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18 pages. Features: Mailbag; Buck Chops - article on deer hunting with Max Vorkampf, including two photos of Vorkamfp with cougar he shot near Port Alberni; Photo of happy rifle-bearing man sitting astride multiple trophy sheep and a deer - caption suggests he may be Dori Straumfjord, Matt Zonailo, Pat Wright or Ralph Gelette; Photo of Johnny Dieckman demonstrating casting; photo of Jack Horner telling Johnny and Jim Gillard about steelhead fishing on the Thompson; Fish and Game Federation News; Ad by the Department of Recreation and Conservation inside back cover called "Ask the Farmer" encourages hunters to get permission before hunting on farmlands; Several pages of boating information and ads; Many additional nostalgic ads. Bit of writing on back cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
18 pages. Features: Cover photo of beautiful salmon river on Vancouver Island; Mailbag; "Killer Confesses" - shooting crows, with photo of Gerry Haarbrusker; Old Vienna one-page ad features photo taken by R.J. Pop of a big sheep plus text of its current numbers in B.C.; The Unspoiled Salmon - fishing inland from Sayward on Vancouver Island; Fly Fishing; A Man Will Wonder - education in outdoor subjects; Boats; Fantastic one-page illustrated ad for McCulloch's Scott 7 1/2 outboard motor inside back cover; Pilsener Beer ad on back cover; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
192 pages. Cover illustration by Emmett Watson. Contents: The Road to Kandahar, by Harold Lamb; Renegade - The Horse Thief Rendezvous, by Georges Surdez and Raymond S. Spears; Down in a Dugout, by Leonard H. Nason; The Sun Chasers, by Hugh Pendexter; Code, by L. Paul; Uncle Nng and the Pale Blue Dog, by Carroll K. Michener; The Dance Hall Fisherman, by James Stevens; French M.P.'s, by Steamer; The Bells of San Juan, by Alan LeMay; The Lights of Rip Shin Bald, by Hapsburg Liebe; The Bogas of Magdalena, by Edgar Young; Alias The Blackbird, by Joel Townsley Rogers; Dragomen, by Royce Brier. Attractive water-color illustrated ad for Camel cigarettes on back cover. Peripheral wear to covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Lovely full page black and white photographic portrait of Miss Fiona Myddelton; Birds of a Desert Island - Desnoeufs Island in the colony of the Seychelles; From scythe to mowing machine; Dogs that Cannot Bark - Basenjis of the "Of Syngefield" Strain; Some problems of tree growth - interesting photos; The Father of Shooting - Colonel Peter Hawker (1786-1853), one of the greatest wild-fowlers of all time; Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire; Admiral Keppel's Column; Problems of Wintering Sheep; Britain's Painted Cave - the Gower Cliffs in South Wales, where Bacon Hole is situated; Many interesting real estate advertisements. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Unknown New Zealand - misadventure leads to one of the most remarkable and difficult rescues in New Zealand annals; Saharan Adventure - A memorable camel journey right across the Sahara; Six Wild Sheep - experiences while capturing Alaskan wild sheep for a California zoo - several photos; The Pirates of the 'Ethel' - An authoritative account of one of the most remarkable cases of piracy on the high seas in Australian annals; Slippery - a cat goes to sea; Oakhill's 'Souvenir' - Crocodile hunting on the Gregory River; The Tame Bandit - a Chinese achieves vengeance during the troubles in Malaya; Phases of Life from all over the world - Cockeye, ex-inspector, British South Africa Police; Guardians of the Mountains - the Warden's of Canada's western National Parks; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
Features: To the Edge of Beyond - searching for a missing airplane several hundred mile s inside the Brazilian province of Amazonas, with photos; Hattie's Escape - a plane trip from Egypt to India; Trail of the Alpine Sheep - the sheep farmers of Souther France drive their flocks from the arid plains to the high mountain pastures on the Italian frontier, with photos; House of Terror - a terrifying experience related by well-known author G.E.G. Plant, F.R.G.S.; Black Frost - a striking story of the hard life of Newfoundland fishermen; When the Flood Came - the adventure of an English Farmer; The Hunting-Down of Eissa Battat, an Arab bandit who gave the Palestine Police a lot of trouble; Safwa seeks Vengeance - a touch-and-go tale from Tanganyika; These Men are Tough - Australian Cattle Men; Sailor's Hobbies; Operation Water-Gun - dynamiting fallen trees to open a West African river; and more. Average wear. Few chips from backstrip. Sound copy Book
