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Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-General Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, C.B. The Russian Stand on the Five Rivers and the Battle of the Carpathians; Photos and illlustrations include: Germany's Christmas Day Air Raid on London; Bird's-eye view of Cuxhaven Harbour, at the mouth of the River Elbe; Full-page photographic portrait of Lieut.-General W.P. Pulteney, K.C.B., D.S.O., Commanding Third Army Corps; Austrian General Steger Steiner and staff in Galicia; 28-ton Austrian seige gun which fires a thousand pound projectile; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
Cover portrait of General Sir Archibald Hunter, G.C.B., D.S.O.. German Life in the first year of the war. The work of the Red Cross. Photos and Illustrations: 5 photo one-page montage of 'how officer-prisoners fared at Friedberg; 4 photos of everyday life of British POWs in Germany; One-page portrait of General Sir Ian Hamilton, commanding the Expeditionary Forces in the Dardanelles; Centerfold presents two photos of French engineers convoying war horses across a French river; Germans hand over their valuable gold, etc.; collection of domestic copper; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
8vo., ?Third Edition, with a lithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present), engraved and printed titles, 11 lithographed plates (one depicting flies; all original tissue guards present) and 10 woodcut illustrations in the text, frontispiece and illustrated title mildly foxed; original ribbed green cloth, gilt back, yellow endpapers, uncut AND PARTIALLY UNOPENED, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp copy. With the fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Henry Ashworth James on front paste-down, 8pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end and single-leaf prospectus for the enlarged edition of Lloyd's Field Sports tipped in. The illustrations are by Haghe, Landseer and Williams from paintings by Wilkie, Landseer, Simson and Cooke. 'Next to Walton himself, there's no more engagingly discursive and allusive writer in the language. For the feel of fishing, the sense of it, I almost said the taste of it, I know of no other to place him beside' (Gingrich). A lovely copy of the best reissue; Scrope's classic treatise was first published in 1843. James was owner of Hurstmonceux Place in Sussex. Gingrich p.117 et seq.; Sage, 183; Westwood & Satchell p.191.
Book is in excellent condition in every respect with black cloth covers with bright silver embossed flower representations on the cover, silver print at spine, but with a small rectangle cut out of the top of the half title page, apparently where a previous owner's name was. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear with a 1" tear at top spine. First edition of this scarce and invaluable work on the art of the subarctic Athapaskans in Western Canada and British Columbia from pre-Columbian period to present day, focusing on clothing ornamentation with elaborate beadwork on jackets, shoes, pants, dog blankets, wigs, bags, dresses, leathergoods of all kinds, and a sophisticated quill tradition. With many maps, b&w photos, some color. Heavily illustrated.
184 pages. Line drawings. Illustrator's inscription and signature inside front board. "This is a story about the Indian tribes in British Columbia who hunted the giant whales of the Pacific." - from dust jacket. Intended for readers aged 12 and up. One of the three names to whom Ms. Weiler inscribed this copy has been obscured by ink. Moderate wear to book. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Book
92 pages. Features: The Penalty Worse Than Death - Douglas C. Rigg, Warden of Stillwater Prison in Minnesota describes the life of the 110 lifers under his supervision; I Rode Detroit's Mystery Car - photo-illustrated article on Ford's new Edsel; Buckskin and Blanket Days (2 of 3) - young Tibbles' prowess astounded the Indians during a desperate hunt for buffalo, then a scene of human massacre stirred the warriors to vengeance; Town with a Homemade Lake - color-photo-illustrated article on Bloominton, Indiana; A Crooner Comes Back - photo-illustrated article on singer Gene Austin; Does Sweden Dare Stay Neutral - fascinating photo-illustrated article discusses their military and civil defenses in the shadow of their historic enemy, Russia; Secrets of the Unkown War (last of 5 articles) - Greenland's valiant little 'army' raced to ambush the Germans before the spring thaw, but they desperately needed American help; The Face of America - Callow Cowboys - branding on the W.R. Wooten Y7 Red River Ranch; Listen, Doctor! - Medical doctors listen to audio tapes to keep up with new discoveries. Fiction: The Boy Who Didn't Belong; Marry for Love; Challenge the River; The Everglaces Blonde; The Case of the Dead Man's Daughter (part 4 of 8). Ads: Vintage Homellite chainsaw ad features the EZ 6 and 6 22; Great color-photo ad for RCA Victor TV features several of their Hathaway, Socialite and Nassau models; Fantastic one-page color-photo ad for the Plymouth Station Wagon (white on blue) on the beach; L&M Cigarette ad features photo of speedboat racer Joe Schoenith. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine
