Search Results: Magazines from Purpora Books

Wilmington, Delaware: Delaware Art Museum, 1979. Exhibition catalogue 'designed as a replica of an American magazine of the Twenties, to give you, the reader, the "feel" of a magazine from fifty years ago.' Contains articles on "Magazines in American Culture", "Amazing! Startling! Spicy!: The Pulps", "Magazines and Their Illustrations", and more. 84 pages plus an 8-page special "Discovery: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks".. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Exhibition Catalogue.

Montreal & New York: Arctic Institute of North America, 1948. Small sticker scar top of front cover and general wear; overall a nice copy. First issue of this magazine with articles and book reviews, B&W illustrations from photos, maps, and tables; 72 pages. Contains an article on "The Search for the North Magnetic Pole", "Encyclopedia Arctica" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and more.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good Plus.. Magazine.

North Burnaby, BC: British Columbia Thoroughbred Breeders' Society, 1967. 112 pages.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good Plus.. Magazine.

Vancouver: Marc Emery, 1997. Glossy magazine; 80 pages.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Magazine.

Ottawa: Canadian Geographical Society, 1956. Articles from page 136 to 181 of this journal, and include "Wet Plate Wonder" about George T. Taylor (1838-1913) of New Brunswick, who was one of the first photographers to turn a camera upon nature, "The Hidden Harvest" about the commercial harvest of seneca in Manitoba, and others.. First Edition. Magazine. Very Good..

Ottawa: Canadian Geographical Society, 1965. Articles from page 182 to 215 of this journal, and include "The Nuclear Age in Canada", "The Bruce Trail" in southern Ontario, "The Last of the Ottawa River Portages", and others.. First Edition. Magazine. Very Good..

Ottawa: Canadian Geographical Society, 1937. Articles from page 183 to 239 of this journal, and include "Canada's Motor Car Industry", "Four-Footed Trailside Friends of the Rockies", and others.. First Edition. Magazine. Very Good Plus..

Toronto: Canadian Forum, 1968. Large format, 9" x 12", pp 241-264. In this issue "Negritude" by Leopold Senghor, "Other Vietnams" by George Woodcock and Harvey G. Simmons, "On Vincent Massey" by J. L. Granatstein, "Vancouver Theatre" by Irene Howard, and book reviews.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Magazine.

Toronto: Canadian Forum, 1968. Large format, 9" x 12", pp 241-264. In this issue "Negritude" by Leopold Senghor, "Other Vietnams" by George Woodcock and Harvey G. Simmons, "On Vincent Massey" by J. L. Granatstein, "Vancouver Theatre" by Irene Howard, and book reviews.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Magazine.

Winnipeg: Jackson Trade, 1941. Tabloid size, 11" x 15 1/2", 40 pages printed in dark blue. Folded once horizontally, short tears along bottom edge of first 6 leaves (only within the margin), heavy spotting along bottom edge of rear cover (only within the margin area). and 3" tear on rear cover along the fold line. Reports and articles on fur ranching, fur marketing, and manufacturing and related fur industries. This edition seems to be largely about the live animal fur shows of 1941 with many illustrations from photos. Also includes an article on "Victoria Beach: Home of Fine Mink" (Lake Winnipeg).. First Edition. Tabloid. Very Good.. Trade Magazine.

Princeton, NJ: Special Publications Normal light wear. First two issues of this short-lived magazine with full-colour covers and printed on glossy paper. Articles on glass marbles, the Glastenbury Glass Factory Company, glass souvenirs of the 1876 Centennial, reflections of Mamluk Dynasty Art on the early glass of Emile Galle, English table glass of the "Golden Age", Libbey colored-case glass circa 1920, Garnier - 100 years of spectacular bottles, etc. 60 & 62 pages.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good Plus.. Magazine.

Vancouver: Greenpeace Fooundation, 1978. Three large sheets folded vertically to make 12 pages: 11 1/2" x 16 3/4". Folded again horizontally for convenience; other than this and tanning of the newsprint paper, the pages are clean, untorn and unmarked. Much about the plight of whales; also a special version of a Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem "Rough Song of Animals Dying" for this issue.. First Edition. Tabloid. Very Good Plus..

New York: Harper's Bazaar, 1967. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2", 48 pages. Cover illustration by pop artist James Rosenquist.. First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine..

New York: Trans-High Corp., 1998. Articles about growing and smoking, ingesting, etc. marijuana and other drugs plus lots of related ads for drug paraphernalia. 116 pages including the covers.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good.. Magazine.

Farmingale, NY: Trans-High Corp., 1977. A little wear and rubbing to covers. Special double holiday issue with a one-page opinion piece by William S. Burroughs, an interview with Richard Pryor, an article on the coca fields of Bolivia, and many more articles of interest to the dope fiend plus ads galore on drug paraphernalia. 176 pages including the covers; lacking the centerfold.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good.. Magazine.

El Cerrito, CA: Horse Lover's Magazine, 1971. Cover has 1" splits top and bottom of spine fold. About horses and horse owners: news, pictures, stories. 64 pages.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good.. Magazine.

London: George C. Leighton, 1862. Rebound in full black leather, pale yellow endpapers; illustrated section of original cover affixed to upper board. Includes title page for Vol XLI, followed by two page Index to Engravings, and has all numbered pages (1-708). Lacks two of the four colour illustrations (two pages each) cited in the index, though only the top half of Princess Alice (July 12) is bound in and only the top half of the Opening of the International Exhibition (August 30) is bound in. There are two very long foldouts present: Section View of the Eastern Transept of the International Exhibition following page 356(complete); and Section View of the Nave of the International Exhibition following page 372 (missing part of the right hand side). Any tears in the leaves have been competently reinforced wih clear tape, one page has pencil scribbles, otherwise pages are clean with only the occasional bit of foxing. Issued weekly, the Illustrated London News has news of the day (local, foreign,… Read More

London: Illustrated London News, 1912. Folder bound in plain mustard-coloured cloth, with very minor soiling; laid-in is facsimile of first issue (May 14, 1842) of this venerable British news magazine, in miniature (6" x 8 1/4"); some pages unopened along top edge; 16 pages. Issued as a supplement to the ILN, May 25, 1912, being the 70th year of publication.. In Hardcover Folder. Very Good..

Toronto: Maclean Hunter, 1965. Minor wear to ends of spine fold and along bottom edge of cover, address label on front cover; internally nice save for slight tanning of page margins. Cover photo of ex-reporter and public grouch Gordon Sinclair. Articles about hormone replacement therapy for women, the upcoming Expo 67 in Montreal, Montreal's Windsor Hotel, Algeria three years after independence, and other current affairs.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine.. Magazine.

Des Moines, Iowa: McCall Publishing , 1976. The magazine of surburban women; special double issue, 304 pages. Light rubbing, a few creases and short tears to cover. From the cover "Fabulous faces, fashions, furnishings and food of the century, plus the scandals and celebrities, heroes and villains, marriages and morals; Today's women talk about their pleasures, pains and passions; Margaret Mead on mating, Lady Bird Johnson and Margaret Truman on courage, Clare Boothe Luce on careers, Jessamyn West on faith and salvation; Classics from our past by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Dorothy Parker . . . and much, much more.". First Edition. Wraps. Very Good Plus.. Magazine.