‎Christmas‎

‎Scott, C.W.; Malon, Winifred; Clark, Marian Bruce; Johns, E.B.; Lewis, James H.; Neil, Judge Henry; Finger, Charles J.; Hopp, William F.; Heurlaux, Captain Alfred; Barnet, Harry E.; Lowden, Carl Schurz; Whittier, John G.‎

‎The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, July 17, 1926 - Missionaries and Machine Guns‎

‎32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares "...For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Benson, Allan L.; Richards, William C.; Ulm, Aaron Hardy; Walker, Hal; Whiting, May B.; Walpole, Hugh; Holmes, Fred L.; Karpinskik, Louis C.; Atkins, Gaius Glenn‎

‎The Dearborn Independent (Magazine) - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, December (Dec.) 25, 1926 - The Rise of an American Race‎

‎32 pages. Features: Interesting photos of unusual work and play inside front cover; Public demands that Congress suppress (Radio) Pirates of the Air; The Divine Comedy of Newspapers; The Rise of an American Race - What Effect Will the 'Old Stock' Have on the People of the Future?; With General Gouraud in the Land of the Crusaders; The Birthplace of the Quaker Poet - the Whittier homestead; Henry Ford's Page - the American home, in its economic aspect, is a business proposition; Editorials - Merchant Mr. Nathan Strauss and his allegation of "the campaign of slander against the Jewish People", the Hall-Mills murder trial, Wooden houses in Britain; The Adventure of Mrs. Farbman; The Cheapest Thing in Europe - Human Beings; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold illustrates Where Santa Claus Lives and What He Does; The Boston Tea Party's Last Survivor - David Kennison died at the age of 115; Who Discovered America?; How Victoria Trained King Edward VII - the Queen thought Prince Albert the model of perfection, but Young Wales did not respond. Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Senator William E. Borah rated highly by Chinese, Iowa Women can now be Legislators, Newspapers train convicts in crime, Dayton, OH druggists rid their stores of salacious and suggestive magazines. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Brand, J.B.; Bourne, George;Franck, H.A.; Yerburgh, The Rev. W.H.B.; White, Capt. T.W.; Thomason, Hugh; Pocock, R.; Chinnery, E.W.P.; Mander, Lionel; McMahon, (MeMahon?) T.J.; Et al‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XLIV - No. 261, January (Jan.) 1920 - Two Balloonatics‎

‎Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎Cornish, John; Sangster, Dorothy; Katz, Sidney; O'Hagan, Richard; Phillips, Alan; Moon, Barbara; et al‎

‎Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 8, 1956 - Labour Leader Huguette / Johnny Lombardi‎

‎124 pages. Features: Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano, B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Editorial - If Nationalism's okay, it's okay for everybody; Women are not a race apart - opinion piece by Anne Francis; Nice one-page colour-photo ad features inset photo of Dorothy Moreau, Miss Canada 1956; How London Dimmed Liberace's Smile; Nostalgic one-page Christmas-motif ad for Ganong's Delector Chocolates; Electrohome TV ad shows dad babysitting; Two-page colour ad for Schick electric shavers for ladies; From Ottawa - Can politics compete with Howdy Doody?; Panel Discussion about Women - with contributions by Nathan Steinberg, Madame Renee Vautelet, Miss Anne Hamilton, Mrs. L.M. Baldwin, Dr. Marion Hilliard, Dr. Reva Gerstein, Miss E.W. Loosley and Dr. Ashley Montagu; The Lady is a Labor (Labour) Leader - Huguette Plamondon; How Serious is the Threat of Radiation? - we are constant targets of radioactivity - what is it doing to us - and future generations? - some disturbing facts; Johnny Lombardi's Kingdom of Music and Macaroni - this war vet opened an Italian grocery, broadcast Italian music, and imported Italian movies; The Tragic Case of the Man Who Played Jesus - Peter and Mina Sala were key figures in the 1941 Belcher Islands murders - Peter posed as God, Ouyerack as Christ, and Mina went mad, leading naked women and children on the ice where six died; Comic Paul Kligman - master of the Jewish joke - photo-illustrated article; The Story of Olga - novel; One-page colour-photo ad for McBrine luggage; Two-page colour-photo ad for Kodak cameras; Great Caterpillar one-page photo ad features D8 Cats pulling large loads across the vast wastes of Antarctica as part of Operation Deepfreeze; Two-page ad for Philishave for ladies features figure skaters; Hammond Chord Organ ad features home Christmas scene; *Sensational* two-page colour-photo ad for the 1957 Pontiac (red Laurentian 4-Door Sport Sedan with white roof and stripe); Classy one-page diamond ad for Birks Jewellers features attractive lady and tropical fish; Canadian Club one-page colour-photo ad features Fred Klaus and Tom Morison who are hit by an avalanche while skiing in the Austrian Alps; Nostalgic Red Cap Ale / Black Label Beer colour-photo ad features "Mabel" and mand in red cap putting the finishing pieces on a beautiful Christmas tree; Classy one-page colour ad for Electrohome celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1957; Schick mens' shavers centrefold ad; Nice colour ad for Pyrex decorator casserole dishes; Colourful Moirs Chocolates ad features Santa; Nice colour ad for Maxwell House coffee; Colour photo of elegant couple in Wiser's whisky ad; Remington shaver ad features great colour photo of hatless Santa getting ready to shave; 3/4-page colour ad for B.C. Apples features illustrations of little boy and girl; Robert W. Service recounts his most memorable meal - after being lost at forty below; Interesting colour ad for Cummins portable electric tools; Great archival colour ad for Crown Zellerback Canada features nice illustration of Christmas package being delivered, with written details of their kraft paper production at Elk Falls, their Richmond, B.C. box plant, and their pioneer Ocean Falls mill; Attractive large colour-photo ad for Lawson & Jomes Limited features the labels they print for O'Keefe ale, beer and double stout; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Page 57 taped into place with archival tape, otherwise a sound and pleasing vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Fraser, Blair; Johnstone, Ken; Tinker, Frank A.; Bodsworth, Fred; Callwood, June; Croft, Frank; Rosenfeld, Max; O'Hagan, H.; Et al‎