Features: To the Edge of Beyond - Searching for a missing airplane several hundred miles upriver in the Brazilian province of Amazonas, with photos; Hattie's Escape - an air trip from Egypt to India; Trail of the Alpine Sheep - sheep farmers of southern France drive their flocks from the arid plains to the high mountain pastures on the Italian frontier, with photos; House of Terror - a most terrifying experience for G.E.G. Plant; Black Frost - the hard life of the Newfoundland fisherman; When the Flood Came - an English farmer has an adventure; The Hunting-Down of Eissa Battat - an Arab bandit who gave the Palestine Police a lot of trouble; Safwa Seeks Vengeance - a touch-and-go affair in Tanganyika; These men are tough - Aboriginal stockmen of Australia's northern territory; Sailor's Hobbies; Operation Water-Gun - dynamiting fallen trees to clean out western African river; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from and openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Book
Cover photo of Radio City Music Hall organists Jack Ward, Dick Leibert and Ray Bohr. Contents: Photo of the interior of Loew's Theatre, Akron, Ohio - An acre of seats in a palace of splendor. The Kilgen Wonder Organ - Part 1 - how the Kilgen Company of St. Louis responded to a shortage of organs in the 1920s - 3-page article with great photos. Snippets from England. Ad for the 1970 Conn 3-Manual Theatre Organ. The Gil White Residence 3/11 Organ. Nuggets from the golden days. Song Slides and Theatre Organists - the theatre organ solo in which glass song-slides were projected upon a motion picture screen developed from a humble beginning. Biography of performer Henry B. Murtagh. Toronto's Odeon Carlton Theatre - article with photo - opened in 1948. Reader contributions. Hollywood Cavalcade. The Esther McDonald Stayner Story - a theatre organ biography, with photos. New York Paramount now nostalgia. A Living Tribute to Farny Wurlitzer and Lou Rosa. Fifteenth convention of A.T.O.S. in New York. Bill Lamb named honourary member. Theatre Organists Hall of Fame - Lee Erwin. Photos and write-ups of twenty artists who performed at the fifteenth convention. Closing the Allyn Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut - Angelo Mastagni and Jack Martin of Clinton's Inc. purchased the organ and donated it to the ATOS Chapter - story with photos. Record reviews. Letters to the Editor. Rodgers delivers 'Style 260 Special' organ to Bob Power - article with photos (and ad on back cover). Chapter news. Classified ads. Nice Wurlitzer organ ad inside front cover. Classified ads. Rodgers Organ ad on back cover features photo of Bob Power and his new custom built Conn organ. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Book
22 pages. Features: Mailbag; The Earthworm - info. and diagram; Frankly Speaking - funds for government agencies, soil bank programme, Fraser Foreshore Shooting, More Boat Launching Ramps Needed; Many pages of nostalgic boat information and ads; Fantastic centrefold ad for Dreem Boats & Marina Ltd. of Vancouver includes photos and specs. of eighteen different boad models; Operation Goodwill - photo-illustrated article on a batch of British Columbia's California bighorn sheep which will re-establish their species in Washington State, including photo of the animals and a group photo of Lawson G. Sugden, Joe Gibault, John M. Gladney, John Leskowski, Lawson G. Sugden, Ken Walmsley, and Raleigh Moreland (Sugden's head is bandaged as he was injured by a ram's horn during loading of the animals!); Ad inside back cover by the B.C. Game Commission advises anglers their 1958 licenses are now required; Clay Chips - lists of winners of shooting competitions; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
352 pages. A very colourful and sumptuously produced publication. Features include: Melissa Changon; Vladimir Ribatchok; Nicola Prinsen; Shinah Lee; Carole Freeman; Hashim Hannoon; Michael Hermesh; Susie Cipolla; Greg Miller; Brent Heighton; Steven Lamb; and many more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
6 vols., 8vo., original series binding of navy cloth, upper boards blocked in blind, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. WC 468, 447, 357, 450, 454, 462 respectively. With dustwrapper artwork by Lynton Lamb (volumes 2,3,5,6) and Dodie Masterman (volume 4).
First edition, vi, [1], 26 pp., disbound. Kress, 4479; Goldsmith, 7700.
6 vols., 8vo., original series binding of navy cloth, upper boards blocked in blind, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. WC 217, 268, 298, 305, 472, 398 respectively. With splendid dustwrapper artwork by Lynton Lamb.
