Category: Non-fiction

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"The Electrician" PRIMERS. being a series of helpful primers on electrical subjects, for the use of students and general readers. Vol. I./Volume 1 -- Theory

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, "The Electrician" Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd. : 1891

Seller ID: 017871

Condition: Fair

A title intended "to briefly describe in simple and correct language the present state of electrical knowledge." Gilt titles, advertising on end papers, 126 pages + advertisers' page + 15-page catalogue of other titles available from the publisher, illustrated. Worn corners, scraped spine, hinges beginning, light internal soil, slits to spine edges, general wear.
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Aberdeen

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Aberdeen, Aberdeen Historical Society (printed by Friesen Printers) : 1982

Seller ID: 017451

ISBN-13: 9780889253759

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The history of a small Saskatchewan community, containing information on groups, businesses and people, with 160 pages of family histories, hundreds of photographs, and a number of recipes. Red cloth w/gilt illustration/spine lettering, 307 pages. Somewhat cocked, light corner wear, light general wear. A nice copy. This item weighs more than the average book, so additional postage may be required.
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Accident Prevention Regulations for Logging Industry

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Vancouver, Workmen's Compensation Board : 1950

Seller ID: 015001

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

Contains British Columbia's Workmen's Compensation Act (1950) regulations pertaining to the logging industry, listed alphabetically by title, with regulation number. Also contains the logging-engine signals, which were used before radios. 57 pages followed by several unused notes pages. Tiny soil mark to bottom left corner of front wrap, light edge/handling wear, light tanning.
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AIR-BRAKE TROUBLES Instruction Paper with Examination Questions, Part 1 & Part 2

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016047

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

676 A and 676 B. A pair of uncommon items from the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: 24 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 2: 38 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 1 is lightly soiled, w/mild dampstaining.
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Air-Signal System, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1905

Seller ID: 016057

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#679. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 21 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Some dampstaining, moderate handling wear.
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Bacon's Up to Date Map of London, Showing Electric Railways, Tubes & Tramways, With Illustrated Guide, Index & Cab Fares

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, G.W. Bacon & Co.

Seller ID: 017030

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

No date (circa late 1920s). Contains 49-page (+ several pages of advertisements) booklet ("Strangers' Guide to London") attached to inside front cover, and a large, full-colour fold-out map. Significant general wear to cloth, booklet intact and clean, tape repair to map by previous owner.
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016067

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

# 695 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 59 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Cover soil, uneven 1/2" tear to fore-edge, light internal soil, handling wear.
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016063

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

#s 695 A, 695 B, 695 C. Three very scarce booklets issued by the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: (1910), 59 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. VG w/moderate handling wear. Part 2: (1920), 53 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. G w/light smudging, 1.5" x 1.5" piece torn from top edge of front cover, moderate handling wear. Part 3: (1920), 37 pages (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 55 through 91) + two pages of examination questions (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 3 & 4), illustrated. Moderate handling wear.
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Breakdowns, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016073

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#700 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course, dealing with the breakdowns of locomotive engines. (1905), 64 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. A couple of 3/4" edge tears to covers, previous owner's complicated mathematical calculation (ok, it's simple addition) to left edge of front cover, small chip to bottom left corner of front cover, moderate handling wear.
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Canadian National Railway Company, Rates of Pay and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers

Price: $15.00

Publisher: No Place, Canadian National Railway/CNR : 1951

Seller ID: 016672

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair

Contains the 1951 rates of pay and rules for the CNR's "STEAM LINES, ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL REGIONS'(Excluding Newfoundland District)/All Lines East of Armstrong and Port Arthur/excluding Lines in New England, United/States & Canada Railroad, Champlain/& St. Lawrence Railroad, and/St. Clair Tunnel Company." Also contains the 1959 and 1961 revised rates of pay and rules, which are attached to the whole with a folding metal clamp at rear. Stiff card wraps w/metal clamp. Previous owner's name to top of front cover, cover soil, dampstaining, moderately soiled edges, some rust to metal clamps.
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CHINATOWN, The Gateway to the Orient, San Francisco

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Smith News Co.

