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16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: The Casino at Monte Carlo; The Kremlin in Moscow; Houses of Congress, Santiago, Chili (Chile); Place de la Concorde, Paris; The Rock of Gibraltar; The River Jordan - lovely country image; Unter-den-Linden, Berlin; Royal Palace at Charlottenburg, Near Berlin; Castle of Heidelberg; Imperial Opera House, Ringe Strasse, Vienna; Correggio's "Holy Night" (Painting); The Roman Pantheon; City of Palermo, Sicily; Panorama of Pompeii; The Leaning Tower of Pisa; The Champs-Elysses, Paris. Moderate staining/soiling. Unmarked. Chips from rust brown covers. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Piccadilly Circus, London; Durham Castle, England; Hall of Knights in the Royal Palace, Berlin; Bridge of Sighs, Venice; Interiors of the Pompeiian Museum; The Sea of Ice, Switzerland; The Statue of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg; Natives of Australia Fishing; Native Street and Houses in Ceylon; Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; In the Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River; The Mission of San Antonio, California; The Cathedral of Lima, Peru; The Tomb of Canova; Niagara Falls, Winter of 1892-3; Jupiter Terrace, Yellowstone Park. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Bank of England - great street scene; The Bromielaw or Harbor, Glasgow; The Hamburg Warehouses - River Elbe scene; The Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy; A Street Scene in Naples; Hall of Justice - in the Alhambra at Granada in Spain; Port Said; The Acropolis, Baalbek, Syria; Native Street in New Zealand; English Parade, Hong Kong; Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, New York; The Post Office, Buenos Ayres (Aries); Carmen Church Ruins, Guatemala; St. Martyn's Church, Canterbury, England; Shanes Castle, Ireland. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
30 leaves, printed on only one side. Illustrated with reproduction woodcuts and facsimile of an old record. Decorated title. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gold. 8vo. 25 cm. Original half red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Raised bands. Front board detached. Hardbound. Limited Edition. "225 copies printed from type by J.B. Lyon company, Albany, N.Y." This copy numbered 95 and initialed by the author. Manuscript presentation: "To State Historian Victor Hugo Paltsits with the authors regard and esteem. Albany, NY. April 16 - 1911." A famous tale about the ride of Symon Jacobse Schermerhoorn and the destruction of Schenectady, New York in 1690. Very scarce. AMERICANA BOX 7
60 pages. Ann Sheridan cover photo. Songs include: My Lolita (Lolita Mia); Home on the Range; An Outlaw on the Range; Cowboys and Indians; The Cowboy and the Gal; Git Along Little Dogies; Windy Bill; Gila Town (Heela Town); Old Montana; I'm a Cowboy and How, Boy!; O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy); Little Joe, The Wrangler; Must I Ride a Mustang? (Nay! Nay!); The Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo); Goodbye, Old Paint; The Big Corral; The Cowpuncher; Love is Like a Roundup; Cowboy Boom Song (Based on an old Swedish Folk-song); Rounded up in Glory; Red River Valley. Bit of writing on front cover. Average wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Author's signature atop half-title page. 100 pages including bibliography. Examines the history of the salmon canning industry on the Skeena River. Profusely illustrated with black and white photography plus two pages of gorgeous colour artwork depicting nostalgic salmon tin labels. Book
41 pages. A transcript from research conducted for the CBC radio series entitled "People in Landscape." "The story of the Skeena River in the days of the Indian freight canoes and the sternwheelers. Voices: Mrs. Constance Cox, Captain Joe Gardner; Mrs. Bert Glassey; Mrs. Veroca Godfrey; Chief Jeffrey Johnson; Mrs. Kathy Johnson; Mrs. Flora Martin; John Morison; Wiggs O'Neill; Mrs. Vicky Simms; Martin Starrett; Mrs. Grace Stephens; Miss B. Willscroft." - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Black and white illustrations. Nice copy. Book
Mm 170x240 Collana "Songbook". Volume cartonato rigido di 247 pagine, alcune illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori fuori testo, sovraccoperta editoriale. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
62 pages. Black and white illustrations. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
391 pages. Map endpapers. Dozens of wonderful archival black and white illustrations. This informative work presents the history of the area from the days of the early native pioneers until the time of publication. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Some soiling to decorated front board. A quality copy. Wetherell 6-86, Krotki (2) 570. Book
58 pages. Containing new and old favorites that will live forever. Songs include: After To-Morrow; Back in the Saddle Again; Be Honest With Me; God Must Have Loved America; Good Old-Fashioned Hoe-Down; Home on the Range; I'll Wait for You; Little Pardner; Oh My Darling Clemintine; Old Macdonald Had a Farm; Old November Moon; Ole Peaceful River; Paradise in the Moonlight; Reuben and Rachael; Silver Threads Among the Gold; Tears on My Pillow; That Little Kid Sister of Mine; There Ain't No Use in Cryin' Now; The Merry-Go-Roundup; Under Fiesta Stars; Your Heart Belongs to Me. Taped repair to table of contents. Please note: front cover and last page missing i.e. last page of The Merry-Go-Roundup is missing. Above-average wear but still a worthy working copy of this great nostalgic collection. Book
176 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Lyrics and music to many songs. "This unique collection of songs spanning a period of 75 years is a colorful documentary giving vivid glimpses into the social, economic, and political life of the province of British Columbia from the time of Captain Cook to the present." - from back cover. Chapters include: Pre-Colonial Times; Victoria, Vancouver Island; The Fraser River and the Cariboo Gold Rushes; Towards Confederation; Pioneering, Sod-busting and Settling In; Transportation by Land and Water; Logging and Sawmilling; Mining - Prospecting, Coal and Hard Rock Mines; Fishing for Salmon and Halibut; Ranching - Dairy and Cattle. Prior owner's details written atop front cover and title page else unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Book
35 pages. "The feature article of this issue is about Steveston, a Japanese-Canadian fishing community on the Fraser River" - from page 1. Hard cover library binding with usual markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
2 Vols., 'Source of the Thames' plate volume folio (375 x 270 mm), large paper copy, engraved pictorial title and 76 engraved plates on India paper, occasional spotting, contemporary red morocco by C. Smith, covers with wide gilt tooled border, spine gilt, upper joint cracked, all edges gilt; 'Descriptions of the Plates' text volume 8vo (230 x 150 mm), [300pp.,], cont. half green morocco, marbled boards, lightly rubbed, spine gilt extra, all edges gilt.
