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Published by Howell-North, Berkeley, California, 1962
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North, 1962. 1st edition, NF/VG. Book has some wear to spine ends. DJ has wear & chipping to spine ends & corners, wear to front fold, wear & light chipping to upper edges, lighter wear to lower edges, closed tears along front fold. Illustrated with 4 sections of b & w historical photos and drawings, map end-papers: front - topographical map of Sutro Tunnel and Comstock Lode; rear - cross-section of Sutro Tunnel ad longitudinal section of Comstock Lode. Includes notes, bibliography and index. Sutro (1830-1898) was a very prominent man on the Lode and later in San Francisco where he promoted public works in parks, gardens, hospitals and other projects. He was in San Francisco during all the years of its early development. Nice copy, 243 pp. BP.
Published by Macmillan and Company, Toronto, 1972
ISBN 10: 0770503675ISBN 13: 9780770503673
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. (xvii) 354 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the front cover and spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with diagrams. This collection of essays contains: Seven Days by Gary Dunford. Part One: Background and Perspective: The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis by Lynn White Jr; The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth by Kenneth E. Boulding. Part Two: Environmental Issues: Water: Life on a Dying Lake by Peter Schrag; Detergents - Boon or Bane by P. H. Jones in conversation with Tom Davey; Replacement for Phosphates by David Spurgeon; Water Pollution by Outboard Motors by Ronald Stewart and H. H. Howard; Relation of Water Pollution to Health by C. L. Wilbar Jr; Air: Air Pollution in Cities by Robert U. Ayres; Clean Air and Future Energy by E. F. Schumacher; The Effects of Air Pollution on Health by A. J. de Villiers; Pesticides: New Restrictions Ruled on DDT by Kenneth Mayall; Pesticide Pollution of Our Environment by C. R. Harris; Significance of Pesticide Residues in Foods in Relation to Total Environment Stress by H. F. Kraybill; The Built Environment: Human Needs and Inhuman Cities by Edward T. Hall; Housing and Environment by Marvin Lipman; The Importance of Privacy in Building Human Values into the Community by Abraham Hoffer; Environmental Amenities: Human Needs and Human Values for Environmental Resources by Francis T. Christy Jr; People Recreation Wild Lands and Wilderness by Homer Aschmann; Not Every Prospect Pleases by David Lowenthal. Part Three: Toward a Quality Environment: Environmental Quality Control by Douglas L. Brooks; A Framework fo Dealing with the Urban Environment by Harve S. Perloff; Land Water and Ownership by J. H. Dales; Reviving the Great Lakes by John R. Sheaffer; Canadian Law and Aircraft Noise Disturbance by Lowell S. Fink; Pollution Probe: Fighting the Polluters with Their Own Weapons by D. A. Chant; and Our Total Environment by F. Kenneth Hare. Size: 12mo. Book.
Published by United States Government Printing Office., 1910
Seller: Eryops Books, Stephenville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS, Three (3) USGS Water Supply papers bound together, HARDCOVER; ex-library; in very good condition. Book.
Published by Howell-North Books, Berkely, California, 1964
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust jacket has small chips to the front at the edge and at the corners, rubbing on the spine, DJ protected in mylar. Book is clean. Bookseller Inventory BS/RJ45171115.
Published by Howell-North, Berkeley, CA, 1962
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Plates/Frontispiece/Mapped End Papers (illustrator). First Edition. Mapped end papers, textblock is very clean and tight. Light bumping to head and foot of spine and to the corners. Unclipped dust jacket, chipping to the front flap edge, wear down the edge, creasing to the head and foot of spine, minor age toning to the back edges, tear on front top edge, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 243pp., including bibliography and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by Howell-North, 1962
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Signed by both authors. First Edition. Owner signature. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket.
Published by Howell-North, Berkeley CA, 1962
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 2nd Ptg. Large, heavy, sturdy book, quality brown cloth, black lettering very fine on front and spine, topographical map of Sutro Tunnel inside front cover and adjacent end paper, diagrams showing depths of tunnel inside back cover and adjacent end papers, 243 pages including three glossy photo sections. DJ glossy red background, an ornate black border with b/w photo portrait of Sutro on front, border on spine too. DJ has very slight surface wear to front tips, very slightly rubbed lines at bottom front, microtear with light wear at spine top edge, very slight wear at bottom back left, related books on back. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Published by Howell North, 1962
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Publisher's cloth, map endpages. Inscribed/signed by both authors to the half title page. Slight darkening to cloth at gutter. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is slightly toned/rubbed/edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Berkley Howel North, USA & England, 1962
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 243 pages. The dust jacket is a little faded on the spine, and generally lightly worn. The page edges are lightly tanned. The title page has a name in pen and an embossed address. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).
Published by Howell-North, Berkeley, California, 1964
Seller: Repton and Clover, Norwich, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1964 first edition, second printing hardcover in near fine condition. Very light foxing to top and long page edges. No other marks to book or cover. Clean, bright pages, tight, even binding. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper which has just minor shelfwear, no tears, creases, dents etc. A lovely copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.
