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Features: Who says pioneering is a thing of the past? - Imperial Oil agent L.M. Fortin and his truck supply road contractors near Beattyville and Senneterre in Northwestern Quebec; Yukon's Highway to the Sea - taking the Haines Cutoff to the sea from the Alaska Highway; The Devil's Hills - Manitoba's desert, about 100 miles west of Winnipeg and 40 miles east of Brandon; Rollin' Along, Singin' A Song - Songs sung across Canada; Logging in the Gatineau - great photos - trucks on the frozen river; Muskoka Pioneers, by Anne Smyth; On to Peggy's Cove (continued from last issue); The Carillon across Canada. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Pages 588-610. Features: Cover illustration by Ernest L. Blumenschein entitled "Wards of the Nation - Their First Vacation From School" depicts a Native American scene; British Problems in Asia; This Busy World; The Passing of John Barrett, United States Minister to Siam; Photos from the Philippines - Admiral Dewey Going for a Drive Around Manila, Admiral Dewey at the Office of the Captain of the Port at Manila, Dakota and Montana Troops Crossing Wrecked Bridge over the Rio Grande; The Philippine Revolt - The Malolos Campaign; Photos and write-ups of these men in the news - Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Major Arthur M. Diggles who was lost in the Malolos Campaign, Augustin Daly, Rev. W.H.P. Faunce of Brown University, and George K. Nash, Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio; Full-page illustration by W.A. Rogers entitled "Conquering a Desert in Southern Arizona"; A page of photos and illustrations along the route of the proposed Nicaragua Canal; The Nicaragua Canal in Sight - article by Francis E. Leupp; Ballad of Leiutenant Miles; Two-page centerfold compilation of photos and illustration depicting the proposed Nicaragua Canal, the country through which it will pass, and the people along the route; Hawaiian-America; An American Sovereign (continued); Amateur Sport - considerable text with six photos; Poem To Augustin Daly; The Conspirators (continued); Great vintage ads, including an illustrated one for the Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless Bicycle from the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Conn. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy. Magazine
527 p. + Frontis. Illustrated with full page maps and drawings. Lacks first fly leaf. Fore edge of Frontis chipped. Title page slightly soiled. Lightly age stained. Manuscript ownership of Mary Emmenentrot, Reading, PA, Elm & Madason Ave School on front paste down. Small 8vo. 190 mm. Original full dark blue cloth binding. Beveled edges. Front board decorated with a map stamped in silver and gold. Spine decorated in gold with a design of an Indian and his canoe. Extremities rubbed. Second edition. Title continues: "Comprising Biographical Sketches of Early and Recent Explorers of the Great River, and a Full Account of the Discovery and Location of Its True Source In a Lake Beyond Itasca." Hardbound. Very good. Glazier was a soldier, author and adventurer. In 1876 he went from Boston to San Francisco on horseback, and was captured by hostile Indians near Skull Rocks, Wyoming territory, but made his escape. In 1881 he made a canoe voyage of 3,000 miles, from the head-waters to the mouth of the Mississippi, and claimed to be the discoverer of a small lake (later named Lake Glazier) south of Lake Itasca, which he believed was the true source of the Mississippi. W11
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. This copy is 1 of 100 signed by the author, Armond Fields, on the half title right under the printed title. Otherwise completely clean inside and out. Illustrated in color and black & white. Bibliography. 8" high X 10" wide, 93 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
Features: The revitalization process of West Broadway in Winnipeg; Heritage designation rewards Clayburn Village in B.C.; Southworks - an industrial site is reborn on the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario; Hammond House demolished in Hull, Quebec; The Don Jail; Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Recounts the pioneer period in the history of Tobermory and St. Edmunds Township. Includes an excellent and substantially revised family history section - a precious genealogical reference indeed! Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos, many of which have been rescanned at higher resolution than in the first edition. pp.viii, 252. Reference List. Footnotes. One-page maps of active farmers in 1873, 1878, and 1882. List of land sales in St. Edmunds Township July, 1870 - Sept., 1883. Clean and bright with light wear. Although this is a former libary copy the only markings are a top edge stamp and a faint stamp upon the front free endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive copy of this informative history. Book
252 pages. Examines the social and economic aspects of life in St. Edmonds since its beginning. Contains a blend of information from a number of sources including newspapers, scrapbooks, diaries, letters, photos, and other authors' research. Includes a treasure trove of genealogical information. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Black-and-white photographic endpapers. Other than some hand-written genealogical details hand-written upon the family tree on page 205, book is clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Moderate wear and bit of sunning to colourful dust jacket. Excellent copy overall. Book
pp. xii, 305. Map upon front endpaper. Numerous black and white photographic plates. " A masterly account of the first solo flight made from Great Britain to Canada via Greenland. Recounts author's mishaps, his crash at Iceland, his second attempt, his Greenland adventures, and his ultimate success. Also includes much that is extremely interesting about Mr. Grierson's record flight from India to Great Britain and his experiences of winter aviation in Europe. Tells of an intrepid piece of pioneering courageously carried out, but which history has, perhaps, been made." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page else unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. Some spotting and soiling to edges. Small chips, tears and yellowing to dust jacket. Nice copy overall. Book
56 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Includes maps and much additional helpful information. Book
Very Good English In black cloth bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 58 p., vi numerouos b/w plates. Hindi cotton in Egypt. First Edition.
