyage - nice photo; Photo of wreckage of the "Connemara" flying boat; The "Impregnable" Siegfried Line - six photos; Great aerial photo of repairs to the pinnacle of the central tower of Canterbury Cathedral - known as Bell Harry; Great photos of British children being trainted to be farmers in Canada and Australia; Family tree showing the Queen's cousinship to George Washington and Robert E. Lee; Photos of the King and Queen at the World's Fair and other scenes; Photos of the new Atlantic Air-Liner - The "Golden Hinde"; Photos of Chelsea Daylight A.R.P. (Air Raid Precaution) Rehearsal; Photo of "the greatest number of people to cross the Atlantic in a Heavier-than-air machine - the "Atlantic Clipper" at Le Bourget - thirty people; Malayan Archaeology - article with photos; The King and Queen with the Roosevelts at their Hudson River estate; Photos of their Majesties in the U.S.A.; Photos of the last days of the Royal Tour and departure for Newfoundland; Full-page photo of the Royal farewell from Halifax for Newfoundland in the "Empress of Britain"; and more. Average wear. Interesting ad for Foot's Adjustable Rest-Chairs - a very complex-looking predecessor to the Lay-Z-boy. Unmarked. Some pages loose. Pages 1163-1166, 1177-78 and 1187-1162 missing. A worthy reference copy despite these deficiencies. Magazine
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: Bivouac of the 3rd King's Rifles, De Beers Diamond Mines at Kimberley during the seige, Lord Roberts's reception at the Modder River Camp (laid in), the remains of the suffolk regiment after Moedder Farm, Chieveley Camp (laid in), Major-General T. Kelly-Kenny, Photos with General French's Command near Colesberg, Canadian Mounted Police Leaving Halifax for South Africa, The Attack on Spion Kop (Centerfold), Photos with the South African Railway Pioneer Regiment, Photo of H.M.S. Viper running at record speed of 35.5 knots. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of the ice-covered deck of the H.M.S. "Vansittart"; Great full-age photo of Brigadier K. Pierce Smith taking the salute as a long line of British troops start their maneuvres in Malta; Striking with Success at Enemy Shipping in the Mediterranean - The Fleet Air Arm in Malta - 12 photos; The German Attack in Central Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Two large photos of the new German Mark VI Tank - the Tiger in Tunisia; Stalingrad Aftermath - Victory Scenes from a Gallant City - five photos including Field Marshal Paulus and General Von Daniels; Illustrations and texts describing a German Night-Fighter Control Room, as described by the Enemy; Facsimiles of Churchill's directive to General Alexander re: destroying Rommel's army, and Alexander's message advising Churchill of the completion of said mission; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps visiting Miss Joan Hughes, an A.T.A. instructor; General interest news photos including the King visiting his army in Scotland, a demonstration of a new military raft in Northern Ireland, two sons of the Sultan of Morocco aboard a U.S. Army tank; Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst, Captain R.St. Vincent Sherbrooke, the Arctic V.C., Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal in Malta; Centerfold illustration of "Tarzan" Troops - Commandos in training crossing a river by rope; 10,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Axis Europe in February - with five aerial photos; Photos of personalities in the news; Identifying Real German Planes; Photos of tank crews training indoors; Food Yeast - its discovery may revolutionize the health of nations - with eight photos; From Dockside to Battlefront - how tanks and trucks are unshipped, built up, and dispatched to the front lines in North Africa - with eleven great photos; Photos of Falcons (birds) in flight; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
272 pages. Bibliography. Index. Relates the first century of the history of Cumberland , British Columbia, a town on Vancouver Island founded upon a Dunsmuir coal mine. Brimming with black and white reproductions of archival photographs, this volume will fascinate readers for hours with its incredible variety of historical information. Clean and unmarked with light wear. From a smoking home. Hale & Barman 441. Book
Approximately 140 pages plus xxvi page appendix. Maps. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Originally published in German in 2002. Recounts the dramatic family history of folks displaced from their home village near the Kuban River. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A wonderful genealogical reference for the Krause, Wieler and Ewert families. Book
300 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with colour photos, black and white photos and images of the petroglyphs discussed. "Describes, among many other things, the solitary spiritual meditations of young people in the mountains, a form of education once essential to all those who wished to succeed in life with their particular talents... Opens a discussion of some of the issues in rock research that relate to 'notating' and 'writing' on the landscape, around the world and through the millennia. This landmark publication presents a well-researched hypothesis to explain the evolution of symbolic or iconic writing from sign language, trail signs and from the geometric and iconic imagery of the dreams and visions of shamans and neophyte hunters." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy of this interesting work. Book