‎Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1, 1954 - The Crew-Cuts / How Plante and Drapeau Licked the Montreal Underworld‎

‎116 pages. Features: Lovely Frankline Arbuckle cover art features Santa being photographed in the snow by Karsh while his reindeer look on; Colour ad for the Parker '51' pen inside front cover; One-page Birks Jewellers ad features pricey diamond adornments; One page ad for Canadian General Electric features their Musaphonic radio and also includes the C406, C405, C409, C408 and C625/6; Two-page Recall ad features Christmas gift suggestions - and their 1954 prices!; Sir Winston Churchill reaches eighty; Jordan is Britain's Anti-Britihs Ally; Lovely two-page colour ad for the Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe (dark green) features formally-attired folks; One-page colour ad for Westclox clocks; Does Israel Want to Start a War? - article with photo of woman holding casing of bomb which killed nine Arabs; How Lawyers Pacifique Plante and Jean Drapeau Licked the Montreal Underworld - article with photos of these men as well as Harry Davis, Louis Bercovitch, Fernand Dufresne, Harry Ship, Albert Langlois and Judge Caron; Colour Karsh portraits of Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso, Marshal Tito, Pablo Casals, Augustus John and Andre Malraux; I'm Leaving Canada - And I'm Glad - departing U.S. Vice-Consul in Toronto vents his spleen after two years north of the 49th; When the Women Went on Strike (fiction); What Happens to Family Allowances? - the full story of the world's most generous baby-bonus scheme - with photos of Mrs. Zillie Minor and some of her 18 children, who receive Ontario's largest family-allowance ($91); Sh-Boom! - The Crazy Career of The Crew Cuts - wonderful photo-illustrated article on this Toronto-based pop singing group; The Forgotten Whirlwind Who Put the World on Time - a photo-illustrated Maclean's flashback article on Canadian engineer Sir Sandford Fleming who gave the world standard time, planned most of Canada's railways, championed the Pacific Cable, and designed our first stamp; The Colossal C.O.D. Swindle (fiction); She Knows the Kind of Children You'll Have - Dr. Norma Walker of the University of Toronto is a heredity counselor who heads the genetics department of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - article with photo; Never Ask a Woman the Way; How TV is Changing Your Life; Trappers Hate the Wily Wolverine - which isn't smart enough to stop trying to fight porcupines; Great one-page colour ad for the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Regent (greenish-blue); One-page Seagram colour ad features painting called 'Montreal' by Albert Cloutier, A.R.C.A., whose photo is included; Fantastic two-page 1955 Plymouth ad features red and white Savoy; Centrefold colour ad for GE Appliances features Santa and GE Christmas gifts; Hudson's Bay Scotch Whisky ad features Kwakiutl Indian mask; Canadian Westinghouse ad includes photos of the Radasonic table radio and Combinette radio-phonograph; Nice two-page colour ad for the 1955 Dodge Custom Royal (white on green); Two-page colour ad for the 1955 Pontiac "Laurentian" Sport Coupe (white on red); Wonderful two-page colour ad for the 1955 De Soto Fireflite (black with pale yellow trim); Two-page ad for the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe (yellow with white hardtop); Two-colour ad for McCulloch chainsaws features a Model 33 saw; Labatt's 50 Ale ad features illustration of hulking boxer; Colour ad for the Watchmakers of Switzerland highlights Daniel Jeanrichard, 'the man who founded a tickk-tock town'; Back cover colour ad for Community cutlery; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book‎

‎Hutton, Eric; Jackson, A.Y.; Allen, R.T.; Sclanders, I.; berton, Pierre; McLeod, D.; Clare, J.; MacDonald, David; Donald, Jack; Yutang, Lin; et al‎

‎Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, October (Oct.) 11, 1958 - Memoirs of A.Y. Jackson / Herman Geiger-Torel / Soapy Smith‎

