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Build a better Bru - step-by-step instructions; Harold Payne's Handcarved Dolls; 11 Full-Sized Patterns; Treetop Teddy; Jointed Bears; Mexican Angel; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: The New Nature - welcome to the world of digital media; Polar Energy - the annual gathering of Polar Bears near Churchill, Manitoba has brought tourism to the tundra; Swampbillies no longer - Canada's Cajun cousins are reborn on the bayou, leading a French revival in the Deep South; Spirit of the Land - a pilgrim's tribute to soul power in native North America; The Sorry Saga of Superjuice - Premarin is a popular menopause drug... Few users know the side effects of its creation - horses as urine machines and a fouled prairie river. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: The First Men on the moon - the ultimate assignment, by John H. Faber; Caucasus Mountain Expedition - a naturlist returns to Central Asia; Sea Bears of the Pribilofs - will they survive human predation?; Saturation Diving - a new frontier of nautical archeology; Exploring Nepal's Rivers - the Talu Beri, Beri and the Karnali; Australia's Lake Eyre - when the rains came; East African Field Trips - students sample ethnic lifeways; Solar Energy - a return to basics; Sea Snakes of Gato Island - an exotic resource of the Philippines. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Fantastic colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover bears the heading '104 International Trucks Prove Their Stamina Off The Highway for Dowell, Incorporated. Handsome Colour Ford ad on back cover features the 1938 De Luxe and the Standard. Full-page two-colour Pontiac ad on page 5 shows a woman shifting gears on the steering column. Features: Voice off Scene, by Herbert Dalmas and Maurice Geraghty; Why (Anthony) Eden Quit, by Beverley Baxter - with photos of Mussolini and Hitler; Mr. Hepburn's Treasure Hunt - a candid review of the administration of the Ontario Succession Duty Act, by Frederick Edwards; James C. Hendy nominates Hockey's All-Stars 1937-38, with head photos of Eddie Shore, C. Thompson, A.C. Siebert, Syl Apps, P. Thompson and Gordon (Gordie) Drillon; Springs of Courage, by Garnett Radcliffe - a story of the South Seas, 'the girl back home' and a magnificent gesture; Chundra the Elephant, by Paul Annixter; Little Corporals of Finance - Banker humour by C.W. McGannon; Zeballos Gold Rush, by Charles Lugrin Shaw - with black and white photos; The Seventh (7th) Day, by Max Brand; Wheat to Flour - photo page; Full-page black and white ad for General Electric Refrigerators; The Dotted Line - Braille, by Harris Turner; Page 26 cartoon of a smiling Hitler repapering an Austria wall with Swastika wallpaper; Ethiopian Chaos - a brief report on how the Italians have failed to consolidate their conquest; Bold centerfold Dodge ad featuring skater Sonja Henie; Sir Frederick Haultain - Pioneer Statesman; Full-page black and white Plymouth ad; Lovely full-page colour photo ad for the 1938 Studebaker; Full-page black and white ad for the Nash car company; Crossword completed in pencil on page 46; Full-page black and white ad for the McLaughlin-Buick; Movie News by Ann Ross; Nice full-page black and white DeSoto car ad. Above-average wear to covers which are detached from textblock but present. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy copy of this vintage issue. Book
Features: What will Robert Fowler say about TV? - a report on the head of the Royal Commission on Broadcasting and what he's likely to suggest; Karsh visits Hollywood; How Harry Orchard murdered twenty men - a Maclean's flashback in two parts; Why we're getting more disastrous hurricanes; The secret war of Charles Goodeve (conclusion - The weapons of tomorrow) - the Panjandrum, the Alligator, and Lily the floating airport... these revolutionary inventions created under the guidance of a little-known Canadian have yet to be tested in combat; The life and death mystery of our liver; Frank Merrill's winning way with horses; She didn't care what people thought - fiction by Ronald R. Smith; Does more money than brains go to collete? - Dr. Sidney Smith; Ross Thatcher's glum conversion; My most memorable meal - Maj.-Gen. J.M. Rockingham. Somewhat above-average wear. Small chunk missing from front cover which bears two closed tears ***PLEASE NOTE*** pages 15-20 are missing. They contained the Karsh story plus the first page of the Harry Orchard story. Two-page Chysler ad for PowerFlite pushbutton automatic transmission (missing 3"x 2" chunk from upper left corner. Cartoon clipped from page 82 has removed part of the Harry Orchard story. Magazine
