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44 pages. Features: National War Finance Committee ad inside front cover features mature man and woman encourages readers to financially support the war effort; News digest discusses second front difficulties, if Russia were to fall, and the Nazi "Pincers"; Editorial discusses propaganda; I Was Very Happy (short story); Warriors of Hindustan - photo-illustrated article on India and her fighting potential ; Samaritan Seed (short story); Cattle Emperor - photo-illustrated story on Sir Sidney Kidman who built up the world's greatest cattle rance; Johnny for Granted (short story); Camellias... Red and White (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Pepsodent ad features photos of the Brautigam twins, Charlotte and Beverly; Group photo of the Graduates of Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario at the 1942 Convocation in Garden Theatre; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Margaretta Smith of Vancouver; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rosalind Russell; Back to school hints and recipes; Photo of Mr. John Manooch, 82-year-old pensioner of Christie, Brown and Company; Glamour Girl 1942 - beauty and fashion article; Fashion illustrations; Quotes from around the world; Government of Canada, Income Tax Division, ad inside back cover states "There Will Be Less Money in Pay Envelopes", and explains in detail deductions which will be taken from paycheques; Marboleum Flooring colour ad on back cover shows military airfield; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
56 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of prairie grain elevators by John Phillips; O'Keefe's ad inside front cover features tribute to Sir Frederick Grant Banting, with reproduction of painting by Arthur T. Cooper; Colour ad for Ritz Crackers; One-page colour ad for Frigidaire home appliances; Why the Dominion-Provincial Conference Failed; Nice one-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System highlights long-distance calling with large illustration of old-style rotary telephone; Nice colour ad for Orange Crush features young lady holding brown bottle; One-page colour-photo ad for Jordan Grape Juice features young ladies harvesting grapes; New Hope, Pennsylvania - Boom Town for The Arts - article with several photos of local celebrities; Mrs. Minden Comes Home; Studio Cop - "Whitey" Hendry is chief of police for MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios - article with photo of Hendry with Donna Reed; Exploits of M.I.5 (Part 2) - the first detailed record of Britain's secret agents, contact men and saboteurs in Germany and German-occupied territory; The Neighbours; In the Time Appointed; Ottawa Roundup - Mackenzie King searching for alter ego; Water Safety Tips for kids; Wonderful half-page photo ad for Woodbury Soap features newlyweds Margaret Ellen Thorson and Theodore (Ted) Panos, both of the RCAF; Vintage half-page colour ad for Canada Dry Sparkling Water; Handsome one-page colour Oldsmobile ad features red car with Hydra-Matic Drive (and Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in background); Canadian Travel Bureau one-page ad features gas attendant and encourages all Canadians to be friendly to U.S. tourists; Great colour half-page Rice Crispies ad features man taking photo; Beautiful one-page White Rose ad features colour illustration of newlyweds in green convertible; Pressure Cooker article; Lovely Lux ad features colour illustration of Judy Garland; Adapting the School to the Child; Half-page colour ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Blue Top Brewing ad inside back cover features "The Colourful Home"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
40 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of snowy Quebec church scene; Colour Canada Dry ad; How Much Was Exploded by the Atomic Bomb?; Photo of tractor train pulling into Yellowknife from Lower Hay River; Jergens Lotion ad with photo of beautiful Marie McDonald; The Prime Minister Sweepstakes; Knocking at the Door (short story); British Columbia (B.C.) Counts Her Trees - a general plan is required for the perpetuation of the province's timber stands - photo-illustrated article with aerial photo of Ladysmith fire, July 7, 1945; Laurie is so Optimistic (short story); Home Aides; Advances in Science; Buffalo Farmer Ed Butters of Michigan - photo-illustrated article on man who purchased a 250-animal herd in South Dakota and moved it east; Nearest My Heart (shrot story); Nice one-page colour ad for the 1946 Pontiac (maroon four-door Silver Streak); Photo ad for Woodbury soap features three photos of newlyweds Mabel Lucille Holland and ex-RCAF officer Thomas Mitchell Mills, both of Montreal; Charming colour Fry's Cocoa ad with kids running home from school; Photo of Gypsy Rose Lee in Arrid ad; The New Fashioned Woman; Back cover colour Frigidaire fridge ad shows trio admiring large cut of meat; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Canadian fish inside front cover; News digest topics include - dark influences at work, the anti-Russian case, An Alternative Pact, A policy of wreckage, One's own business, the plight of German churches, 90% heroic, and the problem of Palestine; Baseball's Centenary? - argument over whether or not baseball's centenary actually occured in June - article with photos of Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, Joe Vosmik, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Grover Cleveland, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, and others; Vernight Stop - photo-illustrated article of a trip to Wake Island; A Penny In Her Shoe (short story); The Genuine Tabard (short story); The Perdu (short story); Fairyland of the Boy-King Peter II of Yugoslavia - photo-illustrated article on his picturesque nation; If I Die Before I Wake (mystery); Half-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) which offers 'a thousand thrilling things to see'; Hollywood news, with photos of Frank Lloyd, Cecil B. De Mille, N.S. Van Dyke, Arthur Nornblow Jr., Lubitsch, Anatole Litvak, Eugene Forde, Edward H. Griffith and William Wellman; Photo and bried write-up on Ellen Drew; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Miss Nadine Beardmore; Dare to Smile - article for ladies; Pond's cold cream ad features photos of Mrs. Robert W. Armstorng of Toronto, and Blanche Brewer of Clarksdale, Mississippi; Small photo ad for Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby, Ontario shows girls on horseback with school in background; Sayings from around the world; Back cover colour Coke ad features man in white double-breasted suite with lady, and inset black and white photo of soda jerk; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