‎112 pages. Features: Marvelous cover art by John Little illustrates fall leaves being burned just north of Lafontaine Park in Montreal's east end; Nice colour-photo ad for GWG features beige fashions for him and her; Eddie Shack top NHL rookie, say coaches; Funky colour-photo GE ad for Coloramic Light Bulbs; Fantastic two-page colour ad for Moirs Pot of Gold Chocolates; Lin Yutang says "Let's stop being polite to the Russians"; Marconi TV ad; Matinee cigarette ad features one-page colour photo of formal couple; Beverley Baxter's article discusses Lady Rhondda and how taxes wrecked her estate; Nice one-page colour-illustrated ad for Canadian Stemsphip Lines (CLS) features the vessels T.R. McLagan, Georgian Bay, James Dunn, and others; The Cloak-and-Dagger struggle to keep new cars secret - photo-illustrated article; A.Y. Jackson - The Memories of a Great Canadian Painter - article with large wonderful colour photo of Mr. Jackson and an assortment of Group of Seven paintings; Holiday Weekend in Halifax - nice tourism-related photo-illustrated article; Where Did Rafe Madison Go? (RCAF novelette); The Short Violent Reign of Soapy Smith - photo-illustrated article by Pierre Berton on Jefferson Randolph Smith, one-time uncrowned king of Skagway, Alaska during the Klondike gold rush; The Land that Time Forgot - Long Point, Ontario; Why Canadians Can't Leave Pickles Alone - how we became among the world's champion pickle-snatchers - article with photo of pickle judges at the CNE; Herman Geiger-Torel - photo-illustrated article on Opera's happy rebel; Great vintage one-page colour-photo Massey-Ferguson ad features their Work Bull backhoe and multi-purpose tractor loader at work; One-page Hammond Organ ad with Christmas theme; Excellent colour two-page ad for the 1959 Buick features a white Electra 225 4-door hardtop; Cinci beer colour-photo ad features couples singing at piano; Before and after photos of Catherine Ann Johnson who lost 39 pounds with the Knox Gelatine diet plan; Nice colour centrefold ad for RCA Victor Hi-Fi products features orchestra (loose but present); Interesting Royal Bank ad shows middle-aged man hankering for a Hi-Fi so he can listen to classical music - the point is that he is encouraged to *save* for his purchase, rather than take out a loan!; Nice one-page colour ad for Labatt's 50 ale - when it came in a tall green bottle; Hertz ad features multiple colour photos of two-tone gold Chevrolet; Excellent colour-photo O'Keefe beer ad inside back cover shows two gents clinking glasses; Back cover Aquascutum men's fashion ad features three gents in 'Britain's finest woollens'; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Walters, C.L.; Corbett, S.; Theel, F.A.; Fleming, P.; Thornhill, M.; Luscombe Whyte, A.P.; Bayne, E.G.; Bell, L.P.; Et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1942: Secret Eyes - Wartime Espionage‎

‎56 pages. Features: Nice colour Christmas Wabasso Cottons ad inside front cover; News digest includes nervous tension in Germany, turning the tide in Egypt, and fascism's twentieth anniversary; One-page ad for Trans-Canada Telephone System includes illustration encouraging citizens to minimize long distance usage in favour of wartime needs; Nice colour-illustrated Ritz ad shows ladies in grocery store; Secret Eyes - fascinating photo-illustrated article on wartime espionage, with photos of Lieut.-General H.R. Pownall and "The Lark", Marthe Richer; Houses of Glass (short story); Low Pressure Salesman (short story); Unprofessional Services (short story); After They Bale Out - photo-illustrated article on what happens to pilots when they have to bale out of their planes; Ace High (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Nice colour one-page ad for GM of Canada says "Victory is our Business" and shows armoured vehicles in service; One-page Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) recruiting ad says "We're in another Team now"; Ford Motor Company ad shows wartime manufacturing; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Miss Mary Bishop of Toronto, in training as a field-to-field ferry pilot; Photo of Brenda Joyce in Woodbury Cold Cream ad; On the Kitchen Front - turkey recipe article; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Suggested gifts for women in uniform; Nice one-page Yardley ad; Fashion illustrations; Sayings from around the world; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover shows Santa and Christmas scenes; Nice colour back cover ad for B.C. (British Columbia) apples includes illustration of men in uniform; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Sanborn, R.; Bentley, E.; Parmenter, C.; Wheatley, D.; Harvey, R.; Hazen, P.; Fitz-Gerald, W.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1940 - Hockey Despite Hitler / Britain's Island Fortress‎

‎56 pages. Features: Nice Heinz beans ad inside front cover; Attractive one-page illustrated ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada proclaims "Canada's Industries in Action at Britain's Side"; Good Neighbours - photo-illustrated article on the St. Stephen-Calais border crossing between Canada and the U.S. (Maine and New Brunswick); Britain's Island Fortress - photo-illustrated article presents how her free people repel Hitler's invasion whilst massing forces for his overthrow; For Women (short story) The Fool-Proof Lift (short story); Discovery (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Hockey Despite Hitler - NHL hockey will go ahead buy military service makes it tough to predict the final outcome - article with photo of Howard and George McNamara, labelled the "Dynamite Twins" of hockey, back in 1911; Nice one-page green and white 1941 Chevrolet ad; One-page Kodak Christmas ad shows nine of their cameras, with specs and prices; One-page Parker Pen ad; Bold one-page Oldsmobile ad shows large clutch pedal stroked out by large red X; Movie news and photos; Photos of Josephine Johnson and Joan Bennett in Woodbury ads; Photo and bried write-up of Brenda Marshall; I'll Be Ready in a Minute, Darling! - article for ladies; Fashion illustrations; In the English Manner - cooking article; Colour subscription ad for this magazine inside back cover features row of Santas; World Sayings; Back cover colour Coke ad features classic image of Santa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book‎

