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24p. PAMPHLET Very good condition
Ex-library book with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean. Drawings, microscope photos, graphs, charts, cross-sections. Contents include: Nature of the Cambium, Cell Structure and Growth Cycles, Origin and Development of Vascular Rays, Variations in the size of Fusiform Cambial Initials, Storeyed Cambium, Modifications to the Cambium, Anamalous Cambia, Thickening of Stems in Monocotyledons, Cambial Activity, Experimental Control of Cambial Development, Reaction of the Cambium to Gravity and to the Displacement of Branches. Extensive references at each chapter end, index.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 126, [4] p., 2 folding pages, 1 folding color map. The Turkish forestry in the 150th year of its establishment.
72 pages. Fantastic vintage logging/forestry magazine studded with great ads. Features: Nice photo-illustrated Yellow Strand ad inside front cover features a trailer loading scene of Ketchikan Pulp Company's operations at Hollis, Alaska; Nicholson chain saw file ad; Great photo ad for the Northwest Engineering Company shows a trailer of the Hillcrest Lumber Co. of Mesachie Lake, BC being loaded; Full-page photo ad for the Euclid C-6 bulldozer; Fantastic two-page photo ad for International Trucks shows five logging scenes with their D-400 series; American Hoist Company photo ad shows a 700 series in operation; Rare one-page photo ad for Autocar trucks features their lightweight diesels; *Awesome* 4-page colour photo ad for the all-new Caterpillar D7E; Great two-page photo-illustrated ad for International Construction equipment shows TD25s in action with big logs; Nice two-page ad for Chevrolet Jobmaster 1962 trucks features the E8203, D6503 and U8203; One-page Pioneer chainsaw ad; Nice two-page Ford Pickup ad shows a 4x4 on the job; Photo-illustrated Pettibone Cary-Lift ad features the Super 70 carrying a massive log; Nice one-page photo ad for Manitowoc shows a Model 2300 in action near Rose Lodge, Oregon; Nice two-page photo ad for Allis-Chalmers HD-6 crawlers used by Cox Contractors of British Columbia, with photo of Morgan R. Cox and Eric Cox; Prototype of "The Utilizer" - a portable Barker-chipper which taps New Wood Supply in Pacific Northwest - article with photos of this project of Crown Zellerbach and Nicholson Manufacturing; Pine Plantations Thrive in Remote South Africa - article with photos; Railroads, Runways and Dirt Roads Employed to Harvest - swampland timber in South Carolina; Fantastic one-page photo ad for Lima equipment features a truck-mounted log loader lifting a massive log for Simpson Logging; Truck with Two Rear Ends HAusl Big Loads in B.C. - Custom-built log truck built for Vancouver Island logging company H.B. Oldfield - with photos of this amazing beast; Nice 2/3 page photo ad for Young Iron Works features a 2-point grapple and heel boom in action; Nostalgic two-color one-page Case ad features their W-10 and W-12 loaders; 1/3-page photo ad for the Garrett Tree Farmer made by Garrett Enumclaw Co.; 1/4-page photo ad for the Nelson Log Bronc; International-Drott two-color ad inside back cover features the Drott T-340 Four-in-One; Back cover ad is a great two-color photo ad for Harnischfeger P&H featuring their log loaders in action. Above-average wear to spine with chips missing at ends. A worthy copy. Book
108pp. (part col.), col. maps. 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. xi, [1], 236 pages. Generously illustrated with quality black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents, supplemented with recent colour photos. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Author's business card laid-in. A high quality copy of this fascinating and informative Canadian business success story and family history. Book
234 pages including index. A very personal book of the author's philosophy of life and love for our planet and all things. Full of earthy advice and ecological wisdom: must reading for those who care about sustaining our forest. Includes many black and white photos. Average wear. No markings noticed except for several small black dots of ink along bottom edge of text. Small price sticker remnant on back cover. Book
4to, 4 parts in two, [2], 83-117, [1]; [2], 15-52pp., presentation inscription to upper wrapper, 2 plates, orig. blue printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Journal of Ecology 1916-18.
136 pages. This copy was donated to the Department of Forestry at the University of British Columbia by C.D. Howe, Dean Emeritus, School of Forestry, University of Toronto. Dr. Howe's signature appears inside front board. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A worthy vintage association copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. 448 pages. B&W photos and illustrations.