126 pages. Features:Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue in conversation; Russell Williams - where it all began; Randy Quaid - Asylum in Canada?; How Rob Ford became Mayor of Toronto; Saskatchewan opposes Potash takeover; Europe loses its cool - rollbacks in the pampered continent - feature article; Refugees from Iran; Bears in Japanese towns; Canada's best employers; Siamese Twins Tatiana and Krista - joined at the head at age 4; Anne-Marie Losique and Quebec's all-porn TV channel; Benjamin Theodore Pearson in memoriam; and much more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Cover illustration by Eric Aldwinckle shows dapper tourist inspecting totem pole. Contents: Short article with photo on North American drought - photo shows sand drifts two to five feet high on the road allowance at Kisbey, Saskatchewan, 4 June, 1937; Uncommon full-page ad for Nesbitt, Thomson & Company - Gold Prospecting Theme; Parcker Vacumatic Pen Ad; The Man Who Was Careful - story by Elmer Davis; Via the North Pole - Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon on what Russia's trans-polar flights mean to the future of aviation - with photos and map; The Road Never Dies, story by Bruce Hutchison; Television Broadcast, by Thomas Wayling - a layman's description of how the new wonder of the air works its miracle - with photos; Beverley Baxter on What's Happening in Europe; - with photos of Von Ribbentrop and The Leipzig; Yellow Cargo - story by Gordon Carroll; How's Your I.Q., by R.E. Knowles, Jr.; No More Bad Men - Dink Carroll writes about Rabbit Maranville, Manager of the Montreal Royals - with photo; Murder in Amber - story by Colver Harris; Animal Anecdotes - Fighting Turtles, by Phil H. Moore; Cigarettes, by Frederick Edwards - article with many great photos of cigarette production; Palmolive Soap ad features the Dionne Quintuplets; Full-page black and white Maxwell House Coffee ad bears the caption "What a Gay Dog You Are!" - as a woman dressed as Cleopatra chides her sullen husband dressed as a clown; Page of wonderful ads for thirteen private schools, including photo-illustrated ad for Ontario Ladies' College; Quarter-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition's Coronation Year; Lovely half-page four-photo ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat featuring Shirley Temple; Article on How to Ice a Cake, by Helen G. Campbell; Lovely colour ad for Westinghouse radios on back cover features violin-maker Antonio Stradivari; Many more vintage ads. Moderately above-average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great issue. Book
192 pages. Cover photo of Jacqueline Kennedy and kids on horseback. Features: Lucille Ball - How I Got to Be President; More Wives Ask - Who Am I and What Should I Do With My Life?; Louis Nizer - How to Tell the Truth in Court; Gary Cooper - A Final Act of Courage; Perle Mesta - Seven First Ladies I Have Known; Nice full-page colour photo Coke ad featuring Clown and lady in dress; Many pages of great vintage colour photo ads; Child Care in Russia Better Than Ours?; Great colour ad for Carter's "French Doll" Clothes; The Fraud of Femininity, by Betty Friedan; The Girl Who Said No, by Mel Heimer; Donovan's Retreat, by James Robbins MIller; A Friend of a Friend, by Margaret Cousins; The Moonflower Vine, Jetta Carleton; Captain Kangaroo Play-Together Page; Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Book
Features: How Polar Bears Keep Their Cool; The Great Bird that Beat the Odds - the Great Blue Heron; Out of Kiusta - young people discover inner resources they didn't know they had; Classroom in a Virgin Rainforest; Free Trade - The Environmental Dilemmas; Cross-Country Caravan to save South Moresby Island from logging. Minimal library markings. Moderate wear. Sound reference copy. Book
16 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: Beavers - intimate glimpses of a colony in the wilds; Bad Boy - the story of an interesting hawk pet; The Sand Dunes of Indiana; Giants of Hornet Land; The Cruel Vine our Grandmothers Loved - the Cruel Vine or flycatcher; Conservation - solving the bureaucratic jig-saw puzzle; Salmon or Kilowatts - Columbia River Dams threaten great natural resource; Carving the Mountains; Do Natural Enemies destroy more game than hunters?; Admiralty Island's bears; Mr. Darling and Leadership; Shall ducks follow the Dodo?; Meteors as a Hobby. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Features: Kathryn Besarany - Miniaturist of the Month; Dee Price Boquist and her Theatrical Flair; Dolores Kott's Can-Do Bears; Martin Silber built this mansion for his mom Rhea; Leslie Pinkston's Mission in Needlepoint; Susan B. Sirkis and her delightful greenhouse; The Stansbury-Burris House; Ethel Hicks' Angel Children; Myra Stell and her Arrow Head Trading Post; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Victorian Interiors; Treasuring Tiggy Winkles - Kathryn Franze's little bears; Q&A with Jan Wolf - Miniatures Architect; David and Jill Shepherd - delicate porcelain designs; Christine Casey's Romantic Bouquets; Edwin Baker - architect turned Miniaturist; Barbara Fagan's Wreaths and Baskets; Evelyn Lenz on how to make dolls with character; Carolyn Condon's original dollhouse; Mary Koshuta's Knitted Warmth - little sweater sets for doll children; Joann' Attic; A Jelly Cupboard; Clifton House - Part VI; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Bears & Bearophobia - How Rare is Your Bear?; Teddy Bears - America's Huggable Sweethearts; Tiggywinlkes Bears by Kathryn Franze and Susan Johnson; Mr. "T" Bear; The Drexel University Museum - a tucked-away treasure; Norma Slominsky -a very special touch; Carter's Grove keeps growing; Barbara Bunce - a multi-faceted jewel; Clifford Yerks - Simply Shaker; Erik Hansen - the Kitbash Kid; Jeanne Knoop - The Playful Imagination; DIY Instant Antiques; Room of the Month - Feminine Fancy; Building with Bob - Wiring and Masonry; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Merry