293 pages plus five pages of colour photos. Extensive bibliography. "An introduction to the complicated story of Aceh... (a goal) of this text is to look to civil society in a future peace, one not decided by military groups." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Second Edition, [iv],46,[2]pp., with a final advert leaf, author's presentation copy, inscribed in French 'A Son Excellence M. Le Comte de Ravantlow, President de la Chambre des Gabelles, De la part de l'Auteur', orig. wrappers, spine slightly torn. Promotes the production of more wool and urges for the establishment of a society to investigate the best methods of developing suitable breeds. Goldsmiths'-Kress, 14668; Perkins, 1586.
Second Edition, with the final advert. leaf G4, [4], 46, [2] pp., disbound. Sir John Sinclair inaugurated the British Wool Society at a large sheep-shearing festival held in 1791 at Newhalls Inn, Queensferry. He is credited with initiating these sheep-shearings which were later developed by Francis Russell, the fifth Duke of Bedford. Kress, B2206; Goldsmith, 14668.
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus , with fine chromolithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 19 fine chromolithographed plates, 28 plates in monochrome (most containing several figures) and very numerous highly detailed wood-engraved illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in contemporary brown half calf, coarse wave-grain cloth sides ruled in gilt, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in blind, marbled edges, one or two scuff marks on covers, joints lightly rubbed (but binding entirely sound), a remarkably bright, fresh, crisp, clean copy. Lovely copy of this exhaustive and impressive vade-mecum, a considerably extended and augmented version of Miles' original edition of 1868. Here the scope of the work is broadened to include cattle, sheep and pigs, together with coverage of plants of veterinary value and importance. Contributors inlcude J. Walker, S.P. Preston, C. Scott and J.I. Lupton. The fine coloured plates illustrate types and breeds. The highly detailed monochrome plates also show harness, manoeuvres and equipment, and notably include a fine series on the anatomy of the horse by Herring, engraved by Cowan. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
Features: Celebrity chef David Rocco taps into his heritage to create memorable evenings; Heidi Leverty - a Toronto photographer breathes new life into consumer castoffs; Wendy Dennis learns the true spirit of the holiday; Modern Rustic - get farmhouse comfort with an industrial edge in a laid-back eat-in kitchen; Dynamic Den - Suzanne Dimma turns a lacklustre den into a colourful cosy library and home office; Teatro Verde's stunning new location is a must-stop shop for design aficionados; Fall Fresh - dress your home in a sophisticated fall palette of moody hues and natural textures; Fall garden advice; Gracious family home of Guido Doria; 70 Top Toronto designers give historic McLean House a head-to-toe makeover; Rosanne Daykin infuses modern style into a traditional Vancouver family home; The New White Kitchen - Designer Viki Mansell outfits the 14' x 15' kitchen of a Toronto townhouse; White plus Rustic Pine - a rustic waterfront home in Hudson, Quebec; White plus Dark Maple - a west-end Toronto home; Three Quebec Artisanal Food Producers - Gourgane Beans, Charlevoix Lamb, and L'Hercule Cheese; and more. 224 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: Rex Woods cover illustration features WWII sailor dancing with attractive blonde; Drying Eggs - a new war industry - article with photo of egg drying room in Trenton plant of the Canadian Doughnut Co.; Are Farmers Indifferent? - article with photos of the homesteads of Orley Shaw near Forest, ON, and K.M. Betzner of R.R.2 Waterloo, ON; Farmers of the Lower Saint John - article with photos of the Fox and Dingee homesteads of Gagetown, N.B.; Treasure of a Derelict (fiction); Storm Tide (fiction); Fascinating half-page ad by the Department of Munitions and Supply says "Drastic New Regulations Are Now In Effect" restricting sales of new and used tires, tubes and retreading services; Half-page ad for Findlay Ranges of Carleton Place, ON shows military scene and housewife saying she can wait for her range in order to provide metal to the military; An Army Without Banners - article explains how women are producing food at home to supply the military, with photos of Beth Kellington and Mrs. Will Hewlett of the Stouffville district in York County; Photo-illustrated article on the 1942 Kemptville Conference of the Women's Institutes; Aunt Helen's Boys and Girls; Illustrated half-page ad by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario says WWII is "A War of Steel and Electricity"; Nice photo of horse-drawn hay wagon in action on the Cotton farm near Orillia; Photo of Wallace Knapp of Galt, Ontario on horse-drawn potato planter; Photo of young John McTaggart feeding lamb at the Don Head Farm in Richmond, Hill; Photos of prize animals owned by Featherstone Bros. of Oakville, Haas Bros. of Paris, Byron Rath of Mossley, J.R. Beattie of Aurora, R. Norman Hogg of Uxbridge, and Alfred Bagg of Edgeley; Poultry section includes photo of chicken 'apartment building' of Dr. D.F. McKinley of Unionville, ON; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label remnant on front cover. Five-inch diameter hole neatly cut from back cover, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