Stories: Canadian Hold-Up; A Clerk Breaks Loose; The Editor's Post Bag; Have You Seen an Elephant; My Cycle Trip to Spain; Latest From London; Spanish Interlude; The Brass River Affair; They Brought Me Back Alive; Crawford's Cobra; The Wolves of the Cascades; My All Blacks; The Tantanoola Tiger. Average wear. Book
280 pages. Index. Bibliography. Archival black and white photos abound, plus several in colour. Includes maps, timetables and scale drawings. "This is the dramatic story of the CPR's British Columbia sternwheelers and steam tugs through the races, boiling rapids, moonlit cruises, and gold rushes to their passing." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Average wear and closed tears to back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy of this wonderful piece of B.C. history. Book
514 pages. Archival black and white illustrations. An exciting look back at the early days of Alaska. The thirty chapters include such topics as Vigilante Days of '98 at Dyea and Skagway, Dawson and the Klondike Mines, American Occupancy of the Yukon Basin, Rafting Down the Kantishna River, Animla Migration from Asia to Alaska, The Judge Tried by a Miner's Meeting, and many more. Author served as U.S. District Judge in Alaska 1900-1908, Alaska Congressman for 14 years, and as Editor for seven volumes of "Alaska Law Reports". Prior owner names atop front free endpaper and title page. Above-average wear and soiling to blue boards. Few coffee drops to fore-edge. Contents in quality condition. Endpapers yellowed but contents remain bright. Binding intact. Worthy working copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition in grey heavy weave cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine. One corner lightly bumped is only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners otherwise, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light wear, edge wear at corners and top, bottom spine. 197 pages with a great many photos in b&w, often large format, map endpapers, contents features about 100 families, occasional persons, alphebetized by author, with one or two pages of their bio; including:Frederick John Coulthard, Dinsmores of Mud Bay, Robert Fallowfield, John and Ann Gillis, Thomas Hembrough, Abraham and Nancy Huck, Dan Johnson, David and Katherine Kitzel, John Loney, Jane Mallett, William McBride, Milton family, William Morgan, James Edward Murphy, John and Anna Paris, Peschkes of Hazelmere, Parr Family, Thomas and Sarah routley, William smith, John and Agnes Starr, H.T. Thrift, Edmund and frances Wade, Weaver Family, Noah, V. Wichersham, etc. Signed by author on the title page.
Book is in excellent condition in dark red leather covers with gold print on cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very slight shelf wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for front end paper, where it is inscribed by 10 of the subjects and/or authors of the book as the O.A.P.O #77 Book Committee for Publishing to Mrs. Fulton. The book represents a comprehensive local history of pioneer life, events, institutions and family genealogical history for the area of Quesnel, British Columbia in the Cariboo District for the dates listed, including a good deal of history around the Cariboo gold rush. 431 pages, heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs; 8 3/4" x 11 1/4".
xii, 328 p. illus. 23 cm. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Book is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine, light scuffing to covers as the only blemish. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 256 pages with many b&w photos throughout, unused fold-out map at back. Contents include: Eary shipwrecks in British Columbia waters, Strait of Georgia, Southeast coast of Vacouver Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca, West coast of Vancouver Island, Norhtern coast of British Columbia, Fraser river and Burrard Inlet, Deep-water wrecks of Howe Sound; with index of treasure ships in B.C. waters, Guidelines for scuba divers, Index of ship names and captains.
229 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
In 16, pp. 734 con tavv. sinottiche e ill. n.t. e 8 tavv. xilogr. f.t. di cui 2 su doppia pagina. Danni rip. al d. Timbretto al p. ant. Br. ed. Ed. orig. di questo ponderoso saggio geografico, economico, storico ed etnografico sulla zona del Rio de la Plata e Tenerife con bibliografia in appendice di volume. L'A., medico, si sofferma anche sulle pratiche mediche dei popoli indigeni, sulle usanze alimentari, riservando ampio spazio alla questione antropologica come dimostra la tavola raffigurante varie tipologie di crani delle popolazioni.
