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410 pages. Subject was born in Winnipeg as the third son of J.S. Woodsworth. With his geological degree he pioneered in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Northern Rhodesia. He taught high school for 17 years, became principal, and was a fruit farmer in the Okanagan. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Blank bookplate inside front cover. Excellent copy. Book
62 pages. Light curl to lower corner of front cover. Light wear at edges. Why do some schools and districts thrive in a decentralized environment while others simply go through the motions? To determine what factors foster improved school performace through school-based management (SBM), reserachers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles spent more than four years studying schools and districts in the United States, Canada, and Australia. They report their findings - based on visits to 40 schools, interviews with 400 people, and archival and survey data - in this concise book. Book
96 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The pictures in this book will tell you all about the printer and his craft, beginning in the time of Johann Gutenberg and William Caxton." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper and half-title page removed. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Still a worthy working copy. Book
bross. edit. ill., bruniture e lievi tracce d'uso in cop. - prima edizione it. - trad. e apparato critico di Marta Herling
pp. 117, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis. All edges red. Inked ownership of Wm. F. Krecker, January 29th, 1867. 15 cm. Original full brown cloth binding. Front board and spine decorated and lettered in gold. Front board slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. RELIGION BOX 8
48p. + Plus frontis. Numerous text drawings. Age stained. Inked presentation to John Bitzel from Thomas Chapel Sunday School, Christmas 1904. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with color pictorial front cover of two small boys and a full basket of peaches. Spine and rear cover partially marred with red staining. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
32 pages. Features: Dr. A.D. Hurt writes about "The True Israel"; Condensed version of speech given by Indiana Senator William E. Jenner regarding censure charges against Senator Joseph McCarthy; Time to Begin Again - Sermon of the Month; Photo of Dr. Harry M. Hoxsey with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Seago of Rockdale Texas and their baby boy , John Wayne Seago, whom Dr. Hoxsey cured of cancer; Joe Parelli's Case; Interview with Dr. C.A. Newcomb; Cedars of Lebanon; Archaeology and the Old Testament - a review of Dr. M.F. Unger's new book; Editorials mention Senator Fulbright, John Paton Davies, George Sylvester Viereck, the American Bible Society and Brotherhood Week; Foreign Missions - the printed page in other tongues; Book Reviews; Sunday School. Interesting ads. Three-inch tape repair to top of photo of Dr. Harry M. Hoxsey on page 9, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating publication. Magazine
171 p., très nbr. ill. n/b, 10 pl. coul. Inv. 41368
A book on the progressive stages of teaching vaulting and agility exercises. With 152 illustrations. Sixth impression. xv,83 pages. Sixth impression. Dust jacket has tears and chips around edges and corners plus soiling, browning and slight foxing.
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside, very clean outside. Text in French and English. for an opera performed at Theatre des Varietes, for the Festival d' Automne in December and January of 1974-75. This was one of Robert Wilson's earliest pieces first performed at the Spoleto Festival in June of 1974. Robert Wilson's 80 year old grandmother starred in it. The production toured Europe for two years. Robert Wilson founded the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds, an experimental theater group in Soho in 1968. A pamphlet titled 'Robert Wilson: Byrd Hoffman, School of Byrds' laid in. This has a 7 page essay by Bonnie Marranca and a sheet of four black & white photographs of the performance, in 1974, with Christopher Knowles, Cynthia Lubar, Alma Hamilton, Sheryl Sutton, George Ashley, Stefan Brecht, and Scotty Snyder, taken by Johan Elbers. 8" high X 6" wide, 152 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
191 pages including bibliography. Chapters include: The rise of mass public schooling 1900-1929; The Boys' Industrial School; The Zeitgeist of Western Settlement; G.M. Weir and H.b. King; Growing up British in British Columbia; an essential year for the child - kindergarten. Some markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
6 pages. Lovely color cover art plus photo of the Bennett Twins. Light wear. Minimal markings. A nice copy. Sheet music
31 p. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Offset printing. Square 8vo. Original printed wraps. Softcover. Very good condition. Scarce. AMER 3
31 pages. Charlotte is a spoiled girl who always gets what she wants. That is until she goes to Miss Gallopoff's Riding School. Then she discovers a horse with a will to match her own and finds out she can not always have her own way! Beginning readers will love these bright, colorful, and entertaining books. Young children will develop their reading skills with these easy-to-follow stories, encouraged by the lively text and engaging illustrations. No marks. Moderate signs of wear. Book
64 pages including index. Copyright 1969. Many illustrations in black and white. Chapters include: The Explosion; How are Unions Organized?; From Then to Now; The Growth of Unions and Their Differences Now; Disputes, Strikes and How They are Settled; Unions and Politics; Unions Abroad and International Unionism; The Future; Suggestions for further reading and references. Several school marks. Orange and white illustrated covers. Average wear. Book
333pp. 23 cm. Paperback Very good condition
Book is in excellent condition with a little sun fading at top edge and spine as only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. A post mortem ode to the art critic and poet by some 35 of his friends. 1/500 copies.
375 pages. Index. Glossary. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "Reveals how the strategy of indiscriminate bombings against the public was the result of secret NATO accords and was sanctioned at the highest levels of the Atlantic Alliance... Shows the crucial role played by the Hyperion Language School in Paris in the manipulation of the Red Brigades, and the role of the CIA in arming the revolutionary group. Casts a spotlight on Licio Gelli, the head of the now outlawed P2 Masonic lodge, who has been convicted of financing fascist terrorists." - dust jacket. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Some red markings to contents in first 70 pages. Bit of clear tape inside back board. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
4to., LARGE PAPER, on laid paper, with 8 plates and 2 plans (one folding); plum buckram, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, expertly recased, covers lightly age-faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 36). With the embossed armorial bookplate of Ivory King on front paste-down, and two relevant half-tone plates loosely inserted. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM TEN SCHOLARS OF No. 3 DORMITORY TO I.H.A. KING
276 pages including index. Parents learn how to be "reading helpers" without replacing or superseding the teacher - by supporting a child's reading habits and sharing the pleasures of fiction, poetry, and prose. Home learning parents will also find a wealth of information here. Lightly worn. Moderate quantitiy of pencil underlining and green highlighting. Bright glossy laminated covers Book
80 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "An account of the life cycle of the earthworm." - from back board. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Solid working copy. Book
Good hbk bound in green cloth, black decoration and lettering. Bookplate, dated 1924, on the inside front cover. Front inner hinge weakening. Some pages browned. Frontispiece. 21109. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 131 pages. 5 7/8"w x 8 1/4"h. "The irresistible collection of toys presented in this lively new craft book will have a special appeal for young children for all are designed to be played with and to perform after being constructed. Some toys are puppets or string toys, others have an intriguing outer-space look. All can be made from discarded materials such as bottle caps, twine, small remnants of fabric and other inexpensive items but, most important, every toy can be persuaded to walk, bounce, sit, kneel, or even make a quiet noise to announce its presence."
416p. XLib. 8vo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Boston Athenaeum and call numbers in gold on spine. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. PA71 FRONT
219 pages. A very practical work which will be informative to a wide audience. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Title page partly loose. Scribbling to back endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy working copy. Book
