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Couverture rigide. Zustand: Très bon. The Geological Society of America, Inc. & The University of Kansas, 1965 - Grand in-8° relié, pleine toile bleue de l'éditeur, titre doré au dos, importante iconographie en noir dans le texte et en planches hors-texte, 406 pages, bon exemplaire.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Très bon. The Geological Society of America, Inc. & The University of Kansas, 1965 - Grand in-8° relié, pleine toile bleue de l'éditeur, titre doré au dos, importante iconographie en noir dans le texte et en planches hors-texte, 521 pages, bon exemplaire.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light wear to illustrated covers, illustrated with b/w photos, unmarked, 154pp, NF/--. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. ISBN: 0517147254 ((hardcover)); 9780517147252 ((hardcover)) LCCN: 95-14441 ; LC: Z4; Dewey: 002 ; OCLC: 32310907 ; Through more than 300 glorious illustrations from library collections around the globe, you'll discover a wealth of book lore in these pages and gain a new appreciation for the role of books in human society, from our earliest attempts at writing and recording information to the newest electronic books; from sumptuous illuminated and bejeweled medieval manuscripts to Gutenberg and the invention of movable type; from the diverse arts and crafts of bookmaking to the building of magnificent libraries for housing treasured volumes; from the ancient epic of Gilgamesh to the plays of Shakespeare and the tales of Beatrix Potter; and from the earliest illustrated books to revolutionary science texts." ; "The book lover's guide to the craft, history and mystery of books and bookmaking." ; Contents: Prologue -- Scrolls and scribes -- People of the book -- Illuminating the dark ages : Medieval glories of the British Isles-- The Gutenberg revolution : Caxton and Aldus; printing in the Americas -- Yes, we have now bananas : Morison, Zapf and Gill - Typography -- The bookmaker's craft : By its cover, the art of the binder -- The infinite library, timeless and incorruptible : A medieval revival in the arts of the book -- A picture's worth : Mother Goose and Company Books for the young-- Every word for everyman : The book business; Lost and found between the covers-- Last words ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated by Thorne, Diana; Summers, Dudley, Gloyne; Simpson, Charles W., R.C.A.; Turner, Stanley; Vaughan, C.; Shreve, Carl; (illustrator). First Edition. 52 pages. Cute cover illustration of black and white dog crying due to onions. Features: Me - Athlete? - a doctor argues in support of sports; Have We a Canadian Dreyfus? - former Ontario Premier E.C. Drury recalls the 1924 conspiracy charge against Aemilius Jarvis; The War Problem? - debating international munitions traffic; Cattle Kings - Photo-illustrated article by Guy Weadick, founder of the Calgary Stampede in 1912; Solid for Saint John; House of Hate - tales from a prison librarian. Fiction: Mate of the Wild Goose; The Equivalent; Pour L'Amour; An Affair of Horses; Single to Sicily (serial). One-page photo-illustrated Swift's bacon ad features Chef Maurice Vane of the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg; Chipso ad features charming colour photo of Mrs. George J. O'Brien and her three girls; Nice one-page illustrated Waterman's pens ad; Very nostalgic illustrated Dentyne gum ad; Gorgeous one-page colour-illustrated Palmolive soap ad features lady with beautiful 'Schoolgirl Complexion'. Please note: pages 3-4 missing. It appears to have contained ads. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 15, 1933, Vol. 46, No. 18 Canadian Dreyfus? - former Ontario Premier E.C. Drury recalls the 1924 conspiracy charge against Aemilius Jarvis; The War Problem? - debating international munitions traff.