Pease c a (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Xii, 257 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Light Wear, Gilt Brilliant, But A Few Small Losses Of Cloth At Edges. With The Rare Correction Sheet "Corrections To The Adolfo Stahl Lectures In Astronomy". Plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co, London. Second edition, April 1917. Decorative cover, edges frayed. Spine title fading. Top edge of spine chipped. No dj. Frank Pape (illustrator).

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. German language. 9.00x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 80 pages. Features: They All Quit Cold - photo illustrated article on the 1928 Canadian National Exhibition Swim, in which none of the 199 contestants finished, but Georges Michel was the last man to quit - and he attempted to claim the prize of $25k - article with photos of George Michel, Ethel Hertle, George Young and Ernst Vierkoetter; Canadian V.C.'s (winners of the Victoria Cross) - article with illustrations of Captain F.A.C. Scrimger and Lance-Corporal Fred Fisher; Naught Broken Save This Body (short story about air battle); The Gatineau (River's) Taming - great photo-illustrated article on how the Gatineau River was developed for hydro power generation - with photos of Olivier Lefebvre, Major Walter Blue, the great Baskatong Dam, and more; Coyote Joe (fiction); Grains of Destiny - the romantic story of how Canada's wheat wealth sprang from a stray kernel in a shipload - with photos of Dr. Charles E. Saunders and L.H. Newman; When I Acted with Terry - recollections by actor Arthur Stringer; The Lordly Vagabond - fiction concerning a trussed king, a rogue unmasked and Beauty riding to the aid of Valor; Canada's Concern in the Pacific - article in the future relationship of the British Empire and the United States as affected by their affairs in China and Japan - with photos of Port of Yokohama and photo of "The Empress of Canada" in Shanghai Harbor; Finn - short story of a shrewd Saint John skipper; The World's Toughest - photo-illustrated article on Al Young, who drove six-horse stage coaches in B.C.'s Cariboo in temperatures as low as -74 degrees; With a Nonino! - legal short story; Photo of Mackennzie King and Hon. P.C. Larking inspecting a figure for the Canadian War Memorial at the March Studios, Farnborough, England; The Victoria Order of Nurses - they nurse 3,000 patients every day - article with photos of Miss Elizabeth Smellie and Right Honorable George P. Graham; Color and More in the Bedroom - interior design article with photos. Ads: Nice one-page ad for the Essex Super Six car; The Marquise De Polignac is illustrated in a one-page photo ad for Pond's skin products; Nice one-page ad for Barrett Roofings shows roofer at work; One-page Northern Electric ad explains how they transmit power and sound; One-page Canada Dry ad shows family Christmas scene dated Dec. 25, 1928; One-page Canadian Marconi Company ad features their 6-tube battery operated receiver (radio), with cabinet by McLagan; One-page Arrow Shirt ad features pipe-smoking gent in suit; Splitdorf Radio ad; Nostalgic one-page contest announcement offers prize to the person who can create the largest list of words from the letters in the name of author L.A. Cunningham (whose photos appears in the ad); "Ceetee" underwear ad; Appleford-brand heavy waxed paper; Dodge New Senior Six car ad; Nice illustrated ad for Langmuir Luggage - with Yale pin-tumbler locks; Kotex; Stromberg-Carlson Radios; Tillson's Natural Bran; Squibb's Dental Cream; Royal Yeast Cakes; No-Mar furniture - manufactured by Malcolm & Hill, Limited, of Kitchener; One-page Ovaltine features lady on bed with nerves which need soothing; Moirs Chocolates; Weed tire chains by the Dominion Chain Company; Handsome one-page red and black ad for Rogers brushing lacquer; Seaman-Kent Hardwood Flooring; Westclox; Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup; The "Mona Lisa" doll by the Reliable Toy Company (with photo); Vintage one-page orange and black illustrated ad for "The Makers of Canada" book series is entitled "The Campbells Are Coming" and talks of the history of Scotchmen in settling Canada's west; Willard Batteries - one page in red and black; The United Bond Company of Toronto; Please note: back cover missing. Pages 17-18 missing - contained colour plates of war paintings. Pages 67-68 missing.(probably contained ads). A worthy vintage copy. Ganes, Ann (cover); Johnston, Franz; Clymer, J.F.; Dinsmore, E.J.; Skuce, Lou; Jefferys, C.W.; Chambers, W.V.; Taylor, H. Weston; Skuce, Lou (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 177-264 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The "Black Cat's" Kitten - a story from the cattle lands of Brazil; Fighting Forest Fires with Seaplanes - an interesting photo-illustrated account of new developments in Canada; Mulga Tom's Secret - a curious Australian quest; In Quest of the Unknown - part 2 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article on adventures among the Chucunaque Indians; The Haunted Room of Tower HIll Barracks - a remarkable story from the early days of Sierra Leone; "Mad Mike" - part 2 - his romantic association with Laumona in the South Seas; Sergeant Ralph F. Douglas hangs by a rope in mid-air; The Two Inseparables - a tale from the Punjab of two men, four rugs and criminal convictions; The Case for the Sea-Serpent narratives of reliable witnesses to sightings of 'sea-serpents' over the past 25 years; The Whisky Pirates - a prohibition tale from the U.S.; Through Savage Europe - part 4 of 4 of the humourous account of a painting vacation in the Balkans; A Deal in Cocoa - an amusing story from the Gold Coast. Covers detached as one but present. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Eyles, D.C.; Hiley, F.E.; Soper, G.; Skelton, J.R.; Woodville, R.C.; Sutcliffe, N.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; De Walton, J. (illustrator).…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A smart fifteen-volume collection of Victorian-to-1950s culinary and domestic works, featuring scarce first editions, period illustrations, and over a thousand time-tested recipes. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. A lovely vintage fifteen-volume collection of cookery, domestic management, and related social commentary works spanning the late Victorian era through the mid-20th century, consisting of: Table Traits with Something on Them by Dr. Doran (1869). This is the fourth edition. The Case for Municipal Drink Trade by Edward R. Pease (1904). This volume is a first edition. The Housewife"s Manual of Domestic Cookery with Special Preference to Cooking by Gas edited by Mrs. H. M. Young [c1905]. Thirteenth edition. The "Best Way" Book (No. 2) A Practical Guide Written by Housewives for Housewives(1909). Simple Cookery: Part I Tasty Dishes and Part II More Tasty Dishes [c1910]. Over 500 tested recipes. This copy is undated, dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at The British Library. The Successful Home Cook by Lucy H. Yates (1910). This volume is a first edition. Keeping House with Elizabeth Craig by Elizabeth Josephine Craig (1936). This copy is a first edition, illustrated with 120 illustrations including a colour frontispiece. Food, Health, Vitamins by R. H. A. Plimmer and Violet G. Plimmer (1936). This is the seventh edition. Illustrated with a fold-out colour frontispiece and numerous in-text diagrams. The Kitchen Companion by The Vicomte de Mauduit [George Mauduit] (1939). This volume is a first edition, illustrated with 7 monochrome plates including a frontispiece. They Can"t Ration These by The Vicomte de Mauduit, with a foreword by D. Lloyd George (1940). This copy is a first edition, with illustrations by Leslie L. Stead. Prize Cookery and Household Recipes (c1908). This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the University of Leeds Library.This is a selection of 500 recipes, reprinted and published by The Star Newspaper Co. Ltd. How to Cook Eggs and Omelets in 300 Different Ways by C. Herman Senn (1915). This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at The british Library and University of Cambridge Libraries. The Practical Cookery Manual by C. Herman Senn. (1915). This is the fifth enlarged edition. This copy is undated. dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at Oxford Brookes University. Cooking for One by Elinor Parker (1952). This volume is a first edition. Anyone Can Cook by Muriel Goaman (1952). This volume is a first edition, with illustrations by Joy Batchelor. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Small sticker to front paste down of "Simple Cookery", and to front free endpaper of "Cooking for One", "Housewife"s Manual". Slight offsetting to endpapers. Spines slightly faded, more so to older copies. Front joint of "Table Traits" cracked, with spine slightly loosened but holding. Joints of "Housewife"s Manual" and "Cookery Manual" reinforced with tape. The odd damp spot to boards of "Simple Cookery". Previous seller"s small sticker to rear paste down of "Kitchen Companion". Bookplate from "martin & Pamela Finch: Exlibris Gastronomique" to front free endpaper of "Kitchen Companion". Small chipping at joints of "Prize Cookery", "Cookery Manual", "Anyone Can Cook!", "They Can"t Ration These", "The Successful Home Cook", "Best Way", and to front paste down of "How to Cook Eggs". Bookplate from The Universal Cookery & Food Association" to front paste down of "Cookery Manual". Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper of "Kitchen Companion", "Table Traits", "How to Cook Eggs", and to front paste down of "Drink Trade". Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with slight age toning heavier to older copies. The odd spot, heavier to fore edges and first and last few leaves. Very Good. Various; Joy Batchelor; Leslie L. Stead (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Full leather cover with extensive gilt decoration shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, edgewear, discoloration. All edges gilt. Pages tanned and clean. Contemporary name of former owner dated 1843 in the prelims. 8 plates. Scarce.