A clean, unmarked book. Glued binding is coming loose. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. 118 pages. Black and white photos. Exhibition catalog.
99 pages. "An account of the seventeen individual railways operating at various times in the area from the middle 1890s until 1955." - from title page. A superlative compilation of archival black and white photographic plates, with accompanying text. Includes: chronology; locomotive rosters; index; and more. Book
299 pages. Fold-out map. Reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Intended to preserve the historical heritage of this district. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
8vo., with frontispiece, and illustrations, charts and facsimiles in the text; patterned blue cloth, blue faux-morocco back ruled and lettered in gilt, blue top, blue endpapers, a very good,bright, clean copy. Facsimile reissue of the original edition (Boston) of 1889.
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
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket of the first Greek edition. Completely clean inside and out. Dust jacket lightly toned. Text completely in Greek. This is the first Greek edition of Focas' work: 'The Lower Danube River in the southeastern European political and economic complex from antiquity' to the Conference of Belgrade of 1948, published in English in 1987. 30 black & white photographic plates. 10" high X 7" wide, 478 pages. Printed in Greece by Stavros Georgiadis, for the Institute for Balkan Studies, Serial No 144 Thessaloniki, October 1975. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
328 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Conveys the rich history of the Sunshine Coast. From Saltery Bay to Lund, this work evokes the struggles and triumphs of those who once lived in this place the author calls 'paradise'." Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
80 pages. Includes 4-pages of colour photos from the movie plus sheet music for the following great songs: Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground; Bloody Mary Morning; Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Comin' Back to Texas; Fiddlin' Around; Heaven and Hell; I Don't Do Windows; I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes; If You Can Touch Her at All; If You Want Me To Love You, I Will; It's Not Supposed to Be That Way; Jumpin' Cotton-Eyed Joe; Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again); Make the World Go Away; On the Road Again; Pick Up the Tempo; So You Think You're a Cowboy; A Song for You; Two Sides to Every Story; Uncloudy Day; Whiskey River; Workin' Man Blues; You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine). Heavily-used with usual library markings. A worthy working copy. Book
pp. (8) 182 + Frontis photo of author mounted on a mustang. Nice line llustrations by Ezra Hershberger. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding, slightly worn at extremities. Spine lettering faded. Hardbound. Very good. First Edition. Ink presentation "To Dad from Frank & Helen. 12-25-54." The (Mennonite-born) author details life in the west in the early years of the 20th century. Many good insights about the settlers of Saddleback Mountains region and the Columbia River areas of Oregon and Washington. PA07A
170 pages. Features: Marc Rosen and Arlene Dahl's Hudson River Classic; George Washington's Mount Vernon home restored; Ingenious addition to New York's Whitney Museum; Restoration of a merchant's house in old Kyoto; Eccentric charm in Newport; 17th century Spanish still lifes; Buzz Yudell and Tina Beebe transform a tiny L.A. home; Peter Preller creates a perfect fit for fashion designer Jil Sander; Two barns converted by Carlos Brillembourg with Jonathan Lanman; Improvisation on an upstate New York home; D.C.'s Jade Garden; Great impressionist collections in the Palm Springs home of Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Annenberg; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
38 pages. Reference notes. Selected bibliography. Five colour prints, suitable for framing, in pocket. Please note: all pages present but, due to a binding error, four pages are loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