136 pages. Songs include: Abacab; Behind the Lines; Dance on a Volcano; Duchess; Follow You Follow Me; Heathaze; I Know What I Like; (In Your Wardrobe); Illegal Alien; Keep It Dark; The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway; Mad Man Moon; Mama; Man on the Corner; Many Too Many; Misunderstanding; No Reply at All; One for the Vine; Paperlate; Taking It All Too Hard; That's All; Turn It On Again; A Trick of the Tail; Your Own Special Way. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Unused. An wonderful vintage copy of this excellent Genesis compilation. Gift quality. Book
10-1/4 by 7-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches. Topics include: Domestic Animals, Stock Brands, Maintenance of Children of Unmarried Parents; Coroners; Deserted Wives' Maintenance; Evidence; Prevention of Minors Carrying Firearms; Fires and Fire-escapes; Game; Highways; Industrial Home for Girls; Industrial Home for Boys; Infants; Trade Licences; Liquor Control; Magistrates; Mental Hospitals; Parents' Maintenance; Provincial Police and Prisons; Pool-rooms; Sheep Protection; Summary Convictions; Trespass; Noxious Weeds; Women's and Girls' Protection. Binding intact. Average wear. Unmarked. Age-toning to contents. Laid-in are chapters 50, 31, 11, and 5, plus Amendments to Statutes compiled for the use of Magistrates, Police, etc. passed by the Legislative Assembly, 1930 and 1931 sessions. A fascinating shapshot of these B.C. laws early last century. Times have definitely changed. Book
353 pages. Index. Many wonderful black and white photographic plates. Gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip still legible. Lacking frontispiece and its tissue guard. Illustration from front board either missing or entirely faded. Writing inside front board. Hinges open. Moisture stains near spine to prelims and first 17 pages. Heavily worn but still a worthy reading copy of this great vintage hunting work. Book
144 pages. Articles include: An Autobiography by Alfred E. Smith; Britain Goes Labour Again; Radio Finds its Eyes; Boats with Wings; War Propaganda by one of the War Propagandists (Mr. George Creel?); Real Estate Barometers. Nice advertisements by: Westclox Pocket Ben; Campbell's Soup; Swift Lamb; Oldsmobile; Nash 400; Marx Bros. Film "Cocaonuts'; Lincoln Auto; Listerine; *Fantastic 2-page colour Essex Auto*; Spur Tie; Chevrolet Truck; Coca-Cola; Charles Lindbergh in Pennsylvania Railroad Ad; Caterpillar Tractor; *Canada Dry - 2 page colour; Burroughs; now Politically Incorrect garden hose ad; Dill's Tobacco; Johnston's Chocolates; Dutch Cleanser. Front cover detached and in two pieces else average wear. Solid copy. Book
32 pages. Features: The War on Religion - with an anti-religious quote by Max Epstein, Vice-Commissar for Education; Notes of the Week; New Year Notes by Lady Houston, D.B.E.; A Conservative Leader?, by Kim; The Case of Patrick O'Malley, life-long trade unionist; Satirical full-page ad for the public auction of the nations of the Commonwealth; A Hair of the Dog that Bit You!; Air Progress Abroad, by Major Oliver Stewart; The Monstrous Shadow of 1934, by Robert Machray; More Grave Changes - British Legion Affiars; Eve in Paris; Political Madness - Conservative Party Heads for Suicide, by Colonel Sir Thomas A. Polson; Lord Dalhousie - Creator of Modern India - article plus full-page portrait on glossy stock; India - the Frost Continues, by Hamish Blair; Across a Century (Charles Lamb died December 27, 1834); New book news; News snippets from the empire; The Expensive Mr. Baldwin; Music reviews; Theatre notes; The Gamekeeper's Dog, by Eric Hardy; Broadcasting notes; Lady Houston's Cold Cure; Interesting back cover reproduction of a letter dated 23 May, 1917 signed by Ramsay MacDonald (and others) in support of the Russian Revolution, plus one of his more recent quotes, plus the suggestion that it was his intent that the British people pay for goods ordered by Russia from Britain. Faint libray stamps to front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
32 pages. Photos of Princess Elizabeth as the years have passed; Colour Aunt Jemima pancake ad; Driving sheep through the snow-capped Alps - great photos; Linda Smith - 4-year-old rodeo expert; New Zealand's Harald Isaachsen and his back-to-nature family; Photos of Japanese Yabusame - when archers shoot on horseback; Photos of Rabies vaccine manufacture; Many other interesting photos from around the world. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Book
