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50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Centenary of Diocese - the Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land was created in 1849; Thelewey-Aza-Yeth - Guy H. Blanchet searches the headwaters of the Thelon River; Committee's Punch Bowl - the little lake at the top of Athabaska Pass, which Simpson named after the Company's London Board, 125 years ago; Frail American Elizabeth Taylor braves the rigours of wilderness travel 60 years ago, just to see how she can take it; Woodland table manners; New York to Nome and Back - in 1920, eight fliers of the United States Air Service flew from New York to Nome and return - photo-illustrated article; Mistassinia Calendar - a year in the life of a Mistassini Indian - photo-illustrated article; HBC and Vancouver's Island - behind the establishment of Vancouver Island as a Crown Colony lay a tense international drama, and a great story of loyalty; Letters Outward 1679-94 - a review of the 11th volume of the Hudson's Bay Record Society; Expeditions to the Arctic - 3rd of 3 instalments listing the various expeditions to the Canadian Arctic from the year 1004 A.D., this part covering the years 1860-1918; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Very Good Arabic Original b/w map. Some stains on extremities. Oblong 4to. (20x27 cm); Maps' sizes: 15x21 cm apprx. In Arabic. Two maps with front and its verso. Plate numbers 50 & 51. From one of late editions of 'Al-atlas al-hadithat fî takhtit aqalim al'arz siyasiyya wa iqtisadiyya hesab minhaj wa zarat'al-meraz fî al-umumiyya'. Mohammad Hamdan and Hassal Labib were two geography teachers (muderris) and cartographers in 'Amiri' School according to the info of 'Atlas'.
Very Good Arabic Original b/w map. Some stains on extremities. Oblong 4to. (20x27 cm); Maps' sizes: 15x21 cm apprx. In Arabic. Two maps with front and its verso. Plate numbers 52 & 53. From one of late editions of 'Al-atlas al-hadithat fî takhtit aqalim al'arz siyasiyya wa iqtisadiyya hesab minhaj wa zarat'al-meraz fî al-umumiyya'. Mohammad Hamdan and Hassal Labib were two geography teachers (muderris) and cartographers in 'Amiri' School according to the info of 'Atlas'.
Very Good Arabic Original b/w map. Some stains on extremities. Oblong 4to. (20x27 cm); Maps' sizes: 15x21 cm apprx. In Arabic. Two maps with front and its verso. Plate numbers 54 & 55. From one of late editions of 'Al-atlas al-hadithat fî takhtit aqalim al'arz siyasiyya wa iqtisadiyya hesab minhaj wa zarat'al-meraz fî al-umumiyya'. Mohammad Hamdan and Hassal Labib were two geography teachers (muderris) and cartographers in 'Amiri' School according to the info of 'Atlas'.
Very Good Arabic Original b/w map. Some stains on extremities. Oblong 4to. (20x27 cm); Maps' sizes: 15x21 cm apprx. In Arabic. Two maps with front and its verso. Plate numbers 56 & 57. From one of late editions of 'Al-atlas al-hadithat fî takhtit aqalim al'arz siyasiyya wa iqtisadiyya hesab minhaj wa zarat'al-meraz fî al-umumiyya'. Mohammad Hamdan and Hassal Labib were two geography teachers (muderris) and cartographers in 'Amiri' School according to the info of 'Atlas'.
Very Good Arabic Original b/w map. Some stains on extremities. Oblong 4to. (20x27 cm); Maps' sizes: 15x21 cm apprx. In Arabic. Two maps with front and its verso. Plate numbers 58 & 59. From one of late editions of 'Al-atlas al-hadithat fî takhtit aqalim al'arz siyasiyya wa iqtisadiyya hesab minhaj wa zarat'al-meraz fî al-umumiyya'. Mohammad Hamdan and Hassal Labib were two geography teachers (muderris) and cartographers in 'Amiri' School according to the info of 'Atlas'.
357 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with wonderful archival black and white photos. "The district covered by this book is from the Smoky River to Sturgeon Lake, comprising those areas served by the post offices of Goodwin, DeBolt, Crooked Creek, Clarkson Valley, and Sturgeon Heights." - from Foreword. Prior owner's name written and stamped atop front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A solid copy of this informative work. WETHERELL 6-38, KROTKI [2e] 744, STRATHERN 3165. Book
308p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
Oversize 336p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
385p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Book shows light shelf wear to covers only: scuffing, a little edgewear. Binding is solid and square, , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 95 pages with 34 full color plates. Essays by the above authors. Paintings, watercolors, drawings and photographs from the Thomas Gilcrease Inst. of American History and Art.
6 pages. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy with nicely illustrated front cover. Sheet music
In 8, pp. 309 + (1b) + (4) di pubbl. con molte foto in b/n, cartine e ill. n.t. anche a piena pagina. Mancanze al d. Br. ed. dec. Fa parte della Collezione di Monografie Illustrate. Serie viaggi. Dall'Indice: In rotta per le Canarie, Sull'Orenoco, Gli Indiani dell'Orenoco, del Rio Negro e di altre regioni del Venezuela, Una fermata a Barbados, Un giorno a Puerto Rico, A Cuba libera, Al Paese degli Aztecas, Messico a traverso l'istantanea, Tra i ruderi della Roma Azteca, Italia e Messico, Ai deserti dei Maya, Il carnevale di Merida, etc...
