Finnie Richard S (6 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 33, No 2, pp. 273-279, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, last page in facsimile else VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Top corner of p. 1 has stamp indicating that this volume was not accessioned by a Harvard University library; outer edges have some foxing; leaves have small top-corner crease; the final page has some foxing and light soil; otherwise tight, text clean. 56 p., with in-text illustrations and a fold-out map. Contents: how west greenland's fishing industry began -- north american arctic petroleum development -- contemporary Canadian Eskimo art -- dartmouth in the polar regions. Size: 9 x 6 inches [r b].…

Heft. Condition: Gut. S. 146-181 Das hier angebotene Heft stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); altersbedingte Anbräunung des Papiers; der Zustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. ENGLISCH. Neben dem oben aufgeführten Aufsatz befinden sich auch weitere Beiträge auch anderer Autoren in dem Werk. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 150.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Waterton Lakes National Park; Adventurers of Bristol; Prehistoric Footprints in Peace River. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. PLEASE NOTE; Pages 57-68, the article on an Arctic sled journey, have been removed and are not included.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Great colour cover photo of scene inside trading post; Delta Marsh Revisited - waterfowl research station on the shores of Lake Manitoba; Eskimo Sleds - photo-illustrated article; Trading at Padlei, N.W.T. - ; Northern Portraits - photos taken along the Alaska Highway; Conflict on Puget Sound - friction between the Company men at Nisqually and the incoming American settlers, a century ago; First Short-Wave in the Arctic (part II); Filming the Northland - the making of the NFB film 'Indian Canoeman'; Klondike Memories - adventures of young Englishmen who struck it rich in the Klondike; There Go Flukes! - giant sperm whale fights for its life against killer ship ("Nahmint") and killer whales - photo-illustrated article; La Perouse on Hudson Bay - hitherto unpublished eye-witness account of the French capture of Prince of Wales's Fort and York Factory in 1782; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay shirts for men and women on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Beaver, Magazine of the North, March 1951, Outfit 281 - Trading at Padlei, N.W.T. / Conflict on Puget Sound Komatik William F. Tolmie Cowlitz Alex Swaffield Nevill A.D. Armstrong Jean-Francois Galaup Comte De La Perouse Du Tremblier photo of scen. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: X for Escape - Photo-illustrated article (part 1 of 2) by Flt.-Lieut. Tony Pengelly describes the dramatic Great Escape from Luft Stalag III involving 83 prisoners, 50 of whom were later shot - basis for the classic WWII film The Great Escape starring Steve McQueen; Nice cover illustration by R. York Wilson features brass band practicing; W.A. Irwin becomes new Editor of Maclean's - photo and brief article; Relax - It's Good for You; Bee Business - Ervin Hogarth has 150 bees near Tara, Ontario; Mars Gone Barmy - Maj.-Gen. J.F.C. Fuller argues atomic war cannot be won; Where Milk is Medicine - Europe's lack of food in the aftermath of WWII; Britian's Place in the World; Washington Memo - U.S. Strikers want to keep war wages (52 for 40 or Fight!); Backstage Ottawa - NRMA men (Zombies) were sent to the First Canadian Division on or after VE Day; Is the Union Shop Democratic? - arguments for and against; Sculptors Elizabeth Wyn Wood and Mani Hahn - Photo-illustrated article; "When the Ice-Worms Nest Again" - Brief article discussing Robert Service; Stretch the Meat; and more. Short stories include: Molly Was a Doctor; White Horse; Soft Music. Nice ads for: The Wartime Prices and Trade Board (encouraging the mending of clothes); Imperial Oil (featuring oil exploration); Frigidaire, Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese; Canadian Pacific (color illustration of driving of the last spike to celebrate 60 years of progress, 1885-1945); Pepsodent Tooth Paste; Eveready Flashlight Batteries - featuring image of Vancouver radio personality Thora Anders; Arrid deodorant - featuring photo of Gertrude Niesen; Nostalgic one-page Maclean's subscription ad; National War Finance Committee; Nice colour-photo Caterpillar Diesel ad inside back cover features two dozers preparing new rail bed through mountains. 68 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this historic vintage issue. Wilson, R. York; Dawson, Isobel; Dresser, Lawrence; (illustrator).…