Seller ID: 017557

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Very Good

No date (circa mid-1930s). A souvenir post card booklet containing a folding set of 18 full-colour photographs of scenes and people in and around San Francisco's Chinatown district. Scenes include the annual dragon parade, the Chinese Telephone Exchange, charming Chinese girls, Chinatown at night, and so on. The booklet is unaddressed, w/a bit of edge and corner wear. Scenes are NF.
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DOMINION SUCCESSION DUTY ACT, Explanatory Brochure

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Department of National Revenue, Succession Duty Branch (Edmond Cloutier, printer) : 1941

Seller ID: 016381

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

Issued "for the guidance of persons concerned with the application of the Act." Stapled wraps. 95 pages (including index). Cover beginning to pull away from contents, light soil, general wear.
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DUN'S REVIEW, International Edition, March 1907, Vol. IX No. 1

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, R.G. Dun & Co. : 1907

Seller ID: 015561

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Fair to Good

A journal of international trade, featuring numerous articles on a variety of matters related to the subject, and containing probably 200 advertisements for products of all kinds. 108 pages, illustrated. Edgewear, short edge tears, light chipping, 3" separation at bottom left front cover, 1"+ separation to top left back cover, 1.5" diagonal tear to top edge of back cover, spine paper missing from top and bottom, dampstaining to back cover. Internally tight and clean. An early number of an advertising magazine seldom found in any condition.
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Engineering Mechanic, Trade Group Two, Phase 8.00, Diesels

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ottawa, No publisher (Printed by Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery) : 1962

Seller ID: 017361

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Course notes for Royal Canadian Navy engineering mechanics. Contains instructions on diesel principles, engine operation, engine parts, the fuel supply and injection systems, fuels and lubricants, cooling systems, and much more. Wraps in Acco binder, typescript, 50 pages, illustrated. Light surface scuffing, a bit of cover smudging. Uncommon.
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Engineering Technician, Trade Group Three/3, Phase 8.00, Diesels (Course Notes, Marine Engineering Technician)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ottawa, No publisher (Printed by Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery) : 1969

Seller ID: 017360

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: About Very Good

Course notes for Royal Canadian Navy marine engineering technicians, "checked and reprinted August 1969." In six sections: Introduction and Principles; Construction -- Stationary Parts; Construction -- Moving Parts; Engine Systems; Controls and Transmissions; and Operations and Trials. Wraps in Acco binder, typescript, 183 pages, illustrated. Cover scuffing, faint creasing to top left corner of front cover, pencil impressions to top right corner (erasure of previous owner's name), a bit of smudging to covers, occasional underling/notes/marginalia in pencil. Uncommon.
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Foundation Brake Gear, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016070

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#678. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 40 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Light dampstaining to bottom, light handling wear.
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General Map Showing European Frontiers, 1914

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, John Bartholomew & Co. / Edinburgh Geographical Institute : 1914

Seller ID: 017071

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

A full-colour folding map showing European borders at the beginning of World War 1. Map is dissected (18 sections) mounted on gauze, and measures 23.5" high x 35.25" wide. Black cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover. Covers w/light scuffing to cloth, bumped/moderately worn corners/spine ends, half-inch separation to bottom right spine edge, light fraying. Map has moderate general wear, w/light soil to backing, previous owner's eight-line pencil notations to one segment of backing.
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HIGH-SPEED BRAKE, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016021

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good to Very Good

An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course. 27 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated, fold-out diagram. Moderate general wear.
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L.N./L. N. Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1911

Seller ID: 016051

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

#1292. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 36 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated w/colour and b&w drawings. Key to the Colour Plates page bound in at front. A couple of abrasions to back cover, moderate handling wear.
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NEW BRUNSWICK AUTHORS/ÉCRIVAINS DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Ottawa, National Library of Canada : 1984

Seller ID: 010250

ISBN-13: 9780662529972

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Published as part of a 1984 New Brunswick bicentenary exhibition featuring a representative sample of the province's writers and their work. Text in English and French in parallel columns, covering a variety of forms and genres, from writers as diverse as Alden Nowlan, David Adams Richards, Mary Grannan, Nancy Bauer, Bliss Carman, and many others. Stapled wraps, 72 pages, illustrated. Rubbed/scratched covers, moderate edgewear, Legislative Library date stamp on title page.
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Nordland og Nord-Trondelag, Area Map of Nordland and Nord-Trondelag Counties

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Oslo, Norway Travel Association : 1950

Seller ID: 015565

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Folded colour map opens to measure approximately 57 cm. x 75 cm. (outer edge to outer edge). Sixteen black-and-white photographs on reverse depict a variety of scenic areas from the listed counties, with accompanying text (in Norwegian). Light general wear.
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Official Street Fighter Anniversary Edition Controller / Instruction Manual