‎Healy, W.; Stewart Dr. H.; Short, E.; greenwood, W.; Mould, M.; Tozer, B.; Christie, Agatha; Batley, V.; Thornhill, M.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.; Stanton, J.‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1938 - The British Automobile Association (A.A.)‎

‎48 pages. Features: Cute colour cover illustration by Joachim Gauthier; Dignified colour ad inside front cover presents the new 1939 Ford cars, showing a dark green De Luxe V-8 Fordor Sedan and a blue V-8 Tudor Sedan; News digest includes these headings - For a Cool Head, What Happened at Munich, Two Different Problems, The Belgian Parallel, Keep the Home Fires Burning, and Books of the Season; One-page ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; "The Bells of Bethlehem" - Photo-illustrated Christmas article on the Holy Land; Before St. Mihiel and All That (short story); Mrs. Scodger's Husband (short story); Letters to a Former Husband (short story); Britain's Army Road Scouts - great photo-illustrated article on the British Automobile Association (A.A.); The Man Who Was Lucky (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 2 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Salute to Winter Sport - article with photos of ski jumper, bob-sledders and the honourable rite of 'bouncing' (in front of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec); Nice Kodak one-page ad; Hollywood news includes photos of Shirley Temple, Loretta Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Jane Withers, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Edward G. Robertson with his wife; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; Christmas dinner suggestions and recipes; Gorgeous colour ad inside back cover for this magazine features formal couple and many front cover images on jet black background; Handsome colour Nash car ad on back cover features an orange 1939 four-door; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Hunt, R.; Winch, E.; Baxter, D.; Lynde, F.; McClung, N.; Paxton, A.; Bennett, The Rt. Hon. R.B.; Quensel, A.; Weisz, N.‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1934 -The Position and Prospects of Canada / I Bought The Romanoff Treasures / Charlie Chaplin in Bali‎

‎56 pages. Features: Lovely cover art of impish Christmas characters by S.E. Park; Beautiful colour Christmas ad inside front cover presents La Palina cigars, Sweet Caporal cigarettes, and Wilson's bachelor cigars; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad includes photo of Dr. R.E. Lee; Editorial mentions Mr. McGeer and the Canadian money system, chemical and germ warfare, Henry Ford and soybeans, and Christmas 1934; The Position and Prospects of Canada, by the Right Honourable R.B. Bennett; King Lear in a Straw Hat (short story); Paid on Delivery (short story); Charlie Chaplin in the land of the World's Most Beautiful Women, Bali - photo-illustrated article; Changed Identity (short story); Pinch-Hitting for Sir Galahad (short story); The Reprieve - short story by Nellie L. McClung; How I Bought the Priceless Collection of Romanoff Treasures - photo-illlustrated article by Norman Weisz; Ransom (short story); Parker Pen one-page Christmas ad; Movie news includes photos of Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, Bill Gargan, Mickey Rooney, Anna Sten, Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, and more; Nice half-page ad for Turnbull's Ceetee Full Fashioned Underwear; Woodbury's soap ad features photo of Lady Cecil Douglas; V.I.P. Food Beverage ad includes photos of Mr. J.E. Wood of Toronto, and Chief Dietician Margaret Paton; Christmas cookery article; Great one-page illustrated Crown Brand Corn Syrup ad features boys playing football; Fashion illustrations; and more. Back cover missing. Front cover loose but present. Average wear. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book‎

‎Best & Hillyer; Ruth Harbert; D.C. Teattie; M. Cousins; R.B. Molloy; M.L.; Bryan; L. Bemelmans; E. Starr‎

‎Good Housekeeping - The Magazine America Lives By, December (Dec.) 1951 - Christmas Issue / Palmer Lake, Colorado‎

‎258 pages. Features: Woodbury Soap photo ad features Joyce Edwards of Stamford CT and Russell Otis Washburn; Town of the Month - Palmer Lake, Colorado; Nice color Tide ad; Color ad for Midnight by Tussy; Color Campbell's Soup ad includes fruit cake recipe; Color Ivory soap ad features beauties; Miss Alma Shon; Kristin Holmberg of Erick, OK resembles the December 1949 cover girl of this magazine; Nice black and white photo in Warner's foundations and bras ad features three ladies; Color photo of Deborah Kerr in Lux ad; Color ad for Baker's chocolate chips; Nice color-photo ad for Jell-O puddings & pie fillings; Is that toy a delight or a danger?; Christmas toys for babies and toddlers; Nice color-photo ad for Heinz pickles; Color ad for Duz laundry saop; Lovely color 1952 Dodge car ad; How to choose a Christmas tree; Nice color-photo Ivory Snow ad; Small World - fiction by Margaret Cousins; The Beautiful Time - story by Ruth Branning Molloy; Madeline's Rescue - wonderfully illustrated story about the famous young girl created by Ludwig Bemelmans; Between Me and Myself - Christmas story by Mary Louise Bryan; Lovely color-photo illustrated article on 'Six Robes for Christmas Eve'; Color-photo article with gift wrapping ideas; Photos of Christmas door design ideas; Lovely vintage color-photo ad for New Prell shampoo; Pond's ad features photo of Mrs. Francis Irenee du Pont II; Jergens ad features photos of Lizabeth Scott, co-star of movie "Red Mountain"; Toni ad features photos of twins Jany and Joey Pope, plus Pat Barnard and Rita Daigle of New York; Two-color Kleenex ad features Little Lulu; Jergens ad includes photo of Gloria Swanson; 'Cooking with Gas' ad features Mrs. George J. Waddell of Kansas City, MO, and Mrs. Marc Wyse of Cleveland; Photo of Ray Milland in National Silver Co. ad; Photo of Vladimir Horowitz in RCA ad; Great vintage color ad for Cosco kitchen stools and high chairs; Fantastic color Coke ad features Santa with his list of good boys and girls; Fantastic color-photo ad for ITT's "Coolerator" electric range; Color Daystrom furniture ad; Very nice American Airlines ad inside back cover shows ticket agent serving lady holding hat box; Back cover Crisco ad; and much, much more. Somewhat above-average wear with one-inch opening to bottom of backstrip. A worthy copy of this charming vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎Sears Canada, Inc.‎