Signed, without inscription, by Ann Louise Smith upon title page. Her small address label appears on last blank leaf. 267 pages. Map. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. Compiled from the records of Dr. Walter G. Anderson [1907-2002], Missionary, Physician, and Prisoner of War, by his niece. Anderson arrived in Singapore nine days before its fall in 1942 and became a POW of the Japanese. He kept secret diaries of his horrific experiences which, with other records, are recounted here. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
44 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Gold! - Part 1 - Gold throughout the ages; Massacre at Seven Oaks - the battle became a massacre when a Metis shot the governor; The Black Donald Mines - John Moore slipped on a rock and made the largest and richest graphite discovery in Canadian history; On the Klondike Trail - some struck it rich but many more experienced only hardship; A Brief History of Matches; The Saga of the Steam Threshing Machine on the Canadian Prairies; Writing-On-Stone in the Milk River Valley - a replica of the NWMP fort recalls the border patrols of the past; British Columbia's First Visitors from Outer Space; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Includes music and lyrics for the following songs: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda; No Man's Land; Leaving Nancy; Since Nancy Died; Now I'm Easy; The Song of the Whale; Leaving in the Morning; Glasgow Lullaby; Shining River; Sandy is a Soldier; Life-Boat Men of Hoy; Belle of Broughton; No Use for Him; Mary and Me; Front Row Cowboy; The Wee China Pig; Big Mansion House on the Hill; The Aussie Bar-B-Que Song; She'll Be Right; The War Correspondent; Love Song of a Simple Man; My Youngest Song Came Home Today; Song Notes. Interesting black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
96 pages including six pages of great black and white photos. Includes lyrics, piano music and guitar chords for eighty-four hits including: Prairie Moonlight and You, Cowboy's Lullaby, Old Buck-A-Roo, Moonlight on the Rio Grande, etc. etc. "Complete with photographs that take you behind the scenes with radio's most popular stars". - front cover. Prior owner's name clipped from top of front cover. Store stamp on front cover, otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this marvelous 1930s compilation of cowboy songs. Book
78 pages. Features: Treasures from Mohawk Village - the Mohawk Chapel and other reminders of Native Loyalists; Nova Scotia Basketry Traditions; Tools of the Harvest; Loyalists - The First Year... The Experience of 1784 on the St. Lawrence River; Preserving Food in Early Ontario; Gardens, Hearts and Distelfinken - Symbols in Mennonite folk art speak of Paridise; Of Grapes and Wine - a look at the early days; Pennsylvania German Mennonite Food; French Cooking in Ontario; British Recipes; Hamilton's Stitt Collection of 19th century views of Canada; Ontario Kitchens in Transition; Ontario's Black Settlers. Moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
48 pages. Songs include: Story; Lazybones; Georgia on My Mind; Lazy River; Rockin' Chair; Judy; The Army of Hippocrates; Daybreak; Sing it way Down Low; Old Man Harlem; Thanksgivin'; After Twelve O'Clock; Moon Country; Down T' Uncle Bill's; Ballad in Blue; Mr. Bluebird; My Introduction to Love; New Orleans; Come Easy, Go Easy, Love; Poor Old Joe. Writing on front cover. Few markings to contents. Somewhat above-average external wear. Spine taped. A worthy vintage copy of this marvelous compilation. Book
120 pages. Features: What to do about social security; Low-cost lamb feeding; Dollars from pullet flocks; Paint will protect you; Silage goes underground; Tougher than sassafras sprouts - Leo Nussbaum and family of the Missouri Ozarks; Old glory takes to sea; Better chicks for meat production; and more. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Middle four leaves loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
34 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Editorial - The Future of Alaska's Gold Mining Industry; Indestructible "Pappy" Walker homesteaded on the Kenai Peninsula and survived a bear attack; J.H. Giese, tin-cutter and the first mayor of Nome had problems with dogs, revenues and a fire engine; The Yukon on the Yukon - travelling the treacherous Yukon River in Interior Alaska by comfortable steamboat; Muktuk - butchering a whale anchored to the ever-shifting ice of the Bering Sea is a challenge; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
37 Pages plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Nice Royal Canadian Navy recruiting ad inside front cover; Quebec's Winter Carnival/Le Carnaval De Quebec - article with many photos; The Ship That Built Nancy Island in the Nottawasaga River; Home on a Canadian Rockpile - The Barnes sod house at Oyen, Alberta - great family history; The New Territories of Hong Kong; Vancouver, B.C. compared with Sydney, Australia; Nice one-page two-colour CBC ad features Michael Maclear, their man in Tokyo; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
164 pages. Features: Are we selling the livestock business short?; Bob Lazear and his herefords - Wyoming Hereford Ranch of Cheyenne - article with photos; Weatherproof haymaking; Better livestock in the making; Dairy farmers cut time and costs; Deans of the Delta - nice color-photo-illustrated article on the Homer and Ethel Dean family farm in the Mississippi delta; Seven barns in one; photo of mobile telephone being used by V.P. Shufflebarger of the John Jacobs Farms in the Salt River Valley of Arizona; and more. Ads: Oldsmobile; Hood boot ad with photo of Myron J. Laker of Wayland, MI; Texaco ad with photos of the Waller-Franklin Seed Company in Guadalupe, CA, with manager E.D. Martin; G.E. Radio with photo of vocalist Jane Wilson; B.F. Goodrich ad includes large photo of Mr. Casey Abbott of Salt River Valley of Arizona; Ford trucks (color); Kaiser-Frazer cars (2 pages); One-page color ad for Disney film Melody Time; N.A.M. ad features photo of Andy Anderson of West Millington, NJ; Westinghouse radio; Arvin radio; Disston one-man chain saw; Jeep; Admiral radio; Ford tractors (2 pages); Blue Bell denim with photo of George Bechtold; New Dodge trucks; Lux ad features Ava Gardner and Robert Walker in film One Touch of Venus; Color Studebaker car ad inside back cover features George H. Nesemeier Jr. of North Dakota; and more. Small clipping from ads on pages 39 and 54. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