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Capcon / Udon : 2004

Seller ID: 016681

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

The instruction manual (in English, Spanish and French) for the controller for the popular Street Fighter game. (Quite possibly the most intriguing instruction is, "Please do not wrap the cord around any part of anyone's body." Apparently they knew that neither David Carradine nor Vaughn Bode would have had any interest in the controller.) Flip side contains a comic book. Light general wear.
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OPERATING AND TESTING TRAINS, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016022

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

677. An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course, the instructions applying "to freight trains of fifty cars or less, the engine of which has only one pump and moderate main-reservoir capacity and is equipped with the G-6 brake valve or a brake valve antedating this valve." 39 pages + three pages of examination questions. Moderate general wear.
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P C Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1920

Seller ID: 016071

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair

#1293. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1912), 65 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Dampstaining, covers partially pulled from staples, spine separations, handling wear.
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PHAROS, The Year Book of Dalhousie, the College by the Sea, Vol./Volume 4/Four/IV, 1930

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Halifax, Students of Dalhousie University : 1930

Seller ID: 017994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The 1930 edition of Dalhousie University's yearbook, containing the usual year book stuff. 200 pages, including advertisements. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, light cover wear, moderate general wear.
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Sequence of Take-Down and Assembly Operations, Winchester, Models 69A, 72, and 75 Repeating Rifles Bolt Action, Rim Fire, 22 Caliber

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New Haven, Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation (Products Service Department, Winchester-Western Division) : 1961

Seller ID: 018356

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

109 pages of detailed illustrated instructions for dismantling and assembling the rifles detailed in the title. Light cover soil, some surface wear, cover foxing, more to centre pages (stapled centre), moderate handling wear, foxed edges, light internal foxing. Not as common as some of the other Winchester take-down and assembly titles.
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Image for Sunbury Centennial Year Book of the Municipality of Sunbury and the County School Finance Board for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31st, 1955, and By-Laws Revised November the 6th., 1956, County Court House, Burton, N.B.

Sunbury Centennial Year Book of the Municipality of Sunbury and the County School Finance Board for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31st, 1955, and By-Laws Revised November the 6th., 1956, County Court House, Burton, N.B.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Burton, Municipality of Sunbury : 1956

Seller ID: 019057

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good

Presents a "report on the accounts of the Municipality of Sunbury" for the year indicated. Contains a wealth of information and various lists, as well as charts, by-laws and fold-outs. Included at rear are lists of people "in default of rates and taxes duly assessed against them," with the amounts owed listed against each name. 190 pages w/two illustrations (one of the municipal warden, the other of the county council and officials). Much handling wear, short tears to spine edges, bottom 1" chipped from spine, some cover soil, overall general wear, but still relatively tight and serviceabl...
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Telemark, Sorlandet og Rogaland, Area Map of Telemark and the South Coast

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oslo, Norway Travel Association : 1957

Seller ID: 015568

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Folded colour map opens to measure approximately 72 cm x 55.5 cm (outer edge to outer edge). Fifteen black-and-white photographs on reverse depict a variety of scenic and urban views of Telemark and the south coast of Norway, with accompanying text (in Norwegian). Light general wear.
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The American Journal of Nursing, March 1936, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Concord, American Journal of Nursing Company : 1936

Seller ID: 015644

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Good to Very Good

First published in 1900, AJN is "the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world." Single issues from this era are uncommon. This issue contains a variety of articles and features, including "Arthritis," "Occupational Therapy in Arthritis," "Medical Social Service," and "New Entrance Requirements." Also contains advertisements, editorials and information specific to the nursing profession. Pages 211-318 plus 64 pages of advertisements at rear, illustrated. Chipping to top spine, bottom 1/2" of spine torn off, edgewear, moderate handling wear. Internally tight and clean.
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The Business Educators' Association of Canada Examination Papers 1919-20

Price: $25.00

Publisher: No Place, The Business Educators' Association of Canada

Seller ID: 017348

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

A collection of examination papers for a variety of subjects, including shorthand, typing, penmanship, correspondence, applied English, bookkeeping, arithmetic, spelling and more. Uncommon. Unpaginated. Light soil, turned bottom corners, 1.5" separation to bottom right spine edge, 1" separation to bottom left spine edge, a couple of short edge tears, creased corners, general wear. Internally tight.
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Category: Non-fiction