30 pages. Features: You Can Never Tell; Way Down in Old Nova Scotia; Muskets for Moose; Cooking Canadian Game; Sophisticated Salmon of the Capilano River; Arctic Musk-Oxen; Canada's Olympic Shooting Hopes; Outlaws by Night; Game Management; Back cover Brading's Ale ad features Karsh photo of gent after fishing; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 81 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part 1 of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside back cover - with proceeds to the British Red Cross; Barrage balloons over Thames Estuary; With the French Army on the Western Front; H.M. the King inspects naval commands - Lieut. H.E.M. Glenny, R.N., is decorated by the King for courage in dealing with enemy mines; French Naval Chief's visit to Great Britain - Admiral Francois Darlan; Nazi airmen bomb defencless trawlers - three crewmembers of the Etruria were killed; Canada's contribution to Britain's Might - article with many great photos; Full-page photo portrait of General Sir Edmund Ironside; British forces in the front line; Battle of the River Plate on 13th December - photos of the Exeter, Achilles and Ajax plus photos of their captains; three photos of damage to the Graf Spee plus a great photo of the Graf Spee at sea; Great centerfold illustrations explain the naval battle tactics of the fight with the Admiral Graf Spee, two awesome full-page photos of the scuttling of the Graf Spee; The British Navy's sea exploits - broadcast speech by Winston Churchill; Photos of the H.M. Submarine Ursula, her Captain Bethell and crew, plus the German cruiser Koeln which they sunk, photo of H.M. submarine Salmon; Neville Chamberlain visits British forces in France; Activity on the German front; R.A.F. successes in raid over Heligoland Bight; Photos of the German liner Columbus before and after being set afire by her crew on December 19th; A commentary on the war this week; Russian troops captured by the Finns; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
454pp G/none First (only) edition. Full title “Hydraulia; A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Water Works of London and the Contrivances for Supplying Other Great Cities, in Different Ages and Countries”. Modern strong blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, ex-libris label on pastedown and stamp on endpaper, just one stamp noted inside (Preface), small tear on upper margin of frontespice (not affecting text, see photo), complete with all plates and folding maps except for the portrait facing the title, replaced by plate originally at p.288, otherwise in VG conditions, a clean and tight copy. Scarce historical work on the waterworks of London and other great cities.
1958 reprint of the 1950 second edition. xxxii, 1151 pages including index and several fold-outs. Black and white photos. Numerous detailed line drawings. Presents a compendium of all phases of modern hydroelectric practice. Chapters include: Rainfall; Evaporation; Factors affecting Runoff; River Gaging; Float Measurements; Estimating Stream Flow; Flood Flows; Investigation of Sites; Hydraulics; Head, Power and Efficiency; Pondage and Storage; Types of Hydro Plants; Cost of Steam Power; Cost of Hydro Power; Market Requirements and Load Studies; Capacity and Development and Economic Advisability of Hydro; Reports; Solid Gravity Concrete Dams; Arch Dams; Buttressed Concrete Dams; Earth Dams - General Design Principles; Earth Dam Stability; Details of Earth Dams; Rock-Fill Dams; Timber Dams and Stell Dams; Preparation and Protection of Foundations for Dams; Spillways and Headwater Control; Intakes; Conduits; Canals; Flumes; Steel Pipe; Wood-Stave Pipe and Concrete Pipe; Tunnels; Water Hamer; Surge Tanks; Powerhouse Substructure; Powerhouse Superstructure; Hydraulic Turbines; Parts and Auxiliaries for Hydraulics; Electrical Design; Generators, Exciters, and Transformers; Switching, Wiring and Auxiliary Power and Lighting; Transmission Lines; Plant Operation. Above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt upon backstrip. Narrow opening in binding after half-title page. Binding slack but intact. Minimal markings. A worthy reference copy of this superlative reference. Book