Features: The Mine that Disappeared - a story related by a mining engineer about the Bocanegra Mine; Casshel's Escape - the story of Ernest Casshel, one of the few criminals to ever escape from the "North-West Mounted" (locale - Calgary, Alberta); On the trail of the Dinosaur - a recent expedition into the Colorado River section of the great American Desert, in the State of Arizona, claims to have found not only fossil tracks of the three-toed dinosaur, but a rock-carving of a dinosaur - a picture which man could not have made unless he had seen the reptile he attempted to portray - photos; Babes in a boat - a neophyte sailor and his wife set sail across the Pacific - Part II (conclusion); The Padded Room - one of the most amazing plots in the annals of the French police; Five Greenhorns in Canada - An amusing and illustrated account of the adventures of five inexperienced Englishmen who set forth to make homes for themselves in the Canadian wilderness; Lost in the heart of Peru - an explorer is abandoned by his guide in the upper reaches of the Amazon - part IV (conclusion); The Demon Lion of Bandari - Lion Hunt; At Grips in the Girders - an extraordinary battle; An Alligator-Hunter's Story in Mexico; Part IV of In Search of the Lost Oases - a desert trip from Sollum on the Mediterranean to El Obeid in the Sudan - many photos; The Phantom Reporter - a story from Canada's Pacific Coast by Charles Harrison Gibbons. Above-average wear. Faint owner's name atop front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Nothing loose. Decent copy of this broadly interesting issue. Book
pp. [8], 240. "Utterly fascinating, in that what we come to know here is what has made the man who and how he is." - Kirkus Reviews. "The account of Prime Minister Begin's incarceration in a series of Soviet prisons, and his eventual release and arrival in Israel to become the leader of his country. His crime was belief in Zionism, and the time of testing he describes in this book vividly brings to life the formation of his own inner character and the sense of mission which he so evidently brings to his present awesome responsibilities." - dust jacket. "One of the greatest pieces of prison literature in the world." - The Times of London. Light soiling to top edge, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
135 pages. Proceedings of the Wolf Symposium held in Edmonton, Alberta, 12-14 May, 1981. Includes submissions such as: A Perspective on the taxonomy of wolves in North America; Status and Management of wolves in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec; Historical and Present status of wolves in the NWT; Status and management of wolves in the Yukon Terrritory; Historical and present perspectives on wolf management in Alaska; Population dynamics of wolves; Social influence on reproduction in wolves; Considerations in wolf management related to genetic variability and adaptive change; An alternative view of genetic considerations in the management of the wolf and other large vertebrates; Wolf Howling in Algonquin Park; Wolf management and harvest patterns on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Wolf-related caribou mortality on a calving ground in North-central Canada; Wolf predation of livestock in Western Canada; Wolf predation of cattle on the Simonette River Pastures in west-central Alberta; Problem wolf management in B.C.; A method to aid in discrimination of traces from wolves and dogs. The two appendices include a summary of the status of wolves in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador. Minimal markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
136 pages. Many black and white photos plus some color ads. Features: Russell J. Smiley's cover art depicts his triumph over a mighty marlin; Wood Ticks and Dog Tricks - The wood tick causes deadly spotted fever; The Education of the Wrecker - Training a problematic dog; Death in the Timber - The peril caused by forest fires; The Gristmill Whopper - The real fisherman knows what to do if he lands the whopper; Bass Plugs and Bass (Part 2); Jungle Journey - Part 4 of E.P. Haddon's adventures hunting and fishing in the almost unexplored back-country jungles of tropical Yucatan Peninsula; Farm Fishponds - Second article on farm fish ponds, reporting on a co-operative experiment in constructing 60 ponds in North Carolina and the result after two years; The Lizard of "Was" - The Gila Monster; Know Your Ducks (7) - The Blue-Winged Teal; One-page photo of George Paulson stepping out of his boat on Leech Lake, MN, with a string of fish; One-page photo of Bernard Rocha casting into the Owens River in California; Matinee on the Marsh - Hunting and betting; The Champion - The record and life story of perhaps the most brilliant handler of all time, Clyde Morton of Alabama; Bucktails for Steelheads (Part 2) - Peter J. Schwab reveals how to tie his sensational new wire-body bucktails for steelheads; Iron rifle Sights - The peep type site is very accurate; and much more. Many great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
viii, [1], 162 pages. Attractively colour-illustrated maroon boards. Two maps in pocket inside back board. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos, illustrations, graphs and tables. "Seven of the papers are devoted to discussion of stratigraphy and stratigraphic problems, three are discourses on structural problems, two are concerned with economic geology, and one with the development of hydroelectric power in the Bow River drainage basin. Begins with a brief sketch of the human history of the area being studied." - Preface. Intended to serve as a useful and valued part of every geologist's library. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
295 pages. 8vo. Black and white photographic plates. 100 Year Red River Chronology. Map endpapers. "Records, accounts, historical studies, data, reports, letters of the section of Manitoba, Canada lying southwest of Winnipeg in the Red River Valley and centered on the town of Roland, Manitoba." - subtitle. "Accompany me as we look around this wide, level stretch of the Red River Valley of Manitoba, and meet the people, see the places, talk with second, third or even fourth generations of the families living here. In some cases we will enter the homes of these people. But wherever we happen to be we will tell you what our district is like, what the people do, and how they first settled here." - Introduction. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative and important local history and genealogical reference. HACKETT [2e] 310. Book