88 pages. Features: Many color-photo fashion ads in this issue; Cover photo of John Eagle and Family of Cabin Creek Valley, West Virginia - this miner has been jobless for 15 months; If Sixteen Countries Had the (Nuclear) Bomb; Feature article on the depressed mining town of Cabin Creek, West Virginia - article with seven sombre photos scenes including what financially challenged Americans did in the days before food stamps and EBT cards; Labor Lawyer Arthur J. Goldberg becomes Labor Secretary - article with photos, including a shot of Goldberg with JFK; A Review of Freud's Psychoanalysis 50 Years After it was introduced to the US - article with photo of Freud in his Vienna consulting room; Three Ways to Keep the Air Safe - an expert offers his program for helping to avoid accidents on our crowded airlanes; The Censor as Movie Director - Geoffrey Shurlock is in charge of Hollywood's code of self-censorship; Attractive full-page color-photo ad for Sue Brett fashions for women; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Bemberg /Betty Hartford features attractive model in front of news stand which displays an assortment of contemporary fashion magazines; Gorgeous one-page color-photo ad for Bobbie Brooks fashion for women features attractive model in drawstring cotton knit sheath; Making the Greenwich Village Scene - seven great photos with captions and bried write-up; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for Dan River features two gorgeous models in dresses in Brussels; Hot Stove Skippers - two winter nautical photos at Hulse's Boatyard in Amityville, LI; Full-page color photo ad for Dacron features model in purple pattern dress; The Ghoul with the Green Face - Today's smart fashion models look spooky, but will they ever be voted the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi; Nice one-page ad for Lester Lanin and his records; Open Doors for Young Prisoners - Forestry work camps for youths in New York state; Color-photo centerfold ad sponsored by the French government Tourist Office features four timbered Norman inns; One-page color ad for Birds Eye fish products; Nice color full-page ad for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso Coffee; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Cunard Line; Predicting the World's End is a Rite That Goes Back almost to its Beginnings; Have Parents a Right to Know? - Can they inspect school records of their children?; Bedroom fashions - in photos and words; The Case of Linda Brown - the girl who made history at age 9 looks back on the trying days of "Brown vs. the Board of Education" - article with photo; Cioppino recipe; Bridal fashion photos. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Paper generally yellowed and tender. A worthy reference copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition in green heavy weave covers with gilt print. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear, general scuffing, small tears at top spine. Chapters include: Charles Lathrop Pack demonstration forest, University of Washington Arboretum, college of Forestry, Fifth world forestry congress.
163 pages. Signed and numbered by author upon title page. An excellent adventure through the glory days of coastal logging in British Columbia. Features numerous candid reflections supported by a wealth of wonderful old black and white photographs. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
142 pages. Footnotes. Black and white illustrations. "A fascinating account of the growth of logging in Lake Cowichan - the companies, their founders, the woodworkers and their struggles to organize unions, the ever-changing technology of lumbering, and the public policies that have been instrumental in determining the fate of logging in B.C. Above all, this is a story of the people of Cowichan Lake and how their lives have been influenced by logging and the forest." - from back cover. Most of this copy has been exposed to moisture with resulting soiling and undulations. Binding intact. Unmarked. Average wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
Reliure ?diteur. 127 pages. 27x35 cm.
