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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. 330pp., xiii. '1' in number line. Glossy red wrappers with title lettering in b lack across top front cover, list of contributors' names in column on left front cover, opposite subtitle in white lettering over black background and editor name in black over red at lower right front cover. Only flaw is diminished red on spine (light sunning), but all lettering remains bold and distinct, eminently readable, else As New: tight binding, sharp corners and spine ends, no rubbing wear, no previous owner names. Clean text.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. [1st edition], 3rd printing ; 896 pp. ; illustrated (partly in color) ; color maps. 21 cm. ; LCCN: 66-15517 ; LC: SB453; Dewey: 635 ; OCLC: 1337884 ; green cloth with gold lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; "Prepared by the editors of the Reader's digest. General editor and technical advisor, Thomas H. Everett" ; previous owner marks on front ep ; nicks and edge tears to dustjacket ; "Some 800 kinds and countless varieties of plants are described. More than 7000 items are listed in the index. This single volume of almost 900 pages contains everything a gardener needs to know. Flowers, indoors and out, lawns and trees, plant identification, alpines and bonsai, specialty gardens, structure of soil, calendars of garden work--these are a few subjects covered. 715 illustrations, over half of them in six colors, drawn by 24 outstanding artists. Maps and charts show the origins of plants, five special climatic areas, identification and chemical control of pests, plant diseases and weeds." -- dustjacket ; page 321/322 repaired ; G/FAIR. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Part I only. Cover title: Rules for Conducting the Practical Operations of a Siege. Green gilt stamped cloth over boards, xiii, 61 pages, illustrated with drawings in the text. Covers worn/scuffed, spotted, worn at corners and spine ends, short tears in cloth at base of spine and along parts of back edge of spine. Chapters include preparing timber and brushwood for military purposes; rules for making fascines; rules for making gabions and hurdles; rules for tracing and commencing the first parallel; rules for tracing and commencing the second parallel; arming the working parties in a siege; arrangements and regulations proper for military working parties in a siege; and more. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 0 oz. Category: Military & Warfare; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 008813.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Presents regimental news, recollections and member updates. Includes an important article by Lieutenant P.C.M. Meunier entitled "Force 136 - Burma" which describes how a small group of Canadian Officers, having finished their tour of operations in Europe, accepted an assignment in south-east Asia. That group included himself, Pierre Chasse, Henri Benoit, Roger Caza, and J.P. Archambeault. The article includes two photos of Japanese prisoners in Burma. Also included is a photo and brief write-up of the retiring Major-General F.F. Worthington CB, MC, MM. 52 stapled pages in red covers. Black and white photos. Many ads for local businesses. Contents moderately tanned with age. Unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved vintage example.; Sm 4to. …