‎Sears Canada 1991 Christmas Wish Book / Winter Catalogue (Catalog)‎

‎422 pages. Colour photography throughout. This full-sized catalogue presents thousands of items. Unmarked with moderate external wear. A quality copy of this delightfully nostalgic 1991 Christmas catalogue - from a time before digital cameras and cell phones. Book‎

‎Scott, A.; Cameron, W.; Wilson, C.; Barbeau, Marius; Ingersoll, W.; Norcross, E. Blanche; De Wet, J.; Webster, J.; MacLeod, M.; Barker, B.; Learmonth, L.; Horner, S.; Anderson, J.‎

‎The Beaver, A Magazine of the North, December 1945, Outfit 276 - The Cowichan Sweater / Peter Rindisbacher / McLoughlin's Letters‎

‎50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Christmas at Fort Pitt; Hobby for Booklovers - the Canadiana book collection of D'Alton C. Coleman; The House That Mac Built - the log buildings erected by the North West Company in the north and west originated in French Canada - interesting photo-illustrated article on early building styles; Redcoats at Fort Garry - nearly a century ago, 300 foot soldiers, with artillery and engineers, came from England to Red River, brought by the HBC to stand on guard for Canada; The Cowichan Sweater - photo-illustrated article; Mining in the North; Sled Journey - photo study; Peter Rindisbacher - Red River Artist; Chief Factor Dr. John McLoughlin's Letters, 1844-46; Arctic fur show - photos of Eskimo ladies wearing fur fashions; Atmospheric Defence - how HBC 'brass-pounders' heled guard our northern approaches during WWII - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Veteran of Two Wars - the good ship 'Nascopie'; Vintage back cover two-colour (orange and black) ad for the HBC's Imperial Mixture of tinned pipe tobacco. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Johnson, A.; Askew, A & C.; Trench, P.; Porter, T.; Treacher, M.; Czaplicka, M.; Martindale, F.; Pitt-Kethley, V.; Anderson, A.; et al‎

‎Wide World - The Magazine for Men, July 1916, No. 219, Vol. XXXVII: The Floating Death (Mines)‎

‎Pages 194-286 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: The Floating Death - a North Sea trawler skipper's heroic battle with a mine entangled in the trawler's nets; The Darkest Hour - Part II - experiences in the great Serbian (WWI) retreat to Albania (with photo of the Serbian Cavalry fording the River Drin and more); The Snake-Hunter - John Rolliston's terrible fight; The Sheriff's Ruse - how the Sheriff of Deadwood tricked three desperadoes; Real-Life Romances of the War (WWI) - Part II; A Year In Arctic Siberia - Part III - amazing article and photos taken by Polish authoress M.A. Czaplicka as she travelled 6,000 miles researching the nomadic Yenisei tribes; Baiting the "Boche" - the people of Brussels turn their humour upon the humourless huns who have taken possession of their city; Remarkable Rocks - photo-illustrated article of remarkable rocks around the world; The Girl Sergeant - young Zoe Smirnova joined the Russian Army at age 15 and fought in the battlefields of Galicia; From Job to Job Around the World - Part V - two young Americans spend time in India, with great photos; A Theatre in Cannibal-Land - Papuan savages entertain themselves with amateur theatricals! (article with great photos); A Black Outlaw - a native desperado gives Natal Police much trouble; On the Way to War - the adventures of two young Americans, Herbert H. Hope and Jack Heward, who struggle to make their way to England to fight the Germans; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎O'Neil, Tom: Editor‎

‎Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 16 November (Nov.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 24 - Cover Photos of Dick Chapman and Henson Maples Settling Election Bet‎

‎16 pages. Features: Thomson's 349 best at Sydney; Chapman and Harrison win Carousel; Pat Lesser to marry John Harbottle, Jr.; Weight shift vital; Two photos of U.S. pros abroad - Roger Peacock, W.C. Gibson, Capt. R.V. Peddiroval, W.S. MacDonald and Al Houghton; Color one-page Christmas ad for Dunlop Maxfli balls; Photo of the steel frame of Philadelphia CC's new home under construction; Photos from the Carousel; Photo of 40th anniversary of the Wethersfield CC, Hartford CT includes Jackie Farrell of the Yankees, Ray Crone of the Milwaukee Braves and others; Photo of Tamarisk CC taking delivery of 60 Autoette Golfmobiles; Nice back page photo of Pat Lesser, with details of her engagement; Obituary for Fraser M. Horn; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine‎