16 pages. Twenty-four black and white photos in text. Perhaps prepared as a handout for guests of the plant, this informative booklet presents an overview of the company and details of this plant including its production line, warehousing, fresh fish department, cold storage department, reduction plant, evaporation plant, research and development, employment, and the BC Packers fishing fleet. Undated but appears to be circa 1950. Printed on glossy stock. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative and nostalgic memento. Book
Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 375 p., Russian archival documents. Sovyet belgelerinde Kirim drami. Crimean events based on the Soviet archival documents.
Fine Russian Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Russian. 107, [1] p. 3000 copies were printed. 2094 / 3000. 'Geray' family with Turkish rooted of Crimean Khanate and their genealogical tree with biographies. Rare.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 190 pages, plus index, Black and white photos.
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.
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
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
32 unnumbered pages. Oblong 8" x 10.75". Black and white illustrations. Contents: Biographical details of the authors, Notes on the Cosmogony and History of the Squamish Indians, The Beginning of the People of Squamish, Creation of the Squamish People, The Coming of Religion to the Squamish People, The Sea Serpent of Burrard Inlet, The Sea Serpent of Howe Sound, and a tribute to Chief August Jack Khahtsahlano. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this precious Squamish Nation memento. Hale 5738 Book
197 p. Illustrated. 8vo. Softbound. Near fine. W11
134 pages. Nice recipes from the Campbell River area. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of sulphur storage in B.C.'s Peace River Country; The Day the Yanks Flew Through Hell - treetop bombing of Romania's Ploesti oil refineries by 163 giant B-24 Liberators on August 1, 1943 - article with photos and illustration; Nice colour photo full-page ad for Ogilvie Macaroon Mixes; The 500 Children I Short-Changed - Fred Sloman taught school in Northern Ontario between Capreol and Foleyet for 40 years but feels there were many children he could have helped more than the many he did - article by him, with photos; Nice full-page ad for Lux soap featuring Mitzi Gaynor; Why Film Stars Get Into James - photos of Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney and Lana Turner; My MVD Man Can Lick Your MVD Man - Part 2, by Art Buchwald who recounts his recent three weeks behind the Iron Curtain - with photos; How Much Are You Worth To Your Widow? - Lloyd Lockhart examines Death Duties; Hollywood's Secret of Weight Control, by Jean Manning - with flattering photos of Alexis Smith, Ann Miller and Mrs. James Mason; Patterson's Just Too Good - Tex Coulter Writes of his former Montreal Alouettes star teammate Hal Patterson - with photo and illustration; Science Explodes Some Myths About Your Hair, by John E. Gibson; Nice colour full-page ad for Noxzema skin cream; Walter Murdoch - a man of many hassles; Noise Can Change Your Life - man is on the verge of becoming submerged in a sea of intolerable self-made sound; The Spanish Mick - fiction; The Wolf is Here to Stay! - a northern B.C. article with photos including a shot of Sylvia Woywitka with a huge wolf fur; Can We Justify Spending Millions in the Arctic? - photo illustrated article examines the development of infrastructure in the north; The High Places - Fiction; Debbie Reynolds in Lustre-Creme Shampoo ad; Let Teenagers Run Their Own Parties; Crossword; Rural Route Cartoon by Walter Ball; Food Article by Marjorie Elwood with colour photo of judges Denyse Pesant, Laura Pepper, Helen McKercher, and author; Colour photo full-page ad for Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti and meat balls; Nice colour full-page ad for Red Rose tea. Small piece missing from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear. A worthy vintage copy with lots of interesting content and photos. Book
