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Stapled Wraps. First Edition, First Printing. [Unpaginated] pp. 30. 8vo. Stapled card covers. Black and white drawings, illustrations of various trees, leaves etc. by J.L. Van Camp (derived from "Fifty Trees of Canada"). Guide-book issued to students partaking in the conservation efforts. Includes a camp schedule, details various activities (including identifying various roots, leaves, trees, how to determine the age of a tree), a short treatise on fire prevention amongst other topics. No detectable flaws; fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Taylor, H. Weston (cover art); Coleman, Ralph Pallen; Michael; Aldwinckle, Eric; McCrea, Harold; Beaven, Frank; Roth, Ben (illustrator). First Edition. 60 pages. Features: *Beautiful* colour ad for International Harvester's Diesel TracTractors inside front cover; The Dionne Quints are featured in an ad for Remington noiseless portable typewriters; Bush Job (fiction); The Wartime Prices Board - photo and article; Beverley Baxter comments on Finland's resistance against Bolshevism and the Imperial Russian forces; "Miz Perkins" (fiction); Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 4 - Soldiers of French Canada - article with photos; Blizzard Honeymoon (fiction); Solver of Air Riddles - The story of Wallace Rupert Turnbull, a Canadian who invented the controllable pitch propeller - article with photos; Wings of Hazard (fiction, part 4 of 5); Dodge car ad; An argument to scrap the Alaska Highway project; Ford V-8 colour ad; Dodge Truck ad; Plymouth ad; Fargo Truck ad; Nice colour photo ad for Oldsmobile; Hockey player Gordie Drillon is featured in an Alka-Seltzer ad along with Syl Apps, Red Horner and Billy Taylor; Humorous Lifebuoy soap ad used the B.O. (body odour) scare to promote sales; Hinds hand cream ad featuring "Honey" the beauty advisor; Nice photo ad for Heinz spaghetti follows the product from farm to plate; Colour photo ad for the 1940 Studebaker Champion inside back cover; Nice Coke ad on back cover shows man in suit checking his pocket watch while eating lunch. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Sampson, J.E. (Cover); Hughes, E.J.; Ellis, John; Eldridge, Harold; Casson, A.J.; Kemp, Jim; Beaven, Frank; Brown, Bo (illustrator). First Edition. 80 pages. Features: Cover illustration of General Officer Commanding Canadian Corps - Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton; Great colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features fire-fighters for the air fighters of the R.C.A.F.; Rare one-page black and white photo ad for Moffats Limited shows their employees involved in WWII-related activities; One-page Westinghouse Radio ad features their Strategic War Map and the title "God bless you - Canada!"; Over There - McNaughton's boys are now in fine battle shape and spoiling for a fight - article with photos; Douglas Reed explains that Britain's armed forces are ready to begin jabbing the enemy; ; Good-by, Baby - ware-related fiction; Beverley Baxter describes his return from Spain to the blackouts of Britain; Photo-illustrated article on the work of Tank Crews; Article on Canadian Defense Minister the Hon. J.L. Ralston; Sneak Preview - fiction by Mildred Gilman and Seymour Winslow; Nice one-page black and white photo ad for Dodge Trucks features a snub-nosed lumber hauler; Travelling Oasis - Military fiction in Libya by Major Gerald Oscar Holmes; One-page black and white ad for Dodge cars, featuring the Special DeLuxe; One-page black and white RCA Victor ad features illustration of tanks and planes, below which is a small illustration of Winston Churchill; One-page black and white ad for the Chrysler Royal - with fluid drive; One-page letter from Frigidaire asking consumers to hold back their purchases and invest their money in War Savings Certificates (Bonds); Two-page black and white Ford Motor Company of Canada ad displays the military vehicles they are manufacturing for the war effort; One-page black and white Plymouth car ad; Nice one-page black and white Fargo Truck ad shows tractor trailor hauling steel I-beams; (Canadian) Soldier Artists Record War Effort - E.J. Hughes, O.N. Fisher and Chas. Scott; Canadian General Electric one-page black and white ad features their appliances in a Christmas gift /war savings certificate theme; This Man's Army - fantastic black and white photo feature shows Canada's troops in the many phases of their basic and advanced training; The Canadian Corps in Theoretical Assault - intriguing two-page black and white aerial illustration depicts Nazi forces holding Toronto, surrounded by Canadian forces; Awarding of Medals - article on how this is done; Nice one-page colour military-themed ad for Longines watches; Fantastic colour Firestone ad features the many products they are contributing to the war effort; One-page colour reproduction of E.J. Hughes' painting "The Sergeants' Mess"; One-page black and white General Motors of Canada patriotic ad with small photos of army vehicle production line; Nice one-page two-colour (green and black) Chevrolet ad; One-page two colour (black and yellow) Goodyear military-themed tire ad; Photo fo Canadian soldier billeted in British home; Nice hald-page black and white photo ad for Craven "A" cigarettes which 'will not affect your throat'; Nice red and black one-page ad for Heinz Old-Time Baked Beans features happy multi-generational supper scene; Meals en Masse - article on preparing food for an army, Canada's Army; Lovely colour-photo ad for Palmolive Soap inside back cover inludes Dr. Dafoe and the Dionne Quints; Nice bright colour back cover ad for Community Silverplate cutlery. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples pulling from covers but still attached. A very special issue due to it's substantial Canadian WWII content, highlighted by the artwork of E.J. Hughes.

1899. T. D. Taylor, Sons , And Hawkins. Card covers. Book - Good. Repaired with new cloth spine.