‎Standish, R.; Sercombe, R.; Duganne, P.; Dillon, J.; Slichter, Sumner H.; Hawkins, J.; Gardner, E.‎

‎The Saturday Evening Post, December 13, 1958: The Story Behind Quemoy‎

‎112 pages. Features: He Works in God's Back Pastures - Young Minister Sam Varnell chose to work in the "knob country" of eastern Tennessee; The Horse That Was Hard to Believe; The Story Behind Quemoy - How this small island on the coast of China has led America to the brink of War; They Can't Wait to Grow Old - tricks used to illegally receive Social Security payments; Adventures of the Mind, 16 - The Power Holders of the American economy; Battle Against the Lake - great photo-illustrated article on how the Southern Pacific Railroad is laying a roadbed across the Great Salt Lake. Fiction: The Swindler's LIfe; Hopeless Case; Marriageable Age; Ambitious Cop; The Midtown Bomber (part 2 of 5); The case of the Greedy Grandpa (conclusion). Ads: Nice color-photo Ronson lighter ad inside front cover; Fantastic one-page photo-ad for the Philco Predicta TV (which looks like something out of the Jetson's); Nice one-page color-photo ad for the 1959 Studebaker Lark station wagon (blue); Nostalgic one-page color-photo ad for Gulf shows snow white Cadillac with back seat loaded with Christmas gifts in service station; Nice color one-page ad for the Ford Edsel (yellow); Whitman's Chocolates color-photo ad features Santa; One-page black and white photo ad for Motorola TVs; One-page color ad for the 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sportsedan and Dynamic 88 Holiday Scenicoupe; AC Oil Filter ad features color photo of Dale Robertson of the "Wells Fargo" TV show; Wonderful two-page color-photo ad for 1959 Lincoln cars (white) and Helen Hayes; Idyllic three-color-page wedding-themed ad for the new for Ford Galaxie; Color-photo ad inside back cover for the 1959 De Soto station wagon (yellow) filled with dalmatians has some discolorations. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine‎

‎Squire, Sir John; Elliott, Clarence; Falls, Cyril; et al‎

‎The Illustrated London News, December (Dec.) 31, 1949 - Inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial‎

‎Pages 1009-1048. Features. Amazing cover-page photo of 10% of South Africa's white population gathered for the inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16th (plus two more photos inside); Five photos of the 30-hour Covent Gardens blaze where firefighter Station Officer Fisher lost his life; Two photos of the funeral procession of the late Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Stewart, in Singapore; Photos of Princess Elizabeth's tour of H.M. Dockyard, Malta; One-page photo of the consecration of the New Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy; Two-page illustrated chart showing the cost of some imported commodities and the proportion obtained from the dollar area, and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948; In the hands of the Gestapo for six years - Mr. Hugh W.A. Oloff De Wet; Six illustrations show the House of Commons new Annunciator system which keeps members informed when absent from the chamber; Six photos of construction of the new House of Commons; Six nice photos of food galore in 'Dublin's Fair City', in contrast to Britain's food shortages; Fantastic two-page spread of eight photos illustrates "One of Tokyo's Most Westernised Aspects - Shopping in the Japanese Capital's Great Department Stores"; The Russian Theatre of the Second World War - a review of 'La Guerre Germano-Sovietique, 1941-1945, by General A. Guillaume; Page with large photo and smaller photos and text entitled "Seventy Years Old - The World's Most Powerful Dictator and Least-Known Ruler - Joseph Stalin"; Five fascinating large photos illustrate the mining and production of clay which is used to make porcelain - with one-page photo of a deep Cornish China stone quarry; Two-page photo-spread illustrates Bertram Mills' Christmas Show (Circus) at Olympia, including elephants, The Seven Ashtons, the great Arturos Troop, and drinking polar bears, all under the "Big Top"; Two pages of photos of Wyoming Rancher Frank Robbins and the round-up of wild horses using aircraft; Two pages of photos of fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770-1927; 600th Anniversary of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; American excavations on the Athenian Agora in Greece; Photo s of personalities of the week included Mr. Albert Toft, Dr. George De Hevesy, Field Marshal Von Manstein, Mr. George H. Lloyd Jacob, Mr. Richard G. Casey, Dame Enid Lyons, Dr. J.P.S. Jamieson, Vice-Admiral R. Ivelaw-Chapman and Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey; and more. Taped repairs to outer advertising pages which are lacking back page. Contents complete, intact and unmarked. A sound reference copy. Magazine‎