Makings; Flooring - the beautiful basis; Gretchen Deans; Angela Trotta Thomas; Sixteen Centuries of Santa; Karen Markland; The Guild School c/o Cloud Nine; Artisan Showcase; Old Friends; Build Your Dollhouse - Part III; A Sampler of Santas; The Bride of the 90s; An Inspired Hepplewhite; Christmas Bears; Nebraska Sod House - Part III; Dream Room VI - Log Cabin Retreat; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: From Tukwila to Kitsap - so much to see in Seattle; Museum in Miniature - Betty Martin's "California Institute of Art"; Laurie Sisson; Meet Ray Whitledge; Beach house gets indoor plumbing; San Jose's Good Samaritan Show; A Colonial Keeping Room; Paper Ware for your Picnic Fare; Ready Teddies - three bears; A 1/4" scale pool table; A Curved Back Sofa; A Cozy Corner - an elaborately draped and pillowed bay was a must have in the late Victorian home; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: 'History and Reminiscences of J.W. Cooper, California Sheep Baron - reprinted in its entirety; Hell and Hight Water - early loggers; Colter's Boone - John Colter; Rattlesnakes I have known; The Murder of Simeon Turley; W. T. 'Slick' Clements - dead shot; Black Rock Swindle - Humboldt County, Nevada; The Harvey Houses - food and accommodation for travellers; Bitter Sunset - Gokliya, famed Apache war chief; They didn't stay for dinner - early Coloradan 'Zan' Hicklin got rid of bores; Old West Scrapbook; Bears are bigger in the dark; Sandon, British Columbia - Misfortune's Playground; White Man's revenge - what happened when a young Indian refused to submit; The Denton-Twiggs Feud - Jesse Roper; We ran the Jim - the James River, South Dakota in the 1880s; Bert Casey and the Hughes Ranch, Oklahoma; Longest stage route in the world; The meanest Cayuse; Cry of the Death Bird; Early Day Cow Hosses. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
Features: Bears do the Darndest Things; Reflections of Teddy Contest - how Teddy makes life more bearable; Grand Prize Winner; Mr. Chuzzelwit Remembers Christmas Past; Decorationg with Teddy Bears - Thanksgiving and Christmas; Advertising Bears; Celebearities; Teddy Bear Artist Rebecca White; Show Santa Bear Got his Fame; Santa Bear and Miss Mouse; A Teddie from Eddie; Personality Dogs - Part Two; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
114 pages. Features: Reports on Canada's Boom, Washington, and Jordan; Other Worlds Than Ours, by Donald H. Menzel; British Cultural Fatique, by Kenneth Tynan; Hunting Moon, by William Wister Haines; The Kidnaping of Kamlon, by Agnes Newton Keith; Horizon Thong (a poem), by George Abbe; Soviet Industry, by Edward Crankshaw; Cockles, Brambles, and Fern Hill - Dylan Thomas in Wales, by John Malcolm Brinnin; Saturday Night, a Story, by Marjorie Anais Housepian; Educational Television, by Leland Hazard; The Wreath - a story, by Frank O'Connor; T.E. Lawrenc- Man or Myth?, by B.H. Liddell Hart; Charles de Gaulle, by Curtis Cate; Air Travel with Stopovers, by Mitchell Goodman (part 2). Interesting colour ad by the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company inside front cover; Black and white photo ad by the Bell Telephone System shows damage of Hurricane Diane. Nice black and white photo ad by Columbia Records features pianist Robert Casadesus; Colour ad for the European Travel Commission inside back cover; Nice color ad for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Features: Anzacs' Great Record During 1917 (conclusion); The Organisation of Youth in the War (by Sir Robert Baden-Powell and E.K. Nugent). Colour illustration laid in bears the caption "At a Franco-British Outpost in the Great German Advance, March, 1918". Centerfold illustrations of the Australians in the Holy Land. Average wear. Staples have disintegrated. Book
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: The Franciscans - they possess an inner peace that modern people seek, but rarely find; Pursuit of a Painkiller - the development of Phenazocine, a synthetic narcotic to replace the useful but addictive drug morphine; Adventures of the Mind - Life's Mysterious Clocks, by Frank A. Brown Jr.; A Christmas Letter; How to Speak French without saying a word - humor by Stewart Alsop; Winter's wildest sport - iceboating; Is European Education better than ours? - a five-nation survey of 4142 school children provides an astonishing report - long and detailed article with many photos. Great color Schlitz ad inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
Features: Horrific opening photo of the ruins of Wesel bears the caption 'German cities are being pulverised to dust; photos of the British jet plane, the Gloster-Whittle; photos of the crossing of the River Rhine; Photos and details of Hitler's Berhof at Berchtesgaden; Photos of the capture of Mandalay; photos from Iwo Jima; The capture of Wesel; New equipment for use against Germans and 'Japs'; Pictures from Russia; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Unpaginated. Undated. Circa early 1900s? Nice colour illustration on front board. Many black and white illustrations in text. Cracks along each hinge. Two-inch piece missing from bottom corner of one page - text unaffected. Somewhat above-average wear. Still a pleasing copy of this lovely vintage title. Book
Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