60 pages. Features: Cover photo of baby gnawing on huge Easter egg; Canadian National - Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover called "War Whoop" shows speeding night train and illustration of native warrier to explain how the night-time whistle of a locomotive means men and materiel are being rushed to the front; News digest discusses German propaganda efforts to incur western suspicion against Russia; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System ad implores long distance users to "Be Brief!", given wartime restrictions on their ability to increase capacity; Editorial comments on support for Russia and the need for those unable to fight in person to contribute financially to the war effort; Brain Waves For Winning the War - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations used in the war effort; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the new Canadian Pacific Airlines includes photos of Stewardess Ethel Hailes, Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, Grant W.G. McConachie, C.H. Dickins, and veteran parachutist Jack McGovern (at No.l 2 Air Observer School); Earthbound (short story); The Pomander Walk Myster (short story); Alterations (short story); The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders - nice photo-illustrated article; Sight Unseen (short story); Hollywood news and photos; GM one-page ad highlights their "Victory Service"; One-page Ford ad features illustrations of some of their 1943 military vehicles; The United Service Centre, located in the Eaton Annex, Winnipeg; Centrefold Victory Bonds ad sponsored by the National War Finance Committee illustrates seven Canadians from various walks of life and explains their financial contributions to the war effort; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Barbara Sellers of Winnipeg; Woodbury Cold Cream ad includes photo of film star Janet Blair; Food article on "Russia's Nutrition" explains how Russia is tightening its belt to support the Red Army - with photos; Fashion illustrations; Photo-illustrated article on the women of Russia; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how "To Make Plain Foods Taste Like Banquet Fare"; Fantastic colour-illustrated back cover Coke ad shows soldier proudly walking in great coat, with smaller images of additional members of the military; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
Folio, First Edition, with 121 fine full-page plates; ivory boards, blue cloth corners and back, a very good, clean copy.
Features: Polish Nested Dolls; The Gerber Doll - Yesterday and Today; The Gerber Baby Today; Valentine Cupid; Ginny - 35 Years of Charm; The Aftermath of Anne Baby; Wonders of a Doll & Toy Museum Auction; Turnip Toys and Starfish Hands; Gueniever's Dolls; 1950's School Girl Wardrobe; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
152 pages including bibliography, references, further reading and glossary of artist's names plus fold-out map of Japan. Black and white illustrations throughout. "The Art Gallery of Victoria is best known perhaps for its Asian Collection which is, to an overwhelming extent, the Fred and Isobel Pollard Collection of Japanese art. This group boasts one of the earliest collections of nanga paintings outside Japan. Nanga means Southern Painting, or Painting of the Southern School, a name later affixed to the idealist painting of scholar officials in China." - from Introduction. Contents include: Early Japanese Masters; Flowering of a National Style - Ikeno Taiga and His Followers; An Individualist in Kyoto; A Follower of Buson and Founder of the Shijo School; Eclectics in Edo and the Kanto Region; Progressives in the Kansai Region; Conservatives in Kyoto; Conservatives from Kyushu; Nineteenth-Century Progressives in Kyoto; The Last Great Flourish. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Attractive light-blue cloth-covered boards. Mild sunning at and near spine. Slight warp to front board. Negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
This author is best known for a series of girl's stories set in New Zealand, but in this novel the feisty young heroine is described as she settles into a new school, and makes new friends in a community on Georgian Bay, Ontario c.1950 There a sequel to this story in "Nancy, Young Canadian" Illus. B & W with frontispiece and 3 plates by Septimus Scott. 287p.[6 copies found in WorldCat] Book
56 pages. Many black and white photos and even more autographs, including that of principal J.F. De Macedo beneath his photo portrait, and other staff members. Many nostalgic local ads - with three-digit phone numbers! The second yearbook issued by this school which was demolished many years ago. Silver bastion decoration on front cover. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Contents clean. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this very scarce item. Book
128 pages. 1990 High School yearbook from Nanaimo, British Columbia. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Pédagogues et responsables politiques socialistes proposent une description critique de l'institution scolaire et présentent un projet politique axé sur une conception neuve de l'enseignement, de la laïcité, et de la nécessaire unicité du service public. Avec la participation de F. BEST, M. DAVID, J.-M. FAVRET, A.-M. FRANCHI, J. GUYARD, J.-L. PIEDNOIR, et F SERUSCLAT. Français
in-8 (13,5x22), 237 pp., broche, couv. Bon etat. [CA29-6] Avec la participation de: F. BEST, M. DAVID, J.-M. FAVRET, A.-M. FRANCHI, J. GUYARD, J.-L. PIEDNOIR, et F SERUSCLAT.
Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
144 pages. Moderate quantity of autographs/inscriptions to endpapers. Some rippling along upper fore-edge of many pages due to moisture. Includes colour feature of 1988 graduate Tony Wong, one of the top students in the province. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
172 pages. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Nice solid copy. Book
L'ensemble se décompose ainsi: vol 1- Bases Pratiques, Diagnostics; vol 2-Des Remèdes Efficaces et Pratiques; vol 3-Massage, Vue, Usage de L'Eau, Santé du Nourisson; vol. 4-Etre Maître des Pierres de la Sexualité et du Sommeil; vol. 5-Rythmes dans l'alimentation, Polarité dans la Respiration; vol. 6Une Diététique qui a fait ses preuves; vol. 7-Pierres Précieuses Médicinales; vol. 8- Santé de l'Habitat, Géobiologie; vol. 9. et vol. 9bis- Lecture du Carctère et de la Santé, Psychomorphologie; vol. 10- Remèdes Secrets; Vol. 11 et vol. 11bis- Phyto et Yoga thérapies, Du bon Usage des Plantes, Yoga et Santé; vol. 12- Astrologie Védique 6 revues (Dessin du Thème; Glossaire Technique et Sanscrit; Connaître Plnètes, Signes et Maisons 1 et 2; Interprétations et Prédictions 1 et 2; vol. 14- Homéopathie et Radiesthésie 1 et 2. Toutes les revues en bel état. Quelques annotations. Manquent le N°13- lignes de la Main le N°15-Glossaire et Guide de La Prononciation et le N°16- Guérir en cuisinant (2 vol.). Voir les photos Ensemble peu fréquent.
Library of Congress number 61-7460. 81 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with full-size black and white photo. Black and white photos throughout. Only evidence of previous owner is card pocket and school stamp on front free end paper. Cover shows moderate bumps and wear Front hinge is open. Some sunning to back cover. Contents tight, square and surprisingly clean. From the "My Village" books series. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. Book
81 pages plus map. Library binding. Full colour decorative phot front cover. Cover shows mild bumps and wear. Normal Library markings although the only external evidence of this book's former owner is faint sticker or tape remnant at two spots on the front board . "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. In this the twenty-second book in the popular 'My Village' series, author-photographer Sonia Gidal, through an informal, information-filled text and many handsome black and white photographs, gives the reader a lively portrait of an unfamiliar and engaging way of life. Featured is Carlos Verissimo of the small village of Nazare on Portugal's rugged Atlantic coastline. Book
Library of Congress number 62-14269. 83 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with full-size black and white photo on front. Black and white photos throughout. Cover shows moderate bumps and wear. Normal Library markings. From the "My Village" books series. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. "My Village in Italy is number ten ... in this excellent series... The Giorgio Bertoccis of Serravalle in Tuscany are a warmly memorable family and this intimate glimpse into their lives is revealing of all modern Italy." - Chicago Tribune Book
Library of Congress number AC 67-10683. 75 pages plus map. Library binding. Decorative cover with colour photo. Black and white photos throughout, including one of a very young Pele (the soccer star). Only evidence of previous owner is card pocket and school stamp on front free end paper. Cover shows bumps but light soiling. Contents tight, square and surprisingly clean. "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 127 pages. 9"w x 6"h.." Deep, tragic, beautiful, truthful, freaked out, blown away. Stated First Edition.
Unpaginated. With his adult friend and neighbour, a little boy enjoys helping, being helped, and doing things with this sensitive, older companion. Nice colour photography. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
48 pages. "Full of exciting projects for children to make and paint at home. Lots of practical tips help budding artists master a variety of painting techniques." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Copyright 1949. Illustrated. 78 pages. Describes author's adventures in Japan upon her return there, as a junior high school student, after the second world war in 1948. Her's was a missionary family. Describes some of the Japanese who were helping Jesus in Japan. A lovely little book in decorated beige card cover. Book