‎Chesterton, G. K.; Et al‎

‎The Illustrated London News, December (Dec.) 14, 1935:‎

‎Pages 1077-1116. Features: Cover photo of the five-power conference to negotiate a new international treaty for the limitation of naval armaments; Illustration of the great Finnish composer M. Jean Sibelius on the occasion of his 70th birthday; Page of illustrations of naval cruisers of Britain, Japan, Germany and Italy - a reduction problem for the five-power naval conference; Page of reproductions of archival illustrations of historic precedents for Lord De Clifford's trial; Photos of air raids on Dessie - Italian bonds damaged the palace of the Crown Prince just after the Emperor of Abyssinia had left it to me: Article discusses "What is Electricity?"; Page of illustrations present electricity as a "new servant"of man; Oil - the diplomatic problem of the hour - three pages of photos of the modern oil industry; A unique complex of bronze age Irish ring-forts - new discoveries of unusual interest, at Cush, in the County Limerick; Page of photos of newly found relics of Celtic Ireland in the Bronze Age; a 12th-century Irish reliquary - the shrine of St. Manchan - text and photos; Page of photos of anteaters Map of the present Abyssinian Empire; Two-page illustration of the boiler furnaces of the "Queen Mary" being lit; Photo of rioting in Lahore; Photo of a large band of Sikhs overlooked by mounted police during a pause in their march to Lahore for Shahidi day; One page colour ad says Guinness is good for oysters - good for you; Colour centrefold illustration of the "Silver Jubilee Procession"; Nice colour one-page ad for Craven 'A' cigarettes with Christmas motif; Photos of personalities of the week include: the Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams, E. O. W. Hunt, George A Strasser, his Majesty Haile Selassie, Señor Manuel Quezon, the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord De Clifford, Thomas Marlowe, C. Hayden Coffin, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Ulster with their hostess, Lady Brooke; Photos of survivors of the "Silverhazel" being rescued near the US destroyer "Bulmer"; Photo of the new Commonwealth of the Philippines being inaugurated at the legislative building in Manila; Photo of Signor Mussolini reading a restrained speech in the Italian chamber on the sanctions situation; Photo of saluting Italian war widows and mothers at the unknown warrior's tomb; Photo of Miss Jean Batten's damaged airplane on Araruama Beach, Brazil; Photo of the Wiley Post and Will Rogers aviation beacon recently placed on the George Washington Bridge in New York; Photo of wrecked Belgian airliner in Kent which crashed killing 11; Photos of Sir John Carden and Capt. Jean Schoonbroodt; Photo of Mr. S. V. Appleby crossing the channel in a "Flying flea"; One-page South Africa travel ad features illustration of native Village scene; One-page illustrated ad for Booth's matured dry gin; One page ad for the Vauxhall big six saloon; Review of "Steel of Empire", by John Murray Gibbon; Halfpage illustrated Estorial (Portugal) travel ad; One-page ad promotes Austria as the 'ski paradise'; article discusses economic 'stabilization' and it's difficulties; and more. Centrefold loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Sears‎

‎Simpsons-Sears Christmas Wish Book (Wishbook) Catalogue (Catalog) 1979‎

‎410 pages. Wonderfully illustrated with hundreds of colour photos and illustrations of delightful Christmas gift-giving ideas for 1979. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding intact. A wonderful sampling of late 1970s Canadian department store merchandise. Book‎

‎No Author‎

‎Oakland (California) Bank of Commerce: Christmas 1956 Advertising Piece‎

‎Single Santa-shaped piece of cardstock measuring approx. 7" x 3.5". Features color Santa illustration on front and enticements to join "Our 1956 Christmas (Savings) Club" on back. Average wear and soiling. A nice memento of this Oakland Bank. Book‎

‎Brick, John; Bennett, Hugh H.; Et al‎

‎Country Gentleman Magazine - The Magazine for Better Farming, Better Living, December (Dec.) 1952 - They're Wrecking Soil Conservation‎

‎108 pages. Features: They're Wrecking Soil Conservation; Farrowing Ideas You Can Use; Springboard to Farm Ownership; New Insecticide Stops Rootworm; Golden Bough of Christmas; Carry Your Pasture to the Cows; Your Land Can Give More; Save $1 per Hog with Less Protein; Wonder Sorghums with Drug System; Step Saving in a Stanchion Barn. Ads include: Allis-Chalmers Roto-Baler - color photo (ahead of its time?) 1952 Buick; Texaco ad features Charles C. Hoover of Medford, OR, Walter Sylvester of Battle Creek, MI, and Bill Stephens of Sheldon, TX (tiny clipping from this ad); Champion spark plug ad features Copeland Greene of Genessee Depot, WI; Case tractors and equipment; Homelite chainsaws; Studebaker's 100th anniversary; Oliver OC-3 crawler tractor; International Minerals & Chemicals; 1953 Plymouth; Massey-Harris 90, 80 and 70 combines; John Deere 60 tractor (color); United States Steel ad includes photo of Mr. R.G. White of Mineral Point, WI; Lombard chainsaws; McCulloch chainsaws; The Ferguson 30 tractor; Dodge pickups; Lee jeans; Arvin radio; Camel cigarettes (with Santa!); Suggested Christmas toy gifts; Ball-brand boots; Hudson Hornet car (gorgeous color!); Tide detergent (back cover). Center page loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Rich, Louise Dickinson; Athanas, Verne; et al‎

‎Country Gentleman Magazine - The Magazine for Better Farming, Better Living, December (Dec.) 1951 - How to Keep Young Families on the Land‎