Published by San Diego, CA: Panama-California Exposition., 1915
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Five Letter-Sized Pages, Signed on Exposition Letterhead by dignitaries and civic officials connected to the Exposition, some stamped with the names of their organizations. Good with losses, marginal tears, creasing, perforations & some staining.Provenance: Letters and Autographs from a Who's Who in California 1914 - 1917, to the author Ellis A. Davis, regarding Davis' Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona. Sold by Cherokee Book Shop to Frederick Ruffner, Jr., the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1945
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Miller, R.C. (cover photo); Brigden, Fred H.; Leake, Gerald; Sweeney, Dan; Iligan, Ralph; Thorne, Diana; (illustrator). First Edition. 64 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady in red hat with veil; Quink ink ad; Orange Crush ad features brown bottle; How to Treat Germany in Collapse; One-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System; One-page colour GM ad features reproduction of painting of dock scene by Fred H. Brigden; Rebirth of a Nation - photo-illustrated article on Holland as it comes back to life after the war; Debit for Plunder - photo-illustrated article on the Nazis and the most gigantic robbery of all time; The House of Four Winds (short story); One Bad Turn (short story); Running Test (short story); Trade Follows the Treaty - photo-illustrated article on thriving world trade after the defeat of Germany; The Big Fellows (short story); Nice one-page black and white Kodak photo ad shows LAC Harold Campbell of Thorold, Ontario, a member of the crash crew at an R.A.F. airfield in southern England; Fantastic one-page federal Liberal party election ad with photo of Mackenzie King says "Opportunities for All. Buid a New Social Order, Vote Liberal"; Evinrude ad shows troops in small watercraft; Notes for Newlyweds; Nice colour ads for Savoy Custard, Magic Baking Powder, and Chase & Sanborn coffee - with Charlie McCarthy comic; Fashion illustrations; The New Fashioned Woman - Relax in Slacks; Beauty Becomes You - fashion article with photos; Colour portrait of Susan Peters in Woodbury Powder ad; Photo of Ethel Merman in Arrid ad; Colour Coke ad inside back cover with illustration of party with young sailor; GSW/McClary appliances colour ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy.
Published by The National Home Monthly / Home Publishing, Canada, 1940
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Iligan, Ralph (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Burke, May C.;Garland, C. George; Clymer, John F.; Diamond, Samuel; (illustrator). First Edition. 68 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady with horse; One-page Parker Pen ad with military theme; Colour Marboleum ad inside front cover shows vintage kitchen; One-page Singer sewing machine ad includes three photos of their ornate furniture; Wonderful one-page ad for the RCA Victor Globe Trotter Model A-31 radio includes airman; The General's Big Bull (short story); Known to Nobody (short story); Secrets of the German (Nazi) Air-Armadas - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Ghost of Captain Renny (short story); Where the War Dollar Goes; Canada'a Forgotten Back Door - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada through Hudson Bay?; Beyond the Circle (short story); Carry On - football article includes photo of Squadron Leader Dave Harding at the Malton Airport with new military recruits asking him questions about his days with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Movie news and photos; One-page photo ad for Fleischmann's Yeast features great photos of man cleaning massive locomotive and horse-drawn wagon being loaded with sheaves; Woodbury ad features photo of Annabella; Anothe Woodbury ad features photo of Miss Nancy Weir of Toronto; Small ad for the Chesley Chair Company of Chesley, Ontario; The Ten Bob Note (short story); Homes of Tomorrow - photos of interior design ideas; Saturday Night Bath - tips on how to have a good bath; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for Lux soap features three photos of Carole Lombard; Illustrated instruction how to knit soldier and sailor dolls; Win the War in Your Kitchen - cooking article; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad entitled "As Sure as the Sun Rises"; World Sayings; Magnificent red and black Canadian Red Cross ad inside back cover shows nurse with arms outstretched over servicemen and refugees; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover shows lovely young lady holding six-pack; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The National Home Monthly Magazine, October (Oct.) 1940 - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada Through Hudson Bay? cover illustration of lady with horse; One-page Parker Pen ad with military theme; Colour Marboleum ad inside front cover shows vintage kitchen; One-.
