Gourlay Michael (4 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp. 1295-1339, Photos, Map, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, blue boards (gilt title front & spine), black & white photos including frontispiece, top spine little rubbed, autograph (author's written dedication). 66 pp. Michael Gourlay tells the story of William Henry Warren, who was one of Australia's most influential engineering academics. Born in England in 1852 and educated in England and Ireland, he worked in Manchester before migrating to Australia in 1881. He established the Engineering School at the University of Sydney. He was responsible for the education of some of Australia's most well-known engineers, and researched the properties of engineering materials. He died in 1926, and was the longest serving professor at the University of Sydney - yet the only university degree he received was an honorary LLD from the University of Glasgow. (Written dedication to Jeremy Steele, University of Sydney.).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. xv, 199pp, bibliography, notes, bw ills, appendices. Or pictorial card. Near new. One of the significant founders of the Anglican Church in Australia, Mathew Hale served as first Archdeacon of Adelaide, first Bishop of Perth and second Bishop of Brisbane. Size: 8vo. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 52 pages. Features: Fantastic cover illustration of a TCA aircraft above the Rockies by Eric Aldwinckle; Gorgeous colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover shows a Cleveland, Ohio emergency mobile patrol vehicle (van); Nice full-page ad for Red Star Line and their cruises to Europe; A damning editorial of Hitler and his "Mein Kampf", quoting liberally from the book; The Woman's Place (fiction); Canada Flies - article with various Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA) photos of the company's startup; All Bets As Usual (fiction); Exit Doctor's Bills - Ontario's first voluntary health insurance association provides medical care at a cost of 5 and one third cents per day - Associated Medical Services (A.M.S.); Beverley Baxter in London writes a column on the Chamberlain-Hiterl Duel; A Drug on the Market (fiction); Gordon Dunstan's Seventh Quiz; African Holiday to Kenya's Serengeti Park; Deep Waters (fiction); Secret Pool - fishing at Yuculta Rapids; Incredible Lifebuoy soap ad features photo and cartoons of a romantic couple separated by B.O. (Body Odour!); Nice full-page two-colour ad for Moffat Electric Ranges; Colour photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick on back cover shows a little girl buying flowers; and more. Page 47/48 missing. Page 47 contained recipes. Small clipping from top of page 49 appears not to have removed any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, June 1, 1939 TCA aircraft above the Rockies by Eric Aldwinckle; Gorgeous colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover shows a Cleveland, Ohio emergency mobile patrol vehicle (van); Nice full-page ad for Red. Illustrated by Aldwinckle, Eric (Cover Art); Michael; Overman, Charles;Summers, Dudley Gloyne; Coleman, Ralph Pallen (illustrator).…