‎140 pages. Features: How to keep young families on the land; Get that big crop right away; Nitrogen is a magic tool; Beef feeding goes west; Stupid villain of the fields - the groundhog / woodchuck; Tools to save your time; Birthplace of the breeds; Profits from floodwater; A plan for better teeth - what's happening in Askov, MN; ; Christmas Story (fiction); Trail East (conclusion); Christmas on a holly farm in northwestern Oregon. Ads: Lane Cedar Chests (lovely color-photo ad inside front cover); B.F. Goodrich ad features Mr. & Mrs. Ray Heitzman of Winnebago, NB; Oldsmobile Rocket '98'; Studebaker trucks (color); Ball Brand boots; McCulloch two-man chainsaw; New Holland '77' baler ad with William G. Fox of RR1 Guilford, IN; Massey-Harris Tractors - with mini-illustrations of all 6 sizes and 31 models; International Harvester McCormick Farmall (color photo); W.E. Wedemeyer of Donahue, IA in Firestone ad; John Deere Models A, M, MT and track-type tractor (color photos); Oliver OC-3 crawler tractor; Camel cigarettes (with Santa); Lee work clothing; Buick cars; Chevrolet trucks; Purina dog chow; MoorMan's ad features Jerome Rollgen of Sheboygan County, WI; Auto racer Al Rogers in Champion spark plug ad; 1952 Dodge car; Homelite chainsaws; Allis-Chalmers roto-baler (great color photo - way ahead of its time!); GMC pickups; Ben-Gay ad features 'Peter Pain' beating on the knee of a young lady!; Natural Rubber Burea ad with photos of typical Malaysian scenes; Chrysler ad features the work of photographer Jerry Cooke, including subjects Frank Foley, Bill Dougherty and W.R. Rodger; AC fuel pump ad features Eddie Rickenbacker; Gehl forage equpment; Wolverine horsehide boots; Plumb axes; Tide detergent; Aunt Jemima pancake mix; Jergens ad with Evelyn Danser of Cranbury, NJ; Toni ad features twins Eleanor and Jeanne Fulstone plus Lillian Marcusen and Skye Patrick; Noxzema ad features Marilyn Lavis of Toronto; Prize-winner Mrs. Mary Pattee of Condon, OR: Nostalgic color ad inside back cover for Morton's meat-curing products illustrates butchered hogs hanging outside barn with soaking barrel and fire-heated cauldron. Tape repair to ends of cover fold. Small clipping from birthplace of the breeds article on page 30. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Ware, Edmund; Banning, Margaret Culkin; et al‎

‎Country Gentleman - America's Foremost Rural Magazine, November (Nov.) 1949: Golden Weapon Against Mastitis‎

‎164 pages. Features: Let's Build the Right Farm Program; What's Ahead for Beef?; Golden Weapon against Mastitis; The Axeman's Woman; A River Plan That Works - Ohio's Muskingum District; What is Good Hay?; Small and Useful; The Flying Dutchman of Lancaster County - Dutch Bucher, at 62, just purchased his 37th motorcycle; Movable Haymows and Cattle Sheds; Family of Showmen - the Ben Dische family of Evansville, WI; Keeping out Livestock Plaugues; Making a market for trees - Woodland Products, Incorporated, of West Chester, PA; Photo of Burney Willis, track star now world's champion rodeo rider; Ford truck ad features Roy Halvorson of Duluth, MN, Christmas tree king of the world; Nice two-page Ford tractor ad; 1950 Harley-Davidson Hydro-Glide small illustrated ad; Photo-illustrated one-page Jeep ad; Color Studebaker car ad inside back cover features Ohio's N.W. Bechtel with his son Kenneth R. and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Whyte, Jon; Tousley, Nancy; Godin, Deborah; Lang, Andrea; et al‎

‎Arts West Magazine, Volume 5, Number 7, November (Nov.) / December (Dec.) 1980 - Maxwell Bates / William Parker‎

‎44 pages. Features: Cover art by Ken Samuelson entitled 'Christmas Card'; Artistically Speaking - The Electronic Palette; The Christmas Exchange; Maxwell Bates (1906 - 1980) - Modernist Alberta Painter; Saskatchewan - Juried Exhibition; William Parker - Allusive Realism; George Norris; Nineteenth Century Glass; Ted Harrison; Doris McCarthy; William Kurelek; Benjamin Chee Chee; John McKee; and more. Colour ads include works by: John Little, M.A. Fortin, Donald Curley, Franz Johnston, Grant Leier, Francine Gravel, Theo Tobiasse, Mannie Gonsalves, Daphne Odjig, Paul Caton, William Duma, Bruan Chubb, Con Boland, Joe Haire, Robert Lougheed, Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Norman Kelly, and Ted Raftery (back cover). Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book‎

‎McKuen, Rod; Rogers, Milt (Editor)‎

‎Rod McKuen - New Carols for Christmas: Piano Edition with Lyrics and Chords‎

‎60 pages. Songs include: The Carols of Christmas; A We Traveled Through Vermont; Spend This Holiday With Me; A Hand to Hold at Christmas; So My Sheep May Safely Graze; Simple Gifts; The Lovers of December; Here He Comes Again; The Day After Christmas; When Winter Comes; Thank You For Christmas; And To Each Season. Several pages of nice color and black and white photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book‎