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
48 Pages. Features: Dominion ammunition ad inside front cover; Full-page Sun Life Assurance ad; List of open seasons for game, 1931-1932; Sky Trails Above the Rockies - Hal Roach followed route of pioneer fur traders (along with Kenneth Allen - guide, Clair B. Brunson, and Harvey Crate - guide; The Perils of Woods Travel - by Grey Owl; Above the Timber Line - unusual animal, bird and tree life; Mowitch to the Minute - a true story of the hunt - why the big ones always get away, by Hamilton M. Laing; ; The Practice of Tree Surgery - article with great photos; The Plant as Artist and Architect; From Dwelling Place to Home - Herman Larsen, a prairie farmer and tree lover, shows how trees make home prosperous and beautiful; New Forests that Follow Fires; Forest Fires in 1930; Logging on the Pacific Coast - How B.C. Giant Timbers are Harvested - article with photos, by James Kay; Fenders Best Quality Spruce - a new use for spruce left following pulpwood operations; Little Puzzlements in Conservation, by Ozark Ripley; Half-page ad for the Waterous Twin Engine Feed for portable and small sawmills; Davey Tree Surgeons ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Please note: missing pages 19-22. Book
48 pages. Features: Lovely photo cover of the Empress Hotel Gardens, Victoria, B.C.; Dominion ammunition ad inside front cover; Great full-page photo of old-timer in hip-waders cleaning his gun; Photo of an amazing and successful tree surgery of a majestic elm on the estate of J.A. Turner in Hamilton, Ontario; Nice full-page ad for Canadian General Electric radios - the 9-tube popular console and the 10-tube de luxe lowboy; A Saga of the Moose - intimate facts of life habits - suggestions to photographers; October in the Outdoors; Watch that Match - true story of Jack Wainrwright's missing match, by Alwin Gissing; Photo of yound doe reared by motherly cow; photo of Mrs. C.W. Gafvert of Tonasket, WI holding her 32-lb winning fish!; Junior Fire Wardens Study the Ways of the Woods; A New Conservation - That of Hunters - safe handling of firearms; North America's Game Bird Problem - by Jack Miner - a plea for consideration, justice and prevention; Indian Legends and Lore, by Grey Owl; ; Panther Hunting with "Cougar" Smith; The Cowboy's Friend; - the working of rawhide is still an art in the west; Dogs of the Labrador Indians, by Frank G. Speck - article with photos; A Boss with a Bird's-eye View - F.A. MacDougall, Superintendant of Algonquin Park, spends much time in the air over his park; What Trees are Doing for Prairie Folk; As Dry as Tinder - a forest fire experience; Park Plans in Western Canada - ambitious scheme under consideration in Alberta; ; Hunting the Lordly Woodcock; Junior Fire Wardens in Word and Deed; Forest and Outdoors in the Classroom; Many nice small ads; Western Super-X Shotgun Shell ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
152 pages. "Intended for people, from the intelligent owner or observer of trees to the professional student of trees, who are interested in the basic processes of tree growth." - from Preface. Minimal light pencil underlining. Average wear. Binding intact. Worthy working copy. Book
cr 4to; xii, 216pp, illus, some e color. original cloth, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email.
Vintage advertisements. Features: A survey of coniferous forest succession in the Eastern Rockies; Decay in White Spruce at the Kananaskis Forest Experiment Station; 'Selective Cutting' and the all-aged stand; Relative efficiency of some specific plot-sizes in estimating timber volumes in some specific timber types; the Saskatchewan Forest Inventory; Studies on White Pine Blister Rust in Nova Scotia; The Hatchet Planimeter; Forest sites - a discussion; seeding of cutovers and mechanical logging; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
102 pages plus vintage advertisements. Features: The Fourth International Poplar Conference in Great Britain and Forest Tree Breeding in Denmark; Brown Stain and its effect on the strength of Pine Poles; The effect of several variables on the specific gravity of second-growth Douglas Fir; Spruce Identification by Twig Characteristics; Basal area as a control for partial cutting; Parana Pine and Eucalyptus in Brazil; An evaluation of several methods of estimating site index of immature stands; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: The farm woodlot in New England; The woodlot in Ontario; Woodlots in Manitoba; Farm woodlots in Eastern Ontario; Woodlot promotion in Alberta; A farm forestry situation in B.C.; Marketing farm woodlot products; the south's small woodlands and timber supply; woodlot management promotion by the C.I.F. in 1951; The Woodlot situation in New Brunswick; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: Inbreeding experiments with the Douglas Fir; Panel on Forest Proection; Panel on Forest Administration; Vital Statistics for Forestry in Canada; Viability and germination in yellow birch; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: current practices and future trends in forest insect control; industry encouragement to woodlot management; the federal-provincial forestry agreements; the forest resources inventory of Ontario 1946-1952; Logging and utilization in spruce-fir in the west; sustained yield forest management in B.C.; Forest practices on privately-owned and privately-operated public lands in Canada; Logging and utilization in spruce-fir in the east; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book