An extensive chronicle of the families and history of this rural Alberta district located 25 km north of Drumheller. 639 pages. Maps. List of Morrin property owners 1913-1970. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Publisher's dark green boards adorned with gilt. Tight and square. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. An excellent copy of this very informative local history and irreplaceable genealogical reference. Krotki [2e] 751, Strathern 3166. Book
22 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Faint label removal patch on first page. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Some pencil underlining and minimal ink markings to contents. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this important document. Book
48 pages. Features include: Dockwalk - Rock Bay, Brown's Bay, Menzies Bay, Campbell River; 10th Anniversary Focus - W.C. Fuels; The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System - Part 2 - VHF Digital and Selective Calling; Arctic Kapvic - From the Mackenzie Delta to the Central Coast; Modular Persuasion; Book Review - Seamen, Ships & Cargo. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
Features: Taking Mule Deer Along the Peace River; Reloading is Easy; Winter and the Angler; Make Your Own Line Drier; Western Salmon Come East; The Value of a Good Hunting Dog; Today's Wild Hunters; Smell to Success; South Paw Rifle; Camera Hobby Popularity Expands; and more. Average wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book
184 pages. Index. Author's signature upon front free endpaper. Nice black and white photographic plate. "Will be of great interest to those Canadians who have an attachment to their country's wilderness and are concerned by thte death of wilderness at the hands of men." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's large signature upon front free endpaper else book clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Book
Covers show light wear with bumped upper corner. Straight, solid binding, text/interior clean and free of marking of any kind. 145 pages, maps, b&w photos.
39 pages plus large colour map in sleeve inside back cover. Intended to guide the Nanaimo Harbour Commission well into the 21st century. A useful and interesting resource for those with an interest in this diversified and expanding port. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
253 pages. Fold-out map of Glasgow. Twelve black and white plates. Fifty-two illustrations in text. A detailed and nostalgic snapshot of life in this wonderful city over 100 years ago. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Contents moderately tanned with age. A sound copy of this engaging and informative work. Book
Features: Founder of the Cowboy Camp Meeting - William B. Bloys at Fort Davis, Texas in 1888; Shoot-out on Christmas Day, 1883 at McDade, Texas in Bastrop County - Thomas Bishop and George Milton; Boom Days at Ash Meadows, Nevada; Strawmen and Marshals - Ellensburg, WA and locality circa 1906; Greatest living hunter - Clell Lee; Riding the Shale Rock Trail; Paul P. Lawson and Idaho adventures; Victim of the "White Night" - unfortunate Joseph Hahn, after whom Hahn's Peak was named; Whipping Tree - primitive form of Seminole justice rarely suffered repeat offenders; John J. Tomlinson - Sawmill man of Yellowstone City in the Crow River Reservation; Oro, Arizona - most remote of the Bradshaw's Ghost Towns; The Wound that never healed - Mary Christofferson Anderson's chin was shot away by a cannonball at age 14 during the Morrisite Massacre of 1862; Rawhide times in Dakota - when it was open range from the White River to the Niobrara; I Cast My Lot With a Soldier - dedicated Army wives who followed their husbands to the American frontier in the 19th century; Appointment on Red Mountain - Emma Crawford was buried atop 7,200 foot-high Red Mountain where she said she had communed with an Indian brave; New Mexico's Mysterious Markers - many styles of Christian Cross; Flames of Starvation and Death - Cattlemen and nesters were comrades in arms when the sky warned of fire; King-sized nugget - found at the Willard Claim Mine in California's Sierra Nevadas; Uncle Milty's Legs - Milt Clements stood tall even though he only had one leg - Frank Lockert's personal museum at Coats, Kansas. Average wear. Some yellowing to pages. Occasional markings to contents. A sound copy. Book
Features: Last rig to Battle Mountain - the last family to take the Humboldt Trail by covered wagon, led by Sherman Wilhelm, makes one of Nevada's richest gold strikes; Motion Picture Vignettes - Neal Hart; Clues to Frontier Treasure; Over-kill in Apache land - Camp Grant Massacre; Last rails across North America - Building the Grand Trunk; A hundred miles of lonely river - the Missouri River; Toughest school in the county - Oklahoma; Stars over Chloride, New Mexico; "My God, My Hero, My Ideal" - Joaquin Miller; and more. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Magazine
Features: A test of courage - Sitting Bull, last Sioux to lay down his gun; Last of the horseback outlaws - 'Arkansas Tom' Daugherty; Old Pete's (Pete Peterson's) Lost gold mine; Horse king of the northwest - Charlie Newell - Goldendale, Washington; Ghosts of the Rio Puerco; Motion Picture Vignettes; Murder at Rincon - Amasa Barton killed by the Navajos; High-Wheeling to Denver - bicycles were a status symbol in 1889; A Search for Home; Wes Cates - A Lawman's life in pictures; Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Magazine