Published by The National Home Monthly, Canada, 1948
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Lowthian; Leake, Gerald; Jousset, Albert; Harrington, Richard; Priest, Richard; Scott, John; Houston, D. Mackay (illustrator). First Edition. 76 pages. Features: Nostalgic colour GWG (Great Western Garment) ad inside front cover for their Red Strap Overalls features farmer with farm in background; Half-page colour-photo ad for Ritz Crackers; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad shows farmer on tractor in corn field; Can Europe Be Saved? - Sequel to President Truman's Message; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry features beaming girl; Who Will Be the Moses of the Federal Liberal Party?; The Money Belt (short story); Happy Ending (short story); The Company of Adventurers - colour-illustrated article on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company; Swan Song (short story); What Did She See in Him? (short story); Let's Abolish Easy Driving Tests - article with photos of horrific car accidents; Nice one-page colour ad for B-A includes four service station scenes; Magnificent colour two-page 1948 Chevrolet ad features light brown car and fishing couple; Cominco in the Kootenays - photo-illustrated article; Half-page air mail ad; It's Comfort That Counts - interior design article; Half-page colour ad for V-8 veggie drink shows smiling girl; Nice fashion illustrations; Singer Sewing Centers one-page colour-photo ad; Children's birthday recipes; One-page colour ad for Swift's Premium bacon; Colour one-page Heinz ad features large 57 with colour photos of their many products; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Article on Colour shoes - with colour photos; One-page colour Coke ad shows many pop machine scenes; Fashion/Beauty article; Nice Burn's meat one-page colour ad shows Spork, Sausage and Speef; Nice colour mother and daughter scene in Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover; Dutch Cleanser ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1939
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Halvern, Corinne (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Maltman, W.; Burke, May C.; Garland, C. George; Clymer, John F. (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady in purple top feeding pigeons; Frigidaire fridge one-page ad; Colour-photo one-page ad for Singer sewing machines shows lady re-upholstering her chair; News digest includes these topics - The Coming Rowell Report, Democracy on Challenge, The Memories of 1867, United States Congress Keeps 150th Birthday, The Roosevelt Moral, Twenty Years of Fascism; Fisher Body one-page ad with elegant photo of member of the Class of '39; The Marvels of Mexico's Treasure House - interesting photo-illustrated article on Diomed Wray's visit to the land south of the Rio Grande; There's Lots of Time (short story); Bad Luck on the Baron (short story); As the Sun Dial Says (short story); Thomas Cook, Founder of the world-famous travel agency - nice photo-illustrated article; Not in Our Stars (short story); Perfect Service (short story); For Offshore Sailors Only - nautical article with photo of "The Wasp" (88' cabin cruiser), sea-fleas, and Georgian Bay sailboats; Nice two-page 1939 Chevrolet ad features black four-door; Palmolive ad features photo of Phyllis Carter of 2159 Tupper Street, Montreal; Half-page Canadian Pacific features their Jasper and Alaska destinations; Movie news and photos; Lux ad features photos of Claudette Colbert and Andrea Leeds; Miss Peggy Hunter of Toronto is featured in a Woodbury soap ad; Fashion illustrations; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features Alphonse and Gaston comic; Canadian National half-page photo ad features their Jasper destination; Willys Overland ad features photo of Canadian aviatrix Mary Spearing; Are You House Dreaming? - considerations for a new home; Crane kitchen fixtures half-page ad features great colour photo of 1930s kitchen; Pond's ad features The Lady Alexandra Haig, The Lady Grenfell and Lady Morris; Beauty article; Cooking article with recipes; New York World's Fair (brief article); World Quotes; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1946
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Smith, Hal (cover); Karsh; Scott, John; Blaisdell; Leake, Gerald; Golton, Glenn; (illustrator). First Edition. 80 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of young lady and butterflies by Hal Smith; Colour ad for the Parker "51" pen inside front cover; Charming half-page colour Orange Crush ad features brown bottle and little girl in yellow dress; One-page colour ad for Heinz 57 Sauce; What Does Soviet Russia Want? - column with photo of Sir Robert Alexander Watson Watt, inventor of the Radiolocator; Colour ad for Parker Quink ink; Blue Top Brewing Company one-page ad features "The Garden Home"; One-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System features map of Canada and old-style rotary phone; Vocalist Portia White - photo-illustrated article; The Gold Salt Box; Exploits of M.I. 5 - part 1 of photo-illustrated article which reveals the first detailed record of Britain's secret agents in Germany and enemy-occupied territory; Rebound; Now That We're To Be Married; Scullers (Rowers) John B. (Jack) Kelly, Sr. and John B. (Kell) Kelly, Jr. - article with photo; The Girl Who Would Be Queen - photo-illustrated article on Princess Elizabeth; Stand By for Action; Man of the Month - Sidney Earle Smith, President of the University of Toronto; Ottawa Roundup - reflections on Mackenzie King's long tenure as Prime Minister; Lovely colour one-page Pontiac ad features 1946 grey two-door; Nice one-page colour ad for Waterman's pens; Fantastic colour centrefold ad for the 1946 Mercury 114 (red four-door); Beautiful two-page colour Chevrolet ad features green 1946 Style Master four-door; Eagle-Lion Pictures ad features actor James Mason; Nicely-illustrated one-page colour ad for Canadian Pacific features speeding night freight train; Music instruction for your musical child; Odo-Ro-No ad features lovely photo of Leslie Aspinall; Arrid deodorant ad features quarter-page black and white photo of Gypsy Rose Lee; Hollywood fashion patterns; Nice colour ads for Swift's premium bacon, Rice Crispies, Johnson's Wax and Fry's Cocoa; One-page Tangee make-up ad features illustrations of Mrs. George Murphy and Constance Luft Huhn; Ladies' holiday fashions; Nice colour ad for Woodbury Powder features Kathryn Grayson; One-page colour Cutex ad features French-style illustration of veiled lady; Colour ad for S.O.S. scouring pads and GSW home appliance; Nice colour White Rose ad inside back cover; Back cover colour Coke ad features graduates celebrating on shady porch; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.